Sunday, July 01, 2007

Cramnesty

Ladies and Gentlemen. Today we are here to commemorate the short life of our not so good friend Amnesty.

Amnesty was not born in any town in any country in any hospital. Instead, she was born as an idea. As Amnesty, she has lived many lives in many governments. She was a proponent for many movements both good and bad.

As we all know, not too long ago, Amnesty was reborn by two unlikely parents. Her father was George W. Bush, a president who’s decisions have been constantly under attack and her mother was the American Left, Bush’s polar opposite. Upon giving birth to Amnesty, they found the one thing they could agree on, but used her for a disagreeable cause.

Amnesty was born in a time when the desire for her power was thought best to be given to those who didn’t deserve her gift. She was born into a storm where the only way out was down and the puppeteers at her strings had no idea that her mission was futile. After many months of attempted life, Amnesty was killed on the floor of the U.S. Congress by the sound of a thousand angry telephones.

As an idea, Amnesty has the opportunity that no living being has: the opportunity to be born again and used for a better purpose. For that, we can only pray that her return is used wisely. But until then… Screw it. I’ma headin’ out to the county fair to celebrate with fireworks.

Happy Fourth of July, y’all!

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