Splitsville
April 1, 2016
April 1, 2016
From the Editor
Dear Readers,
Do not let the date atop this post fool you. This is a bit
more serious than our usual fare here at Paying Attention. As we watch with a
mix of horror and delight the psychotic ranting of neo-fascist Donald Chrump
and the surprising rise and momentum of democratic socialist Bernie Sanders
respectively, a pattern seems to be further solidifying across the American
political landscape. Fissures forming. Alliances arising. Conundrums
coalescing. With any luck our two-party system is poised to metamorphose after
too long a time in stasis.
Mitosis: process
in which a cell nucleus splits in two, followed by division of the parent cell
into two daughter cells. (After this it is customary for certain religious
zealots to protect this “person” right up until the actual moment of birth.
Then all bets are off.)
Both major parties are undergoing mitosis. The result is
different than the biological event in that instead of just two distinctive
offspring, a third entity lingers. The result might be properly depicted as a turd-filled
Oreo – with the Tea Party on one side and the Sanders/Occupy Wing on the other.
Each ‘cookie’ is, for better or worse, a populist movement – one really is
populist and deeply committed to making life better for the many; the other
believes it is populist, but on some deep level favors wealth/corporatism and
every-man-(literally)-for-himself over the actual plight of people within a
society. The festering turd filling consists of the old school Republican
conservatives and the conservative Democrats. They are corporate lackeys.
Period.
Do Not Eat! The
middle is not chocolate cream!
The Tea Party has seen its crescendo; its “best” days are
behind it. The Sanders/Occupy Wing is just finding its legs and is probably
somewhat bigger than it appears. Some voters and politicians claiming to
support The Middle, which despite protests to the contrary is where Hillary
Clinton spends most of her time, do so not as much because they oppose Sanders,
but because they have succumbed to the notion that only Clinton can win the
general election. They may be right. Maybe not.
Either way the future of the rigid two-party system in
America is on thin ice. Here’s to political climate change.
Ed VentureEditor, Paying Attention
Now For The April
Fool
Chrump Glower April Firstier, 2016
The presidential election season is nearing playoff time.
The Republican’ts have whittled their frightening field of freakish frauds from
a cast of thousands to the Final Three. Two certifiable psychos and a dweeby
governor. The Republican’t frontrunner, who has occupied the driver’s seat
since he squeezed into the clown car, is scaring the crap out of most of the
American electorate as well as the rest of the known world.
Why Does Chrump Hate
Our Freedoms
Chrump wants to kneecap the First Amendment because
unpleasant things have been said about him. He insists that the United States
should ban all Muslims, which is exactly what ISIS wants for recruiting
purposes. But do not worry because Chrump is obsessed with torturing people in
violation of our laws so he will show them who is boss. I know there is nothing
in the Constitution about demeaning women…Chrump just does that out of the
goodness of his heart. Absolutely free of charge.
Chrump waxes presidential
about the Constitution
The Economist Intelligence Unit is a esteemed world leader
in economic analysis and global threat forecasts. The 170 year-old journal’s well-regarded
global economic analysts base their forecasts on a variety of factors. They
warned that the “negative economic impact of a Trump presidency on the world’s
economy would be worse than a monumental rise in global Islamist terrorism.” The
good news is that they rated a Chrump presidency as potentially somewhat less
catastrophic than a new Cold War. But who cares what a bunch of Brits think
anyway. We are Americans; we only care what Americans think.
What Some Americans Think
An open letter to The Chrump signed by 121 members of the
Republican national security community ended with this:
“Mr. Trump’s own statements lead us to conclude that as
president, he would use the authority of his office to act in ways that make
America less safe, and which would diminish our standing in the world.
Furthermore, his expansive view of how presidential power should be wielded
against his detractors poses a distinct threat to civil liberty in the United
States. Therefore, as committed and loyal Republicans, we are unable to support
a Party ticket with Mr. Trump at its head. We commit ourselves to working
energetically to prevent the election of someone so utterly unfitted to the
office.”
I am sure this is not such a big deal, just 121 Republican
security experts. What the hell do they know? They are not people who Chrump
consults on security issues. For such important matters he knows better than to
talk to strangers who know stuff. He talks to himself when the stakes are this
high. The problem is he just doesn’t listen. Or does he? He is not gullible
enough to trust such a douchebag. Or is he?
He Loves Women. He
Cherishes Women.*
Just to prove what a serious political figure he is Chrump
has played his Ass-in-the-Hole – the my-wife-is-better-looking-than-your-wife-and-besides-he-started-it
card. Nobody saw this one coming. To be fair, Chrump’s latest wife is an
ex-model and Cruz’s wife is married to the man with the most punch-worthy face
in America. And that is not me being rude; it is a scientific fact. I don’t know what the
current Mrs. Chrump sees in the buffoon with the tiny hands and micro-penis,
but that’s not for me to say. At least they are finally talking about the
issues that really matter. Nyaah, nyaaah, nyaaah.
Nobody respects women more than Chrump. He said so himself. Nobody.
He is the best. The best. Everyone knows it. Everyone. Except 75% of American women.
Women on Chrump on women
*April Fools!
Chrump be great president. Chrump have
very good brain.
Chrump stop ISIS. Chrump have large penis.
I. Mangrey reporting. Is that a wall you’re building or are
you just glad to see me?Chrump stop ISIS. Chrump have large penis.
Mad in USA