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Dec. 9, 2005 If someone told you that the President of the United States was planning a war against alien invaders, and wanted to establish a base on the moon to launch a counteroffensive, you would probably think they were crazy. Sadly we don't live in normal times. A republican in the White House attracts the lunatics and people that have stopped taking their medication. Critics of democrats are, at best, ignored and at worst demonized. What makes this doubly tragic is that the above scenario I mentioned actually happened. Paul Hellyer, former deputy Prime Minister and defense minister of Canada, said exactly that while giving a speech at the University of Toronto. "The time has come to lift the veil of secrecy, and let the truth emerge, so there can be a real and infromed debate, about one of the most important problems facing our planet today." Had Mr. Hellyer said this about Prime Minister Martin, or Former President Clinton he would have been dragged off the stage in a straightjacket. Sadly these obviously stupid comments recieved a standing ovation. Apparently as long as you are spewing hate towards a reppublican President from Texas you can say whatever you want. I wonder how Mr. Hellyer would have been received if he had claimed that the ancient Greeks were lying about the earth being round, and that it was, in fact, flat? Or if had said something more outrageous like the national sales tax is a good idea? Could we win a war against against beings capable of interstellar flight when we can barely get to the moon? I can see it now. The slug people of Slugula-5 are planning a war with Earth but are turned away by... our decrepit shuttle fleet at the moon. I can hear the war plan now. "Admiral why are we going to invade Earth?" "For two reasons. Oil and salt." "But sir, we don't need oil anymore, we have fusion powered hyperdrives that allow us to travel the galaxy, and...um... salt is poisonous to us." "Fool, we're going to sell the oil to Haliburton, and they can resell it on the market and make a fortune. This will help keep the neo cons in power because the oil companies will donate to their campaigns. And as far as that cursed salt goes, if we control the supply then it can never be used against us." Pardon the absurdity, but sometimes that is the only way to respond to stupidity. I think this goes to show that not all government officials have their heads on straight, well most don't. Well, at least he's not claiming that it was the CIA that launched the attacks on 9-11. ------------ About the author: Craig Chamberlain has written more than 100 articles for Useless-Knowledge.com. Email: craig_chamberlain@hotmail.com Tell a friend about this site! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com and are not allowed to be posted on other websites. ARTICLE THIEVES WILL BE PROSECUTED! |
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