At the end of World War II, General Eisenhower warned, “Beware the military-industrial complex.”
This came to mind recently while surfing for news. My search hit a snag when I tripped over MSNBC's harpy, Rachel MadCow, spewing sanctimonious diatribes to her audience of 17 about the evils of those who don’t share her awesome views of herself.
The target of her sputum was the oil industry in general, BP in particular. Never mind we already know BP has screwed up. MadCow made a grand show of reminding everyone how much she loathed anything oily.
Well, gee, Mizz MadCow, if oil is so repugnant, try this – don’t drive. No cars, cabs, trains, boats or planes. Just get off your smug ass and walk. Everywhere. Or pedal, if you can balance without training wheels.
And while you’re at it, lady, no heating oil, bottled gas, plastic products, synthetic textiles, clothing, shoes, CD’s, DVD’s, cosmetics, lipstick, perfume, trash-bags, medicine, sports and safety equipment, nautical supplies, toys and appliances. Oh, and silicone gel implants to amplify wimpy boobage.
You see, all these products are manufactured from petroleum, but MadCow doesn’t care. She believes we must live in the Paleozoic era with other cave-dwellers, like filmmaker Michael Moore, for example.
Moore, like MadCow, is blind to a small detail about oil's role in America’s history, notably WWII: One of the reasons the Allies whupped the Nazis is that the U.S. oil industry helped grease the skids to make it happen.
Michael Moore is a 5-star media clown who has no idea what his fate might’ve been had the Nazis won the war. Rachel MadCow is no less a clown, but you’d think she would've appreciated anything that spared her the fate of six million Jews who weren't so lucky.
What Eisenhower really meant was "Beware the media-entertainment complex." Clowns all of 'em – we'll die laughing.
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