As usual, I don't get it

Is Pig-pig a pig or a hog?
Tacoma court will decide fate
of man’s pot-bellied pet.

As is often the case, I don’t get it. Why would Hamas not want to see Barack Obama as President of the United States? Need I remind you that Hamas is the legally and democratically elected government of the Palestinians (in a fair election monitored by. among others, Jimmy Carter). Israel and the U.S. did not anticipate such a result and of course refuse to recognize it as such. So much for democracy in the Middle East. The Bush/Cheney administration not only turned their backs on Hamas but are idly looking on while Israel has herded a million and half of them into Gaza where they are slowly starving and shooting them. So Hamas would be expected to welcome a third term for Bush in the form of John McCain? President Jimmy Carter has recently written about this tragic episode, brought about by our unprincipled and mindless support for anything the Israelis wish. Having labeled Hamas as terrorists, and refused to even speak with them, it is not at all surprising that Hamas would welcome a change in our administration. Where do they find people like John McCain and Joe Lieberman and why are they allowed to go on trying to slander Obama? As far as I can tell virtually the entire world wants to see Obama become President.

I don’t mean to be insulting but I have a question about West Virginia. It is generally believed that Hillary Clinton will win West Virginia tomorrow in a landslide, perhaps as much as 30 or 40 percent. My question is, why? Are the people of West Virginia really stupid or what? It is common knowledge that Hillary Clinton cannot win the nomination whether she wins West Virginia or not. So if they are voting for her because of some far-fetched idea she can be the nominee, that’s pretty dumb. Some people have suggested that they won’t be voting for Hillary as much as voting against Obama. So why would they most probably be voting against Obama? Because they are racists (at least that’s the best bet, I don’t believe they are ardent feminists in West Virginia). Are racists dumb? I think so. If they are voting for Clinton because they don’t know what is going on (they don’t have TV or newspapers or don’t bother to keep up), then perhaps we can say they are ignorant rather than stupid (there is a real difference). Maybe they actually fell for Hillary’s claim to be one of them – a whiskey drinking, beer guzzling, bowling, good ol’ gal from down home, in which case they are really dumb. I could be completely wrong about my assessment of West Virginians. Perhaps they are all knowledgeable and well-informed, fair-minded, free of racial bias, pro-feminine, and exceptionally thoughtful, truly believing that Clinton would be the best President. You know, like the ones that believe Obama is a Muslim, or is going to take their guns away, or promote same-sex marriages or the homosexual life style. I think the vote tomorrow will tell us a great deal about West Virginians. I’m not sure I want our next President to be picked solely by the citizens of West Virginia (or Idaho). As Obama has won more states, more delegates, the popular vote, and now more superdelegates, I sort of think he ought to be the candidate. But Hillary has told the people of West Virginia it is up to them (next it will be up to Puerto Rico, no doubt).

Virtually no one believes Hillary Clinton is going to be able to win the nomination. All we are waiting for now it to see what kind of deal she can cut with Obama. I think it is highly unlikely she will be picked as the Vice-Presidential candidate, or even in any cabinet position. If Obama is as smart as I think he is, he’ll keep the Clintons at arm’s length and take no risks. Won’t it be wonderful when this is all over, especially the nightmare years of the beginning of the 21st century?

LKBIQ:
“Human beings are dangerous predators and cannot be trusted with power over their fellows.”
Charley Reese