Boycott This!!

Finally U.S. politicians are making the hard decisions to stand up against brutal oppression.

A growing movement has emerged in recent days to pressure "President" George W. Bush to boycott the Republican Convention this August to protest war crimes committed by the Republican-led U.S. government in Iraq.

"We have no desire to spoil everyone's fun, but the U.S. policy of attacks on revered religious leaders, torture, and the massive suppression of human rights makes it absolutely crucial that the president send a message that America finds this unacceptable in a civilized world," said a spokesperson for the group Boycott Ourselves.

The White House has thus far declined comment on the demands, but an un-named source close to the "president's" inner circle said, "We're studying this. There's no precedent for boycotting ourselves, as far as anyone knows, but the "president" has never been afraid to stand up for what's right. Plus, he doesn't know what a precedent is."

There has also been speculation that, given the original fervent Democratic support for what is widely regarded as the illegal, unprovoked invasion of Iraq, pressure may be building on that Democratic presidential candidates to respond to the controversy.

A source in the Obama campaign, who spoke only on condition of anonymity, indicated that Senator Obama is considering a measured response. "We think boycotting the entire convention would be too drastic. The Senator recognizes people have been working hard for four years in the spirit of healthy competition and the best traditions of politics to come to this convention. But, certainly, with a situation as shameful as the brutality being funded by the Democratic Congress, boycotting some ceremonial event would be appropriate, to say the least."

In a move seen by many as intended to outflank and embarrass Sen. Obama, but which others see as an indication of growing panic, the Clinton camp may be preparing a dramatic statement on the issue. A secret internal memo leaked Thursday afternoon stated, "No way we should be seen to be conferring our tacit approval on the politically expedient actions taken by ourselves leading up to this immoral and illegal invasion. Hillary should definitely NOT attend the closing ceremony of the Democratic Convention, especially if she is nominated, which everyone can agree, would be a disgrace and an outrage in the eyes of all freedom loving people everywhere."

Only Senator John McCain's "Straight Talk" campaign openly defied the call for boycotting this summer's high-profile events. A spokesperson for the Senator said, "Hey, our guy was bombing civilian populations when Hillary and Obama were still in school. If he was going to boycott himself, he'd have done it years ago."

Comments

[Pocho]

If only the joke were a joke and not lightly dismissed commentary on what people of most of the world know but Americans cannot grasp. The enormous gap between what the US is and does in the world and what Americans think it is and does is one of the great propaganda accomplishments of all time. Hold the chuckles for the day when unadmitted savagery by itself no longer generates titillation.

[ICUP]

Let's see Mr. Pikser try and write this "satire" in Communist China. I bet he'll be able to recognize the difference between the US and the PRC while sitting in a re-education camp.