Politics Re: O, They Will Know We Are Christians By Our Whining, Bitching, Moaning, and Anal Fissures
Speaking of conservatives with victim complexes, the New York Times this morning had an article on the vast system conservatives have set up to indoctrinate their young. Kids like Christina Pajak head for “conservative boot camp” in the summer to read and discuss Russell Kirk, Frank S. Meyer, Milton Friedman, and others who wish the world of the 1950s (the imaginary world of the 1950s, that is) had been frozen in amber.
The kids also get to visit Reagan’s “Western White House,” Rancho del Cielo and learn about why he was the bestest damned president EVER! According to Lauren Wilson, it’s because he was just so darned nice to Nancy.
“I love Ronald Reagan,” said Ms. Wilson, who attends Samford University in Birmingham, Ala. “One of the biggest things was his affection for Nancy; it’s just obvious they were each other’s world.”
But here’s the victim thing, and the passage that made me shudder in terror and curse out loud to no one throughout my morning shit and halfway through my shower:
He [lecturer Donald Devine] lamented the prosecution of Kenneth Lay, the late Enron executive convicted of fraud, by asking, “Do you think it’s possible for a rich person to get justice in the U.S. today?”
I think I’m going to throw up.
Dave, I'm sorry you were disturbed during your bowel movement (although I'm glad to see you are "regular") but it bears pointing out that Rich people are almost as victimized in this nation as Christians.