Computing and Politics

[James Knott]

Peter Hiscocks wrote:
> Well, I think we have to keep in mind that support for the current
> administration in Washington is marginal even in the United States. So the
> term 'intellectually bankrupt neanderthals' could be applied to that
> administration, but it's not a suitable blanket description of our US
> neighbours. Many Americans that I have spoken too are as appalled by the
> Bush administration as we are. And in some sense, it's tougher for those
> Americans because it's their government and country.


Here's something I received from a friend.  ;-)
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This little story summarizes the situation pretty well:

While suturing a laceration on the hand of a 70-year-old Texas rancher 
(whose hand had caught in a gate while working cattle), a doctor and the 
old man were talking about George W. Bush being in the White House. The 
old Texan said, "Well, ya know, Bush is a 'post turtle'."

Not knowing what the old man meant, the doctor asked him what a post 
turtle was. The old man said, "When you're driving down a country road 
and you come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that's a 
post turtle."

The old man saw a puzzled look on the doctor's face, so he continued to 
explain, "You know he didn't get there by himself, he doesn't belong 
there, he can't get anything done while he's up there, and you just want 
to help the poor stupid creature get down."
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