Season's Greetings
Happy September 11th everybody!
Is everybody doing something fun tonight? I know there's not all that much going on compared to LAST September 11th, which was a real blast. Chamber orchestras playing in every city park, large commemorative speeches, children's choirs, free movies at a lot of local theaters, many, many performances and readings, and even a visit from the President of the United States! Zinky!
So we couldn't really live up to the madness of LAST September 11th, which- despite the help of Joan Osbourne and President George Bush- couldn't really outdo the September 11th previous to itself, in which 3000 people were killed in a blazing inferno approximately 1 mile from where I now sit. Some people tried to argue that the September 11th 30 years ago today, in which the CIA assassinated Chilean leader Salvador Allende in order to put Pinochet in place, thus kicking the Chilean civil war into full gear, was the best September 11th ever, but I think they're just mad because EVERYBODY pays attention the one that happened 2 years ago.
I guess our President has given up on trying to make it that good, because he barely even seems to remember what exactly happened, even though he talks about it all the time; sort of like those people who talk about Woodstock all the time, even though when you hear about it later, they weren't even THERE. HE'S started calling it PATRIOT day, when it's totally September 11th. I mean, patriots don't even have anything to do with it, when you think about it! He crazy.
Donald Rumsfeld certainly remembers the one 2 years ago, because I saw him on TV yesterday sensitively mentioning that the Sultan of Oman told him 9/11/2001 was a 'blessing in disguise', because it galvanized the world to action, and maybe by having a 9/11 where 3,000 people died, we prevented one from happening where 30,000 die. Of course, I think Rumsfeld might have been holding back in order not to disappoint us; surely he must expect that he's been all but GUARANTEEING a future september 11th where at LEAST 30,000 people die, but I think he wants us to be surprised.
I just know we've got a bigger and better September 11th coming up. But in the meantime, Happy September 11th everybody! Next year in Jerusalem!
Is everybody doing something fun tonight? I know there's not all that much going on compared to LAST September 11th, which was a real blast. Chamber orchestras playing in every city park, large commemorative speeches, children's choirs, free movies at a lot of local theaters, many, many performances and readings, and even a visit from the President of the United States! Zinky!
So we couldn't really live up to the madness of LAST September 11th, which- despite the help of Joan Osbourne and President George Bush- couldn't really outdo the September 11th previous to itself, in which 3000 people were killed in a blazing inferno approximately 1 mile from where I now sit. Some people tried to argue that the September 11th 30 years ago today, in which the CIA assassinated Chilean leader Salvador Allende in order to put Pinochet in place, thus kicking the Chilean civil war into full gear, was the best September 11th ever, but I think they're just mad because EVERYBODY pays attention the one that happened 2 years ago.
I guess our President has given up on trying to make it that good, because he barely even seems to remember what exactly happened, even though he talks about it all the time; sort of like those people who talk about Woodstock all the time, even though when you hear about it later, they weren't even THERE. HE'S started calling it PATRIOT day, when it's totally September 11th. I mean, patriots don't even have anything to do with it, when you think about it! He crazy.
Donald Rumsfeld certainly remembers the one 2 years ago, because I saw him on TV yesterday sensitively mentioning that the Sultan of Oman told him 9/11/2001 was a 'blessing in disguise', because it galvanized the world to action, and maybe by having a 9/11 where 3,000 people died, we prevented one from happening where 30,000 die. Of course, I think Rumsfeld might have been holding back in order not to disappoint us; surely he must expect that he's been all but GUARANTEEING a future september 11th where at LEAST 30,000 people die, but I think he wants us to be surprised.
I just know we've got a bigger and better September 11th coming up. But in the meantime, Happy September 11th everybody! Next year in Jerusalem!