Posted on 03/05/2003 8:59:43 PM PST by Behind Liberal Lines
Today was the day that students were supposed to cut classes to protest the war.
I'm ashamed to say that my daughter (at least for now; the lawyer is drawing up the disownment papers) "LuAnne" (the names have been changed to protect the guilty) participated.
I realize that, most likely, this was due, in large part, to peer pressure. After all, she goes to school in Ithaca, the city of evil. Her teachers practically made going a class assignment.
Even so, I'm --as you might expect--furious, especially after all the things I've said (and posted here) about how the ant-war movement was really a "pro-Saddam" movement.
So, after a night of yelling and pouting (some of it on my part), I decided to take a break and log onto the computer.
When I sat down, I saw that LuAnne was still logged into her "hotmail" account. And there was a message with the subject line "Thanks a million" from "Supreme_ruler_Saddam@Iraq.Gov."
Seeing that, I decided that, in the spirit of homeland security, (and the fact I paid for damn computer) I should open it. After making sure my anti-virus was up to date, I clicked on the message, and this is what I found:
I just wanted to drop this note to think you for all your help.
Every time you protest the war, every time you delay the inevitable attack from the United States, you give me more time to:
Build weapons of mass destruction;
Its a good life, ruling my own country, killing anyone just because I can. Watching them starve while making millions off my oil wells. And, thanks to you, Im still here doing it.
I look over at Afghanistan, the last place your President liberated, and I cringe. Business is booming there, and people are coming out of poverty. Women , once treated worse than dogs, are allowed to go to school. Its every thing I dont want for my country: free, happy, people.
However, thanks to you, I can delay that. Maybe even prevent my people from getting freedom. With a little luck, and some more time, I just might be able to stay in power and keep committing my evil acts.
And the best part is: most of you say that you think Im evil. But you still do your best to keep me in power.
You ignore every murderous, vicious act Ive ever committed. You forget I invaded other countries. You act like I never tried to build nuclear weapons. You ignore all the evidence that Colin Powell presented , showing my ties to terrorism. When Powell showed that I was fooling the U.N. weapons inspectors, you said give the inspectorsand memore time.
So, keep up the good work protestor. You buy me enough time, one of these days, Ill get those nuclear weapons, those chemical weapons, those biological weapons. Then, wholl stop me from invading my neighbors? From attacking Israel? From helping my terrorist friends fly another couple airplanes into one of your buildings?
Like I said, keep protesting the war.... And keep watching the skies.... I owe you a lot, peace protestors. Without you Im nothing.
Your friend,
SaddamDear Peace Protestor:
Develop nuclear weapons to use against my enemies;
Hide the weapons I already have;
Rape and torture more women and children;
Murder more of my own people, like the thousands Ive murdered already.
You can spout about free speech and you can tell me mine's unworthy
You can pummel me with protest signs and emit sounds unearthly
You can yell that Bush is Hitler till your vocal chords are done--
But it ain't no fun a-huntin', when the rabbit's got the gun.
Back in the years of Clinton when your message dominated
You sneered and snidely chided while I stood by, all frustrated
And I had to choke the dust of all that evil man had done
But it ain't no fun a-huntin', when the rabbit's got the gun.
So just trot out your celebrities, the Limo Libs all lined up
And skew your evening news polls, when the mindless mob you've signed up
Don't forget to yell, "You fascist!" as to Hollywood you run
But you won't be rejoicing long-- the rabbit's got the gun.
You would not help our country while we took down the dictator
And now you mouth of human rights? Well, I say, see ya later!
Go find a little island where you all can have your fun
Cause it ain't no fun a-huntin', when the rabbit's got the gun.
The First Amendment isn't there for those you disagree with?
Just the Birkenstocked, be-dreaded crowd you have your herbal tea with?
Or the socialists who've tried to harm this country from Day One?
The little rabbit's twitchin', and she's handy with the gun.
The USA is sick of how you run down our real heroes
And all you have are Mike and Tim and Janeane, all real zeroes
George W showed up in time to spoil all your fun
I recommend you hide real fast. The rabbit's got the gun.
You'll probably take this as a threat, and feel all persecuted
When all I'm trying to say is, now your glory days are booted!
Immerse yourself in history, throw off the shackles, Hon
'Cuz you and Bill will hunt no more. The rabbit's got the gun.
(c) 2003 Sharon L. Shannon
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