If This Is Real, Then the End Is Nigh
This would make an absolutely awesome gag gift. If you sent this as a gag or for real, I'd give good odds the recipient would never speak to you again.
Cigars, Bananas, and Short, Blunt Swords
The three objects mentioned in the title refer to a line uttered by Dr. Niles Crane in an episode of Frasier . In that episode, the main plot involves Dr. Frasier Crane working to analyze a persistent dream he has (where he finds himself in bed with a male colleague). When Frasier relays the details of this dream to his brother (a fellow psychiatrist) Niles wryly asks, “Are there images of cigars, bananas, or short, blunt swords?” This deadpan joke about Freudian latency in my opinion describes the source of some people’s animosity and criticism of President Obama. The vitriol goes back nearly two years when Senator Obama began his run for the presidency. People all over the country during the primary season and through the general campaign expressed their concern about the possibility of someone like Obama becoming President. Once he was elected, these feelings metastasized into the Birther movement for those people whose bigotry stands out overtly. For others who congregate in Tea P
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Sara Palin and her cohorts including The Senate and House minority leaders, Mitch McConnell and John Boehner are once again using fear and lies to paint a picture of doom.
What a perfect gift for those who believe these "Scaremongers" !