The Bush Test
The Czar would like to propose that the name “Bush Test” be formally applied to any test that asks, “Had you made the same comment about George W. Bush, would it be offensive or welcomed?”
Case in point: small town fire chief is asked to give a speech at the official Memorial Day parade to discuss his experiences as a veteran, and how they shaped his views of the United States. The fire chief does so, and mentions that he now realizes America is approaching socialism under POTUS Obama, as well as his thoughts on the United Nations, the promotion of single parenting, and gay marriage.
Now, two local Democrats are calling for his head. Read the story here, but do not expect to see a transcript of the speech. Evidently, no one wrote it down. But indications from the comments section are that applause was fairly loud throughout.
The local Democratic leader said however that it was straight out of “a right-wing extremist militia camp out in the forests of Idaho somewhere.” Life in the Age of Obama: any criticism of the DoublePlusGood Leader makes you a white supremacist. And so in total fairness, the Czar concludes that anyone opposed to the chief’s speech inherently makes said critic a pot-smoking Commie pederast who hates veterans. Good for the gander, as always. Any complaints with our logic can go to the Democratic leader in that story. Please put “See how you like it” in the subject line of your email to him.
The Czar thinks that were this 2006, and had the chief made a comment about the Eeeevil George Bush—you know, the whole idiotic war-monger puppet routine—the comments would have been welcomed and endorsed, rather than witch-hunted. No doubt the ACLU will sit another one out. Similarly, had a local Republican leader said he felt he was at some Klan rally in Alabama, the ACLU would be fast-roping out of choppers within minutes.
Sorry, but this fails our newly-coined Bush Test.
As much as the Czar, like any Gormogon, hates open commentary, you might take a look at the comments section in that link. As of this posting they are running roughly 2:1 against the chief’s speech.
Wait, allow the Czar to correct himself…for every 20 people who write in supporting the chief, a mere two liberal activists post 40 condemnations of the speech and of all those who support him. The Czar weeps in the realization that this is getting painfully typical. You are not a majority based on the number of comments you make, but on the number of people you are. Obama was not elected by landslide. The liberals—sorry, the Mandarin has pointed out that most liberals are not the problem,—the progressives however think that a Democratic win constitutes an unchallengeable majority. The reaction to the chief’s speech shows otherwise: most people openly support his concerns about our country. And some of you wonder why we turn comments off here!
More evidence the backlash is already beginning.
Божію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The Czar was born in the steppes of Russia in 1267, and was cheated out of total control of all Russia upon the death of Boris Mikhailovich, who replaced Alexander Yaroslav Nevsky in 1263. However, in 1283, our Czar was passed over due to a clerical error and the rule of all Russia went to his second cousin Daniil (Даниил Александрович), whom Czar still resents. As a half-hearted apology, the Czar was awarded control over Muscovy, inconveniently located 5,000 miles away just outside Chicago. He now spends his time seething about this and writing about other stuff that bothers him.