Mickey Z

Cool Observer

Warning: This blog has not been approved by
the Department of Homeland Security.

Sunday, December 11, 2005

Fight Card: Steve McQueen vs. George W. Bush, Arnold vs. Tookie, and Mickey Z. vs. The Mythmakers

It’s bigger than Wrestlemania XXXVIII...

George W. Bush sez:
“In two and a half years, the Iraqi people have made amazing progress. They’ve gone from living under the boot of a brutal tyrant to liberation, to free elections, to a democratic constitution.”
(12-7-05)

Whenever I hear talk like this, I’m reminded of Steve McQueen in The Magnificent Seven. Asked how things were going, he replied: “It’s like that fella who fell off a ten-story building.”

“As he was falling,"” McQueen continued, “people on each floor heard him say, ‘So far, so good.’”

(P.S. Bush finally wins an election: http://tinyurl.com/c58pr)

+++

Tookie Williams is less than two days away from state-sponsored murder...but the state’s top concern is maintaining law and order after they kill him: http://tinyurl.com/7nara

E-mail Arnold now to request clemency for Tookie:

+++

Self-Promotion Ahead

It looks like There is No Good War: The Myths of World War II, the softcover version of my first book, will finally hit stores soon. Here’s the new cover:

(I hope to have compressed image soon so I can post it larger.)

Michael Parenti sez:
“In clear, concise prose and at times with a grimly playful touch, Mickey Z. shatters the self-serving myths of the ‘Good War.’ He shows how our rulers advanced the interests of the few while voicing their dedication to the many, how they manipulated our fears and professed the highest principles, while serving the lowest forms of greed and power. To those readers who are embattled with the empire’s present-day doings, some of this will sound familiar. This book is of value to experts and laypersons alike. It helps make both the past and present more comprehensible. It brings a ray of truth to an American public badly in need of elucidation.”
(from his introduction to There is No Good War)