8.06.2007
A Brain Enhanced By Conservatism And OxyContin
Rush Limbaugh. He’s more than a political radio commentator: he’s a true historian.
In a promo for his show, Rush really hits it on the head about modern events. He states that the Soviet Union fell apart because it gave up when the United States decided to press ahead with the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), also known as “Star Wars.” The Soviets knew that we had the know-how and can-do attitude to make a missile defense shield work. All they could do was admit defeat.
Of course, the fact that the Soviet Union was corrupt, inefficient, and overextended are minor reasons why it failed.
America has a perfect record when it comes to creating and utilizing superior technology. After all, our advanced weaponry during the Vietnam War quickly won us peace with honor – just like it will in Iraq.
And consider our space agency, NASA, for a sterling example of how to properly design and build technology. One shuttle blew up while going up; another burned up while coming down.
Look at other triumphs. Like the Mars probe that crashed into the Red Planet because someone forgot to properly convert between kilometers and miles. Or the solar space probe that crashed into the desert because its parachute didn’t deploy. The parachute switch had been installed upside down.
And don’t forget the most important component in any system: the human operator. It was reported recently that some astronauts have been flying drunk, obviously to keep their reflexes optimal.
Imagine our government and its crack administrators and operators protecting us with a nationwide missile defense shield. Maybe a drunken ex-astronaut would be put in charge of the program.
Imagine SDI activated during a crisis.
BOOM.
The U.S. empire falls apart in seconds. After blowing itself to pieces.
Rush Limbaugh crawls out of the rumble, grabs a microphone, and starts blaming the liberals for the disaster. He knows the real story.
© Copyright 2007 Stan Spire
# posted by Stan Spire @ 1:17 AM 
