Att. Gen. John Ashcroft’s
Dumpty Dodge.
Children's stories in church but his plans don't
include seeing beyond his Christian dogma further knitting church and state in an unholy unity.
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by Joseph Bolden p>I’m in my mom’s Fairfield apartment complex where I dutifully buy groceries, give money or borrow some, always paying her back soon as possible. Yeah, I can hear both guys and women saying, "He’s a mama’s boy!" Not true. I’m a mama’s man. I believe most women like to know how men treat their mothers, sisters, their female friends, or if they have real platonic friendships, as guides to see how they themselves will be treated. Ladies, full bodied, red blooded women... I LOVE MY MAMA, MOM, MOTHER and the MADONNA/WHORE COMPLEX is no problem of mine. I wonder how many women love their father as I do my mom. I FORGAVE MINE and hope he can do the same for me. Back to Attorney General Ashcroft. The redlined mute is on, but I have to hear what he is saying out of curiosity, not journalist objectivity. I blink twice, turning up the volume. "Don’t ask for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee," or words to the effect. I’m paraphrasing Mr. Ashcrofs words. My three pop-culture references were:a world war I ambulance driver; big game hunter, E. Hemmingway; Broderick Crawford’s corrupt politicians In All The King’s Men, a book, 1949 movie, and also a play. As for the eggy fairy tale, it also sounds like faith based B.S. alluding to Government's helping less and increasing its right wing agenda more. I don’t know if Ashcroft’s a right wing God Squad cheering fanatic or a sincere politician honest in his views. I am sure The Eternal would not like the God on or our side rhetoric that’s been spewed about of late. That’s my two day bit-o-freedom from work when I can get it, and it feels bountiful. Oh, to have five or more weeks of that bliss... But first get my life, work, words, to enable myself to... breathe. Here’s the pitch. If you like any news items, columns, of Poor Magazine beside mine-Please do for them what Poor has done for me. Send checks or M.O. to them or Joe c/o I-Net www.poormagazine.org |