Sitcoms For Syria

“Gee Wally, I guess Pop’s idea to stop terrorist attacks using new gun control laws seems kind of silly now, huh? I mean, they now killed over 80 people using a delivery truck.”  “Gosh, Beav, don’t let Pop hear you say that! Pop is still sore because Mr. Assad down the street won’t move out of the neighborhood.” “But, Wally, I wonder why Pop didn’t see that one coming? I mean, didn’t they use airliners when this all started?” “Beav, it’s not that Pop didn’t see this coming, it’s that he didn’t share that intel with France. Pop probably knew it all along.” “Gee, Wally, do you really think so? “Of course, Beav! Pop has two massive supercomputers that monitor everything. A gnat can’t break wind that Pop doesn’t hear it. Well, you know what I mean. Pop just doesn’t share that data when he needs allies to go help him force Mr. Assad out of the neighborhood.” Seen this episode already?

“Hey Bucko, you better stop these terrorist attacks or I’ll go tell the Fonz!” “Excuse us, my friend, but it was the Fonz who trained, funded, and armed us!” Change the channel?

“Foreign policy…exciting and new…climb aboard…Obama’s expecting you! The Haaaate Boat, soon will be making another runnn! The Hate Boat, another war full of death and fun!”

Meh, we’ve seen these all before.  There really is nothing new on television. Two hundred channels and mankind still founders in ignorance.

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1:46 pm on July 15, 2016