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August 11, 2005
FREAK SNOWSTORM IN HELL: Fat Charlie finds herself agreeing with George Will
I thought this curious blather about intelligent design (as if anyone who designed the warthog could be thought of as intelligent) would die out when it became apparent there were so many blond girls missing from Aruba. Apparently, even Peter Jennings couldn't stop this mayhem. Peter, a nation turns its lonely eyes to you, seeing as ABC shows your face every ten seconds.
But in between shots of the empty anchor chair, ABC did something amazing tonight. Something astounding, something incredible... they actually had me agreeing with Mr. Bow-Tie, Baseball, Leaking Carter documents to Reagan Man himself, George Will. Correction, he appears to have given up the bow-tie. All the symbols of my childhood fade away.
Now, a catch: if you were debating Cal Thomas, wouldn't you come out towards the left, Mr. Hitler? George Will looked like Abbie Hoffman up there. He was practically goateed, reading the Dada manifesto and drinking shots of Wild Turkey. And it made me want to hug the little bow-tie man who leaked the documents that allowed Reagan to win. How can there be a God (the artist now known as intelligent creator) if I am feeling these feelings about George Fucking Will?
There he was, all minty-fresh conservative, telling Ted Koppel that science was about proving or disproving and the ability to prove or disprove and intelligent design could not fit into such catagories. He was eloquent and articulate. While Cal foamed at the mouth about those oh-so-disenfranchised-American-Christians. George patiently pointed out what was science and what was not. Even the question of why Bush would support Intelligent Design, while his own science advisor disputed, came with an honest answer from George. The President, I paraphrase George, truly believes in it. Of that, I have no doubt.
A word to Cal: when your party controls the Congress, the White House and the Supreme Court, when your religion is the majority religion, when you have somehow created a false scientific debate, then you are not disenfranched. You are in power. Trust me, I know how different this county would be if we were the ones in power. You are in the driver's seat. Darwin, have mercy on your soul.
Posted by emily at August 11, 2005 12:03 AM