As a rule, I don’t usually do commentary. I more prefer trying to tell funny stories or create phony pictures to get a point across satirically. That being said, every once in awhile you run across a picture that, like the old cliché, paints a thousand words. No Photoshopping needs to be done. It’s like the spirited stallion that can’t be broken.
This picture, released yesterday, is one of those rare moments in my humble opinion. The sheer power and depth of the unconscious and subconscious metaphor that was unleashed upon an apparently unaware American public is mind-boggling. I refer to a still capture of the just uncovered, and, dare I say “leaked” video depicting the briefings of President Bush, Chertoff, Brown and the rest of the apostles prior to Hurricane Katrina’s landfall.
I am not a very religious person, so I would leave that to others to explore the finer details of this uncanny epiphany during this season of… well… epiphany and resurrection. To me, this was equivalent to accidentally poking one’s finger into an electrical socket. It almost begs the question, “was this released on purpose?”, as so many things have been by propaganda Meister Herr Karl from deep within the bowels of the Bush Bunker. Or, was this just a simple miracle, wherein God chose to tap gently on the skulls of those open enough to see, as if to say, “Yes, I’m still here, and I have a sense of humor.”
I mean, really, doesn’t the little videotape warning, “near end”, in the lower left-hand corner of the picture raise the hairs on the back of your neck? The dialogue… um… scripture almost writes itself. “You’re doing a heck of a job, Brownie… Before your stock grows three times you will betray me… This bottled water, the fruit of the tap, is my blood, take it and drink of it, and do it in memory of me… This MRE, the fruit of the taxpayer, is my body, take it and eat of it, and do it in memory of me.” And then there’s the exit light glowing over his head like the tongue of fire of the Holy Spirit…
Most people knowledgeable about politics have said that Michael Brown was sacrificed, or “crucified”, if you will, for the Sins of the Bush Administration. Do we really need further proof? When you take into account his fledgling disaster consulting firm and his recent testimony in Congress, I think it is safe to say that Mike has died, Mike has risen, Mike will come again…
I humbly apologize to anyone who has been offended by this, but I just call them as I see them… I view myself as more of a conduit for truth, and this just had to be said. I haven’t decided what to give up for Lent, and it’s probably a little too late, but maybe… giving up thinking would be a good choice. Anyway, Happy Easter, and six months after Katrina, pieces be with you.
