Ponces, Poodles and Popinjays
04/06/2004 08:08 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
izmeinaRecent events have got Izzie thinking about a most fascinating interview concerning Dr Seuss.
Philip Nel: In the 1950s some Americans were worried why children weren’t learning to read properly. In fact, there was a famous book by Rudolf Flesch called Why Can’t Johnny Read? Well, Seuss concluded that Johnny couldn’t read because the ‘Dick and Jane’ reading primers were really, really boring. And that’s how he came to write The Cat in the Hat. He had to work with a limited word list; I think he could use no more than 225 out of 350 pre-approved words for the book. Seuss liked to say that he came up with the idea for The Cat in the Hat because those were the only words on the list that rhymed or at least those were the first two words on the list that he saw that rhymed.
Amanda Smith: And after The Cat in the Hat, with its 225 words, I think someone bet him $50 that he couldn’t write a book using only 50 words.
So the Izzie question of the day. Since Theodor Geissel is dead, just who on earth is writing Georgie Boy's speeches? And it seems he has got his word list to just over 50. But unlike Dr Seuss's collection, he has ambitiously added words longer than one sylllable like 'democratic', 'disastrous', 'terrorists' and 'freedom'
So when the Iz heard this on the radio today, she did not know whether to puke in a bucket or piss herself silly.
"It's considered by many as an unprecedented step in Australian politics – direct intervention by an American President, weighing into the domestic arena.
But after a breakfast meeting in the Oval office with Prime Minster John Howard, President George W. Bush wasn't holding back, delivering this attack on Labor's policy to withdraw Australia troops from Iraq by Christmas.
GEORGE BUSH: It would be a disastrous decision and for the leader of a great country like Australia to say that we're pulling out. It would dispirit those who love freedom in Iraq.
It would say that the Australian Government doesn't see the hope of a free and democratic society leading to a peaceful world. It would embolden the enemy who believe that they can shake our will.
See, they want to kill innocent life because they think that the western world and the free world is weak. That when times get tough, we will shirk our duty to those who long for freedom and we'll leave."
More presidential pontificating
But it was so obvious that the greasy slimeball and treacherous rat Howard put in a special request to his Lord and Master to do a bit of a pre-election spiel for him. If it wasn't so amusing it would be utterly disgusting. Like - the guy still hasn't got it in that thick square skull of his that we are not yet the 51st state of the USA, well at least not until he signs that so called free trade agreement and pockets his 33 silver sickles (GST included)
For those who are fortunate enough not to be acquainted with this sycophantic creature, Iz is NOT going to pollute her precious diary pages with pictures of such filth but suffice to say she just can't quite work out if he is Cornelius Fudge or Sgt "I know nothing" Schultz of Hogan's Heroes fame. King George might call him 'a man of steel' but this guy ain't no Uncle Joe. Although he does have one thing in common with Stalin and many petty people who attain positions of power. He is simply and totally incapable of distinguishing between himself and the the country he represents. As King Louis the fourteenth so pompously put it "L'etat. C'est moi!" He happened to be in the United States during 11 September 2001 and has not only taken the attack personally (which is understandable) but has uncritically swallowed every line put out by the Bush administration which seems quite prepared to use such tragedy for all sorts of nefarious purposes. A mere phone call from the Dark Lord was considered sufficient for him to commit troops to the invasion of Iraq - WITHOUT first consulting the parliament. And as far as Iz is concerned, that is pure and utter treason. So much for 'democracy'and 'the will of the people'.
The present leader of the opposition party once described Mr Howard as a 'arselicker' (referring to that ever so special relationship between himself and Bushie boy)
But being ever so diplomatic and delicate about the matter, Iz prefers to describe him as a smarmy smirking smugly mugglefucking brown-nosed lump of mudblood filth. (Must try that in Google search)
Philip Nel: In the 1950s some Americans were worried why children weren’t learning to read properly. In fact, there was a famous book by Rudolf Flesch called Why Can’t Johnny Read? Well, Seuss concluded that Johnny couldn’t read because the ‘Dick and Jane’ reading primers were really, really boring. And that’s how he came to write The Cat in the Hat. He had to work with a limited word list; I think he could use no more than 225 out of 350 pre-approved words for the book. Seuss liked to say that he came up with the idea for The Cat in the Hat because those were the only words on the list that rhymed or at least those were the first two words on the list that he saw that rhymed.
Amanda Smith: And after The Cat in the Hat, with its 225 words, I think someone bet him $50 that he couldn’t write a book using only 50 words.
So the Izzie question of the day. Since Theodor Geissel is dead, just who on earth is writing Georgie Boy's speeches? And it seems he has got his word list to just over 50. But unlike Dr Seuss's collection, he has ambitiously added words longer than one sylllable like 'democratic', 'disastrous', 'terrorists' and 'freedom'
So when the Iz heard this on the radio today, she did not know whether to puke in a bucket or piss herself silly.
"It's considered by many as an unprecedented step in Australian politics – direct intervention by an American President, weighing into the domestic arena.
But after a breakfast meeting in the Oval office with Prime Minster John Howard, President George W. Bush wasn't holding back, delivering this attack on Labor's policy to withdraw Australia troops from Iraq by Christmas.
GEORGE BUSH: It would be a disastrous decision and for the leader of a great country like Australia to say that we're pulling out. It would dispirit those who love freedom in Iraq.
It would say that the Australian Government doesn't see the hope of a free and democratic society leading to a peaceful world. It would embolden the enemy who believe that they can shake our will.
See, they want to kill innocent life because they think that the western world and the free world is weak. That when times get tough, we will shirk our duty to those who long for freedom and we'll leave."
More presidential pontificating
But it was so obvious that the greasy slimeball and treacherous rat Howard put in a special request to his Lord and Master to do a bit of a pre-election spiel for him. If it wasn't so amusing it would be utterly disgusting. Like - the guy still hasn't got it in that thick square skull of his that we are not yet the 51st state of the USA, well at least not until he signs that so called free trade agreement and pockets his 33 silver sickles (GST included)
For those who are fortunate enough not to be acquainted with this sycophantic creature, Iz is NOT going to pollute her precious diary pages with pictures of such filth but suffice to say she just can't quite work out if he is Cornelius Fudge or Sgt "I know nothing" Schultz of Hogan's Heroes fame. King George might call him 'a man of steel' but this guy ain't no Uncle Joe. Although he does have one thing in common with Stalin and many petty people who attain positions of power. He is simply and totally incapable of distinguishing between himself and the the country he represents. As King Louis the fourteenth so pompously put it "L'etat. C'est moi!" He happened to be in the United States during 11 September 2001 and has not only taken the attack personally (which is understandable) but has uncritically swallowed every line put out by the Bush administration which seems quite prepared to use such tragedy for all sorts of nefarious purposes. A mere phone call from the Dark Lord was considered sufficient for him to commit troops to the invasion of Iraq - WITHOUT first consulting the parliament. And as far as Iz is concerned, that is pure and utter treason. So much for 'democracy'and 'the will of the people'.
The present leader of the opposition party once described Mr Howard as a 'arselicker' (referring to that ever so special relationship between himself and Bushie boy)
But being ever so diplomatic and delicate about the matter, Iz prefers to describe him as a smarmy smirking smugly mugglefucking brown-nosed lump of mudblood filth. (Must try that in Google search)
