2013-03-23 - 5:17 p.m.
Personal Anecdotes
Political Sarcasm (P3 ) 6.8.12
If You know that the last four letters in American symbolically spell I Can
You probably also know that the last four letters in Republican spell I can
But do you know what the last four letters spell?
That�s right, RATS�and that�s what I think about this Obomination!
I once unwittingly took my neighbor to a crack house San Antonio in August 2006
It was that sweltering part of the year, you know, the dog days of summer
When people start to question whether or not they really love Raymond on t.v.
a question begins to stir in their minds,
�You know what would make this banal television program better�a little crack perchance.�
My neighbor Wardell Robinson who was all bark and no bite was a Katrina evacuee, forced to leave the city of music and drugs against his will by that great act of God i.e. George Bush�s incompetence and purposeful hemorrhaging of FEMA�he was a former prisoner, heavily tattooed, large and in charge with a window shattering bass to his voice.
One day he approached me, �Could I get a ride downtown.�
My na�ve Midwestern helpfulness and tendency to see better angels replied, �Sure, where do you need to go.�
Wardell said, �I�m not going to lie, I need to go to the crack house.�
�Oh�� I said completely taken aback. But again my Midwestern sensibility had my heart expanding radiantly with warmth for his honesty and virtue. Should I take him? I saw that one crack house movie with Benicio Del toro, the Mexican version of Brad Pitt, the one with the metaphor at the end of batters hitting the ball and advancing runners to symbolize the drug trade. There was something romantic about drugs and exciting. This was my chance to experience the journalistic thrill. To feel for a few minutes what John Stossel must feel like everyday.
�yes Wardell, I�ll take you.�
So we got into my rusted 1992 Ford Escort and headed toward downtown San Antonio�not exactly incognito
Halfway down the 424 Wardell said, �Oh shit, I forgot, it�s jumpout Wednesday.�
I inquired, �What�s jumpout Wednesday.�
And blah blah blah to the end finish the andecdote later
