Blogfest 2005 - Nov 5, 2004 - Printable Version
- "I Think We're all Bozos on this Bus" and "Dude, Where's My Bong?"
by Mark Faulk I Think We're all Bozos on this Bus
Nov. 5, 2005
Okay, it's official....everyone here has become so disenchanted and disgusted with the current state of affairs that they've decided to "turn on, tune in, and drop out". It's beginning to look like a mass exodus back to 1968, if the posts in our Guestbook are any indication. I've had at least two offers to "hold hands and sing John Lennon songs" in the "circle of love". And, honestly, it's starting to sound pretty damn appealing. Lord knows that reality is beginning to look harsh indeed for the next four years.
One pointless observation: Has anyone else noticed that even though Bush and his cronies are all homophobic, they love to toss around the word "Mandate"? It's makes you wonder, doesn't it? (Okay, maybe it's only me.)
Finally (before I go pretend to do some real work), Lily added this tantalizing offer to her post: "You can braid my hair and we'll all quote Timothy Leary". I'm not exactly sure why, but somehow, that sounds really hot. Unfortunately, if Russell "Every word of it is true, except for the parts I made up" Tharp is to be believed, then Lily's not even old enough to have been CONCEIVED in the back of a Microbus in 1968, much less smoked a bong in one. Oh, who cares? You're all invited....unlike our current Administration, we don't discriminate based on age, race, religion (or the lack thereof), sexual preference, or even political party affiliation.
Go to our cybermicrobus and a take a couple of hits off of the metaphorical bong that's being passed around: http://www.faulkingtruth.com/GuestBook/
And in that spirit, here are a few of my favorite Timothy Leary quotes:
"Civilization is unbearable, but it is less unbearable at the top."
"We are dealing with the best-educated generation in history. But they've got a brain dressed up with nowhere to go."
"In the information age, you don't teach philosophy as they did after feudalism. You perform it. If Aristotle were alive today he'd have a talk show."
"There are three side effects of acid: enhanced long-term memory, decreased short-term memory, and I forget the third."
"Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition."
"I've left specific instructions that I do not want to be brought back during a Republican administration."
In case you had any doubts, here's Bush telling America what he really thinks of us:
http://207.44.245.159/video1033.htm
And here's what we really think of him:
http://www.thenation.com/covers/alfredw/index.mhtml
Dude, Where's My Bong?
Nov. 3, 2004
It's beginning to look like Bush will carry the election, but as is rapidly becoming the new tradition in our Presidential elections, it will be disputed for a couple of weeks first. Democracy in action.
I have one major disappointment in this year's election: what the hell happened to the 18-24 year old vote? After all the hoopla, all the voters' registration drives aimed at the young voters, all the MTV "Rock the Vote" hype, and yes, even after the Boss (that's Bruce Springsteen, for those of you who are totally clueless) showed up at several Kerry campaign stops, the percentage of 18-24 year olds who voted was exactly the same as in the 2000 election.
My God, you people need to wake up! After bitching about George W. Bush for years, apparently most of you stayed in your dorm rooms and fired up the bong instead of voting.
This is the truth: YOU COULD HAVE CHANGED THE OUTCOME OF THIS ELECTION! Oh, what the hell, I could go on and on about this, but 1) it's late, and 2) I might want to write a real article about this later. And besides, if you guys can't even take the time to vote, why should I stay up half the night bitching you out?
So, that said, here are the things that give me hope for our future: I spent an hour discussing every state question with a twenty-one year old voter who knew more about it than I did. That gives me hope. My son, who is 20, drove 80 miles from his college campus to vote in a state that always goes to the Republican candidate, in the rain! That gives me hope. And my 24 year-old daughter was out of town for the election, yet she took the time to apply for and cast an absentee ballot. That gives me hope.
If these people can put that kind of effort into exercising their right to vote, then surely the rest of you can get off of your asses long enough to go to your local polling places and make your voices heard.
Until you do, the rest of the nation won't take you seriously. And that's the Faulking Truth, dude.
I originally posted a really classy piece here called "Media Run Amuck" that compared the election to a mud-wrestling contest, but once again, I pilched it from the blog, added a couple of lines, changed the title to "Politicians Gone Wild" and turned it into a real article. Look for it at www.faulkingtruth.com/Articles/Commentary/1018.html
(Editor's note: This is an entry from The Faulking Truth blog, appropriately entitled "Blogfest 2005". If you'd like to spend more of your valuable time blogging, go to www.faulkingtruth.com/blog/ )
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Blogfest 2005 Archives:
Keep on Blogging in The Free World (Mark Faulk, Sep 21, 2004)
"It's the Issues, Stupid" (Mark Faulk, Sep 21, 2004)
The Trust Factor......mmmmmm, donuts (Mark Faulk, Sep 30, 2004)
The Vice-Presidential Debate Primer (Mark Faulk, Oct 5, 2004)
Is Bush a girly-man? (Mark Faulk, Oct 7, 2004)
Kids! Time to come in and get dressed for war (Mark Faulk, Nov 1, 2004)
"I Think We're all Bozos on this Bus" and "Dude, Where's My Bong?" (Mark Faulk, Nov 5, 2004)
"We're mad as hell and we're not going to take it anymore!" and "The Ministry of Truth Strikes Again" (Mark Faulk, Nov 9, 2004)
Vacation....Had to get away (Mark Faulk, Nov 11, 2004)
A 'Tribute' to Steve Martin (Mark Faulk, Nov 14, 2004)
How Long Can You Tread Water? (Mark Faulk, Nov 17, 2004)
"Give the People What They Want" (Mark Faulk, Nov 22, 2004)
Home on the Range..... (Mark Faulk, Nov 27, 2004)
Coping With Loss: How to Deal With the 2004 Election (Mark Faulk, Dec 7, 2004)
Peace Kills (Mark Faulk, Dec 21, 2004)
A Tale of Two Psychos (Mark Faulk, Dec 27, 2004)
Hurtling Headlong Through the Blogosphere (Mark Faulk, Jan 4, 2005)
The Faulking Truth Gone Wild (Mark Faulk, Jan 6, 2005)
Palestinians Elect Abba by Wide Margin (Mark Faulk, Jan 9, 2005)
"Look everybody, we've found WMDRPAs!" and "Supporting the Inauguration Day Boycott.....Sort of" (Mark Faulk, Jan 12, 2005)
Confessions of.....a Christian (Mark Faulk, Jan 18, 2005)
Seven Degrees of George W. Bush (Mark Faulk, Jan 20, 2005)
Dear IRS...... (Mark Faulk, Jan 25, 2005)
What Democracy Means to Me (Johnny Carson, Feb 5, 2005)
"I love you...no, really, I do...." and "Have a Crappy... I Mean... Happy Valentine's Day" (Mark Faulk and Kelsey Renee Faulk, Feb 14, 2005)
"THE END OF BLOCKBUSTER!" (Mark Faulk, Feb 19, 2005)
The Poor get Poorer..... (Mark Faulk, Mar 8, 2005)
Refinancing your home the 'hard' way..... (Mark Faulk, Mar 19, 2005)
A Fall From Grace - How Bush is Alienating Mainstream America (Mark Faulk, Mar 26, 2005)
I'm not schizophrenic....and neither am I (Mark Faulk, Mar 31, 2005)
Pope Dies of old Age (Mark Faulk, Apr 4, 2005)
America to Dateline: Tell the Truth Now! (Mark Faulk, Apr 7, 2005)
How I Spent my Weekend (Russell Tharp, Apr 18, 2005)
How Many Lesbians Does it Take to Screw in a Lightbulb? (Mark Faulk, Apr 27, 2005)
Four Dead in Ohio (Mark Faulk, May 4, 2005)
Some Mother's Son (Mark Faulk, May 8, 2005)
"lalalalalalalala.....I can't hear you!" (Mark Faulk, May 22, 2005)
The Man on the Crane (Mark Faulk, May 28, 2005)
NOW Do You Feel Secure on the Internet? (Mark Faulk, Jun 1, 2005)
Taking the Faulking Truth to the Airwaves (Mark Faulk, Jun 17, 2005)
Wall Street: Destroying the Evidence (Mark Faulk, Jun 21, 2005)
And now....Page two (Mark Faulk, Jul 1, 2005)
Help Wanted- President Seeks New Brain (Mark Faulk, Jul 11, 2005)
Bush Picks "French Fry Judge" for Supreme Court (Mark Faulk, Jul 19, 2005)
Praying for a Miracle (Mark Faulk, Jul 23, 2005)
Send in the Clowns (Mark Faulk, Jul 28, 2005)
"What's Wrong With This Picture?" or "Gas Prices Set Record High.....Win A Free Hummer!" (Mark Faulk, Aug 15, 2005)
Pat Robertson's Case for the Assassination of President Bush.....I mean, Hugo Chavez (Mark Faulk, Aug 23, 2005)
The Faulking Truth...in (Black) and (White) (Mark Faulk, Aug 25, 2005)
They're Trying to Wash Us Away.... (Mark Faulk, Aug 31, 2005)
"Not Acceptable" (Mark Faulk, Sep 2, 2005)
And I'm looking forward to sitting on the porch (Laughter.) (Mark Faulk, Sep 6, 2005)
Who Says FEMA Can't Relate to Blacks, Yo? (Mark Faulk, Sep 15, 2005)
Faulking Truth to Senator Shelby: PUT THE DAMN FIRE OUT! (Mark Faulk, Sep 21, 2005)
George Talks to God..... (Mark Faulk, Oct 8, 2005)
For the Greater Good..... (Mark Faulk, Oct 27, 2005)
Coalition....What Coalition? (Mark Faulk, Nov 21, 2005)
Confessions of a White Gentile (Mark Faulk, Dec 4, 2005)
The World Just Got A Little Less Funny (Mark Faulk, Dec 10, 2005)
MySpace is the Devil (Mark Faulk, Dec 18, 2005)
Desecrating Christmas (Mark Faulk, Dec 29, 2005)
Srecna Nova Godina....od tim Faulking Truth (Mark Faulk, Jan 1, 2006)
On Kurt Vonnegut..... (Mark Faulk, Jan 8, 2006)
Taking it to the Streets (Mark Faulk, Jan 14, 2006)
Desecrating History (Mike Bohling, Feb 4, 2006)
Congress Uses "C Word" (Mark Faulk, Mar 13, 2006)
Conspiracy....or Conspiracy Nuts? (Mark Faulk, Mar 18, 2006)
Roddy Boyd: Choosing up Sides (Mark Faulk, Mar 28, 2006)
Emotional Casualties of War (Mark Faulk, Apr 28, 2006)
It is a very mixed blessing to be brought back from the dead. (Mark Faulk, May 10, 2006)
MySpace is the Devil (Redux) (Mark Faulk, May 23, 2006)
Confessions of Part Time Hit Man (Mark Faulk, Jun 5, 2006)
“The Anatomy of a Rumor” or “I’ll Take the Kool-aid” (Mark Faulk, Jun 17, 2006)
"ALL INVESTORS ARE EQUAL, BUT SOME ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS" – SEC eliminates integrity in the stock market (Mark Faulk, Jul 6, 2006)
Everybody's a dreamer and everybody's a star (Mark Faulk, Jul 24, 2006)
It Wasn't the Planes that Killed King Kong.... (Mark Faulk, Aug 4, 2006)
Forget the Mideast, it’s the Midwest uprising Bush should worry about (Mark Faulk, Aug 28, 2006)
Blame it on the Full Moon (Mark Faulk, Oct 8, 2006)
How Low Can They Go? (Mark Faulk, Nov 2, 2006)
Truth in the Booth...Live on CFRN on Nov. 17th (Mark Faulk, Nov 16, 2006)
Life WIth Father (Mark Faulk, Dec 15, 2006)
Thinking Voyager 2 Type Things (Mark Faulk, Jan 16, 2007)
so simple in the moonlight.... (Mark Faulk, Feb 20, 2007)
Promises, Promises….Take a Letter!!! (Mark Faulk, March Mar 19, 2007)
CMKX The Train of Truth (Mark Faulk, April 10, 2007 )
Gonzo Radio....or.....when all else fails, blog it!!!! (Mark Faulk, June 16, 2007)
Observations on the Way Home (Mark Faulk, August 5, 2007)
The Idiot’s Guide to the Electoral Process (Mark Faulk, Feb 8, 2008)
MAPS for Millionaires or “Daddy, buy me an arena” (Mark Faulk, Feb 29, 2008)
Dear Hillary: When the race is over, it's over.... (Mark Faulk, Mar 10, 2008)
“We come for your children” – The Truth About the Gay Agenda (Mark Faulk, May 2, 2008)
Savior Hillary (Mark Faulk, May 20, 2008)
This is me in fragments...enter at your own risk (Mark Faulk, Jun 30, 2008)
Silver State Bank: What’s Deposited in Vegas Doesn’t Stay in Vegas (Mark Faulk, Jul 30, 2008)
John McSame’s Campaign to Nowhere (Mark Faulk, Sep 12, 2008)
Change has come to America (Mark Faulk, Nov 5, 2008)
Hemp, a Self Sustaining Answer to a Troubled Nation (Kevin M. West, Mar 19, 2009)
The Other Casualties of War (Mark Faulk, May 25, 2009)
Michael Vick Returns to Dogfighting (Katie Lauren, Aug 20, 2009)
I'm on a Plane (Mark Faulk, Sept. 30, 2009)
And so this is Christmas.... (Mark Faulk, Dec 15, 2009)
Whan Picasso Painted the Sixteenth Chapel (Mark Faulk, May 29, 2010)
The Devolution of Man (Robin Buckallew, Jul 31, 2010)
Don't Blame Darwin (Robin Buckallew, Oct 19, 2010)
Tea with Mussolini ( I. K. N’Klast, Nov 3, 2010)
So Throw Money at it Anyway** (I. K. N’Klast, Nov 23, 2010)
America in the Crosshairs - Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Shot, Six others killed (Mark Faulk, Jan 8, 2011)
Leanin' on my Shovel (Robin Buckallew, May 1, 2011)
How to Save Our Schools (Dorritt, May 28, 2011)
Not For Sale (Dorrit, Jul 30, 2011)
Morning in America (A short story) (Robin Buckallew, Aug 13, 2011)
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