Smoke Screen

Dave Chappelle's Black Bush episode is one of my favorites!!!! Ever!!!!!!!!!

As the current administration has progressed, the truthfulness of this episode has become more evident to me. I admit George W. Bush's term in office has been difficult. The terrorist attacks of 9/11. The war in Afghanistan and Iraq. Even the most diplomatic president would find the obstacles that President Bush has endured taxing to say the least. However, I've always believed that it's not about what you're going through but how you go through the trial. President Bush's attitude during his administration has left much to be desired. Instead of confronting issues head on and truthfully, there are excuses made and fingers constantly pointed. When valid questions are raised, attention is often diverted to less important issues. Much like Chappelle's outburst about gay people getting married during the video when someone raises a valid questions regarding the search for weapons of mass destruction. Art imitates life.

We see much of the same attitude today. Marches against Lesbian and Gay rights. Protests against women having the right to chose what they will and will not do with their own bodies. The witch hunt against professional athletes. Yet, we have wealthy corporations draining the life out of helpless citizens. Retired citizens have lost their entire life savings that they intended to live on during the last days due the greed of CEOs and CFOs across the nation. The Social Security System is broken. The expense of Healthcare is growing beyond affordability. Soon more US workers will be living without health coverage than with coverage. With the "No Child Left Behind" act, the educational gap continues to increase instead of decrease. Still the focus, funds, and attention is driven towards the war against terrorism. No, we can't walk away from the war that we started but I believe as a country we need to turn our attention to more than one important issue at a time. While the primary focus is on the war and the secondary focus on issues that are not vital to the quality of our lives as US citizens were slowly dying. Not a physical death. Our nation is regressing. Quickly losing its status as a superpower because we won't focus on the issues that will sustain us in the years to come.