Edwina Monroe
From Clarendon, Arkansas
A while back and never ya mind how far back there was this movie called “Hoosiers”. There was a line in there that has stuck with me all these years. Tha coach (Gene Hackman) was getten ready to get himself tarred –n – feathered by tha townsfolk. Tha boy that started all tha whole mess when he got talked inta quitten basketball by this lady teacher person, name was Jimmy I believe, come strollen in the meeten.
Best as I can remember tha lines, Jimmy says somehen like, “I got somethen ta say.” Then one a them grubby old town basketball fans says, “... then ya best get it said.” (Or somethen like that anyhow.)
Before I get inta what it is that I wantta say, let’s just take a quick look at some other stuff people say and what they really mean.
Dems in Congress: “If ya don’t like it, don’t vote for it” What they mean is, “If ya don’t vote for it, ya won't never work in this town again.”
John Kerry: “I was for it until I was against it.” What he means is, “Uh-oh. Ya caught me.”
Al Gore: "I invented the Internet." What he means is, "What's an Internet?"
Levi Johnston: “There’s some huge thengs about her I’m not tellen yet.” What he really means is, “Pay me enough and I’ll say anything you want me to.”
Obama: “Ya can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still a pig.” What he means is, “Sarah Palin is a pig with lipstick.”
Now that’s taken thengs a little too far in my humble opinion. He ought not be talken about that young whippersnapper like that. That just ain’t nice. Didn’t his mamma teach him no manners?
So here's what I got ta say. I am so sick and so tired a listening to all tha lies comin out ever day on all these stupid shows they call "news programs" that I just ain't gonna watch 'em no more! So there!
One theng we all can count on is that when young Sarah Palin says somethen, she darn well means it. How many examples of that do ya want? How about I give ya just one.
Sarah Palin: "But here's a little news flash for all those reporters and commentators: I'm not going to Washington to seek their good opinion - I'm going to Washington to serve the people of this country. Americans expect us to go to Washington for the right reasons, and not just to mingle with the right people."
Okay. One more but that’s all:
Sarah Palin: “Divorce Todd? Have you seen Todd? I may be just a renegade hockey mom, but I'm not blind!”
Whoo… and don’tcha just know that’s tha truth!
Okay… where was I? Oh yeah.. I got a little distracted there. Sorry.
My point is this. When Miss Sarah says that tha health care plan they got ready ta throw at us ain’t no good, ya better be believen it.
When Miss Sarah says that this young Conservative Doug Hoffman’s tha best man for tha job, ya better be believen it.
And when Miss Sarah says, “CBS should be ashamed for continually providing a forum to propagate lies.” Well, ya just better be believen that too.
