Ding Dong.
(Munchkin 2)
You've killed her so completely
That we thank you very sweetly
(Glinda)
Let the joyous news be spread
The wicked, old witch at last is dead
(Munchkins)
Ding-dong the witch is dead
Which old witch? The wicked witch
Ding-dong the wicked witch is dead
Wake up you sleepyhead
Rub your eyes, get out of bed
Wake up the wicked witch is dead
She's gone where the goblins go
Below - below - below
Yo-ho, let's open up and sing and ring the bells out
Ding Dong' the merry-oh, sing it high, sing it low
Let them know the Wicked Witch is dead
From the lyrics for Somewhere Over the Rainbow, the Wizard of Oz
My Peculiar Aristocratic Title, by the way, is ("borrowed" from Empress Bee (of the High Sea, at muffin53, one of the best sites on the Web)
The Most Honourable Rock the Sanguine of Melbury Bubblewick
Get your Peculiar Aristocratic TitleDead as a Doornail
Saddam Hussein is dead, and this is a good thing.
Tell us Saddam, what those 72 virgins look like. Are they as pretty as you thought they'd be?The Barbarity of It All
I watched, as many of you did, Saddam being led to the noose, looking vulnerable for the second time in his life. The first time was when he was captured. Anyway, I felt empathy for the man as he saw the device that would in moments kill him.
We don't like to think of ourselves as barbaric. We imagine we are above the people of the Roman times who went for a day to the Coliseum to gobble pita and felafel and watch the gladiators be butchered; or those folks from the Middle Ages who picnicked on chicken legs while cheering witches being burned at the stake; or present-day Iraqis who kick and punch their handcuffed prisoners; or terrorists who slice off heads.
Even in our Constitution we have banned "cruel and unusual punishment." This does, in my opinion, put us above nations that will torture prisoners and so on. Yet those who oppose capital punishment, including again the Pope, and much of the "civilized" world, think that the death penalty is cruel and unusual, and ought to be banned.The Fight for Truth, Justice, and the American Way
Out of Whack Yin Yangs
A Just War and a Good Death
This gets us back to our continual battle with liberals over what is right and wrong. I think it is relevant to my continuing presentation in recent posts on yin and yang, Chastising the Pope, Gerald Ford, and Vicious Liberals; and Christmas, Kwanzaa and Wiccans. Liberals have a severe imbalance in their yin yang. They are all yin, all feminine, if you will, and no yang, no masculine. All lightness and "peace," and no strength or aggression.
I agree with Dennis Prager especially on this range of subjects (see arguments pro and con for the death penalty). There is such a thing as a just war. There is such a thing even as a wise preemptive war. Killing monsters is moral. The death penalty is good for fiends.
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We, as moral citizens of Earth, sanctioned by common sense, and by God, I believe, the God of all people, Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, and Muslim, have a right and a duty to fight for goodness when this is necessary.
It was not just okay to invade Iraq, it was an obligation. Regardless of results. If doing the right thing made some people hate us, then this is the price we must pay for goodness.
So, too, with killing Saddam Hussein. We can be proud that we brought it about, or helped bring it about. One bad guy down, a few million more to go.The Liberal Disease
Appeasement, avoiding just war, not standing up to enemies, being kind to monsters—these are immoral. These lead to the death of women and children. These bring nuclear bombs to New York City. You are not a good person if you endorse these. You are part of the reason why there is war, suffering, and poverty.
You pat yourself on the back for believing you are for world peace, when in reality what you are for is cowardice in the face of danger. You think life is simple and all you have to do is smile and drink lattes with your smug liberal friends. Just ignore problems and they will go away. Do nothing and Darfur will disappear. Smile and Saddam will stop torturing his people. Hug a terrorist and he will unstrap his bomb. Freedom demands nothing except to sit on your rear end and criticize your brave leaders and the soldiers who protect your latte-drinking way of life.
The worst people in the world are the Saddam Husseins. The second worst are Saddam supporters. The third worst are the peace advocates and the enablers of evil. All three of these groups have blood on their hands. You have a moral obligation in life to see evil, correctly identify it, and fight it.
It is all right to be logically opposed to any one specific war, as with the Iraq War. It is not all right, though, in my opinion, to avoid the hard choices in life by hiding behind mindless mantras. Those mindless mantras kill.Logic to a Liberal is Like Kryptonite to Superman
Saddam Hussein was a monster, right? So, his death was a good thing, no? Oh, but this will mean the nasty terrorists will hate us even more now, right? Do I care? Am I supposed to avoid doing what is good because someone won't like me for it? Ditto with the invasion of Iraq.A Good Life
Here is what life and God demand of good people:
Learn the difference between good and evil.
Be good.
Love good, and hate evil.
Stand up for goodness against evil.
If you do this, you are living a useful and moral life.Liberalism is a Mental Disorder
(From the title for Michael Savage's book, at Amazon.)
Liberals deny the existence of evil. They think even monsters are "good." They believe in "loving" all people, which means appeasement. They don't believe in standing up to anyone or for anything.
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It's interesting that the only truly evil people in the world, according to liberals, are the persons standing up to evil. It's not the Saddam Husseins, Hugo Chavez', Fidel Castros who are evil, but the George Bush's and Tony Blaires. The liberals' yin is so far up their yangs that they can't see straight.Ding Dong the Witch is Dead
Saddam is dead. Thank God.(Judge)
But we've got to verify it legally
To see...
(Mayor)
To see...
(Judge)
If she...
(Mayor)
If she...
(Judge)
Is morally, ethically
(Munchkin 1)
Spiritually, physically
(Munchkin 2)
Positively, absolutely
(Munchkin Men)
Undeniably and reliably dead
(Coroner)
As Coroner , I thoroughly examined her
And she's not only merely dead
She's really most sincerely dead
(Mayor)
Then this is a day of independence for all the munchkins
And their descendants
Yes, let the joyous news be spread
The wicked old witch at last is dead
Rock
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Ding Dong, the Witch is dead....... what a great way to get to a simple expiation of reality. Ding Dong, the Witch is dead. The world should be on a collective Merry-Go-Round today, dancing in the streets as they are in Bagdad and even here in the USA where people that escaped the Witch where they have started a new life. A good thing happened today as the butcher of Bagdad was introduced to his 72 virgins. The world collectively started to balance its Yin with its Yang, those who cannot see that have their heads in the sand.
ReplyDeleteNeed somewhere exciting to vacation this year... how about Mina, Saudi Arabia?
ReplyDelete2005: 345 die in a crush during a stone-throwing ritual
"Saddam Hussein was a monster, right? So, his death was a good thing, no? Oh, but this will mean the nasty terrorists will hate us even more now, right? Do I care? Am I supposed to avoid doing what is good because someone won't like me for it? Ditto with the invasion of Iraq."
ReplyDeleteBut we're talking about making a better world, right? That should mean improving people's lives. I needn't explain what a good life is, it's the same for us all, more or less.
Now Saddam was a monster, so you say, good he was killed. I say, so how has that made our lives better? If he's made a martyr, and terrorism increases as a result, well then that has made our lives worse in general.
So this leaves me in the odd position of being able to say with ease that a conservative is being a blind idealist, and from a 'liberal' perspective, I am being a realist.
I also believe that international relations for the most part, requires a light touch, like a safe-cracker, working gently to achieve his aims.
Furthermore, about ridding the world of monsters, I do hope you are campaigning for the invasion of Burma, Zimbabwe, North Korea - places with genuine inhumane dictators. I think you'd be better off starting there, rather than chastising Iran and Venezuela, which whatever you think of them, are much more democratic, and are harming their own people much less.
I know I'd rather be Venezuelan or Iranian than Burmese or Zimbabwian.
well mr. rock i would like to wish you the very happiest of new year possible and thank you for all the kind thing you have said and done. i think your site is a service to the Blogesphere (with a capital B). i try not to be political on my blog, but some days it is hard, sigh....
ReplyDeleteanyway, keep on keepin' on and the best to you and yours!!! bee
Rock, as usual, a good post. I see one critic, she almost makes a valid point, until.....unless, I'm reading into it, that Saddam wasn't a geniune inhumane dictator? How could we have missed that? Well, back to the chopping block. Thanks for the site, and keep up the truth, and have a Happy New Year.
ReplyDeleteCharlie, thank you so much for your continuing rationality. You said:
ReplyDeleteDing Dong, the Witch is dead....... what a great way to get to a simple expiation of reality. Ding Dong, the Witch is dead. The world should be on a collective Merry-Go-Round today, dancing in the streets as they are in Bagdad and even here in the USA where people that escaped the Witch where they have started a new life. A good thing happened today as the butcher of Bagdad was introduced to his 72 virgins. The world collectively started to balance its Yin with its Yang, those who cannot see that have their heads in the sand.
There is hope in the world when I see there are people who recognize these kinds of things. Listening to liberal shows and sites you begin to wonder if there are any rational people left in the world. Thanks.
Rock
Neo Conservative, thanks. You said:
ReplyDeleteNeed somewhere exciting to vacation this year... how about Mina, Saudi Arabia?
One of the great unspoken truths, a pink elephant in the room, is how barbaric some regions of the world still are. Plus, unfortunately, much of this barbarism is connected with one religion. Sad, but true.
I salute good Muslims who speak out and who present a level of civilized behavior to the world, but we all need to just keep pointing these things out. We need to be brave in the face of unjust accusations that we are being unfair. We aren't. The barbarians are the ones transgressing.
Thanks for contributing sanity to the discourse.
Rock
discoriggall, thanks for your comments, as usual. I do have to say though, that you and people who think like you are exactly the purpose of this blog.
ReplyDeleteI've visited your site. You are very clear in your thoughts and feelings, which I respect, but you are so full of anger and hatred, that you just make my continuing points.
Fine, it's a free world. You have a right to think and feel as you do.
Your anger, though, like all liberals', seems everlastingly to be directed at the good guys. The bad guys you admit are bad, but not so bad that they deserve death. The people who cheer Hussein's death, though, are monsters. I cannot and will not ever understand this point of view.
You said, Saddam Hussein was a monster, right? So, his death was a good thing, no? Oh, but this will mean the nasty terrorists will hate us even more now, right? Do I care? Am I supposed to avoid doing what is good because someone won't like me for it? Ditto with the invasion of Iraq."
But we're talking about making a better world, right? That should mean improving people's lives. I needn't explain what a good life is, it's the same for us all, more or less.
Now Saddam was a monster, so you say, good he was killed. I say, so how has that made our lives better?
It made our lives better, discoriggall, by providing a victory for good over evil, by eliminating a monster from our world, by bringing justice to a criminal, by stopping some people from being tortured and killed, and I could go on and on. Of course, none of this affects you, I know this. It affects me. These people who suffered under Saddam were my brothers. As I said, I realize that Saddam alive or dead means nothing to you and your latte-drinking friends—you still get to drink your drinks and criticize the good people in the world, and stand up for the bad ones. So, Saddam gone means nothing to you. I understand.
If he's made a martyr, and terrorism increases as a result, well then that has made our lives worse in general.
So this leaves me in the odd position of being able to say with ease that a conservative is being a blind idealist, and from a 'liberal' perspective, I am being a realist.
Yes, you're right. I believe in doing the right thing, without worrying about consequences. You believe in the "rationality" of Neville Chamberlain.
"I also believe that international relations for the most part, requires a light touch, like a safe-cracker, working gently to achieve his aims.
I prefer Regan telling the Soviets, "Tear down this wall," to your great example of "diplomacy," Kofi Annan, who never knew a terrorist he didn't kiss.
Furthermore, about ridding the world of monsters, I do hope you are campaigning for the invasion of Burma, Zimbabwe, North Korea - places with genuine inhumane dictators. I think you'd be better off starting there, rather than chastising Iran and Venezuela, which whatever you think of them, are much more democratic, and are harming their own people much less.
I know I'd rather be Venezuelan or Iranian than Burmese or Zimbabwian.
You do make some valid points here; I was being hyperbolic. But, yes, I am willing to fight monsters all over the world, starting with Iran, Korea, and Darfur. I have advocated going to war with Iran and Korea in past posts.
But I'll remain a minority in this opinion, I realize. Your strategy of appeasement, and a "light touch" will be the rule for these countries. As a result, both will have several nuclear weapons, and this may one day lead to a nuclear disaster, including a nuke going off near a Starbucks you love to frequent.
Rock
Empress Bee, you are so kind. You said:
ReplyDeletewell mr. rock i would like to wish you the very happiest of new year possible and thank you for all the kind thing you have said and done. i think your site is a service to the Blogesphere (with a capital B).
Thank you so much.
i try not to be political on my blog, but some days it is hard, sigh.... anyway, keep on keepin' on and the best to you and yours!!! Bee
Your blog is great without politics or with, either way. Anyway, thanks again, and best to you and yours too.
Rock
Sgt Dub, nice to hear from you. You said:
ReplyDeleteRock, as usual, a good post. I see one critic, she almost makes a valid point, until.....unless, I'm reading into it, that Saddam wasn't a genuine inhumane dictator? How could we have missed that? Well, back to the chopping block.
Saddam is not that bad--not as bad as Bush, right? Bush ought to be hanged, right? Just exaggerating, but that's the level of feeling it seems like. Such hatred against the good guys, such tolerance of evil.
Thanks for the site, and keep up the truth, and have a Happy New Year.
Thank you. I wish you a great New Year and short short time, but good things while you're there. Be safe. Thanks for all you do for us.
Rock
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ReplyDeleteHi Mr Rock, I visited discorggal’s site with thought of striking up some civil discourse. After reading his/her stuff I gave up. You are to be commended for your efforts to reach people, I try to do the same, sometimes it may be better to just jump off the bridge.........
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