Joss' Post Today on WHEDONesque 10/21

POSTED BY: dietcoke
UPDATED: Friday, October 22, 2004 12:20
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DIETCOKE

Thursday, October 21, 2004 5:46 PM

Joss' posted this today on WHEDONesque. Not that I'm promoting it in anyway, but I thought some folks would be interested. Here it is:

Hey guys. I wanted to post on the thread about the fund-raiser, but it's long gone. So I'll post on the X-Men thread instead.

The truth about the X-Men is...

...much less important than this election. Much less important than putting someone in the White House who knows the difference between leading and bullying. I'm here to confirm that I will be doing the phone-party on Saunday and I'm urging any and everyone to attend one or even host one. (Highstakes2004.com.) I plan to be incredibly funny and insightful, or mention some people who have been in the past. We can talk about politics, we can talk about Buffy, we can talk about car maintenence (though I'll mostly just listen at that point) and I will once and for all tell you all what IS going on with the X-Men. And then we can talk about politics some more.

So many people are acting like there's little difference between Kerry and Bush and that is not the case. If you're for Bush I doubt I can sway you but if you're one of those people grumbling about politicians all being the same I'm begging you to look hard at the facts and at the smirking face of the man who is doing more damage to this country than any president in my lifetime. We cannot let apathy decide our fate. I'm sounding all soapbox-y but I am truly afraid for our economic infrastucture, our dwindling natural reserves and most of all our place in the world. We need to act.

Uh, and it'll be... fun...

It will. Insane Phone Posse, and for a great cause. Get in. I'll stay on the phone as long as anyone will listen. Let freedom ring, unless it's on vibrate. Can we pretend I didn't say that?

www.highstakes2004.com.
joss | October 21, 07:36 CET

SUCCATASH

Thursday, October 21, 2004 5:53 PM

"Some Republican Whedon fanboy's head just exploded reading that" - TallBoy

"Gott kann dich nicht vor mir beschuetzen, weil ich nicht boese bin."

MANIACNUMBERONE

Thursday, October 21, 2004 6:37 PM

Here is yet one more fantastic reason why I love Joss.
Go Joss!!
If he only manages to change one person's point of view, he's the shizz.

AURAPTOR

Thursday, October 21, 2004 6:57 PM

Oh bloody hell -
The only 'damage' that Bush is doing is to the terrorist who murdered 3,000 fellow US citizens and quite possibly to the pathetic extremist on the far fringes of the Left wing.

W has my vote! ( but sadly, this time W don't stand for Whedon )

Bush / Cheney 2004

Because Kerry is an elitist, egotistical, lying, ass hole who will sell off America's soveriegnty to the higest bidder in the U.N.

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

BADGERSHAT

Thursday, October 21, 2004 7:08 PM

Didn't Georgie-poo say something once about "He can run but he can't hide" in regards to Osama bin Laden? And, isn't that exactly what ObL went and did for three years so far?

Not sure I can side with you about Kerry lying, unless you're willing to also acknowledge a less than truthful-ness in Dubya. No politician tells the entire truth, and no politician is, in my opinion, fully trustworthy. But Dubya's an idiot who's getting lots of our troops killed every day, and what have we accomplished?

We've pissed off entire regions of the planet who don't like us to begin with. We brought "democracy" to a place that didn't really want it.

I say, get the troops home, mind our own damn business, and have every of the 50 states run themselves.

And as far as damage, how about giving massive tax breaks to companies that take jobs overseas?

At least Kerry hasn't had a chance to fuck up yet.

--Jefé The Hat

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--Don't bother trying to predict, figure out, second guess, criticize, or suggest anything that comes from the mind of Joss Whedon, for you shall usually be wrong, and shall find out the Truth and Purpose in due time.
(This is the Truth of Whedoning)
"I like smackin 'em"--Jayne

DIETCOKE

Thursday, October 21, 2004 7:11 PM

Personally I don't like artists to mix with religon or politics. (It's kind of a separation of church and state thing for me.) If you saw "Team America" you will see Trey Parker doesn't either.

That being said, I still love Joss and look forward to reading about what he had to say at these house parties.

AURAPTOR

Thursday, October 21, 2004 7:18 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by BadgersHat:
Didn't Georgie-poo say something once about "He can run but he can't hide" in regards to Osama bin Laden? And, isn't that exactly what ObL went and did for three years so far?

Not sure I can side with you about Kerry lying, unless you're willing to also acknowledge a less than truthful-ness in Dubya. No politician tells the entire truth, and no politician is, in my opinion, fully trustworthy. But Dubya's an idiot who's getting lots of our troops killed every day, and what have we accomplished?

We've pissed off entire regions of the planet who don't like us to begin with. We brought "democracy" to a place that didn't really want it.

I say, get the troops home, mind our own damn business, and have every of the 50 states run themselves.

And as far as damage, how about giving massive tax breaks to companies that take jobs overseas?

At least Kerry hasn't had a chance to fuck up yet.

--Jefé The Hat

OBL is likely dead. Seen any of his videos lately? No, neither have I.

Kerry lying? Cambodia at Christmas time - Our soldiers ( himself included ) are war criminals - he doesn't own an SUV....etc.

Only the zealots hate us over there, and W is dealing w/ them. Many actually DON'T hate us, but don't look for that on the CBS nightly news.

There were no 'massive' tax cuts given. Period. Most economist think the tax cuts could / should have been larger, but that spending needs to be cut WAY back. Like bailing out the airline industry, perscription drug bennies, farm subsidies...oh, but wait... folks LIKE it when THEY get $, just not when someone ELSE gets it. Geee, think Kerry won't do more of the same? There's a bridge in Brooklyn for ya if you do....

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

AURAPTOR

Thursday, October 21, 2004 7:20 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by dietcoke:
Personally I don't like artists to mix with religon or politics. (It's kind of a separation of church and state thing for me.) If you saw "Team America" you will see Trey Parker doesn't either.

That being said, I still love Joss and look forward to reading about what he had to say at these house parties.

Ditto.

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

BADGERSHAT

Thursday, October 21, 2004 7:28 PM

Never said Kerry wasn't a lying sack of shit. Just that he's not the ONLY lying sack of shit.

And, at the risk of offense, there's ARE war criminals in our own nation's armed forces. Don't believe it? There's this bridge in Brooklyn...

--Jefé The Hat

***************************
--Don't bother trying to predict, figure out, second guess, criticize, or suggest anything that comes from the mind of Joss Whedon, for you shall usually be wrong, and shall find out the Truth and Purpose in due time.
(This is the Truth of Whedoning)
"I like smackin 'em"--Jayne

BROWNCOAT1

Thursday, October 21, 2004 7:33 PM

Let me preface this by saying I consider every Browncoat here a friend and a comrade, regardless of their political beliefs.

That being said, shouldn't this be moved to the Real World Event Discussion area, instead of General Firefly?

Just saying.

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