Bush as the 'Mad Hatter'

[sasha031]

It is as if we have all fallen down the rabbit hole and landed in the middle of the world's largest insane tea party. With nonsensical answerless riddles, and preposterous double-speak as the daily party line.

We have our own "Mad Hatter" resident in the White House, presiding over the insane global policy of death and destruction. With each passing day within the unrealistic cocoon he has spun for himself, he grows increasingly madder and madder.

Was George W. Bush always mad? Or was it just his ascension to the throne of power that drove him to madness? Catching a whiff of unbridled power will certainly do that to some men; especially someone with the weak and insignificant persona of a George W. Bush.

As Alice said to the Cat: "But I don't want to go among mad people." "Oh, you can't help that, said the Cat; We're all mad here. I'm Mad. You're mad." "How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice. "You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn't have come here." -- (From "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll).

Indeed, it would appear that we are all mad, because we are here, in the midst of Bush's lunacy. There is no getting away from it, like a trip on bad acid, we try to ride it out or talk ourselves back to reality. But like Alice, we are no longer certain what is real and what is not -- since nothing is as it seems.
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_429.shtml

[leftchick]

1. omg this is perfect! We need a bush hatter photoshop now!

:)

[sasha031]

2. I know when I saw the headline,

we should call him the mad hatter, it will catch on

[StClone]

3. In the last paragraph..."we are all mad."

Madness is, as madness does; and Bush is one mad m_____f___er. Of course, we collectively share his madness by virtue of our apathy, stupidity, ignorance or worse. We are all mad.

To allow a madman the reins of the most powerful forces humanity has ever created, we had to be mad.

[muriel_volestrangler]

4. Some bits in this certainly ring true

`I'm a poor man,' the Hatter went on, `and most things twinkled after that--only the March Hare said--'

`I didn't!' the March Hare interrupted in a great hurry.

`You did!' said the Hatter.

`I deny it!' said the March Hare.

`He denies it,' said the King: `leave out that part.'

`Well, at any rate, the Dormouse said--' the Hatter went on, looking anxiously round to see if he would deny it too: but the Dormouse denied nothing, being fast asleep.

`After that,' continued the Hatter, `I cut some more bread-and-butter--'

`But what did the Dormouse say?' one of the jury asked.

`That I can't remember,' said the Hatter.

`You must remember,' remarked the King, `or I'll have you executed.'

The miserable Hatter dropped his teacup and bread-and-butter, and went down on one knee. `I'm a poor man, your Majesty,' he began.

`You're a very poor speaker,' said the King.

Here one of the guinea-pigs cheered, and was immediately suppressed by the officers of the court. (As that is rather a hard word, I will just explain to you how it was done. They had a large canvas bag, which tied up at the mouth with strings: into this they slipped the guinea-pig, head first, and then sat upon it.)

`I'm glad I've seen that done,' thought Alice. `I've so often read in the newspapers, at the end of trials, "There was some attempts at applause, which was immediately suppressed by the officers of the court," and I never understood what it meant till now.'

`If that's all you know about it, you may stand down,' continued the King.

`I can't go no lower,' said the Hatter: `I'm on the floor, as it is.'

`Then you may sit down,' the King replied.

Here the other guinea-pig cheered, and was suppressed.

`Come, that finished the guinea-pigs!' thought Alice. `Now we shall get on better.'

Trying to blame others, especially those who can't defend themselves; unable to remeber vital evidence; a poor speaker; and the suppression of people when they cheer someone criticising him. It's a bit of a shame that Alice was so pleased to see the guinea-pigs suppressed - maybe she's Condalice?