Where the Snakes Went When Driven From Ireland

Hear Ye – Hear Ye – Hear Ye – This is What Democracy Looks Like in South Boston, Ma., in the Land of Change, March 15, 2009.

A million spectators will be lining the streets of a parade wherein brigades of young, in the main, minority children, in quasi-military uniform, will be marching to applause of enthusiastic parents urging their children (who will not have to fear theirs being the future generation of deranged veterans homeless in the streets) to wave flags in support of “shock and awe” bombings of “other” peoples worldwide. At a time when a jury in Maine finds anti-war demonstrators not guilty in court, voices for peace in South Boston are barred from participating by the appropriately named “professional” rear-echelon veteran “Wacko”Hurley — Military Families Speak Out, South Boston Residents for Peace, Veterans for Peace, Code Pink, Iraq Veterans Against the War.

Endorsing this charade at a preceding breakfast, and solving the mystery of where the snakes ended up when St. Partick drove them out of Ireland, will be the Massachusetts’ political establishment, led by Senator Jack Hart and Congressman Stephen Lynch, Ex-President Bush’s cornerstones of propaganda for our current illegal/immoral war, The Governor, the Clergy, American Legion, and possibly the President by Satellite stoking tears of hilarity and sentiment that people nominally viewed askance in South Boston without a proper identification tag “Out,” Blacks, Gays, Lesbians, Peace Activists, etc., can overcome the “swill of discrimination” by wearing green once a year.

Rumor has it that the Peace groups barred from participating in the parade may “strategically” assemble on Castle Island where a maypole is to be erected they can dance around and hug one another and wave flags……..in peace. Democracy indeed!

tony