NH Man Dies of Conservatism

[stickdog]

Man Dies of Conservatism

Flintskin, New Hampshire (Reuters)

Millard Pruning, a lifelong conservative Republican died at his home in New Hampshire today after refusing to exhale. In a message scrawled as the man’s face turned the color of a grape, Mr. Pruning stated, “I worked hard to breathe the air in. It’s my air, I worked hard to get it, and I don’t intend to breathe it out any longer simply to allow people who haven’t worked as hard to breathe as I have, to breathe it in. It’s un-American to redistribute air in this manner.”

Calling the current respiratory system “communistic” the man ended his message with the line, “I’ve always stood on my own two feet,” before keeling over into the arms of his distraught wife, whose father had employed the man for many years. A memorial service will be held tomorrow evening at the American Enterprise Institute in the nation’s capital. The eulogy will be delivered by Milton Friedman.

More information:

http://www.breathing.com/articles/breath-holding.htm

[kimchi]

1. Heehee

That was cute.

[maveric]

2. Good, more air for us.

What a fucking moron!

[mhr]

3. Killing Conservatives One Breath At A Time - What A Great Idea!

eom

[Kanary]

4. link for the story?

[Big_AJ]

5. If this really happened,

he was nutty as a fruitcake and in no way does his death cast
any shadow over Conservatism.  But is does show a certain lack
in sympathy with a poor benighted brother human.

AJ

[PROGRESSIVE1]

6. Actually, it shows how sick Conservatives have become over the...

years.

[SpiralHawk]

7. Show some sympathy for NH's Old Man, AJ. He died, too

The Old Man of the Mountain loses face


May 3, 2003 -- high up on the flank of Cannon Mountain in Franconia Notch, NH, the Old Man of the Mountain lost his face - literally -- the day after G.W. Bush pulled his public relations stunt on the aircraft carrier Abe Lincoln ("Mission Accomplished") off the coast of San Diego, CA.

I was struck by the sequence of events. Bush prances on Abe Lincoln deck, the noble Old Man loses face immediately thereafter on the far side of the continent. What's that all about?

Bush Prances Carrier Deck in Flight Suit - May 2, 2003
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2993415.stm

Old Man story - May 3, 2003:
http://gonewengland.about.com/cs/nhhistory/l/bloldmanofmtn.htm

For NH -- and for all who had ever seen him -- the collapse of the granite face was a First Class tragedy -- for the Old Man was a symbol of honesty, dignity, and honor -- and he seemed eternal.

I always thought of the Old Man's profile as embodying the same qualities as Old "Honest Abe" Lincoln, whose profile is so familiar to us from the penny. So I was deeply saddened to see him "lose face," and could not help but note that it came right after Bush pulled his PR stunt on the deck of our nation's Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier.

After presenting false reasons for war to America, to our soldiers and to the world, what right did Bush have to celebrate himself and "Declare Victory"? Hundreds of our soldiers have died and been wounded since that day, not to mention the ongoing misery for their families at home and the families in Iraq.

At the time I took this monumental "loss of face" in the Granite State as a sign that the appointed pResident was comporting himself without honor. After all, as we now know the Iraq war is based completely on fabrications, and Iraq had no connection to 9/11. This is a war -- a Crusade -- of aggression, torture, and conquest. That's why our young men and women are dying over there -- it has nothing to do with national defense or our true honor.

Now I see things in a different light. I see the loss of face of the Old Man of the Mountain as an Omen that G.W. Bush may well lose face before the voters of the US.

Will the truth emerge? Will Bush be unmasked for who he really is before or during the US election? We shall see.