Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire US Government
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P.J. O'Rouke explains the government
Journal Entry 2 by BlazeLaFlame at -- By Post Or By Hand - i.e. Ring, Trade, RABCK, Meet in St. Louis, Missouri USA on Monday, August 2, 2004
Released on Monday, August 02, 2004 at direct release to Spiritwolf in St. Louis, Missouri USA.
swapping books:)
thanks!
swapping books:)
thanks!
I used to have this as a book on tape, but it became lost in my move to St. Louis over two years ago. I can't wait to read it, but it came in the mail the same day as another book I traded for with another bookcrosser. This book has been requested by another bookcrosser in St. Louis, so when I'm done with it, I'll contact her and let her know it's available. :D
I read this book with lightning speed today (having crowbarred myself away from the fora!) and it's ready to pass along. I have e-mailed the interested party and am waiting for a reply. :)
I read this book with lightning speed today (having crowbarred myself away from the fora!) and it's ready to pass along. I have e-mailed the interested party and am waiting for a reply. :)
received from fellow bookcrosser spiritwolf922, to read and release! Thanks Spiritwolf!!!
I am trying to get caught up on all the RABCKs I have received from other bookcrossers...this one is on my list so I have started it today...so far, soo funny and soo true!
some excerpts:
"giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys"
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"What is this oozing behemoth, this fibrous tumor, this monster of power and expense hatched from the simple human desire for civic order? How did an allegedly free people spawn a vast, rampant cuttlefish of dominion with its tentacles in every orifice of the body politic?
The federal government of the United States of America takes away between a fifth and a quarter of all our money every year. That is eight times the Islamic zakat, the almsgiving required of believers of the Koran; it is double the tithe of the medieval church and twice the royal tribute that the prophet Samuel warned the Israelites against when they wanted him to anoint a ruler.
Our government gets more than thugs in a protection racket demand, more even than discarded first wives of famous rich men receive in divorce court. Then this government, swollen and arrogant with pelf, goes butting into our business. It checks the amount of tropical oils in our snack foods, tells us what kind of gasoline we can buy for our cars and how fast we can drive them, bosses us around about retirement, education and what's on t.v.; counts our noses and asks fresh questions about who's still living at home and how many bathrooms we have; decides whether the door to our office or shop should have steps or a wheelchair ramp; decrees the gender and complexion of the people to be hired there; lectures us on safe sex; dictates what we can sniff, smoke and swallow; and waylays young men, ships them to distant places and tells them to shoot people they don't even know."
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good stuff. will journal again when I finish...
some excerpts:
"giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys"
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"What is this oozing behemoth, this fibrous tumor, this monster of power and expense hatched from the simple human desire for civic order? How did an allegedly free people spawn a vast, rampant cuttlefish of dominion with its tentacles in every orifice of the body politic?
The federal government of the United States of America takes away between a fifth and a quarter of all our money every year. That is eight times the Islamic zakat, the almsgiving required of believers of the Koran; it is double the tithe of the medieval church and twice the royal tribute that the prophet Samuel warned the Israelites against when they wanted him to anoint a ruler.
Our government gets more than thugs in a protection racket demand, more even than discarded first wives of famous rich men receive in divorce court. Then this government, swollen and arrogant with pelf, goes butting into our business. It checks the amount of tropical oils in our snack foods, tells us what kind of gasoline we can buy for our cars and how fast we can drive them, bosses us around about retirement, education and what's on t.v.; counts our noses and asks fresh questions about who's still living at home and how many bathrooms we have; decides whether the door to our office or shop should have steps or a wheelchair ramp; decrees the gender and complexion of the people to be hired there; lectures us on safe sex; dictates what we can sniff, smoke and swallow; and waylays young men, ships them to distant places and tells them to shoot people they don't even know."
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good stuff. will journal again when I finish...
A very entertaining and accurate portrayal of government. I enjoyed this book very much. Passing it along to keep it moving.
