MAY 1999
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America the Beautiful?
PETE GRADOWSKI
Isn't America a great country? We have a president who lies. This same man
bombed another country to get attention off of him for awhile about this whole
Lewinsky thing. We have a corrupt police department that has agendas and quotas. They are
racist and arrest people based on stereotypes. If the assault and batter someone
they get a slap on the wrist, and later get cheered on by their buddies. We have high school students having babies, which only adds to our housing
problem. My city has recently built apartment houses on the light rail station
near my house. These residents are expected to pay twenty five hundred dollars a
month. That's only for the cheap apartments. It overlooks the beautiful Lake
Almaden which is really a pond. Kids relieve themselves in it, mercury
contaminates it, and it is only about 4 feet deep. Where can I get an
application? We have presidential elections that don't matter. The electoral college
picks the president. It's not fair to begin with. It's just a popularity
contest. My neighborhood used to have a bunch of mom and pop owned stores. They have
all been bought out by major companies. I see Starbuck's on every corner, as
well as Jamba Juice, and McDonalds. Everyone is out to make a buck. The real
meaning of life is how much money you are worth. Morals mean nothing. Many
small computer businesses are established in the hope of getting bought by
Microsoft. Culture had been replaced with Action movies, with no plots. These movies are
one step up from porn. All movies now are either porn thinly disguised or
remakes of old television shows. They are currently planning to make a live
action Scooby Doo film. We already have the Brady Bunch, and sequel under our
belts. If all else fails we can always remake classics. Gus Van Sant remade
"Psycho"...shot by shot. Prices are rising. How do we celebrate? Let's recreate dollar bills. There
are new 20's, 50's and 100's. That's not good enough. Let's redesign coins.
Coins! The mint is now creating new quarters with different designs on the
back. One design for each state, released in the order the states entered into
the union. America the Beautiful. My ass. It's corrupt, and they are just very good at
hiding all the flaws. We as a people don't know half the things that are going
on in the government. I have to go look at my new dollar bills. Maybe they'll
redesign the penny next. Won't that be great? * * * * | |||||
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