Volume 1 Issue 6

Letter from the Editor:

I think I have at least a small insight into the feelings of the men who fought against their brothers during civil war. What do you do when your family, or least a member of your family, differs vastly in his/her political beliefs? A close friend deals of mine deals with his hugely Republican brother by simply avoiding all political discussion. This seems to work for him. But what happens when you have a relative who won'’t abide by such a peace keeping agreement? I tend to think that the left, as we have decided to label it here in America, is similar to a non-missionary religion, and the right is one who actively strives to recruit new members. By my very nature I am one who thinks people have the right to believe what they want - this goes against any sort of forced conversion of my brother. He on the other hand loves to try and get me to convert -– he is convinced when I grow up (I am 31 years old), have children, or own a house, my opinions will change. I am only able to tell him that I will take care of his children in event I have to shoot him when the revolution finally arrives.

Perhaps you have a strategy for dealing with your politically ignorant family members? Maybe you buy them a subscription to the Nation, maybe you sneak by at four in the morning to steal their edition of the Wall Street Journal? Stop by the blog and give CHOKE your ideas ( I sense a book deal coming on).

I have a few more things to clear up before I meander on to the news and the latest neck that needs wringing. This issue will have to make up for the weekend edition. I apologize for this as I was stranded at a "men'’s weekend"” that really was the equivalent to indentured servitude. Perhaps, if chores at the parent's place was something I did not do on a regular basis this male bonding experience would have been more worthwhile. Not that the company of the men in my family is bad, but if any of you have enjoyed the complexities of step family dynamics you understand that being the odd man out is often stressful.

It's Neck Wringin' Time:

You knew it would happen. It's almost too easy, and there are far too many reasons to include on at this newspaper. But we have to wring George's neck. Yeah, the George that stole the White House, the George that sent us to war, the George that bought the news, the George that moved money from programs that help people to programs that fuck them over, the George with a little brain ( so little we will forthwith call him george with a little g). george with a little g needs a major choke session. george with a little g is a menace, a child molesting mafia nazi, and a traitor. He has betrayed the American people and has cast us back to the dark ages. CHOKE would like to take this moment to call on everyone to use our constitutional right to overthrow the government, or at least throw george with a little g out of office. If your down, drop by house sometime soon - we'll get something together.

Tomorrow we may still be chokin' george with a little g. But we may not. It all depends. I have a job interview with a reputable company who will probably fire me if they find out I write this blog. Isn't this country great!

Peace and love,
O