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July 28, 2005
www.killbush.net
So there's this website called "Kill Bush, Vol 1" at the provocative url www.killbush.net. What to think?
Obviously, "Kill Bush" is the kind of phrase that seems like a highly questionable one for public discourse, least ways while Bush is president. A "Kill Reagan" site or a "Kill Lincoln" site would be different, as they are long dead. Even a "Kill Carter" site wouldn't be quite as provocative, in that he's not commander in chief now.
But it's understandable that many folks will not be amused by talk that seems to be advocating the assassination of the sitting president, particularly while we're at war. That's really, really pushing the out boundaries of acceptability.
The obvious defense for the site would be that the title is not meant literally. "Kill Bush" is a play on the classic Quentin Tarantino movie "Kill Bill." They even noted the "Vol 1" in their page title, and have a shilouette of Uma Thurman bearing her sword.
That's pushing it for an excuse, though. For starters, in the movie "kill Bill" was absolutely meant literally. Plus, they're selling "Kill Bush" t-shirts. Also, they do absolutely nothing else with the "Kill Bill" conceit other than the title, and that Uma logo. On the other hand, by the same token, other than that title, they do absolutely nothing else with the "Kill Bush" theme.
The website seems to be somewhat elaborate in how it's put together, though the content is pretty much pinko boilerplate. US = BAD, Israel = BAD.
"The real face of terror: USA One hundred years of oppression." Blah, blah, blah.
There also, however, appears to be video and such, and some anti-Bush video games. I didn't get very far with the anti-Bush game, however, coming in on a dialup connection. The video had descriptions in Spanish, apparently, so el gringo Al has no idea. The thumbnails of the still images had pretty much of the standard Bushhitler schtick.
The site obviously is intellectually nothing, though the video game might be mildly entertaining. Hulk Hogan is used apparently as a player figure in the game. Wonder how he would appreciate being in an "anti-Bush" game at killbush.net?
I won't pretend to understand the finer points of the legal system enough to tease out the nuance of how this fits into law, but they're really pushing their luck with this foolishness. I would be inclined to tolerate this, but I'm SO not going to want to hear their boo-hoo hooing when some humorless Secret Service agents come sniffing around and asking questions.
posted by Al at 7/28/2005 02:14:00 AM
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