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June 19, 2008
Don Schrader: A Natural for BHO's Cabinet
When it comes to picking a Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Barack Obama need look no farther than Don Schrader. An old puff piece in New Mexico's Daily Lobo glowingly reports that he's been a member of the University of New Mexico community since 1970, when he came to Albuquerque as a conscientious objector to the Vietnam War. Schrader has used a local public access channel to advocate poverty, pacifism, and environmental extremism. Evidently sharing possible Energy Secretary Al Gore's belief that the internal combustion engine is "a mortal threat … more deadly than that of any military enemy," he refuses to ride in vehicles.
There's more:
Schrader also practices urine therapy. He began the therapy in 1999 and drinks one to five cups of his own urine every day.
"This has been practiced for thousands of years all over the world," he said.
Schrader said urine contains hundreds of nutrients and is healthy for the skin.
"There have been multitudes of people all over the world, for many centuries, healing almost every disease known to human kind by urine therapy," he said. "It is tried and true. There is no hocus pocus."
Schrader said his other convictions are to be a homosexual and a nudist. He said he didn't know of the existence of homosexuality until he was in his 30s.
"That's how ignorant we were of such things," he said. "It's especially ironic that 43 years later, I am the most well-known openly gay man in the city."
But wait, there could be a problem…
Schrader said the most important conviction is to not pay federal taxes. He has not paid federal income tax for 27 years and has pledged never to pay again. He said he refuses to pay to murder people.
"I have come to see that for me, as a conscientious objector to all war, to pay federal income tax to train other people — largely the poor and people of color — to become professional hired killers for Uncle Sam, for the U.S. empire, to murder on command with no conscience, would be more evil than for me to be a soldier myself," he said.
An aversion to taxes won't win him any friends in an Obamination Administration.
But even on taxes, both his motives and his methods are pure. He dodges the taxman by scrupulously avoiding work, thereby earning so little money that he doesn't owe any. This dovetails nicely with Michelle Obama's helpful advice that college grads not pursue the American dream.
On a tip from Matt L.
Posted by Van Helsing at June 19, 2008 6:56 AM
Comments
Well there is one important thing you've overlooked Van.
It will n longer be called the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, but the Ministry of Happiness, Truth and Leisure.
Rationed health care (Happiness)
Political Indoctrination instead of Education (Truth)
Everyone will be on welfare since there will be no work under an OBAMmunist system (Leisure)
Posted by: Walter Mondale at June 19, 2008 7:13 AM
I lived in Albuquerque for 10 years... most of those in Don's neighborhood. The local free paper "The Alibi", in it's annual 'Best of Burque' issue, has listed Don as "Best Local Crackpot" for the last 12 or 13 years running.
One night I was flipping channels and came across his public access show. He's actually pretty articulate... he was talking about El Salvador & foreign interference (not just U.S.) and meddling there. I didn't agree with a lot he had to say, but I'd seen him around & had always thought he was just another nutjob; I gave him a listen for about 15 minutes and was amazed at how well-spoken his argument was (even though I didn't agree with it).
Then the camera pulled back, and he was standing next to one of his protest placards that read, "MAN + MAN = HOT SEX".
Ya lost me, Don. *Click*.
Posted by: hiram13pm at June 19, 2008 8:17 AM
Piss, it does a body good.
Got Piss?
This is a sick individual.
Posted by: sam.i.am at June 19, 2008 9:09 AM
All liberals may not be as wretched as this (I dunno what...for cryin out loud) but they certainly seem to cluster toward disgusting belief systems.
Posted by: Fiberal at June 19, 2008 10:16 AM
You have to make a certain amount of money in order to owe federal income taxes. Him saying he refuses to pay taxes is like me saying I refuse to fly to Mars. Won't do it, and you can't make me.
Posted by: Jimbo at June 19, 2008 10:39 AM
Another narcissistic liberal who gets his self confidence from eating (and drinking) his own product.
Posted by: Mockinbird at June 19, 2008 10:45 AM
I sent in the tip for this article (thanks, Van), and I want to apologize to anyone who read this around lunch or dinner time.
Posted by: matt at June 19, 2008 10:51 AM
>"This has been practiced for thousands of years all over the world," he said.>
"By renowned village idiots," added someone on the internet.
Posted by: KHarn at June 19, 2008 6:05 PM
So, does Schrader post as 'DAN QUAYLE' or hashfanatic?
Posted by: V the K at June 19, 2008 7:52 PM
REMEMBER, THE ONLY CHOICE FOR TRUE PROGRESSIVES POSING AS DAN QUAYLE FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IS WALTER MONDALE FOR PRESIDENT 08!
Posted by: Walter Mondale at June 19, 2008 8:14 PM
