"SAVE THE LATVIANS. SAVE THE WORLD"

A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF POLITICALLY INCORRECT RANTING
Our apologies to ANY Latvian-Sympathizers out there.


Dateline CNN.com: 11/28/2006
"President Bush (speaking at the University of Latvia) says he won't pull troops out of Iraq 'before the mission is complete.' "

Xen to Sassette:
So... the great " Decider" is speaking at the University of Latvia.

No, really.

Are they KIDDING? Can't you just see a bunch of kids with gray Champion brand sweatshirts that say "U of L" all standing in the "quad" (meaning DIRT SQUARE), cheering and running their mascot (a GOAT) back and forth in front of the stage?
I mean, like, Latvia is next to ESTONIA, which I am pretty sure is known for being in Dilbert Cartoons (OK, so it's ELBONIA, but , like, whatever... that's what he meant , I know it).

Can't you see the protests at the Bush Speech and ole U of L?
Signs ... "Down with Bush ~ Borat for President" ............... that kind of thing.

And of course, there is the university seal...

Not to mention their celebration of LIGO. (see Wikipedia info & link below)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvia
"One of the most striking features of Latvian culture to visitors is the mid-summer festival of Ligo or Jāņi - a celebration of the summer solstice and the feast day of St. John the Baptist. Whilst ostensibly a Christian festival, its pagan roots are unmistakable. Ligo takes place every year on the night between June 23rd and 24th, the shortest night of the year. It is customary for people to go to the countryside for Ligo, traditionally wreaths of leaves and flowers are worn on the head. If a man is named Jānis (John) the wreath will be made of oak leaves. In the early evening of the 23rd, fires are lit around which people will chat, sing and dance until the early hours of the following day. It is considered lucky to jump over these fires. Cheese flavoured with caraway and a drink made from birch sap are traditional fare at Ligo firesides. Throughout the night it is not unusual to see young couples slip quietly off into the woods in search of a non-existent "fern flower"- these liaisons are not considered unseemly nor are they generally remarked upon the next day. Latvians love their crepes."

I love the part where they make only guys named Janis wear oak leaves on their head .... Ummm..whaaa?
And 'Janus' means 'John'. And part of the "tradition" is to go off into the woods and have illicit couplings...
Which is OBVIOUSLY where the term "John" comes from regarding prostitution....
Or not.

In ANY case,,, this is definitely where the leader of the free world needs to be speaking. If we don't have Latvia, the world is lost.

Sassette replies:
Exactly HOW do those last two sentences go together?

"Throughout the night it is not unusual to see young couples slip quietly off into the woods in search of a non-existent "fern flower"- these liaisons are not considered unseemly nor are they generally remarked upon the next day. Latvians love their crepes."

Hee. Crepes. Is that what we’re calling it these days? "

I guess it's because EVERYONE KNOWS that the best way to a "John's" heart is through... CREPES.

It's a well known fact.