Friday, August 21, 2009


ORIGINATORS
IMITATORS
and
COPYCATS
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Imitators can't originate.
That's their saving grace.
But it's also everyone else's downfall,
since it's exactly "because" they can't originate,
that they've become experts at imitation.

Ever since American Idol was originated, dozens of similar competitions have been started in the US and elsewhere, and it's almost comical, how every one of those imitations follows the exact same protocol of having 3 judges, two of whom are male, and one of whom, is a female.

This summer, getting individuals out of foreign jails and back into their own country, was originated by Bill Clinton, who flew to North Korea and somehow managed to get 2 American reporters out of jail and back into the US.

Then, US Senator Jim Webb simply flew to Burma, secured a rare interview with Suu Kyi, and got Burma's military oppressors to return an imprisoned American named Yettaw to him, and to let him take that guy back to the States.

Yesterday, Scotland released a convicted and jailed terrorist who may or may not have been guilty (no one will ever know) and allowed the Libyan government to pick him up in a Libyan jet (flight #103 - the same number as the exploded Pan-Am #103.....no doubt a private joke for Ghadafi).....and to fly him back to Libya, where he received a hero's welcome.

So now, there remains the problem of 3
AMERICAN HIKERS
who were jailed by Iran for having crossed the Iranian border, and who definitely need saving.....leaving us all to wonder who'll be the hero to accomplish that?
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