"Hitch" <hitch@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Lastly, I also suspect that Berg is more interested in Dune as an Iraq
War
> allegory, and less about the sci-fi. JMHO. Nothing wrong with Dune as
> political commentary - after all, it IS political commentary - but I
> prefer it as FH's political commentary, not someone else's spin
thereupon.
Indeed.
This 2004 spoof *should* serve as a warning to those who read what they
want
into Dune:
http://www.sgtstryker.com/
***
The Democratic Debate
***
"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the first Democratic
primary
debate of 2004. I'm Jim Lehrer and I will be the moderator for tonight's
debate. We'll begin with Congressman Kucinich. Mr. Kucinich, you've
criticized President Bush for the War with Iraq and the subsequent
post-war
situation. If you had been President, what would you have done
differently?"
"Well, Jim-"
"Mr. Kucinich, we are neither friends nor intimates. Such familiarity is
inappropriate for this forum and indicates a lack of respect for myself
and
the viewing audience. You will address me as 'Mr. Lehrer.'"
"Uh...Mr. Lehrer, I believe President Bush's illegal war in Iraq hurt our
credibility abroad and began the first steps towards dictator****p in our
own
country. Unlike the selected President, I have a greater understanding of
the Middle East and its people. You see, the 'Fremen', who've lived in
that
desert land for ages, are awaiting the voice from the stars who will
deliver
them from the Harkkonens, which is what they call the Bush
Administration."
"Mr. Kucinich, you are obviously referring to 'Dune", a story set
thousands
of years in the future, involving a desert planet that is the only source
of
the spice melange in the Universe. The Fremen, a zen-sunni sect, were a
wandering and persecuted people vaguely reminiscent of the Bedouin. Their
language and customs, while a fanciful variant of Arabic, are not Arabic,
but rather the interesting creation of a gifted and quirky Westerner."
"But-"
"Mr. Kucinich, the book can be interpreted as a metaphor of the Middle
East
and its oil, but it is not an accurate depiction of the Middle East or its
people. Governer Dean, you'd like to respond to Mr. Kucinich?"
"Unlike my opponent, I do know that Dune is a metaphor. It's also my
favorite book in the Bible,"
"Mr. Dean, Dune is not a book in the Bible. It is a work of fiction from
the
mind of Frank Herbert and was published in 1965."
"I'd like to give a shout-out to all my friends and sup****ters tonight. I
will treat you well, my sweet angels, so help me Jesus!"
"Mr. Dean-"
***
--Ty
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