[...] Vonnegut takes an easy chair across from Prof. Manuel Luis Martinez, a poet and teacher of writing. He grabs Martinez and semi-whispers into his ear (and the mike) “What can I say here?”
Martinez urges candor.
“Well,” says Vonnegut, “I just want to say that George W. Bush is the syphilis president.”
The students seem to agree.
“The only difference between Bush and Hitler,” Vonnegut adds, “is that Hitler was elected.”
“You all know, of course, that the election was stolen. Right here.”
Off to a flying start, Vonnegut explains that this will be his “last speech for money.” He can’t remember the first one, but it was on a campus long, long ago, and this will be the end.
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Kurt makes a number of good points and his speach is quite entertaining. But that’s what he’s famous for. He jabs and strikes with common truths that just make you go, why didn’t I think of that. I can’t really see the resemblance between Bush and Hitler, except in one place. The loss of Civil Liberties and the power he’s given to a select group. But you have to give the man his due, he knows how to grab an audience and leave them thinking.
Tags: Humor, Interesting, Irony, OpEd
