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We all know I loves me some Keith Olbermann Special Comments, and this one is no exception:

Wow, I wish I had a friend in the White House who would commute my sentence when I committed a felony.

On second thought, when I think of having Asshat as a friend and the favors Scooter is going to have to perform to make up for this…well, maybe being someone’s prison bitch is preferable to being someone’s White House bitch.

I would like to salute Jimmy Carter for calling Asshat’s administration the worst in history for its impact around the world. And I would like to shoot the chick on the radio this morning who said “Well, Carter’s approval rating as President was just as bad.”

Let’s review: Jimmy Carter was President when Iran and Iraq had shut off oil production, raising gas prices to new highs. Um, not his fault. Gas prices reached all new highs today because of…oh yeah, that war Dubya started. Completely Asshat’s fault.

Carter was President during the Iran Hostage Crisis. And he worked tirelessly to get the hostages released, even when he knew that he wasn’t going to get anything political out of it (in fact they were released just minutes after Reagan was sworn in), because he is a good human being. Our people being held hostage now? Oh yeah, they’re in that situation because of that war Dubya started. And you don’t see him working for their release.

Economics under Carter, not so good because of OPEC slowing production and residual payments for the Vietnam War, neither of which were his fault. Economics under Asshat, pretty crappy (yeah, sure the job situation looks good – if you want to work at Wal-Mart). Because of that war he started.

Although I was very small when Carter was President, and don’t really remember his term so well, I don’t think there was a war that he started in a place where no one wanted us to begin with killing our people and that country’s people. Whereas Asshat…well, you get the picture. In short, Jimmy Carter = decent President who meant well but had a lot of shit go against him, Asshat = worst President ever entirely through his own doing.

History lesson over.

And far more eloquently than I do when I rant. Plus, he gives more facts. As per Aimee’s request, here is Keith Olbermann’s response to Asshat’s latest stupidity. Note that he also says Iran is on the target list – Keith and I are in agreement, but this is one thing I would’ve liked to have been wrong about.

To wake up in a country that finally has a government with checks and balances? I don’t know about you, but to me it feels pretty damned good. It gives me hope that this country is still my country, the one that I grew up thinking was the greatest place in the world. It reaffirms my faith in the election process, a faith that had been beaten, bruised, and trampled on by the past two Presidential elections. And it gives me a glimmer of hope that the rest of the world will realize that not everyone in America is a clueless, warmongering, asshole sheep. Hello, world! We’re doing what we can to turn this mess around, and what we did yesterday proved it!

However, Democrats in the majority doesn’t mean anything if they don’t back up their campaign promises. This is where Mr. Lincoln’s “government of the people, by the people, for the people” comes in. We got them into office because we wanted a change. We have to stay on their asses to make sure we get that change. It’s very easy to sit back and say “Oh, they’re in office, they can do whatever they want.” But as we’ve found out during the Asshat Reign of Terror, the easy course is hardly ever the right one. We all need to be involved in the government. We need to play an active role in telling our elected officials what we want. And that starts today.

I’m urging (although it was Michael Moore’s idea) each and every one of my American readers to email their Senators and Representative and give them a piece of your mind. If, like me, your state went entirely blue, write them and say “Congratulations! I am very happy to have you in office, representing me. Now don’t forget who put you there. We want elected officials who listen to what WE have to say instead of just agreeing with George Bush. We want out of Iraq. We’re counting on you to up the minimum wage, to protect Social Security for us, and to get this country back to being respected instead of hated.” (This is especially important if your one of your Democratic senators, like mine – Hillary – is acting more and more hawk-like in an attempt to “get along” with Congress.)

If election night ended with you represented by a Republican, send them an email like this: “Last night, America sent a loud and clear message that we want change. Although you won your seat, I’d like you to remember that message. America wants out of Iraq. We want to live in a country that is respected by the rest of the world instead of hated. We want men and women in Congress who remember that they represent people, not special interest groups and powerful lobbies. We want a Congress that will stand up to President Bush when it is clear that he’s wrong, instead of voting according to party lines. I’m counting on you to be that kind of person, because you represent me.”

Write your elected officials, guys. We’ve been sleeping way too long. It’s time we woke up and had a say in what’s happening to us and our country. Last night was a great start, but it’s not over, not by a long shot.

Contact info for your Senators and Representatives can be found here, just type in your ZIP code and hit enter.

1:10 PM: Woo-fucking-hoo, Rumsfeld is stepping down! Christmas has come early, kids!!