Today, Joseph Stack's daughter, the guy who flew his plane into the Austin IRS building (NOTE TO MEDIA: Please stop saying "allegedly," did the guy pilot the plane? Is he alive to prove that he didn't do it? Were his remains found in the wreckage? Were they "allegedly" found there? Do you see my point?), Samantha Bell, was on Good Morning America today calling her father a "hero," though she conceded that his actions were "inappropriate." Yes, she hails Daddy for waking America up to the oppressiveness of our tax system--from Norway!!! Yes, since mean old Uncle Sam would not properly take care of her while she was on Medicare, she went to a real socialist country where she could sponge off the state.
Apparently, fanaticism never calls for intellectual consistency. Anywhere, here's the interview.
And it's not just a distraught daughter trying to justify the murderous actions of her father. No, there's apparently a nascent movement growing on Facebook trying to elevate the terrorist to folk hero status.
Maybe I'll get into this more in-depth later (though I hope not to). In the meantime, definitely read who Brown Man Thinking Hard believes is the true hero of this tragedy ... SPOILER ALERT: It's Vernon Hunter, the poor IRS employee who died in the conflagration. Brown Man's call to action is compelling and should definitely be heeded.
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Toiling in utter obscurity his entire life, Bill Campbell is the author of two novels, Sunshine Patriots and My Booty Novel. He has also been a music critic and published his own zine, Contraband and a music trade publication, CD Revolutions. Currently, he lives in the DC area (missing his beloved Cleveland Park) with his wife and daughter.
32-year-old writer, Damian Cross, returns home from his first book tour only to be dumped by his fiancee, who he's been with for 7 years. Now, Damian has to start over while writing his second novel while all his friends are trying to convince him to write a "booty novel" to make money. Written in blog form, My Booty Novel is a funny, heartwarming tale of dating, starting over, and learning to let go of old pains in order to find new joys.
United Earth, intergalactic war hero, Aaron "The Berber" Barber finds himself in a place he's never been before--fighting his fellow human beings. With chaos, rebellion, and bloodshed all around him, Barber suddenly questions his role as a war hero and spokesman for Smell-A-Vision. Sunshine Patriots is a satirical science fiction novel that asks the important question: What does it mean to truly be a hero?
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