Poor Puppetmaster

Of the many ironies swirling around the Art Pope Puppetshow, their non-profit (and presumably non-partisan) status is among the most amusing. For a bunch of guys who can't string ten words together without saying "free market," the organization is bereft of leaders who know anything about making business in general and making a profit in particular. The Patron Saint of the Puppetshow himself inherited all his money from his daddy, and he happily passes it along to the John Locke underlings, all relying on other people's money (OPM) to fuel their crusade.

So imagine my surprise today when John Hood, Stagemanager at the Puppetshow, gets all gushy and philosophical about fighting for freedom. Even more exciting, you too can fight for freedom right alongside the Puppets, simply by clicking on this page and contributing some of your hard-earned money to their cause.

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My reactions to the Puppetshow and Stagemanager Hood vary widely. Once or twice a year I find something interesting and honest. Most days I feel like I'm watching tired reruns of Gilligan's Island. Sometimes the place is simply amusing. And sometimes it's flat-out disgusting. Today's fundraising appeal falls into the latter category.

Fighting for freedom are words I don't take lightly. And with all due respect to the people at the John Locke Foundation, to use those words to describe their seedy assaults on government, transportation planning, public education and public service is an insult to the brave women who serve our nation in uniform.

Fighting for freedom? Only a collection of chickenhawks could craft a headline like that in this day and age. Lying for freedom. That's more like it.

To my knowledge.