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June 21, 2005
What to Look for in a Woman...According to Saddam
According to Saddam Hussein, the former President of Iraq and previous occupant of a spider hole, there are some certain qualities that a man should look for in a wife. A U.S. Soldier, who served as one of Saddam's prison guards, is quoted as saying that Saddam told him, "You gotta find a good woman. Not too smart, not too dumb. Not too old, not too young. In the middle. One that can cook and clean." Saddam proceeded to tell the soldier that you also need to spank a woman from time to time just to keep her in line. If you missed the story, you've got to read it. It's absolutely fantastic and contains a wealth of interesting information! I definitely hope Saddam takes a page out of Colin Ferguson and Slobodan Milosevic's books and represents himself at his upcoming trial. (For those of you who don't know, Colin Ferguson is the guy who shot up a Long Island commuter train one evening, killing six, and injuring nineteen. He ended up representing himself at trial, which resulted in some of the greatest unintentional comedy moments in the history of the world. (Unfortunately, New York didn't have the death penalty at the time, so the bastard will get to live out his natural life in prison.)) A televised Saddam trial would be absolutely priceless. The guy is so delusional that he's inviting the U.S. Soldiers who serve as his prison guards to visit him at his palaces once he regains power. I'd like to know what he's drinking!
Comments
Can I ask what your view is on capital punishment? Do you think people like Colin Ferguson or Saddam should get the death penalty or should they receive life in prison?
Posted by: AverageJoe at June 24, 2005 05:59 PM
I favor the death penalty in theory, but would tinker with it in practice. I would like to see legislation passed that required the government to have DNA evidence (or perhaps a videotape or something that's pretty conclusive) linking a person to a crime before that person could be executed.
For tyrants like Saddam, Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, I'm going with Death.
For Colin Ferguson, I'd probably go with life because he seems certifiably crazy, and as such, probably wasn't in total control of his faculties.
For serial killers, it's a no brainer to me. Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, Gary Ridgeway (Green River Killer), Richard Ramirez (Nightstalker), Jeffrey Dahmer...see you later, guys.
And you, Average Joe? Your thoughts?
Posted by: Fool at June 24, 2005 10:27 PM
