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To: Tublecane

However, they sure did slam the EPA.

PA Soldier: I’m afraid we lost them, sir.

Russ Cargill: Damn it! Well, then you find ‘em, and you get ‘em back in the dome! And to make sure nobody else gets out, I want roving death squads around the perimeter 24-7! I want 10,000 tough guys, and I want 10,000 soft guys to make the tough guys look tougher! And here’s how I want them arranged: tough, soft, tough, tough, soft, tough, soft, soft, tough, tough, soft, soft, tough, soft, tough, soft!

EPA Soldier: Sir, I’m afraid you’ve gone mad with power.

Russ Cargill: Of course I have! Have you ever tried going mad without power? It’s boring, no one listens to you!


45 posted on 05/04/2010 7:17:25 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

I like all slams on power, and The Simpsons has a tradition of attacking mindless bureaucracy of all kinds. But pay closer attention. It’s not the EPA they’re mocking. It’s the EPA as run by a Bush-y sort of ex-industrialist CEO guy. I don’t remember the exact dialogue, but they make it pretty clear that this is the New EPA.

Besides, truckloads of episodes testify to the show’s eviro-credentials (see: the crazy Texas billionaire vs. various of Lisa’s dreamy do-gooder love interests). There’s really no chance they’d spend all that time contradicting themselves with the thing that millions more people are sure to see than the average episode.


54 posted on 05/04/2010 7:28:52 AM PDT by Tublecane
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