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January 20, 2005

P.J. O'Rourke's Alternate-World Inaugural Address

I can't imagine you haven't already seen this, but if you haven't, let me recommend you read it immediately:

And then there is the Tenth Commandment. "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbor's." The Ten Commandments are God's basic rules about how we should live--a brief list of sacred obligations and solemn moral precepts. The first nine Commandments concern theological principles and social law. But then, right at the end, is "Don't envy your buddy's cow." How did that make the top ten? What's it doing there? Why would God, with just ten things to tell Moses, choose as one of those things jealousy about the starter mansion with in-ground pool next door?

Not really clear how he went from one premise (spoofing the Inaugural) to another (The Ten Commandments), but hey, it's funny either way.


posted by Ace at 11:47 PM
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P.J. O’ Rourke is the greatest.

My favorite book of his is “All the Trouble in the World”. It is about the causes of poverty in the world. His solutions to poverty are the only ones that will work.

It should be required reading for everyone in the UN.

Posted by: jake on January 21, 2005 01:15 AM

Of course, jake, you must read "GIVE WAR A CHANCE"

Posted by: underground on January 21, 2005 02:18 AM

I'd reccomend Parliament of Whores, which is subtitled "A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. Government," as some of P.J.'s finest work. I borrowed it from my Uncle when I was a teenager, and I blame him (my Uncle) and P.J. for prematurely turning me into an embittered Republican before I could ever flirt with the stupid hippie ideals that young people are supposed to briefly embrace.

I've since realized that I'm what the author describes in another of his titles as a Republican Party Reptile. That is to say, I looove big defense budgets, want cuts to "entitlement" programs, and wouldn't mind if the Feds kept their nose out of my occasional partying.

Posted by: Sean M. on January 21, 2005 05:10 AM

I'm in your debt for posting that.

Posted by: ArrMatey on January 21, 2005 08:44 AM

This appears derived from the last chapter of his 'Eat the Rich.'

Posted by: Eric Pobirs on January 21, 2005 10:24 AM

The tenth commandment is there to prevent Ace from coveting Instapundit. If you read the Bible, obviously you don't (sorry, no Cliff's notes), God teaches that he doesn't want you worshipping false idol,s and coveting falls into that category.

Posted by: Ron on January 21, 2005 12:34 PM
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