Bohu and Tohu Discuss a Modest Proposal

Bohu and Tohu return from the wilderness

to hear "a modest proposal"

TOHU: Bohu, we’re not going to die, are we?

BOHU: Don’t be silly, Tohu. We’re safe, at home.

TOHU: But they’re saying if we stay at home our way of life will be ruined and that
some people will need to die for us to get back to business. Who will decide
who gets to die? 

BOHU: They'll take volunteers, Tohu.

TOHU: Like the army?

BOHU: Dan Patirck and Brit Hume have already signed on.

TOHU: What if enough people don't sign up? Will there be a draft?

BOHU: Not sure, Tohu. Maybe they'll create Death Panels. 

TOHU: That sounds scary, Bohu.

BOHU: Don’t be silly, Tohu. They will base their decisions on measurable factors
like general productivity, age, and underlying conditions that put people at greater
risk of the COVID-10 infection.

Basically, people who are, have been, or will be a burden on society
are the most expendable and will be the first to go.

TOHU: You mean people who are homeless, people who live with disabilities or
pre-existing conditions, inmates, families in cages, asylum seekers and other
illegals, those on welfare or hospice, the retired, stay-at-home parents, people
under long-term care, and journalists?  

BOHU: It’s that, or a random lottery. But that only happens in science fiction.

TOHU: How many will need to die for us to get back to normal?

BOHU: Tohu, the term is, “Acceptable Losses.”

TOHU: Bohu, do you think we'll be acceptable?

EPILOGUE

BOHU: While not necessarily following the "modest proposal" scenario, President Trump, in a
press briefing on Sunday March 29, 2020 stated that if the COVID-19 U.S. death toll reached
100,000 - 200,000 it would signal that "we all together have done a very good job."

TOHU: If 100,000 - 200,000 deaths is a success, what number would be "acceptable?"

BOHU: In reality, NONE! At the onset of the Ebola virus spreading in 2014, Donald Trump
tweeted that "If this doctor, who flew so recklessly into New York ... has Ebola then Obama
should apologize to the American people and resign!" Before there was even one confirmed
case of the Ebola virus on American soil!!


*The words Bohu and Tohu are derived from Hebrew characters found in the creation story. These characters are frequently translated as "Formless and Void" and describe the vast and empty emptiness of the earth prior to the acts of creation. I imagine the personifications of these characters have been around for at least that long, too.

Bohu and Tohu talk about the Blue Wave

The Continuing Adventures of Bohu and Tohu (Episode 7)

          

B:         It’s not going to happen. There will be no blue wave.

T:         You seem pretty sure about this.

B:         I’m absolutely sure. And even if there is wave of “blue” votes, it won’t make any difference. Let’s look at the 2016 campaign. That election was decided before the primaries even began!

T:          What do you mean? Bohu, I’m beginning to worry about you…

B:         Here, let me spell it out for you.

First, within hours of Judge Scalia’s death, the Senate basically decided there would be no SCOTUS nominees considered until after the next election in 9 months. Let the next President choose. They said, “Let’s let the American people decide.”

Obama’s SCOTUS nomination never even got a hearing.

Second, as Election Day approached, all the polls indicated that the democrats were favored to win the Senate and the Presidency. This is significant because if the democrats won the Senate and the Presidency they would absolutely control the next SCOTUS appointment. In spite of this, the Senate refused to budge on a SCOTUS nominee.

In fact, it’s almost as if they doubled down on the outcome. They went “all or nothing!”  

Third, democrat candidates got more votes nationwide than republicans and they still lost the Senate and the Presidency.

They knew who was going to win. There was never any doubt.

T:         (Jaw drops)

B:         Stop drooling. It gets better. You remember all those loud accusations of “voter fraud?”

T:         But … but they said, “Let's let the American people decide” …   

*The words Bohu and Tohu are derived from Hebrew characters found in the creation story. These characters are frequently translated as "Formless and Void" and describe the vast and empty emptiness of the earth prior to the acts of creation. I imagine the personifications of these characters have been around for at least that long, too.

The Continuing Adventures of Bohu and Tohu (E6)

Bohu and Tohu talk about sexual assault and nightmares

B:            She said she was terrified

T:            He said she was a “credible witness.”

B:            She said that it’s the laughter that she remembers the most.

T:            The laughter while she was helpless.

B:            Then he decided this “credible witness” was good for a few more laughs.

T:            He mocked her and his followers laughed with him.

B:            Do you think he crossed the line?

T:            No, Bohu. I’m sorry, but I don’t think there are any more lines.

B:            She said she was terrified…

*The words Bohu and Tohu are derived from Hebrew characters found in the creation story. These characters are frequently translated as "Formless and Void" and describe the empty emptiness of the earth prior to the acts of creation. I imagine the personifications of these characters have been around for at least that long, too.

The Continuing Adventures of Bohu and Tohu (E5)

 

Bohu and Tohu* talk about a Constitutional Crisis

B:            “Reckless”, “instability”, “erratic”, “half-baked, ill-informed” … and let’s see … “impetuous, adversarial, petty and ineffective.”

T:            Can you believe he used those words to describe the President?

B:            Tohu, to be fair, he didn’t call the President any of those things. That’s just how the White House operates. What he actually said was that the President is amoral and has no principles.

T:            Oh, that makes me feel better.

B:            They even talked about invoking the 25^th Amendment, but recognized that using the Constitution would precipitate a “constitutional crisis.”

T:            How does following the Constitution bring about a constitutional crisis?

B:            Not sure, T. Unless … parts of the Constitution are considered dangerous, or possibly unconstitutional …

T:            If using the 25^th is so dangerous, are there other articles and amendments that could be considered dangerous, or unconstitutional?

B:            You mean, like the 1^st Amendment? Or XIII, XIV, XV, or even XIX, XXII, and XXIV?

T:            Yes, what about those? Or could the executive branch just claim that they are above the law?  

B:            Nah, it could never happen …

               

Blah, blah, blah

And so it goes … until

something  

really

bad

happens.

*The words Bohu and Tohu are derived from Hebrew characters found in the creation story. These characters are frequently translated as "Formless and Void" and describe the empty emptiness of the earth prior to the acts of creation. I imagine the personifications of these characters have been around for at least that long, too.

The Continuing Adventures of Bohu and Tohu (E4)

Bohu and Tohu visit the Logic Tight Compartment

Yesterday …

B:            Can you believe how some people will continue to support politicians no matter what those politicians do or say?

T:            It is baffling, Bohu. Some of them are total hypocrits; they change their minds about everything, make “rules” that never apply to themselves …

B:            Well, regardless of how some “commoners” approach this, I try to be unbiased. For example, I thought the big speech yesterday was incredible. 

He. 
      Was. 
                   Genius. 

No hypocrisy there. He just said what needed to be said and he said all the right things.

T:            But there are a lot of really powerful people upset with him.

B:            I know some people are upset, but the truth hurts. Besides, considering his history with all parties involved, how could anyone blame him for saying what he said?

T:            I don’t know, Bohu. Maybe he went too far this time.

B:            It was perfection. Perfect word choice. Perfect message. Spot on.

Today …

T:            Uh, Bohu? Did you listen to the news conference today?

B:            Why? So I can hear all his enemies try to spin everything he said yesterday to try and make him look bad?

T:            Well, no. All that “perfection” from yesterday? He just said that he didn’t mean anything he said and that he was just joking. He’s walked it all back …

B:            Genius. Total Genius!

Blah, blah, blah

And so it goes … until

nothing

ever

really

happens.

*The words Bohu and Tohu are derived from Hebrew characters found in the creation story. These characters are frequently translated as "Formless and Void" and describe the empty emptiness of the earth prior to the acts of creation. I imagine the personifications of these characters have been around for at least that long, too.

*The words Bohu and Tohu are derived from Hebrew characters found in the creation story. These characters are frequently translated as "Formless and Void" and describe the empty emptiness of the earth prior to the acts of creation. I imagine the personifications of these characters have been around for at least that long, too.

The Continuing Adventures of Bohu and Tohu (E3)

Bohu and Tohu* talk about the proper use of FACTS

B:            Why so sad, Tohu?

T:            Research continues to show that my facts are wrong

B:            That’s easy to fix. Just say “FACT” at the start of each sentence. Use big letters when you speak or write. This establishes your knowledge and authority on whatever the subject is.

T:            But the facts aren’t true.

B:            It is true that your so-called facts are purely fictional, but “FACTS” are the same fictions that sound true because you said, “FACT.” A FACT can be literally anything, but the best FACT is something that’s really close to the truth.

T:            I want to write this down. Let me have your pen?

B:            (Hands Tohu a pen)

T:            (Writes) The best FACT is that which is closest to the truth …       

B:            Can I have my pen back?

 

T:            What pen?

B:            The pen in your hand!

T:            FACT, this is my pen. You gave it to me.

B:            Aarrrgh!

Blah, blah, blah

And so it goes ... until

nothing

ever

really

changes.

Again.

*The words Bohu and Tohu are derived from Hebrew characters found in the creation story. These characters are frequently translated as "Formless and Void" and describe the empty emptiness of the earth prior to the acts of creation. I imagine the personifications of these characters have been around for at least that long, too.

The Continuing Adventures of Bohu and Tohu (E2)

Boho and Tohu talk about a strategy to seize the political immunity idol

B:            Let’s create a dilemma.

T:            And let’s use some loophole so we can blame it on someone else.

B:            We’ve got to make sure the dilemma stirs people’s hearts.

T:            An important cause …

B:            A “morality” issue …

T:            And then I can offer a nonsensical solution …

B:            And people will cheer even though it doesn’t fix anything …

T:            Because at least we're trying to do something

B:            Unlike those who "created" the dilemma (wink wink)

T:            And I’ll be a hero!

B:            Wait, did I just hear you say that you will offer a solution and that you will be the hero?

T:            Well, yes, of course, I'll be the hero. Did you really think I'd let anyone else be the hero?

B:            But I wanted to be the hero! It’s MY turn to be the hero!!!

T:             (Thumbs his nose at B)

B:            And besides, your solution is a load of f'ing nonsensical BS !&%%!!

Blah, blah, blah

And so it goes … until

nothing

ever

really

happens.

The words Bohu and Tohu are derived from Hebrew characters found in the creation story. These characters are frequently translated as "Formless and Void" and describe the empty emptiness of the earth prior to the acts of creation. While the earth is no longer a vast empty emptiness, we still find ample evidence of the personifications of Bohu and Tohu.