Endtown by Aaron Neathery for August 16, 2013

Time to start campaigning, Walt. Jake has a head start.

She’s making sense. And in this context, that’s scary!

Dottie: “Again, I don’t like it. If Jake can play that game, then we can play it too. We’ll sabotage his sabotage! And you’ll prove that I’m right! Right, Walt?”

And that, boys and girls, showed us how one little brave coypu(nutria) saved of from the lagomorphic tyranny. She had help from her husband, but in her case she really was the power behind the throne. But was she Marianne, or l’ éminence grise to Walter’s Richelieu.Remember, Aaron needs money as much as most of us. So buy something from the Endtown Auction site or Cafe Press, or even make a donation. Two or Twenty, every dollar helps, and the mouse and cat that live in Aaron’s head need a little extra help, while they decompress from recent and long buried memories. Plus, Walter needs campaign funds, and if you want to hedge your bets, Jacob takes unmarked cash donations. Sylerner has been doing a grand job promoting voting, and I hope they continue, but as I have often said, vote early and often.Sincerely, Respectfully & Fraternally, JusSayinPS: Surfie, things might be looking up, and I’ll try to drop you a note soon, but I am being therapied a lot and that leaves me exhausted. No therapy on weekends, so I’ll try to write this weekend.JusSayin

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Just like Julius Caesar, who claimed no aspirations to return the republic of Rome to the control of an emperor. All he wanted was a democracy, over which he would be the Dictator for life. And in due course he was. And it was for life.

Oh My Goodness, is that a nimbus surrounding JJ’s campaign portrait?A Nimbus radiated from a religious figure, while a Halo has an open center, like a crown. It’s a more complicated, but that is a good basic example, depending on whether the subject radiates light or receives the light from another sentient beingness.JusWonderin

Interesting, Dottie running in a campaign. Bet she knows ALOT of JJs little dirty secrets. However, I wouldn’t put it past him to have his little brownshirts snuffing out any opposition. Him in the forefront tho is new to me

Is this still part of the current storyline, or are we looking at a whole new story?

Really, posters for Jackrabbit, already? Subtle.

Like the poster in panel 4, looks like Jacob has a halo. All hail Saint Jacob, savior of Endtown. Yikes!

Could be worse … He could have been turned into a jack.. Ehm donkey.

The two Donkeys we know, the Grout and the “translator” at Linda’s release board seemed pretty good.

There was one thing wrong with the system, one little, crucial, toxic to free society problem.

They kept the councilor’s identities secret, nothing good ever happens when the government does stuff hidden in the shadows.

I would say vote for Pat Paulson………oh wait. He passed some time ago. (I always thought he was funny) Walt for President. Hmmmmmmm? Interesting. Lets check his qualifications.He drinks some.Likes to “arrange” fishing trips.Can show a backbone if forced but usually indecisive.Great with kids.Ex Wartime hero. (You could spin the Stadium event that way)Does know how to read.Due to his comical nature Marx may like backing him more than Jacob who is way too serious.LET THE DEBATES BEGIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Do you realize how many jobs there this will create? Election boards, monitors, printers, counters, party office workers.In the meantime Endtown continues to exsist in a wartime situation stuck below ground, supplies dwindling, becoming more and more introverted. A good thing??? Remains to be seen.

Wow she’s got major swettles squiting out!!

Jackrabbit isn’t grabbing power at all…He doesn’t need to. It’s being handed over to him on a silver platter.

I’ve always believed that the whole point of Democracy was that people should have the right to choose among whatever options are made available.Right now, Jacob Jackrabbit has become the only option for this Presidential election.He became a hero by saving three women from a trial that never should have taken place. The people should not have to live on canned beans alone.Dealing with Allgood was one thing, but Mayor Walt is an experienced hero. And even though he needed a wake-up call from Dottie, he stepped up to the plate and reminded everyone why he was elected Mayor in the first place.Walt needs to step up once again, even if it’s to just make sure that Jackrabbit doesn’t go too far.More so, anyway.And remember… Jackrabbit does not have Aaron Marx backing him up anymore…

I guess it still boils down to this: what is Aaron Marx up to?

If you want to take down Jackrabbit, put his posters in every bathroom with the caption “Jacob Jackrabbit is watching you poop.”You could also try to find out who he was before the End and hope it was someone infamous, who has reason to create a new name for himself.

just because a system CAN be corrupted doesn’t mean it should be discarded. If we didn’t do things because we were afraid what might be done we never would have even got to the sharp rock…

Paper Buck-rabbitby Jenner. Based on Paperback Writer, by Lennon/McCartneyPlease sir or madam will you hear my plea?I’m a lagomorph for democracy.Returned from having saved the Milk Trial ThreeI’m a gun for Law, but I wanna be a paper buck-rabbit. Paper buck-rabbit!Yeah, the printer’s ink is runnin’ in my veinThere’s a headline sizzlin’ inside my brainWith the paws a-poundin’ on the type-write keysI got things to say, an’ I wanna be a paper buck-rabbit.Paper buck-rabbit!Three girls are live ‘cause of the words I spoke.Now I’m here to tell you how the system broke.A duly dedicated overseerIs what I’m fightin’ for, so I wanna be a paper buck-rabbit.Paper buck-rabbit!If you really like me, you can vote me in.I’ll be sure to listen to you when I win.I’ll just be myself, and you can stand and cheerWhen I rule the world. But ‘til then I’ll be a paper buck-rabbit.Paper buck rabbit!Paper buck rabbit!Paper buck rabbit!

Hey, Aaron. How about having an “Elect Jackrabbit” poster print for sale?

Oh, and for the record, the HC was never 100% anonymous. The security rats, and thus Flask, knew who the members were at all times. Ideally, the one tweak to the system to make it better would be to give the Mayor the power to see the names of the current HC when it is deemed necessary (such as when it looks like the council has gone berserk.)

She is wrong in saying those who seek power should not be allowed to have it. The only alternative to that is to give power to those who don’t want it, in which case they will neglect it.

I just realized why Dottie was so quick to realize that Jake manipulated everything. The entire thing at the end of the trial was screwed up. The HC is chanting “Kill ’em all”, Allgood is yelling “Noooo!”, and the TV goes blank. A few minutes later, Allgood is shuffling out of the elevator, then almost immediately dies. Jake comes back on TV, urges everyone to calm down, and suddenly springs the Milk Three with virtually no effort. The HC is “insane, dangerous and out of control”. They’re also never found. The rooms are empty, there’s no traces of who the HC were or where they’ve gone, and there’s no explanation of what they were trying to accomplish. The whole thing lacks finesse and subtlety – hallmarks of Jake’s editorials.

Y’know, it would seem Jake Jackrabbit has started his campaign for Supreme Leader a little early. He’s promoting direct election of a council and president—-but, so far, no one has actually approved holding an election at all.

Here is where the defense industry and congress is in cahoots. Outdated specifications (like you mentioned) and congressional representatives looking to keep jobs (and votes) in their districts at any cost including wasting taxpayer funds. Personal experience: building navigational radar systems for obsolete aircraft in which there are only ten left in some Naval Reserve unit’s roster. These devices were meant to last the lifetime of the aircraft an the company I worked for was making twelve a year. Those obsolete aircraft were slated for replacement within a few years. Taxpayer funds going straight to the dumpster.I wonder how much stuff is still built using JANTX2N2222A transistors.

TSOJ for President!!!

What confuses me about Jake’s power bid is what he thinks he’ll get out of the deal. It’s like being president of a prison colony. There’s no real power, no growth, no wealth, and no place to expand to. In a normal city, power and influence can be peddled to pander to businesses or other wealthy individuals. Or, you can pander to the military complex to give jobs to workers making weapons to use against an enemy. Or, you can expand your real estate by using those weapons to take over a neighboring city or country. None of which is practical or applicable in Endtown. The only real way to abuse power is to live a slightly more elegant life at the expense of people that already have very little to give up, or to horde the best of the stuff that’s been salvaged from someone else’s garbage pile. At worst, Jake will try to create an industrial-military complex from scratch to produce weapons that he can use against the closest Topsider outpost. The problem there being that the only one able to make the weapons is Mallard, and he may not want to play along with this. Jake is just trying to become the most comfortable corpse in the graveyard…

I suppose we should assess potential candidates (Wally, Holly, Gustine, Albert, Doc Chase, Maurice, Maude, and so on) but I’m a little rushed this morning. Plenty of time if this goes on. Let’s just hope one doesn’t have to be native-born to Endtown…

not really enjoying this anymore, too much politics and stuff, to depressing,