In all the hustle and bustle of the aftermath of the 2004 Presidential Election, a bit of news has sparked my interest. News worthy of my short attention span. The United States postal service has announced their 2005 stamp releases and Jim Henson fans will get a special stamp next year in honor of the Muppets creator.
Ten Muppet characters will share a sheet of stamps with a single stamp for their creator, Jim Henson. The Muppets honored include Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Sam the Eagle, Statler and Waldorf (the two old cranky guys), Animal, Rowlf the Dog, The Swedish Chef, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and his assistant Beaker, Camilla the Chicken and Gonzo. Below the single Henson stamp is a larger photo in the sheet's selvage showing Henson in silhouette sitting on the floor, back to a wall, knees drawn up, and talking to Kermit.
I say we go above and beyond mere homage to Kermit on self-adhesive postal devices... I say that if Kermit was to run for election in 2008 with Arnold by his side (because hopefully by then amendments would be passed to allow non-natural citizens and amphibians to run for the office of the president) there is no way they could loose.
Think about it... it's the perfect combination of cute, fuzzy, and green (the side that makes world leader's hearts melt) and rambo-muscled guerrilla tacticts (the side that strikes fear into every dictator and terrorist). If you can't get your way by giving them the warm-fuzzy feelings... you can always resort to sending Arnold in to kick some butt.
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