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When I read the inanities of Bachmann and other right-wing crazies, I wonder why the 2012 election is so important. The right wing now follows the Mayan calendar and accepts the end of the world, the Apocalypse, as December 21, 2012. Though according to one religious nut, the end was supposed to happen in May of this Year. Oops, now October. If the crazies don’t plan to be here, why bother with all the chest beating and telling us what sinners we are and how the right wing can save America.

Any crazies out there who know the answer?

Donn Parson, Jr., Crooked River Ranch

This article appears in Sep 15-21, 2011.

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Can't See the Finish Line?

by Administrator, The Source - Bend, Oregon
September 14, 2011

<h1>Can&apos;t See the Finish Line?</h1> <p class="byline">by Administrator, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />September 14, 2011</p> <p>When I read the inanities of Bachmann and other right-wing crazies, I wonder why the 2012 election is so important. The right wing now follows the Mayan calendar and accepts the end of the world, the Apocalypse, as December 21, 2012. Though according to one religious nut, the end was supposed to happen in May of this Year. Oops, now October. If the crazies don&apos;t plan to be here, why bother with all the chest beating and telling us what sinners we are and how the right wing can save America.</p> <p>Any crazies out there who know the answer?</p> <p><em>Donn Parson, Jr., Crooked River Ranch</em></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/opinion/canandapost-see-the-finish-line-2139087/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=15290&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/opinion/canandapost-see-the-finish-line-2139087/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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