Tailgunner Joe

The state of TIAH

January 5th, 2007

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	In 2007 they have been pursued for so very long, Father has become distrustful and withdrawn. Now he is just a visitor to the World of Men. He fears that he will not even trust the Maestro when he finally appears, and Father knows that would be game over for the Briggs Family.
~ entry by Steve Payne from Counter History in Context - You're the Judge!

In 1953 Douglas MacArthur names Wisconsin Senator Joseph Raymond McCarthy as the President-elect's nominee for Secretary of State. Brass Hat has not studied Tailgunner Joe's resume too closely: he has a couple of qualifications that he has not shared at the interview - raging alcoholic, predatory homosexual, compulsive gambler and most recently, a Soviet agent.	Joseph McCarthy
~ entry by Steve Payne from Counter History in Context - You're the Judge!

	In 1477 Charles the Bold is the victor of the Battle of Nancy, sustaining the Duchy of Burgundy which persists to this day as a polity inside the European Union.
~ entry by Steve Payne from Counter History in Context - You're the Judge!

In 1912 at the Prague Party Conference Vladimir Lenin's Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party broke away from the rest of the party and formed their own, purely Bolshevik, party. This enabled the undead nosferatu to launch their Red October assault five years later, with the vampires finally defeated at the Winter Palace in St Petersburg by Imperial Guards stabbing Lenin through the heart with a stake.	Lenin
~ entry by Steve Payne from Counter History in Context - You're the Judge!

After(cont.)
“We'll go get the cars,” Jake said, pointing at Kevin, “then come back here to load up and head out.”
Janice asked, “Hey, why do you two get to go?”
“Well, he's the man with the cash,” Jake said, “and we need somebody to drive the other car.”
“I can drive.”
“I been through a course on combat driving.”
Janice scrunched up her face at him. “OK, you win this round.”
“I'm gonna shower,” Kevin said, heading off to his bedroom. “I've been wearing the same clothes for 2 days.”
After he left, the others all looked after him. Steph said, “Poor guy.”
Jake cocked his head at her. “Yeah, poor little millionaire.”
“He don't get to spend it yet. He may never, throwin' in with all you fools.” There was a little sadness in her eyes. “I bet he thought his life was set, too. All he had to do was get to Austin.”
“None of us planned this,” Janice said, sitting next to her.
“Girl, you been plannin' this for years,” Steph said, dismissively. “You and those two,” she said, waving a hand at Mike and Eli. “He's just regular folks, just wanting to have some money so he can have some fun in life. Now, he's gotta finance the revolution.”
“Hey, he's the one who wanted to rescue Bush,” Eli said. “I'd be happy just scootin' off to New Mexico.”
“We all have obligations,” Jake said, looking into his ex-wife's eyes.
She looked back and winked. “Yep.”
“Man, let's turn the TV back on,” Janice said, grabbing for the remote. “This is getting way too serious for me.”
“Awright,” George said. “Find the cartoon channel.”
Janice flipped through a few channels, but couldn't find anything but news of Bush's 'miraculous' rescue. She hit the button to bring up the channel guide, and noticed that Kevin got the BBC. On the off chance that it might still be accessible and have something other than what she was currently seeing, she changed to that channel.
“...een suspended in the interests of national security. Please contact your local cable company for more information on what channels are best to view in this national emergency. This channel has been suspended in the interests of national security. Please contact your local cable company for more information on what channels are best to view in this natio - “
“Right.” She went back to the guide to look for the cartoon channel, found it, and put it on. Mercifully, it had not been suspended for national security reasons. A couple of fairies flitted after a young boy, and George seemed pleased that she found the channel.
They all were soon watching with him, forgetting the world outside for a brief time.

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