POOR OLD WILLIE'S POTTED BRAIN

Despite his long history of alcohol and drug abuse, Willie Nelson has always been one of my favorite entertainers. He has composed and written some nifty country-western songs, done some fairly good motion picture acting, and involved himself in various causes, some of which I certainly did not agree with. I cannot get enough of him singing "On the Road Again."

It is no secret that Willie, to this date, continues to smoke that funny tobacco. It appears the weed has finally potted poor old Willie's brain. He has suddenly weighed in on the side of the nuts who are convinced that the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and on the Pentagon were carried out as part of a devious conspiracy by our own government.

This past week Willie was a guest on Alex Jones' nationally syndicated radio show. When Jones asked him if he questioned our government's version of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York City, Willie replied, "I certainly do." He went on to say, "I saw those towers fall and I've seen an implosion in Las Vegas; there's too much similarities between the two. And I saw the building fall that didn't get hit by nothing. So, how naive are we, you know? What do they (our government) think we'll go for?"

Willie, Willie, Willie, tsk, tsk, tsk, ........ looks like all that grass you've toked up on over the years has potted some of your brain cells. I too have seen a number of building implosions in Las Vegas and other cities while watching television news broadcasts. And while the Twin Towers collapse did look exactly like those implosions, you cannot just ignore the fact that two airliners full of jet fuel crashed into those buildings.

The collapse of the Twin Towers was investigated by some of the best structural engineers in the world. Willie, all you had to do, or anyone else for that matter, was to Google up "Collapse of the Twin Towers" and you would have learned what those engineers found. The fire from the ignited jet fuel instantly covered an entire floor. As the weakened floors began to collapse, they crashed into the floors below. With the weight of the plunging floors accelerating, the external walls buckled causing all the floors to collapse and pancake. Sorry Willie, but there were no government-set implosions.

As for all you marijuana lovers, let poor old Willie's example serve as a warning to you. If you don't want your brains to become addled, stop smoking those joints. You'd be better off switching to Marlboros despite health warnings to the contrary. And as for you Willie, how about belting out a few more songs of "On the Road Again."