The Tyranny of Tradition

Ward Allegedly Used To Be Between Roosevelt and Lincoln

In a move aimed at making Americans forget the achievements and contributions of former Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward, President Barack Obama has taken the unique step of having his likeness removed from Mount Rushmore.  Ward had been on the monument between Roosevelt and Lincoln since 1978.

The de-Wardization of Mount Rushmore comes at the end of a traumatic week for Ward, who has seen his image removed from the moon landing picture, the painting of Washington crossing the Potomac and even the website of his former bandmates Black Sabbath.  Ward has remained mostly silent on the matter, but many insiders believe that there is an ongoing conspiracy in place to make the American public forget that Bill Ward ever existed.

Ward’s contributions to America are nearly unmatched.  Who invented penicillin?  Ward.  Who was the first person in space?  Ward.  Who was the 23^rd President of the United States?  Ward.  What President made the treaty with aliens from the Uhreih Galaxy and began a period of unmatched peace and prosperity?  Ward.  Who eliminated the use of anti-matter death rays?  Ward.  Who infiltrated Satan’s dark underworld and ended his grip on the souls of all mankind?  Ward.

However, if you asked most Americans, they wouldn’t even know these significant events had taken place.  A few might remember he was the drummer from Black Sabbath and little else.

Obama’s decision to wipe out the final link to Ward runs deeper than most people even know.  The Obama administration has taken the rare step of removing all mentions of Ward from history as well as any pictures or paintings.  They have even gone so far as to remove him from his own baby pictures.

When asked for comment about the matter in a press conference on Friday Obama remarked “Bill Who?  I’m not aware of the person you are speaking of.  Wasn’t he a drummer or something?”

Black Sabbath have also denied knowledge of the existence of Ward.  Their official website now claims that Vinny Appice played drums on all of their early records.  Singer Ozzy Osboune claims he knew an auto mechanic named Bob Ward once back in Yorkshire, but hasn’t spoken to him in 30 years.  The rest of the band have denied even knowing that a person with the last name Ward has ever walked the earth.

Black Sabbath Without Original Drummer Vinny Appice

No one seems to know why Ward’s existence is being hidden from the human race.  It is impossible to get an answer from anyone because the minute Ward’s name is mentioned, people who should have known him for years pretend they don’t know what you are talking about.  Even his children now deny he existed.

The sudden disappearance of Ward’s image has led many to speculate that sinister plans are being made to completely eliminate Ward from the minds of people.  Known conspiracy theorist and Ron Paul for President National Spokesman Art Bremer claims that the U.S. government is currently in development of a biological weapon that, once released, will wipe out all memory of Bill Ward.

Update:  I wrote this article last night, but for some reason I can’t remember who this “Bill Ward” person is.   I fell asleep at my keyboard and woke up with some strange story about a guy I’ve never heard of and all of his amazing achievements along with a terrible headache.  I think he might have been a character I made up or something like that.  Everyone knows that Vinny Appice was Black Sabbath’s first drummer and Benjamin Harrison was America’s 23^rdPresident.