So Dr. Evil himself, Dick Cheney is the one, not Rumsfeld who suppressed the testimony regarding Able Danger [see previous posts]. Cheney is the most evil man I can think of. So genius of him to have the chimp distract everyone so he can screw the country behind the scenes.
You can check it here.
Thursday, September 22, 2005
Gore Won 2000 Election
President Jimmy Carter laid it out the other day at American University.
There is "no doubt in my mind that Gore won the election," the erstwhile President declared, saying the 2000 election process "failed abysmally."
Problem with Americans is that we accept lies. We were lied to about the 2000 election, we were lied to about WMD. We are so passive, it becomes unbearable to change the reality of not getting the truth. It would shock us to hear the truth.
rel·a·tiv·ism (rl-t-vzm)
n. Philosophy
A theory, especially in ethics or aesthetics, that conceptions of truth and moral values are not absolute but are relative to the persons or groups holding them.
We have this problem as a society. Our values are relative to lies. We shape our policy on lies. From the war, to the environment, to global warming, to Medicaid, the list goes on. We are living on Republican lies.
Let's end them in '06!
There is "no doubt in my mind that Gore won the election," the erstwhile President declared, saying the 2000 election process "failed abysmally."
Problem with Americans is that we accept lies. We were lied to about the 2000 election, we were lied to about WMD. We are so passive, it becomes unbearable to change the reality of not getting the truth. It would shock us to hear the truth.
rel·a·tiv·ism (rl-t-vzm)
n. Philosophy
A theory, especially in ethics or aesthetics, that conceptions of truth and moral values are not absolute but are relative to the persons or groups holding them.
We have this problem as a society. Our values are relative to lies. We shape our policy on lies. From the war, to the environment, to global warming, to Medicaid, the list goes on. We are living on Republican lies.
Let's end them in '06!
He's Flip-Flopped Again
Keeping with his tendency to not keep on point, Bush is back on the sauce. He's flip-flopped on booze and coke in the past. No wonder he's back on. He's f*cked the entire world, time to celebrate! A life-long spoiled Prep School douche would have it no other way.
The National Enquirer has the full scoop.
The National Enquirer has the full scoop.
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Hurricane Rita...
Where is Bush going to go on vacation before this one hits land so he can show up four days late?
Are We Brave, Are We Free?
The Pentagon has blocked testimony in the investigation regarding Able Danger, a program that identified Mohamed Atta, pre-9/11. Why we can't find out more information on a guy responsible for an event that the Republicans have used over and over again seems absurd. Even Arlen Specter can't believe it. What are they afraid of? We can't handle the truth? You know this is another example of shielding themselves from more blame, which would further show how much Bush and Co. screwed things up.
The Pentagon said Tuesday that it had blocked several military officers and intelligence analysts from testifying at an open Congressional hearing about a highly classified intelligence program that, the officers have said, identified a ringleader of the Sept. 11 attacks as a potential terrorist a year before the attacks.
Two military officers - an active-duty captain in the Navy and a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve - have recently said publicly that they were involved with Able Danger and that the program's analysts identified Mohamed Atta, the Egyptian-born ringleader of the Sept. 11 attacks, by name as a potential terrorist by early 2000.
The Pentagon had said that it interviewed three other people who were involved with Able Danger and who said that they, too, recalled the identification of Mr. Atta as a terrorist suspect. Mr. Specter said his staff had talked to all five of the potential witnesses and found that "credibility has been established" for all of them.
Full NYT article here.
The Pentagon said Tuesday that it had blocked several military officers and intelligence analysts from testifying at an open Congressional hearing about a highly classified intelligence program that, the officers have said, identified a ringleader of the Sept. 11 attacks as a potential terrorist a year before the attacks.
Two military officers - an active-duty captain in the Navy and a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve - have recently said publicly that they were involved with Able Danger and that the program's analysts identified Mohamed Atta, the Egyptian-born ringleader of the Sept. 11 attacks, by name as a potential terrorist by early 2000.
The Pentagon had said that it interviewed three other people who were involved with Able Danger and who said that they, too, recalled the identification of Mr. Atta as a terrorist suspect. Mr. Specter said his staff had talked to all five of the potential witnesses and found that "credibility has been established" for all of them.
Full NYT article here.
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Attention Jesus Freaks
I'm sick and tired of Christians living in the Old Testament. They want the Ten Commandments in the Courts. They use words like evildoer. They cite lines like "eye for an eye", which by the way is not an entitlement but a limit as to what you can do. Why don't they pay attention to the life of Jesus and the thousands of kind acts he did, his compassion, his empathy.
These are the eight beatitudes taken from the Sermon on the Mount. This is what Jesus said.
* Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
* Blessed are the meek: for they shall posses the land.
* Blessed are they who mourn: for they shall be comforted.
* Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill.
* Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
* Blessed are the clean of heart: for they shall see God.
* Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
* Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
The current state of so-called Christians does not really mirror what Jesus was all about.
Study more if you want.
These are the eight beatitudes taken from the Sermon on the Mount. This is what Jesus said.
* Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
* Blessed are the meek: for they shall posses the land.
* Blessed are they who mourn: for they shall be comforted.
* Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill.
* Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
* Blessed are the clean of heart: for they shall see God.
* Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
* Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
The current state of so-called Christians does not really mirror what Jesus was all about.
Study more if you want.
The World Can't Wait, Drive Out The Bush Regime
The World Can't Wait. Looks like some people are picking November 2, 2005, the one year anniversary of Bush's most recent stolen election, to send a message. A massive demonstration is plannned for New York City. You can check for more details on their website here.
Monday, September 12, 2005
Even The Comic Book Guy Knows
Newsweek will point out again how the truth of a situation was withheld from the dumb guy. He is briefed like a child because he can't handle the truth. It hurts his head. Bush has let my city's Towers be destroyed by not taking Osama seriously, and now he has let the Gulf Coast be destroyed by not taking FEMA seriously.
Both times our Nation's security have taken a backseat. Both times the Bush Administration has acted like you could not have predicted these things from happening. Their foresight is 100% wrong. On 9/11, on New Orleans, on stem cells, on global warming, on WMD, on Iraq, on Social Security, on John Bolton for the UN, and the list goes on.
This country is great because of its' citizens, not its' government. Just think if we had better leadership. Vote Blue in '06.
Ain't It The Truth
So true, but maybe his reborn "Faith", the one for boozers and coke heads allows it.
Mick Jagger Sounds Off, This Time Tony Blair
I know it's only Sir Mick, but it's a sign that the mainstream is catching up with the progressives regarding Iraq. For too long we accepted the lies, now we must hold them accountable. Even Mick bought the initial decision to remove Saddam Hussein from power - but was "shocked" when it was revealed a dossier detailing Hussein's possession of weapons of mass destruction was exaggerated by the British Government, reports ContactMusic .
He says, "At the time of the Iraq invasion, I was ambivalent; getting rid of Top of Saddam Hussein was a gift for humanity and I thought that there was a coherent plan to put Iraq back on its feet. (But it) shocked me to know that Blair already knew that the weapons of mass destruction were simply an excuse and that there was nothing planned for the day after (the invasion)."
Jagger also fears much for the future of Iraq - still the site of much conflict two years after Hussein's regime was toppled.
He adds, "If we do not take intelligent steps, a part of Iraq will end up becoming an Islamic republic, a puppet of Tehran."
I know right wingers have their Toby Keith and putting boots up peoples' asses, but atleast Mick has a point worth debating.
He says, "At the time of the Iraq invasion, I was ambivalent; getting rid of Top of Saddam Hussein was a gift for humanity and I thought that there was a coherent plan to put Iraq back on its feet. (But it) shocked me to know that Blair already knew that the weapons of mass destruction were simply an excuse and that there was nothing planned for the day after (the invasion)."
Jagger also fears much for the future of Iraq - still the site of much conflict two years after Hussein's regime was toppled.
He adds, "If we do not take intelligent steps, a part of Iraq will end up becoming an Islamic republic, a puppet of Tehran."
I know right wingers have their Toby Keith and putting boots up peoples' asses, but atleast Mick has a point worth debating.
Sunday, September 11, 2005
How Bush Blew It
Bureaucratic timidity. Bad phone lines. And a failure of imagination. Why the government was so slow to respond to catastrophe.
That's the first line from the Newsweek article. The line that struck me was the lack of imagination on this day of all days, September 11. It is the same thing they said about planes being used to hit buildings. The ultimate hack Condi Rice repeated over and over again the lie that no one could have imagined the hijackers using planes as bombs. Now the same goes for New Orleans. They ignore real problems all the time.
Another line from the article hit home for me:
"Bush can be petulent about dissent; he equates disagreement with disloyalty. After five years in office, he is surrounded by people who agree with him."
Now if you are not aware of this problem, that's one thing. But you can't knowingly have yes men around you, and then say you didn't know because they were afraid to tell you the truth. How evil is that? Just think how much is withheld from Bush when he's out there stumping for Social Security or Medicaid. He's fixed the numbers regarding budgets, he's fixed data regarding global warming, he has time and time again silenced the truth in favor of pushing his corporate "agenda".
Just look at Iraq. Bush accepted all the data from his yes men, started a bogus war, and then says he started the war because the facts he had at the time said there was WMD. And we all go along with it. Remember, there were millions of people who before we went to Iraq, opposed this war. We were lied to. The Bush Administration made up their story, had the only person we trusted, Colin Powell, sell it, and we now have to hold them all responsible. I wish Colin would come clean, once and far all.
The Right Wing power grab has to end. We have given in for too long and given up too much. This is not America.
Newsweek article is here.
That's the first line from the Newsweek article. The line that struck me was the lack of imagination on this day of all days, September 11. It is the same thing they said about planes being used to hit buildings. The ultimate hack Condi Rice repeated over and over again the lie that no one could have imagined the hijackers using planes as bombs. Now the same goes for New Orleans. They ignore real problems all the time.
Another line from the article hit home for me:
"Bush can be petulent about dissent; he equates disagreement with disloyalty. After five years in office, he is surrounded by people who agree with him."
Now if you are not aware of this problem, that's one thing. But you can't knowingly have yes men around you, and then say you didn't know because they were afraid to tell you the truth. How evil is that? Just think how much is withheld from Bush when he's out there stumping for Social Security or Medicaid. He's fixed the numbers regarding budgets, he's fixed data regarding global warming, he has time and time again silenced the truth in favor of pushing his corporate "agenda".
Just look at Iraq. Bush accepted all the data from his yes men, started a bogus war, and then says he started the war because the facts he had at the time said there was WMD. And we all go along with it. Remember, there were millions of people who before we went to Iraq, opposed this war. We were lied to. The Bush Administration made up their story, had the only person we trusted, Colin Powell, sell it, and we now have to hold them all responsible. I wish Colin would come clean, once and far all.
The Right Wing power grab has to end. We have given in for too long and given up too much. This is not America.
Newsweek article is here.
Saturday, September 10, 2005
Why Can't We Pick Up The Dead Bodies?
A simple question. When there are dead bodies, it always seems first and foremost, the most respectable thing to do. When 9/11 happened, they didn't leave dead bodies lying around as they searched for survivors. After Oklahoma City they did the same. Even when there are gunfights going on, it always seems they try to get the dead. The military does it.
Why is it that it takes days to pick up the bodies after Katrina? Racism is not the only answer, or classism. Do they have no place to put them? Do people not know how to pick up a dead body? Is leaving them where they are helping them find other survivors? What is the upside to not collecting them? Where's our humanity?
We pick up roadkill faster.
And as we try to bring our version of democracy to places like Iraq, these are the images that the world sees. Doesn't this undermind our troops? How can refute that our indifference and lack of planning pre- and post-disaster makes it harder for our troops to do their jobs?
Our calling card is slashing plans presented by experts, not having enough troops to do the job and letting civilians suffer, all the while protecting oil and big business.
Why is it that it takes days to pick up the bodies after Katrina? Racism is not the only answer, or classism. Do they have no place to put them? Do people not know how to pick up a dead body? Is leaving them where they are helping them find other survivors? What is the upside to not collecting them? Where's our humanity?
We pick up roadkill faster.
And as we try to bring our version of democracy to places like Iraq, these are the images that the world sees. Doesn't this undermind our troops? How can refute that our indifference and lack of planning pre- and post-disaster makes it harder for our troops to do their jobs?
Our calling card is slashing plans presented by experts, not having enough troops to do the job and letting civilians suffer, all the while protecting oil and big business.
Bush's #1 Fear Realized
No it's not Osama, it's not Al Qaeda, it's not gays getting married, it's not his massive tax cuts getting turned down, it's not his image turned to sh*t as a leader in time of crisis. Bush now has to take care of poor people. And for a sustained amount of time. Showing compassion for his fellow man, black and poor ones, too, will make his head explode. He can't walk away from this one like he did his military service. His search for WMD. He can't fade like he did for his Constitutional Amendment banning gay marriage. Or his plan to put man on Mars. No, this long term commitment to helping the lower class of the South will do him in.
Look for the "President's Head Explodes" headline soon.
Look for the "President's Head Explodes" headline soon.
Government Rewards Business Buddies
Wired article on Bush cronies making money off Katrina.
"Companies with ties to the Bush White House and the former head of FEMA are clinching some of the administration's first disaster relief and reconstruction contracts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
At least two major corporate clients of lobbyist Joe Allbaugh, President George W. Bush's former campaign manager and a former head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, have already been tapped to start recovery work along the battered Gulf Coast. "
This is not to say that companies who are in that business should not be involved, it's to highlight the fact that people in power are there because of their ties to big business. They serve their connections to corporations before they think of the people in need of help. How fast did they figure out how to get oil from our reserves in Alaska and from European reserves? Much faster than they got food and water to the people in New Orleans.
When you point out to Bush fans how much you hate Cheney and his former company Halliburton, they never see it objectively. They see his Vice Presidency and his being former CEO of Halliburton as two independent coincidences. Why would one have anything to do with the other? And once they can not see that connection, all other subsequent connections between governental decisions and the corporations that fund them go uncontested. Thus, no anger.
Just like the way they view "handouts". Welfare to a Republican is the ultimate waste in goevernment. Why just give away money? But a no-bid contract to a company the VP used to run, that is a necessity. Or a tax break for the rich or trying to get rid of estate taxes, these are needed to spark our economy. But keeping the economy going by looking after everyone, especially the less fortunate, that is waste. You can only sustain long term improvements in our socity by taking care of everyone, not just the top 10%, who by the way, are pretty good at taking care of themselves.
"Companies with ties to the Bush White House and the former head of FEMA are clinching some of the administration's first disaster relief and reconstruction contracts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
At least two major corporate clients of lobbyist Joe Allbaugh, President George W. Bush's former campaign manager and a former head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, have already been tapped to start recovery work along the battered Gulf Coast. "
This is not to say that companies who are in that business should not be involved, it's to highlight the fact that people in power are there because of their ties to big business. They serve their connections to corporations before they think of the people in need of help. How fast did they figure out how to get oil from our reserves in Alaska and from European reserves? Much faster than they got food and water to the people in New Orleans.
When you point out to Bush fans how much you hate Cheney and his former company Halliburton, they never see it objectively. They see his Vice Presidency and his being former CEO of Halliburton as two independent coincidences. Why would one have anything to do with the other? And once they can not see that connection, all other subsequent connections between governental decisions and the corporations that fund them go uncontested. Thus, no anger.
Just like the way they view "handouts". Welfare to a Republican is the ultimate waste in goevernment. Why just give away money? But a no-bid contract to a company the VP used to run, that is a necessity. Or a tax break for the rich or trying to get rid of estate taxes, these are needed to spark our economy. But keeping the economy going by looking after everyone, especially the less fortunate, that is waste. You can only sustain long term improvements in our socity by taking care of everyone, not just the top 10%, who by the way, are pretty good at taking care of themselves.
Impeach Bush or Recall The Bush Election
Bill Maher makes a point for a California-style recall of Bush. With a Republican Congress you know this will never happen but it's worth keeping this idea in the minds of Americans. We must keep the pressure on our elected officials to have accountability. When Bush's idea of a smaller government means smaller only for poor people with fewer funds for the less fortunate and money for key projects like levee upkeep, it becomes clearer more than ever that he takes care of the rich with a fervor, yet screws the poor every chance he can. The government is the biggest it's ever been, more intrusive into our personal lives, more pro big corporations, more debt ridden than ever: so much for smaller government.
"On your watch we've lost almost all our allies, the surplus, four airliners, two Tade Centers, a piece of the Pentagon and the city of New Orleans. Maybe you're just not lucky"
A much watch snippet, you can see some streaming video of Bill Maher's HBO show here.
You can see more about Bill's show on HBO here.
"On your watch we've lost almost all our allies, the surplus, four airliners, two Tade Centers, a piece of the Pentagon and the city of New Orleans. Maybe you're just not lucky"
A much watch snippet, you can see some streaming video of Bill Maher's HBO show here.
You can see more about Bill's show on HBO here.
Thursday, September 08, 2005
Cheney Told To "Go F*ck Yourself" On Air
via Crooks and Liars.Vice President Dick Cheney, in Gulfport, Mississippi on a tour of the Katrina hurricane zone was cursed out as he answered questions from reporters. Raw Story has the transcript:
Off camera, a protester shouts, "Go f--k yourself, Mr. Cheney. Go f--k yourself." The camera remains on Cheney while we hear scuffling in the background.
CNN's reporter asks Cheney, "Are you getting a lot of that Mr. Vice President?"
Cheney replies, "First time I've heard it., Must be a friend of John..., er, ah - never mind."
It may have been the first time he's heard, but it's not the first time it's been said. Believe me.
Watch it here here.
Blame Game
Why is the Bush administartion so adamant about not pointing fingers regarding the New Orleans Clusterf*ck? No "blame game" is in the right-wing echo chamber already. Now is not the time bullshit.
These are same people after the 9/11 attacks, who within hours, started to blame Iraq and wanted to go to war from September 12, 2001 on. They had no problem putting blame back then. Why the complete 180? Now all of a sudden they want to take time to assess the situation. Had they taken time to assess New Orleans, and Iraq too, beforehand, just think how different everything would be. The levees would have been taken care of in the Big Easy and thousands of lives would have been saved in the Middle East.
Anytime you're supposed to take your time, they rush in. When you have to rush in, they take their time. Complete disconnect.
Why is it that Joe Torre gets more blame for leaving in pitcher Tanyon Sturtz too long during a Yankee game then George Bush does for appointing a hack as the head of FEMA, systematically screwing over poor people, underfunding New Orleans year after year, and then not even showing up until three days after the storm?
These are same people after the 9/11 attacks, who within hours, started to blame Iraq and wanted to go to war from September 12, 2001 on. They had no problem putting blame back then. Why the complete 180? Now all of a sudden they want to take time to assess the situation. Had they taken time to assess New Orleans, and Iraq too, beforehand, just think how different everything would be. The levees would have been taken care of in the Big Easy and thousands of lives would have been saved in the Middle East.
Anytime you're supposed to take your time, they rush in. When you have to rush in, they take their time. Complete disconnect.
Why is it that Joe Torre gets more blame for leaving in pitcher Tanyon Sturtz too long during a Yankee game then George Bush does for appointing a hack as the head of FEMA, systematically screwing over poor people, underfunding New Orleans year after year, and then not even showing up until three days after the storm?
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