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Hey, Blanche, it's time we stand up for our rights in this country. Too
long have we allowed these corporate Republicans to run all over our country, our way of life as a people, as simple people just wanting to breathe free. Whether you're a moderate Republican, a Democrat, an Independent, Green or Libertarian, you have to find it within yourself to oust these power crazed sonsofbitches on Election Day. Period. It won't cure the sickness, but it will hopefully put the sickness in remission.
posted by
saul_relative
on October 24, 2006 at 9:02 PM
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Saul, well, good, Katray's on board. I am pinning my hopes on November's
elections, although, with all the previous 2000 "chad" hanging, and dubious exit polls, which did not match the actual poll results in several states, as well as the new electronic voting machines, which have no oversight, no open source code, and other anomalies, I'm not putting electoral fraud past these sobs, either.
posted by
Blanche.
on October 24, 2006 at 6:21 PM
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You are absolutely correct, katray. And I, for one, happen to think that
CNN is the only news agency within America that doesn't have an expressed political agenda. ABC News dumps on the Bush administration as much as possible. Fox News is nothing but a GOP propaganda wagon. You don't hear a thing about NBC unless they've filmed the arrest of more pedophiles. And CBS has decided to lay low since the source debacle with Dan Rather. Exposing these fascist bastards for what they are may not be the job of the media, but I'm bolstered by the idea that CNN has decided not to tuck tail when confronting the Bush administration and its authoritarian policies.
On the Military Commissions Act, katray, I don't believe it will pass the scrutiny of the Supreme Court. If it does, then I'll worry. Still, for the president to support, then the American Congress to agree to the selective suspension of habeas corpus is unconscionable, not to mention contrary to our American values and unConstitutional.
For an in-depth look at the Military Commissions Act and the Bush move toward a more dictatorial policy, go to DamonLeigh's "Bush's Absolute Power Grab". It is most enlightening.
posted by
saul_relative
on October 24, 2006 at 10:46 AM
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Not the only ones Saul
I have been slightly heartened recently by CNN's willingness to pull back the shroud over our dying democracy, at least enough to relay the dire dangers lurking to the masses - hopefully they are watching and listening...And CNN has gotten bolder with their war coverage of late. The Military Commission Act frightens and deeply disturbs me - where are the outcries of protest? This act is carte blanche for the final burning of our liberties.
posted by
Katray2
on October 23, 2006 at 9:49 PM
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Such an ugly image, Blanche. Now, the emperor's daughters, well...
Anyway, you're right. Critical thinking, questioning, intellectualism -- all threats to the grinding GOP machine. I feel a Fahrenheit 451 moment coming on. Sadly, the promotion of this 'Constitution in exile' idea is doing just that, putting it in exile. The No Child Left Behind program is doing the opposite of its title. Civil liberties are being eliminated or curtailed. Reverse psychology fascism. Fear tactics. Jesus, Blanche, I hope we're not the only ones who can see this Orwellian juggernaut bearing down.
posted by
saul_relative
on October 23, 2006 at 7:40 PM
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I hope we're not alone in this, because they've done an outstanding job
of silencing all critics with their "you're unpatriotic" parrot squawking, and just contorting facts into pretzels. Critical thinking is not a hallmark of the Republicans either, in fact it's frowned on. No wonder they have such a shoddy track record in education, the "No Child Left Behind" standardized testing, they're teaching to the tests, not critical, analytical thinking. Intellectualism is a threat, in the Repulican administration's mind, questioning by definiton is a threat.
Because this Emperor is naked as a jaybird.
posted by
Blanche.
on October 23, 2006 at 6:48 PM
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Point on, Blanche. And exactly my point. It is our heritage to rebel and
question, to be independent and nonconformist, self-reliant and self-determining. This do as I say, do as I do, believe everything, trust blindly mentality propagated by the GOP really goes against every fibre of my being.
posted by
saul_relative
on October 23, 2006 at 6:43 PM
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Hear, hear. Brilliantly said, Saul, and anyone who truly believes in
quoting our Founding Fathers, chapter and verse, should know that to a man they were passionate patriots and, by defininition, questioned the authority of the King of England, so this idea of blind obedience to a corrupt hierarchy IS anti-American and unpatriotic. We are the patriots.
posted by
Blanche.
on October 23, 2006 at 6:33 PM
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It is the right, no, the duty, of every American to question that which he
believes is wrong, corrupt, or harmful to himself and his fellows. To do less would be traitorous to what it means to be an American, an unjustifiable affront to the men who penned our Declaration and Constitution. To acquiesce, to fold, to comply, to conform unquestioningly is the antithesis of our American values.
posted by
saul_relative
on October 23, 2006 at 6:31 PM
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Unconscionable is a word I like, Saul, I suppose it means something like
Unpalatable to the conscience, which I heartily agree with. I've been stunned, outraged and amazed at the level of denial and ostrich-with-head-in-sand attitudes on the part of Republicans. I thought after 9-11, a clear wakeup call, that there would be more questions, audits and inquiries, instead we get, what we have seen such compelling examples of here on the blog, a cacophony of denial and attacks on anyone who dares question authority. Sickening.
posted by
Blanche.
on October 23, 2006 at 5:51 PM
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Well, Blanche, the Old Guard should have lived by the maxim of "Fool me
once, shame on me..." You know the drill. So do they. To be driven to vote simply out of fear shows a lack of foresight. Voting for a man that has shown a remarkable disregard for Constitutional law and the will of the American people was unconscionable.
posted by
saul_relative
on October 23, 2006 at 5:49 PM
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I've read it, Saul, I don't tend to comment on Scoop anymore, he doesn't
answer, and besides, I'm afraid he'd take it as gloating. I do have sympathy for the "old guard" of the Republican party, except that the second time they voted for Bush, they should have known better.
posted by
Blanche.
on October 23, 2006 at 5:28 PM
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Speaking of "stay the course", Blanche, take a look at scoop's post on
that very subject, where Bush denies ever being "stay the course". What a revisionistic moron.
posted by
saul_relative
on October 23, 2006 at 5:27 PM
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I've heard that this has been one of the worst months, Saul,
I'm holding out for a regime change (in the US), we need a sea change, not a "stay the course".
posted by
Blanche.
on October 23, 2006 at 5:16 PM
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