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A collection of insightful ruminations, reflections, and rants on the events of the day (with the exception of the weekend). We'll collect a week's worth here and then archive them. Come visit each weekday to see what's pushing Barbara's buttons.
February 14, 2003
We should have learned a lesson in 2000! The Bush Cartel did not care that the majority of Americans chose Al Gore as our President. They made sure the moron was installed. They don't care that a majority of Americans, or the world for that matter, don't want war. The intention has been, and will be, to attack Iraq. They want the oil and the power. This plan was in place long before the election, and they will not stop. These thieves have no reservations about sending our sons and daughters into battle to achieve their ends. The people of the United States are insignificant in the eyes of George W. Bush.
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Alert, alert to those corporations that do not depend on the Defense Industry to survive -- the Bush administration has created such a pallor of fear in this country that Americans are afraid to shop or invest in a questionable future. Your products are no longer desired, you may go out of business, and your campaign contributions have not done much for your bottom line. Time to reassess where you find political advantage, time to return to sanity and forget the GOP.
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First they stole an election, now they're stealing our security, all for money and power. There is no integrity, no honesty, no values, or morals in this bunch of thugs who have our lives and safety in their hands. Just think about it, a group of thieves are dictating how we must live our lives.
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Mainstream media continues to announce the warnings and pre-packaged evidence, telling Americans they have much to worry about. Do they realize they are repeating the Bush lies so often that the public thinks they are credible? The repetitive fabrications, direct from this administration, do not do much to keep the American people safe and secure. We are held captive to innuendo, hyped by those who are determined to create fear.
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February 13, 2003
The French and the Germans having witnessed and endured the power of a maniacal leader intent on ruling the world. They are justified in seeking alternatives to war. They -- above all others perhaps -- are in the position of recognizing and recoiling from anyone with ambitions akin to Hitler. Prudence is a virtue, especially when the consequences are as overwhelming as those perpetrated by war.
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Unbelievable, that pillar of moralistic attitude, holier than thou, diviner of do what I say, Bill Bennett has now set himself above the Pope. Funny what men will do for personal reasons. He states, "I don't agree with the Pope," as though his disagreement makes his stand on war an acceptable tenet. It's bull that he piously tells the world how to behave, then for personal convenience abandons edicts set forth by the Pope. He has publicly abandoned his religion by denying those of a higher power.
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Buy him a pair of sandals and wrap him in a flaxen robe, Bush is now a prophet sent straight from the pearly gates to save the world. His plan, unlike the last prophet, is to take from the poor and give to the rich, rob from the children to build nukes, bomb the hell out of those who won't give us their oil, make hash (better known as collateral damage) of all those who stand in the way, and, best of all, deliver from evil whoever's left by converting them to bushocracy.
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As I listen to the rhetoric from the Bush administration -- regarding Osama bin Laden 's desire to change the tenets of America -- I must pause to think about how well this administration has complied. Our freedoms are in serious jeopardy, our economy has tanked, and they've caught in their net more Americans than terrorists. Osama's threats of bringing America to its knees has been accomplished by those who are supposed to be protecting the American ideal!
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What an insult to women in America, for Bush to say he's the "one who has to hug mothers and widows if a son or husband dies"! Just who does he think he is, that a hug would suffice in losing a son or a husband? It is appalling that he is so shallow that he has to relate how stressful it will be for him to deliver a hug for the loss of someone's loved one. This kind of justification goes beyond arrogance and becomes a self-centered, egotistical, self-absorbed lunatic with no regard for humanity.
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February 12, 2003
As much as I am loathe to say it, Colin Powell is beginning to sound as though Peggy Noonan is writing his speeches. He is no longer a convincing figure of stability. He now sounds like another ditto-head of the Bush administration. His loyalties seem to lie with his leader rather than with the humanity of America and the world. It is apparent that this administration will settle for nothing less than oil and war.
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As we hear excerpts from the tape by Osama bin Laden aired on Al-Jazeera, it is striking that Osama is still alive. All the might and fury of this administration has not stopped the Most Wanted Man in the world. If this is an example of the capabilities of the Bush administration then God help America!
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What do George W. Bush and Osama bin Laden have in common? They both believe that God is on their side, especially when they are responsible for the deaths of innocent people. Strange that mere men attempt to rally support by invoking the ethereal. I don't believe God will condone the violent efforts of mortal man. I don't believe that ignoring the reverence of each and every human being as a creation of the God -- a God that Bush and bin Laden so easily use for personal gain -- will be looked upon with blessings!
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Do you believe Bush would attack Iraq if their were UN peacekeepers present? He is determined to control the oil fields in Iraq and he won't allow anyone to get in his way! War may be coming sooner than we think -- if this administration believes they will be trumped by any other country, the orders to attack will be given immediately!
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February 11, 2003
The United States is now experiencing a right wing onslaught against "Old Europe" and all those who don't pay homage to Bush and his policies. The Repugs, mainstream media, conservative pundits, and just plain right wing whackos have aligned and concentrated all their strength against those who would dare question the Bush plan to dominate the world. They intend to win approval for a war against Iraq, no matter the consequences to the humanity involved.
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Here's hoping Ted Turner will use the power of his mouth to denounce the tabloidization of CNN. It is shameful what has happened to the once revered purveyor of news around the world. The pronounced shift to propagating support for Repuglican policy is abhorrent. It only cemented lower ratings when they abandoned journalism for hype and didn't do anything for truth and justice. And Connie Chung is just awful, along with all those who blatantly cheer the Bushies on to world domination. The only program on CNN that can boast of journalistic superiority is Crossfire, and that's because Paul Begala and James Carville are not afraid of the Bushies.
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Perhaps the rest of the world is aware of what Americans are just beginning to realize: George W. Bush is better at simple rhetoric than he is at follow through. It's called cheerleading, and it's obviously the only thing Bush has ever done successfully. He does not have the capability to do the work. He has always chosen easy street over the road less traveled. Once a slacker always a slacker.
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The audacious arrogance of a simple-minded moron! Dumbya believes he was appointed by God to plunge a nation into war is, at best, pathetic. This is an outrage and Americans from coast to coast should be up in arms to impeach the pompous pimp who uses faith and values to justify his madness for power and money. Where I come from, such a person would be considered a danger to himself and all those around him and he'd be picked up by the men in white coats. God does not crown a prince of darkness to save the world!
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February 10, 2003
Kinda chokes you up inside, when Dumbya says he wants to bring Democracy to a people who have never known the benefits of freedom. If he really means it, then how come he has been so cavalier about Democracy in America? If Democracy is so important to him then why did his Poppy have to strong arm the Supreme Court to install his pride and joy into an office he did not win by popular democratic vote? Why do we suddenly have to "watch what we say"? Why can we be arrested and held without benefit of counsel? Why has everything he's ever done being labeled top secret and classified? No, Dumbya isn't interested in Democracy, he's interested in using our country, our people, and our tax dollars to get oil and power for his own personal profits.
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Intelligent visionaries formed the United Nations. Collectively, they saw the need for peace on a global basis. They knew it would take participation of nations around the world to control a single nation's desire to dominate the world. Theirs was a mission to find diplomatic, peaceful solutions to the problems of the world. They were aware that only a majority could be successful. That dedication to peaceful means would avoid disaster, destruction, and the massive deaths of innocents. The power of such an organization was enormous, because together they could also be a force that could use all their might to overcome any attempt to rule the entire world, if and when diplomacy was no longer possible. I submit, we in the United States have not exhausted all peaceful means and we must demand the work of the United Nations continue, before marching into Iraq. Wiser men than we see in Washington today had faith in the ability of the United Nations.
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War is the only way for the Bushies to gain control of the oil fields. That is why a peaceful solution will never be acceptable to this administration. Control of those oil fields is paramount to their desire to rule the world. When the reason for action is uncertain, follow the money road that leads to power there you will find the motivating force for those who wish to be dictators!
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Could it be that France and Germany, having endured the suffering caused by a maniacal dictator during the Nazi regime, are reluctant to become part of the current desire to rule the world? Could they want a peaceful end, rather than a war, to solve this latest conflict, because they know firsthand the horrors of war, destruction, and insanity? Prudence is a virtue in this modern day surge to dominate others.
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It must be appalling for international leaders to find themselves critiqued and chastised by the likes of George Bush. Here we have a man who cannot speak an intelligible sentence telling learned men and women from around the world how they should be doing business and that they should be following his lead. It's no wonder they feel the way they do. It's no wonder they call him a cowboy, because in his arrogance and his ignorance he doesn't even realize how idiotic he is.
