BuzzFlash
presents Barbara's Daily BuzzFlash Minute
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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.
June 6, 2003
To the CIA, NSA, FBI, and any other spook agency that may be classified: Better wise up -- the blame game is beginning and, believe me, the guys at the top are not going to take the fall. Guess who is going to be caught with their pants down because they chose to play the game fairly --YOU! And all the lemmings who follow behind the right wing whacko insane blowhards will believe it when they're told it's the intelligence agencies. Then, one by one, some of your heads will roll. It's time for some of you guys and gals with the backbone to do it, to stand up and be counted. Put the blame where it truly belongs and let the impeachments fall where they should!
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A psychologically glaring reason for the Bush approval ratings -- most people have difficulty admitting they are wrong! It's easier to say they approve of him than to admit he did a piss poor job with their support. A word of caution to this administration -- sooner or later these people will realize they've been used and abused and that American military men and women and innocent Iraqi children and adults died because of a war fought on lies. When this sleeping giant awakens, you guys will be run out of Washington wearing tar and feathers!
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Yes, Zell Miller has been duped -- that's what happens when one forgets one is a Democrat and fraternizes with the opposition. The Bushies will use you, abuse you, chew you up and spit you out, which is a lesson to be learned by all those who believed Bush would compromise. Haven't any of the guys and girls in the Congress learned from Bush's favorite phrase -- "You're either with us or you're against us". He means it.
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June 5, 2003
While stupid statements can be attributed to the likes of Dumbya, not so with Mr. Wolfowitz. It leads one to wonder the motive for his recent statement to delegates at an Asian Security Summit in Singapore over the weekend, "---economically, we just had no choice in Iraq. That country swims on a sea of oil." Is he purposefully trying to provoke animosity around the world? Does he want to instigate retaliation? Is he hoping for another terrorist attack on US soil? Somehow this blatant admission of greed does not fit his profile, unless of course he has more sinister motives.
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Everyday, I hear someone proclaim, "Thank God for the Internet," and I feel a kinship with them. If not for the internet and web sites such as BuzzFlash that deliver the truth, we would be dependent on news garnered from biased mainstream media news networks, right wing radio talk shows, and clearly conservative newspapers. There would be no diversity, no objectivity, no truth. Americans would be subject to whatever disinformation the politicos want to feed us. We must do everything we can to maintain our freedoms, we must demand our rights to Free Speech, and we must stand up and be the Americans envisioned by our forefathers.
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June 4, 2003
It's really scary when you realize that Bush and his thugs need a war to stay relevant. The domestic policies of this bogus administration would most certainly be enough to doom them forever, but because the Repugs and mainstream media have been able to perpetuate the myth that safety and security are synonymous with Repuglican, war and terror have become our way of life. Sooner, I hope, rather than later, Americans will wake up. Looking over one's shoulder and being scared skinny by eternal vigilance is not the way we want to live our lives. Our forefathers came to this country in order to establish freedom from fear and a better life for all -- that was the objective. We cannot allow a group of men and women who bottom feed on power and greed to lead our nation into oblivion.
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The Barbara Bushes of the world are what I call "sweet women." You know the kind, always socially conscious, polite and sweet to your face, but will stick a knife in your back and twist it gleefully! These are the kind who take ugly to a new level -- vicious back biters who make nice while screwing you over.
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As CNN delights in Hillary-bashing to boost their ratings, little do they know they are energizing the liberal base. They apparently don't realize a majority of Americans are fed up with the mean-spirited pettiness spewing from the mouths of their anchors. While the right wing whackos find such sleazy reporting sufficient for their IQs, liberals are finding this form of Tabloid news distasteful and worthless. Summer reruns have become more interesting than 24 hours of senseless drivel.
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June 3, 2003
Hooray again for Al Franken! Finally someone who will stand up for American values. "We aren't going to take it anymore," said Franken, "we will expose the lies." Thank you, thank you, thank you. I will buy his book for myself and my friends, I will support his efforts and I will cheer him on. Democrats in Congress would do well to emulate Mr. Franken. It's time Americans realize the Bushies have sold us a bill of goods tied up in lies, cheating, and stealing. It's time for the people of America to stand up and speak out -- remember IT'S YOUR COUNTRY!
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The blame game -- twasn't me, it must have been them. We are witnessing the inevitable result of lies, lies, and more lies. Thanks to the Bush administration, instead of doing the job they are supposed to do, the CIA, the FBI, and the NSA are now having to cover their asses -- shades of Nixon, Iran-Contra and all the other spook games played by the Repuglican party. Gone are the days when lying about sex was an impeachable offense. We've returned to a time when lies have deadly consequences for Americans on a grand scale and no one, nary a soul in the Congress of the United States, will sound the alarm. Where's Joe Lieberman and his moralistic speeches when you need him?
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The governments of nations who feign agreement with Bush do so because they know it will increase their incoming cash flow! Bush is buying approval with your money and all the noodle heads in America are telling you what a good job he's doing. Good work if you can get it, because he's paying the messengers as well. The suffering will be felt by those who are the meekest among us -- those who have no voice because they have no money -- and their numbers are growing rapidly.
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June 2, 2003
If you thought the Bush administration cared about American military personnel, you should have a look at the DOD's Jessica Lynch tale from the Twilight Zone. Pvt. Lynch not only sustained horrendous physical injuries due to an unnecessary war, she was then used and abused for propaganda purposes. Adding insult to injury, her parents were told they were "not supposed to talk about it"! There was nothing compassionate or conservative about this bill of goods sold to the American public.
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If, in fact, the Bush administration has ONLY America's interest at heart, then why is James Baker's law firm representing Saudi Defense Minister Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz in a law suit brought by the families of the victims of 9-11? Is it really in the best interest of America and Americans to have a lawyer who serves as Counsel for Intelligence Policy to the Justice Department's Office for Intelligence Policy and Review also representing the foreigner being sued? Could this be construed as a conflict of interest, or at the very least, not at all compassionately conservative?
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Three cheers and then some for Al Franken! The Democrats would score an A+ if they would show some of that same courage. We need people who aren't afraid to speak up and speak out about the lies of the right wing politicos -- the American people are entitled to the truth. It's time to stop the whackos in their tracks. It's time to expose these people for what they are: power hungry, money grubbing, slime buckets who will do and say anything for personal gain. Thank you Al Franken, and keep up the good work, we appreciate all you do!
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Everything I read lately tells of no spare parts for the war machinery in Iraq! For God's sake, what the hell is going on? More money than sand granules is being fed to the US military. Last I heard, the military receives more than a billion dollars a week, and even at seven hundred dollars a pop that should buy enough toilet seats to outfit every toilet in the world. Why are there no spare parts? Why don't these men have enough training? Just what are the taxpayers in this country paying for? How much is being funneled into private bank accounts? Why can't the military account for more than a trillion, I repeat, a trillion dollars?
