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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.
August
15, 2003
Nixon "broke" into
the DNC, George Bush is breaking into your vote! One of the things
that sets America apart from many other countries is our ability
to vote, in private, for the leadership in our country! That has
now been infiltrated by the Repuglican party and their supporters
via touch screen voting machines. Why do you think Bush is arrogantly
and carelessly strutting around as though he's already won 2004?
Maybe because he has already been "guaranteed" the election!
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Americans
should begin to question the reason why so many "career" government
workers are resigning after years of service and giving up their
livelihood? They've been there with the good and the bad, through
many administrations, only to resign now?! These are people who
have devoted their lives to government service jobs, paying less
than
the private sector, in order to make a difference. So, what and
who would be the impetus for their resignations? Could it be, could
it
possibly be, that this is the worst president and the worst administration
in the history of these United States?
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Who
threw the switch? A natural occurrence that hasn't happened in
more than 30 years, just at a time when the Bush poll numbers are
headed
south! A boon for mainstream media: 24 hours of blackout! Just
how many ways can you say, "There is no evidence of terrorism
(indicating the possibility that it may be, in order to scare the
bejeezus out
of us), but the lights are off in many major cities in the Northeast"?
Just how long can they drag this out and make it the breaking news
story?
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14, 2003
Democracy
is being destroyed by the Repuglican party in order to rule,
rather than serve, the American people. If a Repuglican does not
win an
election by a majority vote, then they find a way to eliminate
the winner
and "boot him out"! That's the way Repugs "win"!
They used the Supreme Court to eliminate Al Gore, the man with the
most votes, and now they're using a trumped up "recall" in
California against Gray Davis. Americans better wake up while
we can and take back our democracy!
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Thanks
to George Bush, America can now be afraid, very afraid, again!
His poll numbers are headed south and we all know something will
happen
to scare the bejeezus out of us, all in an attempt to inflate
his ego again. Seems mighty suspicious to me that every time he drops
in the
polls Americans
have to suffer some kind of tragedy in order to send his numbers
up!
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Osama
bin Laden still roams free, while some poor schmuck sits in
jail because our government needed a success story. Apparently it
was a set up from the get go -- find someone financially strapped,
arrange the "buy," arrange the "sell," then arrest
him, notify mainstream media, and watch the so-called "Good
news for us" stories. Don't you think tax payer dollars would
be better spent on tracking down the real terrorists? Don't you
think we
would be safer if some of those guys buying and selling the
very real weapons
and ammo were caught?
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August
13, 2003
Every
time an American soldier dies in Iraq, all of America knows Bush has
not done a "good job." Every time an innocent Iraqi dies,
the whole world knows Bush has not done a good job. Post war planning
was
non-existent, and this administration was not prepared to win the peace.
They should have been, they should have known the risks, the obstacles,
the consequences, and they should have been able to handle whatever
unknowns that were bound to happen. That's what leadership is all about.
But, this is Bush after all, and he has never had to accept responsibility
for his misdeeds, no matter what they've been.
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No
wonder mainstream media is not correcting the report on those "gold
bars" found in a truck rumbling around in Iraq! Turns out they
were "brass bars, melted down shell casings," which the
driver said when stopped. Alas and oh my God, were the Iraqis
actually eliminating
arms and ammunition? NOT a GOOD NEWS story for the imbecile sitting
in the White House, and certainly does not help mainstream media's
support for Dumbya and his "shock and awe" war! *
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Who
said Americans enjoyed free speech? These days, we are finding
out that some speech isn't free, including three specific words
in our
language, "Fair
and balanced," which suddenly now belong to FOX NEWS. Leave
it to the right wing whacko's to think they own common English
words and
that no
one else can use them! Is suing Al Franken revenge for Bill O'Reilly?
Nah (tongue in cheek), conservative entertainment television
show hosts don't seek revenge, because the bible says, "revenge
is Mine saith the Lord," and we all know right wing fair
and balanced show hosts wouldn't go against the bible.
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August
12, 2003
It
is my opinion that this whole California Arnold "He'd make a
good governor" thing has been designed to put Bill Simon in the
State House. This White House will get out the grassroots vote, they
know
conservatives won't vote for a moderate, they know most of Arnold's
supporters won't vote, they'll keep Davis busy running against Arnold,
and in the end they will slide Bill Simon in without a majority vote!
It all stinks of a White House scheme to get their choice in as governor.
Believe me California, this regime will do anything to get what they
want, VOTE NO ON RECALL!!
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If
anyone has questions regarding the revenge sought by this White
House -- think IRAQ! Number one son, sought revenge against Saddam;
number one
son has blamed his predecessor for everything from soup to nuts
as pay
back; number one son has been used to getting his own way,
without thought to who or what is hurt, all his life. Nothing is leaked
from this White House without Karl and George's OK!
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August
11, 2003
Just
who used nuclear weapons in Iraq? Does "depleted uranium" ring
a bell? Who used 350 tons of depleted uranium in shells and bombs?
How many generations will bear the burden of this kind of radiation?
Are American troops now exposed to weapons previously used by our government?
No wonder this administration doesn't allow reporting on casualties,
no wonder it's called "classified" -- it's of utmost importance
to maintain the security of the Bushies!
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To
Mr. Lieberman, I say, "No Senator, it takes balls to run this
country!" The Repuglican party is taking us "Back(ward)
to the Future." In
case you've forgotten, that's when witches were burned at the stake,
when the KKK hung people during the night who didn't look or think
like them, when McCarthyism silenced voices that believed
in freedom of speech, when child labor was allowed to run the factories,
and when the elitist rich ran this country as though it were a kingdom.
If there is a Democrat who believes in the Constitution, civil rights,
and civil liberties, who believes that all American lives are precious
and should be protected, who believes in jobs for the American people,
health insurance for everyone (not just Senators and Congress people),
and who believes that "We the people" applies to all Americans,
then he or she will be elected by the people. And this time, I don't
think the people will allow that election to be taken from them by
a bunch of right wing political appointments with ties to a certain
few in this country.
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Lies,
cheating, and womanizing! Conservatives seem to overlook these
sins when they committed by members of the Repuglican party. For Repuglicans,
anything goes, because their purpose in life is to tell the rest
of us how to live ours. |
