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WELCOME to Barbara's Daily BuzzFlash Minute, a collection of insightful ruminations, reflections, and rants on the events of the day (with the exception of the weekend). A regular contributor to our Mailbag, we've elevated Barbara to her own BuzzFlash page. We'll collect a week's worth here and then archive them. Come visit each weekday to see what's pushing Barbara's buttons.
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August 23, 2002
Finally, some news regarding Bush protests, as fleeting as it was. At least mainstream media broadcast the report with pictures. It's time Americans are made aware there are a vast number of people who do not support Bush's policies. It's time to expose scripted support by invitation-only groups; it's time for objectivity -- we need the "real" news, for "real" people.
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No matter how much they try -- Dumbya always shows his true colors! Americans are fed up with his nonchalant, cavalier attitude. His recent rhetoric regarding a war with Iraq, I repeat a war with Iraq, was followed by a flippant "now watch this drive" while on the golf course. American lives are at stake while Dumbya is "showing off" his ability to play games. Only the mainstream media press would consider this "cute." War and American lives are a far more serious subject, not worthy of the inattention of a less than intelligent playboy! It truly is time for a regime change!
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The only downside to right wing nut Bob Barr losing is that another right wing nut, Linder, won. Linder walks lock step with Bush and America loses. Bob Barr got what he deserved -- that old phrase, "what goes around comes around," comes to mind. The party of mean should take heed, blowhards spouting mean and scandal rhetoric are not wanted, egocentrics are not wanted, opportunists and personal financiers are not wanted, and hypocrites are not wanted. American's want a government that puts democracy first and values all the people! Vote Democratic in November.
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August 22, 2002
A quote from Richard Perle on invading Iraq: "The failure to take on Saddam after what the president said would produce such a collapse of confidence in the president that it would set back the war on terrorism." Is American security dependent on bolstering confidence in a less than intelligent thief? My God, this is war we're talking about, not a prom date. This is human lives at stake, this is the stability of the world, and I for one don't want to see this country at risk because an idiot needs an image!
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It takes a diabolical kind of arrogance for those who have never witnessed the realities of war to criticize those who have! When a war against cockroaches is the most combat one has actively participated in, one should not attempt to debase a Vietnam veteran. If Tom DeLay is so supportive of a war, then I propose he back up his rhetoric and join the military. Show us some of that patriotism he is so fond of spouting! Be an example of all that he can be!
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With Dumbya it will be all war, all the time, because he has only mastered mimicking John Wayne. It took him a long time to come up with the best character representation he could, so don't expect anything else. He has a limited repertoire that goes with his limited intelligence. It's too bad he didn't limit it to fun and games entertainment down on the ranch. The American people will be the ones to suffer his act!
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I certainly hope Bill Clinton will have a show on CBS! Democrats need and want a venue for their opinion and who better than President Bill Clinton. Every time I hear the right wing criticize the "liberal press," I have to laugh -- reverse psychology is so transparent. Mainstream media has long since given up the people and real news to all the "special interest" money grubbers. The news is biased to the right -- how else do you think Americans would put up with the likes of Dumbya? He has been packaged by the press, he is the biggest joke to ever come down the pike, and Americans are catching on to this charade.
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August 21, 2002
Since Bush cannot be trusted to answer questions or curb his temper or be shielded by the American Press, his "handlers" have obviously deemed it prudent to keep him home! He will not be attending the World Summit on Sustainable Development. Colin Powell will be going to represent the United States. Thank God, at least someone in this administration can show the world that America is not necessarily representative of the likes of cowboy Dumbya! That is to say, there are Americans with a brain.
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Hilarious -- The White House Motel -- it is now "Rooms to Let"! Of course, the management has changed and it costs more for a room, but it is nonetheless still available. Just how hard is it to become a "friend," or should I say, how much does it cost? I haven't stopped laughing since this story broke. I love it when the right wing nuts have to spend their time explaining away that which was so terrible such a short time ago. Funny how they have become walking, talking, advertisements. Some things never change, they just get more expensive.
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There are some Georgia homeowners who are discovering what deregulation or no regulation does to their dreams and pocketbooks. Seems that anyone in Georgia can get a contractor's license and build houses. Some buyers are finding out that they have no protection under Georgia law if they've been dealt shoddy building practices. They are stuck with homes and mortgages that are impossible. The public has been duped into believing that deregulation is the answer to profitable commerce. The only ones who seem to be profiting are greedy people walking away with someone else's hard earned money, and the public is left with nothing. Laws are necessary components, if we are to conquer unregulated greed.
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August 20, 2002
I cannot believe that American intelligence was so lax that we knew nothing regarding the terrorists. If that were true, how in the world was the Clinton administration able to compile a report on how to handle the terrorism threat? Was the Bush administration so arrogant they failed the American people? Was their negligence so egregious that 3000 American lives were lost? Have they created a false impression of the FBI and the CIA in order to cover the administration's mistakes? The American people deserve to know the truth, the victims' families deserve to know the truth, and if mistakes were made, then those responsible should face the consequences. Whose security depends on the secrecy surrounding the Bush administration?
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As each group of Americans is systematically eliminated from the Bush playbook, after exploiting them for photo-ops, they will realize that Bush and the Repuglicans use the American people for personal and political gain. These guys don't give a #$@ for the American people --their ultimate goal is personal gain. Their mantra is "the end justifies the means," and the result is bilking the people of their money, negating civil rights, and annulling the liberties this country has held so dear. Have we become another third world country under the Bush regime?
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There has been a "gap in the image and the reality" since Bush stole the office in 2000. Everything this man does is staged, scripted, and produced. He is told what to say, when to say it, how to act and react, what to wear, how to "clear brush," etc. etc. etc. There is no substance, no reality, no caring, no intellect, no understanding, no real concern -- my God, it's Dumbya! When he stumps and takes his "case" to the American people, these "people" are all at the "rally" by invitation only, any dissenting voices are relegated to a "protest" zone. Some have even been arrested only to be released after he's left. The press doesn't cover the protestors. Dumbya is a made-for-TV disaster and the biggest lie this country has ever had to endure. I just pray we make it through this absurd charade!
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August 19, 2002
Would the Reagan papers reveal more than the Repugs want America to know? Did the Bush administration put a hold on those papers in order to squelch public knowledge of Reagan's inability to govern? Was Reagan -- as so many believe -- in the beginning of the dreaded Alzheimer's while in Office? Are the prominent Repugs who continue to laud Reagan, only doing so to validate their own misguided support? Did they believe in personal power because of an incapable leader? Is it a cover-up to keep the public from the truth? Is this the Repuglican way of governing? Just wondering?
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Where is all that morality and holier than thou stuff the Repugs speak about? Why are we not hearing about the immoralities practiced by our government when it involves killing of innocents, planned assassinations, preemptive strikes, and unilateral war? Where is the indignation when thousands of Americans are left financially deplete after "corporations" have bilked them of their life's savings? What has happened to the outrage when cheating and theft are the means to an end? Why are so many Americans willing to be led into destruction? Are they so frightened they willingly give up their freedoms? How long before the "sleeping giant" awakens?
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In Georgia, a minister is being prosecuted for promoting and conducting "corporal" punishment on children. Georgia has placed the children in "protective" custody so they would not be subjected to such extreme views. While in Florida, Jeb Bush rewards a man, who expresses the same extreme views, with the leadership of the very agency that is supposed to protect children. Something is wrong in Florida, and I think it's Jeb Bush. Floridians would do well in November to tell him good-bye.
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Is America really ready to see Dumbya take over the "purse strings" without oversight? You know, the guy who told you there were surpluses that are now deficits. Do you want him to have unchecked, unfettered availability to your funds? This is the same guy who cavorted with the likes of Ken Lay. Do you want your hard earned tax dollars to be spent on who knows what by the man who had to sell out or lose everything? Come on people, this is ludicrous, and no amount of scripted rhetoric can give it credibility!
