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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). 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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September 20, 2002
If you march in tune with the White House Band Wagon, you will be doing a two-step right into a war. Unfortunately for us, this White House overlooks the death and destruction that accompanies their brand of "marching music." This is not the senior prom, this, my dear friends, is WAR, Dumbya style. That is to say, it will be a battle fought by someone else so that Dumbya can reap the spOILs!
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It's my understanding the Bush administration is denying ever having received a report from the Clinton administration regarding bin Laden, Al Qaeda, and terrorism. Given the attacks on 9-11, one can imagine why they continue to deny foreknowledge and this report.
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Just remember folks, when Dumbya tells us all about Iraq, he is the same man who told us we were gonna get Osama bin Laden "Dead or Alive." Somehow, based on all the bravado, it gives one pause to believe anything Dumbya has to say!
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September 19, 2002
"The White House refused the panel's request to put on the public record what Bush had been told about bin Laden and possible attacks prior to Sept. 11, according to the committee staff. Bush receives a daily intelligence briefing which included some of the most serious threat reporting." That's from a Washington Post article entitled "9/11 Probers Say Agencies Failed to Heed Attack Signs," by Dana Priest and Dan Eggen. Folks, this says it all, by not saying what he knew! Now we know, cover-ups and lies were perpetrated on the American public. Time for impeachment hearings.
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America is now facing a war on terrorism, a war in Afghanistan, and a war with Iraq. Our troops are dispersed to numerous locations all over the globe. The young men and women in the military are in dangerous deployments everywhere. Our economy is headed for rock bottom, some banks liquidity are questionable, unemployment is on the way up, no longer is there a separation between church and state, we are living in an era of color-coded terror alerts, seniors are having to decide between medicine and food, Social Security is questionable, and news reports are biased. We can thank GWBush for the chaos and confusion. Our country is a reflection of Dumbya.
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Now that a Repuglican-appointed judge has thrown out a jury verdict in California, we know why it really does matter what kind of judge is appointed for life to the courts. A jury ruled against Simon, who incidentally is the Repuglican candidate for governor, and the Repug-appointed judge threw out the verdict. It makes one wonder about motives?
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Florida is now requesting help in the upcoming November election from Attorney General John Ashcroft. Sounds like another Repuglican plea to the Fox to guard the Henhouse. Jebbie will do whatever it takes to retain power in Florida. Is this November going to be a repeat of November 2000? Will a Bush again be assured the vote? Just what do they need from Ashcroft? Of course, if Ashcroft fails, there's always the SCOTUS to insure Jebbies win! Never fear, for the Repugs the end justifies the means.
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September 18, 2002
"Liar liar pants on fire!" Not only do the Repugs lie, but they now pay for lies in the campaign ads running against their opponents. One lady in the current GOP playbook is appearing in more than one state. Seems this lady gets around. Lies are not part of what we want in a Democratic America.
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The biggest threat to the United States and it's allies is the way this administration is handling the "war on terrorism" and Iraq. They lied to the American people and the world about what they knew and when they knew it, Flight 93 leaves Americans with many unanswered questions, and the embellishments on the truth regarding Iraq have been numerous with no evidence. They have kept "secrets" which do not coincide with the American way. They have used fear to obtain their objectives. They have not trusted the American people with the information necessary to make an informed decision over our lives and the lives of our children. This administration has failed us incontrovertibly.
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If you thought Dumbya was going to give up those oil fields and all the defense contract money simply to preserve peace, then forgettaboutit. His intention is to make all he can while he can -- that means war with Iraq! How else do you think he can control all that oil? In an attempt to sound compassionate, he tells us that America is a country of Liberators -- he forgets to add the details about the death and destruction he plans in order to "liberate." He believes to the victor goes the spOILs!
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Peace is not the issue for Dumbya -- PROFIT is the driving force for this administration. Profit for the "defense industry," then Profit for the "oil industry." The thief-in-chief wants to strike again -- he wants the Iraqi oil fields and he doesn't care how he gets them. He will send the youth of America to battle, and some will die, in order to obtain those oil fields, just to increase profits for big oil. Just remember the modus operandi for this man is to use other people, their money and resources to obtain benefits for him! Diplomacy is not the answer for this regime, war is all they really want in order to PROFIT.
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Dumbya the Shape-shifter -- one day he's one thing, the next day something else. He seems to be able to shape-shift into whatever image his handlers need to present to the American people. Somehow, I don't see this as a quality for a leader, more like a weasel who needs an outlet.
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September 17, 2002
Dumbya accuses the Democrats of vacillating on the Iraqi "problem." Actually, I believe it is the Dumbya problem -- he has not made a decision yet about Iraq, he has not decided if we need to use the military, he has gone to the U.N. but doesn't know if he will abide by their recommendations, he can't tell the American people what he wants to do because he's on vacation and August is not a good month to "market," he doesn't need a Congressional resolution but may ask them for one, and he isn't playing politics but is beating a ten-year-old drum two months before an election. Give me a break -- this guy doesn't know which end is up and we are depending on him to make life or death decisions for us!! God help us all.
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The White House is so upset over "leaks" they've requested the FBI investigate Congress! Seems to me that this "classified" info was also known by the WH. Perhaps everyone who had the information should be investigated, including the WH. Dirty tricks are not uncommon to the bunch perched in the WH today. Just look at what went on in Florida to aide and abet this group's lease on 1600 Penn. Ave.
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When I hear Paula Zahn refer to the crisis faced by the people of the United States as the "Iraqi Chessboard," it makes me so angry I could scream. To think "journalists(?)" would equate the life and death reality of war to a game is reprehensible. These people who sit on their duffs, only worrying about how to pose, and what color hair should I have today, have no business attempting to dictate policy when it involves the very existence of our young people. A chessboard??? NO, life and death are what is being bandied around by inept reporters and an inept administration.
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The most egregious mistake regarding Iraq is Dumbya! His approach has been one of the most confusing and chaotic bumbles ever committed. If, in fact, Saddam is the threat Dumbya claims him to be, then we are in deep trouble. Dumbya's inexperience, ineptness, lack of intelligence, bully, and spoiled brat bravado is showing its ugly self. This is the man who supposedly has been shaped by the "war on terrorism." Shaped? He ran "out of harms way" -- lit out like a scared rabbit -- and left the fate of this country to his underlings, so he could be safe! Seems he's the same as ever -- a scared, chicken, pitiful pile of clay, leading us into disaster.
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September 16, 2002
Citizens of Florida, if cassettes can be removed or not placed in order to negate your votes, then there must be some method for assuring voters this does not happen in November. Your right to vote and have your vote counted is in jeopardy. Democrats, you must have representation so that there will not be a repeat of Election 2000. The very essence of Democracy is at stake.
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Tax dollars to proselytize! Thanks to Dumbya, your tax-dollars go for propagating religion. The line between church and state no longer exists. Yes, Dumbya wants us all to get a little of that ole time religion, and he wants religion to get a lot of your tax dollars. Doesn't matter which religious persuasion you may be, if any, your money will now support those religions that get "picked" for funding by your government. The Constitution according to Dumbya!
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The Bush Family Mantra: "We're against everything illegal until one of our family is involved!" They have a double-standard when it comes to upholding the law. Laws, as far as the Bushes are concerned, are made for everyone but the Bushes. Always has been, always will be. A Bush will never face "responsibility" when they have broken the law. Privacy should not equal absolution, even for the Bush family. All those "values" fly out the window, and it becomes a "little" private mistake!
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"The worst parody of journalism Friday was actually on CNN, where the high-paid-low-rated anchor Paula Zahn speculated, without a jot or tittle of evidence, that the three men were coming to Florida to blow up the Turkey Point nuclear reactor. Now you know why CNN promotes her sex appeal rather than her news judgment." That was an excerpt from an article in the Miami Herald, miami.com entitled "TV dots airwaves with inaccuracies". Seems someone else is on to Paula Zahn!
