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Dear Buzz and Barb: Thank-you for mentioning the folk who are now able to live better lives because of medicines such as Oxycontin. The first four years after my line-of-duty injury were absolute hell. It was bad enough that I would never again be a firefighter again, but the pain was a monster that savaged me every moment of every day. Even when sleeping, I had horrible dreams that centered on the pain that I had. I wanted to die. Then a compassionate physician prescribed Oxycontin for me, and all of a sudden my life came back. Though I will never be a firefighter again, I can now concentrate enough to read, converse with my wife and son, do light housework--in short, I can do the thousands of little things that one usually takes for granted. When a celebrity gets caught taking drugs, especially a politically correct celebrity like Rush Limbaugh, the media will blame the drug instead of laying the blame where it belongs. Then it is the estimated 10 million Americans diagnosed with severe chronic pain who, very literally, are made to suffer. MJF, Firefighter/Paramedic (retired) Subj: Bush in Iraq Can someone do some research on how many soldiers have died of wounds after being evacuated from Iraq? These numbers don't seem to show up anywhere... We have "Died in Iraq" and "Wounded in Iraq," but not "Wounded in Iraq and subsequently died of those wounds elsewhere." I have seen several mentions that people who are almost dead being airlifted out so that they die elsewhere, so they don't get reported, but wonder if there is any evidence for that... Dan Subj: Golden Rules Dear BuzzFlash, Just how screwed up is this nation because of Bush and his cronies? I do not wish to discredit Joseph Wilson. He surely is a true Patriot. However, when we feel it necessary to hand out awards for telling the truth in this nation, what should that tell us? To me, it says that the Bushittes have cowered this nation to the point that when a Joseph Wilson comes along, it may be cause for a ticker-tape hero parade. Were we not all taught to tell the truth? The fact that a Ron Ridenhour Award was given for Truth-Telling, says a lot about a nation that is degenerating. I think that Joseph Wilson is thankful for the award, but would be the first to tell us that he was just exercising what he was taught -- to tell the truth! ~ Cathy Subj: Laura Dear Buzz, How would you feel if you were Laura Bush? Your husband tells an audience that he "married well" and they burst into UPROARIOUS LAUGHTER! Chris Kleppe, Milwaukee Re: The Cost of War Dear Buzz!!! Absolutely Great!!! I Hope you have plans to make this into a postcard so that I can pass them out, send them out, whatever, to everyone I meet or know. I will be traveling cross county very shortly CA to SC and back to MI, and I would like to leave them in bathrooms, restaurants, etc, as I travel by car from State to State. I Love You Guys!! Marlene in MI Subj: O'Reilly Idea BuzzFlashers: I just tried to order a transcript of Bill O'Reilly's appearance on NPR's Fresh Air on 10/8/03 (where he lost his temper, told off Terry Gross and terminated the interview), only to be informed that O'Reilly declined to give Fresh Air his permission to sell the transcript or tapes of the interview. During the interview he told her he doubted that she would air the interview, and afterward bragged on his show about 'telling the woman off," and yet HE is the one who doesn't want people to hear the interview. What a SPINNING hypocrite. Just thought you might want to nail him on this somehow.... Peter Coulombe Subj: Get Pat Robertson Off The Air Pat Robertson's desire to nuke the US State Department is the last straw. I am writing my cable company and asking them to drop the stations that carry Pat Robertson's hate speech on the 700 Club. I am also writing the cable stations and informing them of my letter to my cable provider. I don't one red cent of my cable bill to go to people who profit from spewing hate filled rhetoric dressed up with a little Christian imagery to make the verbal violence palatable. I am sick of Pat Robertson and his ilk hijacking Christianity and using it as a prop for their prejudices. Here are the emails for two stations that carry the 700 Club if anyone wishes to join me. ABC Family
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Broadcasting Network A BuzzFlash Reader Congress is voting on our soldiers lives to support a war based on lies. For the Democrats to assert that they "have to" vote for the $87 Big Ones because it would appear they weren't supporting our troops otherwise -- is a ridiculous argument! The representatives of Congress who were deceived as many others by Bush's assertions for war -- still support Bush -- even after we have received his admission of no connection between Saddam and 9/11 and all the other revelations surfacing. I am watching closely the voting of my representatives who continue to support Bush's fiasco -- they'll receive NO MORE votes from me!! Nancy Subj: Leno does it again! I have been gone 7 days and I was just watching the tonight show and his first joke was about Clinton. Something about someone being as happy as Bill Clinton after he heard they are going to start doing breast implants again. This jerk is so completely pro-Bush no-one should be watching. Tomorrow I will be sending him another e-mail on the subject. Maybe if enough people let him know that Clinton is no longer president and isn't sending our kids to die, but Bush is and saying we won't watch anymore maybe it will make an impression. I noticed he didn't get a really good laugh or applause. Karen Webb, Moore, Ok. Subj: Letter about Form Letters Dear BuzzFlash: One of your recent contributors suggested writing the Inspector General to complain about the spamgate letters. That sounded like a great idea to me so I did just that. I also sent a copy to each of the 25 members of the Senate Armed Services Committee. I'd also like to share a bit of useful wisdom with your readers: politicians use a formula to gauge the mood of their districts. They assign a value to the type of citizen communication they receive. Like, 1 in x constituents with a strong opinion will bother to send a typed letter about something. The more labor-intensive the communication, the more valuable it is in terms of how many constituents it is likely to represent. e-mails are almost worthless. Phone calls are better. Faxes are about like phone calls - better than e-mail, but not as good as a postcard. Typed letters are much better than postcards but a hand-written letter is GOLDEN. In other words if a Senator received 500 hand-written letters complaining about this issue, that would have a far, far greater impact than getting 500 emails. So if you REALLY want to send a message that counts - send one they can touch and feel. Best, Rosamond Subj: Prediction I would like to go on record with this. In my skepticism, I believe that elements in the Bush administration know exactly where Osama Ben Laden and/or Saddam Hussein are at that one or both of them will be "captured" as soon as Mr. Rove and his political strategist feel that it is politically the best moment, i.e. during the Republican convention, or right before the presidential election. Don't really think it requires a crystal ball to see this might actually come true (remember the Iranians did with the hostages to help get RR elected). Larry Bierman Subj: Informationals Today Ch. 30 Jacksonville (Fox/Clear Ch) has a half hour paid informational on joining the reserves. Promises just one weekend a month and two weeks camp once a year. Have guys bragging about being in Kuwait and other places they would not have gone otherwise. They have individuals talking about their jobs. So far I haven't seen any combat personnel, just specialists in maintenance etc. Married couples are talking about such privileges as the Post Exchange. Others about college benefits. Have a S/Sgt in finance talking about being sent for two weeks to a base to work in the finance department. Went with his buddies. Well, in an administration that lies about everything, why not leave out the truth about what being in the reserves can do to your life, including losing it. bob Subj: Opinions Dear BuzzFlash, I read DA's 10/17 mailbag question with interest and have wondered the same things.
I would like to take a stab at answering those questions, or at least, offer some opinions: A democratic president can turn back some Bush mandates, but not all. We know this just from what Bush did to some Clinton decisions. And judging the unethical track record of the Bush cronies, we can be certain any incriminating evidence in classified documents will end up destroyed, lost, or edited. ~ Cathy Subj: Who's the Boss? Buzz, As we celebrate another Boss's Day in offices around the country, I'm left pondering on what must have been utter confusion around the White House that morning. How did staffers know who to give their cards and chocolate truffles to? Did W. even get a card from Cheney this year? Bush was out in the open this past week asserting his control over all things govermential (Bush's word, not mine). Bush said, "The person who is in charge is me". I'm reminded of the "Animal House" quote..."The time has come for somebody to put his foot down, and that foot is me." My God, Dean Wormer is running the country! Meanwhile, Condi Rice received her first Boss's Day card from Rummy...probably one of those snide cards that reads "Working for you is a blast" with a picture of an exploding pipe bomb on the cover...no word on whether Rummy gave her any chocolate...if he did, she'd probably be smart to run it through an x-ray first. Several Halliburton employees were said to have sent Dick Cheney sacks of Boss's Day cards and well wishing goodies...didn't they get the memo? Alas, Karl Rove was shut out again this year. Until Hallmark invents "Supreme Overlord's Day", he figures on going cardless for years to come. And finally George Bush himself sent out a Boss's Day card but it was sent back "return to sender". Apparently, "God c/o the biggest cloud in the sky" is not a deliverable address. Eric Jensen Subj: Sold Down the River With disgust, I read today that our congress has caved in yet again. I heard on Bill Moyer's show last evening that we will be in Iraq at least ten years. Where is all this money to come from? Where are the soldiers to come from? This nation should vote out all the current senators and congressmen. It is the only way to wake them up!! Watch them now. They will completely capitulate and there will be no loans to Iraq. WE WILL PAY AND PAY AND PAY! Most of the money will go right into personal bank accounts of those who have betrayed us all. Sandra Subj: Earth to Jay Leno Jay, I deeply regret, and I mean deeply, that Bill Clinton is no longer president. He is one of the best fund-raisers for Democrats, but as far as I know the only thing his name is used for in the Bush Administration is to blame him for anything and everything. If you are going to nightly beat up on ex-presidents why not compare Bush to his father in the areas of war and economic recessions. He is much better at both. Bush is really a very funny fellow, except his comical misfortunes keep killing our kids and putting our families out of work. What Bill and Monica did has no bearing on my job or my children's lives. Since you spend a great deal of time talking about Bill's liking of over-weight women and that Monica isn't model material, why not point out Maria's anorexia or the fact that Laura has put on a few? What is it that drove Maria to become a walking skeleton? If I want ads for the GOP, I'll just watch the news. You have been funny, at times, about Arnold, but he is really on a leash that reaches the White House. When will you be starting your effort to speed up the attacks on gay unions, it is the plan at the White House to distract Americans from his Iraqi killing fields? The Bushes need a lot of jokes on how same sex unions is ruining the economy and causing terrorism. I won't be watching you. I'll let people with a lower threshold for humor do that. Karen Webb, Moore, Ok. Subj: Vote Fraud in GA Not sure if you folks got this one on vote fraud in GA. http://www.zogby.com/soundbites/ReadClips.dbm?ID=6062 Also, check out www.tnr.com Oct 17. Possible GOP push polling in NH to help Dean to win because they think he's beatable while Clark is not. Buzz reader Subj: Bush Orders Officials to Stop the Leaks Buzz, Captain Queeg has taken over the White House: "Bush slammed his hand down on the table ... If his eyes had been lasers, mine would have burned out." "Bush told his senior aides Tuesday that he "didn't want to see any stories" quoting unnamed administration officials in the media anymore, and that if he did, there would be consequences." Bush's threat is ironic - and disgusting - considering his claim it is impossible to find the Plame outer because his administration is so big. How could there be "consequences" for future story leaks if he claims impotency for this most serious criminal leak? Besides, how can DimSon "see any stories" when he claims he doesn't [i.e., can't] read newspapers? This guy is nuts. T Quigly Subj: Iraq war comments for the President Dear President Bush, I was one of the million people who protested against your war. I never thought there were significant numbers of WMDs in Iraq, and I never thought Saddam Hussein was a threat to America or American interests. However, when the war first began, I thought you stood a good chance of finding WMDs in Iraq, figuring you had information that I did not. Now, after we can all see the facts, I just think you are a chickenhawk liar who was out to settle a family feud grudge match with Saddam, using America's heroes as your cannon fodder. You should be ashamed. Four more dead American soldiers just today. If you look at the death rate figures, Interstate 81 - an aging federal highway in need of significant upgrading - kills far more Americans in three months than Saddam ever did or ever has. I-81 could be completely refurbished and expanded into a safe road for a fraction of the $87 billion per year you are borrowing from our children for this war (not to mention the $80 billion of our Social Security funds you have already spent in the Iraq conflict). I look forward to next year when you will be voted out of office once and for all. Good riddance to you and your corrupt cabinet - Cheney taking his millions from Halliburton as Halliburton rakes in the dough on non-competitive taxpayer-funded contracts "rebuilding" Iraq - Condi on the "earn while you learn" plan (is she taking Arabic classes or sticking with Soviet history?) - Rumsfeld, the illegal war's biggest cheerleader - the Iran-Contra team...Poindexter, Abrams, et al - Karl Rove, many are saying that if you looked up "liar" in the dictionary, you'd see his picture - and Powell, the guy who rear-ended some poor schmuck on the toll road and wheedled his way not only out of the blame for causing the crash, but actually managed to get the other guy ticketed! And by the way, please appoint an independent prosecutor to find the traitor who leaked the identity of the undercover CIA agent. Not only is Ashcroft too beholden to members of your cabinet to properly investigate this incident, but did you know he is so incompetent that he lost an election to a dead man? (The election was not held in Florida.) Sincerely, Jim Peters PS: To the reader, I know President Bush does not read any of his e-mail. In fact, I don't think he reads anything, not even the newspaper. (I don't think he can read at more than a third-grade level.) But I know someone has to read all this stuff. So, dear reader, have a nice day...and vote for anyone but Bush next year! -JP Subj: Bill O'Reilly makes it so easy Attention fellow webmasters... Bill O'Reilly gives us a great quote in his latest column. Sure, it's out of context...but if anyone knows how to play that game, it's O'Reilly and his ilk. Here's the column: [LINK] Here's the quote, second-to-last paragraph: My name is no longer Bill O'Reilly, it's "gasbag," "bully," "liar" and "blowhard." Run with it. Run far. Run free. Howard From the Sydney Morning Herald:
A BuzzFlash Reader Here's a quote worth requoting:
If anybody still thinks there was WMD in Iraq, they should go to the following webpage and read the transcript of a meeting between Rolf Ekeus and Husein Kamel www.fair.org/press-releases/kamel.pdf Larry Dear BuzzFlash: Thank you for the presidential resume. Could you possibly publish a vice presidential resume? An attorney general resume?? My thanks, MMP Subj: Hmmm Soooo... Bush begins a PR campaign to drum up support for the U.S. occupation of Iraq, and suddenly we've got some new threatening tapes from Bin Laden. Coincidence? A BuzzFlash Reader Subj: Where is the Outrage? Dear BuzzFlash I watched Greg Thielmann being interviewed on 60 minutes, and was quite impressed that someone at last had the courage to tell the nation about the lies and deception that came from this administration. This is really a serious matter, and Powell should be asked to resign for deceiving this nation, and the world, by giving false and misleading information, which led to an unnecessary war. I cannot understand why this bunch of con men in this administration seem to get away with almost anything. No one was held accountable for those lying words in the SOTU address, no one is being held accountable for the leaks from the white house, and it looks like Powell will get a free pass for lying to the UN and this nation. It sure looks like the Bush administration is answerable to no one, and act as if they are above the law! I also cannot understand why our wimpy media lets them get away with it. I have come to the conclusion that as long as there is no sex going on in the oval office, anything else is ok. The Greg Thielmann statements, will most probably be swept under the rug, as usual. The republicans have become so good making problems for the Bush administration fizzle out and disappear!! I am fed up of this corrupt bunch in the white house. A BuzzFlash Reader Subj: Another Example of GOP Thwarting Voters Dear BuzzFlash, It's not Florida in 2000, but the GOP is at it in small Rensselaer County in upstate New York, trying to prevent college kids from registering to vote. Why are Republicans so hell-bent on preventing people from being allowed to vote? Because they know they'll lose in a fair fight. They threw thousands of voters off the rolls in Florida in 2000 and are trying the same in Troy to students at RPI. Never mind that most of them registered as independents and many as Republicans. Never mind the Constitution, the Republicans want to decide if you are worthy to vote! I know this isn't national news but it shows the local GOPers are just as bad as the nationals when it comes to Democracy. Maybe you'll consider featuring it on BuzzFlash? [Link to Article] [Link to Article] Thanks and take care, John Bullough Subj: Bush Admits Need for Independent Counsel BuzzFlash, Oct 8: [LINK] Bush told reporters:
Democrats awake! Bush is admitting an independent counsel is needed to get at the truth. Take Bush at his word and demand one. This an important non-partisan issue. If Democrats wimp out on this one where even many Republicans are outraged, there is no hope of a change in 2004. Larry, Dear BuzzFlash, In line with President Bush's request that the press report the good news from Iraq, we offer the following. Dateline-Baghdad: According to the Pentagon, Saturday was another good day in Iraq. At a morning press conference, a spokesman for the Pentagon announced that, out of 129, 874 troops stationed in Iraq, 129, 861 were neither wounded nor killed during the past 24 hours. Even taking into account deaths by disease, heat and suicide, over 99.99% of our troops were still alive at the end of the day. Also, on the good news front, the newly formed Iraqi Ministry of Commerce reported increased productivity in the textile sector although there are unconfirmed reports that most of the increase involved the production and sale of Osama Bin Laden T-shirts. "Who says all the news from Iraq is bad," volunteered a Pentagon spokesman. A BuzzFlash Reader Re: Glass Jaw in the White House Bravo!!! Thanks Margie for your article in BuzzFlash!!! Remember what Uncle Ho said during the Viet Nam War---"Even a tiger can kill an elephant if he bites him once a day" The only way to break this secret administration's policies is to bite them once a day until they realize Soviet style governments don't last forever. You are absolutely correct we have a right to know. Your tenacity and courage are admirable, keep it up! ------- Jan Moore NM Subj: A comment about Ca's Lockyer http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/19/national/19CALI.html I have to say I am really ticked off that Ca's Atty Gen Lockyer says he voted for Arnold. This is the second time in two years in vital election in a big state with lots of electoral votes that one of the top Democrats essentially picked up their toys and went to the other side when the state Democrats didn't support them in a bid for governor. Lockyer was one of the people who was discouraged from running for governor in order to solidify Ca. Democrats behind one candidate and now we see, if he can't be the winner, he's going to vote for the other side. The exact same thing happened in Tx in 2002 when then Tx Atty Gen Dan Morales lost his bid to be the Democratic gubernatorial nominee against Sanchez. And in both cases, if these guys had been team players, we'd likely have a Democrat in both the Tx and Ca governors' offices. You know, these guys may be ticked off that the state Democrats didn't support them, but why can't they have the same team loyalty and long-term vision that John McCain did when Bush slimed him in the primaries? Nobody has been more disabused by the party's nominee than McCain was by Bush, but you didn't see him essentially throwing a childish temper tantrum and running to the other side in the election itself while making lame excuses. No, after being completely slimed, McCain stuck by the party's nominee even though it must have been excruciating for him to do so. I could understand if Lockyer had just agreed to support Arnold on a few issues after the election was over (like McCain has done), but I can't abide by his decision to vote for a Republican -- and Rove's lackey -- in a state that is absolutely vital to Democrats' electing a president in 2004. Until Democrats learn that party loyalty is necessary to beat the likes of Rove, et al, we are going to keep losing races we should have won. Yeah, it stinks when your political party goes a direction you don't like, but at least have the decency to stop calling yourself a Democrat if you're going to abandon your fellow Democrats and support a Republican and a Bush-Rove lackey to boot. Both Lockyer and Morales actually supported a Republican over a Democrat in a truly vital race when push came to shove, and that is inexcusable in my book. meb Bush citing the Philippines as an example of his plan for nation is almost too ironic to be real but certainly a true summing up. In 1898 the US, fought a brief unnecessary war which was over-hyped with yellow journalism propaganda and largely based on distorted and deliberately misrepresented intelligence. Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines were all wrested from their oppressors with the promise that we would make their lives better than they had been suffering under a repressive undemocratic government. Puerto Rico is still a 2nd class US colony, the part of Cuba we control is now our torture center and the occupation of the Philippines was a long and bloody one marked by continuing resistance and brutal US oppression to attempt to control their strategically selected colony. In the long run rebellion against US forces actually led to the US killing more Filipinos than the Spanish ever had. This was recast during WWII with MacArthur's triumphant return to the Philippines, but we should not forget what the actual US occupation of the Philippines looked like while it was going on. It seems to be exactly what Bush has in mind. mikel weisser Click here: Lockyer's shocking choice in recall FYI Please pay attention to following paragraph in the article: Published reports of Schwarzenegger's alleged harassment of women over the years don't bother Lockyer, although he said he had no doubts the reports were true. "I'm convinced Arnold didn't really understand that he was caught up in frat boy behavior,'' Lockyer said. As a female Californian I am outraged! A BuzzFlash Reader Subj: The Sound of Silence Regarding the article about Libertarians saying that the Rush Limbaugh affair is an indication of the hypocrisy of the anti-drug warriors: I agree with the sentiment of the article, but find the following an example of the failure of current writers to clearly express themselves in the English language. "'One thing we don't hear from American politicians very often is silence,' said Joe Seehusen," Libertarian Party executive director. I wonder what exactly is the sound of silence? Simon and Garfunkel are on tour again, and perhaps they will once again address the issue... Ron Weinert Subj: A Sorry Lot in the White House Dear BuzzFlash I can understand parents being doting and supportive, but I would like to say that Barbara Bush is quite wrong in saying that the democratic candidates are a sorry lot. She fails to realize that the sorriest lot is found in the white house. Her loser son and his administration have lied and taken our nation into war, messed this country up economically, polluted us environmentally, and has had 6 million folk unemployed since stealing the presidency. Her son is nothing but a miserable failure, and although the truth hurts, they have to accept folk criticizing his failing policies. I cannot understand how they can with a straight face, call the democrats a sorry lot, knowing fully well that for almost 3 years the country has been going backwards, and is in a bad way. There is no justifying the lies, deception and cover ups of this administration. Investigations go no where, and because they are getting away with almost anything, does not mean that many americans are not aware just what a DISASTER their son is. A BuzzFlash Reader How many U.S. Corporations that "Get Government Non-Bid Contracts in Iraq" Avoid Paying Income Taxes on their Billion Dollar Profits in the U.S.? We keep reading about the Vice President's "corporate-associates" being awarded government non-bid contracts in Iraq at the expense of U.S. Taxpayers: Now BUSH and his special interests associates want Congress to approve $87 billion more Taxpayer Dollars to continue funding their so-called rebuilding of Iraq. Amusingly, "separate U.S. corporate factions" recently expressed wanting to compete for building contracts, but still want government contracts awarded by the Bush Government on a non-bid basis. Isn't that what Mafia members in New York were arrested for? Question: Why has no U.S. Newspaper mentioned which U.S. Corporations getting non-bid and other government contracts in Iraq avoid paying income taxes in the U.S. because they contract through offshore subsidiaries, i.e. Cayman Islands and/or launder their corporate profits though offshore corporate trusts, accounts etc? Even U.S. human rights groups against the War have failed to identify U.S. corporations that receive $Millions/Billions of Dollars in Iraq contracts from U.S. Taxpayers, then escape paying taxes in the U.S. by funneling their corporate profits though offshore companies. Some offshore companies may literally occupy only a post office box in some foreign country. American Taxpayers would snap if it were revealed that G. W. Bush and/or the Vice President's corporate associates were making $millions/billions in Iraq off government contracts, then escaping in this manner paying income taxes in the U.S. R. STriker Re: Today's Top 5 Headlines on BuzzFlash.com i adore you...don't ever stop sending out notices that horrify/edify us. a 75 yo activist since 1959.... dorian, seattle Subj: Mailbag 10.16 To Mark Sawyer, Decatur, Ga...what a timely and beautiful article...beautiful might be a little too sappy...but is was so true. This entire nation has been taken to the cleaners because of this administration. I am floored when I ask a question...a simple question about the war in Iraq....Why... Why??? Is it so hard for them to come up with a correct answer without getting mad at me???? That is always...always how it ends. I want to know the simple reason as to why we went into Iraq...the reason, that is all! And, when I ask, this is mostly family. Imagine how that feels! To all of you who have spouses, brothers, sisters, in-laws, etc...who feel the way you do....I envy you! I have a sister and brother in law...220 miles away....and four friends at work. That is it, and coming from a very large family...it is also astronomical! And, any one of them, when asked...will answer in the same way...."Well, what about 911, do you want that to happen again?" Then (they are agitated at this point) I am very calm...."But, from what this administration has told us,....Iraq had nothing to do with that...do we just invade whenever we feel like it!?" And they just throw up their hands and leave. This war...this administration...has alienated me from very close family more than I would ever have thought!! And, it is very hard to take...because I see what has and is happening and I will never change. I will hope and pray for one of the great leaders we have running on the democratic side, to win...in 2004, because, folks...I do not think we will survive until 2008 with this bunch of evil-doers! And, to Jane..same mailbag...Yes, I think as sure as the sun comes up....Bush and his minions have every plan to "stage a capture'" of either Saddam...Osama or both before the 2004 elections...and as dippy as his followers have become in this country, they will believe it and say, "See...???" And, it will literally cross my eyes! Frightening...isn't it??? Shirley...........St.Louis Subj: Um . . . I have a question. Bush says he never reads the news. Bush says media has "filters" that give people the wrong picture. How does Bush know if he never reads the news? Rosamond As a daily reader of BuzzFlash I was wondering why no one has ever made the connection between the Patriot Act and the German Enabling Act. I was there on March 12th 1938 when Hitler moved into Austria. By December 20,000 Austrians had been arrested. This was done with the Enabling Act. I became aware of the similarity through the defeated TIPS provision. (TIPS the instruction of citizens to spy on each other and making the "spy" an offender of the law by not reporting real or imagined offenses against the State ) Totally set back by this deja-vu experience I did a Google search on the German Enabling Act. The information available is staggering. Did somebody, like for instance Karl Rove (Roverer) with Dual Citizenship and German ancestry) just sit down and copy it ? Do the People in the Philippines know something we are already afraid to examine?
Old and frightened, but not senile. Frieda Berryhill Subj: Suggested Poll Sirs: Following Mr B. Liar's heart trouble over the weekend, ordinarily, the BBC could be counted on to propose a poll. I'm sure they won't; why not carry the torch for them until things return to normal? When Labour Party Prime Minister B. Liar resigns from number 10 Downing Street, he will: - Become a director of the Carlyle Group - Join News Corporation International as Corporate assistant to James Murdoch with special responsibility for Fox TV - Taking advantage of Orrin Hatch's emergency legislation in favor of Arnie ('the Slob') Schwarzenegger, run for President of the United States as a Democrat. - All of the above. In which case the Vatican will appoint him Papal Nuncio for Bolivia. Hope this helps. Cordially J. Hulme Subj: Infiltration of the Dean and Clark websites Dear Mr. BuzzFlash, Please take a look at this posting. I think it is very worthwhile to spread the word about this. There is no doubt that the Republicans are going to try such dirty tricks. Dean and Clark individually and together make the Bush 2004 people quake in their boots. http://shock-awe.info/archive/000669.php Your fellow American, Chris Zappone Subj: Barbara Bush on Dateline Poor Barbara thinks the media is unfair to Republicans? Then why did the interviewer ask softball questions and never mention the Carlyle Group, the PNAC, Halliburton, and Dubya's numerous failures? Vishal Dear BuzzFlash, With bush's complaints about media "filters" and such, perhaps he needs to hire Baghdad Bob for his pr man. From what I remember about Bob's reports, and how off the wall they were, he would fit this administration's needs exactly! Does anyone have any numbers regarding the number of US troops who have died, not at the battle scene, but later in the hospital? From what we read and hear, it seems we are to believe that every soldier who is injured in battle and makes it to the hospital will live. I find that difficult to believe. We never hear about "a soldier who later died". Aren't they victims of this war too? pissed off patricia |
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