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Subj: Parker's Article Dear BuzzFlash, You did not notice that Parker was careful to include that her friend was Native American and was called Chief which he did not object to, so take that PC Police types. Ever notice how, when something has to be told that is really not likely to be taken well, that it is always a friend writing, since Ms Parker's combat experience is likely to be limited? Usually too, the friend is a member of a minority group so that to criticize what he says is not only to not support "our boys over there" but also is a slap in the face to that particular minority group. Wonder if this friend can be identified? She went into some detail about his heritage, combat experience and military affiliation. How many such individuals could there be or is this another "Letter from the Front" like we got last month where "ghost" writers wanted to tell the home front how peachy keen things are in Iraq and all this antiwar silliness is caused by the media? Looks like BuzzFlash could do a quick run through current military rosters through the DoD and actually get in touch with this "friend" of Ms Parker, or maybe this friend is a leftover from her childhood. A BuzzFlash Reader Subj: CBS link for feedback on the Reagan movie Have BuzzFlash readers send THEIR feedback bout CBS caving to the far-right fringe on the Reagan movie. There is a feedback link at the bottom of the page. Thomas [BuzzFlash Note: Here's a link directly to the form.] Subj: Get on the ball, or get on the bus! "Iraq's a danger place and I can't put it any more bluntly than that," our unelected, simpleton president said at his rare news conference. Well, I can't put it any more bluntly than this, Mr. Bush: Either get out...or tell the truth! If we really want to "liberate" the Iraqis, then put political and economic control in the hands of the United Nations and get our troops out as quickly as is militarily feasible. But if our real goal is to control Iraq, maintain military bases there, keep U.S. companies on the gravy train, and/or "manage" their huge oil reserves for them...then for God's sake just say so! And then, let the American people decide in 2004 whether they really want to support your plan. It really is that simple, Mr. Bush. Get on the ball, or get on the bus! A BuzzFlash Reader Subj: CBS caving into the right wing on Reagan Is there some reason why the rest of us aren't flooding CBS with e-mails and phone calls to put pressure on CBS not to cut and edit the Reagan movie according to the right wing's wishes? CBS Homepage feedback is at the bottom of the website. Susan [BuzzFlash Note: Here's a link directly to the form.] Subj: Chinook Down Here's the text of an email sent to the New York Times today. Let's see if they reply...
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Darland Subj: "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" THAT should be the motto attributed to the Washington Press Corps, Faux News, CNN and all the mainstream media who allow Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Rice, Powell, Wolfowitz, Perle et al to lie and hide the truth about the war, the economy, the environment, and on and on and on. Mainstream Media's Mantra: "Don't Ask, Don't Tell!!" Let's use this slogan against all those who used it mercilessly against Clinton. Sling that mud right back at them and make them eat their own words! PS: that Bush "press conference" was disgusting. When the reporter asked whether he would have troops in Iraq next year, he said: "That's a trick question, and I won't answer it." AND THERE WAS NO FOLLOW UP. Everyone just ignored it and moved on!!! Thanks Washington Press Corps for everything!! elaine in Petaluma Is this still America??????????????? I sit here reading the headlines and all I want to do is cry....cry for the soldiers...cry for the parents and loved ones who have lost their beloved....... cry for all the wounded and maimed......cry for the Americans who have had their dreams shattered..cry for the poor children who are being left behind....cry for the peoples of the universe that are being affected by this administration... cry for the population that still thinks it may vote for this sob in 2004. This man is a JUDAS...look at his tiny eyes...his mean mouth..he has not been chosen by God to lead this country but by Satan to lie and cheat...worshipping oil and money over human rights....oh my god why do you all think he was in Florida on 9/11...thank you for letting me vent.... suzy in tucson I can't wait for the next democrat to get in the White House. We are going to have so much fun exposing the dirty little secrets of King George. And he can't even give them a blanket pardon without admitting something was going on. Michael Subj: No wonder GW thinks he's been appointed by God Apparently photographer Charles Dharapak has been assigned by the Associated Press to make sure our messianic nut-job commander in chief looks like he's been chosen by the Almighty. <LINK> This is the second photo I've seen - the first one showed GW with a golden halo worthy of saint, but it's been taken off the Yahoo News website (What? Too subtle?) It would seem GW's hearing voices and believes he's the Chosen One. If the poor man wasn't rich and well connected, he'd be living under a bridge, dragging a cross around the streets and screaming at strangers about the end of the world. It just doesn't seem right that the AP is encouraging this bizarre behavior. It reminds me of the old joke at the end of "Annie Hall," which goes something like this: Guy goes to the doctor and says, "My uncle's nuts, he thinks he's a chicken." The doc says, "Why don't you get him some help?" Guy says, " Well, we would, but we need the eggs." Apparently Halliburton needs the eggs. Keep up the good work, Buzzers, Lynne Keeley Dear BuzzFlash, When Rumsfeld says that the deaths of the young men and women troops are "necessary", it makes me want to vomit. I have to write that it is incumbent upon him to say why the deaths are necessary. I challenge him to say why these deaths are necessary. His partisan cronies say that his words are "refreshing candor". I say that this administration demonstrates callous indifference to human life. That may be candor, but it is not "refreshing". I say that it represents ridiculously poor planning on the part of the administration. We need more troops on the ground, especially those working on intelligence. We need the backing of the United Nations and the Arabs. When Bush points to the fact that we have some troops from other countries, having been promised they can share in the spoils of victory, all of us know that this is just an sham. When deadly attacks like those we have experienced in the past few days occur, they occur because of lack of intelligence on the ground. When all of our intelligence troops are spending their time looking for WMD we already know don't exist, then the troop movements take place without the necessary intelligence. Intelligence on the insurgency is what is necessary, not deaths by our troops. Wake up, "rumsfled". Our young men and women are our children, our husbands, our fathers and they are the best and bravest of men and women. They had nothing to say about what they are doing. Bush and Rumsfeld dishonor our war dead by such stupid comments. I used to say that we have to stay and finish this job. Now I say that unless we can impeach Bush and Cheney ASAP and get someone there who is competent and not callous and careless, then we need to just get the troops home. Keep up your excellent work, BuzzFlash. Margaret Waid, Ph.D. Subj: Possible Rethuglican campaign mail fraud? My mother has recently received many mail solicitations from the RNC in which they laud her for being a loyal and supportive Republican. In the introductory areas of the communiques, the author(s) hammer away at many of the betes-noirs their barking heads on Fright Wing TV, pulp media, and Radio have growled at for the last twenty years...Naturally, they also thank her for sharing money with such a worthy cause, and ask her to keep up the good work! In the most recent garbage she received, they enclosed a proof of Voter Registration in which they list her actual registration number, and show that she is a registered Republican voter in the State of Illinois. She has never been registered as a Republican anywhere at any time. Similarly, she has never and will never give them a red cent. She is a retired teacher and college professor in her late 70's, in declining health...the sort of person who, when she has further experienced the lapse of senescence, may look at such a missive on a groggy day and comply with its' directives: sign the form, which may possibly cause her to become registered as a republican via mail-in rules, possibly also casting a vote, and naturally, sending in that marvelous green stuff! We have discussed this, and we wonder how many thousands of older registered democratic voting and independent registered senior citizens, especially those with significant health issues and documented claims involving strong medications for blood pressure, hypertension, hormonal therapy, chemotherapy, etc.-- how many are receiving these totally aggravating and confusing waves of mail packages? How many? And, could these arguably be a violation of predatory sales or non-profit solicitation laws? They certainly can be legitimately construed as predatory in nature, like telemarketing calls for securities, insurances, commodities and junk goods, predatory lending, and junk repair services ...that target the elderly and the incapacitated... would you like...or like solicitations for heavenly dollars from infamous TV Preachers...would it be helpful to get copies of these? Items have also been mailed to me of a similar nature, including an 8" by 10" glossy portrait of the Resident himself. I am a registered Democrat. These are more obviously mass marketing...I am not a senior citizen, not incapacitated nor on any sort of meds, etc...But, considering the items repeatedly sent to my mom, it is an interesting coincidence. J.P. Subj: The Vicious Right Barbara Bush saying if you come after her family you're dead. Kathleen Parker's Column saying the dem candidates should be lined up and shot. The wife of Maryland Governor saying britney spears should be shot. Pat Robertson saying the state dept should be nuked. Clear Channel DJs inciting drivers to pelt bicycle riders. Bill O'Reilly saying Peter Arnett should be shot. Ann Coulter saying liberals should be killed, and that it was too bad the terrorists didn't fly into the NYT building. John Derbyshire saying Chelsea Clinton should be killed. Is it me or is there a pattern here? Just wondering. A BuzzFlash Reader Subj: Shrub and the "We Won't Leave Iraq" Line Hello, BuzzFlash! Listening to CBC radio this evening, we were 'treated' to Shrub's words about not leaving Iraq. He said that our troops were there to protect the people of the United States. That is a lot of baloney. They are there to secure the oil wells and keep the peace. Shrub acts as if Iraq was part of the whole terrorist thing. Well, they are now. The troops are not there to protect us! Of course Shrub will leave the troops there. He doesn't have to go over there and get his butt shot off. Leave that for the troops. And the, bring them home in body bags and boxes...in utter secrecy. Stephanie Re. ""Mission Accomplished": Anatomy of a Deadly Lie" Dear BuzzFlash, I haven't completely read your commentary, yet, but will after sending this feedback. After reading "tantamount to treason" in the fourth paragraph, "Yet, the mainstream media doesn't, in general, believe that these lies -- that are tantamount to treason -- are worthy of front page news coverage." You're absolutely correct to refer to the Bush Cartel as treasonous; and, they're not alone. There have been rather leagues of treasonous cohorts, as far as I'm concerned, in the Justice department, the Senate Intelligence Committee, and Congress; as well as many citizens among the general populace. I don't need to read the entirety of your commentary in order to already realize that much, or little. Mention that you believe treason has been involved, and I immediately agree. It's actually been rendered rather [obvious]. The nation can perhaps remain largely asleep or in denial, but those of us who aren't and haven't been asleep should have already realized that treason has definitely been involved; and, that it's continuing. Unfortunately, I'm unable to afford to donate, but will make your website known to others; and, hopefully you will end up, one way or another, able to persist. You definitely provide links to many informative pieces of information, and your own commentaries. You also definitely strike me as not only very patriotic with respect to the nation, but also Humanity, universally; and, that's the only right way; an outlook which can actually be expounded upon in many ways, from many points of view or angles; and, thus a very sound grasp of "universal common sense". I don't necessarily gain much from absolutely all of the articles you link to, but gather enough from those, and find your own commentaries appreciable. Treason? Definitely; that's what it's been; beyond [any] reasonable doubt! And, it's continuing. The country has never known anything this bad. US and world histories have known very bad, but this seems to be worse than ever before; and, it's not over yet. Treason; and, definitely from any realistic, informed and honest point of view. And the Bush Cartel doesn't consist of only the presidential administration team. Plenty of others who've criminally involved themselves, to obstruct entirely just and due legal and Constitutional process about this whole nightmare, are also guilty of treason; and, others are guilty of negligence, including much of the civilian populace. Prior administrations have been guilty of high crimes and criminal warring, but this current administration has been drawing the nation, and the world, into a Hellish nightmare; and hasn't ceased, yet. Every day, the treasonous cancer grows and kills and maims; the deadly parasite gradually killing the host, in all realistic terms. It's a very frustrating situation or period. It's totally lunatic that this problem continues, so easily; without any Constitutional oversight and restraint; in addition to no regard for international laws and human rights in general. The world is being drawn onto a Hellish path, and many Americans still live in "disneyland". mike corbeil Subj: Parker Flip-Flop Hi, BuzzFlashers, Kathleen Parker's Nov. 1st column wherein she quotes a "friend" as saying the Democratic candidates should be "lined up and shot" in a couple of rags, then "lined up and slapped" in another, then finally..........nothing in another version of the same column tickles me to no end. First of all, the "friend" was upset because a friend of his was killed in Afghanistan, which, as we all know, was abandoned by Bush and the Neocons because they saw a perfect way to lie and coerce and cajole and force their way into Iraq and couldn't WAIT to get their hands on all that oil. If the correct attention was paid to Afghanistan, as anyone with even a small portion of a brain knows, his friend would ABSOLUTELY be alive today. Secondly, where in the world are these Iraqis getting their info about the comments of the Democratic presidential candidates? I thought the U.S.A. was mostly controlling their media? Last I heard, we were the only game in town when it came to TV. Think about it; HOW WOULD THE DEMS COMMENTS GET TO THEM, AND WHY WOULD THEY GIVE A DAMN IF THEY DID? Last but not least, she is a true up- is- down Bushie, giving a column that has showed up in 3 different versions, with varying degrees of severity, "The flip- flopping DEMOCRATS." It gets more unbearable every damned day, doesn't it? Thanks, Gig Subj: Dover Incidentally,...folks...I also heard this on a radio station the other day. I lieu of a patriot going to see the dead at Dover..and show some respect...which the Bush administration has not....the two people who have been trying to go as much as possible are Bill Clinton and Joe Lockhart....Nice....huh?? Shirley..............St.Louis Subj: Casualty List Dear BuzzFlash, I would like to see a daily reminder, perhaps the upper right hand corner of the web page listing the following: Afghanistan US Troops Killed, US Troops Wounded Totals with new casualties for the day listed. The same for Iraq. Perhaps inclusive of this would be Al Qaeda dead or Iraqi dead. My desire for this info is that I'm almost 45, grew up during Vietnam and conscientiously watched the news with my family every night. Every night, there was a list of US, Vietnamese and Viet Cong wounded and dead in one form or another. Even today, if there is an accident, we know the extent of the injuries and that does not seem to be forthcoming from the Bushian Hypocrites. Please keep us informed on a daily basis, with links to pertinent articles about the dead and wounded. Thank you, Brian Duby, D.C. Subj: Kathleen Parker's "source" I can't help but wonder whether the Secret Service has even interviewed Parker, checked her phone records, or asked for proof that she just didn't make up the threat herself??? It's amazing what one can find via google, I wonder why Kathleen Parker's Delta Force friend (if he even exists) doesn't get the same treatment as Stern's caller:
could it be that the Bush administration thinks threats against Democrats are now fair game? Bruce Why isn't the FBI or the Secret Service giving Kathleen Parker the Michael Ramirez treatment? Bruce Subj: A Steady Record . . . So far the Bush Administration... ...can't find the Anthrax mailer ...can't find Osama Bin Laden ...can't find the WMD's ...can't find Saddam Hussein ...can't find the Plume CIA leak At least they're consistent. Mike Curtis Subj: Carter Center Dear Buzz, I want to encourage everyone to write to emory@carterweb.edu to ask President Carter to get involved NOW with the Diebold problem. The site is www.cartercenter.org by the way. mev Subj: Everything is Private
Chewgababy Subj: Insult to Injury
Chewgababy Subj: Bush Lied and Our Soldiers Died You should change the verb tense on those postcards. They should read: Bush lies and our soldiers die. Joe Walker BuzzFlash, A few GI's were smoking dope in the barracks when the misguided son of a lifer walked in and announced, "I'm going to re-up for a guarantee of a recruiting job stateside." There was a stunned silence, broken at last by one of the smokers asking "How will you be able to live with yourself when you lie to high school kids for a living?" That was 30 years ago. Nixon's concept of an all volunteer army without a draft still exists. For how much longer? Must be tough being a recruiter these days? How poor does a kid have to be to sign away a few years of their constitutional rights in exchange for educational funding assistance? How desperate to go to college does a person have to be to knowingly volunteer, when it likely means duty in Iraq? How strong is a kid's college dream when they know that duty in Iraq means probable exposure to radioactive U238 dust from expended depleted uranium munitions? Maybe if they had passed high school physics they would understand the danger? Maybe if they had passed, they might have got a scholarship that would have made a first hand lesson in radiation exposure unnecessary? The government likes "further studies" of such questions. If the government "studies" things like agent orange long enough the victims will eventually die before their compensation claims are fairly addressed. The government is still "studying" Gulf War Syndrome. I expect that 50 years from now somebody will be on the government payroll to "study" depleted uranium exposure in humans. There should be no shortage of test subjects. If the present policies continue, we will still have troops in Iraq in fifty years suffering from radiation exposure from DU weapons used now. We still have troops in Germany for 58 years now, and they are our ally. Make plans to have your unborn grandkids killed by Iraqis opposed to occupation by US troops. If you don't like that scenario, then see VETERANS FOR PEACE.org on the web to JOIN REAL VETERANS in working for change that does not include the dreams of Air Guard deserters in the White House. David From 11/4 Article in the LA Times this is from today's la times discussing how bush didn't mention the downed helicopter in his 2 speeches yesterday in birmingham. "the best way to secure the homeland is to hunt the enemy down one at a time and bring them to justice, which is what America is going to do," the president told several hundred owners and employees of small businesses. "America cannot retreat from our responsibilities." HOW CAN HE SAY THIS???? WE HAVE NO SADDAM, OSAMA, LEAKER OF CIA INFO, OR ANY KNOWLEDGE OF WHO IS DOING THIS IN IRAQ. Karin Subj: Barbara Bush Clone at CNN? Dear Buzz: On Sunday, Nov. 2, CNN's Carol Costello said of the Democratic candidates running for president (sporting a smarmy smile), "No one really likes any one of them." Wow, and she didn't even quote her poll source!! Hmmm, have you been coached by Barbara Bush, 'cause it sounds suspiciously similar to her categorization of the Democratic candidates as "a sorry bunch"? This chirpy anchorette then proceeded to suggest that the Dems might use the recent helicopter shootdown deaths in Iraq "politically" (to criticize the Bush administration). Oh dear, more unwarranted attacks! I don't know about you, but the impression I get from these snide little pontifications-parading-as-"news" (e.g., the comment, repeated ad nauseum, that "X percent of the American public cannot even name a single Democratic candidate") is that the Dems are a "sorry group" in which NOT ONE stands out or is very "likeable"--so you're better off staying with Bush in 2004. (Oh, and please stop criticizing our president, you're just being political.) The message from this particular broadcast: "Democrats: Sorry bunch, partisan." Way to go, CNN. This anchor's OPINION counts as "news you can trust". I award you the Shill of the Year Award. Only missing would be some trailers at the bottom of the screen: "Public unimpressed with Democratic contenders. Criticisms of the popular Bush unfair." A BuzzFlash Reader Subj: Iraqis Killed Please let us know how many Iraqis have been killed by American troops since the occupation. thank you. Peace, Mary-beth [BuzzFlash Note: You can find the latest statistics at IraqiBodyCount.net.] Subj: A Letter to Kathleen Parker From: Van
Hook, Bradley E I am an Army veteran, taxpayer, voter and lifelong Democrat - If You and Kathleen Parker think you've got what it takes to round up me and my party's presidential candidates in order to have us "...lined up and shot..." then bring it on. For over 200 years Americans have fought off people who think like Parker - Tyrants, Nazis and Communists - so I don't think a bunch of blowhard neo-conservatives will be too difficult to overcome. I don't know where you people get off with crazy talk like Parker's, but you are definitely on MY radar screen now. Whatever 'Heritage' you're promoting surely isn't an American one. Skip Van Hook Subj: The Castrated Broadcasting Service I'm not surprised that the Bushovics have gotten their way with CBS. The entire communications vessels, especially electronic media have been used to doing a seig heil when it comes to republicans. And republicans and the Bushovics do not stop there: -- no, you may not see or honor our dead soldiers returning to Dover AFB -- no, you may not see the minutes of the Cheney energy meetings with the energy biggies -- no, you may not see any records pertaining to the invasion of Iraq -- no, you may not see Bush's military records -- no, you may not see anything we have pertaining to Ashcroft and Valerie Plame No, I don't have the time to list all of the "No, you cannot sees." Now they have dictated that "No, you cannot see the CBS presentation on Reagan." Are you really surprised? "Oh-h-h-h say can you see...." Pretty soon they may say, "No, you can't see the rest of the Natl' Anthem, "By the dawns early light!" ~ Cathy... who believes her country has been conquered without firing a shot! Dear BuzzFlash, The assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy during his campaign for the presidency was one too many. No patriotic American could possibly condone it, as Kathleen Parker does when she writes "These bastards like Clark and Kerry ... should all be lined up and shot." I understand Parker has since changed "shot" to "slapped", which indicates her quote was probably invented to begin with. But quite aside from the ethical issue of whether she faked the quotation or faked the change, her column should never have been published. Parker's column is beyond mere incivility, beyond even obscenity. Words have consequences, and the consequences of her words are both murder and treason. Robert Love Subj: CBS is Run by Wimps I read with great amusement the NYTimes article about CBS pulling the Reagan miniseries because of political pressure. <LINK> I think it's pretty obvious the fascists of the GOP wouldn't be happy no matter how Reagan was portrayed - hell, if he was a saint, they'd complain his halo wasn't big enough. In CBS's rush to suck up to the Republicans, they've pretty much guaranteed no thinking person will give credence to anything on CBS news - if the powers that be can't take a little heat on a creative project, how can they stand up to pressure on the News Division? As morally reprehensible as I find Fox News, at least they're reasonably honest about their ideology. A little sidebar - I attempted to make my "valued" opinion known to CBS by using their viewer feedback form on the CBS.com web site. I received a connection failure message three different times. So I gotta think one of two things: 1. They're receiving so many screaming diatribes that their servers crapped out, or 2. They're receiving so many screaming diatribes, they've pulled the plug - the electronic equivalent of sticking your fingers in your ears and going "la la la la la." What a bunch of spineless wimps. Lynne Keeley Subj: American Soldiers I see where Bush plans to meet with firefighters in California. Why can't he do the same for the soldiers fighting his war in Iraq? Why can't he meet with some of the families of the dead and wounded soldiers? Why can't he attend at least one funeral of a soldier killed in Iraq? Why can't the returning bodies draped in coffins be photographed or televised to let the public feel the pain and grief this war is unnecessarily causing Americans. Unlike Jessica Lynch, there are some real heroes in this war. It's all about where the votes are coming from. Jeff Morgan |
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