Posts filed under 'Bush Administration'
As a favorite fellow blogger, Eric Simonson, points out:
There’s a word for this kind of stuffy arrogance. Haughtiness? Somnolent pretention? Self-assured pomposity? Yes, that’s it. Pompous. That is, in a word, the reason why Kerry lost the election in 2004.
Unfortunately, non-Bush fans have to be represented by an arrogant prig as Kerry. I would much rather have Clinton as an icon to mimic my ideals and represent me in the global socio-economic arena, personal bad choices not withstanding. Even Hillary has to be a better choice of voice than Kerry (cough, sputter, and spit).
The best thing about Kerry was that his wife had some steel basket-balls in her pants when it came to the media. At least she stood up for herself and her personal beliefs. Kerry is like a half-dead press secretary that can barely read. Everytime he tries to interpret statistics or dains to give “victory” speeches that he has not earned, I cannot blame the fundamentalists for hating non-Bush fans. All I hear when he takes the stage is: “woulda, shoulda, coulda, if only, wah, wah, wah, America, wah, wah, wah.” If that is the best the non-Bush fan’s can find, then we may have to resolve ourselves to a dictatorship regime now.
So quote Kerry if you must, but there are some non-Bush fans that do not echo his sentiments, or his rather non-sensical rhetoric. Enough of this post-traumatic nightmare where the only choice is between a fanatic and a boob. Is there no one of any party that can represent the average citizen that just wants to live and let live?
Technorati tags: Kerry, voting, citizens, America, choice, republican, Bush, Clinton, Hillary
July 25th, 2006
The audacity of politicians, the media that sensationalizes it, and civilian complacency.
It is astonishing how effective the White House is when they roll out the spin machine. I wonder if the current administration has a savant hidden in the basement. Someone they keep under lock and key that they use every time they need a “get out of jail free” card. The spin machine is not a new invention (watch “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” starring Jimmy Stewart) and every president in history has utilized its power when cornered. Who knew the spin machine could operate 24/7. Maybe there is a new spin machine… in the basement with the savant perhaps. I can only conclude there is a political genius at the White House that upon demand can provide a catchy phrase that will linger in the civilian subconscious far longer than any tedious facts will.
There has to be a list somewhere of the audacity of the current regime. No matter what you believe about the Clinton/Lewinski scandal, the personal nature of Clinton’s guffaws cannot be compared to the constant barrage of bureaucratic BS we now deal with constantly. With the price of gas, college, and the state of the job market these days it is easy to be complacent with political agenda’s. Our everyday lives get in the way of our social and ethical responsibilities as a citizen of the United States. Part of the problem has to be that there is so much going on, it is hard to choose where to start. Let’s start at the beginning.
HEADLINE: FLORIDA GIVES VICTORY TO GORE BUSH!
We were shocked to see the media trump the free (cough) election process. We were awed by the audacity of politicians that refused to sign a petition for a recount. The spin machine worked overtime to “unify” the nation and move on with everyday business (it’s only four years). Then we as a “unified” nation succumbed to tyranny.
HEADLINE: TERRORIST STRIKE THE US - PATRIOT ACT NEEDED!
Shocking attacks from a country few citizens could point to on a map. At the height of raw emotions, the savant in the White House basement whispered the fatal blow to the constitution, and the PATRIOT Act was born. While I don’t think the administration has used the PATRIOT Act to its fullest potential, the threat is there: we are no longer protected by the Constitution. We were awed by the political audacity that rendered any one that opposes the PATRIOT Act as – how clever is this – “unpatriotic.” The media smoothed things over with the idea that this would only affect terrorists. And “we the people” willingly and without a fight, walked into a virtual prison (security without freedom).
I won’t take the time to discuss the events of September 11, 2001. That would take several articles and I will save that for another time, possibly closer to its 5th anniversary.
HEADLINE: IRAQ HAS WMD A TYRANT IN CHARGE!
Seething with anger at the lack of retaliation for the September 11 attacks, our military is unleashed on a sovereign nation that has never threatened the United States. The audacity of our government to use the military as personal oil mercenaries stuns us all. The media is quick to change the tune: “MISSION: FREE ELECTIONS IN IRAQ.” Astonishing considering that over 60% of eligible voters in the US do not think voting worthy of their time, yet we will enforce this idealistic convention on other sovereign nations and rid them of their evil dictators. No, not every nation with an evil dictator - just those with oil. The media is there to placate us with the idea that if we leave Iraq now, we will leave the country worse than when we first arrived. The general public does not dwell on the idea that we have destabilized a sovereign nation. Apathy abounds.
These are just the highlights up to March 20, 2003. Stay tuned for more “Shock and Awe” which will digest the US Security Alert System, the 2004 election, Cindy Sheenan, Katrina, the 9/11 widows, big brother and our treasonous media.
Technorati tags: apathy, Shock and Awe, Vote, Security, September 11, Patriot Act, Mission Accomplished, Iraq+War
July 19th, 2006
We all realize after 9/11 that terrorists hold the citizens of the United States responsible for the hardships they claim to have endured at the hands of Americans. Most Americans can not point to Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Israel, or Pakistan on a map, let alone have any idea what is going on there that involves the U.S. So why target civilians? Why not just the pentagon? Answer: Those at the Pentagon are the direct result of the good ol’ fashioned election process. Political leaders are elected here in America and they represent us at a global level whether you vote or stand by and watch the carnage unfold, you, as a citizen of the United States and as an individual in the world, are responsible for the actions of the elected officials.
This goes way beyond red states and blue states, liberal and conservative… There is more to it than Roe v. Wade or homo v hetero. This is not about rich and poor, black and white, good and evil. It’s a deeper issue than just Bush and Clinton, or federal v. state and Iraq and 9/11.
This is about America. The melting pot of ideas, and beliefs and values. America is not just the land of the free, home of the brave, pie in the sky dream it is declared to be.
America is an idea that has never been proven. There have been moments of greatness, and there are also moments of truth. Katrina is a mirror into the soul of America. The part no one wants to see or deal with on a personal level.
There is a price to be paid for all of our “rights.” The price is that you must share those rights with those that do not believe the same things you do. The principles of freedom are not guaranteed to bring wealth or happiness.
Katrina has brought a face to the very complex and sometimes awful reality of America. The citizens are responsible for electing the people they think can protect the right to pursue happiness. The fact that over half of all eligible voters did not vote is part of the failure that the media is broadcasting far and wide.
The majority of America had no say in the leaders in the government. The majority of America will continue to sit by and watch the horrors unfold before them. Humans have always thought of themselves as compassionate by nature. How can compassion co-exist with lack of action?
Technorati tags: Katrina, September 11, voting, citizens, America, freedom, American Dream, Bush, Clinton
July 17th, 2006
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