Karen
01-21-2006, 09:26 AM
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Isn't it a mighty big coincidence that Osama returns for a bizarre appearance just as Bush is on the ropes for illegal spying on Americans -- and as Karl Rove announces that he is going to use fear again to maintain one-party dictatorial control over America in the fall elections?
Not that we are skeptical or anything, but on top of that, the White House media echo chamber used the alleged and ludicrous "negotiate or I will attack" video to vilify Dems for being weak in the war on terror and "aiding" the "enemy."
Of course, it was Bush who said a few years ago, he would get Osama dead or alive -- and then after failing to do so said that Osama didn't matter. It wasn't long after that that he told NBC's Matt Lauer that he didn't think we could win the war on terror. (We're not sure if he was talking about the bad guys or his war of terrorizing Americans, but we think he meant the war against the bad guys.)
But the Republicans are all attack and no truth. Something the Democratic leadership just can't absorb, so the GOP junkyard dogs project George's shortfallings (too numerous to count) on the dreaded "liberal enemy." This is called scapegoating.
It is the eternal tool of the demagogue. Ann Coulter is both the caricature and the real epitomy of the strategy. In essence, it relies on making anyone who disagrees with our Il Duce as the enemy.
The Jews in Europe experienced this, and yes the comparison is appropriate. We don't apologize for it. Just read Mein Kampf. You make your opposition into something to be so dreaded that they pose a threat to the national interest and need to be suppressed.
Yes, the Jews in Germany thought, "It can't happen to us, not here in a civilized nation." But what is civilized about the gulag of torture centers that Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld have set up. It's a short leap from "them" being tortured to anyone who opposes the "supreme ruler."
That is what Bush was doing when he said that there are "appropriate forms" of debate on the war -- and "other" forms that aid the terrorists. The latter are any criticisms of his actions. If you say he is committing an illegal act, you are aiding the enemy.
And so it was time to roll out Osama again. Bush needs Osama to continue his march toward dictatorship. They are, in a way, two adversaries who need each other for political survival among their constituents.
If Bush didn't have Osama, Rove would have invented him.
You can do a lot of things to create great videotape "B" roll, just watch the movie "Wag the Dog."
It's the Bush game plan in a nutshell.
Just repeat after us: Fear, Distraction, Fear, Distraction, Fear, Distraction...
Yes, there's a terrorist threat to our way of life. But there's also a more immediate threat to our Constitution, our democracy and our liberties coming from the White House. In the name of preventing the terrorists from attacking us for our freedoms, Bush is taking them away from us one by one. He is letting the terrorists win. He is betraying America.
Osama has checkmated him. The real enablers of helping the terrorists achieve their goals of bringing democracy to its knees are in the White House.
Ah, now you understand.
Frist taunts Democrats to make his day, calls Alito Their Worst Nightmare. No, He's the Worst Nightmare for Our Constitutional Form of Government. He's the Worst Nightmare for Democracy. He's the Worst Nightmare for Turning the Country Into a Dictatorship. But the Dem Senators Seem Resigned to Once Again Avoid Standing Up to the GOP Monarchists. They Won't Filibuster Because They Don't Have the Guts to Save America. It's That Simple. (https://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/court_alito_dc;_ylt=Ap5vBze4jBa6gHj9BvXosyqs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--)
Rove Returns to His Demagogue Playbook for November Elections: It's the Fear, Stupid! (https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060121/ap_on_go_ot/republicans_rove;_ylt=AvEODwo1uF89cOr.Jv24Woms0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3OXIzMDMzBHNlYwM3MDM-)
Whoa, Molly Ivins Has Had It With Sniveling, Cowering Dems:"Do not sit there cowering and pretending the only way to win is as Republican-lite. If the Washington-based party can't get up and fight, we'll find someone who can." A Breakthrough Column from the Legendary Texas Journalist Who Has Seen It All, And Now Has Had Enough! 1/21 (https://www.workingforchange.com/article.cfm?ItemID=20250)
The "Timely" Emergence of an Alleged Bizarre Osama Tape May be Explained by This Statement from Bush Lackey Senator Cronyn: "Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said the new audio tape of Osama bin Laden threatening attacks on American soil "is a vivid reminder why we must continue to intercept communications between al-Qaida overseas and potential operatives in the United States." Meanwhile, Rove Says War on Terror (In All Its Incompetent Failure) Will be Used as Campaign Issue, Yet Again. Ergo, Osama Enters Stage Left. 1/21 (https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060121/ap_on_go_co/domestic_spying;_ylt=AraJylKfzo5BEu8SS1XJ9pus0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3OXIzMDMzBHNlYwM3MDM-)
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Isn't it a mighty big coincidence that Osama returns for a bizarre appearance just as Bush is on the ropes for illegal spying on Americans -- and as Karl Rove announces that he is going to use fear again to maintain one-party dictatorial control over America in the fall elections?
Not that we are skeptical or anything, but on top of that, the White House media echo chamber used the alleged and ludicrous "negotiate or I will attack" video to vilify Dems for being weak in the war on terror and "aiding" the "enemy."
Of course, it was Bush who said a few years ago, he would get Osama dead or alive -- and then after failing to do so said that Osama didn't matter. It wasn't long after that that he told NBC's Matt Lauer that he didn't think we could win the war on terror. (We're not sure if he was talking about the bad guys or his war of terrorizing Americans, but we think he meant the war against the bad guys.)
But the Republicans are all attack and no truth. Something the Democratic leadership just can't absorb, so the GOP junkyard dogs project George's shortfallings (too numerous to count) on the dreaded "liberal enemy." This is called scapegoating.
It is the eternal tool of the demagogue. Ann Coulter is both the caricature and the real epitomy of the strategy. In essence, it relies on making anyone who disagrees with our Il Duce as the enemy.
The Jews in Europe experienced this, and yes the comparison is appropriate. We don't apologize for it. Just read Mein Kampf. You make your opposition into something to be so dreaded that they pose a threat to the national interest and need to be suppressed.
Yes, the Jews in Germany thought, "It can't happen to us, not here in a civilized nation." But what is civilized about the gulag of torture centers that Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld have set up. It's a short leap from "them" being tortured to anyone who opposes the "supreme ruler."
That is what Bush was doing when he said that there are "appropriate forms" of debate on the war -- and "other" forms that aid the terrorists. The latter are any criticisms of his actions. If you say he is committing an illegal act, you are aiding the enemy.
And so it was time to roll out Osama again. Bush needs Osama to continue his march toward dictatorship. They are, in a way, two adversaries who need each other for political survival among their constituents.
If Bush didn't have Osama, Rove would have invented him.
You can do a lot of things to create great videotape "B" roll, just watch the movie "Wag the Dog."
It's the Bush game plan in a nutshell.
Just repeat after us: Fear, Distraction, Fear, Distraction, Fear, Distraction...
Yes, there's a terrorist threat to our way of life. But there's also a more immediate threat to our Constitution, our democracy and our liberties coming from the White House. In the name of preventing the terrorists from attacking us for our freedoms, Bush is taking them away from us one by one. He is letting the terrorists win. He is betraying America.
Osama has checkmated him. The real enablers of helping the terrorists achieve their goals of bringing democracy to its knees are in the White House.
Ah, now you understand.
Frist taunts Democrats to make his day, calls Alito Their Worst Nightmare. No, He's the Worst Nightmare for Our Constitutional Form of Government. He's the Worst Nightmare for Democracy. He's the Worst Nightmare for Turning the Country Into a Dictatorship. But the Dem Senators Seem Resigned to Once Again Avoid Standing Up to the GOP Monarchists. They Won't Filibuster Because They Don't Have the Guts to Save America. It's That Simple. (https://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/court_alito_dc;_ylt=Ap5vBze4jBa6gHj9BvXosyqs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--)
Rove Returns to His Demagogue Playbook for November Elections: It's the Fear, Stupid! (https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060121/ap_on_go_ot/republicans_rove;_ylt=AvEODwo1uF89cOr.Jv24Woms0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3OXIzMDMzBHNlYwM3MDM-)
Whoa, Molly Ivins Has Had It With Sniveling, Cowering Dems:"Do not sit there cowering and pretending the only way to win is as Republican-lite. If the Washington-based party can't get up and fight, we'll find someone who can." A Breakthrough Column from the Legendary Texas Journalist Who Has Seen It All, And Now Has Had Enough! 1/21 (https://www.workingforchange.com/article.cfm?ItemID=20250)
The "Timely" Emergence of an Alleged Bizarre Osama Tape May be Explained by This Statement from Bush Lackey Senator Cronyn: "Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said the new audio tape of Osama bin Laden threatening attacks on American soil "is a vivid reminder why we must continue to intercept communications between al-Qaida overseas and potential operatives in the United States." Meanwhile, Rove Says War on Terror (In All Its Incompetent Failure) Will be Used as Campaign Issue, Yet Again. Ergo, Osama Enters Stage Left. 1/21 (https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060121/ap_on_go_co/domestic_spying;_ylt=AraJylKfzo5BEu8SS1XJ9pus0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3OXIzMDMzBHNlYwM3MDM-)
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