"Where is bin Laden when we need him?" On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 10:16 PM, bruce majors <[email protected]>wrote:
> Bush = Obama > > > On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 11:05 PM, Hollywood > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> bruce, >> >> The fuck we can't blame Bush. >> >> On Jun 21, 9:52 pm, bruce majors <[email protected]> wrote: >> > *Before watching this film entitled "Rethink Afghanistan" please >> prepare >> > yourself emotionally. The little girl in the yellow dress has died since >> > this film was made in May. We can no longer lay this at the feet of >> George >> > Bush; Barack Obama has dramatically escalated the war in Afghanistan and >> is >> > spreading misery and murder on a massive scale. Please pass the link on >> to >> > your network of friends and relatives. As always, you can circulate all >> of >> > my essays with or without attribution.* >> > >> > * **JM*** >> > *http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krHV9iT20zw&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fvotersfo. >> .. >> > * >> > ** >> > ** >> > ************************** >> > * * >> > >> > *"He's a hell of a lot better president than George W. Bush". * >> > >> > *-Thom Hartmann* >> > >> > *Hi Everyone,* >> > >> > * * >> > >> > *Thom Hartmann is a Democratic Party radio talk show host -- sort of the >> > Democrats’ version of Sean Hannity. Hartman is not the brightest light >> in >> > the harbor but he is aware of Obama's atrocities. Nevertheless as a good >> > member of the Corporate War Party (there is only one political party in >> this >> > country) he can seriously proclaim "he's a hell of a lot better >> president >> > than George W. Bush". While it may be refreshing to the educated ear to >> hear >> > the **Queen's** English damaged less regularly than the former >> > war-criminal-in-chief, proper syntax establishes no predicate for the >> truth. >> > * >> > >> > *“I think those of us who voted for McCain are going to be a lot happier >> > with Obama than the people who voted for him.” * >> > >> > *-Republican Indiana resident Valerie Schlink, quoted in the New York >> Times, >> > 1/18/08* >> > >> > ** >> > >> > * >> > >> > Yes, the Democrat controlled House of Representatives voted to continue >> the >> > wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan thanks to the so-called "antiwar >> > Democrats". On Friday the Democrat controlled Senate followed suit. The >> wars >> > will continue. According to the Pentagon the occupation of Iraq will >> > continue at least until 2019. Obama has left 50,000 American soldiers, >> now >> > called peacekeepers, along with 100,000 mercenary forces to occupy the >> > largest US embassy in the world -- larger than the entire Vatican City >> State! >> > Those forces will also be occupying 14 permanent military bases. >> > >> > * >> > >> > *Along with Iraq, the war in Afghanistan will be further escalated by >> the >> > Obama administration and US unmanned drones will continue to rain death >> and >> > destruction on innocent men, women and children in Pakistan. We will >> > continue to fund Israel’s genocide of the Palestinian people.* >> > >> > ** >> > >> > ** >> > * >> > >> > “Let me also say that—let me also address an illegitimate concern that’s >> > being put forward by those who are claiming that a public option is >> somehow >> > a Trojan horse for a single-payer system. I’ll be honest. There are >> > countries where a single-payer system works pretty well. But I >> believe—and >> > I’ve taken some flak from members of my own party for this belief—that >> it’s >> > important for our reform efforts to build on our traditions here in the >> United >> > States. So, when you hear the naysayers claim that I’m trying to bring >> about >> > government-run healthcare, know this: they’re not telling the truth.” >> > >> > Barak Obama to AMA, April 15, 2009 >> > >> > THIS SHOULD PUT TO REST THE DEMOCRAT'S SUPPORT OF A "PUBLIC OPTION"! >> THIS >> > WILL BE NOTHING MORE THAN A HEALTH CARE GHETTO >> > >> > – A JIM CROW HEALTH CARE PLAN. >> > >> > JM >> > * >> > >> > * * >> > >> > *The Obama administration is nothing more than a recapitulation of the >> Bush >> > registration. The Obama administration told us last week that it will >> not >> > make public (as did the Bush administration) who the visitors to the >> White >> > House were despite Obama's criticism of this Bush policy at least three >> > times during his campaign. Obama has chosen hard-core right-wing >> neoliberals >> > like Larry Summers and Timothy Geithner as his top economic advisers. He >> has >> > not indicated any support for the Employee Free Choice Act. He continues >> to >> > openly support free trade agreements which enrich corporate CEOs while >> > impoverishing the American working class. He has escalated the war in >> > Afghanistan and began the wholesale destruction of Pakistan. From his >> first >> > day in office he could've stopped the enforcement of "don't ask don't >> tell" >> > but he has not. He could have insisted on much sterner measures in the >> > bankruptcy bills a couple of weeks ago that would have kept millions of >> > people in their homes but he did nothing. He continues to do spoil our >> > environment pushing "clean coal", mountaintop removal and nuclear fuel. >> He >> > has even flip-flopped on military tribunals which continue the >> suspension of >> > habeas corpus.* >> > >> > ** >> > >> > ** >> > >> > * * >> > >> > *When George W. Bush became president he knew he had an agenda. He knew >> what >> > he wanted to do. He knew what was expected of him. He knew there was no >> > popular movement to invade Iraq but he did it anyway. In fact there was >> no >> > popular support for any of his plans but that did not stop him from >> > implementing them.* >> > >> > ** >> > >> > ** >> > >> > *"It is impossible to separate the country's financial ills from the >> > long-term need to rein in health care costs, stabilize Social Security >> and >> > prevent the Medicare program from bankrupting the government". * >> > >> > *O-BOMB-A is not worried about his wars or corporate welefare >> bankrupting >> > the government but Medicare and Social Security ! Obama is also >> considering >> > a plan to make veterans pay for treatment of service related injuries >> with >> > private insurance! * >> > * >> > >> > Talk to the hand 'cause the face ain't listening. >> > >> > ** JM* >> > >> > * * >> > >> > *It was clear that Barack Obama had a clear mandate for change: to end >> the >> > wars, to introduce single-payer healthcare, to improve the living >> conditions >> > of the working class, to introduce significant campaign finance reform, >> to >> > take a different approach to our collapsing economy than the >> "neoliberal", >> > free-market approach taken by George Bush, to end torture and punish >> those >> > responsible for using those techniques, to usher in a new era of >> openness >> > and ended the secrecy of the Bush administration. We are told by his >> > administration that he can do none of these because there is no public >> > support! We are told by the Democrat Party apologists that all we need >> to >> > do is form a mass movement and pressure Obama into doing those things >> for >> > which he was given a clear mandate. Bush needed no such mass movement. >> He >> > acted. Sometimes illegally but actually, most of what he did was legal. >> He >> > seized the opportunity presented by every crisis to advance his >> imperialist >> > agenda.* >> > >> > * * >> > >> > *I submit that no mass movement will make Obama do anything other than >> what >> > his corporate pay masters dictate. He received huge campaign >> contributions >> > from the coal industry, the nuclear power industry and of course the >> > healthcare insurance and drug companies. He does not see himself as >> having >> > the same mandate that the majority of American people see for him. The >> one >> > page he might have taken from the Bush administration without causing >> > further global misery would have been to carry out the mandate given to >> him >> > by those who voted for him. Unfortunately, he sees his agenda as >> mandated by >> > those who paid for his election. Brock Obama has a history of doing what >> he >> > is told. He would not have moved from the Illinois legislature to the >> United >> > States Senate to the presidency of the United States unless he had >> followed >> > the instructions of Mayor Daley and the corrupt one-party Democrat >> system of >> > Chicago.* >> > >> > ** >> > >> > ** >> > >> > * * >> > >> > *Though I have listed dozens, I have lost count of his atrocities yet >> even >> > though he has not significantly departed from the Bush foreign or >> domestic >> > policy, amusingly the Republicans criticize him for being a Socialist >> while >> > the Democrats think he's the "Second Coming".* >> > >> > ** >> > >> > ** >> > >> > *Democrats continue to see Barry-the-Bomber as the savior!* >> > >> > * * >> > >> > *Obama portrayed himself as the peace candidate, he is certainly not a >> peace >> > president. Those who voted for him actually thought he was "lying" when >> he >> > promised military escalation in Afghanistan. They thought this was a >> > necessary campaign promise so that he would not look wimpish in the face >> of >> > war hawk John McCain. The way things are going; Pakistan could become >> the >> > new Cambodia** and Obama the new Nixon.* >> > ** >> > ** >> > ** >> > >> > As for pork-barrel politics, Obama named one of its greatest champions, >> > Chicago’s own Rahm Emanuel (every bit the war criminal as were Colin >> Powell >> > and Donald Rumsfeld), as his chief of staff, and the new budget (as well >> as >> > the “stimulus” package) is loaded with pork. >> > >> > * * >> > >> > *Of course it's just another one of those niggling details, but Obama’s >> > naming of former Raytheon lobbyist William Lynn III as deputy secretary >> of >> > defense seems to be at odds with the president’s alleged crusade against >> > special interests and the “revolving door” between private business and >> > government. It is in fact a continuation of the military-industrial >> complex >> > and a hundred years (historian Howard Zinn might correctly suggest 220 >> > years) of imperialism. Obama has even “sold” ambassadorships to campaign >> > donors. The biggest plum, London, is slated for Lou Susman, a Chicagoan >> and >> > former Citigroup executive who bundled $239,000 for campaign Obama. >> Paris >> > has been reserved for Charles Rivkin, who raised about $500,000 for the >> new >> > war-criminal-in-chief. * >> > >> > ** >> > >> > ** >> > >> > *After his trip to Cairo, Obama would have us think that he is the >> Muslim >> > world’s new best friend. But palling around with Saudi King Abdullah is >> > clear evidence to the contrary. The Saudi royal family hates the idea of >> > representative government for ordinary Muslims and is cruelly >> indifferent to >> > the fate of the Palestinians. A democratic, independent, partly secular >> > Palestine could only make the Saudi oligarchy look bad. Thus, the House >> of >> > Saud is perfectly happy with the status quo, and so, evidently, is >> Obama. I >> > won't even bother to mention the time he spent with dictator Hosni >> Mubarak!* >> > >> > ** >> > >> > ** >> > >> > *Without labor, Obama could not have been elected. During his campaign >> he >> > virtually promised to undo the job killing free trade agreements like >> NAFTA. >> > But just two months ago his administration spoke of strengthening these >> > "free-trade" agreements.* >> > >> > ** >> > >> > ** >> > >> > * * >> > >> > *In ancient Rome, before the days of empire, the Roman Republic faced a >> > major threat from the nation of Carthage. Wars were waged between the >> two >> > countries for hundreds of years. Italy was finally invaded by the >> > Carthaginians under the leadership of Hannibal. Though Rome ultimately >> > triumphed over Carthage Roman Senate remembered the threat to their >> republic >> > with the warning cry "Hannibal ad portas", (Hannibal is at the gates). >> It >> > was a signal to everyone in those days that a major crisis was upon >> > them. 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