[CTRL] Coup de Satire, then Coup de Pat
-Caveat Lector- From http://www.thepornographyofpower.com/tom30.html The Pornography Picture of Power "I'm Wide Awake. I'm Wide Awake. I'm Not Sleeping." -"BAD", U2 Tom J. Wright A Semi-Weekly Column of Political Commentary December 15-December 31, 1998 Clinton Impeached: Republican Coup D'Etat Nearly Complete AND Where Did These Lunatics Come From? "Make no mistake, my colleagues, not all coups are accompanied by the sound of marching boots and rolling tanks. Some, like today, are wrapped in a constitutional veneer, softened by pious assertions of solemn obligation and duty, but the result is the same: defiance of the public will and rejection of the regular political process." ---Representative Nita Lowey, Democrat from New York, 1998 Not since the CIA's coup d'etat of November 22, 1963, when the men in that organization murdered United States President John F. Kennedy, have we seen anything like what just happened in Washington. The only difference is that the coup of 1963 was bloody. This one, in December of 1998, is not (so far). Now granted, we do not yet know if this Republican-led coup will ultimately remove the President from office entirely as the coup of 1963 did, or merely leave him seriously wounded politically. And this coup is designed to kill the President's political life not his actual life (although there are of course plenty of anti-Clinton zealots and fanatical Republicans out there who would gladly kill the man himself if they could). Nonetheless, we are dealing with an equally dangerous band of zealots whose sole thought when they awake in the morning is "I hate Clinton. I hate Clinton. I hate Clinton. I hate..." and whose last words at night before bed continue the mantra: "I hate Clinton. I hate Clinton. I hate..." And, as you can imagine, it is awfully hard to get anything done when your mind does nothing but repeat those three words all day. That explains of course, why the Republican Congress has no major accomplishments in the last six years, except for attacks on Bill Clinton. It is an obsession on the part of the Republican party bordering on dementia. And it is what makes the Trent Lotts and Dick Armeys and Henry Hydes and Tom DeLays and Ken Starrs of Washington politics so dangerous. Dangerous to democracy and dangerous to America. These self-righteous fanatics would be labeled as the political terrorists that they are and put behind bars for life as menaces to a free society if they hadn't managed to first get elected to Congress. In Congress, these nuts have been able to cloak themselves in an aura of respectability that they do not deserve. How did this horde of locusts ever get to Washington in the first place? Most are Frankensteinian products of the Christian Coalition, an organization with a frightening amount of money at its disposal and a very successful grassroots program in place to get their pet monsters elected to Congress. This is especially true of those in The House of Representatives, who are elected from small Congressional districts, not statewide, as Senators are. Therefore, it is easier to get a fanatic into the House than the Senate. This is why most of the coup planners are in the House, not the Senate, and why the strongest invective, most personal attacks, and insidious partisanship also are occurring mainly in the House. Once in the House, these Freaks of Nature slithered into leadership positions, number one, because the Republicans controlled the House and number two, because Gnewt GetRich, their political idol, helped put them there. Gnewt GetRich named the most rabid of these fanatical Clinton-haters lieutenants in his Army of the Apocalypse. This freaky band of Wingnuts has even cowed moderate Republicans into voting their way on impeachment. This has been done by threatening the moderate Republicans with the prospect of facing a Christian Coalition-backed Republican opponent in the primaries of their next Congressional election. Of course, as one concerned citizen wrote in a letter to the editor of The San Francisco Chronicle, the coup planners were also aided by other Republicans, some moderate, who just wanted plain old revenge against Clinton. Revenge because of his two electoral victories in two Presidential elections, revenge because of the ousters of Nixon, Dole, Gingrich, and company, ad nauseum infinitum. But, it is GetRich's Band of Zealots who are running the show. They are why Congress is so full of partisanship and hatred and personal attacks. Gnewt GetRich, with his Politics of Hate (patent still pending), and the Christian Coalition, with its Holy War, are the source of the cancer eating away the American body politic. CNN, a multi-billion dollar operation with hundreds of so-called "experts" at its disposal, tried to figure this out on the day of the impeachment vote, but failed. And millionaire celebrity pundits everywhere
Re: [CTRL] Coup de Satire, then Coup de Pat
-Caveat Lector- In a message dated 1/8/99 11:59:00 PM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Tom J. Wright A Semi-Weekly Column of Political Commentary December 15-December 31, 1998 Clinton Impeached: Republican Coup D'Etat Nearly Complete AND Where Did These Lunatics Come From? What Tom, author of this commentary, fails to describe is that in order for his perceived "Republican Coup D'Etat" to work, 15 Senators of the party he likely supports and pays homage to have to vote to remove from office. If that happens, no matter what anybody says, claims or does, it is no longer a Republican effort, but both a Republican and Democratic determination that this President is no longer fit to serve in office. The truth is there was no Republican plot to get the President. If anything, the so called plot originated inside the Oval Office when the President dropped his pants to a 21 year old intern many times then lied about it. Had the President told the truth in January of 1998, we would never have been at this point. According to Washington Insiders, the plan amongst Democats is to make sure Clinton is still in office until either Jan 20th, or 21st, when Clintons 2 year mark is up BECAUSE Gore can run for office TWICE after serving out Clintons term. If Clinton resigns or is removed from office before that Gore can only run for 1 term AFTER serving out the balance of Clintons term. See the political difference a day makes brevity snip Get loud. Get rowdy. Get serious. The VAST MAJORITY of Americans want censure, not impeachment or removal from office. This huge majority of voting Americans cannot and will not be ignored by Senators anxious to retain their seats in Congress. This country is governed by the rule of law, not the rule by lynch mob, i.e. rule by whatever the majority decides. Imagine what Tom would do if an opinion poll was done, or the "vast majority decided"in his home town which advocated tearing down his house to make room for some new community something. Tom would instantly go and want to talk about the rule of law and the Constitution as opposed to what the so called vast majority want. In the long term, Democrats and the American People must do more, though. They must get out and vote, as so many did in November, in each and every election. However, this is especially true of the year 2000 elections. If the People really get out and vote, Democrats will control both Houses of Congress and the White House. Inspite of the "pending" impeachment threat against a President that supposedly has over a 65 percent approval rating from the people of America, these same people still permitted the Republicans to retain a majority. Before the election many of the Democrat blow hards were all proclaiming how the American public was sick of a ll this, how they were going to vote the Republicans out etc etc. That still leaves Republicans in control of The Supreme Court, the majority of Governorships, and most of the Establishment Media, often called the fourth branch of government. However, it will put a serious dent in Republican plans to practice more of their slash and burn system of anti-democracy which they've become so good at these past six years. If you believe in the Constitution then you are anti-democracy...because you realize just as the founders did that a democracy is dangerous and ends in a very violent death. America is a Constitutional Republic where the rule of law is greater then any ONE person, any GROUP of persons, any IDEA's whether they be conservative or liberal and any POLITCAL party. All of this is very doable, my friends. A little-remembered, but much worried-over fact (by the Repubs), is that in terms of the raw number of voters out there, the Democrats are the majority party in the United States (with Independents running a strong second). And since we have a winner-take-all system of elections, instead of the much more civilized proportional representation, Dems have an advantage. Democrats lost in 1980, 1984, 1988, lost Congress in 1994, 96 and 98. So what is the point about having an advantage. The Republicans though are able to compete by utilizing their most cherished, most highly-valued and sacred commodity: $$money$$. Lots of it. Preferably corporate. And in large, unmarked bills, thank you very much. Tom fails to comprehend that both partys milk the money cow. It was Democrats who were in power and who gave us the current system of soft money in 1974/75 during the post watergate campaign money reforms. Of course back then Democrats were milking the money cow major big time and people like Tom didn't care as long as his party was at the money trough. But mainly, the Republicans think American voters will forget all about the Republican coup of 1998, come 2000, because of voter ignorance and memory deficiency.
Re: [CTRL] Coup de Satire, then Coup de Pat
-Caveat Lector- Where in the world did the idea come from that the left had anything to do with the downfall of Richard Nixon? Bob Woodward was the point man in this operation, and he is as conservative as they come, both in heritage and in personal belief. He was not a cub reporter. He was an ex-Navy commander who had been a briefing officer at the White House. I don't know when he decided to leave the White House and take a job with the Washington Post. How did he get the plum? Your guess is as good as mine. He was not a good writer, but he did have the background of Yale where he was involved in journalism to some extent. He didn't make Skull Bones, but he was Snake Book or Book Snake, whatever. After him we have Alexander Haig and a host of others who could never be considered to be "left or liberal" however you want to slice it. It was the "right" that booted Nixon. It was his own that decided he had to go. Prudy DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
