Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Why don't they blame The Pet Goat?
One really good reason to boycott ABC network: their weird attempt to rewrite 9/11 and ... wait for it ... blame Clinton! Even the BBC is airing this falsehood. Update: the heat is on!
Monday, September 04, 2006
One of the 33%.
I recently met a woman working in the physical therapy field, cheerful, hardworking, and religious. (Attested by a few mild comments and the gold cross about her neck.) She indicated she didn't listen to the news because they didn't tell the truth. I nodded my assent but was aghast at her next statement. She knew there were really good things going on in Iraq.
If we had bombs going off and 50 to 60 people were dying daily in the United States, would we be considering how well our schools were painted?
If we had been suddenly invaded to remove our leaders and then had a civil war break out, would we listen to the hand-picked politicians put in place in the rickety puppet government?
If we were being threatened with death because we were the wrong religion in the wrong neighborhood, would we keep working? Would we even stay?
If policemen were being targeted or were targeting civilians themselves, would we rely on them to protect us?
If the occupying forces shot at us on a whim, lied constantly, gave us no jobs, and ignored our desperation, would we not fight them?
This woman as big and loving as her heart may be will not be swayed by facts. She will not listen to the truth. She has decided her stand and will not shift.
She is one of the 33% that will never question her support of Bush.
Update: Nicole Belle points out the difficulties in talking to those who will not be swayed by facts.
Bracewell discusses intellectual impairment of those who support authoritarian power.
Update 9/7. Another example of a non-thinking voter.
If we had bombs going off and 50 to 60 people were dying daily in the United States, would we be considering how well our schools were painted?
If we had been suddenly invaded to remove our leaders and then had a civil war break out, would we listen to the hand-picked politicians put in place in the rickety puppet government?
If we were being threatened with death because we were the wrong religion in the wrong neighborhood, would we keep working? Would we even stay?
If policemen were being targeted or were targeting civilians themselves, would we rely on them to protect us?
If the occupying forces shot at us on a whim, lied constantly, gave us no jobs, and ignored our desperation, would we not fight them?
This woman as big and loving as her heart may be will not be swayed by facts. She will not listen to the truth. She has decided her stand and will not shift.
She is one of the 33% that will never question her support of Bush.
Update: Nicole Belle points out the difficulties in talking to those who will not be swayed by facts.
Bracewell discusses intellectual impairment of those who support authoritarian power.
Update 9/7. Another example of a non-thinking voter.
Sunday, September 03, 2006
Iraqis speak up.
What the Muslim world sees as necessary to deal with the mess in Iraq.
al-Sistani says he cannot stop the civil war from happening.
The summer of goodbyes.
What is actually happening in Iraq. Bush wants more of the same.
al-Sistani says he cannot stop the civil war from happening.
The summer of goodbyes.
What is actually happening in Iraq. Bush wants more of the same.
Saturday, September 02, 2006
Nobody could have anticipated...
"I don’t think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees." Bush after Katrina, trying to shift blame.
Nobody could have anticipated a civil war in Iraq? Oops, look at what Poppy said,
"We would have been forced to occupy Baghdad and, in effect, rule Iraq. The coalition would instantly have collapsed, the Arabs deserting it in anger and other allies pulling out as well. Under those circumstances, furthermore, we had been self-consciously trying to set a pattern for handling aggression in the post-cold war world. Going in and occupying Iraq, thus unilaterally exceeding the U.N.'s mandate, would have destroyed the precedent of international response to aggression we hoped to establish. Had we gone the invasion route, the U.S. could conceivably still be an occupying power in a bitterly hostile land. It would have been a dramatically different — and perhaps barren — outcome."
Nobody could have anticipated the economy would tank.
Nobody could have anticipated that racism doesn't win votes. Could Rove be losing his touch?
Nobody could have anticipated Bush's death spiral in the polls.
Nobody could have anticipated the shit hitting the fan. (via Atrios)
Nobody could have anticipated a civil war in Iraq? Oops, look at what Poppy said,
"We would have been forced to occupy Baghdad and, in effect, rule Iraq. The coalition would instantly have collapsed, the Arabs deserting it in anger and other allies pulling out as well. Under those circumstances, furthermore, we had been self-consciously trying to set a pattern for handling aggression in the post-cold war world. Going in and occupying Iraq, thus unilaterally exceeding the U.N.'s mandate, would have destroyed the precedent of international response to aggression we hoped to establish. Had we gone the invasion route, the U.S. could conceivably still be an occupying power in a bitterly hostile land. It would have been a dramatically different — and perhaps barren — outcome."
Nobody could have anticipated the economy would tank.
Nobody could have anticipated that racism doesn't win votes. Could Rove be losing his touch?
Nobody could have anticipated Bush's death spiral in the polls.
Nobody could have anticipated the shit hitting the fan. (via Atrios)
Friday, September 01, 2006
Scrapping the bottom of the barrel.
Why on earth is racism rearing its ugly head? We've had several politicians crash and burn recently with utterly breath-takingly dimwitted candor. Jane Hamsher thinks she knows why.
SATs and three Shakespeares
Why are the SAT scores so much lower? They've lengthened the test, made some questions harder and added writing sections. Even good students are failing. Who the hell thought this was a good idea?
Bush the reader of three Shakespeares. I wonder if he passed his SATs?
Student wins the right to wear an anti-Bush t-shirt. Learning first hand the freedom of speech.
Bush the reader of three Shakespeares. I wonder if he passed his SATs?
Student wins the right to wear an anti-Bush t-shirt. Learning first hand the freedom of speech.
Those in power get to rewrite history:
So they can make a movie blaming Clinton for 9/11, that Iraq didn't work out the way the neocons planned, George's fall in the polls, the worsening economy, Bush's perverted desire to rub bald heads and Laura's bizarre choice of lipstick. When in doubt, point fingers at good ol' Bill!
(But Bush, Clinton didn't fall as low as you in the polls....even when he was being impeached he was at 73%, higher than Ronald Reagan ever got. That must smart.)
(But Bush, Clinton didn't fall as low as you in the polls....even when he was being impeached he was at 73%, higher than Ronald Reagan ever got. That must smart.)
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