Truth Decay: Deconstructing Rove

Sun Dec 02, 2007 at 11:30:38 PM PST

To many, including former Whitehouse chief of staff Andy Card, Karl Rove's latest blossom was laughable on it's very face. The ineffectual, kowtowing Democrats were somehow responsible for anything at all to do with the run-up to the Iraq War? Yes, it’s ridiculous. Yes, it is entirely unassociated with what actually happened. Shake your head and laugh at him if you like. I don't laugh. Betcha Orwell wouldn’t either. It's not funny.

Karl Rove is not ‘the National Enquirer’. He’s the man that got George ‘Dubya’ Bush elected, not once but twice. Everything the man does is strategy. It's who he is. So why lay out the stinkin'est most obvious of laughable lies for all and sundry?

You and I may never forget who started this thing, when and why they started it but none of us can expect the same from our brothers and sisters. Or the people we work with? And that gaggle of folks that hang out around the watercooler and yammer daily about the latest American Idol winner? They’ve already forgotten much and are looking to forget yet more. Rove is never, ever afraid to underestimate the intelligence, the memory or the attention span of the common man. On that, and that alone, he and I are in full agreement.

Where Dubya’s legacy will always be the Iraq war, Rove’s will always be the permanent Republican 50% + 1 majority. As always, for this to be the case you and your fellow Citizens must remain angier at your polar opposites, (be they Far Right Religio-Nutjob or Bullgoose Loonie Lefty) than your ineffectual government or your powergrabbing leader. It’s worked swimmingly so far, why on earth should he stop now?

Create the mere perception of a debate on even the most obvious of Truths and soon both wings will happily fight it out for you, creating (or in this case, perpetuating) the most fertile of grounds for the schemer of schemers: an environment in which there is a lot of anger, a lot of confusion and no objective Truth. No objective Truth means maybe the Democrats did push America into the Iraq War, maybe Saddam did have WMDs, maybe Saddam did have connections with Osama, maybe it actually is okay to wipe one's arse with the Constitution and maybe there actually is no such thing as an objective Right or Wrong. That America even now debates the legitimacy of torture is proof enough of the success of this strategy in the last few years. This is to be expected in a society turning ever closer to Fascism. Orwell, if he was that type of guy, would say "I told you."

The grim thought I’ll wrestle with whilst trying to sleep: each and every time we rally at the next Repubbie (be they Senator, Governor, Talking Head or the guy next door) that inevitably repeats this most obvious of lies, Rove chuckles deeply to himself and rubs his porky hands together with sick glee, and why not. We’re doing all he could ever ask of us. And we’re powerless to do otherwise.

Genius.

The iSenseChange Guide to Impeaching Your Vice President

"You know what? [Wells] said something here that we're trying to put a cloud on the vice president. We'll talk straight. There is a cloud over the vice president. He sent Libby off to [meet with former New York Times reporter] Judith Miller at the St. Regis Hotel. At that meeting, the two hour meeting, the defendant talked about the wife [Plame]. We didn't put that cloud there. That cloud remains…”
-Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald's closing arguments in Scooter Libby’s perjury and obstruction-of-justice trial.

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Gonzo Letters: Ash and Leopold: Next Woodward and Bernstein

Gentlemen,

I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you two for some of the only in-depth coverage of the Libby trial. My feeling is that in the years to come, yours will be the analysis (and text, I would imagine, and the second you write a book on it you just go ahead and let me know about it. I’ll buy, I’ll read and I’ll encourage others to do the same) people turn to when they seek answers about this strange time in American political history. What you’re doing is important, fellows, for as Georgie and the NeoCons even now seek to make a case so they can try their luck at Iran, a careful examination of the lies that began the Iraq mess could not be more timely or have more far ranging implications.

I say this little note of Cheney’s (involving ‘this Pres’) is the number one story in the realm, the second being the Media’s complete and utter lack of coverage on it. It’s not like there’s any digging involved. It’s out there. Somewhere in the halls of the Chief High Big Media Muckety Mucks a decision was made that the world can’t handle the Truth.

My position on Plame’s outing is that it’s extremely damning for ‘this Pres’ and this Vice President and enough to kick both of them to the curb and ideally into prison. I haven’t heard anybody calling it what it is, but I affix the label ‘High Treason’ and keep it there, for Plame was working on getting a handle on loose WMD’s from international arms gangs, the very thing that can and will be used against America in the years to come. If you knowingly disable a defender of your country for your own sick ends you are an enemy of your country, President or not. High treason in the highest office of the land. Strange days, friends, but that’s the situation as I see it.

CNN has decided not to cover this story, or to cover it enough to remain credible to the majority of the lemmings, and they’ll continue to do so (or not do so, depending on how you see it). The latest example is the non-coverage of the Fitzgerald’s summation in which he openly targets Richard ‘Dick’ Cheney as co-conspirator in this mess. What are the ramifications of this? Not sure, but one thing is certain; we’ll all know a whole lot about Anna Nicole Smith in the coming days, the death of a whore rather than impeachment of one.

I seek to help get this story out and as such have put a call out to the Gonzo Warriors, an international consortium of ne’er-do-well, miscreant bloggers that, from time to time, coordinate to hold leaders and industries to task for their meddling and malevolence. We’ve been firing piss-fueled emails into the head vampires at CNN demanding they start telling us the Real Story, and if they want to keep calling themselves the ‘Most Trusted Name in News’ they better start deserving it. Will it have an effect? On CNN? Probably not. But every letter that gets written is cut and pasted into our blogs, raising awareness within the larger community in which the Warriors thrive, that of the writingup.com community and maybe, just maybe we’ll hit one of Blitzer’s staffers with one of these things and get ‘em thinking about a little thing called ‘the Real Story.’

Anyways, you guys have been a source of inspiration to me and I get a lot of my information from Truthout. I link to your articles all the time and it has been an invaluable resource for my own crazed warblings. Check us out!

Sincerely,
iSenseChange, acting Co-General of the Gonzo Warriors

the Gonzo Letters: Anderson Cooper, 360 Degrees of Bullsh*t is Still Bullsh*t

Mr. Anderson, (Cooper? Why do you guys always go by two last names? How's Tucker Carleton doin'? You guys ever give a listen to Wilson Phillips?)

I dare you to interview Nader and ask him what he thinks about George W. Bush. Or the Iraq War. Or the impeachment of the Thief In Chief. Or the destruction of Habeus Corpus and the rest of the Constitution. And the Project for the Next American Century. I triple-dog dare you to interview Noam Chomsky on these same items. Are you even allowed to? I have my doubts. I’m sure you understand. 360 degrees of bullshit is still bullshit, Anderson, and now's as good a time as any to pick up on that little gem.

Got balls, kiddo? Or not? Makes no difference to me. One of you guys is gonna crack and start telling the Real Story. Just lose it out there. Become Big Media’s Hamlet, go all post-modern on the set and find out that rather than getting fired the ratings shoot through the freaking roof, man! They try to cancel the dude and a huge audience that’s been starving for the Real Story actually backs his play. Brings dude back like Family Guy. We’re that hungry for Truth, man! We’d actually watch CNN for it! And you too, Andy!

Yes sir, one of you guys is gonna crack and start tellin’ the Real Story and the rest of you’ll be considering yourself lucky to be judging wet t-shirt contests for a quick buck in Ft. Lauderdale outside of fifteen years, way things are shaping up in America today. People are pissed and there’s all sorts of culpable jackals for people to blame but the one thing just about anybody can agree on, Lefty or Righty, is that the Media is full of shit. And you, friend, are the Media, as much as anybody on earth. And most have an inkling that you and guys like you totally shit the bed on Doing Your Job during the Gulf Deux lead-up lies, leading to Iraq, aka the big, deadly, expensive and stinking mess that every single one of your america citizens has to now find a way to deal with.

Not to mention the whole neoconservative thing? How exactly did you guys miss that? Things like PNAC, so you know, are classified as one of those things people like to know about during things like, for example THE 2000 ELECTIONS before these HIDEOUS FREAKS TOOK OFFICE! People like to know that the running VP is a sick and weird man with sick and weird fiend-buddies that share sick, weird dreams of world domination. People like to know about these things, Andy. It’s called the Real Story. And people want to hear it. All of it.

So do it. Save your soul. Start telling the Real Story, Andersen. Be That Guy. Better you than that chowderhead Zahn, I think we can all agree on that, right? Right. So, do it!

I dare you.

Sincerely,
Manny Duke

p.s. Got another one for you. I dare you to interview the protestors, Andy. Go out there on the street and grab a few of them. They’d love to talk to you. I promise. Be the easiest thing you could ever do, and yet it’s barely ever done. You know how many years I read about Cindy Sheehan before I actually heard her voice on your network? Thanks CNN! You’re the “Most Trusted Name in News!”

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the Gonzo Letters: Mr. Wolf Blitzer

Mr. Blitzer,

I'd like to know when you are going to cover the biggest piece of news to yet come out of the Libby case, specifically a personally handwritten missive from VP Cheney directly implicating the President in the scandal. I refuse to believe CNN has not yet heard of this news, as the evidence was admitted in the case by Libby's defenders and you no doubt have all manner of reporters on the case (no excuses, here’s the link: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/013107Z.shtml). So when will you cover it and more importantly, why haven't you yet? 20 minutes every hour on the non-story of Biden's 'supposedly racist but not really' comments and not one mention of this huge story emerging in the Libby case.

Mr Blitzer, you are, as much as anyone else on earth, an established and esteemed member of the 4th estate, sir, and it's well past time all you guys started acting like it, doing this extremely important job of yours so the People get the whole story. What you decide to cover shapes the landscape of discussion and debate, and what you decide not to cover gets buried forever. It's an awesome responsibility, Wolfy, and dude, you ain't cuttin' it! So START!

It’s called evolution Wolf, and if you don’t remain relevant then don’t be surprised when the internet and the blogworlde buries you’re like a stinking, dead cat.

Yours,
iSenseChange

p.s. appreciated your mewling interview with Veep Cheney very much. You very nearly showed some sand asking the Dark Lord himself about his lesbian daughter! ‘Out of line’ indeed, imagine you asked him the questions that really matter! Like his profiteering with Halliburton! Hoo boy, the fit hits the shan then, eh Wolfy? Anywho, glad to see an inkling of spine for once. Peace to you Wolfy. And do your fucking job!

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Cult of Personality: the Strange Birth of the Bushite

It was Johnny Canuck that alerted me to this emerging segment of humanity, the uniquely American creature I’ve taken, for a time, to call the Bushite. They are that still sizable chunk (yes Virginia, 30% is extremely low for an American president, but it’s still a chunk, do you see? Go look at a pie-chart. That’s a good girl!) that remain fiercely defensive of all things Bush in spite of all the evidence of so many foul and hideous goings-on. This is a brand new field for us armchair Cultural Anthropologists, and make no mistake about it, friend, “Doc” Sensey’s on the case! To learn, and by learning, ease you through these most difficult days. And it’s absolutely free of charge! Sure! It’s of Historical Significance, I’m told, by those in the know.

After a scintillating session in which Cajun Rooster suggested it irresponsible for Johnny Canuck (and indeed, others) to blame the President for the War in Iraq, I start to get a little bit of a glimpse about what you 30%ers are about, finally, which leads me to think about what you're going through right now.

Okay, let the healing begin.

First a survey here. Your opinions are fine, no right or wrong answer, okay? Tally ho!

1) Has George W. Bush, in your opinion, ever lied about anything to anybody during his tenure as President?

2) What mistakes (if any) would you say George W. Bush made before and during Gulf Deux?

3) Did Saddam Hussein have weapons of mass destruction?

4) Was Saddam Hussein responsible, in any way, for the events of 911?

5) Is there a demonstrable link between Saddam Hussein and Al Queda prior to Iraq Deux?

6) Might George W. Bush just be the best President America has ever had?

7) Would you say George W. Bush is a smart man?

8) Is America winning the War in Iraq?

9) Should America wage war with Iran, and, if yes, should they do it sooner rather than later?

Remember: No right or wrong answers here,
I'm looking for your opinion, okay?

And listen, I have a question, do you 30%ers have a name for yourself? I mean, I've heard 'Bushite' bandied about, maybe as good as any, but your input is invited. What are the hip kids calling it these days in the prep schools? This is MetaCulturalAnalysis here, cutting edge shit. We know all about the 'observer effect' here at the SenseChange Center for Positive Change and don't give a crap! We factor it into the equation. because we can, Mister! It's just like accounting for the warp in the table when you take your shot at the 8 ball. Nothing to it at all.

We study what makes a Bushite tick, the breadth of their devotion to this man, etc. Shit Cajun, I'll split the proceeds with you. I mean it man. Maybe not split, you understand, you're still not that limited a resource, right? You understand. But I'd definitely send you a nice chunk of change on the deal.

Right! Thanks for this, Cajun, Radical Patriot, and yes, even the bloodthirsty Pastor! C’mere ya big lugs! Not so close, not so close! Yeesh, Pastor! Hands off, you scoundrel! I'm only fifteen!

-iSenseProfits! Ding bloody ding, Captain!

p.p. Starting to see similarities in GWB and the Bushite 30%ers, in their actions, in their ability to create reality from sheer fantasy, and they believe it themselves. Heavy. Will expand on the idea as it evolves. I smell cutting edge Pulitzer stuff here, folks an as always, yours for a bargain at six cents a year!

p.p. C'mon, Cajun, Johnny's absolutely right, you fellows need a NAME! "ProBush" seems pretty bland but "PATRIOTS(!!!)" or "AMERICANS(!!!)" could create confusion. You think it over, okay? Input welcome, as always. otherwise you get Bushite, kissing cousin to Bullshit, so it may be apropos...yeah...you know what, Cage? Forget the name thing. It's Bushite for sure...

Porno Justice and the Impending Rennaisance

Many say that things can never change but I assure you the reverse is certain: the only thing that never changes is that everything, over time, undergoes not only Change but Massive Change. I think it has never been closer. I see it and feel it and walk out amongst it, for the wheels of change grind slowly and once it can be picked up by a dude standing in the right place with the right kind of ears it's already moving too fast to stop. It has once again manifested itself, the irresistable, perhaps immortal force that has been felt before, during and after whatever sized Bang started the whole shootin' match off for Good or Ill or perhaps both. Definitely both. That's the oppositional binaric omnipresense, you have always (or perhaps never) existed under! Suck it in! 2K7 is the year the Rennaissance begun. Be a part of it. Contribute. Make it so. Because you'd rather define the Change than have the Change define you!

Rennaisance requires of us (all of us) to agree upon a set of rules that we can all live by.
-No more starvation amongst us.
-No more War amongst us.
-Protect the Earth.
-More dialogue amongst us.
-An atmosphere of Mutual Benefficienality amongst Citizens of all nations.
-That the People demand it to be so.

And what of the death of Saddam over the holidays? That one kinda snuck up on me but I'll call it what it is:

"Murder Amongst Puppets,
a Play on a Stage!
Penultimate present from the NeoCon Age!"

World breathes sigh at death of despised dictator? Hardly. A play on the stage presented both by and for America. And what makes better meat than the Death of an Asshole? Do you believe it was Justice? So too will I, if and only if we also include (like the good criminal investigators we all are) an investigation of those who have both aided and abetted said individual in the perpetration of said criminal acts. That's if you truly believe in Justice. But take heart if you don't. You are in the majority. For us 2 %ers it's Porno Justice at best and we'll have no truck with it.

Meanwhile intense debate continues in the Whitehouse but the last thing they're discussing is Vietnam and how to win it.
"Figger we still got time to bomb Iran?, Dick? Heh heh."
"Absolutely, Georgie. Have a cookie. Thataboy!" Cheney's a schemer. He knows what time they have left. And he wants, more than anything else, to do.

Grim words on these early days of 2K7, but i don't feel grim. I feel hopeful, Citizens, i truly do. I think we've seen how bad it can get and don't want to go there. i think we are starting to believe that Positive Change is an outright necessity. For our own survival. I believe it in my heart to be so and I am hardly alone.

Peace, Citizens. Prosperity to all in the Coming Age.

-iSenseChange

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At Zeitgeist’s Zenith: the Slugging of George W. Bush.

“We’ll succeed,” says Georgie under the literal shadow of Ho Chi Minh and ever the apt pupil of History, “if we don’t quit.” This, the lesson Dubya’s chosen to learn from America’s Vietnam adventure. Jesus! What in the Christ does that mean?!? Anybody?!? In a cornucopia of weird things this man has said and done during his presidency alone, how is it he can still surprise me? Gotta hand it to him.

Tell you what I learned from America’s Vietnam Adventure: If you leave, IT DOESN’T MATTER. None of the scary things all the war hawks bleat about ever end up happening. Never. Just as America’s dismal failure in Vietnam never had bupkis to do with either halting or advancing the spread of Communism, so too will America’s inevitable failure in Iraq have nothing to do with the halting or advancing of some UTTERLY IMPOSSIBLE, wide ranging, superpowered, Islamofascist Caliphate. A bunch of scary words that don’t amount to a hill of beans. You figure the Shiites and the Sunnis are gonna get together to take over the world? They’re actually blood fucking enemies! And that’s just two of the many splintered and rivalling Islamic sects that have all sorts of ancient reasons to hate one another until the end of time. Another ugly lie from the NeoCon hoard of ugly liars designed to make them and their buddies in the MilitaryIndustrialComplex somehow yet richer.

Speaking of Lies and Liars, Bush may now be impeached. You realize that, yes? Cheney may now be held accountable for his very obvious war profiteering with the ineffectual but now ‘vastly richer for the experience’ Halliburton, also. And he ought. They ought. American Citizens of all stripes, you owe it to all your country holds dear to remove these two men. If you are a politician, get the ball rolling. If you are an American citizen, start writing letters. Do it because these men are scoundrels that deserve it, more than any men in America's checkered political history or do it for the savage beating they delivered to your once grand Constitution but most importantly, do it as an example to the next round of liars and thieves that think they can twist and pervert your American Dream to their own sick ends. A message must be sent to whoever comes next. Nothing else you can do could be more important than that. Period. Get your shit together, America, the rest of us are sick of waiting for it and watching these fucks take what was Great and turn it to Shit.

I had the chance, I’d slug him. Right in the face. Love to. Dubya, I mean. Can’t. No access. But maybe you do? Maybe you’re a congressperson and you’re at a dinner party and President GWB is there and he says or does something really stupid and you just slug him right in the face, hard as you can. What happens? Sure, you get jumped by the secret service, but would they off you? Prob’ly not. So, what happens? Especially if, as a congressperson and pretty much all of yer constituents are glad as hell you did it? The path to the next election may well lay in slugging George Bush in the mouth. Hard as you can. Or maybe it just gets you and extended stay in Leavenworth. Or worse.

Fuck it. I had the chance I’d do it and let the chips fall where they may. No amount of waterboarding would ever remove the smile from my face. But I haven’t access. But maybe you do? Maybe you’re a ten year old winner of the National Spelling Bee and the President is gonna perform some utterly meaningless publicity function (rather than figuring out any kind of realistic solution to the Iraq Problem) that involves you, giving you the access that I lack. Well, here’s what you do: you screw up your little fists and right when he opens his mouth to say something stupid you pop him one, hard as you can. See if you can drop him with a ten-year-old, spelling-bee-champ haymaker and when he looks up at you with tears streaming down his face, right before the savage beating at the hands of the Secret Service, you look him dead in the eyes and tell him you did it for the soldiers. The world will see it and cheer you on, small comfort, perhaps, as thirty years later you’re still wasting away in some dingy prison in Syria (“waterboarding” W-A-T-E-R-B-O-A-R-D-I-N-G, “waterboarding”), but at least you’ll know in yer little heart o’ hearts you did the one thing that entire rest of the world would have loved to do. And you’d be famous! Maybe you write a book or something? There’s money there, kiddo, and ol’ Sensey’s here to help, should you need it. You can bet yer sweet bippy on that.

Have I said enough to be labelled an enemy combatant yet? I’m never certain anymore. Fuck it. Torture, I’m told, builds Character and as for the gulags, well, I’m no stranger to hard work. The fresh air can only do me good at this point.

Peace to you Citizens. Of all stripes. Even those that don’t look or talk like you and me. You dig? You better.

-iSC

p.p. Impeach them or deserve whatever dicks gain power next. You’ll get no sympathy from me and the whole world’ll agree that you deserve it. Wake up. Throw out the trash.

Citizen's Note # 911: inre 'What To Do About George 'Dubya' Bush

IMPEACH HIM. AND EVERYBODY AROUND HIM. FOR YOUR VERY SOULS. AND APOLOGIZE TO THE WORLD. FOR ACTING LIKE DICKS.

That is all.

This message brought to you by the good folks at the SenseChange Center for Positive Change. Thanks, and have a GREAT day.

-iSC

Startin’ a Band

Many of my best friends have been musicians. Starting to push through for me. Feel confident singing in front of people, for the first time, ever. Always knew I could at least hold a tune but was nervous. Been through so much in this life that I don’t care anymore. This blogging experience had added to that, too. Always hid my writing. Never thought it was good enough. Maybe it is or maybe it isn’t but I just don’t give a shit anymore. And I get feedback. And some people tell me that they really like my stuff and I play it all cool but it matters to me. And some people really, really hate my stuff and that matters to me almost as much. To Hate is to Care enough to Work Yourself into a Lather. Which means maybe I struck a chord. My the Final, Ugly Truth of the Age piece had to do with it too. Stopped caring if they’d kill me for telling the Truth. The Truth is bigger than me, a force unto itself, second only to the Immortal Change, so by all means spirit me away and do what you will with my corporeal form. I couldn’t give a shit. I did my part.

Speaking of Change: Facing huge opposition from all quarters, George ‘Dubya’ Bush might just be acknowledging that Iraq is turning into this huge, fucked up mess that the rest of the world has been seeing for years. But how does this play with all his insufferable and intractable “we will not back down, we will stay the course, we will not cut and run,” talk? Simple! Just deny you ever said it. Right?

Direct Georgie quote as of a coupla days ago: "Well, hey, listen, we've never been 'stay the course’…”

Wha…? Oh! I guess…you never…said all that stuff. Stuff like “"We will stay the course until the job is done, Steve, and the temptation is to try to get the President or somebody to put a timetable on the definition of getting the job done. We're just going to stay the course."
-George ‘Dubya’ Bush at a press conference, December 2003

But what does this with starting a band, Sensey? Christ, you are a rambler, ain’t you? Starting a band is about Life and Adventure, politics is about Cynicism and Deception. So what do you wanna write about? Right. A band. Yeah. Guess what I mean to say is, this WritingUp thing, this blogging deal lent me the courage to sing to others. Hey, shit, ain’t it the same thing, anyways? For you? Not shooting for Rock Superstar or anything, I just want to be able to play a few tunes in the bars.

Speakin’ of a few tunes…

"And so we've got tough action in Iraq. But we will stay the course,"
George ‘Worst President Ever and Most Dangerous Idiot in History’ Bush, April 5th, 2004

"And my message today to those in Iraq is: We'll stay the course." Apr. 13, 2004

"And that's why we're going to stay the course in Iraq. And that's why when we say something in Iraq, we're going to do it." Apr. 16 2004

Somehow in there, they were never actually about ‘staying the course’. Love to have this all explained to me. I’m a simple man. But fuck all that. Been puttin’ a few tunes together and playin’ em at parties and people are having fun. So fuck it, we're startin’ a band. We develop it. Shootin’ for bar scene alone. Anything comes beyond that is icing on the cake. It’s about realistic, achievable goals at the thirties, tell you that much.

Can’t wait to name the thing. Will keep a list on this page, maybe. And will take suggestions. Check back regularly and often. Get those hits up. Looking to break ten bucks on Adsense.

Many of my best friends are musicians. Always have been. And I think many of them have always thought I might emerge as a front man. It was like I had to get away from them to bring it out of me. But I can do it now. And when I’m ready, I will see who amongst them want to make a run at it. Big dreams, High Hopes in Times of Chaos and Distress. Maybe it’s all sublimation. Maybe that’s what this blogging thing has been too. Some of it, anyways.

"We will stay the course, we will complete the job in Iraq." August 2005

"We will stay the course." August 2006

"Well, hey, listen, we've never been 'stay the course’…'”

So what’s going on here? Based on these latest developments, I think we all have to rule out that Georgie’s simply a little confused. I mean, he is, to be certain, and has been all his life. That much is obvious. But even stupid people know what they believe. Just ask the Radical Religious Right! No, it’s not because he’s stupid (though he is, and this can’t be stressed enough), stupidity on its own doesn't cut it in this case. Ultimately, whoever you are and whatever your political leanings you have to decide something on GWB: he’s EITHER FULL OF SHIT OR INSANE!!! OR BOTH!!! So, three choices there.

I’m sure you know which way I’m leaning.

Rock and Roll, Citizens!

-iSC

NonRandomMP3age: “Love Her Madly,” the Doors.

p.p. Just found the Giants-Bucks game. All is Bliss. Prediction right here and now: the Bears will not get by the Giants in the playoffs. You heard it here first. Mark it and write the motherfucker down.

These Sheep Bite Back

And the Democrats are gonna save the day? HAH! How truly awful do the Republicans have to get before the Democrats look like heroes? The Constitution is on Life Support, it’s gotta be said, with no filibuster in sight and nary a raised voice, I’d say the Dems have their hands on cord, poised to pull the plug on it as much as anyone else. And didn’t something like 14 of them vote in favour of it? That’s 13 in addition to that American Fink of Finks, Joe ‘Benedict’ Lieberman, the proverbial hammerhead shark in wolf’s clothing? But what of the sheep? This is politics, sweetie. The only sheep involved are you and me.

The Dems ain’t nobody’s saviours but isn’t it pleasant to think so? No sir, the problem cuts a little deeper than that. Now’s the best time to get an understanding of that. Your two big choices both suck. Right? You got that yet? Maybe right now you have to vote Dem because anything else risks perpetuating this bizarre and hideously Apocalyptic run of the Radical Rightwing, but now’s a good time to understand that the two party system is giving you two choices that are really the same choice, the Party of and for the Rich. Which would be alright if everybody was rich, because then it would be the type of government that Thomas Jefferson and Ben Franklin built –by and for the People, in case you forget, don’t blame you, such good television lately- instead of this hideous Greedfest that has grown in it’s place.

But piss on all that. I’ve decided that the key for me is to return to my more natural State of Mind, a few days where I just don’t give a fuck about anybody but me. I lived that way for years, why not now? If the whole shitheap is gonna go up in flames why not have a little fun? That’s what they were doing in Germany in the late thirties, same bloody deal, I can tell you that much. Berlin becomes Edgeville as those ‘in the know’ realize the scene is deteriorating into War and Fascism and decide to get all fucked up at big, weird parties, and their garish freakshow lives becoming the zeitgeist for everybody during that strange time when everyone knew, at some level, that their government was Making a Play at something and the Citizenry had better Play Ball. Learn about it, try to stop it? They’ll kill you. Probably torture you first. What do you do when you know exactly how bad it is and have an inkling of exactly how awful it can get but you can’t do anything about it?

You throw a party. Which is what we did! A big one! A hat party. Threw it on a Sunday night so all the waitresses in all the clubs could make it. And all their friends. And it was a mad rip, a damned fine scene. The authentic Vietnam war era helmet was a natural, with a pair of Elvis shades. Busted out “Stuck in the Middle with You" (Steeler’s Wheel) in front of my largest audience yet and absolutely nailed it and later absolutely nailed one of the waitress girls and the friend of hers that I ‘just had to meet’. Or meat. Hell of a night, any way you look at it. Maybe one of the best ever.

Dropped OneForce off in the Jungfraus ‘bout a month ago. He has his Magnum Opus in front of him, knows exactly what to do and how to get there and I envy him for it. Mine remains a mystery. Ideally it’s the Cantos, but they don’t come to me very easily right now. Satirical poetry in the Epic form cannot emerge from a source of pure rage and no whimsy. You just end up shouting. And breaking shit. But everything rhymes.

Got a bit of posse again. Good deal. Been running solo for a long time. Nature of the Beast. And the biz. Gonzo writer on the run was fun and frenetic, but in the end it takes a lot out of you. Fucks with your equilibrium. All Yin no Yang. Or vice versa.

So there you have it. Do with it what you will. If anything. And watch out for one another folks. Things are happening. And do me a favour, if you would, Citizens; just one night this week turn off that television. Talk with your friends. Your family. Your loved ones, whomever they might be. Ask ‘em where they think the world is going. Ask ‘em if they think anything can be done about it. I still say there can, I say that some of these sheep bite back. But I also know myself to be a Fool.

Peace and Love, Citizens. OR ELSE!

-iSC

p.p. Google the word 'failure'. You guys hear about this? Heh heh.

My Friends Call Me Hal. You Can Call Me Mr. Burton. Mr Darth Burton.

“War is the art of conquering at home.”
-Tom Paine, 1776

Dick Cheney, former Halliburton CEO cleared the air once and for all on Meet the Press, in September of ’03. He’d cut all financial ties. None of any sort. Which is good, because as we all know, it’s extremely important to be vigilant of these things. You gotta watch out for what those goddamned Liberal sissies often call a “Conflict of Interest.” Certainly all politicians are egregious crooks, but it’s important that the APPEARANCE of IMPROPRIETY be hidden at all costs. Good for the herd. Lemmings intuitively know of impending cliffs but despise talking or even thinking about them. And who can blame them? Certainly not you, right? Right.

WHAT HALLIBURTON GETS FROM DICK: YOUR TAX DOLLARS

More than $15 billion dollars worth of business personally handed to Halliburton in no-bid contracts from the American government since Cheney took charge –I MEAN became vice president- contributing to a 379 percent increase in profit from the day Dick and Dubya took office in 2000. In 2005, Halliburton recorded a profit of $1.1 billion, the largest profit ever recorded for this 86 year old ‘mom and pop’ kinda company.

WHAT DICK GETS FROM HALLIBURTON: BIG CHUNKS OF CASH, ALSO KNOWN AS YOUR TAX DOLLARS

Here’s what the appropriately named Dick had to say about it:

"Since leaving Halliburton to become George Bush's vice-president, I've severed all of my ties with the company, gotten rid of all my financial interest. I have no financial interest in Halliburton of any kind."

Retirement package so he could go and become the evilest “Vice” President in History: 20 million smackers. Cash bonus ‘forget-me-not’ on top of that, right before he got sworn in: 1.4 million smackers. Now, here’s the part that burns me, you ready? The hits just keep on comin!
2001 they gave him $205,298!
2002: $162,392!!
2003: $178,437!!!
2004: $194,852!!!!
2005: $211,465!!!!!

That seem like some kind of financial interest to you? You getting hundred thousand dollar envelopes in the mail lately? I’m still waitin’ for my six bucks from Adsense!

So, what does it all translate down to? They keep giving him cash (yours) and he keeps giving them deals (no bid style, so, your money and lots more of it than it should be). There’s never been a clearer example of a ‘conflict of interest’ in the history of human governance, ever, and nothing I’ve said here is in any way deniable. This is the pure, ugly, unvarnished Truth and I’d love to see debated by one of these last, remaining Rabid, Redneck Religious Righties. Can anyone, anywhere justify this? Even Dick himself couldn’t do it and that’s why he just told ol’ senator Leahy to go fuck himself in 2004. “Go fuck yourself.” That's a direct quote. all you history buffs. Pass that little pearl on to the kiddies! Might as well have been addressed to every American taxpayer, and, in the final analysis, to the Founding Fathers themselves. Go fuck yourself America, and all that you stand for. An adequate synopsis, I think, of the perspective of the Veep. Wouldn’t you say? Anybody think different? Anybody? If yes, why? By all means explain yourself. I'd love to hear it.

Ah yes. Lemmingdom. Never mind.

All this? Still going on. You know this, right? Obviously the man is a Pirate. In the old days they’dve tarred and feathered him. Or worse. Today? Well, what, exactly, is happening today? Figure that one out and you’ve figured out America’s Biggest Problem. Ol’ Sensey ain’t gonna lay it all out out you but I will give you a clue: It has more to do with you than them. And it always has. Which, of course, might also imply a little responsibility.

Dja get that? Never mind. Tired. One can only holler “CLIFF!” for so long.

Good luck to you. Those that deserve it anyways.

-iSense

p.p. Get a haircut, would you?

Your SenseChange Conspiracy Guide: The Dubai Port Distraction

As a Public Service, the SenseChange Center for Positive Change is pleased to present you the very latest in political conspiracy understanding.

The Action: The Dubai Port Distraction.

The Players: George "Dubya" Bush and the Senate.

The Details: The whole country has been in an uproar over Dubya's intent to sell of the security of several key american ports to a company based and owned by the nation of the United Arab Emirates. Safe ports being important to Security and Dubai being located in a Mid East Country with connections to the both the Taliban and the 911 hijackers (two of them were from UAE, which is a far vaster connection than exists between Iraq and 911, which is of course zero), this has been a confusing deal for politicians, talking heads, intellectuals and regular joes.

The idea was considered so universally bad by all Americans that even Dubya's own Republican Rubber Stamp Congress started hissing like snakes, to which Dubya responded, "hey I got one 'a them veto thingees I haven't used yet. You guys wanna mess with 'Ol Texas? C'mon, make me use my veto!"

So that was the scene. Until today. the Deal collapsed...why?

THE CONSPIRACY: Three things happened during this whole tangled web of lies and stupidity.

1) The Republican party has never looked worse since Dubya took the helm. And elections are coming up this season. If they don't want to get kicked out of their asses they have to
A) distance themselves from this leering, incompetant and possibly deeply evil Chimp-In-Chief
B) Look like they care about anything rather than money
C) Easily hack the voting machines which they own entirely. AGAIN!

With the Ports deal the Republican Party stands up to the President. We've REFORMED! HONESTLY! SEE HOW WE STOOD UP TO DUBYA?

They're going to use this. They NEED this.

That's facet one of the Dubai Port Conspiracy, the other is vastly more important.

2) the Port Deal crashes the very same day that the Second Patriot Act is pushed through, amongst little fanfare. PATRIOT II! Scared by the first one? THEY JUST DID IT AGAIN! JUMPIN' JIMINY CHRIST in a FUCKING SIDECAR!!!!

Oh they're good. Reeeeeeeeal good.

Patriot II: It's now that much easier for them to just erase you.

We were all so busy and up in arms about Dubai and they just took more freedoms away from your average American. Know how cocky they are? They did it all on the same day. They know some of us are gonna clue in, just as they know most of us won't. They'll get away with it. They just did. See you in the clink, Citizens. Or the gulags.

3) Know who's running the ports now that Dubai isn't going to? Halliburton. Cheney's crew. That he STILL gets paid from, which is STILL a clear conflict of interest! Sigh...take it America, right in the ass. AGAIN!

Fools, one and all. Self included. Shit.

This has been your SenseChange Conspiracy Guide, brought to you by the good folks at the SenseChange center for Positive Change, reminding you as always that everything is a conspiracy until further notice.

Eyes Open Citizens!

That is all.

-SenseChange

NonRandomMP3age: "Everybody Knows" Leonard Cohen

Why George Bush is an Evil Jackarse

(this blog entry was a originally a response to somebody else's blog. It has now become my own blog. Welcome to the Machine.)

I encounter alot of people who don't understand why so many people intensely dislike that evil golem George "Dubya" Bush. I don't pretend to know anybody else's motivations, but here's why I don't like him. Join in with your own reasons or call me a Leftist, Commie Pinko or what-have you. I don't really care.

I HATE George Bush because he LIED and keeps lying nearly every time he opens his mouth. What does it take for people to wake up to that? He's not a hero, he's the worst president ever and the most dangerous Idiot in history. It's not that it's fashionable to trash the guy, it's because people are genuinely angry.

At what?

How he LIED about all the reasons for going into Iraq. Every single one of them. Which means he took advantage of everybody, ESPECIALLY THE SOLDIERS who now die for his lies.
And the soldiers that went into Iraq under the flag of America? Their country called them, and bravely, they answered that call. What they are starting to realize is that their country, their commander in chief LIED to them. Used them. Manipulated their loyalty and their love for everything they held dear. And they die for that lie. And it's atrocious. There is no defending what Dubya did, asking for their sacrifice over bullshit.

Can you dig that, Citizens?

How he puts incompetant shlubs in charge of important positions - like Brown and Chertoff, who had no previous experience in 'protecting' anything, in charge of homeland security. Homeland security being what is supposed to protect us from further terrorist attacks and even natural disasters. Which is why the response to Katrina was so hopelessly f@#ked up.

Like how he keeps giving hand-outs to his rich buddies and ripping off your average American.

Like how he screwed up all of America's alliances with the rest of the world

Like how he caused untold tens of thousands of more terrorists by invading a country that never had a damned thing to do with 911 and hadn't been a threat to even it's neighbors in over a decade. And YES Virginia, I AM talking about Iraq!

THE ESSENTIAL POINT WE ALL NEED TO WRAP OUR MINDS AROUND: There never was nor never will be any connection whatsoever between Iraq and 911. It's been proven that was false information OR a lie. So he's either grossly incompetant (over 2000 American soldier's lives, remember) or an evil son of a bitch, but one thing he wasn't doing by going into Iraq was fixing anything to do with 911. No connection, not now, not EVER.

And that's not opinion or conspiracy, it's widely known all over the world and EVEN America. Get it into your cast-iron, red, white and blue skulls.

Know what that means, sweethearts? It means that Democrat, Republican or Moonie, if you want to elicit any kind of INFORMED political opinion on America and Bush in 2006 you're going to have to go ahead and make a grown-up decision:

EITHER: George Bush and his Administration lied to the People and the World about their reasons for going into Iraq

OR: George Bush and his Administration's gross negligence (ie.couldn't get their facts straight) has cost over 2000 american soldier's lives.

That IS the situation. No spin. No Lefty/Righty. Just reality.

What would I have done? I would have treated Terrorism like it is: a crime. Plain and simple.
It's not a War because terrorists aren't nations. I'd treat it like a crime. Remember the London bus bombings? England didn't go and invade any Nations over that, they treated it like a crime, and you know what? THEY CAUGHT THE TERRORISTS RESPONSIBLE IN DAYS.

If he had focussed all his resources on finding Osama Bin Laden they would have found Bin Laden. If he had focussed all his resources on securing America's borders and ports, he would have secured America's borders and ports. But he wanted to invade Iraq, so he invaded Iraq.
You don't get to invade any country you want just because you were attacked, especially if that country had NOTHING to do with the people who attacked you. But Dubya did anyways. And now America pays for it in blood, money and spoiled international alliances every day.

But why else don't you like Dubya, SenseChange? Glad you asked, kiddies, now PAY ATTENTION!

Like how he transformed a federal surplus to the biggest federal deficit in the history of the world (so, that means we didn't have a debt before Bush, and now we have a really big one), then says his economic plan is working like a charm. Which only makes a modicum of sense if his plan is to single-handedly bankrupt his own country. Which it may well be. I don't know.

Like how he got Daddy to switch him into the National Guard so he wouldn't have to fight in Vietnam and then he becomes President, starts an illegal war in Iraq and sends in not only American soldiers but that same National Guard he used to hide in. PUSSY! Cheney too, Cheney was quoted as saying he had "other priorities than fighting in Vietnam," but has no problem sending American sons and daughters to their DEATHS in the Middle East! PUSSY ALSO! EVIL PUSSY!

AND THEN THEY DON'T ARM THEM PROPERLY!!! FUCKS!

Like how he is still using 911 to erode the Constitution with things like the Patriot Act (which means a van can show up at your house right now, legally kidnap you, hold you for a mock trial in a local basement and summarily throw you in prison for life. Or to be tortured overseas. Or just put a bullet into your head and be done with you. You will not be able to defend yourself and there is no oversight on this process. Your government can just take you away and nobody will ever see you again and you'll never have the right to an attorney or nothing. that's what the Patriot Act allows) and Domestic Spying, all of which is completely illegal and the polar opposite of everything for which the Constitution stands.

The Constitution is a document that was written by the American Forefathers (so, a bunch of old guys, but important old guys, you know?) and was intended for times of Peace and times of War, otherwise, they warned, the document is useless. George Bush and his evil band of pirates strive every day to render the Constitution useless. Because, I propose, they're evil bastards. Did I mention that already? Well they are.

Ben Franklin -another one of these old, important guys- once said that "those who would sacrifice Freedom for Security will get neither and lose both."

I don't trash Bush because it's fashionable to do so. I trash him for being a genuinely evil man who made the whole world less safe, America first and foremost.

If you voted for him in the first time, he let you down. If you voted for him again, well, he let you down again. And he's gonna keep on letting you down (like selling the nation's ports to the government of Dubai, for instance, do you BELIEVE THAT? I thought we were suppposed to be AFRAID!)as long as you let him. He will just get harder and harder to defend.

At this point, if you'll defend Bush's actions, you'll do so forever. Which makes you a sheep. And a fool. History will always be curious about that particular sector of people in this particular time, blindly defending this scoundrel and his gang of pirates COME WHAT MAY!

A Correlation: those that still defend the actions of the scurrilous "Thief in Chief" in blogs like those found in writingup and bloggerparty and such are also those that write about Jesus and God, quote scripture and wait patiently for the Rapture! Am I wrong? I may be, but I don't think so.

It also turns out that those that are quoting scripture and such seem to be the least informed about the current events that shape the debate about Dubya and Gang, ie: "They" (so Iraq or Saddam) attacked us first, or that they DID find WMDs in Iraq, etc, lies that even Bush and co don't really bother trying to convince anybody of anymore. They are also the most likely to assume that Bush wasn't lying. Why? Because he claims to be religious. And maybe he might some day do something about abortion and about gay people. Which somehow makes ATTACKING a foreign land (and its people) for NO REASON palatable. Fascinating! And really weird!

I've got some medicine here for you. It's like Buckleys, you know? Tastes bad but it works. You ready? Down the hatch:

WAKE UP YOU CHRISTIANS! He LIED! AND HE USED YOUR RELIGION FOR HIS OWN FOUL PURPOSES AND WILL CONTINUE TO USE YOU, YOUR FAITH, YOUR RELIGION AND YOUR GOD TO CONTINUE TO COMMIT ATROCITIES!!!!
SMARTEN UP! HE'S NOT THE FIRST POLITICIAN TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR BELIEFS AND HE WON'T BE THE LAST! USE YOUR HEADS! IF HE IS NOT HELD TO ACCOUNT NOW WE WILL ALL HAVE TO DEAL WITH WHOEVER COMES NEXT, WHO IS EMBOLDENED BY WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY ALLOWED BUSH TO GET AWAY WITH!
IF YOUR HELL EXISTS, DUBYA WILL BURN THERE! IF HE AND PRESCOTT AREN'T ALREADY RUNNING THE PLACE!!!

Whew.

No wonder they ask you to be sheep. YOU ARE!

Does not your own religion condition you to be sheep? Am I wrong? Are you not told all the time in the bible and in church to be sheep? My idea is that this is the case. If I'm wrong, I'm sorry. If not, Baaaaaaaahaaahhh.

History will see it that way. Unless you call bullshit on this evil, evil man.

Some of this might sound harsh, and I'm not in the habit of insulting people I don't know, but I think it's medicine, and I think you need to take it because its good for you. And America. And the World.

Hey, vote for whoever you want in the 2006 and 2008 elections, because at least we know we don't have to deal with Dubya again. But don't keep defending him. When Men in Power are allowed to get away with whatever they want, that emboldens the next generation of men in Power (Dem or Repubby) to take it a step further. We can afford to go no further than Bush has dragged us. Or at least, some of us.

-SenseChange

p.p. This by the way was just a few of the reasons many people all over the world trash George 'Dubya' Bush, it is by no means a comprehensive list. Just off the top of my head.

RandomMP3age: "Help Me Rhonda," the Beach Boys

THEY don't care about TERRORISM!!!!

Dubya, Darth Cheney, Rummy, Condi, General Powell...these dudes don't give a rat's arse about terrorism, Citizen! They never have! You didn't know?

First and foremost, if the Government (past or present) gave a rat's arse about terrorism they'd seal up those borders nice and tight instead of the ridiculous joke that they are RIGHT NOW and find someway to secure those damned ports! You know, the ports? That they're trying to sell to Dubai? They don't give a rat's arse about terrorism, Citizen, and they NEVER have.

If the Government gave a rat's arse about Terrorism they would have appointed somebody with even a modicum of experience to head the All-Important Department of HomeLand Security instead of some schlub who's last experience in management was an Arabian Horse League. Whatever the FUCK that is! And he wasn't even good at THAT job! It's the "Great War on Terror" and the guy they put in charge of defending the homeland has no experience WHATSOEVER! ANYBODY ANYWHERE DEFEND THIS DECISION! I TRIPLE-DOG DARE YOU! CAN'T? Of course you can't. Nope, Government doesn't give a rat's arse about Terrorism and NEVER has.

And if they gave a rat's arse they certainly would never have invaded Iraq for no legitimate reason (Iraq, remember, hasn't been a threat to even it's neighbors in YEARS, now composed of a bunch of poor and dying people who had suffered under Saddam and the economic embargoes that killed thousands during the nineties and early 2Ks). But hey, that just means they're weak, right? Vulnerable? So why not invade? Because invading any part of the Middle East -other than Israel- DRIVES THE MID EAST CRAZY!

This is the Middle East we're talking about! Look up the phrase "Hornet's Nest" in the dictionary and I assure you there's a map of the Middle East. Look up the phrase "Stirring Up a Hornet's Nest" and there's a picture of an American Army boot on Mid East soil. It's that simple and they knew that going in. If they'd read even one book written about the Middle East they could have figured that out. They knew it would drive people crazy and build a fertile ground for more terrorism and they did it anyways. Know why? Cuz the Government doesn't care about Terrorism and NEVER HAS!

You didn't think anybody'd get pissed off about a foreign, pro-Israel and predominantly Christian invading force rolling right through the middle of the place? Please. Dubya may be an idiot (and for the purposes of this particular post I'm gonna say 'may' here, if you can dig that. Think 'Operation Kaiser Sose' and you might be catching what I'm saying) but Cheney certainly is not. A bad guy to go hunting with when he's been drinking, certainly, but never a fool. Oh they knew, they just didn't care. And never did. Getting the point yet?

They knew damn well that invading Iraq was going to create untold thousands of more terrorists. They didn't and don't give a shit, they got their eye on the real prize: a friendly hand on the spigot and boots on the ground for when the shit comes down. Terrorism? Who cares about that and WHY?

A bunch of Americans get killed in another terrorist strike? It ACTUALLY HELPS THEIR CAUSE! Look at the state of America right now, dear Citizens, a few more terrorist attacks and they can INSTITUTE THE DRAFT NO PROBLEM and the country would get behind the extermination of a nation of grandmothers and buck-toothed babies if it came to that. The bloodthirsty Religious Right will be leading the charge to sign up any and all paritioners in the hopes that the Rapture is finally upon us, I can assure you that.

The Government doesn't give a rat's arse about terrorism, Citizen, and here's why they NEVER WILL, are you ready? Because we'll do whatever they say if we're scared shitless.

They might not give a shit about Terrorism but they LOVE Fear.

We'll do whatever they want if we're afraid, like give up all our rights. Like donate our sons, daughters and selves -and your MONEY, Citizens, never forget it's YOUR MONEY- for the War Machine. Like allow them to ruin relationships with the rest of the World and bomb what Nations they want back to the Stone Age. And if we're scared enough, we'll cheer 'em on, HELL, we'll help 'em do it!

The forecast calls for more bombs, more towers, more corporate/state powers, Draft, more War, repeat as necessary until there's nothing left.

Keep your heads down, Citizens, and keep that duct-tape HANDY! FOR ALL THE GOOD IT'LL DO YOU!!!!!

-SenseChange

NonRandomMP3age: "Carmina Burana"

Impeach the Evil Swine!

"Those who would sacrifice a little Liberty for a little Security deserve neither and will lose both."
-Benjamin Franklin

That's one of America's greatest men speaking there. So, what does it mean?

It means NO MORE! No more rights trampled in the name of the neverending, Fear inspiring "War on Terror", or any other war for that matter! The Constitution is a document for times of peace AND times of war, or it WILL NEVER SURVIVE! The big Fear of the Day is NEVER supposed to supercede the instruction manual for Democracy!

I cannot stress enough, this is not a Right or Left thing. These rights disappear and they don't come back without bloodshed, I promise you. History dictates it to be so.

You couple the spying with some of the uglier aspects of the Patriot Act -in itself a good clue at the nature of the government we have in place, a total Orwellian phrase that hints that if you don't support it you are not a patriot, another good sign of our descent towards soft tyranny- which enables the State to kidnap any of its Citizens, spirit them away for NO TRIAL, summary execution or perhaps torture in a foreign land! Is this your America!?! Let me tell you whose America it ain't, BEN FRANKLIN'S! THAT'S WHO! YOU WANT TO SEE THAT QUOTE AGAIN?

"Those who would sacrifice a little Liberty for a little Security deserve neither and will lose both."

People say, "well, if you're a terrorist you have nothing to worry about!"

Listen up, lemmings, and listen up real good: The argument that if you’re not doing anything wrong you have nothing to worry about would have fit in well in Maoist China, Communist Russia or Nazi Germany. “Off they go to the camps! Ah well, must’ve done something wrong, eh? Not me, no sir! Heil!"

They went too far, man, TOO FAR! I don't care if your a Democrat or a Republican, a Cath-o-holic, an atheist or a friggin' MOONIE! They went too far! STOP THEM! LET THEM KNOW THEY CANNOT GET AWAY WITH IT BECAUSE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE -LEFT OR RIGHT- WILL NOT ALLOW IT! It's your rights, Citizens- and the Rights of your children and your grand-children! Make noise now, because if this behavior continues unchecked you WON'T BE ABLE TO MAKE NOISE LATER, I assure you!

Impeach them! Kick them out! Piss on them! Their way lies TYRANNY! This does not have to be a partisan political issue, you're politicizing yourselves right into FASCISM!

"Those who would sacrifice a little Liberty for a little Security deserve neither and will lose both."

It ain't Ben's America anymore. Bring it back to him. Impeach these evil fucks.

-SenseChange

randomMP3age: "Renegades of Funk" - Rage Against the Machine..I swear it was random, I swear!

Part of the Dialogue: the term most used to described the language of this adminstration is "Orwellian". The term Orwellian refers to George Orwell's magnum opus, 1984, in which a Tyrranical and Fascist government manipulates and controls its Citizens through Fear and Deceit.

GoogleCrossRef: "Bush administration" and "Orwellian": 359,000 hits. And the hits just keep on comin,' Citizens! Part of the dialogue.