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Rumsfeld and Jesus Torturing Evildoers to Keep America Safe

May 20, 2009 By James View Comments

Donald Rumsfeld shaking hands with Saddam HusseinIt’s hard to imagine what Bush’s to-do list looked like, but I’m guessing it was probably something like this.

  1. Campaign for President as an evangelical Christian: Check
  2. “Win” the Presidential election after the only person at the only media outlet in the country to claim that you won the state your brother was the Governor of, was your cousin John Ellis at Fox News: Check
  3. Invade an oil-rich country based on trumped and/or blatantly false allegations while preying on the fear of the American public: Check
  4. Snatch people from around the world, transport them to an American military base, torture and release them: Check
  5. Appoint a Defense Secretary who hand delivers war briefings to you quoting Biblical scripture and referring to your war on terror as a crusade: Check

Say what?

“Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.” [The quote appears over an image of a tank at sunrise]

“Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.” [The quote appears over an image of a soldier in Baghdad]

“It is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish men.” [The quote appears over an image of Saddam Hussein]

“Open the gates that the righteous nation may enter, The nation that keeps faith.” [The quote appears over an image of tanks entering an Iraqi city]

The briefing’s cover sheet generally featured triumphant, color images from the previous days’ war efforts: On this particular morning, it showed the statue of Saddam Hussein being pulled down in Firdos Square, a grateful Iraqi child kissing an American soldier, and jubilant crowds thronging the streets of newly liberated Baghdad. And above these images, and just below the headline secretary of defense, was a quote that may have raised some eyebrows. It came from the Bible, from the book of Psalms: “Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him…To deliver their soul from death.”

But the Pentagon’s top officials were apparently unconcerned about the effect such a disclosure might have on the conduct of the war or on Bush’s public standing. When colleagues complained to Shaffer that including a religious message with an intelligence briefing seemed inappropriate, Shaffer politely informed them that the practice would continue, because “my seniors”—JCS chairman Richard Myers, Rumsfeld, and the commander in chief himself—appreciated the cover pages.

Play him off, Keyboard Cat.

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Keith Olbermann Sums up George W. Bush: 8 Years in 8 Minutes

January 26, 2009 By James View Comments

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Bush Gives the Country “The Shocker”

November 14, 2008 By James View Comments

Bush Shows off his "gang sign" for his economic and foriegn policy for the past eight years. Two in the pink, one in the stink.

Bush Shows off his "gang sign" for his economic and foriegn policy for the past eight years. Two in the pink, one in the stink.

No need to rub your eyes or check for telltale signs of photoshop manipulation, this is the real deal.  I guess since he figures it’s all over and he already has the lowest approval rate in Presidential history he may as well go out with a bang and finally show the country his plan for American people over the last eight years.  The shocker.  Or, as Xeni points out, the possibly more appropriately named, the $700 Billion Shocker.

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Is God on America’s Side or are You a Godless Terrorist Lover

February 29, 2004 By James View Comments

First of all, nice way to sneak in the last Democratic debate before Super Tuesday on Sunday morning when all of the “real” democrats are still passed out from the night before. I’m onto you CBS.

So I’ll review for all of the Dem’s that were still recovering from getting crunked on Saturday night and who missed the debate. Believe it or not, “Do you believe that God is on America’s side,” was one of the questions that Elisabeth Bumiller of the new york times asked the Democratic candidates during the debate this morning. Aside from the fact that it never should have been fucking asked, (I guess seperation of Church and State only counts in non-election years), I think the answers are very interesting.

I’ll put down the answers here and you can decide who you felt gave the best answer. I’ve added some commentary to go along with it to help you out.

Question: Really fast, on a Sunday morning, President Bush has said that freedom and fear have always been at war, and God is not neutral between them. He’s made quite clear in his speeches that he feels God is on America’s side.

Really quick, is God on America’s side?

Candidate #1: Well, God will — look, I think — I believe in God, but I don’t believe, the way President Bush does, in invoking it all the time in that way. I think it is — we pray that God is on our side, and we pray hard. And God has been on our side through most of our existence.

T-t-t-today stupid, spit it out. This is pretty much how this Candidate is running his entire Campaign, like he’s Bush Lite© or something. “I believe in what Bush believes in but different, vote for me”. Blah.

Candidate #2: Well, there’s a wonderful story about Abraham Lincoln during the middle of the Civil War bringing in a group of leaders, and at the end of the meeting one of the leaders said, “Mr. President, can we pray, can we please join in prayer that God is on our side?” And Abraham Lincoln’s response was, “I won’t join you in that prayer, but I’ll join you in a prayer that we’re on God’s side.”

Thanks for the history lesson Dr. Feelgood, now we all know how Abraham Lincoln felt about it, how about you clue us in on how you feel about it now genius.

Candidate #3: I think it’s important we’re on God’s side, as I said earlier, that we must (UNINTELLIGIBLE).

But I also think we’ve got to heal this president from feeling like he and America is the same thing. God is on America’s side. That does not mean He supports what George Bush…

Bush doesn’t need to be healed, he needs to be defeated…again.

Candidate #4: We need to break the spell of fear which is over this country. Remember where we come from as a country. When Francis Scott Key wrote that “Star-Spangled Banner,” he made the connection when he said, “Does that star-spangled banner yet wave over the land of the free and the home of the brave?” The connection between democracy and courage.

I would call out the courage of the American people, and defend our rights, cancel the Patriot Act, reestablish the fullness of our democracy.

Finally, thank you.

#1 is John Kerry

#2 is John Edwards

#3 is Al Sharpton

#4 is Dennis Kucinich

I’ve said it before, I’m willing to do whatever it takes to get Bush out of office, but I live in New York, and I’m definitely not in a swing state. Whether it’s spreading the word or even getting behind Kerry as an opponent of Bush, I can do that, I just don’t know if I can actually force myself to vote for the guy.

I feel like Kucinich gave the only honest answer out of the entire group. Maybe I’ll vote for him come election day.

Let me just say this too, that it’s obvious to see why it’s looking like the DNC is getting behind John Kerry, and it’s because politically, he has no fucking balls. Watching him try to backpedal away from being “the most liberal Senator in Washington”, was damn near painful.

Almost as painful as Edwards trying to laugh off his $34 Million net worth and his $5 Million dollar house plus his two $1 Million dollar houses, by pointing at Kerry and laughing saying, “he’s worth more.”

I don’t care if your daddy was a miner or your mama was a fucking waitress or your baby sister turned tricks for cheesburgers. Kerry and Edwards are so out of touch with the everyday working people of this country it’s hard to hide it.

You know the one candidate on that stage that can and has done more than blow smoke about “being in touch” with the “common man” is Dennis Kucinich. You can read about it, in a book he wrote the introduction for and which he is partly responsible for the creation of called Shafted: Free Trade & America’s Working Poor. It’s a great read, and something the rest of the candidates are afraid to talk about.

So that’s pretty much where I’m at right now. The Dean for America/Change for America camps are fighting and backstabbing and everyone is sucking Kerry off and nobody wants real change, just recognition. So I’m gonna criticize, educate, scream, yell, persuade, volunteer and vote to get Bush out of office, after that, you can have your politics back.

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: george w. bush, john kerry, Politics

Can Bush Tell the Truth?

February 26, 2004 By James View Comments

President Bush, why don’t you just stand up, like a man for once, and tell the American public the truth. Tell them the reason you joined the Texas Air National Guard was because you were scared shitless at the prospect of going overseas and fighting in a war that was already taking the lives of thousands of less fortunate American’s.

Tell them the reason you got into the ANG was because of your father’s political connections. It’s not like you’re alone in that, why should you be ashamed of it just because you’re in the public spotlight. Hundreds of other rich daddy’s kept their sons from fighting and dying in Vietnam, why should you be any different.

Tell them that you didn’t serve one fucking day in Alabama because quite frankly you didn’t feel like it. You had been raised your whole life being told that you were special and having mommy and daddy take care of you and get you out of jams, so you didn’t feel like this was such a big deal. If anyone is to blame it’s not you, it’s your mom and dad, or maybe even the National Guard for expecting someone as privileged as you to show up. They should not only expect that you’ll show up whenever you feel like it but be happy if you show up at all.

Tell them you were off making important political connections, which is far more important that serving our country. How on earth were you supposed to manage being appointed President by a Republican controlled Supreme Court without building a good ole boy network from the ground up. You don’t get those kind of connections in the National Guard.

Tell them you were off planning what to do after you were appointed President. I mean you can’t just come up with this stuff overnight. You don’t decide to completely re-write our national energy laws to help your corporate friends, or help your corporate friends completely destroy the environment by making our environmental legislation laxer, you don’t come up with that stuff when you’re busy having to be bothered to show up to your Air National Guard duty.

Just tell them the truth Mr. President, I’m sure everyone will understand.

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Constitutional Bigotry

February 24, 2004 By James View Comments

According to this AP article, Bush is going to back an Amendment banning gay marriage. (Also I just found out he held a news conference of some sort discussing this.) Bush can now officially be known as a war loving, hate mongering leader that has rarely been equivocated in the history of the world.

It is rather shocking that Bush would suddenly feel the need to take a stand on this issue, what with it being an election year and all. Bush could give a shit whether or not gay marriages did or didn’t happen. He’s a politician for Christ’s sake. Everyone knows that today’s politicians don’t take stands. They take sides. And that side is usually the side of the ultra-rich or the mega-religious.

The people who oppose gay marriages and are actually vocal about it are the same people who will actually get off their ass and vote. It allows a vocal minority to push their opinons and beliefs onto the majority because we never stand up and do anything about it.

I was talking to a gay friend of mine who lives in Columbus, Ohio. He was telling me there is a large gay community in Columbus but that, for the most part, the community itself isn’t very politically active. Not to just point fingers at the gay community, the liberal community in general is, to be kind, less politically active than the more vocal “right”.

We need to understand that the time of live and let live has passed us by. While we are busy living, the people in charge are busy doing everything they can to take away our freedoms and force their moral beliefs onto everyone else. Our rights, freedoms and jobs are being taken right out from under us while we are busy “living”.

Why does this happen? Why did Bush make this decision today?

Because he knows that the right wing minority out there is nearly frothing at the mouth to vote for a President that helps pass any law that’s a Law for Jesus©. Furthermore, he knows that the left wing majority has, in the past, shown a willingness to sit back and take it.

It’s time for us to stop being the silent majority. To stop being intimidated by the bullying tactics of the right wing. To start calling them on their bullshit and their blatant lies and propaganda. It’s time for us to put that hateful, judgemental and scared vocal minority back in its place.

Take action, get involved. Let your voice be heard, no matter how small, every act can count for something. Start calling your Congressmen and your Representatives. Let them know where you stand on the issues. Educate yourself. Read books, find websites that keep you up to date on the issues. A couple of good ones are www.moveon.org and just for up to the minute info www.atrios.blogspot.com has a lot of info you might never hear of otherwise, and there are a ton of others. Speak up, on the train, the bus in the mall, if you get the chance to talk about what you believe in do it.

The time to live and let live is gone. It’s now time for action.

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: constitution, george w. bush, Politics