politics: New gloatmail from the RNC
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I still get e-mail from the Bush campaign from time to time, and I generally take them with a grain of salt and haven't commented much lately. Something in today's bears comment, though ... the first sentence:
"Our nation united behind President Bush on Election Day because of his resolve in winning the War on Terror, his record of growing our economy and because he was the first President in recent history to campaign for a second term with a clear vision for the future."
OK, so let's see. First off, Ed, buddy, 'Our nation united behind Dumbass ...'?
Check the election returns. They are not indicative of a nation united, even if you believe the votes were counted accurately. It was an embarrassingly slim margin by any account, and demonstrated that our nation at present is anything but united.
Further, in my opinion BushCo has no interest whatsoever in winning the WoT(tm) because fear is a tremendous mechanism for control, and because they do next to nothing to go after the terrorists where they actually are, or to work to change the environment in the Middle East and the view of the US in that region and around the world that give rise to violent extremism. They relish perpetual war because it is profitable and because it helps them maintain control.
And then ... 'he was the first President in recent history to campaign for a second term with a clear vision for the future.' I suppose it depends on how you define recent history. If you go back to the president before him, for instance, well, I seem to remember Clinton's 'Bridge to the Future' thing and a really very clear idea of what he wanted to do with his second term for America. Agree or not, he did have a clear plan. And it did a lot of people a lot of good.
As for Bush, I really have little idea what the future looks like to him, and the parts I do see scare me, frankly. Perpetual war, an economy decimated by deficits, no oversight of the environment, food or drugs, no checks on corporate control of the media and government, perpetual war and death to the point where no Americans will be able to travel beyond the borders of their own country, surveillance and curbs on civil liberties, realignment of American society and laws to conform with fundamentalist Christian dogma and more.
Come to think of it, I DO have a good idea what the future looks like to Bush. And it's good for almost no one except the corporate oligarchs.
No wonder he likes Putin so much.
I still get e-mail from the Bush campaign from time to time, and I generally take them with a grain of salt and haven't commented much lately. Something in today's bears comment, though ... the first sentence:
"Our nation united behind President Bush on Election Day because of his resolve in winning the War on Terror, his record of growing our economy and because he was the first President in recent history to campaign for a second term with a clear vision for the future."
OK, so let's see. First off, Ed, buddy, 'Our nation united behind Dumbass ...'?
Check the election returns. They are not indicative of a nation united, even if you believe the votes were counted accurately. It was an embarrassingly slim margin by any account, and demonstrated that our nation at present is anything but united.
Further, in my opinion BushCo has no interest whatsoever in winning the WoT(tm) because fear is a tremendous mechanism for control, and because they do next to nothing to go after the terrorists where they actually are, or to work to change the environment in the Middle East and the view of the US in that region and around the world that give rise to violent extremism. They relish perpetual war because it is profitable and because it helps them maintain control.
And then ... 'he was the first President in recent history to campaign for a second term with a clear vision for the future.' I suppose it depends on how you define recent history. If you go back to the president before him, for instance, well, I seem to remember Clinton's 'Bridge to the Future' thing and a really very clear idea of what he wanted to do with his second term for America. Agree or not, he did have a clear plan. And it did a lot of people a lot of good.
As for Bush, I really have little idea what the future looks like to him, and the parts I do see scare me, frankly. Perpetual war, an economy decimated by deficits, no oversight of the environment, food or drugs, no checks on corporate control of the media and government, perpetual war and death to the point where no Americans will be able to travel beyond the borders of their own country, surveillance and curbs on civil liberties, realignment of American society and laws to conform with fundamentalist Christian dogma and more.
Come to think of it, I DO have a good idea what the future looks like to Bush. And it's good for almost no one except the corporate oligarchs.
No wonder he likes Putin so much.
posted by Chris | 10:03 AM
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