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February 1, 2008 at 12:17:22
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Where are we now? Physically, I know where I am, but, truly, where are we? First, there was one presidential candidate that wasn’t afraid to say what’s what. John Edwards was an “ambulance chaser” during his legal career, but someone has to chase them and find out what happened to the main passengers. He became wealthy chasing ambulances. I wasn’t happy with any of the candidates, both on the Neanderthal side or on The Democratic Party side.
Believe it or not, I had this feeling that, although Rudy was running as a rough and tough “9/11” parrot, he may have become somewhat liberal if elected. After all, don’t we say that Bill Clinton ran on a Progressive platform and, once elected, became the best Republican president we ever had?
McCain, too, has always been a maverick in The Neanderthal Party. When he says “America shouldn’t torture”, he means America shouldn’t torture. Whose to say that he won’t take a turn for the liberal if he’s elected?
I listen to a very brilliant radio host almost every day. Thom Hartmann has taught me a great deal. He knows history. One of his callers said that his IQ grows 2 points every time he listens to Hartmann. I don’t think that can happen, but I understand the statement.
Hartmann is also a very courageous radio host. He invites conservatives to be on his show. He debates them. He says that they’re mostly Libertarians as Neanderthals won’t appear on his show.
Hartmann has said a few things that have upset me lately, however.
It appears that most conservative radio hosts hold that all “Republicans good, all Democrats bad” (followed by a Neanderthal grunt).
One reason I don’t like to listen to Randi Rhodes is that she takes the same approach regarding Democrats. “All Democrats good, all Republicans bad.” And she brings up proof of this by saying that all Neanderthals vote no on all important issues (where “yes” would be the populist vote). I don’t hear her say that all Democrats vote yes on all important issues. She at least goes that far.
I get tired of her Lucille Ball type of yelling about how Democrats are good and Republicans are bad.
As I’ve written previously, they all drink from the same trough.
One example I can give about the hypocrisy of the Democratic Party is Kucinich’s support of John Kerry once Kerry became the nominee of the other leg of The Corporacracy.
If you remember, one of the first things Kerry said he would do if he became president was to immediately introduce 30,000 more troops into Iraq in order to “win the peace”. And let us not forget the fact that Kerry is a full steam ahead “free trade” advocate. After all, he’s part of the class that benefits from such tyranny.
Using war to win the peace! Isn’t that what we’re supposed to be doing now?
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Michael Bonanno is an associate editor for OpEdNews.
He is also a published poet, essayist and musician who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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History shows us that the viable will survive the non-viable. I believe we agree that the policies and actions of the current administration, murderous and destructive as they may be, have at their core a philosophy that cannot endure because it is based on killing the thing it is sworn to protect. The "conservative" philosophy is built on the idea of the lone wolf and free enterprise. But the lone wolf is irreparably weakened by isolation, he cannot thrive. Free enterprise victimizes the medium in which it operates: people. Both the loner and free enterprise need community, as does every member of a social group of higher mammals-- like wolves, whales, dolphins and people. Native Americans did not have jails-- they merely ostracized the miscreant and sent them out of the group to make do alone. Even the renegades banded together for mutual protection and support. So the whole "conservative" philosophy conserves nothing except the wealth of the current elite. However both these ideas were born in a country that encourages diversity of ideas, a structure in place to deal with reality, and community. America is viable because it is centered on viable ideas. That we all reserve all rights to ourselves we haven't allowed government to limit. That free speech and the separation of church and state enforce that elementary freedom. That military action is only used in defense, not to expand hegemony. That only the consent of the governed legitimizes, validates and makes viable any government. So. while we may not get legal accountability for the crimes of the Bush admn., we may get something on the order of revolution. Not necessarily violent repercussions of the current status are inevitable. We are not the only ones who can see the limits of Bush's policies. Look at Ray McGovern's group, VIPS, veteran intelligence professionals for sanity. They see the same problems we do. Many military officers and enlisted people see the same trouble even closer, with more detail, than we can. That's the great strength and viability of America. Even though she has not yet fully lived up to her ideals, the map is drawn toward those ideals and the laws are in place to give we, the people, the power to keep America viable. Maybe not always right away, but inevitably and inexorably. Just because Bush seems to get away with crimes against humanity and the American people, doesn't mean all is lost forever. In fact, he may have done us all a favor by being so incompetently criminal. Seldom have the goals of a ruling wealthy caste been so transparent. Seldom has the ruling caste morality been revealed to be so subhuman, deranged, insane, and short-sighted. We ought to be glad Bush is incompetent. But even he cannot make America non-viable. by martinweiss (41 articles, 6 quicklinks, 13 diaries, 503 comments [3 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Friday, Feb 1, 2008 at 5:21:12 PM  (0+)
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If Hartmann is so brilliant
why does he accept the Osama and 19 irate Arabs BS? by Sha Llel (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 90 comments) on Saturday, Feb 2, 2008 at 4:37:14 PM (0+)
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Last I knew
Thom Hartmann hadn't taken a definitive stand on that issue. I can't speak for Thom, but he has said that there should be a brand new investigation concerning what happened on 9/11 and the membership of the investigative committee should not include anyone that's ever been part of The Regime in any way, shape or form. He has also said that the investigative committee should have complete control over the investigation, including total subpoena power. That's where Thom Hartmann comes down on that issue. Have you heard something to the contrary? His brilliance transcends his belief concerning what happened on 9/11. Thom Hartmann is a real constitutionalist, not someone who says that the founders wrote a strict laundry list of laws that would hold for all time, even in the face of the fact that life is dynamic. He knows the document like the back of his hand. His knowledge of history, especially American history, is beyond reproach. He is aware that there is more than meets the eye as far as historical events are concerned. Have you heard him speak about the Mexican/American War, the Spanish/American war, World War I, the JFK assassination or Vietnam? Unfortunately, he knows that it's in the interest of his show to support the Democratic candidate for president, no matter who he or she is, not matter the voting record. You see, people like Thom Hartmann can only support a Democrat. Otherwise he'd have to support a Republican and, since Republicans and Democrats are the only two exclusionary clubs in The FUSA who are wealthy enough to feed their political pablum and theatrics to the mindless American public, supporting Democrats and demonizing Republicans or, if you're Bill O'Reilly, supporting Republicans and demonizing Democrats will ensure that you'll keep your share of listeners. Michael Bonanno by Michael Bonanno (119 articles, 19 quicklinks, 24 diaries, 152 comments) on Saturday, Feb 2, 2008 at 5:54:59 PM (0+)
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