Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Things Noticed Now

Ernest Partridge uses the analogy of a "Perfect Storm" to explore the impending BushBust. Some points:

"The Opposition is being heard. This has been an extraordinary month for speaking truth to power. On April 6, Harry Taylor, an ordinary North Carolina citizen, told George Bush directly that he had “never felt more ashamed of, nor more frightened by my leadership in Washington, including the presidency.” Then, three weeks later, comedian Steven Colbert skewered Bush and the White House press corps, as he stood just a few feet away from the President. And just last week, CIA veteran Ray McGovern called Donald Rumsfeld a “liar” to his face, whereupon Rumsfeld replied with yet another demonstrable lie. And throughout the month, eight retired generals openly criticized Rumsfeld’s (and by implication Bush’s) conduct of the Iraq war. . .

. . .The mainstream Media is losing its grip on public opinion. Soon after the 9/11 attacks, 70% of the American public was led to believe that Saddam Hussein was involved in the attacks, and 76% believed that he was an ally of al Qaeda. We now know that both of these allegations were false. These falsehoods could only have been conveyed to the public through the mainstream media. In February, 2002, Colin Powell presented alleged “proof” to the UN Security Council that Saddam Hussein was in possession of weapons of mass destruction and was involved with al Qaeda. The American corporate media was unanimous in its praise of that speech, and in its pronouncement that Powell had “made his case.” Subsequent events have proven that speech to have been a pack of lies, for which Powell has apologized. . .

. . .The Law is at last catching up with the White House and the GOP. Karl Rove, Bush’s evil political genius, appears to be on the brink of indictment, and there may be still more in the Bush Administration to be caught in Patrick Fitzgerald’s legal net. The convictions of Randy “Duke” Cunningham and Jack Abramoff are probably just the opening act to what The Progress Report describes as “the most extensive corruption scandal in a century.” At least a half dozen GOP Congressman are believed to be involved. . .

. . .The Consequences of “Bushenomics” are being felt in the American households. The GOP raid on the US Treasury, the “reverse Robin-Hoodism” (taking from the poor and middle class and giving to the rich), the “outsourcing” of jobs, all this, the American public has endured in passive silence. . .

. . .The Pivotal question: Will the election fraud issue finally break out? The electronic voting industry is under attack in several states. An epidemic of machine failures in primary elections has been discovered and disclosed, and numerous law suits are being filed against e-voting companies and election officials. . ."

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