TROOPERGATE
Alaska panel finds Palin abused power in firing.
Composed of 10 Republicans and 4 Democrats: Unanimous
McCain aide claims they are Obama supporters.
[10-11-08: This is tongue in cheek, in its irony, of being a partisan-led investigation without a conclusion. This link is the most comprehensive. It is now in the hands of a Republican led legislature, with the decision to move ahead or delay. The irony is the claim that it is partisan in either its initiation or its timing and whether to rush it or delay.]
Showing posts sorted by relevance for query DeLay. Sort by date Show all posts
Showing posts sorted by relevance for query DeLay. Sort by date Show all posts
Friday, October 10, 2008
Thursday, January 24, 2008
It's the Economy Stupid!
It's Stupid's Economy!
And stupid is as stupid does.
And in most cases it is stall.
Life is like a box of cherries.
And Bush is the pit picker.
OK! Now that that rant has rambled.
Democratic Leaders Delay Contempt Again
By Matt Renner t r u t h o u t | Report
So as long as there is room for failure there is room for delay, as a bargaining chip for unaccountability. Democrats and the people will have a long haul. I hope that it works out for us. The administration and its supporters, meaning those that will not be bipartisan to help the economy without giving Bush a free pass have the constitution and the economy over a barrel. And the people are taking it in the shorts which is a barrel and keep getting kicked and rolled.
No wonder they can't see the spin.
Speaking of spin, here is an interesting turn:
Bush budget won't fully fund Iraq war
And stupid is as stupid does.
And in most cases it is stall.
Life is like a box of cherries.
And Bush is the pit picker.
OK! Now that that rant has rambled.
Democratic Leaders Delay Contempt Again
By Matt Renner t r u t h o u t | Report
So as long as there is room for failure there is room for delay, as a bargaining chip for unaccountability. Democrats and the people will have a long haul. I hope that it works out for us. The administration and its supporters, meaning those that will not be bipartisan to help the economy without giving Bush a free pass have the constitution and the economy over a barrel. And the people are taking it in the shorts which is a barrel and keep getting kicked and rolled.
No wonder they can't see the spin.
Speaking of spin, here is an interesting turn:
Bush budget won't fully fund Iraq war
Looking back, the great irony of this administration will be that the only time Bush asked for a full year’s funding for Iraq was in his 2008 request -- in the first months of a new Democratic Congress. He succeeded in getting what he needed but also used the war expenditures as a hammer of sorts to squelch other spending demands. Yet again Wednesday, the House failed to override Bush’s veto of a bill adding $35 billion over five years to expand health insurance for children of low-income families.Speaking of interesting and speaking of irony.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Virginia Tech Tragedy
Technical difficulties held me up in expressing my sad reaction to the tragedy. Such a delay may be just as well as many from all sides are jumping to judgement as well as their issues.
Words cannot convey adequately the feelings which surround such events. But actions must be considered as well as reactions, and if times of tragedy do not bring issues to light for consideration, less stressful times may let them lay.
Words cannot convey adequately the feelings which surround such events. But actions must be considered as well as reactions, and if times of tragedy do not bring issues to light for consideration, less stressful times may let them lay.
Monday, September 09, 2013
Friday, April 25, 2008
Israel Attacks Syria?... Ho Hum.
September 9th, 2007 WMD/Nuclear Program (background read)*
IAEA chastises U.S., Israel over Syrian reactorLack of information sharing, unilateral attack anger nuclear watchdog-
IAEA chastises U.S., Israel over Syrian reactorLack of information sharing, unilateral attack anger nuclear watchdog-
"The director general deplores the fact that this information was not provided to the agency in a timely manner, in accordance with the agency's responsibilities under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, to enable it to verify its veracity and establish the facts," the statement said.-
Additionally, "the director general views the unilateral use of force by Israel as undermining the due process of verification that is at the heart of the nonproliferation regime," it said.
A senior diplomat linked to the IAEA said ElBaradei had already let his displeasure be known to Rood during the U.S. official's phone call over the delay between the time the information became available to the United States and when he was informed of it.* I did read the background material and the link where I institute a new policy of noting in bold the links I have read, in contrast to those that I just visually or figuratively, cherry picked a reading from. In this case I have block quoted and will [bracket] in comments later. (square brackets indicate editing or additions) And as far as labels go, below, I will use them as categories or additional hints of commentary pun (Ex. Expelled) which in reality... Re: cycle in particular Hint: exemplified here
Thursday, December 06, 2007
Second?
[Dug out from previous post.]
Three strikes you're out or third times a charm?
You've heard of Whitewater.
You've heard of Blackwater.
You've heard of Clearwater,
as in CCR. Creedence Clearwater Revival
Now you must hear of the latest CCR.
Center for Constitutional Rights or
Credence Clearwater Revival
[From the last post, the preemptive links refer to earlier comments regarding the link to Watergate, (Hmmm, I forgot, more water), actually a phrase from that era:
"What did the president know, and when did he know it?
Since the Neo-cons are not that dumb, but are preemptive, the questions should be:
"What did the president not know and when did he not want to know it?"
They are still going *, and we are still waiting.
* "words fly" NPR
hawking threat
"still going"
And still dancing in briefs. or thru Smoke and mirrors.
President not briefed on details he briefs Olmert on.
The point is, the administration is promoting offensive behavior and misrepresetation of intelligence before the intelligence has been fully studied, and it is really probably the case that the administration does not have the intelligence (in evidence or thinking) until someone reads it to them the way they want to hear it, and the president might not hear it until it is what someone wants him to hear or they know it is what he wants to hear. But the case is that he is operating on principles and facts that he expects other to support him on, while they do not get it either. BINGO! Maybe I can get to a point. Until he is forced to come clean we will have more water works of trickle down, and I have a hunch the alernative or delay tactic will be that Cheney will be the dam or water fallguy. Boy, don't these metaphors flow like d'Nile.
Wake Up Congress! This is the intelligence the administration has. It is the National Intelligence Estimate. Bush gets the last word. "Estimate". He is the decider and he is not done having the estimate analyzed so he can decide and then it will be an estimate he will decide to act on. END OF STORY, End of His Story.
Three strikes you're out or third times a charm?
You've heard of Whitewater.
You've heard of Blackwater.
You've heard of Clearwater,
as in CCR. Creedence Clearwater Revival
Now you must hear of the latest CCR.
Center for Constitutional Rights or
Credence Clearwater Revival
[From the last post, the preemptive links refer to earlier comments regarding the link to Watergate, (Hmmm, I forgot, more water), actually a phrase from that era:
"What did the president know, and when did he know it?
Since the Neo-cons are not that dumb, but are preemptive, the questions should be:
"What did the president not know and when did he not want to know it?"
They are still going *, and we are still waiting.
* "words fly" NPR
hawking threat
"still going"
And still dancing in briefs. or thru Smoke and mirrors.
President not briefed on details he briefs Olmert on.
The point is, the administration is promoting offensive behavior and misrepresetation of intelligence before the intelligence has been fully studied, and it is really probably the case that the administration does not have the intelligence (in evidence or thinking) until someone reads it to them the way they want to hear it, and the president might not hear it until it is what someone wants him to hear or they know it is what he wants to hear. But the case is that he is operating on principles and facts that he expects other to support him on, while they do not get it either. BINGO! Maybe I can get to a point. Until he is forced to come clean we will have more water works of trickle down, and I have a hunch the alernative or delay tactic will be that Cheney will be the dam or water fallguy. Boy, don't these metaphors flow like d'Nile.
Wake Up Congress! This is the intelligence the administration has. It is the National Intelligence Estimate. Bush gets the last word. "Estimate". He is the decider and he is not done having the estimate analyzed so he can decide and then it will be an estimate he will decide to act on. END OF STORY, End of His Story.
Wednesday, February 02, 2011
Black History Month
Who am I to comment, but I will note my stochastic nature*, by way of noting my delay.
My point? I have not noted Black History month in the past, and I will make no excuse for it, and I don't know why I am a day late anyway, but did craft this in a more purposeful, if not direct way. And found some interesting stuff, with a little more intent, filtering and sorting than usual.
[Not that my point is the one bold line, but the 4thletter fit my Ge Oh Me Try.]
*note: the term "Black Swan***" is derived from an unfortunated cultural context of a less than Platonic world view; the all or nothing spectrum** of good and evil and terms of use, let alone labels and characterizations.
** for some I note the irony
*** and for others the Swan is about the shape not the Ugly Duckling.
[apologies for an achronism re: asterisks]
[Note: By way of a litte more intent on content I un-embed two links.]
[CLICK PAUSE FOR CON TEXT]
My point? I have not noted Black History month in the past, and I will make no excuse for it, and I don't know why I am a day late anyway, but did craft this in a more purposeful, if not direct way. And found some interesting stuff, with a little more intent, filtering and sorting than usual.
[Not that my point is the one bold line, but the 4thletter fit my Ge Oh Me Try.]
*note: the term "Black Swan***" is derived from an unfortunated cultural context of a less than Platonic world view; the all or nothing spectrum** of good and evil and terms of use, let alone labels and characterizations.
** for some I note the irony
*** and for others the Swan is about the shape not the Ugly Duckling.
[apologies for an achronism re: asterisks]
[Note: By way of a litte more intent on content I un-embed two links.]
[CLICK PAUSE FOR CON TEXT]
Friday, March 30, 2007
Social / Security / Justice
Miscellaneous Comments/Links:
Bush letting Gonzalez go, to the hill or hilt.
Ex-aide to Gonzalez speaks: motivation "mis-handled" Sampson and DeLay ya?
Brownback "Savings" Social Security and running on Bush or staying the course.
Romney Running Lists
Please note that my comments are based on incomplete reads of most of this material. The Brownback/Social Security piece I did completely read and it needs more research anyway. The Romney piece includes an MSNBC bipartisan list of candidates.
[Update- 8:45 AM: I was orginally heading for Sampson & Duh Lie Ya, but seriously...
The Romney piece includes potential for my being half "Right", but I don't know if Romney is Fristian.]
Bush letting Gonzalez go, to the hill or hilt.
Ex-aide to Gonzalez speaks: motivation "mis-handled" Sampson and DeLay ya?
Brownback "Savings" Social Security and running on Bush or staying the course.
Romney Running Lists
Please note that my comments are based on incomplete reads of most of this material. The Brownback/Social Security piece I did completely read and it needs more research anyway. The Romney piece includes an MSNBC bipartisan list of candidates.
[Update- 8:45 AM: I was orginally heading for Sampson & Duh Lie Ya, but seriously...
The Romney piece includes potential for my being half "Right", but I don't know if Romney is Fristian.]
Thursday, March 26, 2009
A Plea to Congress
Please support the President and his economic leadership, in particular the comprehensive if not yet always comprehendible rescues and reforms.
The immediate fixes cannot be perfect nor the long term costs of delay neglected. The powers that are needed are not there yet and must be considered carefully but much of what is on the table was placed there by those who were part of the problem while that alone does not take them away from being part of the solution.
I urge the TARP oversight board and Finacial oversight committees to investigate all bailed out institutions and not only how they came to need rescue, but to make sure they do not get out from under their need to change. Any reimbursement of bailout funds must be complete, and there must be an understanding of how things will be different, before there is any back tracking or refunding.
I think that all political measures should be considered in supporting the four pillars of Obamanomics; Energy, Education and Healthcare reform and fiscal responsibility, as well as the international scope of financial and progressive reforms.
Please see the Humpty Dumpty allegory for the wall that needs to come down, between people and progress.
Sincerely,
Roger Larson
[Update 3-27-09 bold added to Obamanomics: it is a link to an article by the president and international scope has one too. The rest of the body of the text can be read with the links as footnotes.]
[Without getting too into the term "political capital" which the previous administration really had none to spend, it may be something that if you don't use, you lose. I do not see how doing what the people sent you there to do is a risk.]
The immediate fixes cannot be perfect nor the long term costs of delay neglected. The powers that are needed are not there yet and must be considered carefully but much of what is on the table was placed there by those who were part of the problem while that alone does not take them away from being part of the solution.
I urge the TARP oversight board and Finacial oversight committees to investigate all bailed out institutions and not only how they came to need rescue, but to make sure they do not get out from under their need to change. Any reimbursement of bailout funds must be complete, and there must be an understanding of how things will be different, before there is any back tracking or refunding.
I think that all political measures should be considered in supporting the four pillars of Obamanomics; Energy, Education and Healthcare reform and fiscal responsibility, as well as the international scope of financial and progressive reforms.
Please see the Humpty Dumpty allegory for the wall that needs to come down, between people and progress.
Sincerely,
Roger Larson
[Update 3-27-09 bold added to Obamanomics: it is a link to an article by the president and international scope has one too. The rest of the body of the text can be read with the links as footnotes.]
[Without getting too into the term "political capital" which the previous administration really had none to spend, it may be something that if you don't use, you lose. I do not see how doing what the people sent you there to do is a risk.]
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Enough?
Bring Em On!*
Hold it pardner! You don't know who em is.
But speaking of wind there is an eery parallel at least in the eye of the storm.
At least the climatic metaphors if not all wet cowboys(arrr), as the rising tide boys spin their buckets. But seriously there is a link to us moving in this storm.
See A Turning Tide and Idiot Wind.[**A & B]
Despite fancies of the perfect storm or solution, let alone metaphor, it is best one have a clear head and not head directly into anything. See bearings, not to mention tact and tack.
[But one last smack to the point or walking the plank: the recent spending bill was last years work and does anyone think that delay would be warranted** given the need for spending and the rhetoric of calling for change? The point may be a fine line or the broad plank of antagonism and synergy.]
* Oh, Enough... but don't forget the bottom line (link)
P.S. literally (arrr?) what privateers or cynics might say or American Recovery Reciprocating Reaction not to mention embedded in American.
** he tossed them a political bone from the Jolly Roger of their flagship of spending only on my ship or state. I would like to further contrast the use of sarcasm it seems in the two depths of the waters of the top two links above.
[**A] 4-28-11 Idiot Wind Updated.
[**B]11-4-11 update links
[and move up link Pearlstein]
Hold it pardner! You don't know who em is.
But speaking of wind there is an eery parallel at least in the eye of the storm.
At least the climatic metaphors if not all wet cowboys(arrr), as the rising tide boys spin their buckets. But seriously there is a link to us moving in this storm.
See A Turning Tide and Idiot Wind.[**A & B]
Despite fancies of the perfect storm or solution, let alone metaphor, it is best one have a clear head and not head directly into anything. See bearings, not to mention tact and tack.
[But one last smack to the point or walking the plank: the recent spending bill was last years work and does anyone think that delay would be warranted** given the need for spending and the rhetoric of calling for change? The point may be a fine line or the broad plank of antagonism and synergy.]
* Oh, Enough... but don't forget the bottom line (link)
P.S. literally (arrr?) what privateers or cynics might say or American Recovery Reciprocating Reaction not to mention embedded in American.
** he tossed them a political bone from the Jolly Roger of their flagship of spending only on my ship or state. I would like to further contrast the use of sarcasm it seems in the two depths of the waters of the top two links above.
[**A] 4-28-11 Idiot Wind Updated.
[**B]11-4-11 update links
[and move up link Pearlstein]
Friday, September 27, 2013
New Page
Navigation Services Administration (not to initialize)
FP? 3 / 4 (not #/$) game theory
My original intent was to place hold a new Pages Page. I did not even recall(d) that I had already used the label and that this is the 5th attempt. It was to begin a page(c) that would highlight a point that I had mysteriously arrived at. Now I will have to dig into what initialized(#/$) this need (a) . Now The Cycle has just begun and the President will speak this hour.
(a)
[I want my MTV?]
Killing Two Bushes with One Thrown? (Dice(b))
(b) A. Perspectivism, B. Throwing the Game, C. Reading (listening) between the lines., D. Enough?
(c) [Not to mention By-Polar] A. By Polar, B. The East Room Speech, C. The one thing?, D. BLANK NETWORK
(d) New Page (label) 1. ROW MAN #Sign [Numeral (i)] , 2. There is No Con in Team! 3. Righting the Ship[?] 4. Now this is the ticket. 5. New Page
(e) Not to pun on Mani, but there is no (e), and MAN do I need to redate? July 2012 must be pre-FP or Footnotes Page.
Affordable Care Act. White Bored?
Speaking of Channeling... Pop Aye and Wimpy? Mawryuh!
Green Eggs and Yam? A half-hour O-Drama? The Socratics of Obama Cruz. (The OC?)
Then there's Ed. And witch comes first? O W. And I don't mean Mo Brooks! Not to be Sharpton but would a delay(ACA) be part of the continuing resolution upon the catch that there be a lifting of the debt ceiling?
FP? 3 / 4 (not #/$) game theory
My original intent was to place hold a new Pages Page. I did not even recall(d) that I had already used the label and that this is the 5th attempt. It was to begin a page(c) that would highlight a point that I had mysteriously arrived at. Now I will have to dig into what initialized(#/$) this need (a) . Now The Cycle has just begun and the President will speak this hour.
(a)
[I want my MTV?]
Killing Two Bushes with One Thrown? (Dice(b))
(b) A. Perspectivism, B. Throwing the Game, C. Reading (listening) between the lines., D. Enough?
(c) [Not to mention By-Polar] A. By Polar, B. The East Room Speech, C. The one thing?, D. BLANK NETWORK
(d) New Page (label) 1. ROW MAN #Sign [Numeral (i)] , 2. There is No Con in Team! 3. Righting the Ship[?] 4. Now this is the ticket. 5. New Page
(e) Not to pun on Mani, but there is no (e), and MAN do I need to redate? July 2012 must be pre-FP or Footnotes Page.
Affordable Care Act. White Bored?
Speaking of Channeling... Pop Aye and Wimpy? Mawryuh!
Green Eggs and Yam? A half-hour O-Drama? The Socratics of Obama Cruz. (The OC?)
Then there's Ed. And witch comes first? O W. And I don't mean Mo Brooks! Not to be Sharpton but would a delay(ACA) be part of the continuing resolution upon the catch that there be a lifting of the debt ceiling?
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Political Strings Pulled
Bush upcoming big speech.
McCain wants debate delay.
Ed Schultz plays a good question McCain faced but refused to answer while spinning it back on the Dems. The administration has known this was coming for some time while McCain's advisor has been on the payroll of Freddie Mac.
If the debate is cancelled the meeting with Bush should take them to task or at least be framed as who you bring to the table. Who will Obama and McCain be bringing and who will Bush have there? What will the purpose be? It would really be fun if it were only Bush, McCain, and Obama and us. What would the Independents, the Greens, or the Libertarians bring to the table? I think it would be a smart move if the purpose is unclear to skip the meeting and let McCain and Bush play politics, and let congress give them the business. Or rather take them over.
On the other hand, could it be that McCain has finally changed?
Maybe we are finally there.
White House welcomes plans. Just as I suspected. Another Straw Elephant.
Meanwhile just as I post this and search for links, this breaks:
"We must meet as Americans, not as Democrats or Republicans, and we must meet until this crisis is resolved," McCain said. "I am confident that before the markets open on Monday we can achieve consensus on legislation that will stabilize our financial markets, protect taxpayers and homeowners, and earn the confidence of the American people. All we must do to achieve this is temporarily set politics aside, and I am committed to doing so."
How this is enacted could be a clean break for us. But I think the real "panic" is political. And McCain ad proves it. Or at least not a clean break for McCain.
Now Ed's got it. The networks should give both candidates a rebuttal. Especially if one is going to run for the other rather than debate.
McCain wants debate delay.
Ed Schultz plays a good question McCain faced but refused to answer while spinning it back on the Dems. The administration has known this was coming for some time while McCain's advisor has been on the payroll of Freddie Mac.
If the debate is cancelled the meeting with Bush should take them to task or at least be framed as who you bring to the table. Who will Obama and McCain be bringing and who will Bush have there? What will the purpose be? It would really be fun if it were only Bush, McCain, and Obama and us. What would the Independents, the Greens, or the Libertarians bring to the table? I think it would be a smart move if the purpose is unclear to skip the meeting and let McCain and Bush play politics, and let congress give them the business. Or rather take them over.
On the other hand, could it be that McCain has finally changed?
Maybe we are finally there.
White House welcomes plans. Just as I suspected. Another Straw Elephant.
Meanwhile just as I post this and search for links, this breaks:
"We must meet as Americans, not as Democrats or Republicans, and we must meet until this crisis is resolved," McCain said. "I am confident that before the markets open on Monday we can achieve consensus on legislation that will stabilize our financial markets, protect taxpayers and homeowners, and earn the confidence of the American people. All we must do to achieve this is temporarily set politics aside, and I am committed to doing so."
How this is enacted could be a clean break for us. But I think the real "panic" is political. And McCain ad proves it. Or at least not a clean break for McCain.
Now Ed's got it. The networks should give both candidates a rebuttal. Especially if one is going to run for the other rather than debate.
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Executing (the) Constitution
Investigations foiled may be just a matter of "plausible incompetence".
9/11 Panel Suspected Deception by Pentagon
Allegations Brought to Inspectors General
Law change a matter or "plausible denial" OF DUTY to uphold the constitution and RIGHT to delay justice.
White House Proposal Would Expand Authority of Military Courts
Terrorism: The bogeyman that is needed for a culture of fear.
9/11 Panel Suspected Deception by Pentagon
Allegations Brought to Inspectors General
Law change a matter or "plausible denial" OF DUTY to uphold the constitution and RIGHT to delay justice.
White House Proposal Would Expand Authority of Military Courts
Terrorism: The bogeyman that is needed for a culture of fear.
Friday, March 17, 2006
HOLD OF(F) COURSE
Sunday, February 19, 2006
Hoof and Mouth.
I don’t know if it is just me, but I don’t blame people if they think it is. I don’t want to beat a dead horse, but I didn’t shoot the facts in the hoof. Back to the issue that seems to be me, but it may just be that you had to be there: The Cheney Fox interview and the Kenedy County Sheriff’s Incident Report seem to deviate on the matter of spin. Was the quail flushed to the right or was it flying counter clockwise? I guess I had to be there. Either way, the accident is not what is being beat but the hoofing that was done to get it out.
On that trail, my earlier commentary on the spin:[2-17-06]
David Brooks, in his column Cheney hunting accident enters the spin-everything zone, makes a few good points but mainly is just another player in the spin zone. He refers to stereotypes and roles that the media will use and play, but which are spinning for one reason alone, the preemptive deviations of Cheney, so common in the administration.
Deviation from the process, more than preempts, but cuts out the roles of questioners who resort to stereotypes when the questions are not answered until the facts stop changing. What does the Vice President not having his press people have to do with the investigation waiting till the next day? Too much may be made of the press being slighted, the better to overlook that even "Voldemort" can’t turn back time and undo the spin resulting from the fear or at least delay in facing the truth.
In Brooks criticizing his own field, "Ours is not to feel or think. Ours is but to spin or die.", that seems to be what the administration would like us to do, and many have. This time, hopefully not Cheney‘s "friend".
And on the horizon, still beating
On that trail, my earlier commentary on the spin:[2-17-06]
David Brooks, in his column Cheney hunting accident enters the spin-everything zone, makes a few good points but mainly is just another player in the spin zone. He refers to stereotypes and roles that the media will use and play, but which are spinning for one reason alone, the preemptive deviations of Cheney, so common in the administration.
Deviation from the process, more than preempts, but cuts out the roles of questioners who resort to stereotypes when the questions are not answered until the facts stop changing. What does the Vice President not having his press people have to do with the investigation waiting till the next day? Too much may be made of the press being slighted, the better to overlook that even "Voldemort" can’t turn back time and undo the spin resulting from the fear or at least delay in facing the truth.
In Brooks criticizing his own field, "Ours is not to feel or think. Ours is but to spin or die.", that seems to be what the administration would like us to do, and many have. This time, hopefully not Cheney‘s "friend".
And on the horizon, still beating
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Check and stall.
on why they claim that the Oath is not necessary for administration officials, and possibly why Specter and others can "sound" like they are concerned about the constitution and call for a judicial review. A.) Could it be that if prosecutions for "lying" to congress are called for that they (Republicans) will be the ones that will need to initiate them. B.) Under "judicial" review of other violations by the administration, just who will form that panel? C.) This is all an effort to "DeLay" real progress and stay the course.
(i.e.: The only check to the president is congress (who are political and partisan*) and the only real investigation may require the process of impeachment to start.)
* not that either are bad, but are what it is all about. Or the congress will get away with what the people let them, and the president will get away with what congress lets him.
(i.e.: The only check to the president is congress (who are political and partisan*) and the only real investigation may require the process of impeachment to start.)
* not that either are bad, but are what it is all about. Or the congress will get away with what the people let them, and the president will get away with what congress lets him.
Thursday, October 06, 2005
Wash, Rinse, Repeat and Catapult.
Today the president gave an important* presidential ADDRESS, according to the administration, before the National Endowment for Democracy. Rather than primetime it was snooze time for the West coast at least. As listeners woke to their clock radios and the president's voice, it just may not be the right time of day for propaganda. As opposed to Tom DeLay’s remark about his indictments not passing a test of the shortest glance, minds may be their most keen while hitting the snooze button. One caller to the Ed Shultz Show claimed to have an epiphany during the speech. His point being that anyone who runs a successful business must lay out success metrics in order to succeed, and all Bush has is failure metrics.
The first point was embedded in the first paragraph of my comments "Intelligent Design? More Irony." The balance of it covered the endless recycling of Bush's excuses.
A further case in point, while I am uncertain if it came from the speech, is the question: Would Iraq be better off with Bin Laden in charge? While we can’t go home again,(well I don’t really know) but if Bin Laden is now an option, why not ask if Iraq is better off with Sadam? My point not being to answer that, only that the options are now even worse. So if a red herring is what we faced, we can always imagine smellier fish.
Maybe it is fertilizer but I don't imagine it will help democracy whether it is a fragile flower or a tree, whether it is homegrown or outsourced.
*Originally scheduled for September 11th. My original September 11th, 2001 probably already had it covered.
The first point was embedded in the first paragraph of my comments "Intelligent Design? More Irony." The balance of it covered the endless recycling of Bush's excuses.
A further case in point, while I am uncertain if it came from the speech, is the question: Would Iraq be better off with Bin Laden in charge? While we can’t go home again,(well I don’t really know) but if Bin Laden is now an option, why not ask if Iraq is better off with Sadam? My point not being to answer that, only that the options are now even worse. So if a red herring is what we faced, we can always imagine smellier fish.
Maybe it is fertilizer but I don't imagine it will help democracy whether it is a fragile flower or a tree, whether it is homegrown or outsourced.
*Originally scheduled for September 11th. My original September 11th, 2001 probably already had it covered.
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
What Powder is Dry For!
[From email sent 9-12-05]
Melodrama over meaning as I see it... Melodrama over meaning? That takes the cake without even having the guts to eat it. Medved claims Hurricane Katrina will have little impact over 99% of our citizens. Even if that is not an exaggeration, it means that roughly 3 million will be affected. Unfortunately the 99% less effected "ballparking" of the figure does not apply to the fraction of these 3 million who are displaced, or with lost property or lives. The Superdome was only able to shelter almost that number or not quite the 30,000 lives that Medved must feels have little meaning or that Barbara Bush "feels" are doing well at the Astrodome. No wonder the president was into baseball, his thinking is only ballpark and his advice really comes from the outfield and we now know just what is meant by a "shutout". The people get shut out while they shutout what really should be feelings that they can have an impact on so many realities.
As I see it Medved wants Bush to really hit it out of the park with nominations to the Supreme Court. But in all reality the administration has three strikes or at least a walk, but only out of power: the investigations of the Downing Street Memo, the Plame Outing, Phase II of the investigation into the pre-war USE of intelligence, and now the FEMA reaction to Katrina. If this is not the "extraordinary circumstances" that give ample reason for Democrats to call for at least a rain delay, then America should call for new umpires if not a whole new park.
(It is ironic that I agree that more needed saying about the nomination of Roberts. However very unironic the link that deluged New Orleans. My quibble is over calling coverage of the tragedy melodrama. Again it is no melodrama that Bush uses tragedy for political gain and ducking and covering however unsuccessfully.
Melodrama over meaning as I see it... Melodrama over meaning? That takes the cake without even having the guts to eat it. Medved claims Hurricane Katrina will have little impact over 99% of our citizens. Even if that is not an exaggeration, it means that roughly 3 million will be affected. Unfortunately the 99% less effected "ballparking" of the figure does not apply to the fraction of these 3 million who are displaced, or with lost property or lives. The Superdome was only able to shelter almost that number or not quite the 30,000 lives that Medved must feels have little meaning or that Barbara Bush "feels" are doing well at the Astrodome. No wonder the president was into baseball, his thinking is only ballpark and his advice really comes from the outfield and we now know just what is meant by a "shutout". The people get shut out while they shutout what really should be feelings that they can have an impact on so many realities.
As I see it Medved wants Bush to really hit it out of the park with nominations to the Supreme Court. But in all reality the administration has three strikes or at least a walk, but only out of power: the investigations of the Downing Street Memo, the Plame Outing, Phase II of the investigation into the pre-war USE of intelligence, and now the FEMA reaction to Katrina. If this is not the "extraordinary circumstances" that give ample reason for Democrats to call for at least a rain delay, then America should call for new umpires if not a whole new park.
(It is ironic that I agree that more needed saying about the nomination of Roberts. However very unironic the link that deluged New Orleans. My quibble is over calling coverage of the tragedy melodrama. Again it is no melodrama that Bush uses tragedy for political gain and ducking and covering however unsuccessfully.
Monday, April 25, 2005
Let's Do the Frist: or Onward Fristian Soldiers!
After the last post, I opened my local paper and read the AP report on Justice Sunday, and Frist does seem to be out of touch with the "Agenda" of the so called "choir" to which he spoke, but that is part of the plan.
He is probably their Sheppard in Fox clothing. His lack of connection to the reality for which they stand, makes him seem moderate and he is the likely standard bearer for the next crusade, while DeLay is the Wolf thrown to the Lambs or the "so called Lib media" that pulls the wool over the sheeple.
Sorry for running with metaphors but lets hope they trip up on this.
He is probably their Sheppard in Fox clothing. His lack of connection to the reality for which they stand, makes him seem moderate and he is the likely standard bearer for the next crusade, while DeLay is the Wolf thrown to the Lambs or the "so called Lib media" that pulls the wool over the sheeple.
Sorry for running with metaphors but lets hope they trip up on this.
Thursday, March 24, 2005
QCON: In this case Quick CONcept!
TALKING POINTS:*
OURS: Things we should talk about.
THEIRS: Things they want us to to talk about, so we don't have to talk about what we should talk about. Their best talking point: There are no talking points and they better not get out.
Another name for talking points?
Bu-- Sh--, either way you abbreviate it.
What we need is a B.S. filter, a gold standard filter for news.
Could it be Air America Radio?
Could I nominate Jon Stewart as chief or first anchor for a Real News Network?
Media Matters is certainly working in that direction as well as the Center for American Progress and TruthOut.org
Even post-Bush we will have more Bu--sh-- to deal with.
Maybe we can use more than one filter, maybe we just need a reality bug, as in a Reality Certified Logo. Heck, could we settle for "Fair and Balanced Certified", so that we can really decide?
*I provided the Talking Points link above as I am sure they are doing part of the job I describe, but I do my own filtering of filters and this distinction/denial is not just a DeLay tactic or "talking point" or Rather pun.
[link to the future: label and link added 8-17-07 GoLeft TV ]
OURS: Things we should talk about.
THEIRS: Things they want us to to talk about, so we don't have to talk about what we should talk about. Their best talking point: There are no talking points and they better not get out.
Another name for talking points?
Bu-- Sh--, either way you abbreviate it.
What we need is a B.S. filter, a gold standard filter for news.
Could it be Air America Radio?
Could I nominate Jon Stewart as chief or first anchor for a Real News Network?
Media Matters is certainly working in that direction as well as the Center for American Progress and TruthOut.org
Even post-Bush we will have more Bu--sh-- to deal with.
Maybe we can use more than one filter, maybe we just need a reality bug, as in a Reality Certified Logo. Heck, could we settle for "Fair and Balanced Certified", so that we can really decide?
*I provided the Talking Points link above as I am sure they are doing part of the job I describe, but I do my own filtering of filters and this distinction/denial is not just a DeLay tactic or "talking point" or Rather pun.
[link to the future: label and link added 8-17-07 GoLeft TV ]
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