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October 31, 2003 TGIF
Happy Halloween |
Will W be as successful in the opium drug war in
Afghanistan, as his father was in the cocaine war in Colombia?
My guess is yes.
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Lift Every Voice: Political tricks and treats from Ashcroft to ...
The Emory Wheel - 10-31-03
...Trick — Evil at the Department of Justice. Attorney
General John Ashcroft continues to march in his crusade to erode every ounce
of freedom we enjoy in this country. Whether advocating a stricter form of
the Patriot Act, supervising federal judges in their judicial sentences or
conjuring up more repressive methods for the government to spy on the
activities of Americans... |
"We are at war with Iraq, or as it's officially known in
Washington, 'Operation Enduring Wolf Blitzer.'" —Bill Maher
Study:
Bush backers land Iraq deals
MSNBC - 10-30-03
... Dick Cheney before he resigned to run with Bush ...
based company on Thursday strongly
defended its work in Iraq and said allegations it won sweetheart deals ...
Ann Coulter graphic by Eric Maietta
"The difference between Los Angeles and yogurt is that
yogurt comes with less fruit. "
--Rush "I am not a homophobe" Limbaugh
VIEWER EMAIL:
SUBJECT: Anne Coulter
The interview you posted, "Ann Coulter on
Scarborough Country," should be interesting to anyone who thinks that the
right-wing leaders such as Coulter and Scarborough (as opposed to ordinary
people who may have conservative ideas) are honest, decent, well-intentioned
people who unfortunately have reactionary views. Coulter and Scarborough were
very well aware that Limbaugh said drug addicts should be jailed; they
undeniably knew they either had to repudiate Limbaugh's views or argue that he
should be jailed. They did everything they possibly could to evade taking a
public stand, because to argue for jail would show them to be insensitive to the
actual problems people face, but to argue against jail would show them as only
compassionate toward people they agree with and dismissive of the American legal
system. Under steady hammering, they finally worked out a sleazy shift to the
question, turning it into whether they would personally be pleased for Limbaugh
to go to jail ("If my mother committed murder, would I want her to go to
jail?"). Then they were able to express compassion for Limbaugh while evading
the moral question of whether he deserved jail. And they accused the liberal
Bloom, who argued against jail for Limbaugh or any other first-time individual
drug user, of glorying in Limbaugh's difficulties and thus being insensitive and
vengeful.
Coulter and Scarborough revealed themselves in the interview as highly conscious
shysters who were not carrying on honest discussion. They were not exchanging
views for the purpose of getting out the truth or letting listeners make up
their own minds. They were dishonest cons, spewing venom, working very hard to
cover views that they knew would be rejected if people saw them in their seamy
nakedness. We obviously need to continue to oppose their views, but clearly they
are not legitimate debaters: they do not deserve to be heard, they do not
deserve respect.
Ordinary people who liked Limbaugh and are troubled by his addiction should be
encouraged to develop their views and should be treated with decency, civility,
and respect--but shysters like Coulter and Scarborough have waived that right
and should be used, as you did on your website, only to expose their
monstrousness and to encourage us to defeat them.
Thanks for linking the interview!
Peter Miller.
Thanks for writing Peter. I wonder if
Scarborough and Coulter ever look in a mirror?
VIEWER EMAIL:
SUBJECT: Fox News
Commercial television is a lousy source for news
about Iraq (and, in my opinion, any other subject).
So concludes a comprehensive study from the University of Maryland’s Program on
International Policy Attitudes. Most notably, Fox News Channel faired the worst.
Those getting their pseudo-news from Hannity, O’Reilly, and the gang at Fox were
far more likely to be completely confused than consumers of Print media, NPR or
PBS. Regular Fox viewers were three times more likely than viewers of any other
network to answer all of the major survey questions incorrectly.
Rupert Murdoch’s Fox isn’t looking out for you. It’s looking out for Big Brother
Bush and Big Business. Students of their reporting conclude that Fox’s intent
was to make the White House case for war, because war, with bombs dropping and
tanks rolling, would be good for Fox’s ratings. To Fox News casualties of war
are not an issue when there’s market share to be had.
I am certain that Fox will portray the study as a flagrant attack by liberal
intellectuals. While it’s certainly a pity that those smart people keep picking
on them, Fox will have trouble explaining why the study confirms that “Among
those who primarily watch Fox, those who pay more attention are more likely to
have misperceptions.” In other words, the more Fox you watch, the more spin you
absorb and the less informed you become. Ronald Reagan once accidentally said,
“Facts are stupid things.” Apparently Fox News Channel agrees.
Andrew B.
Thanks for writing Andrew. Don't you
love the fact that Fox News was laughed out of court trying to sue Al Franken
and now his book is a best seller? Right wingers will bite their nose to spite
their face.
Thanks for the
donations,
Professor Ray, Josh
and Bill.
Am I the only one who has noticed the same people who
complained that we didn't 'connect the dots' prior to 9-11, are now complaining
that we connected the dots in Iraq?
--Rush Limbaugh, delusional on drugs
Our armed forces shouldn’t be over there - they’re good at
killing people and blowing things up, not peace-keeping.
--Rush Limbaugh, while high on Oxycontin, on Clinton’s deployment
of troops to Bosnia
How wrong the right wing Rush was.
"A fool and his money are soon elected."
Will Rogers
Enraging liberals is simply one of the more enjoyable side
effects of my wisdom
--Rush Limbaugh
Gee, Rush, I think it is a side effect of Oxycontin.
 Big
Call-Up Of Washington Troops
5:06 PM PST October 30, 2003
In the largest call-up since World War II, thousands of Western Washington
National Guard troops received orders Thursday to head to Iraq. Meanwhile,
soldiers from the Stryker Brigade got a formal send-off at Fort Lewis...
"It is a little
like a drunk going on a binge...It feels good for a while but you all know that
the hangover is coming."
--Sen. Kent Conrad,
D-N.D. -commenting on the surge in the economy
The
Lies of George W. Bush: Mastering the Politics of Deception
Democracy Now - 10-31-03
... Today we take a look at a new book by the Nation’s
Washington editor David Corn
titled: “The Lies of George W. Bush: Mastering the Politics of Deception ...
I know what caused the surge in the economy! People were buying this for
Halloween.
Click here
This image photographed at about 6:00 Alaska Standard Time,
October 29, 2003 shows aurora over Gunsight mountain located about 110 miles
north east of Anchorage.(Photo/HO)
Have a peaceful Halloween.
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