Friday, September 03, 2004
George W. Bush—Man of Action
Here on C-Span.org you can find the John Kerry late night rally from Thursday night.0 comments
And here's a good wrap up:
Salon.com: John Kerry comes out swinging
The new mantra of the American middle class:
"Such lousy food. And such small portions!"
This on Bush from Reuters:
"Because we acted, our economy is growing again," [George W.] Bush told a crowd of about 10,000 in Moosic, a suburb of Scranton in northeastern Pennsylvania. "Because we acted, we have overcome recession, scandal, stock market decline and a terrorist attack."
"Because we acted...?"
Well, yes. We've got quite the record to run on.
"Because we acted..."
The Supreme Court appointed us to the White House with a minority vote.
"Because we acted..."
We panicked Wall St. over the end of the Dot-Com Boom, pushing a typical economic slow-down into a full-bore Recession.
"Because we acted..."
...On our tax-cut plans only, we avoided policies that would limit the financial disaster of 2001-2003.
"Because we acted..."
Your retirement savings were wiped out.
"Because we acted..."
You can no longer send your child to college.
"Because we acted..."
Millions of you use credit cards and home equity loans to pay for basic living expenses.
"Because we acted..."
3 Million good-paying jobs with benefits were wiped out. We replaced them with 1.5 Million poorly paying jobs with either no benefits, or benefit packages that eat major chunks of your pay.
"Because we acted..."
You no longer struggle with the math, figuring out how taxes will effect your check—now that you no longer get time-and-a-half for overtime.
"Because we acted..."
Your jobs have moved to India, Thailand, Singapore, China, wherever, helping the long-term profitability of U.S. companies. And that is our plan for creating good jobs right here at home.
"Because we acted..."
144,000 jobs were created in August, although we need 320,000 every month just to break even, and we gained only 32,000 in July and 78,000 in June.
"Because we acted..."
Those of you with jobs work more hours, with more stress than you can handle. You all hate your jobs today, sure, but most of you are too afraid to leave them.
"Because we acted..."
We successfully pitted you against your neighbor for whatever morsels get tossed onto the table. Your new-found hatred for your friends and neighbors for whatever meager gains they make is music to our ears. Better you argue among yourselves, than with us.
"Because we acted..."
1.5 Million people were just pushed into poverty.
"Because we acted..."
39 Million children just lie sick or injured, because they can't afford a doctor or dentist.
"Because we acted..."
Your school system is in shambles, as your local government tries to figure out how to implement the strict and expensive new federal school guidelines with no federal money.
"Because we acted..."
Your property taxes, sales taxes, licenses, fees, tuitions and every other state and local tax have soared through the roof as we shed the cost of running America's life onto you, there, on the local level. That way, we make it easier on the rich guys.
"Because we acted..."
The average mediocre professional athlete on your favorite team will receive a far greater tax cut amount this year than you will earn this year in wages or salary. In the case of Alex Rodriquez of the New York Yankees, his tax cut alone equals two to three years' worth of wages for many, if not most, people. So, go boo Alex; not us.
"Because we acted..."
You didn't have to worry about increased revenues from the 2003 Bull Market. We made certain it went strictly to corporate profits.
"Because we acted..."
Corporations are free to dump toxic waste back into the rivers and streams near your homes. We're assured by these companies that no toxic chemicals will ever leech into your ground water, pools, wells or drinking water to kill or deform your family, or any farmers' livestock. They promised.
"Because we acted..."
Our corporations are again free to spew toxic smoke back into the air in your town. The EPA assures us that, while it may peel the paint off your car, there are no measurable health risks.
"Because we acted..."
We successfully focused you on the private affairs of a minority of people—homosexuals—who normally just go about their daily affairs, wanting to be left alone with their loved ones. This leaves us free to govern the country with less interference.
"Because we acted..."
We've successfully used elements of the Patriot Act to indict suspects in scores of normal criminal cases—which the courts would never have allowed us to do before, due to prickly points about the Constitution. Someday, we're assured, this Act will also come in handy against possible terrorist cases as well—although we haven't seen that as yet and haven't gained any terror convictions with it.
"Because we acted..."
The Taliban, and its guest, al Qaeda, were driven out of resource-poor Afghanistan.
"Because we acted..."
...In Iraq, we could immediately pull our valuable assets from poor, barren Afghanistan.
"Because we acted..."
...In Afghanistan as we did, we successfully missed capturing the murderer of 3,000-4,000 Americans, long-time Bush family friend Osama bin Laden; the Taliban regained control of major segments of the country; the warlords now run the rest; and the opium poppy production is back in full swing. This crop finances a large segment of the terror networks, and successfully floods the streets of the United States and Europe with high-grade heroin. This should help you pass the time as you no longer have college or retirement as options.
"Because we acted..."
...On phoney WMD intelligence provided by convicted felon and Iranian spy Ahmed Chalabi, we successfully by-passed the time-consuming task of creating and financing a popular anti-Saddam Hussein uprising in Iraq. This way, we could just plow ahead and invade it, creating a full resistance/freedom fighter army among its citizens, successfully turning that country into the very Gates of Hell.
"Because we acted..."
1,000 American sons and daughters in uniform are dead in the sand in Kuwait and Iraq.
"Because we acted..."
8,000 brave American men and women are forever mangled, impaired and hobbled.
"Because we acted..."
Some 30,000 Iraqi citizens are dead, with twice that amount mangled.
"Because we acted..."
We are now perfectly positioned to begin military operations to bring American-type Freedom to Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Iran and the rest of the region we feel will benefit greatly from our having targeted them for Liberation. Our good friend, the feudal monarchy in Saudi Arabia, is fully prepared to assist us in this effort.
"Because we acted..."
We spent only a few billion of those $200 Billion worth of Supplemental Appropriations earmarked for Iraq on actual military needs. The rest we've successfully siphoned off into corporate coffers and into the pockets of those whom we know understand how to handle prosperity.
"Because we acted..."
Vice President Dick Cheney contracted out large segments of normal U.S. military functions, while continuing to receive his income from Halliburton Corporation. They and other contractors have successfully avoided delivering the very services for which they have been paid billions, while taking aggressive control of the military prisons in Guantanamo and Iraq.
"Because we acted..."
The word "Torture" has become part of the American lexicon, like "Mom" and "Apple Pie."
"Because we acted..."
The Saudi Royal Family has been spared retaliation from the American people.
"Because we acted..."
North Korea and Iran have been better able to develop nuclear weapons capable of reaching American towns and cities.
"Because we acted..."
Undersecretary of Defense Douglas Feith was able to facilitate the stealing of American foreign secrets by an Israeli spy.
"Because we acted..."
Large segments of the entire rest of the world hates us with a venom the globe has never witnessed.
"Because we acted...
We have proved we are not 'girlie-men.'
And today, I ask for your vote.
Thank you, and God Bless America!"
posted by Gotham 4:40 PM
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