Let's talk patriotism
By Clyde
Thursday, August 31, 2006
For the last five years, the Republicans have participated in a whisper campaign questioning the patriotism of those on the left of the political spectrum. However, thanks to Rush Limbaugh, that whisper has now become a shout. Limbaugh is now openly questioning the patriotism of any American that does not support the continued occupation of Iraq by the United States. In true Republican fashion, Limbaugh has no clue as to what he has done.
Sensing the increasing desperation by the right wing in the run up to the mid-term elections, many of us on the left have been laying in wait for this attack to begin. If the Limbaughs, Hannitys, Coulters and O'Reillys of the world want to have this debate, then I say, "Bring It On."
If truth is to be told, it is the Republicans who must defend their patriotism, not the Democrats. Whether it is foreign or domestic policy, the Bush Administration's efforts has made our nation more vulnerable and the Republican Rubber Stamp Congress has willingly gone along. The negative effects of these policies will be felt for generations to come, yet the right wing echo chamber acts as if everything is just hunky dory.
The invasion of Iraq has depleted both our monetary and military resources to their breaking point. While we are spending billions, of which 9 billion has yet to be found, to make Iraq more secure. Here at home, they cut the COPS program and have yet to secure our nation's ports, chemical plants and nuclear power plants. If you have a neighbor whose home is infested with cockroaches, would it not be prudent to secure your own home before you help the neighbor, in case the bugs decided your home is more appealing when the poison is dispersed? Although an analogy, this is the type of danger the so-called Republican patriotism has brought to our nation.
All we hear from the Republicans is how we have to fight them over there so we do not have to fight them here. The only problem is the "them" part. Just who exactly is "them," is it the Iraqi people we had to liberate from rape rooms and torture chambers or is it the terrorists who were not there to begin with? Why does the trial, sentencing and imminent execution of Saddam Hussein, for crimes against the people of Iraq, overshadow the capture of the man who masterminded the terror attacks on 9/11? Do the Iraqi people deserve justice before the American people do? I think not!
While we are spending billions propping up a new government that gives universal healthcare to its citizens, our citizens are paying the highest healthcare costs in history. While all Iraqis can receive medical care without worry, millions of Americans are scared to go to the doctor because of the inability to pay the premiums and co pays charged by insurance companies. Patriotically speaking, whose health is more important American or Iraqi?
While we are supposedly spending billions on the Iraqi public school system, our own is on the verge of collapse. Teachers are not being paid what they are worth, classroom sizes are growing exponentially and the unfunded mandate "No Child Left Behind" has virtually tied the hands of local school boards across the country. Whose education is more important to national security, American or Iraqi? By their actions, you would believe the Republicans to think it is the Iraqi.
Waving their purple fingers in the air, the Republicans strutted around proud as peacocks because the Iraqi people were able to vote. Yet when it comes to irregularities within our own voting system, their silence is deafening. Securing a democracy in Iraq does us no good if we allow our democracy to fail in the process. To me, the American right to vote outweighs the Iraqi right by far, yet the Republicans seem unconcerned. Which view is more patriotic?
Limbaugh asserts that the liberals want to lose the war in Iraq. How can we lose what was already won? The "war" was won in a few short weeks, hence the codpiece promenade on board the USS Abraham Lincoln. When Bush claimed victory, the war ended and the occupation began. That is the fight we are losing, through no fault of the men and women serving in the Armed Forces. The sectarian civil war being waged in Iraq is the result of the Republicans failure to plan for the peace.
Every American soldier killed since "Mission Accomplished" lands squarely on the shoulders of the Republican Party. Instead of helping, the Iraqi's rebuild their own country; the Republicans decided it was more important to award no-bid contracts to their corporate paymasters. There is an old saying that "idle hands are the Devil's workshop" and that is exactly what has happened in Iraq. By not allowing the Iraqi people to take ownership of their own rebuilding, the Republicans have created more terrorists that Osama bin Laden could ever dream of. It is only a matter of time before this country is attacked by a real Iraqi terrorist, but you watch, the Republicans will try to use it as justification for the failed policies they so fervently believe in.
What is so patriotic about weakening Medicare/Medicaid for nation's elderly and poor? What is patriotic about advocating the outsourcing of American manufacturing jobs to third world countries? What is patriotic about creating deficits for generations to come? What is patriotic about being in debt to China, Japan and Saudi Arabia? What is patriotic about pointing the finger of blame at the victims of Hurricane Katrina instead of helping rebuild? What is patriotic about sending our men and women in the Armed Forces to fight in Iraq 3, 4 or 5 times?
So in conclusion, I guess what I am saying to Limbaugh is to go ahead and question my patriotism because from now on I am going to talk about his treason!
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This week in the news 8-24-06
By Clyde
Thursday, August 24, 2006
This week's top story:
Natalee Holloway is still missing and JonBenet is still dead. That's it, no more; I am really getting sick of this shit!
Like a UFO to a Hooterville resident, the media has glommed onto the Rockey Vaccarella story as if it were true. Never one to give the mainstream "liberal" media much credit when it comes to intelligence, I never would have thought they would or could be fooled by this blatant attempt by the Bush Administration to take the spotlight away from the Katrina anniversary. Why, the only thing that has more Karl Rove fingerprints affixed to it is Jeff Gannon's skull after the last "Gag the Gukert" session.
Well once again, the Rapture Right got it wrong. Tuesday came and went and I did not see hide nor hair of the Four Horsemen. In fact, there was nary a whiff of Apocalyptic horseshit that we were promised. I guess the Rapture Right has to put up with us just a little while longer. However, they do get to look forward to more of the things they hold dear. Stuff like abortion clinic bombings, gay bashing, sins of the flesh, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, gambling, exposed titties during the Super Bowl half-time show, Teletubbies, attacks on Christmas, Klan Rallies and keeping the Terri Schiavo story, wait for it, ALIVE.
(Sometimes, I even wonder myself how far I will go for a joke.)
Liquids and gels are now banned in our nation's airports because of the so-called terror plot that was "thwarted" last week. Given the level of sophistication needed to manufacture a bomb large enough to turn a Boeing 767 into a 7, I find this ban wholly without merit. Instead of worrying about whether Achmed has a bottle of Evian in his possession, the government needs to clamp down on any bottle-blonde wearing anything larger than a C cup or any fashion queen with the lips of a grouper because of a botox injection.
Joining other racially sensitive Republicans like Senators George Allen and Conrad Burns this week, OxyContin Cowboy and right wing hate monger Rush Limbaugh decided he would throw his hat into the ring for "Bigot of the Year" when he thought he would handicap the new racially segregated "Survivor" television show. Betting the Hispanic tribe would win because "they will do anything" and that the African American tribe has a disadvantage because of all of the water events even though "they are better athletes." This coming from an ass-hat whose idea of fun is helping Cub Scouts pick out a new set of Grranimals after an overnight camping trip behind his EIB golden microphone.
My observation of the week:Why can't the police catch rapists any better than what they do now? All they have to do is shut the fuck up and listen for the snoring.
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This week in the news 8-17-06
By Clyde
Thursday, August 17, 2006
This week's top story:
With interest in the story of missing Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway all but gone, cable news has now grabbed a hold of the JonBenet Ramsey story stronger than a Viagra overdosing Rush Limbaugh gripping a free ticket to Boys Town. Not only will we be forced to endure every minute detail of the crime, we will be forced to endure every minute detail that we were forced to endure ten fucking years ago. Do not get me wrong, I am glad that her murderer is in custody, but the media has sunk its teeth into this story like Mary Cheney on a tuna taco, and there is not a goddamned thing I can do to stop the guttural bleating that is bound to come from the mouth of Rita Cosby for the next six weeks.
In case you missed it, the RNC has unveiled a new slogan to replace the "stay the course" mantra that had been hard-wired into the minds of neo-conservatives since the start of the Iraq invasion. Closet homosexual and RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman repeatedly used the new slogan, "adapt to win," during an appearance on Meet the Press last Sunday. Much like Jim Jones trying to get his followers to believe in the health benefits of grape Kool-Aid, the Republican Party now faces the Herculean task of trying to reprogram their right wing lemmings before the November elections.
An Opinion Dynamics poll released by Fox News reports that 67% of American adults do not believe that the United States can stop a civil war in Iraq. Fox News host Bill O'Reilly was last seen hunkered down in the corner mumbling something about left-wing radicals and petting his falafel.
On Monday, PresiDunce Bush signed legislation deeming a giant cross in San Diego as federal property. By signing the legislation, Bush has temporarily ended a 17-year court battle brought by atheist Philip Paulson. Paulson asserts that the Korean War veteran monument excludes non-Christians who fought in the war. When asked if he would have signed the legislation if it were a Jewish Star of David or an Islamic Red Crescent, Bush replied "no, because the Korean War was fought by Americans."
Republicans were as happy as Elton John during a proctologic exam over the supposed foiled terror plot in Great Britain, but the polls show little shift in the public's perception of the Republican controlled government. Much to the right wing's dismay, the American people are not buying into the election year fear mongering as they have in the past. In fact, many are beginning to believe that there will be another attack prior to the elections because the Republicans have nothing else to run on. Good morning America, I am glad you decided to wake the fuck up.
In a related story, airport security may be getting equipment that will penetrate clothing and expose the naked body, including genitalia, to the screener. The ability to determine the exact gender of the subject has Ann Coulter as nervous as Jerry Falwell at a NAMBLA convention.
This week's news from the world of medicine:This week I found out about a procedure where a woman can have reconstructive surgery that will simulate her virginity. From what I am told, this is a costly and painful procedure. One must wonder why a woman would put herself through this kind of ordeal. Could it be that women want to re-live the night where some pimple-faced kid had mauled their titties with his Kung-Fu grip in the back of his father's Chevy, or could it be they are wishing to spark their boyfriend/husband into giving them those 28.2 seconds of hot monkey love? Either way they end up laying there wondering if they had just had sex or if in fact they were just the victim of a drive-by vaginal stabbing.
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An open letter To Lieberman
By Clyde
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Senator Lieberman,
What part of "You're Fired" do you not understand? That is exactly what the people of Connecticut said to you Tuesday night when they elected Ned Lamont as their Democratic candidate for the senate this year, but because of your self-aggrandizing it seems that you are unwilling to let go. In case you have forgotten, the people who voted in the primary last night are your bosses and they have cancelled the contract they had with you as their representative in Washington and awarded it to someone else.
How arrogant do you have to be to tell the boss that just canned your ass, that you were not going to abide by his dismissal and that you were going to stay in your job whether he liked it or not. Most working people understand that once the COO fires you, you cannot go running to the CFO asking that he override the decision and keep you in the job. Behavior like that tends to kill a harmonious working environment as fast as a postal employee with a new Uzi.
Two of the main themes of your campaign against Lamont was the fact that you had experience and seniority, and if they were to elect him instead of you, that would be lost. Well guess what Sunshine, they did not care! To them and many of us who were unable to cast a vote for Lamont, you were not doing the job that you were elected to do and therefore, it was decided that someone else would be better than having nobody at all. They voted for someone whom they believe shares their values and ideals, not someone who is going to touch taste buds with George W. Bush whenever he got the chance. Now that you are an Independent, your experience and seniority claims are worth about as much as the capital "D" behind your name was when you appeared on Fox News.
Do you honestly believe that you are the only person capable of being a senator for Connecticut? That some how you are better than everyone else and therefore no one should have the temerity to challenge you. Did you not get the memo that said that this is a democracy and it is the will of the people to determine who governs? In case you did not, hop on any computer and you can find it. All you have to do is a google search for "The Constitution of the United States" and you will be amazed at what the document contains.
Why do you insist on stalking the voters of Connecticut for the next three months, there are laws against that you know. In your concession speech, you claimed that the election was another example of partisan politics. Well imagine that, partisan politics in a primary election, who'd a thunk it? Have you spent so much time giving George W. Bush a rim job that your brain has shrunk to the size of a snow pea? That is what primaries are for you nitwit.
I have to admit that I do feel some remorse in the fact that soon I will not be able to use you as my example of hold Democrats as accountable as I do Republicans. However, upon further reflection I have to admit that I was bent over with my head up my ass giving myself a self-induced rectal exam in thinking that you were a Democrat in the first place. You spout that you voted with the Democrats 90% of the time, but it was in that 10% that your true colors were revealed. You were on the wrong side in the Terri Schiavo fiasco, you voted for cloture on Samuel Alito, you voted for the bankruptcy bill and you were a member of the "gang of Eight" that has shifted the Supreme Court to the far right for generations to come. I will happily give up my regular rants against you for the betterment of my country.
Now that you are an Independent, it is my intention to contact the Democratic leadership in the senate and demand that you be stripped of all committee assignments until you decide that the better part of valor would be to give up your bid to remain a senator from Connecticut. After all, if you think about it real hard, if you quit you would be able to become a Fox News analyst until Georgie makes you his Secretary of Defense. Just think of all the quality time you would get to spend with your best buddy Sean Hannity. Why you could caress each other's ass until the cows come home and get paid for it. Now is that a great deal or what?
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This week in the news 8-03-06
By Clyde
Thursday, August 3, 2006
This week's top story:
Alabama teenager Natalee Halloway is still missing, and so is the story.
The Cuban exile community popped chubbies faster than Rush Limbaugh attending a Boy Scouts Jamboree upon hearing that Cuban dictator Fidel Castro needed to undergo emergency surgery this week for intestinal bleeding. However, the smiles may not last long once they figure out that without their Great Satan Fidel, they become Mexicans. Somehow, I do not think that Castro's brother Raul is going to strike fear of the communist horde into the average American. Instead, it will probably result in bringing back glitter balls, platform shoes and having to score an eight ball on Friday night just to get laid.
Fox News settled a sexual harassment suit this week over allegations that a male vice president routinely used vulgar and obscene language with four female employees. If I had known that was all it took to get $225k from Fox, I would have sued them a long time ago for such obscene language as "Bush is a great president and the Republican's are ethical."
On Monday, Peruvian President Alan Garcia cut government salaries, including his own by 60 percent. The United States House of Representatives immediately named the country of Peru a terrorist state.
Not happy with creating a bigger divide between the "haves and have nots" through tax cuts for the rich, House Republicans are now worried about tips given to waitresses, bartenders, and the pizza boy. In an attempt to pander for votes by appearing to raise the minimum wage, the majority Party inserted a provision to allow employers to include tips as means to comply with the new law. It is rumored that Republicans are also considering legislation that proceeds from lemonade stands be used as income when applying for Pell grants.
Kansas voters denied a majority to "intelligent design" conservatives on the Kansas School board this week. In what is considered a sharp rebuke of the theory, voters did not support incumbent Connie Morris in the Republican Primary. The former teacher has in the past has commented that evolution is a "nice bedtime story" and an "age-old fairy tale." Upon hearing of her loss, Ms. Morris immediately called those who did not support her candidacy as Cro-Magnons and Neanderthals.
It seems that former Texas congressional representative and future inmate Hot-Tub Tom Delay may need to prove that he no longer lives in the Lone Star State in order to get his name removed from the November ballot. When queried about what proof DeLay may be able to provide, his spokesman said that they were compiling a photo album of possible suitors from "D" Block.
Vice President Dick Cheney is as mad as Ann Coulter before an estrogen injection, over the fact that the Army has cancelled a cash-cow contract with Halliburton/KBR. After noting several instances of bilking the American taxpayer by Halliburton, Sen. Byron Dorgan and Rep. Henry Waxman were able to convince the Army that the contract be severed. Cheney immediately deemed the Army as a terrorist organization and plans are in the works to fill the new prisons in Guantanamo.
My observation of the week:
Where is Laura Bush? For the past few weeks we have not seen hide nor hair of the First Lady and one must wonder if there is marital trouble between her and the PresiDunce. During the last election, Mrs. Bush was seen almost on a nightly basis, but this year her public appearances have been few and far between. Do not get me wrong, it is not that I want to see her, but the fact that no one is commenting on her absence has me troubled. Could it be that her former shy and demur demeanor has been replaced with a facial expression of someone suffering from persistent vaginal itch has forced Karl Rove into keeping her out of the limelight? Inquiring minds want to know.
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