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MILITARY DEATHS
IN IRAQ |
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we.
Theynever stop thinking about new ways
to harm
our country and our people,
and neither do we."
—Washington,
D.C.,
Aug. 5, 2004
"I don't
know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don't care. It's
not that important. It's not our priority."
—Washington, D.C., March 13, 2002
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Republican National Convention Protest New York
Bush
Leaves Out Complex Facts in Speech (AP)
One of which was Osama bin Laden!
 
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PROTESTING IN
BUSHWORLD
by Jim Hightower
You've heard of the Bush Doctrine of Preemptive Strikes, used as an excuse
to attack Iraq and who knows where next. But there's a companion doctrine
here in "The Homeland" called the Bush Doctrine of "Contained Dissent."
Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld & company have no patience with such democratic
niceties as citizen protest––you know, people assembling, speaking out
freely,
and addressing the free press. We had a little war in 1776 to secure our
right to
all of this, but they still despise it.
Of course, the Bushites can't outright outlaw dissent, but under Bush's
doctrine,
they are literally corralling it. They herd protesters into pens far away
from
presidential events, where the dissenters can protest all they want...but
they
won't be heard, either by Bush or by the "free press."
In a recent Texas incident, the effort to stifle what I call "the noise of
democracy"
made an extraordinary leap. Last year, about 100 anti-war Texans were
driving
to a protest at George's ranchette outside of Crawford.
But as they drove through town to get to Bush's place, the protesters were
greeted by a police blockade and told by Chief Donnie Tidmore that they
had
no permit to demonstrate in town. But, wait, they said, we're just passing
through,
we don't plan to protest here. However, telling them they had three
minutes to turn
around and leave, Tidmore said that their gathering in front of his
blockade
constituted a demonstration.
When five of the travelers tried talking sense with Tidmore, they were
arrested
and jailed for refusal to disperse. In their February trial in Crawford,
their lawyer
asked the chief if someone simply wearing a "peace" button in Crawford
would be
considered to be protesting with a permit. Yes, said Tidmore,
"That could be a sign of demonstration."
The five were convicted. Appeals are underway.
Welcome to Brave New Bushworld where you can protest to your heart's
content––assuming you can get to the protest site.
"Peace protesters wouldn't move, Crawford police chief testifies."
Waco Tribune Herald. February 8, 2004. |
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George W. Bush on drugs......for seniors.
SUBSIDIZING DRUG-COMPANY GOUGING
by Jim Hightower
Step right up, seniors, for it's time to play Medicare Gotcha!
As you know, the drug companies have been ripping off us consumers,
charging
exorbitant prices in the U.S. for medicines they sell elsewhere for half
or even a
third as much. Because of public outrage over this gouging, Bush and his
congress
had to look like they were doing something, so last year they rammed into
law the
"Medicare-drug discount program" for senior citizens.
The program, which starts in June, is a bedazzling, convoluted, privatized
shell
game rigged with enough trickery to make a county fair flim-flammer blush.
Start with the fact that, rather than simply stopping the price gouging,
as other
countries have done, Bush's program subsidizes it, putting some $139
billion of
our tax money into the pockets of the drug giants each year [ck#].
Then there's the corporate hucksterism built into the new system. If you
think
phone-company come-ons are confusing, wait'll you try to compare the
dizzying
array of the private drug-discount plans that'll fill your mailbox.
Pharmacy chains,
drug companies, insurance peddlers, on-line firms, and others will try to
lure you
into taking their card. They'll all offer different enrollment fees,
different discounts
on their list of drugs, and different lists of drugs that they cover.
Not only will each company have its own price list, but – grab your
wallet!
– their prices can change weekly. Yes, this means that a company can hook
you
into taking its card by offering low prices on the medicines you use most
often,
then – Gotcha! – jack up its prices the next week.
Well, you say, If they do that, I'll switch companies. Gotcha again!
Bush's law
only lets you switch cards once a year.
Getting the medicines you need ought not be a game, much less one rigged
to
enrich drug industry rip-off artists. It's time for a national health plan
based on
people's needs, not drug-company profits.
"The Medicare Drug Deal: Bad Deal for Americans -
Great Deal for Drug Companies." January 22,2004.
www.ourfuture.org/onmessage/other_contributors/20040122_greener_med.cfm
"Phony Medicare Drug Cards." Consumer Reports, May, 2004.
Copyright 2004 by Jim Hightower & Associates
Contact Sean Doles (sean@jimhightower.com) for more information. |
DUBYA DESECRATES THE STARS &
STRIPES
(From wire reports and Yahoo!, Jul. 23, 2003)
Federal
Flag Code, Section 4(g): "The flag should never have placed upon it, nor
on any part of it, nor attached to it any mark, insignia, letter, word,
figure, design, picture, or drawing of any nature."
I guess Dubya's not up on federal law... or common sense.
Visit dubyaspeak.com
for more. |
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