Have I told you how much I hate these people? - Mike Malloy. It is every thinking person’s responsibility not to side with his or her executioners. - Albert Camus. Popular democracy anywhere threatens fascism everywhere. - The Scallion. A fascist junta of neocons using George W. Bush as its shill has taken over America by bloodless coup. What will it take for us to stage a revolution and take our country back? - Dot Calm. Drive a hybrid. Leave a lighter footprint on the planet. - Dot Calm.
Like Granny D, I have watched my own beloved country change, and I am angry beyond words about what I see. I grew up seeing America as the equivalent of the movie good guy, the hero in the white hat who came to the rescue of those in need around the world. I have watched in silent horror as the corporations, the captains and the kings of industry, used a comparatively small outlay of cash to buy the Republicans to use as their shills. George W. Bush is the puppet cowboy-king of shills, the proverbial emperor with no clothes. Every day, I watch these evil men legalize, legitimize, and institutionalize robbing the poor to pay the rich. They are carving up America like a giant carcass and doling out choice chunks of its meat to themselves and their cronies. Since the Democrats have been sipping at the same corporate teat where the Republicans have been gorging for the past generation, the fascists are free to do their worst; there is no longer any opposition. There is no one left to stand up for the rights of the American people, the Constitution, or the democracy, which I fear will be replaced by a fascist dictatorship in my lifetime. Wake up, America: we need a REVOLUTION NOW!
Former Vice President Dick Cheney accepts his award at the U.S. Capitol
I'd like to wipe that smarmy smirk offa his face...!
“US doesn't prosecute its war criminals. It honors them” — Glenn Greenwald
The truth in Greenwald’s quote, and the sentiment, is felt around
the world as former Vice President Dick Cheney was honored Thursday. A
white bust was created that now sits at the U.S. Capitol, bought and
paid for by the American people.
The event brought out Cheney’s (poignantly) true “partner in crime,” former President George W. Bush. Sarah Lazare at Common Dreams remarks:
The ceremony was the first public appearance of Cheney and Bush
together since Jon Meacham's biography of George H.W. Bush was released
in November. Bush Sr. is quoted criticizing Cheney for
being "hard-line," "iron-ass," and "knuckling under to the real
hard-charging guys who want to fight about everything, use force to get
our way in the Middle East."
Bush Jr. made light of the comments about the former vice president, who has recently used
his considerable media platform to rail against the nuclear deal
between world powers and Iran, declare he is unapologetic about the 2003
invasion of Iraq, and call for military escalation towards ISIS.
Former President George W. Bush makes jokes at the Dick Cheney ceremony
I'd like to wipe the smarmy smirk offa his face, too.
Lazare reports that when Bush Jr. told his father about the Cheney
ceremony, Bush Sr. said “send my best regards to old iron-ass."
All of my spirituality leaves me when I think of Dick Cheney. The world
damage he created, and the lives he destroyed is beyond forgiveness,
much less worthy of an honor. Shame on U.S. for allowing this man to
walk free.
Before the unveiling of the Dick Cheney Bust (L-R: Paul Ryan, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney)
Perhaps the Dick Cheney bust unveiling should have looked more like the photo below? I’d give that a yes.
Exactly what I was thinking--great minds!
Demonstrator protesting Guantanamo Detention Camp
Here are just a few comments found under the Common Dreams piece:
coliXXX
Nice satire. That is satire, right?
madaXXX
So what's the message here. "War Criminals Are Good and Whistleblowers are Bad"
organicXXX
I just want to throw-up! no one else makes my skin crawl like this mtF! bernie would jail him!
N30XXX
I'm calling dibs when I'm reincarnated as a pigeon.
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