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Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-07-05 04:20 PM
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Bushevik Mafia and the Cowering Media
June 7, 2005

Bushevik Mafia and the Cowering Media
A BUZZFLASH EDITORIAL

Many liberals -- and certainly the Democratic Party (excluding Howard Dean) -- have repeatedly made the mistake of viewing the Busheviks and right wingers as a political party that plays by the process of a Constitutional democracy. It has been a lethal error.

As we have noted (and carried a book of the same title): "Take Them at Their Words." They believe that any tactic, even if illegal, is justified in wresting the control of government from the "evil" secularists. David Horowitz, the academic Himmler for the Bush Brown Shirts, wrote, " “ou cannot cripple an opponent by outwitting him in a political debate. You can only do it by following Lenin’s injunction: ‘In political conflicts, the goal is not to refute your opponent’s argument, but to wipe him from the face of the earth.’” As noted in a recent article, the top right wing direct mail guru, Richard Viguerie told Bill Moyers, “I just wish he could have done a little bit more . I thought it was just great. And we’re not gonna play, Bill, by the liberal establishment’s rules. They say, ‘This is acceptable and this is not acceptable.’ Those days are gone and gone forever.”

During the impeachment effort against Bill Clinton, a Tom DeLay aide said (and we are paraphrasing here): "You don't just beat an opponent, you kick them until they are down, and then roll them up in a carpet and toss them over the cliff."

In regards to the recently revealed "Deep Throat," W. Mark Felt, Alexander Haig said to Nixon, who was suspicious that Felt might be "leaking" on him, "We've got to be careful as to when to cut his nuts off."

So as the GOP "enforcers" gouge out the eyes of the Dems and kick them in the groin, it does little good for Joe Biden to wave around a copy of Robert's Rules of Order.

If the Democrats are still playing by the rules of democracy, the Republicans long ago abandoned such quaint political give-and-take to play by the rules of Al Capone: fear, intimidation, dirty tricks and illegal activity.

It's simply a fantasy of pro-democracy advocates to believe that decency and patriotism will triumph over the demagogues and thugs of the Republican Party. The parties are playing by two different sets of rules, and the mob has won out over Constitutional process.

http://www.buzzflash.com/editorial/05/06/edi05051.html
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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-07-05 04:33 PM
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1. here in Murka, we have the two-entity system
The Repukes, who are an organized crime gang

and the Demos, who are a political party that represents the corporations
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Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-07-05 04:42 PM
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3. Pitiful...isn't it?
Great people and patriots like Bill Moyers do their best to encourage Democratic leaders to fight back against Bush Fascism. But all we see is more of the same.

The Bushie Republicans are playing for keeps. They don't care about rules or civility or democracy.

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mandomom Donating Member (327 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-07-05 04:41 PM
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2. The mere fact that Haig
and the rest of the long string of Nixon apologists and co-consipirators keep sucking all the oxygen out of the so-called news on the air tells us that the GOP has succeeded in taking over our public discourse, completely and viciously. Only rarely has any host of a tv or radio show dared to say a)no, we don't want you Colson/Hunt/Haig/Kissinger/Buchanan/Liddy on the show or b) How dare you come on the American airwaves and spout this completely dishonest rewriting of the Nixon history? Get off my set unless you are willing to face the truth.

Me to the Host: You can't handle the truth; that's how these bozos have taken over your world. You're unprepared and spineless. Our country is spiraling into an abyss lined with lies because of your refusal to stand up to the liars.
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Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-07-05 04:48 PM
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4. The problem is that...
...those who control the media control the 'truth'.

But instead of accepting this fact...Democrats simply have to be LOUDER and more persistent than the well-paid RWing pundits and phony journalists.

The Democratic Leadership and every representative has the duty and responsibility to confront Bush head on and see that justice prevails.
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unhappycamper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-07-05 05:34 PM
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5. Repetition, repetition, repetition.

SCREAM OUT THE TRUTH!



Every day.



No quarter! Kick them in the balls when they are down.



Nice guys finish last.



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KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-07-05 08:40 PM
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6. "We've got to be careful as to when to cut his nuts off." Timely quote...
Except that the viciousness in words of the Nixonians has gone "full throttle" into the Bushies who really can "off" anyone who gets in their way. Witness the arrogant "Bar Bully Rant" of the Chimp in Thief in his Press Conference with Blair today.

OMG...I could see both of them stomping and "offing" anyone in their way.

Yet what a "charming pair" they make when they both "Crotch Stepped" to the Podium and away from it.

All DU'ers should catch the C-Span Replay tonight to see the Cock Step Strutters who like Ozymandius "Stride the World."

It kinda makes one even sicker at the crap we are being sold by both sides and the Media.
..........................................
C-Span REPLAY TONIGHT...VCR folks..

11:00 PM EDT
0:25 (est.)
Statement
U.S.-U.K. Relations
White House
Tony Blair , Labour, United Kingdom
George W. Bush , United States

01:49 AM EDT
0:25 (est.)
Statement
U.S.-U.K. Relations
White House
Tony Blair , Labour, United Kingdom
George W. Bush , United States

http://inside.c-spanarchives.org:8080/cspan/cspan.csp?command=dschedule



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