I noticed that Bill Maher brought up the whole George Bush receiving a Purple Heart from one of the coolaid drinkers. One of his panel asked what would have happened had Bush refused it--wouldn't that bother people. Maher said correctly that all Bush would have to say is "those medals belong to people who serve. I have not served. I appreciate the gesture, but..."
The fact that Bush accepts this medal is proof of his delusion. I am kind of surprised there hasn't been more coverage of that.
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Speaking of Bush and delusions, the ultimate delusion that this is some kind of Christian administration is old news to most of us, but some still cling to the image. When I first saw this story over at Moral Contradictions, I thought that it was interesting, but then found out that the Bush appointee who just quit after being caught hiring an escort service was one of their abstinence-only advocates.
Can you imagine this happening under Clinton? I can, and I can also imagine the outcry and the right wing pundits saying that this was a part of the immoral culture that the Clinton's created.
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Couple of stories about violence that caught my eye. The first comes from Austin, Texas where some white male left a bomb at an abortion clinic. One of the feminist blogs I read noted that this should be called "terrorism" but probably wouldn't. Or perhaps it shouldn't be, but it would be if the targets were different.
And speaking of that, this story about a militia in Georgia that was stockpiling grenades, a rocket launcher and thousands of rounds of ammo. As this blogger noted, this would also set off a media frenzy if those doing the stockpiling were Muslim. But since they are white, they are, what, second amendment advocates?
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And one more item. Crooks and Liars has this clip of Bill Moyer and Jon Stewart talking about fake news and the Gonzales hearings. Stewart argues that Bush wants Gonzales to act like an idiot and embarass himself in front of the entire country--all to protect Bush himself. And he, just like an organized crime boss, rewards that.
Sigh
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Did you see the entire Moyers interview with Jon? Worth watching if you didn't.
I have been looking for comments from veterans groups on this purple-heart-because-the-Democrats- hurt-his-feelings business but have not found anything. I would expect the American Legion, VFW, Veterans for Peace, Disabled Veterans of America, or someone to have commented. No luck so far - anyone else find anything?
I am surprised that the Alabama story didn't label the militia members as terrorists. I can guarantee that if this happened in the 90's, they would have been called terrorists, given the tendency of the press to refer to any militia group as domestic terrorists, no matter if they were stockpiling grenades or if they were just fat guys running through the woods with their deer rifles.
I was actually impressed with how this story was reported. Typically, the press will try to make it sound worse than it is. A person arrested with 2 rifles and a 100 rounds of ammo is a criminal with an arsenal of high powered weapons. This article seemed to be generally accurate.
BTW, I have yet to hear anyone on any of the forums I frequent refer to them as second amendment advocates.
Well, considering that some of those militias not only stockpiled weapons but called for the overthrow of our government--what the hell do you call them?
In the case of this Alabama story, I think I agree that this was covered correctly. But the point of my post was that had any one of these militia members been Muslim, we would have seen Bush crowing on televions about stopping the next 9-11. No matter if they had no intentions or ability. Remember that "plot" they uncovered in Miami where they weren't even Muslim and they didn't even know what they were doing?
The combination of an idiot administration and an idiot press makes one wonder.
Most "dangerous" militias seem to only talk and stockpile weapons. What else do they do? The ones here in MI seem pretty low-key and I can't find any recent instances where they did anything violent.
Militia members ar no longer the boogeymen. That mantle has been taken up by Muslims. In another 10 years, who knows what it will be
Steve, that is really my point.
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