IT'S A SIGN: June 2007

Sunday, June 17, 2007

Signs of Torture II

By law, the President must make a formal finding authorizing a C.I.A. covert operation, and inform the senior leadership of the House and the Senate Intelligence Committees. However, the Bush Administration unilaterally determined after 9/11 that intelligence operations conducted by the military—including the Pentagon’s covert task forces—for the purposes of “preparing the battlefield” could be authorized by the President, as Commander-in-Chief, without telling Congress.

The abuses of this administration are vast and unprecedented. Of particular concern is its use of "Enhanced Interrogation Techniques" (a term the Nazis coined) with the approval of our president. Bush breaks the laws of our nation and the international community every single day, as this article in The New Yorker makes very clear. Of course, the folks being tortured are brown so that makes it O.K. in his book. May he eat shit and die.

Saturday, June 16, 2007

The tone of my blog is not exactly mild and before you judge my use of the F-word, here are some things I hope you will consider.

The people in charge of this country right now hate people like me. I have a brain and I use it. I’m progressive in my outlook (as are the majority of Americans) and I don’t tolerate intolerance. I also don’t tolerate thieves and I truly abhor liars. Hypocrisy is also high on my list of things I won’t tolerate. Needless to say, I can’t tolerate the current administration.

I don’t care how much you want to argue about it because the signs are all there (if you care to look for them) and the majority of Americans agree with me. That same majority may fault my language in expressing those views but I don’t have a problem with that. What I have a problem with is the fact that a small minority in this country has taken over our Democracy and trashed our constitutional protections, the very protections that make America a great nation. This minority would have us believe that they know what’s best for us when they don’t know reality from whatever fantasy they want us to believe at any given time. This minority will do or say anything to remain in power so that they can continue to rape and pillage our country. This minority doesn’t care about people or families, especially poor or ethnic ones. This minority has targeted Americans in its illegal spying activities and promoted religious based ignorance because it knows that the biggest threat to its continued existence is an informed populace. This minority is a grave threat to our nations continued existence and needs to be removed from power by any means possible.

Unfortunately, I don’t have Gonzales in front of me so I can wipe that f---ing smile off of his face with the back of my hand. I’m not in the presidential pressroom to call Tony Snow a f---ing liar to his face when the folks that should do it (without the f-word) don’t. I’m not within hearing range of the president to call him out on his bullsh-t and his handlers make sure of that. None of these criminals are likely to pay for their crimes and that really chaps my hide. If anyone lies to my face like these folks do they’re going to f---ing hear about it. If anyone steals from me they do so at the risk of their good health and after I’m through with them they’ll be in jail. I do not take that kind of crap sitting down nor do I show respect to those who do not deserve it. These criminals in charge do not deserve my respect and I will never show them any.

That’s why I use bad words now and then. It’s frustration, plain and simple. What I can do, I do. I let off some steam at this blog and I vote. If you don’t like my language, don’t read my blog. It's that simple.