We Love Howard Dean
By John Cory, t r u t h o u t | Perspective
[BFIA Editor's Note:
Did you hear that big Dick cheney said THIS about the much beloved
Howard Dean: “Maybe his mother loved him, but I've never met anybody
who does.” Yeah, I think that's because little bully cheney
closes his eyes and pretends we don't exist. He's got a pretty
active fantasy life, I'd say. To those of us who realize the
country is drowning in a sea of incomprehensible fascism, Howard and
his tough talk are a breath of fresh air. Now, from last week,
before little cheney opened his big mouth on national TV, an article
from Truthout.org on WHY we love Howard Dean.]
The Bush
GOP is a Wal-Mart of five-and-dime ethics, self-enriching corporate
sponsored war, imitation morality made in China, and a fresh baker's
dozen of half-truths for every occasion. America on sale: to the right
folks in the right place at the right time for the right price. Going
once, going twice …
Bible-thumping-bunko
artists shove the hand of God into your pants pocket for thirty pieces
of silver to buy membership lists from the likes of David Dukes and the
KKK, because we all know, Heaven is white with just a touch of beige.
And if you question that, James Dobson will take his Bible belt and
show you the lashing love of Jesus.
…The
Downing Street Memo is all the talk to avoid. There are some people who
want the American media to cover the contents of the memo that show
Bush and Blair conspired to wage war despite their promises otherwise.
But the media won't cover the memo any more than they covered Bush's
words in the second presidential debate of 2000 when he said: “…. The
coalition against Saddam has fallen apart or it's unraveling, let's put
it that way. The sanctions are being violated. We don't know whether
he's developing weapons of mass destruction. He better not be or
there's going to be a consequence should I be the pResident.”
So what is the topic that grabs the news and the Democratic leadership's attention?
Howard Dean said something mean. Extra! Extra! Read all about it!
Bush
lied and people died. Nope – not news. Ohio Republicans involved in
financial and voting scandal. Nope – not news. Republicans jam
Democratic phone lines during 2004 election to stop the vote.
Republicans hack into Democratic computers. No news there. Tom Delay
has repeated ethical lapses and takes money from lobbyists like Jack
Abramoff. Nope – not news. The White House edits critical environmental
reports to refute scientific fact. Nope – no news there. Wait a minute
– this just in:
Howard Dean said something mean.
Oh my
God! Stop the presses! Did you hear? Dean has gone mean, pass it on.
Get Candy Crowley at CNN and Chris Matthews at MSNBC. Don't forget
Scarborough. This is a week's worth of programming! Get Holy Joe
Lieberman to speak for the good Democrats. Get Jive-Joe Biden, he'll be
good for a sensible quote to contrast with the madness of Howard “Beal”
Dean.
…If you Democratic leaders want to get upset about something, here's part of my list:
1. Lack of health care in this country.
2. Trampling of civil rights and privacy in the name of phony patriotism.
3. Religious hate discrimination against gays sanctioned as legislation.
4. Corporations ruining the environment and defiling worker's rights.
5. In a culture of life – why does more money go to improving bombs than improving schools?
6. How can a [pseudo-]president lie to Congress about war and get away with it?
7. Church and State do not belong together. Ever.
8. Why do I need to remind you of any of this?
…The list is long and ignored. I understand you are much too busy trying to teach Howard Dean how polite society functions.
…I want
someone who will stand up not stand down. I want someone outspoken and
outrageous and out there, for me. I want someone on my side, not on my
back for more money. I want someone who fights, not folds at the first
sign of fake indignation.
To paraphrase my good friend Titus: You
whiny Democratic Leadership wussies – get down off the cross and use
the wood to build a bridge to get over it! We love Howard Dean!
(Click here to read the complete article.)
John Cory is a Vietnam veteran. He received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star with V device, 1969 – 1970.
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