Clarion Call to the Dems:
Everyone who will listen, I want to make a suggestion:
The Dubai Ports deal has given us an example of what happens when the American Public's concerns about security conflict with Bush's Big Business Agenda. Big Business wins. I urge everyone who is upset about the way that Bush has been using the phrases "national security", "9-11", and "the War on Terror" to scare the American Public into accepting the egregious actions of this administration to start a dialogue about what the president means when he uses these words. Start asking who benefits financially from a policy, any time he pulls the security trump card. And hammer this point home, religiously, fanatically, incessantly--hell, "Republicanly"--that Bush is more concerned with financial profit than addressing the security concerns of the American people.
Tell everyone that when Money and Security are at odds, Bush is more concerned with Money. Make it your one talking point, every time a conversation about Bush comes up. Whenever you hear anything about this administration that is about security, remind everyone that he's more than willing to ignore the concerns of the American people vis a vie security if it protects his Big Business Agenda. Make it so that no Republican pundit can say anything about his administration without starting a debate over Security vs. Big Business, just like the Republicans did with Kerry and the Swift Boats controversy.
And tell everyone. Tell everyone who will listen. Send them a link here, repost this message, create your own post on this issue, just get the word out the door. Get it to anyone who will listen, anyone with a sympathetic ear, anyone who feels like something isn't right when Bush et al says that they are doing something for the safety of the American people. Remind them that when push comes to shove, security vs Big Business, Bush will sell out the security of the American people so that his friends can make money. Get everyone you can to repeat this message: Bush will sell out on security to make money.
Maybe then, if we all come together, if we're all saying it all the time, maybe then the American Public will hear us and realize how bad it is.
The Dubai Ports deal has given us an example of what happens when the American Public's concerns about security conflict with Bush's Big Business Agenda. Big Business wins. I urge everyone who is upset about the way that Bush has been using the phrases "national security", "9-11", and "the War on Terror" to scare the American Public into accepting the egregious actions of this administration to start a dialogue about what the president means when he uses these words. Start asking who benefits financially from a policy, any time he pulls the security trump card. And hammer this point home, religiously, fanatically, incessantly--hell, "Republicanly"--that Bush is more concerned with financial profit than addressing the security concerns of the American people.
Tell everyone that when Money and Security are at odds, Bush is more concerned with Money. Make it your one talking point, every time a conversation about Bush comes up. Whenever you hear anything about this administration that is about security, remind everyone that he's more than willing to ignore the concerns of the American people vis a vie security if it protects his Big Business Agenda. Make it so that no Republican pundit can say anything about his administration without starting a debate over Security vs. Big Business, just like the Republicans did with Kerry and the Swift Boats controversy.
And tell everyone. Tell everyone who will listen. Send them a link here, repost this message, create your own post on this issue, just get the word out the door. Get it to anyone who will listen, anyone with a sympathetic ear, anyone who feels like something isn't right when Bush et al says that they are doing something for the safety of the American people. Remind them that when push comes to shove, security vs Big Business, Bush will sell out the security of the American people so that his friends can make money. Get everyone you can to repeat this message: Bush will sell out on security to make money.
Maybe then, if we all come together, if we're all saying it all the time, maybe then the American Public will hear us and realize how bad it is.
posted by sadiq at 3/14/2006 09:10:00 AM
2 Comments:
Hi Sadiq, glad to see you back. You are quite correct. I have posted many times in the last few years on this very subject. When dealing with politics and especially Republicans you should always follow the money. We sometimes tend to overlook this key component in our analysis of the why's and wherefore's but it is always lurking somewhere as a key driver in any political position. It is also true, however, that a great majority of the Dems in Washington currently are suffering from the same disease.
Yeah, but it's a matter of scale. For as bad as the Democrats are, the Republicans are much worse.
And thanks for the kudos.
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