Countdown's <I>Bushed!</I>: Waste, Dissent and Deceptions
By Nicole Belle Tuesday Mar 11, 2008 2:22pm
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Keeping track of the scandals so you don't have to, let's dive straight in, shall we?
First up is KBR, that Halliburton subsidiary, apparently going for a record number of consecutive appearances on Bushed! with the news, brought forward by Sen. Byron Dorgan that the company insisted upon having their logo embroidered on the towels purchased for the troops in Iraq, blissfully unconcerned that the cost of doing so tripled or quadrupled the price paid by taxpayers (of which, it should be said, they are not, being sheltered in the Cayman Islands). Lovely. Let's not forget that in 2006, GOP-led Congress killed a bill to police Halliburton and its subsidiaries.
Then there is the official stop watch on how long Chief Admiral Fallon would stay with the Bush administration after publicly criticizing in Esquire Magazine the march to war with Iran and injecting a little reality into the neo-cons' dreams of Middle East annihilation. Answer: Four hours.
And finally, the story we brought you yesterday that the Pentagon finally admitted years and untold lives later something we've been saying since before the invasion: there was no operational relationship between Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda. So you know what that means?
So when Secretary Rumsfeld said in 2002 he had “bulletproof” evidence of cooperation between Iraq an al Qaeda, he was lying. When President Bush said last July that “the same people that attacked us on September the 11th is a crowd that is now bombing people in Iraq,” he was lying. And when John McCain says to Senator Obama, “I have some news, al Qaeda is in Iraq,” without adding, ‘I know, because my political party put them there,” he’s lying too!
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Fooiiiiist!
Man...any one besides me gettin tired of hearin how corrupt the GOP is? Can't we just march on DC and throw the bums out already?
....Yes...Been tired of those pricks for while now...JD
I just looked for one of those towels on eBay as a gift to a friend who STILL is supporting Bush/neocons and there were none. Come on troops- someone throw a towel on!
tonite, ko will be taking on hillary
wonder how media matters is gonna spin his comments?
i used to respect that site, until they started attacking everyone who questioned why she said what she did on 60 minutes regarding whether obama is a muslim
I woder how much a nice cave will set me back in this maket. I'm tired of everybody.
EliteLemming @ 6:
Heh, I read that as Nick Cave. I thought, why? does he have a new album, is he touring?
Hmmm. Let's see. Bush's popularity peaked when he started the war with Iraq. He is the self declared war president. Whitehouse spinners have talked about the President's popularity being restored before his term expires. The economy is not cooperating. Uh Oh!
F*CK!
With Adm. Fallon's "retirement" the Iran war just became quite a bit more real. But, of course, "Impeachment is off teh table", so we all we can do is sit and watch how BushCo burns down the world.
liberalHUSSEINmoderation @ 2:
People aren't gonna give a shit about any of this till it hurts. Gas is obviously too low in price, so people aren't pissed enuf. I hope gas goes to $8, maybe THEN the people will wake up.
It may take a Tet like offensive on the part of the "terrorists" to wake uip the country, or perhaps a blown up barracks, or a destoyed embassy.
Americans are complacent. That's a fact. They'd rather watch inane debates candidate haircuts, pop star marriage problems, or politicians payin' hookers than focus on real issues.
liberalHUSSEINmoderation @ 2:
QFT.
Make no mistake, I'm grateful to Keith for keeping us up to date on everything that's going on, about which the rest of the mainstream media doesn't tell us.
But you know what would really be newsworthy? If any of them were held accountable for it.
I really don't understand it. The President's approval ratings are once again in the toilet (30% according to both the latest Newsweek and AP/Ipsos polls), and he's on his way out in November. What the hell is the DEMOCRATIC-LED Congress waiting for?
Liberal AND Proud @ 10:
not much else on
The Bush Doctrine:
1) Lump all your enemies into one category and start dropping bombs.
2) When weakly challenged, smash the oposition by asserting over and over again that you were right to do so, and will be right FOREVER.
And why not? It works, doesn't it? No one in Congress is going to give them much of a hard time.
Piece of cake and contracts galore for the wingnut war crowd.
Peter G @ 8:
His approval rating had pretty much plummeted to next to nothing by June 01 anyway.
Liberal AND Proud @ 10:
Agreed. That is exactly what it is going to take. Its going to take a lot of pain. Some, are already starting to get angry and if things keep up as they are, there will be more.
L.A. Confidential @ 14:
He'll never be able to start another war while Adm. Fallon is still there to play the role of grownup.
Eight years of this TURD. Housing market destoyed, 4,000 dead, gas prices at all time highs (and trebled during his time in office), food prices through the roof, flour tripled in price in 12 months, honey unaffordable, one city destroyed by a natural disaster and STILL not fully addressed, the nation at a diplomatic lowpoint, the nation's standing in the world at an all time low point, national currency devalued to levels never seen in the post WWII world, chronic trade deficits, exploding budget deficits...and there he continues to sit.
We really are simply the stupidist people on the planet.
I'm going to start calling it "impenisment" instead of impeachment.
Do you think the FBI/NSA has also been tapping Ms. Pelosi's phone calls as well like they were Gov. Spitzer's? There's something VERY fishy about impeachment being "off the table" from the moment she grabbed the Speaker's gavel. They've got some dirt on her, and she knows enough to keep that table clear of impeachment. (:>
liberalHUSSEINmoderation @ 2:
They would shoot us. People have to get their resentment out some way. Just don't read the articles on the GOP.
We gotta get out of this place
If it's the last thing we ever do
We gotta get out of this place
Girl, there's a better life for me and you
Somewhere baby, somehow I know it
Liberal AND Proud @ 17:
And right before our eyes the U.S. dollar is falling through the floor. Hell, the Swiss franc is only 2 cents away from parity. In other words, it will have the same purchasing power as the U.S. dollar (1 to 1). The Australian Dollar is moving up fast as well and is only 7 cents away from parity. We already know about the Canadian dollar, Euro, Pound, etc. are all stronger than the dollar. Hell, Bush ought to paint himself blue and call himself the Tidy Bowl Man because he is riding the U.S. dollar right into the toilet.
liberalHUSSEINmoderation @ 2:
whoa! that's dangerous talk...NSA is watching us!
Satellites are tracking us!
FBI is monitoring this site!
We can't win!
They have RPG's and Machine Guns!
We must supplicate!
We musn't do anything unless we're prepared to go to jail for a long time!
I have to pick up my dry-cleaning!
have I missed any excuses to remain cowardly...?
I recieve in the mail a hilarious RePug rag called Town Hall. Check out This Quote-'The reason that people are still very concerned about Iraq is I think they know it's getting better there,but they don't know how it's making our lives here at home better.And that's been a failure of communication.' - Laura Ingraham I offer this without comment.
Douglas @ 9:
It won't help that McCain is dying to attack Iran. Who are they going to use to attack Iran? Our guys are exhausted.
Douglas @ 9:
yes...just sit there...do nothing...
See The Big Picture @ 11:
Excuse my ignernce...but what in tarhooties is QFT?
At times I may joke in this forum...I think it's because so much seems to be out of our control, but trust me I take it all very seriously. I honestly believe that the biggest problem is that most people don't. With that in mind I will offer THIS reality check.
We have seen over the last 5 years, 4,000 of our military men and women killed and many more injured, in an unprovoked war fought under false pretenses and orchestrated for no other reason than to enrich the privileged few.
I am the father of a 16 year old son. So, I have a vested interest in not wanting to see another unprovoked aggression that would cost not only his life, but the lives of thousands of his peers. It's a fact that our military cannot fight another war in its present condition, so...come hell or high water...a draft will be initiated...out of pure necessity...and people's patriotism will be called into question to cow them into going along with it. To those that question MY patriotism, for what i am about to say...I say to them this...when the national security of this nation IS genuinely in danger, when the hordes of enemy are amassed at our shores and our nation and our way of living are under siege, when our national interests REALLY ARE at stake...trust me..it will be ME that puts the gun in his hand. But I will not see him sacrificed for the folly of withered old men who don't care enuf of this country to back up their rhetoric by putting their own children in the firing line. They want a draft. So be it. EVERYONE GOES. No exceptions. Certainly no exceptions for the children of the patriotic cowardly that point the finger of accusation at others and scream "Traitor" while hypocritically cowering behind privilege.
And I say to everyone else...on all sides of the political spectrum. If you allow your destiny, and the futures and of all of our children to be jeopardized by the ambitions of withered old men of privilege, without justification, then you deserve all that you get. Therre will be no sorrow and no apology from me...and no redemption for you.
Verdillac @ 22:
Yes, lol! American Idol is on!
I ALWAYS WANTED TO HAVE SEX WITH A COLLEGE CHEERLEADER....
be careful of what you wish for....
you have been getting screwed by one for the past 7 years....
THERE IS A GOD... and she has a nasty sense of humor
BobD @ 16:
What do you mean? Admiral Fallon is gone. Someone needs to put him on TV if there is an honest station left.
Liberal AND Proud @ 27:
Well said. Bravo.
EliteLemming @ 12:
Americans are not coplacent. IT'S THE DAMN MSM! If it's not in the news is it news (Fox news producer) in Orwell rolls in his grave. Google it.
Verdillac @ 22:
Oh and yes, they are watching...I say to them...Hey Look over there! It's Elvis!
Liberal AND Proud @ 17:
Go to your next town meeting. Look up your congressman's web site and have him send you notices. People are so damn mad they don't want to talk about anything else and our congressman says it is the same way in other districts. Someone needs to kick Nancy Pelosi's rear right up between her shoulder blades and Harry Reid is a FAKE.
Lauren @ 4:
what with all the lack of proper equipment due to contractor corruption and theft, I imagine they use those towels as dressings.
ferrofluid @ 35:
They will charge the soldier double or triple if a towel turns up missing.
liberalHUSSEINmoderation @ 33:
the mature TLS types are too busy feeding in the trough and covering their arses for post 2009,
the ones left doing the monitoring of blogs are the xtain Regent grads with young fragile minds,
they have to do short shifts followed by long detox periods and xtain reprogramming before coming back ;)
you cant have their impressionable young minds corrupted by left leaning reality can you.
David Hawes @ 23:
Looks like Laura spoke to soon. Besides, its all an illusion as we see from todays headline:
Iraqi police raid Mehdi Army strongholds
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi police raided strongholds of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi Army in the southern city of Kut on Wednesday after the militia broke a ceasefire and clashed with security forces a day earlier.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080312/wl_nm/iraq_dc
TLA not TLS
Verdillac @ 25:
Are you talking to Douglas? Please tell us what you want us to do. I write and B!t(# to my representatives daily, the people demonstrating just get their name on the "list". I write everybody. When someone ticks you off, go to their web site and fill in your true information UNTIL you get to your zip code. At that point, fill in their zip code and you will get through. Give them a piece of your mind. Especially the Repugs. There are a lot of them up for re election.
liberalHUSSEINmoderation @ 33:
hey look over there! its the 9 billion dollars (notes (bills) shrinkwrapped on pallets) that went missing from Iraq
ferrofluid @ 37:
Hehehehe...No we CAN'T have that!!! No-Sirree!
ferrofluid @ 41:
ZING!
Hey Look over there, it's a scantily clad teenage boy!
Joe O. @ 38:
I'll bet you could archive Ingraham's comments and find a similar quote for each of the last 5 years.
liberalHUSSEINmoderation @ 42:
Same with the poor young basement dwelling Teenygoppers that infest various forums until 9pm comes round and they get sent to bed.
Liberal AND Proud @ 10:
GAAAAAAAH!
By that time it will be too late! I'm movin to friggin Madagascar!
liberalHUSSEINmoderation @ 26:
QFT = Quoted For Truth. Or Quite Fucking True. Either or.
Well this is of course dependent upon context and linguistic content.
In this instance I will venture to guess that by "bullet proof evidence" Mr.Rumsfeld is saying "no evidence what so ever".
liberalHUSSEINmoderation @ 46:
I'll drive.
Liberal AND Proud @ 49:
beware of Republican Penguins.
liberalHUSSEINmoderation @ 43:
will be heard many times during the Minneapolis RNC convention
Liberal AND Proud @ 49:
I hope your car is amphibious
RMHK @ 40:
oooo write another strongly-worded letter via email...play real dirty! That'll show'em!
Verdillac @ 52:
Yes I get that impression, when Democrat politicians ignore letters and emails from angry Dems, what are Retards going to do with them.
Its worth sending off some, but more important to send letters to newspapers and forums on media channels.
Get the message out to the curious that are following links in MSM stories and might come across some reality on a forum.
The more people know the harder it is for the Retards to push and get people to believe their lies.
Ridicule is the best weapon going when fighting corrupt government or orgs, it hurts them the most.
ferrofluid @ 53:
Email till your fingers fall off. The politicians are fighting a war of attrition on behalf of their corporate benefactors.
Who did that FISA vote go? How's the ban on torture going? ETC, ETC, ETC.
They don't care.
Until such time as Americans are feeling enuf pain to take to the streets...nothing will change. The Chimp will smirk at us and then be replaced by another smirking buffoon tool of the corporate elite.
"I believe in the United States of America as a Government of the People, by the People, for the People; whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed; A democracy in a republic, a sovereign Nation of many Sovereign States; a perfect Union, one and inseparable; established upon those principles of Freedom, Equality, Justice, and Humanity for which American Patriots sacrificed their Lives and Fortunes.
I therefore believe it is my duty to my country to Love it; to Support its Constitution; to obey its laws; to Respect its Flag; and to defend it against all enemies."
Liberal AND Proud @ 54:
you're absolutely right...until then, I am wasting keystrokes on this lot.
wake me when the shit goes down...
Verdillac @ 55:
both foreign AND domestic...and that includes elected officials who disregard their oath of office and betray the tenets of the Constitution.
Impeach Bush NOW.
pinkobait @ 48:
4000 families wished something had been bullet proof or bomb proof,
or that their kids husbands wives mom dad hadnt been sent off to die for Bushco oil profits.
How many billions is each soldiers death worth in profit directly to the Rethugs and in dividends via their contractors.
500 billion todate which is $100,000,000 per each of the 4000 (US Troops) + 1000 (contractors) non Iraqis killed
when you add in the number of Iraqis killed then Repulsions can sleep easier at night due to a lower cost per head.
a mere paltry half mil per head.
Verdillac @ 56:
not true, get the message out to fellow bloggers and the general public at large.
secrecy and cover ups are the oxygen of the corrupt politicians.
ferrofluid @ 59:
I've harrassed plenty of bloggers already...blogging and actual action are seldom seen together. I am frustrated with contacting bloggers who are brave on the keyboard but useless otherwise. who do I contact next?
Liberal AND Proud @ 57:
F**k Impeachment...bring on the Draft...That will motivate the people of the USA!
Verdillac @ 60:
not everybody can pick up (or afford) a pitchfork and fly drive walk to Washington, but we can talk and communicate to people,
You are not alone (and divided) that is the important message to any who dares to questions the criminal's message.
Verdillac @ 61:
Mitt Romney has five able bodied sons who would be good cannon fodder, likewise a lot of the chicken hawks in DC.
EliteLemming @ 6:
For about the last six months I've been thinking of finding a small place on a few acres in the middle of nowhere. I'm tired of pretty much everyone I come in contact with and just want to be left alone. Have some woods in the back so my dogs and I can poke around in the quiet or splash around a small stream or creek. I keep thinking that I don't want or need much other than peace and quiet so why am I living between Baltimore and DC? Why am I living in an area where townhouses go for 450K and a single family house is 750K and those prices are advertised as being reasonably priced. This area is madness personified and it is populated by people who for the most part lack a grasp on what reality really is, or how reasonable people live.
All of this garbage with BushCo and the Dems have been the icing on the cake. I'm sick of people who are looking for power at all cost, sick of people who think they are some how better or somehow entitled. It's time to update the resume and find a job I can do from home, it's time to have a life that I enjoy living.
Hey, somebody out there with computer graphics ability and research tenacity, please make up a video in the will.i.am genre that lists as a backdrop all of the Bush era scandals and as many McCain links as possible. Imagine "Yes we can" sung along with declare war under false pretenses and get away with it, "Yes we can" bilk taxpayers, "Yes we can" destroy the lives of countless Iraqi citizens, displace millions, kill hundreds of thousands or a million plus, deny global warming, give tax breaks for the purchase of hummers, spend several million dollars sending out notices that remind people that the generous gov't is giving us tax rebates, I think the video could run for quite some time with a crawl that is more inclusive than the lyrics...
A real song write would help, too -- maybe it should rhyme....
Put it out on youtube and link it everywhere. Yes we can...inform people!
G'Obama!
Liberal AND Proud @ 17:
Yes, and the next most probable stupid thing we will do is let Hillary and donkey dong Bill back in the White House. Adios
Verdillac @ 52:
Is it a....bitchen Camaro?
Man in the Mists @ 47:
Cool, Thanks!
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