Hear, hear! REH
----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Hudson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Harry Pollard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Brad McCormick, Ed.D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 1:10 PM Subject: I would be ashamed (Was: What is the real agenda in the ME?) > Harry, > > Whatever you may say about the legality of Bush's election (as a foreigner, > I have absolutely no view on this), there can be little doubt that Bush and > some of his close associates escape prosecution in the coming months and > years they will certainly go down in history as one of the most suspicious > that there ever has been. > > My economic views support free trade -- in the liberal tradition of 19th > century England. Yet I have never voted Conservative (present-day upholders > of free trade) in my life because I have never trusted them. If I were > American I don't know whether I would have ever have refused to vote > Republican for the same reason. But if I had ever voted for them, then I > would certainly feel deeply ashamed right now. > > I've just been listening to "File on Four", a BBC radio programme which > investigates corrupt business practice extremely carefully. It never make > charges lightly. It came to the conclusion that the evidence of sleaze and > corruption against Cheney, Thomas White (Secretary to the Army) and Larry > Thompson (Chairman of Bush's ethic committee) was so serious at the > beginning of this year, that Bush had to deflect public attention by his > policy against Iraq. He will keep up his crazy war-talk until at least the > November elections are over. > > Keith > > > At 11:24 12/10/02 -0700, you wrote: > >Brad, > > > >Bush is prepared to give in order to get and he has been quite successful. > > > >You'll note that Saddam has given permission for full inspection by the UN. > >If he retreats from this agreement, he is likely to suffer from war. Maybe > >full inspection will be a reality and the fears of Saddam's prospective > >victims will be allayed. > > > >Why were the inspectors pulled out last time? Because he knew he could get > >away with it. He thumbed his nose at the UN and they didn't have the > >gumption to protest. > > > >He knows that Bush has the gumption to act. We'll see if that will cut him > >down to size. > > > >If it works, we might be able to force the other recalcitrants along the > >road to peace and cooperation. Maybe North Korea and others will become > >more lovable if they know there is a determined American President. > > > >But, if there is a hint of weakness any such pressure will disappear like a > >pricked balloon. > > > >Kennedy took us to the brink of nuclear war. The reason for the Russian > >climb-down was because they thought that Kennedy would do what he promised. > > > >Can you imagine what might have happened had Nobel winner Jimmy Carter been > >in the chair at that time. I rather think we would have had our nuclear war > >- not then, but in due course. Jimmy is as nice a person as one might meet, > >but he was a horrible President. > > > >Democrat propaganda during the election was entirely ad hominem. Bush was > >depicted as a rock ribbed, right wing conservative, who was unintelligent, > >un-learned, a pawn of his father, a puppet for the oil interests, and a > >local boy. He obviously didn't have chance. > > > >Opposing him was an 8 year vice-President, a Washington patrician, a > >politician who had travelled the world. > > > >It was an uneven contest. > > > >In fact it was no contest. Yet, when they faced each other in debate, Bush > >won. While the European papers chortled over every mis-speak - those who > >were watching the two, chose Bush. > > > >The Florida vote was over 7 days after the election according to law. Bush > >had won. Everything that happened thereafter was illegal. The Court has no > >right to make laws. Yet, they did when they refused to accept Kathleen > >Harris' closure of the polling. > > > >The law was clear, but the Florida Supreme Court were all political > >democrats and I rather think they had their orders. > > > >Poor Kathleen Harris who as Secretary of State has a job that is mostly > >sinecure. Her only real official duty was the ceremonial certification of > >the vote, 7 days after the election. This, she dutifully did according to > law. > > > >She became the target for democrat frustration with the loss. As Reuters > >later reported: "Harris also received death threats, and she became the > >butt of countless jokes on late-night television shows. Critics panned not > >just her decisions but her dress sense and enthusiastic hand with make-up." > > > >Yet, she had only one ceremonial decision - to declare the election over at > >the appropriate time on the appropriate day. If Republicans had used Uzis > >to keep democrats from the poll, that was not her concern. She just had to > >say 'the seven days are up and the results are recorded'. > > > >However, she will be soon be a congresswoman so perhaps then all will be > >forgiven. > > > >The result of all this was the democrat scream that Bush had stolen the > >election. That Gore had really won. > > > >It was nonsense, but perhaps it salves the disappointment and anger of > >Democrats in cushy jobs who had to give them up to Republicans. > > > >Thus for you Europeans, Keith, the fantasy has become fact. Bush is a dumbo > >who stole the election from Gore. I would remind you that since the steel > >tariff (ugh!) the administration has been busy making special import > >concessions (106 last time I noticed it). In return, Bush has managed to > >get 'fast track' authority to proceed with trade negotiations - something > >that Clinton lost. > > > >Incidentally, Bush managed it with the help of the textile industry support > >- amazing considering the effect of imports on the industry. > > > >So, this dumbo hick seems not to be doing too badly. His reputed > >negotiating skills seem to the fore. We'll see how he does if the Democrats > >get both houses in next month's election. The Democrats sole interest at > >that point will be kicking Bush out at the next election. > > > >It's politics, you know - which activity takes precedence over everything > >in this over-politicized nation. > > > >Read again what you wrote, Brad. > > > >Politics seems to be getting in the way of your thinking, which is a shame > >for you think so well. > > > >Harry > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------- > > > > > >Brad wrote: > > > >>Harry Pollard wrote: > >>[snip] > >> > Of course, Bush could be a dumbo who doesn't know the time of day. > >> > >>He knows it's ALWAYS time for everybody to tell him how > >>great a Leader of The Free World he is. > >> > >> > Yet, > >> > have you noticed how often he gets his way? Remember, I have been saying > >> > for months that his reputation is that of a negotiator. He was good at > this > >> > in Texas. Maybe in Washington, he isn't being eaten alive (as was > expected) > >> > but is getting a lot of his own way. > >> > >>Ah! Now I see the right analogy to "Munich": Everybody giving > >>in to this hypertrophied baby's threat of throwing a WMD temper > >>tantrum. > >> > >> > > >> > We'll see how it plays. > >> > >>I finished [re-]watching Werner Herzog's _Lessons of Darkness_. > >>One of the most striking passages is where we see oil fires > >>over the land, and the narrator explains that the people > >>will seek to escape in death, but death will flee from them. > >> > >> You better not pout, > >> you better not cry! > >> You better not pout, > >> I'm telling you why: > >> George W Bush is coming to town. > >> He's making a list, > >> and checking it twice: > >> He's gonna find out who's naughty and nice! > >> George W Bush is coming to town! > >> He sees you when you're sleeping. > >> He knows when you're awake. > >> He knows if you've been bad or good, > >> so be good for goodness sake.... > >> > >>I hope Saddam is [to use that famous word deployed by > >>every parent/schoolmarm vis-a-vis every misbehaving child]: LISTENING. > >> > >>I have a friend who says that there are certain people > >>who are in need of *retroactive birth control*. Any wonder why > >>Bush is against a woman's right to choose? > >> > >>\brad mccormick > > > >****************************** > >Harry Pollard > >Henry George School of LA > >Box 655 > >Tujunga CA 91042 > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Tel: (818) 352-4141 > >Fax: (818) 353-2242 > >******************************* > > > > > >--- > >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > >Version: 6.0.394 / Virus Database: 224 - Release Date: 10/3/2002 > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ------------ > > Keith Hudson, General Editor, Handlo Music, http://www.handlo.com > 6 Upper Camden Place, Bath BA1 5HX, England > Tel: +44 1225 312622; Fax: +44 1225 447727; mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ________________________________________________________________________
