::Yawn:: --- Leland Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've noticed the price of oil has come down this > last month, both a the > pump, and at the well head, just in time to the > coming mid-term > elections. I suspect President Bush and Dick Cheney > have called in some > legislative favors that benefited Big Oil by asking > Big Oil to keep down > the price of gasoline until after the election. > > As I heard on one of the Sunday morning talk shows > yesterday, the > Republicans are really good at winning election, but > once elected, they > don't have a clue about how to run the country. We > need a new > directions, and God willing the odds of that > happening rests on the > people being able to put a few level headed > legislators in office this > November. > > Regards, > > LelandJ > > > Bill Arnold wrote: > > >The propaganda wouldn't stop because it's > controlled by a handful of > >people at the top who are dedicated to the neocon > cause. So long as they > >have the power, they will NEVER stop. > > > >Consider: the protagonists, Big Oil, the MI > complex, the > >soldiers-of-Israel in and around our gov't, and > their supporters in Big > >Media (aka neocons) have grown richer and more > powerful from the war > >they started. Notice that the worse it gets for us, > the taxpayers, the > >soldiers, the loyal Americans, the more wealth and > power that flows to > >them. That's irony and tragedy beyond anything > Shakespeare came up with. > > > > > >We don't feel the debt yet, and we wouldn't for a > few more years - but > >we will when we look for a solution to the > baby-boomer problem - only to > >discover we can't go into debt to deal with it > because we used up our > >credit, and then we'll be out of options. We can > expect giant excuses > >though. > > > >More than any other player, the "news" is the worst > of the lot. Next > >time anyone turns on the TV, try counting the > number of war-related > >stories and movies. Now compare that with the > handling of the majority > >sentiment that invading the ME was a mistake. Can > you see the two ends > >of the spectrum - and which end we're being > programmed for? > > > >The most outrageous current example of twisted > logic being served up is > >the rap that the war has gone badly because we > executed it badly, which > >totally flaunts the truth: that it's an ill-fated > plot concocted by > >neocon zealots in the first place. > > > >Some people are being fooled today by the talk > about a "gradual > >withdrawal". It's another sham, a bone with no > meat, that some see as > >valid opposition to the war. Don't believe it. It's > another Big Lie. > >What's really happened is they started a war with > no intention > >whatsoever of backing out. > > > >Today our enemy is emboldened, multiplied, savvy, > and has money and > >technology. They aren't the few dead-ender, stupid > 'towelheads' the > >propaganda machine wants us to believe. In > actuality they are a > >formidable adversary, with many millions of > supporters, connected with > >each other - across geography - and at the most > basic psychological > >level, and they have the home court advantage. That > we don't see this > >blunt reality yet is testimony of the power of the > "news". > > > >As we speak, our rulers are gearing up to escalate > the war. An attack on > >Iran while Bush is still in office seems the most > likely path, but > >regardless of how they actually pull it off, faced > with a choice of > >defeat (which is what withdrawal really amounts to) > and escalation, > >they'll go with escalation. They will NEVER give > up. And, besides, more > >war just makes them richer and more powerful. They > can't lose. It's > >we-the-people who lose. > > > >Here's a call to brave Americans: stand up and > acknowledge that our > >rulers have sold us out for their own enrichment > and fanatical devotion > >to Israel. Our Constitution tells us that when our > government is no > >longer good for us that we are obliged to replace > it. Both major parties > >are sold out to these interests, so cast your vote > for people who > >denounce them - or protest by not voting at all. > Get out on the streets > >every chance you get. Talk with people. Don't stand > for any more "lesser > >of the evils" elections. Participate here. People > who have kept silent > >haven't helped at all. > > > >We've overdue for a giant national embarrassment > over what we've allowed > >to happen to this country - and we'll be darn lucky > if that's all we get > >for what they've done. No matter, at this point our > only real option is > >to rid our gov't of these interests and then deal > with the consequences. > > > >What we really need, psychologically, is a rallying > cry, but we must > >accept that we're not going to get one - because > even if there was one, > >the "news" would see to it that we don't know about > it - or put in it's > >place with slick counter arguments. The only such > cries we're actually > >going to hear will have to do with attacks against > us, i.e. the opposite > >of what we need. > > > >These aren't rallying cries, but things to think > about: real freedom; > >real peace; real love; real charity, and real > building. Hold these > >ideals up to the rulers who dealt us this war and > they will shrivel. > >Don't do these things and they will continue to > grow stronger and more > >powerful. > > > > > > > >Bill > > > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
