On Sun, 6 Jun 2004, Brian Siano wrote: > I've seen this on other sites, and frankly, I think it's bullshit. There > are no sources quoted by name, so it's entirely unverifiable. And it's > got two big problems. The first is that it's "too good to be true," > i.e., watching Bush get all Nixonian. The second is that it seems > entirely out of character for the Bush administration. Bush ain't a > foamer, and I can't see him getting as twisted as Nixon did; I can see > him bashing-on-regardless, and never comprehending how much harm he's > done to the country. > > Sorry, gang, but I peg this article as a complete hoax.
I thought it was a joke. Did people think this was credible? I thought people realized that anyone can put up a site and talk shit about anything as much as they wanted to...but I guess there is always that crowd (typically known as the "majority", I think) that rarely questions the veracity of something that bolsters their own viewpoint. I mean, come on, living a lie is so much more easy than trying to figure out the truth. -- Sam Nicolary > KAREN ALLEN wrote: > > > > > > > > >> From: "Beverly Hill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: "Karen Allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Subject: Fw: [DFA-NorCal] Bush's Erratic Behavior Worries White House > >> Aides > >> Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2004 08:09:17 -0700 > >> > >> Bush's Erratic Behavior Worries White House Aides > >> > >> Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 7:26 PM > >> Subject: [DFA-NorCal] Bush's Erratic Behavior Worries White House Aides > >> > >> > >> Wow! > >> > >> http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_4636.shtml > >> > >> Bush's Erratic Behavior Worries White House Aides > >> > >> By DOUG THOMPSON > >> Publisher, Capitol Hill Blue > >> > >> Jun 4, 2004, 06:15 > >> > >> President George W. Bush's increasingly erratic behavior and wide > >> mood swings has the halls of the West Wing buzzing lately as aides > >> privately express growing concern over their leader's state of mind. > >> > >> In meetings with top aides and administration officials, the > >> President goes from quoting the Bible in one breath to obscene > >> tantrums against the media, Democrats and others that he classifies > >> as "enemies of the state." > >> > >> Worried White House aides paint a portrait of a man on the edge, > >> increasingly wary of those who disagree with him and paranoid of a > >> public that no longer trusts his policies in Iraq or at home. > >> > >> "It reminds me of the Nixon days," says a longtime GOP political > >> consultant with contacts in the White House. "Everybody is an enemy; > >> everybody is out to get him. That's the mood over there." > >> > >> In interviews with a number of White House staffers who were willing > >> to talk off the record, a picture of an administration under siege > >> has emerged, led by a man who declares his decisions to be "God's > >> will" and then tells aides to "fuck over" anyone they consider to be > >> an opponent of the administration. > >> > >> "We're at war, there's no doubt about it. What I don't know anymore > >> is just who the enemy might be," says one troubled White House aide. > >> "We seem to spend more time trying to destroy John Kerry than al > >> Qaeda and our enemies list just keeps growing and growing." > >> > >> Aides say the President gets "hung up on minor details," > >> micromanaging to the extreme while ignoring the bigger picture. He > >> will spend hours personally reviewing and approving every attack ad > >> against his Democratic opponent and then kiss off a meeting on > >> economic issues. > >> > >> "This is what is killing us on Iraq," one aide says. "We lost focus. > >> The President got hung up on the weapons of mass destruction and an > >> unproven link to al Qaeda. We could have found other justifiable > >> reasons for the war but the President insisted the focus stay on > >> those two, tenuous items." > >> > >> Aides who raise questions quickly find themselves shut out of access > >> to the President or other top advisors. Among top officials, Bush's > >> inner circle is shrinking. Secretary of State Colin Powell has fallen > >> out of favor because of his growing doubts about the administration's > >> war against Iraq. > >> > >> The President's abrupt dismissal of CIA Directory George Tenet > >> Wednesday night is, aides say, an example of how he works. > >> > >> "Tenet wanted to quit last year but the President got his back up and > >> wouldn't hear of it," says an aide. "That would have been the > >> opportune time to make a change, not in the middle of an election > >> campaign but when the director challenged the President during the > >> meeting Wednesday, the President cut him off by saying 'that's it > >> George. I cannot abide disloyalty. I want your resignation and I want > >> it now." > >> > >> Tenet was allowed to resign "voluntarily" and Bush informed his > >> shocked staff of the decision Thursday morning. One aide says the > >> President actually described the decision as "God's will." > >> > >> God may also be the reason Attorney General John Ashcroft, the > >> administration's lightning rod because of his questionable actions > >> that critics argue threatens freedoms granted by the Constitution, > >> remains part of the power elite. West Wing staffers call Bush and > >> Ashcroft "the Blues Brothers" because "they're on a mission from God." > >> > >> "The Attorney General is tight with the President because of > >> religion," says one aide. "They both believe any action is > >> justifiable in the name of God." > >> > >> But the President who says he rules at the behest of God can also > >> tongue-lash those he perceives as disloyal, calling them "fucking > >> assholes" in front of other staff, berating one cabinet official in > >> front of others and labeling anyone who disagrees with him > >> "unpatriotic" or "anti-American." > >> > >> "The mood here is that we're under siege, there's no doubt about it," > >> says one troubled aide who admits he is looking for work elsewhere. > >> "In this administration, you don't have to wear a turban or speak > >> Farsi to be an enemy of the United States. All you have to do is > >> disagree with the President." > >> > >> The White House did not respond to requests for comment on the record. > >> > >> > >> © Copyright 2004 by Capitol Hill Blue > >> > >> > >> > >> _____________________ > >> David Fox > >> Electric Eggplant > >> http://www.ElectricEggplant.com > >> > >> Visit these sites: > >> http://www.HeyTerra.com > >> http://www.TheInSite.org > >> http://www.CartoonFreeAmerica.com > >> http://www.DavidMcCullough.com > >> http://www.MarinDemocrats.org > > > > > > > > ---- > > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see > > <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. > > > > > ---- > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see > <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. > ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." 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