American Realistan

The night after Bill Moyers’ hard-hitting expose of the compliant American mass media serving as the Ministry of Truth for the Promotion of Oil War, GOP-assets Brian Williams and MSNBC had the audacity to present a “debate” of the announced Democratic presidential candidates. The transcript of the debate is an interesting read, but one really should see the debate to appreciate the poor delivery styles of all concerned.

In my opinion, such a political “American Idol” at this stage of the 2008 campaign is a distraction and not beneficial. With all of the major issues facing the American people at this time, this isn’t the time to get distracted by a popularity contest. And yet, maybe that contest will eventually prove to have been a benefit in exposing the sorry sad sacks that both parties are offering up as the Solution to All of Our Problems. Not a single candidate helped themselves last night. Not one. When MSNBC presents the Republican offerings next week, they will fare no better.

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The pig-in-a-poke that is advertised as the war on world terror (but is in reality a terror war for world oil) is not going well. If one were educated in proper engineering principles, one would have long since noted that the desired result intended to provide the United States with energy source stability isn’t forthcoming, and another solution must be attempted.

But to a neo-confidence hammer, every energy problem looks like a terrorist nail, and every terrorist nail must be driven home - no matter how likely it is to bend or break the hammer before one can do so.

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One definition of “conversation” is “the discussion of great and small topics by people who practice mutual tolerance for opposing viewpoints”. The key phrase is “mutual tolerance”.

Recently, blogger Kathy Sierra had to cancel a speaking engagement due to death threats she had received at her website and other blogs. I haven’t looked into just why her comments riled the hateful to such vile action, but for the purposes of my post, that is not especially important.

What is important, however, is to point out that our nation is facing a situation similar to that just experienced by two Texas fathers and their sons. They managed somehow to avoid death when their boat went over a dam. Our nation is drifting toward the edge of a precipice, and those of us who attempt to point this out to the rest get doused with abuse and calumny.

I guess it’s considered gauche to point out
that the party needs to come to an end
when the End is why there’s a Garishly Opulent Party occurring.

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Even though, with the Taliban increasing their power and influence, experts consider the US-Afghan War a lost cause, and noted warmonger Henry Kissenger declared military victory in Iraq is no longer possible, Wannabee World Conquerer George W. Bush continues to stumble about like Panamanian boxer Roberto Duran in the seventh round of his second bout with Sugar Ray Leonard, trying to find a corner of the planet he can successfully win a war against an enemy that floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee.

Defense News reports that the USS Nimitz battle group is headed to support U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The official story from US Navy sources is that the Nimitz is to relieve the USS Eisenhower battle group after war games with the USS Stennis battle group, but one knows that “emergencies happen”! There is just as good a chance that all three groups will remain on station as not.

The justification for this assertion comes from the Russian news agency RIA Novosti (via The Jerusalem Post) which reports that the US has a plan to attack several targets in Iran this coming Friday with missiles from planes and warships stationed in the Persian Gulf. The Nimitz should just be arriving about that time.
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