She's no different than George W. Bush and his administration in her views on our role in the world. She voted for the war in Iraq, and has yet to say "I made a mistake", with this vote. This weekend in Iowa, she had the temerity to say, "If I knew then what I know now, I would not have voted for the war." Well, you had good reason to tell the president "no" back then, and it's time you paid for that decision by not running for the office you "misjudged" (a lie). Great, you'd do it differently, but that's not how history works, and it was obvious to all but the most ignorant that there was no case for war in late-2002. You knew better, Senator Clinton, and you're going to pay-the-price.
It was obvious Bush was lying about the intelligence behind the claims of WMDs in Iraq, and it was obvious they were pushing anyone who got-in-the-way aside, and brutally.Clinton believes in the overarching-goals of PNAC and the neocons in the White House. This is why she wants troops shifted to Afghanistan--she wants those permanent military bases pointing-into Central Asia, with a cozy-proximity to strategic pipelines and oil fields. And besides that, how good can a candidate be when the media is pushing them so much? It becomes obvious we are having a candidate foisted on us, not someone who has emerged from we the people, but a mandated candidate. This has nothing to do with democracy whatsoever.The mainstream media adores Hillary Clinton as a candidate--reason enough to reject her.
Today, we have CNN begging-the-question of "whether the President is getting unfair media coverage." Get real, he's been given a blank-check by the press since 2000, and now they're finally beginning to do their jobs thanks to the internet and plummeting-circulation (people tire at paying to be lied-to). Hillary Clinton offers no substantial alternative to the administration of George W. Bush, or even her husband's laughable "neoliberalism" (the flipside of neoconservatism, neither adhering to any belief but serving certain narrow interests). Hillary is a joke on YOU. I don't really care if feminists think having ANY woman in the Oval Office is "good", they're wrong (and sexist).
This old gray mare is the wrong horse to bet on, and all she'll end up doing is a vanity campaign that throws-off the vote of truly worthy candidates. She is not one of them. All she has to offer is the cold, dead hand of an inhuman political culture that worships power and the dumbshow. It appears she is not alone, but at least we're seeing one of those wonderful historical-moments that illuminate who these lapdogs are, and what constitutes their "technique." We can thank George W. Bush for this, in his blessed incompetence. He's given much of the game away in a time when American power is declining globally, even accelerating it. I'm enjoying this part of the ride, but the best is yet-to-come as he takes as many of this political generation down with him.
agreed.
ReplyDeleteWell said. They have become transparent even to non-specialists like me. The techniques they use, and the analysis of them, are getting recorded in the wonderful internet. I think what we are witnessing is the dawn of a new age. A global consciousness is forming. Lets hope it lasts.
ReplyDeleteYes, it appears the scales are finally falling from everyone's eyes. I think it will be virtually impossible to put the genie back in the bottle, but global elites will do their best to minimize the damage to their interests. There are these contentions that a "Balkanization" of the internet will occurr, but I don't see it. Why? Too much money to be made with everyone interconnected.
ReplyDeletethoughts on obama? topic for a new entry?
ReplyDeletewho else besides hillary or obama has a legit shot?
I'm unsure about Obama, he seems too groomed for the job. That's a red flag for me, but he's going to have to let the American public know who he really is. Honestly, he looks like a creole-like aristocrat, whiter than I am, and I would question him if he says he has proletarian origins. He comes-off as being as less-obvious Colin Powell (the My Lai coverup scotched his chances to run for any office). As for who else, either Kucinich, Leahy or Feingold.
ReplyDeleteAs things continue to develop in all of these scandals surrounding the Bush administration, you're going to see a chain-reaction of some sort. As Bush sinks, he's going to give away alot, including that many prominent Democratic incumbents were cozier with them on Iraq than previously known. This was the fear during Watergate, which is why we still hear about how Ford "healed the nation" and at the time, "the office of president must be saved." Bollocks, I'd love to see no Executive anymore, it's a loaded gun. If you own a gun, you use it. Get rid of the gun. More later...