- We all know that secrecy is one of the hallmarks of the
George W. Bush administration. We know that unusual steps are taken to
prevent the public from finding out what decisions were made, how they
were influenced, what actions were taken and who profited by them. We know
that records are sealed so that inquiring minds cannot, for years, find
out what stupidities have been perpetrated.
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- We suspect that this is done to prevent the public from
realizing that the Bush people are thugs, cowardly fratboy cronies, out
for a quick buck, and willing to sacrifice a democracy for the glory of
fascist imperialism.
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- We suspect this is done so that the coming-together of
Far Right strategists with old-time neo-conservative Republicans and the
devious corporate executives into a loosely-woven conspiracy will be forgotten,
or forgiven, by the manufactured pretexts for war at the welcomed 9/11
disaster which could be exploited to the hilt for maximum profit and glory.
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- Yes, the 9/11 tragedy came at a very good time, when
Bush and his ilk were showing signs of jet-lag and failure in administering
the country, and needed a distraction. Distractions and secrecy have done
wonders for Bush. At any time the economy is in the dumps Bush finds gays
are dangerous to democracy, or that prayer is needed to reduce the enormous
deficit, or that Terry Schiavo only needed a drink of water to make Jesus
smile.
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- If that doesn't work, then a good color coded color scheme
will distract the public from the worries of elections or failing polls.
Or, you can scare the hell out of the public any time you please. Just
let the Black Angel of Death Condi mention "mushroom clouds",
and everyone will quake in their little beds. Then everything else can
be hidden, at least for a time, under the veil of executive privilege.
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- Dick Cheney will never have to tell why he got energy
lobbyists, the worst people in the world to help regulate energy, to advise
him on legislation concerning energy. Bush will never have to tell what
he promised his sponsors he would do for them in exchange for their cash
and votes.
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- And, overall, wave the flag boys, wave the flag. Get
your picture taken in front of flags, lots of flags, great big fluttering
flags. Talk about not burning flags but don't talk about burning infidels
in their homes. Talk about the brave troops, not about the lies that sent
them overseas. Talk about EVIL, not how you had eminent-domained some fine
people out of a fair price for property and then sold it to become a millionaire.
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- Talk about morals, not about sending cruise-missiles
to blast innocent Muslims out of their homes and lives. Yes, talk again
about our brave boys but don't say that you sent them to seize the oil
wells for Dick Cheney's corporations. That kind of talk is not good for
politics, not good for money-raising, not good for votes. So talk about
everything else.
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- Talk about the Ten Commandments of a barbarous people
2,000 years ago, talk about some savior and say he is coming back any day
now, just around the corner, and that he is your good friend and advises
you when to invade sovereign countries. Certainly a goodly percentage of
gullible people will believe you.
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- Hold daily prayer meetings just before sending off another
round of missiles, cannon fire, grenades, and mortars to blast infidels
for Jesus.
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- Pronounce Days of Bible Reading which will solve all
world problems, including your own failures (which you should never acknowledge.)
Pronounce Days of Prayer, Weeks of Prayer, Months of Prayer, and your True
Believers will shout Hallelujah in unison and forget the deficit, environmental
degradation, Medicare, social security, pensions and a hundred other failures.
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- Anytime you get in trouble distract people with religious
pronouncements or refer to Bill Clinton's escapades. That'll take their
minds off your troubles. A good penis joke will drive a thousand televangelists
to heights of oratory and deviate from any other national problems. An
inch of nipple showing will distract from miles of troops killing Iraqis.
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- If that doesn't work mention liberty, freedom, and democracy
several hundred times. Mention that you have the ability to bring all those
good things to the world if only foreigners will stop being so stubborn
and bow to your gracious presence.
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- Mention that only you can stop terror, but never mention
that you helped to start it and certainly are doing your part to continue
provoking it. Mention several times daily that the war you started by lies
is going smoothly, but may take another dozen years, or so, to finish.
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- Mention that you are gradually killing off the terrorists,
but never mention that you are simultaneously creating a dozen more for
every one you kill. And mention what a marvelous job Donald Rumsfeld is
doing to bring peace and freedom to the world.
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- Mention the Twin Towers for the thousandth time, and
the glorious heroics you displayed in trying to prevent the disaster, or
the heroic actions you took immediately to prevent further harm by fleeing
into a bunker. Or the glorious actions Dick Cheney took by fleeing into
his bunker. Then wave the flag again, boys, wave the flag high. And mention
our brave troops daily, hourly, whenever you get into trouble.
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- But don't mention what Karl Rove and other cowardly war
hawks are doing to their country or how they schemed to get you into office.
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- Yes, distractions have done wonders for Bush and his
True Believer neo-con corporate friends and sponsors. Secrecy is a marvelous
carpet under which to hide dirt.
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- And lies are marvelous inventions by which to hide ugly
deeds, at least temporarily, and allow Bush to strut, swagger, and smirk
at public stupidity.
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