A Snarky Political Rant
Comments(3) This post has been sitting for many days. I was concerned it was too over the top as a rant. However, I saw a bumper sticker two days ago. “Family values is having your little brother steal the election for you.” Hum, sums it up rather nicely.
Now we add in the politically motivated firing of eight federal judges. It’s just too much. I’ve decided to speak. Below is what I had saved.
Democracy Now is one of my favorite news sources. The BBC is another I trust. Both give me information that I am unable to get from the network and cable news purveyors in the United States. You can listen to Democracy Now on the web.
Usually, I listen when I’m driving. When I’m in my workroom I’m too immersed in other things to pay attention. My curatorial work most often concerns societal commentary. This excerpt, below, from Democracy Now is from a speech delivered on March 12, 2007. Use that hotlink to listen to the speech if you have high speed; read the transcript if you ar on dial up. You will read and hear things on Democracy Now weeks before CNN notices.
It’s a shame that more people who have the same feelings do not speak up publicly. It’s time to call for impeachment.
No more sending our children to their deaths to enrich men already too rich.
“PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ: [translated] On the other side of the river, that is where that little gentleman of the North must be. . .
I am convinced that our friends in Brasilia and in Montevideo are not going to feel offended, . . We recognize that those governments have the sovereign right to invite the little gentleman of the North, if they so choose.
But Kirchner and I don’t need to plan anything to sabotage this visit, because we are witnessing the true political cadaver. The President of the United States is a political cadaver. He doesn’t even smell of sulfur anymore. He doesn’t even smell of sulfur or brimstone, if you will. No longer. What you smell from him now is the stench of political death. And not long from now, he will turn to dust and disappear.”
Don’t we all wish ! There is artwork in this speech. A dia de los muertos memorial, maybe. That would be right after the impeachment.
The only problem with impeachment is that we would then have Cheney as President. OMG!
Thelma – You probably recall I am living in Montevideo at the moment, so we recently ‘ejoyed’ the president’s visit from the other side of the river, complete with street blockages, a few violent down-town street demonstrations, whumping helicopters overhead, numerous extra planes landing at all hours night and day during the week preceeding … and so on. It might sound surprising but the people here do separate GWB and his goverment from the people of USA in general, and on the latter basis, the visit as it represents closer contact of all kinds including trade and immigration issues, went down well. GWB himself and the whole circus around him was a bit of a joke – but nothing new, from what people here see on CNN and BBC World tv, etc.
THANK GOODNESS some, many, of you lot up there are angry and starting to get very noisy about the GWB government’s totally disastrous period in office, so much appalls – half our family live there (a sister and her family who went for a year in 1975, our son and daughter who each married US citizens and the resulting 3 little american grandkids – we feel very connected and involved, frustrated at not being able to put our votes in, but very concerned nevertheless. I agree with Emmie – the thought of Cheney is enough to keep anyone quiet on the issue…
Alison and Emmie,
Yes, if Bush were impeached we would have Cheney. However, if memories were long enough we would remember that Agnew was removed from office prior to Nixon’s departure.
That is how Gerald Ford came to be president of the United States.
Should Cheney’s heart give out we would have Nancy Pelosi. I believe the succession line goes to the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
That would not be a bad thing. thelma