Comments on: Bullseye on Fascism & Torture

By: Tory II

Tory II — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:59:51 +0000

The Obama administration is ramping up the war hype and saber rattling. Troops are moving from Iraq to Afghanistan/Pakistan (per General Hillary). Mexicanos are dropping like flies. Senor Holder wants our AR-15’s (my personal paranoia). O’Reilly (Bill) is warning us to commend Bushian torture (fake drownings). Bush saved the Brooklyn Bridge (hooray) !

[O’Reilly & Hannity Bunker Sales Inc, makers of fine Terror resistant bunkers).

If we refuse to surrender our assault rifles then Senor Holder is going to incite and sanction Arab patriots to ignite another domestic explosion. ‘Crisis’ gives govt whatever they want.

One more hit, people, and it’s all over. First thing they’ll do is shut down the Freedom outlets (Bovard Bros. Ltd., Cato, Hornberger and Rockwell).

Maybe all they want is our guns and a little privacy. Govt is always our worst enemy. Is there anything we can do to make them go away and leave us alone ? How much more freedom can we give them ?

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:04:35 +0000

Tom - your summary hits the nail on the head.

Funny to look back on the Frost-Nixon interviews as practically an apex of thought-provoking exchanges, compared to what is prevailing these days.

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:03:33 +0000

Dirk, are you underestimating the number of baboons currently holding office in Washington??

By: Tom Blanton

Tom Blanton — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:32:43 +0000

I think that maybe “debate” is perhaps a little too lofty also. It seems this so-called debate can be summed up as follows:

Rightwing Fascist: I’m against whatever my opponent is for and if he changes his mind, I will change my mind.

Leftwing Fascist: We will have to disagree to agree on this issue of agreement. But, at the end of the day, I will be disagreeable until such time that I agree.

By: alpowolf

alpowolf — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:08:12 +0000

That’s right, Mr. Sabin, and anybody who doesn’t give the debate his fullest attention will be declared to be plainly unpatriotic.

By: Dirk W. Sabin

Dirk W. Sabin — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:42:16 +0000

Paradox actually assumes a bit of brain-stretching quixotica. This current sideshow doesn’t merit such a lofty term because this is just good old fashioned smarmy stupidity.Belle lettres aint just out of favor, it’s been replaced by Twitter and anybody who suggests research and writing is howled out of the room as a lunatic. Devolution begun, we shall be watching a debate between a Mandrill and a Baboon running for Congress within the decade.

By: W Baker

W Baker — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:43:32 +0000

Jim,

What’s this phenomenon called, the paradox of power? No body can properly do “market rescue” or “public/private initiatives (fascism) or “freedom fighting” (torture) unless they’re Republican/”conservative”.

Little anecdote. The other day I asked a rather accomplished, retired executive of a regional company, with a long history in the local Republican Party, what the difference between TARP I (Bush) and TARP II (Obama) was. And this was his god-honest reply: ‘well Obama declared himself a socialist while working as a community organizer in Chicago.’

Okay then….

Bush good because he say so: Obama bad because he say so….

That’s about the extent and depth of the debate. Sadly, we don’t even get bullshitted with very much flowery rhetoric anymore. Has belle lettres completely fallen out of favor in establishment schools?

If we’re going to get royally rogered at least they ought to blow in our ears a little beforehand…!