Subj : Re: Some good news at least To : alt.tv.farscape From : Jim Larson Date : Sun Sep 04 2005 17:51:07 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape Nick wrote: > Jim Larson wrote: > >> John Iwaniszek wrote: >> >>> Jim Larson wrote in >>> news:Xns96C75B0F53FBF3v234oiwofui3284af93@130.133.1.18: >>> >>>> John Iwaniszek wrote: >>>> >>>>> Nick wrote in >>>>> news:Xns96C76B3801495ndtcm@ 68.1.17.6: >>>>> >>>>>> John Iwaniszek wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> John Iwaniszek wrote in >>>>>>> news:Xns96C76EE68D0BBjoiwhnanri@66.26.32.8: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> "Steve Brooks" wrote in >>>>>>>> news:fGCSe.3238$7p1.3164@newsfe7-win.ntli.net: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> According to our radio all the people who want to leave New >>>>>>>>> Orleans have now been evacuated. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Except for the peopel trapped in their atics and everyone >>>>>>>> else who aren't being counted as part of "Operatoin Cover >>>>>>>> Bush's Ass". >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> "There was a striking dicrepancy between the CNN >>>>>>> International report >>>>>>> on the Bush visit to the New Orleans disaster zone, >>>>>>> yesterday, and reports of the same event by German TV. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ZDF News reported that the president's visit was a completely >>>>>>> staged >>>>>>> event. Their crew witnessed how the open air food >>>>>>> distribution point Bush visited in front of the cameras was >>>>>>> torn down immediately after the president and the herd of >>>>>>> 'news people' had left and that others which were allegedly >>>>>>> being set up were abandoned at the same time. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The people in the area were once again left to fend for >>>>>>> themselves, said ZDF." >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It's been more than a week. This is a national embarrasment. >>>>>>> Worse: people are still dying. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Those particular Germans are full of crap. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Nothing mus be said against Dear Leader. I wonder who the good >>>>> Germans are now? >>>> >>>> Conversely, everything said against Dear Leader is not >>>> automatically true. Independent confirmation would be nice. >>>> >>>> Just as a point for consideration: >>>> >>>> http://medienkritik.typepad.com/blog/heute_zdf/ >>>> >>>> (I'm not taking the above at face value. However, I have >>>> followed a little German and French news now and then , and in >>>> my throroughly unenlightened and subjective opinion, they do not >>>> match the Brits for objectivity.) >>>> >>> >>> Some of the reports of the potempkin relief stations came from >>> people on the ground, and people watching live feeds. And >>> frankly, considering the lies and deception these people have >>> proven they are capable of in just about every situation large >>> and small, who are you going to believe? >>> >>> >>> For example: >>> >>> >>> "I don't think anyone anticipated the breach of the levees." - >>> George W. Bush, Sept 1, 2005. >>> >>> (Do I need to point out how ridiculous and lame this particular >>> lie is?) >>> >>> >>> "Louisiana did not reach out to a multi-state mutual aid compact >>> for assistance until Wednesday, three state and federal officials >>> said. As of Saturday, Blanco still had not declared a state of >>> emergency, the senior Bush official said." >>> >>> (http://tinyurl.com/bhkqg a pdf of the governor's declaration of >>> a state of emergency dated 26 august and extending to 25 >>> september. Furthermore: http://tinyurl.com/d5pd2 a link to the >>> announcement that the President declared a state of emergency >>> wherein "FEMA is authorized to identify, mobilize, and provide at >>> its discretion, equipment and resources necessary to alleviate >>> the impacts of the emergency. Debris removal and emergency >>> protective measures, including direct Federal assistance, will be >>> provided at 75 percent Federal funding.") >>> >>> >>> The excuses and blame shifting started looking pathological last >>> week. At this point, They've become criminal. >>> >> >> I don't dispute any of this. For all I know, the ZDF report may >> even be true. Anyone paying even cursory attention to nothing more >> than the big national media outlets will have noticed the glaring >> inconsistencies between the administration's positions and a >> little thing I like to call reality. That is unless they've got >> their fingers in their ears and are screaming, "I'm not >> listening," which I'm sure is precisely what a lot of people are >> doing. >> >> My only point is that while it may be nice to believe every >> negative story about them, the more outlandish[1] ones are self >> defeating. It provides a focal point for their counter-bullshit. >> In effect, it provides them with a free strawman to knock down, >> pound into the ground, dance upon and point out to the >> finger-in-ear "I support the Preznit" crowd with the nice, calming >> reassurances they have come to expect. It undermines the real >> stories of incompetence and stupidity. >> > > I dunno. I have found a compelling story of Bush's Iraq strategery. > http://tinyurl.com/7unty > Ghost Lincoln totally rocks. -- Jim .