Bye, Bye Miss American Pie, er . . . Democracy. Not With a Bang, but a Whimper!
COMMENT: As noted by blogger David Seamon, the demise of American democracy took place amid the voluminous, flatulant pontification of U.S. media pundits, a profound distraction in the event.
With very little notice from politicial or media institutions and/or individuals, the National Defense Authorization Act has incorporated some features that would allow the virtual elimination of civil [...]
A 9/11 Message
Dave Emory is temporarily suspending production of new “For The Record” programs.
McGraw Family (Owners of S & P) are Longtime Intimates of the Bush Family
COMMENT: Standard and Poor’s is owned by publishing giant McGraw-Hill. In the wake of S & P’s downgrade of U.S. bonds’ rating from AAA (for the first time in history), it comes as no great surprise that the McGraw family are long time associates of the “Family of Secrets.”
This multi-generational association goes back [...]
“That’s the Way to Do It!”: Fascism, That Is (with apologies to Dire Straits)
COMMENT: As the U.S. descends into fascism, it is worth noting how violence directed against the Democrats goes unheeded. In Wisconsin, the Democratic We Are Wisconsin headquarters was destroyed by fire, shortly before recall elections to neutralize Tea Party Republicans were scheduled. This is a numbing continuation of the epidemic of violence directed at [...]
S and P Downgrades U.S. Credit Rating: “Hail Victory” for the SS Kampfgruppe Norquist
COMMENT: Well, folks, they’ve done it. The GOP’s Tea Party fascists (with a generous assist from an apparently clueless and definitely gutless Barack Obama) have succeeded in causing S & P to downgrade the U.S.‘s credit rating from AAA–the first time in history that this has been done.
In FTR #412, we outlined the strategy of [...]
Update on the Alabama Body Count and FTR #742
COMMENT: The courageous and incisive legal/political blog Legal Schnauzer continues its groundbreaking coverage of an epidemic of lethal political skullduggery in Alabama, all of it apparently linked to the Karl Rove/GOP conspiracy against former governor Don Siegelman. The key to Rove’s destruction of Siegelman was the manipulation and politicization of U.S. attorneys–Rove was [...]
Plane Speaking in D.C.
COMMENT: With the budget talks coming down to the wire and growing [predictably] more acrimonious, it is worth noting the number of small planes that have intruded into Camp David air space–5 in one month. All apparently did so while Obama was at the retreat.
This is reminiscent of a number of “high, hard ones”–a [...]
Senate, Obama Administration Join Deadly Alabama Political Farce Surrounding Don Siegelman
COMMENT: Appointing a quintessential fox to guard the Alabama political chicken house, the U.S. Senate, following Obama’s shameful lead, sees fit to ignore the “body count” discussed in FTR #742.
Worth remembering in the context of Alabama political mischief is the fact that the the state’s Air National Guard was under the supervision of the governor [...]
FTR #747 Bringin’ It All Back Home
GOP doing to Obama what CIA did to Allende in Chile; Republicans appear ready to destroy U.S., global economies to gain power; Bush administration deficits deliberately structured to force end of New Deal social programs; Tea Party fascists providing “boots on the ground” for this effort.
FTR #744 The Shape of Things to Come
Panultimate example of “offshore,” the seastedding movement sees “freedom and democracy” as incompatible. Those left on shore must accept dissolution of privacy, freedom and, yes, democracy. Hedge fund managers buying up all arable land in anticipation of economic and social armageddon.
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