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“Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner”. --James Bovard
Corporate Personhood is one wolf being given State's rights to devour the other two, being given a patent on the process of digestion, and exempted from the "Personal Liability" to clean up his own crap.
"All animals are created equal, but some are more equal than others." --George Orwell, " Welcome to the "Animal Farm."
DRichards,
Bush wanted to securitize and privatize in the event of a Shock and Awe event, ala Blackwater in New Orleans, 82nd Airborne/Marines in Haiti.
Military/security gets all the funding, they and only they then, have resources in the event.
DRichard
The Department of Homeland Security keeps us "safe" from threats from both inside and outside the country. And, apparently from Pat Robertson's god.
From Robert Parry's Consortium News:
Bush Silences a Dangerous Witness
By Robert Parry
January 26, 2010 (Originally published December 30, 2006)
Editor’s Note: The hanging of Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as “Chemical Ali” for his role in using chemical weapons in Iraqi wars of the 1980s and early 1990s, silenced yet one more witness who otherwise could have filled in the blanks of the Reagan-Bush-I roles in secretly assisting Saddam Hussein’s armies, the so-called Iraq-gate scandal.
If Majid had been turned over to the International Criminal Court – rather than prosecuted by kangaroo tribunals set up in Iraq by George W. Bush’s administration – he could have been systematically debriefed about what U.S. officials, including George H.W. Bush, did to facilitate Iraq’s acquisition of dangerous chemical weapons.
Instead, Majid – wearing a red jump suit, his head covered by a black sack and a noose around his neck – was dropped through the trap door of a scaffold on Monday. His potential to embarrass the Bush Family was eliminated, just as was done to Saddam Hussein three years ago, as this Dec. 30, 2006, article (slightly modified) recounts:
http://consortiumnews.com/2010/012610b.html
Zero
I understand, but why is FEMA part of "Homeland Security"? What does FEMA's juristrisction have to do with keeping our homeland safe from terrorism?
Crucifiction - stress position until death.
Glad to here you will take calls from Hell, Michigan.
(According to Christianity), God loves us so much that he will send us to hell to burn forever if we do not love him in return, and accept his sacrifice of himself, to himself for our sins.
Roman folk needed to scapegoat a dude.
@Zero G. @ January 27th, 2010, 10:25 am: LMAO!
He created it, but its not his jurisdiction.
Bill Wiese did meet his God just like the other folk THOM rattled off . . . Rapturians do worship the pain and suffering and hate and . . .
Its God's Guantanamo...
Perhaps this Conservative Real Estate traveler to hell, actually got off his plane in a southern state during the summer.
Although I can see how this guy's life lead him to this eye opening experience.
Let's cut to the chase. What would I like to say to the president tonight? Who are you and what have you done with the Barack Obama we elected?
@Nels
re: "I haven't trust in ANY POLITICIAN"
As I have said before, I think blanket statements are usually unfair and inaccurate. I don't believe the USA is an evil nation. I believe we sometimes do evil things. I don't believe all politicians are liars or dishonest, I believe some of them act out of true fealty to the people's best interests and should be admired. That doesn't mean they aren't human, and make occassional mistakes. Paul Simon (Illinois), Paul Wellstone, Al Franken, Russ Feingold, Dennis Kucinich, Dick Durbin, and Byron Dorgan are all, I believe, good public servants. There are many others who aren't senators. It is never good policy to throw the baby out with the bath water. Call me a weirdo, (I am), but I admire good lawyers and good politicians. They are sometimes our best hope. They may even be our only hope for positive change for a just and free future.
Caller Jeff referring to employers in the trades only hiring independent contractors. This is their way of passing the entire cost of employment onto the employee.
The real problem is the practice is now being taken up in temp services. The service places the "independent contractor" in a job for a fee. The IC is then issued a check for a portion of this fee with none of the earnings taxes applied. They then pass the full tax liability on to the IC. These are generally low-wage jobs.
DRichards,
Since FEMA is under the Dept. of Homeland Security, and FEMA would deal with a flood if the unfortunate event occured. FEMA used to be a stand alone agency with a cabinet seat.
thom says that republicans want to make the electorate cynical and angry and not turn out? i have always been cynical and i started getting angry when i started following politics more closely. it doesn't make me want to stay home. it makes me want to vote for and work for even more the people who i think are a whole heck of a lot more capable than the ones that are in office now.
i see republican obstruction and in some cases democratic enabling of republican obstruction and i get into a mega throw the bums out mode. i don't stay home, i get louder.
Thom---Can you touch on Toyota's moral decision to put the company in jeopardy by doing the right thing.
Zero
Re: Homeland Security
My father lives in Arizona. When he moved his house trailer to a new location down the street, he told me that it was Homeland Security who had to come and inspect it; making sure it was at the proper elevation in case of flooding.
Go Figure... What does that have to do with "Homeland Security"?
Can someone tell me who the Democrats were that would not vote for Errol Southers as TSA chief? I ask because Sanders hold on Bernanke will most likely be overturned with a 60 vote, 40 Republicans and 20 ConservoDems. Since a hold is just the intent to filibuster and can be suppressed by the same 60 votes, there had to be at least one Dem on the same side of Jim Demint.
Nels, ask the Haitians how that's working out.
from Democracy Now! http://www.democracynow.org/2010/1/27/headlines#2
Tear Gas Fired at Haitians Seeking Food Aid
In Haiti, starving Haitians were tear-gassed Tuesday after crowding a relief center with scarce food aid. Desperate earthquake survivors had rushed to grab bags of dried grains after the center ran low on supplies for a second consecutive day. Brazilian forces with the UN mission to Haiti fired tear gas at the crowd.
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Notice that it was only after the food supplies started running low that the Haitians were unruly, if they had trucked more food and less tear gas....?
I just can't get my head around how McCain's platform is what we voted for.
Go back and look at his healthcare reform; companies across state lines, taxing employee benifits, no public option ...
Now his spending freeze is being pushed. Listen to the tape, Obama is using almost the same words.
Bush appointees. We voted to change the face of government yet many holdovers remain one year into this administration.
Zero G., perhaps we can use Gun oil as a butter substitute.