I have been a bit..confused by this lately. It's a bit late in the day for Dubya to consider what others think.
He did not want opinions when he decided to go to war without the backing of any other nation that did not need their arms twisted.
It wasn't important when he sent Colin Powell to the UN with that pack of lies wrapped up tightly for US consumption. No, really, who else bought it?
But, now, in the waning hours of his presidency, when he finally has to acknowledge that most of the citizens of this nation do not want this war.
Oh, did it take the mid-term elections for him to see the writing on the wall?
Is this just a way of having others to blame when it blows up in our faces?
Funny how Dubya can ask opinions once the tides have changed in D.C.
It's too sad for me to even make fun of it.
May God bless and keep our armed forces.
peace.
Showing posts with label hubris. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hubris. Show all posts
12 December, 2006
01 December, 2006
NYPD Shoots Again
Please read this posting, by Angry Black Bitch about the groom shot and killed by New York Police just hours before his wedding.
The sinking sadness in my heart as I listened to the news, and these thoughts are so perfectly expressed.
Suspect...
(Yes, I am an unabashed fan of ABB!)
Peace.
The sinking sadness in my heart as I listened to the news, and these thoughts are so perfectly expressed.
Suspect...
(Yes, I am an unabashed fan of ABB!)
Peace.
28 November, 2006
Pope's comments come home to roost in Turkey (I could not resist)
What would make a Pope want to go to Turkey just 2 and 1/2 months after linking the Prophet Mohammed with violence?
Hubris.
That same characteristic that would allow such idiocy to pass his lips in the first place.
Turks are more likely to remember Benedict’s comment in 2004 that the European Union should not admit Turkey as a member because Turkey had always been “in permanent contrast to Europe”.
Translation: "Don't let those people in! They aren't like the rest of us!"
With Turkey’s EU membership negotiations hanging by a thread, and with persistent tensions over Islam’s presence in Europe, this week’s visit will require all the diplomatic tact of which Benedict is capable.
No overtures of good will toward men here.
In a speech to cardinals in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel soon after his election as Pope, Benedict, referring to himself in the third person, said:
Well, this is not Christ's light we are seeing and hearing.
This is darkness being spewed.
Prejudice cannot be cleaned up by holy water, and incense won't make it smell any better
Hubris.
That same characteristic that would allow such idiocy to pass his lips in the first place.
Turks are more likely to remember Benedict’s comment in 2004 that the European Union should not admit Turkey as a member because Turkey had always been “in permanent contrast to Europe”.
Translation: "Don't let those people in! They aren't like the rest of us!"
With Turkey’s EU membership negotiations hanging by a thread, and with persistent tensions over Islam’s presence in Europe, this week’s visit will require all the diplomatic tact of which Benedict is capable.
No overtures of good will toward men here.
In a speech to cardinals in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel soon after his election as Pope, Benedict, referring to himself in the third person, said:
“In undertaking his ministry, the new Pope knows that his task is to make the light of Christ shine in front of men and women – not his own light, but that of Christ.”
Well, this is not Christ's light we are seeing and hearing.
This is darkness being spewed.
Prejudice cannot be cleaned up by holy water, and incense won't make it smell any better
22 November, 2006
Tom Noe
Tom Noe was sentenced to 18 years in prison and fined $139,000 by a Toledo, Ohio court.
Never mind that prosecutors calculated that Noe stole $13.7 million in all.
Just pay back $139,000 and we're all good.
That's not good enough.
But there is some great news for Ohio's Bureau of Workers Compensation, according to the Associated Press, the state could recover up to $6 million more from its scandal-spawning investment in rare coins than the $50 million it put in, the broker overseeing its liquidation said Tuesday.
21 November, 2006
Tom Noe faces jail
Noe guilty of theft, faces jail
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
This fall, Noe became the flashpoint for Ohio political corruption, a discredited businessman whose face played a central role in dozens of Democratic television ads that ripped Republican candidates, including attorney general candidate Betty Montgomery, whom Noe called a political ally. Montgomery lost a close race to Dann, a Mahoning Valley Democrat.
Prosecutors said Noe siphoned $2.3 million from the BWC in rare coin investment funds. They said Noe used his political influence to obtain the investment funds, beginning with $25 million in 1998, followed by another $25 million in 2001.
I first wrote about Tom Noe in this blog in July of 2005, Notice to entrepreneurs. It was my second posting. I could not believe how flimsy the whole system was. I was outraged that this guy was not only buying State of Ohio Officials, he was also buying into Washington also.
Ten years! He ripped off the Bureau of Worker's Compensation for millions. Aren't drug dealers sentenced more harshly? Aren't there supposed to be checks and balances? Was Tom Noe so successful with the first $25 Million, that the state had no problem giving him the second $25 Million to invest? They did check that, right.
I bet the person in charge of Ohio's BWC hasn't been in the position for longer than 2 years.
I would bet you could quiet certain rooms in Columbus and D.C. by just saying coin and investment in the same sentence.
I will be GLAD to let you know how the sentencing turns out. Maybe we will compare it to some other sentences, just for giggles.
peace.
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
This fall, Noe became the flashpoint for Ohio political corruption, a discredited businessman whose face played a central role in dozens of Democratic television ads that ripped Republican candidates, including attorney general candidate Betty Montgomery, whom Noe called a political ally. Montgomery lost a close race to Dann, a Mahoning Valley Democrat.
Prosecutors said Noe siphoned $2.3 million from the BWC in rare coin investment funds. They said Noe used his political influence to obtain the investment funds, beginning with $25 million in 1998, followed by another $25 million in 2001.
I first wrote about Tom Noe in this blog in July of 2005, Notice to entrepreneurs. It was my second posting. I could not believe how flimsy the whole system was. I was outraged that this guy was not only buying State of Ohio Officials, he was also buying into Washington also.
Ten years! He ripped off the Bureau of Worker's Compensation for millions. Aren't drug dealers sentenced more harshly? Aren't there supposed to be checks and balances? Was Tom Noe so successful with the first $25 Million, that the state had no problem giving him the second $25 Million to invest? They did check that, right.
I bet the person in charge of Ohio's BWC hasn't been in the position for longer than 2 years.
I would bet you could quiet certain rooms in Columbus and D.C. by just saying coin and investment in the same sentence.
I will be GLAD to let you know how the sentencing turns out. Maybe we will compare it to some other sentences, just for giggles.
peace.
02 November, 2006
and another thing...
I had to check my radio dial last week. I was listening to the R&B/Soul station, enjoying my Six A.M ride home from work.
All of a sudden, the mellow aftertaste of a beautiful Anita Baker song was brought to a screeching halt.
It was a commercial. The intent is to get me, the black voter, to question the stance Democrats have taken and the works they have done, or haven't done for the community.
And to top it off, the tone of it insults me.
WHAT?
The commercial, talking down to me like I haven't been paying attention to the circus in Washington.
As if I did not see the White House as a larger than life tent? I mean Bozo is running the show, right?
I mean I really waited to hear them say that it was Republicans who gave the Black Man the right to vote in the first place. (WON"T EVEN get started with that!)
Insulting my intelligence is not the way to get my vote!
Then, I had to chuckle. You know the Republicans are running scared this election.
Really!
An ad on BLACK RADIO!
Oh, I bet some treasurer is just so pleased with themselves.
Reassured the blacks are so uninformed that the ads really are all they need.
Damn it, they don't really give a damn about black folk, poor folk, those on the fringes, unless their backs are against the wall.
Then, here they come: "Hey, Brothers and Sisters! (blah, blah, blah)" (read it right. That is not read 'Hay,Brothas an Sistahs! It's in that uptight condescending tone used by people who aren't aware enough to notice that the person they're talking to is as informed and probably as well spoken as they are--if not more so. Have another go at it if you didn't get it the first time. Pronounce every letter)
Well, clearly there is no real brotherhood/sisterhood here, otherwise the legislation out of Washington would be helpful to all Americans living hand to mouth; worried about medical benefits; worried about losing everything they've earned to predatory lenders.
All of us who are hurt if something big happens between now and the next paycheck.
No, these fools show up at the 11Th hour, with a tired smoke and mirror show, arrogantly assured they will dazzle the natives, and baffle us with bullshit.
Sorry, try again.
You won't catch me napping.
I have been paying attention all along.
Baby, I have been up all night.
Today, I listened to Ravel's Bolero as I drove home. They will never look for me listening to classical music!
peace
All of a sudden, the mellow aftertaste of a beautiful Anita Baker song was brought to a screeching halt.
It was a commercial. The intent is to get me, the black voter, to question the stance Democrats have taken and the works they have done, or haven't done for the community.
And to top it off, the tone of it insults me.
WHAT?
The commercial, talking down to me like I haven't been paying attention to the circus in Washington.
As if I did not see the White House as a larger than life tent? I mean Bozo is running the show, right?
I mean I really waited to hear them say that it was Republicans who gave the Black Man the right to vote in the first place. (WON"T EVEN get started with that!)
Insulting my intelligence is not the way to get my vote!
Then, I had to chuckle. You know the Republicans are running scared this election.
Really!
An ad on BLACK RADIO!
Oh, I bet some treasurer is just so pleased with themselves.
Reassured the blacks are so uninformed that the ads really are all they need.
Damn it, they don't really give a damn about black folk, poor folk, those on the fringes, unless their backs are against the wall.
Then, here they come: "Hey, Brothers and Sisters! (blah, blah, blah)" (read it right. That is not read 'Hay,Brothas an Sistahs! It's in that uptight condescending tone used by people who aren't aware enough to notice that the person they're talking to is as informed and probably as well spoken as they are--if not more so. Have another go at it if you didn't get it the first time. Pronounce every letter)
Well, clearly there is no real brotherhood/sisterhood here, otherwise the legislation out of Washington would be helpful to all Americans living hand to mouth; worried about medical benefits; worried about losing everything they've earned to predatory lenders.
All of us who are hurt if something big happens between now and the next paycheck.
No, these fools show up at the 11Th hour, with a tired smoke and mirror show, arrogantly assured they will dazzle the natives, and baffle us with bullshit.
Sorry, try again.
You won't catch me napping.
I have been paying attention all along.
Baby, I have been up all night.
Today, I listened to Ravel's Bolero as I drove home. They will never look for me listening to classical music!
peace
Grasping at Straws
Fickle, fickle is the American voter.
At least that is what the Republican party would have everyone believe.
But maybe they are correct.
Perhaps, in the light of John Kerry putting a large foot in his mouth, the voters will ignore corruption, sex scandals, greed, ignorance, arrogance and general mayhem of the Republicans.
Maybe the Republicans can get the patriotism back to the feverish pitch when people honestly forgot what freedom of speech was all about.
Maybe they can rile all of the people who have soldiers in Iraq fighting because we were told there were WMDs being manufactured there.
What?
Oh, those people aren't all happy with the price the soldiers are paying.
And, those people know that to speak out against the war is not the same as not supporting the soldiers.
We are tired of all the smoke screens.
Lie about WMDs and start war to get Saddam.
Wave flags and make a vow of radical patriotism in the face of war criticism.
Quietly let go of retired war hero General who sold nation on war.
Leak the identity of CIA Agent wife of outspoken war critic.
When the public becomes impatient with the lack of progress and the rising casualties, have the Vice President start shooting people.
Lie, cheat, and steal when ever you want.
Create an environment of hate by accusing homosexuals of destroying traditional family values.
Use those traditional values to preach hate towards illegal aliens.
Sure, one very ill-advised comment by John Kerry will make everything all better for the Republicans on tuesday. (Say this softly and in a calm reassuring tone, as if putting a baby to sleep)
There, there, now. Just rest your head.
It'll all be over in a little while.
At least that is what the Republican party would have everyone believe.
But maybe they are correct.
Perhaps, in the light of John Kerry putting a large foot in his mouth, the voters will ignore corruption, sex scandals, greed, ignorance, arrogance and general mayhem of the Republicans.
Maybe the Republicans can get the patriotism back to the feverish pitch when people honestly forgot what freedom of speech was all about.
Maybe they can rile all of the people who have soldiers in Iraq fighting because we were told there were WMDs being manufactured there.
What?
Oh, those people aren't all happy with the price the soldiers are paying.
And, those people know that to speak out against the war is not the same as not supporting the soldiers.
We are tired of all the smoke screens.
Lie about WMDs and start war to get Saddam.
Wave flags and make a vow of radical patriotism in the face of war criticism.
Quietly let go of retired war hero General who sold nation on war.
Leak the identity of CIA Agent wife of outspoken war critic.
When the public becomes impatient with the lack of progress and the rising casualties, have the Vice President start shooting people.
Lie, cheat, and steal when ever you want.
Create an environment of hate by accusing homosexuals of destroying traditional family values.
Use those traditional values to preach hate towards illegal aliens.
Sure, one very ill-advised comment by John Kerry will make everything all better for the Republicans on tuesday. (Say this softly and in a calm reassuring tone, as if putting a baby to sleep)
There, there, now. Just rest your head.
It'll all be over in a little while.
11 October, 2006
Well, Well, It's Ken Blackwell
According to Wikipedia:
Blackwell gained national prominence for his dual roles as Chief Elections official of Ohio and honorary co-chair of the "Committee to re-elect George W. Bush" during the 2004 election. A staunch proponent of gun ownership rights, has stated that he is against abortion even if the mother's life is at risk, and campaigned heavily for the successful 2004 State Constitutional Amendment barring gay marriage.
Blackwell gained national prominence for his dual roles as Chief Elections official of Ohio and honorary co-chair of the "Committee to re-elect George W. Bush" during the 2004 election. A staunch proponent of gun ownership rights, has stated that he is against abortion even if the mother's life is at risk, and campaigned heavily for the successful 2004 State Constitutional Amendment barring gay marriage.
I know a few of my co-workers were shocked when I called Ken Blackwell dangerous, and said that there is no way anything good would come from him. I can still recall watching him during the last presidential elections. You remember, the one where Ohio was probably THE deciding factor and Good Old Ken, let's just call him Uncle Ken, had face time on the evening news everyday. It was surreal. He was so transparent. You could just see the greed, the lust for power. You can always spot that on somebody, it wears like a cheap suit. It also smells. I knew then that as a thanks for the tally being just right, Uncle Ken would be set up for some major election of his own. Did everyone else not notice that there is a conflict of interest for the Chief Elections Official to also be the Co-Chair of the Committee to Re-elect Dubya? Where is the public outcry?
Uncle Ken is really just the latest act in the Republican Circus brought to We, the People, by George H.W., G.W. (Dubya), and by Barbara and _________ (that other 'Stand-By-Your-Man, Stepford broad) I honestly can't think of her name right now, my mind just went numb when I saw her face. See, the truth is Republicans think that blacks will just love Ken Blackwell. No matter what party he runs for, black people, especially black women will vote for him. You see they know that black women get stuck in that tired 'stand-by-that-black-man' game. Well, this sista' is telling any and everyone who will listen that Uncle Ken is no less of a talking head than Colin Powell, the difference, though, is Colin Powell had the integrity to walk away and stay away when he learned the truth. Powell has already known real power, being just another clown at the circus could never compare.
Uncle Ken doesn't understand that some things just don't change. Politicians have always built their campaigns on hate. The current flavors being Mexicans, and the ever so tasty, lesbians and gays. It wasn't too long ago that Uncle Ken would have been their flavor, and he would have been at odds with that gun he thinks everyone has the right to own. How quickly they forget.
I'll tell you, lust and greed are more potent than people realize. It can make you lose your mind, just look at Uncle Ken.
I'll tell you, lust and greed are more potent than people realize. It can make you lose your mind, just look at Uncle Ken.
19 September, 2006
Pope Benedict XVI Suffering from Gibson's Diseaes
Is Pope Benedict XVI on crack? Isn't the fire of religious fervor burning hot enough? Did he really have to add C4? Is it arrogance that takes over, or is it that people just cannot help kicking the underdog?
I mean, really, he just jumped on the Mel Gibson train and took it all the way to the end of the line. Obviously, the head of the Catholic Church is going to have a point of view that differs from the followers of other religions. But, most of the problems would be remedied if people could just be diplomatic. I mean, there are lots of catholics who disagree with some of the views of the church, and there are lots of people who still refer to their preists as "Father", and not "Pedophile/Predator", so I say popes who live in glass Vaticans....I must have missed Ben's comments about that. Is he really surprised that his apology was not accepted, he did not apologize for his outrageous remarks, only for the response to his remarks. "Wow, I'm sorry that 'those people' got upset about my words". He sure sounds contrite to me. It's amazing to see such short-sighted arrogance. He must have learned from our president.
The sad part is that so many people agree with this twisted, and prejudiced view-point. Any time you judge all of a group by the actions of a few, you are making a huge mistake.
Peace be with you.
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