Here’s another example of a ‘well duh’ article that has many, many examples of how lies and deception are used to trick the gullible American public into thinking that we are fighting for noble causes.
Everyone knows that “truth is the first casualty of war”. And one of the most highly decorated American soldiers of all time said that “war is a racket”.
FBI agents and CIA intelligence officials, constitutional law expert professor Jonathan Turley, Time Magazine, Keith Olbermann and the Washington Post have all said that U.S. government officials “were trying to create an atmosphere of fear in which the American people would give them more power”. Indeed, the former Secretary of Homeland Security – Tom Ridge – admits that he was pressured to raise terror alerts to help Bush win reelection.
A former National Security Adviser told the Senate that the war on terror is “a mythical historical narrative”. In terms of a possible “why”, remember that psychologists and sociologists have demonstrated that fear of terrorism makes people stupid and easy to manipulate and control.
Makes one wonder about this article and this one.
Potatoe
Bobbo, thanks for trying. Your persistence in the face of middle school name callers like Pedro and Taxed prove the United States is not completely lost … yet.
In #1, the donkey boy said
A rag piece written by Keith Olberman among other just to say that Bush did this
Which he didn’t and I pointed out in #6.
So donkey boy writes back in #8
I’ll give you a free pass because you’re always confused, but you should go back to therapy to try and learn to read again.
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“Keith Olbermann and the Washington Post have all said that U.S. government officials “were trying to create an atmosphere of fear in which the American people would give them more power”. “
Which is a far cry from Olberman writing it.
So once again donkey boy demonstrates he is a troll that writes first and last with no comprehension of what he has written in between.
#4, nobrainsatall
Those on the extreme right and left will always claim everyone else is wrong. Everyone except for their own particular little cell of them, little Bobbie (who picks his nose and eats it) and Sidney (who just wants to blow things up.) April would also count but she is so butt ugly and obese she only hangs around because she can’t get laid by a real man.
Go ahead, claim there is only one party in Washington. It only shows how extreme you are.
#19, Alfred,
Could it be because we’re not a news site and we go after bad things people and governments do, not ‘make Republicans and Alfred feel good’ stories.
And btw: “we must rehash how the evil Bush administration was…”
At least you now admit it.
#22–Registered==why thank you. course, others rebuke me for my insulting name calling. See the Vets Sleeping Outside on the Sidewalk about 5-6 entries down.
But I post just to make the record that I think the USA is “lost.” The Iron Hand of Economics doesn’t care how “exceptional” we all think we are, for those of us who do, and don’t count me in that group….
MediCare DOES need to be modified, but with the Pukes on one side denying anything but the death of America thru excessive wealth shift to the Uber Rich, success is not in the cards. Could it be done now even with both parties in agreement? I doubt it. Dogmatism destroys a society before gravity pulls it back together.
#25 OK, cite the bad things of Democrats, Obama in particular, this site has gone after.
I recall lots of articles against Bachmann, Palin, Limbaugh, Republicans, Wisconsin
Governor, Tea Party etc etc…
Don’t recall a critique about Obama at all, or Democrats in general.
Now with Weiner’s probe finding new avenues of inquiry, not one word on DU…if he were republican, there would have been multiple posts.
In fact, I recall Republican offenders did get extensive treatment here.
Why not admit it, you are advocates of progressive politics and take your talking points from DC, Jesse Lee or Organizing for America or whoever. The conspiracy to suppress information isn’t explicit, via email or other communication, you gents follow your own liberal progressive leanings which just so happens, are the same as Jesse Lee and other Government skewers of free speech.
#25 Weiner in particular, completely refutes your argument…
The humour, the double entendre, everything about that screams out for satire, parody, comedy…
Not one word on DU however, because till now, Weiner was a progressive icon, a genius idol of the left, its firebrand…
Now it turns out, he is just a fool, and quite stupid.
But we conservatives already knew that, from his acceptance of progressive positions.
#12, You may want to keep laying the blame from three years ago but you have to ask yourself why Obama has FIVE whistle-blower cases in the works (more than all previous administrations COMBINED since 1917).
These guys are trying to show how inefficient the government is and they are being charged with treason. What happened to transparency? What is he trying to hide? You cannot lay the blame on Bush for this. He is not continuing an existing program. This is all new and scaring the crap out of everybody.
Don’t sit there and claim the man is doing good. Blue room meetings with Wall St. Banksters are his latest ploy to get the money needed to get re-elected. He is as crooked as they come.
#25 Just begging for satirical mention is the head of the DNC:
Buy American? DNC’s Debbie Wasserman Schultz Drives 2010 Infiniti FX35!
http://americanpowerblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/buy-american-dncs-debbie-wasserman.html
Not on DU, but if it were Boehner, the ridicule would have been defeaning.
Justic Kagen has OK’d Government skewing of free speech it doesn’t like, and that job is ably done here by DU bloggers, who aren’t above protesting they are actually conservatives…who knew?
#30 It was spam, if its on par with your other posts.
No BS !!! Duh !!! Read Gore Vidal’s book.
The Business of America is WAR !!!
Your might also want to read Smedley Butlers: War is a Racket and his bio.
We HAD a Republic, but it is run By and For the Corporations now !!!
#31 Teadud
You accuse others of spam after 2 double posts in a row? How amusing.
I was only doing what you asked for in #27. Apparently there are so many examples that WordPress thought it was link spam.
#25 Just imagine the YUKS to be blogged from this:
Weiner Scandal: A Victory for Women Leaders?
The salacious sexting drama involving Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) is the latest scandal to top the list of male politicians getting caught for their misbehavior. A roundtable of prominent women joined “This Week” with Christiane Amanpour to explore whether more women in positions of power would change this trend and the public sphere’s culture. “The mentality has to change…
http://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/weiner-scandal-victory-women-leaders/comments?type=story&id=13822969
A roundtable of progressive airheads suppose Weiners sexting is a victory for women….
And not one chuckle on DU…
But if it were Palin uttering such stupidity…
P.S. The flag should be a Jolly Roger – PLUNDERING THE EARTH FOR AMERICA’S CORPORATIONS !!!
#23 Tries over and over to play the spin game for his masters. Another pathetic attempt from a very conFused person to make his team look good and try to distance from the other team.
I know, the reality that both parties are the same is really hard to swallow for ya. That’s why I give you always a free pass, your conFusion is there to shield you from reality. (thank you for re-proving my point on #24)
#29 After all, Obamessiah is the Chicago Experience.
#37 Ha ha yourself, your survey went as far back as 2006…to find 9, yes…count’em, NINE whole posts on Democrats…
BUT look at this about Obama:
Mr. Lipson said he would not contribute to Mr. Obama’s 2012 campaign. “I wouldn’t be surprised if a lot of people say, ‘Obama doesn’t care about us. Let him take care of himself,’ ” he said.
Guy Saperstein, a lawyer in California’s East Bay who donated $111,300 to Democratic campaigns and causes in the 2008 election cycle, said he is “not contributing a dime” this time around.
He accused Mr. Obama of being “worse than Republicans” and “a Trojan horse for Republican policies,” citing the president’s expansion of the war in Afghanistan, extension of the Bush tax cuts and retention of Bush-era anti-terrorism policies.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304665904576381931017252152.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsSecond
Just imagine if this were a RHINO being accused of furthering Democratic policies and therefore having trouble with donors…
Reams of blogs decrying how extreme Republicans are…how moderates are being mistreated…etc ad nauseam…
I vividly recall the predictions of the end of the Republican party, in those heady days of Jan 2009…
Check those blogs…from Jan – March…and compare that with those after the 2010 elections…
I know the fix is in, the spin will always be tailored for the demonic mob (cf Ann Coulter’s Demonic), but that material is scarce right now, while Democrat follies are sprouding like its a harvest of stupidity…
Schults, Weiner, Pelosi, Reid (Cowboy poetry)…the list grows daily, the comedy increases…and we still get bland “its Bush’s fault” blogs…
Slick, you post always end up on the bottom…but my last addressed it.
This is really rich: Alfie calling tcc3 “Slick” at #38. I guess it goes over his head that even when meant AND delivered as an insult, it nonetheless cannot be avoided as a recognition of the intelligence and competence of the libeled person. If an opponent is competent and intelligent, yet you disagree with him, what does that make you?
Yes, it makes you Alfie.
Ha, ha.
#34 Ha Ha TeaDud posts so much he thinks he’s the editor of this blog.
There have been many posts unfriendly to democrats / liberals:
http://dvorak.org/blog/2009/08/27/democrat-smashes-democrat-hq-to-make-gop-look-bad/
http://dvorak.org/blog/2009/02/06/democrat-sponsored-amendment-would-make-pres-obama-king-for-life/
http://dvorak.org/blog/2007/08/01/democrat-weasels-scramble-to-expand-wiretapping/
http://dvorak.org/blog/2006/12/29/its-the-democrats-turn-to-look-like-idiots/
http://dvorak.org/blog/2011/03/31/obama-secretly-accepts-transparency-award/
http://dvorak.org/blog/2010/01/03/is-obamas-healthcare-plan-unconstitutional/
http://dvorak.org/blog/2011/01/19/hawaii-governor-cannot-locate-obama-birth-certificate-after-promise/
http://dvorak.org/blog/2010/01/02/obama-v-cia/
http://dvorak.org/blog/2010/04/05/obama-throws-opening-day-pitch-advised-not-to-quit-day-job/
I could go on, but my point is made.
If you’re upset about people reporting Republican stupidity, maybe you should talk to them about not being so stupid.