Saturday, October 31, 2009

lies, loathing and low life

Scooter Libby, seems to have forgotten if he ever mentioned the name of Valerie Plame to his boss Dick Cheney, even though the two of them were having a conversation about Ms Plame's husband Ambassador Joe Wilson. "Tricky" Dicky Cheney, when asked by the FBI if he had ever spoken about Valerie Plame being a CIA agent who needed to be outed due to the criticism her husband Joe Wilson shared with correspondents, said he too did not recall, could not recall, just seemed to forget if he ("tricky") mentioned Valerie Plame's occupation as a CIA operative. BUT, Mister Cheney is damn sure of every other detail he speaks of when he is critical of the President and the direction Obama is taking America in the wars against terrorism.

Liz Cheney speaks proudly poured in colors of red white and blue when she criticizes the President for visiting the coffins of those armed services individuals brought to Dover Air Force Base. She pontificates about how irresponsible it is of President Obama to visit the bodies of the dead with a cadre of reporters abound. Lizzie continues her harangue by adding when President Bush went to visit the same air force base no reporter covered the event. Miss Information Cheney never added the important fact that during the entire reign of the Bush/Cheney dictatorship, the rule from Washington was NO COVERAGE EVER of any bodies returned to the U.S. And by the way the Cheney daughter forgot to mention her dad not once paid his respects in person to any family members for HIS war and HIS paranoia. BUT Liz Cheney gets front page attention without ever being asked for the facts behind her lies.

Sarah Palin, the blogger turned author writes a "Rougie" kind of autobiography with the help of a ghost writer and she is offered over 1 million dollars for the literary masterpiece. Sarah Plain who never quites finish a sentence with fact but just feeling, who never claims blame for any mistake she made but claims others have misinterpreted her is revered and made role model. Sarah Palin with a litany of ethic and morals charges leveled, who tells her daughter about abstinence and not what might happen when abstinence is ignored, is the face of VERY conservative right wing xenophobic throngs who believe she is the future for America.

George W. Bush is paid $100,000 to motivate the average Joe and Jolene. He is back on stage to recite stories of his Presidency that are to be filled with wisdom and sense. He is out on the circuit imparting his deep thinking, his wealth of experience, his compassion for the world, and he is making tons of dollars doing so. No one asks the President about the Iraq War the war in Afghanistan, the melt down of Wall Street, the largest recession since the the depression and the ever famous tax breaks for the rich. And Mister President sits on the stage behind the podium and laughs about scooping up dog pooh, and never mentions about all the dog pooh he left all over America.

And it seems in America in 2009 it matters not the truth you tell. It matters not the honesty you elude. It matters not the reality you live in. It matters not your morals or ethics.

But it seems in America of 2009 as long as you spew hate, fear, fabrication and disdain for others, you are one hell of a celebrated celebrity.

Wonder what happens in 2010?

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