Big news of the day- 11/1/06

By: lwumom
Published On: 11/2/2006 12:47:08 AM

W says that he wants Cheney and Rumsfeld to stay on for the
remainder of his presidential term. "Both those men are doing
fantastic jobs and I strongly support them," Bush said in an
interview with The Associated Press and others. Yeah, sounds
like "You're doing a heckuva job, Brownie" to me.
http://news. yahoo.com/ s/ap/20061101/ ap_on_go_ pr_wh/bush
Two government contractors, Kroll and Bechtel, who
provide "security" (mercenaries) for the "rebuilding efforts" in
Iraq are pulling their people out. They say that considering the
losses they have sustained, it's not worth it.
http://www.newyorkb usiness.com/ apps/pbcs. dll/article?
AID=/20061101/ FREE/61101008/ 1048/newsletter0 1

and:

http://sfgate. com/cgi-bin/ article.cgi?
file=/c/a/2006/ 11/01/MNGMIM3RAG 1.DTL

Mark Foley has done his time in rehab, but maybe he hasn't recovered
yet. I predict he'll be all better on November 8th.
http://www.tpmmuckr aker.com/ archives/ 001916.php

BBC News reports UK and US forces have continued to use depleted
uranium weapons despite warnings they pose a cancer risk TO OUR
TROOPS and to us!!:
http://news. bbc.co.uk/ 2/hi/middle_ east/6105726. stm 

NY Times reports that "A classified briefing prepared two weeks ago
by the United States Central Command portrays Iraq as edging toward
chaos, in a chart that the military is using as a barometer of civil
conflict." Note that the graphic says "Urban Areas
experiencing "ethnic cleansing" campaigns to consolidate
control....violence at all time highs, spreading geographically. "
http://www.nytimes. com/2006/ 11/01/world/ middleeast/ 01military. html?
hp&ex=1162443600& en=ae294d1d13aed 188&ei=5094& partner=homepage

And what do we hear....exclusively ....ALL DAY? John Kerry
insulted "the troops". Wake up George! He didn't insult the
troops....he insulted YOU....as he should have.

Don't vote in the dark.

Comments



Darkness sells commercial time (catbird - 11/2/2006 7:05:45 AM)
It is early.  I awakened thinking about the problems that this post speaks of.  I feel we are living in some kind of nightmare phase of American history.

Anyone who has lived through times of great national stress must have felt the same way, (their own nightmare phase), but what makes our period in time feel especially bleak is the manipulation of information, the destruction of debate and the  success of distraction.

I don't feel optimistic.  We are on the Titanic.  Many of us know the iceberg is ahead but the people with the megaphones  keep announcing the dinner schedule.  Those with plans for handing out life jackets, organizing life boats or getting the captain to change course are thrown overboard and ridiculed for ruining everyone's cruise.

The day Rush Limbaugh became the go to guy for the President and Vice President of the United States of America, is the day we should have all realized that we'd reached the tipping (over the edge) point.



I like this post. I wish we could do one like this every day (PM - 11/2/2006 9:43:00 AM)


"The Daily Distraction" (catbird - 11/2/2006 2:28:24 PM)
Maybe a News-of-the-day/Daily Distraction segment would be an execellent way to highlight the newest absurdity of what passes for "breaking news".