hypocrites, liars and incompetents
The Alberton Papers, Vol II, #18
By Dick Darne 10-10-06
Hypocrites, liars and incompetents.
"It would be easier if this was a dictatorship - as long as I’m the dictator"
Geo. W. Bush
Unless one were to get all his information from Fox News or others of their ilk, they would be hard pressed to find a reason to vote for any Republican (and not a few Democrats). While the present bunch will go down in history as one of (if not THE) worst, this has happened before.
First a bit of background on the author. I was born in the southland, 67 years ago. Raised up mostly redneck, right wing and bigoted. I remember McCarthy railing about Commies everywhere. I believed him. I read "Masters of Deceit" by J. Edgar Hoover and it scared the heck out of me. I even voted for Nixon the first time. (Hardhats for Nixon?). The conversion didn’t happen overnight. A little seed planted by a couple of high school teachers began to grow. About the time of Reagan (yes I voted for him the first time) actually about the time of "It’s morning in America again" the seed sprouted. Simple actually, we all know it, there is more than one side to a story and the victor gets to write the official version, or the school textbooks. That and some union activism led me to lots of other sides to stories. And a new set of heroes.
Space dictates briefness, so lets touch on the last three periods of Republican "Laissez- Faire" rule. First was after Harding, Coolidge and Hoover , FDR once again saved the Capitalist system from it’s excesses. (Cousin Teddy had done it once before) Second, which is in my memory, gave us McCarthy and commies everywhere. That sent them to the wilderness for 40 years. After licking their wounds and a little help from some previously mentioned scoundrels and the "great communicator",they started on the road to recovery. Add hypocrites and liars, a bought and paid for media , a gullible populace, 9/11, gross incompetence and we get a heckova mess.
Beware, anyone who can lead us out can also lead us in. As for "they oughta do something", remember, They is Us. Final note: A couple of my heroes are Republicans. Eisenhower and "Fighting Bob" LaFollette. Keep communicating, dd
By Dick Darne 10-10-06
Hypocrites, liars and incompetents.
"It would be easier if this was a dictatorship - as long as I’m the dictator"
Geo. W. Bush
Unless one were to get all his information from Fox News or others of their ilk, they would be hard pressed to find a reason to vote for any Republican (and not a few Democrats). While the present bunch will go down in history as one of (if not THE) worst, this has happened before.
First a bit of background on the author. I was born in the southland, 67 years ago. Raised up mostly redneck, right wing and bigoted. I remember McCarthy railing about Commies everywhere. I believed him. I read "Masters of Deceit" by J. Edgar Hoover and it scared the heck out of me. I even voted for Nixon the first time. (Hardhats for Nixon?). The conversion didn’t happen overnight. A little seed planted by a couple of high school teachers began to grow. About the time of Reagan (yes I voted for him the first time) actually about the time of "It’s morning in America again" the seed sprouted. Simple actually, we all know it, there is more than one side to a story and the victor gets to write the official version, or the school textbooks. That and some union activism led me to lots of other sides to stories. And a new set of heroes.
Space dictates briefness, so lets touch on the last three periods of Republican "Laissez- Faire" rule. First was after Harding, Coolidge and Hoover , FDR once again saved the Capitalist system from it’s excesses. (Cousin Teddy had done it once before) Second, which is in my memory, gave us McCarthy and commies everywhere. That sent them to the wilderness for 40 years. After licking their wounds and a little help from some previously mentioned scoundrels and the "great communicator",they started on the road to recovery. Add hypocrites and liars, a bought and paid for media , a gullible populace, 9/11, gross incompetence and we get a heckova mess.
Beware, anyone who can lead us out can also lead us in. As for "they oughta do something", remember, They is Us. Final note: A couple of my heroes are Republicans. Eisenhower and "Fighting Bob" LaFollette. Keep communicating, dd
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