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November 13, 2008
More Lies from Our Prez
I’m now watching and listening to our prez in real time as he puts his spin on the economic disaster he has played such a key role in creating. As one would expect, although he has been forced by current realities to cite many of the undeniable problems the world is now facing, he is straying quite far from the truth, particularly when tracing their root cause and attempting to reassure his audience that things are on the mend and can be brought under control.For one thing, he has not acknowledged the role played by the institutionalized dishonesty of his own administration in deregulating our financial services industry while plunging the world into an avoidable and unnecessary war in Iraq in the wake of the 9/11 disaster. Indeed, I am not unaware of credible “conspiracy” charges that his own family, which has an undeniable record of profiting from fascism in the Twenties and played a key role in Saddam Hussein’s retention of power in Iraq, may have been at least partially responsible for 9/11.
From my point of view, the biggest lies now being told by this most toxic of all American Presidents are rooted in the ignorance of of the drug war that he and his equally dishonest father made a prime element in their domestic policies. His eloquent arguments in favor of “free trade” make no reference to the ruthless economic exploitation of poor populations that has been taking place under the banner of globalization.
The little liar just finished; now I’m going to take a walk before listening to the pundits as they parse what he said and what he left out.
In future entries I will spell out how the details learned from profiling illegal drug users have led me to conclude that all humans are potentially so dishonest that heightened competition, by and between our organizations, with a big assist from Science and Religion; has been the root cause of our current debacle.
Doctor Tom
Posted by tjeffo at November 13, 2008 07:27 PM