What the Media Should Be Focusing On And Why I support Kerry for President
Those of you who know me, know I really don't care much for politicians or the media and this year is no different. However I care about my country too much to be silent and in addition to all the reasons listed in my book last year I will list the major reasons I think for the good of the country this miserable failure of a president has to go:
The very first and most important reason I support John Kerry for President is the war in Iraq and the deceit of this administration along with the media which worked hand in hand to sell us this war and justify this war for 2 years----- giving this president I am sure all would agree a free pass for up until August for what he calls a miscalculation.--------- And yes I believe the media owes the public an apology as well as the president for trying to cover up this war. I am not just talking about Fox which we all know is pretty much government run television but also the rest of the networks that tried to divert attention every which way they could. Especially CNN which still has in their employ Bob Novak, who in a most traitorous way released the name of Ambassador Joseph Wilson's wife (a CIA agent ) because Mr.Wilson exposed the fact that there was no yellow cake connection between Iraq and Africa.
The second and when I think about it I will change my mind and say this is the first and foremost reason I am against Bush's reelection and that is the hateful atmosphere this administration has created that has divided this country and the 1984 type of intimidation ---and the arrogance that has made us look like the "ugly Americans" in the eyes of the world and brought back the divisive hatred we all but eliminated in modern time. Everything from Freedom Fries to the firing of a graphic designer for heckling Bush to the arresting of people wearing T-shirts saying "love America, Hate Bush". But the most troubling feeling was the making Peace a dirty word (scaring even Warner Bros. into taking out Amanda Bynes showing a peace sign) and saying if you are against Bush you are Un-American as the keynote speaker of the Republican National Convention spewed in his dixiecrat speech. It is an Orwellian administration that keeps getting scarier.
The second reason is the economy. The very first thing Mr.Bush did after Sept. 11th is give billions of our tax money to big business and he called it a" stimulus" package. He did this at a time when companies CEO's stole from the stock holders, doctored the books and gave massive layoffs while they turned billions in profits --He did this instead of giving it to the people who were keeping the economy alive, the consumer.
He recently passed a bill that took overtime away from 6 million workers, a bill many good legislators tried to block (for 2years) but he finally got it through. You may be affected and not know it because the media of course did not give this bill much attention so I highly recommend you goggle who is exempt from overtime ---and his original proposal which was much worse. Also the energy crisis that his buddies in Enron caused along with the tax breaks for companies that outsource is the reason our economy is in the shape it is in.
And yes the president's policies do affect our economy.
The fact that he turned a record surplus into a record deficit should be enough but:
If he had used that surplus to fix social security and Medicaid he wouldn't be trying to privatize social security and you wouldn't be worrying about your grandparents who are 65 getting government assistance when they are 80 and you wouldn't be worrying if you are in you fifties even being eligible for social security. By the way the AARP agrees with Kerry's plan to save social security by taxing the richest 2 percent.
Education, well of course you wouldn't expect Bush to be on the side of education. We all know his record there. Teachers now are exempt from overtime (as stated above) and the no child left behind is a joke. Not to mention if your child's school gets money from the No Child Left Behind they now have access to all school records. So don't be surprised if your child when they turn of age are meeting with someone from the armed forces. And the 4,000 dollar college tuition break introduced by the Kerry administration should help out a lot of underprivileged and middle class families.
Environmentally Ill
In the realm of reason as far as Bush philosophy goes you must provide for the general gratification of big business especially coal, oil and mining industries. So it is no surprise he eliminated the tax on oil and chemical industries, thus putting the burden that they cause by polluting on the taxpayer and he will probably do the same to the Iraqi people after his buddies set up shop.
One of the first things Bush did after becoming president was to order a comprehensive six-month review in hopes of turning around Bill Clinton’s proclamation to designate four national monuments covering 540,000 acres.
He then postponed work on the Clean Air and Water Acts and reversed himself on a campaign pledge to reduce acceptable levels of carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants. He championed lobbying to weaken Clean Air Act Enforcement so just like under his auspices in Texas where he had more than twice the industrial plants violating clean air rules than any other state he would corrode our nation as a whole. And lets not forget the public was against his stance that it was okay to have higher levels of arsenic and other toxins in drinking water so they forced him to change his mind on that one. But then again being environmentally ill for this administration is only natural.
These are just a few reasons amongst the chapters I wrote about last year.
For the good of our nation whether you are republican, democrat or independent this miserable failure of a president has to go.
May this find everyone out there happy and well,
Vinnie
http://www.vinnievin.com/ PS You may repost.
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