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Peace Patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-30-05 08:14 AM
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22. ...the Bush regime...?
I used to use "Bush, Inc.," as in "Murder Incorporated," but no one seemed to get it. (Maybe I should spell it out: Bush Incorporated.)

I now use "BushCons." I've always liked "Neocon," but I capitalize the "c": NeoCon. I like the "con" part of both of these. BushCon. NeoCon.

This murderous, thieving gang is not in the least bit "conservative." But they are certainly "cons" (as in liars, sheisters, con-men, thieves, criminals).

When writing to Republicans or to their lapdog media, I use "Bush regime" as the most subtle way of saying "fascist coup" without red-flagging my missile as a Leftist nuke.

I never write "President Bush." He is not my president.

Some people use "pResident." That worked well in reference to the 2000 election, but the situation is less clear to most people now. Even Michael Moore the other day was talking about Bush having been "elected." (Poor Michael--majorly in denial, I'm afraid.)

One thing I have done that is interesting as a letter-writing strategy, is to always tie whatever issue you are writing about to Election Fraud, Bush's low approval ratings (hovering at 50% and under--unprecedented for a recently "re-elected" pResident), and the nearly 60% of Americans who STILL disapprove of the Iraq war.

For instance, re: the Condoleeza Rice and Alberto Gonzales nominations, basically saying... these are arrogant, insulting, in-your-face nominations that are way out of the mainstream of American public opinion, and how did lying, mass murder and torture become our "moral values"?

Answer: Election fraud.

Quote from letter on Condi Rice:

"A regime that holds power on the tenuous grounds of massive vote suppression against minority voters in violation of the Voting Rights Act, and on the further tenuous grounds of a non-transparent election system that is controlled by partisans of the regime, and that has the majority of Americans opposing its war policy, would be well advised not to commit further arrogant acts against the consent of the governed, such as nominating for Secretary of State a person whose lies have resulted in countless unnecessary deaths."

I've also taken to adding urls for Steven Freeman, Ron Baiman and other reports that seriously question the outcome of the 2004 election as P.S.'s and enclosures.

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I guess I'm saying it's more than the terms used to describe this FASCIST COUP--although those are important, I agree. It's also about constantly undermining it with good, solid, compelling information--and doing so on every action they take or position they assert.

What I'm getting at is that THIS--what is going on in DC right now--is not any kind of legitimate or normal political scene. Many Democrats, of course, are acting as if it is. We should just never forget that it isn't--and never let them forget.
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