Bush's demagoguery: critics of port deal help the enemy or are bigots

[ProSense]

Steve Benen

02.24.2006

Bush's indiscriminate demagoguery

Earlier this week, in response to the controversy surrounding the Dubai Ports World deal, President Bush struck a conciliatory tone. Despite having vowed to veto any bill that would scuttle the deal, Bush told reporters on Tuesday, "I can understand why some in Congress have raised questions" about the port deal.

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Gordon England, Bush's deputy defense secretary, argued yesterday that the controversy itself represents something of a security threat, and may even give aid and comfort to the nation's enemies.

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This was, unfortunately, inevitable. It was only a matter of time -- in this case, it took less than a week -- before an administration official argued publicly that it is literally dangerous to disagree with the president. I guess Bush critics should be pleasantly surprised that this wasn't the message from the outset.

As it happens, this was the second wave of the administration's push-back against critics of the port contract. The first was a subtle suggestion that those who express disapproval are racists. As Bush told reporters earlier this week, "I want those who are questioning it to step up and explain why all of a sudden a Middle Eastern company is held to a different standard than a Great British company."

Taken together, if you're skeptical about the merit of the port deal, you're not just helping the enemy, you're a bigot.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-benen/bushs-indiscriminate-dem_b_16307.html

[DinahMoeHum]

1. From Americablog yesterday, a rebuttal to Gordon England. . .

Link:
http://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/02/i-really-need-to-weigh-in-on-this.html

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Gordon England, you're a total asshole.

How fucking dare you invoke Osama and September 11 in order to get us to support an administration policy that is in fact CONTRARY to our national security interests? Just because Bush is in bed with the Middle Eastern oil producers we're supposed to roll over and play dead while you guys just give away that store to your petro-buddies?

How fucking dare you preach to us about being distrustful and paranoid?

You son of a bitches have raised distrust and fear to a high art. You have repeatedly violated the legitimate shock and horror Americans felt after September 11, abused our collective grief and pain and psychosis in order to push your own petty, personal political goals, and now that we catch you red handed, you have the balls to invoke September 11 again?

Gordon England, how fucking dare you, you un-American piece of shit.
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Enjoy the rest...


:rant::rant::rant:

[ProSense]

2. Thanks for that. n/t