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July 10, 2008
Jesse's Multiple Chances
By now we all know the ruckus which Reverent Jesse Jackson has begun with his
comments the other night as a guest on Fox News Channel. For those of you who
don't know exactly what Rev. Jackson said in a whisper to another
African-American Fox News "guest", allow me to share it with you:
"talking down to black people,"
-Jackson
Jackson immediately apologized for his apparent "off-the-cuff" remarks, but with
a qualifying attachment - kind of like a Presidential Signing Statement, if you
will:
"It was taken out of context,"
-Part of a Jackson statement
Jackson included as additional excuse for his tear-down of the apparent
Democratic Presidential nominee as well:
"It was not a public speech or a declaration,"
-Jackson
That makes all the difference, Rev. Jackson. Maybe you should have said, "Just
Kidding, Barry."
Of course this isn't the first time that Jackson has said things about Senator
Obama, or others, which have either been "taken out of context"; he's sincerely
apologized for; or both. Just this past October, Jackson offered up this comment
on The Junior senator from Illinois:
"Obama's "acting like he's white,"
-Jackson
Perhaps in this case, had one let the tape continue rolling, one would have
heard the rest of Jackson's comments. It could have gone something like this:
"Obama's "acting like he's White House bound."
Yeah - that's it.
But even if you take Jackson's word that his comments were merely a slip of the
tongue taken out of the context which he truly meant them to be put in, one
would have to ask him just what "context" his follow-up to the "talking down to
black people," statement was "taken out of:
"I want to cut his nuts off,"
-Jackson, following-up
Let me tell you, guys don't joke about "the junk"; "the package"; or whatever
other euphemism one might call them. It just isn't funny (sniffle).
Jackson has said other "out of context" remarks before. Some of us "Hymies" in
New York will remember his referring to the Big Apple as "Hymietown" back in
1984. He immediately apologized for that "out of context" remark as well.
Perhaps Jackson was speaking of a real town named Hymietown somewhere in the
Midwest back then.
Jackson's remarks, gleefully rebroadcast on Fox News' O'Reilly Factor with Bill
O'Reilly, taken along with his other remarks, should make the former Democratic
also-ran from a few years ago keep his mouth shut. In this day and age of Gotcha
media, his knack for thinking without a net is something we can all do without.
-Noah Greenberg
A New KKK
From now on former (and present?) Presidential Brain Karl Rove shall be known as
the following:
KKK - Kongressional Kontempt Karl
In lieu of the release of former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan's
book What Happened, and the dominant role McClellan says KKK (Rove) played in
the release of former covert CIA operative's name (Valerie Plame), even a
Republican Congress would have had no choice but to send for Rove (KKK) in
subpoena fashion.
The subpoena was issued for details he might know about the decision to
prosecute former Democratic Alabama Governor Don Siegelman; and the Bush DoJ's
decision to fire 93 federal prosecutors who weren't "Loyal Bushies" (the latter
also mentioned in the book), the time is ripe for KKK (Rove) to begin telling
the truth.
That is, of course, if he shows up.
There are two Bush Loyalists who are already being held in contempt for similar
reasons: White House chief of staff Josh Bolten and former White House counsel
Harriet Miers. Some of you might remember Miers as, arguably, the single-most
unqualified candidate ever to be nominated to the US Supreme Court. Even a
Republican Senate couldn't get the taste of her out of their mouths!
Again a Bush Loyalist (actually the guy who created Bush Loyalty), Rove (KKK) is
pleading executive immunity - or is that executive privilege?. In Bushland,
anything said inside the White House walls, to the President himself, or
anything they deem "executive" in nature cannot be questioned, even by the
governing body (The US Senate) whose job it is to do the questioning.
Of course there are exceptions: In the Siegelman case, where a former Rovie
(Klansman?) was the prosecutor and Rove, himself, was implicated in a scheme to
get the former Alabama Governor out of the way as a political obstacle, KKK has
decided that he will show up, with provisos, however. Rove wants there to be no
transcript of the event, he doesn't want to be sworn it and it must be a
closed-door session..
Siegleman was recently released after a second round of trumped-up charges, and
a conviction (the first 25 counts were thrown out due "With Prejudice", meaning
they could never be filed again) were overturned by a Federal Judge due to
serious questions about the charges filed and the prosecution itself.
I can understand KKK (Rove) not wanting to have a written or verbal record of
his closed-door meeting with the Senate Judiciary Committee. After all, who
wants to hear their on lies read back to them? But why is he concerned about
being sworn in?
Has Karl (KKK) Rove developed a conscience? One has to doubt that.
The delay tactics might hurt Rove and other present and former Bushies if their
appeals aren't heard and decided before January 20, 2009 because on that day
George W. Bush will no longer have his powers of Pardon. Certainly if John
McBush wins come November, their problems will be solved, but it might be a
different story if Barack Obama takes the White House.
Maybe these Bushies ought to think twice about debating their fate - or are they
convinced that they still have the power to steal another November?
Only KKK knows for sure.
-Noah Greenberg
The Double Talk Express
Well now, John McCain thinks social security is a disgrace! This is what he
said:
"We are paying present-day retirees with the taxes paid by young workers in
America today." In separate appearances, McCain called social security a
disgrace. Today, McCain speaking to young people said:
"They are paying into a system that they won’t receive benefits from on the
present track that it’s on – that’s the point."
What doesn't this idiot understand about social security? The design of the
system is that people who are not collecting pay into the system for the current
retirees. People who come after the younger generation then pay into the system
when the younger generation retires.
The only disgrace is 1) a Presidential candidate who doesn't understand the
mechanics of a crucial system, 2) a Presidential candidate who advocates
policies that steal money from social security thus threatening future
shortfalls.
McCain needs to have an extra cup of coffee or two in the morning (I hear
Starbuck's is hurting). Americans need to wake up to the fact that this guy is
no moderate; he is advocate of social security privatization just like Bush.
-Robert Scardapane
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-Noah Greenberg