I'd really like to hope this time around that the pre-emptive war in Iraq--mostly fought because it was easier than capturing Osama Bin Laden at the time; plus it was something that George Butch Jr. had signaled he'd do during the 2000 election--is over and done with for the sake of Americans and Iraqis alike.
These poems were written in 2005, when only 2000 American soldiers had been killed in action:
2000-A LATE OCTOBER MILESTONE
2000
War in Iraq is winnable!
Just ignore the bleats of the Liberal Media
who’s out of touch with heartland America.
2001
Thank God for local news affiliates!
They treat this war just like WWII.
Wasn’t it great when Channel 7
ran that story about military wives/girlfriends
willing to pose for sexy pinup photos
to raise….the morale of their boyfriends
and husbands serving their country?
It’s the perfect story-
patriotism plus cleavage!
2002
White House note to Roger Ailes of Fox News:
Pass along our new talking point
about how the media should quit
using the word “insurgents”
and replace it with “Saddamites”.
Pronounce it the Biblical way (Sodomites)
to appease the Red States.
2003
President Bush memo to Vice-President Cheney-
There was this old Jerry Lewis movie
last night on TV where a millionaire and
his four friends formed a private fighting force
during World War II.
That’s a great idea.
We could use more small, flexible five-man armies
to protect the interests of
Halliburton and all the other companies
making profits from this war.
Wouldn’t cost the taxpayers a dime.
2004
Note to Pentagon staffers from Donald Rumsfeld-
Let’s keep this war low-budget.
The next time someone complains
about soldiers dying from inadequate
armored protection, I’ll just remind them
of the General Sherman quote
about war being Hell and walk away.
And tell the UN in no uncertain terms
that they’ll enter Gitmo over my dead body.
2005
White House note to CNN-
We loved your balanced special
about stateside families who lost loved ones in Iraq.
Keep emphasizing the parents who have decided
to stay loyal, repress public grief
and say that We Can’t Leave
until Iraq can properly fight the Insurgency
on its own.
2006
Note from Karl Rove-
Can we distract Americans
from Valerie Plame and Joe Wilson
by planting either a live girl or a dead boy
in Cindy Sheehan’s bed?
2007
2008
2009
2010…..
It doesn’t matter if the next President
is a Democrat or Republican,
the war in Iraq will never end.
It really doesn’t matter about the Iraqi people anymore.
We can’t lose face now.
2000-VERSION TWO
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010….
The White House says we can’t leave Iraq.
The pundits say we mustn’t leave Iraq.
I say we’ll never leave Iraq.
Showing posts with label Dick Cheney. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dick Cheney. Show all posts
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Back to The Dark Side
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/10/us/politics/10holder.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&src=ig
And the new issue of NEWSWEEK on newsstands has this headline:
IS TERRORISM THE NEW COMMUNISM?
What would a world without the desire/need to manufacture enemies look like?
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Maureen Dowd on Obama post-Detroit terror attempt.
Except for one dumb, unnecessary remark about the attempted terrorist's "feminine underwear", Maureen Dowd of THE NEW YORK TIMES has a worth-reading op-ed today about President Obama and his response to the Christmas near-disaster: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/30/opinion/30dowd.html
This paragraph of hers is particularly penetrating:
"President Obama’s favorite word is “unprecedented,” as Carol Lee of Politico pointed out. Yet he often seems mired in the past as well, letting his hallmark legislation get loaded up with old-school bribes and pork; surrounding himself with Clintonites; continuing the Bushies’ penchant for secrecy and expansive executive privilege; doubling down in Afghanistan while acting as though he’s getting out; and failing to capitalize on snazzy new technology while agencies thumb through printouts and continue their old turf battles."
This paragraph of hers is particularly penetrating:
"President Obama’s favorite word is “unprecedented,” as Carol Lee of Politico pointed out. Yet he often seems mired in the past as well, letting his hallmark legislation get loaded up with old-school bribes and pork; surrounding himself with Clintonites; continuing the Bushies’ penchant for secrecy and expansive executive privilege; doubling down in Afghanistan while acting as though he’s getting out; and failing to capitalize on snazzy new technology while agencies thumb through printouts and continue their old turf battles."
Monday, May 25, 2009
Colin Powell inadvertently describes the state of the "poetry community."
"If we don't reach out more, the party is going to be sitting on a very, very narrow base. You can only do two things with a base. You can sit on it and watch the world go by, or you can build on the base."
Of course, the above is Colin Powell describing the Republican Party's current desire to purge itself of moderates--leaving nothing but hardcore "strict constructionist" doctrinaire conservatives.
But take a look at the HOUSTON LITERARY REVIEW's submissions guidelines [with certain passages I've highlighted] and decide for yourself if they don't come off a little Cheneyesque:
Whether you are a veteran craftsman or learning to use your voice or artistic sight, The Houston Literary Review wants to hear from you. However, if you have thin skin, believe your work is in no need of copy editing, or believe your words should not be edited, PLEASE do not submit.
THLR staff spend untold hours laying out pages, copy editing, and trying to make sense of prose masquerading as poetry and or voices that take too long to say what it is they are trying to say. We reserve the right to edit according to our style.
Please take a moment to consider that THLR is published monthly using volunteer resources and some part-time editors who work for very little salary. THLR is not a vanity publication and strives to give every writer and visual artist an opportunity to develop their voices.
The above sounds to me like THLR wants to watch the world go by--with nontraditional voices told not to let the door bruise them on the way out.
Of course, the above is Colin Powell describing the Republican Party's current desire to purge itself of moderates--leaving nothing but hardcore "strict constructionist" doctrinaire conservatives.
But take a look at the HOUSTON LITERARY REVIEW's submissions guidelines [with certain passages I've highlighted] and decide for yourself if they don't come off a little Cheneyesque:
Whether you are a veteran craftsman or learning to use your voice or artistic sight, The Houston Literary Review wants to hear from you. However, if you have thin skin, believe your work is in no need of copy editing, or believe your words should not be edited, PLEASE do not submit.
THLR staff spend untold hours laying out pages, copy editing, and trying to make sense of prose masquerading as poetry and or voices that take too long to say what it is they are trying to say. We reserve the right to edit according to our style.
Please take a moment to consider that THLR is published monthly using volunteer resources and some part-time editors who work for very little salary. THLR is not a vanity publication and strives to give every writer and visual artist an opportunity to develop their voices.
The above sounds to me like THLR wants to watch the world go by--with nontraditional voices told not to let the door bruise them on the way out.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Quiz: Match the Famous Person to what they might be thinking.
1. "I can have a career being pious and scantily clad--just like Selena!"
2. "To hell with dignity. I'm going to keep that [expletive deleted] and her child from getting any of our money. If anyone complains, I know the media will remind them of how seriously ill I am!"
3. "You liberals have no place to go! Did you SERIOUSLY think I was going to do away with tribunals?"
4. "Torture works, torture works, torture works....."
A. BARACK OBAMA
B. ELIZABETH EDWARDS
C. CARRIE PREJEAN
D. DICK CHENEY
2. "To hell with dignity. I'm going to keep that [expletive deleted] and her child from getting any of our money. If anyone complains, I know the media will remind them of how seriously ill I am!"
3. "You liberals have no place to go! Did you SERIOUSLY think I was going to do away with tribunals?"
4. "Torture works, torture works, torture works....."
A. BARACK OBAMA
B. ELIZABETH EDWARDS
C. CARRIE PREJEAN
D. DICK CHENEY
Monday, December 15, 2008
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