Wednesday, September 14, 2005

BUSH IS IN DEEP S**T!

If I'm President Bush right now, he is in a whole world of trouble. He is facing growing criticism from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and the continued rise of gas prices. Now--guess who is back in the news. Yep, it is Iraq. Right now, about 150 people were killed and over 500 people injured. What will Bush do now? Well, the problems are just the beginning. It is going to be a very hellish three months for Bush. His approval ratings are so dismal right now. And he doesn't have the capital to anger the world. The fact is that he is going to punished in such a severe way that one false mood or mistake could destroy the rest of his presidency. Bush is starting to become a lame duck and by the time 2006 appears, the GOP will lose because of him. Remember, starting in 2008, the GOP will have to defend more seats. And they will have to do this for the next THREE election cycles. And oh yeah, I am sick and tired or conservatives who insult black people. I'm so glad that Aaron Brown confronted Brent Bozell. Here's the transcript:

BROWN: You've decided, which is absolutely your right, that there is no -- there is no truth to anyone's belief that race is somehow involved in how people were treated in the week after the hurricane. Fair enough. I don't disagree with that. But perception is powerful and perception is important, and what we know from polls is that black Americans do look at this differently than white Americans, as they look at a lot of things differently from white America.
BOZELL: And Aaron, perception is dangerous if it's not rooted in reality, which is my point. If anyone had come forward in the last 15 days with any tangible proof to back up the suggestion that there may have been racism at place, I'd like to hear it, and then report it. But there's no evidence. It's just this accusation that's being thrown out. What I see is whites and blacks helping each other in New Orleans. I don't see any racism.
BROWN: I don't support the notion that race as such is the issue here, though I'm less sure honestly about class. I wonder the degree to which class played a role in how the government responded -- governments, plural, responded. I don't know. But I am interested in what people think, and I think it's my job to ask.
BOZELL: Well, but you know, it is appropriate to ask, Aaron. I don't question that. But when someone is making a very dangerous accusation -- and by dangerous I mean an accusation that splits the seam of the cultural fabric in this country...
BROWN: If it's appropriate to ask these questions, which is how you began that answer, why do you call me, little old innocent me, you know, why do you call me a "race baiter" for asking the question... (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
BROWN: Do you think black America is sitting there thinking, if these were middle class, white people, there'd be cruiseships in New Orleans... BOZELL: No, wait, wait...
BROWN: ... not the Superdome? (END VIDEO CLIP)
BOZELL: You may say, well, I'm just a questioner, I'm just a reporter, I'm just asking questions. But in fact, when people hear you, they believe that what's coming from you is not a question, but a statement of fact. Now, you may say that's unfair because I don't mean it that way, but that's the reality.
BROWN: So, journalists ought not ask these because their questions are perceived as statements?
BOZELL: I think journalists ought to be careful that they not create perceptions that are based on falsehoods.
BROWN: How do you know it's based on a falsehood unless you ask questions?
BOZELL: Well, I think that somebody making the acquisition ought to have some evidence before making the accusation.
BROWN: No one makes -- Brent, there's no accusation there.
BOZELL: Oh, sure there is. Sure, there is.
BROWN: No.
BOZELL: There are public policy leaders in New Orleans right now, and they've been there for a week, who have been making this accusation. I'm not saying the press is. I'm saying they are. But if the press' role, I think, ought to be to go to those people and say, put up or shut up. BROWN: I think it is the role of the reporter to ask the question, even when the question is uncomfortable, and here I think that's all we did.
BOZELL: Well, Aaron, but when I see a reporter say those infamous words, "some people say," and then you go on to continue with the sentence, I'm always wondering who those some people are. You know, if somebody's saying something, put that person's name on the record.
BROWN: I actually think it's possible this would be a moment for us...
BOZELL: Holy moley, here it comes.
BROWN: There really is an opportunity to discuss a complicated and important American question about race and class and poverty, and how they fit together. And Katrina gives us that opportunity.
BOZELL: There's something else, Aaron, yeah, but there's something even better than that. There is the opportunity to celebrate the colorblindness that we saw after 9/11, the colorblindedness that we saw after Hurricane Katrina in so many quarters. That ought to be celebrated.
BROWN: I'll give you the last word on that.
BOZELL: Thank you, sir.
BROWN: It's nice to see you.

Clearly, Bozell does not to talk to black people. This is a moment which the issue of race and class NEEDED to be discussed. Clearly, many right wingers do not want to--THIS IS THEIR DIRTY LITTLE SECRET!!!!

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