WHAT KIND OF USA CITIZEN ARE YOU?

IS THIS THE KIND OF COUNTRY YOU WANT...

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Please, watch this - it will amaze you, but not in a good way.
This video is of the people in line going to hear Sarah Palin
Governor Palin brings out this kind of behavior to her rallies.

Bigotry is Here

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Go to this page and consider standing up for the kind of country we thought we were:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/Obamashield/index.html

Here is the text of the petition:

The Petition for the Immediate Abandonment of Dangerous, Incendiary Rhetoric, as it Relates to the 2008 Presidential Campaign.

We fair minded citizens, being of all races, creeds, and political dispositions, do hereby state and stand by the following beliefs:

-That bigotries and ignorances of all forms continue to exist in our citzenry in dangerous amounts.
-That, through means ranging from the promotion of inaccurate perceptions to the use of blatant, incendiary rhetoric, Senator John S. McCain, Governor Sarah L.H. Palin, some members of the Republican party, and some members of the media, are in fact inciting the possibility of violent behavior, thus endangering the safety of Senator Barack H. Obama.
-That the 2008 Presidential Campaign, due to the inclusion of Democratic candidate Senator Barack H. Obama, and due to the aforementioned bigotries, constitutes one of the most potentially dangerous situations in modern American political history.
-That this petition is our effort to stop such misleading, untruthful, and dangerous political tactics.
-That the continuation of such rhetoric could be interpreted as a justification of violence, against Senator Barack H. Obama, in the minds of those who hold the aforementioned bigotries.
-That this petition is our effort to further ensure the safety of Senator Barack H. Obama and his family.
-That Senator Barack H. Obama, and his intended policies, do not constitute a danger to our God given freedoms in any significant amount.
-That Senator Barack H. Obama is an American.
-That Senator Barack H. Obama is a Christian.
-That Senator Barack H. Obama's policies, although they have common ground with philosophies held throughout many nations, do not constitute him as a Socialist.
-That, although imperfect, Senator Barack H. Obama holds a high measure of good intent for his fellow citizens.

Furthermore:

-We hereby call for an immediate abandonment, by the aforementioned parties, of all rhetoric which overtly incites American born bigotries as they relate to Senator Barack H. Obama: his life, his religion, his color, and his beliefs.
-We hereby state that, if, in the case of the continuation of such rhetoric, and in the egregious possibility that Senator Barack H. Obama were to be harmed as a result, Senator John S. McCain, Governor Sarah L.H. Palin, some members of the Republican party, and some members of the media, be held accountable in a court of law, and duly charged with incitement to violence.

We act and speak in concert, beginning on this day, October 11th, 2008.

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At this link there is an international petition that you can sign.

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/ObamashieldInternational/

The international petition text:

The International Petition for the Immediate Abandonment of Dangerous, Incendiary Rhetoric, as it Relates to the 2008 American Presidential Campaign.

We fair minded citizens of the world community, being of all races, creeds, and political dispositions, do hereby state and stand by the following beliefs:

-That bigotries and ignorances of all forms continue to exist in the citzenry of the world in dangerous amounts.
-That, through means ranging from the promotion of inaccurate perceptions to the use of blatant, incendiary rhetoric, Senator John S. McCain, Governor Sarah L.H. Palin, some members of the Republican party, and some members of the media, are in fact inciting the possibility of violent behavior, thus endangering the safety of Senator Barack H. Obama.
-That the 2008 American Presidential Campaign, due to the inclusion of Democratic candidate Senator Barack H. Obama, and due to the aforementioned bigotries, constitutes one of the most potentially dangerous situations in modern American political history.
-That this petition is our effort to stop such misleading, untruthful, and dangerous political tactics.
-That the continuation of such rhetoric could be interpreted as a justification of violence, against Senator Barack H. Obama, in the minds of those who hold the aforementioned bigotries.
-That this petition is our effort to further ensure the safety of Senator Barack H. Obama and his family.
-That Senator Barack H. Obama, and his intended policies, do not constitute a danger to our God given, American freedoms in any significant amount.
-That Senator Barack H. Obama is an American.
-That Senator Barack H. Obama is a Christian.
-That Senator Barack H. Obama's policies, although they have common ground with philosophies held throughout many nations, do not constitute him as a Socialist.
-That, although imperfect, Senator Barack H. Obama holds a high measure of good intent for his fellow citizens.

Furthermore:

-We hereby call for an immediate abandonment, by the aforementioned parties, of all rhetoric which overtly incites American born bigotries as they relate to Senator Barack H. Obama: his life, his religion, his color, and his beliefs.
-We hereby state that, if, in the case of the continuation of such rhetoric, and in the egregious possibility that Senator Barack H. Obama were to be harmed as a result, Senator John S. McCain, Governor Sarah L.H. Palin, some members of the American Republican party, and some members of the American media, be held accountable in a court of law, and duly charged with incitement to violence.

We act and speak in concert, beginning on this day, October 12th, 2008.

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IS THIS REPRESENTATIVE OF McCAIN AND PALIN VOTERS? WILL McCAIN AND PALIN WINK AT THIS?

Winking, folksy Palinisms and Troopergate
trumped by bigot-baiting

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Palin brings out this kind of behavior to her rallies.


Please, decent USA citizens, is this behavior what you want?

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THE WINK - A LEGACY OF GEORGE W BUSH


Is he winking...? The President turns to the Queen and winks after his slip-up

Blundering Bush makes ANOTHER gaffe as he winks at the Queen

When you've just made it sound like the Queen is more than 200 years old, there may be a few ways of recovering from the gaffe.

But turning to her and giving her a sly wink is probably not included in any book of royal etiquette.

Read the full article

The Queen received the wink with a frosty glare

Source of above two pictures

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John McCain winks at the end of this one minute video

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Phantom voters
John McCain speaks to people of Acorn

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Don't Kill Him

Sarah Palin's debate flow chart

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Presidential behavior by George W Bush toward the German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Maybe President Bush should have just winked instead of invading Chancellor's personal space....

Who are we?

WE'RE NOT FREE UNTIL WE ARE ALL FREE

SURVIVING silence Versus DYING because of silence in Pinochet's time

I only knew about the Chilean dictator, Pinochet, because of the song They Dance Alone that I heard on someone else's CD years ago. Hearing news stories about anything in South America was rare for me. Frankly, most of our USA "news" stories center around us. Or maybe I should say...all of our "news". Even when I was being formally "educated" the only continent I remember focusing on was Europe. And North America, was mostly limited to the United States, disregarding Canada. And the history of North America, dismissed the history of the indigenous peoples and the black Africans shipped in for slave purposes, except when auxiliary to the European immigrants' slant of history.

Today, I saw an HBO movie Pinochet's Last Stand which didn't really inform us of the 17 years of terror that he inflicted upon his country's own people, but it was still enlightening, in so far as it did cover how Pinochet's life played out in the end.
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They Dance Alone
(Cueca Solo) by Sting

From: rdpajarillo from the Phillipines

Pinochet's Last Stand

In 1973, General Augusto Pinochet overtook Chile in a violent military coup. During his 17-year rule, he ruthlessly repressed all opposition to his regime, leading to the deaths of 3,000 civilians and the torture of another 30,000.

HBO Films presents the true story of the 82 year old, retired Chilean dictator, Pinochet and his surprise 1998 arrest for crimes against humanity while undergoing back surgery during a vacation in London. Caught in international conflict, Pinochet's time in London forever changed his life - and the prospects for dictators across the globe. Emmy®-winning actor Derek Jacobi stars as Pinochet; also with Peter Capaldi, Phyllida Law and Anna Massey. Written and directed by Richard Curson Smith. (TV14)

I'm still learning about what happened and I don't like that the United States of America supported Pinochet. Apparently, we Americans are way too self-absorbed. The things being done in our name is dreadful. The following is one of the many sites telling the story.

The Stalinists and the Popular Unity government promoted unfounded and ultimately fatal illusions in Chilean parliamentary democracy, with the Stalinists describing the Chilean army as “the people in uniform.” It was Allende himself who brought generals into his cabinet and named Pinochet commander in chief of the Chilean armed forces, a position that Pinochet utilized to prepare and execute the coup that ended the Socialist Party president’s life.

In the days that followed the coup, tens of thousands were rounded up, many of them herded into Santiago’s football stadium, where most were beaten and tortured and many were executed. Among those murdered were two US citizens, Frank Teruggi and Charles Horman. Subsequent evidence has indicated that senior US officials not only worked to cover up the crime, but were complicit in these killings.

The coup itself enjoyed the full sponsorship of the administration of President Richard Nixon. Millions of dollars were covertly sent into Chile by the CIA to finance employers’ strikes and fund fascist groups seeking Allende’s overthrow. Nixon’s explicit order to the CIA was to “make the economy scream” in order to bring down the government. The plans of the military coup plotters were shared and coordinated fully with both the CIA and the Pentagon.

Henry Kissinger, then Richard Nixon’s national security advisor—and today a key advisor to the Bush administration—was the principal American architect of the coup in Chile. In 1970, when Allende’s Popular Unity government was first elected, Kissinger commented, “I don’t see why we need to stand idly by and let a country go communist due to the irresponsibility of its own people.”

The US government subsequently set out to reverse the results of this popular election by means of covert subversion, terror and military force.

While Pinochet is dead, Kissinger still lives and is liable for criminal prosecution for his role in fomenting a coup that claimed the lives of thousands.

Nor is he the only US official complicit in the crimes of the Pinochet dictatorship. George H.W. Bush, the former US president and current president’s father, was CIA director during the period in which Pinochet’s regime served as the axis for “Operation Condor,” a coordinated campaign of murder and repression carried out by military regimes throughout Latin America against left-wing opponents.

Declassified US documents have proven that the CIA was kept fully informed of this operation, in which hundreds if not thousands were murdered or illegally imprisoned and tortured.

Part of the operation included what was at the time the worst act of international terrorism ever carried out on US soil. On September 21, 1976, a car bomb took the life of Orlando Letelier, Allende’s former foreign minister and a prominent opponent of the Pinochet regime, as well as that of his American aide, Ronni Moffit, as they were riding through the streets of Washington, DC.

The CIA, under Bush senior’s leadership, worked to cover up the Pinochet regime’s responsibility for these murders. The killers themselves were subsequently placed under US protection and given new identities and financial support under the federal witness protection program.

Vice President Dick Cheney and outgoing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld are likewise implicated in Washington’s support for the Pinochet dictatorship during this period. Cheney was the White House chief of staff and Rumsfeld was also defense secretary then, overseeing US ties to the Latin American military as Operation Condor was unfolding.

Pinochet’s ability to escape prosecution until his death at the ripe old age of 91—more than 16 years after surrendering power—is testimony to the fact that the horrors his regime unleashed against the workers of Chile were carried out to defend the interests of the ruling elite both in that country and internationally, which continued to protect him.

This protection also constitutes a serious warning. The brutal methods of mass murder, torture and dictatorship that will forever be associated with the name of Augusto Pinochet remain the ultimate recourse of capitalism in crisis.
Source: www.wsws.org

Chile and the United States
Declassified Documents Relating to the Military Coup, September 11, 1973

The retrospective history of Chile

See Amnesty International

AS ONLY KEITH OLBERMANN CAN MAKE US LAUGH AT GEORGE W

NEWS CONFERENCE WITH GEORGE W BUSH

The price of gas is news to George W Bush.

Keith Olbermann made my day today. He helps me feel better with the insanity of our President ~ just by the fact that he also sees through George.

I know it isn't funny that our President has broken the law, has bad judgment and lies. I still can't understand why our Congress is more concerned about a baseball pitcher lying than our President lying, breaking laws, disregarding the United States Constitution. But sometimes, I laugh at Keith's take on Bush.

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USA on CANADIAN LIST OF COUNTRIES THAT TORTURE

WHO ARE WE? WE HAVE A TRILLION DOLLAR DEBT FROM AN ILLEGAL WAR. WE HAVE A PRESIDENT WHO THINKS HE IS THE LAW. And we are floating this country's debt with money we are borrowing from another nation with very serious human rights issues ~ China. And we continue to have voters who vote uninformed for their Presidential candidates . . . that is if they vote at all.

This is what we have come to with the experienced leadership of George W Bush ~ the USA is on the same list that Iran is on as a country that TORTURES. In Canada. George W Bush has his way of looking at his judgments and dismissing what the rest of the free world discerns as unacceptable ~ torture. Human Rights and Gitmo


President George W. Bush’s new executive order on the Central Intelligence Agency’s detention and interrogation program is contrary to the Geneva Conventions, Human Rights Watch said ... from Human Rights Right
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Torture State

From : topnewsmakers

"Sometimes, a nation's descent into moral depravity is marked by sudden events... a coup, for instance. Other times, the signposts are smaller, subtler increments... such as the third story on our Countdown tonight. CTV in Canada has obtained a list the Canadian government has given to its diplomats, instructing them how to deal with Canadian prisoners in countries that use torture... countries, the list says, that include Syria, Iran... and the United States of America." - The News Hole, MSNBC

And now, as for Hillary . . .
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Hillary Rodham Clinton ~ Changing With The Times on Iraq

This video shows the Peter Paul side of an issue, which involves allegations that Hillary Clinton has committed numerous federal election law violations...

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A John Edward's video ~ it makes reasonable points about Hillary Rodham Clinton ~
but I am for Barack Obama for America

IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT GW BUSH AS PRESIDENT

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Link to George Bush singing Imagine

Text from poster, caltv : This is an audio mash up of GW Bush singing the John Lennon classic "Imagine". It has been a worldwide hit and has made it into (John Peel's) BBC Radio 1 Music Festive 50 on UK Radio By John Callaghan, 29, of Dublin, Ireland.

The audio was produced by Waxaudio, I created a video for it by tracking down over 40 separate video clips from George Bush speeches, I lip synched these clips to the audio and interspersed them with footage from the original imagine Video, along with some Iraq war footage and some other bits and pieces.