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THE SUCCESS OF FAILURE TURNING THE TABLES AT THE RNC
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no point in being a damn fool about it: W. C. Fields
GEORGE W. BUSH IS THE MAN WHO FAILED TO PROTECT US FROM THE WORST ATTACK ON AMERICAN SOIL IN ITS HISTORY!
You might have thought they were regaling King Arthur. But they weren’t. You might have thought they were recounting the exploits of Alexander the Great. But they weren’t. You might have thought they were extolling the virtues of an immensely successful world leader. But they weren’t. They were the RNC, cheer-leading for their idol, George W. Bush, - a man whose policies have been the most dismal failures in recent history.
On the first day of the Convention, speaker after speaker stepped to the rostrum to rave about George Bush, Superman, and George Bush, Hercules They lined up with practiced enthusiasm to kneel at the image of George, Bush, statesman and George Bush, Savior. Icons from among the party faithful came to convince the nation that their toad was really a prince. Their carefully scripted message was as transparent as it was ludicrous: George Bush, the failure, was being creatively morphed into George Bush, the magnificent success!
There was something surreal about John McCain heaping praise after praise upon the man who had dealt him and his family such underhanded blows in the 2000 primaries. There was something ludicrous about Rudy Guiliani, a supporter of choice, gay rights and gun control, reminding Americans of their great fortune in having George Bush as President when New Yorkers were jumping to their deaths on the morning of September 11th .And there was something farcical about George W. Bush being compared to such great men as Washington, Lincoln, Roosevelt and Churchill. No matter, they did it.
And, of course, there was Governor Arnie, with a lesson for America on what it means to be a Republican. Did anyone say warmonger or war profiteer? Did anyone say homophobe or polluter? Did anyone say hypocrite or slanderer? But style is style, and Arnie transmuted the failures of George Bush into successes that never were. No matter, he did it, and the crowd went wild.
Then along came Dick, to do what he does best: attack and destroy. With practiced disrespect and disdain, Dick Cheney managed skillfully to vilify John Kerry and pulverize his lifetime of public service to smithereens. Did anyone say: where were you and George when John Kerry was in Vietnam? Did anyone say: Halliburton or Harken? No matter, it’s all in the eyes of the beholder. Failure is successful if no one knows.
And finally, the RNC awaited its hero. With script ready, and smile rehearsed, George W. Bush became the nominee of the Grand Old Party, and all was well with the world. No matter that the nation was reeling, and the world was in disarray. No matter that this man had failed to fulfill a single campaign promise to anyone but his rich supporters. No matter that this man had so totally failed the people of this country. No matter that there was not a single success to which he could truthfully point with a sense pride and accomplishment. No matter, because George Bush was packaged as the greatest asset to America since buttered toast. George Bush, the failure, had tasted the success of his failure, and asked for four more years of the same. No matter that he deserves to be booted out by a landslide. No matter, because Karl Rove knows what to do with smoke and mirrors, and he does it well.
And of course, there’s the media, always in the background, but also in the picture. During this Convention Week, the corporate media could be seen drooling in their collective support of the speakers at the RNC. They systematically fed the transformation of George Bush to the public via their newly energized Viagara journalism. In covering the RNC, the television media, in particular, worked diligently to help the GOP change a floundering president who has been totally impotent and unresponsive into stalwart leader who is firm and unyielding. Let’s hear the applause.
But, as we are being told that George W. Bush is the Great War President, the Great Leader, and the Great Protector of our safety, let’s take a moment for a wake up call to remember the facts rather than the fiction:
The perpetrators of the attacks have not been captured or brought to justice.
The resources of the nation have been diverted into a war against Iraq, a nation that was neither responsible nor involved in the attacks.
The resources that might have brought stability to Afghanistan were squandered in an illegal and immoral invasion and occupation of Iraq.
The lives and limbs of nearly 1000 American soldiers and more than a hundred from coalition countries have been sacrificed in a senseless and endless war.
Billions of American tax dollars are unaccounted for in Iraq.
The lives of thousands of Iraqi civilians were sacrificed in a senseless war that has made no one safer, anywhere.
Americans are far more vulnerable to attacks now than before the invasion of Iraq.
Americans are far more hated and feared around the world than before the invasion of Iraq.
George Bush and other representatives of the US are no longer welcome in any major nation in the entire world.
Never mind, for the moment, the failed domestic policies that characterize the four years of the Bush presidency. Focus only on the theme of the RNC: George Bush – the man who will save us from terrorists! Focus only on some inane, non-existent connection between 9/11 and the image of George Bush, successful leader – to be adored and thanked by a grateful public. Who are they kidding?
Are the media convinced that we are all idiots? Are they convinced that we all have fallen in love with our abuser? Do the media think that we will not remember the record of the man being nominated at the RNC? There is one underlying, undeniable truth that negates everything being said at the Convention:
GEORGE W. BUSH IS THE MAN WHO FAILED TO PROTECT US FROM THE WORST ATTACK ON AMERICAN SOIL IN ITS HISTORY!
Only two questions remain: Are the media insane for trying to sell us the image of George Bush as the man who led us through the darkness of September 11th, or is a frighteningly large segment of the public insane for buying it? The success of George Bush’s failure has become the subliminal theme of the GOP Convention, and with the help of the media it will be deeply implanted in the minds of the voters.
The moral remains: The BIG LIE works. Who will expose it when the media is complicit in promoting it? These are frightening times. These are frightening lies. But, if well orchestrated, FAILURE - in the mind of the undecided voters - can appear to be SUCCESS. There are only two months left to undo the damage. Go for it.
Inferior Right Angles - The Empty Argument of Bush Supporters. - I am not suggesting that this means that the left is correct and the right is wrong about any issue under discussion. What I am suggesting is that there seems to be no foundation on which the right can build a case for supporting the President’s policies. The people on the right seem to be at a loss for any concrete reasons for their opinions.
Lie and You Thrive - Perhaps never before has a president sought a second term by endlessly hyping the catastrophic failures of his first four years in office. On both 9/11 and Iraq, the Bush campaign team long ago decided that truth is a luxury American voters can no longer afford.
