Bush lies,propaganda falling flat

[Algorem]

http://www.niagarafallsreporter.com/gallagher246.html

By Bill Gallagher

...The Busheviks have raised relentless propaganda to a level usually found only in the most oppressive totalitarian states. With the slavish acquiescence of their allies in the corporate media, they have created an Orwellian babble-machine masked as public discourse.

One of the most laughable propaganda scenes the Busheviks have choreographed in a long time was last week's White House briefing session on the "progress" in Iraq held for 13 former secretaries of state and defense. I don't fault the folks who attended to listen to the 40-minute dog-and-pony show, but it's hardly the kind of forum where any meaningful discussions can take place...

The whole facade of Bush engaged in bipartisan consultation is a joke. How many of those experienced hands did he talk to before invading Iraq? We know he didn't even discuss his war plans with his own father, famously prudent George H.W. Bush...

There was certainly some divine intervention and humor in the silly official White House class photo of the former secretaries. They gathered around Bush's bare, empty desk in the Oval Office, perfectly reflecting the empty substance of the occasion. Bush wore his "What, me worry?" grin and Condi Rice smiled like she was posing for "Vogue." Rummy had that vacuous beam of the failed person incapable of recognizing his failures. Dick Cheney smirked like he just trampled on more constitutional rights while watching torture videos and getting another residual check from Halliburton. Albright turned away from the camera, her lips pinched like she just bit into a lemon. The propaganda photo looks as phony as the whole ploy to portray Bush as seeking the advice of people who disagree with him. He never does that. He surrounds himself with a chorus of yes-men and the supreme sycophant, "Concealeezza" Rice...


Bill Gallagher, a Peabody Award winner, is a former Niagara Falls city councilman who now covers Detroit for Fox2 News. His e-mail address is [e-mail].
Niagara Falls Reporter www.niagarafallsreporter.com Jan. 10 2006

[Surya Gayatri]

1. Wow, somebody with this much

honesty is actually allowed to work for a FOX channel? Find it hard to believe! Great article. :wow: SG

[Stockholm]

2. Surely not for long n/t

[Surya Gayatri]

6. Yup, in his shoes

I'd start getting my résumé up to date pronto. That's one brave journalist! SG

[bloom]

3. I think Albright

probably does support BushCo insofar as she wants her company The Albright Group to be able to profit - just like the Carlyle Group.

You don't hear about that much. Naomi Klein had an interesting article that mentioned it.


And while Clinton didn't get in an out and out war in the 90's - his admin. did what was necessary to keep the sanctions in place - so that Iraq was decimated when BushCo took over. You have to wonder about that.

[Arkansas Granny]

4. I watched Ms. Albright on The News Hour with Jim Lehrer after

that meeting and found it to be pretty interesting. If you missed it, the transcript is here:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/middle_east/jan-june06/iraq_1-5.html

Although she was tactful in her criticism, it seemed clear to me that she was not really satisfied with the meeting. Apparently, none of the former Secretaries got much time to voice their advice or opinions. Just another photo-op for Bush.

[bloom]

5. I'm sure the photo-op was devoid of anything useful.

But I'm not sure that Albright is really on the opposite side of BushCo as much as she has her own similar - but competing company to run.

[Uncle Joe]

7. This is a most excellent column.

Kicked and nominated.

:kick:

[cliss]

8. Wow. Great article.

Some people posted photos of this "Team" a few days ago. The photos really do reflect the reality of this article.

They matched perfectly.