Hey, Karl.....guess what? America isn`t your private laboratory.

[democrank]

This may be harsh, Karl, but just because you managed to train a dry drunk to regurgitate every focus-grouped talking point via his teleprompter, don`t think for a minute everyone out here is ripe for your mind-numbing instructions. Corporate media may delight in describing your tactics as "brilliant" but in my view you`re several levels below the self-congatulating snake oil salesman who managed to sell his worthless wares to some desperate woman from Omaha. You remind me of some of these recruiters I`ve been reading about, the ones whose obsession with numbers causes them to trick peach-fuzzed cannon fodder into thinking they`re just going on a fun trip around the world.

You and manipulation are inseparable. Instruct a few well-placed big shots to pepper the dialogue with "mushroom clouds" then "mission accomplished" and the rest is like a Gumby Convention: bend, twist, mold. Probably a third of America would still claim Saddam took flight lessons in Florida. Easy, wasn`t it?

Your experiments caused me to read and reread a paper on the fourteen points of fascism. It`s hardly acceptable to even bring up that up, but the similarities are chilling. The changes you`ve overseen have nothing to do with patriotism and freedom. Instead, we`re seeing a twisted version of King of the Hill, where winning is everything and opposing voices are rendered meaningless.

I`ve heard about the pendulum theory in politics...how things go one way for awhile then swing back in the opposite direction. I think I detect a slight movement away from the putrid mess you created. Maybe Mr. George W. Bush senses the same motion because he mimics it constantly with his lower jaw. If it wasn`t for you erecting barriers between Mr. Bush and the peasants, his outings might reveal a more honest glimpse of reality. No wonder you rely so heavily on cardboard backdrops and phony heroism. A regular champion trickster, you are.

[ladjf]

1. I'm neither a guinea pig nor a field mouse. And my suspicion

is there the same is true of most Americans. The "tipping point" hasn't been reached. But, when it is, there will be Hell to pay.

[Skidmore]

2. Makes you wonder how bad it has to get to reach

that tipping point.

[getmeouttahere]

6. The sheeple haven't experienced enough pain yet....

and remember, it has to affect them directly...they could give a rat's ass about their neighbor...oh, they'll buy the kid down the street's girl scout cookies, maybe even talk to them at a block party, but when it comes down to it, this country has a "I've got mine" mentality.

[ladjf]

8. I agree with your observation.

But, I point out that smart and healthy individual realize that in many cases, their own interests are tied to the interests of others in his/her group.

I saw an interesting experiment last night on Animal world. The host was observing a troop of about twenty African monkeys. They were familiar with the host's presence and were showing no fear. But when the host put an imitation snake out on the ground , the entire troop went into a carefully worked out strategy for dealing with the snake enemy. Each member of the troop began to make a unique sound which was probably the word for snake or reptile danger, then they all circled the snake, keeping it in sight. From that deployment, that systematically backed off from the snake's location while still watching it.

Many animals hunt in groups, humans included.

My point is that for humans to take a totally self-centered position is actually not in their best long range interest. The thugs in power follow a strategy of assuming the Americans will take the most selfish, short-sighted position. So far, it's working. The problem with that strategy is that eventually, the stupidity of it begins to be apparent even to the duped ones.

[undergroundpanther]

4. That is what the microwave beams are for

That is what the torture pics are for..

It's a veiled threat to the people.Show them the fringes of their"power" power WE paid for with OUR taxes because congress NEVER bothered with asking what the black budget was for,because the American people never got involved never asked what their taxes were being spent on,as they went up and up..The creeps are threatening us without directly saying, you could be next for this if you don't covert or bow down,pay everyday just to to exist,don't ask questions,conform,obey, and live your life our way,and give us everything that you have your security wealth self direction,hopes dreams,labor,etc. peasant.

tyrants are all the same.

[petepillow]

3. well put, democrank.

Karl defines evil genius because he gets off on manipulating the masses in negative ways to benefit his ego and pocketbook, and he gets away with it by playing puppet with the "leader" of the free world.

I hate to hate, but I hate his hateful chunky ass. May God strike him with a lightening bolt.

[rodeodance]

5. hey--men buy this snakeoil also.

.....sell his worthless wares to some desperate woman from Omaha.

[democrank]

7. Of course men buy snake oil too.

I think Senator Frist (among others) was holding up a bottle just this morning.