Are You Angry Yet?

[RBHam]

http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/angryyet.html
You should be! You've been lied to. Your tax money has been taken from you and spent under false pretenses. Your children have been sent off to kill and be killed in an illegal war launched without Congressional approval. You who fought in the war and think you came back home healthy, well, you've been lied to as well. Your health is all downhill from here (ask any Vet from Desert Storm), and your children will have a higher incidence of birth defects because that depleted uranium isn't as harmless as you were told it was. And those VA medical benefits you were promised? That was a lie too. Are you angry yet?
And those of you who sold your better judgment for a free hot-dog and a flag at a Clear Channel sponsored pro-Bush rally, well, you were lied to as well, and worse, made to look totally stupid before the rest of the world. The media which walked right past peace demonstrations to video tape the Clear Channel party plastered your face across the TV sets of the planet, waving your flag and shouting "Sig WMD! Sig WMD" and singing "Dubya Dubya Uber Alles" or something to that effect. And here you stand now, with egg on your collective faces, finally facing up to what your more intelligent neighbors knew all along; There were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Bush made a total fool of you. The whole world is laughing at you. Those lacking the courage to admit they were wrong will no doubt descend into the ranks of fanatical "true believers", ready to drink the Kool-Aid for his highnessness der Dubyer. For the rest of you brave enough to admit you were fooled, are you angry yet?

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[Jacobin]

1. Sorry. DLC says its not nice to be angry

we must get on our knees and ask for "more please"

[Old and In the Way]

3. Why are you apologizing for this administration?

The DLC has nothing to do with the issues addressed here. Sounds to me like you'd rather try to deflect blame from where it belongs to where it doesn't.

But, Ed Gillespie appreciates your help.

[Jacobin]

6. What's up with YOU?

I don't like Kerry. The DLC spin is that we can't be "angry".

I was simply trying to obey the leadership who chose your candidate.

[Old and In the Way]

19. You didn't address my question.

Why are you apologizing for this administration and redirecting the intent of this post onto the DLC?

I know you don't like Kerry, that's obvious....is that because Kerry's clearly showing a capacity to win the nomination and the general election? Does that scare you? You really would rather see us lose than nominate Kerry?

[madfloridian]

2. I have Dean's righteous anger for sure.

Very angry.

[salinen]

4. angry enough

to eat a babies butt through a park bench. Dan Akroyd.

[Kazak]

5. Stark raving...

:nuke:

[shanti]

7. of course i'm angry!

but it's not "nice" to be angry, look what they did to dean!

[Terwilliger]

8. I've been to angry....

just one of the stops in the route

[Karenina]

9. Are you angry yet?

"There were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Bush made a total fool of you. The whole world is laughing at you."

No, not laughing, cuz it's NOT FUNNY, and the destruction is OUTRAGEOUS.

All courtesy of a *dauphin who never worked a day in his life or had to answer for ANYTHING, including his military service. This is the guy who is getting YOUR kids killed, cutting off their support services, healthcare, benefits, don't get me started...

Imagine a couple thousand Vets, accompanied by any and/or all of the Democratic candidates, senators, congresscritters (to insure the cops don't start pushing folks around unnecessarily), everybody's got photocopies of their military records, signs, buttons and bumper stickers to pass out to spectators, all gather in the closest "free speech zone" to the TV studio where the MTP slobberfest is taped with mock coffins, whistles, bullhorns drums, chanting in unison, "Dubya, Dubya, Dubya, WHERE WERE YOU IN 72?" Oh yeah, and don't forget the sea of flags. Ya think that would pose the question LOUDLY ENOUGH?

Man-o-man, this picture engulfed my brain as I was reading today and I just keep re-posting...

[onethatcares]

12. and it's more than time to speak out loud.

It's past time to get out the vote, it's past time to speak softly. It's time to stand on the corner and shout, we've been had. The picture of a sea of flags, I can see it clearly. I am going to make the conscious effort to stand for what is right, right for my country, my family and others in this land. My wife thinks I'm crazy, but if not me?, who. if not now, when.

Man, I hope this gets on video.

[anarchy1999]

10. RB, Something's happening here........

What it is ain't exactly clear

Stop now
What's that sound
Everybody look
What's going round.........

[Selwynn]

11. No, I'm sleepy and too full

because I need a nap and ate too much dinner tonight.

[calimary]

13. I've been angry for four years. No, make that - probably 10 years.

I started getting angry when the republi-CONS and Newtie and all the rest of those scumbuckets started persecuting Clinton. And they called US "Sore Losermans"!!

[LostInTheMaise]

14. Not angry enought to vote for Kerry

Dean is still the champ.

[hedgetrimmer]

15. yeah.... baby... bring it on!

and help out rb..... check out his site... http://members.shaw.ca/rbham/print%20thinks/currentprint.htm or http://www.rbham.com/

on edit ... extra link

[RBHam]

16. weekend kick

for the angry folks

[rhino91063]

17. I am as mad as hell and I am not going to take it anymore

I am going to bust my ass for whoever wins the Democratic nomination. I will post signs on my lawn. I am going to encourage people to vote, and whatever else it takes. I will push the voice of reason on any public forums and boycott the likes of Viacom. I am planning to send him $100 plus another $100 for my local democratic representative and finally a few bucks to groups like Movin On and others.

[camero]

18. I wasn't fooled in the least

But I'm angry that others have fallen for it. This made me angrier:

http://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/article.asp?ID=1498

Jay Shaft - Coalition For Free Thought In Media Feb 6 2004

"Sometimes you have to weigh your duty to your government, and the duty to your fellow soldiers to protect them and keep them safe. I feel the duty to my fellow soldier out weighs any loyalty to my government. I do not see this as treason or betraying my command, especially in light of how badly the government has betrayed our troops at every level. I feel it is my ultimate duty to do everything possible to make sure my men come home alive and unharmed.

"There comes a time when every commander has to put the life of his troops at a higher level of importance than the profits of our corrupt leaders. There comes a time when to sit silently and watch means you have a part in those soldier’s deaths, and their blood is ultimately on your hands if you do nothing to stop it. If you can do something to stop the death of even one soldier, and you sit back and do nothing, you are as culpable in that soldiers death as whoever actually kills them."

The following interview was conducted with a US Army high level commander who has been back from Iraq less than two weeks. I was shocked that someone of his rank would be so open and willing to speak out, but he told me he has lost over 100 soldiers from his command since the war started.