Homeland Security Pop-up - More Bushit

[citizen]

Within the past few days, I have noticed that a new pop-up has appeared on my desktop many times as I browse web-sites and Google around the web.... It's from noneother than Tom Ridge and the folks at Homeland Security.

Apparently, Tom's infamous announcements about impending threats have not been getting enough attention, so they are now using a pop-up window to bring up the Homeland Security home page and hilight the 'threat level' for millions of Internet users.

It's also interesting to note that the feature story on the Homeland Security home page is about the war in Iraq... You know, that War that we are 'winning' that is somehow making us 'safer' here at home.

If there was any doubt, I guess we now know for certain that Tom's warnings amount to nothing more than the Viagra ads, dating service promotions, and other low-brow PR (read: 'propaganda') that we are bombarded with on a day-to-day basis.

Gee, do you think the timing of this new approach to fear-mongering could have anything to do with the coming election?

http://www.civilthreat.com

[MichaelHarris]

1. they have to reach

a much larger audience than before because the "fear" campaign isn't working anymore. Also Welcome to DU

[AP]

2. We're they trying to sell you flood insurance? Jim Hightower:

THE HOMELAND SECURITY INSURANCE SCAM

9/8/2004


Isn't it good to know that the humongous department of homeland security is so wisely spending our tax dollars to defend us from terrorists? Take, for example, the slick mass mailing recently put out by DHS urging America's homeowners to buy flood insurance. Yes, flood insurance. In the midst of various color-coded warnings about imminent terrorist attacks on America, our homeland security authorities are spending their time and our money to hawk flood policies on behalf of giant insurance corporations!

In a breathless and alarmist letter mailed to thousands of people, including my friend Susan, Mr. Michael Brown, purporting to be the Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response, warns in bold type that "Floods can happen anywhere."

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Of course, the vast majority of homeowners don't live in a flood plain and have no need whatsoever to waste their hard-earned money on such insurance. Indeed, my friend Susan lives on an upslope that has never, ever come close to being flooded. Also, Susan is not even a homeowner! Yet, in the enclosed brochure, the homeland authorities declare that "Flood insurance is for everyone."

Why is our government shilling for insurance giants, fraudulently peddling policies to people who don't need them and will never collect on them? If the homeland security department doesn't have anything better to do than run insurance scams, congress should yank its $40-billion-a-year budget.

http://www.jimhightower.com/air/read.asp?id=11483