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Babes Against Bush
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Tue, 9 Dec 2003 14:42:45 GMT
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Well, stumbled across this website (won't post link due to +PG13ish nature, but
if you're so interested, I'm thinking you're pretty intelligent to go off and
find link yourselves...)
Anywho, 'Babes' are rallying against Dubya--and here's their 99 reasons thus far
(though some are somewhat repeated...)
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How do we loathe him? Let us count the ways...
1. His stupid war in Iraq.
2. Halliburton.
3. Cheney.
4. $87 Billion.
5. Medicare "reform."
6. Where's Osama?
7. About those weapons of mass destruction...
8. Donald Rumsfeld.
9. Richard Perle.
10. Paul Wolfowitz.
11. "Bring it on."
12. "Mission Accomplished."
13. 400 billion dollar defense budget.
14. Four dollar social services budget.
15. Tax "reform" benefitting the top 2% income bracket.
16. Karl Rove.
17. Didn't win the popular vote.
18. Didn't really win the electoral vote. Thanks, U.S. Supreme Court.
19. Hundreds of dead U.S. troops since the "end of combat operations" in Iraq.
20. $180+ million campaign war chest, all the better to buy the next election
with.
21. Professed support for constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.
22. Didn't bother to renew unemployment benefits in time for thousands of
American families, December 2002.
23. Fox News.
24. FCC attempts to deregulate broadcast ownership regulations.
25. Repeated attempts to legalize oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife
Refuge.
26. Son of George Bush, Sr.
27. Brother of Jeb.
28. Pushes "free trade" agreements enabling loss of U.S. jobs, exploitation of
third world workers.
29. "Operation Iron Hammer."
30. Guantanemo Bay human rights abuses.
31. "Collateral damage."
32. The Patriot Act.
33. Patriot Act II.
34. Misuse of FBI to harass peace activists.
35. Elevation of minor offenses to federal crimes under the guise of fighting
"terrorism."
36. Opposition to national health care.
37. Opposition to University of Michigan's attempts to retain affirmative action
in admissions policies.
38. Bechtel.
39. Undermining of Freedom of Information Act.
40. Massive unemployment.
41. Tax breaks for companies moving facilities offshore.
42. Reactionary judicial appointees.
43. Attempts to "reform" 75-year-old fair labor practices regulations by
eliminating legal requirement to pay millions of Americans overtime.
44. Copped out on the Kyoto Protocol on global warming.
45. Lied to American public about reasons for war.
46. Lied to the United Nations about reasons for war.
47. Prohibited filming or broadcast of coffins of slain service personnel
returning to Andrews Air Force Base.
48. Lied about Jessica Lynch's "heroism."
49. Ignored the heroism of less-photogenic/non-white combat personnel who
perished in action.
50. Lied that Saddam Hussein and Al Quaeda had something to do with one another.
51. "Axis of Evil."
52. Executed 152 prisoners, including the mentally disabled, as Governor of
Texas.
53. Publicly mocked Karla Faye Tucker prior to her execution - "Please don't
kill me."
54. Ignores Chinese abuses in Tibet.
55. Tony Blair/George Dubya: best pals.
56. Administration doctored CIA intelligence reports to make case for war, then
tried to blame the agency.
57. Opposition to minimum wage increases.
58. "Shock and Awe."
59. Attempts to distract public from failed policies through use of gay marriage
as a campaign "wedge" issue.
60. Willingly accepts support of Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson.
61. Gave convicted Iran-Contra criminal John Poindexter a job.
62. "Total Information Awareness."
63. Administration has reserved right to preemptively use nuclear weapons for
"defense" purposes.
64. Went to England to get his picture taken with the queen in order to appear
more presidential during 2004 campaign.
65. Protectionist policies for big-bucks buddies in agricultural, steel, and
textile industries.
66. Opposition to living wage ordinances.
67. Best pals with Ken Lay of Enron, massive gubernatorial and presidential
campaign contributor.
68. Refusal to condemn Israel's murder of American peace activist Rachel Corrie.
69. Refusal to negotiate with Yasser Arafat, elected leader of the Palestinian
people.
70. Support for development of "non-lethal" weapons systems.
71. Support for "Star Wars II" missile defense system.
72. Flew to Iraq to eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
73. Didn't bother to visit wounded soldiers in hospitals on Thanksgiving.
74. Thanksgiving visit forced soldiers to eat turkey "dinner" at 7:00 am local
time.
75. Didn't bother to visit the families of slain soldiers.
76. Hasn't attended any soldiers' funerals.
77. Taxpayers' tab for 2-hour Baghdad visit: $1 million.
78. Using FBI to spy on domestic protest groups - just like Nixon - in new
COINTELPRO campaign.
79. Brother Neil paid $60,000 per year as consultant by company seeking
government contracts.
80. Republican filibuster for Bush judicial nominees.
81. General Tommy Franks: "Martial law could be declared" if there's another
9/11 style attack in U.S.
82. Special favors for broadcast buddies courtesy FCC: Repeal of regulations
limiting broadcast ownership.
83. Ignored warnings from outgoing Clinton administration officials about
threats posed by Al Queda.
84. Project for a New American Century: Group planned Iraq attack before Bush
was even elected.
85. Support for limitations on pain and suffering, medical malpractice damage
awards by courts.
86. Changed headline on White House website to rewrite history: "End of combat
operations" became "end of major combat operations."
87. Modified White House website to prevent indexing/archiving of such future
revisions.
88. Rush Limbaugh likes him.
89. Supports nuclear power.
90. Refuses to fund renewable/eco-friendly energy research and programs.
91. Blocking congressional investigation into 9/11.
92. His "forest preservation" initiatives were the opposite.
93. Oil drilling in the Great Lakes.
94. Can't drive a Segway.
95. Thought milk cost $5 a gallon. Totally out of touch.
96. Tried to make the queen wear an ID in her own palace - AND screwed up her TV
reception.
97. None of the Babes, though employed, can afford health care.
98. Pledged billions for AIDS research in Africa; forgot to pay up once the
cameras were off.
99. Forced troops in Baghdad to eat Thanksgiving "dinner" at 6:00 a.m.
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The next 11 months are going to be interesting... Very interesting indeed.
Dave K
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