Perhaps you could explain what’s Patriotic or Christian about giving speeches at $100,000 on average?? I think you may be confusing opportunism with Christianity.

I get the impression that as long as something is stamped with the word God or the U.S. flag you’ll blindy jump on board.

And I think this is why Sarkozy won in France. The French finally figured it out…we want a guy who will get stuff done.

Many highly qualified and intelligent researchers, analysts, and authors have written books, essays, and reports documenting the astounding multitude and variety of crimes committed by the United States throughout its history. Since a nation is an entity comprised of numerous elements and dynamics, we can’t simply blame the government, the Republicans, the Religious Right, the Democrats, George Bush, Bill Clinton, or any one particular component. Therefore, nearly all U.S. Americans bear a degree of responsibility. Obviously, some (i.e. Bush and Cheney) are far more culpable than others because they wield such tremendous power and act with a conscienceless, cynical awareness of the suffering they are inflicting on the Earth and its sentient inhabitants. Since only about 4% of the population shares Bush’s sociopathic inability to experience empathy or guilt, what is this powerful siren call that motivates so many inherently decent human beings to repeatedly lacerate their souls upon the jagged rocks of complicity in acts that inflict unnecessary suffering upon billions of humans and animals? How did we become a statistical aberration to the extent that we are a nation of resource-rich, technologically-advanced, mean-spirited, intellectually-stunted moral barbarians where a significant percentage of the population behaves as sociopaths by directly supporting or apathetically ignoring the evils in which they are complicit? Is it something in our water? Are we genetic misfits? Does our population represent the vanguard of the next step in humanity’s moral “evolution”?

Sarcasm aside, the underlying cause of our depravity is our false, skewed and fractured consciousness which our malignant system begins hammering into our minds as we draw our first breath. This relentless psychological assault persists until we take our final gasp of air.

Nearly unshakeable illusions and delusions enable a relative handful of ruthless corporations and plutocrats to manipulate nearly 300 million people into helping them pursue their objective of world domination and exploitation, as outlined in the Project for the New American Century. Let’s deconstruct but a few examples of the nearly innumerable strands in the tangled web of pernicious lies comprising our false consciousness:

The Founding Fathers were noble, saint-like champions of the “common” people who forged a nation affording freedom and equality for all.

Our founders were mostly aristocrats who formed a constitutional republic of, by and for land-owning white males. Native Americans, the poor, and women were excluded. Chattel slavery was recognized as a legal enterprise. Many of our revered founders advocated and facilitated the Native American Genocide in the interest of expanding our borders.

True, except for Ron Paul.

But it reminds me of the media back in 2000, they were solidly in McCain’s camp against Bush for the primaries.

Comment by War4Sale

Yeah, and I never inhaled…. /snark

=D

(Or so I’ve heard.)

Only because most of the rest of the Rep candidates are to the right of Pat Buchanan =P

http://giulianiblog.blogspot.com/2006/08/giuliani-gets-religion.html

http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200609/giuliani

Comment by Frank J

But did Truly wear a dress to the event, Frank? I’m thinking a simple blue wool number, w/ some pearls? You can get some fashion tips from this guy. S/he’s one hell of a sharp dresser.

My son’s highspeed really spoiled me quickly. :)

Comment by gummitch

dialup?
Oh I remember. The way I have to connect when on trips, and there are no wi-fi hot spots. =)

Really, I feel for ya Zooey. After being on broadband dialup is painfully slow.