If tyranny and oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy." - James Madison.
"When the government fears the people, it is liberty. When people fear the government, it is tyranny." - Benjamin Franklin.
"This, and no other, is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears, his is a protector." - Plato
"Terrorism is the best political weapon, for nothing drives people harder than the fear of sudden death." - Adolph Hitler.
"The easiest way to gain control of a population is to carry out acts of terror. [The public] will clamor for such laws if [they believe] their personal security is threatened." - Joseph Stalin.
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." - Thomas Jefferson.
Wise men have made profound statements over the eons; few men have paid much attention. Since 2000, the Bush administration had planted fears and doubts in the minds of American citizens. Virtually every stumble-bum speech George W. Bush ever made warned about the "war on terror". Bush was fodder for comedians, as the country looked at him as nothing more than a sick joke. Late-night comedian David Letterman ran snippets every night called, "Great Moments in Presidential Speeches" which would begin with Roosevelt's famous"we have nothing to fear but fear itself". Then a clip of Kennedy urging citizens to "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." The two-minute segment always ended with George W. Bush stuttering, stammering, or saying something incredibly stupid. The most surprising thing about this comic segment was that there was enough material to sustain it for more than two years!
Himself a paranoid, weak, and diminutive personality, Bush relied on his family's wealth, power and influence to get him through what would have otherwise been a vacant, unproductive life. Shortly after his re-election, a web site appeared that provided elaborate "proof" of Bush being the Anti-Christ. All you had to do was "Google" on to "George W. Bush - Birth Date" and scroll down a ways. There it was: all the 'documented' evidence outlining how this little pipsqueak of a man could prance around as President with a smug, twisted smile on his face and a Napoleon-style swagger that he must have thought gave him that look of authority his ego so sorely coveted.
Throughout his wasted youth, Bush's low self-esteem surfaced as he abused alcohol and cocaine. He failed miserably as a businessman. His father's money, power, and influence got him into an ivy-league college, got him elected as the Governor of Texas, and eventually plopped him into the comfortable chair behind the Presidential desk in the Oval Office. Bush's secret diary revealed he didn't have a clue as to what he was doing. Had it not been for a staff of 438 people telling him what to do, what to say, and how to act, George W. Bush wouldn't have been able to tie his own shoes.
The freakish twist to the George W. Bush legacy was how his block-headed, spoiled-rich-kid attitude actually helped him maintain a stubborness when it came to destroying the United States of America. He had even publicly said at one time that he would not change course in Iraq, even if his wife, Laura, was the only one who still believed in him. Laura Bush had been a calming influence in her husband's life; in 1963, she was involved in a bizarre auto accident. Her Chevrolet ran a stop sign, hitting a Corvair that was driven by her boyfriend - and killing him! No charges were ever filed, even though it had all the potential earmarks of a sinister murder plot that could have made an intriguing segment on Dateline or 48 Hours Mystery.
That incident must have helped Laura grow up in a hurry. Soon afterwards, she met George W. Bush, and it was her influence that - probably more than anything else - helped him grow up.
Now, the massive Bush ego had turned him into a megalomaniac. He had become a terrorist in his own right as he vigilantly battled the other terrorists of the world. The warnings of Madison, Plato, Jefferson, Franklin, Stalin and Hitler went unheeded.
Bush's stubborn streak as an adult wanting to "stay the course" in Iraq almost certainly mirrored his childhood tantrums when he wanted to play cowboys-and-Indians until he'd 'killed' all the 'bad guys'.
Some of the world's wisest men had warned us about lunatics like George W. Bush.
"When the government fears the people, it is liberty. When people fear the government, it is tyranny." - Benjamin Franklin.
"This, and no other, is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears, his is a protector." - Plato
"Terrorism is the best political weapon, for nothing drives people harder than the fear of sudden death." - Adolph Hitler.
"The easiest way to gain control of a population is to carry out acts of terror. [The public] will clamor for such laws if [they believe] their personal security is threatened." - Joseph Stalin.
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." - Thomas Jefferson.
Wise men have made profound statements over the eons; few men have paid much attention. Since 2000, the Bush administration had planted fears and doubts in the minds of American citizens. Virtually every stumble-bum speech George W. Bush ever made warned about the "war on terror". Bush was fodder for comedians, as the country looked at him as nothing more than a sick joke. Late-night comedian David Letterman ran snippets every night called, "Great Moments in Presidential Speeches" which would begin with Roosevelt's famous"we have nothing to fear but fear itself". Then a clip of Kennedy urging citizens to "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." The two-minute segment always ended with George W. Bush stuttering, stammering, or saying something incredibly stupid. The most surprising thing about this comic segment was that there was enough material to sustain it for more than two years!
Himself a paranoid, weak, and diminutive personality, Bush relied on his family's wealth, power and influence to get him through what would have otherwise been a vacant, unproductive life. Shortly after his re-election, a web site appeared that provided elaborate "proof" of Bush being the Anti-Christ. All you had to do was "Google" on to "George W. Bush - Birth Date" and scroll down a ways. There it was: all the 'documented' evidence outlining how this little pipsqueak of a man could prance around as President with a smug, twisted smile on his face and a Napoleon-style swagger that he must have thought gave him that look of authority his ego so sorely coveted.
Throughout his wasted youth, Bush's low self-esteem surfaced as he abused alcohol and cocaine. He failed miserably as a businessman. His father's money, power, and influence got him into an ivy-league college, got him elected as the Governor of Texas, and eventually plopped him into the comfortable chair behind the Presidential desk in the Oval Office. Bush's secret diary revealed he didn't have a clue as to what he was doing. Had it not been for a staff of 438 people telling him what to do, what to say, and how to act, George W. Bush wouldn't have been able to tie his own shoes.
The freakish twist to the George W. Bush legacy was how his block-headed, spoiled-rich-kid attitude actually helped him maintain a stubborness when it came to destroying the United States of America. He had even publicly said at one time that he would not change course in Iraq, even if his wife, Laura, was the only one who still believed in him. Laura Bush had been a calming influence in her husband's life; in 1963, she was involved in a bizarre auto accident. Her Chevrolet ran a stop sign, hitting a Corvair that was driven by her boyfriend - and killing him! No charges were ever filed, even though it had all the potential earmarks of a sinister murder plot that could have made an intriguing segment on Dateline or 48 Hours Mystery.
That incident must have helped Laura grow up in a hurry. Soon afterwards, she met George W. Bush, and it was her influence that - probably more than anything else - helped him grow up.
Now, the massive Bush ego had turned him into a megalomaniac. He had become a terrorist in his own right as he vigilantly battled the other terrorists of the world. The warnings of Madison, Plato, Jefferson, Franklin, Stalin and Hitler went unheeded.
Bush's stubborn streak as an adult wanting to "stay the course" in Iraq almost certainly mirrored his childhood tantrums when he wanted to play cowboys-and-Indians until he'd 'killed' all the 'bad guys'.
Some of the world's wisest men had warned us about lunatics like George W. Bush.
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