Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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 Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 8:36 am Post subject: |
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Holy *beep*
That second article is definitely worth more than just a link, so here are bits concerning Rove:
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And speaking of playing politics, I love how the news that Karl Rove has been placed in charge of the reconstruction effort was buried in the ninth paragraph of a twelve paragraph New York Times story on Bush�s big speech.
This assignment proves that despite the president�s lofty rhetoric about �building a better New Orleans�, his main concern is stanching his political bleeding. Let�s be honest, when it comes to large-scale efforts like this, Ol� Turd Blossom isn�t exactly Gen. George Marshall, who, before devising the Marshall Plan, had, among other things, been responsible for deploying over eight million soldiers in WW II.
Rove�s genius (aside from a Mensa-level mastery of dirty trickery) is for using imagery, spin, and atmospherics to turn political liabilities into political opportunities.
So here is the White House�s Katrina Plan in a nutshell: block any independent examination of its failings, put the Einstein of damage control in charge of reconstructing New Orleans, keep the dead bodies out of sight, try to get away with general platitudes and palliatives, offer watered-down acceptances of �responsibility� while trying to pin everything you can on local yokels and fall guys like Brownie, and let Bush�s corporate cronies get fat on hefty no-bid reconstruction contracts.
So get ready for the New New Orleans -- Karl Rove�s Big Easy -- featuring the Halliburton French Quarter, the ExxonMobil River (formerly the Mississippi), Lake MBNA (formerly Pontchartrain), and Eli Lilly music (formerly jazz).
With deals like that shimmering on the horizon, it�s no wonder the president�s pals in Congress are doing everything they can to throw a monkey wrench into House Democrats� efforts to investigate the Plamegate scandal, and the Boy Genius� involvement in it -- shooting down a pair of bills that would have required Antonio Gonzalez and the Justice Department, and Condi Rice and the State Department to turn over all documents and information pertaining to the outing of Valerie Plame.
God forbid! Mustn�t allow anything to get in the way of Reconstruction Karl�s efforts to rebuild the president�s poll numbers, eh? |
I think I might need a bathroom break. Is this possible? |
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