Wednesday, November 08, 2006

THE MORNING AFTER: HONORING THE VOTE



Dear Mr.Bush,
THE PEOPLE OF OUR COUNTRY HAVE SPOKEN.....ARE YOU LISTENING ?
Change has now come to this Country, Our Country. But it came because of people , We the People , had Courage and went to the Polls and voted for What Mattered. It was our ONLY Voice against your Dangerous Regime of Corruption and Greed that has been harming people in Our Country and around the World. This is OUR Purple Finger Moment, a moment to reclaim OUR Democracy and Our Country that was stolen in 2000 and has been on a path of Destruction and Corruption ever since.
It was time for Truth and Justice to reach the Doorsteps of the White Castle.

There are many Good People and Entities that need to be Thanked and Honored for their perserverance in this Battle.

(1) The People, the people who VOTED, even though they had been beaten down and mistreated for six years.

(2) All of the Democratic Legends that hit the tarmac and the airwaves to speak to the Intergrity of the People. And yes, I think Clinton's Meltdown on FOX was a Turning Point Moment. And yes, Mr.Bush President Clinton is still Relevant and a Force. But new Forces made this Race a watershed moment, Obama, Ford, and the Edwards, and Murtha and so many others became Voices in the Dark.

(3) Micheal J.Fox , who basically was quietly handed the Torch by the Reeves. Cell Research is a Matter of Life and Death, especially living with this reality daily. Bless him for taking a stand and being a Voice. He was Courage in Motion and Grace under Fire. Mr.Bush there are more Heros in this world, and not all wear a military uniform.

(4) YouTube: Amazing that such a technological wonder could educate and connect millions around the world, and deliver Messeges of Hope and Change. It made the Internet the Velvet Hammer you had feared for so long Mr.Bush. The Photos and th Video kept the reality in our hearts and our minds. Mr.Bush I reccomend that you have Laura show you how to work that white box in your office, you might learn a bit about Our Country and the World.

(5) The Internet and Blogatopia , it is much like the French Resistance, a time of Underground Newspapers and Messeges bringing change and hope far and wide. Where in the middle of the night, moms and dads, college students, and grandparents could Fight to get OUR Country back by hitting the Keyboards. These were people you wrote off the first time you laid your hand on the Bible in 2001. And to the Bloggers, You did ride at Midnight, you carried this wave of Hope and Change. I know Somewhere Thomas Paine and Paul Revere are cheering Blogatopia.

(6) VETS and their families also are to be thanked for all of their hard work and sacrifices and heartache that mostly goes hidden under than a few glossy photo-ops. These families and these fine Military Minds need to be Respected and Heard. Murtha should seriously be offered Rummy's Job....not some other suited Puppet. And yes, Mr.Bush , never underestimate the power and strength of a Mothers Love. Cindy Sheehan , Bless you.

And I guess in that same breath, we need you Mr.Bush to acknowledge that all the Pain and Agony that Iraq is suffering , because it is now being acknowledged by the American People with this Vote. Because the Americans, the Voters did indeed Remember Iraq, not just the Soldiers, we remembered millions of Suffering Iraqi Families of that region.

(7) The Comedians and Music Folk and for keeping the Facts in Perspective by using their music and their humor to be Wise and caring. And yes, Mr Bush that means the Dixie Chicks, Neil Young, Green Day and U2, Sean Penn,Geroge Clooney. The "MrBush does not care about Black People" Moments effected Millions that have Conscience and Intergrity.....and many others. And of course John Stewart, Dave Letterman, Stephen Colbert, Bill Maher.

(8) Mr.Bush , You now do have to acknowledge the Victims and the Survivors of Katrina, as these people are now scattered thoughout the Country, and all of the Country and the World, saw that you dishonored the Poor, the Elderly and the Black of this Country. Shame on you, because the Black, the Minorities, the Women, and the Poor of this country, Our Country deserve More, Much More.

(9) Keith Olbermann, for giving us Journalistically what We the People were searching for all these monthes. You gave us Courage, Hope and Strength in the Special Comments.We will always tresure these Edward Murrow Moments.Bless You. Mr.Bush you need to listen to the People and Keith is speaking for millions of us.

(10) The Grassroots People of the Country, that you Mr.Bush threw under the Bus on Day One. You should never underestimate the Endurance and Heart and Minds of We the People. And yes, I mean Move On and AARP and United for Peace and Justice, and hundreds of other groups and organizations that pounded the pavement and the issues.
These organizations and the Internet educated millions of important issues,including on your Regime's Criminal Activities and Policies,and Abuse of Power.

And last I say Mr.Bush, I Know that for the past 6 years I have watched my son grow up in a Country that is battered and beaten and causing Harm to the World. That your Regime poses Harm, signifigant harm to his Future and all of the Children of the Country and other Countries. Families Voted, Parents Voted, maybe now you can see the Power and Wisdom of America's Families. We Voted because we want Our Country Back, We The People Know What Democracy means. Do you ?
The People Have Spoken, they Voted.

36 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is a good day for America and the whole world. It's not about winning (though we did win) or losing, it's about right and wrong. The sun's shining (80-friggin-degrees here today) & I feel fine. Heard protestors in the background at the white house singing "na na nah nah, na na nah nah, hey hey hey, goooodbye!" ~~ D.K.

meldonna said...

Hey, that's the tune that's been running in my head all morning!

That, and "Happy Days Are Here Again"!

Anonymous said...

G'Morn Folks...and Voters....whelp I don't know what is going to happen next..but the Fallout has started...and Bush is in Scramble mode, his two press conferences so far have shown a Trembling Dictator....in a way it was just another Brownie moment..."Superb" people are a problem...We'll see what happens next...it is 3:49 pm of Day 1 of Change....

So far all I see is Pissy Petulence and yet more "How Dare You Question Me the King"Arrogance...

The Future Was Yesterday said...

Affix my name to that wonderfully written missive if you will.fix

Anonymous said...

FUTURE: sure..be happy would to add your name...glad you appreciated...Meant every word of it...time for Change..and to save Our Country...

MEL: yup..I have had all kinds of songs running through my head...and am glad that I finally can hum some Songs of Change from the 60;s....

Static : you are welcome- and you are already in my blogroll...

( this is from e4e)

We'll see what happens next..

Anonymous said...

Blogger seems tired today...sorry folks...It has done great work...much to Rove's dismay

Richard said...

Enigma, my friend - and all 'decent' Americans .... I just called to say I love you! (Albeit, belatedly. But better late than never, eh?)

Heh. :^)

Hip, hip, hip ...

Gryphen said...

And that ladies and gentlemen was Enigma's version of Olbermann's "special comments" and a fine job she has done.

Well spoken m'lady.

vanillabirdies said...

Oh Enigma! I love your Dear Bush Letters. They're so well thought out and powerful!

enigma4ever said...

To all the wonderful Bloggers, thank you for all of your heart work..and blogging....

jen said...

thank you enigma for what you did!

oldwhitelady said...

Yay! Great letter! I'm amazed at how much you managed to put into it. Fantastic! I'm also amazed at the wins from all the voting public. I sense a turning point:)

No Blood for Hubris said...

Long time no see.

CHEERS!!!

NZ said...

سقط صدام وجرف معه بوش الى حفرته. محا كل من الرجلين الآخر وحطم تماثيله. لا يمكن بالطبع اجراء مقارنة بين بوش وصدام، لكن ما خلفه غزو العراق من ضحايا وانهيار وانقسامات في ثلاث سنوات يكاد يوازي ما «ابتدعته» يدا الديكتاتور طوال ثلاثة عقود. حوكم صدام وحكم بالاعدام، وقد يعدم. لكن هل سيحاكم بوش على جريمته؟
http://www.daralhayat.com/opinion/11-2006/Item-20061108-c8f8ba56-c0a8-10ed-01a4-77dfa5b558ee/story.html

Granny said...

Somehow we did it!!

Graeme said...

I hope Bush realizes he is not a king

PTCruiser said...

What an impressive and thorough list. Great job, Enigma. Looks like things are finally looking up for this country.

azgoddess said...

wow - thanks for your words...

and here's a present for you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCVxQ_3Ejkg

Richard said...

If you want to lighten up a little and have a laugh at Rummy's expense, come on over and enter our little quiz. :^)

enigma4ever said...

Richard: hmm, a quiz- I will be right over....

AZ: Could not link- but the YouTube is one my favorite pastimes- so you know I will wander over and check it out for sure and probally link onto the blog too...

PT: yup..is is a long list- but I keep thinking of things I forgot ;-) ( like I forgot to put Highwaybloggers- gotta fix that...)

Graeme: yup the Emperor has NO Clothes...

Granny: yup somehow we did..and I have no idea how...but I am soooooo Happy...

NZ: I have no idea what that says- but I am curious.....\

NB: yup...good to see you too....YAY....

OWL: yup..hope and pray that this turning point can turn things around- for good.

Jenny: we all worked hard...and it is finally paying off.

Anonymous said...

Great one Enigma, and if the hard head don't listen, we can speak again in 08 for a convincer.

I think the so-called guru Rove should pass the torch to Dean who nationalized this election, we ran toward the center while Rove headed to the right, the funny thing is, they didn't even see it coming.

They got a good 'thumping.' he,he,he

We did our part kicking out Northup, I can only hope that McConnell will get his rump kicked when he runs, things are not going well for our governor leading up to 2007 with his 31% rating.

Its a great day for this great nation.

NEWSGUY said...

Other factors that led to the Democratic victory and ownership now of Congress...

Terry Schiavo, whose life and death illustrated what the Republicans were all about. Bush flew back to Washington to support the efforts of the "pro-lifers" in the Schiavo case. He and the rest of the GOP leadeership clearly did not give one fat rat's ass about her, but cynically wished to use her as a campaign prop. Her death illustrated just how far these creeps would go to exploit a private family matter.

Speaking of campaign props, the way Bush used the military as props for his speaches.

The plastic turkey in Iraq.

The Bush assault on the Constitution with his wiretaps, secret prisons, torture policies. Thinking people were shocked at the extent to which this country was sliding toward a kind of American Fascism.

The assault on the Middle Class, union membership and distribution of wealth upward toward the rich.

A continuing GOP policy of ignoring the fact that more than 40 million people in this country are without health insurance.

The cynical attempt to "reform" Social Security by turning it over to Wall Street.

Cheney. No more need be said

And finally, that silly infuriating cowboy walk Bush has which makes it look like he either just got off a horse or he has a poker up his ass. And his smirk. I think the walk and the smirk alone might have gained the Dems a half million votes nationwide.

NEWSGUY said...

speeches, not speaches

enigma4ever said...

FLOYD: I was amazed that even little states with big races had shakeups...and yesh, that means Kentucky and West Virginia...and yeah the Dean /Rove comparison is real....and yeah, the White Castle took quite a thumpin'....to bad....and yeah, as Bush would know once you hit the 30's- you are screwed ...too bad...(hehe)

Newsguy- WOW...what a list...more of a Lengthy Indictment doncha think?....hmm, did I say speeches or speaches...oh, that is right I do need an editor ;-)

Great list- and you are right it isn't just about "People", it is about the Factors that hit...the Tipping Point.

meldonna said...

Thanks for remembering Schiavo and the cynical way her family's pain was used.

Funny Bush could fly all the way from Texas to DC for this "emergency", but couldn't make it to a television set while hundreds died before our eyes in Katrina. That was, without doubt, criminal. Let's see if the Democrats can make it actionable.

Anon-Paranoid said...

Another good post Enigma.

God Bless all.

enigma4ever said...

Mel....yup Terry Shiavo and the Feed Terry Compaign- yeah- there was something that made sense- that and Frist diagnosting the video- whoa....

AnonP: thanks...thank you too for all of your hard work in Blogland.

NEWSGUY said...

I said speaches.

I also said leadeership

I just talked to my sister. She went to Bob Jones College. She met her husband at Bob Jones College. They sent their two daughters to Bob Jones College. They live in the South and teach at some Bible School.

Needless to say I didn't bring up politics. I can imagine they were mighty disappointed at the Republican defeat. Unless they were sickened by Haggard, Foley, Abramoff, DeLay, and all the other religious nutjob phonies. But something tells me that graduates of Bob Jones College somehow manage to gloss over stuff like that.

Maybe I am being unfair. I don't know what my sister's reaction was or how they voted. But I sure ain't gonna bring it up.

Anonymous said...

that's funny, newsguy. we just had very conservative houseguests for the weekend. not bob jones, but very conservative, very religious old friends. and though we are sure they would have cheered their heads off if it had gone the other way, husband & I decided in advance not to gloat. in fact, we did just what you did ... we did NOT bring it up. we've already lost enough friends over the last 6-yrs. it was very hard, but we decided that if they didn't bring up politics, we wouldn't either. Now I wonder if they didn't have the same conversation before arriving at our home. it was a bit hollow, but it beats having to bite your tongue, at least. ~~ D.K.

meldonna said...

Bush the Uniter. Ain't that a kick in the head? He actually does have us all united in one thing...watching what we say around our old friends and loved ones lest you hurt their feelings.

Then again, I find I'm having renewed conversations with my own mother, both on politics and religion. Mama's a fairly conservative Christian, but she is a wonder at not letting others' views offend her. I might not agree with her on every point, but we are finding much more common ground than either of us realized.

The real hope of this country is that plain common sense we all understand. My mom's a self-described 'simple country gal', but on issues like global warming, social security, and even some aspects of gun control, she is amazingly sophistocated. And not at all unhappy a woman is going to be Speaker of the House!

I can't wait until the next State of the Onion Address. Unca Sneer is going to look cute sitting there next to Nancy all night long. Wonder if Liebermann's gonna get another kiss?

Anonymous said...

Bush only listens when the people say what he wants to hear.

meldonna said...

He got some of the wax knocked out his ears last Tuesday...

enigma4ever said...

Hey you all sorry...got distracted during the job search...But New Post will be up Thursday November 16th...promise.

But help yourself to coffee and scones....

sumo said...

Loved what you said Enigma...well done. I'll be back for the next post.

Anonymous said...

All of us here at the Cafe are waiting patiently for your next post and eagerly anticipate your words of wisdom.

While we do can I have a cup of coffee, no sugar and a copy of the New York Observer to read ? :)

Peace,
Cosmic

Anonymous said...

hi e, I was just checking in, wondering if you had anything to say about Hoyer acing out Murtha (more of a route, really) today 11/16. I don't know much about him except he's not been outspoken against the war, he sponsored the HAVA bill that forced diebold down our throats, and he's from maryland. umm, who left these delicious scones? ~~ D.K.