Tuesday, April 08, 2008

12 BILLION A MONTH FOR THIS??? IRAQ WAR HEARINGS HOW TO SPIN THE PROPAGANDA SURGE



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HEARINGS ON THE "SURGE" IN DC TODAY......on MSNBC......

McCain and Hillary asked questions in the AM. Obama will be asking questions this afternoon. Petreus and Crocker are testifying to reassure us that IT is working ( cough .....gag....) Once again the NUMBERS of dead and wounded Iraqis is not being even whispered......Petraeus calls it a "Security Situation Improved" ( really.....gee if we measure the Blood loss and devastation and troops worn to the bone....I guess it is all a matter of HOW we define " Improvement"......and again the "Civil War" issue is being painted with the Extremist Al Quaeda Brush....."Sectarian" Violence painted pretty with creative graphs ... Personally I think PHOTOS would better show this FUBAR for what it really is....There were no graphs measuring the Corruption, and Tribal Mess that we have contributed to.... )

Watch if you want to see HOW the Three Candidates deal with Propaganda, The Spin Machine, and the Role of Commander in Chief..... Accountability can be measured in Kickass Questions or Polite Pandering or Flowery Compliments ....The Person who rocked it was actually Biden, he also had the brass balls to use the Propaganda Word Three Times in His "Welcome"........It is 3:40 PM I have not seen Obama's Questions yet...The Spin Machine is still in full throttle....IF you were There...What would you want ASKED? Or what would you want the Poobah' s Confronted with?

MY RUDE THOUGHTS:
Meanwhile Bush was giving a little awards ceremony ......which kept cutting into the Hearings....More Bad Coincidental Timing...Personally I think Bush should be there listening to the Hearings... he should be there sitting on a bed of nails....and forced to sit with families...and I think the Families should be allowed to Ask The Questions....that would make for "better" Hearings....I also think that McConnell should be heard from....But what do I know...I am just a citizen....with a Conscience.

{Click the Title "NO MORE" Eddie Vedder's New Song from Body of War...Amazing video...and song from "BODY OF WAR" Phil Donahue's New Documentary...stuck in my head all day...}

7 comments:

enigma4ever said...

I was not going to blog this....and I have been cleaning and listening...and trying to not get too invested in these hearings- I mean Propaganda is not something I am supporting...But damnit Biden really has been asking questions that rocked...and he has not been nice....he has been reciting Numbers- Bloody Hell Numbers...

enigma4ever said...

4:30 Pm Update...
Have to run out and do errands....
really not impressed...
the Small Ball ratio in full play here...
ONLY Biden kicked ass...Kerry and Hagel did ask good questions...and so did Dodd...but there is NO outrage? No WTF? Questions....
everything soooooo fucking polite....

Now Russ Feingold is asking questions...still polite....How come NO ONE is acknowledging what a MESS this is ???

Geesus maybe they need a Mom there saying What the Hell are you Doing to get the TROOPS HOME?

enigma4ever said...

Boxer is asking good questions.....okay... She is asking how come Bush has to sneak in- yet Iranian Leaders are welcomed ? (Does not match Crocker's Testimony.....Crocker is trying to Spin the Al Queda Situation One Way...and the Questions need to be more Direct...)

Crocker says that Cheney was "warmly " recieved- wow- that makes me feel so much better !!!!

Now Voinvich is rambling...started with some kind of religious crap..

it is 5:12PM Still NO Obama.......

enigma4ever said...

OOops I have to correct myself- Voinvich did a complete 180 on me...holy cow- he is admitting that this is a Fubar- and that he agrees with Russ Feingold......

( hmm, alot of questions about that there should be a Diplomatic Surge - where is Rice ? good question....)

enigma4ever said...

I ended up staying....had a Booboo with a window...so I decided to stay...( I cut my finger- a window fell....it was messy so here I sit...staring at Blood and listening to the hearings...how appropriate...)

it is almost 5:20PM....

( Biden had to remind people not to mention the Senator from Illinois...Nelson just yeilded his time to Obama - Finally....)

OBAMA TIME....

Obama is on, cool, gracious....and collected...The "parade of Horribles" is his first question.....Al Queda in Iraq and the other issue Is Iran...

(1) First let's talk Mosul first....and can Al Queda ever reconsitute there ? Sharpening the Question- Al Queda does not have a Base in Iraq, or can they not be Effective there- and maybe the Iraqis can handle them- themselves ( that we don't play a part in Al Quedas Strength there against the Iraqis )

*** MY Point: maybe us building a Mongo Embassey there is not going to help this situation in regards to Al Queda targets ? jus sayin'

BACK to Obama: He brings up the TRIBAL issues- both Sunni and also Shia... and are we positioning in an equable fashion....( he is direct and has good eye contact)

NOW IRAN:
What is the legitimate in what are OUR goals in the relationships that are forming between Iran and Iraq....so that we could effectively draw down our troops....( Crocker is still trying to paint that the Iranian Govt is working very hard to supply assistance and groups in Iraq....yet that does not match what Boxer said- that the relationships between Iraq and Iran are actually improving.....)

enigma4ever said...

Okay so my final synopsis-
certain senators really brought it....
(1) McCain was basically a good Cheerleader....
talking about HOW well the Surge worked...

(2) Clinton: watched hers - replayed- moderate...did not come out gangbusting....too gentle...but she did point out that the Surge did not set up diplomatic platform...and she did ask about Basra....( but she should have asked why there were not enough forces before Brits pulled out)...as a Senator she did great....( she should stay a senator...really good...)

(3) Obama:
He was good, he followed up other questions and concerns- from Iran, Al Queda, to Diplomacy issues- he really does understand Tribal Dynamics....and that is really important....


Okay...I gotta go get bandaids...

enigma4ever said...

Okay..Back...
Cardin asked reallygood questions of Crock....the King of UMMMMMM.....about refugees....

Casey:
asked about Blackwater...and got more Ummmmssss,
no real answer about WHY they got the contract- it sounded like there were NO other Bids...