Ok DU, If Anyone Can Come Up With This List You All Can. Can Ya Help?

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

As some of you know, I have a panel in my cube dedicated to politics called my "Wall O'Politics". Generally it contains good one page impactful toons, impactful photoshops (like my one of bush throwing the constitution in the burning fire) or quick news stories that one generally wouldn't hear from the MSM.

People from both sides of the aisle stop by all the time to check out if I've got anything new up there. I've had many amazing and politically insightful conversations started because of this but now I need all of your help to come up with something for me. See, sometimes in the midst of an impulse conversation, my mind gets lost on which important things I want to inform them about and I may end up not saying the things I wish I had. That's where you come in.

I want to put a new poster on my Wall O'Politics with the following bold title:

"The Top 20 Facts About This Administration That You Won't Hear From The Media (Especially Fox News)"

I then want it to contain a concise but impactful bullet list of those 20 things. Each one needs to be short and to the point, such as "The intentional outing of a covert CIA agent who worked in the WMD division" or "They purposely lied about an Iraq/Al-Qaeda connection with intent to manipulate" etc...

I just need the main fact without the sub-details and it needs to be as short but impactful as possible. Hopefully, when it's done, it will be a great bullet point list of some pretty heavy shit, so that anyone reading it will have to pause and wonder 'WTF???'.

Now if it's one place that I can come to for help with making this as good of a list as possible, DU is it. Can you help?

Thanks!

OMC

[havocmom]

1. . (mark for later)

This is gonna be a handy thread to keep track of ;)

[Bjornsdotter]

2. Look here

...there's always some good stuff.

Cheers

http://www.projectcensored.org/censored_2006/index.htm

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

9. Interesting Link. Thanks!

[conscious evolution]

3. Here are a few

They do not believe in the writ of habeus corpus

They are war profiteers.

They have stolen billions of dollars from the Treasury's of the US and Iraq

They allow corporate cronies to steal billions of dollars from average citizens

They are lying about Iran

PNAC can be compared with Mien Kaumph

I'm sure there are more.

[smoogatz]

4. Several prominent members of the Bush administration advocated

the invasion of Iraq in a letter to Bill Clinton 1998, including Elliott Abrams, Richard L. Armitage, John Bolton, Zalmay Khalilzad, Donald Rumsfeld, and Paul Wolfowitz. The letter warned Clinton that "if we continue along the present course (of containment), the safety of American troops in the region, of our friends and allies like Israel and the moderate Arab states, and a significant portion of the world’s supply of oil will all be put at hazard."

If I knew how to "bold" stuff on DU, I'd put "our friends and allies like Israel" and "a significant portion of the world’s supply of oil" in boldface.

[badgerpup]

5. K & R...c'mon, people!

:bounce:
This would be an excellent list to have on hand if one is not good at arguing at the drop of a hat...
or hasn't the phenomenal good fortune to have the kind of memory that keeps ALL necessary facts on file and accessible... :thumbsup::thumbsup:




:kick:

[libnnc]

6. Check out the thread about Chimpy cutting veterans benefits

Makes me want to throw my self under a bus.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x191015

[mavoix]

7. He's waiting for the super powers

to sign the oil revenue contract with the "Iraqi government"...that's why he wants the "surge" in Iraq.

[LSK]

8. This should be on your list for sure

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6274147.stm

Washington 'snubbed Iran offer'

Iran offered the US a package of concessions in 2003, but it was rejected, a senior former US official has told the BBC's Newsnight programme.

Tehran proposed ending support for Lebanese and Palestinian militant groups and helping to stabilise Iraq following the US-led invasion.

Offers, including making its nuclear programme more transparent, were conditional on the US ending hostility.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

10. Yup. Thanks For That One. I Wouldn't Have Thought Of That One.

[happydreams]

11. More criminal acts of the mind

:eyes:

I didn't think it was possible, I really didn't.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

12. Ummmm, Did You Accidentally Post In The Wrong Thread Or Something?

Your post makes zero sense here.

[Name removed]

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[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

14. You've Got Some Serious Issues LOL. Can You Help With The OP Request Or Can You Only Scream Lunacy?

And thanks for the kick! :hi:

[happydreams]

15. CRIMES OF THE MIND ARE THE WORST KIND

CRIMES OF THE MIND ARE THE WORST KIND
CRIMES OF THE MIND ARE THE WORST KIND

CRIMES OF THE MIND ARE THE WORST KIND
CRIMES OF THE MIND ARE THE WORST KIND



VIVA CHAVEZ, VIVA CASTRO,

VIVA LA REVOLUTION!!!

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[The Straight Story]

17. I think they like you and want your affection and attention

maybe you should give em a heart and a hug :)

:rofl:

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

18. Awww, I Probably Should, But Right Now I Want To Save Em For Those That Don't Have Any Yet!

I think the poster definitely needs a hug or somethin though. :rofl:

In the meantime, if you can think of any things helpful to the OP premise feel free to post 'em!

Much love to ya bro,

OMC

[The Straight Story]

20. There was an OP to reply to? I got lost :)

give me a sex to think about it and will get ya something useful.

[The Straight Story]

19. PS - when people lose the ability to debate they often babel on like the poster above

incoherent ramblings where they think folks know what they are talking about because the tin foil was taken off and their brain waves are able to radiate out, so instead of intellectual typing they just supply emotion and let brain waves do all the talking.

I guess I need to adjust my brain-o-radio cause I am just getting static on their station...

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

21. Kinda Funny Though. It Was Cracking Me Up A Bit LOL

[The Straight Story]

22. Ok, this may help:

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=2814305&page=1
(4 pages worth, here is a snip)

Promise Not Kept: Making Bush's First-Term Tax Cuts Permanent

In an effort to push the Republican-led Congress to pass legislation making his first-term tax cuts permanent, Bush said in the 2006 State of the Union speech, "We need more than temporary tax relief. I urge the Congress to act responsibly, and make the tax cuts permanent."

Bush's first-term tax cuts expire by the year 2011. While Democrats have said they won't seek to repeal Bush's major first-term cuts, they oppose legislation making the tax cuts permanent.

Promise Not Kept: Passing the Line-Item Veto

In last year's speech, Bush said, "I am pleased that members of Congress are working on earmark reform, because the federal budget has too many special-interest projects. And we can tackle this problem together, if you pass the line-item veto."

[The Straight Story]

23. Here is another daming link with a list

http://lincoln.senate.gov/press_show.cfm?id=231963

(snippet
LINCOLN’S RURAL REPORT CARD ON PRESIDENT BUSH’S BUDGET

Today, Lincoln issued a report to illustrate the impact of President Bush’s cuts in programs that directly affect the quality of life of rural Americans. Lincoln’s Rural Report Card focused on five areas where President Bush’s budget cuts deep into rural America which include:

1) RURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT – Lincoln pointed to the President’s budget cuts in funding for local and state law enforcement and first responders. She said the following funding sources are critical to Arkansas law enforcement. She said such cuts, totaling approximately $1.9 billion nationally, will inhibit a wide range of services rural communities depend on including combating Arkansas’ growing meth problem.

First Responders: The President’s budget includes a 27 percent cut, totaling approximately $455 million, in first responders funding. Lincoln said these cuts would hinder critical state and local efforts to protect our communities by making less funding available for the preparedness of first responders and citizens, public health, infrastructure security and other public safety activities. Lincoln said she was particularly concerned with how these cuts would effect the amount of federal Homeland Security funding provided to small and rural states such as Arkansas.

FIRE Grants: The President’s budget includes a $215 million cut which Lincoln said would force these rural fire departments to cut back on equipment purchase, safety training, fire prevention programs, and the purchase new vehicles. Lincoln said that these grants are especially important to Arkansas’ rural and volunteer fire departments. Since 2001, the FIRE Act grant program has provided vital resources to many of Arkansas’ 900 fire departments, 85 percent of which are voluntary. Lincoln said that since last Spring, more than 180 awards have been granted to Arkansas fire departments, totaling over $12 million.

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[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

32. Settle Down Francis. Rationality Is Always Important. And Can You Contribute To The OP Or Are You

intent on only spewing nonsensical and irrational ramblings absent of any context, provocation or sanity?

Your behavior is immensely perplexing, especially now that this is your second day in a row displaying it. There goes my 'ahhhhh, they must be drunk' theory I had last night LOL

:hi:

[The Straight Story]

33. Hell, I am drunk right now and not posting such nonsense :)

or am I....lol

[happydreams]

34. NOT WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR TAKE ON CUBA AND

VENEZUELA. YOU SPEW MORE FLAMING BULLSHIT THAN A TEXAS RODEO, WITH ZERO FACTS TO BACK IT UP!

[The Straight Story]

35. Well, now we get to the heart of it - what facts do YOU support

Only those that support your view? Every other site has an 'agenda'?

Start a thread on it - let's roll...I am in the mood to talk turkey :)

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[happydreams]

43. You miss my point entirely. It is not about Cuba or Chavez;

it is about mentalcrimes emotionalism/reactionarism. He claims that rationality is always important but then has nothing but irrational hate in regards to the above mentioned. It is hypocritical.
THAT IS THE ISSUE!

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

36. Ohhhhhhhh, Well In That Case: Fuck Chavez And Fuck Castro.

And as far as your irrational need to be that in a tizzy over it within a completely different and unrelated thread started weeks later, I have some advice for ya: Get over it.

:rofl:

[The Straight Story]

37. And what do gay groups think of Cuba? Well - they got issues :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_rights_in_Cuba

Just one of many.

Seems his wonderful regime has some serious issues on things we are more advanced on.

We aren't perfect, they aren't either - amazes me how people will defend homophobes with death squads as being nice and progressive. Makes me wonder....

[happydreams]

40. see above

[happydreams]

44. homosexual fascists may be the problem. They use the gay thing

as a smokescreen.

[happydreams]

39. WELL.....? GIVE A RATIONAL REASON FOR YOUR

HATRED.
NOW DON'T FORGET THAT, JUST NOW, YOU SAID "RATIONALITY IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT".
GO AHEAD AND GIVE YOUR REASONS, OR IS IT JUST A SIMPLETON REACTIONARY'S CHILDISH IMPULSE?

[LoZoccolo]

42. There is no cult of personality surrounding Chavez nor Castro.

It was much better than Cats. I'm going to see it again and again.

[treestar]

24. They have and Attorney General who claims warrantless wiretapping

and warrantless searches are perfectly OK.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

25. Actually I'm Going To Turn That One Around Into Judge Anna Diggs Taylor Saying It Was Illegal.

Thanks! That's a good one!

[havocmom]

26. Kick for the night shift

And a question: should anybody do a welfare check on that one poster who sounded a bit, ah, DISTRESSED ;)

[havocmom]

27. NCLB forces schools to give contact info on students to military recruiters

And the schools MUST comply unless parents pro-actively opt-out and file papers with the schools that the contact info for their minor children is NOT be be given out.

Not enough people know about this one. Adolescent kids, already at an age where some friction with parents is normal, are being courted by recruiters behind the parent's backs. By the time some kids turn 18, they are primed to sign on the line, after being romanced by recruiters for possibly two and a half years.

Just one more thing bushco and the corporate media doesn't want widely known.

[Goblinmonger]

31. Also

Many schools, at the urging of Bushco, tie the opt-out paperwork to informing colleges. More specifically, if you tell the school to not give name, etc. to the military, it also means that the name, etc. does not go out to colleges. Many schools do not let you say no to the military and yes to colleges.

Bastards.

[NastyRiffraff]

28. Here's some...

"Healthy Forests"
"Clear Skies"
Signing statements...Illegally changing the intent of past bills and ignoring the will of Congress.
No Child Left Behind...the unfunded mandate
$8 billion in cash LOST in Iraq

and of course...
Abu Ghraib

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

29. Those Are All Good Ones.

I haven't had much time to spend on the comp tonight, but tomorrow I'm going to go through all of these and fine tune the info (like I forget how many signing statements he's up to now, but know it's more than like all other presidents in history combined. I'd want the statement to say something like "bush has signed xxx signing statements. This is xxx more than the xxx that have been done by all the rest of the presidents in history combined".

Same thing with No child left behind. A few more factual details to give the full statement impact. These are all good points of note though. Thanks for your help with them!

[salin]

38. Even after finding fraudulent overcharges and faulty work in Iraq, Big no-bid contracts

were given to Halliburton to help rebuild New Orleans.