Expressing Opinions

Yesterday there was a story in the news where the talking heads said President Bush lied 936 times leading up to the war. The story didn’t last more than 30 seconds and very little details were explained. So what were the lies he was telling?

Washington Post columnist Dan Froomkin ran a story about 935 Iraq Falsehoods on Wednesday, January 23. Dan stated in his story,

“A nonprofit group pursuing old-fashioned accountability journalism is out with a new report and database documenting 935 false statements by President Bush, Vice President Cheney and other top administration officials hyping the threat posed by Saddam Hussein’s Iraq in the two years after Sept. 11, 2001. “

This nonprofit group is The Center for Public Integrity reports,

“exhaustive examination of the record shows that the statements were part of an orchestrated campaign that effectively galvanized public opinion and, in the process, led the nation to war under decidedly false pretenses.”

The Center for Public Integrity is a site worth investigating to learn more about what is going on behind the scenes in our government. How is influence pedaling and big money shaping our future and the future of our children.

This administration is profiting from a war for profit. Young Americans are giving their lives so the oil companies can make billions of dollars on our oil consumption as most Americans haul their lazy fat asses around in gas guzzling vehicles. All the while most Americans go around assuming someone else will do what it takes to ensure our planet will be livable for our children’s children. If you are waiting for your government leaders to this, I hate to inform you but that will never happen.

And what about health care and the economy? Do you think the economy got to the situation it is in solely on the stupidity of the American public? I don’t think so! Big money has been raping us for profit for so long that we are now feeling and seeing the signs of this abuse. So put the remote and bag of chips down and get off your fat butt. Start doing something about it.

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