July 12, 2003
Case not Closed. Not Moving On.
Counterpunch’s David Lindorff has a scathing editorial on how we should all deal with problems in our life: New White House Slogan: “Case Closed. Just Move On.”. Tell everyone that you’ve moved on and forgotten about matters and so should they. This tongue-in-cheek piece covers a gambit issues of morality that should shed light on why the case of WMDs (W’s Mass Deception[s]) is not closed and why we are not moving on.
Posted by Stephen VanDyke at July 12, 2003 04:36 PM“Move On” is a catchy slogan - maybe they should get a web site, like moveon.org.
Oops, they already did. Or was that the last White House? Democracy can be soooo confusing.
Posted by: Richard Bennett at July 12, 2003 05:45 PMRichard, I’m inclined to suggest ignorethelies.com, it could fit most any partizan group. You are correct in your assessment of Clinton and his groupies though, and I abhor the thought that he was allowed to pull a Hamilton and let his personal dirty laundry overwhelm the real story which was Watergate, which tied him and his cronies to the shady dealings during the Iran-Contra affair.
Yes, Clinton deserved to be impeached for lying. No, it doesn’t warrant us to point fingers at him every time Bush screws up and saying “hey, he got a blowjob”.
Posted by: Stephen VanDyke at July 12, 2003 06:32 PMYou heard it here first, folks. Clinton was behind both Watergate and Iran-Contra! And all those 20th century conflicts were “Democrat Wars.”
Posted by: Dana Blankenhorn at July 14, 2003 12:13 PMSpeaking of sex… And don’t we feel like we’re getting a presidential screw job?
The way the Bushies handle the forged documents inspired war reminds me of the old disclaimer to an overnight sex partner;
Lay back an enjoy it. I’ll pull out before I cum. I’ll respect you in the morning
That’s a lie, too!
Posted by: Rick at July 14, 2003 12:20 PMDana, excuse my typing the wrong thing… my intention was to say Whitewater, not Watergate.
Here’s his involvement in Iran-Contra:
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Why did the Whitewater Investigation result in jailing just a few of President Clinton’s old friends? Because if that investigation was followed to its logical conclusion it would discredit, not only President Clinton, but the Republicans as well. Whitewater leads directly to the Iran-Contra money laundering operation.
When Oliver North was secretly selling TOW missiles Iran at inflated prices back in 1986, the profit was used to buy arms for the Nicaraguan Contra rebels. This resupply operation was run out of a secret airfield near Mena, Arkansas. Bill Clinton was Governor of Arkansas at that time. He allegedly knew about, and protected this secret operation.
After flying the supplies down to the Contra rebels, the planes returned with dufflebags full of cash which were airdropped onto farms in Arkansas. Whitewater was possibly one of the development projects through which this cash was laundered.
Most of this information comes from a very informative 600+ page book called COMPROMISED Clinton, Bush and the CIA, by Terry Reed and John Cummings. Terry Reed was a gung-ho superpatriot type who got involved in the operation and is trying to blow the whistle. The problem is that he’s trying to blow the whistle on the Republicans, Democrats and the CIA.
As a result, Reed was indicted for gun running. Indictments and law suits are being used for political purposes. The irony is, that by going after Clinton on sex charge and perjury allegations, Whitewater Special Prosecutor Ken Starr is actually covering up the collusion between Clinton, Bush, and the CIA. Starr is protecting the Two Party fix in American politics and government. If he followed Whitewater to its logical conclusion, both the Republicans and Democrats would be fatally damaged.
Posted by: Stephen VanDyke at July 14, 2003 05:11 PMNope. Dana got it right the first time, if you understand not-even-thinly-veiled sarcasm …
“You heard it here first, folks. Clinton was behind both Watergate and Iran-Contra! And all those 20th century conflicts were “Democrat Wars.”
Posted by: Dana Blankenhorn at July 14, 2003 12:13 PM
Before the RightWingNuts had Clinton’s cigar humidor to salivate over, the only weapon of minor distraction they could spit back was talking about how many women John Kennedy boffed.
Hey, it beats taking responsibility for your actions … or your guy’s missteps. Bush 2 is the ultimate DenialGATE.
