SURPRISE!!!

SURPRISE, SURPRISE. Sunday, two days before the midterm election in the US, an expected verdict - and possible death sentence - in the trial of Saddam Hussein.

SURPRISE, SURPRISE. U.S. and Iraqi officials have denied that the timing is related to the midterm U.S. elections taking place Tuesday.

IF YOU DON'T WANT YOUR NEXT SURPRISE TO BE RUINED, SKIP THIS PARAGRAPH:
Surprise, surprise! On Sunday they will announce a guilty verdict and Saddam will be sentenced to death. The U.S. media will tell us, until the elections are over, what a great victory it is for Bush. Every minute of every hour GOP pundits will tell us how safer the world will be without Saddam, as if he was the most dangerous terrorist.

What is surprising, to me, is how we ignore that Hussein had nothing to do with the 9/11 attack, that the people we should be pursuing are in a different country, and how we ignore the fact that this administration, which claims to be so concerned with our safety, have inflicted damage on our civil liberties while publishing on the internet a detail guide on how to build an atomic bomb.

So, should Wednesday's news be surprising? "GOP Maintain Control On Both Houses". No. But I sure hope I am wrong.

Deja Vu All Over Again!

"This is like deja vu all over again" - Yogi Berra.

The sleazy politicians find what they consider to be a weak point in the behaviour or speech of their opponents and exploit it. It does not matter how innocuous the act or remark might be, they will turn it around, give it a complete different meaning, and run with it. They find simpathetic newsmen, radio and TV pundits, and publicize the hell out of it. Suddenly, the real context of the act is forgotten and the buzz around the news is the disreputable and shoddy attacks.

This is the case with John Kerry and the Bush terrorists. During the presidential elections they manage to damage the reputation of a decorated veteran and elevate a drunkard, yellow bellie, AWOL soldier (and I am sorry for disrespecting the word "soldier"), to the highest office of the land. They are at it again.

In a recent speech to college students, Kerry meant to say: "Do you know where you end up if you don't study, if you aren't smart, if you're intellectually lazy? You end up us getting stuck in a war in Iraq. Just ask President Bush". Unfortunately, the word "us" was left out and that was the weak point that the sleazy politicians needed to exploit. News media ran all the way with it, and in the way they dropped the second part, so it bacame: "Do you know where you end up if you don't study, if you aren't smart, if you're intellectually lazy? You end up getting stuck in a war in Iraq". Every single one of them knew the meaning that Kerry was trying to convey, and yet, they twisted it to mean Kerry was showing disrespect for the troops by insinuating the soldiers were not smart.

The swift boats all over again. Lets just hope American people are wiser. For a more eloquent article please click here. I highly recommend viewing "Countdown With Keith Olberman" on MSNBC on weeknights.