DEMOCRATS NEED THIS TATOOED ON THEM

Written by: Emily Duffy on Jul 2, 2006 10:58 AM EDT

A Public Presentation of My Thoughts About Lying
by Ellis Weiner

"This Fourth of July, when we traditionally wish the U.S.A. a happy birthday and, once again, kick ourselves for not having brought a present, how natural it is that we pause to reflect on life as we know it these now still somewhat united states. And in the hurly-burly of our modern a-go-go fast-paced routines of getting and spending and, of course, being a productive member of society, it's easy to forget that we are surrounded--still!--by a religio-corporate government, and its vast media army of chorus boys, make-up girls, and baby-crushers, who lie to us all the time.

About--well, you name it. Or, since you're a busy person, I'll name it: Global warming (they say the jury is still out, while in fact the jury has been dismissed with the thanks of the court, and has long gone home). Iraq (they said it was a threat to us; it wasn't). Elections (said to be open and fair; aren't). Corruption ("a few rotten apples," no. "Entire orchard infested with maggots," yes.) "Signing statements" (announcement of intentions to violate the law presented as legitimate exceptions to the law), the "death tax" (saving "the family farm" which is never actually imperiled), the badness of increasing the minimum wage, the goodness of cutting taxes during "war time," the "importance" of a flag-burning amendment...

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The point being, Republican lying is so ubiquitous, so relentless, and so shameless, a certain amount of habituation sets in. One's eventual response is as though to the weather. You have to endure it but, really, you sort-of think, there's nothing you can do about it.

But there is something you can do about it, darn it. You can exploit it. Their unregenerate lying offers us a number of potent opportunities curled up, like the other six or seven dimensions, within these secret, wonderful secrets..."

Go here for the secrets:
http://tinyurl.com/z8fam

EmilyD
East Bay for Democracy

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