Tuesday, September 12, 2006
NEAL IS ON VACATION... but we've still got some Nuze for you. We wouldn't want the boss to be
alerted by a sharp increase in productivity out of you.  BUSH GETS IT MOSTLY RIGHT
 Last night President Bush took to the airwaves, giving
an Oval Office speech on
the fifth anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001. In his speech, he
attempted to remind people of the struggle we are engaged in since that day and
what is at stake. Did his speech convince anyone that needed convincing or
change any minds? Probably not. We're at some absurd static point right now
where those of us who recognize the nature of the threat are supportive, and
those who think that the threat is overblown are not.
This equilibrium, I fear, will change in the near future.
Bush called the War On Terror a struggle for civilization, a choice between
tyranny and freedom that rivals World War II. He also said it was more than just
another war: "The war against this enemy is more than a military conflict. It is
the decisive ideological struggle of the 21st century and the calling of our
generation." While that's true, how many people really think so? Not enough, for
sure.
He also went on to say that WMD or not, Saddam Hussein had to go. This was a bit
of a risk....as unpopular as the war is right now and with the midterm elections
only 2 months away. But he said it. Perhaps reminding people what would've
happened had we left Saddam in power will change public opinion a bit. Probably
not. After all ... we now have United States Senators stating their belief that
Iraq would be better off if Saddam were still in power. I'm sure the ghosts of
hundreds of thousands of Saddam's victims would agree.
The president did acknowledge setbacks and mistakes in Iraq, so that might help.
Bush also described the war we're waging in detail, saying that if we don't
stand and fight now, Islamic terrorists are going to take over the Middle East.
He also hinted at the situation in Iran: "If we do not defeat these enemies now,
we will leave our children to face a Middle East overrun by terrorist states and
radical dictators armed with nuclear weapons
So the commander-in-chief spoke...but are people listening? Do they really
understand the threat that Islamic terrorism poses? Do people really realize
that right now...today...we are as much at risk for terrorist attacks now as we
were on 9/11/2001? It never goes away. Right now, there are terrorist cells in
this country plotting and scheming to kill as many of the non-believers as
possible.
It was a good speech, but it probably didn't change too many minds. Maybe in the
next few months the American people will realize that appeasement is not the
best strategy and will go into the voting booth and make the right choice.
THE 'UNIFIED AFTER 9/11' MYTH
Going all the way back to the 2004 presidential campaign between The Poodle and
the president, we have often heard repeated the line that America was unified
after 9/11 and Bush squandered all that goodwill.
Bill Clinton repeated the line
yesterday, saying "We had an astonishing moment of unity" after 9/11. It's a
nice idea, but it never happened.
Oh sure...members of Congress from both parties stood on the Capitol steps and
sang "God Bless America" and it made for a nice photo op. But just because
politicians came out as a single force on that one day, it doesn't mean
differences magically disappeared. In fact, those differences only became
stronger.
Myth #1: Americans and politicians from both political parties were 100% behind
President Bush in everything he did immediately after 9/11. The fact is this
isn't true. While many did come together, there were differences about what we
should do in response to 9/11 and whether or not the Bush Administration was to
blame. There were still those who wanted to follow the Clinton approach of
treating Islamic fascism as a law enforcement problem.
Myth #2: There was universal support for the invasion of Afghanistan. The facts
say otherwise. There were plenty that were opposed. There were protests even as
the invasion was being planned.
Myth #3: George Bush squandered all of the public and the world's goodwill by
invading Iraq. This is also untrue. The invasion of Iraq was popular at the time
it took place, with the public and most Democrats strongly behind the president.
The idea that somehow Operation Iraqi Freedom was responsible for busting up the
mythical 9/11 unification is just a fantasy.
Democratic and Republican differences didn't disappear just because of 9/11.
Once the dust settled, just as many Democrats wanted to treat Islamic terrorism
as a law enforcement problem as before. Many blamed Bush for the attacks and did
not favor going to war. We just went back to business as usual, just like we
were always going to. If there was any supposed unification, it lasted just a
few days.
Because at the end of the day, Democrats believe what they believe and
Republicans have their beliefs.
GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS AT WORK
 A new poll shows that ignorance has no bounds when it comes to current events.
According to a CNN poll, the number of Americans that blame the Bush
Administration for the September 11, 2001 attacks has gone up from a third to
almost half over the last 4 years. That's right, the Bush Administration....not
the Clinton Administration. The attacks had been in the planning stages for
several years .. but somehow a president who had been in office for just over
eight months was to blame.
Yeah ... works for me.
The Clinton crowd did get some of the blame...41%. A wisp of realty out there!
So why do people believe this? The only possible answer is ignorance. Ignorance
about what's going on in the world and ignorance about the facts. You can also
tell that the Bush-bashing propaganda from the mainstream media is doing its
job. In addition, what the poll didn't say is just how the public believes Bush
was responsible for 9/11. How many people think the attacks were staged? I bet
we'd be shocked by the percentage on that one.
You've heard it before...Bush arranged the 9/11 attacks so he could start a war
and enrich his buddies in the oil business. Or is it that people think the
attacks happened because the Bush Administration was standing idly by, not doing
anything? Never mind those Clinton-era policies made it all but impossible to
share intelligence and actually prevent the attacks. Who deserves more of the
blame...the administration that was in office 8 months before 9/11 or the one
that was in office for 8 years?
But really, all of this comes down to government schools. The fact that such a
large segment of the population blames George W. Bush for 9/11 shows you that
public schools are still churning out the dunces that politicians love.
REDNECK SCRAP BOOK It's good to know that if my water heater blows up, I've got
all the parts I need to
replace it. More in the Redneck Scrap Book.
READING ASSIGNMENTS
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani says terrorism did not start on 9/11, it
actually began sometime back in the late 1960's. He says we can't let down our
guard because terrorism has been a constant in the years since.
John McCain says the American public's position on Iraq is "schizophrenic."
The senator points out that while people are frustrated with what's going on
there, they don't favor just setting a date and pulling out.
A former military aide to President Clinton says that the TV movie "The Path To
9/11" is mostly correct. Not only that,
but he says he was there when Clinton and Sandy "Pants" Berger missed
opportunities to catch Osama Bin Laden.
The former director of the CIA under Bill Clinton, James Woolsey,
says the War On Terror is actually World War IV....and will go on for decades.
And he says administrations going way back are responsible for the current
situation.
Pat Buchanan says that if Al Gore does decide to run for president,
he could defeat Hillary Clinton in the primaries. He says Gore is uniquely
positioned to steal the crown from The Hildabeast, who suddenly has problems of
her own.
Bill Kristol and Rich Lowry say the solution to our problems in Iraq is quite
simple.
In a joint column for the Washington Post, they say we just need to send more
troops to Iraq. Not exactly a very popular position.
Ralph Peters points out something very obvious that the media has been missing.
The fact that there hasn't been another 9/11 since 9/11 shows that we're getting
most things right in the War On Terror.
There is a House race in Minnesota that could be history. A man running for the
fifth Congressional district could very well become the first Muslim elected to
Congress.
Joel Mowbray points out that unfortunately, that same candidate is receiving a
lot of support from CAIR.
Thomas Sowell takes a look at the media's war on Wal-Mart and finds that it's
filled with cheap shots. Sowell wonders why the press doesn't highlight the
agendas of the labor unions that oppose Wal-Mart.
With their new Senate report on the war in Iraq, Democrats are once again
playing the 'Bush lied' card.
But as David Limbaugh points out, Republicans shouldn't take the accusation
lightly. And you thought the Republicans controlled the Senate...apparently
not.
Crocodile Hunter fans
implement the nuclear option against stingrays. Could you make it as a TSA screener?
Test your bomb spotting
skills. (I got a report this is not safe for work. I didn't notice anything
nsfw when I tested it, but here's fair warning anyway. Besides, we seem to have
broken their server so might be that no one is going to see it anyway.) In case you missed our link to this video last week: Behind the Mouth - A Day in the Life of The Neal Boortz
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