SYCOPHANTISM'S GRAND PARADE?

Okay. So it's not the last thing I want to do. Endlessly harp on  

George W. Bush's martyrdom on our behalves. Claiming God told him to continue the cycle of revenge you should apologize for, sir. Yes sir. I'm repeating myself and there's no reason you'd listen. However. In light of recent torture revelations, you visited the 9/11 Memorial Sunday evening, December 14th, around 6:30 PM for an hour on a low key basis according to the next morning's radio news. The 9/11 tragedy is everyone's grief whether they believe it or not. While we, humanity are smarter than this. The idea people hate each other so much they won't stop at anything, does not excuse crossing an objective line and insinuating any holy war mattered more than any other. Poppycock. 

People are wrong blaming anything about this on God. Unless these hatreds are solved perverse cycles of revenge won't be. You, George W. Bush have to apologize because everyone needs to get a grip. Oooo, Isis formed. No kidding. Even NBC's Meet The Press traced Dick Cheney's warning of ramifications on C-Span to 1994. 

The strategy of overwhelming the public with pragmatic patriotism was never a secret. The cat was never in the bag. Yes sir. Essentially invading the Middle East was another flaw in the cycle of revenge. Not right for them or us either. Pride shouldn't doom us to this paraphrasing of Samuel Johnson's warning - PATRIOTISM IS THE REFUGE OF THE SCOUNDREL 

Now. It's foolish contradicting someone elected twice. Also the United States tried running the fairest war the world has ever seen, despite discrepancies, including billions of dollars flowing for capital means if the money only learned to land. The yang, of course, corruption. So what. It's offensive but how money flows till fluid while even America's revenue streams have eccentric patterns. The point is, the reality of this nonsense was resentment wasn't altered. Hatred that hadn't changed for centuries you jumped in feet first. This quicksand of animosity. Just more "hate you to kingdom come" ridiculousness from the dark ages. Everything about terrorism is offensive. The battle shouldn't include any of us. Yet you went ahead and essentially said, jihad for everybody. When its hardly anyone's right to claim stupid prejudice is God's reality. Defending America? None of this Terror War nonsense even defends Allah. None.  

Our martyrdom is more sacred than yours is the cycle of revenge tragedy that caused September Eleventh. Misguided reactionaries? Ring a bell, sir? Xenophobia? Have you ever at least heard that word describe nationalism's flaw? Or has your life been so politically carved, the absurdity of the cycle of revenge wasn't enough for you to have restraint. 

For God? When we are God's suffering and smarter than this. Apologize. You did it, sir, and you keep doing it. No matter what imagery your people sell you, we're living with something else. People blinded by smite. An apology from you would really go a long way toward solving this. What's this? An unconscionable, soulless, bigotry. Visiting our shrine to a crime in a solemn hour and only shaking hands with a few on-duty security people may be an act of noble humility. Still, apologies' missing. 

I know. In this instance I should show more deference to a President of the United States. More grief in light of 9/11's tragedy. Or outrage for the victims? STOP THE HYSTERIA! Its impossible all this was ever Allah's/God's wish. For Pete's sake. 

C'mon dude. Preferring non-partisanship I'm writing this against the grain in this way because this out of proportion anti-Americanism issue must be addressed. What'dya say Mr. President? Iron out the façade? Please, Mr. Bush, sir. Life can be seen with brighter eyes. Please?

Here. Watch this. 

The Time of Your Life, 1948 - JAMES CAGNEY 

H.C. Potter | William Saroyan

Take a break. Don't be anyone's sycophant. How much more possibly outlandish an eccentric rant could this become, anyway? The film deals with life under the surface and how grace, tolerance and understanding plus spine combine organically, from the roots, building a better world. Stage Play takes place entirely in a bar.

 The Presidency's Honor Requires An Apology, Sir? Mr. President. 

Every Major Military Strike Has Advance Warning?

War Tard

Still The Precipice, Again?

Is there literally no one safe in their own homes who doesn't know war is an easy way out for enemies to have not to compromise? The real game of life. Push and shove and now in Syria's case what do they mean, jumping line? Feigning having little idea that the use of chemical weapons betrays this advantageous strategy shared by nations whereby wealth is military hardware distribution that has nothing to do with preventing acts of destruction since we're all, after all, so mature, smart and civilized? 

But crackpots released the gas? And why did idiots believe it was just the right stuff to have lying around waiting to be cracked open? Because enemies don't compromise? That's the deal? Death and zealotry define us, win, lose or draw? Spelled out the facts aren't so cute, huh? While we're all just standing in virtual awe of the absolute power of corruption.

Yet everyone's expected to be intelligent with the dangerous toys only used for honorable wars that, guess what, is the problem to begin with as honor is in the defense, not the war. Signals are crossed then, if ends justify lethal means? 

So it would be nice if referees just stepped in between and said, "stop fighting. The cycle of revenge has to end." 

But that's comic book superhero mythology. Where ultimate warriors of objectivity just drop in on warring neighbors and beat everyone up that needs destroying. However ridiculous, the cycle of revenge be damned. Uh huh. That life exists under the ultimate might of military right is reality. As is the problem also of Syria's Assad thinking like everyone else that he's not just a pawn too?

ALL ANYONE CAN SAY IS GIVE PEACE A CHANCE?

 Justice Is Not Revenge  

No not Pontoon. Pawn too. Soapbox View 

President Putin, The Last Word?

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Are Politics Just Standing On Our Acrobatic Heads?

Politics are essentially mental calisthenics that don't take actual Einsteins to figure out how much shrewd ruthlessness is rewarded above all else? Only paling in comparison to the indignity life is by being both bought and sold out for no other reason than the same ole song and dance my friend? 

Turns out that the staunchly labelled and well tailored liberal Bill Moyers, who conservatives wanted whitewashed as a poison inside Public Television where William F. Buckley, Jr. planted the Conservative Firing Line flag a generation back, continues enacting his revenge on the political game on his show, Moyers & Company. For instance this past week, except for his closing editorial, Mr. Moyers  interviewed Mark Leibovich of The New York Times Magazine, for the entire show, about Mr. Leibovich's book This Town.  

Their discussion cut to the nitty-gritty basics of how Washington D. C. is finally the place to grow rich for the reasonably young and successful entrepreneurs this country is already supposed to be thriving on. Now.

"all it's about is bein here"

On the other hand this literary review episode actually copies an April 27, 2012 Moyers & Co. softball presentation of the tainted money in politics issue with the writer of Eddie Murphy's The Distinguished Gentleman, Marty Kaplan of The Norman Lear Center. *            Solutions?

* Both Moyers and Leibovich had huge grins during the distinguished film satire's rendering on their episode.

"Son the system ain't perfect. The fleas come with the dog."

And you know what they say about sleeping dogs? You let 'em lie.

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We Know What's Happening?

There's not much to be confused about. Money is a simple enough system. Yet corruption is just the surface of what the real problems are with power that generally makes people seem outright mean. Our generation has learned to make a lot of money mean a lot and a little not enough. But it takes money to accomplish anything and that's for the best. Cut to the chase,

Then Corruption For Everyone Is The Real Test? *

The Soapbox View Satirical Twist in pursuit of the Twin Legacies

Andy Rooney and I.F. Stone?

* Russia's Kremlin is used here to represent the entire world's Institutions of Authority. Merely historical coincidence this ideal structure is so intricately beautiful.

Adultery Execution Moves Afghanistan’s President Karzai

  CNN reports, after outrage mounted over an amateur video, that Afghan President Hamid Karzai ordered Taliban members arrested for participating in the public execution of a burqa-clad woman accused of adultery who was shot nine times before a cheering mob. The statement from Karzai’s press office described those involved in the shooting death as “cowards,” and “such crimes are unforgivable both in Islam and under our country’s laws.”

  Reuters exposed the crime Saturday, but as tragic as this case is there have been countless other reports of uncondemned atrocities toward women. CNN also reported hundreds of students and teachers in the country’s girls’ schools have been hospitalized with suspected poisoning this year alone. Girls were forbidden to attend school during Taliban rule from 1996 to 2001. Violence against women has increased sharply in the past year, according to Afghanistan’s independent human rights commission. Activists have said interest in women’s rights have waned on the part of President Hamid Karzai’s government and the United States as both governments have sought compromise with the Taliban. While Human Rights Watch’s 2012 annual report said nearly nine out of 10 women suffer physical, sexual or psychological violence or forced marriage at least once in their lifetimes in Afghanistan.

  Officials in Afghanistan believe the woman was executed because two Taliban commanders had a dispute over her, according to Gov. Abdul Basir Salangi of Parwan province where the killing took place. To save face, they accused her of adultery, Salangi told CNN on Sunday. Then they “faked a court to decide about the fate of this woman and in one hour, they executed the woman.” Salangi added that both Taliban commanders were subsequently killed by a third Taliban commander.

  Once again it’s hard to fathom anyone is telling the truth except for the victims when the cycle of revenge substitutes for the rule of law’s respect for individual rights.

July/9/2012

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Adultery Execution Moves Afghanistan’s President Karzai

O7/12/2017 concluded: Once again it’s hard to fathom anyone is telling the truth except for the victims when the cycle of revenge substitutes for the rule of law’s respect for individual rights.

May 30 - June 14, 2017

Convinced, Aren't We

That women’s plight is what their leverage earned, 
is admittedly conspiracy.

  The original Karzai essay concerned the ridiculousness of violence toward women as perpetual scapegoat. Depressing as h___. Humbug ... .

  Yet reality's leverage and power's the central component. While fight's become rallying cry for virtually everything.

  Close enough to irrefutable facts, portend the female species is welcomed to life in secondary status to male dominance. Power corrupted absolutely. For convenience. Like reversing civilization's progress, just to protect the manufacturing of billions of invested dollars better left in the ground, is what it is. 

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My Problem With The Presidency?

  Where I was going, Saturday, June 3rd, 2017, I'd have ordinarily gone from Park Avenue South, west on 23rd Street to slowly go north, up Broadway, to 25th. Then west toward Sixth Avenue. This time, though, at Park Avenue South, the light just snapped green, so to not have to deal with judging passing traffic, for the left turn, I went on ahead two blocks, then west over to Madison Square Park. Where only an idiot rides straight through to Fifth Avenue, that was the route during NYC's more anarchic days. The most perfectly placed water fountain in the city's now just another time-consuming detour. Ah, progress.

  Earlier, I'd seen huge cranes blocking 26th Street between Madison and Fifth. So I'd decided to slow ride the park's 26th Street sidewalk, and, after the turn, noticing three Port-o-Lets, on the right, I thought, "that can't be Bill Clinton," while realizing it most certainly was. Walking toward Madison meant he'd come right past me. I stopped the bike and stood, with both hands on the handlebars, and dropped my head, as the only humble act imaginable on such short notice, as, from the corner of my eye, saw his arm slightly raise his left hand's small wave. Then he turned north past the public restrooms and I said, "have fun" once the retinue passed. 

  And so? So all this adulation-like experience from being within proximity to a person who'd held the highest office in the land, does bring to mind the deeper fears. That the distinction of the presidency does offer and, convey, and perhaps enforce a super-human status. There's people alive, still, who believe Stalin, at heart, was a benevolent man. Though ruthless people manager, no doubt. Some of history's dustbins happen to be larger than others. Well. Perhaps I digress.

  Here I'd wanted something eloquent and longer, yet whatever could be added, pales in comparison to the meaning the 3rd paragraph conveys. Needless to say, as an American, I'm torn. And, as an American, thoroughly pissed. 
  Coincidentally, the Soapbox View essay, Elections For Everyone appears in, June 1st's, Issue 10 of The Wolfian - Special Edition for the United Kingdom's 2017 General Election. Including a first paragraph reference to - the President Clinton who waved that following Saturday. Yep, I can be extremely shy. 

Hillary Clinton, first woman to win the popular vote for 
President of the United States, with Bill 

  Reflection's not the only source of ideas. Complications intervene. People are ahead of themselves. Stuff happens.

  Of course if people are virtually lost in video games? Then they can't conceive how things are outside them. And aren't we all looking forward to when we really won't be able to tell the difference anymore? Unless that knowledge fulfills the suppliers' desires. Or is the process already complete? 
  Braggadocio and flippantly calculated empathy are acceptably shrewd leadership. As in the perpetual cause of arrogant patriotism? If not mistaken, what brought Rome, among others, down. Can this world, or not, reach such a stage, where what effects anyone affects all? As in all that liberal rot. Yet conservatives can't be pinned to disregarding and shrugging off history for convenience?   
  Truthfully I am ticked off having to take any side, due to my extreme aversion toward bandwagon-itis. Committing to a position, as was taken, November 23rd, 2016. So the big picture's situation is fearing the extremes. While everyone's relatively stunned, in awe of the political prominence given the 2nd definition of audacity. 

Soapbox View's other 100 Character Celebrity Sighting
(Steve Earl) of more words without the 100 character treatment.  

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The Senate Commercially Broadcast Live

  James Comey, former FBI Director testified, Thursday, June 8, 2017, before the Senate Committee on Intelligence. Chairman, Senator Richard Burr's first question was loaded down with many variables. But basically asked, in Comey's opinion, if there was an attempt by the president to use undue influence on the nation's enforcement apparatus? 
  I feel plausible deniability oozes from every crevice and, in the end, there's really, just more smoke and mirrors for sycophants to display, their wares, in, and toil towards. When so much of what constitutes the public sphere, consists of craftily polishing sloppy.   
  Since the president uses the word lie, it is only appropriate Mr. Comey did, as well, when assessing the president's sweeping accusations toward his FBI tenure and, for that matter, the country's institutions as well. You're not much of an American if you don't see the faults in our institutions. But the mere idea, there's a pedestal for anyone is preposterous. 
  We'll see. If even possible.
  The Committee ended the 10:10 AM, or so, convened open session at approximately 12:38, as memory recalls, then planned to reconvene in Closed Session at 1 PM. Maureen Dowd referred to as "three hours of earnest" testimony in The New York Times.
  ... Teflon Don. The problem is the nonsense can be explained, while we're all entertained in a perpetual loop.
     PBS Livestream, USA TODAY, Vox.com ... 

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  This is a music show, that interviews as well. Ah, Live Performance. 

  Then Tone, as the couriers' representative in The Great Hall 25th Anniversary showing of Fifth, Park and Madison, Starring Steve Athineos, is hosting the 30th Anniversary. 

   Think about it ...

   Some day's been waited on a long time. 

  And days go by and some feel better it's better than before. While others just expect worse from what they've lived through already. From what women are put through the world over, everywhere is in need of improvement. The violence? Chances are people aren't really thinking all that clearly about what facing Allah/God means. ...

  The nobility of the gesture that womanhood is balancing a, for too long, dis-balanced social norm requires a brazen image. As what's been done to one of us, was done to all. Means a lot more than one little girl who really does symbolize everyone. Let's get civilized.

  Saturday, June 10, with wife and friends, walking through Bowling Green, I turned my head away from the gleefully playing, huge smiles crawling all over the bull. And stood a while, watching people being photographed with the girl. Then I remember a young woman, from across the half circle, looking at me meaning it was my turn. I sensed most of the small crowd were, at least, surprised no one was poised to take the picture. Then I took hold of her left arm, above the elbow, and, I suppose, relatively not thinking, but on instinct, turned left pulling the girl with me. She didn't budge. But my right foot went up unable to finish the step. My hand had lost its grip and, turning back to the statue, I patted her left arm with a smile and left. 

  Women are cooler than we deserve. If the situations were reversed? I'd be pi____ as  heck (not to censor myself a third time).

  Chivalry isn't dead. Excuses have methods for not going away. 

The Soapbox View Satirical Twist pursues the

Twin Legacies Andy Rooney and I.F. Stone?

Ratcheted Up Middle East Violence Means Business As Per Usual

Anger, a typical human emotion, when festered through group thought is usually the power of a maniacal self-centeredness willed into being by preposterous mindsets from theoretically opposing points-of-view. Such as terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center Towers excusing an American President to seek revenge that in the long-run festered the desire for more resentful cyclical revenge, as in yesterday's 21 year old arrested in New York for trying to bomb the Federal Reserve Building.


Turning the other cheek in retrospect is the hardest thing to do, so why doesn't EVERYONE understand that's the problem. Is the future really so bleak just because an American President couldn't understand the whole world is guilty of unpardonable sins? Who in the human chain does everyone think should have shown better understanding? Should the 21 year old have realized, that looking weak, a basically decades ago semi-draft dodger had to flex some muscles to pretend to appear presidential. Catch my drift? Everyone? But of course the sanctity of America's being offended must be revered at all cost. Like how historically Britons had to defend Britain for being such total jerks toward Ireland. Doesn't relate? Does so is facing the truth is part of the equation.

So to move forward requires everyone swallowing some pride and finding humility. Fat chance.

So Syria is falling apart and a Lebanese official is assassinated in Beirut as the New York Times reports that it seems it's all swelling up again. Again? Under the headline, Bomb in Beirut Kills a Security Chief, Reviving Old Fears Anne Barnard writes - A large bomb exploded in the heart of Beirut’s Christian section on Friday, killing a top Lebanese security official and at least seven others, wounding dozens and spreading anxiety and dread in a city where memories of sectarian violence from Lebanon’s long civil war have been resurrected by the conflict in neighboring Syria. Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan, was apparently the target of the explosion and The Times reports on the details conjecturing why the assault happened that blasted a whole neighborhood to get one man. 

Really only the weak cover up that deficiency by targeting vast areas where the innocent are made victims too. No? If I have to live with these regrets, why shouldn't everyone else too? Oh yeah, various people's interpretation of God/Allah matter so much that anything is excusable. But not in Allah/God's view one can imagine. Can't? Make an effort. Please? George the B___ Whacker, it would help if you'd really take responsibility. Jerk. Your administration set divisive politics further in place for how many decades more? Grin and repeat Mr. Bush that you don't want to involve yourself in politics now. The old applicable phrase is, no s___ Sherlock.

Hey, another point but it relates. Did anyone else hear news reports (CBS Radio for me) this morning how Ford Motors evaded bankruptcy because savvy board members warned Mr. Ford two years before the collapse officially came, so preparations were made in anticipation of the financial drop? What I internally scream myself into a frenzy about is that a President should have also done that if I and so many others knew it was imminent. Face something for God's sake. 

Anyway, as The Times reports it was - upended cars and shattered windows for blocks in the most serious bombing to hit Beirut in at least four years. 

The cycle of revenge can't conclude until everyone grows up and stops playing war as if that's all there is to proving you're a man.

Remember the great American President Theodore Roosevelt? Solidified his national reputation by leading the charge up Cuba's San Juan Hill in the Spanish-American War that was claimed to be about liberation but as a by-prduct led to the subjugation of a Philippines clamoring for independence from another imperialist power for another half century. Eventually Teddy, who idolized the idea of becoming a man by going to war, lost his own son, Quentin, in the Big Number 1 and realized, oh yeah, the innocent die so maybe it's not such a grand idea after all. 

Oh well though, now we have another generation of terrorists raised to hate whole societies of people for the few greedy enough to lead because they're vain. Just because needs are great it doesn't mean that's the only motive of leaders who propose answers.

So The Times renders a recounting of the vindictive trail with Reporting contributed by Hwaida Saad, Hania Mourtada and Josh Wood from Beirut, and Christine Hauser and Rick Gladstone from New York.

And, in the end, the love we neglect is the one we'll never feel until generations recall the opportunities we never took advantage of until they were relieved of the selfish mistakes the present hasn't yet faced as foolish, and stupid, and truly, truly, arrogantly ignorant. But then since all the nations on earth are so great why make amends? Bombs away. Ignorant bastards. Really, what are the odds it's God's responsibility for telling any of us to do anything. None of any of this crap is for Allah, especially that man claiming God told him to go to war. Jihad, holy war, your holy war, get it freak? Rash language. Uh huh.

The Following was added:
October 31, 2012
c/o
World News Trust

Ladies and gentlemen,

THE REAL WAR

by Ken Kesey