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THE OUTRAGEOUS SILENCE OF DUMB AND DUMBER!
BUSH AND CHENEY PLAY MUTE AS THE NATION BLEEDS!
A TvNewsLIES Analysis - November, 2005
It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are
accountable: Moliere
THE STUNT
Let’s get our terms straight here. We’re not talking “Dumb” as in
lacking intellectual acuity or understanding. We’re talking “Dumb” as in
lacking the power or ability of speech. We’re talking about a stunt in
which the President and Vice President have turned themselves into non
communicative mutes. We’re talking about George Bush and ***** Cheney,
the silent duo who will not answer to the people of this nation. We’re
talking about two men who scoff at any attempt to hold them accountable
for their crimes.
We’re talking about an untenable and unacceptable moment in our history,
when silence has become a blight on the presidency and a slap in the
face to the nation.
We’re talking about a nefarious President and his cohort who have chosen
to play Dumb and Dumber in a very dangerous game.
It is absolutely astounding that, despite all the scandals and failures
that surround their administration, the two men at the top simply refuse
to utter a word of explanation. No matter who asks the questions, they
refuse to answer. Our nation is bleeding from the wounds that these men
consciously conspired to inflict, but they have nothing at all to say to
us. At this crucial moment when the country is in free fall, George Bush
and ***** Cheney have conveniently lost their tongues. The leaders of the
free world are playing mute, and it is high time to call their bluff.
Not surprisingly, their ruse is being treated by the press as ordinary
as inconsequential. Only days ago in Argentina, the President “batted
away questions,” about Karl Rove. He “declined to answer,” they wrote;
he “sidestepped the question.” No one talked of a “cover up” or a
“conspiracy,” - no one at all.
Despite the apparent evasiveness of the President, the reporters who
asked about a major scandal seemed unperturbed that he simply ‘wouldn’t
comment.” They showed no overt frustration or disappointment. They
asked no follow up questions and raised no additional voices. Instead,
when the man in the limelight waved them off, the members of the press
simply folded their tents and meekly crept away.
The moral of the story is pretty clear: playing Dumb isn’t really a dumb
move at all. In fact, it works so well that it reeks of Karl Rove cunning.
THE FALLOUT
A fairly reliable political tactic warns that if something ain’t broken,
don’t fix it. To prove the validity of that statement, consider the way
in which the Bush administration positioned itself from day one. From
the start, their message was clear and unmistakable:
We are above the people and we are above the law. We are accountable to
no one. We are responsible to no one. We will tolerate no questions, no
criticism, and no investigations. We are the power, and we will destroy
anyone who gets in our way.
That strategy has been eminently successful for nearly five years.
During that time it was never broken and there was absolutely no need to
fix it, because much of the nation cheered it on. But as the poet knew,
even the best laid plans of mice, men, and neocons can go astray. And so
they did.
Somehow, in the past few weeks, the roof has caved in on the Bush White
House. Somehow, despite the arrogant belief that they could get away
with anything, the Bush team is up against the proverbial wall. And
somehow, for the first time in all these years, people are asking questions.
But questions are not enough, as Special Counsel Fitzgerald discovered
in the Plame case. They are worthless without the answers, and a
measured silence can assure that they remain little more than enigmas.
And so, we see the efficacy of the Dumb and Dumber routine by our
leaders. They refuse to speak to us. They refuse to answer our
questions. They remain mute about the most important issues that this
nation has faced in generations. And they get away with it.
But, in reality, that silence is totally and abjectly unacceptable. As
elected officials, our leaders are accountable to every single one of
us. Their actions must be consistent with the provisions of the
Constitution they swore to uphold, and they must answer any and all
questions about the decisions they make. That’s not a choice they
have. It’s an obligation of their office.
President George W. Bush and Vice President ***** Cheney have failed
miserably in that obligation. That cannot go on doing so. It is time
that they are forced to come before this nation to explain the failures
of their policies and to clarify their roles in the crimes that have
been committed on their watch.
Among a very long list of misdeeds, these two men MUST, at the very
least, clearly and fully explain the following:
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