September 27, 2007


IMPEACH BUSH


IMPEACH CHENEY

SAYING ONE THING, DOING ANOTHER

George W. Bush addressed the United Nations and talked about human rights. Bush, one of the most egregious violators of human rights in the world today, had the temerity to criticize other regimes like Cuba and Iran for their abuses. As this article points out, he failed to mention regimes that abuse human rights, but are allies of the United States. The article by William Douglas is at www.mcclatchydc.com:

Speaking before the United Nations General Assembly, the president called for renewed efforts to enforce the U.N.'s Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a striking point of emphasis for a leader who's widely accused of violating human rights in waging war against terrorism.

Bush didn't mention the U.S. prisons in Afghanistan or at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay, the U.S. practice of holding detainees for years without legal charges or access to lawyers, or the CIA's "rendition" kidnappings of suspects abroad, all issues of concern to human rights activists around the world.

LIMBAUGH NOT SUPPORTING THE TROOPS

You can't have any conscience or sense of shame to say some of the things Rush Limbaugh says on the air. The guy is a world class liar and hypocrite. A well-placed cyst kept Rush out of Vietnam, and like so many other right-wing chickenhawks, Rush is pro-war when somebody else does the fighting and dying. He had the effrontery to say soldiers returning from Iraq who don't support the war are "phony soldiers." This, once again, is an example of right-wingers attacking members of the military who have actually been in combat when those soldiers aren't good little lockstep right-wingers. This commentary by Jon Soltz is at www.huffingtonpost.com:

Where to begin?

First, in what universe is a guy who never served even close to being qualified to judge those who have worn the uniform? Rush Limbaugh has never worn a uniform in his life -- not even one at Mickey D's -- and somehow he's got the moral standing to pass judgment on the men and women who risked their lives for this nation, and his right to blather smears on the airwaves?

Second, maybe Rush doesn't much care, but the majority of troops on the ground in Iraq, and those who have returned, do not back the President's failed policy. If you go to our "Did You Get the Memo" page at VoteVets.org, there's a good collection of stories, polls, and surveys, which all show American's troops believe we are on the wrong track, not the right one, in Iraq.