Aquarian Weekly 11/4/09
REALITY CHECK

READERS RESPONSES

JC -

Hopeville SHMOPEVILLE! (HOPEVILLE IN AUTUMN: Issue -- 9/16/09) The only reason Joe Wilson squirmed in his sit, and ultimately yelled out "you lie" to Obama, is because Obama WAS LYING and Wilson couldn't sit there and take his bullshit anymore. That ingrates like Nancy Pelosi and others call for more apologies from Wilson is just typical double standard, hypocritical bullshit. It never ceases to amaze me how vitriolic some people were in their hatred against George Dubya and those same people whine and carry on when the person they support gets similar treatment. I say "similar" instead of "same" because on his worst day Obama doesn't even come close to getting the same level of vitriol. And he should! Wilson should've said more! He should've let Obama have it right then and there. Who the fuck does Obama think he is - the King? Above public reproach? He works for US! Republicans aren't squirming in the way you suggest; they are pissed off. Not just Republicans; American PEOPLE are pissed off, or, a good many of us who cannot stand the fact that this president is spending money we don't have and poking his fingers in every single aspect of the proverbial American pie and in doing so is trying to change the very fabric of our nation, the Constitution notwithstanding. He has no reverence for that founding document; to him, it's just a piece of paper. He doesn't just want a piece of the pie, he wants the whole damn thing. Every time I turn around he's into something else. On top of that, he wants his face and voice plastered all over our consciousnesses. When has any president EVER been on t.v. or given as many speeches as this narcissist? That you continue to applaud him and praise his speech giving ability and the content therein astounds me. The man is not, on any level whatsoever, presidential and in my mind has no credibility whatsoever. If he knows what he's doing, you could have fooled me. When he opens his mouth I want to blow chow. Forget FDR's precedent or anything that came thereafter; Obama is running this country down the tubes as fast as he can take it. I don't trust him, his motives, or anything he says. Get him out of there.

The other thing that pisses me off is how people who criticize Obama are considered "racist." WTF????? Typical manipulative double standard self-serving bullshit.

On the other hand, I'm grateful to have this opportunity to spew my own vitriol.

Elizabeth Vengen ESQ.

Mr. Campion,

Good job on framing the next few crucial months for this "presidency of change", which is still very much in the balance. I do have my doubts. There has been chinks in this armor, however, the irrational hatred and pinheaded attacking of our Obama, while expected from Right Wing nuts and no-idea fence sitters, has clouded the real issues America voted for as overwhelming as it ever has in its long history. We want this president to push the envelope, clean up the mess left by drunks and draft dodgers like Bush and Cheney, and put things right. This was decided with rousing clarity in November '08. Loser may lament, but they have to face facts. This is what America wants, a solid, binding Health Care Bill, almost 70% of us. The few have to accept it, as those of us who were appalled by the illegal war that was waged on false pretenses was waged for almost eight years had to eat it. These idiots are complaining after ten months?

There is still time, before they try and steal the country back.

Stay on the case.

Please.

Sarah C.

Right on the money as usual, Check Desk! This was a speech Obama should have made months ago. It truly is as if he is still trying to rally the troops on every issue, instead of standing his ground. The future and legacy of this possibly one-term chance for a shake-up stands in the balance. You said it right; this is Hopeville in Autumn in more way thasn one.

Edward Laske

Dude,

Oh come on, now. You cannot compare a campaign speech by a guy who made his bones as the "Speech Maker In Chief" to a solid policy debate. You fell for it. You fell for the packaging that was filled with a multitude of nothingness. No specifics over the plan, no specifics over what it would be or how it would be paid for. You fell for the "we need it no matter what". You want to talk about being on the wrong side of history...how about being the legislator that 1.voted against his constituents interests and 2. voted for the bill that bankrupted our country. THAT, my friend is being on the wrong side of history. Obama doesn't want a bill...he wants HIS bill, the dream he spoke of when he said single payer, Universal coverage is the goal. His lack of meeting with GOP reps since April shows bi-partisanship is a folly and further proof he has one goal and that goal doesn't include GOP participation.

We will continue the fight because the majority of the American people want us to.

Peace,
Bill Roberts

James,

You always bring the fire, my friend. You tell it like it is! What president doesn't "sell it"? Exactly. I can hear the uranium from Africa stammering from dullard boy now? Can't you? Thank God we have a president who can speak the language. At least when I'm asked to eat the crap, it sounds like I might enjoy it, instead of wondering if it's laced with poison.

HH2323

Is every politician from South Carolina a dipshit?

Please explain.

Carol Espinoza

Hello,

I had to write and thank you for doing what you do- I came across your Ani DiFranco interview. She is my favorite artist, and it was a wonderful piece you wrote. With what I am going through right now- trying to breathe through the unknowing of how I can combine my talents and passions to create change, inspire, and reach a higher level of myself- that interview was just what I needed to read. Keep making a difference!

Thanks,

Sascha Nicole

jc,

Going after Saint Jimmy was ballsy. (THE RACE ILLUSION: Issue -- 9/23/09) Between this and the Ted Kennedy massacre, do you have any liberal friends left?

Robbie Hester

One of your best in a while, nice job :)

pgsbii

Dear James,

With all due respect, I have to disagree with your take on this. I hear racist remarks against Obama on a daily basis and have severed ties with both friends and family because of the ugliness that came out of their mouths prior to, and when this wonderful man was elected.

Those signs at the Washington DC "protest" portraying our president as a witch doctor with a bone through his nose? The blatant disrespect shown by The Moron of the Century, Joe Wilson, he of the confederate flag? The multitude of message boards, fraught with racial innuendo if not flat-out hatred just because Barack Obama is of African American descent??

C'mon James, Jimmy Carter was dead right in what he said. As a southerner he would know better than most. And as a lifelong northerner, it sickens me to think that racism continues to thrive, right here in good old 'liberal' New York. Unfortunately, whether it's the 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th or 21st century, it carries on in this sick country, somewhat more hidden but very much alive.

Hope all is well with you and your family.

Paula DeMarta Mastroianni

Here's the problem: I know people are racist pigs who just hate themselves and need to bash public figures to mask their own sad and pathetic lives fraught with personal failure and embarrassment, but I don't need Jimmy Carter to tell me this.

Adam Suffin

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