I’m sorry this is all rather upsetting for the New Year, but you gotta hear it to believe it. The scary part is, I can hear those Fox-News-watching Rednecks cheering already.
From Hitler to Pinochet and beyond, history shows there are certain steps that any would-be dictator must take to destroy constitutional freedoms, wrote author Naomi Wolf back in April for the Guardian. Her new book, The End of America: Letter of Warning To A Young Patriot details each and every of these steps, all of which the Bush administration has already initiated and are being developed in the US. For a year and a half now, every time Wolf gets on a plane she would have a high security risk symbol stamped on her boarding pass. She’s “on the list” for criticizing the Bush administration.
The list just keeps adding up! Last year it was the sanctimonious Reverend “you’ll be great like me“ Ted Haggard and the pedophiliac Congressman “don’t forget to measure for me“ Mark Foley; in July we got the racist State Rep. “I’m about to become a statistic here“ Bob Allen; two months ago we had a laugh about the restroom-cruising “I am not gay” Senator Larry Craig; now, joining the circus of God fearing, moralizing, gay bashing Republicans whose hypocrisy yet again got exposed is State Rep. Richard Curtis, who resigned on Wednesday after details of his encounter with a male prostitute came to light.
Last year it was the sanctimonious Reverend “you’ll be great like me“ Ted Haggard and the pedophiliac Congressman “don’t forget to measure for me“ Mark Foley; last month we got the racist State Rep. “I’m about to become a statistic here“ Bob Allen, and this week, joining the band of God fearing, moralizing, gay bashing Republicans whose hypocrisy finally got exposed is senator Larry Craig, who was arrested and pleaded guilty for soliciting male sex in a public bathroom.
The video was taken a few days ago at the Lollapalooza Festival in Chicago, with Eddie Vedder extending “Daughter” with part of “Another Brick in the Wall” from Pink Floyd, during which the following lines were sung: “George Bush leave this world alone. George Bush leave this world alone. George Bush find yourself another home.”