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Politics : Bush Administration's Media Manipulation--MediaGate? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (4263)	7/19/2005 9:28:12 AM
From: Rock_nj	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9838

That is more or less true. The Republican view of mankind's existence is that he/she exists to serve capital, whether their countrymen's lives are damaged or lost in that service to capital is irrelevant in their worldview. This is demonstrated by such things as their opposition to universal health care, even when studies back in the early 1990s showed that the cheapest option under consideration was the single payer healthcare system. So, why not go with the cheapest route, eliminating the profit motive and redundant buracracy that drives up health care costs? Because that does not serve the interests of capital. That is not the most profitable route (service to capital), even if it would provide greater access to healthcare and save lives. This worldview is also demonstrated by their warmongering. To hell with whoever gets maimed or killed, or even if it's a rational foreign policy, it's all done in the service of the interests of capital. Does a Republican really care if I get killed in Iraq serving oil capital? No. This is exactly the reason I have problems with our system. I think more emphasis should be put on human needs, not the needs of capital. In such a society there would be better quality of life and less war. Canada is an example of just such a society.

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (4263)	7/20/2005 3:53:19 AM
From: Peter Dierks	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9838

Paul Begalla and Brian Carville were Clinton's campaign big guns. They have exhibited a suitable lack of ethics to fit into the Clinton crowd. If you recall they joined Kerry's campaign late enough to blame the loss on not running it long enough, but early enough to make sure it ended in a way that would help Hillary in 2008. They clashed big time with Kerry's campaign manager. I don't remember how that shook out. Begalla seems to be a bigger liar than anyone ever knew.