[Peace-discuss] Protest Karl Rove/Health Care for All/End the Wars:Sat, March 20, 2010

[Stuart Levy]

On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 09:51:24PM -0500, C. G. Estabrook wrote:
> Hey, look!  Orwell was dealing with WWII technology.  Microwaves and 
> Obama's drones hadn't even been invented. It would take a full two minutes 
> to distract the attention of the body politic.
>
> "Too minute"?! No, dammit, it's just minute enough. Look what's been 
> accomplished with the slightest Threat of Communism and (when that went 
> away) the Threat of Terrorism.  Just think what we can do with the Threat 
> of Republicanism!  And there's always Teapartiers in the wings!
>
> The Permanent Government is as safe as, ah, houses...

So it's better that we just administer administrative amnesia?

That's pretty cool.  Get elected & do whatever you like.  You're
immune while in power, and any sins are forgotten as soon as you leave,
even if you've just written a book about them.  This could make politics
an enjoyable game to play again.


> E.Wayne Johnson wrote:
>> In this age of microwave ovens, magnetic induction stoves, GHz/THz 
>> processors, and high speed internet, a two minute hate really seems 
>> awfully
>> long.
>> We will now pause for a moment of instantaneous hate. Please hate 
>> intensely.
>> (*fffffzzzzzrrrrrttttt*)
>> Thank you for your cooperation.
>> *
>> On the other hand, actually its a "Too Minute" Hate. Broaden your horizons 
>> of
>> hate.
>> "I HATE 'EM ALL.  But Especially KARL ROVE."
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "C. G. Estabrook" 
>> <galliher at illinois.edu <mailto:galliher at illinois.edu>> To: 
>> <naiman.uiuc at gmail.com
>> <mailto:naiman.uiuc at gmail.com>> Cc: "E.Wayne Johnson" <ewj at pigs.ag
>> <mailto:ewj at pigs.ag>>; "Peace-discuss List" 
>> <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net
>>  <mailto:peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010
>> 9:41 AM Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] Protest Karl Rove/Health Care for
>> All/End the Wars:Sat, March 20, 2010
>>> Are you sure you haven't confused Karl Rove with Emmanuel Goldstein?
>>> This rally is coming to resemble the Two Minute Hate in Orwell's novel.
>>> Robert Naiman wrote:
>>>> Why not bring a sign that says,
>>>> "Rove to the Hague"
>>>> On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 7:56 PM, E.Wayne Johnson <ewj at pigs.ag
>> <mailto:ewj at pigs.ag>> wrote:
>>>>> Greed for the People! Not for Corporations!
>>>>> It has a nice chanty rhythm to it, dontcha think?
>>>>> Actually I am not poking fun as much as I am trying to point out how
>>>>> hard it is to get effective traction against a slippery shape-shifter
>>>>> like Rove.
>>>>> I am all for all matter of criticism of Rove.
>>>>> I thought about hanging Rove in Effigy. Some one wondered why I wanted 
>>>>> to cart him all the way down to I-70.
>>>>> I meant "Effigy" not "Effingham".
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Naiman" 
>>>>> <naiman at justforeignpolicy.org <mailto:naiman at justforeignpolicy.org>> 
>>>>> To: "Peace-discuss List" <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net
>> <mailto:peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>>
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 12:41 AM Subject: [Peace-discuss]
>>>>> Protest Karl Rove/Health Care for All/End the Wars:Sat, March 20, 2010
>>>>> http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=374695090565
>>>>> FAMILY VALUES NOT CORPORATE GREED
>>>>> RALLY - SPEAK OUT
>>>>> HEALTH CARE REFORM LIVING WAGE JOBS END THE WARS - BRING THE TROOPS
>>>>> HOME STOP BUDGET CUTS
>>>>> Saturday, March 20, 2010 10:30am - 12:00pm I Hotel & Conference Center 
>>>>> 1900 South First Street, Champaign Champaign, IL
>>>>> C-U Jobs with Justice, Campaign for Better Health Care, St. Jude 
>>>>> Catholic Worker House, Campus Anti-War Network…
>>>>> -- Robert Naiman Policy Director Just Foreign Policy 
>>>>> www.justforeignpolicy.org <http://www.justforeignpolicy.org> 
>>>>> naiman at justforeignpolicy.org <mailto:naiman at justforeignpolicy.org>
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