Obama got more money from Wall Street than Clinton or McCain. I remember when everyone was jumping on the George Bush band wagon, saying what a great guy he was.
If we elect Obama or McCain the war will still be on in 4 years, the rich will keep getting richer and all the rest of us will keep getting poorer.
Obama says nuclear power is on the table, and he even takes money from them.
You are just fooling your self. Open you eyes and your mind and seek the truth!
So from what I understand, a free market, everything America stands for, is no longer American? The American dream of being rich is now Anti-American? Seriously? Go back to Cuba.
diezungen, go on and vote for Obama, he does not stand a snowballs chance. To many racist will vote against him. I won't vote for a pro nuclear, corporate, candidate.
Nader could beat McCain in free and fair elections!
Oh...You mean 9-11 wasnt enough to convince you that the middle east is a haven for terrorists? Iraq itself wasnt the problem, it was its leaders, yeah sure no WMDs were found. however no evidence exists that there were never WMD's. Ask the Kurds if the gasses were considered WMD's. Bush is doing a fantastic job that nowhere merits impeachment. The death toll in the war is vastly lower than Clintons in his skirmishes.
Oh, got it. We don't need evidence that there WERE WMD's, just not having evidence to the contrary is enough. Sort of like how atheists don't need to prove God doesn't exists, but rather simply have to disprove the evidence offered for 'His' existence.
Oh my. I Think you are so blinded by..i don't know bill maher...or..satin. I certainly hope you are not athiest, because it would be a shame for a sharp, even if horribly mistaken, soul to burn in hell. The evidence is in North Iraq...THOUSANDS OF DEAD KURDS...I think that is mass destruction. So we know he did have them. There is no proof that Sadamn Insane stopped.
by the way, satin is a fabric. satan is the fabricated bogeyman that Christians (who need bogeymen and fairy tales in order to understand the world) have imagined. the biggest terrorist in the world is the ignorance that festers in the minds of myopic tools like len3001. and i can see that you're just bursting with empathy for the kurds. the video was about the illegality of taking us into a war based on the lie that Iraq posed a threat to US, anyway, not the kurdish raids, which we condoned
len, you should be ashamed of yourself. the US MILITARY (along with every other body who has studied this), just admitted that there are NO links between Sadaam's Iraq and Bin-Laden and 9/11, "based on the analysis of some 600,000 official Iraqi documents seized by US forces after the invasion. It is also based on thousands of hours of interrogations of former top officials in Saddam's government who are now in U.S. custody." as for the Kurdish gasses: they got them from US. travel more.
Hmmm... I never said that there was a connection b/t Sadamn and Bin Looney. I Said that the Middle East was a haven for terror. If you do not believe that then you should be ashamed of your own ignorance.
As for religion I will always be a believer because I have hope for my eternal soul. Nobody can explain the origins of the universe, Scientists have dulled it down to one of two "theories," The big bang, which many don't agree with anymore, and intelligent design (the presence of GOD)
i have lived in the middle east and when you make blanket statements like that you insult billions of people and boil down massively complex socio-spiritual-economic forces down to a few misinformed and fearful talking points that regurgitate themselves down the republican echo chamber. you said that 9/11 was proof that the middle east is a haven for terrorists, and that the "leaders" of iraq (this doesn't include sadaam?) are to blame.
i don't feel like debating the nature of the universe w/ u.
OK dufaz then if you lived over there then you know the higher quality of living the iraqi's are currently experiencing out of sadamns rule. The media has blocked the good from people like you because they are either ultra liberal like NBC or Conservative like FOX.
ANYWAY the nature of many religions is to go against christianity, supporters of judeasm, or 'westerners.' These groups support terrorism. THIS ENVIRONMENT CREATES A HAVEN FOR TERROR!!!! I cannot believe that you think differently.
the people of iraq are exponentially worse off (if they are still alive or remain in the country) now then when they were before the invasion. google "oxfam report" and/or browse around and do your own research. it's ABSURD to suggest living conditions have improved. it's insane.
i don't watch NBC or FOX. both of them are crap. and the idea that any of the corporate media channels, owned by conservative corporations, are "ultra liberal" is outlandish propaganda.
Well where do you get your news, The Onion? Living conditions have improved greatly in many areas of iraq, THEY HAVE DEMOCRACY!!!!
The people leaving iraq are those who live in the battle zones i.e. Baghdad. that isnt the whole country.
OXFAM!!! what do they have do do with anything? The Oxford committee for famine relief? Yeah they are in iraq because of the fall of sadamn. Now they are allowed in to feed the people of iraq, unlike b/4. How does some netherland charity help your case?
5 million iraqis have been displaced. they come from all over the country--not just Baghdad. ask the Iraqis if they have "democracy." Oxfam (not dutch, british and international. OXford plus FAmine), left Iraq in 2003 because it was too dangerous to do the humanitarian aid that they had been doing under sadaam as a result of the US sanctions and bombings that have plagued the country for the past 18 years. i'm a reporter. i get my news from from policy experts. the MSM and the onion are for fun.
btw, OXFAM's purpose is to gauge the extent of humanitarian crises throughout the world and work to relieve them. i'm not trying to make a "case" that the people in Iraq are starving, living without power for most of the time, that their infrastructure has been destroyed, that nearly everyone has lost someone they love, that their hospitals are in ruins, that they don't have access to clean water, or essential medicines. the case has been made. the problem is that people like you won't listen
what is wrong with the Netherlands? Why would a Dutch organization (even though Oxfam is not a Dutch organization) discredit itself on account of its national base (if that were the case, which it isn't? My aunt, uncle and cousin live in Holland and i assure you it is one of the sanest, most efficient, cleanest, safest, and beautiful countries in the world. with much higher living standards and lower crime rates than the blessed US, the richest country in the world.
Well, you obviously can't be a reporter. There is no way a decent reporter would be so blind to the truths of the world.
And I am obviously listening, at leat I am reading the crap you keep posting.
And to finally wrap up the discussion of Iraq's betterment... Look at the GDP according to the CIA factbook the GDP of Iraq was ~$59 Billion while sadamn was in power, ~$38 billion during the US invasion, and was at ~$100 billion in 2007. How do you explain that??
Iraq's GDP jumped immediately, precipitously, faster than any economy in the world, immediately after the US invasion. why? because that's when we lifted the US-imposed ECONOMIC SANCTIONS, the sole purpose of which was to devastate their economy and drive down their GDP. this has nothing, absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with the living conditions of people in iraq. GDP is an inhuman, abstract aggregate that doesn't measure actual human experience.
GDP measures quantity, not quality, and it doesn't distinguish between positive and negative market activity. for instance, cleaning up an oil spill is economic activity, but is that a good thing? using GDP metrics, it's on par with, say, developing life-saving medical technologies. a real measurement of "betterment" is the Human Development Index, which merges life expectancy, literacy, education, standard of living, with GDP per capita to contextualize raw and value-neutral activity.
Senate met last week to discuss doing away with GDP rank in the spirit of RFK, who said: It measures neither our wit nor our courage, neither our wisdom nor our learning, neither our compassion nor our devotion to our country. It measures everything, in short, except that which makes life worthwhile.
look @ the Global Peace Index. Out of all the countries in the world, Iraq is ranked the most dangerous. followed by Sudan, where there is a fucking genocide going on.Norway is the most peaceful :)
and just out of curiosity, you say that "the media" has blocked "the good" in iraq from people like me because they are either "ultra liberal" (my god) like NBC or conservative, like FOX. you think that FOXnews is "blocking the good" news coming out of Iraq? do you think that serves their agenda? why would Fox News not report this "good" when the election of a republican president depends upon it? obviously they DO "report" the "good" coming from Iraq, i just want to hear your bs explanation.
Of course your from Mass. Your also a foolish woman. Bush will not be impeached and for the wire-tapping, well they are screening calls made from overseas and calls with certin key words. I.e..Allah, Jihad, Moussoud, OBL, mujhdeen...ect. Do you reolize how many attempts to kill Americans have been stopped because of listening to theese calls? Pull your liberal head out of you ass. The Patriot act works!
the patriot act has desecrated the idea of America and everything that we used to stand for before the Bush administration took power (i.e., stole an election.) what's wrong with the word "Allah," by the way? Allah is the arabic word for God. are you saying that we should by spying on people because they are muslim? and how do we know what these "keywords" are unless we are listening in the first fucking place? you have no idea what you're talking about. --proud, educated liberal.
g.w. bush is the biggest clown since clarabel,the biggest puppet since howdy doody and the greatest liar since pinnochio.wake up america..these clowns are suppose to represent the constituents. we must stick together to make america whay it used to be... look back at the sixties,get off your internet games and look,listen and respond to what our government is doing. they know we are not paying attention like we should both you and i..it could be a great country once again..speak up! NO CLOWNS!
impeachment wont occur for Bush. the powers within cant allow a sitting President that has been groommed and chose so maticulasly. impeachment and risk of truth for what lobbiest money and the mega-rich who funded them have succeded in full control of our goverment would bring down many..... we can only hope that we have witnessed enough senslessness and vote to change the course of a present course that is patrioticly out of touch with our American pursuit of whats right....and whats wrong.
i wrote to dianne feinstein asking her to support the impeachment. of all things, the NWO 'bought-out' bitch sent me an email: she will not support it because it is too divisive. what a laugh. and THIS is what most californians voted into office. pelosi & boxer are no better. all three are now puppets in the hands of the bush/cheney nazi regime.
yes we should impeach him but no i dont think it will solve our problems. the grip of the ruling elite on our system goes way beyond the presidency. the central bank, the media, and major corporations are far more detrimental to our liberties than a single president. all presidents, (from jackson to hillary) are simply face of the elites.... slapping something in the face wont kill it...
Impeachment is a process where the House decides if there is probable cause that the President, VP, Attorney General, etc is guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors, such as lying to Congress or falsifying war intelligence. If the House finds probable cause, they send the case, in the form of articles of impeachment to the senate to be tried. The Senate determines the verdict. Impeachment, regardless of the outcome, is precisely what our country needs to realign the three co-equal branches.
Keep calling and writing your elected representatives. Tell them what you feel. Tell them that you support the commencement of impeachment proceedings.
If nothing else, impeachment trials are necessary in order for the American PEOPLE to reclaim their credibility with the rest of the world. We all lost it - even those of us who continually voted against Bush & Co - when they were "re-elected" We need to make a statement of some kind to the world that we are not complacent. Thanks for this necessary question --
There is no need for US soldiers to fight in the Middle-East to secure oil because scientists have already discovered an unlimited supply of Free-Energy many years ago. The Serbian Scientist Tesla discovered what is now known as "Zero-Point Energy" in the 1920s but the oil industry suppressed it. And The Russians carried on the research and perfected it with technology now known as "Scalar Wave Technology" and this technology is a two-edged sword
Your impeachment question is a necessary one!! I just wish the democrats would take it seriously. I truly believe this is the only way the democrats will be able to begin our withdrawl from Iraq as well as secure their own political futures. Otherwise, I feel a 3rd party should be established to save our country before it becomes more of a dictaorship. Keep up the good fight!! from a fellow patriot, activist, and military mom
shame on the mainstream media for failing us all. what a waste of the technology. the corporations with thier money and power is totally out of control.
wag the dog. crucify martha stewart and michael vick while letting cheney, halliburton and the rest slip right by. pathetic.
The President, Vice President and Congress pledged an oath to: "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." The time has come to remind this administration of that obligation. Impeachment is no longer an option; it is the sworn duty of Congress to uphold the Rule of Law.
The corporate propaganda machine believes the American public is borderline retarded, easily distracted, and very easily misled. They and Congress don't seem to be getting the message that Bush and Cheney MUST be impeached both to prevent another catastrophic war and for the future of this country.
The comment was directed at uz3r who was being difficult. Your video was excellent and should have been included in the debate. I applaud you for speaking truth to power!
I am doing a response video to Dodd & Edwards - should be up later today. Community Counts invited me to give my response so it will be posted on their board as well as my channel. Thanks all.
Impeach Bush just like they impeached Clinton!!! Obviously impeachment means nothing, as Clinton was not removed from office after being impeached. Why not impeach all presidents from now on... just for fun.
Excellent question. Dodd did not answer the question about preventing future presidents. He says he would restore the Constitution, but there's no guarantee even if he or another Democrat is elected. So his position as Senator is irresponsible, and reflects on his abiity to be president. Just trust us is not good enough.
It was also pretty despicable to say that impeachment will results in more deaths, since the Democrats are funding the war, and can do that at the same time as impeachment.
What's really sad is that the Judiciary Committee of the House has not even opened an inquiry, which happens before Articles of Impeachment are brought. At least open an inquiry, with hearings, and then justify your decision to support or not to support Articles of Impeachment.
If Democrats are afraid to hold the Bush administration accountable for their attack on our Constitution, how should I explain to conservatives and independents that we will protect them from Islamic extremist? Fear sells with the right wing! This will be only one of their arguements come election time. The Senate Republicans have already said they will hold up much of the legislation put foward by the Democrats, so why waste time talking about issues we will never get an up or down vote on?
Be sure to have your dancing shoes on. People know what needs to be done but our elected officials dance around it. I am a disabled vet and am abhored that we spend billions of dollars to help the Iraqi's and yet: In the USA children are going without proper meals and people are doing without necessary medicines. In the USA hard working people are struggling to make ends meet and families are losing loved ones in Iraq simply to satisfy the need of W. IMPEACH BUSH.
It's obvious our representatives aren't going to listen to the American public they serve, Republicans want to hijack the country and Democrats are spineless wimps. We need to start marching on Capitol Hill and demanding action. Cindy Sheehan was arrested for doing so yesterday. If you ever wonder how Hitler rose to power in Nazi Germany just look at Bush and how he's staying in power despite his crimes.
What is it going to take to get the American people to act on impeachment? What is the Democratic majority afraid of? Even if they fail to get enough votes, it's fucking time, Congressmen, Senators. Save this damned country before it's too late.
If she thinks Bush/Cheney should be impeached, she is not lonely. She has plenty of company - 74% for Cheney impeachment, 45% for Bush's impeachment according to poll a couple of weeks ago. By the way, I know Debbie personally, have talked often online and she can well think for herself.
It is kind of ironic since taking the lead on holding Bush & Co accountable would be the key to becoming the front runner in the democratic race. People would rally like they would not believe, they have no idea how frustrated and angry the American people actually are...
Impeachment is a part of the rule of law. The only way that PELOSI can take impeachment off of the table is for her to remove it from the Constitution. Who in the world does she think she is?
Craiqzwicker your right! Impeachment should only be the beginning. It needs more teeth to it. Imprisonment for a very long time wouldn't hurt either. Please give us some of your ideas. Good video because it has gotten many people talking abpout it. IMPEACH YOU BET AND MORE!!! Later H.
"Hot" topic. I'm sure that at least half of the U.S. population wants to impeach both Cheney and Bush. We are at a critical time for the future of world. We need NEW LEADERSHIP IMMEDIATELY before Bush has his golden opportunity to start another war with IRAN! The future of this planet depends on the urgency of rational thinking. Change needs to start with the Leaders of our countries and the abuse of power they are waiving in our faces. Start the change. Impeach them both. Done!
Impeaching this President for treasonous behavior will send a huge signal that they will not be allowed to 'pursue their own agenda' by violating the constitution and stomping over people's civil liberties. I don't know how you plan on reforming a system when the regulations & laws that are implemented to check power are meaningless.
Not quite. Cheney has created some interest precedents as Vice President. And precedents if unchallenged have a habit of becoming custom. Cheney to be honest has to face cpital offence charges. I know of only one government who total secrets were laid bare to public scrutiny and that Germany after World War two. Don;t expect congress to help resolve this matter.
politicians thrive on the ignorance of the people to control them and impeaching one president won't stop future ones from pursuing their own agenda at people's expense. Its a stop gap measure at best. The whole system needs an overhaul and a reform.
You know I just read Conservatives Without Conscience by Jown W. Dean (conservative) and in this book it has How Conservatives Think--Burnham founded the beliefs of Conservatives--5) direct democracy must be REJECTED because people are not well informed and are easily misled---Read the book--it is an eye opener.
Especially with King George's two directives this past week, impeachment is a must. Congress also MUST take action against this latest thing about the DOJ not being ever allowed to pursue a case against WH officials once King George has invoked executive privilege. Otherwise, legislative oversight of the executive branch is OVER.....
Yes I believe he should be impeached, but the problem is that everyone voted for the patriot act which allowed him to do what he did. Kucinich didn't vote for it BECAUSE HE ACTUALLY READ IT! Vote for America, vote Kucinich!
It was Feingold in the Senate who has this distinction, having been the only one in the Senate to read it and vote against it. I don't know what Kucinich's position was, but I know for sure about Feingold.
Check it out Kucinich voted against it, and he's running for president. He is also the only candidate that is calling for Cheney to be impeached in Bill HR 333.
True about HR 333, and his group of supporters is growing, but was he the only one in the House who read the Patriot Act and voted against it? I will check it out. Kucinich is a good man, but I don't think that he'll win the Dem nomination, IMHO.
Actually thats a wonderful idea...Send Bush up the front alone with nothing but a rusty pen knife along with beside Cheney with his trusty quail gun and tell them to shout "bring it on!" ...Just make sure Bush wears that pilot uniform. Mission Accomplished!
Wonderful question and well past due. We must protect the Constitution from tyranny, as that is the historical reason for our form of government. To not impeach for these grievous offenses, is to say yes to a form of government which our Constitution was written to abolish! Impeach, Indict, Imprison!
Democrats, especially the front runners in the presidential race, need to have their feet held to the fire on this one. The American people are ahead of them, they need to catch up.
Excellent question! IF they decide to impeach, it must be CHENEY AND BUSH. They're both criminals. I can't wait to hear their answer to your question. If they're smart, they'll stand with THE PEOPLE and say yes, he should be impeached. So far though, their excuses have all been the same, there's not enough time. Not enough time to save our country?
15 years ago I would have been right there with you getting involved but I got to burned out and frustrated with the ignorance or apathy of most of the people in this country.
I know what you are saying, I had to take a bit of a break for the past year or so, I was just burnt toast. But, I always get drawn back in, because if we don't fight the fight, who will?
Hey youtube buddy. I think your braver than any of the democratic candidates. Just by bringing up the subject your risking your support of our redneck friends from them there red states
I am a progressive activist & committed citizen before a comedian, any day of the week. If people don't want to watch me because I openly question the criminal politics of the Bush administration, that is there perogative. EVERYONE should be speaking out & outraged, no matter what political affliation. Country over party.
If some sort of line isn't drawn....we can put all the evil dictators from the past into a mold and pour out the future of America......I will pack my bags if it seems it is going that way irrevokably..
Without the measures that you suggest... this country is broken. However, I do not see any candidates with the courage to protect the interests of the American people. they want their own power...and will stay silent to get it.
Its not courage but self interest. Both parties will use Bush as a precedent if it isn't challenged. Its a slow but sure slide from a constitutional republic.
I accept the distinction between courage and self-interest. Also, I fully agree with your full assessment. God Bless America and all the good and honest people throughout the world.
Exactly. I don't see how one doesn't follow the other. If found guilty he (and Cheney at the very least) has to stand trial for treason.
I just wish we had the same level of debate in the UK over Blair that you have in the States. We send our guy on middle east peace missions. You couldn't make it up.
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1990bl 3 years ago
What a kook!
piusix 3 years ago
Obama got more money from Wall Street than Clinton or McCain. I remember when everyone was jumping on the George Bush band wagon, saying what a great guy he was.
If we elect Obama or McCain the war will still be on in 4 years, the rich will keep getting richer and all the rest of us will keep getting poorer.
Obama says nuclear power is on the table, and he even takes money from them.
You are just fooling your self. Open you eyes and your mind and seek the truth!
Vote Nader!
nowellian 3 years ago
So from what I understand, a free market, everything America stands for, is no longer American? The American dream of being rich is now Anti-American? Seriously? Go back to Cuba.
havoc1310 3 years ago
Never been to Cuba!
I live in the Corporate States of America!
nowellian 3 years ago
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sergwertr 3 years ago
diezungen, go on and vote for Obama, he does not stand a snowballs chance. To many racist will vote against him. I won't vote for a pro nuclear, corporate, candidate.
Nader could beat McCain in free and fair elections!
nowellian 3 years ago
Obama isn't pro-nuclear and his campaign is funded by public donations.
ngarey 3 years ago
Vote Nader! He is the only one calling for impeachment!
nowellian 3 years ago
Yeah..throw away your vote and elect McCain. republicans will thank you after they stop laughing at you.
diezungen 3 years ago 3
If Pelosi won't do it. Impeach him with a rifle.
That will sure teach future pres to not use abusive powers.
jebustheone 3 years ago
Oh...You mean 9-11 wasnt enough to convince you that the middle east is a haven for terrorists? Iraq itself wasnt the problem, it was its leaders, yeah sure no WMDs were found. however no evidence exists that there were never WMD's. Ask the Kurds if the gasses were considered WMD's. Bush is doing a fantastic job that nowhere merits impeachment. The death toll in the war is vastly lower than Clintons in his skirmishes.
len3001 3 years ago
Oh, got it. We don't need evidence that there WERE WMD's, just not having evidence to the contrary is enough. Sort of like how atheists don't need to prove God doesn't exists, but rather simply have to disprove the evidence offered for 'His' existence.
Got it.
Overman1 3 years ago
Oh my. I Think you are so blinded by..i don't know bill maher...or..satin. I certainly hope you are not athiest, because it would be a shame for a sharp, even if horribly mistaken, soul to burn in hell. The evidence is in North Iraq...THOUSANDS OF DEAD KURDS...I think that is mass destruction. So we know he did have them. There is no proof that Sadamn Insane stopped.
len3001 3 years ago
by the way, satin is a fabric. satan is the fabricated bogeyman that Christians (who need bogeymen and fairy tales in order to understand the world) have imagined. the biggest terrorist in the world is the ignorance that festers in the minds of myopic tools like len3001. and i can see that you're just bursting with empathy for the kurds. the video was about the illegality of taking us into a war based on the lie that Iraq posed a threat to US, anyway, not the kurdish raids, which we condoned
quietsheep 3 years ago
len, you should be ashamed of yourself. the US MILITARY (along with every other body who has studied this), just admitted that there are NO links between Sadaam's Iraq and Bin-Laden and 9/11, "based on the analysis of some 600,000 official Iraqi documents seized by US forces after the invasion. It is also based on thousands of hours of interrogations of former top officials in Saddam's government who are now in U.S. custody." as for the Kurdish gasses: they got them from US. travel more.
quietsheep 3 years ago
Hmmm... I never said that there was a connection b/t Sadamn and Bin Looney. I Said that the Middle East was a haven for terror. If you do not believe that then you should be ashamed of your own ignorance.
As for religion I will always be a believer because I have hope for my eternal soul. Nobody can explain the origins of the universe, Scientists have dulled it down to one of two "theories," The big bang, which many don't agree with anymore, and intelligent design (the presence of GOD)
len3001 3 years ago
i have lived in the middle east and when you make blanket statements like that you insult billions of people and boil down massively complex socio-spiritual-economic forces down to a few misinformed and fearful talking points that regurgitate themselves down the republican echo chamber. you said that 9/11 was proof that the middle east is a haven for terrorists, and that the "leaders" of iraq (this doesn't include sadaam?) are to blame.
i don't feel like debating the nature of the universe w/ u.
quietsheep 3 years ago
OK dufaz then if you lived over there then you know the higher quality of living the iraqi's are currently experiencing out of sadamns rule. The media has blocked the good from people like you because they are either ultra liberal like NBC or Conservative like FOX.
ANYWAY the nature of many religions is to go against christianity, supporters of judeasm, or 'westerners.' These groups support terrorism. THIS ENVIRONMENT CREATES A HAVEN FOR TERROR!!!! I cannot believe that you think differently.
len3001 3 years ago
the people of iraq are exponentially worse off (if they are still alive or remain in the country) now then when they were before the invasion. google "oxfam report" and/or browse around and do your own research. it's ABSURD to suggest living conditions have improved. it's insane.
i don't watch NBC or FOX. both of them are crap. and the idea that any of the corporate media channels, owned by conservative corporations, are "ultra liberal" is outlandish propaganda.
what does "dufaz" mean?
quietsheep 3 years ago
Well where do you get your news, The Onion? Living conditions have improved greatly in many areas of iraq, THEY HAVE DEMOCRACY!!!!
The people leaving iraq are those who live in the battle zones i.e. Baghdad. that isnt the whole country.
OXFAM!!! what do they have do do with anything? The Oxford committee for famine relief? Yeah they are in iraq because of the fall of sadamn. Now they are allowed in to feed the people of iraq, unlike b/4. How does some netherland charity help your case?
len3001 3 years ago
5 million iraqis have been displaced. they come from all over the country--not just Baghdad. ask the Iraqis if they have "democracy." Oxfam (not dutch, british and international. OXford plus FAmine), left Iraq in 2003 because it was too dangerous to do the humanitarian aid that they had been doing under sadaam as a result of the US sanctions and bombings that have plagued the country for the past 18 years. i'm a reporter. i get my news from from policy experts. the MSM and the onion are for fun.
quietsheep 3 years ago
again, what does "dufaz" mean?
quietsheep 3 years ago
btw, OXFAM's purpose is to gauge the extent of humanitarian crises throughout the world and work to relieve them. i'm not trying to make a "case" that the people in Iraq are starving, living without power for most of the time, that their infrastructure has been destroyed, that nearly everyone has lost someone they love, that their hospitals are in ruins, that they don't have access to clean water, or essential medicines. the case has been made. the problem is that people like you won't listen
quietsheep 3 years ago
futhermore,
what is wrong with the Netherlands? Why would a Dutch organization (even though Oxfam is not a Dutch organization) discredit itself on account of its national base (if that were the case, which it isn't? My aunt, uncle and cousin live in Holland and i assure you it is one of the sanest, most efficient, cleanest, safest, and beautiful countries in the world. with much higher living standards and lower crime rates than the blessed US, the richest country in the world.
quietsheep 3 years ago
Well, you obviously can't be a reporter. There is no way a decent reporter would be so blind to the truths of the world.
And I am obviously listening, at leat I am reading the crap you keep posting.
And to finally wrap up the discussion of Iraq's betterment... Look at the GDP according to the CIA factbook the GDP of Iraq was ~$59 Billion while sadamn was in power, ~$38 billion during the US invasion, and was at ~$100 billion in 2007. How do you explain that??
len3001 3 years ago
Iraq's GDP jumped immediately, precipitously, faster than any economy in the world, immediately after the US invasion. why? because that's when we lifted the US-imposed ECONOMIC SANCTIONS, the sole purpose of which was to devastate their economy and drive down their GDP. this has nothing, absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with the living conditions of people in iraq. GDP is an inhuman, abstract aggregate that doesn't measure actual human experience.
quietsheep 3 years ago
GDP measures quantity, not quality, and it doesn't distinguish between positive and negative market activity. for instance, cleaning up an oil spill is economic activity, but is that a good thing? using GDP metrics, it's on par with, say, developing life-saving medical technologies. a real measurement of "betterment" is the Human Development Index, which merges life expectancy, literacy, education, standard of living, with GDP per capita to contextualize raw and value-neutral activity.
quietsheep 3 years ago
Senate met last week to discuss doing away with GDP rank in the spirit of RFK, who said: It measures neither our wit nor our courage, neither our wisdom nor our learning, neither our compassion nor our devotion to our country. It measures everything, in short, except that which makes life worthwhile.
look @ the Global Peace Index. Out of all the countries in the world, Iraq is ranked the most dangerous. followed by Sudan, where there is a fucking genocide going on.Norway is the most peaceful :)
quietsheep 3 years ago
again, friend, what does "dufaz" mean?
quietsheep 3 years ago
and just out of curiosity, you say that "the media" has blocked "the good" in iraq from people like me because they are either "ultra liberal" (my god) like NBC or conservative, like FOX. you think that FOXnews is "blocking the good" news coming out of Iraq? do you think that serves their agenda? why would Fox News not report this "good" when the election of a republican president depends upon it? obviously they DO "report" the "good" coming from Iraq, i just want to hear your bs explanation.
quietsheep 3 years ago
YEA NO ONE LIKES BUSH HE SUCKS!
LaduTheFadu 3 years ago
Of course your from Mass. Your also a foolish woman. Bush will not be impeached and for the wire-tapping, well they are screening calls made from overseas and calls with certin key words. I.e..Allah, Jihad, Moussoud, OBL, mujhdeen...ect. Do you reolize how many attempts to kill Americans have been stopped because of listening to theese calls? Pull your liberal head out of you ass. The Patriot act works!
kgshahid 3 years ago
the patriot act has desecrated the idea of America and everything that we used to stand for before the Bush administration took power (i.e., stole an election.) what's wrong with the word "Allah," by the way? Allah is the arabic word for God. are you saying that we should by spying on people because they are muslim? and how do we know what these "keywords" are unless we are listening in the first fucking place? you have no idea what you're talking about. --proud, educated liberal.
quietsheep 3 years ago
g.w. bush is the biggest clown since clarabel,the biggest puppet since howdy doody and the greatest liar since pinnochio.wake up america..these clowns are suppose to represent the constituents. we must stick together to make america whay it used to be... look back at the sixties,get off your internet games and look,listen and respond to what our government is doing. they know we are not paying attention like we should both you and i..it could be a great country once again..speak up! NO CLOWNS!
6719bk 3 years ago
impeachment wont occur for Bush. the powers within cant allow a sitting President that has been groommed and chose so maticulasly. impeachment and risk of truth for what lobbiest money and the mega-rich who funded them have succeded in full control of our goverment would bring down many..... we can only hope that we have witnessed enough senslessness and vote to change the course of a present course that is patrioticly out of touch with our American pursuit of whats right....and whats wrong.
GWBushsuks 4 years ago
Stop the criminal activity going on in the Bush/Cheney administration.Put Impeachment back on the table Nancy Pelosi.Or this country is in trouble.
guitar49 4 years ago
i wrote to dianne feinstein asking her to support the impeachment. of all things, the NWO 'bought-out' bitch sent me an email: she will not support it because it is too divisive. what a laugh. and THIS is what most californians voted into office. pelosi & boxer are no better. all three are now puppets in the hands of the bush/cheney nazi regime.
joyoust 4 years ago
yes we should impeach him but no i dont think it will solve our problems. the grip of the ruling elite on our system goes way beyond the presidency. the central bank, the media, and major corporations are far more detrimental to our liberties than a single president. all presidents, (from jackson to hillary) are simply face of the elites.... slapping something in the face wont kill it...
sheepblitzer 4 years ago
Yes! Yes! Yes!!! All of that!
Rusti10 4 years ago
g. w. bush is a Piece of Shit
gwbushisno2 4 years ago
Impeachment is a process where the House decides if there is probable cause that the President, VP, Attorney General, etc is guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors, such as lying to Congress or falsifying war intelligence. If the House finds probable cause, they send the case, in the form of articles of impeachment to the senate to be tried. The Senate determines the verdict. Impeachment, regardless of the outcome, is precisely what our country needs to realign the three co-equal branches.
NeilSagan 4 years ago 2
The irony to my comment is that the investigation would likely be done by the very people that screwed it up to begin with.
vmaxx88 4 years ago
Problem is that a lot of people thought the same thing. They thought the UN inspections were a joke, and that he had something to hide.
Like Kerry:
watch?v=BXwCrpMHkYc
There should be more inquiry for sure on how they were so _sure_ about this. And who thought it was approp. to fulfill politicians expectations.
vmaxx88 4 years ago
Keep calling and writing your elected representatives. Tell them what you feel. Tell them that you support the commencement of impeachment proceedings.
Marpassalo 4 years ago
As George Bush Sen. said and i quote, "If the people new what my family has done we would be chased down and lynched in the streets"!
CAUSEIF 4 years ago
If nothing else, impeachment trials are necessary in order for the American PEOPLE to reclaim their credibility with the rest of the world. We all lost it - even those of us who continually voted against Bush & Co - when they were "re-elected" We need to make a statement of some kind to the world that we are not complacent. Thanks for this necessary question --
momominnosh 4 years ago
There is no need for US soldiers to fight in the Middle-East to secure oil because scientists have already discovered an unlimited supply of Free-Energy many years ago. The Serbian Scientist Tesla discovered what is now known as "Zero-Point Energy" in the 1920s but the oil industry suppressed it. And The Russians carried on the research and perfected it with technology now known as "Scalar Wave Technology" and this technology is a two-edged sword
KamikazeKoscki 4 years ago
So excellent! You took the thoughts right out of my head!
IMPEACH THEM BOTH NOW!!
ShortbusMooner 4 years ago
Your impeachment question is a necessary one!! I just wish the democrats would take it seriously. I truly believe this is the only way the democrats will be able to begin our withdrawl from Iraq as well as secure their own political futures. Otherwise, I feel a 3rd party should be established to save our country before it becomes more of a dictaorship. Keep up the good fight!! from a fellow patriot, activist, and military mom
Jodrozd 4 years ago
Lets not forget our tin-foil hats!
3ddan24 4 years ago
shame on the mainstream media for failing us all. what a waste of the technology. the corporations with thier money and power is totally out of control.
wag the dog. crucify martha stewart and michael vick while letting cheney, halliburton and the rest slip right by. pathetic.
good vid, good question.
hondo1188 4 years ago
The President, Vice President and Congress pledged an oath to: "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." The time has come to remind this administration of that obligation. Impeachment is no longer an option; it is the sworn duty of Congress to uphold the Rule of Law.
salter2008 4 years ago
amen.
hondo1188 4 years ago
The corporate propaganda machine believes the American public is borderline retarded, easily distracted, and very easily misled. They and Congress don't seem to be getting the message that Bush and Cheney MUST be impeached both to prevent another catastrophic war and for the future of this country.
Wizard364 4 years ago
you seem to live in wonderland. the congress do know the message and also what is goin on. now you connect the dots.
uz3r 4 years ago
They're all in on it. Now take your "wonderland" and shove it up your ass.
Wizard364 4 years ago
what a gay reaction. "what are they going to do about it?" whine whine... now i ask you.. what are "you" gonna do about it? wait for "elections" ?
uz3r 4 years ago
You haven't mentioned what YOU would do to get Bush and Cheney impeached. Any ideas? Hmmmmmm????
Wizard364 4 years ago
Kind of tough to give an overview of impeachment strategies in a 39 second video (time limit to question)!
lonelygirll15 4 years ago
The comment was directed at uz3r who was being difficult. Your video was excellent and should have been included in the debate. I applaud you for speaking truth to power!
Wizard364 4 years ago
you know what has to be done. congressmen & others are in on it too. still lost ?
ty for your interest and patriotism. that is something we DO need.
uz3r 4 years ago
OMG, I love you for asking that question.
Jason310M 4 years ago
shame on cnn.
EndoftheDaySeries 4 years ago
I don't think we should impeach and remove these criminals (George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and company) I think we should tried them for Treason!
nomoss 4 years ago
cnn sucks
Dezolate 4 years ago
Wow!!! You had the best question and they didn't even air it. Shame on CNN.
sunwestmovies 4 years ago
cnn censored it.
ZacDaNinja 4 years ago
I don't think youtube is the place for that.
Alexvideoclip 4 years ago
I am doing a response video to Dodd & Edwards - should be up later today. Community Counts invited me to give my response so it will be posted on their board as well as my channel. Thanks all.
lonelygirll15 4 years ago
love it. Shame on CNN for censoring the question.
BakosDeLowang 4 years ago
Impeach Bush just like they impeached Clinton!!! Obviously impeachment means nothing, as Clinton was not removed from office after being impeached. Why not impeach all presidents from now on... just for fun.
goofball223 4 years ago
He was impeached, then found not guilty. You probably want to read up on what impeachment means.
bigyaz 4 years ago
This is one of the questions that I would like to see answered by all of the candidates.
peacevoter 4 years ago
Excellent question. Dodd did not answer the question about preventing future presidents. He says he would restore the Constitution, but there's no guarantee even if he or another Democrat is elected. So his position as Senator is irresponsible, and reflects on his abiity to be president. Just trust us is not good enough.
3ningen7 4 years ago
It was also pretty despicable to say that impeachment will results in more deaths, since the Democrats are funding the war, and can do that at the same time as impeachment.
3ningen7 4 years ago
What's really sad is that the Judiciary Committee of the House has not even opened an inquiry, which happens before Articles of Impeachment are brought. At least open an inquiry, with hearings, and then justify your decision to support or not to support Articles of Impeachment.
3ningen7 4 years ago
Do the people of America have the backbone to bolster REAL questions like this? Let's hope so. Come on people, MAKE A CHANGE! (UK spectator)
nemorafiq 4 years ago
If Democrats are afraid to hold the Bush administration accountable for their attack on our Constitution, how should I explain to conservatives and independents that we will protect them from Islamic extremist? Fear sells with the right wing! This will be only one of their arguements come election time. The Senate Republicans have already said they will hold up much of the legislation put foward by the Democrats, so why waste time talking about issues we will never get an up or down vote on?
drivencrazy1231 4 years ago
Be sure to have your dancing shoes on. People know what needs to be done but our elected officials dance around it. I am a disabled vet and am abhored that we spend billions of dollars to help the Iraqi's and yet: In the USA children are going without proper meals and people are doing without necessary medicines. In the USA hard working people are struggling to make ends meet and families are losing loved ones in Iraq simply to satisfy the need of W. IMPEACH BUSH.
vprrulz 4 years ago
It's obvious our representatives aren't going to listen to the American public they serve, Republicans want to hijack the country and Democrats are spineless wimps. We need to start marching on Capitol Hill and demanding action. Cindy Sheehan was arrested for doing so yesterday. If you ever wonder how Hitler rose to power in Nazi Germany just look at Bush and how he's staying in power despite his crimes.
HumptyRoCar 4 years ago
Amen
lonelygirll15 4 years ago
want a good bloggie riff on those liars running the show in DC?
Juan Cole posted a good one!
juancoledotcom
DuctTapeDreams 4 years ago
Only 3 more Congressmen needed for impeachment.
stanxcarter 4 years ago
What is it going to take to get the American people to act on impeachment? What is the Democratic majority afraid of? Even if they fail to get enough votes, it's fucking time, Congressmen, Senators. Save this damned country before it's too late.
integral 4 years ago
no wonder you are lonely. Can you read the dems talking points back to them or can you think for yourself?
jimpvalentine 4 years ago
Oh how I wish those were the dems talking points....
lonelygirll15 4 years ago
If she thinks Bush/Cheney should be impeached, she is not lonely. She has plenty of company - 74% for Cheney impeachment, 45% for Bush's impeachment according to poll a couple of weeks ago. By the way, I know Debbie personally, have talked often online and she can well think for herself.
Hissyspit 4 years ago
It is kind of ironic since taking the lead on holding Bush & Co accountable would be the key to becoming the front runner in the democratic race. People would rally like they would not believe, they have no idea how frustrated and angry the American people actually are...
lonelygirll15 4 years ago
GW Bush needs to be taken to international criminal court for him attacking Iraq. Congress did not even declare war on Iraq, yet he attacked them.
Oh wait a minute, perhaps this is why he retracted from the international criminal court, so that he can't be taken to court?
elboertjie 4 years ago
Impeachment is a part of the rule of law. The only way that PELOSI can take impeachment off of the table is for her to remove it from the Constitution. Who in the world does she think she is?
strategyminded 4 years ago
Yes. If are representatives won't do their duties, then we need to remove them as much as Bush!
lonelygirll15 4 years ago
Craiqzwicker your right! Impeachment should only be the beginning. It needs more teeth to it. Imprisonment for a very long time wouldn't hurt either. Please give us some of your ideas. Good video because it has gotten many people talking abpout it. IMPEACH YOU BET AND MORE!!! Later H.
049765 4 years ago
"Hot" topic. I'm sure that at least half of the U.S. population wants to impeach both Cheney and Bush. We are at a critical time for the future of world. We need NEW LEADERSHIP IMMEDIATELY before Bush has his golden opportunity to start another war with IRAN! The future of this planet depends on the urgency of rational thinking. Change needs to start with the Leaders of our countries and the abuse of power they are waiving in our faces. Start the change. Impeach them both. Done!
oldhwy80 4 years ago
Testify sister!!!!
citizenkong 4 years ago
Impeaching this President for treasonous behavior will send a huge signal that they will not be allowed to 'pursue their own agenda' by violating the constitution and stomping over people's civil liberties. I don't know how you plan on reforming a system when the regulations & laws that are implemented to check power are meaningless.
lonelygirll15 4 years ago
Not quite. Cheney has created some interest precedents as Vice President. And precedents if unchallenged have a habit of becoming custom. Cheney to be honest has to face cpital offence charges. I know of only one government who total secrets were laid bare to public scrutiny and that Germany after World War two. Don;t expect congress to help resolve this matter.
Telcontar1962 4 years ago
politicians thrive on the ignorance of the people to control them and impeaching one president won't stop future ones from pursuing their own agenda at people's expense. Its a stop gap measure at best. The whole system needs an overhaul and a reform.
craigzwicker 4 years ago
impeach is there to control the executive branh. . .it works fine. . . it just needs to be followed.
citizenkong 4 years ago
You know I just read Conservatives Without Conscience by Jown W. Dean (conservative) and in this book it has How Conservatives Think--Burnham founded the beliefs of Conservatives--5) direct democracy must be REJECTED because people are not well informed and are easily misled---Read the book--it is an eye opener.
pbilger 4 years ago
Bush should definetely impeached but Cheney needs to be impeached first
Andrefuentes 4 years ago
Especially with King George's two directives this past week, impeachment is a must. Congress also MUST take action against this latest thing about the DOJ not being ever allowed to pursue a case against WH officials once King George has invoked executive privilege. Otherwise, legislative oversight of the executive branch is OVER.....
lovercat2942 4 years ago
Yes I believe he should be impeached, but the problem is that everyone voted for the patriot act which allowed him to do what he did. Kucinich didn't vote for it BECAUSE HE ACTUALLY READ IT! Vote for America, vote Kucinich!
amsay76 4 years ago
It was Feingold in the Senate who has this distinction, having been the only one in the Senate to read it and vote against it. I don't know what Kucinich's position was, but I know for sure about Feingold.
lovercat2942 4 years ago
Check it out Kucinich voted against it, and he's running for president. He is also the only candidate that is calling for Cheney to be impeached in Bill HR 333.
amsay76 4 years ago
True about HR 333, and his group of supporters is growing, but was he the only one in the House who read the Patriot Act and voted against it? I will check it out. Kucinich is a good man, but I don't think that he'll win the Dem nomination, IMHO.
lovercat2942 4 years ago
very good questions.i want to know the answer too
skitterbugs58 4 years ago
Impeach Cheney first!
arthurvwman 4 years ago
Yes!
lavieweiwuwei 4 years ago
how do impeach someone who was never truly elected ?
send him to iraq let them elect him or erect him on rope. if they send him back alive he did good job there !if they dont problem solved
cdalego 4 years ago
Actually thats a wonderful idea...Send Bush up the front alone with nothing but a rusty pen knife along with beside Cheney with his trusty quail gun and tell them to shout "bring it on!" ...Just make sure Bush wears that pilot uniform. Mission Accomplished!
Telcontar1962 4 years ago
Thank you for these useful links RattyRatman!
shelleymcc 4 years ago
Wonderful question and well past due. We must protect the Constitution from tyranny, as that is the historical reason for our form of government. To not impeach for these grievous offenses, is to say yes to a form of government which our Constitution was written to abolish! Impeach, Indict, Imprison!
shelleymcc 4 years ago
Thanks for the info - everyone got that! :)
lonelygirll15 4 years ago
Thanks lonelygirl15! We're promoting your video at democrats dot com.
marchtoimpeach 4 years ago
Awesome!
lonelygirll15 4 years ago
Democrats, especially the front runners in the presidential race, need to have their feet held to the fire on this one. The American people are ahead of them, they need to catch up.
Good Work!
MahatmaElliotNess 4 years ago
Excellent question! IF they decide to impeach, it must be CHENEY AND BUSH. They're both criminals. I can't wait to hear their answer to your question. If they're smart, they'll stand with THE PEOPLE and say yes, he should be impeached. So far though, their excuses have all been the same, there's not enough time. Not enough time to save our country?
Good luck! I hope your question wins!
impeach43 4 years ago
Finally; some common sense.
Great video, and great question.
futurenear 4 years ago
God bless you.. This man has screwed everything up!!
watch my latest vid, My Zombie..Watch the end of it.
tks..
forresturiah iwaszewski..
fiwaszewski 4 years ago
15 years ago I would have been right there with you getting involved but I got to burned out and frustrated with the ignorance or apathy of most of the people in this country.
moistguitars 4 years ago
I know what you are saying, I had to take a bit of a break for the past year or so, I was just burnt toast. But, I always get drawn back in, because if we don't fight the fight, who will?
lonelygirll15 4 years ago
right on...impeachment is needed...for both bush and cheney...
kucinich is for impeachment hearings...unfortunately, most other politicians are cowards...
keep the peace,
freesouljah
freesouljah 4 years ago
Hey youtube buddy. I think your braver than any of the democratic candidates. Just by bringing up the subject your risking your support of our redneck friends from them there red states
moistguitars 4 years ago
I am a progressive activist & committed citizen before a comedian, any day of the week. If people don't want to watch me because I openly question the criminal politics of the Bush administration, that is there perogative. EVERYONE should be speaking out & outraged, no matter what political affliation. Country over party.
lonelygirll15 4 years ago
YOU GO GIRL!!!!:)
lovercat2942 4 years ago
i watch your videos for comedy if i wanted to watch political videos i would subscribe to them...c.a.
NINTHMARINE 4 years ago
I think the only thing stopping his impeachment is the fear of"President Cheney".
ogami72 4 years ago
Impeach BOTH of them at the same time, then....
lovercat2942 4 years ago
i think you need to take your Democrat attitude to France
USMarineBlinn31 4 years ago
Better yet, Let's make Bish AMbassador to Irag.
VictorsVideo 4 years ago
Sure, USMarine. You're probably one of those who still thinks that Saddam was responsible for the 9/11 atrocities.
statmanphd 4 years ago
Impeachment would be a good place to start.
wstoner 4 years ago
If some sort of line isn't drawn....we can put all the evil dictators from the past into a mold and pour out the future of America......I will pack my bags if it seems it is going that way irrevokably..
eire138 4 years ago
Without the measures that you suggest... this country is broken. However, I do not see any candidates with the courage to protect the interests of the American people. they want their own power...and will stay silent to get it.
denniskevans 4 years ago
Its not courage but self interest. Both parties will use Bush as a precedent if it isn't challenged. Its a slow but sure slide from a constitutional republic.
Telcontar1962 4 years ago
I accept the distinction between courage and self-interest. Also, I fully agree with your full assessment. God Bless America and all the good and honest people throughout the world.
denniskevans 4 years ago
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES!!
AngieLile 4 years ago
When he lied to make war against Iraq he committed a high crime. If ever it is found that he was even complacent with 9-11 he committed treason.
sirwinfredsmith 4 years ago
Complacent? Or complicit????
lovercat2942 4 years ago
yes,not only should Dubya ve impeached ,but he should be tried for crimes against the 'PEOPLE"
TexarkanaBraveheart 4 years ago
Exactly. I don't see how one doesn't follow the other. If found guilty he (and Cheney at the very least) has to stand trial for treason.
I just wish we had the same level of debate in the UK over Blair that you have in the States. We send our guy on middle east peace missions. You couldn't make it up.
Telcontar1962 4 years ago
Excellent.
shopstersucks 4 years ago
AWESOME!
oneiblind30 4 years ago