Politics Y2K3...Volume 6

Eight Democrats are vying for the party's presidential nomination. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, Al Gore's 2000 running mate, is a candidate. Gore-Lieberman promised to "fight for the people," a promise they abandoned. Lieberman could have joined the Congressional Black Caucus in challenging Florida's Electoral College votes. He did not! Nothing has happened to convince blacks he will fight to make sure our votes count this time. In fact, just the opposite!

Once installed in office, Bush jawboned down the economy to create a climate conducive for tax and spend policies that favored the wealthy. A wealthy do-nothing Democrat, Lieberman has either sided with Bush or been silent too often to be the party's standard bearer; he does not represent its core constituency. A conservative hawk, Lieberman will not challenge Bush. A Lieberman candidacy ensures Bush's reelection and the continuation of policies that kills people of color for oil. Vol. 6 No 8

Strange Bedfellows Issue 9

Petro-Euro Issue 13

Diluting the Black Vote Issue 14

Is Vieques Free? Issue 18

 Hammergate! Issue 21

Straussian Political Philosophy Issue 22

War Crimes and the US General Issue 23

Students Not Soldiers Issue 24

Our nation and the world are filled with the sounds of war and death. A wake-up call, 9-11 showed Americans are vulnerable; it shattered our illusion of safety and destroyed our myopic view of the world. Terrorists took our planes and flew them into buildings. The fact that their targets were the World Trade Center and Pentagon should be cause enough to ask questions.

Over the years, we watched congressional inquiries and investigations into the assassinations of President Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. With interest, we read about the Pearl Harbor bombing probe and its findings. We watched Watergate and Whitewater hearings. Special prosecutors spent millions of dollars, only to tell us that they found virtually nothing. Now, we are attacked, and few seem to want to know "WHY."

Black Americans know our government's history of targeting leaders for character assassinations or guilt by association. Whether Democrat or Republican, not for one moment do we assume our government is totally innocent. Our reading of history tells us that something is rotten in Denmark. The Government Affairs Committee Hearings held February 7, 2002 and chaired by Senator Joe Lieberman called for a 9-11 investigation. President Bush asked Senator Tom Daschle to limit the investigation, because it would "take resources and personnel away from the efforts in the war on terrorism."

Americans have a right to know everything about 9/11, and we have a right to know the connection between this "War on Terrorism" and the energy industry. We have a right to know why VP Dick Cheney refuses to turn over documents to the General Accounting Office. The Concerned Black Clergy (CBC) (http://www.thedish.ws/(www.concernedblackclergy.com/)) will confer with Senators Daschle and Lieberman and seek further information about the congressional investigation of 9/11. We will support congresspersons that believe a full and thorough investigation is in order.

Campaign Finance Reform Issue 3

Storm Clouds Over DeKalb Issue 4

Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act Issue 5

HOST and SPLOST Issue 8

UN Conference on Poverty Issue 12

Building the Future Issue 16

No Fast Tracks Issue 17

War on Terrorism Issue 20

Enron Scandal Issue 22

Faithfully Homing in on Black Votes Issue 24

The Prince at Harken Issue 27

Contract with America: The GOP Revolution Issue 28

More Local Taxes Issue 30

Judge Bork Grades Bush Issue 31

Response to R. Davis' Email Issue 35

Generals Issue 36

BT-Cotton Issue 37

Blueprint for Domination Issue 40

GOP Crossovers in McKinney's Loss Issue 41

Black Doormats in Georgia Issue 42

Vote! Issue 43

No Einstein Issue 44

GOP Agenda Green Light Issue 45

Dumbocrats Issue 46

107^th Congress Issue 47

9-11 Cover-Up? Issue 48

Global Attitudes Issue 49

Code Words Issue 51

Bushmen and Reparations Issue 52

"Social conservative," "pro-life" and "anti-abortion" are George W. Bush labels. In these draconian designations, wherein lies a woman's right to self-determination or racial equality? Conservative rhetoric pays lip service to "traditional" family values- code for 3/5ths Compromise.

Bush promised to appoint justices that strictly interpret the Constitution. In so doing, he told Southern conservatives what they wanted to hear, solidifying his base, while dividing the country. Appointing former Sen. John Ashcroft as attorney general puts Bush on course to creating a conservative court from which to shape America for the next half century, fulfilling his promise to preserve white supremacy as envisioned by the Founding Fathers. Reinforcing his commitment, Bush spoke at Bob Jones University and paid homage to the Confederate battle flag as a symbol of his heritage. Bush's mandate, if his selection has any, is to turn back the clock on social gains made by minorities and women.

To prevent re-segregation and the suppression of self-determination for women, Turnout 75% voted for Al Gore. A Bush in office espousing radical conservative rhetoric completes Newt Gingrich's Contract with America. Constitutional strict construction keeps Article 1 Section 2 intact. It is the foundation of Plessy v. Ferguson and the segregated America that existed before Brown v. Board of Education. Strict construction aborts Roe v. Wade and ends self-determination for women. Bush's selection is bad news for blacks and women that do not support his conservative rhetoric. Issue 2

Bore Jester Gore Issue 3

BATT-PAC Issue 4

Changing the Face of America Issue 6

Class Warfare Tax Reform Issue 8

No More Hearings Necessary Issue 10

Problems for BATT-PAC Issue 11

Election Reform Meeting Issue 12

Election Reform Meeting at McNair Issue 13

Bush Linked to Nazi Issue 17

IMF'S Four Steps to Damnation Issue 18

DeKalb County, Georgia Issue 20

Lots of Sour Grapes Issue 22

US Civil Rights Commission Replicates Paradigm Issue 23

Killing Promises Issue 25

Democrats Dropped the Ball Again Issue 26

Scoring Vieques Points Issue 27

The Secret of Campaign Finance Reform Issue 28

Bushwhacked: Dumb-Down Media Issue 29

Blackermandering Issue 30

Preying in the Dirty South Issue 33

Jesse Helms Announces Retirement Issue 34

US Bails on WCAR Issue 35

Free Market Capitalism Issue 38

Humanitarian Hypocrisy Issue 40

Connecting Dots Issue 41

Running the Rim Issue 42

Racial Gerrymandering Issue 43

Propaganda and the People Issue 45

Mockery of Democracy Issue 50

Bush's Executive Privilege Issue 51

A strict constructionist, Texas Governor George W. Bush wields capital punishment like Dr. Death; he gives compassion a bad name. Dead on arrival, his campaign theme says he is a compassionate conservative. Like lynchings during the 1900s, Bush racks up political points with death and hard-line speeches in support of capital punishment. Supporting the death penalty is a virtue for prospective Presidents in this Christian nation. Hoping to put Bush in the Oval Office, Texas executes regularly. Only hypocrites call these public executions compassion when they so closely resemble crucifixions.

The June 2000 execution of Shaka Sankofa highlighted serious flaws in U.S. capital punishment. True to his promise, Shaka fought to the end. Also known as Gary Graham, Shaka claimed his innocence to his last breath. Life fast fleeting, he urged others to press his case before the International Court of Justice. He challenged us to stop the genocide.

In 1997, the Richard L. Kirksey, Jr. Memorial Foundation asked Secretary General Kofi Annan to intercede on our behalf to prevent black genocide. Since we are not a recognized national entity, blacks cannot press their case in the international arena. Those of us committed to changing the socioeconomic and political conditions our children face see Shaka’s death as a symbol of genocide against our race. The death penalty is lynching, a modern day euphemism for crucifixion. For black Americans, the death penalty is more than a political issue for 2000; it is a matter of our survival. 

McCain's Campaign Finance Reform Issue 1

"And the Boy Cried for Wolf" Issue 2

Unplugging Keyes Issue 3

God's Candidate Issue 7

Turnout 75%: Running to Serve Issue 9

Basic Advancement Politics (BAP) 101 Issue 11

Basic Advancement Politics: (BAP) 102 Issue 12

Bush's Judicial Appointments Issue 13

Marty on MARTA Issue 14

Bush Addresses Graduates Issue 21

Rising Local Taxes Issue 24

Death Penalty A.K.A. Lynching Issue 25

Bullworths in Action Issue 26

Wagging the Dog on Death? Issue 27

B.C. Issue 30

Conservative Ideology Issue 31

Dubya Issue 35

We Smell RATS! Issue 36

Nickelodeon Debate Issue 37

Screaming "Dirty Tricks Issue 39

Busting Bush Code (BBC) Issue 41

Turnout 75% Notes Issue 42

Third Party Protesters Issue 43

Civic Hypocrisy Issue 45

Bush Took Georgia? Issue 46

Red Tide Rising Issue 48

Where is VNS? Issue 49

Unfinished Business Issue 52

 The DISH's camera obscura reflects an obtuse perspective providing a panoramic vista of candidates for President in 2000. Like cocktails, these delectable morsels are feasts for the dinner party set. Pat Buchanan merges George C. Scott and Slim Pickings in Dr. Strange Love, but with Darth Vader's sharp edge. Pat is prepared to go down in flames and take the country with him.

1. Steve Forbes, an upscale Mr. Scratch, masquerades as J. P. Morgan in The Devil and Daniel Webster. Offering America a deal too good to be true, Steve is like a used ar salesman - you have to trust him with your soul.
2. Al Gore has backers like William Jennings Bryant in a remake of The Scopes Trial. Rather than a lawyer, Al is a stand-up straight man, who is always dropping his punch lines, but never figures out why no one laughs.
3. Elizabeth Dole is peddling a Cole Porter script based on Peggy Sue Got Married. Returning to high school, a wiser Libby gives up cheerleading and popularity to becomes leader of the debate team.
4. Gary Bauer is Elmer Gantry, a flame-thrower, leading a "hellfire and brimstone" survivalist cult crusade to save the world from all the vices it loves. Like a preacher without a church, Gary cannot hide his "lean and hungry look."

 

5. John McCain debuts in a low budget independent remake of PT-109. No swashbuckler, McCain's script leaves audiences flat. John's escapades show him as a reluctant hero, far enough out in the water to be taken seriously, yet too close to shore to inspire commitment.
6. Orrin Hatch, a low-impact high budget docudrama of Brigham Young's epic journey to Salt Lake. A direction reversal, Orrin leads Mormons east to the Potomac. However, rather than sea gulls signaling salvation, Sen. Hatch has lobbyists flying over and dropping money.
7. Dan Quayle, The Best Man, a Ronald Reagan look-a-like, is having difficulty finding a supporting cast. A 1950s version of Bedtime for Bonzo is crossed with Newt Rodney. Dan emerges as the hero when the "Gipper," is saved by a faith healer and wins the big game.
8. Bill Bradley steps into the challenging role of a slightly over-the-hill basketball player in search of relevance. Paying a debt, he comes out of retirement to save some dead-end kids. A remake of Amazing Grace, Bill teaches an impoverished inner-city team to play and prosper.
9. Allen Keyes, a parity on the life of Al Jolson spoofs The Great White Hype. Keyes is out to prove blacks are as superficial and exploitative as whites. Keyes appears in white face with black lips, so the audience can see his lips move.
10. George W. Bush, Jr.'s family production merges Richie Rich and Problem Child is an Alfred Hitchcock shocker. George, Jr. is a whining frat-brat cocaine dealer, who receives public acclaim. Rather, than admitting the true source of his wealth, Jr. eliminates all witnesses to his past.

Presidential Politics 2000 Vol. 2 No 35

 Political Animals of Campaign 2000

 The Lesson! Vol.2 No 39

Back On the Block! Vol. 2 No 40

Gore's Reinvention! & McCain's Potential Vol. 2 No 41

Read His Lips! Vol. 2 No 42 

Bradley/Gore Town Hall Meeting Vol. 2 No 43

Ali for President! Vol. 2 No 46

A $60 Million Rabbit! Vol. 2 No 47

Gags 2000! Vol. 2 No 47

New Food/Keyes Clobbers Bush & He's Flick Vol. 2 No 48

Killing Compassion & Easy Promises Vol. 2 No 49

$3 Steak Special Vol. 2 No 50

Xenophobia Vol. 2 No 52

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