The fact that George W Bush has given Michelle Obama two pieces of candy is once again making headlines in mainstream outlets like Time, The Hill, and Newsweek. He has not given her any new pieces of candy since the last time he did so at his father’s funeral. He also has not ceased to be the man who facilitated the murder of a million Iraqis and inflicted a whole new level of military expansionism and Orwellian surveillance upon our world. As near as I can tell, the only reason this story is once again making headlines is because Michelle Obama and the mainstream media have decided to bring it up again.
“He has the presence of mind and the sense of humor to bring me a mint, and he made it a point to give me that mint right then and there and that’s the beauty of George Bush,” Obama said of the war criminal in conversation at the SAP Center over the weekend, which we apparently need to know about because the news is telling us about it.
“We’re all Americans. We all care about our family and our kids, and we’re trying to get ahead,” Obama continued. “And that’s how I feel about [Bush]. You know? He’s a beautiful, funny, kind, sweet man.”
I have always respected Michelle Obama. But continuing to glorify a mass murderer responsible for the death of over a million defenseless innocent civilians, reflects more on her own character than on that of that despicable war criminal. pic.twitter.com/kpnRujHTgv
— Amir (@AmirAminiMD) December 18, 2018
If you’re starting to feel like attempts to rehabilitate George W Bush’s image are being aggressively shoved down your throat by the mass media at every opportunity, it’s because that is exactly what is happening. Every few weeks there’s a new deluge of headlines explaining to consumers of mainstream media why they should love the 43rd president because he’s such a cutesy wootsey cuddle pie, and completely forget about the piles upon piles of human corpses he is responsible for creating for no legitimate reason at all. The last Bush appreciation blitz was less than two weeks ago.
And there is a reason for this. Make no mistake, this relentless, aggressive campaign to rehabilitate George W Bush whether you like it or not is actually a campaign to rehabilitate what he did and the mass media’s unforgivable complicity in it.
The mass media failed spectacularly to practice due diligence and hold power to account in the lead-up to the illegal and unconscionable Iraq invasion, not just the ghouls at Fox News but respected centrist outlets like CNN, the New York Times and the Washington Post as well. Bogus government reports were passed on uncritically and unquestioned, antiwar demonstrations with hundreds of thousands of protesters were ignored and downplayed, and the words “Saddam Hussein” and “9/11” were deliberately mentioned in the same breath so frequently that seven out of ten Americans still believed Saddam was responsible for the September 11 attacks months after the Iraq invasion had occurred.
In an environment where the New York Times is instructing its readers how to “help fight the information wars” against Russia, the BBC is coaching its audience to scream the word “whataboutism” whenever a skeptic of establishment Russia narratives brings up Iraq, and the US Secretary of Defense is claiming that Putin is trying to “undermine America’s moral authority,” the massive credibility hit that imperial media and institutions took by deceiving the world into the destruction of Iraq matters. Propaganda is a lot more important in cold war than in hot war since avoiding direct military confrontation limits the options of the participants, and Iraq is a giant bullet hole in the narrative of US moral authority which Moscow is rightly all too happy to point out.
Exactly this. This is a war on both morality & objective reality. People are rebranded “good” or “bad” not based on their actions, but whether or not they subscribe to a state mandated list of opinions. https://t.co/M3nZuozsZ8
— OffGuardian (@OffGuardian0) December 19, 2018
Without the claim of moral authority, none of America’s manipulations against Russia make any sense. It’s absurd for America to spend years shrieking about Russian election meddling after it openly rigged Russia’s elections in the nineties, unless America claims that it rigged Russia’s elections for moral reasons while Russia rigged America’s elections for immoral reasons. It makes no sense to have mainstream western media outlets uncritically manufacturing support for wars and coaching their audiences on how to help government agencies fight “information wars” against Russia while also criticizing RT as “state media”, unless you can say that western media functions as an arm of the US government for moral reasons while RT does so for immoral reasons. It makes no sense for the US to criticize Russian military interventionism when the US is vastly more guilty of vastly more egregious forms of military interventionism, unless the US can claim its interventionism is moral while Russia’s is immoral.
For this reason it’s been necessary to rehabilitate the image of the Iraq invasion, and since there is no aspect of the Iraq invasion itself that isn’t soaked in blood and gore, they are rehabilitating its most recognizable face instead. Mainstream media outlets are doing this both to restore their own credibility and the credibility of the US world order they serve, in order to help secure crucial narrative control as we slide ever closer to a direct military confrontation with Russia and/or China.
Whoever controls the narrative controls the world, and Iraq is a major weak point in the US-centralized empire’s narrative control. When you see a political insider like Michelle Obama constantly facilitating the mass media’s fixation on how cuddly wuddly George W Bush has become, you are not witnessing a heartwarming moment, you are not witnessing redemption, and you are most certainly not witnessing the news. You are witnessing war propaganda, plain and simple.
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Cloggie on Thu, 20th Dec 2018 12:03 am
Every girl in her right mind should know that you don’t accept candy from old men in rain coats.
print baby print on Thu, 20th Dec 2018 3:36 am
good one cloggie hahahahhahah
Cloggie on Thu, 20th Dec 2018 4:53 am
What is the summit of emancipation?
Old man in raincoat: girl, do you want candy?
Little girl: sure, but first show your d*ck
Darrell Cloud on Thu, 20th Dec 2018 7:16 am
At the end of the day, we have all been had. Seven countries were listed for take down. The list existed well before 9/11. Taking down the towers blinded us just like the Gulf of Tonkin incident blinded us. Wrapped in the flag and shot up with patriotism once again we the people were herded into the slaughter.
Government is the consummate mass murderer of all time. These wars are about oil. They are not about spreading democracy or protecting the children. They are about controlling the remaining oil supplies.
Shale oil has momentarily slowed the master plan.
Cloggie on Thu, 20th Dec 2018 12:58 pm
Current situation in Syria:
https://southfront.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/20dec_Iraq_Syria_War_Map.jpg?x22999
Now that Trump abandons Syria, much to the chagrin of many in Washington, including in the Republican party, the Kurds are set to lose their gains in NE-Syria.
Sooner or later, Assad will reconquer entire Syria, with the help of Iran and Russia.
Who would have thought?
Cloggie on Thu, 20th Dec 2018 12:59 pm
Taking down the towers blinded us just like the Gulf of Tonkin incident blinded us.
Both false flags.
I AM THE MOB on Thu, 20th Dec 2018 1:22 pm
Lowering arms control threshold could lead to a global nuclear catastrophe – Putin
https://www.rt.com/news/446946-lowering-arms-control-nuclear-catastrophe/?utm_source=browser&utm_medium=push_notifications&utm_campaign=push_notifications
Don’t worry Puty! It wont be global you will be knocked out with the first blow! KO!
One false flag coming right up!
I AM THE MOB on Thu, 20th Dec 2018 1:49 pm
Look what a nuke hitting Moscow would do!
https://outrider.org/nuclear-weapons/interactive/bomb-blast/
7 million Chads dead instantly!
Hit em hard! I can’t wait to witness this! It will be way more hardcore than 911!
I AM THE MOB on Thu, 20th Dec 2018 1:53 pm
Conservatives will buy anything for a political statement. If you find a pallet of clearance bricks at Lowe’s. Buy the pallet and say every brick they buy keeps them out of the hands of a Black Lives Matter activist. They’ll buy the whole damn pallet. Won’t even realize what they’ve done for years.
Hand them a free confederate flag with it. When they pull out their wallet to pay, make an off handed comment on how “those flags are going to be banned soon” and they won’t even count their money. They’ll hand it to you while they talk about how sensitive the “snowflakes” are and something about their buddy’s newest gun. You make a 1000% profit and they get the feeling everyone else is a sucker. I’ve seen it a million times ..
Cloggie on Thu, 20th Dec 2018 2:13 pm
Don’t worry Puty! It wont be global you will be knocked out with the first blow! KO!
One false flag coming right up!
https://goo.gl/images/ZMmmo4
Dolfie had a point.
Cloggie on Thu, 20th Dec 2018 2:50 pm
Donnie is a man of peace, hasn’t started a war yet.
US population loves retreat from Syria.
Who cares what Rubio or Princess Buttercup think.
Cloggie on Thu, 20th Dec 2018 4:09 pm
Britain has minister for loneliness:
http://time.com/5248016/tracey-crouch-uk-loneliness-minister/
Apparently preparations for no-deal Brexit in full swing.
I AM THE MOB on Thu, 20th Dec 2018 4:20 pm
CLogg
Trump started a trade war you dimwit..
God you are so fucking stupid and dense you are like a bimbo blonde..
I AM THE MOB on Thu, 20th Dec 2018 4:21 pm
Clogg
Why do you post that comment from a religious nutter like Mel Gibson? I guess cause you have no evidence of that statement..Just paranoia and lunacy..
I AM THE MOB on Thu, 20th Dec 2018 4:22 pm
Europe is falling!
Deutsche Bank Death Spiral Hits Historic Low. European Banks Follow
https://wolfstreet.com/2018/12/20/deutsche-banks-death-spiral-hits-historic-low-european-banks-follow/
I AM THE MOB on Thu, 20th Dec 2018 4:29 pm
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to retire at the end of February – Trump
I guarantee he will be replaced with some NeoCon war hawk..Trump wants war and he will take one anyway he can get it!
Cloggie on Thu, 20th Dec 2018 5:13 pm
“Trump started a trade war, Cloggmeister, sir”
That’s not a war, Sunny, that was an admission of defeat, of having lost the competition on global markets.
Syria was a CIA-instigated war (2011). 7 years later DJT (God bless him) admits defeat vis-a-vis Assad, Iran and Vlad the European.
Cloggie on Thu, 20th Dec 2018 5:15 pm
https://youtu.be/XFRb8yEo5Bg
Latest Richard Spencer show.
I AM THE MOB on Thu, 20th Dec 2018 5:18 pm
Clogg
Yes it is a war and many times trade wars turn into shooting wars..Like the tariffs put in place after WW2..
You dimwit..
Richard Spencer is a moron..You are a cult member..Can’t think for yourself, need a group of low iq people to belong to.
LOL
I AM THE MOB on Thu, 20th Dec 2018 6:07 pm
Mueller may submit report to attorney general as soon as mid-February, say sources
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/20/mueller-may-submit-report-to-attorney-general-as-soon-as-mid-february.html
Mueller waited till the mid terms were over! Now its time to bring the hammer down!
Hope you like it in the ass donald!
makati1 on Thu, 20th Dec 2018 6:42 pm
In case no one has noticed, this forum has evolved to feature many current events outside the oily world. PO is only a name, although many topics are, in some way related to FFs.
Davy on Thu, 20th Dec 2018 6:47 pm
Was that an apology for being off topic so much?
makati1 on Thu, 20th Dec 2018 6:49 pm
MOB, haven’t you realized that the circus freak show, we call ‘government’ in America, is a deliberate distraction from the real events that are destroying the US? He said/she said are the least important events Americans should be paying attention to.
Trump is safe. I’m sure he has enough on his ‘opponents’ to keep them from doing anything rash. DC is full of “skeletons”. However, I see this ending in riots, flames and marshal law if it continues. So be it. Fun to watch from here.
makati1 on Thu, 20th Dec 2018 6:51 pm
No Davy, that was pointing out a fact. Something you ignore in your bullshit rants.
I don’t apologize to zeros like you, even if one was indicated.
Anonymouse on Thu, 20th Dec 2018 7:08 pm
MOB = I AM THE DAVYTARD
Just because davy dumbass learned to stop using him to attack you using Davturds turns of phrase, means nothing. Spamming nonsense is what the turd does, He takes pride in ruining everything here with his extreme delusional rants, socking, and spamming.
Dont expect however, anything like an apology for any of it anytime soon, from him, or his doppelganger, I AM THE RETARD.
makati1 on Thu, 20th Dec 2018 7:09 pm
America is already socialist. Is this the next step? I think so.
https://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/2_Inter_Ayn_Rand-Copy.jpg?itok=vPue6V7U
Socialism – definition of socialism by The Free Dictionary — Politics a theory of government based upon the ownership and control of capital, land, and means of production by the community as a whole.
The US is socialist with an American twist. The 1% of “the community” own everything. The government owns everything else. Try not paying your taxes/debts and see how much ‘freedom’ you have and who ‘owns’ you. LOL
Davy on Thu, 20th Dec 2018 7:43 pm
I AM NOT A DUMBASS!
DUMBASS!!!
Cloggie on Thu, 20th Dec 2018 8:16 pm
“Richard Spencer is a moron.”
People like RS represent cristilization points, around which new viable forms of civilization will emerge in North-America, “after the break”.
The center of gravitas of white civilization will return to continental Europe (PBM).
And regarding you and the JQ, Roman wisdom will apply…
https://youtu.be/SJUhlRoBL8M
PS “Trump’s Withdrawal From Syria Is a Slap in the Face to Netanyahu”
https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/editorial/.premium-trump-s-withdrawal-from-syria-is-a-slap-in-the-face-to-netanyahu-1.6766342
Haha, “DJT a neocon”.lol
I have never seen such an political imbecile as you, mobster. DJT is a closet white nationalist and he is intentionally blowing up the empire, you worked for for a century.
makati1 on Thu, 20th Dec 2018 8:29 pm
Cloggie You see it correctly. Trumpet is blowing up the empire and the Federal Reserve is going to level the playing field with the greatest crash since, well, the greatest ever, I think. I hope Americans are ready for the 3rd world. It’s coming to a town near them soon.
BTW: Is Trump bringing home the troops to save money or to police Marshal Law in the US’ future? WE shall see.
Davy on Thu, 20th Dec 2018 8:36 pm
Trump is the most amazing leader in the hole world billy. Stupid dumbass.
He’s gonna make America great again. Just you wait and see.
dumbass
I AM THE MOB on Thu, 20th Dec 2018 9:06 pm
Clogg
Why did Trump hire Bolton than? And why did he increase the military budget? And he is going after Iran now for logical reason..
Your paranoid fantasy has no evidence..I just gave you three facts..You are a total nutter.
Just a stupid old low IQ man..
I AM THE MOB on Thu, 20th Dec 2018 9:08 pm
US sportswear traced to factory in China’s internment camps
https://apnews.com/99016849cddb4b99a048b863b52c28cb
China is turning their citizens into slaves like in North Korea..
Just wait till they can’t get enough oil supplies and then their largest debt bubble in the world will pop!
makati1 on Thu, 20th Dec 2018 9:23 pm
The ongoing ‘Great Leveling’ as seen by another American…
“At the same time while the beast was decimating the once free nation’s manufacturing capacities while funding wars around the globe, it was also dumbing down the country’s populace, expanding governmental welfare programs, and lulling the majority of the nation’s citizens into a contented slumber via the financial acquisition and consolidation of the nation’s media outlets and entertainment venues.
Through a steady barrage of consistent and hypnotic electronic programming, the beast persuaded the inhabitants of the once free nation to abandon their vigilance to the founding principles which made the nation great originally. These principles included the affirmation of rights derived from natural law, honesty, morality, self-reliance, equality of opportunity as opposed to equality of outcomes, fiscal responsibility, and limited government.
But in so doing, what was the overall objective of the beast? It was global dominion, of course; and nothing less. However, in order for the beast to achieve its goal of world domination, it first had to completely subjugate the once free nation, its constitution, and citizens, forever. – Lynn, Doug (Uncola). (2017, Oct 27).”
https://www.theburningplatform.com/2018/12/19/the-intersectionality-of-online-shitfests-political-tribalism-religion-systemic-oppression-useful-idiocy/#more-188808
“…they are useful idiots. Nothing less. Nothing more.” Amen!
makati1 on Thu, 20th Dec 2018 9:26 pm
Brainwashed MOB. The snowflake is going to be too weak to off himself when the SHTF. Probably end up as some big Afro-American thug’s bitch. Fitting end. Pun intended.
I AM THE MOB on Thu, 20th Dec 2018 9:41 pm
RYSTAD: Major Natural Gas Shortage Increasingly Likely
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Natural-Gas/Major-LNG-Shortage-Increasingly-Likely.html
I AM THE MOB on Thu, 20th Dec 2018 9:43 pm
Mak
Your island will end up like Easter island..An island is the worst possible place to be when the global collapse hits..Your stranded and the only food will be other people..I bet you will shit your diaper even more than normal..
LOL
I AM THE MOB on Thu, 20th Dec 2018 9:45 pm
Lou Dobbs calls for war with China, compares hacking and IP theft to Pearl Harbor
https://www.mediamatters.org/video/2018/12/20/lou-dobbs-calls-war-china-compares-hacking-and-ip-theft-pearl-harbor/222379
makati1 on Thu, 20th Dec 2018 10:41 pm
MOB, have you been taking too many “stupid pills”? Your ignorance and jealousy is showing. LMAO
As I posted on another article here”
“Meanwhile, it is good to be in a country on the sidelines. Too small an economy to be important. Too far from the US to be useful. Able to be neutral militarily as the Philippine military is too small to be a threat to China or anyone. Not in the news often. A growing country with a long history and deep culture. Self sufficient in necessities. Good weather year round. All in all, a good place to be today.”
Dooma on Fri, 21st Dec 2018 12:02 am
MOB, are you just bored stupid or plain stupid?
If I smear Preparation H on your posts, they settle down after a while.
makati1 on Fri, 21st Dec 2018 1:09 am
Hahahahaha! Thanks Dooma!
Cloggie on Fri, 21st Dec 2018 1:55 am
“Why did Trump hire Bolton than? And why did he increase the military budget? And he is going after Iran now for logical reason..”
He is wrong-footing the deep state and fools like you.
The GOP and Fox News is meanwhile completely owned by the American Mussolini:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/07/republican-party-trump-midterms
All the western media are waging war against Donnie, which is absolute proof that the deep state sees DJT NOT as one of them.
Come on Trump, take the Great Satan apart and give North-American whitey a future again (under protection of PBM).
Cloggie on Fri, 21st Dec 2018 1:57 am
For the uninitiated, like me:
https://www.preparationh.com/products/ointment
LOL
Cloggie on Fri, 21st Dec 2018 2:02 am
“Lou Dobbs calls for war with China, compares hacking and IP theft to Pearl Harbor”
Europe and Russia aren’t going to be THAT lucky, right?
makati1 on Fri, 21st Dec 2018 2:07 am
“United States added to list of most dangerous countries for journalists for first time”
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/united-states-added-list-most-dangerous-countries-journalists-first-time-n949676
Slip slidin’…
Dooma on Fri, 21st Dec 2018 3:06 am
No problem Mak. If I don’t post again before the 25th, have a safe and Merry Christmas mate.
majece majece on Fri, 21st Dec 2018 3:17 am
It’s quite important to know more about interesting professions. On https://pro-essay-writer.com/blog/a-few-things-about-professional-essay-writers you can read about professional essay writers, for example
Davy on Fri, 21st Dec 2018 4:05 am
“Europe and Russia aren’t going to be THAT lucky, right?”
Europe is being targeted also neder. They are with the US on this one not China.
“US, Allies Slam China Over Cyberespionage As DOJ Indicts Hackers”
https://tinyurl.com/yabc2xm8
“The steady drumbeat of indictments of Chinese companies, hackers and even bad actors allegedly working on behalf of China’s Ministry of State Security in recent months has provoked whispers that sanctions against Beijing in retaliation for its hacking and espionage efforts – something that has become a sticking point in the US-China trade war – could be in the offing. Now, it appears that moment has finally arrived, according to a story in the Washington Post. To wit, several western government officials reportedly told WaPo that the Trump administration and more than a dozen of its allies are expected to condemn Beijing on Thursday over the MSS’s campaign to steal other countries’ trade secrets and advanced technologies, as well as its efforts to compromise sensitive government and corporate computer networks.”
Davy on Fri, 21st Dec 2018 4:09 am
I am wondering if these drawdowns are related to the eventualities of conflict with China?
“Trump Orders Major Afghan Drawdown: 7,000 Troops To Return Home In Coming Weeks”
https://tinyurl.com/y7tplc7s
“Ron Paul: Warmongers Upset With Trump’s Syria Decision”
https://tinyurl.com/ychz9aal
I AM THE MOB on Fri, 21st Dec 2018 4:27 am
Clogg
You better watch the deep state/illunmanti/lizard people will send their black helicopters after you!
You are a mentally ill senile old mummy..I think you inhaled too much lead in your gasoline growing up..It lowered your IQ to the 70’s..
I AM THE MOB on Fri, 21st Dec 2018 4:44 am
RYSTAD: Major Natural Gas Shortage Increasingly Likely
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Natural-Gas/Major-LNG-Shortage-Increasingly-Likely.html
Global oil and natural gas shortage coming soon!
This is going to be the hardest and fastest collapse in the history of mankind..Nothing will ever come close!