Spring Break
MEDIA BIAS: Bush administration continues to outdo itself
Steve Markley
Issue date: 1/13/06 Section: OpEd Page
Here we are, Miami. Back in the saddle, back in business for one last semester of gratuitous, bleeding-heart liberalism. My New Year's resolution, however, is to be less combative, less vulgar and more accepting of a diversity of opinions. Last semester a friend of mine tactfully pointed out to me that my diatribes in The Student are not helping change hearts and minds and that rather than furthering the debate, I am simply another screaming head of political hackery - sort of a left-wing version of Bill O'Reilly (only without the sexual harassment charges).
But now I'm reformed, Miami. I've seen the light, and I've been saved. From here on out I'm sticking with reasoned debate and cordial disagreement.
Having said that, if there are any George W. Bush fans out there who are still drinking the bullsh*t-flavored Kool-Aid that this administration is ladeling down the throat of the American public, I'd like to offer to buy you a tube of Remarkaberry Red Avon lipstick so that you'll leave a clear imprint when you kiss my pale-as-the-bone-white-moon liberal ass.
To say that I was right about this corrupt, incompetent, war-mongering, oil-derrick felating president is the understatement of the decade. The final straw that snapped the camel's spine and left it vomiting blood and defecating itself in the desert was the revelation that Bush authorized the NSA to circumvent the FISA court in order to wiretap American citizens without a warrant.
Already, I can hear the sounds of College Republicans piddling themselves in anticipation of defending their golden god. "Yeah, but on FOX News Ann Coulter said that liberals don't know how to keep America safe and that the wiretaps were only for members of al-Qaeda anyway, so who cares? Plus liberals are baby-killers."
To all of you I say go ahead and spin all you want, 'cause there ain't no dancing outta this one. First of all, the Bush administration itself knows what it's doing is illegal because they tried to jam this authority into the war resolution. When Congress balked, they took it out, and then just went ahead and did it anyway. Hey, if you can't get Congress to go along, just go do it and then say that you're the president, so it's my cool, baby, don't stress none!
But now I'm reformed, Miami. I've seen the light, and I've been saved. From here on out I'm sticking with reasoned debate and cordial disagreement.
Having said that, if there are any George W. Bush fans out there who are still drinking the bullsh*t-flavored Kool-Aid that this administration is ladeling down the throat of the American public, I'd like to offer to buy you a tube of Remarkaberry Red Avon lipstick so that you'll leave a clear imprint when you kiss my pale-as-the-bone-white-moon liberal ass.
To say that I was right about this corrupt, incompetent, war-mongering, oil-derrick felating president is the understatement of the decade. The final straw that snapped the camel's spine and left it vomiting blood and defecating itself in the desert was the revelation that Bush authorized the NSA to circumvent the FISA court in order to wiretap American citizens without a warrant.
Already, I can hear the sounds of College Republicans piddling themselves in anticipation of defending their golden god. "Yeah, but on FOX News Ann Coulter said that liberals don't know how to keep America safe and that the wiretaps were only for members of al-Qaeda anyway, so who cares? Plus liberals are baby-killers."
To all of you I say go ahead and spin all you want, 'cause there ain't no dancing outta this one. First of all, the Bush administration itself knows what it's doing is illegal because they tried to jam this authority into the war resolution. When Congress balked, they took it out, and then just went ahead and did it anyway. Hey, if you can't get Congress to go along, just go do it and then say that you're the president, so it's my cool, baby, don't stress none!
