Given so much chest-thumping saccharine coverage today, our blog community, of course must provide an alternative.
To wit . . .
CHECK THIS KICK-ASS CONSIDERATION OF BUSH 41 FROM AN OTHERWISE CONSERVATIVE TKC READER!!!
Here's the word and more links on the topic for edification:
TKC Reader: Bush 41 Funeral & Memorial
In watching some of the media coverage of George H.W. Bush's memorial service at the U.S. Capitol, I was reminded of a few things:
1) Despite America eschewing a formal monarchy system like that found in parts of Europe, the service on Monday bore all the trappings of a king's final farewell.
2) There's a perverse American truth that those who practice illegal/unethical acts while fighting their way to the top of a hierarchy will be absolved of wrongdoing if they reach the pinnacle of power. This is true in politics, business, and other endeavors. Americans love a winner, and winners get to write history.
3) American corporate news media absolutely reveal themselves as state propaganda agents during events like Bush's farewell. The multi-millionaire news anchors repeat the fictional sanitized version of the deceased's legacy, while surviving members of the political power structure genuflect before the family, nation, and television cameras.
##########
Related reading:
The Intercept: The Ignored Legacy of George H.W. Bush: War Crimes, Racism, and Obstruction of Justice
Guardian: Vice-president of the United States, George Bush, meets Manuel Noriega in 1983. From US friend to foe -- As with Saddam Hussein, Noriega enjoyed American support until he turned into a wayward ally who had to be overthrown
Mashable: After Bush Sr.'s death, Twitter grapples with the ex-president's divisive legacy
NBC: George H.W. Bush wasn't Trump — but from Willie Horton to the AIDS crisis, we shouldn't whitewash his legacy
Politico: Is History Being Too Kind to George H.W. Bush?
You decide . . .
The reader might be conservative but those links aren't.
ReplyDeleteI notice liberal media wants to tarnish the legacy rather than acknowledge his accomplishments.
^^^^^^^^ You can do both.
ReplyDelete^^^^ can it wait until he’s six feet under, talk about insensitive, Jesus man, the libs don’t care about anything but themselves.
ReplyDeleteHe is the face of the dark forces that took over when they killed Kennedy. He was in on the 911 hoax and the continuing war in the middle east. Hitler will be a waiter at the George Bush resort in hell. May he spend the next 1000 years doing the devil.
ReplyDeleteHis accomplishments were killing a lot of people and stealing more money for him and his buddies than anyone can imagine.
ReplyDeleteGulf War '91 was the war that made Americans love war. If only we had kept our "funk of Vietnam" we wouldn't have invaded Iraq and propped up the caliphate and destroyed Christendom in iraq and Syria. That is the only longterm meaningful impact of GHWB's presidency.
ReplyDelete-radish
^^^^^^^^ Excellent comment. Thanks Radish!
ReplyDeleteThe War In Central America started right after the Vietnam War ended in the Mid 70's while Bush was head of the CIA but the public thought they accomplished something by ending the draft they paid no attention. Then there was "the Other 9/11 where Ford and Kissinger supplied arms in Indonesia. The snafu happened when the executions started before Ford and Kissinger landed back on US soil which links the two to War Crimes under The Geneva Convention.
ReplyDeleteShill for Israel.
ReplyDeleteThe guy was classy. Shut it, haters!
ReplyDelete^^^ Not very informed. Try reading something besides Time magazine.
ReplyDelete