What? No one's posted it yet? From Malloy t'nite: An intervention letter

[chalky]

from a friend down under:

America’s Battered Wife Syndrome


"Dear America

"As a friend of the family I can’t sit back and watch you do this to yourself without saying something. Consider this a long distance intervention.

"Your man is no good. He treats you like crap, lies to you, abuses you, bullies you, exploits you, takes your money. As a friend I want to tell you that you deserve better. You deserve a person that treats you with respect, cares about your welfare, and your children’s welfare, but that’s not George and it never will be.

"Do you tell yourself that he’ll stop, or that it won’t get worse? He won’t ever stop, every insult, injury and death he has caused are a line that once crossed will never be uncrossed. Forget the dream. You will never have the American dream with George. You have to forget about what might have been, what George might have been, and realise that at the end of the day you are what you do, and look at George’s track record...."

more at link.

[shamrock]

1. yes

I've thought this for some time now. The signs are all there. It also explains why his backers stand by him. They are acting just like so many abused wives do, the ones who cover for him and make excuses.

[AspenRose]

2. That was brilliant

It should be a full-page ad in major papers.

[Mojorabbit]

3. Perfect! eom

[chalky]

4. Shameless, self-promoting kick because...

I think this needs to be read and PASSED AROUND THIS COUNTRY. PRINTED ON FLYERS, LEFT UNDER WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND STUCK IN DOORJAMS.....

[annabanana]

5. nominated... (one more needed)

I've been saying this for years!

[freemen2005]

6. kik

[bunny planet]

7. Thanks so much for posting this. I would have forgotten about it this

morning, was really floored when MM read it aloud last night. I've just sent a copy to everyone I could, telling them to pass it on.

[chalky]

8. Same here. I was halfheartedly listening to both Mike & Keith

and not paying much attention to either. When I heard Mike say, "Your man is no good, he treats you like crap..." I started to listen. The more I heard, the more I realized--this country is the victim of an ABUSER. The neocons have acted out every known behavior of an ABUSER to get us to fall in line.


It's time we realized it.

[IndyOp]

9. Wow! I was listening last night but didn't hear this -

I must've gone to bed too early.

Does anyone have a link to the letter from the German that Mike read near the top of the show - it was harsh! - and good.

:bounce:

[IndyOp]

10. Kick him out America! Do it today!

...how do we build up to this? Nonviolently getting this administration to resign immediately? Having new elections within months? Just because it hasn't been done before does not mean that we can't do it now. We must think OUTSIDE the box.

"When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation."

Peace.

[12thharmonic]

11. Re:Battered Wife...

It seems to have made an impact.
Our site has been flooded for two days. :D
I don't think there was a link from the first letter on Malloy.
And I think it was from Norway...
You'll have to get the audio archive of the show.

The webmaster
12thharmonic.com

[newyawker99]

13. Hi 12thharmonic!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[chalky]

16. 12th harmonic! Hi, welcome, and thanks so much for that brilliant piece.

:hi:

And trust me, your traffic isn't just coming through this site or Malloy listeners. We've been forwarding out your link to tons of friends. Hope we don't overload you! ;)

[12thharmonic]

17. Not to worry!

After my music being played on Malloy, and being crashed. I've done some work to ease my database load...
Link and ping away...
Bonus click for you.
Cheney's Theme

[Coexist]

12. Kick - so true.

[GreenPartyVoter]

14. All too true

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Ditch Bu$h and save the Gulf: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=106&topic_id=22507&mesg_id=22507

Then save the nation!
http://timeforachange.bluelemur.com/electionreform.htm

[oc2002]

15. I heard that on the show last nite and tried googling to find it with no

success thanks for that link so I can send it around to my friends.

[understandinglife]

18. "But only you can make it stop." Indeed.

Nominated.

Incessantly, call for Bush and Cheney's resignation:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=106x22688


Peace.

[Just Me]

19. I've been comparing the right-wing to domestic abusers for years.

They are incredibly abusive and behave precisely like those charged with domestic abuse crimes.

I like this "intervention" letter.

[BlueJac]

20. True

[Nothing Without Hope]

21. This is so on-target. I hope some of the battered US Bush-lovers read it

and open their eyes at last. For all our sakes.