Something Rotten in Ohio, By Gore Vidal, The Nation- June 14, 2005.

[Al-CIAda]

Something Rotten in Ohio
By Gore Vidal, The Nation
Posted on June 14, 2005, Printed on June 15, 2005

http://www.alternet.org/story/22222/

Opening-

Outside the oil and gas junta that controls two and a half branches of our government (the half soon to be whole is the judiciary), there was a good deal of envy at the late British election among those Americans who are serious about politics. Little money was spent by the three parties and none for TV advertising. Results were achieved swiftly and cheaply. Best of all, the three party leaders were quizzed sharply and intelligently by ordinary citizens known quaintly as subjects, thanks to the ubiquitous phantom crown so unlike our nuclear-taloned predatory eagle. Although news of foreign countries seldom appears in our tightly censored media (and good news, never), those of us who are addicted to C-SPAN and find it the one truly, if unconsciously, subversive media outlet in these United States are able to observe British politics in full cry....

[blindpig]

1. The United States of Amnesia

Perfect.I hate it that Vidal's so damned old, most of our truth tellers are blinking out.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

2. I nominate Mr. Vidal - Honorary Member - DU CSPAN GEEK CLUB

he says...

"Although news of foreign countries seldom appears in our tightly censored media (and good news, never), those of us who are addicted to C-SPAN and find it the one truly, if unconsciously, subversive media outlet in these United States are able to observe British politics in full cry.

I say "subversive" not only because C-SPAN is apt to take interesting books seriously but also because its live coverage of the Senate and the House of Representatives is the only look we are ever allowed at the mouthpieces of our masters up close and is, at times, most reflective of a government more and more remote from us, unaccountable and repressive. To watch the righteous old prophet Byrd of West Virginia, the sunny hypocrisy of Biden of Delaware -- as I write these hallowed names, I summon up their faces, hear their voices, and I am covered with C-SPAN goose bumps."


We need a goose-bump smilie!

[ChiciB1]

3. I Was Recently "Turned Onto" Dish's Channels 9410 & 9415!

Sometimes even C-Span gets too Repuke for me and depending on the host, I'd rather switch. But some nice people here at DU told me about LINK and Democracy.org and I can get good alternative news there.

The UNFORTUNATE thing though is that MORE people aren't able or DON'T want to listen to anything derogatory about American policies!

We'll just call them Ostriches!

[faithnotgreed]

4. mr vidal is weird! he is so incredibly smart/quick/funny/rational!

in other words he is weird (in only the best sense of that word)

[Laughing Mirror]

5. "the ubiquitous phantom crown ... our nuclear-taloned predatory eagle"

"Mene, mene, tekel, upharsin..."

Thanks for posting.

[Al-CIAda]

6. You're welcome...kick! n/t