Mutiny in America? ANYONE? By: Larry C Johnson

[kpete]

Mutiny in America?
by
Larry C Johnson

Shades of Herman Wouk! George Bush strolled into the Rose Garden today and channeled the behavior of Captain Philip Francis Queeg as described in the Caine Mutiny. He avoided grasping for small steel balls in his coat pocket and rolling them menacingly in his hand (no clack, clack to compliment the clicks of cameras) but he did have the shrill, hysterical tirade down pat. For those not familiar with the Queeg character, consider the following traits described courtesy of Wikipedia:

Queeg is assigned as captain of the U.S.S. Caine

Sort of like being named President by the Supreme Court--a command decision.


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George Bush is the Captain Queeg of the U.S.S. America. The ship and her crew--the American people--are endangered by his sins of omission and commission. When warned in August of 2001 by the CIA that Al Qaeda was ready to strike inside the United States, he did nothing to confront the threat. Then came 9-11. Since unleashing the dogs of war in Iraq, terrorist attacks in which people are killed and wounded have quadrupled. Surrendering the high ground earned during the Cold War against the Soviet Union, George Bush approves secret prisons, torture, and trials with secret evidence. Actions once considered unique to Soviet tyrants are now staining the garments of the cloak of American justice.

Instead of mature, measured leadership, America is saddled with a man that would probably frighten the fictional Captain Queeg. Like the character portrayed by Humphrey Bogart, George Bush compensates for his insecurity and inadequacy with shows of bravado and choleric indignation. But this ain't the movies folks. This is real. Like the crew of the U.S.S. Caine, there is a growing realization that the Captain is a little crazy. Mutiny anyone?

more at:
http://noquarter.typepad.com/my_weblog/2006/09/mutiny_in_ameri.html

[Sydnie]

1. Larry is always right on the mark n/t

[Bluerthanblue]

2. so, who ate the strawberries???? n/t

[kpete]

8. I did

[Bluerthanblue]

11. good on you!

:dunce:

[lisainmilo]

3. Nice Writing

I have sent in my impeachment papers and I will send them in again on October 12....That is what I am all about!!
I hope K-pete that you watch video link I put up tonight....very important fact, that is going on.

[Parisle]

4. "Mutiny" Being A Euphemism For,.......?

---- Impeachment? Absolutely,..... it is minimally necessary that Bush be impeached. Anything less will fail to show the reat of the world that the US has indeed spit out the neocon poison. Anything less would be encouraging to the neocon movement, itself,.. Anything less solves nothing.

[many a good man]

5. Mutiny!

[havocmom]

6. Thanks, Larry. Figured the 'young intelligence officer'

in need of clarity was an admission of the tip of a very large ice berg.

Mutiny? Is it mutiny to finally say "No Sir" to an illegal order?

Somebody stood up the the frat brat deserter and said no. The deserter wants Congress to make that/those somebody toe the line.

GOP members of the Armed Services Committee declined.

Mutiny?

Bet your ass it is.

[Liberal In Texas]

7. See V.

That is all.



Over and out.

[IDemo]

9. Queeg kept moving to the side of the bridge away from combat

maybe it's time for another mountain biking vacation...

[malaise]

10. Great read

on the mark as usual.

[Cha]

12. "Manager, not so much"..more like

Queeg on a marionette. The puppet was exhibiting his testy, petulant attitude that he brings out when he's cornered.