The most amusing thing about the trial of Scooter Libby was Libby’s conviction. The second-most amusing thing was the revelation that so-called Vice President Dick Cheney likes to go on Tim Russert’s infotainment show Meet the Press because he can “control the message.” And the third most entertaining thing about the trial was Russert’s admission under oath that he only reports what the government gives him permission to report.
Sheesh, what a whore. No wonder his corporate masters at General Electric love him so! He’s the perfect marionette!
Anyway, so this week it was revealed that the White House has been flagrantly violating the Presidential Records act for five years or so, encouraging its employees (that is, our, your and my employees) to use email accounts provided by the Republican Party and other front groups. Also, the White House revealed that up to five million email messages that were on the actual proper White House servers have been quote lost unquote.
Wetmachine being a site for geeks, I won’t bother to go into the umpteen reasons why this claim can safely be dismissed as bullshit.
Below the fold: more ranting about the most pathetic bubblehead ever to rise to prominence from Buffalo, New York, and some song lyrics from the glory days of Motown that you’ll really enjoy.
Note that these email shennanigans come to light at at time when the Attorney General of the United States of America has been implicated in the wholesale mafia-style “bust-out” of the Justice Department. Wow, shades of Watergate! What an explosive story, even by Bush “Worst President Evar(TM)” standards! Corruption, dirty politics, erased records! Any reporter would be chomping at the bit, right? (Not to mention that Iraq continues to plunge deeper and deeper into hell. . .) So what did Russert & his panelists talk about today for half an hour today? Russert’s pal Don Imus, of course, that’s what. A member of their club had his membership card revoked! What matter the Stalinization of the Justice Department or the disintegration of a country invaded and occupied by the USA? A seventy-year old adlepated insultmeister has lost his sinecure! Now, that’s news! Cheney himself couldn’t have picked a more administration-friendly theme for this week’s show.
Wherefore, in honor of Tim Russert, the lyrics to that Marvin Gaye classic, I’m Your Puppet:
Written by Linden Oldham and Dan Penn
Pull the string and I’ll wink at you, I’m your puppet
I’ll do funny things if you want me to, I’m your puppet
I’ll be yours to have and to hold
Darling you’ve got full control of your puppet
Pull another string and I’ll kiss your lips, I’m your puppet
Snap your finger and I’ll turn you some flips, I’m your puppet
Your every wish is my command
All you gotta do is wiggle your little hand
I’m your puppet, I’m your puppet
I’m just a toy, just a funny boy
That makes you laugh when you’re blue
I’ll be wonderful, do just what I’m told
I’ll do anything for you
I’m your puppet, I’m your puppet
Pull them little strings and I’ll sing you a song, I’m your puppet
Make me do right or make me do wrong, I’m your puppet
Treat me good and I’ll do anything
I’m just a puppet an you hold my string, I’m your puppet
Yeah, I’m your puppet
Walking, talking, living, loving puppet
I’m hanging on a string girl, I’ll do anything now
I’m a walking, talking, living, loving puppet, and I love you
I’m a smiling happy face when you want me to
Even make you happy when you’re feeling blue
The saddest thing is Executive abuses have become so common in the last ~7yrs that people hardly raise an eyebrow to such issues.
Although I was annoyed at the time, I long for the time when our president did nothing more wrong than getting a hummer from trampy aide.