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The stupidity is too funny. :rotf:
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davidswanson (651 posts) Mon Apr-07-08 04:46 PM
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First 100 Days
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By David Swanson
A friend is drafting a proposal for the first 100 days of a new administration. I sketched out a dream scenario below. What do you think?
Day 1: Renounce wars of aggression and apologize to the world for those in the past. Anounce the complete withdrawal from Iraq over the next 6 months.
Day 2: Announce the complete withdrawal from Afghanistan by the end of the year.
Day 3: Commit to ending the U.S. military occupation of nations around the world and present a plan for closing foreign bases at a pace of 100 per year over the next 8 years.
Day 4: Announce a plan to end corporate trade pacts and remove the United States from the WTO.
Day 5: Deliver to Congress at end of a week of private meetings a green energy jobs initiative proposal.
Day 6 - Day 7 Put the solar panels back on the White House roof and build wind mills on the National Mall.
Day 8: Announce the planned convening of a Middle Eastern peace and disarmament conference.
Day 9: Announce legislation making it a felony punishable by life in prison for a president to take a nation into war without a congressional declaration of war.
Day 10: Announce transparency policy, reopen FOIA offices, and direct the Justice Department to begin to enforce all outstanding Congressional subpoenas.
Day 11: Expose the history and extent of all warrantless domestic spying programs, eliminate them, and begin to prosecute those responsible for them.
Day 12: Deliver to Congress at end of a week of private meetings a proposal for a massive new investment in foreign aid.
Day 15: Announce the convening of a Single Payer Health Care task force.
Day 16: Expose the history and extent of past detention, rendition, and torture policies, end them, and begin to prosecute those responsible.
Day 17: Announce a new GI bill, a ban on the use of stop-loss policies, and the cessation of all employment of private mercenaries by the United States.
Day 18: Announce the elimination of the CIA, the NSA, and the complete collection of intelligence agencies.
Day 19: Deliver to Congress at the end of a week of private meetings a full budget proposal drastically shifting public resources from the military to human needs, including free quality education from preschool through college, major investment in public transportation, and serious compensation for the victims of Hurrican Katrina.
Day 22: Announce the planned convening of global nuclear disarmament talks. Renounce any willingness to consider first use of nuclear weapons.
Day 23: Anounce a program to compensate and honor past White House and executive branch whistleblowers who were punished for their service.
Day 24: Announce the rejection of any policies based on past presidential signing statements, and a commitment never to use them.
Day 25: Announce full support for the work of the United Nations and the rule of international law.
Day 26: Commit to working with Congress to fully uphold:
The Kyoto Treaty on Global Climate Change
The Biodiversity Treaty
The Forest Protection Treaty
The Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty
The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
The Landmine Ban Treaty
The Biological Weapons Convention
The Chemical Weapons Convention
The International Criminal Court
The United Nations Charter
Day 29 - Day 33:
Work with the Congress to hold public hearings on war crimes in Afghanistan and Iraq, examining the use of depleted uranium weapons, the use of white phosphorus as a weapon, of napalm weapons, of cluster bombs, the targeting of civilians, the targeting of journalists, the targeting of hospitals and ambulances, the detaining of prisoners with no legal process, and torture. Direct the Pentagon to abandon criminal activities. Direct the Justice Department to prosecute past crimes.
Day 36 - Day 40:
Announce plans to prosecute George W. Bush and Richard B. Cheney for an array of crimes, and urge Congress to impeach them and bar them from ever again holding public office.
Day 43 - Day 47:
Announce proposal to establish a cabinet-level Department of Peace.
Day 50 - Day 54:
Hold peace talks in the Middle East.
Day 57 - Day 58:
Present case for, pass, and establish single-payer health coverage in the United States.
Day 61 - Day 65:
Hold global nuclear disarmament talks in Japan.
Day 68 - Day 100
Follow through.
:whatever:
It is amazing how ignorant of history and human nature these fools choose to be.
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It is even more amazing how this "First 100 Days" will be devoid of any consideration of imput from the United States Supreme Court.
They have bitched and moaned for seven years about President Bush acting imperialistic.....and now THIS!!! :lmao:
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Hilarious. Everyone here at work just got a great laugh out of it. :lmao:
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Day 68 should be amended to read "awaken to discover I was in a coma for the past 67 days"
:whatever:
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This Swanson TV dinner primitive is always a riot.
And John McCain's gong to do all that, his first 100 days?
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This "green job" thing the socialists are talking about is like deja vu.
I recall, under the horrendous Peanut Farmer administration, with the Oil Embargo and gas lines and such, that the big things to major in were Solar Energy, Geothermal Energy and various other winning technologies like oil shale.
I wonder what the folks who majored in those fields are doing today?
"you want fries wit dat?" :-)
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OMG, this had to have been written by a junior high school student. Wow, the ignorance is astounding. I was too damn stunned to laugh. If this person can vote it is pretty damn scary.
Day 3: Commit to ending the U.S. military occupation of nations around the world and present a plan for closing foreign bases at a pace of 100 per year over the next 8 years.
Hey sport, those nations count on our bases to keep their economy afloat. Clinton/Obama annouces this and we can all sit back and watch global stock markets crash, while nations lose their freakin minds in panic.
Honestly folks, you couldn't write this crap if you wanted to. WOW!
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OMG, this had to have been written by a junior high school student. Wow, the ignorance is astounding. I was too damn stunned to laugh. If this person can vote it is pretty damn scary.
Day 3: Commit to ending the U.S. military occupation of nations around the world and present a plan for closing foreign bases at a pace of 100 per year over the next 8 years.
Hey sport, those nations count on our bases to keep their economy afloat. Clinton/Obama annouces this and we can all sit back and watch global stock markets crash, while nations lose their freakin minds in panic.
Honestly folks, you couldn't write this crap if you wanted to. WOW!
Economies wouldn't crash. Japan, while getting a nice boost from us being here, wouldn't be hurt that bad by us pulling out. I'd wager much the same for Korea, Germany, Britain and Italy.
Now places like Krygyzstan would probably take a big hit, because we do pump a lot of money into them, as well as provide major support to their infrastructure. But the big powers would recover.
What kills me is that the DUmmie doesn't seem to realize that he'd be putting hundreds of thousands of Americans outta work by doing this.
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I have a much simpler plan:
Day 1: Round up all Dummys, Berkley Hippies, and 98% of Democrat politicians. Put them in the camps and make them listen to the Star Spangled Banner at ear splitting levels 24/7.
Day 2: Nuke Iran, Syria, and Mecca.
Day 3: Enjoy!
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OMG, this had to have been written by a junior high school student. Wow, the ignorance is astounding. I was too damn stunned to laugh. If this person can vote it is pretty damn scary.
Day 3: Commit to ending the U.S. military occupation of nations around the world and present a plan for closing foreign bases at a pace of 100 per year over the next 8 years.
Hey sport, those nations count on our bases to keep their economy afloat. Clinton/Obama annouces this and we can all sit back and watch global stock markets crash, while nations lose their freakin minds in panic.
Honestly folks, you couldn't write this crap if you wanted to. WOW!
Economies wouldn't crash. Japan, while getting a nice boost from us being here, wouldn't be hurt that bad by us pulling out. I'd wager much the same for Korea, Germany, Britain and Italy.
Now places like Krygyzstan would probably take a big hit, because we do pump a lot of money into them, as well as provide major support to their infrastructure. But the big powers would recover.
What kills me is that the DUmmie doesn't seem to realize that he'd be putting hundreds of thousands of Americans outta work by doing this.
The mere thought of Germany being hit hard in the last BRAC round dominated the news in Germany for about a year:
Since the US entered the country during World War II, it has been a steady, and mostly appreciated presence in Germany. After the surrender of the Nazis, GIs were welcomed by many as liberators. As the Cold War began heating up, more and more US troops were stationed in Germany, mostly in the south and southwest of the country.
During the 1950s and 1960s, the United States had a presence in more than 500 cities and towns throughout Germany, according to Phelps. Since 1945, some 17 million Americans have served tours of duty in Germany.
The long residency has left its stamp, not to mention on those communities with weak industrial bases, for which the nearby US military has become an essential economic engine.
The district of Birkenfeld is one such area that could be hit hard. Up to 20 percent of GDP is dependent on the Baumholder military base in the region where parts of the 1st Infantry Division are now stationed.
"A closure could have enormous ramifications for us," Werner Knauth, press spokesman for the district, told DW-WORLD.
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,1299315,00.html (http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,1299315,00.html)
Japan has no means to defend itself. Our departure from the region would place their country in danger and economic peril:
Nearly 18,000 Americans and more than 4,000 Japanese employees and contractors make up Team Kadena. The base's estimated economic impact upon Okinawa's economy is more than $700 million annually.
http://www.kadena.af.mil/ (http://www.kadena.af.mil/)
Turkey took a huge hit when we pulled our air crews out of Incirlik.
Poland is doing handstands and flips to land a U.S. base in their country -- their economy in sore need of the boost from our presence.
We pull out on a massive scale and the global economy will take a solid hit. No question.
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Will this be as successful as the first 100 hours of the Pelosi/Reid Congress?
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This Swanson TV dinner primitive is always a riot.
By associating an American icon with this dumb DUmmy, you have forever ruined my love of the Swanson Salisbury Steak TV Dinner. :-)
(http://theimaginaryworld.com/froz13.jpg)
I shall now go to the corner and sulk quietly....
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What a dumbass.
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Day 101 -- learn Chinese, Russian or arabic, depending on who our new overlords are.
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What a dumbass.
Needs repeating. What a dumbass, indeed.
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What a dumbass.
Needs repeating. What a dumbass, indeed.
And on to infinity:
What a dumbass, totally.
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Total dumbass!
Would someone explain this.....?....
The Biodiversity Treaty
:mental: :whatever:
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davidswanson
A friend is drafting a proposal for the first 100 days of a new administration. I sketched out a dream scenario below. What do you think?
I think you and your dreams need to spend a lot of time....... alone.
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This idiot wants to impeach Bush and Cheney AFTER they leave office?!
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This idiot wants to impeach Bush and Cheney AFTER they leave office?!
In a "Germans bombed Pearl Harbor" sort of way...
(http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/UVSL/M055~John-Belushi-Whiskey-Posters.jpg)
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:rotf: I LOVE the Onion! They're so funny...
... oh wait :whatever:
If I hadn't seen it here with my own eyes, I would have thought that was a just a parody of liberals.
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Gee sounds to me like what Ron Paul would attempt to do. :whatever:
And I can't help but :rotf: at eliminate the CIA, These are the same chowderheads how bitch and moan that * ignored warnings from the CIA and LIHOPed 9-11 :mental:
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I think I've seen this before. Wasn't this the Brave New World they expected to wake up to in the Kucinnich Administration?
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Perry Logan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Apr-07-08 08:29 PM
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10. And in my dreams: declare martial law; arrest all Republicans.
Talk about irony with a capitol I :-)
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Perry Logan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Apr-07-08 08:29 PM
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10. And in my dreams: declare martial law; arrest all Republicans.
Talk about irony with a capitol I :-)
At least he spelled it right. :tazeme:
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I think I've seen this before. Wasn't this the Brave New World they expected to wake up to in the Kucinnich Administration?
Funny you should mention that,
mrone2 (291 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Apr-07-08 05:58 PM
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5. Sounds like what a Kucinich administration would have been like (nt)
:lmao:
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Perry Logan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Apr-07-08 08:29 PM
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10. And in my dreams: declare martial law; arrest all Republicans.
Talk about irony with a capitol I :-)
At least he spelled it right. :tazeme:
Only took them 7 years too :lmao:
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Wednesdays Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Apr-07-08 08:18 PM
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8. Day One MUST be dedicated to dissolving the corporate media
Otherwise there won't even be a Day 2 because of all the rightwing hate noise.
Hmmm I am guessing the primitives have never read the entire 1st amendment. But then again they can't read the second too well either :whatever:
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Prophet 451 (1000+ posts) Mon Apr-07-08 09:23 PM
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13. Couple of other comments
The wording of day 9 needs to be tightened up a bit to include something like "and it's still a war if you call it a "police action"".
etc etc blah blah
Amazing. I don't think I've ever seen somebody nitpick at a circle-jerk before. ::)
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Prophet 451 (1000+ posts) Mon Apr-07-08 09:23 PM
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13. Couple of other comments
The wording of day 9 needs to be tightened up a bit to include something like "and it's still a war if you call it a "police action"".
I'd also like to see the establishment of some form of "peerage". Now, hear me out here. I'm not talking about the British system where peers get to vote on legislation, more somethign like the Order of Canada. No extra rights or responsibilities, just a way of singling out and honouring the truly remarkable. As far as I can tell, the USA doesn't have a system to do so. I'd also like to propose Daniel Levin as the first recipient because if anything qualifies as extraordinary service, having yourself voluntarily waterboarded does.
Amazing. I don't think I've ever seen somebody nitpick at a circle-jerk before. ::)
:rotf:
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Wednesdays Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Apr-07-08 08:18 PM
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8. Day One MUST be dedicated to dissolving the corporate media
Otherwise there won't even be a Day 2 because of all the rightwing hate noise.
Hmmm I am guessing the primitives have never read the entire 1st amendment. But then again they can't read the second too well either :whatever:
What other kind of media is there? Will we be getting our news from the community college on the other side of town? What about the high school?
******* retards.
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Day 101 -- learn Chinese, Russian or arabic, depending on who our new overlords are.
Why not take the time to learn all three? :whatever:
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What a dumbass.
Needs repeating. What a dumbass, indeed.
worth repeating again. what a dumbass.
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Perry Logan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Mon Apr-07-08 08:29 PM
10. And in my dreams: declare martial law; arrest all Republicans.
The same thing they claimed Bush would do to them. Can we say hypocrite?
Wednesdays Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Apr-07-08 08:18 PM
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8. Day One MUST be dedicated to dissolving the corporate media
Otherwise there won't even be a Day 2 because of all the rightwing hate noise.
Hmmm I am guessing the primitives have never read the entire 1st amendment. But then again they can't read the second too well either :whatever:
The Constitution never mattered to these whackjobs.
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What a dumbass.
Needs repeating. What a dumbass, indeed.
worth repeating again. what a dumbass.
Ditto. What a dumbass.
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Day 8: Announce the planned convening of a Middle Eastern peace and disarmament conference.
:rotf:
I'm sure the Arabs will be happy to entertain any idea of us or Israel disarming. As far as themselves, not so much.
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OMG, this had to have been written by a junior high school student.
Ding!! Ding!! Ding!! Ding!!! Ding!
Yes, the whole thing smacks of juvenile thinking, including the "On day one..." type of thing. Sounds like me when I was about 8, "The FIRST thing that I am going to do when....The SECOND thing that I am going to do when..."
Even if this is a minor who can't vote, they are parroting someone who can.
Be afraid. Be VERY, very afraid <shudders>
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Okay, after they do all this announcing, renouncing, declaring, and paper shuffling then what? The fact that they're actually taking themselves so seriously, as if ANYONE (dem or rep) would consider them worthy of a second thought is laughable. I mean this isn't evern "let's have a DU committee to propose ideas for the first 100 days", this is some anonymous person on the Internet's even MORE anonymous friend doing this. Throw them a shiny object they'd be occupied for hours.
Cindie
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After Day 4, nobody would give a **** what you did anyway, since at that point world-wide trade collapse would have begun and the unemployment rate would hit about 25% by the end of the second week.
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This Swanson TV dinner primitive is always a riot.
By associating an American icon with this dumb DUmmy, you have forever ruined my love of the Swanson Salisbury Steak TV Dinner. :-)
(http://theimaginaryworld.com/froz13.jpg)
I shall now go to the corner and sulk quietly....
What dumbass thought it was EVER a good idea to put SOUP in a flimsy aluminum frozen dinner tray?!? :mental:
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It's supposed to be frozen when you get it. What you do with it after that is your problem. :-)
Seriously, I had to read the box. I had no idea TV dinners ever came with soup. Weird.
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It's supposed to be frozen when you get it. What you do with it after that is your problem. :-)
Seriously, I had to read the box. I had no idea TV dinners ever came with soup. Weird.
Soup is normal. It is the placemat and oh-so-properly placed flatware that is weird.
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It's supposed to be frozen when you get it. What you do with it after that is your problem. :-)
Seriously, I had to read the box. I had no idea TV dinners ever came with soup. Weird.
Soup is normal. It is the placemat and oh-so-properly placed flatware that is weird.
And also that the peas aren't in every other little compartment. That's what I remember most about the TV dinner: the peas went everywhere.
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I think on day 67, they may have to do some revising. :-)
How's that mandate for change Pelosi promised coming along DU???? Umm Hmmm.
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reality -- assuming a Dem wins....
day 1 to 100 - make promises
day 101 forward - make excuses
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Damn, the stupid is so painfull to read in the OP.