I've got very little to add to James Wolcott's take on the disgusting and revolting "America Supports You Freedom Walk" march and variety show that Rumsfeld has cooked up for a month from now, to take place in the D.C. mall.
Having no other justification for their lost war, Bushco can't stop exploiting 9/11. That they'd do so in this cheaply sentimental and tawdry manner confounds belief.
Showbiz, however, is a double-edged axe, and I'm enthusiastic about the Stones' new single, "Sweet Neo Con:"
You call yourself a Christian;
I call you a hypocrite.
You say that you're a patriot;
I say you're full of shit.
So, before the media bashers jump on this one, which do you think is going to get more air play? Mick and Keith's poke in the eye with a sharp stick? Or Clint Black's syrupy exploitation of the 9/11 tragedy?
Quick and accurate answer: the one that more people want to hear.
By the way, are your papers in order, Comrade?
They'd better be, because the word is that you can't march in Rumsfeld's "Freedom Walk," unless you've registered with the Department of Defense.
Participants will meet at the Pentagon to be screened before the march begins, and the first 1,000 to arrive will be given an official "America Supports You" campaign lapel pin.
The Defense Department has set up an online registration form that explains, "The Freedom Walk is free and open to anyone who registers…. You MUST have your registration number to check-in!"
So as long as you're willing to give your name address, phone number, and email address to the Pentagon, you're perfectly "free" to walk on a public street, in a country where the government belongs to the people, and move "freely" from one public landmark to another.
And if you're not willing to give 'em that information, you can't be "free."
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