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Webster Tarpley credits Truth Movement, speculates Bush insanity impeachment
In his latest writing, Webster Tarpley makes some very straightforward truther assumptions and accusations.
From rockcreekfreepress.com article written by Webster Tarpley http://rockcreekfreepress.com/RCFPJan2007-Pg8.pdf "9/11 truth movement was a critical component in creating the climate of opinion for Bush’s defeat at the polls in November 2006" "The only way to attrit and erode Bush’s hard-core base of support is to bring home the leading facts of 9/11 truth: the 9/11 attacks did not emerge from the world of Bin Laden, Atta, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the laptop, and the cave in Pushtunistan; they were a deliberate war provocation and coup d’etat launched by the invisible government or rogue network..." Okay then.. this gets only better: "To ignore the centrality of 9/11 to Bush’s every move is like trying to fight Hitler without mentioning anti-Semitism. Attacks on Bush that do not include 9/11 truth are simply impotent, and will not be effective." "Impeachment takes only a majority of the House, but requires two thirds of the Senate. Bush can be declared mentally unfit for office by reason of insanity by half of the cabinet under the XXV Amendment, but it takes two thirds of both houses to make this stick if Bush protests that he is not insane." Nice going there, W.T. |
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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I only see one little problem:
They've got to present SOMETHING to the House or the Senate to make them start the impeachment proceedings. All I see from the "911 Truth Movement" is screaming and hollering - no evidence, and no attempt to present anything to anyone in a position to start any kind of legal proceedings. I would almost go so far as to kick money into the pot to hire a lawyer (Truther's choice) to review anything they've got for evidence so that they can get an opinion on how their "evidence" would fare before a court or in Congress. |
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Banned
Join Date: Oct 2006
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It's just dumb white guys who think they're brilliant.
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It is ridicilous, that they claim to have the facts. Facts supported by what? Their own assumptions.
If they had the facts, why wouldn't they push them to authorities, or do anything? Because they are not facts, because no evidence backs them up. I so much dislike the claiming of facts, based on some hypothetical and biased assumptions of events. Some theorist's own opinion is not a fact of life. |
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It doesn't even make sense as a scenario. If Bush is part of mass murder, he needs to be prosecuted, not impeached.
(Impeachment is only used for embarrassing popular Presidents. Doesn't Tarpley know that?) And if he was part of 9/11, how does this lead us to impeachment by reason of insanity? And of course, some Truthers don't think GWB even knew. The Truthers have to agree on their story--as well as find some actual facts--before they move ahead. |
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One major problem with his brilliant idea to go for insanity, power goes to the VP
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The smartest thing the Democrats did was not mention 9/11, terrorism or the war on terror. Nice going guys, enjoy your recently vacated former republican held offices. |
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Join Date: May 2006
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Tarpley probably is legitimately brilliant, but he's a kook anyway. He's a longtime LaRouche insider who was graduated (according to his Wikipedia entry) summa cum laude from Princeton in 1966, and became a Fulbright Scholar. I assume he's just looking at this as a gravy train.
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Graduate Poster
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His Unauthorized Biography of George Bush is free to read at http://www.tarpley.net/bushb.htm
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The Doubtful Guest
Here is the record of my negotiations with Webster Tarpley. Would it be fair to conclude that his silence translates into, "Hey, you mean I can't just come on the show and spout silly crap without being challenged?"
From: Ronald Wieck To: tarpley (address deleted) Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 9:55 AM Subject: Debate Dear Mr. Tarpley, I occasionally host a cable show, 'Hardfire,' that airs in New York City. We taped a debate last week between two of the creators of 'Loose Change' and Mark Roberts, debunker extraordinaire. The conspiracy fantasists had good reason to be displeased with the outcome. The tinfoil-hat blogs cry out for a stronger champion, and your name keeps coming up. Are you interested? I'd be happy to discuss 9/11-related issues with you on either one or two half-hour shows. Yours Truly, Ronald Wieck From: Webster G. Tarpley To: Ronald Wieck Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 11:05 PM Subject: Re: Debate Sounds interesting - can you let me know a little more about your program, and about Mark Roberts. WGT December 29, 2006 Dear Mr. Tarpley, Sure. The show is a small one, although we've recently expanded to Nassau County, NY. Here are the links to the two-part debate between Roberts and the Loose Change Team. The first program is at http://tinyurl.com/tkfhj. The second program is at http://tinyurl.com/yfkqeo. You could either debate Roberts--the match people on both sides seem to be clamoring for--or you could be interviewed by me. The range of 9/11-related issues could be broad or restricted to a few topics of your choosing. Ron Wieck ----- Original January 15, 2007 Dear Mr. Tarpley, I haven't heard from you for a while. Are you still interested in appearing on Hardfire? Regards, Ron Wieck January 25, 2007 Dear Mr. Tarpley, I'm beginning to get the idea that you're not too interested in discussing 9/11 conspiracy theories on Hardfire. Mark Roberts is terrifyingly well-informed, but there is no need to confront him. You can simply be interviewed by me and I'm a pushover. Regards, Ron Wieck |
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How many damn times can I say this: If the Democrats had a single shred of evidence that 9/11 was an inside job, they would have hollered about it as loudly as possible. Impeachment wouldn't be necessary because Kerry would have won in 2004. Even if Bush won, impeachment would be much easier because the Democrats would have 95% of the House.
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He must have seen the debate between Mark, You and the LC guys and drew his own conclusions. He doesn't stand a chance when his facts are compared to real facts. His silence is telling. Truth Movement is losing all of their 'star players' because of the lack of even a slightest credibility. And refusal to really test their theories against others. If they really believed in their story, there would be no promblem in coming.
Btw, your last mail to Webster was hilarious Wild guess we'll never see him on your show.
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Reluctant Loons
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I think we can safely conclude that Mr. Tarpley's ardor has cooled. |
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Illuminator
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A perfect insight into the minds of twoofers.
The Republicans lost an election in which 911 twoof WAS NEVER AN ISSUE. All twoofer candidates lost badly! And yet the result was somehow thanks to the twoofers.
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