Bin Laden: The story that needs to be told

[Forstater, Mathew]

Bush is so incredibly inarticulate and unintelligent it is beyond
comprehension.  This "squinting" thing is no "Texas determination" (or
whatever); his brain is simply *aching*.  His tongue is tied and his
eyes are vacuous.  His words and his tone offer no comfort or
reassurance at all.  In contrast, as conservative as Powell is on
economic and military issues, he comes off as intelligent and
articulate, speaking his own words and thoughts extemporaneously, in a
calm and rational manner.

Would it be too much to think that Powell is someone who would be much
more progressive on at least some issues (e.g., race relations), if he
ever got into the top spot?

-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Ashwill [mailto:gna at duke.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 8:21 PM
To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
Subject: Re: Bin Laden: The story that needs to be told

on 9/12/01 8:22 PM, Nathan Newman at nathan at newman.org wrote:
> Frankly, the media has been quite good in repeatedly condemning any
hint of
> backlash against Arab and Islamic Americans.  They've given lots of
play to
> Guiliani's surprisingly moving defense of tolerance and refusal to
give into
> hate (it makes you think he should have gotten cancer years ago; he's
become
> such a liberal softie.)
> 
> I think at least some of the media are doing penance for their wrong
racist
> reactions to the Oklahoma City bombings.

The coverage of Israel/Palestine has been getting gradually better over
the
past few years, though far from perfect.  Who knows what effect this
will
have, however.

As for Giuliani, his performance has been far more compassionate and
confidence-inspiring than that of, say, Bush fleeing to his Nebraska
nuclear
shelter, or the rest of the administration hunkering down in "safe
houses."
Cheney was nowhere to be seen.