United States in name only.
The proposed physical wall along the Mexican border would already join a host of other walls you've built.
But, you couldn't have done it without Karl Rove.
One needs to understand certain aspects of your genesis, your rise to power, to understand today's walls of intolerance in America.
Times change, but people's insecurities don't. Regardless of how monstrous Hermann Goering was, he knew somethings about human frailties. He once said. "Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country."
History's lessons were not lost on Rove. His mastery of fear mongering and hate served you well as he choreograph your elections.
You parroted his words; words designed to cut like a cleaver through American society while ensuring a loyal base of voters; words that pandered to religious zealots, and homophobes; words that solidified the foundation of existing walls within American society.
As you traveled across America during your repeated bids for President; you used your conveniently-acquired Texan slang deftly. You pandered, you cajoled, you chided any indecision within your flock, like an old-time Bible-thumper at a hallelujah tent revival.
The deaths on 9/11 served as your main tool to exaggerate and play upon the fears of people who yearned for simple answers to complex issues. You stood on the graves 3,030 people to reach the height of American politics. 9/11 was the perfect terrorist act for the perfect fear-mongering Republican machine.
Your underlings preached a consistent message; to vote against you was voting against American principles and a vote for terrorists.
God and the Bible served as your weapons of choice to beat down opponents. The GOP platform was designed around breeding insecurity, hate and intolerance.
You tarnished left-leaning war heroes and magically changed their history of valor to questionable cowardliness.
After you were in office, neither moral or legal boundaries hampered your efforts to inflict pain on perceived national or international transgressors.
The outing of CIA spy Valerie Plame, the unlawful captivity of Guantanimo prisoners, the domestic spying and the transportation of suspected insurgents, are well-known examples of presidential hubris on a grand scale.
Your minions constantly tell us, we:
Are either patriotic and support you completely or we are traitors.
Are either pro-life or advocates of murder?
Must support marriage or support abominations before God.
Are either pro-family or we support Nazi-feminists.
Support either torture or terrorism.
Either support your views completely or should leave the country.
Should either be white God-fearing people or be feared and hated.
Lincoln once said that "a house divided could not stand."
I know he could never had
fathomed that a future President of the United States
could ever willingly divide America so maliciously
yet so effectively. And for what? America's military
power may be unequal, but it is increasing clear that
it is based on a house made of sand and clay.
America is a maze of walls and although they were not
created by your power grab. Your presidency
constantly delineates, raises their height and
fortifies them.
The intolerance towards
immigrants is only the latest issue before the
public. Daily protests by Mexican-American
groups are raising the ire of Rep. Tom
Tancredo's alter-ego group, the Minutemen, a
vigilante group that patrols the country for
immigrants. Minutemen are stepping up their
efforts to answer the Mexican-American protests.
A Mexican flag was recently burnt at a Colorado
High School.
A sleeping giant has been awakened, and the tinder
for a violent showdown is ready. You ask for calm,
but you set this particular confrontation up years
ago. And it may be out of your control.
This particular Republican "wedge" issue is being
fought on the airways right now, but your underlings
have taken your past messages of intolerance to heart
and are running like a pack of wolves without you.
The United States is anything but united anymore on
anything of substance on any issue Gallup, Zogby, or
the Pew organization can come up with, unless it is
your failed Iraq War and your disastrous presidency.
The Middle-East is lost. And although thousands of
innocents have died around the world by your
ineptitude, the potential death of America's
once-proud legacy of a government "by the people and
for the people" may be your most significant crime.
And that Mr. President is what I believe, you will be
remembered for.
From:
comments@whitehouse.gov
Date:
April 3, 2006 5:17:23 AM
CDT
To:
guzmatom@mac.com
On behalf
of President Bush, thank you for your correspondence.
We appreciate hearing your views and welcome your
suggestions.
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House is
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Thank you again for taking the time to
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