See http://www.capitolhillblue.com Bush's Erratic Behavior Worries White House Aides By DOUG THOMPSON Publisher, Capitol Hill Blue Jun 4, 2004, 06:15 President George W. Bush’s increasingly erratic behavior and wide mood swings has the halls of the West Wing buzzing lately as aides privately express growing concern over their leader’s state of mind. In meetings with top aides and administration officials, the President goes from quoting the Bible in one breath to obscene tantrums against the media, Democrats and others that he classifies as “enemies of the state.” Worried White House aides paint a portrait of a man on the edge, increasingly wary of those who disagree with him and paranoid of a public that no longer trusts his policies in Iraq or at home. “It reminds me of the Nixon days,” says a longtime GOP political consultant with contacts in the White House. “Everybody is an enemy; everybody is out to get him. That’s the mood over there.” In interviews with a number of White House staffers who were willing to talk off the record, a picture of an administration under siege has emerged, led by a man who declares his decisions to be “God’s will” and then tells aides to “fuck over” anyone they consider to be an opponent of the administration. “We’re at war, there’s no doubt about it. What I don’t know anymore is just who the enemy might be,” says one troubled White House aide. “We seem to spend more time trying to destroy John Kerry than al Qaeda and our enemies list just keeps growing and growing.” Aides say the President gets “hung up on minor details,” micromanaging to the extreme while ignoring the bigger picture. He will spend hours personally reviewing and approving every attack ad against his Democratic opponent and then kiss off a meeting on economic issues. “This is what is killing us on Iraq,” one aide says. “We lost focus. The President got hung up on the weapons of mass destruction and an unproven link to al Qaeda. We could have found other justifiable reasons for the war but the President insisted the focus stay on those two, tenuous items.” Aides who raise questions quickly find themselves shut out of access to the President or other top advisors. Among top officials, Bush’s inner circle is shrinking. Secretary of State Colin Powell has fallen out of favor because of his growing doubts about the administration’s war against Iraq. The President's abrupt dismissal of CIA Directory George Tenet Wednesday night is, aides say, an example of how he works. "Tenet wanted to quit last year but the President got his back up and wouldn't hear of it," says an aide. "That would have been the opportune time to make a change, not in the middle of an election campaign but when the director challenged the President during the meeting Wednesday, the President cut him off by saying 'that's it George. I cannot abide disloyalty. I want your resignation and I want it now." Tenet was allowed to resign "voluntarily" and Bush informed his shocked staff of the decision Thursday morning. One aide says the President actually described the decision as "God's will." God may also be the reason Attorney General John Ashcroft, the administration’s lightning rod because of his questionable actions that critics argue threatens freedoms granted by the Constitution, remains part of the power elite. West Wing staffers call Bush and Ashcroft “the Blues Brothers” because “they’re on a mission from God.” “The Attorney General is tight with the President because of religion,” says one aide. “They both believe any action is justifiable in the name of God.” But the President who says he rules at the behest of God can also tongue-lash those he perceives as disloyal, calling them “fucking assholes” in front of other staff, berating one cabinet official in front of others and labeling anyone who disagrees with him “unpatriotic” or “anti-American.” “The mood here is that we’re under siege, there’s no doubt about it,” says one troubled aide who admits he is looking for work elsewhere. “In this administration, you don’t have to wear a turban or speak Farsi to be an enemy of the United States. All you have to do is disagree with the President.” The White House did not respond to requests for comment on the record. © Copyright (reprinted here without permission, but useed to anchor a link to its source)

Crying Time Ray Charles Music & Lyrics : Owens Oh, it's cryin' time again, you're gonna leave me I can see that far away look in your eyes I can tell by the way you hold me darlin' Oooh That it won't be long before it's cryin' time Now they say that absence makes the heart grow fonder (fonder) And that tears are only rain to make love grow Well my love for you could never grow no stronger (stronger) If I lived to be a hundred years old Oh, it's cryin' time again, you're gonna leave me I can see that far away look in your eyes I can tell by the way you hold me darlin'. Yeah now That it won't be long before it's cryin' time Now you say you've found someone that you love better (better) That's the way it's happened every time before And as sure as the sun comes up tomorrow ('morrow) Cryin' time will start when you walk out the door Oh, it's cryin' time again, you're gonna leave me I can see that far away look in your eyes I can tell by the way you hold me darlin'. Alright now That it won't be long before it's cryin' time (That it won't be long before it's cryin' time)

Ronstadt fired for praising Moore film. Vegas casino erupts after singer's comments Canadian Press July 20, 2004 Singer Linda Ronstadt talks with reporters at the Arizona State department of education building in this Sept. 30, 1996 file photo, in Phoenix. (AP/Jeff Robbins, File) LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Singer Linda Ronstadt was fired by a Las Vegas casino for praising filmmaker Michael Moore and his new movie Fahrenheit 9/11 during a performance. Before singing Desperado for an encore Saturday night, Ronstadt called Moore a "great American patriot" and "someone who is spreading the truth." She also encouraged the audience at the Aladdin hotel-casino to see the documentary about President George W. Bush. Ronstadt's comments drew loud boos and some of the 4,500 people in attendance stormed out of the theatre. People also tore down concert posters and tossed cocktails into the air. "It was a very ugly scene," Aladdin president Bill Timmins said. "She praised him and all of a sudden all bedlam broke loose." Timmins said he didn't allow Ronstadt back in her luxury suite afterward and she was escorted off the property. Ronstadt "spoiled a wonderful evening for our guests and we had to do something about it," Timmins said. Ronstadt, 58, had been booked to play the Aladdin for only one show. On Monday, Moore released a letter he said he intends to send to Timmins. "For you to throw Linda Ronstadt off the premises because she dared to say a few words in support of me and my film, is simply stupid and Un-American," Moore wrote. Calls to Ronstadt's manager were not immediately returned. In an interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper before the show, Ronstadt said: "I keep hoping that if I'm annoying enough to them, they won't hire me back." Timmins said Ronstadt would not sing at the Aladdin again: "As long as I'm here, she's not going to play." Moore said Timmins owes Ronstadt an apology. "I have an idea how you can make it up to her -- and to the millions of Americans you have offended," Moore wrote. "Invite her back and I'll join her in singing America the Beautiful on your stage. Then I will show Fahrenheit 9/11 free of charge to all your guests and anyone else in Las Vegas who wants to see it." © The Canadian Press 2004

"So, you think life spontaneously appeared on Earth 5,000 years ago!? Good for you! Many of the folks in Eisenhower's State will Love you for your refusal to live in the real world! Check out Oz, Dorothy. The Gulch sisters are waiting to show you a good time! Call 'BIG - WIND!' Perhaps you missed that beginning in 1980, those who resented being deprived of the notch in their Peacemaker handle had gathered every conniving, sniveling, scalawag, aberrant group they could muster to take over our country and lynch the patriots who stopped the criminal mayhem in Nam! And they enlisted you who are ignorant to assist in the new nazism!" - quoted in the HB in-house Newsletter, "The Weekly Roomer"

"'Ishtar' was a really good movie with lots to say. A GREAT movie! I bought a copy as soon as it came out and still rerun it every once in a while! Unpopular and/or unsuccessful by popular standards, doesn't necessarily mean, 'Bad!' Only that maybe a lot of people are missing the boat!" --Dudley

"Not only do I think Bush and Cheney need to go (and be imprisoned), but also that every one of the Neocons and Fascists, appointed and elected in the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch, and the Judical Branch, who are actually running our government (using dorks like Bush, Cheney, Kerry, and Edwards as Front Men) BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE ASAP, especially those Republicans and Democrats in the House and the Senate who voted to condone the onslaught against the People of Iraq! And, YES, that includes Kerry and Edwards! Just start over with people who will always put the welfare of the nation ahead of getting themselves reelected! Byte Me!" - - Dudley, August 31, 2004

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