Guilt by Association

2005-10-30 02:12:00

Nice to hear from you again Ren. Good comments.

As far as Woody's latest comments on the war goes, I have written on this before at length so will not comment unless someone has a specific question.

April writes:

You and I both know where we all stand. JJ loves Bush and most of you do as well.

It's not that we love Bush so much as most of the people on the list are good and decent people and do not make it a habit to hate anyone, nor do they wish to falsely accuse or run someone in the ground who is doing their best to serve their country. It matters not whether they are Democrat or Republican.

April:

I will state what I feel in my heart. I have to agree with Johan on this one. There is to much evidence that The Bush family is in league with the dark brotherhood. It is the same spirit of darkness that flowed through Hitler.http://users.aristotle.net/~mstandridge/cpbush.htm

You surely agree with Johan as far as the hateful tone of the article you referenced. They make GW Bush guilty because of the sins of his grandfather Prescott Bush. Because his grandfather worked for a company that had dealings with the Nazis this is the basis for accusing our president as being in league with the dark brothers.

First, it is difficult to say how involved Prescott was in business dealings with the Nazis for the only references I can find are far left websites with an agenda to destroy Bush. Even they admit that he was not charged with any crime nor am I sure that he was even investigated.

His son (Bush I) however, enlisted and fought against the Nazis and in the process was shot down in the Pacific and given a medal for valor. Does this make Bush II a war hero because of his father?

If Bush II is evil because of his grandfather then he should also acquire the virtues of his father.

In reading about Prescott Bush and the Nazis there is one thing that many who read only one side of things do not realize. That is, just as most of the countries involved betrayed the oil-for-food program and took kickbacks from Saddam Hussein, even so, before and during World War II many businesses connected with the Allies had under-the-table dealings with the enemy. This was so common that there were probably millions of people in America and England who received paychecks tainted by Nazi influence and money.

The same thing happened in the U.S. civil war. A lot of companies did business with both the North and South and even Lincoln himself was forced to break his own rules and have some business dealings with the South.

If we accuse President Bush of being evil because of his grandfather working for a company that had business dealings with the Nazis then we surely must see Ted Kennedy, as well as Robert and President John Kennedy even more sinister because their father was well known Nazi sympathizer. He not only had business dealings with the Nazis and bought Nazi stock from Prescott Bush but openly supported the Nazi philosophy and Hitler.

On top of this, during world War II the FBI suspected John Kennedy of working with the Nazis because he was dating the beautiful Inga Arvad, mistress of Axel Wenner-Gren, one of Hitler's top operatives in the Western Hemisphere. The FBI bugged his phone and followed him everywhere because of this.

Should Carolyn Kennedy and John Jr be seen as evil because of such things?

It's ridiculous isn't it?

At least most Republicans have the class to criticize the present Kennedys because of what they say and do and not accuse them of being evil because of the sins of a grandparent.

April:

When Hitler fell it attached itself to GW Bush's grandfather and has been here ever since.

I've never heard such nonsense. "Attached himself?" Then Hitler would also be attached to the Kennedys.

I hope no one judges me because of the faults of my parents or grandparents. I would be highly insulted.

I think we've let enough of this propaganda through. If someone wants to post political material let it be truthful and not a rehash of what has been rejected on this list a hundred times.

I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite. G. K. Chesterton (1874 - 1936)