9-8-05 Open letter to the press core concerning Bushs handling of Hurricanne Katrina

Hello,

Many reporters and journalists expressed shock yesterday over two polls, where 90% of Republicans thought George Bush did a good or great job handling the Hurricane Katrina disaster; but is that really so shocking?

For over five years the US Press Core has considered George Bush untouchable. Any and all critique was subdued, excused, dismissed, or simply silenced. The US Press Core allowed WABC Talk Radio and Foxnews to distort and spin every situation in George Bush’s favor.

It is the US Press Core’s negligence that allowed Michael Brown, a former 11 year Saudi Arabian horse commissionaire, to be appointed as the head of FEMA. The number two man at FEMA is a former Bush campaign fund raiser, and the number three man at FEMA is a former media professional who made campaign ads for George Bush. Obviously, none of those in charge of FEMA have any experience in disaster management.

The US Press Core also allowed ignored or did not question countless events including:

 The Diebold paperless voting machines 
 The Swift Boat Veterans for Truth Ads (none of whom knew of fought with John Kerry)   
 Election inconsistencies in Ohio and Florida 
 Former Lobbyists being appointed to key positions in Government 
 No Weapons of Mass Destruction begin found in Iraq 
 The reasons for going to War changed from WMDs, to spreading democracy, to now… fighting the terrorists   
 The Clear Skys act, which actually lowers EPA Standards 
 The outing of a former CIA operative 
 The outing of a 15 year CIA operation named Brewster Jennings 
 Destroying the reputations of anyone who opposed the Bush Administration, such as Ambassador Joe Wilson 
 The Downing Street Memos, which proved war in Iraq was misrepresented   
 11 Billion dollars missing in Iraq 
 Over 10 Billion Dollars given to Halliburton, in a no bid contract 
 The outrageous outsourcing of American Jobs by this administration 
 Tax credits which benefited the richest Americans 
 Congressional “inquiries” of CIA agents, which were boycotted by the Republican Party 
 Abstinence Only being taught in our schools, while schools in Ohio now have a 12% pregnancy rate   
 The FDA being intimidated by religious fundamentalists (such as the morning after pill not being approved) 
 Bush appointing the top three FEMA officials without any experience in disaster management 

Many Democrats, progressives, liberals, and centrists, have begun listening to democracynow, NPR, and airamericaradio for their news; as the main stream media has failed them.

In Closing, although the Hurricane Katrina disaster appears to have woken up the US Press Core however, it is the US Press Core that has allowed one party rule to flourish, it is the US Press Core that has failed America; sadly, it may too late to reverse one party rule.

Thank you,
Anthony Congiano