Problemas técnicos

Devido a problemas técnicos, próprios desta época do ano, o Blog Politika está publicando notas em ritmo mais lento. Em breve, tudo voltará ao normal.

FHC faz boquinha de nojo para apoio do PSDB a Chinaglia

Leia abaixo a íntegra da nota divulgada pelo ex-presidente Fernando Henrique Cardoso sobre o apoio dado pelo PSDB ao candidato do PT, Arlindo Chinaglia, na disputa pela presidência da Câmara:
"A respeito do apoio precipitado à candidatura do deputado Arlindo Chinaglia à presidência da Câmara de Deputados tenho a dizer:
1. Quando estava em férias de Natal em Maceió, fui informado pelo deputado Aldo Rebelo de sua disposição de se candidatar à presidência da Câmara. Respondi que, se ele se mantivesse candidato, não veria como o PSDB pudesse votar no candidato do PT.
2. Havendo uma cisão na base governista, à qual, pela lógica da política, caberia a presidência da Câmara, abrir-se-ia uma alternativa para a oposição. Aliás, mais de uma, penso, pois o anúncio posterior de eventual candidato de outros agrupamentos oposicionistas amplia o espaço para um diálogo político mais consequente na linha da independência do Congresso nas questões institucionais e do não comprometimento com as tantas "pizzas" do passado recente.
3. Dei ciência ao governador de São Paulo e ao líder do partido na Câmara da conversa que mantivera com o deputado Aldo Rebelo, à qual esteve presente também o governador de Alagoas, Teotônio Vilela. Por isso, me surpreendeu a decisão, que considero precipitada, assegurar ao PT os votos do PSDB, sem discussão política mais profunda sobre as implicações e consequências do gesto. Ainda há tempo para as lideranças pensarem na opinião pública e nos milhões de brasileiros que esperam do PSDB uma posição construtiva, mas oposicionista, para que possamos manter a esperança de dias melhores."

Michael Moore manda mensagem para George W. Bush

Dear Mr. President:

Send Even MORE Troops (and you go, too!) ...from Michael Moore1/10/07

Dear Mr. President,

Thanks for your address to the nation. It's good to know you still want to talk to us after how we behaved in November.Listen, can I be frank? Sending in 20,000 more troops just ain't gonna do the job. That will only bring the troop level back up to what it was last year. And we were losing the war last year! We've already had over a million troops serve some time in Iraq since 2003. Another few thousand is simply not enough to find those weapons of mass destruction! Er, I mean... bringing those responsible for 9/11 to justice! Um, scratch that. Try this -- BRING DEMOCRACY TO THE MIDDLE EAST! YES!!!You've got to show some courage, dude! You've got to win this one! C'mon, you got Saddam! You hung 'im high! I loved watching the video of that -- just like the old wild west! The bad guy wore black! The hangmen were as crazy as the hangee! Lynch mobs rule!!!Look, I have to admit I feel very sorry for the predicament you're in. As Ricky Bobby said, "If you're not first, you're last." And you being humiliated in front of the whole world does NONE of us Americans any good. Sir, listen to me. You have to send in MILLIONS of troops to Iraq, not thousands! The only way to lick this thing now is to flood Iraq with millions of us! I know that you're out of combat-ready soldiers -- so you have to look elsewhere! The only way you are going to beat a nation of 27 million -- Iraq -- is to send in at least 28 million! Here's how it would work:The first 27 million Americans go in and kill one Iraqi each. That will quickly take care of any insurgency. The other one million of us will stay and rebuild the country. Simple.Now, I know you're saying, where will I find 28 million Americans to go to Iraq? Here are some suggestions:1. More than 62,000,000 Americans voted for you in the last election (the one that took place a year and half into a war we already knew we were losing). I am confident that at least a third of them would want to put their body where there vote was and sign up to volunteer. I know many of these people and, while we may disagree politically, I know that they don't believe someone else should have to go and fight their fight for them -- while they hide here in America. 2. Start a "Kill an Iraqi" Meet-Up group in cities across the country. I know this idea is so early-21st century, but I once went to a Lou Dobbs Meet-Up and, I swear, some of the best ideas happen after the third mojito. I'm sure you'll get another five million or so enlistees from this effort.3. Send over all members of the mainstream media. After all, they were your collaborators in bringing us this war -- and many of them are already trained from having been "embedded!" If that doesn't bring the total to 28 million, then draft all viewers of the FOX News channel.Mr. Bush, do not give up! Now is not the time to pull your punch! Don't be a weenie by sending in a few over-tired troops. Get your people behind you and YOU lead them in like a true commander in chief! Leave no conservative behind! Full speed ahead!We promise to write. Go get 'em W!

Yours,

Michael Moore