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"Dug yourself into a hole? The very first thing to do is quit digging" --old Texas saying
December's Lowdown
Corporate elites and their small-minded political servants are creating the Incredibly Shrinking America
"We the people of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." What a paragraph! This sparse, 52-word opening of our Constitution did not merely launch a fledgling nation--but a bold experiment in democratic idealism.
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In This Issue
The Bush push for an imperial presidency part 2
Who's spying on us? Rumsfeld's Pentagon takes the lead
Also in this issue:
- WHO IS TO BE "DETAINED"?
- SPORTS "BRANDALISM"
- DON'T LOOK DOWN ON IMMIGRANTS, LOOK UP
- THE MANNING MEMO
- A NEW HORROR FROM THE IRS
- BUSH ANNULS A LAW
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SPORTS "BRANDALISM"
If you think it's a great idea to hoist over our stadiums such lovable names as Office Depot Center, Bank Of America Stadium, and Enron Field (oops!), how about branding the teams themselves? The first victim is the major league soccer team formerly known as the MetroStars. The Austrian corporation that produces Red Bull, the energy drink and cocktail mixer, recently bought this New York City team. So—shazam!—the MetroStars are now the New York Red Bulls, and the players trot out for each match in jerseys bearing the corporate logo. As the team president gamely says, "We are part of the Red Bull family."
Next: the Wal-Mart Warriors, the Yahoo! Yankees, or the Exxon Mobil Cowboys?