Anniversary of War is Peace speech: worst speech in American history

[Democrats_win]

In that speech Bush abused the beautiful words: “Peace on earth, goodwill to men.”
The real irony is that the quote Bush abused in this speech will, in the end, be applied AGAINST Bush.

On December 18, 2005 George W. Bush, warlord and cheerleader, gave a speech imploring Americans to continue a war on the people of Iraq. He ended the speech with a beautiful quote by a famous American, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Sadly Bush did not mention the author by name.

Ironically, Longfellow, in the same poem condemns those who mock “peace on earth goodwill to men.” This is particularly important because Bush took peace away from the earth and by wrongly using these words to promote war, shows that he has no “goodwill to men.” I cannot emphasize this enough! In this speech the great warmonger commits one of the greatest lies in American history! He does not believe in peace and by using this beautiful quote, he mocks peace and goodwill to men.

Here’s what the second to last verse from Longfellow’s Poem I heard the Bells on Christmas Day says:

And in despair I bowed my head:
“There is no peace on earth,” I said,
“For hate is strong and mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good will to men.”

In a way that verse is the reply to warmonger Bush using Longfellow’s beautiful words. By using the final lines of Longfellow’s poem, Bush mocks the entire concept. Here’s what Bush said:

“And we remember the words of the Christmas carol, written during the Civil War: ‘God is not dead, nor He sleep; the Wrong shall fail, the Right prevail, with peace on Earth, goodwill to men.’ "

The good news is that the November 7th election is the first step in making Longfellow’s words a reality. However Bush is in the wrong and, “The Wrong shall fail, the Right Prevail,” and only when Bush is gone, will there be a hope for “Peace on earth, goodwill to men.”


http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/12/20051218-2.html

http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/I_Heard_the_Bells_on_Christmas_Day/

[leftchick]

1. I agree

it is outrageous what this asshat gets away with!

K&R!

[jgraz]

2. "asshat"

It's almost like the word was invented for him, isn't it?