{"id":538,"date":"2004-02-11T12:28:08","date_gmt":"2004-02-11T20:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/2004\/02\/the_hands_have_it\/"},"modified":"2004-02-11T12:28:08","modified_gmt":"2004-02-11T20:28:08","slug":"the_hands_have_it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2004\/02\/the_hands_have_it.html","title":{"rendered":"THE  HANDS HAVE IT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P>I said, &#8220;Enough already!&#8221; But apropos Tuesday&#8217;s <A\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2004\/02\/10\/opinion\/10BROO.html\"><B><EM><FONT\ncolor=#003399>column by David Brooks<\/FONT><\/EM><\/B><\/A>, which claim&#8217;s&nbsp;our<br \/>\nMaximum Leader is inarticulate &#8220;like&nbsp;most&nbsp;of&nbsp;us,&#8221; the staff believes you really<br \/>\nshould see these out of fairness to 290 million Americans (not including&nbsp;Donnie Boy):<\/P><br \/>\n<P><A href=\"http:\/\/www.00fun.com\/bush2.gif\"><STRONG><EM><FONT\ncolor=#003399>&#8220;The vast majority of our imports come from outside the<br \/>\ncountry.&#8221;<\/FONT><\/EM><\/STRONG><\/A> <BR>&#8220;If we don&#8217;t succeed, we run the risk of<br \/>\nfailure.&#8221; <BR>&#8220;Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child.&#8221;<br \/>\n<BR><A href=\"http:\/\/www.00fun.com\/bush3.gif\"><EM><STRONG><FONT\ncolor=#003399>&#8220;I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the<br \/>\nfuture.&#8221;<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/EM><\/A> <BR>&#8220;The future will be better tomorrow.&#8221;<br \/>\n<BR>&#8220;We&#8217;re going to have the best educated American people in the world.&#8221; <BR>&#8220;I stand by all<br \/>\nthe misstatements that I&#8217;ve made.&#8221; <BR><A\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.00fun.com\/bush.gif\"><EM><STRONG><FONT color=#003399>&#8220;We have a<br \/>\nfirm commitment to NATO, we are a part of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We<br \/>\nare a part of Europe.&#8221;<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/EM><\/A> <BR>&#8220;Public speaking is very easy.&#8221;<br \/>\n<BR>&#8220;A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls.&#8221; <BR><A\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.00fun.com\/bush8.gif\"><EM><STRONG><FONT color=#003399>&#8220;We are<br \/>\nready for any unforeseen event that may or may not<br \/>\noccur.&#8221;<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/EM><\/A><EM><STRONG><FONT color=#003399><br \/>\n<BR><\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/EM>&#8220;It isn&#8217;t pollution that&#8217;s harming the environment. It&#8217;s the<br \/>\nimpurities in our air and water that are doing it.&#8221; <BR>&#8220;Quite frankly, teachers are the only<br \/>\nprofession that teach our children.&#8221;<\/P><br \/>\n<P>Quite. 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