It's true! the pResident doesn't look somber or determined at all!



...as suggested by...

Tomgram: Words must be credible
"No one can now doubt the word of America"
By Tom Engelhardt

And of course, does its excellent media recap ... as per usual ... (click the logo, matey)

Check out t r u t h o u t for more articles analyzing the MISStateMENT of the Union speech...


Paris Le Monde | 01.22.04 | "And I'm the only candidate capable of continuing the search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq!" | (Art: Pancho)

SUFFER THE FRENCH SCHOOLCHILDREN
Hatred Bush Hath Wrought
CARQUEFOU, FRANCE--Why do they hate us? And where do they get their hatred from?
by , 1/20/04

My city is redeemed!

City of Los Angeles Defies Bush Over Extending Patriot Act
By Agence France-Presse via Yahoo! News via t r u t h o u t, Wednesday 21 January 2004

Political analysis from California? From Los Angeles, no less! Really!



MoveOn’s Offside Kick
Political group can’t buy Super Bowl airtime for an anti-Bush ad
by Judith Lewis

Watching the Detectives
With Big Brother getting bigger, the nerds battle back
by Steven Kotler

Resurrection of the Two Johns
And Dean’s debacle in Iowa
by Marc Cooper

Powerlines
The Revenge of the Pols
John Kerry and John Edwards are more conventional candidates than Howard Dean and Wesley Clark — and they may be stronger, too
by Harold Meyerson

Under the Iowa Radar
Hanging with the general’s supporters, and the post-caucus party scene
by Joshuah Bearman

Is That All There Is?
Bush runs out of policy and hews to a narrow political attack
by Harold Meyerson

All from the JANUARY 23 - 29, 2004 issue of the LAWeekly!

Judge for yourself:
Text of Bush's State of the Union address
By The Associated Press, January 20, 2004

The Village Voice...

Mondo New Hampshire
Bush Overshadows the Primaries
Pundits Continue Their Attack on Howard Dean
by James Ridgeway, January 20th, 2004 11:00 AM

Mondo Washington
Warnings During Wartime
With Christ's Approval, Bush Calls for Abstinence, Defends the Empire, and Rallies the Rich
by James Ridgeway, January 21st, 2004 10:00 AM

Have you seen AntiWar.com lately?

Here's a peek:

$40 Billion More for Iraq – After Election

Iraq: Whose Democracy?

US Poses Iraq Catch 22: Security Before Elections

Afghanistan, Iraq Stretching Troops to the Limit

Belligerent Bush Takes Anti-Terror Message to Heartland

Saudi Prince: Govt Drugged, Kidnapped Me to Stop Outing of Corruption

What's Bush Hiding from 9/11 Commission?

Why the US Is Running Scared of Elections in Iraq

Is War Necessary?

Bush's New Middle East

Spring in Palestine

Opposite of Pax Americana is a Good Night's Sleep

Hey, mes frères et soeurs, check out Le Monde diplomatique's January 2004 issue, immédiatement!

In These Times!

Laboring for Justice in 2004
By Dorian T. Warren | 1.19.04

Organize, Strategize, Revitalize
Unions debate best way to revive labor’s fortunes
By David Moberg | 1.16.04


Organizing: The Future of the American Labor Movement
By Gerald McEntee | 1.16.04

dubyabot!

Iraq's Ex-U.N. Envoy: U.S. Sowing Chaos
By RAWYA RAGEH, mYwAY nEWS, Jan 20, 6:08 AM (ET)

Suicide bomb at US headquarters kills 20 and injures more than 100
Rory McCarthy in Baghdad, Monday January 19, 2004, The Guardian

Check these out courtesy of t r u t h o u t:

Cheney's Grim Vision: Decades of War
By James Sterngold, The San Francisco Chronicle, Thursday 15 January 2004
Vice president says Bush policy aimed at long-term world threat

The Fortune 500
By John Cory, t r u t h o u t | Perspective, Sunday 18 January 2004
"Yeh, some folks inherit star spangled eyes, ooh, they send you down to war, Lord, And when you ask them, how much should we give, oh, they only answer, more, more, more"
- Fortunate Son by John Fogarty

A Dishonest War
By Edward M. Kennedy, The Washington Post, Sunday 18 January 2004

First Amendment Treats for the Rich
By Nat Hentoff, VillageVoice.com, Thursday 15 January 2004
The Media Blew This One Big-Time.