Bush's winning hand: racial tokens in the administration. (Enemies of the State).Day Job: Assistant Attorney General Enemy Agent: Viet D. Dinh Viet D. Dinh (Vietnamese: Đinh Đồng Phụng Việt; born February 22, 1968) is a lawyer who served as the Assistant Attorney General of the United States from 2001 to 2003, under the presidency of George W. Bush. Hideout: Department of Justice Resume highlights: Senate Whitewater Committee, Georgetown University Law profesor Accomplices: John Ashcroft, Pete Domenici, Bob Dornan, Sandra Day Oconnor Sworn Enemies: Communists, ACLU, Hillary Clinton Languages: Vietnamese, Legalese legalese - Dense, pedantic verbiage in a language description, product specification, or interface standard; text that seems designed to obfuscate and requires a language lawyer to parse it. , Doublespeak Missions accomplished: PATRIOT Act (Part I and The Sequel), frontlines for the domestic "War on Terror This article is about U.S. actions, and those of other states, after September 11, 2001. For other conflicts, see Terrorism. The War on Terror (also known as the War on Terrorism " Overheard saying: "The attorney general said to me, 'Viet, you need to undertake a top to bottom review of the way we do our job. When you do so, think outside the box, but never, ever outside the Constitution.'" "My history as a refugee, as an immigrant and as an American informs each and every decision I make and each and every policy I recommend. We do this in order to protect the American dream." Enemy Agent: Rosario Marin Day Job: Treasurer of the United States TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES, government. Before entering on the duties of his office, the treasurer is required to give bond with sufficient sureties, approved by the secretary of the treasury and the first comptroller, in the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, payable to . The highest-ranking Latina in the Bush Administration, and first foreign-born U.S. Treasurer Hideout: Department of the Treasury Resume highlights: City councilwoman for Huntington Park, seven years on former California Governor Pete Wilson's administration, unpaid volunteer for George W. Bush's election campaign, State Council on Disabilities, AT&T public relations, once an employee in a towel factory Accomplices: Pete Wilson, President Vicente "Cola Cola" Fox, Republican National Committee Sworn Enemies: undocumented immigrants, bilingual ed advocates, schoolchildren schoolchildren school npl → écoliers mpl; (at secondary school) → collégiens mpl; lycéens mpl schoolchildren school who still can't speak English Languages: Spanish, God-Bless-American. Missions accomplished: Her signature is on billions of U.S. dollars, Hispanic Business Magazine named her one of the 100 most influential hispanics, possible Republican candidate for U.S. senator 2004 Overheard saying: "Both God and my parents were wiser than I when they saw fit to bring me to this great country where even unimaginable dreams come true." "In 10th grade, was given an 10 test.. A score of 100 being average, mine came back with a score of 27. My friends and even my teacher laughed at me. But I knew then that the only thing that low score represented was the fact that I did not speak English. Far from making me angry or upset, it gave me resolve. I would learn English to the best of my ability ... and so I did. Three years later, I graduated from high school in the top 20 with honors." Enemy Agent: Dr. Roderick R. Paige Day Job: Secretary of Education Hideout: Department of Education Resume highlights: Superintendent, Houston Independent School District The Houston Independent School District (HISD) is the largest public school system in Texas and the seventh-largest in the United States.[1] Houston ISD serves as a community school district for most of the city of Houston and several nearby and insular municipalities. (rated among the worst in the country for protecting gay and lesbian students), Dean of College Education at Texas Southern University Accomplices: George W. Bush, McGraw Hill Publishing family, and corporations who got monopoly-contracts for schools: Aramark, Peoplesoft, Coca Cola, Channel One, Pepsico, Reebok Ree´bok` n. 1. (Zool.) The peele. , Nintendo, M&M/Mars Sworn Enemies: Teachers unions, female athletes and Title IX supporters, LGBT community Languages Spoken: Parental Choice, Corporate-speak, Cronyism Missions accomplished: "Leave no (well-connected) child (or rich parent) behind," corporatization Corporatization is a more precise term for what often is called privatization, for it almost always refers to a process by which formerly public assets or functions are sold or given to corporate entities. of schools, in-roads to school voucher programs nationwide Overheard saying: "Education is a national security issue." "I do believe in parental choice, and I think that parental choice is a necessary condition to effective public education." Enemy Agent: Colin Luther Powell Noun 1. Colin luther Powell - United States general who was the first African American to serve as chief of staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937) Colin Powell, Powell Day Job: Secretary of State Hideout: Department of State Resume highlights: Deployed U.S. troops to wipe out thousands of people of color Noun 1. people of color - a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks) people of colour, colour, color race - people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock; "some biologists doubt that there are important , beginning with leadership in My Lai, Vietnam (1968); his support of CIA CIA: see Central Intelligence Agency. (1) (Confidentiality Integrity Authentication) The three important concerns with regards to information security. Encryption is used to provide confidentiality (privacy, secrecy). military backing to the Nicaraguan Contras; intervention in El Salvador and Honduras; and invasions of Grenada (1983), Panama (1989), Iraq (1991), Somalia (1993). Powell also served on the Board of AOL. Accomplices: Caspar Weinberger, Frank Carlucci, Richard Armitage, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, and, of course, FCC Chair (and Powell's son) Michael Powell Sworn Enemies: Harry Belafonte, Saddam Hussein Languages: Yiddish (really), He Speaks So Well Missions accomplished: Helped block Kyoto Protocol, ABM treaty, World Court, and UN Security council vote on Iraq. Also pulled off quick-n-dirty war on Iraq Overheard saying: "Many interviewers when they come to talk to me, think they're being progressive by not mentioning in their stories any longer that I'm black. I tell them, 'Don't stop now. If I shot somebody you'd mention it.'" "You don't know what you can get away with until you try." Enemy Agent: Eduardo Aguirre Day Job: Acting Director Hideout: Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly INS) Resume highlights: Appointed by good friend George W. to Board of Regents An independent governing body that oversees a state's public Colleges and Universities. All 50 states have governing bodies that oversee the administration of public education. of the University of Houston; free trade pusher for Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. and IM Bank; named "one of the 100 most influential Hispanics in the nation" by Hispanic Business Magazine Accomplices: George W. Bush and family, Cheney, Domincan Big Business Sector Sworn Enemies: Fidel Castro, immigrants from 25 countries ordered to special registration Languages Spoken: Spanish, Dubya, Big-business Missions accomplished: Landing choice post in new Homeland Security Department There were gaps in the U.S. system for detecting and deterring terrorist acts in the homeland. That became clear September 11, 2001. The Department of Homeland Security is the george w. bush administration's plug for those gaps. with no experience whatsoever, swearing in soldiers posthumously Overheard saying: "We need to raise the bar in reaching our customers and serving their needs. This kind of market-driven, results-oriented program answers the challenge put forth by President Bush in his vision for management reform." |
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