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The Truth About the Conservative Mind

2012-01-30T22:29:00.000-08:00

Why Reactionaries from Edmund Burke to Sarah Palin Have Fought Real Liberty.
http://www.alternet.org/story/153919/the_truth_about_the_conservative_mind%3A_why_reactionaries_from_edmund_burke_to_sarah_palin_have_fought_real_liberty_?page=entire

How Swedes and Norwegians Broke the Power of the 1%

2012-01-28T20:26:00.000-08:00

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/01/26-3

David Stockman Discusses "Crony Capitalism"

2012-01-22T21:42:00.000-08:00

David Stockman, Ronald Reagan's Director of the Office of Management & Budget from 1981-1985 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Stockman) spoke on Jan. 20, 2012 with Bill Moyers. Understanding that Mr. Stockman is/was a (true!) Republican (as opposed to today's Republi-cons) it is my hope that EVERYONE watch the interview. ESPECIALLY those fiscally outside the top 1%!
Mr. Stockman woke up to the lies and deception of his party in the early 1980s. Me? It took me until the PATCO strike before I ... BEGAN ... to.

If you are outside the top 1% this is most likely the MOST IMPORTANT lesson about ECONOMICS & politics up to this point in your life:
http://billmoyers.com/episode/crony-capitalism/

Even worse than Citizens United

2012-01-21T13:56:00.000-08:00

"Last week, the Republican National Committee filed a legal brief in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals arguing that the ban on corporations giving unlimited contributions directly to candidates is unconstitutional. If the RNC succeeds, it will become legal, for example, for Citibank to give Mitt Romney's campaign a check for five billion dollars. Read about it and share it with your friends: Republican National Committee decides to finish destroying democracy." ... from the Daily KOS

Santorum Becomes Millionaire in Six Years After U.S. Senate Loss

2012-01-06T17:03:00.000-08:00

SANTORUM: BECOMES A MILLIONAIRE IN JUST 6 YEARS AFTER LEAVING U.S. SENATE! I wonder how that could be?
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-05/santorum-becomes-millionaire-in-six-years-after-losing-u-s-senate-seat.html
"Since his 2006 re-election defeat, the former Pennsylvania lawmaker has gone from being one of the poorer members of the U.S. Senate to earning $1.3 million between January 2010 and August 2011. In 2007, he spent $2 million to buy a 5,000-square foot home in Great Falls, Virginia, according to property records."

The Big Lie: Wall Street has Destroyed the Wonder That Was America

2012-01-01T21:53:00.000-08:00

"As 2011 slithers to its end, none of the major problems that led to the crisis point three years ago have really been solved. Bank balance sheets still reek. Europe day by day becomes a financial black hole, with matter from the periphery being sucked toward the center until the vortex itself collapses. The Street and its ministries of propaganda have fallen back on a Big Lie as old as capitalism itself: that all that has gone wrong has been government’s fault."

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/12/28-7

"But it won’t just end with taxes. When the great day comes, Wall Street will pray for another Pecora, because compared with the rough beast now beginning to strain at the leash, Pecora will look like Phil Gramm. Humiliation and ridicule, even financial penalties, will be the least of the Street’s tribulations. There will be prosecutions and show trials. There will be violence, mark my words. Houses burnt, property defaced. I just hope that this time the mob targets the right people in Wall Street and in Washington."

Half of America In Poverty? The Facts Say It's True

2011-12-31T17:19:00.000-08:00

"More relevant to the poverty issue is that federal income tax is only a small part of the tax expense for lower-income families."
"Total expenses for the richest family in the bottom half of America?
•24% taxes
•27% housing
•34% food, health care, child care, transportation, household needs
•12% energy"
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/12/27-0

New Study Exposes the "60% Effective" Flu Shot as 98.5% Useless

2011-12-26T15:16:00.000-08:00

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/12/26/media-deceive-facts-regarding-flu-vaccine.aspx?e_cid=20111226_DNL_art_2

"You can now see why clinical trials, especially those funded by drug companies, will cite relative risk reductions rather than absolute risk reductions, and as a patient you need to be aware that statistics can be easily manipulated."

Judge Blocks Citigroup Settlement w/SEC & Secret FED Loans Helped Banks NET $13Billion

2011-11-28T23:05:00.000-08:00

TWO Amazing Events occurred today 11/28/11:

1--Judge Blocks Citigroup Settlement With S.E.C:
We may be able to get SOME justice for the Crimes of Wall Street. From Business Day, today 11/28/11: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/29/business/judge-rejects-sec-accord-with-citi.html?_r=2&emc=na

(Judge Jed Rakoff: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jed_S._Rakoff)

Now, if you ever watch Fox “News” just wait! You will soon begin hearing slurs against Judge Rakoff as a “activist” “liberal” judge appointed by Bill Clinton. But, maybe, we will actually see a COURT TRIAL!! Stay tuned!
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2--Secret Fed Loans Helped Banks Net $13B: We’re talking about SECRET BAILOUT loans to the WORLD’S banks (due to the CRIMES of the ‘Banksters”) STARTING with BUSH Jr. that totaled some $7,770,000,000,000. ($7.77Trillion)
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-28/secret-fed-loans-undisclosed-to-congress-gave-banks-13-billion-in-income.html

Bloomberg, that bastion of “LIBERAL” “Leftist” “Socialist” political and economic thought!

“The Fed didn’t tell anyone which banks were in trouble so deep they required a combined $1.2 trillion on Dec. 5, 2008, their single neediest day. Bankers didn’t mention that they took tens of billions of dollars in emergency loans at the same time they were assuring investors their firms were healthy. And no one calculated until now that banks reaped an estimated $13 billion of income by taking advantage of the Fed’s below-market rates, Bloomberg Markets magazine reports in its January issue.”

For our Fox “News” viewers:
1--Who was the U.S. President on 12/5/08? (George W. Bush)
2—Until today, what was the admitted TOTAL debt for the U.S. government for its entire history? ($15 Trillion*)
(*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_public_debt) (The $15trillion does NOT include the $7.77!)

12/5/11 Update and view: http://www.truth-out.org/77-trillion-wall-street-anything-keep-banksters-happy/1322841741

12/7/11 Update and view a REALLY important view: http://www.alternet.org/story/153274/6_shocking_revelations_about_wall_street%27s_%22secret_government%22?akid=7963.153143.LjWRwe&rd=1&t=3

The Fascinating History of How Corporations Became "People" -- Thanks to Corrupt Courts Working for the 1%

2011-11-28T17:09:00.000-08:00

Actually the title about should be adjusted to ..."Thanks to Corrupt Courts Working for the 1/10 of the 1%".
http://www.alternet.org/story/153201/the_fascinating_history_of_how_corporations_became_%22people%22_--_thanks_to_corrupt_courts_working_for_the_1?page=entire

"Free" Markets ... AND .... ENEMIES of America

2011-11-21T12:47:00.000-08:00

Heading #1 from http://dailymull.com/2180/Seven-Ways-to-Limit-the-Misuse-of-Wealth contains 3 foundational, that is BASIC PRINCIPLES, of rational Economic thought. (The heading begins with “The Standard…)

If you disagree with those 3 points it means that you do not understand BASIC economics …. So, FOR THE SAKE AMERICA (and its SURVIVAL), please keep reading the entire article. Read it until you ABSORB it.

If you already understand those basic principles, keep reading and enjoy some rational economic (and some would say political) thought expressed well.

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After reading ALL of Mr. Watt's article I suggest that you check out: http://whoarethe1percent.com/ for a somewhat ‘comprehensive’ list of ENEMIES OF AMERICA, its Constitution and the PEOPLE of America. (Click on “View All Nominees” below the first page of photos. Click on any of the photos to see WHY that person is on the list. And vote, too, if you would like.)

THIS is What the Revolution Looks Like

2011-11-15T16:30:00.000-08:00

An amazing overview:
http://www.truth-out.org/what-revolution-looks/1321384587

A beautiful hint:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHeVlA4eeuc&feature=player_embedded#!

Greg Palast Tracks the Vultures of the 1 Percent

2011-11-09T22:42:00.000-08:00

Greg Palast's new book, "Vultures' Picnic." ..."the story of "The 1%", the vulture final, oil industry bag men, nuclear conmen ..." "Here's the no-bullshit confidential inside info on British Petroleum, on nuclear industry clowns and killers (I've got their files), on the globalization master-spiders ... the stuff you won't see on CNN about bribes, babes, beatings and a coup d'etat." .."It's always about the oil - except when it's about the uranium."

http://www.truth-out.org/interview-greg-palast-about-vultures-picnic/1320153998

$100 MILLION Payout for "Retiring" CEO

2011-10-31T17:44:00.000-07:00

http://money.cnn.com/2011/10/31/news/companies/nabors_ceo_bonus/

Must be nice to be in the Oil & Gas Industry! (At the top of it anyway.)

A Policy Coup (d'etat) in AMERICA! Did You Know That?

2011-10-27T22:59:00.000-07:00

4-star Gen. (Ret) Wesley Clark spoke at the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco in Oct. 2007 and made some pretty amazing statements:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha1rEhovONU

New Film Exposes Connection Between the Kochs and a Small Community Dying of Cancer

2011-10-11T17:54:00.000-07:00

Watch the short film contained within this message:
http://www.alternet.org/story/152682/new_film_exposes_connection_between_the_kochs_and_a_small_community_dying_of_cancer?akid=7688.153143.xA-nW2&rd=1&t=16

... and somehow get involved in solving this crime BEFORE it begins in YOUR neighborhood.

Making Us Stupid

2011-09-16T23:10:00.000-07:00

"If you want to know why we are so screwed as a nation, you can probably find a couple of dozen good reasons. But this, I say, is right at the top of the list."

http://www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/2011093715/making-us-stupid

Reflections of a GOP Operative Who Left the Cult

2011-09-03T22:59:00.001-07:00

http://www.truth-out.org/goodbye-all-reflections-gop-operative-who-left-cult/1314907779

Three Charts to Email to Your Right-Wing Brother-In-Law

2011-08-29T22:39:00.000-07:00

http://www.truth-out.org/three-charts-email-your-right-wing-brother-law/1314626142

Note: unlike Fox or any other Republi-con "source" the facts can be checked!

The SEC's Cover-Up of Wall Street's Crimes

2011-08-24T18:50:00.000-07:00

Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi is interviewed:
http://www.alternet.org/story/152144/matt_taibbi_on_the_explosive_investigation_revealing_the_sec%27s_cover-up_of_wall_street%27s_crimes?akid=7461.153143.1wP90o&rd=1&t=3

See the full report: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/is-the-sec-covering-up-wall-street-crimes-20110817

The BP Oil Spill

2011-08-23T22:09:00.000-07:00

PBS's Frontline and ProPublica investigate the troubled history of BP.

http://video.pbs.org/video/1625293496

I have an 'acquaintance' who, being an oil industry 'executive', constantly sends industry publications that ... surprise, surprise!!! ... never refer to any of the very real problems within his industry.

Proof that 'Bush' Stole the 2004 Election ....

2011-07-28T15:02:00.000-07:00

.... is finally coming to light: http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2011/4239

Isn't it "interesting" that the man at the center of the hacking was "accidentally" killed shortly after his deposition ... and before he could testify in court.
(Michael Connell: http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Mike_Connell )

Merchants of DOUBT......How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues From Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming

2011-06-16T20:55:00.000-07:00

Authors Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway, exposes how radical think tanks have created a cadre of scientists - motivated by money and ideology - to debunk established scientific facts on threats such as DDT, tobacco, nuclear weapons and global warming.
http://www.truth-out.org/merchants-doubt-how-handful-scientists-obscured-truth-issues-tobacco-smoke-global-warming/1308235932

(All the above thanks to Truthout.org)

Are Republicans Intentionally Sabotaging Economy For Political Gain?

2011-06-10T22:52:00.000-07:00

Ya Think!!?
http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/republicans-intentionally-sabotaging-economy-political-gain-164843992.html

10 Great Things About America That Drive Conservatives and the Religious Right Insane

2011-05-21T17:04:00.000-07:00

Not much I can add to this: http://www.alternet.org/story/150946/10_great_things_about_america_that_drive_conservatives_and_the_religious_right_insane?page=entire

What is the Connection Between Amway and Blackwater ....

2011-05-13T16:17:00.000-07:00

.... and what does that have to do with PUBLIC EDUCATION?
Well, plenty!
http://www.alternet.org/teaparty/150868/the_devos_family%3A_meet_the_super-wealthy_right-wingers_working_with_the_religious_right_to_kill_public_education/?page=entire

The DeVos Family: Meet the Super-Wealthy Right-Wingers Working With the Religious Right to Kill Public Education

Bin Laden is Dead

2011-05-02T21:03:00.000-07:00

In August of 2010 actionable intelligence reached President Obama regarding the possible whereabouts of Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan. After a full 8 months of investigation on Friday April 29, 2011 President Obama gave the orders to capture or KILL Bin Laden. The very next day, May 1, 2011 President Obama participated in the White House Correspondents Dinner. Note his demeanor ... all the while knowing that perhaps the most significant event of his presidency was "going down". Watch Obama's behavior yourself:
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20058754-503544.html The following day, May 2, 2011 the mission begun on 4/29 culminated in the death of Bin Laden. Yet, instead of giving credit where credit is due most of the "leaders" of the Republi-con party responded in similar fashion as
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) who said Obama had “followed the vigilance of President Bush in bringing Bin Laden to justice." ......repeating....."followed the vigilance of President Bush in bringing Bin Laden to justice". Well here, in his own words, fully 8 (eight!) years ago is Bush demonstrating his vigilence:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PGmnz5Ow-o
...........Bush said, "I don't spend that much time on him (Bin Laden)". Further, in 2006, the CIA task force in charge of finding Bin Laden was DISBANDED: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/04/washington/04intel.html
5/3/11: Now that the Republi-cons are crowing and strutting around insisting that Bin Laden's killing was Bush's success and also the success of the "Harsh" Interrogation Techniques were responsible for turning up the lead to Bin Laden's courier, Donald Rumsfeld speaks the truth:

http://www.newsmax.com/headline/donaldrumsfeld-gitmo-waterboarding-osamabinladen/2011/05/02/id/394820 (Please note the source......newsmax.....a right wing outlet.)
5/5/11: Senior Al Qaeda member surrenders:http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_theenvoy/20110504/ts_yblog_theenvoy/al-qaeda-member-surrenders-saudi-arabia-says

The Most Socialist States in America

2011-04-25T14:53:00.000-07:00

This slideshow is quite illuminating... likely that you will find some surprises in the Top 10. As far as I am concerned let's do whatever we can to RECTIFY this Socialist mess in the surprises!
http://www.mainstreet.com/slideshow/moneyinvesting/news/most-socialist-states-america

This is How D.C. Works

2011-04-15T14:56:00.000-07:00

An Obama 'open-mic' recording on how things work: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/15/obama-open-mic-slip-audio_n_849682.html

Prosecutor Told Scott Walker to Stage Fake Attack on Himself

2011-03-28T21:30:00.000-07:00

An Indiana SWORN OFFICER OF THE COURT suggests that Republi-con Scott Walker stage a fake attack on himself (with a gun!) in order to discredit protesters:
http://www.alternet.org/story/150383/prosecutor_told_scott_walker_to_stage_fake_attack_on_himself%2C_including_using_a_firearm_to_discredit_unions?akid=6745.153143.W46lMS&rd=1&t=15

CIA Psychologist's Notes Reveal True Purpose Behind Bush's Torture Program

2011-03-22T23:20:00.000-07:00

First, watch the interview with a true American HERO and then read the article:

http://www.truth-out.org/cia-psychologists-notes-reveal-bushs-torture-program68542

This interview uncovers the traitors to America that go unpunished ... at the highest levels of the Bush administration.

What Would Jesus Cut?

2011-03-03T13:30:00.001-08:00

http://blog.sojo.net/2011/02/28/sojourners-supporters-and-partners-challenge-congress-on-budget-cuts/

Billionaire Koch Brothers Next Target of "Anonymous" Hacker Group

2011-02-28T14:08:00.000-08:00

Boycott ANY Koch Brothers' GEORGIA PACIFIC paper product. Example: Vanity Fair, Quilted Northern, Angel Soft, Sparkle, Brawney, Mardi Gras and Dixie. Here's why:

http://www.alternet.org/story/150064/billionaire_koch_brothers_next_target_of_%22anonymous%22_hacker_group?akid=6580.153143.kFZ6MN&rd=1&t=8

Who Gave Us Unemployment Insurance, The 8 Hour Workday, "Weekends"....

2011-02-23T21:30:00.000-08:00

....Workman's Comp, the ONLY Socialist NFL professional football team? Right! Wisconsin!
Now, this BEGINS to put into perspective why the attack against unions is so critical for the entire U.S. because if the "Republicans" eliminate (government) unions in Wisconsin then they win TWICE. Check this out: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#41674668
(Trivia question: what is the percentage of union workers in the 'private sector' vs. the 'public sector' and why is that important?)

Wisconsin: PLUNDER on the Right

2011-02-22T14:33:00.000-08:00

(Follow the embedded links)
http://www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/2011020821/wisconsin-plunder-right

The FACTS About "Obama's Apology Tour"

2011-02-22T14:08:00.000-08:00

I can't tell you how many e-mails I've gotten these past 2 years regarding "Obama's Apology Tour". OF COURSE, the e-mails' origin and author(s) were ANONYMOUS but that didn't stop my "Republican" friends from spreading them far and wide! Well, FINALLY, someone has dug up the actual FACTS. Enjoy!
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/2011/02/obamas_apology_tour.html?wpisrc=nl_pmpolitics

Be sure to click on "About the rating scale" at the bottom!

Top 4 Victories Handed to Corporations by OUR U.S. Supreme Court

2011-02-19T15:49:00.000-08:00

You MUST read this:
http://www.alternet.org/story/149861/top_4_victories_handed_to_corporate_america_by_the_supreme_court_--_so_far?akid=6548.153143.NaV9Xp&rd=1&t=2

A simple and enjoyable description of the CITIZEN'S UNITED case:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5kHACjrdEY&feature=player_embedded

What?! Is it True? Even "Curveball" Was Lying About Iraq?

2011-02-18T18:17:00.000-08:00

Yes, I know it is a "surprise", CurveBall was lying when he said there were WMDs (Weapons of Mass Destruction) in Iraq under Saddam Hussein. That TOO was a lie! Like all the others Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld and Blair lies that led us to waste over $1,000,000,000, 10 years, over 4,000 American LIVES and who-knows-how-many Iraqi and Afghani lives. And it was ALL a lie.

I call what our 'leaders' did HIGH TREASON. Listen to the interview with 'Curveball': http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/15/curveball-iraqi-fantasist-cia-saddam?intcmp=239

Yet, none of the 'Perps' is in jail. THAT tells you everything you need to know about our government.

A Letter From a 99-er Who Gives Up Hope....

2011-02-15T14:02:00.000-08:00

I heard Thom Hartmann read the letter (2/15/11) contained within the link below and it really 'got' me.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-thornton/an-emotional-letter-from-_b_788653.html?view=print

Bill Moyers: "Facts Do Matter"

2011-02-14T16:35:00.000-08:00

http://www.truth-out.org/bill-moyers-facts-still-matter67571

Ronald Reagan at 100

2011-02-08T19:00:00.000-08:00

Watch this interview of Ron Reagan by Stephen Colbert. Especially in regard to how 'Conservatives' dealt with 'Liberals' during his dad's Presidency.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/20/ron-reagan-stephen-colbert_n_811608.html

How Small, Mostly Conservative Towns Have Found the Trick to Defeating Corporations

2011-02-08T14:04:00.000-08:00

http://www.alternet.org/story/149725/how_small%2C_mostly_conservative_towns_have_found_the_trick_to_defeating_corporations

The Politics of GM Alfalfa Explained

2011-02-05T15:43:00.000-08:00

http://www.alternet.org/story/149800/what_the_heck_happened_the_politics_of_gm_alfalfa_explained

12 Examples of STUNNING Hypocricy From Tea Party Republicans in Just ONE Short Month!

2011-02-03T17:52:00.000-08:00

http://www.alternet.org/story/149776/12_examples_of_stunning_hypocrisy_from_tea_party_republicans_in_one_short_month

No 'Leftist' Equivalent to the "Right's" Violent Rhetoric

2011-01-13T17:13:00.000-08:00

It's true: http://www.alternet.org/story/149470/let%27s_get_this_straight%3A_there_is_no_leftist_equivalent_to_the_right%27s_violent_rhetoric

2/3 of Corporations in America Didn't Pay Taxes from 1998-2005

2011-01-10T11:37:00.000-08:00

That's right two of every 3 corporations doing business in the U.S. didn't pay any taxes from 1998 to 2005. (Any guesses on the period from 2005 till now?)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/11/AR2008081102324.html

Did You Know That the Germans Think We Are Insane?

2011-01-01T14:50:00.001-08:00

It's true .... and we are, sadly enough. Check it out: http://www.alternet.org/story/149324/america_in_decline%3A_why_germans_think_we%27re_insane

In this 6 part article, Der Spiegel asks "Is the American Dream Over?" What do you think?
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,726447,00.html

The "U.S." Chamber of Commerce

2010-12-27T15:38:00.000-08:00

Do you have any idea who Lewis Powell was? Or how his writings on behalf of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and extremism have led to 'Citizens United' and the corporate control of our country and its government?

Did you know that "The Chamber" was behind efforts to delay and perhaps kill the 911 Responders Health Care Bill?

If not, watch this: http://www.youtube.com/user/thomhartmann#p/u/4/LQBWDiG9tNg

The American Empire is Collapsing .....

2010-12-15T14:05:00.000-08:00

.... and AMERICANS are the LAST to know: http://www.alternet.org/story/149173/the_american_empire_is_collapsing%2C_and_americans_will_be_the_last_to_know

Dare Call it Sabotage?

2010-11-29T17:41:00.000-08:00

(Personally, I call it TREASON.)

But, bookmark this article. When 'things' start to get real bad come back here to see the real cause:
http://www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/2010114728/dare-call-it-sabotage

Corporate "Disinformation"

2010-11-28T14:43:00.000-08:00

I have been shocked for several years now to see so many people who simply appear unable or unwilling to recognize that they are being used as unwitting 'tools' of the "Republican" party and the world's corporations. But FINALLY we now have a corporate whistle-blower, Wendell Potter, who worked at the highest levels of "Health Care" provider CIGNA (and Humana) whose job it was to help deceive Americans. Please slide the progress bar to minute 31 and listen to Mr. Potter as he describes how the tobacco, pharmaceutical and "health" care industries "Re-frame the Debate" with the intent to deceive and mislead Americans: http://www.democracynow.org/2010/11/23/the_fear_of_sicko_cigna_whistleblower

Republicans: POLITICS Above Everything

2010-11-18T22:13:00.000-08:00

Remember Reagan's "Trust But Verify" in regard to the START treaties with the Russians? Well, Sen. John Kyl exposes himself and the Republicans as the traitors that they are: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#40245119

Lesson: NO price, no risk to our country is not worth paying IF it can be used to discredit Obama.

KERRY RIPS McCONNELL ON START: "Have you no shame!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOThV9bkaUk&feature=player_embedded

Pin the Debt on the Donkey

2010-11-17T19:39:00.001-08:00

Remember these facts when the subject of "our" country's debt is discussed. Please note the source of the assertions made: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#40225485

Forgetting About the SECRET Money Spent on the Nov. Election...

2010-11-10T17:49:00.000-08:00

..... here is an INTERACTIVE (click on the purple circles) look at how much money was spent .... by whom and for whom:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/campaign/2010/spending/index.html

Note: the dollar amounts and sources are from filings made with the Federal Election Commission

HAVE YOU HEARD!

2010-11-05T22:33:00.000-07:00

............. "Home of the Whopper": http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/ns/msnbc_tv-rachel_maddow_show/#40018314

The Facts on Foreign Money in the 2010 Campaign

2010-10-28T14:07:00.000-07:00

POLITIFACT says this about FOREIGN money in the 2010 campaign: http://politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2010/oct/12/facts-chamber-foreign-money/

To which I say, do you --Politifact-- SERIOUSLY want to convey the idea that somehow Obama is misleading us in regard to foreign money? After all, you say he is only "half right" simply because we don't YET have proof of this money coming into this campaign. We're just now getting proof of 2008 & 2009 campaign donations in October of 2010!

PROOF is really hard to get because THAT IS THE POINT of SECRET donations from nameless, faceless people and corporations. NO PROOF! ("Gifted" to the U.S. via GW Bush and his Roberts' U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the "Citizens United" January 2010 case.)

Consider this: do you really think that an Indian or Chinese or Mexican company who stands to make millions or billions of dollars via the outsourcing of American jobs isn't funneling as much money into this campaign as it can in order to protect those dollars? ESPECIALLY if they could do so anonymously? Come on! Get real!

'CITIZENS UNITED' ...Corporations and Billionaires United

2010-10-05T21:27:00.000-07:00

The stampede of anonymous, corporate, 'billionaire' (and likely foreign) money flowing into our political process has begun. Have you seen TV commercials slamming politicians from unknown, faceless, front organizations like AMERICAN FUTURE FUND and AMERICAN CROSSROADS, CROSSROADS GPS ... AMONGST MANY OTHERS (see posting from 10/14/10).

Check out these postings:

10/5/10: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/ns/msnbc_tv-countdown_with_keith_olbermann/#39510761

10/14/10: Here are some of the mostly anonymous front groups ... and now ... some exposure on who is funding them. Thanks to Randi Rhodes for posting them!

Please note in the above: when you click on any of the front groups above you will be taken to an description of each group and where its ads are being shown for the 2010 election. You will also learn who its 'key players' are and where their thoughts and money interests lie.

10/22/10: "Super Pacs" http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/ns/msnbc_tv-countdown_with_keith_olbermann/#39804906

10/26/10: "Tea Party, Inc.": http://www.alternet.org/story/148598/tea_party_inc.%3A_the_big_money_and_powerful_elites_behind_the_right_wing%27s_latest_uprising

Money Laundering Plain & Simple......

2010-10-03T22:49:00.000-07:00

....masquerading as politics today, in the "Republican" party. Nameless, faceless 'fronts' organizations channeling anonymous right-wing money in the attempt to deceive Americans into voting against their own best interests: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#39449958

The "Republican's" " A Pledge to America" Should .....

2010-09-25T22:32:00.000-07:00

.... really be called their "Pledge to Finish Off America". (I credit radio host Norman Goldman http://www.normangoldman.com/blog/blog-details.asp?BID=146 for that accurate analysis.)

What is so astounding is the fact "Republicans" criticize and attack Obama and the Democrats on EVERY issue. For example, do you remember what the "Republicans" said regarding Obama's Stimulus? In case you don't check this out ... the "Republicans" actually ASKING for Stimulus dollars for their districts and states after publicly denouncing the program: ...http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#39352649 . Apparently they believe that most of us are too lazy or stupid .......

But I digress.

The 9/23/10 release of the "Republican's" "A Pledge to America" was ACTUALLY written by an "Aide" to John Boehner .... a "former" lobbyist for some of the worst companies on the planet. Check this out: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#39336480

In Our Current Political "Environment", Why Is It ....

2010-09-25T18:21:00.000-07:00

....that observably "low information", often low IQ people seem so DAMN sure of their positions?

Well, there is an answer. Two professors from Cornell University have studied the issue.

The phenomena, known as the Dunning-Krueger Effect can be summarized with the following:

The hypothesized phenomenon was tested in a series of experiments performed by Justin Kruger and David Dunning, then both of Cornell University.^[2]^[9] Kruger and Dunning noted earlier studies suggesting that ignorance of standards of performance is behind a great deal of incompetence. This pattern was seen in studies of skills as diverse as reading comprehension, operating a motor vehicle, and playing chess or tennis.

Kruger and Dunning proposed that, for a given skill, incompetent people will:

tend to overestimate their own level of skill;
fail to recognize genuine skill in others;
fail to recognize the extremity of their inadequacy;
recognize and acknowledge their own previous lack of skill, if they can be trained to substantially improve.

For more, I invite you to review: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect

They're Baaaaack!

2010-09-18T11:10:00.000-07:00

Frank Schaeffer, author of "Crazy For God" comes from the inner-m0st circles of the "Christian" movement and has exposed its true nature of simply being a FUNDRAISING machine.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#39241133

The Middle Class is Disappearing in America And Here is the Proof

2010-09-16T18:41:00.001-07:00

http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/the-u.s.-middle-class-is-being-wiped-out-here%27s-the-stats-to-prove-it-520657.html

Election 2010... 'Soft Target'... John Boehner

2010-09-10T21:55:00.000-07:00

The "Republicans" are unveiling their strategy for the Mid-Term elections in 2010 which, in part, attacks Obama and all Democrats for the "Bailout" (... a Republican policy ...)

Check this out: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#39070276

Credit Where Credit is Due

2010-09-02T23:04:00.000-07:00

Why did the U.S. invade Iraq? Maybe this refresher will bring back your memories:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#38945080

Well, Iraq is really a basket case after over 7 years, $1,000,000,000, 000 and 4200 AMERICAN lives: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#38944964

Have You Heard!?!! Mexican Gangs Have Invaded Texas .... AND ....

2010-08-04T22:42:00.000-07:00

9/1/10: Don't Get Mad, Get Even: Adding to my earlier post below:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#38965161

FOLLOW THE MONEY!!!! (Heard that anywhere before?)

Phoenix Arizona is the #2 "Kidnapping Capitol" of the United States per Arizona's U.S. Senators McCain and Kyl!

Yea, well ..... maybe not. Check this out. It's called "Scare White People for Fun and Profit" and it clearly illustrates how people like me are being "played" ... on this and so many other sensitive issues: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#38530884

ACORN Update: Sex, Lies and Videotape

2010-07-12T22:46:00.000-07:00

ACORN is now bankrupt and has disbanded, all on the "reporting" drummed 24/7 on FOX "News". Finally, some law-breaking activity is being revealed:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#38215556

Deficts, Tax Cuts, Unemployment Benefits

2010-07-12T22:38:00.000-07:00

Listen to what the "Republicans" are saying about reducing deficits, tax cuts and how to stimulate economic activity: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#38215520 . This is dramatically important to understand.

SHAMEFULL!

2010-07-01T13:53:00.000-07:00

21 U.S. Senate "DEMOCRATS" voted on June 15, 2010 to PRESERVE giving $35,000,000,000 of YOUR tax money the oil companies ( check your state's Senators here: http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=2&vote=00187 ).

Right in the midst of the exposure of the lies and crimes of those same oil companies.

Film of BP's Oil Crime That You Will Never See on FOX ...or Other Mainstream Media

2010-06-30T22:34:00.000-07:00

They ... BP ... and our government have been lying to us about the amount and scope of the crime perpetrated by BP. Check it out for yourself and draw your own conclusions: http://www.bpoilslick.blogspot.com/

Go through it a bit for yourself ...

Bobby Jindal and His Fellow Governors and the BP Spill

2010-06-25T23:19:00.000-07:00

Gotta love these guys: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#37936742

Reagan vs. Obama

2010-06-25T23:14:00.000-07:00

Please compare the 'accomplishments' of my son's namesake, Ronald Reagan, and Obama:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#37937282

(Note: Obama has actually gotten some things done despite the crimes committed by our U.S. Senate against the people of the U.S. and the world.)

Glenn Beck ... Has "Nazi Turrets"....& Goldline

2010-06-01T15:12:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxEUjLHB-ek&NR=1

Quote from Karl Rove:

2010-05-19T17:47:00.001-07:00

“As people do better, they start voting like Republicans - unless they have too much education and vote Democratic, which proves there can be too much of a good thing”

Caveat Emptor Dude!

2010-04-27T14:46:00.000-07:00

"Even if he stands to make a buck at it, even your average used-car salesman won't sell some working father a car with wobbly brakes, then buy life insurance policies on that customer and his kids. But this is done almost as a matter of routine in the financial services industry, where the attitude after the inevitable pileup would be that that family was dumb for getting into the car in the first place. Caveat emptor, dude!"

You simply MUST read the entire article from a true American Hero, Matt Taibbi:
http://www.alternet.org/story/146611/taibbi%3A_the_lunatics_who_made_a_religion_out_of_greed_and_wrecked_the_economy__?page=entire

As the Middle Class Collapses and the American Poverty Rate Soars, the Economic Elite Have Never Had It Better [Audio & Transcript]

2010-04-24T23:31:00.000-07:00

As the Middle Class Collapses and the American Poverty Rate Soars, the Economic Elite Have Never Had It Better [Audio & Transcript]

Ever Heard of the Koch Brothers? How About ....

2010-04-14T15:08:00.000-07:00

....Americans for Prosperity? ... or the Cato Institute? The Cato Institute, you know, "The institute also serves as a loyal champion of corporate “rights.” Among its pet causes are the total privatization of Social Security, elimination of tobacco regulation and taxation, and shifting control of America’s water supplies into corporate hands (thus making our water just another market commodity to be bought and sold for profit)".

Well, today, April 14, 2010 I heard a great interview (www.thomhartmann.com) of former Texas Agricultural Commissioner Jim Hightower (www.hightowerlowdown.org) that put all of the pieces I had heard about the Koch brothers, the Cato Institute, the Heritage Foundation together into one (long but) enlightening explanation into Mr. Hightower's February 'Lowdown' entitled "Two multibillionaire brothers are remaking America for their own benefit .. How corporate money took over Washington--and created the mobs who rant against reform."

I brokedown and paid $10 to subscribe (for a year) to Mr. Hightower's (tax deductible) online newsletter just to see everything put together and I recommend you do the same. The quote above in regard to the Cato Institute is from Mr. Hightower.

If you are an avid Sarah Palin lover or hater, if you are a lover or hater of "Medicare for all", if you are a lover or hater of Wall Street then I would highly recommend you consider a subscription to Mr. Hightower's editorials. You will be fascinated or (repulsed) by who the puppeteers are and what they represent behind their veil of secrecy.

What If Glenn Beck & The Tea Partiers Ruled The Country?

2010-03-29T15:43:00.000-07:00

Well, they pretty much do in UTAH ... and here is what it looks like:
http://www.alternet.org/story/146208/welcome_to_glenn_beck%27s_world%3A_what_if_the_tea_partiers_ruled_the_country?page=entire

Ever Wonder Where Karl Rove Came From?

2010-03-27T11:36:00.000-07:00

Well, his 'no lie is not worth telling' method of 'Slash and Burn' "politics" came from a man named Lee Atwater. Whether you know that name or not we "owe" our current state of hate and lie filled, divisive, "politics" to "Mr." Atwater. Check him out here: http://www.boogiemanfilm.com/.
And here: http://www.boogiemanfilm.com/educational/comment-page-1/#comment-181

Unfair Trade With China Cost 2,400,000 U.S. Jobs

2010-03-23T14:17:00.000-07:00

According to the Economic Policy Institute ( http://www.epi.org/pages/about_the_economic_policy_institute/ ) trade with China alone cost U.S. workers 2,400,000 jobs from 2001 to 2008: http://www.goiam.org/publications/pdfs/3_23_2010_epichina32310.pdf

(Yes, 29% of EPI's funding comes from Unions ... this is disclosed up-front. There are no secrets. 53% of their funding comes from, presumably, unbiased government grants. The rest comes from corporations and individuals.)

This is "IT" Folks .... If You AREN'T Stupid or Pridefully Ignorant ....

2010-03-13T14:19:00.000-08:00

.... all the evidence (FACTS!), TOGETHER WITH supporting documentation for this incredible statement: "It has now become evident to a critical mass that the Republican and Democratic parties, along with all three branches of our government, have been bought off by a well-organized Economic Elite who are tactically destroying our way of life. The harsh truth is that 99 percent of the U.S. population no longer has political representation. The U.S. economy, government and tax system is now blatantly rigged against us."

While "Rush" is getting paid his $400,000,000 and "Hannity" is getting paid his $200,000,000 and "Beck" his $2,000,000 (what a bargain!)(to name just 3 of the HUNDREDS of bought-off shills) to LIE and DECEIVE you, this country is disintegrating.

By purposeful intent.

Here are the facts:
Part 1: http://www.alternet.org/economy/145667/
Part 2: http://www.alternet.org/story/145705
Part 3: http://www.alternet.org/module/printversion/145996

Any of the underlined words or phrases are click-able links that will give evidence for that link.

Further evidence and perspectives can be found in the postings below.

Obama's Economy..Obama's Big Sellout ... (to Goldman Sachs)

2010-03-09T15:45:00.000-08:00

http://taibbi.rssoundingboard.com/matt-taibbi-on-obamas-economy

In “Obama’s Big Sellout”, Matt Taibbi argues that President Obama has packed his economic team with Wall Street insiders intent on turning the bailout into an all-out giveaway. Rather than keeping his progressive campaign advisers on board, Taibbi says Obama gave key economic positions in the White House to the very people who caused the economic crisis in the first place. Taibbi also points to the ties Obama’s appointees have to one main in particular: Bob Rubin, the former Goldman Sachs co-chairman who served as Treasury secretary under Bill Clinton.

Click above for Taibbi’s video breakdown of his argument in which he identifies the major players on Obama’s economic team, untangles the web that ties them to Rubin and points to how these relationships play into the financial “reforms” the Democrats are currently pushing through Congress.

Here is an "enjoyable" piece called "Goldman Sucks": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SFywA_LQuU&feature=player_embedded

Obama's Stimulus Bill ... No Jobs?

2010-02-24T14:50:00.000-08:00

That's what our "Republican" "Friends" will tell you but here is what the CBO (Congressional Budget Office) says: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100223/ap_on_go_co/us_stimulus_jobs/print

For "Bob in San Diego" ....... Oh, The HYPOCRACY!

2010-02-13T17:47:00.000-08:00

On Saturday mornings I often listen to a radio program called "Crashtalk". It's a great program because its host, Mike Harber, REALLY provides LOTs of valuable CONSUMER-DRIVEN information about the inner workings of the auto-repair business and EXPOSES the dishonesty of the auto-insurance industry. In fact, I have sent him two clients because I believe he is really doing a great job of not only repairing vehicles but also in helping people NOT get "had" by their own insurance company.

Recently, however, I have begun hearing many calls from one of Mike's SUPPORTERS, "Bob in San Diego," who RAILS against President Obama; openly proud of being a "Tea Bagger". Now, get this dichotomy: Bob seems to be trying to support auto-insurance industry reforms while doing all he can to discredit Obama and promote Glenn Beck!

What Bob (and perhaps Mike) have so far been unable to recognize is the fact that the dishonest and abusive auto-insurance industry ...that they both fight against ...is just one part of the multi-fasceted, corporate-driven, destruction of the very principles of honesty and fairness that they both say they support. AND, despite the shortcomings of Obama and the "Democrats" if the "Republicans" are able to continue deceiving the "Tea Baggers" and other well-meaning people, very soon Bob AND Mike will find their work outlawed. They will be put out of business. Just as Keith Olberman describes in the posting below "THIS ... Is Our Future". Please view it in entirety.

The "Republicans" have stirred up a tremendous amount of anger (that should be directed at themselves) ... in fact creating the "Tea Bag" movement ... and have somehow been able to divert that anger into an attack on Obama and his "SPENDING" .... yet watch their hypocracy: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#35322522

Here are 111 Republicans who voted against Obama's stimulus but now take credit for it ... http://thinkprogress.org/touting-recovery-opposed/

2/22/10: This from Bloomberg: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aPeLiub0jnQE&pos=10

Crashtalk: http://www.crashtalk.com/CrashTalk/CrashTalk.html . Try it. You'll like it .... IF you don't want to get "had" the next time you have an accident.

THIS ... Is Our Future

2010-02-05T11:54:00.000-08:00

For my friends who consider themselves 'centrist' or even those who consider themselves 'conservatives' to any degree I ask you to PLEASE watch the following. I know it will be hard because you have all been propagandized into believing that Keith Olberman is some sort of "Leftist" "Radical". He isn't. Please watch and think about Keith's prophetic words. The 'Citizens United vs. FEC' decision by the Supreme Court was truly apocolyptic for our country. But, by the time it dawns on the conservatives that the 'Jig Is Up' for THEM too, it will all be too late: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/vp/34985508#34985508

One of the ways to get involved: DontGetRolled.org

And You Thought Corporate Bribery of Our Entire Government Was Bad Before!

2010-01-21T14:32:00.000-08:00

As the old saying goes, "You ain't seen nothin' yet!" Welcome to Mussolini's America.

Due of the JUDICIAL ACTIVISM of 5 right-wing, corporate, Republican-nominated, Supreme Court justices our country has officially become a FASCIST state ... as defined by the originator of that term, Benito Mussolini prior to WWII. Fascism means a condition where the interests of the goverment are defined by corporations. ((Dictionaries printed after 1987 have changed the definition of the term.)) ((This decision is so pernicious, in part, because our lives didn't change on January 21, 2010 like they did on 9/11. The sun still came up and went down. We didn't notice anything but, LIKE CANCER, the problem is growing and festering outside our daily awareness ...)) ((Our wimpy Dems are now calling it "Corpocracy"...))

Spearheaded by 'corporate-personhood' champion Chief Justice John Roberts, today's decision eliminates ALL ... ANY... governmental restrictions on corporations and their influencing (corrupting) of our politicians and government. Corporations can now pour any amount of money into our campaigns, politicians and elections under the guise of "free speech" because a corporation now has the same rights (and MORE!!!) as a "natural" person.

So, what good will your $10, $20, $50, $100, $1000 campaign donation do when your donations are drowned out by the BILLIONS of dollars from corporations? (Nothing!)

This "Citizens United vs. FEC" decision is better explained in the following: http://www.alternet.org/module/printversion/145322 Or, this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx81TeELcik&feature=player_embedded#

If people want to "be afraid, be VERY afraid!!" then this is a genuine reason to do so.

A TRULY SAD DAY FOR America ...

04Feb10: Congressman Alan Grayson needs help in curbing this Supreme Court Decision: http://motherjones.com/mojo/2010/01/grayson-courts-campaign-finance-decision-worst-dredd-scott

Is It OK With You If AMERICAN Prosecutors CREATE ....

2010-01-12T15:02:00.000-08:00

and actually USE .... FALSE evidence IN COURT in order to convict?

If the answer isn't instantly and absolutely clear to you, here is something for you to consider:

http://mim.io/dae02?fe=1&pact=539789054.

To me, this practice is absolutly UN-American and contrary to everthing our Justice System is supposed to represent .... to us and the world.

I e-mailed, called, faxed and wrote President Obama. How about you?

NW253 Terrorism Incident ... "Systemic Failure" ... Playing Politics

2009-12-30T20:25:00.000-08:00

Cong. Pete Hoekstra and Sen. Jim DeMint USE the NW253 terrorism incident to raise cash and block Obama's proposed TSA chief because, he guesses, the nominee might allow the TSA to unionize: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#34626219

"Systemic Failure": Listen to the intellectual dishonesty used in purposefully misconstruing Janet Napolitano's comments about the RESPONSE to what happened on NW253 and how the incident came about in the first place .... and listen to the hypocritical comments by Tom Ridge, John Ashcroft, Pat Buchanan about trying the NW253 perpetrator IN A FEDERAL COURT... & their torture fantasies: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#34626109

12/31/09: "Record Scratch" I call it "FACT CHECK" ----Dick Cheney speaks out in outrage against Obama in relation to the NW253 case but somehow FORGETS his and the Bush administration's OWN handling of the "Shoe Bomber" .... Cheney & Bush ignore the FACTS about Irag, Afghanistan and the 'No Fly List' ... and 9/11 ... and how we shouldn't try NW253's 'Perp' in U.S. Federal courts: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#34637162 . Or, this viewpoint: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/#34636630

1/04/10: Dick Cheney's role in Yemeni Al Qaeda resurgance: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amb-marc-ginsberg/dick-cheneys-role-in-al-q_b_410614.html?view=print

Meet the Billionaire Brothers Funding the Right Wing War on Obama

2009-12-12T17:15:00.000-08:00

The Koch Brothers: http://www.alternet.org/story/144455/meet_the_billionaire_brothers_funding_the_right-wing_war_on_obama

Yes-sireee, Bob. Fine, upstanding boys those Koch Brothers ....

Paying for Our Wars .... Bush Style

2009-12-08T14:43:00.000-08:00

Lawrence Korb writes about our "War on Terrorism" in Iraq and Afghanistan:
"The direct costs of funding these conflicts now totals about $1 trillion while the indirect costs will probably amount to $5 trillion when one adds in veterans benefits, long-term care of the physically and mentally wounded, and interest on the national debt. President Bush, who inherited a budget surplus from President Clinton, not only did not raise taxes, he cut them, and squandered the surplus while accumulating more debt that all of his 42 predecessors combined, almost all of which was borrowed from countries like China.
Not drafting people or raising taxes to pay for these conflicts is both a moral and a security failure. " Read the whole article at:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lawrence-korb/paying-for-our-wars_b_384284.html?view=print

H. Ross Perot .......... HOW INCREDIBLY CLAIRVOINT!

2009-12-08T12:11:00.000-08:00

"GIANT SUCKING SOUND" is how, in 1992, H. Ross Perot described how outsourcing of American jobs would accelerate if we didn't stop the policies of Reagan, Bush 1 (and Clinton!).
This 2.5 minute clip pretty much says it all: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=5f2_1183680135&p=1

"Just Not a Thinking American"

2009-12-03T17:33:00.000-08:00

Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton (Ret.) talks about President Obama's West Point speech, the U.S. Military and the "Republican' party, and Afghanistan/Pakistan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw_mM2XnFfM&NR=1

Rumsfeld HAD Bin Laden ... And LET HIM GO!

2009-12-01T15:22:00.000-08:00

Do you remember when Bush 2 declared in 2002 that the Taliban were "Out of Business" in Afghanistan? If not, slide the counter in the video below to 2Min45Seconds ... and watch.

Did you know that in DECEMBER of 2001 the U.S. REALLY DID have Bin Laden trapped in the mountains of Tora Bora in Afghanistan ... but that Sec. of Defense Donald Rumsfeld refused to send enough troops to get him? If not, watch the portion of the video below between 3Min40Seconds and 4Min52 Seconds.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#34214445

You might be interested, too, in what (Ret.) Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton had to say in 2006 in regard to Rumsfeld. It's only 30 seconds long:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0_SKWPJxWQ&feature=related

Or, how about this? The Generals who said 'No' to Bush and Rumsfeld, and their quick transition to civilian life:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMpA3zYWw9s&feature=related

In the above, you can click on one of the slides to see this VERY "enlightening" comparison between what Bush/Rusmfeld said they were doing to listen to their Generals ... and the truth:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_yaFyErTaM&annotation_id=annotation_604236&feature=iv

Giuliani .... Disagrees .... With....HIMSELF!

2009-11-18T14:33:00.000-08:00

Terrorist trials in New York? Giuliani disagrees with HIMSELF:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/#33978634

Abortion and Life ... What If?

2009-11-17T13:58:00.000-08:00

No videos today. No links for you to 'fact check' today. Just my own posting. My own thoughts.

We all know the 'debate' that has been going on for decades regarding ' A Woman's Right to Choose' and 'Abortion' ... with all the hate, villification and crimes against people and property that have been "justified" over this issue.

We also know that all of our established "religions" and 'Spiritual' teachings talk about an after-life of some kind where your 'You', your "identity", your "soul" if you will, live on again in some type of "Heaven" or some type of "Hell". We all understand that. We also have the 'understanding' that no matter how "Bad" we have been in this life, there are ways to "redeem" onself in the eyes of God so we can somehow "go to Heaven". (And, vice versa.) That 'Redemption' is in our PERSONAL (emphasize PERSONAL) control ... somehow.

That means is that our physical bodies are SEPARATE from our "Spiritual" bodies, our "souls".

With that being the basis of understanding, it would seem that the "Right-to-Life"-ers have the belief that the 'removal' (or any type of 'abortion') of a fetus of any size presumably does IRREPARABLE harm to the 'soul' or 'spirit' that is presumed to be contained within that fetus. Murder!!! They Shout!

That would seem to mean that a woman would have control over the ETERNAL destiny (of the assumed soul within) not only a just-fertilized egg but also any unborn fetus.

Not only that but that an 'aborted' fetus' "soul" is somehow irrereparably harmed by that abortion. Murder!! They Shout!!

Since, NONE of us REALLY know whether or not those statements of outrage are based on objective FACT, one could reasonably conclude that the best answer we can come up with would depend on how we view "God": As a 'Punisher' of our "Sins" .... or as a "Forgiver" of our "Sins". I believe that the best parent on this earth would be more like the latter. And since all of our religious writings describe us as "Children of God" I prefer to believe that "My" God is a forgiving God as well.

So, how about this possibility?

What if ... "In God's Plan" for you .... "He" had consigned zero, 1, 2, 3 or whatever number of "souls" to your care no matter how many 'conceptions' had occurred? With the mother 'losing' some ... for whatever reason ... over the years. Abortions or mis-carriages; whichever.

For example, 'You' are consigned 3 souls to bring into this existence. That means 'You' could start at age 16 .... with 'Your' first pregnancy resulting in "Soul #1" entrusted to your care being born.

Or, 'You' could 'lose' any number of "conceptions" starting at age 16 ... naturally or unnaturally ... but, at age 28 "Soul #1" is born to 'you'.

Either way, 'You' have brought "Soul #1" into this existence ... just at different times. And any number of 'failed' physical bodies in the intervening years being either "lost"; for whatever reason including war, illness ..... or, abortion.

In this 'What If' scenario, "Soul #1" is still "Your" child but 'You' don't have eternal control over its destiny or its ability to eventually "G0 to Heaven" as a result if YOUR actions.

Isn't such a scenario much more in line with the intent contained within many of our "religions" or "Spiritual" teachings?

It sure seems that way to me ... and if it were true, it would sure seem to take away most if not all of the "Rightful!" outrage, judgement and behavior. And might give us all a reason to be more forgiving of one another's choices; knowing that NONE of us is perfect OR "ALL KNOWING".

We ... CAN ... make mistakes ("Sin" is the Aramaic word for 'mistake') but can learn from them and grow. And are not 'Condemned to eternal HELL!' for them.

THAT is how I think God really works. My God anyway.

Peace!

More Troops for Afghanistan?

2009-11-11T14:36:00.001-08:00

Personally? I don't know.

But before I listened to the likes of Limbaugh, Hannity and Beck (none of whom served a day in the military) I would at least listen to our veterans.

Here are some who say 'No': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnbhMlGnB9I&feature=player_embedded

The Crusade for a "Christian" Military

2009-11-11T13:22:00.000-08:00

If the title of this posting shocks you OR energizes you ... or even if you have no current thoughts on the subject ... then please read this article:

http://www.harpers.org/archive/2009/05/0082488

The article, by Jeff Sharlet, has the full title of "Jesus Killed Mohammed, The Crusade for a Christian Military".

This article is incredibly important in knowing what is currently occuring in our military, especially in light of the killings last week at Ft. Hood

This is Why John McCain is a .....

2009-10-23T22:42:00.000-07:00

paid lackey of corporations (in this case the 'TeleCom' industry) ... and why campaign finance reform is so important ... his "Internet Freedom Act" ...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#33456265

Sen. Ensign, Sen. Coburn, "C" Street and "The Family"

2009-10-04T23:04:00.000-07:00

23Nov09: Doug Hampton, former Chief of Staff and husband to the woman who became C-Streeter, "Christian" "Family" member Sen. John Ensign's mistress, has a detailed interview with ABC's "Nightline" reporter, Cynthia McFadden about the sordid details; details that could put Hampton and Ensign in jail:
http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=9161121

Sen. Tom Coburn (R) OK--appears to be a liar, is a Deacon, and a broker for mistress payoffs .... see previous posts regarding the "C Street" house occupied by Coburn, Sen. Ensign, Steve Largent and other "christians".
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#33148369

"Bibilical Capitalism"... the wives of these people understand that they and their children come AFTER their relationships with others in "The Family"....

Michael Moore's "Capitalism A Love Story"

2009-10-02T16:12:00.000-07:00

We're going tonight...find it in your area: http://www.moveon.org/r?r=84780&location=98059&id=17422-6614184-FhvCNIx&t=3

"Blue Dog" "Democrats"

2009-09-24T23:36:00.000-07:00

Wonder why the so-called Blue Dog Democrats are acting just like the lap-dog "Republicans"?

Well, surprise, surprise! It's the SAME reason! They've been bought off. Here's another one:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#32976447