As we sit back and complain about that which is going on around us, Let it be noted, it is because of what we have done, or should I say the lack of what has been attempted by us. The government that we let build to the power that it holds, has come to be because of our apathy. Yes, many have spoken, and many more have tried to teach, only to be ridiculed by there brethren. They are slandered because they speak the truth and those who oppose have nothing but insults.
Because of the fear suggested by this administration, the people have allowed themselves to be held in check. Most have shunned the truth so not be labeled as a Conspiracy Theorist, a trader to the country, or Enemy of the State. Why is it so many are afraid to speak out of the injustices that are being brought against fellow citizenry? Is it fear, or the disbelief that it could happen to them? When I ponder on this question, I think of something I heard many times through the years. Its sentiment captures what is beginning to take place today.
‘WHEN THEY CAME FOR ME THERE WAS NO ONE LEFT TO SPEAK OUT’
When the Nazis came for the communists,
I remained silent;
I was not a communist.
When they locked up the social democrats,
I remained silent;
I was not a social democrat.
When they came for the trade unionists,
I did not speak out;
I was not a trade unionist.
When they came for the Jews,
I did not speak out;
I was not a Jew.
When they came for me, there was no one left to speak out.
Attributed to Pastor Martin Niemöller (1892–1984)
Since we were children we have been trained to follow the masses, and to scorn those who go against the thoughts of the masses. As long as they conform to the will of authority, (The Government) they are taught that all will be well. The truth of the matter is, the government should be a reflection of its citizenry, instead we find that corporations and the elitist form the government and it laws to fit their wants and needs. Still the people raise no questions, or bring constructive criticism against that which is so blatant. Turning a blind eye to the criminal acts that have happened and still are happening. Most are fooled into believing that the same system that they criticized will bring the change that is desperately needed. Instead of taking action, they lay their lives in the hands of the very thing that brought us to this place in time.
Look, this will be relatively short. Barrack Obama sold you, and your right to privacy down the road. Even George W. Bush took time out of his day to thank those who gave him everything he wanted in the FISA bill. Thirty Three democrats voted for the bill, Barrack Obama was one of them, but closer to home was Bob Casey Dem. from my area in Pennsylvania.
This is a short summery on how it went, as the Democrats show that 2006 was not a fluke, and they will turn their backs on the peoples rights and the Constitution, the same as the Republicans and this administration.
Update, 2:29 pm ET: Obama just voted to approve a procedural motion that will bring HR 6304 up for a vote. Boxer and Durbin voted no on the motion; Obama appears ready to break hearts across the Left. Update, 2:36: Kristen Breitweiser at HuffPo is keeping a candle burning for Hillary over this. Unfortunately, Hillary voted for the procedural motion as well. Looks like she plans to support the FISA compromise, although like Obama she voted for both failed amendments.
Update, 2:39:Clinton changed her vote to No. Profiles in Courage, or did she read the HuffPo article?
Update, 2:45:That was a cloture motion that Obama supported. No filibuster for the netroots! Cloture passed 72-26; the actual vote comes next. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) opened up final debate with a speech in support of the FISA reform.
2:56:Obama votes yes; Clinton votes no. However, voting is still open
3:04- Feinsteins support for the FISA reform shouldn’t surprise too many people. She’s a moderate on natl-security matters. Kerry and Boxer, unfortunately, didn’t surprise anyone with their no votes.
3:06- Bill passes with a 69-28 vote. Did Hillary set herself up for a netroots push at the convention?
No matter what party you back, the passage of this bill was a blow to the Fourth Amendment. As I stated before, shortly after the bill was passed George W. Bush held a press conference to basically thank congress for giving him everything he wanted.
This bill will help our intelligence professionals learn who the terrorists are talking to, what they’re saying, and what they’re planning. It will ensure that those companies whose assistance is necessary to protect the country will, themselves, be protected from lawsuits for past or future cooperation with the government. It will uphold our most solemn obligation as officials of the federal government to protect the American people.
I want to thank the members of my administration who worked hard to get this legislation passed. I thank the Democratic and Republican leadership in the Congress for their efforts, particularly House Majority Leader Hoyer, House Republican Whip Blunt, Senators Bond and Rockefeller, Congressmen Hoekstra, Reyes and Smith.
At moments like these, you can understand why more and more of the citizenry are losing faith in the Legislative Branch of government.
ABA
ps. I can’t wait to see how the Obama faithful try to explain this.
A couple of months ago, I wrote on the movement that the democrats had taken. Article It was the start of an, “ObamaNation”. However, it is getting worse, the democrats have taken a page out of the Neo-Con play-book, and are using better than the Neo-Con ever have. It seems that the Followers of Barack Obama follow with out Question, just as the followers of George W. Bush did in 2004..
They are not all that way, there are a few that are backing Obama because they will not vote for John McCain, or what they are calling (the third term of George W. Bush). Those who do follow Obama like this is the second coming of Jesus Christ, are the ones who frighten me. They will believe all that Obama tells them, even that which has been proven to be not true or just flat-out wrong. It is as if they believe he will, walk on water, part it, and then turn it in to wine. They fill that as soon as he enters the office (if indeed he does) that we will enter Nirvana .
One of the things that Obama did, and it shows how close his stance is to McCain, is the vote on the FISA bill. It has been said by his camp, that the bill will allow the telecom companies to be tried on the criminal side, but will not allow civil action to be taken. The entity that allowed it to happen, and, or, told them to do it can if they so wish, benefit from the bill. However the very people that were violated by their actions cannot seek justice.
Will the recipient of the office follow the distrustful plan that has been laid out by the administrations before them? Only time will tell. However, after the first 100 days in office we will get a decent perspective of who and what either Obama or McCain are really about. So do yourself and the country a favor, study up on these two and make an informed shot at voting, or stay at home, and watch the country go down for the third time, while you wave that flag.
AbA 607
Ps. Those who know me, know that I cannot with good conscious vote for either candidate. Especially on the Diebold machines in my precinct. however I will be protest-voting, by showing-up and signing the registry and then leaving.
Last week it was predicted by the so-called experts who have their finger on the pulse of the oil industry, that we could see seven dollar a gallon gas in two years, but this is all speculation of course. The same speculation that drove oil over 140.00 a barrel Friday for a record $142.00 barrel at one point. If the past surges are any indication, we will see 7.00 dollars a gallon at the pump sooner than two years.
With oil going up and the dollar headed in the exact opposite direction, it feels as if they are trying to crash the economy. The one thing that has pissed a lot of people off, this week is the fact that legislature has taken off for the Fourth of July and left a stack of bills some of which would help ease the pressure on the American citizenry. However, lets give them credit, they did manage to get the Pork through they wanted. Can’t you just see when these legislators are out stumping for re-election some of the things they can point to that they did for their constituents.
“I am proud of the hard work I did on your behalf to get this park put in place so that you will have a place to pitch your tents now that you have lost your homes. So remember to vote for Joseph R. Blow for senate.”
Or how about this one.
“I proudly supported the bill, giving Kellogg/Brown the No-Bid contract to refurbish these Interment Camps and build new ones so that the citizenry of this fine country will have a place to be held while our economy goes through this slump. Remember vote Joseph R. Blow for senate.
I am not anti-Semitic, but I am anti-Zionist and I am pissed. Not that the congress decided it was more important to increase the spending to Israel before taking care of their own, but they would do it foe any country over their own.
The US Congress has approved a 170 million dollar increase in security assistance to Israel as part of its new 10-year, 30 billion dollar defense aid commitment to the Jewish state.
The money for Israel was part of a larger supplemental spending bill that included 162 billion dollars for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The legislation gained final approval in a 92-6 Senate vote late Thursday.
America’s pro-Israel lobby, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, welcomed the congressional action, saying it would increase US aid to Israel to 2.55 billion dollars in fiscal year 2009, up from 2.38 billion dollars this year.
This is nothing new of course, but in a time that the country is head for a total melt down this should bring people to their feet in major protest. Instead, we are told how bad others have it in other countries, and the people go on with their lives.
Two weeks ago a local station did a story telling about the of gas prices in other countries, such as Britain, Japan, and the Netherlands. This would be of some validity if they would have mentioned the type of government they are.
Another reason the above-mentioned countries can hold their own is, they are small and kept up their infrastructure, and they have mass transit systems. In the United States all most anywhere you need to go is out of reach if you don’t own an automobile.
Because this country acts as a Capitalist/Fascist government, hiding as a Democratic Republic, it is hard to stay a float when on part effects all other parts. As we all know, fuel prices effect all things not just travel. Moat of the things we use are petroleum based. From the packaging of many of the things we buy, to the items themselves. From the harvest to the power to bake that cinnamon roll we have with our coffee. (Which by the way has gone up.
So keeping all that in mind, you can see why it seems that they are trying to crash the country. As I write this, we have found that the administration is running black-op in Iran. You may ask, what does that have to do with crashing the USA? An attack on Iran would hurt the world economy. However, it is speculations of this sort that keep the oil prices going up, and the dollar plummeting.
A week or two has gone bye since I saw Keith Olbermann call the NAFTA Super Highway a Conspiracy Theory, thus basically calling all that know this to be happening Conspiracy Nuts. The thing is when you get a celebrity to label a group of people that have gotten to close to exposing your plans, a large demographic will discredit those who are questioning the plan, and its intentions.
This has been done by Bill Maher to the people that don’t believe the governments official story about 9-11-2001. Bill was dumb founded when Esai Morales Let Bill Maher know that he was a person that does not believe the government when it comes to what they said went down on 9-11-2001. On the same show Esai Morales brought up a known fact, during a discussion on the CIA and drugs in the intercity. You can find these videos on Youtube or on my blog entry here. Bill Maher Shows His Real Colors
The meaning of a Conspiracy, is when two or people get together and plan something. Like when your friends get together and plan your surprise birthday party. So it is easy for someone to call another person, or group conspiracy theorist. However since 9-11 it has been used more than anytime before, with a sinister meaning. What has happen is that the master minds have seen how fast the public is to bite on there bait. Most people don’t want to know or believe that their government, (the very people who were sent there for their safety,) would do something to harm the public to extend their agenda.
Most of the country does not know of the Government plan called, Operation North Woods. Operation North Woods was to be an attack on the USA by Cuba to start a war that was wanted with that government. It was a False Flag operation, were the U.S.A. was to attack the U.S.A. Below is a video that explain the plan behind Operation North Woods. (More below.)
As I pointed out above it is easier to discredit a group that gets to close to you, than it is for that group to get the truth out and stop the Government’s plans. The one thing that we must remember, Adolf Hitler was able to do the same thing, and we know what happen there. This is a paraphrase of course, but it is said, That if you want to dupe the people, you must make it so unbelievable that the masses will be on your side when you are accused.
Well it is finally over, or is it? The MSM is telling us, on Saturday Hillary Clinton will make it official. She will announce that she is conceding the Democratic Primary to Barrack Obama. However will she be asked to be Barrack’s running mate? I personally don’t think so. There are a couple of reasons for this conclusion on my part:
1. This is Barrack’s moment to shine. He is not going to want to share It, (History) with Bill and Hillary.
2. There was to much negativity for him to just suck it up and say that is politics. You know, like McCain did in 2000 against George W. Bush.
3. As it stands now there is more power attached to the Vice Presidents position than ever before in the history of the country. (Thanks to Dick Cheney.) The country does not want the type of President/Vice President team, we have had for the last eight years. A situation where the Vice President has as much say, if not more than the President.
4. Scandals, Scandals, Scandals. Barrack will have enough of a hard time fighting off the attacks that will be levied against him, and Michelle. He will not have time to worry about the luggage that Bill and Hillary will bring with them.
5. I feel this is important. There are much better choices out there that will be a better match for what he claims he will do.
A. Senator Joseph Biden: Biden’s experience as Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee would serve Obama. Though it might be considered a fault, Biden can be hard to control and prone to not always filtering his words before speaking. However it is something the Democrats need to regain any chance of showing they have a backbone.
B. Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner, though almost certain to be the next U.S. Senator from Virginia, he was a popular former governor from a critical swing state.
C. However, the person I think is the most likely to be at the top of Obama’s short list, is former Senator from South Dakota, and former Democratic Senate leader, Tom Daschle.
Daschle and Obama have become good friends over the last four years, especially after Daschle became a victim of the Rove smear machine.
Now Daschle and Obama talk regularly – the two have had a number of quiet dinners – and Daschle will soon be playing a major role on the campaign trail, serving as a mild-mannered but well-liked surrogate among party faithful.
If you look at the rhetoric that Hillary put out there, repeating over and over that she has more experience than Obama. Also, McCain has more experience than Obama, then by her own words Daschle is the best choice for Vice President.
Daschle spent 30 years on Capitol Hill as a legislative aide, House member, senator and ultimately Democratic Senate leader. Now he is providing newcomer Obama with valuable endorsements, staff, fundraising lists and brotherly advice.
“He brings an unrivaled mix of policy knowledge and political expertise,” said Steven Hildebrand, an Obama senior campaign advisor. He ought to know: a fellow South Dakotan, he ran Daschle’s last Senate campaign.
However, as I said in the beginning. It all depends on what Hillary does this weekend. But no matter what she does, I think it would be a big mistake for the Democrats chances to regain the White House, for Obama to pick Hillary as his “Number Two.”
ABA
I was just catching up on some of the reading I have been putting off when I ran across an article that was given to me by a friend entitled: “Review on the Coming Military Draft”. Authored by, Ken Adachi Editor of EducateYourself.org. It seems that I am not the only person that gets those questions like; “I thought you said this is going to happen, or that.” Also the, “You were wrong”.
In the article Mr. Adachi points out that he has gotten the same responses about things that he said back in 2004 about a draft. However, the reasoning he uses is dead on. I too believe that it is only a matter of time until they will call for a straight out draft and not the “Back Door”/ “Stop loss” one they are using now.
The military has had bad times when it comes to recruiting. They have had to lower their expectations on the number of recruits they can snag. As Mr. Adachi points out it is known that they have been complaining since shortly after the startup of the Iraq conflict, that we don’t have enough troops. Donald Rumsfeld said it himself when ask about why the army was digging in the scrap yard for armor for the Humm-Vees. Rumsfeld replied to the soldier,“As you know, you have to go to war with the Army you have, not the Army you want.” This administration wanted to go to war with Iraq so bad that they did not care that they were not equipped for this type of battle, or the lives that would be lost.
As Mr. Adachi also points out, the only thing that has kept and is still barely keeping them from attacking Iran is the quagmire called Iraq. The reason I say barely keeping them from, is after watching Barrack Obama address AIPK today, I saw, he too will do what it takes to please Israel. However Hillary Clinton also echoed his exact sentiments at that same meeting. Though he did not speak there today, John McCain in a Town Hall Meeting today sang Israel’s praises, as he has done in the past.
It is pretty obvious that we will see the Middle East in turmoil no matter who is placed in office, and that a Draft will be needed. The question is really, How long can the government carry out this charade, that the military is strong enough to continue in the Middle East, and protect the homeland without a Draft.
ABA
Today there was an interesting question ask about the latest treaty signed on Wednesday by a coalition of countries that would call for the destruction of the current batch of Cluster Bombs being used. Although I bet you can figure out who one of the countries that didn’t sign was. The question was, “Why isn‘t anyone, including the MSM talking about the USA not signing the treaty to stop production, and destroy the stock piles of Cluster Bombs?” So I became curious about why I haven’t heard about it.
So first I looked up exactly what a “Cluster Bomb is and Does. The Definition is:
Cluster munitions are air-dropped (Cluster bomb) or ground-launched shells that eject multiple smaller submunitions (”bomblets”). Their primary purpose is to kill enemy infantry, although specialized weapons designed for anti-runway, anti-armor and mine-scattering purposes have also been developed.
For some reason the United States was one of six nations that did not participate in the talks. It wouldn’t be because these countries are the biggest makers and users of these munitions, would it? I think that is the reason above all else.
If the United States is the so-called caring nation that it claims to be, and everything is for the children they would stop the use and manufacturing of these bombs. Because with a cluster bomb once dropped it spreads hundreds of “Bomblets” over a two hundred yard area. The biggest problem with this bomb other than it kills, is that a lot of these bomblets don’t explode and are mistaken for toys by children.
Acording to an article on the MSNBC website, the other five countries that did not take part in the meeting were, Russia, China, Israel, India, and Pakistan.
A draft — obtained by The Associated Press as talks wound down with no major issues outstanding — declares that a signatory nation “undertakes never under any circumstances to use cluster munitions” nor “develop, produce, otherwise acquire, stockpile, retain or transfer to anyone, directly or indirectly, cluster munitions.”
Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin said all 111 participating nations backed a draft treaty he called “a real contribution to international humanitarian law.” He said it “is a very strong and ambitious text which nevertheless was able to win consensus among all delegations.”
Martin predicted that the widespread support within the world community would put pressure on the U.S. and the other leading cluster-bomb makers to give them up, too.
The response from Washington was from State Department spokesman Tom Casey who said, “Such weapons are an important part of the American arsenal.” With that as an answer, is it any wonder that the US is losing respect around the globe?
In a survey take of one million Americans, a large percentage did not know of the N.A.U./SPP. However when specific sections were explained and the a question ask the majority were against it.
The survey which was done by American Policy Center a right-wing grass roots organization, is based on ten questions that will or could happen under the NAU. The question below is a example of the questions that were asked.
3. Chapter 11 of the NAFTA agreement states that disputes over NAFTA-related issues will be heard in NAFTA courts superseding U.S. local, state and federal courts, including the Supreme Court.
Question three asked, Do you think this would be a threat to U.S. sovereignty? 91% of respondents said Yes.
According to The Council of Foreign Relation’s blueprint, “Building a North American Community”, all differences will be brought before the North American Court. Wow, looks like that is already in place.
Is This a Tinfoil Hat Moment?
I have been talking about the N.W.O. and the N.A.U./SPP, for about six years now. I have been called a wide variety of names, and told that the populous of the U.S.A., Canada, and to some extent Mexico would not stand for such a venture. Yet, here we are 2008 and the governments of these countries have done just that, while keeping it pretty much hidden from the general public.
When ask about the meeting in Montebello Canada George W. Bush said that he was amused and that it was comical that people on TV are talking about a North American Union, (He is referring to Lou Dobbs.) Bush also poked fun at the idea of a Super Highway going from Mexico to Canada, yet we have learned that the NAFTA Super Highway has restarted after a brief stoppage. Also the Terminal that is under construction in Kansas City, is nearing completion. Yesterday it was announced that the same Spanish company that is in charge of the NAFTA Super Highway, (Abertis Infraestructuras SA) won the bid to lease and maintain the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Another proposal being looked into is, for the same company to turn I-80 in to a toll road and lease it from Pa.
I have been told that because I am worried about the NAU/SPP, NAFTA Super Highway, and other N.W.O. projects, that I fear the future. However it is not that I fear it, I hope to be prepared for it, and want those I know and like to be ready also. I also feel that a lot of the things that bloggers have put out there have at least made the ones with the power rethink their actions. If not stopping them, at least making them take another look at the way they are going about it. More over slowing them down, and giving us more time to counter act their moves.
So the next time someone tells you to put on your “Tinfoil Hat”, reach down and put it on with pride. Pointing out that while this administration has been in power we have been right at least 95% of the time.
I have been keeping away from the blog for the last couple of weeks on purpose, frankly because of the Democratic Primaries. That is about all the MSM has covered allowing other things in the World and the U.S. to go untouched. I guess that most local news stations have been telling you ways to save gas, with commonsense tips that, well are “Commonsense”. That is until the earthquake in China and the Cyclone that hit Myanmar, also known as Burma. Also the fact that their government would not let U.S. relief aid just come right in, and that it was pointed out to the MSM viewers, Myanmar is a Military run government, in almost every sentence.
In the last couple of days, a few very interesting stories have been brought to my attention.
It seems that a gentleman was going to purchase an iPhone at the Apple Store in the Walden Galleria. When his day was about to change
But when he took the cash from his wallet to pay for the latest must-have gadget, things took a turn for the worse.
“She looked at my money and said, ‘We don’t accept cash as a form of payment for the iPhone.’ When I asked why, she would only say it was the store’s policy that I use a credit card,” Palen said.
Acording to the article, Mr. Alex Palen does not have a credit card. So he ask another person in the store if he could give him the money for the iPhone, plus the tax and all.
Store staffers said that was against the rules, and then escorted him — and his pocket full of bills — from the store.
“I was so outraged. I was so humiliated. I just sat in the mall and couldn’t even talk for half an hour. I was so surprised this could happen in America,” Palen said. “I’ve never been told that U. S. currency isn’t enough to buy a product.”
It turns out that what I was taught in high school is not true anymore. Businesses don’t have to except cash for services, and product rendered.
Legally, neither Apple nor any other private company in New York State is required to accept cash.
According to the Coinage Act of 1965, creditors must accept U. S. currency as legal tender for debts, dues and taxes.
However, according to the U. S. Department of the Treasury’s Web site, “Private businesses are free to develop their own policies on whether or not to accept cash unless there is a state law which says otherwise.”
At first I thought it was because they wanted to make sure you could pay the bill. However that is not the reason.
“We require a credit, debit or gift card as payment to discourage unauthorized resellers,” said Teresa Brewer, Apple spokeswoman.”
Under the current system Apple has allowed some to make a business out of beating their system.
Some customers have made a quick buck buying and reselling the iPhone at a higher price, especially during the holidays when supply is down and demand is up. In addition, Apple has said that about 250,000 of the 1.4 million iPhones the company has sold so far went to “unlockers.”
The reason given for the policy is that since the iPhone came out hackers began unlocking them so that they could be used on networks other than AT&T, who has a five-year exclusive contract with the Apple iPhone.
Though I kind-of understand how they think this would stop the resell of the iPhones, it brings up the thought of Stores that use In-Store-Cards, like; Kroger, Sam’s Club, and Costco. The claim is, they are saving you money, while all the time they are watching and recording what you buy. What Apple is doing is the same thing, only using your credit card to track you purchases. Then again, this will all be a moot point when the National ID is fully implemented. The National Database that will be held by Homeland Security will handle that.
