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What CIA story was being investigated?
The justice dept. has something to hide.
2950-10K -- Unfortunately they allowed tax exempt status to all those anti-government extremists who havetargeted the entire working class by aiding and abetting a few billionaires .
"No nation ancient or modern ever lost the liberty of freely speaking, writing, or publishing their sentiments, but forthwith lost their liberty in general and became slaves." John Peter Zenger
I'd like to thank all those IRS workers who patriotically investigated the anti-government extremists who have targeted the entire working class by aiding and abetting a few billionaires whose obsession it is to tear down our democracy and replace it with plain old fascism.
Now how about going after democracy hating extremist groups who maintain tax exempt status by defining themselves as religious organizations?
Mark Saulys -- love that last line
Much better than what I say to myself when I hear RWNJ talking about freedom -- which is I don't want any gubmint telling me how many slaves I can own.
Speaking of Constitutional protections, every newspaper that has an on line blog has a rigid censorship policy that inhibits "free speach". Now they know what it feels like.
People who live in glass houses shouldnt throw stones.
John Bonehead et al have already proven they have no desire to bargain. He got his "98%" with his austerity sequester. There is only one reason conservatives are against Obama; racism. Pure, undulterated racism as taught in lore, aka the bible. I say it's about time that white supremists were taken down a peg by having a man of color as Commander-In-Chief. It must stick in their collective craws on a daily basis. Next up, I hope, will be a woman in the Presidency with views like Ellen Ratner/Bernie Sanders.
I'm still wrestling my great-grandfather, great-grandmother, grandfather, and mother's estate from the DOJ Protection Organization of Lawyers. So this makes the 5th for me- Shall I take the fifth, they having 1-4?
What do I think? I think we have been infiltrated since 1947 and the Master Plan is near completion.
Grand bargain, my ass!!! :)
Hello, I tuned in during tail end of a reading of an excellent critique of Reagan...at the end Thom attributed it to "Robert Bernstein" .....cant find it on web. Did I get the name right? Is there a link? Or was he just reading from a letter?
TIA
If it's lack of oversight it's lack of oversight, a failure attributable to executive oversight. Other wise it's unconstitutional misuse of insider knowledge and behind the curtains power exercised on the part of the exec. Same holds true for the emerging IRS scandal. All that is required is a spark and a breeze , The wind is howling and the sparks are flying.
Do you know what Monsanto is doing? Do you know that at least 220,000 peasants have committed suicide in India because of the deceptive business practices foisted on them by huge multinational corporations like Monsanto? Do you know that in all probability Monsanto's patents are phony, that they are based on the idea of equivalence -- and if the seeds Monsanto claims are special are, in fact, "substantially equivalent" as Monsanto also argues, then Monsanto has no right to register any patents and they are simply stealing from people like Mr. Bowman. Their goal is to get his land. Do you know that the gene technology that Monsanto claims to possess doesn't exist, that what they are doing/concocting behind closed doors is not only secretive, it's deceitful and probably very dangerous. It was shown fifteen years ago by knowledgeable bioengineers in Scotland that meddling in the gene structures of seeds is a very "iffy" operation and what you get is going to be considerably other than what you are aiming for. In sum, this is a dangerous company. We need to contact our representatives and request that Congress launch an investigation and stop Monsanto's flagrant abuse of farmers and of us, as human beings who must eat. At the same time, it becomes absolutely imperative to insist upon food labels that tell us what we're buying (and what we're eating). Monsanto is crooked enough to understand very well that by the time the effects of its operations are seen in human beings, the links to them and to food will probably be hard to prove.
Sadly, this all is starting to look like the plot of the movie, "Idiocracy." According to the plot in this movie set in 2505, 500 years in the future, a dangerous trend began to emerge in our present day where only stupid people were having children. Smart people would abstain from having children. As a result over a couple of centuries the world became overpopulated with stupid people. The Corporation Gatorade (Brawndo-"the thirst mutilator") became the dominant economic entity in the world. As a result all the crops were watered with Gatorade and would not grow. No one in the world was smart enough to figure out the problem and famine threatened the lives of everyone. Great movie! Very funny and very eye opening.
If you never saw the movie you might want to check out this web sight before you do:
http://www.11points.com/Movies/11_Hidden_Secrets_in_Idiocracy
It will surely help all appreciate the nuances and creative detail put into an otherwise purely satirical farce. Highly recommended!
(Demise at the hand of an idiotic SC-R-OTU-(S)-M -or- SCOTUS and SCROTUM interchangeable.)
What hypocrisy..Obama is so full of it..in light of the fact that they have done nothing but prosecute whistle blowers and are going after Manning and Assange:
" By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. General Principles. Openness in government strengthens our democracy, promotes the delivery of efficient and effective services to the public, and contributes to economic growth. As one vital benefit of open government, making information resources easy to find, accessible, and usable can fuel entrepreneurship, innovation, and scientific discovery that improves Americans' lives and contributes significantly to job creation. "
http://cryptome.org/2013/05/eo13642.htm
Govt obtains wide AP phone records in probe
By MARK SHERMAN — May. 13 4:47 PM EDT
http://cryptome.org/2013/05/ap-13-0507.htm
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Hackers break into Israeli Nuclear web sites.....capturing many terabytes of information..also
Sounds like a nuclear threat on an airport in NewYork to me...here:
http://cryptome.org/2013/05/parastoo-13-0513.pdf
Don't you mean "Wonder IF the Tea Party Christians think?" The obvious answer to that inquiry would be that it depends upon the size of Monsanto's campaign contribution to the Tea Party base. These people don't even have a clue as to what their own faith Christianity is about. Whatever God's role in their daily life is will have to be spoon fed to them by their Evangelical Masters. They don't enjoy the freedom or cognitive ability to think for themselves on such matters.
You are right my friend. There is something unnatural and strange about commercially available produce. I don't know about Genetic Engineering per se; however, I do know that they add all types of chemical preservatives to the fruit and chemical fertilizers and pesticides to the growing plants. The chain stores in addition add a coat of 'fruit' wax to the fruit skin with artificial color and shine in order to maintain its bright skin with a fresh unblemished look. As a result of all these chemical processes you loose taste but gain shelf life and a pretty appearance. Whether or not Genetic Engineering is used on any given produce is unknown (Thanks to our nine friends behind the bench); however, given the perfect symmetry and shape of chain store produce, I wouldn't doubt for a minute that some Genetic Engineering is going on. The imperfect, irregular shape of produce in local markets and in your own home garden should tell you that perfectly identical symmetry in nature rarely happens. The full impact of all this chemical treatment on the health of human beings is still being determined. Welcome to the lab from inside the cage of the Guinea pig.
Ironically, it is you and I who pay for all this chemical/artificial treatment when we buy from these big chain grocery outlets. This is why it is so much better to take the time to patronize the small local grocery stores and farmer markets. Yes, the food is cheaper, and yes, it doesn't last as long. It is usually priced to move fast. After two or three days sitting on the shelf the price goes way down. It has to be moved in the next 36 hours or tossed. That is why when you buy overripe produce for a super discounted price at a local market you better plan on eating it immediately or canning it. Be sure to determine that it isn't beyond overripe as well.
Kend, your spelling is really improving. Now if you could just do a little more proof reading. For instance you 'hear', not 'here'. Of course you can 'hear' something over 'here'. That last sentence would have made so much more sense if you just added a 'm' to 'see'.
Yet I digress. Actually, my friend, I couldn't agree more. Trying to turn food into fuel is a ridiculous idea. However, trying to turn non edible biomass into fuel is a brilliant idea. Food, yard, and forest decaying scraps for instance; but most of all, hemp biomass. Now that's a great idea:
http://thehempsolution.blogspot.com/
Interesting observation my friend. Here in the Bay Area we have many small, local Ethnic stores run by Mexicans, Arabs, and Chinese merchants. They only purchase locally grown produce, dairy and meats. The effect is you get fresher, organic goods and much cheaper prices than any major chains. The only down side is the appearance of the produce. It looks more like it was grown in your yard than by a big chain store. It also decays faster than chain store produce due to the lack of preservatives. But since they are local stores you can get a nice walk, save money and eat healthy all at the same time. Help support your local merchants!
Your 'Great Minds' interview with Medea Benjamin yesterday reminded me of a presentation by her husband, Kevin Danaher, in which he related a story of a Central American lay pastor who was killed for growing rabbits. Kevin would be a great participant for your Great Minds series.
I am no longer surprised by anything that this body of law (?) does or says. If there is money involved you can bet they will always side with the money people. Several - most outstandingly Scalia - should recuse themselves from EVER voting on ANY decision after public statements they have made. Blind justice? I don't think so. This is the most partisian court ever and it only shows the decline that our country is in and makes firm that we no longer have a democracy at all. We live in a Corporatist country and we, the people, matter not at all.
Kend, did you say, "The fact is the people who bitch the most about corporations are the ones that buy from them."? That is an EXTREMELY illogical statement. The fact is EVERYONE buys from corporations. That's the whole problem, lack of choice. That's what makes us ALL prisoners of poverty. Southwest Florida aside, "organic" food has become a prohibitively expensive luxury only bourgie wine and cheese liberals can afford.
Of course, "the people who bitch the most about corporations are the ones that buy from them" they are those who can't afford otherwise. That's like saying, "those who complain about concentration camps the most are the inmates".
More people should be like you and stay away from those places but at the same time it is none of my business if they do. It's a free country. my point is the lowest income families are the ones that use the companies you mentioned. Wealthy people don't.
You would like this Nachos, in the province of Quebec they are trying to keep there French heritage and do exactly as you say. When Walmart came in they fought it but lost. They did try to start a union though and when the employees didn't show up for work and protested out side the store, Walmart levelled the store. The whole new Walmart Levelled to the ground, and they left. So it can be done.
For the record, no not Christain, and no never worked in a soup kitchen. I am not a photo op kind of guy.
KEND...Explain what you mean when you say; "The fact is the people who bitch the most about corporations are the ones that buy from them."
I myself will not even walk into a Wal Mart, I do not dine at McDonalds, Burger King, Taco Bell, Wendy's, KFC, Sonic. Chilis, Applebees, Out Back Steak House, Long Horn, etc, etc. I shop for locally grown 100% organic produce whenever possible; which has become more and more abundent over the last 8-10 years. I try to shop locally owned and operated whenever possable. I look for companies and brands that support Fair Trade.
The real challenge though for everyone is that it is becoming increasingly harder and harder to send a message of disapproval by boycotting, i.e. The garden company Scotts owns many brands and makes many products including ones that state they are "organic", yet when you purchase that product your dollars go towards the profit of a company that is for the most part not enviromentally & humanitarily sound.
To answer your question regarding fileing a patend to protect ones hard work...How does that make you uncaring? It doesn't necessarily make you "uncaring" Heck Al Capone gave back to his community but he still was a greedy crook...it's all about what ones true and honest motives are about...Are you doing it just to get rich and own the market, or are you doing it for the greater good of all mankind??? If it is for the later then one would want others to get involved too...Not monopolize the industry and sue the little guy!
Now go volunteer at a soup kitchen...It looks good! ;)
Nachos, Of course there is way more to life than business. I coached minor hockey for 15 years. Started a hockey school for underprivileged kids. We take our grandchildren every weekend over night at least one night. I probaly volunteered more than 95% of people do. Just because I think that filing a patent and having all your hard work and investment protected is right How does that make me un caring? The fact is the people who bitch the most about corporations are the ones who buy from them. I can only speak for Canada but I can tell you the environment is well protected here.
I here all this crap about not enough food in the world yet we are spending a fortune on turning that food into fuel. Does that only see stupid to me.