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I'd like to see a list of names and addresses of these 400 Americans... Perhaps some of the rest of us could gather at their front doors to ask them why they need so much when so many don't have enough...
President Obama has shown an uncanny ability to avoid acting like a Democrat on every economic issue that he has faced, why would he change now?
EVERYONE needs to have a legal ID. It does NOT require Aunt Martha to go to get a Drivers License. It is used by most people on a regular basis. Driving, check cashing, purchasing anything with a credit card. Other purchases with cash, like cigarettes, prescriptions, liquor, sudafed, spray paint, guns, welfare assistance, nursing homes, schools, etc. GET YOURS NOW AND HELP MAKE THE ELECTION JUDGES JOBS EASIER. One validated voter = one vote. Easy to total up don't you think? Except in Chicago or Minnesota where, in some precincts, more votes were cast for franken that there were REGISTERED VOTERS.
Hmmmmm. Did ACORN steal the election for Al Franken?
by editor on September 29, 2009
Senator Al Franken (D-ACORN)
Shame on us. We’ve been thinking that the election of Al Franken proved that the people of Minnesota need massive psychiatric intervention. But maybe not if the Minneapolis Star-Tribune is to be believed:
…ACORN does have a special place in its heart for at least one prominent Minnesota politician. Last year, it showered praise on Al Franken, endorsing his run for the U.S. Senate. Franken returned the esteem: “I’m thrilled and honored to receive this endorsement,” he gushed in a press release. He added that he was “more motivated than ever to work with ACORN.”
Fact is, ACORN may deserve the credit and the blame for Franken’s election. The scandal-plagued group claims it registered 75% of Minnesota’s 43,000 new voters. Since Franken’s margin of victory was a mere 312 votes, it seems reasonable to assume that ACORN’s dubious new voters were enough to swing the election in the Democrat’s direction.
Of course, Minnesota’s Democrat Secretary of State Mark Ritchie scoffs at that assertion and says there’s nothing to worry about because Minnesota’s voter verification system guarantees the integrity of the election. But you have to take that with a grain of salt because ACORN also endorsed Ritchie and helped get him elected.
Ritchie’s probably more motivated than ever to work with ACORN, too.
Source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Other countries protecting their economies using tariff taxes on United States products. I don't know where to finding that information on the internet. People who listen to the right wing propaganda don't believe this is happening because they claim if this is happening there would be trade wars.
Is there proof that other countries are charging tariffs is happening and a chart showing how much all other countries are charge extra tax/tariffs on US imports to keep their people buying their domestic products?
I truly think this was Harriman's Union Pacific vision for America, enabled by Congress, then and now, enacted through BBH, GHW & Co., Prescott Bush, the Pepsi National City assassination of JFK, then front men like Nixon, then Reagan. PSB was even too corrupt for Nixon, I believe.
Plus, Reagan likely had the onset of Alzheimer's during his reign and was just still good at reading scripts. He didn't have any plans for anything, much less economics.
Why Robert Kennedy ever thought William Averill Harriman was a friend is completely baffling.
Now it's Bush, Bush, Bush and always will be- why do we keep blaming an addle-brained Hollywood actor for what has happened to the world?
It's the Barretts, Bonds, and Ewings- the Balls - the Flemings and those lawyer cats what has us in their jaws.
They are all in the same Trust Company with the 700 Princes of Liechtenstein, The Windsors, and hidden Treuhands.
In my next blog post I will publish the data showing the taxpayer identification relationship of Prescott Bush d. 1972, Prescott Bush d. 2010, with Frank H. Kryder d. 1966, The Venice Bank of Nokomis, Barnett Bank of Tampa, and The St. Joe Company, slated to be renamed The Old Black St. Joe Company, when the earth has been redeemed.
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This caller Chris is confused. He thinks stuff's so screwed up because nobody pays attention, but he thinks it'll be solved by getting government out of the way so that the problems will be so bad that people will have to pay attention. But then how will people solve the problems? He wants to worsen the problems and remove the means to solve them.
Look on the bright side. Lobbiest , media driven prop pig can, duh ! and security cost big bucks.
Chicago, What? If you are talking about politically machines that is true in many states. Please provide FACTS not FOX talkng points.
I am talking about CONVICTION of voter fraud by illegal aliens or others that you are trying to disenfranchise with the Vote ID bills. This is just out right RACISM to stop minorities from voting. Next thing, you will want to go back to requiring people to own property that was the requirement when the constitution was written.
Ursel Twing, if you are salespersons with your manners and attitude, I don't know if you can blame the economy for sales drop. I have friends in the drug industry that have maintained or increased their sales but they treat their customers with respect and courtesy. One is a very strong republican but not a tea bagger who is doing well. They are very careful to stay non political during sales calls. Also the car they use for sales calls doesn’t carry any kind of politic statements. If Ursel, you are like most tea baggers, I have met you can’t help but repeat the latest from Glen Beck or Rush and have all kind of bumpers stickers.
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Quick sell all of your diamonds before their value plumets to that of dirt.
Astronomers have discovered a planet made of diamond.
Vermont town votes to arrest Bush and Cheney if they ever come into town.
You'd think that this event would make McCain go crawl back under a rock from where he came:
Very, Very Ugly:
"As Ed Schultz noted earlier this week, it looks Sen. John McCain, who's done nothing but criticize President Obama at every turn for his handling of the situation in Libya, has a little explaining to do. This Friday, Chris Hayes went after him for talking tough and playing the bully, when in reality he's just another deal making politician who will cozy up with dictators if he feels it's necessary.
A leaked U.S. diplomatic cable shows that Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain promised to help Libyan dictator Muammar Qadhafi obtain U.S. military hardware in 2009.
The cable, released by the open information group WikiLeaks, reveals the pledge came at meeting that was attended by other prominent members of Congress, including Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.).
In the meeting, Muatassim Qadhafi, the Libyan leader’s fifth son and national security adviser, requested U.S. assistance in obtaining military supplies, both lethal and non-lethal.
The cable indicates that McCain was the dominant voice among the congressional delegation in a push for military hardware for Qadhafi.
“Sen. McCain assured Muatassim that the United States wanted to provide Libya with the equipment it needs for its … security,” according to the cable.
McCain said that he understood the need for Libya to upgrade its existing ranks of C-130 Hercules aircraft. Libya had bought eight of the military cargo aircraft in the 1970s, but as bilateral relationships with the United States deteriorated, a ban of arms sales prevented the aircraft from being moved to North Africa. McCain pledged to do what he could to move the issue forward in Congress.
McCain stressed that Libya needed to fulfill its commitments of giving up its weapons of mass destruction in order for bilateral engagement to go forward."
Quote from Crooks and Liars website featuring...
The last word with Lawrence O'donnell on MSNBC and the video shows McCain shaking hands with the terrorists he had previously ranted against.
And heres the Politico article about the Wikileaks leak:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0811/62114.html
FBI organizes almost all terror plots in the US
Published: 23 August, 2011, 01:02
"The FBI has in recent years used trained informants not just to snitch on suspected terrorists, but to set them up from the get-go. A recent report put together by Mother Jones and the Investigative Reporting Program at the University of California-Berkley analyses some striking statistics about the role of FBI informants in terrorism cases that the Bureau has targeted in the decade since the September 11 attacks.
The report reveals that the FBI regularly infiltrates communities where they suspect terrorist-minded individuals to be engaging with others. Regardless of their intentions, agents are sent in to converse within the community, find suspects that could potentially carry out “lone wolf” attacks and then, more or less, encourage them to do so. By providing weaponry, funds and a plan, FBI-directed agents will encourage otherwise-unwilling participants to plot out terrorist attacks, only to bust them before any events fully materialize.
Additionally, one former high-level FBI officials speaking to Mother Jones says that, for every informant officially employed by the bureau, up to three unofficial agents are working undercover.
The FBI has used those informants to set-up and thus shut-down several of the more high profile would-be attacks in recent years. The report reveals that the Washington DC Metro bombing plot, the New York City subway plot, the attempt to blow up Chicago’s Sears Tower and dozens more were all orchestrated by FBI agents. In fact, reads the report, only three of the more well-known terror plots of the last decade weren’t orchestrated by FBI-involved agents.
The report reveals that in many of the stings, important meetings between informants and the unknowing participants are left purposely unrecorded, as to avoid any entrapment charges that could cause the case to be dismissed."
Chicago????
please provide examples as opposed to Republican county or state clerks who find thousand of votes that change elections.
Don't expect any help from Obama...he'd pardon Cheney in an instance. Although he wouldn't get pardons from many other world leaders.
Former Vice-President Hubert Humphrey once made a comment about how one can judge a Nation by looking at how a it
takes care of its young and the elderly!! People, don't be gullible to all the lies, empty promises, and false information the
Republicans keep throwing out!!! Their goal is to destroy the middle class of folks and to make life as difficult as possible for
President Obama!!! People, be true to yourselves, educate yourself, ask questions!!! Do you recall the atmosphere that surrounded
the "debt ceiling" senario? Well..........the behavior of the Republicans left a lot to be desired!!! Their behavior has been a
detriment to the financial world!!!!! Come elections for "2012", your choice should not be that difficult!!!!
Like you said every administration commits crimes against the constitution and its citizenry. That was my point, hence the term mutally assured destruction.
How is it possible to have an unauthorized autobiography?
The Dick Cheney Autobiography that I wrote is a lot more enjoyable to read: "I'm Right and You're Dumb! The Unauthorized Autobiography of Dick Cheney." On Amazon.com and DickCheneyAutobiography.com. Although a humor book, it probably has more factual content than his real autobiography.
Voter ID will solve many of your issues because it will help eliminate uninformed non resident voters from even getting the chance to cast problem ballots.
I have left my job and I will apply for SS. It will be my primary income. Added to by 45 years of savings in a diverse number of investments. All of which have far outpaced the non growth my, and my employers, contribution to SS have produced.
The Federal Reserve is suppose to be separate, in that it isn't suppose to be political, but since the President appoints all the main players, the senate confims all the main players, and congress has oversight, it is hard to think of it as being privately owned. Member banks get interest on the reserves deposited with the Fed, and then all profit is given to the US Treasury. Since the Fed determines the reserve requirement, it only seems fair.
I suppose you would prefer the democrat Andrew Jackson's approach. He deposited the funds in state banks, carefully selected for patronage, infact they were referred to as his "pet banks", and in the first recession, they didn't perform at all. Then the Pres Van Buren, democrat from NY, created the "sub treasury" system, which was a patronage run system, and was structually unable to administer monetary policy. After the recession of 1907, democratic President Wilson pushed for creation of the Federal Reserve, the central bank of the US.
The fed and the treasury are two different things. The fed is independant, privately owned, and cannot be ordered or instructed to do anything.
Rather than boycott the book, buy it and scan it to youtube or another download sharing site, so most people pay nothing. Wouldn't hurt to edit it a little, so cheney has to fund a correction team.
John Wayne Gacey, [Bachman's favourite Iowa son] did some paintings and people bought them, but he didn't profit.
FDR also convinced capitalists to invest in their government and towns with the purchase of special tax condition federal bonds. In Fort Wayne, it was private investors buying Home Owners Loan Corporation Bonds and Federal National Mortgage Securities that gave money to banks for refinancing the mortgages of the roaring twenties.
He had the choice of dealing with robber barons or a nation living in boxes.