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The Only Political Party in America: “The Corporate Party”
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We the People
November 6, 2009
A growing number of Americans and researchers suggest that many corporations in the U.S. contribute to both Democrats and Republicans, so that no matter who wins the election, corporations can still exert their influence in Washington. But, does this line of thought have any merit? As they say, let’s simply “follow the money”.
The following firms are ranked in order of their total contributions for 2008. But, the chart below illustrates their total contributions over the last 20 years. Every firm on this list is defined as “on the fence”, meaning they have leaned neither Republican, nor Democrat and have largely donated to both parties. This information was compiled from http://www.opensecrets.org/.
(The asterisk [*] denotes companies who have recently made equal contributions, despite their 20 year history of a party preference. Contact the Federal Election Committee or opensecret.org for more information.)
A blogger at albatross.org correctly stated in 1994, “The problem in America isn’t that the Republican party has sold its soul to corporate wealth, Christian fundamentalism and plutarchs. The problem with America is that Democrats have, too. The problem with America is that the Republicans and the Democrats are units of the same organization, an organization that has consolidated its control over the American political process to the exclusion of all others.” (http://albatross.org/journal/archives/000789.html)
Wanna start to see how? Keep reading.
In 1975, Congress created the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to administer and enforce the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) – the statute that governs the financing of federal elections. The duties of the FEC, which is an independent regulatory agency, are to disclose campaign finance information, to enforce the provisions of the law such as the limits and prohibitions on contributions, and to oversee the public funding of Presidential elections. (http://www.fec.gov/info/mssion.shtml)
Dr. Marc A Triebwasser, a Political Science Professor at Central Connecticut University tells us that “in 1971 the Federal Elections Campaign Act was passed, banning corporate campaign contributions. That was followed by the Watergate scandal. As a result of that scandal, major amendments to that act were passed in 1974.” He goes on to say, “The 1974 Amendment tried to limit campaign contributions and campaign spending.”
“However,” he states, “it is very difficult to reform campaign financing. If you try to bar corporate campaign contributions, then the members of the board will contribute personally. If members of the board are not allowed to contribute, their wives will contribute, and so on. There are always loopholes that corporations will try to find. And, since they are well connected and have a lot of high paid lawyers on their side, they will find loopholes. It’s very difficult to control this. We have been trying to control corporate contributions for the last 100 years now–without much success!” (http://www.polisci.ccsu.edu/trieb/InfluGov.html)
There are undoubtedly all kinds off issues at play here, far too numerous to list in this article. However, the purpose of this writing is to introduce this concept those to who still think that there really is a “left” and a “right”.
The real issue here runs far deeper than corporations hoping to get face time with a Representative or Senator. In reality, this distortion that “Left/Democrat vs. Right/Republican” is a REAL debate is widely used as a means of social control.
Noam Chomsky says, “The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum – even encourage the more critical and dissident views. That gives people the sense that there’s free thinking going on, while all the time the presuppositions of the system are being reinforced by the limits put on the range of the debate.” In short, we are taught to think in terms of “A and B”. Therefore, if “C” is presented, we either discount it as impossible or our peers remind us that only “A and B” are possible to keep us in line.
Here is a video clip of Congressman Ron Paul, stating about American foreign policy that which is also applicable to our whole political process:
Quite frankly, this view is accurate and sums up politics in America today.
Now, this article will not get into how and which specific individuals have exerted control over both parties. That will be saved for a future post. However, we will look (in a general sense) at how the system is structured to award corporations influence over the government without respect to (and oftentimes without control of) either party.
Dr. Triebwasser, talks about a book written by Mark V. Nadel (possibly “Corporations and Political Accountability”). One would guess, that his post cited here is for a class of his. But, being that it is available on the world wide web, it can be assumed that an additional audience is, well, us. On this site, Dr. Triebwasser lists ways that corporations influence politicians in Washington, irrespective of party affiliation. This account provides a legal foundation for what amounts to a corporate hi-jacking of our Republic. His post is as follows in red.
7 Ways Corporations Influence Washington
1. Access – Through campaign contributions and other methods, corporations are able to gain access to public officials more often than the average citizen. This means that corporations at least have a better chance of having their case heard.
2. Advisory Committees to Government Agencies – The fact is that the government does not have fact gathering apparati in a number of fields. And so, government agencies appoint committees to provide information and advice. Often, these committees contain many people from the industry involved. The information they provide are used in making public policy. Now, obviously, if the information that government agencies are getting is from the industry involved, then the perspective from which they get the information is likely to be one-sided. For example, if the government needs information on nuclear power, it most likely will call upon nuclear engineers for advice. However, these engineers come from the industry involved. The government does not usually consider the opinion of the private citizen, although the concerns that pregnant women have who live near Three Mile Island or other nuclear power facilities might well need to be taken into account. So the advice the government gets is often stacked in favor of the corporation.
3. The Revolving Door Effect – Many times individuals are employed in an industry, then get called upon to work as the head of an agency or on a regulatory commission, and then return to the industry in question. These people are going to be returning to work in the same industry they may be regulating. How independent can the thinking of these people be? Are they going to make a decision against the interest of that industry if they are eventually going to have to get another job in that industry?
4. Former House and Senate Members Serving as Lobbyists – Many times, when people retire from the House or Senate, they become lobbyists for major corporations. Now, first of all, these people know a great deal about the laws that have been passed relating to their new employer’s industry, and they know the inside dealings that went into making these laws. What’s more, former representatives and senators maintain the privilege of going on to the floor of their old chambers. That means that during a vote on a bill, they can go on the floor and lobby current senators or representatives as the case may be. No other lobbyists can do this. So these former legislators have a greater ability to influence the process than someone who doesn’t have the privilege of the floor, or the other connections they do.
5. Lobbying Itself
6. There is the symbiotic relationship between lobbyists, members of congressional committees and executive agency personnel. In other words, the Washington triangles or iron triangles.
7. Court Action – The fact is that corporations can pay a lot more for legal work than the government. Many times corporate lawyers don not aim at winning a case, but simply at delaying government action. Let’s say a corporation has an advertisement on television that the Federal Trade Commission feels is misleading to the general public. The FTC may issue a ruling for the corporation to withdraw that advertisement from the air. The corporation then gets its lawyers to seek a temporary injunction against that ruling until a hearing on the ruling can be held. In the meantime, the advertisement remains on television. Then, the corporation’s lawyers use various legal tactics to keep delaying the date of the hearing. There are lots of ways lawyers can do this. Let’s say the hearing finally comes up a year later. Before the hearing actually begins, the corporate lawyers announce that they are going to withdraw their objections and that the corporation will follow the FTC’s ruling and withdraw the ad. They know they don’t have a leg to stand on in court. Has the corporation lost? No. While all this has been going on, the advertisement has been on television for a whole extra year. So even though the corporation is eventually going to lose the case, it winds up winning by delaying things.
The idea that party affiliation has anything to do with how our government is actually run is laughable, once see (as you read above) that the system itself is set up for wealthy businesses and wealthy business owners to have a disproportionate influence over the happenings in Washington D.C. Have you ever wondered why the wealthiest 5% of our nation controls 95% of everything? Well, now you know how.
Now, if have read this far, you can probably stand to watch this video of Noam Chomsky, explaining the truth about our “Democracy”.
The chart listing corporate donations is below. Please take another look at the chart. Beneath it, you will find listed some information about each company found on opensecret.org. Please take a look again and just…think.
JP Morgan Chase [and] Co.
JP Morgan Chase [and] Co. is one of the nation’s leading financial services firms, offering commercial and consumer banking and credit services, securities brokerage and financial consulting. Like the rest of the finance sector, the company hit hard financial times in 2008 and received billions of dollars in taxpayer money to re-gain its footing. In 2002, federal investigators launched a probe into the firm’s relationship with former energy giant Enron. Prior to the energy firm’s collapse, JP Morgan Chase had been one of the company’s largest financial backers.
AT [and] T, Inc.
After being broken up in the mid-1980s in a landmark antitrust case, this telecommunications icon re-formed in 2005, and became the nation’s largest phone company when SBC Communications bought AT&T Corp. for $16 billion. As SBC, the company led the fight to allow the Baby Bells to enter the long-distance market, where they hope to offer profitable broadband Internet services. Cable and telecom companies have been fighting over the issue for several years and recent legislation in the House would allow national cable franchises to be awarded to the telecoms. The cable industry complains this would allow telecoms to unfairly cherry-pick rich suburbs.
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The National Association of Realtors represents the nation’s real estate industry. While the bulk of its issues tend to deal with property management and control, the group also lobbies members of Congress and the administration on virtually every issue facing business, including health care reform, bankruptcy legislation and tax cuts. It supports Democrats and Republicans almost equally.
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley is one of the world’s top investment banks, offering its clients everything from stock portfolio management to credit services. Like others in the securities industry, however, it lobbied for money from the federal government in 2008 and 2009 when the industry—along with the economy—was floundering. The company, which splits its contributions evenly between Democrats and Republicans, has been a major proponent of privatizing Social Security. Morgan Stanley also has lobbied in favor of proposals to deregulate the securities industry, so that investment firms can further extend their reach into financial services.
American Bankers Association
The American Bankers Association represents banks of all types and sizes, including regional banks, holding companies and savings associations. One of the most powerful lobbying groups on Capitol Hill, the association regularly presses Congress for regulatory relief and industry tax breaks.
Bank of America
Bank of America was already an enormous U.S. bank, and the company grew even more when it acquired investment giant Merrill Lynch in 2008. Together, Bank of America and Merrill Lynch received billions of taxpayer dollars from a bill passed that year to bail out struggling financial companies.
Merrill Lynch
Bank of America acquired Merrill Lynch when Merrill was on the verge of collapse in 2008. Over the years, the company had been a dominant voice in efforts to deregulate the financial services industry, which is now blamed for causing the economic meltdown.
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Shortly after accounting giant Arthur Andersen got caught up in the Enron scandal in January 2001, PricewaterhouseCoopers and the other big accounting firms swung into action to prevent additional federal regulation of the accounting industry. They were successful—until WorldCom’s accounting troubles came to light five months later.
Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin is the nation’s top defense contractor, the brains behind such high-tech military hardware as the F-16 jet fighter and a variety of land and sea missiles. Considering that access is the name of the game when securing such lucrative contracts, it’s no surprise that Lockheed splits its campaign money equally between Democrats and Republicans. All told, NASA and the Defense Department account for roughly 80 percent of the company’s annual sales.
Verizon Communications
Formed in 2000 when Bell Atlantic bought GTE, Verizon is among the nation’s top phone companies and is the No. 2 wireless provider, after Cingular. One of the “Baby Bells” that control the local phone market, Verizon has spent the last several years fighting to allow the Bells to enter the long-distance market, where it would expand its profitable broadband Internet services. Verizon has been lobbying to secure legislation that the telecommunications companies believe will drive down rates and add hundreds of channel choices by allowing states to issue all television licenses.
Credit Union National Association
The Credit Union National Association (CUNA) is a trade association representing credit unions nationwide. After years of near dormancy, CUNA quickly became one of the most powerful trade groups in Washington after the Supreme Court ruled in 1998 that corporate credit unions could not accept outside members. In response, the group mobilized its members and launched an ultimately successful campaign for legislation that essentially overturned the ruling. In the process, they more than doubled their campaign contributions to the federal parties and members of Congress and continue to be a powerful force in Washington.
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Deloitte Touche is one of the remaining Big Four accounting firms and once offered its clients one-stop shopping for accounting, consulting and other financial services. But the collapse of Enron and its resulting fallout for the accounting industry forced the firm to rethink its business strategy. Like other firms, however, the company has continued to lobby against bills that would strengthen oversight of the industry and further restrict the auditing/consulting relationship between firms and their clients. In September 2002, federal investigators began to probe Deloitte & Touche for its role in a bookkeeping scandal at Adelphia Communications, one of the firm’s biggest clients.
Ernst [and] Young
Ernst [and] Young is one of the world’s largest accounting firms, offering its clients everything from auditing services to tax advice. Over the years, the firm has successfully led efforts to block increased federal oversight of the accounting industry. Yet the collapse of Enron and the corporate scandals that followed have largely put the company on the defensive.
Boeing Co
Boeing is the world’s top manufacturer of commercial airplanes, including the 767 and the 747. The company is also a leading military supplier, making fighter bombers, transport planes and the Apache helicopter. The company regularly lobbies Congress to increase defense spending and to win military contracts, although it lost the $300 billion Joint Strike Fighter contract to rival Lockheed Martin in 2001.
Credit Suisse Group
Credit Suisse First Boston is one of the world’s largest securities firms. It advises and invests in virtually every industry affected by federal legislation, including oil and gas, telecommunications, electric utilities and media companies. Credit Suisse has been one of the leading proponents of privatizing Social Security, as well as deregulating the securities industry, a move that would allow investment firms to offer up services usually available only at banks. In August 2002, after a succession of corporate scandals rocked Wall Street and Washington, congressional investigators launched a probe into alleged conflicts of interest in the firm’s dealings with Enron and Global Crossing.
Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Through its 45 local chapters, the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association provides health care coverage to more than 80 million people. Blue Cross/Blue Shield also has a contract with the federal government to review and process Medicare claims. The association is lobbying Congress to make it harder for the government to penalize companies if their employees defraud the Medicare program and process false claims. Local Blue Cross chapters have paid about $340 million to the federal government to settle Medicare fraud charges since 1993.
American Hospital Assn
The American Hospital Association represents 37,000 individual members at more than 5,000 hospitals and health care systems. With one-third of the nation’s hospitals in the red, the association’s primary focus is lobbying against any reductions in Medicare payments. The association also supports tort reform that would limit medical malpractice lawsuits, and is pressing Congress for job programs to train nurses.
American Dental Assn
The American Dental Association has more than 140,000 members nationwide. The association lobbies Congress on expanded dental care for uninsured children and for reforms in Medicare. The association has also spent much of its time defending its profession against lawsuits that charge the mercury used in fillings causes health problems.
General Dynamics
General Dynamics is one of the nation’s top defense contractors, assembling virtually every piece of military machinery engaged in modern combat. The company builds warships, nuclear submarines, tanks and combat jets, not to mention the command and control systems that link it all together. One of the company’s biggest lobbying issues has been to encourage lawmakers to step up appropriations for the Navy, one of the company’s biggest clients. Furthermore, the company has fought legislative attempts to shrink the nation’s fleet of submarines and warships—a move that has blocked Defense Department attempts to shift that money to other facets of the nation’s land and air defenses.
American Medical Assn
The American Medical Association (AMA) represents medical doctors across the country, promotes standards in care, and publishes a number of medical journals. The association has traditionally supported Republican candidates, agreeing with the GOP on such issues as medical malpractice reform. But over the last few years, the AMA has also begun to shift support to the Democrats, favoring their attempts to pass patients’ rights legislation and expand Medicare payments.
National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) represents private, not-for-profit, consumer-owned electric utilities. In Washington, the group often goes toe to toe with large investor-owned electric utilities, especially on the issue of electricity restructuring. While investor-owned utilities push for relaxed federal regulations to promote competition, rural cooperatives emphasize the importance of consumer protection and preventing market abuses. The downfall of energy giant Enron gave this argument a significant boost.
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November 6th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
sounds about right..geez
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InvestigatEverything Reply:
November 6th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
If I wasn’t so sick and didn’t have the pounding headache that I have right now (I probably have the piggy flu) then I would read this long ass article, but since I pretty much already know what it says, I offer this…
I pledge allegiance to the flag
of the Corporate Facist State that is America
And to the Republic, which no longer stands
Longing for a Nation, Under God, Indivisible
With Liberty and Justice for alllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
Sorry about that last line… I was getting tazed as I wrote it.
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atomic811 Reply:
November 6th, 2009 at 3:36 pm
http://www.amazon.com/Benzo-Wi.....amp;sr=8-1
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groceriesforyourguns Reply:
November 6th, 2009 at 6:46 pm
fresh off ze press http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTMVWdL2R74 primer about gun control all your idiot friends and family should see
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JonVon Reply:
November 6th, 2009 at 9:22 pm
If they are that stupid maybe we don’t need em around anyhow.
JB Reply:
November 7th, 2009 at 3:52 am
Excellent…always follow the money~
Julian Reply:
November 7th, 2009 at 6:13 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQRuMIa-R7s
Justin Thought Reply:
November 7th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
Follow the money…and did anybody bother to total that up? Would somebody tell me where over three hundred million dollars WENT TO? I didn’t get any of it.
“If members of the board are not allowed to contribute, their wives will contribute, and so on. There are always loopholes…”
Of course there are always loopholes! We are asking members of congress to find ways to TAKE MONEY OUT OF THEIR POCKETS and use it for something useful. Obviously they’re going to drag their feet as long as possible (like the Audit the Fed bill, but not alike at all to the PATRIOT Act, none of whom had the opportunity to even READ the bill before they voted on it), while watering it down until it has no value at all, and maybe even has some pork attached.
It’s like telling a pack of hungry wolves, “Now, play nice, you all!”
T Reply:
November 6th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
With Tyranny and injustice for all!
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InvestigatEverything Reply:
November 6th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
OK… I have revised it… how about this…
I pledge allegiance to the Flag,
Of the Corporate Fascist State that is America.
And to the Republic, which NO longer stands.
Longing for a Nation, Under God, Indivisible,
But getting Tyranny and Injustice for All.
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...AND FOLLOW IT UP! Reply:
November 6th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
PLEDGE OF THE NEW REPUBLIC:
” I pledge NO ALLEGIANCE to ANY flag
of the Criminal Government of America.
OR to their Republic, HIJACKED by THUGS.
I DO PLEDGE my LIFE, FORTUNE & HONOR
to RESTORE the nation to TRUTH, and to
LIBERTY and JUSTICE FOR ALL,
SO HELP ME GOD!”
T Reply:
November 6th, 2009 at 3:45 pm
The rest Pretty good though
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READY TO FIGHT? Reply:
November 6th, 2009 at 11:06 pm
I WANT AMERICA BACKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK ! ABOLISH THE CRIMINALLY INSANE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT! GIVE POWER, SOVERENTY, and FREEDOM BACK TO THE STATES! RID THE WORLD OF THE CORRUPT,
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IamTheJudge Reply:
November 6th, 2009 at 11:11 pm
Ready for NO MEDIA by 2015?
listen to this:
http://www.blackopradio.com/black447a.ram
Crazy, Bizarre and totally totalitarian…planned since the 1950’s and implemented by the Kennedy assassination and during the following years, this criminal conspiracy is lead by Satanic Demons organized by the Vrill Society and Heinrich Himmler during WWII. Like Foo Fighters, the Demons are so improbable that no one believes they might exist…that’s Satanic!!
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Sulu Reply:
November 6th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
This situation does not look good. Oh my!
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WTF Reply:
November 6th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
Ya think?!?!
Where’ve you been, under a fucking rock? Gee, whiz.
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1 more match to burn Reply:
November 6th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
He is something that is © by me ! you will like! or will not,
”
The thronging of a new idol!
What have we done! Nothing, the mass media made King Obama, The people were inundated with lies by the corrupt media which are subsidiaries of the large corporations, and this is by far a wrong to Idolized a puppet. And a complete disservice you needed not!
Your mass media has made him into a pious man ©
Thanks to you.
By C.M.Dr—–
My New Holiday song.
The New King
The thronging of a new idol! What have we done! Nothing, the mass media made King Obama, The people were inundated with lies by the corrupt media which are subsidiaries of the large corporations, and this is by far a wrong to Idolized a puppet. And a complete disservice you need not.
Your mass media has made him into a pious man.2009 ©
By M. W. Deri
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CorruptionRadio Reply:
November 6th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
And with the 17th Amendment and the 2 massive “Campaign Finance Reform” movements in the last 30 years it couldn’t be easier for the banks and larger corporations to own both parties.
http://corruptionradio.com/200.....amendment/
Jordan
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eegie Reply:
November 7th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
Look, DIEBOLD a corporation has the power to steal elections at any time. Electronic voting machines should be trashed in favor of paper ballots.
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olddog Reply:
November 7th, 2009 at 2:13 am
religion controles our goverment.get rid of the religions and you will have peace in the us and the world.
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November 6th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
BTW FIRST!
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whitemale08 Reply:
November 6th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
Noam Chomsky is one of my favorite orators.
While he has a few funky ideas that he will be first to admit are extreme, he’s always been a champion for the poor ’serfs’ that the banksters on Wall Street/City of London has turned the Western people into.
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November 6th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
Noam Chomsky you are my hero…
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bitch Reply:
November 6th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
Hey man wtf?!
I want to be your hero, I deny 9/11 truth too.
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Big Bill Reply:
November 6th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
Every man has the right to his own opinion.
Noam Chomsky has fought to always remember the tragedy and struggle of the working class. Never allowing the giant upper class to brush it under the rug with all the other imperialism/ colonialism things they have done to the indigenous people of the world…..
And remember he does it for you and me…..
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November 6th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
yup thats sounds about right. sad sad shit. FOURTH
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November 6th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
and fifth
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November 6th, 2009 at 3:30 pm
4th
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November 6th, 2009 at 3:33 pm
Hey NWO! You think we are just going to lay down and let you walk on us? Think again Bitches!!
When you mess with our lives you will be confronting the most ravenous, most passionate people in the history of the world. We Fuk each other up for FUN assholes!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....re=related
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bk Reply:
November 6th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
what exactly have you done yet? They have stolen our money and given it to the top donator (jp morgan) and others, they have changed our laws right before our very eyes (hate crimes, GIVE Act), they are arming themselves with LRADS and military style police al over the country.
We can vote, but we couldn’t put doug Hoffman in ….
We need solutions, but the winds are blowign so hard we can’t seem to get ahead…
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Jakk Reply:
November 6th, 2009 at 10:49 pm
When the violence starts they will lose. The hungry and oppressed will fight much harder than the fat, lazy elitists and their slave enforcers.
The time for voting and talking is long over. They are too chicken shit to face us directly so they are trying to use biology and psychology to win. When it comes down to tooth and nail they are going to be sorry.
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NWO Reply:
November 7th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
Hey Jakk! Yes, yes we do. As a matter of fact, we have counted on you sheep sitting around and doing nothing since the 1913’s when we installed our banking system (FED RES) and our collection agency thugs (IRS) into law. This was almost one hundred years ago. Do you really believe we are worried about armed militia’s, rednecks and hillbillies foiling us? That is quite laughable. Any puny efforts on you pheasants part to stop us will be laughable at best, futile for sure and deadly no doubt. Just waiting for the uprising…”yawn” Boy do we have some new fangled weapons that will literally blow your mind away when this “yawn” uprising occurs. Now this message is over….Please go back to watching FAUX News and NASCAR.
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Justin Thought Reply:
November 7th, 2009 at 10:49 pm
Wasn’t Cheney pheasant hunting when he shot the peasant in the face?
This is obviously a post to get us arguing, but let’s use it for a thinking tool as well. I think they’re raising on a busted flush. Not worried about “worried about armed militia’s, rednecks and hillbillies…”? Whenever we see something attacking a specific fact, not using facts themselves but only scorn…it’s time to think that maybe the opposite is true.
I think it’s safe to say that they are worried about the above group, otherwise they wouldn’t be trying so DESPERATELY to disarm the very same people.
All responsible citizens must insist that the states throw off the yoke of the USA Corporation. They’re not serving us.
If anyone else has a better solution – one that doesn’t involve bullets – let’s hear it. This can be done, the laws are in place. Remember, the founding fathers didn’t tell King George, “We’re going to start shooting your people.” They said, you’re not boss around here. Shots didn’t have to be fired until Georgie decided to get nasty. Let’s hope that the current owners have learned from their mistakes, and decide to fade quietly into the sunset, to go rape and pillage another continent.
But don’t give up your guns. Just in case…
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November 6th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
Free Atty Richard Fine, who is kept in solitary confinement since March for fighting corrupt judges
orlytaitzesq.com/?p=5008
inproperinla.blogspot.com
Sign:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/free-fine
current status: 103 signatures [Petition goal: 1000 signatures]
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November 6th, 2009 at 3:46 pm
FOR A GMO FREE EUROPE
TAKE ACTION
Download one of these and print:
English language: www(dot)bioforum.be/v2/cms/documenten/gfgunterschriftenliste09-engl.pdf
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Collect signatures, send or fax to:
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Fax: +49 (0)8330 – 529 1678
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November 6th, 2009 at 3:49 pm
STOP GMO MAIZE
[For GERMANY] Unterschreiben Sie hier:
http://www.campact.de/gentec/sn6/signer
(currently 35084 signatures)
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November 6th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
Anyone notice on the top 23, list Northrop Grumman and Raytheon{both military contract/development corporations}don’t have ANY funds disclosed…funny stuff.
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November 6th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
Earth and it’s inhabitants need more, not less, CO2.
More CO2 means:
* More Plant Growth
* Plants need less water
* More food per acre
* More robust habitats and ecosystems
CO2 is Earth’s greatest airborne fertilizer. Without it – No Life On Earth!
www(dot)co2isgreen.org
www(dot)plantsneedco2.org
scienceandpublicpolicy.org
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[Al Whore the dickhead and Co] The criminal Banking cartel EXPOSED
youtube.com/watch?v=JrRusZOx3l4
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“Debunking David De Rothschild And The Global Warming Hoax”
youtube.com/watch?v=zN7ioCiSmtc
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Global warming or global governance?
- -Interviews of climate scientists and biologists from numerous sources who explain, step by step, why Al Gore and the global warming alarmists are incorrect. In some cases, blatantly so. It also provides evidence that the global warming agenda is being funded with tens of billions of dollars as a mechanism to create global governance. Hear from congressmen, experts and even well-known news broadcasters how global governance puts global institutions that are not accountable to the American people in control of every aspect of our economy. The U.S. government is very close to making this a reality.- -
video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3069943905833454241
or
video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4860344067427439443
www(dot)globalwarmingglobalgovernance.com
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Lord Christopher Monckton, former science adviser to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher says UN-climate Treaty when ratified will create A WORLD GOVERNMENT
(Full presentation of Lord Christopher Monckton, which was sponsored by Minnesota Free Market Institute mnfreemarketinstitute.org at the Bethel University in St. Paul, 14 oktober 2009)
youtube.com/watch?v=stij8sUybx0
Short part of the presentation:
youtube.com/watch?v=PMe5dOgbu40
A short transcription is found here:
infowars.com/obama-poised-to-cede-us-sovereignty-claims-british-lord
Lord Monckton’s PowerPoint presentation is available in pdf, download on this link:
(17,5 MB) [some page's of the pdf are clickable]
www(dot)friendsofscience.org/assets/documents/monckton_2009.pdf
Monckton on Fox TV
foxbusiness.com/search-results/m/27020954/british-lord-against-obama.htm
download (39,6MB)
media2.foxnews.com/102209/102209_HH_Monckton_B1200.flv
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Take a cold bath in reality by reading “A Cooling Trend Toward Global Warming.” thenewamerican.com/index.php/tech-mainmenu-30/environment/942
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[For US] TAKE ACTION
Contact your Senators and tell them to oppose Cap-and-Trade!
www(dot)campaignforliberty.com/campaigns/hr2454action.php
www(dot)campaignforliberty.com/campaigns/hr2454petition.php
Direct-email, contact addresses, fax:
ourcountrydeservesbetter.com/campaigns/stopcapandtrade
Sign:
ipetitions.com/petition/stopcaptradetax
Let them know that you don’t want a world government, a tax based on junk science, etc !
Current status: 126,521 Letters and Emails Sent So Far!!
http://www.rallycongress.com/m.....ority/2485
or (both same as above)
globalclimatescam.com/?page_id=560
nocapandtrade.com/petition
BOYCOTT THESE COMPANIES/SERVICES
nocapandtrade.com/boycott
(104 websites around the world of huge brainwashing activities)
globalclimatecampaign.org
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November 6th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
But who supports all these corporations? Too big to fail? WTF OVER! MCB
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November 6th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Well Looky there!! Top companies got rewarded for their Money…. Military Contractors got Wars going on. Bankers got a Bailout. And Health Insurance Companies will get a new Government Health plan.. All at the expense of the Taxpayer! Lobbying works wonders!!
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November 6th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
TAKE ACTION TO SAVE AUDIT THE FED
Published: November 3, 2009
Mel Watt (D-NC), Chairman of the Monetary Policy Subcommittee, has sided with the Fed and is working to gut substantial audit provisions from HR 1207. The bill Congressman Watt has sent to the full Financial Services Committee contains no audit of the Fed’s monetary policy-making authority or transparency of the Fed’s secret agreements with foreign central banks.
Without these provisions, a so-called “audit” of the Fed would be worthless.
The full Financial Services Committee is likely to vote on this bill either later this week or early next.
Congressman Ron Paul will offer an amendment to restore the provisions contained in HR 1207 to audit monetary policy and activity with foreign central banks. Thirteen of the 41 Democrats and all 29 Republicans on the Committee have cosponsored HR 1207, and if they hold the line, we will have the votes to win and restore our audit.
Pressure on the Democrat House Financial Services Committee members is critical! Below is a list of Democrats who have cosponsored. Please call them and urge them to vote “Yes” on the Paul Amendment. Click on their names to get their web contact information.
1. Rep. John Adler, NJ (202) 225-4765
2. Rep. Travis Childers, MS (202) 225-4306
3. Rep. Steve Driehaus, OH (202) 225-2216
4. Rep. Alan Grayson, FL (202) 225-2176
5. Rep. Rubén Hinojosa, TX (202) 225-2531
6. Rep. Suzanne Kosmas, FL Toll Free: 1-877-956-7627
7. Rep. Dan Maffei, NY (202) 225-3701
8. Rep. Brad Miller, NC (202) 225-3032
9. Rep. Walt Minnick, ID (202) 225-6611
10. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, CO (202)-225-2645
11. Rep. David Scott, GA (202) 225-2939
12. Rep. Brad Sherman, CA (202) 225-5911
13. Rep. Jackie Speier, CA (202) 225-3531
When contacting these members, remember that up to this point, these members have been allies on this issue. A civil yet firm tone should be kept during these calls. They should be thanked for their cosponsorship, told that Mel Watt’s changes to the bill are unacceptable, and urged to hold the line and honor their promise to support transparency at the Fed by voting “Yes” for the Paul amendment.
It is also important that we contact Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and urge them to schedule a standalone, up or down vote on the real Audit the Fed bill.
Rep. Barney Frank: (202) 225-5931
Speaker Nancy Pelosi: (202) 225-0100
Now is a crucial time for Audit the Fed. If these 13 Democrats hold the line, we can win this battle. But, they must vote “Yes” on the Paul amendment when the full committee votes.
http://www.auditthefed.com/gov.....it-the-fed
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November 6th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
Rothschild …. deus ex machina…??? http://www.folloder.com/pix/cl.....monkey.swf
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November 6th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
############### SPREAD THIS INFORMATION ###############
Wall Street criminals exposed By Marcy K.:
kaptur.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=289&Itemid=1
youtube.com/watch?v=tMCZ8JeEpUw
or
fednet.net/asx/2008/kaptur092208.asx
Tim Geithner refusus to answser Brad Shermans question:
youtube.com/watch?v=rEpmRv2kAng
or
youtube.com/watch?v=_nWFfJQtoT8
HQ version: youtube.com/watch?v=Gvt1uzLv15o
Rep. Alan Grayson asks the FEDERAL RESERVE Inspector General where the money is gone..:
youtube.com/watch?v=PXlxBeAvsB8
HQ version: youtube.com/watch?v=cJqM2tFOxLQ
**********END THE CRIMINAL RESERVE – ACTION STEPS**********
Bills to be supported: S 604 and HR 1207
ronpaul.com/on-the-issues/audit-the-federal-reserve-hr-1207
or
http://www.campaignforliberty......d-home.php
or
auditthefed.com
Unmask the criminals
www(dot)unmaskthefed.com
############### SPREAD THIS INFORMATION ###############
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November 6th, 2009 at 4:13 pm
HERE: Stream and Download ALL the best interviews and rants from the Alex Jones Show Archives:
http://alex-jones-archives.politicsfiles.info/
TODAY:
- Joe Rogan:The World According To Joe
- Ron Paul:Collapse of The Dollar = A New Beginning for Gold!!
- Joe Rogan:What The Hell Has Happened to Our Country?
- Larry Kotlikoff:Economic Meltdown!!
Backup your favorite episodes, don’t miss any!
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November 6th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
I Have Always Said This but inbred aj viewers are always saying I am wrong. Noth parties are right wing corporatists! There is no liberal media! There is no liberal party. Both parties are on the right. The dems are center right and the repubs are far right and both are owned by the corporations. This is why I am against AJ and this site because 90% of AJ’s talking points comes from the right. Wake up people…AJ is a shill!
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WTF Reply:
November 6th, 2009 at 6:22 pm
The article points out beyond a shadow of a doubt that “left” and “right” are completely fake, and anybody with half a brain knows this already. But it keeps going right over your head and you start screaming about how “It’s all about the right!!!!!” Wake up, you tool. I bet you can’t even define for anybody what the “right” even is.
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WTF IS AN I-N-B-R-E-D HICK Reply:
November 7th, 2009 at 3:47 am
You are the fool and the tool! You do not even understand a simple post. The illusion in america is that you have two different parties, left and right but in reality only the right is represented. The liberals are not left wing, they are right wing corporatists. The conservatives, are far right wing corporatists. What don’t you understand you ignorant dolt!
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November 6th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
[INVEST IN AMERICA]
[BUY BULLETS]
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Madman Reply:
November 6th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
F**k buying bullets, start freaking using them!
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little guy Reply:
November 6th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
on who? Give me some names, please.
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WTF Reply:
November 6th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
Yourself.
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NWO Reply:
November 7th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
That’s what we like to hear….cowardly rabble rousers who want to kill others. “Yawn”
We are just waiting for the fun to begin and watch the spectacle start as different rebel factions kill each other off for us. Priceless.
Now please go back to reading infowars articles…
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SPIRITBLADE: THE PROVOCATUER Reply:
November 7th, 2009 at 12:21 am
WATCHING YOU!!!
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SPIRITBLADE: THE PROVOCATUER Reply:
November 7th, 2009 at 12:23 am
SEE, calling for violence. Once someone says a name, what they get raided.
-[FAIL]-
Stop pretending patriot, leading people astray, plz.
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November 6th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
http://www.google.com/search?c.....p;oe=UTF-8
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November 6th, 2009 at 6:16 pm
THIS IS THE CALL
http://redi2revolt.blogspot.com
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November 6th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
There are reported outbreaks in Ukraine, Romania, Turkey, China, and now India. Relatives in Ukraine report that stores there are already running out of flu masks. During the Anthrax scare gas masks became scarce and hard to find. Do not rely on mainstream news to tell you when you should go out and get supplies. Get daily updates on the Swine Flu Pandemic without the usual bullshit at http://fluhealer.blogspot.com
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November 6th, 2009 at 6:32 pm
Corporate CEOs who happen to lurk here, F you.
http://www.usdebtclock.org/
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November 6th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
Infowarriorz = deeply brainwashed idiots!
Infowarz = disinformation central!
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November 6th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
Thus the paridime of our two party system. As in the Excorcist flic
“THERE IS ONLY ONE” the power of money.
people reading this site may have stoped voting Rep or Dem. long ago for these reasons.
I wonder how many more people would stop voting the 2 party way if this were outlined to them.
The end goal has always been the NWO doctrine
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November 6th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
When everything breaks down, I want you all to know the casinos are up to thier eyebrows in cheating and racketeering, they are ruthless pieces of shit exspecially Harrahs.
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READY TO FIGHT? Reply:
November 6th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
EVERYTHING IS CHEATING & RACKETEERING! EVERYTHING! I SAY WE TAKE EM OUTTTTTT?
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NWO Reply:
November 7th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
Come on little man, we are waiting! Talk is cheap! Bold words in bold letters and cap’s aren’t going to get it done.
Now go get your momma to wipe that snotty nose of your’s…
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November 6th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
Edgar Hoover, in his classic book on the communist threat to America, MASTERS OF DECEIT, wrote that his greatest fear was that Americans would become ’state of mind communists’ while adamantly denying any interest or adherence to communism. That is exactly what has happened. Most Americans go along with every single plank of the Communist Manifesto and even suppose that it is the American Way.
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NWO Reply:
November 7th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
Wow…! The sheer brilliance your comment is stunning! You quote one of our chief agents and the grandfather of surveillance in your country!! The complete takeover of this country is going to be easier then taking candy away from a baby if there are more “intellects” like you on your side!
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November 6th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
Goldman sacs of crap don’t have to donate anymore they all work for the Executive Branch
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November 6th, 2009 at 11:15 pm
I WANT AMERICA BACKKKKKK! THE PUPPET MASTERS ARE TAKING OUR FREEDOM, OUR CONSTITUTION, OUR GUNS, OUR MONEY, OUR VERY DIGNITY AND GIVING IT TO THE BANKS & CORPORATIONS! ABOLISH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, RID THE WORLD OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKING SYSTEM, SHUT DOWN THESE DAMN CRIMINAL CORPORATE INSTITUTIONS! WHO THE HELL NEEDS THEM? AMERICA DOES NOT! MAY BE ROUGH AT FIRST, BUT OUR CONSTITUTION IS OUR ONLY HOPE! STAND UP AMERICANS WHILE THERE IS SOME LEFT TO SAVE? AS FOR ME GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH!
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November 6th, 2009 at 11:50 pm
Watch Fall Of The Republic in full version and educate yourself online at: http://www.joemarquis.com/videos.htm
I took the time to build an area within my own business website where you can educate yourself by watching in Highest Quality full versions of Alex Jone’s and other’s DVD’s. A great place to start if your new or old and want to learn about the New World Order.
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November 7th, 2009 at 3:59 am
AJ nees to be careful…discrediting himself some more
‘The fake rightwing conservative news isn’t even reporting on Copenhagen’
Fox reported twice this week on how Obama doesn’t plan to attend Copenhagen..This may be a lie; but they are reporting
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November 7th, 2009 at 7:02 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQRuMIa-R7s
Divide and Conquer is a very simple but very effective technique the elites use to control people. There has been a lot of focus on the problem, reaction, solution technique of control over the past few years after 911 but divide and conquer has been neglected.
There is a lot of evidence that the elites are into the occult but one of the main beliefs that occultic societies as well as the Eastern religions, such as Buddhism and Hinduism, have is the concept of polarization. The elites didn’t create polarization but they exploit and reinforce it as much as possible and they combat awareness by increasing the amount of tension between the polar opposites.
The more awareness there is the more tension the elites manufacture to suppress it. The divide and conquer technique of control is based on the illusion of polarization and the only way to defeat the elites is to transcend polarization.
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November 7th, 2009 at 7:04 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQRuMIa-R7s
Check it out.
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November 7th, 2009 at 7:52 am
Hello My name is Russell Wooldridge. My wife and I and our 3 kids left the United states 3 years ago when we found that it was just a huge scam of debt. We liquidated all assets it the states then left and have not turned back. There is a rule of thumb we go by, and thats get your assets out then get your ass out. Now we have set up a website to help people escape the states. Home We are basicly running an underground railraod. Although we do profit from time to time with this business, we do it more just to help people and make some great friends. The facts are as follows, the US is in more debt then they can ever come out of and the elites never loose, this means someone must loose and that someone would be the commons(the population). Its just like this, the titanic has hit the ice burg of corruption and is sinking fast and not many people are getting on the lifeboats, they are instead waiting for the ship to resurface. We moved to Margarita Island Venezuela, we are more free here, there are no hurricanes, no taxes, 4 cent a gallon for gas, free healthcare, all produce is organic by law. The island sits in the caribbean right between aruba and trinidad. It is safe for foreigners and has more infastructure then any other caribbean island. So we specialize in relocation to the one place we know Margarita Island. We would love to here some other stories of where others have choosen to go and why, and if they like it. We would like to maybe join forces with others who have choosen different spots to live and possibly create a grid of different escape routes.If you need help escaping please contact us, http://www.escapethestates.com
Thank you so much for listening,
RussellWooldridge
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NWO Reply:
November 7th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
Dear Russell,
Enjoy your sunny little paradise while you can. Nobody in this world is safe or immune from the far reaching tentacles of the NWO. The take over of safe havens such as Islands like Margarita are certainly in our sights but just not a priority. Please don’t become surprised if the “natives” suddenly become rebellious and attack the foreigners, we will come to your rescue.
Now Please go lay back down in your hammock, enjoy the surf, sun and any liquid beverage of choice…
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November 7th, 2009 at 8:27 am
Check out my submission for the 20 min contest
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJubBsrGBPU
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November 7th, 2009 at 8:52 am
There are confirmed outbreaks occurring in Ukraine, Romania, Turkey, Bulgaria, China, and India. People in the Ukraine report that stores there are already running out of face masks. During the Anthrax scare, stores ran out of gas masks and child sized masks were extremely rare and difficult to find. CDC recommends N95 NIOSH approved face masks and respirators. Do you have any in case an outbreak occurs in your area? Read about the outbreaks here: http://fluhealer.blogspot.com
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November 7th, 2009 at 9:58 am
http://www.roguegovernment.com.....3/Y/M.html
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November 7th, 2009 at 10:16 am
Everyone talks about the puppet master well who is it. Take him out!!!!!!!!!!
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November 7th, 2009 at 10:26 am
You have your list of companies to boycott!!
These companies are my enemies in the fact they spend money on trying to make policies against my attempts.
They choose to pay money to politicians than clean up their companies and run a honest business.
I am a taxpayer individual who is what and only who the politicians should listen too.
But now they only listen to the MONEY!!!
If I have to pay you money to like me or have sex with me.
It is NOT love and you might as well be a “K street whore”.
These business have declared war on our liberties and are enemy #1.
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November 7th, 2009 at 10:51 am
How the World is Run & How to fix it
http://www.youtube.com/user/ao.....YCR2ig-IME
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November 7th, 2009 at 11:15 am
http://911essentials.com says that’s the same list of corporations that live on our site.
911essentials is a primer portal introduction to the New World Order Central Banking Police State, its plans for one world government and their worship of the fake science Eugenics.
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November 7th, 2009 at 11:22 am
This can be done people. Stop keeping your money in the banks find one like North Dakota Bank. Stop using all services of the big corps. Vote in unison as We The People for the candidate like Ron Paul. Throw Congress out on its twisted ass and put We The People In.
Do not take no for an answer!!!!!
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NWO Reply:
November 7th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
Awe yes, Ron Paul. He has been a useful tool for us! His growing support in the lasr selection cycle proves how our carefully messaged campaigns for candidates has bamboozled America. We are proud of Ron Paul for furthering the Reaganomics of trickle down and deregulation. Keep up the good work Ron. Your family will be rewarded!
Now please go back to watching American Idol and Dancing With The Stars…
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November 7th, 2009 at 7:55 pm
Great article, but Chomsky is a more-than-questionable one. Go check out his comments on gun ownership and 9/11, and after you her that you will be thinking, ‘man, this guy sounds like Obama’s secret agent’. He is not to be trusted, and is to be GREATLY questioned.
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Bobfortuna Reply:
November 9th, 2009 at 2:39 am
If you Actually READ him Chomsky states that Obama is continuing Bushes term 2 foreign policy and is Business as usual. he is not an apologist for Obama by any stretch of the imagination.
I’ve Been interested in his position on 911 so here it is:
Chomsky stated that is it extremely implausable that the bush administration would have carried out 911 due to the risk involved. Such a conspiracy in his opinion wold be almost impossible to keep secret and when it was discovered the perpetrators would “be up against a firing squad and that would be the end of the republican party forever” so that “They could get public approval for an invasion that they could probably get some other way”
When asked about PNAC and weather he thought the republican party let 911 happen He said “That is far more Plausible”
He has also stated that 911 helped the Bush administration get public support for its foreign adventures but alot of other governments bennefitted from it aswell when they were able to say that their attrocities were carried out to fight Al Qaida.
On another occasion he called the 911 truth movement an “Industry” That alot of people make alot of money out of it and we should ask why the establishment seem to have alot of time for 911 discussions. He said that He thinks the establishment liked to keep this going because it keeps activists distracted and away from issues that can actually improve their lives.
He also stated that he believes that the government is probably feeding the public with information about this to keep it going.
I’m Posting this again from memory because my last post mysteriously Dissapeared.
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November 9th, 2009 at 2:12 am
Chomsky also risked Jail himself as he has done on many occasions when He Sheltered Draft Dodgers in the Vietnam War which He was one of the earliest public opponents of.
Say what you will about his politics you cant say Chomsky isnt genuine.
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Bobfortuna Reply:
November 9th, 2009 at 2:14 am
If you watch the Bookshelves Behind alot of the Interviewees in Fall of the Republic you will see Chomsky publications.
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November 9th, 2009 at 9:15 am
“WE The People”,
must strip “Entity” status from all Corporations and wealthy
Foundations (profit and non-profit alike) so they can no longer
petition “The People’s” Congress–to include all political PAC’s and
Parties Left or Right as well. Laws should be passed banning any
contributions from these power mongers to the “PEOPLE’s”
Representatives–if they are caught they both, should spend life in prison
with NO PAROLE!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do you really want to stop the enemies of
the people…?
WE MUST FIRST REPEAL THE ACT OF 1871 GO TO: http://www.serendipity.li/jsmi.....ration.htm
Then we will be able to dismantle the Fed permanently…
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