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Guest Post: The Dangers Of A Failed Presidency
The Dangers of a Failed Presidency
By Michael Krieger, of KAM LP
If moderation is a fault then indifference is a crime.
-Jack Kerouac
Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good.
-Buddha
Having fallen from the eternal, the Evil One's desires are endless, insatiable. Having fallen from pure Being, he is driven by the desire to possess, to fill his emptiness. But the problem is insoluble, always. He is compelled to have and to hold, to possess and consume, and nothing else. All he takes, he destroys. Certainly he rules the material, as he is called the Prince of this World in the gospels - but only of the things of this world.
-Denis de Rougemont
I have been calling Barrack Obama’s Presidency a failure for at least six months now and it seems that I now have considerable company in this assessment as it becomes obvious to most. It is not a failure because of the Republicans. It is not a failure because of events beyond his control. It is a failure because this was a man that filled a depressed and downtrodden nation with the audacity of hope. When I voted for the man I knew it was against my personal financial interests. It was clear what he would do with taxes. Nevertheless, I got to the polls and voted for this fifth avenue creation thinking maybe, just maybe he might do some of the things he said. Most important to me were two issues related to the military-industrial complex (see Eisenhower’s warning on this during his Farewell Address http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y06NSBBRtY) and civil liberties. George W Bush was turning America into a depressed police state with perpetual war and consolidation of power between a corporate oligarchy and entrenched political class. A nation where the masses voluntarily gave up many of the liberties the founding fathers fought for merely to ease the fear that consumed them and which was propagated by the administration and the media. I and many others that voted for him even though they disagreed strongly with his economic policies thought he would at least reverse this trend. Why did we think this? Cause he said so. How foolish we were.
That being said, the real answer was certainly not John McCain as I think we would be in just as bad shape with him. I think that what this experience has taught us is that the President of the United States answers to others behind the scene. There are many theories on who these others are but I will keep it very simple. There is clearly a power elite that consists of a union between big corporate and financial oligarchs and career bureaucrats in Washington D.C. These are the folks that pull the strings of all administrations. All you have to do is look at the trends that have been in place since George W Bush and continue under Obama to see what these players want. Bigger government and thus more Federal power, more wealth for the oligarchs (thank you Federal Reserve) and an erosion of the middle class, and reduction of civil liberties in the name of the 1984-like never-ending “war on terror.” I believe in a war on terror of my own. A war against the terror that Washington D.C. is constantly trying to inject into your head so that you sheepishly give away all you rights and power to them. That’s my war on terror.
Ok, so what do I mean by “The Dangers of a Failed Presidency.” I mean that it is July of an election year and Obama’s magic spell that held sway over the American people and the world for about three months has completely washed away. I mean that the printed money mirage recovery that we have had to tragically watch is ending and we have no job growth to speak of other than a few hundred thousand census workers. The public has no appetite for more spending and Bernanke has no cover to print more money (yet). As such, if people think things are in freefall now for this administration just wait and see how the next several months pan out. This then brings me to the following quote:
The bottom line here is that Americans don’t believe in President Obama’s leadership,” says Rob Shapiro, another former Clinton official and a supporter of Mr Obama. “He has to find some way between now and November of demonstrating that he is a leader who can command confidence and, short of a 9/11 event or an Oklahoma City bombing, I can’t think of how he could do that.”
I found this quote in an FT article earlier in the week and it sent chills all over my body. This is how the strategists in Washington D.C. think. They are sick, twisted people. This guy doesn’t even realize how sick and twisted what he said is which is why he said it. Imagine what they say off the record! You can take this quote in many different ways but none of them are good. I am not going to say anything beyond the fact that I would be VERY suspicious if some sort of event occurred before the elections. Google the term “false flag.” Also remember Rahm Emmanuel’s famous quote of “you don’t ever want a crisis to go to waste; it’s an opportunity to do important things that you would otherwise avoid.” Think about this deeply. This doesn’t mean do what the public wants, or follow the constitution. It means that that those pulling the strings of power have the opportunity to do what THEY want, what fits THEIR ideology. Hitler is the most famous modern example of a leader that used a crisis to form his fascist state. Again, I am not talking about Obama in isolation. I am referring to the power structure that has been firmly in place since the 9/11 attacks. Many call it a silent coup. I agree with this assessment.
This email is not meant to create fear. It is actually meant to get people ready if things get crazy for whatever reason. It is a challenge to people. I challenge everyone to think about how they would react should another terrorist attack or something along those lines occur. I was there for 9/11 and I saw the buildings go down in person. I know what it was like to be manipulated by my own government and media in the wake of such an emotional trauma. I also see that what we have done since, with things such as the Patriot Act and two wars that are still ongoing, and I have reflected on how they have changed America for the worse and provided a fertile ground for the elite to take away more of our rights and our wealth. So my rallying cry is that we must be strong and fearless in the face of fearful events. In the wake of anything that may occur in the years ahead we must not react on emotion and NEVER give away our inalienable rights in the name of protection from big brother. Be fearless, strong and resolute. Spend more time with your neighbors and build things up at the local level. If we have those supports then we will be less inclined to cry to the magicians in D.C. and the Federal Reserve for “help.”
Mike
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Audit it and burn it to the ground.
+1, but go back to LBJ...Bobby was the last decent Pres...er, I mean Jack. Jack was Pres.
Which leads up back to Ron Paul for president, but careful what you wish you for, they'll collapse it as soon as he reaches office, so it's a choice of the fire or frying pan.
DISAPPOINTMENT.
Hope was offered. No result was forthcoming. Bitter disappointment. Failure.
Hope is the most desperate word in the metaphysical dictionary.
Never hope. Hope is to fail.
Hope is illusion, it fairly invites dis-illusionment as an outcome.
like the yin-yang symbol, Hope contains dis-illusion, both are components of a single reality. . . the desire to remain in one opposition guarantees the balancing act will manifest. . .
to be finished with hope is enlightenment, the full acceptance of what IS.
@Blackbelt and others that need a history lesson. If you're referring to the "stolen" election of 2000, here's a fact for you. The Sex Poodle's home state is Tennessee. If Gore had won his home state, the Florida vote would have been irrelevant. Try to deal with facts instead of mouthing the empty ideas of others.
Obama claims he was dealt a bad hand, but to mix metaphors, Obama actually was tossed a fat slow pitch. He came in to two wars, a miserable economy, a government captured by Wall Street, and a world that had come to hate the US.
Now, we have two and a half wars, a miserable economy, a government captured by Wall Street, and a world that has quickly gone back to hating the US. Had Obama closed Gitmo, made a few even handed statements about the Middle East, started to pull troops from both Iraq and Afghanistan (where there is neither a policy nor a definition of victory), directed some sort of stimulus toward infrastructure repair rather than pork stuffing, and told Wall Street to fuck off, things might be a bit better, he would have captured more of the electorate, and the world might still cut him some slack. At the very least he might have had political success.
With Obama, it's fail early, fail often. As things continue to deteriorate, I would not be surprised if he pulls a Lyndon Johnson and decides not to run again.
Wish I'd said that. I'm jealous. You are more articulate than I am. Dang.
Chindit,
When The Messiah,(who, like Clitton, never ,ever, held a public sector job), admits HE (OWNS A PROBLEM/MISTAKE),I will likely faint.
Everything, is NEVER his fault, there's always a fall Dudeski.(usually it's Bush..)
Iraq was damn near over(heavy lifting).........(thanks to a SURGE that Obama voted against), as did most Dems.
Then promptly took credit for after it succeeded.........inherited a close to 2 Trillion shortfall, and in less than 2yrs, has it kicking 15 in the head............and that's w/out QE 2.0.............
(Trashcanistan was really just getting hot.)
He has saddled the country with a host of new laws, that will guarantee it's 100% destruction............if not STOPPED.
So,he and his NWO bro's can do a Re-Set..............
That's the plan..............let's see if it sticks.
Prior to November............depending on the outcome.
Another 9-11 type event of any kind, and a declaration of Martial Law, will be his undoing........
But all presidents are bad.
all presidents are figureheads, giving the people something to "focus" on while the real power gets on with business as usual. . .
figureheads serve as lightning rods for the populace.
+1
Be fearless, strong and resolute. Spend more time with your neighbors and build things up at the local level. If we have those supports then we will be less inclined to cry to the magicians in D.C. and the Federal Reserve for “help.”
Careful. Talking like a Tea Partier there. You do know they're all racists...right?
I think this post, together with its simple-minded reframing, is an insult to many of us (whether or not it was intended that way).
Anyone who bothered to check out the campaign advisors of Obama, Clinton and McCain were well aware they were from the same groups (Gramm on McCain's, Rubin on Obama's, Burson-Marsteller represented on all three, etc.).
Next, after Obama's election, anyone bothering to pay attention (i.e., perform their required citizenship duty) noticed that his first four appointments: Henry Kissinger (special envoy to Russia -- his background should require no explaining), Eric Holder (defended the assassination teams and mercs hired by Chiquita in South America and the oil companies in Africa), Larry Summers (must we really reprise his constant messes -- and BTW, he was first appointed, along with Geithner, in the George H.W. Bush administration - the treasury - their reappointments came in the Clinton administration) and Diana Farrell, the absolute queen of jobs offshoring in the Western Hemisphere.
And then Matt Taibbi's outstanding series of articles on Goldman Sachs in the Rolling Stone, including Obama's Wall Street Sellout.
Now, even Taibbi didn't but scratch the surface of the Goldman Sachs' connections within the US Treasury: beginning with the first Bush administration (Geo. H.W., that is), former GS types have been hired or appointed to the US Treasury Department, spanning both Bush administrations, the Clinton administration and now with the Obama administration.
Goldman Sachs OWNS the US Treasury, pure and simple. All management positions are occupied by former GS types, along with their consultants to the treasury having a similar background. (Only SIGTARP IG, Neal Barofsky, isn't a GS alumnus!)
One could go on all day about Obama's appointments of Wall Street lobbyists, pharmaceutical and Monsanto lobbyists, private equity bankers, etc., etc., etc.
While Obama inherited a situation, the dismantling of the American economy which occurred over the preceding 35 years or so, he is simply continuing the process, hiring all those involved with its dismantling.
Not a failed presidency so much as a prevailing continuum.
+++ best post on this thread!
if amrkns don't do a long timeline before assessing where "they" are, and how "they" got here, no awareness will happen, no change, no solutions, no hope.
DOOM IS A BADASSED MFer.
indeed.
there are more than a few of you that answer to that tag here, which makes ZeroHedge take up waaaay more of my time than I'd care to admit!
+100
I can't decide if those that still cling to right/conservative/republican vs. left/liberal/democrat thought inspire more rage or sympathy within me.
"Again, I am not talking about Obama in isolation. I am referring to the power structure that has been firmly in place since the 9/11 attacks."
In fact, the dictatorship began the same day George W. Bush won the presidency, even receiving less votes than Al Gore, thanks to the Electoral College.
Are you still not over this?
Maybe this will help.
1. I'm sure the Republicans will be happy to get rid of the electoral college. Given that Cali is going to go Democrat every year and is worth 1/4 of the amount need to be president, that's a no-brainer.
2. Gore= Bush 2nd + enunciation + sneer.
3. Things would be no different today if it had gone the other way because Democrats=Republicans.
Don't be distracted by the dog and pony show - turn in your democrat card.
Gore didn't even carry his own home state...give me a freakin break.....you need to go much farther back in history to find the infection that started this whole mess....
I agree with the comment that Kennedy was the last president to disobey his masters and he paid the ultimate price. Not saying the Kennedy family were/are squeaky clean.
JFK had the same ideologue dreamer outlook of social reform that benefits all of mankind that the current WH occupant has, trouble is the money men just ain't that interested. Just saying...
Gimp,
These changes, and Plans have been in place for close to a hundred years...........
However, if you "Took a look back", and could find a recording of HHH's idea's/platform for the country, they matched the GOP's almost word for word, 30yrs later............
Bottom line, the Progressives have taken over the country.
There is no Democrat, or Republican, we have Uber Left, and Uber right. They are PAWNS.................
There is NO working together anymore in Congress......period.
It's like two countries at War...............
JFK, was not perfect, but...he was the last POTUS, that had America's interest's at heart.
And he was murdered for failing to comply.
Personally I believe when he decided/started to issue United States Notes..........that was his death warrant.
I love the line about - "there are people behind the scenes, but we don't know who they are."
The White House Chief of Staff is named Rahm Israel Emanuel. He holds dual citizenship in the U.S. and in Israel. He personally assisted the Israeli Defense Force during the 1st Gulf War in 1991.
This man is, in theory and in practice, the person to whom the president turns to for his most trusted counsel.
Does this set off any alarm bells?
If the Chief of Staff had dual citizenship with Mexico and had served the Mexican army, would this not be a headline item?
Bush the 2nd (and Congress) gave 800 billion of our tax money to the bankers.
Do we need the actual names of who is pulling Bush the 3rd's strings?
Would it be too obvious to simply say that the people controlling the president are -
Banking Interests,
Corporate Interests,
and
Zionist Interests?
And, directly, is it not very clear that the best thing to happen to Israel in a very long time was the twin towers getting demolished? Certainly various banks and corporations that feed off the military industrial complex were benefited. And the occupation of Iraq, Afghan, and Iran will provide many business opportunities going forward.
In a way, Iran represents one of the last hold outs against the military industrial complex.
+++++ another great, truthful post!
a couple of weeks ago, another poster here, Max Hunter, posted a list that people here would do well to comprehend - reposted with full credit to him:
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/guest-post-thought-experiment-iran#comm...
if you are serious about becoming more aware, this is an excellent place to start - do it before the next "terrorising" event stuns you.
Thanks.. no credit to me.. Credit goes to the person that put the list together. I found it when I googled "Duel Israeli Citizen U.S. Government".. first page.. on top.. can't miss it.. Well.. unless google strikes it down..
+1
For some reason history just keeps on repeating. None dare call it Treason. It's just not fashionable these days.
If you think these people and our government are capable of planning and sustaining a decades long conspiracy (Trilateral Commission anyone?) you give them/it a lot more credit than they deserve. Furthermore I know Jim Schlesinger personally, he has one national loyalty and he has selflessly given his life to serving the USA. His house is darn modest and he drives a 20 year old Buick. My point? These are real people you are painting with a single, dark, evil brush. They are individuals and they deserve to be judged individually for their life's work. H.L. Menckin was right "politicians, as bad as they may be, are better, smarter, more honest and harder working than the average American".
Simply too many for my comfort. What if it were another country that so many had dual citizen ship to? It's called a double standard, and our Middle East policy reflects it..
You are dead wrong. You may find one good apple in there, but I get a very uneasy feeling knowing so many in control have loyalty to another country in any way shape or form.
You are dilusional if you think Israel does what's in America's interest in place of doing what is in THEIR interest.
I do not wish to slander, er, your "Zionist" views, as they are correct; Zionists hold power.
But I have something to tell you...
It is very hard to be "Jewish"/"Zionist" and get accepted by the Grove. So basically, there are and aren't places for everybody.
But I do agree, there is a faction of Zionism holding sway...but it may be a front. Then again, what isn't. Best to have the status qou gossiping about who "they" are instead of how to change the system.
Anywho, the whole thing is a mess.
I understand, and respect, what you're saying Mr.LH - I'll be honest and say that I am still re-searching what "zionism" is as a world concept, and how it affects everyone. . .
I'm very suspect of peoples who feel their tribe is extra-special in some god's eye, particularly when they tend towards manipulation of powers and monies. . . I'd just like more light to be shown on the whole subject, stop with all the hidden agendas. . .
(lol, yeah right. . .)
Frank,
You forgot SORO's..............he has his finger, and money in EVERY organization Obummer has ties to..ALL of them.
They are Legion..................
As far as Zionist's, in America, we have none,(very few) they are Progressives..............Socialists.
You want a Zionist, Israel is where to look. To me a Zionist is not bad............I agree with their right to exist.
Just like any other nation state.
As far as Iran representing the last hold out's??............
You need to take that up with China, and Russia, the U.K., France, Pakistan,etc.
This writer is off on his timeline. Obama has been a clear 'fail' since he let Pelosi and the crazy lefty wingnuts write the stimulus. He had all the political capital at that point. Even some of the far right wing was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt before that fiasco. He just needed to be a leader and get his legislation sponsored by someone in the house. It must be a shock to him that he can't vote present when elected to be a leader.
I was set to vote for Barry, until he left the campaign trail to plead for a TARP. I voted for no one for President '08.
NO ONE.
Correct, he needed to tell congress what to do. Same mistake Carter made.
The joke has been on Americans for over 40 years.
Their government turned from serving the people to serving those with money many years ago (on the boomer clock).
Ask yourselves why JFK was assinated and there are [elderly] members of the French mafia sitting in prison for other crimes saying they themselves had a hand in it, and their dieing wish is to validate with more details than any commission report would print. "Wait, thats not the story!", says all the suckers that believe their government.
Ask yourselves why W Bush was put in office not by a voting majority but political fallibilty of Justices in Florida where his brother was.
Nixon and gold.
The list is endless, but yet Americans love their "democratic casino" of rigged politicians serving the same interests entrenched in the broken system of lies and deception. Where are lies and deception mentioned in the Constitution?
When I was a young apprentice, a CEO once told me that a leader is someone with followers. Barrack had more than most can remember (worldwide) and yet, all the followers in the world are being marginalized by something... so what is it?
It is simple to figure out if one just follows the money, and the consolidation of power, but good luck as transparency is disappearing as fast as personal freedom thanks to those in power.
Disappearing transparency, increasing secrets (war on XYZ), Interpol, domestic wiretapping (now its the Internet baby), more laws, more complexity, more confusion to divide, putting as many able US citizens overseas on foreign soil for what amounts to a county-level problem in the US... What's it mean?
It means the United States is fighting a shadow war against it's own people.
Ask yourselves when was the last time the people actually won.
Wake up folks, you are being attacked and have been.
I remember the summer of 2008 - the same fools who you saw reading Harry Potter books on the beech the years before were now reading that dreams of my father rubbish - then I realized the guy was a fake although I did not put any money down on failure until I saw his "economic team".
The only thing that will now dislodge me from my Gold postion is if/when the banking oligarchy is confronted directly and more then likely violently withen political/economic and military circles.
It may come but I reckon things will have to get alot worse before things get better - even if things come to a head the bankers may come up with a more credible leader as they now have enough practise to refine their chosen character actor.
Interesting observation on the books being read. What are they reading now? Hopefully...Crash Proof or something, right?
Maybe its 2010 A Space Odyssey - the plebs might realise how limited their monetarists masters dreams really are.
not one Odysseus between the lot of them - perhaps because they believe themselves to be Gods and above such things.
Blah, blah, blah. Yawn.
I enjoy the daily five minutes of hate as much as anyone else. But some of you actually think you can influence a system designed to protect itself. Like sitting with your friends and neighbors drinking beer and whining about your lot in life matters. And that is promoted as enlightening them.
We are gnats and giants hold the fly swatter.
Agreud.
Good essay. Be suspicious of power as people in poor countries always view their leaders and not be misled by media that currently electorate have any real power to effect changes.
Gerald Celente predicts another 9/11 event likely to take place in 2010.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9Lc5rAWq3M
Next time, you Americans should vote for Bugs Bunny. At least he'll have cool presential initials!
Next time, you Americans should vote for Bugs Bunny. At least he'll have cool presential initials!
Chairman Ben B. has cool initials - and he is such a nice gentle man
Right!?
Big Brother.
Bull Sh**.
Love it!
How foolish [you] were.
Fool.
There was a plethora of information on this illegal alien's baggage, and none on his abilities.
Fool.
FINALLY!
the awakening has begun! this is one of the very many and significant covert market influences shaping our lives and environment and futures today. interesting to note that in most countries, the wealthiest try to secure their highest positions by trying to thwart the ambitions of others. the others are places where economic fairness is quite common and routine. but, you are never to hear of the horror of all horrors! can you guess what it is? the sanctuaries of the past to ride out the insanities and injustices of the stupidity of others. what are these magical bastions of tranquility, intelligence and safety? why do You never hear or read of the routine success? seems like Disneyland or heaven right?
these sanctuaries, vacations from insanity, villainy, hatred, envy and moral inversion are called "tax-havens". even though tax has very little to do with the deeper issues.
byw, Thomas Jefferson warned us to keep on the lookout for this.
http://covert2.wordpress.com
Ron Paul was the only correct answer for this Republic.
Almost all of you got it wrong. As wrong as wrong could be.
Welcome to reality. Warning! The rabbit hole twists deeper and deeper as its false evolutionary theory watches a fake race to space from a hollow geocentric satanically controlled planet run by an elite group of homosexually blackmailed baal worshipping alien nazi child molesting secret police.
Now, go to Tavistock's house and discuss:
http://www.godlikeproductions.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vep0TGI96Mg
FINALLY!
the awakening has begun! this is one of the very many and significant covert market influences shaping our lives and environment and futures today. interesting to note that in most countries, the wealthiest try to secure their highest positions by trying to thwart the ambitions of others. the others are places where economic fairness is quite common and routine. but, you are never to hear of the horror of all horrors! can you guess what it is? the sanctuaries of the past to ride out the insanities and injustices of the stupidity of others. what are these magical bastions of tranquility, intelligence and safety? why do You never hear or read of the routine success? seems like Disneyland or heaven right?
these sanctuaries, vacations from insanity, villainy, hatred, envy and moral inversion are called "tax-havens". even though tax has very little to do with the deeper issues.
btw, Thomas Jefferson warned us to keep on the lookout for this.
http://covert2.wordpress.com
I don't see false-flag ops as likely - it isn't Obama's style - he lacks the courage needed to take such risks. However, giving Israel a wink and nod to blow up Bushir in Iran - you bet. As regards the edict to politicians to "never waste a crisis," Obama has now failed twice. The day he came into office the U.S. financial system was in crisis. He helped to further bail them out, he avoided intervening in the failed big banks, and he made a tepid attempt to bolster demand through the stimulus program. Fail, fail, fail, and fail. Then came Deep Horizon and the failures multiplied. From where I sit, Obama is well-suited to be a facilitator, not a leader. Oh yeah, he's also well positioned to fail in Afghanistan as well.
So, Mr. Krieger, you implore us to make ourselves ready for what is to come. As the "what is to come" seems to be a fascist police state, I assume you mean that we should offshore substantial assets and make sure our passports are in order. Is that what you meant?
What in the world makes you think it's Obama's decision?.. Put down the crack pipe.. and the cool-aid... Thinking Obama runs this country like thinking a 3 dollar whore runs the Vegas Strip..
From Joe Six-Pack
www.JoeSixPack.meOctober 2008
To My Fellow Americans:
I write to you on this very historic occasion in the history of our great country- the United States of America. I am Joe Six-Pack, a typical American man. As I write, the entire world's financial system has collapsed- that's right collapsed, not "on the edge of a melt-down", nor "a close call". It is not working as we speak. The only thing calming nerves in the recent week (October 11) is the promise of trillions of dollars (worldwide) to "rescue" it. Hopefully the calm will be maintained for a while. I think the "plan" is to maintain the calm until at least the election. The underlying problem is derivatives. Yes it is related to the housing bubble, but it eclipses the housing bubble. The derivatives bubble itself is 1/2 to 1 $Quadrillion dollars (estimates vary)- one quadrillion is $1,000,000,000,000,000: $ 1000 Trillion, or $1 Million Billion. Yes this is a unimaginable number, and that is the size of the gambling casino that has frozen up. The housing bubble at best is $15 trillion dollars. I think Aex Stanczyk, an investment advisor, said it best when he described a huge elephant tottering out of control, and little Ben Bernanke and Henry Paulson running around its feet saying in little voices, 'ummm... Mr. elephant, please don't step on that, oh...don't step on that...".
I will not try and explain what derivatives are now, but clearly it is a big part of the current financial problem. Go to Take BackThe Fed , or Financial Blackmail, and watch the Senate hearing on the role of derivatives in the current crisis (October 14). It is a giant gambling casino. Many who gambled on, for instance, mortgage backed securities HAD NO INTEREST IN THEM AT ALL. They just wanted to bet that they would fail! Yes, it is a giant side bet ponzi scheme. And do you know what? The idiots in Washington want US to bail them out! This is credit default swaps (CDS) you may have heard about in recent weeks- JP Morgan, Bear Stearns (remember them?), AIG and others. CDS are around $62 trillion themselves.
Folks, this is the scary part. Joe Six-Pack has been expecting this to happen for over 15 years. I believed that someday derivatives would get out of hand and cause a huge financial collapse. I am not the only one of course. There were economists who worried about derivatives. This is not to say I am smarter or anything like that, but rather to say, that a typical guy apparently understood what was happening, while apparently many if not most of the experts did not (or were too busy profiting from it). But here is the scariest part- neither John McCain nor Barak Obama seemed to have even a clue that this was the issue! John McCain, not a month ago said "the fundamentals are sound"! Yet Joe Six-Pack, not a presidential candidate was waiting for it to happen! I am sorry, but we have a real disconnect here. We have two candidates who DO NOT HAVE a clue about the magnitude of the problem (maybe by now they are getting briefed), and we are supposed to look to them to solve this problem? This is scary!
I am talking straight to you here. Joe Six-Pack is saying this is potentially one of the most severe financial collapses in history let alone the last 80 years. In no time in history have they created a $1 QUADRILLION derivatives bubble then had it collapse (let alone even created one of any size). We have no idea how to fix it, yet, the idiots in Washinton DC are going to try and save the GAMBLING CASINO! And they are going to do it at our expense! Joe Six-Pack proposed back in MARCH of this year that we either fully nationalize the Fed, put it into bankruptcy, and create a new currency, or minimally at least just create the new currency. Please read and support Take Back The Fed. This is fully Constitutional, and has been done a number of times in our nations history. Joe Six-Pack has also tried to warn against allowing Congress being blackmailed into accepting the bail-out (oh, excuse, me "rescue") package. Folks this is going to devastate our nation, completely. This derivatives bubble completely eclipses the real economy, and these idiots are going to attempt to save it for their Wall Street buddies? Please visit and support Financial Blackmail.
I do not expect everyone to have known about derivatives, nor understood their dangers, but I do expect a potential president to have a definite grasp on this. We currently have two candidates with no apparent knowledge of what is actually happening. Even worse is if all along they DID know about it , and did not warn us. Then one wonders what their motives are? Joe Six-Pack started siv0 in January this year to try and warn the public. What did John McCain and Barak Obama do to warn Americans about the collapse?
Personally, being Catholic, and more generally Christian, I cannot support Barak Obama even if I wanted to due to his strong support for abortion (and yes, all niceties aside, he does SUPPORT abortion, he is PRO-ABORTION, remember, I am Joe Six-Pack). John McCain is an honorable man, but I believe he will support the Wall Street crowd (same with Barak Obama in my view), and neither appear to have even a clue as to what is actually happening. This is completely unacceptable. We need a president who knew what was happening, communicated it, and thus has a reasonable chance of making the right moves to fix it.
I know of only one current candidate in a major party with these qualities- it is Ron Paul, a Republican Congressman from Texas. Mr. Paul already introduced legislation (HR 2755) to abolish the Fed! He did this back in July 2007! Mr. Paul has been laughed at, kept out of debates, and largely ignored by the media. Why? BEACUSE HE KNEW THE TRUTH.
Joe Six-Pack was really not that interested in supporting Mr. Paul in 2007. I heard about him. I concluded that he was a moral man, and had some good ideas, and thought him worth considering. That was about it. But as the financial collapse unwound, I started to realize that he was THE ONLY CANDIDATE who understood and communicated the truth of what is happening to the public. I am not sure he has all the right solutions, but we are electing him President, not dictator. And I am confident he will work to restore the constitution (to whatever degree a president can).
Joe Six-Pack currently supports Ron Paul. I realize he is not the Republican Party's chosen candidate, but he is mine at this point. You may say, "he does not have a chance". Joe Six-Pack replies: In ordinary circumstances he does not stand a chance. We are not in ordinary circumstances. We are in a historically unprecedented financial collapse, and very few people even know what is actually happening- certainly not McCain or Obama. Ron Paul does. And, yes it matters. We cannot have another dim man surrounded by "smart" people. Depending on what happens in the next weeks before the election, public perception about who should be president could change substantially. If more unprecedented failures occur, and more panics ensue (even with the trillions of dollars being pumped into the dollar based system), then all Americans may come to realize that we have two fluff figures, two empty shirts vying for leadership of our country. These are two men who have spent too much time in politics and not enough understanding what was happening. I do respect both men to some degree, but on the most critical issue of our or any time in US history, they frankly have no clue. And if they do understand what is happening, but did not communicate it to us, it is even worse. When the electoral college delegates cast the final votes for president, frankly there is a small chance that they may say, 'we, as Americans, cannot elect one of these clueless leaders to lead our country'. And if they change their votes, it is perfectly Constitutional (though they may have some problems at the state level). Everyone talks about the wisdom of our country's fathers. Well one wise thing they did was to take the final vote out of the popular realm. They purposely enacted a system of delegates. What if there were obvious election fraud detected? What if the winning candidate was determined to have commited a heinous crime? What if America WOKE UP and realized that the candidates were party and media created empty shirts?
So, what can the average American (Joe and Joanna Six-Pack) do? I say:
1. Support Ron Paul, and let him and the Republican party know you do.
2. Write Ron Paul in on the ballot
3. Contact the delegates and be sure they know you support Ron Paul. Be sure they are fully aware that they can change their votes.
4. If you want to vote Independent, vote Libertarian or some other conservative party likely to have delegates who will pick Ron Paul (most states have a winner takes all rule, be sure you know how your state operates) when most likely your candidate loses. Because of the winner takes all rule, this is the least desireable route.
Folks, whether you are Republican, Democratic, or another political party, I believe this is the only hope for this country. We need a leader who understands what is actually happening, and has communicated it, and even taken actions towards solving it (i.e., HR2755). So far Ron Paul is the only candidate who has these qualities.
Joe Six-Pack
October 18. 2008
POLITITIANS ARE JUST PUPPETS.
IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE WHO YOU VOTE FOR.
Many of us declared a presidency by this piece of Chicago crime crap a failure BEFORE the 2008 elections, when the BRAIN-DEAD electorate supported him and subsequently was elected by the Electoral College.
Many of us tried and tried to get people to STUDY and THINK before supporting him, all to no avail.
America, you GOT WHAT YOU DESERVE. However, even those of us who DO NOT RECOGNIZE him as President, still have to live with YOUR STUPIDITY!
And before you Democraps start about George Bush, I was one of his biggest critics.
Damn all of you!!!
Dr. Ron Paul - President 2008
Now Tell Me I "Threw Away" My Vote!
You threw away your vote.....
There....! Now....
Cooperate with the inevitable....
Ciao,
Econolicious
POLITITIANS ARE JUST PUPPETS.
IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE WHO YOU VOTE FOR.
It was that tingle down the leg deal for many. He was fresh, articulate and good speaker (different from W in that regard).
In the end he was and is a lying phony.
After reading several comments, both elequant and misinformed, all I have to add is: HEGELIAN DIALECTIC.
Learn it/know it.
"..... The economic system works by monopolizing wealth and power at the expense of those who have the least, and of the middle classes that dream - ever more vainly - of hoisting themselves into the cocoon of the present financial oligarchy......"
Herve Kempf
"Dream" - ever more vainly.... and more in vain...... The dream is dead...!
Soon enough, there will be nothing left for the "oligarchs", just crumbs..... As in most of the developing world, as Gunga Din would say, "in a very soon moment" they will begin the villainization and cannibalization of each other.
I for one have nothing but contempt for my fellow oligarchs. I would love to see them skinned, boiled and have their skins turned into canoes as I watch the common rabble paddling gently down the Swanee River nibbling on the oligarchs tender, sweet and smoky barbecue. Someone, an Asian friend, told me that they suspected that Kissinger tastes just like a rat, which is supposed to taste just like a chicken...
My best regards,
Econolicious
stupid is as stupid does, mikey
It wasn't so foolish to vote for obama. You wouldn't have gotten anything better with McCain. It's the establishment itself which needs to be defeated not just one of their pet parties. Neither Democrats or Republicans are ready to take on the system which is corrupting and damaging this country.
Odds are we will see an October surprise. The socialists are scared to death of candidates supported by the Tea Party. These guys won't be going along to get along. The cozy club that is really one corrupt party with two squabbling factions fears for its life. The progressive takeover of every aspect of the economy will be rolled back. The Obami are desperate. I suspect they will engineer something they can use to declare a national emergency and cancel elections. This ploy to smear the Tea Party as racist is already backfiring with the many black Tea Party leaders outing the race hustlers. They have to do something big to save their control of Congress.
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"I have been calling Barrack Obama’s Presidency a failure for at least six months...."
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Damn you are slow!
And I can say that without any bias because I too voted for him.
To some people like Rob “short of a 9/11 event or an Oklahoma City bombing" Shapiro, false-flags are just the standard MO. It reminds me of that Old Testament citation loved by the Mossad: "By way of deception, thou shalt do war". With such a hostile elite, the US is well and truly cooked.
Mike Krieger, as I said before, more power to you.
I share the author's sentiments up to the point of declaring Obama a failure. Bush2 was exactly as described. Capitalism also failed and collapsed during the last year of Bush's presidency. Obama has given capitalism new life but that is a huge challenge: its not over yet. Same with Iraq, Afganistan, Iran, etc, etc. 8 years of Bush did a lot of damage and will take a lifetime to undo. Obama has been in office 2 years, and has 2 years before he becomes re-elected and a lame duck for 4 years. Health care- barely passed yet today 65% of voters don't want it changed. Wall St loved the bailout and will have to accept FinReform as the price for betraying the greatest gift to a free people: capitalism. Capitalists almost killed capitalism and they will have to pay the electorate who bailed them out. What we did for Detroit, irrational and silly as it was had to be done politically because working stiffs couldn't be cast aside while Wall Street got all the goodies. Of course I believe Paul Krugman is right and deflation is the immediate threat. Inflation and national debt are problems only if we survive the next 3 years. Lets focus on immediate survival and let the EU experiment with austerity. They will limp along like Japan for decades to come. Of course their demographics (no growth) doom them anyway; we can still compete with the BRIC's.
"Capitalism also failed and collapsed during the last year of Bush's presidency"
Not this sorry song and dance again. Capitalism "failed" TO BE FOLLOWED when they didn't let the banks go bankrupt. What part of this don't you understand?
Herbert Hoover
Jimmy Carter
Obama
Hoover was unfairly blamed for the Great Depression, which was caused by Wall Street. If only Obama believed as Hoover did:
Hoover feared that too much intervention or coercion by the government would destroy individuality and self-reliance, which he considered to be important American values.
Honest to God, Like Douchinger, who also voted for the retarded monkey, you lost all credibility when you voted for him, knowing full well what he would do. To Obama's credit, he told you all exactly what he would do, how he would do it and why he was doing it.
Epic fail article. Go cry me a river you fucking loser.
I have not one problem with mea culpas, the alternative is so very much worse..
Would all of you stop talking about what Bush 2 did or didn't do, or what BHO could or could not accomplish. At this point isn't it obvious these people are just part of the puppet show? Sure, they imprint some of their own character onto the policies, and they even get thrown an occasional bone and implement an actual idea, but the game plays are all being called in from the sky box.
I'm getting tired of the FED did this, TPTB that, or GS might have what ever. These are not actionable facts. You' re going to arrest the building at 33 Liberty? Waterboard a stock certificate? Incarcerate a business plan? Names. Peoples names. Even if they don't mean jack to the anyone now, hopefully there will come a time when some one will have to answer for this fraud. Unless you want straw men, scape goats, Reichstags, Tonkins, bin Ladens, missle gaps or whatever being held up to take the fall, you had better start accumulating and circulating lists now. If SHTF do you think the internet is going to be open and free, or even working? That there is going to be an unbiased investigation? By who? Will there be any time, or anyone left capable of rational thinking? Or will it just be mob chaos and frightened sheeple all dancing to the TPTB's tune?
Whats the saying? The biggest con the devil ever pulled was convincing mankind he didn't exist? These people are operating in secret or at least in the shadows, and know they are safe to walk away if it goes sour. Pull back the covers and expose these roaches and watch them scatter. How brave will they be if they know for certain that they will be personally held responsible if their fraud is exposed? To bad Nuremberg didn't include the money men who were responsible. ZH is talking about the "scheme", but who has the roster list? The only chance to stop the madness is to let THEM know, that we know who they are. And if society happens to have a little "accident", we will be coming for THEM, not their little sock puppets.
1. If you voted for Obama an intense soul search is required before making any important decisions. Yes, there was not much to choose from.
2. The Washington Beltway is a blight on humanity. Elected officials come and go. The real rulers are the bureaucrats and the lobbyists that buy Congress.
3. I am afraid for the future but working on personal and family preparations to thrive and survive. Move away from the large cities, grow a garden and be ready to hide.
Move away from the large cities, grow a garden and be ready to hide.
And millions of others should do the exact same thing, right?
Not everyone can get away, too bad for them.
I am so sick of this argument. Obama continually stated he would up the 'good war', Afghanistan and voted for wiretapping of American citizens well before he was ever sworn in. I am a liberal, these are a few of the reasons why I didn't vote for Obama in the primary or the general. If you ask me, all of you got exactly what you voted for in terms of foreign policy and civil rights.
What's really missing here are the critical thinking skills of Americans.
However, should we expect anything different when half of the politcal establishment champions ignorance in every form including their nominees for the white house(Reagan, Quayle, Bush 43, Palin, among others)?
The Gulf Oil leak has been plugged, so we will end in the green today! This must mean everything is turning around for the economy!!!!!!! BUY BUY BUY!!!!
Queasing Part Deux
"The Audacity of Hope Austerity."
Test
"I have been calling Barrack Obama’s Presidency a failure for at least six months now "
is that all - 6 months? i have been calling it a failure since he was a communist senator from illinois. what does anyone expect from an indonesian national serving the crockefellers?
trillions for banksters but not one red cent for people.
go to hell barry....
I think Obamabam will have the worst enviromental record then any other president in history, regardless if this plug holds I don't know if it leads to a failed president. If QE2.0 or whatever it is called does come to pass it will mean the end of western economies as we have known them.
QE2.0=death scream
The Dangers of a Failed Presidency? I think the title to this piece ought to be the "Opportunities of a Failed Presidency." If things don't turn around soon for Obama he'll preside over the longest lame-duck presidency in history, which could sow the seeds of great opportunity for real change. Ahh...the audacity of hope!
I expect the SkyNet Stock Exchange robots to crash the markets before the elections. Scare the sheeple into voting Republican. The banksters and their rich buddies just want gridlock. That way the looting can continue for at least another 2 years.
Quite a few morons blaming Obama for everything wrong with America. Bet that most of you voted for Bush at least once. Most Americans are truly ignorant, and easily manipulated by fear and propaganda. The GOP provides nothing but this.
Always wondering why the Democrats didnt run Edwards--a White guy that Joe Six-pack and Sally Soap Opera would embrace. Well, now we know why. President Obama has the brains and the ambition, but he is being fought tooth-and-nail by the neo-cons who destroyed America in the first place.
When I opened the link on Bin Laden stating his goal to bankrupt America ala the Soviet Union, I was reminded of the herd mentality that elected Bush to his second term. Masterful-- Allah, Budda, Jehovah must have allowed this punishment.
As you sow, you shall also reap.
What the hell are you all still doing in America? Get the hell out while you still can.
He is a failure because of his ideology and policies. Nothing more, nothing less.
Bush took America out on a date, took her to a horror movie, grabbed her treasures when she screamed, blamed it on the usher, got into a couple of fights, dined her out, ordered her a sub-prime rib with a creole soup, skipped out on the bill and left her broke. America called for help. Stripper cop turns up.
Meet the people responsible for our freedoms and laws, Yale grad Dr. Lee
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee on North and South Vietnam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XK3rTUgoQD4&feature=player_embedded
chills, yes me too...
When President Harding assumed office on March 4, 1921 the United States was in the midst of a post war economic depression. By 1920, unemployment had jumped up to 12 percent and the GNP had dropped by 17 percent. Harding ignored Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover's recommendation for proactive federal intervention; rather Harding cut tax rates for all groups and reduced the national debt. Recovery began to take place in summer of 1921; by 1922 unemployment receded to 6.4 percent; by 1923 the unemployment rate was 2.4 percent. Economist Benjamin Anderson writes, "In 1920–21 we [the U.S.] took our losses, we readjusted our financial structure, we endured our depression, and in August 1921 we started up again. . . . The rally in business production and employment that started in August 1921 was soundly based on a drastic cleaning up of credit weakness, a drastic reduction in the costs of production, and on the free play of private enterprise. It was not based on governmental policy designed to make business good.”[17]
zen0
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/59183
There's more. Apparently in the early 1920s there was a infamous racist joke about Harding that went something like this:
Being an African American myself, I can confirm that there is a lot of excitement mixed with trepidation about the possibility of someone who shares our ancestry becoming president--but perhaps this new revelation can put a lot of us, and Senator Obama a bit more at ease. He may no longer be the "standard-bearer" for our race, as some people put it, since good ol' Warren G. Harding led the way
http://www.diversityinc.com/content/1757/article/1461/
Were there other "black" presidents? Some historians have reason to believe people don't really understand the genealogy of past U.S. Presidents. Research shows at least five U.S. presidents had black ancestors and Thomas Jefferson, the nation's third president, was considered the first black president, according to historian Leroy Vaughn, author of Black People and Their Place in World History.
Vaughn's research shows Jefferson was not the only former black U.S. president. Who were the others? Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge. But why was this unknown? How were they elected president? All five of these presidents never acknowledged their black ancestry.
Jefferson, who served two terms between 1801 and 1809, was described as the "son of a half-breed Indian squaw and a Virginia mulatto father," as stated in Vaughn's findings. Jefferson also was said to have destroyed all documentation attached to his mother, even going to extremes to seize letters written by his mother to other people.
President Andrew Jackson, the nation's seventh president, was in office between 1829 and 1837. Vaughn cites an article written in The Virginia Magazine of History that Jackson was the son of an Irish woman who married a black man. The magazine also stated that Jackson's oldest brother had been sold as a slave.
Lincoln, the nation's 16th president, served between 1861 and 1865. Lincoln was said to have been the illegitimate son of an African man, according to Leroy's findings. Lincoln had very dark skin and coarse hair and his mother allegedly came from an Ethiopian tribe. His heritage fueled so much controversy that Lincoln was nicknamed "Abraham Africanus the First" by his opponents.
President Warren Harding, the 29th president, in office between 1921 and 1923, apparently never denied his ancestry. According to Vaughn, William Chancellor, a professor of economics and politics at Wooster College in Ohio, wrote a book on the Harding family genealogy. Evidently, Harding had black ancestors between both sets of parents. Chancellor also said that Harding attended Iberia College, a school founded to educate fugitive slaves.
Coolidge, the nation's 30th president, served between 1923 and 1929 and supposedly was proud of his heritage. He claimed his mother was dark because of mixed Indian ancestry. Coolidge's mother's maiden name was "Moor" and in Europe the name "Moor" was given to all blacks just as "Negro" was used in America. It later was concluded that Coolidge was part black.
This is a great site when it sticks to financial facts, bankster skulduggery, and pointing out stock market manipulations. But when it veers into social commentary and posters start in with the ''black president this, or black people that" the site loses some of it's luster and starts to go off the rails.
going off who's rails, Robert Shaw.
let the people speak.
Double post, sorry!
I agree...It isn't helpful to try and discourage political thought. This is precisely what Obama is trying to do; as he stirs the racial pot.
RobertShaw....
You don't ever have to visit, or comment on this site again. Now quit whining, and take a peek at Obama's EGO. I spotted it on Youtube. Thank God Kurt took care of it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq_TQ0aFlRk&feature=related
Lol. Idjit.
"How foolish we were.", Mike? You can leave the die hard Republicans out of the word "we". We Republicans did not vote for this Oreo. We saw it from the start.
"We Republicans did not vote for this Oreo."
And this moron immediately proves my point. Thank you.
Republicans are just the other part of the bifactional ruling party. You see nothing.
You are all ignorant.
Must be a bunch of white republicans on this board.
Rascist pigs
-NAACP Commision
Those who play the race card are the racists.
Those who play "those who play the race card are the racists" are the racists.
-NAACP Commissioner
Hoover was unfairly blamed for the Great Depression, which was caused by Wall Street. If only Obama believed as Hoover did:
Hoover feared that too much intervention or coercion by the government would destroy individuality and self-reliance, which he considered to be important American values.
You have been deceived. Hoover was an interventionist of the first order, unlike Warren G. He was out-interventionized by Roosevelt, who was at first a critic of intervention until he saw it was the road to power.
I didn't like Obama and couldn't bring myself to vote for McCain. Who knows what 2012 will bring.
Sue Ellen detoxes from hope and change.
The moment that Sue realizes who Obama is, and how regretfull she is for voting for him.
Warning: Extremely Disturbing footage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-A_RrgxvUg
please watch... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Sa3axgBzAU
Krieger got what he deserved in The Anointed One, as did everyone else who voted for him. Elections have consequences. If the Michael Krieger's of the world haven't figured that out, they are bigger dolts than the idiots they voted in to lead the country in 2008. That Krieger was suckered by The One is astounding. Where in hell was this guy in 2007 and 2008. Hell, The Anointed One told us exactly what he was going to do for the 2 years he campainged for the job...... and now he's doing it..... an anti-American Muslim who is working diligently to destroy the economy and culture of the country he was elected to lead. Krieger is what the Soviet KGB calls a "useful fool". May his tribe of dunces fade to obscurity and oblivion.
Jewish ppl are the most intelligent on the planet, closely followed by the Chinese. fact.
You all sound like a bunch of fools to me...
".... I didn't vote for Obama... Whaaaaa... Whaaaaa..."
"..... I would have voted for Ron Paul........"
"..... They are screwing us again.........."
I voted for Obama and I'm not the least bit sorry for it... What other choice did we have....?
I mean, give me a mother fucking break.... Who...? McCain, Palin, Paul....? Come on, please....... You can't be that fucking stupid.... Obama was the best shot we had and he couldn't do it, his own party wouldn't let him do it, much less the Republicans.
It doesn't matter who you vote for, you're going to get screwed. The only difference is who's gonna buy you a drink first....
The day that you all decided that voting was your only option, was the day that you gave away all your rights and privileges as citizens of this great nation. Do you think that African Americans got The Voting Rights Act and The Civil Rights Act by voting....? Fuck No...! They started to burn down the fucking cities, they invoked civil disobedience and they scared the shit out of the white establishment. That's how things get done in this country. You've got to talk to these mother fuckers in Washington, in a language that they understand and the only thing that most of those miserable, cowardly, pathetic, ass holes understand is a 357 magnum with the hammer pulled back stuck in their face. That goes for all of them, Republicans, Democrats and Independents.
If you want things to change it's up to you, however don't think that your vote is going to change shit. If that's what you're thinking you're delusional...
Ciao,
Econolicious
Errr....no; they peacefully demonstrated and secured their rights per the Constitution. The rioting nonsense came after the battle had been won and was engineered by con artists on the make.
+1000
Welcome to the party, Mikey. Better late than never.
Over the last 40 years, the populate has increasingly come to believe that government is the answer to any "problem." (Perhaps because the well being of more and more people depend on the government teet, whether through welfare, unemployment, employment, grants, contracts, etc, etc) Government is not the savior for any problem. Self reliance, self responsibility are the foundation for any civil society. The populate is increasingly moving towards the Libertarian point of view. (See Tea Party) Watch for the rise of the Pauls, Ron and Rand, in popularity.
i voted for the guy (and im a republican) for the simple fact that i hoped he could accomplish a small percent of what he was selling to the public. the longer this happens, the more i feel there is no chance of this. for me, its not about a "failed" presidency as much as its about knowing we need more accountability. and i feared that from the beginning.
As if we'll ever be "short of a 9/11 event" after the success of the last one.
9-11-2008?
+1 as well
Step 1 here would be to look up "police state" and compare and contrast with the Bush Administration - might have proved helpful in making judgments about what one wants out of a different President.
Step 2 would be to find out just who was behind the creation of a system of behemoth coporations as a companion set to monstrous-sized government. Hint: it started with people called "progressives" in the early 20th century.
Step 3 would be to read The World Crisis and understand how wars are fought under democratic governance, then read The Father of Us All for some insight in to why they are fought.
This will go a long ways towards making you less disappointed in the next centrist/slightly-conservative Republican Administration and less likely to be gulled by a complete freakin' zero of a Chicago politician running to replace him.
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Is this the beginning of the end of the Hegelian Dialectic?? One can only hope.
To be honest it sums up so much in the modern worldin that what looks good is not always what it seems when consumed.The proof of the pudding is in the eating and the man increasingly appears to be on a road to nowhere.
What a bunch of whining drivel. We's supposed to feel sorry for the author of this post because he/she was too stupid to figure so many independents like me already figured out by the beginning of 2008?
I voted for Mccain/Palin, and I used to be a democrat until 2008(voted for Hillary in the primaries), even though I knew they probably couldn't do much to revive the economy, I knew they would at least not do the takeovers that the community organizer and his cohorts in congress have done.
Seriously? people like this authour are obvious proof, you can buy an education, but you sure as hell cannot buy any common sense or independent thought.
Let me guess? the next time this idiot author is going to vote for Romney?
Instead of voting for a reformer like Sarah Palin. Oh yea, I'm sure people on this blog will attack her w/o doing their own damn research, although being fully aware that the media is completely in the tank for the community organizer and will lie and run interference for him.
I always knew it wasn't Obama that was the real problem, although he is one of the worst presidents this country will ever see, and I'm including Bush in list, but its the ignorant fools like the the author of this post who are the real problem. They voted for who the media told them to, who the media promoted and lied for, and it will happen all over again next time.
Thank you one of the 52% who voted for the current fool, keep whining...
I don't know if I like this site any more. Last week I read (on ZH) that one seeks confirming arguments to solidify one's positions. With this post, I think we are all really in trouble confirming anything. But, it sure is better that the Huffington Post. Especially since I found out that half of us are the dumbest and half are the smartest people in the world and right is left and we all work for the Oligarchs in Washington, Manhattan, London, and Geneva. God Bless America cause if You can't do it, I sense that we are up a real dark creek.
i think you are one of the smarterers...
Agree the messiah was 'supposed' to win. Hillary had the nomination stolen. Wouldn't have voted for her as she and Bill are part of the same, corrupt system.
Regan wasn't, but he got hosed trying to cut spending and Congress wouldn't let him.
Ever since, we've had a different flavor of the same corrupt group that has managed to squeeze the middle class. Which is a shame. Besides me being middle class, it is what provides stability and potential growth to a society.
McCain is also a puppet, but a patriotic one. I think he picked Palin as the best chance to win. She knocked it out of the park with her RNC speech. Polls showed an immediate upspike.
Then the market manipulation. If you look at daily polls, if the elections were a week or so later, McCain/Palin might have pulled it off. However, I don't think that we'd be that much better off as we've a bunch of idiots running Congress. It might have been worse, as any Executive branch push back would have been deemed 'racist', 'corporatist', etc, etc.
That said, Palin isn't owned by anyone, she actually believes in the founding principles of the nation, and she is a hell of a fighter. With all of the crap thrown at her, anyone else would have folded their tent. Perhaps just tried to keep the Governor's paycheck and meekly sail off into the sunset.
Instead, she made a very bold, strategic move for honorable reasons. Still, she could have done so, written a book, and maybe done a show or two. Yet look what she is doing. With no office, no power, and simple social networking tools, she's been deadly accurate with her verbal sniper shots on a variety of topics. Most interestingly, the Administration generally ends up responding or doing what she suggested.
I for one do not want our next President to be a 'one worlder' or CFR, Rhodes Scholar, Ivy League boot licker. Can anyone else think of a candidate who would fight the good fight for the American people and their Constitutional rights?
Anticipating crickets, but am happy to consider all candidate suggestions.
Cheers.
I have just finished Webster Tarpley's unauthorized biography of Obama (written in 2008). It's been labeled by critics as a crank conspiracy book. It's not. Some sections are quite speculative and there are some really scholoarly analyses of Fanon, Plato and Machiavelli that I honestly can't follow (because I've never read these people). However the real importance of this book is that it does lay out exactly who groomed Obama and who financed his campaign for Senate and and the presidency. 18 months into Bush's first term we knew exactly who he worked for (Halliburton, Exxon, Kellogg Brown and Root, Black Water and other big oil corporations and and defense contractors). With Obama, on the other hand, the people who put him into office are virtually invisible and this is what I find really scary. Tarpley lays out clear evidence that the CIA and right wing aristocrats fund a whole network of so-called liberal foundations and think tanks (the Ford Foundation is the best known) that deliberately sabotage genuine populist and grassroots activism.
The late activist and legal scholar Sherman Skoknick first alerted activists to this in the 1980s (mainly around their funding of so-called alternative media - the Nation, Ms Magazine, Mother Jones, etc). Based on my 22 year involvement in the single payer movement, I can vouch for what Tarpley is saying. I saw these left wing think tanks in action as they systematically destroyed the single payer movement from the inside.
Obama supposedly worked as a community organizer after leaving law school. He was actually in the employ of the Ford and similar Foundations (as was his mother). It is pretty interesting to read Tarpley's outline of some of the projects Obama worked on - and ask whether they really served the interest of the disenfranchised communities he supposedly represent it.
I write about my own close encounter with US intelligence and some of these foundations in my recent memoir THE MOST REVOLUTIONARY ACT: MEMOIR OF AN AMERICAN REFUGEE (I currently live in exile in New Zealand).
dude, none of this stuff just occured after 9/11. It's been in place for quite a long time, but only now are people A. starting to dig below the surface or B. the powers that be do not really care if they hide it anymore. This is not bush, this is not obama it is the power elite and the power elite alone.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_Elite
It isn't Obama who's failed ...it's the whole political system that is gamed to subsidize the coporate oligarchal elite. No person could occupy the Presidency and make the changes that are necessary..not McCain, Palin, Bush, Cheney, Reagan etc. This is not Obama's failure.. it belongs to us all.