Russia stays loyal to Kalashnikov

Russia stays loyal to Kalashnikov

Ria Novosti ^ | 21/12/2011

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Russia stays loyal to Kalashnikov

MOSCOW, December 21 (RIA Novosti) – The Russian military will not abandon the legendary Kalashnikov AK assault rifle, Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Wednesday.

Chief of the General Staff Nikolai Makarov said in September that the Defense Ministry had stopped procuring AK-47 rifles because of oversupply, indicating that new models of small arms and light weapons would replace it.

But Serdyukov dismissed those suggestions as absurd.

“For some reason everyone decided that if the Defense Ministry has not signed large-scale contracts for the procurement of Kalashnikov rifles they will be taken out of service. That is stupidity of course,” Serdyukov said in an interview with Rossiiskaya Gazeta in an issue to be published on Thursday.

“We have large amounts of automatic rifles and it makes no sense to purchase more,” he said.

Prison Planet.com » Martial Law Attempt In Louisiana Echoes Ron Paul’s Warning

Following the fatal shooting of a toddler in a crime ridden New Orleans housing project, a Louisiana state representative has called for what amounts to martial law.

Austin Badon contacted Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s office Monday and asked that the National Guard be deployed. Jindal’s office said Badon was told that any such a request would have to come from the New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu.

Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 15 of the Constitution, the National Guard – considered a state militia – is authorized to “execute the laws of the Union and suppress Insurrections and repel Invasion.” The Constitution says nothing about dispatching the military to fight domestic crime, a task usually undertaken by local law enforcement.

Paul McGuire — Who Will Rule The Future?

A Legal and Spiritual Resistance to the New World Order

“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—forever.” -George Orwell, Author of “1984’

A battle for the future of mankind has been going on for many centuries. We are in the final phases of the battle, where unless there is sufficient resistance both legally and spiritually, America and the freedom’s it represents is about to violently gang-raped in the public square and shot to death. The men and women who will commit this crime are in the media, military, politics, science, art, culture, education and they could be you and I. The future is not fixed. What we believe and what we do will determine the outcome. Many do not recognize that America’s death and rape will soon be their own, there is nowhere to hide. Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion taken from one group will quickly be stolen from all.

GUNNY G: MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL !!!!!!!!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!!!!!!!!

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Local Cops Ready for War With Homeland Security-Funded Military Weapons

Local Cops Ready for War With Homeland Security-Funded Military Weapons

Daily Beast ^ | 12/21/2011 | Andrew Becker

Posted on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 10:16:20 AM by GlockThe Vote

A decade of billions in spending in the name of homeland security has armed local police departments with military-style equipment and a new commando mentality. But has it gone too far? Andrew Becker and G.W. Schulz of the Center for Investigative Reporting report.

Nestled amid plains so flat the locals joke you can watch your dog run away for miles, Fargo treasures its placid lifestyle, seldom pierced by the mayhem and violence common in other urban communities. North Dakota’s largest city has averaged fewer than two homicides a year since 2005, and there’s not been a single international terrorism prosecution in the last decade.

But that hasn’t stopped authorities in Fargo and its surrounding county from going on an $8 million buying spree to arm police officers with the sort of gear once reserved only for soldiers fighting foreign wars.

Ron Paul: Wikileaks Leaker Manning Is a ‘Hero’

Ron Paul: Wikileaks Leaker Manning Is a ‘Hero’

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spectator.org ^ | 12/21/2011 | JEFFREY LORD

Posted on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 9:57:33 AM by TBBT

Well.

So Ron Paul is picking up steam in Iowa. May even be a frontrunner.

And here he is (beginning at 4:06 in the video) saying of Bradley Manning, the U.S. soldier who leaked thousands of pages of classified U.S. government documents to Wikileaks, that Manning is a “true patriot” and a “political hero.”

I kid you not.

Here’s the link to the video. Wait ’til Newt, Mitt, Rick, Rick, Michele, and Jon hear about this.

Prison Planet.com » Louisiana State Officials Call For Troops On Streets

National Guard engaged in door-to-door gun confiscation during Hurricane Katrina

Paul Joseph Watson & Alex Jones

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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Lawmakers in Louisiana are calling for National Guard troops to patrol the streets of New Orleans after a toddler was killed in a drive-by shooting. The last time troops were involved in domestic law enforcement in the state, they were used to confiscate legally owned firearms in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Keira Holmes Gordon was caught in the crossfire of two separate groups of men in cars who were targeting another man stood near a B. W. Cooper Housing development on Sunday. The toddler, four days shy of her second birthday, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Citing soaring crime levels, state lawmaker Austin Badon Jr. told CNN he “wants the government to step and help control the violence,” by sending troops to patrol troubled areas, although he admitted that just “a select few people” were responsible for the crimes.

GUNNY G” HERE, IMO, IS ONE OF THE LEADING WRITERS (Col Sellin) ON “AMERICA’S PROBLEM” !

GUNNY G” HERE, IMO, IS ONE OF THE LEADING WRITERS (Col Sellin) ON “AMERICA’S PROBLEM” !

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Prison Planet.com » Who Leads the Attack On Ron Paul?

From the remorseless liars that brought America into the Iraq War, have kept the US mired in Afghanistan for now over a decade, oversaw the genocide in Libyawrought by NATO-backed Al Qaeda terrorists, and are attempting to incite war with both Syria and Iran, comes a frothing, if not entirely elementary attack against one of the few obstacles that stands in their way of perpetual war fought at America’s expense but for their personal gain.

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That obstacle is Ron Paul and the Constitutional reawakening he has spurred.

For people who like Ron Paul…..but his foreign policy is wacky! (YouTube video opened my eyes) “This video and looking at the actual history of failures of US foreign policy the last 50 years led me to now support Paul.”

For people who like Ron Paul…..but his foreign policy is wacky! (YouTube video opened my eyes)

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I know people will call for a zot for this video…the free speech thing is delicate here. This video is informative and it opened my eyes. I used to be a Palin supporter and liked what Paul said about 90% of the time. This video and looking at the actual history of failures of US foreign policy the last 50 years led me to now support Paul.

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Ron Paul’s Iowa surge triggers GOP anger at his supporters

Ron Paul‘s Iowa surge triggers GOP anger at his supporters

Washington Times ^ | 12-19-2011 | Laura Kelly and William J. Kelly

Posted on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 8:30:30 AM by ChenangoShooter.308

For many in the GOP and Tea Party movements, Ron Paul is a crank; the crazy uncle of the right, the quack eccentric geezer with the ability to put a wrench in the system. And those are just some of the nicer expressions some conservatives have used to describe him. Is he a crank? Ron Paul supporters certainly do not feel that way. To them, he is a courageous and principled leader who tells it like it really is, an outsider with the power of the people behind him, fighting the bad guys and evil-doers

Prison Planet.com » Govt. Says It Can Assassinate or Indefinitely Detain Americans on American Soil Without Any Due Process

I’ve previously noted that Obama says that he can assassinate American citizens living on U.S. soil.

This admittedly sounds over-the-top. But one of the nation’s top constitutional and military law experts – Jonathan Turley – agrees.

Turley:

- Is the second most cited law professor in the country

- Has worked as both the CBS and NBC legal analyst during national controversies

- Ranks 38th in the top 100 most cited ‘public intellectuals’ in a recent study by a well-known judge

- Is one of the top 10 lawyers handling military cases

- Has served as a consultant on homeland security and constitutional issues

- Is a frequent witness before the House and Senate on constitutional and statutory issues

Turley said yesterday on C-Span (starting at 15:50):

Prison Planet.com » Ron Paul Hate From Establishment Republicans

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Ron Paul is hated by establishment Republicans. The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks down a politico article on the 2012 Republican Presidential candidate.

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Prison Planet.com » Ron Paul is in The Fight of His Life, We Must Stand With Him!

The Alex Jones Channel

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

On the Tuesday edition of Infowars Nightly News, Alex Jones breaks down the conspiracy to ignore Ron Paul and undo the influence of the nation’s leading primary in Iowa.

VIDEO

Today’s Toons 12/21/11

Today’s Toons 12/21/11

The Right Reasons ^ | 12/21/11 | pookie18

Posted on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 6:41:35 AM by pookie18

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President Obama Allegedly Sent This Congratulatory Letter to a Recently-Married Gay Couple

President Obama Allegedly Sent This Congratulatory Letter to a Recently-Married Gay Couple

The Blaze ^ | 20 Dec 2011 | Billy Hallowell

Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 7:32:27 PM by mandaladon

President Barack Obama has characterized his views on same-sex marriage as “evolving.” While he has traditionally opposed gay marriage, some intriguing developments — including a wedding card he purportedly sent to a gay couple — are leading to questions surrounding whether he’ll soon change his mind. With the campaign cycle heating up, this may be a demographic he’ll more actively pursue. Regarding the alleged note: A recently-married gay couple has come forward saying that they received a random card from the president. The note, which offers them well-wishes as they start their life together, may be further evidence that Obama is preparing to turn a corner on his views on gay matrimonies (or, at the least, it‘s an indicator that he’s ready to actively pursue votes among this electoral cohort).

The letter, which was dated Dec. 8, 2011, offers congratulations “on this special occasion.“ It goes on to say that both Michelle and the president ”hope it is blessed with love, laughter, and happiness.”

Bill Clinton: Why yes, the media did favor Obama over Hillary three years ago

Bill Clinton: Why yes, the media did favor Obama over Hillary three years ago

Hot Air ^ | DECEMBER 20, 2011 | ALLAHPUNDIT

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Via Fox News Insider, this clip shouldn’t be as gratifying as it is. Surely no one needs Bill Clinton to tell them that the press was neck-deep in the tank for The Unicorn Prince in 2008. But it is gratifying, partly because of the hint of lingering resentment in Clinton’s reaction and partly because of the extra little shadow of illegitimacy it casts on Obama’s victory.

It’s no secret that BJ didn’t think much of O during the campaign — remember this infamous exchange he reportedly had with Ted Kennedy? — but to see him acknowledge this when we’re on the cusp of another campaign where the media will be neck-deep in the tank for Obama is oddly comforting. Forget the bit at the end where he hedges on media bias against the GOP and never mind that, if asked, he would surely say he thinks Obama would have beat Hillary without the press’s help (she did end up winning New Hampshire, after all).

Those are stock answers that any good soldier would offer for his party. The one about Hillary is not, which is what makes it so striking. No one’s under any illusions about the media’s corruption, including the elder statesmen in their favored party.

Ron Paul’s Inaugural Address, Written by His First (and Only) Speechwriter

…..Ron Paul’s Inaugural Address, Written by His First (and Only) Speechwriter

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Godfather Politics ^ | December 20, 2011 | Gary North

Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 9:56:45 PM by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

In June of 1976, I was Ron Paul’s speechwriter. Shortly after I joined his staff as his newsletter writer and economic analyst, I recommended that he do what I had been doing for a year: buy a Code-A-Phone telephone answering machine and make a weekly 3-minute recording for people in his districts to call. He could send the tape to his office in the district, where the machine would be set up at a local phone number. Residents could call it for free. He thought this was a good idea. So began his weekly speeches.

I wrote his first talk. He later told me that he didn’t like reading a script written by anyone else, so he had decided to record his own. As far as I know, that was the last speech anyone ever wrote for him.

He used that machine for the next two-and-a-half years. After his defeat in November 1976, he posted a weekly phone message. The weekly report became a tool for a comeback. In 1978, he defeated the man who had barely defeated him (268 votes) in 1976.

So, having been his only speechwriter, I will now offer my second speech that he will not deliver.

Prison Planet.com » Stocking Up For Doomsday: It’s Not Just For “Crazies” Anymore

Before the economic crisis of 2008 there were few who considered the possibility of The End of The World As We Know It (TEOTWAWKI). We were aware of the threats posed by natural disasters – Tsunamis in Asia, earthquakes along the western Americas, and hurricanes in the Gulf.

But the notion that the very system in which we live is susceptible to a man-made shock so powerful that it could wipe out the very infrastructure that keeps us alive was an outlier so far removed from our daily reality that it was reserved for Hollywood scripts and obscure conspiracy web sites.

But the possibility of a system collapse so severe that it could cripple our and monetary systems, food distribution networks, and emergency response services is now becoming a real concern for people all over the world.

The warning by economists that Britain is just ‘nine meals from anarchy’ is brutally borne out. Unlike last summer, the rioters on the streets aren’t looking for trainers and flat-screen TVs — just food.

Don’t Doubt Me: Obama’s Approval Rating Will Rise and the Jobless Rate Will Drop

Don’t Doubt Me: Obama’s Approval Rating Will Rise and the Jobless Rate Will Drop

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Rush Limbaugh ^ | December 20, 2011 | Rush Limbaugh

Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 3:16:31 PM by Kaslin

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RUSH: Let me tell you something. The Washington Post, ABC — I think it’s them — they had a poll out today that shows Obama’s approval numbers are coming back. And I want to remind you that I have warned you this kind of thing is going to happen. The unemployment number is going to precipitously drop and it’s going to get close to 8% by next November. Just mark my words. That’s in the can. It’s in the cards. Also, Obama’s approval number now is up five points over the last three months or some such thing. Not sure of the time frame, but it’s up the highest since last summer, and this is being heralded. Now, clearly, if you go through, if you look at the story reporting this, you find that there is still overwhelming disapproval with Obama’s policies, profound disapproval of his policies, but his overall job approval number is up five points…..

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Obama Administration Endangered Lives to Justify Gun Control

Obama Administration Endangered Lives to Justify Gun Control

Townhall ^ | 12/20/2011 | Chris W. Cox

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In all of my years fighting on behalf of the National Rifle Association to defend the Second Amendment, I never thought I would see a White House so vehemently opposed to gun ownership that it would be willing to arm violent criminals and endanger American lives in pursuit of a gun control agenda. Readers will recall that a little over two months ago, in this same space, I wrote:

“I would like to believe that President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder – no matter how much they oppose our Second Amendment rights – would never break the law and endanger human lives in their mission to score political points against gun owners…

“However, to believe all of this, I would have to ignore a lot of facts.”

And now, according to new documents obtained by CBS News, we are faced with the fact that the Obama administration helped transfer illegal guns to drug cartels in Mexico to build a case for gun control – specifically, gun registration – here in America.

“If these reports are true, even by Washington standards this reaches a new level of arrogance and corruption,” remarked Senator John Cornyn (R-TX). Unfortunately, Sen. Cornyn is not exaggerating.

On July 14, 2010, Mark Chait, who served as Assistant Director for Field Operations for the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco and Explosives (BATFE) sent an email to Bill Newell, BATFE’s special agent in charge of operation “Fast and Furious.” Chait’s email said:

“Bill, can you see if these guns were all purchased from the same (licensed gun dealer) and at one time? We are looking at anecdotal cases to support a demand letter on long-gun sales. Thanks.”

Just six months later, after a press conference to announce arrests made in “Fast and Furious,” Chait emailed Newell again, saying:

“Bill–well done yesterday… (I)n light of our request for Demand letter 3, this case could be a strong supporting factor if we can determine how many multiple sales of long guns occurred during the course of this case.”

“Demand letter 3″ is a letter sent to U.S. firearms dealers in the four southwest border states, demanding that they register sales of more than one semi-automatic rifle to the same person within five business days.

Under its “Fast and Furious” operation, Obama’s BATFE had been forcing licensed firearms dealers to sell semi-automatic rifles to shady straw purchasers, who would then supply them to drug cartels in Mexico.

Keep Your Spirits Up Despite What’s Heading Our Way

…..So lots of stuff going on underneath the surface and behind the scenes. But again, I mention these two stories today, because, frankly, a person said, “Rush, Rush, why didn’t you tell us about this?” And that person obviously can’t listen every day. I did tell you, and led on both of them. But it told me maybe some people don’t know because it’s not been anywhere but this show.

So the Gallup news on most people, 64%, think big government’s the problem, Obama can’t win with white working class votes, I think that is so huge.

It’s amazing and this Edsall guy admits it. So just trying to keep your spirits up because I know what’s headed our way. Shortly after the turn of the year, I know what’s coming…..

An Underreported Truth: Big Government is More Unpopular Than Big Business

An Underreported Truth: Big Government is More Unpopular Than Big Business

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Rush Limbaugh.com ^ | December 20, 2011 | Rush Limbaugh

Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 3:37:51 PM by Kaslin

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RUSH: I want to repeat something else, ladies and gentlemen, that is from an earlier program, just as I repeated the Thomas B. Edsall piece, even though that did appear in the UK Daily Mail, so no reason to repeat it. I’m doing this because when I saw that poll out today, Washington Post, ABC poll, Obama’s approval numbers up five points, I knew what was in store for us. I knew what was ahead, and I know what they’re trying to do to you.

Here’s what they know. They know that you, as Tea Party members or as conservatives, they know that you are not happy with the Republican Party, and that makes them very happy. They know that you don’t think you have anybody fighting for you. They know that the people you would prefer to be nominated having that vote split. They are very much aware that you are unhappy with the country the way it is, and that your hope that your energy is rooted in having that all change, Obama defeated, right people elected president and to Congress, we start reversing some of the size of government, the spending and all that.

50 ICE agents to screen jail inmates [To replace Arpaio deputies]

50 ICE agents to screen jail inmates [To replace Arpaio deputies]

Arizona Daily Star ^

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PHOENIX – The Homeland Security Department will use 50 immigration agents to screen jail inmates in Arizona‘s most populous county after it revoked the sheriff‘s authority to access its systems, the agency said Monday in a letter to U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl.

Understanding Why the Constitution Was and Remains a Detriment to Individual Liberty | Strike-The-Root: A Journal Of Liberty

The opposition to this approach was the Democratic Republican Party and Thomas Jefferson, who opposed the Constitution along with other stalwarts of the revolution, namely James Madison.

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These men feared that the Federalists desired a corrupted version of England’s monarchist approach, which would include a standing army, high taxes and government-subsidized monopolies. It only takes but a brief minute to fast forward and see through time that exactly that has occurred.

Prison Planet.com » Branstad’s Act Of Sabotage An Outrageous Attempt To Tamper With Election Process

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad’s rhetorical act of sabotage against his own state’s Republican primary, with his insistence that a potential Ron Paul victory should be ignored, represents an outrageous attempt to tamper with the election process.

As we reported earlier, Branstad told Politico that a Paul victory in the primary should be dismissed, urging Republicans to ignore the legitimacy of the result if the Texan Congressman comes out on top, which recent polls suggest he has a very good chance of doing. Politico adds that many fear “such a result….would do irreparable harm to the future role of the first-in-the-nation caucuses.”

“People are going to look at who comes in second and who comes in third,” said Branstad, adding, ““If [Mitt] Romney comes in a strong second, it definitely helps him going into New Hampshire and the other states,” comments taken to mean that Republicans should “ignore” Ron Paul, according to Politico’s Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns.

Branstad’s comments represent a treasonous effort to delegitimize the veracity of his own state’s primary. There are truly no depths to which establishment stooges like Branstad will sink in order to denigrate Ron Paul’s campaign.

Far from a potential Paul victory causing “irreparable harm” to the Iowa primary, as Politico would have it, Branstad himself has already done “irreparable harm” to the sanctity of future caucuses in the state.

Branstad is not only attempting to sabotage Paul’s campaign, he is directly undermining citizens in his own state by openly declaring that their vote is worthless, even though Paul is the current frontrunner.

The Governor has indicated said that he probably won’t endorse a candidate before the Jan. 3 caucuses in Iowa.

However, in an Associated Press interview last week, Branstad said he didn’t think Newt Gingrich “has the discipline and focus to be president”.

A d v e r t i s e m e n t

If Branstad is rooting for anyone, it’s clearly Mitt Romney. Prominent Romney supporters are even trying to groom Branstad into becoming a candidate for Vice President under a Romney administration.

“1996 GOP presidential nominee Bob Dole broached the idea of Branstad as No. 2 on the ticket. Dole reportedly called Branstad this weekend to let him know he would be endorsing Mitt Romney for president, and said he’d like to recommend Iowa’s governor as a possible running mate,” reports USA Today.

“Newt Hampshire” Paper Rips Ron Paul

The pro-Gingrich New Hampshire Union Leader/Sunday News published an editorial attack on Ron Paul Sunday, calling “Renegade Ron” a “gadfly, not a contender” in New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary.

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Perhaps it’s a sign the editorial board is worried that the Texas congressman, who has moved into first place in the latest Iowa poll, may overtake Gingrich in New Hampshire as well.

Safe and Natural Alternatives to Aspirin by Margaret Durst

K is for klotting – which doesn’t really start with a ‘k’, but it’s what I want to write about. Many people take an aspirin a day to prevent stroke and heart attack based on aspirin’s ability to thin the blood and prevent blood clots.

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Most alternative doctors have been against aspirin for a long time because it damages the stomach lining and causes kidney and liver damage. Aspirin is responsible for a significant number of emergency room visits because it causes gastrointestinal bleeding.

New studies are now showing that an aspirin a day actually increases risk of stroke and heart attack in 40 percent of the people who take it. Research is also showing that long term use of aspirin increases your risk of macular degeneration and cataracts by as much as 44 percent.

Debut of the official Capitol ‘Holiday Tree’ ~ “there is an ornament that says “I ♥ President Obama.” And just to think that… “

“On the north side of the tree—at a height of about four feet and easily visible to people standing near it—there is an ornament that says “I ♥ President Obama.”

And just to think that we thought the cult that surrounded the anti-American Obama on a stage ginned up to look like Greek columns were kidding when they tried to portray him back in 2008 as “The Messiah”.

With Congress forbidden to use the word “Christmas” on its cards to constituents, Christmas trees banned from town squares and shopping malls, the words “Merry Christmas” replaced by “Happy Holidays”, the display of The Nativity banned, how long was it before the Christmas Tree officially became the ‘Holiday Tree’?

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As Disenchantment With Idiocy Surges, Ron Paul Support Soars – Zerohedge

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As Disenchantment With Idiocy Surges, Ron Paul Support Soars – Zerohedge

Erohedge.com ^ | 12-13-2011 | Tyler Durden

Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 12:52:26 PM by ChenangoShooter.308

Every legacy media and central planner’s worst nightmare is slowly coming true: as the broader field of GOP candidates is rapidly dropping like US secret drones blowing up nuclear power plants in Iran, due to general idiocy, incompetence, too much baggage-ness or general reverse American Idol syndrome where Americans get tired with any given “leader” only to vote them out of the primary the following week, the one clear winner is becoming Ron Paul, who according to Public Policy Polling has seen his support soar in the past week and is now neck and neck with presidential candidate du week, Newt Gingrich

Blogs bash Obama’s historic claim

…..Newt Gingrich isn’t the only one on the campaign trail who sees himself as a towering historical figure. President Barack Obama has just joined the club.

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Obama’s comments in a recent “60 Minutes” interview that his legislative and foreign policy accomplishments top all but three former presidents has sparked fierce blowback among right-leaning blogs.

Hugo Chávez says Obama is ‘a clown and an embarrassment’

Hugo Chávez says Obama is ‘a clown and an embarrassment’

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The Guardian ^ | Tuesday 20 December 2011 | Tom Phillips

Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 12:40:18 PM by tje

On the eve of his first official overseas trip since being diagnosed with cancer, Hugo Chávez has launched a blistering attack on Barack Obama, describing the US president as a “clown” and an “embarrassment”.

“Focus on governing your country, which you’ve turned into a disaster,” the Venezuelan president told state TV on Monday. Chávez touched down in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo, on Tuesday for a summit of Mercosur, South America’s leading trade bloc.

(Excerpt) The Revolution Will Not Be American | Strike-The-Root: A Journal Of Liberty « ~ BLOGGER.GUNNY.G.1984+. ~ (BLOG & EMAIL) « GUNNY G: P!SSED YET? WELL, WE OUGHTA BE!

We can’t wake the sleeping giant. But someone, somewhere, can club it in the head. When the Empire is too big, too aggressive, too starved and internally paralyzed (vibrantly demonstrated by Katrina, thank you, Ma’am, for that performance), and it finally oversteps one border too many, China , India , and Europe will implement, shall we say, ‘corrective procedures.’

Barack Obama has become a monster

When President Barack Obama took office, in 2009, he championed the cause of government transparency, and spoke admiringly of whistle-blowers, whom he described as “often the best source of information about waste, fraud, and abuse in government.”

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But the Obama Administration has …..

Is It a Prison Planet? One Out of Three Now Face Arrest in US

“Arrest is a pretty common experience,” says Robert Brame, a criminologist at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte and principal author of the study. Nearly one in three people will be arrested by the time they are 23, a study to be published today in Pediatrics found. – USA Today

Dominant Social Theme: It’s for your own good, dammit.

GUNNY G: The Above Reminds me of a couple other writings that kinda go hand-in-hand, I think…

Europe‘s Plan to Save The South…..

Members of Congress Cower or Collaborate, As Obama Prepares his Race and Class War| The Post & Email

Obama will encourage open borders to flood the country with illegal immigrants to sow disorder and intimidate potential Republican voters.

Spearheaded by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Attorney General Eric Holder, the Obama Administration is promoting policies that could make criticism of Islam a crime in the United States and erode our First Amendment rights.

Prison Planet.com » Dinosaur Media Heats up Ron Paul Smear Campaign

Ron Paul’s astounding rise in the polls and his first place lead as the GOP heads for Iowa and the first caucus in January of 2012.

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Learn Austrian Economics by Thomas E. Woods, Jr.

The past several years have seen a revival of interest in the Austrian School of economics. (For some background on the Austrian School, read this essay and this essay.) I’ve assembled this resource list to help beginners embark on a program of self-education in the Austrian School. I have marked a few titles with ** to indicate their importance.

Ron Paul | Why conservatives must adopt Ron Paul’s foreign policy | The Daily Caller

Many Republicans love Ron Paul’s limited-government philosophy but have problems with his foreign policy. This is understandable given the state of today’s Republican Party.

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But what many Republicans probably don’t realize is that Paul’s foreign policy is part of his limited-government philosophy — and it’s a crucially important part. If the American right does not begin to at least consider Paul’s foreign policy, it will continue to forfeit any hope of advancing a substantive conservatism.

GUNNY G: IS DR RON PAUL THE LAST REAL AMERICAN STANDING ?

 DR RON PAUL THE LAST REAL AMERICAN STANDING ?

Prison Planet.com » Iowa Governor: If Ron Paul Wins, Ignore It And Look At Who Finishes Second ~ “Establishment reverts back to pretending Paul doesn’t exist”

Establishment reverts back to pretending Paul doesn’t exist

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From rightly heralding the Iowa primary as a crucial indicator as to who will eventually capture the GOP nomination, the establishment has closed ranks and now decided that a Ron Paul victory doesn’t count and that the focus will be on who finishes second.

A Politico article entitled Ron Paul panic seizes Iowa establishment perfectly illustrates the supreme arrogance of the very political elite Paul is fighting against and goes a step beyond Fox News pundit Chris Wallace’s insistence that the Iowa result “won’t count” if Ron Paul wins.

Despite the fact that two out of the last three winners of the Iowa primary have gone on to successfully capture the Republican nomination, the political class have decided that Ron Paul doesn’t deserve the opportunity to build the same kind of momentum, and that a victory for him in Iowa “would do irreparable harm to the future role of the first-in-the-nation caucuses.”

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Stunning! GOP poll reveals Iowa distrusts 1 candidate

A Public Policy Polling report has stirred the GOP primary race in Iowa, showing Newt Gingrich‘s support imploding and Ron Paul in the lead.

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But buried in the survey of likely Iowa Republican voters is the stunning conclusion that more than half either don’t believe Barack Obama or aren’t sure he’s telling the truth about his eligibility to be president.

Rush Limbaugh’s Fake Ron Paul Ad Will Not Be A Hit With Ron Paul Fans

Rush Limbaugh’s Fake Ron Paul Ad Will Not Be A Hit With Ron Paul Fans

Mediaite ^ | December 17, 2011 | Frances Martel

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At this point, Rush Limbaugh‘s offensive against Rep. Ron Paul has become something of a regular feature on his program. So it’s not entirely surprising that Limbaugh’s anti-Paulism has seeped into his commercials, too– or at least in parody. This week, Limbaugh debuted a “pro” Rep. Paul ad that featured the “candidate” arguing “the greatest danger is not from Iran, it’s from us overreacting.” Surely this will go over well with Paul fans.

Newt Gingrich suggests Ron Paul unprepared, a threat

Newt Gingrich suggests Ron Paul unprepared, a threat

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Politico ^ | Dec 19, 2011 | By REID J. EPSTEIN

Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 2:16:25 AM by Jim Robinson

DAVENPORT, Iowa – Newt Gingrich saw the enemy Monday, and his name was Ron Paul.

Without speaking Paul’s name, Gingrich took dead aim at the Texas congressman who’s crept up in state polls as he’s started to tumble, and is looking increasingly likely to run strong in the caucuses.

Focusing on their foreign policy differences, Gingrich painted Paul as unprepared for the presidency and a threat to American safety.

“I will stand apart from some of our candidates and believe we need a strong defense, we need a fairly modernized intelligence community,” Gingrich said during a five-minute opening statement. “I think this is very serious stuff and I hope that every caucus-goer, before they vote on Jan. 3, would ask themselves about how dangerous the world is and whether or not we need somebody who has a background and understands that.”

Rick Perry vs. Newt Gingrich: Which Candidate Will Kill ‘Big Daddy’ Government?

Rick Perry vs. Newt Gingrich: Which Candidate Will Kill ‘Big Daddy’ Government?

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The Stir – CafeMom ^ | December 19, 2011 | Lori Ziganto, Homeschooling Mom and conservative blogger

Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 2:43:55 AM by Cincinatus’ Wife

The South Carolina Republican Presidential Primary is on January 21, 2012. I live in South Carolina, so the Republican Presidential candidates have just about a month to convince me of one thing: that he or she will help cure the disease and not just the symptoms…..

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Ron Paul Supporter on Obama: “Assassinate N****r and Monkey Children”

Ron Paul Supporter on Obama: “Assassinate N****r and Monkey Children”

The International Business Times ^ | December 19, 2011 | Melanie Jones

Today’s Toons 12/20/11

Today’s Toons 12/20/11

The Briefing Room ^ | 12/20/11 | pookie18

Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 6:41:25 AM by pookie18

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Why Ron Paul Can Never Be President In 12 Quotes

Why Ron Paul Can Never Be President In 12 Quotes

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Townhall.com ^ | December 20, 2011 | John Hawkins

Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 6:57:27 AM by Kaslin

Ron Paul is doing surprisingly well this year in some of the early primary state polls. There’s a simple reason for that: Most people in the conservative media have concluded he can’t win the nomination, they don’t want to get yelled at by his supporters, and so they’ve laid off of him while most of the other candidates have had to face ferocious criticism. I’d be content to ignore Paul, too, except for the fact that there’s an outside chance he could win Iowa, which is of course, perfectly ridiculous. Why is that ridiculous?

Am I No Longer Fit to Be a Conservative?

Am I No Longer Fit to Be a Conservative?

American Thinker ^ | December 20, 2011 | Steve McCann

Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 7:17:57 AM by radioone

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I have often thought of myself as a staunch conservative. However, over the past five weeks I have come to realize, thanks to a solid majority of the conservative chattering class and their vitriol against Newt Gingrich, that I am, per Glenn Beck, a “closet Progressive”; per Ann Coulter, “not a real conservative”; per George Will, “a Marxist“; and per National Review, and numerous other so-called conservative publications, “unfit to represent the conservative movement.”

Storing 7 Days of Food Could Send You to Gitmo

Storing 7 Days of Food Could Send You to Gitmo

godfatherpolitics.com ^ | Dec 19, 2011 | godfatherpolitics.com

Posted on Monday, December 19, 2011 8:20:25 PM by Iam1ru1-2

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If President Obama signs the National Defense Authorization Act that is sitting on his desk, it will give him the power to arrest any American citizen and send them to Guantanamo Bay without any charges, without a trial and the imprisonment can be indefinite.

Contained in the over 1800 pages of the massive bill is a provision that gives the military the power to indefinitely detain any suspected terrorists without filing charges. Since the President is Commander in Chief of the armed forces, that provision also gives him the same powers.

The real danger lies in the government’s definition of what a suspected terrorist is.

According to Sen Rand Paul (R-KY),

“We’re talking about American citizens who can be taken from the United States and sent to a camp at Guantanamo Bay and held indefinitely. There are laws on the books right now that characterize who might be a terrorist: someone missing fingers on their hands is a suspect, according to the Department of Justice. Someone who has guns, someone who has ammunition that is weatherproofed, someone who has more than seven days of food in their house can be considered a potential terrorist. If you are suspected because of these activities, do you want the government to have the ability to send you to Guantanamo Bay for indefinite detention?”…..

Arpaio Unjustly In Justice Department Crosshairs

Arpaio Unjustly In Justice Department Crosshairs

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Inestor’s Business Daily ^ | December 19, 2011 | IND staff

Posted on Monday, December 19, 2011 8:27:53 PM by raptor22

Equity: The administration that refused to enforce voting rights law in the New Black Panther case is going after America’s best-known sheriff for what it calls discriminatory policing practices involving Hispanics.

Coming soon after the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case of Arizona’s immigration and border enforcement law, the Justice Department’s release of a scathing report Thursday accusing Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio of violating federal law and the Constitution in his department’s handling of Hispanics smacks of retaliation.

Prison Planet.com » Gingrich-Linked Propagandist Recycles Debunked “Racist” Ron Paul Smear

With the establishment terrified of Ron Paul’s snowballing success as he heads to the Iowa primary leading the Republican race, an onslaught of already debunked, agenda-driven, and desperate hit pieces have re-emerged.

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Prime amongst them is an attempt to re-hash the ludicrous assertion that Ron Paul wrote racist newsletters in the early 1990′s when the material was clearly produced by other authors without Ron Paul knowing its content.

This is by no means a new story, it’s a debunked smear from four years ago that has been regurgitated by the same author, in unison with other neo-con hit pieces, right as Paul’s campaign peaks and polls show him leading in Iowa.

Meghan McCain: If We Nominate Gingrich It Is ‘The End Of The Republican Party’

Meghan McCain: If We Nominate Gingrich It Is ‘The End Of The Republican Party’

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Mediaite ^ | 12/19/11 | James Crugnale

Posted on Monday, December 19, 2011 2:31:04 PM by markomalley

On Monday’s Now with Alex Wagner, MSNBC contributor Meghan McCain was beside herself over Republican frontrunner Newt Gingrich‘s physical absence from Iowa, just weeks away from the caucuses, also expressing disgust over his comments on judicial activism. “I can’t handle it!” McCain exclaimed. “As a Republican, this is the end of the Republican Party if we nominate this man.”

McCain was responding to a report that Gingrich was staying home for the holidays, watching his wife play the French horn at a Christmas concert and noted that when her father was campaigning for President, he didn’t take a break.

“That’s the thing I can’t understand, someone on the road –you are on the road! I don’t think we spent Christmases at home. I think I spent Christmas in New Hampshire if I remember correctly,” McCain observed. “It is baffling! Everything he does, it’s like, ‘hit me again, crazy!’ I literally can’t get enough. This judge thing is my new favorite thing. It’s clearly insane. It’s out of a science fiction novel.”

Watch McCain’s jab at Gingrich, that he would spell doom for the Republican Party below via MSNBC:

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Ron Paul Plows to Lead in Iowa; Young Voters Sowing the Seed

Ron Paul Plows to Lead in Iowa; Young Voters Sowing the Seed

Yahoo News ^ | Dec. 19th, 2011 | Sherry Tomfeld

Posted on Monday, December 19, 2011 3:27:14 PM by stillafreemind

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When it comes to foreign affairs, Ron Paul is the most mocked of the GOP field. The argument could be made that Paul only wants to follow the Constitution. He does not believe we should fight a war unless it is declared a war by Congress. As a former military man, Paul says he wants a strong defense, but wants to bring troops back home from around the world. Paul’s philosophy on foreign affairs continues to be his biggest stumbling block with older voters and his GOP rivals. An article earlier this year in USA Today stated that Paul has the largest support in military men and women.

A Time For Choosing: Rick Perry for President

 

A Time For Choosing: Rick Perry for President

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Big Government ^ | 12-19-2011 | Mike Flynn – OP/ED

Posted on Monday, December 19, 2011 2:23:46 PM by smoothsailing

December 19, 2011

A Time For Choosing: Rick Perry for President

Mike Flynn

Yes, I’ve seen the debates. And, yes, I’ve watched the “oops” moment probably a dozen times. While he has steadily improved, Rick Perry is not a skilled debater. Seeing him debate is like watching a high-wire act, where each moment is tense with the fear that the performer could slip and fall. I get it. But, when did debate performance become our sole criteria for picking a President? When did the RNC decide to team up with the legacy media and turn the nomination contest into an almost unwatchable reality TV spectacle? Is this really a sane way to pick a nominee?

Did Pelosi Commit Blackmail?

Did Pelosi Commit Blackmail?

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American Thinker ^ | December 19, 2011 | Bruce Walker

Posted on Monday, December 19, 2011 11:49:54 AM by No One Special

House Democrat Leader Nancy Pelosi recently said that if Newt Gingrich is the Republican nominee, she will disclose what Americans do not now know about him out of confidential House Ethics Committee investigations. Newt noted that this was an ethical violation itself, which caused Pelosi to back off her earlier threat, but there is more at issue than just House Ethics Committee rules.

The House Democrat Leader may well have committed blackmail. Consider the common-law definition: “Blackmail is gaining or attempting to gain anything of value or compelling another to act against such person’s will, by threatening to communicate accusations or statements about any person that would subject such person or any other person to public ridicule, contempt or degradation.” Is not that precisely what Pelosi did?

We are accustomed to think of the related crimes of blackmail and extortion producing a monetary payoff, but that is not always the case. Not only is obtaining sex by means of threats to reveal hurtful or embarrassing information considered blackmail, but the consummation of that sexual payoff may also be rape. What must be demanded is “anything of value” or “compelling another to act against such person’s will.” Those phrases encompass much more than cash…..

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The Rise of Ron Paul Proves That The Establishment Media is Not All Powerful ~ “Believe it or not, but bloggers and online journalists can change the world. “

“Not long ago, if you wanted to seize political power in a country,” wrote Italian philosopher and novelist Umberto Eco in his 1967 essay,Towards a Semiological Guerrilla Warfare, “you had merely to control the army and the police. Today it is only in the most backward countries that fascist generals, in carrying out a coup d’etat, still use tanks. If a country has reached a high level of industrialization the whole scene changes. The day after the fall of Khrushchev, the editors of Pravda, Izvestiia, the heads of the radio and television were replaced; the army wasn’t called out. Today a country belongs to the person who controls communications.”

Stopping Obama – before 2012?

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Stopping Obama – before 2012?

A survey of the plans to ‘halt the bleeding’ before it’s too late

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WASHINGTON – With the economic crisis worsening and Barack Obama resorting to rule by executive order and the presidential election still a year away, Americans from both sides of the political aisle are wondering if there are ways to “stop the bleeding” before January 20, 2013, and a change of administration.

Could Obama be removed for violations of the Constitution?

Could he be removed for still-unresolved issues of constitutional eligibility?

What about a Democratic Party challenge to his nomination?

And is there even a way to ensure he doesn’t win re-election through voter fraud or third-party gimmickry?

“Americans aren’t just whispering about these ideas in darkened rooms,” says Joseph Farah, columnist and editor of WND, America’s independent news network. “They are actually writing thoughtful books, making documentaries and laying out prescriptions for a change in leadership. Some of these works have received ‘mainstream’ attention and some haven’t. But all of them are worth the consideration of Americans faced with the gravest challenges to liberty and self-government in the last 230 years.”…..

Obama’s spiteful week-before-Christmas message ~ “Obama’s Christmas messages this year not only ring out with insincerity and offer goodwill to none, but are more vile than ever, By Judi McLeod . “

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Obama’s Christmas messages this year not only ring out with insincerity and offer goodwill to none, but are more vile than ever.

As he prepares to head out to Blue Hawaii on a trip that one Hawaiian newspaper says will cost recession-bound taxpayers a whopping $4million, this is the email he sent out yesterday:…..

Prison Planet.com » All “reasons” for war on Iran are “emperor has no clothes” obvious lies

The US and Israel lie for war with Iran in two key areas of propaganda that you are responsible to understand if you want a US government operating UNDER the law:

Iran’s president never physically threatened Israel.

All of Iran’s nuclear material is fully accounted for peaceful and legal use for energy and medicine.

The US completely lied for its unlawful attack and invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. We now know from our own government’s disclosure of the evidence that all “reasons” for war were known lies.

Our soldiers, government employees, and citizens who operate under good faith have been duped with the above “Big Lies” that are easily proven but difficult to embrace from cognitive dissonance.

When the facts are so clear, the obvious conclusion any rational citizen must make is that the US has planned and is considering a false flag attack to use a dirty or nuclear bomb, blame Iran, and finalize their Middle East tyrannical policy of domination.

The solution is to arrest and prosecute the obvious criminals in areas of war policy and corporate media that lie in provable commission and omission to continue US CRIMINAL wars.

US war laws explained, why Afghanistan and Iraq wars are unlawful, how to end them

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Prison Planet.com » Red Alert: Classical Tyranny and Usurpation

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December 19, 2011

This LIVE Sunday edition serves as a red alert, a warning that America is slipping into a Soviet-style nightmare…..

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Prison Planet.com » New Poll: Ron Paul Leads In Iowa, Gingrich Imploding

Paul – 23% – Romney – 20% – Gingrich – 14%

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A new survey conducted by Public Policy Polling shows that Ron Paul now leads in Iowa just two weeks ahead of the crucial Republican primary, while Newt Gingrich’s campaign is in free fall.

New Poll: Ron Paul Leads In Iowa, Gingrich Imploding ron paul

“Newt Gingrich’s campaign is rapidly imploding, and Ron Paul has now taken the lead in Iowa. He’s at 23% to 20% for Mitt Romney, 14% for Gingrich, 10% each for Rick Santorum, Michele Bachmann, and Rick Perry, 4% for Jon Huntsman, and 2% for Gary Johnson,” reports PPP.

Support for Gingrich has dropped from to 27% to 14% in just two weeks.

The figures illustrate how Gingrich is likely to fade into the distance before the crucial primary takes place on January 3rd. The numbers also show that Paul’s fiercest rival is clearly Romney, meaning all energies should be directed to pointing out that, like Gingrich, Romney is a big government RINO Republican who supported a system almost identical to Obamacare.

Paul’s supporters describe themselves as more “solidly committed” than Romney’s, at 73% to 68%.

Paul’s aggressive work in Iowa has impressed voters, with 22 per cent believing he’s run the best campaign in the state, compared to just 8% for Gingrich and 5% for Romney.

Ron Paul Takes Swipes at Rivals on ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ by E.D. Kain

……Well, first off it means that Paul is pulling no punches in the last few weeks before the Iowa Caucuses which are set for January 3rd.

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Right now the congressman from Texas is tied in first place in the polls, after a long, slow, but steady climb.

Meanwhile Newt Gingrich’s spotlight seems to be fading, while Romney’s front-runner position remains shaky. This puts Paul in the unique position of surging in the polls just in the nick of time. If he can break that voter ceiling he might be able to win in Iowa, possibly pushing him into front-runner status across the country, especially if Huntsman hurts Romney and Gingrich in New Hampshire.

A Paul win in Iowa and a Huntsman win in New Hampshire would throw this race into chaos – but a particularly good brand of chaos. Huntsman has been trailing badly for the duration of the race so far, and Paul has been laughed off by much of the press and the conservative intelligentsia.

AG Eric Holder was responsible for 168 deaths in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing…and more

AG Eric Holder was responsible for 168 deaths in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing…and more

coachisright.com ^ | Dec. 19, 2011 | Doug Book, staff writer

Posted on Monday, December 19, 2011 8:26:29 AM by jmaroneps37

Documents obtained by Salt Lake City attorney Jesse Trentadue in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit show then Clinton Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder authorized members of the FBI to provide explosives to Oklahoma City bombing criminals Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols immediately prior to the April, 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah building.

Holder had authorized the FBI to provide the explosives to McVeigh and Nichols in conjunction with a Clinton Administration undercover operation named PATCON, an acronym for “Patriot Conspiracy.” As Jesse Trentadue describes it, “PATCON was designed to infiltrate and incite… militia[s] and evangelical Christians to violence so that the Department of Justice could crush them.”

Both Waco and Ruby Ridge are now known to have been PATCON inspired, Department of Justice plots. Shortly after the Oklahoma City bombing, Holder instructed FBI agents to recover from Terry Nichols any remainder of the explosives the Bureau had provided him and McVeigh.

One Person Can Make a Difference ~ by One Pissed-off Vietnam Vet, Presidential Candidate| The Post & Email

IN PRESERVING FREEDOM

by One Pissed-off Vietnam Vet, Presidential Candidate

Fyodor Dostoyevsky (also Dostoevsky) was a writer who described the psychological, political and social challenges of 19th-century imperial Russia. He was exiled to Siberia for five years of hard labor for his “liberal” beliefs, which Emperor Nicholas I interpreted as a threat.

(Dec. 18, 2011) — In everyone’s life, there is one person who stands out above the memories of all others, with the exception of our parents. This person could be a relative, a friend, even a movie star.

I used to smoke, and one time I was at a gas station and went in to buy a pack and the guy in line behind me was the World War II Marine veteran movie actor, Lee Marvin.

When I asked the clerk for a pack, I could see the expression on Lee’s face, and you didn’t need to be a great actor to convey exactly what he was thinking. Proper decorum prevents me from using quotes that would contain numerous four-letter words in the context…..

Holder Plays The Race Card On His Critics: They’re Attacking Me And Obama Because We’re Both Black…

Holder Plays The Race Card On His Critics: They’re Attacking Me And Obama Because We’re Both Black…

Weasel Zippers ^ | 12/18/11 | Zip

Posted on Sunday, December 18, 2011 10:49:55 PM by Nachum

You know he’s getting desperate.

(NYT) — For nearly three years, Republicans have attacked Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on national security and civil rights issues. For months, they have criticized him over a gun-trafficking investigation gone awry, with dozens of leaders calling for his resignation. Last week, more than 75 members of Congress co-sponsored a House resolution expressing “no confidence” in his leadership. [...]

GOP will take off the gloves if Ron Paul wins Iowa

GOP will take off the gloves if Ron Paul wins Iowa

Washington Examiner ^ | 121811 | Tim Carney

Posted on Monday, December 19, 2011 12:57:35 AM by Fred

The Republican presidential primary has become a bit feisty, but it will get downright ugly if Ron Paul wins the Iowa caucuses.

The principled, antiwar, Constitution-obeying, Fed-hating, libertarian Republican congressman from Texas stands firmly outside the bounds of permissible dissent as drawn by either the Republican establishment or the mainstream media. (Disclosure: Paul wrote the foreword to my 2009 book.)

The Hitman Cometh: America to be ‘War Zone’

The Hitman Cometh: America to be ‘War Zone’

American Thinker ^ | December 19, 2011 | John Griffing

Posted on Monday, December 19, 2011 4:39:44 AM by neverdem

An old adage reads, “If it quacks like a duck, then it’s probably a duck.” The push by the Obama Administration to progressively strip Americans of basic liberties in the pursuit of political objectives has now taken on more draconian overtones, and no one seems to have noticed.

While the media quibbles over Romney versus Gingrich, the Occupy movement, and other diversions, President Obama continues to undermine law and order, dismantling the US Constitution piece by piece. When public officials seek to limit freedom, it can be concluded that these officials want to rule instead of govern. Cloaking seizures of power in clever misnomers does not validate the abuse of public office. What else can we conclude when Obama claims the illegal power to assassinate citizens at his whim? If citizen assassination were the only example of executive malfeasance emanating from Washington, Americans could breathe easier, except that citizen assassination, e.g. Awlaki, has opened the floodgates for a barrage of new power seizures. The ground softened, the first brick laid, Obama can now proceed unchallenged.

As I warned repeatedly in multiple articles over the last two years, the machinery put in place to thwart Islamic terrorism could be turned against citizens for political purposes, due to the broad constructions used in terror definitions. Only no one could have imagined the speed at which these things would come to pass:

Today’s Toons 12/19/11

Today’s Toons 12/19/11

The Right Reasons ^ | 12/19/11 | pookie18

Posted on Monday, December 19, 2011 6:41:43 AM by pookie18

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WAS GENERAL PATTON MURDERED? ~ “…At the end of the war Patton was in fact the highest ranking officer in the US Military. In peacetime the Armed Forces would fall under the authority of Patton…”

“Rank: Eisenhower had outranked Patton during war, having been appointed Supreme Commander. At the end of the war Patton was in fact the highest ranking officer in the US Military. In peacetime the Armed Forces would fall under the authority of Patton.

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Eisenhower didn’t relish having Patton giving him orders. There was widespread talk at home of Patton for President. This was bad news for the Democrats, because they had no comparable opponent. It was not good news for the Republicans though, because Patton was considered too stubborn and iron-willed to take orders from Wall Street and professional politicians. Thus, many factions viewed Patton as a threat.”

Gingrich: Gov’t branches should rule 2 out of 3

Newt Gingrich on Sunday reiterated his argument that there is something “profoundly wrong” with the United States’ judicial system, and argued that the balance of power in American government should come down to “two out of three” branches of the government.

Gingrich: Congress can send Capitol Police to arrest rogue judges – The Hill’s Ballot Box

GOP presidential frontrunner Newt Gingrich said Congress has the power to dispatch the Capitol Police or U.S. Marshals to apprehend a federal judge who renders a decision lawmakers broadly oppose.

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Gingrich says if there is broad opposition to a court decision, Congress should subpoena the ruling judge to defend his or her action in a hearing room.

Teaching and Healing ~ Quotes ACIM GunnyG…

Every loving thought held in any part of the Sonship belongs to every part. It is shared because it is loving. Sharing is Gods way of creating, and also yours. The ego can keep you in exile from the Kingdom, but in the Kingdom itself it has no power. Ideas of the spirit do not leave the mind that thinks them, nor can they conflict with each other.

Obama’s Fiscal Insanity: ‘We Will Not Flinch From Spending Billions On High Speed Rail’

Obama’s Fiscal Insanity: ‘We Will Not Flinch From Spending Billions On High Speed Rail’

Flopping Aces ^ | 12-17-11 | Curt

Posted on Sunday, December 18, 2011 1:43:03 PM by Starman417

Is A Free America An Anachronism?

ARE WE TO BE SLAVE OR FREE?

by Ron Ewart, ©2011

(Dec. 18, 2011) — NOTE:  We know it is a little lengthy, but sometimes truth and reality take longer to explain.

“If you are standing and look at the ground, your perspective and your field of view are quite limited.  If however, you are standing on the top of a mountain and look straight ahead, your horizons broaden exponentially.”    Ron Ewart

Anachronism: “person or a thing that is chronologically out of place; especially: one from a former age that is incongruous in the present.”

THE PROBLEMS:

“Obama History” Mystery Buffs: Sniff Here| The Post & Email

“OBAMA TALKED TRUTH?”

by Martha Trowbridge, ©2011, blogging at Terrible Truth, reposted with permission

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(Dec. 18, 2011) — Way back when, in spring 1990, when Harvard Law School student “Barack Obama” was interviewed by Associated Press, he uttered three little words.

Three little Truth-ful words.

Today, at Terrible Truth, they return, full force, to haunt him.

The Obama’s 17-Day Vacation to Hawaii Costs Taxpayers $4,135,038

The Obama‘s 17-Day Vacation to Hawaii Costs Taxpayers $4,135,038

You Tube ^ | 12/18/11 | RobtKraft/Granny Jan

Posted on Sunday, December 18, 2011 10:34:57 AM by vrwc54

Having a great time on your dime.

Prison Planet.com » Ron Paul’s ‘Tea Party’ money bomb approaches $4 million goal

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December 18, 2011

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Ron Paul (R-TX), a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, launched his “Tea Party” money bomb Friday with the goal of raising $4 million to fund campaign activities in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. Mr. Paul has pulled in more than 3,600,000 in cash.

Mr. Paul and his 2012 Campaign Manager John Tate encouraged supporters to donate to the Paul campaign in separate emails Friday.

“Whenever the political establishment can’t win an argument, they resort to outright smears and fear tactics. But I think they’re just scared of us finally taking our country back from their reckless policies,” Mr. Paul said in an email to supporters Friday.

“And we can’t forget that the national media and my opponents are now shifting strategy from ignoring my campaign to launching attack after attack,” Mr. Paul wrote.

PERENNIS: Europe’s Plan To save The South ~Napoleon, The Pope, and the CSA (EXCERPT)

Europe’s Plan To save The South ~Napoleon, The Pope, and the CSA (EXCERPT)

…Athough France and her associates spent blood and treasure on this project, the curtain was going down before the plan could come to fruition. The war spun out of control for the CSA, and defeat brought an end to its hope. Urgency was likely the source of the severe brutality by Grant, Sherman, and Sheridan toward the end of the war, when these generals used human resources like dried pine needles on a fire to defeat the South…

Perennis: Alinsky

The Obamacrats have changed the orientation of the Democrat Party from Jefferson and Jackson to the Chicago leftist establishment. More ominous is they have moved the geographic center of gravity of the Party from America to fin-de-siecle Russia with its decadent mixture of the occult and Bolshevism.

Prison Planet.com » Indefinite Detention: Political Washington Abolishes Due Process Protections

Main Street Europe and America face protracted Depression conditions. As a result, millions lost jobs, homes, incomes, and futures.

Human misery is growing. So is public anger. Rage across America and Europe reflect it. Gerald Celente explains the stakes, saying:

“When people lose everything and have nothing else to lose, they lose it.”

Draconian police state provisions were enacted to contain them. Hundreds of secret Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) camps may hold them. Martial law may authorize it, claiming “catastrophic emergency” conditions. Senators blew their cover calling America a “battleground.”

During WW II, loyal Japanese Americans were lawlessly detained. Today, social justice protesters and others wanting change are at risk. Political Washington’s targeting them to assure business as usual continues. Obama’s fully on board.

On December 14, the House passed the FY 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). On December 15, the Senate followed suit – ironically on Bill of Rights Day.

Obama will sign it into law. The measure ends constitutional protections for everyone, including US citizens. Specifically it targets due process and law enforcement powers.

Prison Planet.com » The End Game Approaches

Complacency will kill, apathy is complicity: as the elitist-engineered “Arab Spring” reaches its conclusion, we stand on the precipice of being meshed into an inescapable, corporate-fascist, scientific planetary regime…. the End Game approaches.

Now more than ever, “we the people” must steel ourselves against this immense corporate-fascist empire as it sprawls death, destruction, and domination, militarily and economically, across the planet. We must, our very survival depends on it, boycott and replace entirely the corporate-financier interests that drive this dark, expansive agenda. It has been literally spawned of our apathy, complicity, and ignorance, fueled by us – the very source of corporate fascism’s power – and it must be our activism, resistance, and intellect that brings it to an end.

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Maxine Waters (D) Slip of the Tongue Reveals True Intentions (Socialism for America)

Maxine Waters (D) Slip of the Tongue Reveals True Intentions (Socialism for America)

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Posted on Sunday, December 18, 2011 3:18:30 AM by Impala64ssa

slip of the tongue reveals the true intentions of Maxine Waters (D) during a house hearing while arrogantly grilling oil executives including John Hofmeister, President of Shell Oil Company. This liberal, Maxine Waters starts to be honest by revealing herself as a Socialist, but stops, stumbles and then comes up with a more accepted answer. Oops! The guy next to her sighs with relief when she finally gets the words out America would want to hear her actually say, the lady next to him seems to be holding back her laughter. A pathetic real time revelation of the true identity of one of our nations liberal Democrat decision makers.

Rep. Steve King Defends Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Rep. Steve King Defends Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Stand With Arizona ^ | 12-17-2011 | John Hill

Posted on Saturday, December 17, 2011 9:23:14 PM by montag813

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Stand With Arizona

Prominent Congressman Rep. Steve King (R-IA) is defending Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio against Justice Department charges of committing “civil rights violations” against Latinos in Maricopa County.

Thomas Perez, head of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division – and a former board member of Hispanic hate group CASA de Maryland, unexpectedly released the report on December 15. Some observers, including Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu, believe the sudden release of results of the 3+ year investigation was timed to distract from the one-year anniversary of the murder of Border Agent Brian Terry, for which Eric Holder‘s DOJ was directly culpable, through their disastrous ‘Operation Fast and Furious’. 57 Congressional Representatives and one senator have called for Holder’s resignation over the bloody debacle.

King rejected allegations that Arpaio has been engaged in racial profiling and carrying out strong-handed patrols along the Arizona border aimed at stopping illegal immigrants. “I’ve been to visit his operation,” King says in the video, adding: “There is not a profiling operation that I can see.”

King characterized the Justice Department allegations as “a political agenda that’s working against a man who stands up for the law.”

Obama To Clinton: “You’re A Racist.” Clinton Calls Obama: “The Worst President Ever.”

Obama To Clinton: “You’re A Racist.” Clinton Calls Obama: “The Worst President Ever.”

America‘s Conservative News ^ | 12/17/2011 | America’s Conservative News

Posted on Saturday, December 17, 2011 7:24:53 PM by ElIguana

According to multiple unnamed sources, Clinton has been confiding to close pals that Obama is “the worst President ever” and his presidency is a “sinking ship” that is “taking the Democratic party and the country down with him,” and when Obama confronted him on the comments, Clinton looked him in the eye and said; “Yes, it’s a fact.” The Globe reports: “At that point, the source adds, Obama went ballistic and told the ex-Prez; ‘Then you are a racist and no different than the rest of them.’”

Prison Planet.com » Joining the Dark Side: Darth Vader’s Stranglehold on America

The Empire Strikes Back… Against Ordinary Americans, Constitutionally-Protected Protesters and the Rule of Law

Aaron Dykes

Prison Planet.com

December 17, 2011

Joining the Dark Side: Darth Vaders Stranglehold on America obama+change+death+starWould it be taken as parody to openly state that the United States has moved away from its Constitution, and the hope that its concept of freedom would be a light upon the world, and instead shifted towards ‘The Dark Side’– that is, the kind of evil empire portrayed in Star Wars? The language authorizing the indefinite detention of American citizens without trial under the sections 1031 & 1032 of the 2012 Defense Authorization Act take America many steps towards that fictional but importantly symbolic Empire– it too a broken and corrupted Republic.

But it is much more than the naked tyranny demonstrated under NDAA. It is the direction towards paradoxical control by the State, sold psychologically in Orwellian terms. Preemptive strikes define the atmosphere of lawlessness and paranoia that has painted in succession terrorists, rogue states, patriots and homeland dissidents as threats that must be dealt without outside the framework of due process and the rights explicitly stated under the Bill of Rights.

THE DARK SIDE, BORN ON 9/11

Joining the Dark Side: Darth Vaders Stranglehold on America leno cheney vaderSomehow victory in the War on Terror was successfully accepted under a definition that saw constitutional protections under the Fourth Amendment, preventing warrantless checkpoints and guarding privacy, as a barrier to stopping the bad guys under due diligence. This same attitude, coaxed under the manufactured fears from 9/11, helped to stifle, but not stop, free speech and encouraged legislation and administrative policies that disregard (and even spit upon) many of the Bill of Rights– from warrantless wiretapping, to policies on torture and legal-roundabouts turning definitions like waterboarding, spying, searches, enemy combatant status, lawful detention & imprisonment, “war” and many other important concepts upside down, all with legal ramifications. And it’s no wonder why, as the president during this era had referred to the Constitution as ‘just a goddamned piece of paper.’

No, Malcolm X is not baby Obama’s daddy

No, Malcolm X is not baby Obama’s daddy

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Posted on Saturday, December 17, 2011 7:46:04 PM by Impala64ssa

Lately, about once or twice a day, I receive an email from a well-meaning correspondent asking whether the late black nationalist Malcolm X was, in fact, the natural father of President Barack Obama.

The question is not as outlandish as it sounds: The falsification of Obama’s official bio makes speculation on his origins almost inevitable.

The Malcolm-as-father proponent usually begins with photos of Malcolm and Obama. (Yes, they do look vaguely alike.) He then builds a case by adding any random detail that might support his thesis and ignoring those that don’t. The latter category includes just about everything known about Malcolm X’s character and history.

In1960 Malcolm X was the least likely black man in America to have impregnated Ann Dunham, Obama’s mom, then a mousy white adolescent in Washington state or Hawaii or wherever.

Beyond the logistical problems – Ann, are you sure America’s most prominent black nationalist will feel comfortable at your lily white prom? – Malcolm was bound by several restraints, both philosophical and personal.

For one, while a member of the Nation of Islam (NOI), the married Malcolm opposed adultery. He did so with such conviction that it would ultimately cost him his life.

In 1962, the year after Obama’s birth, Malcolm learned that two of the former secretaries of Elijah Muhammad, his spiritual leader in the NOI, had sued the old geezer for child support.

Perennis: September 2011 (Napoleon, The Pope and The CSA…)

The USA was not immune to these impulses. Perhaps the territorial designs and war with Mexico (1846-48) was a harbinger of things to come. Yet that seemed more like a classic land-grab than a centralizing power-grab.

But there was restlessness in the Northern states. The growing Northeastern materialist establishment began to cast their eyes on the government in Washington. The antiquated relic of Jacobite idealism would not bend to their wishes and impress the will of the few upon the whole country. Supported in the South the power balance and decentralized structure of the Constitution promised integrity for the individual while it bridled government control. The North chaffed under the Constitution. This out of kilter situation was doomed.

Benjamin Disraeli

With a close eye on Europe, adoration for the French Revolution, and the acceptance of Karl Marx into the pantheon of intellectuals the establishment in the North was aware which way the wind was blowing. In the 1800’s the heroes of modern Europe were centralizers, colonizers, and empire builders; led by strongmen like Benjamin Disraeli, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Bismarck. These trends were known to the Yankee powerbrokers who did not want to be left behind.

The only thing that stood in their way was the South. From the swamps of Florida to the Ozarks of Missouri the vast geography harbored “archaic” notions of governance. In the same way that Prussia coveted Bavaria and Austria the Yankees craved the South and its wealth.

EDRIVERA.COM ~ George Washington…

George Washington placed America under martial law, when as President of the United States of America since April 6, 1789, he took the oral oath of Office of President of the United States, thereby, combining the office of head of state with the head of the government. Washington had made himself king in America for a term of years and no one noticed until he taxed American whiskey.

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Importers paid the first federal taxes in the form of imposts and duties on goods imported into the United States. The excise tax on the distillation of alcohol didn’t mention the United States as the situs of the distillation requiring licensure. Then as now no one distills alcohol on federal territory.

The Whiskey Rebellion provided Washington and Alexander Hamilton an opportunity to make the military occupation and administration of America complete……

Prison Planet.com » Don’t Be Fooled: The Horrible Anti-Internet Bill Is NOT Being Shelved Until Next Year

The Committee Members Who Support SOPA Sneakily Changed the Hearing Date to December 21st, Trying to Trick the American People Into Thinking It Was Over Until After the Holidays So We Won’t Fight Back!

Washington’s Blog

Saturday, December 17, 2011

News reports initially said that the despicable anti-Internet bill – SOPA – has been delayed until next year. As Huffington Post notes:

After two days of debate, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) abruptly halted a key hearing on the Stop Online Piracy Act, postponing a Committee vote on the bill until 2012. The move marks a win for hordes of internet activists who oppose the bill, but gives lawmakers another opportunity to juice deep-pocketed corporations for campaign contributions.

Christmas is an American holiday

Christmas is an American holiday

A Whig Manifesto ^ | December 17, 2011 | Chuck Morse

Posted on Saturday, December 17, 2011 5:34:11 PM by Chuckmorse

In colonial times Christmas was frowned upon in New England and observed mostly as a private feast in mid-Atlantic and Southern colonies. The strait-laced New England Puritans, partially motivated by anti-Catholic sentiment, banned Christmas in 1659 under the guise that the holiday was pagan and that it encouraged decadence. Colonial Americans celebrated a Christmas that contained both religious and secular elements thus establishing a uniquely balanced American approach to faith. Christmas harkens back to the ancient Roman celebration of the Saturnalia, a day in which all Romans, Emperor and slave, addressed each other on a first name basis.

(EXCERPT: Reader Response) The Declaration of Independence beautifies (and beatifies)the Constitution

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In the Year 1839, John Quincy Adams, son of John Adams, and himself a President of the United States, was invited by the New York Historical Society to speak on the 50th Anniversary under the Constitution. His extensive “Jubilee” Address can be read here. The following relatively short review of the history he summarized in the final portion of his Address is excerpted here:

The President himself is no more than a representative of public opinion at the time of his election; and as public opinion is subject to great and frequent fluctuations, he must accommodate his policy to them; or the people will speedily give him a successor; or either House of Congress will effectually control his power. It is thus, and in no other sense that the Constitution of the United States is democratic – for the government of our country, instead of a Democracy the most simple, is the most complicated government on the face of the globe. From the immense extent of our territory, the difference of manners, habits, opinions, and above all, the clashing interests of the North, South, East, and West, public opinion formed by the combination of numerous aggregates, becomes itself a problem of compound arithmetic, which nothing but the result of the popular elections can solve.

It has been my purpose, Fellow-Citizens, in this discourse to show:-

Judge Napolitano: Freedom is under attack!

“The United States of America was born out of a bloody revolt against tyranny,” says Napolitano. “Yet almost from its inception, the government here has suppressed liberty.”

In his sixth book on the Constitution and human freedom, the popular Fox News host goes to the root of today’s problems, asking: “Where does freedom come from? How can government in America exercise power that the people have not given to it? What forces have collaborated to destroy personal freedom?”

In this back-to-basics on freedom, Judge Napolitano addresses hard questions:

Do we still have a Constitution?

SOCK – Save Our Constitution Online Video Conference is VITAL | The Post & Email

SOCK — Save Our Constitution Konvention. “Because we can’t let them make monkeys out of us any longer!”

This Online Government Corruption Video Conference is taking shape.

PLEASE set aside two hours on Sunday, January 15, 2012 from 5- 7 pm Eastern Time. We are holding an online video conference of movers and shakers who want to work together to make some things happen in the battle against judicial corruption and government corruption.

THIS IS IMPORTANT. PLEASE participate, and please encourage as many people as you know to watch it online….

The Declaration of Independence beautifies (and beatifies)the Constitution

EXCERPT/READER RESPONSE: Gunny G…See Full Article, Responses, Etc. @ Link…

The DOI and The Articles Of Confederation, our first Constitution, served well; and then the secret ConCon became the hijacking of the rights of the people, and never would have been approved if not the bill of rights added.

Hamilton and his followers continued their work, and by lincoln’s time things were ready for…change…and change continues to march…

SEE ALSO: THE MEN WHO DESTROYED THE CONSTITUTION…

http://gunnyg.wordpress.com/2011/11/26/the-men-who-destroyed-the-constitution-by-thomas-dilorenzo/#more-61152

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(EXCERPT) The Declaration of Independence beautifies (and beatifies)the Constitution

The Declaration of Independence defines the Constitution philosophically and spiritually, therefore in Beauty and its Author.

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“Progressives” have argued for years, quite successfully, that the Constitution is a living, breathing document, standing alone from its origins in the Declaration of Independence.

Doomed from the Start: The Myth of Limited Constitutional Government in America by Thomas DiLorenzo

After spending a lifetime in politics John C. Calhoun (U.S. Senator, Vice President of the United States, Secretary of War) wrote his brilliant treatise, A Disquisition on Government, which was published posthumously shortly after his death in 1850.

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In it Calhoun warned that it is an error to believe that a written constitution alone is “sufficient, of itself, without the aid of any organism except such as is necessary to separate its several departments, and render them independent of each other to counteract the tendency of the numerical majority to oppression and abuse of power” (p. 26). The separation of powers is fine as far as it goes, in other words, but it would never be a sufficient defense against governmental tyranny, said Calhoun.