What inspire's this posting is the year's of disgust/ contempt that I have had for these pop- culture phrases that constantly are used every time some special interest want's to propose legislation to tax us more or tighten our right's ... and using the now classic phrase that they are doing it for the kid's ... the over-selfishness and hypocrisy of our politic's and society is shameful! We should be grateful the young just dont flush us all down the goddamn toilet! The fact is ... we do not a damn thing for the kid's ... but create more misery for them in most of our action's, so save the BS for some gullible sap who buy's it.
It is this reason why I see Matthew Segal ... as a patriot and American hero. Mr.Segal is the Co- Chair of "80 Million Strong" and involved with other organization's such as "Student's Association of Voter Empowerment" ... the same young American's that I was cheering on to vote for this current President ... the "unsung heroes" in many cases, who protested in the trenches and put their neck's on the line, clashing with police at place's like the Republican National Convention in 2008.
The name "80 Million Strong" is appropriate as well. These are those American's born between 1980 and 2000 ... many in this age group are also those who have their asses in the trenches of these manufactured corporate and religious political war's, that we have to play game's with. Mr.Segal and his associate's will summit this July to propose/ create legislation on the Hill to strengthen building momentum for young American's to build and establish a more secure future with better economic's.
The fact's are ... according to folk's like the "US Bureau of Labor Statistics" at least ... is that 15.5% of American's between the ages of 16- 24 are unemployed and have an uninsured rate of 30%, which is the highest of any age group.And of those who are employed ... many are paid wage's that are not a fair living wage with no insurance ... and no retirement. Understand that also ... 87% of these have a High School Diploma ... 30% of those have Bachelor's Degree's or better. This "millennial generation" is the most widely educated and technologically adept demographic in our history. And the "value" of this education has been in decline since 2000. I cant begin to count how many times I have listened to folk's with these credential's in this age group say that they are barely earning a living wage ... and the 10's of thousand's they are in debt on credit from while earning their degree's ... having to pay for rent, food, book's, etc., all on credit card's .... card's which are pushed to them at an early age ... that leave's them also vulnerable to the schlew of predatory lender's out there that breed in this country like rabbit's! The average debt for an undergrad in this nation is $27K. This is also a national embarrassment to be frank.
As I have said time again in previous post's ... we need not worry much about the petro industry or the sales of SUV's and extended cab pick- up's or the other industries that have been sure money maker's for us for decade's ... because our biggest industries to come ... and really big money maker's will be thing's like these green technologies. You dont see folk's like Texas oil tycoon T.Boone Pickens standing in line to buy GMAC stock, or buying in the investment banker's bundle of bunk mortgages and such, or investing in China's one per week new coal plant's. He's no dummy is why, he's throwing alot into wind farm's though, and any ground drilling is for natural gas ... which even current vehicle's in operation can be EASILY converted over to ... the oil companies certainly wont tell you that though, or even folk's like General Motors!, or half these politician's ... because they want us to depend on foreign oil ... including "drill baby drill" herself ... Sarah Palin!
These of this 1980- 2000 generation are the one's who need more support than the rest of us on finding them good paying job's ... these are the people who will be protecting the old ... and the right's of American's and assuring worker's stability and fairness when it will be needed to keep our nation in the top categories of progress. They are the bold and innovative solution's of the future for all of us. The new entrepreneur's, diplomat's, and leader's that will take us to higher horizon's. They have been equally ignored by our media and politician's as well as even many of us for too long. This is the reality.
Congratulation's to Mr.Segal and Associates ....
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Friday, May 22, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Lt.Col.Yvonne Bradley .... an American Patriot .....
What inspire's this posting is the attention recently around U.S.Air Force Reservist and Counselor at Law Lt.Col.Yvonne Bradley, who is currently assigned to counsel former terror suspect and Guantanamo detainee Binyam(Ben)Mohamed ...the Ethiopian native who sought asylum in 1994 in the U.K. Mr.Mohamed was taken into U.S. custody in Pakistan April 2002 as a terror suspect... and claim's that he was tortured in custody...not in the USA...although by U.S. military and CIA...but in Guantanamo,Cuba...Pakistan and Morocco.
When Bradley was first assigned to defend Mohamed and went to meet with him... she said there was a little hesitation or fear on her part... since she was briefed before hand... that what she was to meet was the worst of the worst as far as terror suspect's are concerned ... and Bradley had previously defended folk's that included a serial killer and also death row inmate's at that.When her and Mohamed met... she was suprised to find out he was more frightened of her...than her of him ... and who can blame Mohamed if you believe his story? I myself do believe Mohamed.
Some of the treatment that Mr.Mohamed said he received in these foreign detainment area's... were being strung up hand's above head with feet barely touching the floor, being deprived of food and the use of the toilet, being drugged,small slash/incision's from razor type instrument's on his genital's... including being told that he should be castrated... so he cant reproduce more terrorist's,etc. Now understand..that these and other technique's... are called ... not torture these day's in our pop culture ... but "enhanced interrogation technique's". The only thing we have enhanced in this country is our two-faced hypocrisy and addiction to lie's ... which is something ... America is number one for. We also have a habit of speaking out of both side's of our mouth... and flip-flopping as much as the season's change ... we have became a nation full of crap basically.This isnt about national security as much as it's about national embarrassment,as Bradley say's.
Bradley believe's her client. Now some may say Bradley is a liberal who is of coarse going to side with any of her client's ...for the record...Bradley is a lifelong republican/conservative. How does Bradley feel saying all this and wearing a U.S. military uniform? How should she feel? She took an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States ... she is apparently doing her job ... something that would be great if the representative's of our country would do the same.
Now Bradley is having a difficult time trying to not only access needed record's of her client from during the incarceration period...but even any of her client's medical record's.Why? Well .... heh,heh,heh ... Why do you think? We have all these folk's that were detained, interrogated/tortured, right's violated,we have no solid evidence against them... are finally being forced after several year's of this abusive nonsense to release them... and were now in a spot to where we have to try to trump up some kind of phoney charge's or loose files to cover our asses from what's to come.... that's why? And try to create new lie's to cover up the old lie's. We say we DONT torture...then we say we do but now only 3 ... and now we have to make up more lie's because we are finding out that there were even more than 3.
Mr.Mohamed simply went to Pakistan because he converted to islam ... then to Afghanistan...because he heard that it was a place that practiced true islam, is this a crime? I have a friend ... who was born and raised in Afghanistan, who is also a muslim, he now live's in Dallas... and love's the living here, he also wear's his Dallas Cowboys jersey every day that they are playing a game.Mr.Mohamed is said to have tried to join a suspected militant group that are labeled as "terrorist's" and to learn how to combat enemies. Uhhhh ..is there something wrong with that? And what is exactly a "terrorist" these day's? ... anyone that dont want to agree with our hypocritical way's? If an American want's to exercise their 2nd amendment right's these day's and organize a militia to defend this country in case of tyranny, they are called "extremist's"... even though our Constitution clearly grant's this, we do this to our own... and you know we do this to those abroad.
And we wonder how come folk's in these land's have a problem with our representation?
I sure as hell dont ... I have sat down for many hour's with some of these folk's from these countries and talked in depth to them...about how they see our representative's... man to man...face to face, and I must say ... I agree with them.
I see Lt.Col.Bradley as a true American Patriot as well... until PROVEN otherwise.
When Bradley was first assigned to defend Mohamed and went to meet with him... she said there was a little hesitation or fear on her part... since she was briefed before hand... that what she was to meet was the worst of the worst as far as terror suspect's are concerned ... and Bradley had previously defended folk's that included a serial killer and also death row inmate's at that.When her and Mohamed met... she was suprised to find out he was more frightened of her...than her of him ... and who can blame Mohamed if you believe his story? I myself do believe Mohamed.
Some of the treatment that Mr.Mohamed said he received in these foreign detainment area's... were being strung up hand's above head with feet barely touching the floor, being deprived of food and the use of the toilet, being drugged,small slash/incision's from razor type instrument's on his genital's... including being told that he should be castrated... so he cant reproduce more terrorist's,etc. Now understand..that these and other technique's... are called ... not torture these day's in our pop culture ... but "enhanced interrogation technique's". The only thing we have enhanced in this country is our two-faced hypocrisy and addiction to lie's ... which is something ... America is number one for. We also have a habit of speaking out of both side's of our mouth... and flip-flopping as much as the season's change ... we have became a nation full of crap basically.This isnt about national security as much as it's about national embarrassment,as Bradley say's.
Bradley believe's her client. Now some may say Bradley is a liberal who is of coarse going to side with any of her client's ...for the record...Bradley is a lifelong republican/conservative. How does Bradley feel saying all this and wearing a U.S. military uniform? How should she feel? She took an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States ... she is apparently doing her job ... something that would be great if the representative's of our country would do the same.
Now Bradley is having a difficult time trying to not only access needed record's of her client from during the incarceration period...but even any of her client's medical record's.Why? Well .... heh,heh,heh ... Why do you think? We have all these folk's that were detained, interrogated/tortured, right's violated,we have no solid evidence against them... are finally being forced after several year's of this abusive nonsense to release them... and were now in a spot to where we have to try to trump up some kind of phoney charge's or loose files to cover our asses from what's to come.... that's why? And try to create new lie's to cover up the old lie's. We say we DONT torture...then we say we do but now only 3 ... and now we have to make up more lie's because we are finding out that there were even more than 3.
Mr.Mohamed simply went to Pakistan because he converted to islam ... then to Afghanistan...because he heard that it was a place that practiced true islam, is this a crime? I have a friend ... who was born and raised in Afghanistan, who is also a muslim, he now live's in Dallas... and love's the living here, he also wear's his Dallas Cowboys jersey every day that they are playing a game.Mr.Mohamed is said to have tried to join a suspected militant group that are labeled as "terrorist's" and to learn how to combat enemies. Uhhhh ..is there something wrong with that? And what is exactly a "terrorist" these day's? ... anyone that dont want to agree with our hypocritical way's? If an American want's to exercise their 2nd amendment right's these day's and organize a militia to defend this country in case of tyranny, they are called "extremist's"... even though our Constitution clearly grant's this, we do this to our own... and you know we do this to those abroad.
And we wonder how come folk's in these land's have a problem with our representation?
I sure as hell dont ... I have sat down for many hour's with some of these folk's from these countries and talked in depth to them...about how they see our representative's... man to man...face to face, and I must say ... I agree with them.
I see Lt.Col.Bradley as a true American Patriot as well... until PROVEN otherwise.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Being a "Snitch" .... Can be a "Bitch" ....
Looking out the tall glass window door's to my back patio this morning at these huge thunderstorm's, dark skies, and wind's ... while enjoying a good ole fashioned Tex/ Mex breakfast I rustled up, I was browsing some CNN video and some article's from local Baltimore paper's about the "Stop the Snitching" campaign that has not only plagued Baltimore ... but to be frank here ... every damn urban area across America for that matter. This is now getting atencion ... thanx to Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD). Rep. Cummings say's that over 90% of all witnesses to alot of gang related crime in Baltimore are victim's in retaliation from the ones they are witnessing against. Many of them are shot down in the street's, burned, tortured, stare down intimidation while on the stand by gang member's that are in the court, etc. The juror's are even victim's and threatened as well in most cases. Even though this "stop the snitching" campaign is relatively new, over the last few year's ... this has been embedded in American culture for decade's ... it IS NOT nothing new. Not just in freeworld society ... but every prison coast to coast as well, and cross cultural as well.
I myself was raised in those environment's that alway's said ... snitching is a terrible thing. I really never had to snitch anyone in my life, nor did I ever like it. However ... if a loved one is gunned down in front of you and you testify to it ... are you wrong? A murder I witnessed ... would have been around the age of 11/ 12 (?) ... it was a gruesome murder ... one that I can recall to this day in detail ... but I wont detail it here. It was in a northeastern city, where one man beat the skull of another man over a sewer drain with a hammer ... I was about 10/ 15'ft or so from it ... and was just in a daze I reckon ... not reacting much ... I guess shock ... I dont know ... I didnt know what to think ... I never saw nothing like that before. I was told by a older fella to walk ... and forget what I saw. I was young and scared ... I done what I was told. Word on the street later, was the victim was a snitch, and owed money to what was called in those day's ... the "mob". I learned I reckon at an early age the reality of humanity.
Rep. Cummings is pushing for legislation to provide grant's to local witness protection programme's ... something that common working class and low income communities dont have here. Sure the Federal Government has programme's to relocate and protect it's witnesses in their bigger fish cases ... but for the average American taxpayer in urban America ... your on your own ... bottom line ... and your too damn poor to relocate on your own ... and a criminal if you change your identity unofficially ... so your ass can be grass ... any way you slice it. The only time if your low income you will get any attention/ protection ... is when they are putting your remain's in a bag to transport you to forensic's and the morgue. Even folk's like the Taliban use these method's abroad ... not much different ... except the Taliban is more brutal ... and deal's with larger quantities. Intimidation has alway's been a successful tool ... it work's.
Since even these lower income folk's are tax payer's as well ... they should also get equal protection ... which they dont. Hell ... in these high profile federal cases ... they not only get relocated ... but set up in career's, cash payment's, new home's, name's, you name it ... they get the work's, and some of that money comes from every working and spending American ... regardless of what their social status is. We alway's hear how bad crime is in lower income urban area's, but we never hear much about why that is. Because it is able to breed in them area's because of fear ... and lack of confidence of the citizen's that they will be protected, or even remotely thought of ... put yourself in their shoe's for a day.
Congressman Cummings ..... Thank You Sir!
PS: A little additional note here ... many cities such as the DC/ B-more area are also under pressure from anti-gun folk's about possessing firearm's in their homes to protect themselves. Recently in the City of DC (Washington) folk's were granted by the court to finally be able to have a gun in their home ... but some of the stipulation's I read were insane ... like having only a revolver ... and with no bullet's in it and some kind of trigger lock ... wow ... what a treat! Some poor gal I seen in an interview who's family member was gunned down in a drive- by, was outraged about how she is restricted to protect herself ... her neighborhood is owned by gang's and short of police protection and lengthy police response times ... and she work's, but is too damn poor to move to any place better! She pay's her damn taxes, and has a right to bear arm's and protect her ass. Screw your bloody stipulation's! Talk that crap in Texas ... you'll be laughed at.
Another note ... is that the incident I witnessed above ... the man was so confident no one would snitch ... that he done this in daylight ... not only where I could see it but at least 20+ more people, in a densely populated brownstone neighborhood. Plus I heard that he didnt even go to trial, because he plea bargained for a manslaughter beef instead of murder and only got about 5 to 10, this is a state that was liberated ... no death penalty, and even the max on a murder one charge only carries 25 yr's to life with parole review in about 7 to 8 yr's.
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I myself was raised in those environment's that alway's said ... snitching is a terrible thing. I really never had to snitch anyone in my life, nor did I ever like it. However ... if a loved one is gunned down in front of you and you testify to it ... are you wrong? A murder I witnessed ... would have been around the age of 11/ 12 (?) ... it was a gruesome murder ... one that I can recall to this day in detail ... but I wont detail it here. It was in a northeastern city, where one man beat the skull of another man over a sewer drain with a hammer ... I was about 10/ 15'ft or so from it ... and was just in a daze I reckon ... not reacting much ... I guess shock ... I dont know ... I didnt know what to think ... I never saw nothing like that before. I was told by a older fella to walk ... and forget what I saw. I was young and scared ... I done what I was told. Word on the street later, was the victim was a snitch, and owed money to what was called in those day's ... the "mob". I learned I reckon at an early age the reality of humanity.
Rep. Cummings is pushing for legislation to provide grant's to local witness protection programme's ... something that common working class and low income communities dont have here. Sure the Federal Government has programme's to relocate and protect it's witnesses in their bigger fish cases ... but for the average American taxpayer in urban America ... your on your own ... bottom line ... and your too damn poor to relocate on your own ... and a criminal if you change your identity unofficially ... so your ass can be grass ... any way you slice it. The only time if your low income you will get any attention/ protection ... is when they are putting your remain's in a bag to transport you to forensic's and the morgue. Even folk's like the Taliban use these method's abroad ... not much different ... except the Taliban is more brutal ... and deal's with larger quantities. Intimidation has alway's been a successful tool ... it work's.
Since even these lower income folk's are tax payer's as well ... they should also get equal protection ... which they dont. Hell ... in these high profile federal cases ... they not only get relocated ... but set up in career's, cash payment's, new home's, name's, you name it ... they get the work's, and some of that money comes from every working and spending American ... regardless of what their social status is. We alway's hear how bad crime is in lower income urban area's, but we never hear much about why that is. Because it is able to breed in them area's because of fear ... and lack of confidence of the citizen's that they will be protected, or even remotely thought of ... put yourself in their shoe's for a day.
Congressman Cummings ..... Thank You Sir!
PS: A little additional note here ... many cities such as the DC/ B-more area are also under pressure from anti-gun folk's about possessing firearm's in their homes to protect themselves. Recently in the City of DC (Washington) folk's were granted by the court to finally be able to have a gun in their home ... but some of the stipulation's I read were insane ... like having only a revolver ... and with no bullet's in it and some kind of trigger lock ... wow ... what a treat! Some poor gal I seen in an interview who's family member was gunned down in a drive- by, was outraged about how she is restricted to protect herself ... her neighborhood is owned by gang's and short of police protection and lengthy police response times ... and she work's, but is too damn poor to move to any place better! She pay's her damn taxes, and has a right to bear arm's and protect her ass. Screw your bloody stipulation's! Talk that crap in Texas ... you'll be laughed at.
Another note ... is that the incident I witnessed above ... the man was so confident no one would snitch ... that he done this in daylight ... not only where I could see it but at least 20+ more people, in a densely populated brownstone neighborhood. Plus I heard that he didnt even go to trial, because he plea bargained for a manslaughter beef instead of murder and only got about 5 to 10, this is a state that was liberated ... no death penalty, and even the max on a murder one charge only carries 25 yr's to life with parole review in about 7 to 8 yr's.
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Thursday, May 7, 2009
Stress Test to Impress .... and the state of the "WELFARE 19" ....
Even though I have stated over and over that the milking by these financial institution's will continue ... I never did know how or what bite they were going to pull ... and have been waiting in anticipation to see how this would be scammed. But after these "stress test" result's ... it's plain to see now. And technically, since these bank's ... many that are labeled as "Fortune 500" giant's are able to play the "victim card" because they are left holding worthless asset's/ capital, because of the action's of other's in the financial sector ... I could go on and on, on this ... but the bottom line is ... everybody has a victim card to play in this hand. I refer to them as not "Fortune 500" but "Welfare 19". Reason's why this milking will continue ... is because ... we have a government who refuses to let them fail at what ever cost's ... all orchestrated by the ruling global entities, and once you give in, the biting will not stop ... period. This is also why I say that we will struggle more and more from here on ... until this whole system is restructured. If we do let them fail ... we lost everything as far as financial backing ... and those at the top walk away to wherever they choose on the globe ... extremely wealthy off our capital.
No capital is needed for Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan/ Chase, American Express, or Bank of New York Mellon. But that is nothing but hype talk, next quarterly report could make a complete turn ... this is all orchestrated to make us go up and down like yo- yo's, chasing our tail's over these hustler's, and losing our asses in the process. And I sure as Hell dont blame any of this on President Obama ... or Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner ... not one sliver of it ... these guy's have busted ass with their crew's to try to do what they can to try to make this a softer ride and transition, this is deep and widepread and has been building for several year's.... this is why I posted in my earlier post's that this would get worse....because many expert's over the last 5 year's or so ... been suspecting this ... but most American's were paying no attention to it ... after all ... how many American's that are working class ... read thing's like the Wall Street Journal? (Well ... yes ... I do)
Bottom line ... 10 out of these 19 bank's being funded by us need capital ... actually a total to date of $74.6 billion. Bank of America needing the largest of $33.9 billion. So what do we do? Heh,heh,heh ... what can we do? ... is how our government see's it. I mean ... in the worst case scenario ... according to regulator's ... the estimated losses to these institution's could climb $600 billion for this group if they cant cut the mustard and get the capital on the book's they need. And you know because of our pressure on Congress that Congress is going to push for private sector investment's ... but think of that ... I mean ... how many in the private sector will want to invest in this? The only good clout this investment would be ... is your almost guaranteed it wont collapse ... simply because it has the backing of the US Government and taxpayer's ... but do not most invest in the hopes for the best return? The majority of this loss is due to bulk residential mortgages, consumer loan's ... being mostly credit card's/ account's ... and this is also why I said in the past....many American's are to blame to...our extensive greed across the board is the blame. I mean...we whine that were the victim's of the lender's through inticement's, yet we turned a blind eye to alot ... when we sign these contract's ... and say ... oh well ... maybe I cant afford it now ... but that's what credit is for ... I'll get that raise or such and such will come through and it will work out. Then the big bank's are stuck with all these toxic asset's ... that the middle player's/ lender's set up ... and no one was watching the hen house, so those who get the least misery are the middle player's. The taxpayer's and big bank's get stuck holding the toxic's and penalties.
In the meantime...thousand's of US military are arriving in Afghanistan ... only to find that their equipment hasnt even arrived ... and they are short of everything down to communication's equipment ... hmmm ... imagine that ... why aint I suprised? And GMAC financing say's they need another $13.7 billion but will settle for $11.5 billion ... while sales and production in their China Division is skyrocketing, uhhhh, couldnt the Chinese Division help out? Oh ... I'm sorry forgive me ... it may not be acceptable to the 75 million communist party member's ... who also own over 80% of all business in China ... sound familiar? : ) And the CEO's are outraged over these stress test's and all the watch dog's that are watching them like a fox watches a hen house. Hell ... what the hell do ya'll expect? Ya'll are the ones drawing welfare ... and when ya'll draw welfare ... you have to report! Just be grateful you reside and do business primarily in 2009 USA, after all ... it could be worse ... imagine what it would be like if the peoples just got sick and tired of your whining and milking and decided one day to do to ya'll like folk's done in April 1945 Italy to dictator Benito Mussolini and his lovely mistress ... Clara Petacci. : ) So, count ya'll's blessing's. Beside's ... all ya'll have to do is come up with a plan as to how ya'll are going to raise the capital within 30 day's ... then you get 6 month's to try to make it work ... Hell! ...ya'll are getting spoon fed ... Now put up, or shut up!
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No capital is needed for Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan/ Chase, American Express, or Bank of New York Mellon. But that is nothing but hype talk, next quarterly report could make a complete turn ... this is all orchestrated to make us go up and down like yo- yo's, chasing our tail's over these hustler's, and losing our asses in the process. And I sure as Hell dont blame any of this on President Obama ... or Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner ... not one sliver of it ... these guy's have busted ass with their crew's to try to do what they can to try to make this a softer ride and transition, this is deep and widepread and has been building for several year's.... this is why I posted in my earlier post's that this would get worse....because many expert's over the last 5 year's or so ... been suspecting this ... but most American's were paying no attention to it ... after all ... how many American's that are working class ... read thing's like the Wall Street Journal? (Well ... yes ... I do)
Bottom line ... 10 out of these 19 bank's being funded by us need capital ... actually a total to date of $74.6 billion. Bank of America needing the largest of $33.9 billion. So what do we do? Heh,heh,heh ... what can we do? ... is how our government see's it. I mean ... in the worst case scenario ... according to regulator's ... the estimated losses to these institution's could climb $600 billion for this group if they cant cut the mustard and get the capital on the book's they need. And you know because of our pressure on Congress that Congress is going to push for private sector investment's ... but think of that ... I mean ... how many in the private sector will want to invest in this? The only good clout this investment would be ... is your almost guaranteed it wont collapse ... simply because it has the backing of the US Government and taxpayer's ... but do not most invest in the hopes for the best return? The majority of this loss is due to bulk residential mortgages, consumer loan's ... being mostly credit card's/ account's ... and this is also why I said in the past....many American's are to blame to...our extensive greed across the board is the blame. I mean...we whine that were the victim's of the lender's through inticement's, yet we turned a blind eye to alot ... when we sign these contract's ... and say ... oh well ... maybe I cant afford it now ... but that's what credit is for ... I'll get that raise or such and such will come through and it will work out. Then the big bank's are stuck with all these toxic asset's ... that the middle player's/ lender's set up ... and no one was watching the hen house, so those who get the least misery are the middle player's. The taxpayer's and big bank's get stuck holding the toxic's and penalties.
In the meantime...thousand's of US military are arriving in Afghanistan ... only to find that their equipment hasnt even arrived ... and they are short of everything down to communication's equipment ... hmmm ... imagine that ... why aint I suprised? And GMAC financing say's they need another $13.7 billion but will settle for $11.5 billion ... while sales and production in their China Division is skyrocketing, uhhhh, couldnt the Chinese Division help out? Oh ... I'm sorry forgive me ... it may not be acceptable to the 75 million communist party member's ... who also own over 80% of all business in China ... sound familiar? : ) And the CEO's are outraged over these stress test's and all the watch dog's that are watching them like a fox watches a hen house. Hell ... what the hell do ya'll expect? Ya'll are the ones drawing welfare ... and when ya'll draw welfare ... you have to report! Just be grateful you reside and do business primarily in 2009 USA, after all ... it could be worse ... imagine what it would be like if the peoples just got sick and tired of your whining and milking and decided one day to do to ya'll like folk's done in April 1945 Italy to dictator Benito Mussolini and his lovely mistress ... Clara Petacci. : ) So, count ya'll's blessing's. Beside's ... all ya'll have to do is come up with a plan as to how ya'll are going to raise the capital within 30 day's ... then you get 6 month's to try to make it work ... Hell! ...ya'll are getting spoon fed ... Now put up, or shut up!
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Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Problem Solving in America ..... can start with representation and actual action ....
Looking at the array of problem's across the board in our country as well as the globe,can get not much better the way we handle thing's...this all boil's down to representation and leadership.Everything is so complex because we make thing's more complex...and whatever we can make...we can unmake.We are a country on the verge of total bankruptcy. Now you may say...that isnt so...that we have many with much capital right here. It is so....none of these wealthy group's can do a thing for the people...but shell out more misery. We cant even get respect or transparency after we support the financial sector with our hard earned tax dollar's...why in the world would you think they would respect us under any condition's, unless we held a gun to their head's?
We have escalating problem's in the war region's for instance. Right now...violence is escalating in Iraq...we spent 6 or 7 year's there and almost one trillion dollar's and nothing is done hardly...and withdrawal is scheduled for June of this year....and Iraqi's are already blaming the recent violence on our occupation. Now I have trust that this is a failure, also because when this war first started...I said it would cost a fortune...it would be an endless commitment,and those who we help would eventually turn on us...and that contractor's would milk money out of this...every single thing I said...came about...everything.It was so clear to see...but people ignored what was clear...and decided to delude themselves with this fad mentality.
Now we have 2 new marriage's with Afghanistan and Pakistan... and a schlew of troop casualties will come out of this...rest assured...the terrain we are less familiar with...it is much more rugged...and the combat once in action will be difficult the way we do thing's. We use a western mentality against an underground enemy that is inspired strictly by religion first...then culture...and are not territorial.There is no end to none of this...the Taliban as well as al-Qaeda have cell's all over the globe...it is a "network" not a country... it is a religion ...not a system of law's designed by the US or the UN. This can cripple the group's....not defeat them. Our non-transparency and torture only done as I said it would do in my earliest posting's...created a whole new generation of new terrorist's. Again.... you find terrorist's...you hold them in the open...you are transparent...you charge them when you have evidence...and sentence them and or execute them....video tape the execution's and televise it globally...that way there is no question about being 2 faced or secretive.
President Obama's wanting to sit down and deal with countries like Iran...one on one...I have supported since the beginning of this journal...which he will do, at least is willing to do...and I thank him for such. However...Iran is still playing hardball, and rightfully so. We have lied to Iran constantly and switched our "happy" and "angry" mask's too much... proving to be deceptive and hypocritical...so why should they not hesitate? We tell them uranium enrichment is out of the question...but tell so many other's that are allies that they can have nukes...and judge it on what we find as rational peoples...in other word's....liar's like us. President Obama plan's to sit down and talk and let enrichment continue through the talk's...but how long will that last? Sooner or later...we and our allies will have a new set of rules for them to live by if they do negotiate with us...so were again back to square one. I wont even get into Pakistan and Afghanistan...because that will also milk us for year's to come and drain us in every way. The enemy know's exactly what they are doing...as I posted earlier...their strategy is to wear us down,spread us out...in numerous small battles. And the objective is because they see the only way to hurt capitalist's and money lending Jew organizer's...is to destroy their pocketbook's and capital, making their life support collapse.
I care about America... not being the saviour of the world...or super power... or Salvation Army....or a nanny or babysitter. The major controlling entities who represent us...got us into all these messes...they capitalize only off all this...with their global allies. And refuse to really act on just about anything. They refuse to get their hand's dirty, get in the trenches,engage in real battle, or even defend our homeland properly. They make us all look like liar's and hypocrite's through their inactive and disregard for nature,peoples,and territories.And we wonder why other's dont trust us? Because were full of crap is why...can you blame them?
First of all...I would let these countries duke out their own battles...including Israel...they chose to establish in the middle of a pit bull arena, and we all knew this would create a cultural conflict. We are all different...by culture and religion's...dont fool ourselves...we have not evolved that far yet...and our action's are taking us one step forward and two step's backward's. This is all constructed by the 3 leading entities that I mention time again throughout this journal...to achieve their personal goal's of power,domination,and capital.The same with these financial institution's we breastfeed ... out of fear that if we dont we will cease to exist.If your truely into free market...you will let them fail, if they cant stand their own ground...period...other than that...if you dont...you proven to be weak and a liar, no different than the failures.
We are told during election's and TARP funding session's that we will have air fueled car's,less foreign oil...ton's of new infrastructure...this and that. In 10 year's from now...we will be lucky to even see a small fraction of any of that...nothing you are told is any more truthful than anything else....period. A high speed rail to criss cross the country? Do you really believe any of that? Do you realize how much that would cost? We will be less dependent on foreign oil? How...when you keep taking it? We bailout car manufacturer's who eliminate production of smaller more fuel efficient vehicles as a result...like Pontiac's...yet continue to manufacture gas guzzling vehicles like Hummer's,Caddi's,SUV's,and extended cab pick-up's? And continue to mass produce these same huge vehicle's now in our plant's we set up in China...who are going through the roof in sales and production of these gas guzzler's...the American based car manufacturer that we are funding here... is the same company that is booming in the Chinese market...is anybody seeing what is happening? Some of the bank's we bailed that are showing profit's and not even lending yet based on "not enough capital" are already asking for billion's more...already! As I also posted earlier they would do...I didnt think they would have the nerve to ask so soon. But who can blame them...we have proven to be the biggest bunch of sucker's on the globe. Cut your spending...and soft living...dont borrow from them and vote to not give them anything.Shop the black market like many are doing.
These countries just ask that we not interfere in their affair's and culture and land's... is that asking too much? If they want to live like they did hundred's of year's ago...should we interfere...is that fair? Buckle up our border's...get out of their land's...let them choose their own destiny and culture and political system's...stay out of their war's and their business. Tell them we will be straight and honest...and actually move out. As well as stop all immigration of their peoples to this country...it work's both way's. Improve out satellite technologies for defense...and our weaponry...have target's designated for immediate deployment of our ballistic missile's...as far as defense... ready to eliminate any threat that comes our way. If one of their missiles get's launched toward's us...dont ask them to refrain...or for table talk's through third parties....eliminate them with extreme prejudice...and relentlessly ... every major population area they have. Simple, to the point and problem resolved.
Our representatives are too dishonest,soft,lazy,and good for nothing but speeches with fancy talk,pipedream's, and BS. Over paid, highly educated incompetent weakling's ..... that are shameful pansies.
We have escalating problem's in the war region's for instance. Right now...violence is escalating in Iraq...we spent 6 or 7 year's there and almost one trillion dollar's and nothing is done hardly...and withdrawal is scheduled for June of this year....and Iraqi's are already blaming the recent violence on our occupation. Now I have trust that this is a failure, also because when this war first started...I said it would cost a fortune...it would be an endless commitment,and those who we help would eventually turn on us...and that contractor's would milk money out of this...every single thing I said...came about...everything.It was so clear to see...but people ignored what was clear...and decided to delude themselves with this fad mentality.
Now we have 2 new marriage's with Afghanistan and Pakistan... and a schlew of troop casualties will come out of this...rest assured...the terrain we are less familiar with...it is much more rugged...and the combat once in action will be difficult the way we do thing's. We use a western mentality against an underground enemy that is inspired strictly by religion first...then culture...and are not territorial.There is no end to none of this...the Taliban as well as al-Qaeda have cell's all over the globe...it is a "network" not a country... it is a religion ...not a system of law's designed by the US or the UN. This can cripple the group's....not defeat them. Our non-transparency and torture only done as I said it would do in my earliest posting's...created a whole new generation of new terrorist's. Again.... you find terrorist's...you hold them in the open...you are transparent...you charge them when you have evidence...and sentence them and or execute them....video tape the execution's and televise it globally...that way there is no question about being 2 faced or secretive.
President Obama's wanting to sit down and deal with countries like Iran...one on one...I have supported since the beginning of this journal...which he will do, at least is willing to do...and I thank him for such. However...Iran is still playing hardball, and rightfully so. We have lied to Iran constantly and switched our "happy" and "angry" mask's too much... proving to be deceptive and hypocritical...so why should they not hesitate? We tell them uranium enrichment is out of the question...but tell so many other's that are allies that they can have nukes...and judge it on what we find as rational peoples...in other word's....liar's like us. President Obama plan's to sit down and talk and let enrichment continue through the talk's...but how long will that last? Sooner or later...we and our allies will have a new set of rules for them to live by if they do negotiate with us...so were again back to square one. I wont even get into Pakistan and Afghanistan...because that will also milk us for year's to come and drain us in every way. The enemy know's exactly what they are doing...as I posted earlier...their strategy is to wear us down,spread us out...in numerous small battles. And the objective is because they see the only way to hurt capitalist's and money lending Jew organizer's...is to destroy their pocketbook's and capital, making their life support collapse.
I care about America... not being the saviour of the world...or super power... or Salvation Army....or a nanny or babysitter. The major controlling entities who represent us...got us into all these messes...they capitalize only off all this...with their global allies. And refuse to really act on just about anything. They refuse to get their hand's dirty, get in the trenches,engage in real battle, or even defend our homeland properly. They make us all look like liar's and hypocrite's through their inactive and disregard for nature,peoples,and territories.And we wonder why other's dont trust us? Because were full of crap is why...can you blame them?
First of all...I would let these countries duke out their own battles...including Israel...they chose to establish in the middle of a pit bull arena, and we all knew this would create a cultural conflict. We are all different...by culture and religion's...dont fool ourselves...we have not evolved that far yet...and our action's are taking us one step forward and two step's backward's. This is all constructed by the 3 leading entities that I mention time again throughout this journal...to achieve their personal goal's of power,domination,and capital.The same with these financial institution's we breastfeed ... out of fear that if we dont we will cease to exist.If your truely into free market...you will let them fail, if they cant stand their own ground...period...other than that...if you dont...you proven to be weak and a liar, no different than the failures.
We are told during election's and TARP funding session's that we will have air fueled car's,less foreign oil...ton's of new infrastructure...this and that. In 10 year's from now...we will be lucky to even see a small fraction of any of that...nothing you are told is any more truthful than anything else....period. A high speed rail to criss cross the country? Do you really believe any of that? Do you realize how much that would cost? We will be less dependent on foreign oil? How...when you keep taking it? We bailout car manufacturer's who eliminate production of smaller more fuel efficient vehicles as a result...like Pontiac's...yet continue to manufacture gas guzzling vehicles like Hummer's,Caddi's,SUV's,and extended cab pick-up's? And continue to mass produce these same huge vehicle's now in our plant's we set up in China...who are going through the roof in sales and production of these gas guzzler's...the American based car manufacturer that we are funding here... is the same company that is booming in the Chinese market...is anybody seeing what is happening? Some of the bank's we bailed that are showing profit's and not even lending yet based on "not enough capital" are already asking for billion's more...already! As I also posted earlier they would do...I didnt think they would have the nerve to ask so soon. But who can blame them...we have proven to be the biggest bunch of sucker's on the globe. Cut your spending...and soft living...dont borrow from them and vote to not give them anything.Shop the black market like many are doing.
These countries just ask that we not interfere in their affair's and culture and land's... is that asking too much? If they want to live like they did hundred's of year's ago...should we interfere...is that fair? Buckle up our border's...get out of their land's...let them choose their own destiny and culture and political system's...stay out of their war's and their business. Tell them we will be straight and honest...and actually move out. As well as stop all immigration of their peoples to this country...it work's both way's. Improve out satellite technologies for defense...and our weaponry...have target's designated for immediate deployment of our ballistic missile's...as far as defense... ready to eliminate any threat that comes our way. If one of their missiles get's launched toward's us...dont ask them to refrain...or for table talk's through third parties....eliminate them with extreme prejudice...and relentlessly ... every major population area they have. Simple, to the point and problem resolved.
Our representatives are too dishonest,soft,lazy,and good for nothing but speeches with fancy talk,pipedream's, and BS. Over paid, highly educated incompetent weakling's ..... that are shameful pansies.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
War Strategies ... and Defiant Opponent's....
What inspires this posting is the new war's about to take place in the Afghanistan and Pakistan region's. Of course ... anyone that know's me personally know's this has been a concern of mine for over 5 year's now ... I expected this sooner actually ... but at least it's finally here ... and we will get to deal with it. My concern was Pakistan originally ... not so much Afghanistan ... but we just got two new brides for the price of one I suppose. And of course ... as we wind down in Iraq ... expect new insurgencies to pick up rousing up more Hell there ... of course our tax dollar's and Iraqi oil revenues combined will pay for added contract security forces needed there. We will still get financially milked ... just not for lives of our troops as much ... even though a much smaller number will alway's have to be there it look's like now ... just like with South Korea ... we never totally left.
I also want to point out ... is this is not to downplay any of our troop's or military personel. I had a few buddies who were career military guy's ... who spent over 20 year's in the Army and Marines, and love the strategies and art of combat ... but basically unofficially forced to retire ... and of course seem bored with civilian life ... so I understand the career soldier, and salute them for their service rendered as well.
I been watching particularly Pakistan for several year's now ... because year's ago I found out that Pakistani School's were bankrupt pretty much and fundamental Islamic separatist's have went in and volunteered to take over much of the school's, educating children only in the Quran ... and not regular academic's. It concerned me ... was because the Pakistani government welcomed them with open arm's at the time, and I knew this may result in a problem ... since Pakistan has a nuclear arsenal, so that's why I was concerned with this so long ago ... unfortunately ... it appear's my thought's are actually materializing ... and that ... I dont like much.
Our military personel and leadership who love the strategies and art of war ... are certainly going to have fun with this piece of cake ... cause that is what this one is! Not no jungle ... or a desert ... but rugged new terrain's, against a defiant martyrdom type opponent who moves territories and region's as often as the season's change ... an underground network if you will (al-Qaeda and Taliban). These opponent's know how to utilize little ... and are much more experienced and knowledgeable than they were 6 or 7 year's ago ... and much more widespread. And no matter what anyone say's ... Pakistan's nuclear arsenal is the jackpot! Neither side want's to admit it ... but no one is dummies either. And since even al- Qaeda screwed up the 9/ 11 attack's and failed their true goal's .... make no mistake ... they will try to succeed on their next project of magnitude.
I was watching a recent interview with a Taliban spokesman in Afghanistan, where he actually wore a bath towel over his head to avoid video identity (talk about a towel- head ... heh, heh, heh,heh, heh : ) was all laugh's and jokes about America ... say's they are martyr's ... ready to die and fight ... and not to be worried about them, just because we are the most powerful military in the world ... he said to America, to make no mistake ... this will be our next Viet Nam, and assures us we will lose. They know about our weaknesses which they dont talk about. And that is ... how we will not attack, women, children, mosque's, hospital's, civilian's, clergy, etc.They also know we havent made a serious move as far as attack's since Hiroshima/ Nagasaki (Japan), back in 1945 ... time flies when your having fun ... eh? So ... the game has just begun.
I also watched an interview with Husain Haqqani, Pakistani Ambassador to the U.S., who when asked how we can be sure that nukes will not end up in the wrong hand's? ... responded and told American's to not ask them ... but ask our Intelligence and Military. And he was also asked what the Pakistani Government is doing to put down the Taliban in their country? His response was ... What are we doing about our job in putting them down in Afghanistan ... when we are the world's strongest military? Secretary of State Clinton described Pakistan as a "mortal threat to the world" ...and he denies it. I must agree with Secretary Clinton, she is so sick and tired of all the BS that she is actually speaking the truth on several avenue's these day's. But this character Haqqani is putting all the responsibility on the U.S. It was Pakistan who allowed them opponent's to gain more power over there long ago ... not us.
Now you can see why I never rule out the possibility of the use of nuclear weapon's. I realize that no one want's it ... I am no different. Most of us dont want to die either ... but there comes a time where serious decision's may have to be made ... I'll leave it at that.
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I also want to point out ... is this is not to downplay any of our troop's or military personel. I had a few buddies who were career military guy's ... who spent over 20 year's in the Army and Marines, and love the strategies and art of combat ... but basically unofficially forced to retire ... and of course seem bored with civilian life ... so I understand the career soldier, and salute them for their service rendered as well.
I been watching particularly Pakistan for several year's now ... because year's ago I found out that Pakistani School's were bankrupt pretty much and fundamental Islamic separatist's have went in and volunteered to take over much of the school's, educating children only in the Quran ... and not regular academic's. It concerned me ... was because the Pakistani government welcomed them with open arm's at the time, and I knew this may result in a problem ... since Pakistan has a nuclear arsenal, so that's why I was concerned with this so long ago ... unfortunately ... it appear's my thought's are actually materializing ... and that ... I dont like much.
Our military personel and leadership who love the strategies and art of war ... are certainly going to have fun with this piece of cake ... cause that is what this one is! Not no jungle ... or a desert ... but rugged new terrain's, against a defiant martyrdom type opponent who moves territories and region's as often as the season's change ... an underground network if you will (al-Qaeda and Taliban). These opponent's know how to utilize little ... and are much more experienced and knowledgeable than they were 6 or 7 year's ago ... and much more widespread. And no matter what anyone say's ... Pakistan's nuclear arsenal is the jackpot! Neither side want's to admit it ... but no one is dummies either. And since even al- Qaeda screwed up the 9/ 11 attack's and failed their true goal's .... make no mistake ... they will try to succeed on their next project of magnitude.
I was watching a recent interview with a Taliban spokesman in Afghanistan, where he actually wore a bath towel over his head to avoid video identity (talk about a towel- head ... heh, heh, heh,heh, heh : ) was all laugh's and jokes about America ... say's they are martyr's ... ready to die and fight ... and not to be worried about them, just because we are the most powerful military in the world ... he said to America, to make no mistake ... this will be our next Viet Nam, and assures us we will lose. They know about our weaknesses which they dont talk about. And that is ... how we will not attack, women, children, mosque's, hospital's, civilian's, clergy, etc.They also know we havent made a serious move as far as attack's since Hiroshima/ Nagasaki (Japan), back in 1945 ... time flies when your having fun ... eh? So ... the game has just begun.
I also watched an interview with Husain Haqqani, Pakistani Ambassador to the U.S., who when asked how we can be sure that nukes will not end up in the wrong hand's? ... responded and told American's to not ask them ... but ask our Intelligence and Military. And he was also asked what the Pakistani Government is doing to put down the Taliban in their country? His response was ... What are we doing about our job in putting them down in Afghanistan ... when we are the world's strongest military? Secretary of State Clinton described Pakistan as a "mortal threat to the world" ...and he denies it. I must agree with Secretary Clinton, she is so sick and tired of all the BS that she is actually speaking the truth on several avenue's these day's. But this character Haqqani is putting all the responsibility on the U.S. It was Pakistan who allowed them opponent's to gain more power over there long ago ... not us.
Now you can see why I never rule out the possibility of the use of nuclear weapon's. I realize that no one want's it ... I am no different. Most of us dont want to die either ... but there comes a time where serious decision's may have to be made ... I'll leave it at that.
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Friday, May 1, 2009
Gun's vs. Government's ... stockpile up on gun's and ammo America! : )
What inspires this posting in this journal ... is my first major disagreement with President Obama. I certainly am grateful of his addressing all the problem's that our country has ... and staying at hard work at a fairly good pace ... thank you Sir!
But when it comes to American's Right's ... especially to defend oneself ... and to have a necessary militia to guard against too large of government control and possible tyrannical effort's of anyone ... I draw the line ... period. Even President Obama can certainly understand this in his expertise of Constitutional Law. I certainly would NEVER advocate/ suggest that every American arm's themselves, that wouldnt be very American to do so. My wife for instance does not care much for gun's, nor like's to carry one, and is a life long liberal. Which is also why I dont say much about my wife ... is because she "request's" that I dont ... in anything I write because of my past controversial life and opinion's and association's. I do so out of love and respect for her, and the right to her opinion and own choices. Yes ... she has fired gun's.
For me ... this is not a right/ left issue ... but a "Right's" issue of American's. I dont like much the right or the left for that matter. Let's just say ... I'm an American ... and a Nationalist ... if one need's to label me. Now for anyone in Government that want's to debate the issue and may want me to sit and listen? No ... you have it wrong ... YOU LISTEN!! ... You dont jeopardize our right's or constitution in the name of pleasing other nation's who dont have such ... number one! As an American ... what other countries do ... is not my business ... and what we do to defend our land and personal right's is NOT their business. If you cannot control your gun problem's whichever they may be ... that is your problem ... not our's. I dont care if almost 30 other nation's or more have this so called "treaty" to deal with gun control amongst themselves. When I say something ... I mean it ... and stand for it ... no matter the consequences. The day I need to fear what I say ... and not be true to what I write in this journal ... is the day ...that I should voluntarily stop writing ... and/ or terminate my existence, for doing such, that's just me. I dont compromise or change my position unless I have rational reason to, certainly not out of pop culture mentality or ass kissing.
I am not sure where this is going ... and I know President Obama is just trying to do what he feel's is necessary ... but he has a proposal to try to get the US Senate to ratify a treaty for national gun registry, for foreign gvmt's, to identify gun owner's in our country and to have also power to prosecute and extradite under this treaty law ... any American that they find fit to do so with. I understand that the President and supporter's of this ... think this is a solution to the problem with arm's and ammo for instance ending up in the hand's of drug cartel's south of our border. But also understand ... when this so called drug war initially kicked off ... many arm's that we supplied to those south of the border to fight these cartel's ended up in cartel's hand's. These cartel's also have a wide selection of international contact's underground ... Why? ... because they have money is why ... money talk's ... and no matter how many weapon's you take from American's or anyone else, these folk's with money will buy what they want ... they only take advantage of the easy American opportunities they can ... which if they dont have ... will put no hamper on getting gun's elsewhere's ... period.
As far as Secretary of Homeland Security Napolitano is concerned with her proposed strategies ... your strategies are weak and un- American ... and if it were up to me ... you would be immediately terminated from your position ... period.
This is not Europe or Canada ... and this insane idea that you can just disarm America in some fashion is silly ... do you really think you can get more than a couple hundred million gun's just turned over? Am I out of order? No ... you all thinking such pipe dream's are out of order! And are proving yourselves to be weak ... and not capable of governing or even coaching a pee- wee football team for that matter ... and weak representatives should be discarded/ eliminated, period!
This kind of action can lead to a possible slippery slope ... period. And every American that chooses to arm themselves couldnt be more patriotic to our economical difficulties then to go out and buy up all the assault weapon's and ammo they can. Case closed.
PS: I also want to make clear ... that NO ... I dont think there is any conspiracy by this President or any of these politician's to masterplan a way to get everyone's gun's ... this is simply how the card's fell, or any conspiracy to lead us into a socialist empire ... prove that rubbish! But yes ... I do think there are people that worry a little too much and would want to have better control. But this conspiratal masterplan stuff? I'll believe it when it's proven ... ONLY.
But when it comes to American's Right's ... especially to defend oneself ... and to have a necessary militia to guard against too large of government control and possible tyrannical effort's of anyone ... I draw the line ... period. Even President Obama can certainly understand this in his expertise of Constitutional Law. I certainly would NEVER advocate/ suggest that every American arm's themselves, that wouldnt be very American to do so. My wife for instance does not care much for gun's, nor like's to carry one, and is a life long liberal. Which is also why I dont say much about my wife ... is because she "request's" that I dont ... in anything I write because of my past controversial life and opinion's and association's. I do so out of love and respect for her, and the right to her opinion and own choices. Yes ... she has fired gun's.
For me ... this is not a right/ left issue ... but a "Right's" issue of American's. I dont like much the right or the left for that matter. Let's just say ... I'm an American ... and a Nationalist ... if one need's to label me. Now for anyone in Government that want's to debate the issue and may want me to sit and listen? No ... you have it wrong ... YOU LISTEN!! ... You dont jeopardize our right's or constitution in the name of pleasing other nation's who dont have such ... number one! As an American ... what other countries do ... is not my business ... and what we do to defend our land and personal right's is NOT their business. If you cannot control your gun problem's whichever they may be ... that is your problem ... not our's. I dont care if almost 30 other nation's or more have this so called "treaty" to deal with gun control amongst themselves. When I say something ... I mean it ... and stand for it ... no matter the consequences. The day I need to fear what I say ... and not be true to what I write in this journal ... is the day ...that I should voluntarily stop writing ... and/ or terminate my existence, for doing such, that's just me. I dont compromise or change my position unless I have rational reason to, certainly not out of pop culture mentality or ass kissing.
I am not sure where this is going ... and I know President Obama is just trying to do what he feel's is necessary ... but he has a proposal to try to get the US Senate to ratify a treaty for national gun registry, for foreign gvmt's, to identify gun owner's in our country and to have also power to prosecute and extradite under this treaty law ... any American that they find fit to do so with. I understand that the President and supporter's of this ... think this is a solution to the problem with arm's and ammo for instance ending up in the hand's of drug cartel's south of our border. But also understand ... when this so called drug war initially kicked off ... many arm's that we supplied to those south of the border to fight these cartel's ended up in cartel's hand's. These cartel's also have a wide selection of international contact's underground ... Why? ... because they have money is why ... money talk's ... and no matter how many weapon's you take from American's or anyone else, these folk's with money will buy what they want ... they only take advantage of the easy American opportunities they can ... which if they dont have ... will put no hamper on getting gun's elsewhere's ... period.
As far as Secretary of Homeland Security Napolitano is concerned with her proposed strategies ... your strategies are weak and un- American ... and if it were up to me ... you would be immediately terminated from your position ... period.
This is not Europe or Canada ... and this insane idea that you can just disarm America in some fashion is silly ... do you really think you can get more than a couple hundred million gun's just turned over? Am I out of order? No ... you all thinking such pipe dream's are out of order! And are proving yourselves to be weak ... and not capable of governing or even coaching a pee- wee football team for that matter ... and weak representatives should be discarded/ eliminated, period!
This kind of action can lead to a possible slippery slope ... period. And every American that chooses to arm themselves couldnt be more patriotic to our economical difficulties then to go out and buy up all the assault weapon's and ammo they can. Case closed.
PS: I also want to make clear ... that NO ... I dont think there is any conspiracy by this President or any of these politician's to masterplan a way to get everyone's gun's ... this is simply how the card's fell, or any conspiracy to lead us into a socialist empire ... prove that rubbish! But yes ... I do think there are people that worry a little too much and would want to have better control. But this conspiratal masterplan stuff? I'll believe it when it's proven ... ONLY.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Swine Flu Blues News .... can get to You .....
I just had to add this to this journal... since there is so much attention on this now.This damn weather here in Dallas as I write this doesnt help... for 3 day's straight now....it's just been rain,windy,and dark ... we just got done with one of them lightning show's...which I am looking out the window at as I write this...where the thunder was so loud...it sounded like all the car alarm's in the neighborhood went off at the same time.I got a good laugh out of that one! :)
I understand the concern of everyone with this flu/virus ... and the news certainly isnt going to give it a break, but it's no good to panic. Bottom line...just be smart...utilize the info you are given... keep the hand's sanitized... and let the scientist's and expert's do their job's... they ARE NOT ignoring this... they are doing what they can to get a handle on this...and they will.I seen masses of people gathered at some religious shrine in Mexico City(via video)and all praying to one of them statue's or what ever they are, this is NOT good! It reminded me of a Dr.Richard Dawkins video I once watched where he was visiting a holy water healing shrine of some sort...and all these sick folk's were playing in this water to get Mother Mary and associate's to heal them, I assume you could see the problem... Dr.Dawkins was pointing out...... duuuuuuuhhh. For Pete's sake...pray at home or away from crowd's... if you need holy water...you can just take some tap water to your local priest...give him a couple buck's and he'll bless it for you.Geeeezzz
It's all over the news that a death resulted here in Texas from it... it was a toddler...and my heart and thought's go out to the familia. But understand that this was not a American/Texan ... this kid was from Mexico...taken to a hospital in Brownsville(Tx) and then transported to Houston. Some scientist's/disease control expert's are investigating a pig farm(American company)set up in La Gloria,Mexico, but either way...their working around the clock.All the video's in the news of people in Mexico City wearing face mask's can psychologically traumatize you as well. This is no reason to panic though.... anyone who been to Mexico City know's how big of a town it is...about 20+ million folk's... so this is simply precaution, which is all "positive" and a smart move on the people's. I personally am habitual about washing my hand's to begin with many times per day...simply because most of my life ..I had alot of contact with many folk's.
The best of the best around the globe are all over this like a cheap suit, and will figure it out ... or at least get a good grip on it... so dont let it ruin your life. I seen a news clip yesterday on CNN ... where one of these reporter's approached Paris Hilton standing on a street corner in LA ... he asked her if she heard about the swine flu? ... she said "no" ...he told her about it and asked her if she was worried? ... she responded and said ..."I dont eat that..." Heh,heh,heh ... I know that's not brilliant.... but I couldnt help laughing when she said that... and at least she wasnt bent out of shape over it. NO ... as I said.... "listen" ... you dont get it from eating pork! :) Folk's interviewed on the street's of Mexico City blame it on American's bringing it there.... and American's are blaming it on the Mexican's.... heh,heh,heh... this is silly ... who the hell is New Zealand going to blame it on?
Personally.... I think it's all a conspiracy to kill us all ... perpetrated by those space alien's that been hovering over places like Phoenix and Mexico City in them obviously fuel efficient mega horse power space craft's they fly in! :)
PS: Please dont take the last paragraph seriously...... And for anyone not familiar with the name "Dr.Richard Dawkins" ... he is a Professor of Oxford and Scientist, who is all over this internet...and well worth reading about and listening to.
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Monday, April 27, 2009
Is there a way to make America safe? .... try something different like ..."Honesty" ....
What inspires this posting is all the mumbo jumbo that I constantly get off the internet here about thing's like "How safe are we?"... "What is the current condition of the Middle East?" ... "What does North Korea think of us?",and the list of question's we have is infinite.Let me look at this honestly and throw in a couple cent's here.
Our biggest threat is "US" .... Why? Because we are a society that doesnt stand firm on a damn thing...we are full of BS ... hypocrisy ... and a bunch of pansy method's and idea's on solving problem's. We disrespect countries all over the world, we rape some of these countries in the name of freedom...teach our children to be liar's like us ... and refuse to speak one bit of truth out of political correctness.And one of the biggest problem's we have are the 3 entities I mention over and over, our mega-religious institution's such as the Vatican ... some major corporation's such as Exxon/Mobil ... and our governing body. Do these folk's that rule the global arena REALLY want to take action ... or just lolligag so that thing's just stay dragging on and business as usual that benefit's them only and doesnt address or protect the people's and need's of the globe? They sure as hell dont act like it.
We say we have an immigration problem... yet fail to address it. We have over 300 million people in this country .... why do we need more immigration? Many say so we can learn,share,reach out,etc. Well go reach out ... that's why we have passport's and visa's ... so those who want to share and learn about these cultures first hand can go there and do what they want.We have literature,video,and a schlew of other way's to study cultures as well as immigrant's that migrated here from every place in the globe to set up culture communities here that we can enjoy. Some may say... well China and India have more people ... well what does that mean? That you feel we should do the same and start to generate more babies and bring more boat load's of people in? We have an economical and employment problem ... and say we are grateful at least we have 90% of the people's employed...and we have folk's with master's degree's working as cashier's at Wal-Mart. We dont need to be outsourcing more job's overseas... or bringing in folk's from abroad to fill these position's here.
What is the condition in the Middle East today? I dont know...and it's frankly none of my business. We have problem's in Pakistan on the horizon...and a plan to start massive troop deployment of our military to Afghanistan. Sure ... I have concern's deeply about both these countries... but I also realize what kind of defense we have as far as intercontinental missiles, satellite intell, and sophisticated weaponry in the work's. Knowing that if needed.... we have sufficient weaponry to really give anyone hell that provokes a danger to our homeland. I am confident we have more resources in this continental USA than what we need to supply all of our energy demand's for decades to come... and plenty of alternatives in the work's as I write this. We have all the agriculture we need. We have great mind's of science and engineering right here to give our support and funding to.
We torture and endlessly interrogate suspected and/or terrorist's ... if they are guilty and we have solid evidence and they are in our land... dont torture and house them for year's...sentence them for the crimes they committed ...and get their execution over and done with. If a country is harbouring those who use it as a base to attack us in some way...zero in on the target and eliminate the target.... period. If the Saudi's want to control and monopolize our oil market's ... to hell with them too ... we will get our oil elsewheres...but we never address this either... instead our BS leader's rant on about what they are doing is to make us less dependent on foreign oil...then going behind the scenes to these land's and giving them ass kissing and oral sex gratuities. Mean what the hell you say! I mean every goddamn thing I say...it is not difficult to do. What is the condition and problem on the Israeli/Palestinian front? Well... I dont know.... but I do know that's it's not my goddamn problem as an American.
We moan about the problem on our border with violence spilling over from the drug cartel's, yet we also moan when families and rancher's on our border's defend their property and selves with gun's from these transient's,smuggler's and alien's that use their properties as a toilet,crashpad,campground,and even steal their properties, and then this jackass Secretary of HS Napolitano ... comdemn's these American's for protecting themselve's and their property, saying she has a better way of doing thing's ...because she lived in Arizona...well....I'm just amazed! God ...she is so bright! How many drug dealer's has she dealt with?How many night's did she spend in the trenches on them border's? How many times has she been confronted staring down the barrel and getting robbed and how much has been taken from her in these event's? Do you actually know anything...or do you just get stat's from your damn computer? You want to get result's? When one of these thug's invade your property...you eliminate them... then call the wagon to get their remain's off your damn property.You double fence the border...including Canada...you put armed guard's all over it..and more check point's...and really act. You can go over to places in the EU ...and they have guard's at their border's with auto weapon's...no one's moaning about them...and rightfully so...because it's none of our goddamn business...and what we do with our side of our border is not Mexico's or Canada's business either.
With a little more transparency,honesty and respect...we could be taken more seriously by the peoples of the globe and respected more even. No one know's what to believe out of us.... cause we dont stand solid on a damn thing...and flip-flop like the season's change. Nor do we act like safety is a concern to us.
PS: This is not about anti-immigrant thinking either...we have immigration policies that work well in 1970, revision's are needed to fit the times and situation. The pro-immigrant group's are spoon fed indirectly/directly by special interest's and creative lobbying, it's business...to keep a flow of low wage worker's coming, that's all. They act like they are humanitarian's and like jackasses we buy it. They may have these worker's work at their homes for instance, but how many do they invite in their homes for dinner? I would be curious. I had many immigrant's legal and illegal both at my table to eat. Several Iraqi's who backed our troop's with intell and/or security tried to come to the USA recently...out of fear that when we lower our force level's...they will be hunted and executed for once covering our troop's back's...our government denied them to come to USA...despite even troop's who were willing to take them in their own homes...if anyone deserves to be brought here and protected ...they do! They put their neck on the line for our troop's...and we deal with them like that? That's the reality!
Our biggest threat is "US" .... Why? Because we are a society that doesnt stand firm on a damn thing...we are full of BS ... hypocrisy ... and a bunch of pansy method's and idea's on solving problem's. We disrespect countries all over the world, we rape some of these countries in the name of freedom...teach our children to be liar's like us ... and refuse to speak one bit of truth out of political correctness.And one of the biggest problem's we have are the 3 entities I mention over and over, our mega-religious institution's such as the Vatican ... some major corporation's such as Exxon/Mobil ... and our governing body. Do these folk's that rule the global arena REALLY want to take action ... or just lolligag so that thing's just stay dragging on and business as usual that benefit's them only and doesnt address or protect the people's and need's of the globe? They sure as hell dont act like it.
We say we have an immigration problem... yet fail to address it. We have over 300 million people in this country .... why do we need more immigration? Many say so we can learn,share,reach out,etc. Well go reach out ... that's why we have passport's and visa's ... so those who want to share and learn about these cultures first hand can go there and do what they want.We have literature,video,and a schlew of other way's to study cultures as well as immigrant's that migrated here from every place in the globe to set up culture communities here that we can enjoy. Some may say... well China and India have more people ... well what does that mean? That you feel we should do the same and start to generate more babies and bring more boat load's of people in? We have an economical and employment problem ... and say we are grateful at least we have 90% of the people's employed...and we have folk's with master's degree's working as cashier's at Wal-Mart. We dont need to be outsourcing more job's overseas... or bringing in folk's from abroad to fill these position's here.
What is the condition in the Middle East today? I dont know...and it's frankly none of my business. We have problem's in Pakistan on the horizon...and a plan to start massive troop deployment of our military to Afghanistan. Sure ... I have concern's deeply about both these countries... but I also realize what kind of defense we have as far as intercontinental missiles, satellite intell, and sophisticated weaponry in the work's. Knowing that if needed.... we have sufficient weaponry to really give anyone hell that provokes a danger to our homeland. I am confident we have more resources in this continental USA than what we need to supply all of our energy demand's for decades to come... and plenty of alternatives in the work's as I write this. We have all the agriculture we need. We have great mind's of science and engineering right here to give our support and funding to.
We torture and endlessly interrogate suspected and/or terrorist's ... if they are guilty and we have solid evidence and they are in our land... dont torture and house them for year's...sentence them for the crimes they committed ...and get their execution over and done with. If a country is harbouring those who use it as a base to attack us in some way...zero in on the target and eliminate the target.... period. If the Saudi's want to control and monopolize our oil market's ... to hell with them too ... we will get our oil elsewheres...but we never address this either... instead our BS leader's rant on about what they are doing is to make us less dependent on foreign oil...then going behind the scenes to these land's and giving them ass kissing and oral sex gratuities. Mean what the hell you say! I mean every goddamn thing I say...it is not difficult to do. What is the condition and problem on the Israeli/Palestinian front? Well... I dont know.... but I do know that's it's not my goddamn problem as an American.
We moan about the problem on our border with violence spilling over from the drug cartel's, yet we also moan when families and rancher's on our border's defend their property and selves with gun's from these transient's,smuggler's and alien's that use their properties as a toilet,crashpad,campground,and even steal their properties, and then this jackass Secretary of HS Napolitano ... comdemn's these American's for protecting themselve's and their property, saying she has a better way of doing thing's ...because she lived in Arizona...well....I'm just amazed! God ...she is so bright! How many drug dealer's has she dealt with?How many night's did she spend in the trenches on them border's? How many times has she been confronted staring down the barrel and getting robbed and how much has been taken from her in these event's? Do you actually know anything...or do you just get stat's from your damn computer? You want to get result's? When one of these thug's invade your property...you eliminate them... then call the wagon to get their remain's off your damn property.You double fence the border...including Canada...you put armed guard's all over it..and more check point's...and really act. You can go over to places in the EU ...and they have guard's at their border's with auto weapon's...no one's moaning about them...and rightfully so...because it's none of our goddamn business...and what we do with our side of our border is not Mexico's or Canada's business either.
With a little more transparency,honesty and respect...we could be taken more seriously by the peoples of the globe and respected more even. No one know's what to believe out of us.... cause we dont stand solid on a damn thing...and flip-flop like the season's change. Nor do we act like safety is a concern to us.
PS: This is not about anti-immigrant thinking either...we have immigration policies that work well in 1970, revision's are needed to fit the times and situation. The pro-immigrant group's are spoon fed indirectly/directly by special interest's and creative lobbying, it's business...to keep a flow of low wage worker's coming, that's all. They act like they are humanitarian's and like jackasses we buy it. They may have these worker's work at their homes for instance, but how many do they invite in their homes for dinner? I would be curious. I had many immigrant's legal and illegal both at my table to eat. Several Iraqi's who backed our troop's with intell and/or security tried to come to the USA recently...out of fear that when we lower our force level's...they will be hunted and executed for once covering our troop's back's...our government denied them to come to USA...despite even troop's who were willing to take them in their own homes...if anyone deserves to be brought here and protected ...they do! They put their neck on the line for our troop's...and we deal with them like that? That's the reality!
"SILLYISM" ..... the quest and ability to stay "silly" .... ( and the topic of same sex marriage )
The title here is actually misleading for this post...but quite fitting for what inspired this posting. It could apply to several thing's...but in this case I will use it for the issue of Same Sex Marriage.
In one of my earlier posting's titled "What is Gay Marriage? .... another form of marriage...", I pointed out many different kind's of marriages throughout our history... that was anything beside's ..."one man and one woman". :) This isnt a subject that I focus on much... because for one...I never had no interest in marrying a man ... and frankly bored of wedding's.. besides liking food and drink's ... but loathe the dressing up in formal wear.... and standing around socializing with people who I would rather not even talk to... who tell each other impressive lies about all what their doing now ... and all they have accomplished. Besides...the hypocrisy and expectation's of it is sometimes nauseating. "...Till death do us part...."? ......pleeeease.
I ask myself ..."Why are we so protective of gay people?" are they "special"? No really .... all caca aside ... half our people for morality reason's say they oppose SS Marriage's. Yet many gay folk's say they simply want to be as miserable as many straight married couple's are...and have the legal right to sue each other...cheat, divorce, have custody battles and enjoy all the rest of the thing's that come with marriage that straight's love and practice so much, and the whole lovely hypocrisy of the vow's they agree to in the eye's of God. Gay folk's pay taxes like anyone of us, should they not be entitled to the same miseries and right's as anyone else? If they are in sin ... and it is against God... well....dont worry about it ... it's no skin off your hide .... God will deal with it.
I married a female and had kid's, and those kid's had kid's,etc. Marriage to me has been between a man and a woman... well.... all my life. Whether gay's marry....or folk's have multiple spouses, or marry their cousin's... or even if we tried to get feline's and canine's to marry... hell... it doesnt effect me and my relationship... even a tad. There are gay folk's....period.... they are citizen's and by "law" should have the same legal right's as every other citizen ... the way I see it. Some may worry that it will turn folk's gay? Dont be silly. Will it degrade the institution of marriage? Well ... if your worried about that... let's look at how much straight folk's degraded every inch of marriage, believe me....gay's couldnt take it much lower than it has been taken already. Other than that.... if gay's are denied the right to marry....I propose that they only have to pay half the taxes of straight people... since they dont get the full package of being citizen's with equal right's.
We call this a battle of morality...when it's actually just plain ole "sillyism" and a waste of our goddamn time! Why? because slowly but surely...as time passes ... state by state if necessary....gay's are going to be allowed to join in some form of marriage. Why? Not just because it's outright discrimination, but because there is money to be made from it...all around. Think about the divorce lawyer's,court's, wedding planner's,florist's,tux/gown businesses...and I could go on and on...you get the picture... plus it also imposes law's on them to be accountable in these relationship's to each other and to society... where they cant just walk away so easily... in a way... marriage keep's folk's in line to a degree.
One thing for sure is... it's an issue that doesnt risk national security,or take food off the table ... or do a damn thing for any of us who are straight, and if God dont like...God will deal with it...it damn sure is not my job. We got a schlew of real problem's that need grave attention...besides worrying about folk's personal sex lives and love affair's. This is not just a waste of time....it's downright...
"SILLYISM"!
In one of my earlier posting's titled "What is Gay Marriage? .... another form of marriage...", I pointed out many different kind's of marriages throughout our history... that was anything beside's ..."one man and one woman". :) This isnt a subject that I focus on much... because for one...I never had no interest in marrying a man ... and frankly bored of wedding's.. besides liking food and drink's ... but loathe the dressing up in formal wear.... and standing around socializing with people who I would rather not even talk to... who tell each other impressive lies about all what their doing now ... and all they have accomplished. Besides...the hypocrisy and expectation's of it is sometimes nauseating. "...Till death do us part...."? ......pleeeease.
I ask myself ..."Why are we so protective of gay people?" are they "special"? No really .... all caca aside ... half our people for morality reason's say they oppose SS Marriage's. Yet many gay folk's say they simply want to be as miserable as many straight married couple's are...and have the legal right to sue each other...cheat, divorce, have custody battles and enjoy all the rest of the thing's that come with marriage that straight's love and practice so much, and the whole lovely hypocrisy of the vow's they agree to in the eye's of God. Gay folk's pay taxes like anyone of us, should they not be entitled to the same miseries and right's as anyone else? If they are in sin ... and it is against God... well....dont worry about it ... it's no skin off your hide .... God will deal with it.
I married a female and had kid's, and those kid's had kid's,etc. Marriage to me has been between a man and a woman... well.... all my life. Whether gay's marry....or folk's have multiple spouses, or marry their cousin's... or even if we tried to get feline's and canine's to marry... hell... it doesnt effect me and my relationship... even a tad. There are gay folk's....period.... they are citizen's and by "law" should have the same legal right's as every other citizen ... the way I see it. Some may worry that it will turn folk's gay? Dont be silly. Will it degrade the institution of marriage? Well ... if your worried about that... let's look at how much straight folk's degraded every inch of marriage, believe me....gay's couldnt take it much lower than it has been taken already. Other than that.... if gay's are denied the right to marry....I propose that they only have to pay half the taxes of straight people... since they dont get the full package of being citizen's with equal right's.
We call this a battle of morality...when it's actually just plain ole "sillyism" and a waste of our goddamn time! Why? because slowly but surely...as time passes ... state by state if necessary....gay's are going to be allowed to join in some form of marriage. Why? Not just because it's outright discrimination, but because there is money to be made from it...all around. Think about the divorce lawyer's,court's, wedding planner's,florist's,tux/gown businesses...and I could go on and on...you get the picture... plus it also imposes law's on them to be accountable in these relationship's to each other and to society... where they cant just walk away so easily... in a way... marriage keep's folk's in line to a degree.
One thing for sure is... it's an issue that doesnt risk national security,or take food off the table ... or do a damn thing for any of us who are straight, and if God dont like...God will deal with it...it damn sure is not my job. We got a schlew of real problem's that need grave attention...besides worrying about folk's personal sex lives and love affair's. This is not just a waste of time....it's downright...
"SILLYISM"!
Friday, April 24, 2009
"401K Disaster and Recession" will be coming soon ... be smart ..."GET OUT!"
Now ... let me make this as simple as possible. What we will see over the next 5 to 10 year's is a crisis forming over retirement in America ... like nothing ever seen in history. Now you may think ... "Oh ... this is just more doom and gloom talk, etc ..." by me. Again ... I never talk doom/ gloom ... because there is no such thing ... we create our own misery, happiness ... as well as reality ... so therefore ... it doesnt exist anymore than the tooth fairy. How can I make this claim? ... the same way I made every other claim in this journal over the last year is how ... and I got alot more accurate than inaccurate. Why? ... because again ... I am doing something that most people WILL NOT do ... they REFUSE to ... which is look at the entire picture, and be realistic, too many of us simply lie to ourselves, believe in the lies of other's ... and see only what they want to fantasize.
A buddy for instance ... been in the workforce for 40+ year's ... invested in this 401K the last 20 or so ... a couple year's ago looking at the situation ... we were having breakfast taco's and Menudo at one of our favourite places we like to meet at on sunday morning's for Menudo (Menudo is a Mexicano Soup)... I told him ... to get his 401K money and put it elsewhere's ... he looked at me as if I was nut's ... and said, his is doing just fine.I left it at that ... he's a grown man ... and it's a free country. A couple month's ago ... he had sad new's ... he basically lost his ass ... or at least a portion of the money, and he still work's full time ... but he is now 63. My daughter who is 23 who lives with me ... took my advice ... she had a decent paying job, I told her to be careful ... primarily because she bought/ financed a new car ... that was nice ... after she bought it ... within a couple month's her company laid off about a thousand folk's or two, I just simply told her to think about a car that is maybe slightly used is all ... not old ... but not brand new ... understand the value system in the auto market's ... it will save you a bundle. I advised her before the company blindsided them to get her 401K money out ... she took my advice on that. Again ... she's a grown woman and it's a free country ... I love her ... so I try to advise her, even as a kid ... I only advised ... and alway's made her make her own choices ... why? Because to make her learn ... and face reality that you must crawl before you can walk. And to understand ... that life can be a bitch ... so be a bitch back! She was re- employed in no time ... when she first whined about her getting cut ... I basically told her what I would anyone ... you have 48 hour's to whine with self- pity ... get drunk or whatever ... then start to kick ass and get over it! And believe me ... she's a real hustler!
Why will this be a disaster? Because over 60 million American's have these 401K's as a primary source of retirement income. 401K was not designed to be a retirement plan to begin with ... that is what folk's are missing, and refused or didnt see coming, instead ... just looking to make a quick buck ... have a tax shelter ... and think that money can grow on tree's. It was created as a saving's plan and tax shelter in the late 70's for working America. Trillion's have disappeared in a matter of month's from 401K fund's ... where did it go? Where do you think? ... will you get it back? Stop dreaming and be fair to yourself ... forget it ... it's gone ... period. Employer's decided to turn them into unofficial retirement plan's to eliminate company retirement plan's ... okay ... since everyone likes to hear the truth. And the multitude of investment firm's that came like termite's out of the woodwork ... promoted them as that. And American's had the opportunity to simply gamble their life saving's and nest egg's ... and so they did ... basically not much different then taking half your life saving's to Vegas on the weekend and trying your luck ... same thing damn near ... but you must alway's realize ... that the house is designed to win, same with these investment's.
"60 Minutes"(CBS) recently interviewed David Wray ... President of the 401K Council of America and lobbyist for the 401K Industry. They were slamming the man ... as if he and associates ripped off American's. Mr. Wray said it wasnt their problem ... and all these folk's "chose" to do this ... and were given multiple investment option's, and have no one to blame but themselve's. I have to agree with Mr. Wray ... if you lost your ass ... did anyone strongarm you to invest? Didnt you do your homework? You complain about all the hidden fee's ... as legal, penalties, trustee, stewardship, transactional, bookkeeping, finder's, etc. There is more fee's then you can shake a stick at ... did you not read in detail what this all consist of as far as contractual term's? I didnt go with the 401K 20 year's ago I was offered ... while 95% of my co-worker's did ... why? Because let's just use common sense here ... okay ... let me just use let's say random figures off the top of my head to apply here. Let's say a person comes to me ... ask's me to invest my money for me ... and they will give say a 10% return ... and I get the tax haven, etc. I first think ... why do I deserve such generosity whenever someone want's to make or save me money? I can only assume that their end will be much greater ... maybe they make 30% ... who know's. I also look at the fact that any of that 10% I did earn ... if anything happen's to where I decide to take my money out of the 20 or so mutual fund's with fancy known names that they let me choose from ... that I will have a penalty that will take all I made ... and the IRS will also bite my ass as well. Why would I possibly give someone ... so much of my money ... to invest for me as they see fit ... and give me a cut, when I am taking no more risk by taking the money myself ... doing my own homework and investing in a variety of other way's avoiding all the tax intervention crap, and their cut's and fee's?
It's this investment system that we have so much faith in and are taught is the "way to go", is the problem ... as I posted time again. And to keep on feeding it ... and losing time and time again ... sooner or later ... you will see the light. The choice is your's/ our's ... it's our freedom to take them equity risk's or whatever risk's, it's a matter of doing your homework and personal responsibility. And dont say your not educated enough ... I'm a damn street kid ... the same game applies on the street level ... whether your investing on Wall St. or in the local illegal drug market's ... the game is the same ... the player's faces are different is all.
Be smart ... get out ... and manage your own money and be more cautious ... and dont listen to these damn bank's and Washington ... tell you if we all take our money we will all perish or other nonsensical talk ... this is because they only fail ... we wont ... bank on it!
PS: Our President is currently working to actually make thing's a little more fair in the game ... it has been very one sided ... and I thank him sincerly for addressing this. Another thing...when I say to take 48 hours to "cry/ whine" ... I mean that. It is important for most to express their emotion's ... we are taught these day's to bottle up all our thought's and emotion's and smile while were getting screwed ... and many do. I cry, laugh, raise Hell, get angry and all the rest ... but I limit it to where "it" does not consume me is all ... just like fear ... Yes ... "fear" ... but dont let fear control you. Also ... if your young ... say 20's/ 30's and you pull your investment ... that's fine ... but when market recovery comes and new regulatory revision's ... it will be good to re- invest if you choose ... but for those who are say 50 and over ... it's not to your advantage as much to re- enter.
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A buddy for instance ... been in the workforce for 40+ year's ... invested in this 401K the last 20 or so ... a couple year's ago looking at the situation ... we were having breakfast taco's and Menudo at one of our favourite places we like to meet at on sunday morning's for Menudo (Menudo is a Mexicano Soup)... I told him ... to get his 401K money and put it elsewhere's ... he looked at me as if I was nut's ... and said, his is doing just fine.I left it at that ... he's a grown man ... and it's a free country. A couple month's ago ... he had sad new's ... he basically lost his ass ... or at least a portion of the money, and he still work's full time ... but he is now 63. My daughter who is 23 who lives with me ... took my advice ... she had a decent paying job, I told her to be careful ... primarily because she bought/ financed a new car ... that was nice ... after she bought it ... within a couple month's her company laid off about a thousand folk's or two, I just simply told her to think about a car that is maybe slightly used is all ... not old ... but not brand new ... understand the value system in the auto market's ... it will save you a bundle. I advised her before the company blindsided them to get her 401K money out ... she took my advice on that. Again ... she's a grown woman and it's a free country ... I love her ... so I try to advise her, even as a kid ... I only advised ... and alway's made her make her own choices ... why? Because to make her learn ... and face reality that you must crawl before you can walk. And to understand ... that life can be a bitch ... so be a bitch back! She was re- employed in no time ... when she first whined about her getting cut ... I basically told her what I would anyone ... you have 48 hour's to whine with self- pity ... get drunk or whatever ... then start to kick ass and get over it! And believe me ... she's a real hustler!
Why will this be a disaster? Because over 60 million American's have these 401K's as a primary source of retirement income. 401K was not designed to be a retirement plan to begin with ... that is what folk's are missing, and refused or didnt see coming, instead ... just looking to make a quick buck ... have a tax shelter ... and think that money can grow on tree's. It was created as a saving's plan and tax shelter in the late 70's for working America. Trillion's have disappeared in a matter of month's from 401K fund's ... where did it go? Where do you think? ... will you get it back? Stop dreaming and be fair to yourself ... forget it ... it's gone ... period. Employer's decided to turn them into unofficial retirement plan's to eliminate company retirement plan's ... okay ... since everyone likes to hear the truth. And the multitude of investment firm's that came like termite's out of the woodwork ... promoted them as that. And American's had the opportunity to simply gamble their life saving's and nest egg's ... and so they did ... basically not much different then taking half your life saving's to Vegas on the weekend and trying your luck ... same thing damn near ... but you must alway's realize ... that the house is designed to win, same with these investment's.
"60 Minutes"(CBS) recently interviewed David Wray ... President of the 401K Council of America and lobbyist for the 401K Industry. They were slamming the man ... as if he and associates ripped off American's. Mr. Wray said it wasnt their problem ... and all these folk's "chose" to do this ... and were given multiple investment option's, and have no one to blame but themselve's. I have to agree with Mr. Wray ... if you lost your ass ... did anyone strongarm you to invest? Didnt you do your homework? You complain about all the hidden fee's ... as legal, penalties, trustee, stewardship, transactional, bookkeeping, finder's, etc. There is more fee's then you can shake a stick at ... did you not read in detail what this all consist of as far as contractual term's? I didnt go with the 401K 20 year's ago I was offered ... while 95% of my co-worker's did ... why? Because let's just use common sense here ... okay ... let me just use let's say random figures off the top of my head to apply here. Let's say a person comes to me ... ask's me to invest my money for me ... and they will give say a 10% return ... and I get the tax haven, etc. I first think ... why do I deserve such generosity whenever someone want's to make or save me money? I can only assume that their end will be much greater ... maybe they make 30% ... who know's. I also look at the fact that any of that 10% I did earn ... if anything happen's to where I decide to take my money out of the 20 or so mutual fund's with fancy known names that they let me choose from ... that I will have a penalty that will take all I made ... and the IRS will also bite my ass as well. Why would I possibly give someone ... so much of my money ... to invest for me as they see fit ... and give me a cut, when I am taking no more risk by taking the money myself ... doing my own homework and investing in a variety of other way's avoiding all the tax intervention crap, and their cut's and fee's?
It's this investment system that we have so much faith in and are taught is the "way to go", is the problem ... as I posted time again. And to keep on feeding it ... and losing time and time again ... sooner or later ... you will see the light. The choice is your's/ our's ... it's our freedom to take them equity risk's or whatever risk's, it's a matter of doing your homework and personal responsibility. And dont say your not educated enough ... I'm a damn street kid ... the same game applies on the street level ... whether your investing on Wall St. or in the local illegal drug market's ... the game is the same ... the player's faces are different is all.
Be smart ... get out ... and manage your own money and be more cautious ... and dont listen to these damn bank's and Washington ... tell you if we all take our money we will all perish or other nonsensical talk ... this is because they only fail ... we wont ... bank on it!
PS: Our President is currently working to actually make thing's a little more fair in the game ... it has been very one sided ... and I thank him sincerly for addressing this. Another thing...when I say to take 48 hours to "cry/ whine" ... I mean that. It is important for most to express their emotion's ... we are taught these day's to bottle up all our thought's and emotion's and smile while were getting screwed ... and many do. I cry, laugh, raise Hell, get angry and all the rest ... but I limit it to where "it" does not consume me is all ... just like fear ... Yes ... "fear" ... but dont let fear control you. Also ... if your young ... say 20's/ 30's and you pull your investment ... that's fine ... but when market recovery comes and new regulatory revision's ... it will be good to re- invest if you choose ... but for those who are say 50 and over ... it's not to your advantage as much to re- enter.
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Texas: Lone Star culture ... and Secession Talk ...
What inspires this posting is all the coverage I have read and seen on the internet over the last few day's about some Texan's calling for secession from the Union. It was somewhat amazing to see how much coverage this got, although I shouldnt be shocked since anytime Texan's so much as fart at the incorrect programmed time of day,we get put through the wringer on it. Let's just say... as a Texan... I am used to it. :)
Yes ... at a time in the 19th century... Texas was an independent country, even had it's own currency .. we even had a $50 bill with a nude woman displayed on it ... beat's having to look at all old white males at least! :) Even though many may identify Texas with the south... Texas never really identified themselves as anything other than Texan's. We even were a state of Mexico once. It's kind of a culture of southwestern America(USA) as well as Mexicano culture wrapped up in one big burrito let's just say. When my wife first migrated here from oversea's, she first settled in Seattle, then moved to New Jersey ... I met her when I was visiting NYC... and she was a knockout... fine as hell as a young lady, great personality and outgoing... and we phone chatted after that awhile... she visited Texas, and had friend's here that she knew from Iran...who she decided to move in with here. But she adapted to Texas culture very easy and said she absolutely loved it here, especially the weather(compared to Jersey or Seattle's weather that is).I told her "You dont want to live here though if you cant handle criticism... because once you identify as a Texan...you will get the work's!" She didnt mind.
Now all this talk surrounding Gov.Rick Perry (Tx-R) in public the other day about secession from the USA seem's to really get alot of opinion across the nation. First of all .... this "secession" talk has been in Texas since day one! It basically never goes anywhere's ... other than "BBB Talk" (Barbecue's,Ballgame's,Booze/Beer). I was actually suprised how much attention it was given nationally because simply ... Why? I mean ... Texas is alway's the laughing stalk of the country...especially with liberal's... and alot of the talk/insult's about us is actually funny as hell! Like I said ...I have heard it all...whether it's sitting at the after 5pm pub in London ...or at a nightclub in NYC ... I have alway's been confronted with the usual Texas stereotype talk. One gal in a London Techno club once walked up to me...when I was at the bar ordering a drink...and asked if she could pay for my drink's.. hell...I didnt even know her!,but soon found out why she wanted to. She heard me talking in one of the lounge room's with some folk's and wanted to pidgeonhole me with question's. She first told me she was a liberal, then she asked me...why I walk so "macho" and this other macho related stuff. I was shocked! I was walking...well...the way I alway's walk ... not trying to be macho at all. But I must admit ... she was a great dancer!But the myth's that she was taught about Texas was incredible ... they even scared the crap out of me! But again ... Why would anyone even care if Texan's talked secession?
But Texas alway's had this talk of independence. We have also fought for this nation like any other state...have the largest US military in the country based here, consider ourselves as grassroot's American's even. We even have our own power grid, the only state in continental USA that does I would figure.Our own breweries, wineries,agriculture,etc. Just as much as a culture to identify with. Where can you go in Texas and not find the Texas flag alongside the USA flag... and even the Mexico flag? You sure as hell wont see a Confederate flag in any of the group's. It is simply part of Texas Culture. I dont look at this as extremeism at all. But all of the sudden now...because of the talk of a few ...Texan's once again are being criticized and called, extremeist's, even racist's believe it or not(cant figure that one out)and even fascist's? And many of these same folk's calling us this around the nation... just month's ago... say even thing's like ... "Give Texas back to Mexico!!" I guess if they want to give us back to Mexico ... but dont want us to talk about secession from the nation ... they want us to be Mexican's?
Only God know's ...um....imagine that.
PS: By the way ... I convinced the gal in London to let me match her on the drink's out of pure mercy ... the poor ole gal didnt realize what she was getting into offering such a proposal... I was slamming them down...and she was frantically digging through her little purse ... I just couldnt let her out of compassion take the whole tab... she was cute as hell ... and I know not wealthy. :)
Yes ... at a time in the 19th century... Texas was an independent country, even had it's own currency .. we even had a $50 bill with a nude woman displayed on it ... beat's having to look at all old white males at least! :) Even though many may identify Texas with the south... Texas never really identified themselves as anything other than Texan's. We even were a state of Mexico once. It's kind of a culture of southwestern America(USA) as well as Mexicano culture wrapped up in one big burrito let's just say. When my wife first migrated here from oversea's, she first settled in Seattle, then moved to New Jersey ... I met her when I was visiting NYC... and she was a knockout... fine as hell as a young lady, great personality and outgoing... and we phone chatted after that awhile... she visited Texas, and had friend's here that she knew from Iran...who she decided to move in with here. But she adapted to Texas culture very easy and said she absolutely loved it here, especially the weather(compared to Jersey or Seattle's weather that is).I told her "You dont want to live here though if you cant handle criticism... because once you identify as a Texan...you will get the work's!" She didnt mind.
Now all this talk surrounding Gov.Rick Perry (Tx-R) in public the other day about secession from the USA seem's to really get alot of opinion across the nation. First of all .... this "secession" talk has been in Texas since day one! It basically never goes anywhere's ... other than "BBB Talk" (Barbecue's,Ballgame's,Booze/Beer). I was actually suprised how much attention it was given nationally because simply ... Why? I mean ... Texas is alway's the laughing stalk of the country...especially with liberal's... and alot of the talk/insult's about us is actually funny as hell! Like I said ...I have heard it all...whether it's sitting at the after 5pm pub in London ...or at a nightclub in NYC ... I have alway's been confronted with the usual Texas stereotype talk. One gal in a London Techno club once walked up to me...when I was at the bar ordering a drink...and asked if she could pay for my drink's.. hell...I didnt even know her!,but soon found out why she wanted to. She heard me talking in one of the lounge room's with some folk's and wanted to pidgeonhole me with question's. She first told me she was a liberal, then she asked me...why I walk so "macho" and this other macho related stuff. I was shocked! I was walking...well...the way I alway's walk ... not trying to be macho at all. But I must admit ... she was a great dancer!But the myth's that she was taught about Texas was incredible ... they even scared the crap out of me! But again ... Why would anyone even care if Texan's talked secession?
But Texas alway's had this talk of independence. We have also fought for this nation like any other state...have the largest US military in the country based here, consider ourselves as grassroot's American's even. We even have our own power grid, the only state in continental USA that does I would figure.Our own breweries, wineries,agriculture,etc. Just as much as a culture to identify with. Where can you go in Texas and not find the Texas flag alongside the USA flag... and even the Mexico flag? You sure as hell wont see a Confederate flag in any of the group's. It is simply part of Texas Culture. I dont look at this as extremeism at all. But all of the sudden now...because of the talk of a few ...Texan's once again are being criticized and called, extremeist's, even racist's believe it or not(cant figure that one out)and even fascist's? And many of these same folk's calling us this around the nation... just month's ago... say even thing's like ... "Give Texas back to Mexico!!" I guess if they want to give us back to Mexico ... but dont want us to talk about secession from the nation ... they want us to be Mexican's?
Only God know's ...um....imagine that.
PS: By the way ... I convinced the gal in London to let me match her on the drink's out of pure mercy ... the poor ole gal didnt realize what she was getting into offering such a proposal... I was slamming them down...and she was frantically digging through her little purse ... I just couldnt let her out of compassion take the whole tab... she was cute as hell ... and I know not wealthy. :)
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