Political Issues

What Do The 10 Poorest Cities In The United States Have In Common?

2012-09-12T17:55:00.000-07:00

The Ten Poorest U.S. Cities

City, State, % of People Below the Poverty Level

1. Detroit, MI 32.5%

2. Buffalo, NY 29.9%

3. Cincinnati, OH 27.8%

4. Cleveland, OH 27.0%

5. Miami, FL 26.9%

6. St. Louis, MO 26.8%

7. El Paso, TX 26.4%

8. Milwaukee, WI 26.2%

9. Philadelphia, PA 25.1%

10. Newark, NJ 24.2%

What do the top ten cities (over 250,000) with the highest poverty rate all have in common?

Detroit, MI (1st on the list) hasn’t elected a Republican mayor since 1961.

Buffalo, NY (2nd) hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1954.

Cincinnati, OH (3rd) hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1984.

Cleveland, OH (4th) hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1989.

Miami, FL (5th) has never had a Republican mayor.

St. Louis, MO (6th) hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1949.

El Paso, TX (7th) has never had a Republican mayor.

Milwaukee, WI (8th) hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1908.

Philadelphia, PA (9th) hasn’t elected a Republican mayor since 1952.

Newark, NJ (10th) hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1907.

Einstein once said, 'The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.'

(The preceding was emailed to me by my friend Jim Vanne earlier today.)

Obama Will Be Re-elected By Republicans‏?

2012-09-11T16:16:00.000-07:00

I suggest that Mr. Obama will be re-elected. Why? Because the Republicans chose not to put a very valid candidate against him.

Republicans did it to themselves.

It is like flipping a coin. Heads I win, tails you lose.

Then there is the Dr. Ron Paul incident at the Tampa convention. Change the rules on a voice vote? You have to be kidding me . . .

Nothing they could ever have dreamed of could have alienated more Republicans than that voice vote.

When you have 2 million potential video recordings of the "voice vote" on everyone's telephone promptly uploaded to websites, what part of "cheating" does Mr. Boehner not understand? All anyone has in this world is an honest name. What that name means is everything. Are you honest or dishonest, what does that name mean to you?

Mr. Boehner's name is not a good one at this point in time after what was done at the Tampa Convention. Everyone that is Republican and a supporter of Dr. Paul is going to the voting booth in November. Guess who I would vote for? It isn't Mr. Romney at this point in time. It was obvious cheating and they both knew it. Mr. Romney and Mr. Boehner staged it as the teleprompter confirmed. U-tube is full of it. The voice vote went down as the majority of people voted it down.

So do you vote for the devil that you have, or the devil that you do not know? If they had not cheated then Mr. Romney might have had a chance.

As it stands, anything the man has to say has to be considered less than truthful at this point in time. He has invalidated his own election attempt with that voice vote.

Only Obama can get him elected President. Again, why are people so disrespectful that they have to consistently tell less than the truth when they speak? All Mr. Obama has to do is let the Republicans hang themselves with their own words. Simply point out the inaccuracies of their advertisements to the people. And he will get re-elected.

What do the Republicans have to gain by losing? I suggest they hope to gain both houses of Congress in the next two years if history serves.

They are hoping bad management will get them back in power.

All I can say is, I won't vote for Mr. Boehner after his act at the Republican Convention. I would have until I saw that action. He danced very well in step with the Romney group. It was disgusting. It was political machine politics. I am ashamed that Mr. Boehner came from Ohio.

(authored by Dave Webb, Democrat)

George Bush, Queen Elizabeth And Vladimir Putin

2012-08-28T12:46:00.000-07:00

George Bush, Queen Elizabeth and Vladimir Putin all die and go to Hell.
While there, they notice a red telephone and ask what it was for.

The devil tells them, 'it's for calling back to Earth.'

Putin calls Russia and talks for 5 minutes; when he is finished the devil
informs him that the cost is a million dollars, so Putin writes him a check.

Next Queen Elizabeth calls England and talks for 30 minutes;
her phone bill is 6 million dollars, so she writes the devil a check.

Finally George Bush gets his turn and talks for 4 hours;
when he is finished the devil informs him that the cost is $5.00.

When Putin hears this, he goes ballistic and asks
the devil why Bush got to call the USA so cheaply.

The devil smiles and replies,

"Since Obama took over, the country has gone to Hell

... so it's a local call."

9 Famous Quotes From Democrats

2012-05-25T12:56:00.001-07:00

#1 "It depends what your definition of 'is' is.'' - Bill Clinton

#2 "Those rumors are false ... I believe in the sanctity of marriage." - John Edwards

#3 "I invented the Internet." - Al Gore

#4 "The next person that tells me I'm not religious, I'm going to shove my rosary beads up their butt." - Joe Biden

#5 "America is no longer, uh, what it, uh, could be, uh, what it was once was - uh, and I say to myself, uh, I don't want that future, uh, for my children." - Barack Obama

#6 "I have campaigned in all 57 states." - Barack Obama (Quoted 2008)

#7 "You don't need God anymore, you have us Democrats." - Nancy Pelosi (Quoted 2006)

#8 "Bill is the greatest husband and father I know; no one is more faithful, true, and honest than he." - Hillary Clinton (Quoted 1998)

#9 "We just have to pass the Healthcare Bill to see what's in it." - Nancy Pelosi (Quoted March, 2010)

My Work Here Is Done

2012-05-10T10:31:00.000-07:00

"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery" --Winston Churchill

The following was emailed to me the other day....

These are possibly the 5 best sentences you'll ever read:

1. You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity, by legislating the

wealth out of prosperity.

2. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.

3. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.

4. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it.

5. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to

work because the other half is going to take care of them;

and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work,

because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that is the beginning of the end of any nation.

Can you think of any reason for not

sharing this?

Neither could I....

God bless and protect us AND, our Constitution....

Dogs Against Obama

2012-04-24T15:54:00.000-07:00

It has recently come to light that Barack Obama has admitted eating dog meat when he was a child in Indonesia. The following YouTube video which was produced by "Dogs Against Obama" features some very funny pictures that find humor in this....

The Tea Party Anthem

2012-04-20T17:30:00.000-07:00

Have you ever heard of the Tea Party Anthem? Someone sent me a link to it the other day, and I have posted a YouTube video of the anthem below....

The following is how this Tea Party Anthem is described on YouTube....

Here it is, the official Tea Party Anthem! This song was prophetic in the fact that is was written in 2007, before the 2008 elections. American Dream stands for everything the Tea Party does: smaller government and the Founding Father's idea of the Constitution, which can be changed by amendment only. Produced by Mark Keefner of Waymo Music. Patrick Bolen of Pure Prairie League fame, plays an awesome slide guitar. You may have heard Patrick singing American Dream as well. Patrick Bolen recorded this song to bring a male perspective. Laurie Sterling is the author and wanted to add a female perspective to it.

Muslim Women

2012-04-19T10:24:00.000-07:00

Before you decide that Islam is a "good religion", you might want to check what it does to women....

Exhibit #1

Exhibit #2

Exhibit #3

Iran 1970 vs. Iran Today

2012-04-17T14:41:00.000-07:00

Iran 1970 vs. Iran Today....

Any Questions?

The truth is that Iran is a horribly repressive state sponsor of terrorism that is determined to see the state of Israel wiped off the map. The leaders of Iran are not rational and Iran cannot be allowed to develop nuclear weapons.

How Illegal Immigration Works In Other Countries vs. How Illegal Immigration Works In America

2012-04-15T13:41:00.000-07:00

The following anonymous work was emailed to me today....

IF YOU CROSS THE NORTH KOREAN BORDER
ILLEGALLY YOU GET 12 YEARS HARD LABOR.

IF YOU CROSS THE IRANIAN BORDER
ILLEGALLY YOU ARE DETAINED INDEFINITELY.

IF YOU CROSS THE AFGHAN BORDER
ILLEGALLY, YOU GET SHOT.

IF YOU CROSS THE SAUDI ARABIAN BORDER
ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE JAILED.

IF YOU CROSS THE CHINESE BORDER
ILLEGALLY YOU MAY NEVER BE HEARD FROM AGAIN.

IF YOU CROSS THE VENEZUELAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU
WILL BE BRANDED A SPY AND YOUR FATE WILL BE SEALED.

IF YOU CROSS THE CUBAN BORDER ILLEGALLY
YOU WILL BE THROWN INTO POLITICAL PRISON TO ROT.

IF YOU CROSS THE U.S. BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU GET A JOB, A DRIVERS LICENSE, SOCIAL SECURITY CARD, WELFARE, FOOD STAMPS, CREDIT CARDS, SUBSIDIZED RENT OR A LOAN TO BUY A HOUSE, FREE EDUCATION, FREE HEALTH CARE, A LOBBYIST IN WASHINGTON BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS PRINTED IN YOUR LANGUAGE THE RIGHT TO CARRY YOUR COUNTRY'S FLAG WHILE YOU PROTEST THAT YOU DON'T GET ENOUGH RESPECT

AND, IN MANY INSTANCES, YOU CAN VOTE.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I HAD A FIRM GRASP ON THE "SITUATION"!

PLEASE KEEP THIS GOING......FORWARD TO ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS & FAMILY

IT'S TIME TO WAKE UP AMERICA !

The Things That Barack Obama Doesn't Want The American People To Think About

2012-03-29T12:19:00.000-07:00

The following was emailed to me earlier today....

WHEN - he refused to disclose who donated money to his election campaign, as other candidates had done, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he received endorsements from people like Louis Farrakhan, Mur! Amar Kaddafi and Hugo Chavez, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - it was pointed out that he was a total newcomer and had absolutely no experience at anything except community organizing, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he chose friends and acquaintances such as Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn who were revolutionary radicals, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - his voting record in the Illinois Senate and in the U.S. Senate came into question, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he refused to wear a flag lapel pin and did so only after a public outcry, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - people started treating him as a Messiah and children in schools were taught to sing his praises, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he stood with his hands over his groin area for the playing of the National Anthem and Pledge of Allegiance, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he surrounded himself in the White House with advisors who were pro-gun control, pro-abortion, pro-homosexual marriage and wanting to curtail freedom of speech to silence the opposition, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he said he favors sex education in kindergarten, including homosexual indoctrination, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - his personal background was either scrubbed or hidden and nothing could be found about him, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - the place of his birth was called into question, and he refused to produce a birth certificate, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he had an association in Chicago with Tony Rezco - a man of questionable character and who is now in prison and had helped Obama to a sweet deal on the purchase of his home - people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - it became known that George Soros, a multi-billionaire Marxist, spent a ton of money to get him elected, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he started appointing White House Czars that were radicals, revolutionaries, and even avowed Marxist /Communists, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he stood before the Nation and told us that his intentions were to "fundamentally transform this Nation" into something else, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - it became known that he had trained ACORN workers in Chicago and served as an attorney for ACORN, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he appointed cabinet members and several advisors who were tax cheats and socialists, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he appointed a Science Czar, John Holdren, who believes in forced abortions, mass sterilizations and seizing babies from teen mothers, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he appointed Cass Sunstein as Regulatory Czar who believes in "Explicit Consent," harvesting human organs without family consent and allowing animals to be represented in court, while banning all hunting, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he appointed Kevin Jennings, a homosexual and organizer of a group called Gay, Lesbian, Straight, Education Network as Safe School Czar and it became known that he had a history of bad advice to teenagers, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he appointed Mark Lloyd as Diversity Czar who believes in curtailing free speech, taking from one and giving to another to spread the wealth, who supports Hugo Chavez, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - Valerie Jarrett, an avowed Socialist, was selected as Obama's Senior White House Advisor, people said it didn't matter,

WHEN - Anita Dunn, White House Communications Director, said Mao Tse Tung was her favorite philosopher and the person she turned to most for inspiration, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he appointed Carol Browner, a well known socialist as Global Warming Czar working on Cap and Trade as the nation's largest tax, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he appointed Van Jones, an ex-con and avowed Communist as Green Energy Czar, who since had to resign when this was made known, people said it didn't matter. (Valerie Jarrett is a long time promoter of Van Jones).

WHEN - Tom Daschle, Obama's pick for Health and Human Services Secretary could not be confirmed because he was a tax cheat, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - as President of the United States , he bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia , people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he traveled around the world criticizing America and never once talking of her greatness, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - his actions concerning the Middle East seemed to support the Palestinians over Israel , our long time ally, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he took American tax dollars to resettle thousands of Palestinians from Gaza to the United States , people! said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he upset the Europeans by removing plans for a missile defense system against the Russians, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he played politics in Afghanistan by not sending troops early-on when the Field Commanders said they were necessary to win, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he started spending us into a debt that was so big we could not pay it off, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he took a huge spending bill under the guise of stimulus and used it to pay off organizations, unions, and individuals that got him elected, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he took over insurance companies, car companies, banks, etc., people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he took away student loans from the banks and put it through the government, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he designed plans to take over the health care system and put it under government control, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he claimed he was a Christian during the election and tapes were later made public that showed Obama speaking to a Muslim group and 'stating' that he was raised a Muslim, was educated as a Muslim, and is still a Muslim, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he set into motion a plan to take over the control of all energy in the United States through Cap and Trade, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he finally completed his transformation of America into a Socialist State , people woke up--- but it was too late. Add these up one by one and you get a phenomenal score that points to the fact that Barrack Hussein Obama is determined to turn America into a Marxist-Socialist society. All of the items in the preceding paragraphs have been put into place. All can be documented very easily. Before you disavow this, do an Internet search. The last paragraph alone is not yet cast in stone. You and I will write that paragraph.

Will it read as above or will it be a more happy ending for most of America ?

Don't just belittle the opposition. Search for the truth. We all need to pull together or watch the demise of a free society.

Pray for Americans to seek the truth and take action for it will keep us FREE.

A Very Funny Translation Guide For Democrats And Republicans

2012-03-14T15:19:00.000-07:00

Why does it seem like Democrats and Republicans miscommunicate so much? Perhaps this translation guide will help.

The following translation guide is very funny and it was emailed to me earlier today....

DEMOCRAT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - REPUBLICAN

Arsenal of Weapons - - - - - - - - - -Gun Collection
Delicate Wetlands - - - - - - - - - - - - Swamps
Undocumented Worker - - - - - - - - Illegal Alien
Cruelty-Free Materials - - - - - - - - - Synthetic Fiber
Assault and Battery - - - - - - - - - - - Attitude Adjustment
Heavily Armed - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Well Protected
Narrow-minded - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Righteous
Taxes or Your Fair Share - - - - - - - - Coerced Theft
Commonsense Gun Control - - - - - - - Gun Confiscation Plot
Illegal Hazardous Explosives - - - - - - - - -Fireworks or Stump Removal
Non-viable Tissue Mass - - - - - - - - - - - Unborn Baby
Equal Access to Opportunity - - - - - - - - - Socialism
Multicultural Community - - - - - - - - - - - - -High Crime Area
Fairness or Social Progress - - - - - - - - - - Marxism
Upper Class or "The Rich " - - - - - - - - - - - Self-Employed
Progressive, Change - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Big Government Scheme
Homeless or Disadvantaged - - - - - - - - - - - Bums or Welfare Leeches
Sniper Rifle - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Scoped Deer Rifle
Investment For the Future - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Higher Taxes
Healthcare Reform - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Socialized Medicine
Extremist, Judgmental, or Hater - - - - - - - - - - - - Conservative
Truants - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Homeschoolers
Victim or Oppressed - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Criminal or Lazy Good-For-Nothing
High Capacity Magazine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Standard Capacity Magazine
Religious Zealot - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Church-going
Reintroduced Wolves - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sheep and Elk Killers
Fair Trade Coffee - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Overpriced Yuppie Coffee
Exploiters or "The Rich " - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Employed or Land Owner
The Gun Lobby - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -NRA Members
Assault Weapon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Semi-Auto (Grandpa's M1 Carbine)
Fiscal Stimulus - - - - - - - - - - - - - - New Taxes and Higher Taxes
Same Sex Marriage - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Legalized Perversion
Mandated Eco-Friendly Lighting - - - - - - - Chinese Mercury-Laden Light Bulbs

Obamopoly

2012-02-23T15:16:00.001-08:00

Mitt Romney Tied His Dog On To The Roof Of His Car?

2012-02-09T17:21:00.000-08:00

Did Mitt Romney really tie his dog to the roof of his car? Yes, it is actually true. As the Boston Globe first reported, when Mitt Romney took his family for a vacation up to Ontario in 1983, the family dog was put in a car carrier and tied to the roof for the entire 12 hour trip. The Irish Setter, Seamus, apparently did not have such a great time sitting on top of the station wagon as it charged down the road at 60 miles an hour. At one point Tagg, Romney's eldest son, noticed brown liquid slowly dripping down the back window. It turns out that traveling on the roof caused Seamus to have diarrhea.

So what did Romney do?

The following is how the Boston Globe described what happened next....

“As the rest of the boys joined in the howls of disgust, Romney coolly pulled off the highway and into a service station. There he borrowed a hose, washed down Seamus and the car, then hopped back onto the highway. It was a tiny preview of a trait he would grow famous for in business: emotion-free crisis management.”

He just hosed old Seamus down and stuck him right back up in the car carrier.

No wonder Seamus ran away from the Romney family shortly thereafter.

Now the rest of the world is making fun of Romney over this.

The following is one hilarious animated video from Taiwan that was recently produced concerning this episode....

Has Iran Crossed The Line?

2012-02-04T18:16:00.000-08:00

Today we have an excellent guest post from Alisha Venetis. Alisha Venetis is co-founder of www.thePrepRoom.net; an online store specializing in emergency preparedness supplies. She writes for Smart Girl Nation, as well as other conservative blogs, where she reports on world politics, domestic and global economics and the potentially negative ramifications they may have on America.

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The line in the sand for Iran is becoming more clear as dates are now being discussed about a possible Israeli strike. Recently, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, said that the world is increasingly ready to strike Iran if the sanctions do not work. A recent column in the Washington Post has even alluded that Defense Secretary for the United States, Leon Panetta, has gone as far to say that he believes there is a "strong likelihood" that Israel will attack in April, May or June.

It is believed that Iran has enough enriched uranium to produce four rudimentary bombs in the very near future and is well on their way to crossing the "red line drawn" by the US. If and when this happens, the US has made it clear that all options, including a military strike, are on the table.

What exactly constitutes Iran crossing the line? Well, that depends on whether you're talking to Iran, Israel or the U.S. The US is presently trying to persuade Israel of hold off on a strike against Iran, in order to allow enough time to see if the recent sanctions imposed against them will have achieved their intended goal.

The US is arguing that a strike against Iran will potentially lead to the Iranian regime becoming more aggressive against Israel, and thus making it even less secure. Since Israel does not have the military capacity to strike Iran's nuclear bunkers underground (unlike the United States), Israel is anticipating the crossing of the line to occur as early as Spring.

Even if Israel acts alone, those of us living in the U.S. will not be unaffected. We experienced the rumblings of this with the Libyan situation. For starters, the price of oil will rise, wreaking havoc on our already fragile economy. As many have alluded, this is one of the toughest foreign policy decisions that will be made. These are historical times that we are living in.

Fat Tax Debate Leaning Towards Taxing Manufacturers

2011-12-06T09:35:00.000-08:00

Research shows that more and more Americans are eating an overabundance of foods that contain greater amounts of high fructose corn syrup and sugar. By ingesting these foods and not including exercise or a healthier diet, more American’s are suffering from obesity on a daily basis.

Researchers at Iowa State University have explored the different types of foods that contain high fructose corn syrup and sugar. They have researched the affects that these types of food have on Americans. They have sent a request to the government to inquire about taxing certain foods that are greater in high fructose corn syrup and sugars. By doing this they hope to help consumers limit the amount of sugar, they put into their diet. This will help foods to become healthier for the American public. They hope that this will also help to lessen the amount of obese people in the United States. However, the study was not conducted as a way to diminish the obesity rate in the population.

A national debate is leaning towards placing a tax on foods that have higher sweetener. Instead of taxing the customers at the checkout, they have decided that it would be a better idea to tax the manufacturers before the goods hit the shelves. By doing this, they feel it will help the manufacturers revamp their products before putting them out on the shelves for customers to purchase. This will affect people in many different ways. One way will make the product healthier because the food is made with less of a sugary substance. The second will mark up those foods because of the tax is causing customers not to buy the product and in turn they would become healthier. The third is that because of the manufacturer is being taxed, they raise their prices and the customer still buys it.

Raising the price of foods that are lower in nutrition and higher in sugar can make it difficult for people who cannot afford to pay higher amounts of money for their food. This will definitely affect the poverty population. This will make it more difficult for families who are having a hard time feeding their families now.

Considering the fact that most processed foods such as spaghetti o’s and mac n’ cheese contain high fructose corn syrup and sugars, cheap meals will become more expensive. This will make it financially difficult on people who rely on these foods to feed their families daily. However by consuming these foods, more health issues will evolve with these families as well.

If more Americans are eating high fructose corn syrup and sugar products more, they are more likely to develop diabetes. This will benefit other companies because of the higher sugar intake. Hospitals and pharmacies will benefit more because more people will become diabetic from eating larger amounts of high fructose corn syrup and sugar foods.

If this fat tax comes into effect, it will cause people to purchase healthier foods for their families. It will also provide families who cannot afford to purchase healthier foods because of their cost, to buy even less and depend more on their food pantries.

High fructose corn syrup and sugar is usually the number one ingredient on most processed foods in America. By eliminating this ingredient, these foods can become healthier for all Americans who eat it on a daily basis. This will also help Americans to be able to make better choices when shopping for food for their families. The fat tax, although it may be difficult for those who are already having a difficult time feeding their families, may be helpful in the long run.

Ron Paul - The Big Dog Runs The Best Ads

2011-12-05T18:53:00.000-08:00

Who in the world is creating these ads for Ron Paul? Whoever is creating them is doing an amazing job. The ads that the Ron Paul campaign has put out absolutely blow away the ads that the other campaigns have come up with. For example, have you seen the new "Big Dog" ad that the Ron Paul Campaign just put out? It is one of the sharpest campaign ads that I have ever seen. Now if they can just come up with some "End the Fed" television ads I will be really impressed.

Unfortunately, it is not just about who can run the best ads. Ron Paul also needs to do a better job of communicating his core message to the American people. He has been a little shy with his message of ending the Federal Reserve, but he shouldn't be. In times like these, people respect a bold message.

But I must admit that these recent television ads from the Ron Paul campaign are really amazing. Posted below is the new "Big Dog" ad....

This next ad is entitled "Newt Gingrich: Serial Hypocrisy" and it was also recently put out by the Gingrich campaign....

Ron Paul is up to second place in Iowa, and as he has risen in the polls the attacks have become even more intense.

Just check out what Donald Trump said about Ron Paul the other day. The following comes from a recent Politico article....

"As I said in the past and will reiterate again, Ron Paul has a zero chance of winning either the nomination or the presidency," Trump said in a statement in response to Paul, adding, "my poll numbers were substantially higher than any of his poll numbers, at any time."

"Few people take Ron Paul seriously and many of his views and presentation make him a clown-like candidate," he said. "I am glad he and Jon Huntsman, who has inconsequential poll numbers or a chance of winning, will not be attending the debate and wasting the time of the viewers who are trying very hard to make a very important decision."

Needless to say, it looks like this is going to be a very heated campaign season.

So does Ron Paul have a chance at winning the Republican nomination?

Only time will tell!

Is Donald Trump Going To Run For President As A Third Party Candidate In 2012?

2011-12-02T15:37:00.000-08:00

He's back! When Donald Trump announced that he was not going to seek the Republican nomination, everyone pretty much assumed that he was not going to run in 2012. Well, that assumption was totally wrong. The truth is that there is a very, very real possibility that Donald Trump is going to run for president as a third party candidate in 2012. Right now, Donald Trump is not pleased with the Republican frontrunners and he does not think that they can beat Obama. If Newt Gingrich or Mitt Romney gets nominated, that would make a Trump run for president much more likely. He is very much talking like he is getting ready to run for president, and he is doing most of the things that would be necessary to run for president as a third party candidate. So will it happen? Well, with Trump you can never be sure.

But it would be a huge mistake to write Trump off. He is extremely popular and would make a formidable third party candidate. The truth is that the country is not excited about Obama right now, and there would not be much enthusiasm for a Gingrich candidacy or a Romney candidacy either. There has never been a time in modern American history when conditions have been so ripe for a third party candidacy.

So why didn't Trump just run for the Republican nomination to begin with? After all, he was leading in some of the polls?

Well, Trump realized a few things. First of all, he is too socially moderate to attract the support of the social conservatives that play a huge role in the Republican primaries.

In addition, the whole birth certificate thing kind of backfired on him after Barack Obama produced that "birth certificate" of his. Of course we all know that birth certificate is fake, but the mainstream media bought it and they pounded Trump over the head with it.

So Trump stepped back and did not throw his hat into the ring.

But now conditions seem promising for an independent run and Trump sounds like he is very seriously considering a run for president as a third party candidate in 2012.

Just consider what Trump said during a recent Fox News interview....

"If the Republicans, and I've said this to you a number of times, if they choose the wrong person, and the economy will continue to be bad, because we have people who absolutely have no idea what they're doing leading the country, I think it continues to be a possibility"

He also told Fox News that a final decision would not come until May because of his television show....

"As you know, I can't do anything until May because of the ridiculous laws that talk about equal time, meaning that I have this big television show, so I'm not allowed to do anything. Would I like to do something sooner? Perhaps I would. But the laws preclude me from doing anything until May"

Another interesting Trump quote recently appeared in an article in the New York Daily News....

"Come May, when the Celebrity Apprentice is completed, my contract to NBC is completed, I'm a free agent, as the expression goes," he said. "I can make a decision. You know, obviously it would have to be as an independent."

Trump is thinking about it.

Will he pull the trigger?

Nobody knows.

But he is definitely keeping a high profile politically. In fact, Trump will host the Newsmax Republican debate in Des Moines on December 27th.

That should be interesting.

A lot of people dismissed Trump's talk of running for president before as a "publicity stunt".

Well, in his new book Trump reveals just how close he was to running....

"I was so close (to running) that I had already prepared the Public Financial Disclosure Report required of a presidential candidate. That's a big deal because the Trump Organization is a private company, and people don't know what I'm really worth. So, I had the independent firm Predictive, which is used by government agencies and top companies like GM, Visa, Pfizer, and others, prepare valuations on branding, and we filled out the other areas of the long and complex presidential Public Financial Disclosure Report."

Don't count out a run for president by Donald Trump in 2012.

Someone is going to emerge as a very viable third party candidate during this upcoming election season.

Someone is going to shake up the race for the White House.

In fact, it might be more than one person.

The 2012 election season is going to be very exciting, that is for sure.

So don't count out Donald Trump. There is a very real possibility that he may actually run.

Is Ron Paul Now The Front-Runner For The Republican Nomination?

2011-11-17T19:34:00.000-08:00

Is Ron Paul now the front-runner for the Republican nomination? Many in the mainstream media had written him off long ago, but at this point there are a whole lot of reasons to believe that he could actually win this thing. Poll numbers for Ron Paul are surging in Iowa and New Hampshire, Ron Paul has raised a lot of cash, and Ron Paul has built a top notch organization in both Iowa and New Hampshire. Mitt Romney has long been considered the front-runner for the Republican nomination, but most Republicans are not excited about him. In fact, there is a significant percentage of Republicans that will not vote for Romney under any circumstances. Conservatives have been trying to find a viable alternative to Romney, but so far no other candidate other than Ron Paul has generated much enthusiasm at all. Donald Trump got people excited for about a month, but then he decided not to run. Sarah Palin would have garnered a ton of support from conservatives but she also decided not to run. Rick Perry soared to the top of the polls for a while, but his numbers dropped like a rock after a series of disastrous debates. Herman Cain was flying high for a bit, but all of the allegations of sexual misconduct have seriously damaged his campaign. For some reason, conservatives seem to have become convinced that Michele Bachmann can't win. Some conservatives have become so desperate that they have even started supporting a "RINO" like Newt Gingrich. The Republican field is very crowded and Republicans are not rallying around any one particular candidate. This is the perfect environment for Ron Paul to make a run at the nomination.

Ron Paul is still lagging in the national polls, but in Iowa and New Hampshire he is in excellent position.

A new Bloomberg poll of Iowa voters had Herman Cain at 20 percent, Ron Paul at 19 percent, Mitt Romney at 18 percent and Newt Gingrich at 17 percent.

What makes these numbers even more encouraging is that the support for Ron Paul seems to be much more "solid" than the support for any other candidate.

Just check out the following numbers from a Bloomberg article about the Iowa poll....

Among likely caucus-goers who say their minds are made up, Paul leads with 32 percent, followed by Romney at 25 percent and Gingrich, a former House speaker, at 17 percent.

That is huge. Among those that will not change their minds, Ron Paul has 32 percent of the vote.

Other polls out of Iowa show Ron Paul surging as well.

A new Iowa State University/Gazette/KCRG poll had Herman Cain at 24 percent, Ron Paul at 20 percent and Mitt Romney at 16 percent.

Keep in mind that Herman Cain's numbers continue to fall in the wake of the recent sex scandal revelations. Unless Herman Cain can turn things around, it does not look like he is going to be a serious contender.

In New Hampshire, a recent poll has Ron Paul in second place behind only Mitt Romney. If Ron Paul can win Iowa and take second place in New Hampshire that would position him as the "anti-Romney candidate". As other Republican candidates drop out, Ron Paul would pick up a lot of their support.

In the final analysis, there is a very real chance that the Republicans could decide to go with Ron Paul rather than Mitt Romney.

Plus, it finally looks like the mainstream media may be starting to take Ron Paul seriously. As author Jack Hunter recently noted, Paul is doing all of the things that are usually associated with being a front-runner....

"How does the media decide who is a front-runner? By any conventional standards we judge it by fundraising, poll numbers, and organization. And in all three of those- yeah- Ron Paul is a frontrunner. His fundraising is obviously off the charts good, particularly the nature of it - and organization he's second only to Romney, and in Iowa it is the best. In all the conventional ways - he's performing very well"

Many in the mainstream media are beginning to notice that the poll numbers in Iowa and New Hampshire are changing. Just check out this recent interview with Ron Paul on CNBC....

So what does Ron Paul have that the other candidates don't?

Well, for one thing, he generates a lot of passion. That is just not the case with any of the other Republican candidates at this point. Just check out the following video. Who else out there has volunteers that are this passionate?....

This next video is a Star Wars parody that depicts Ron Paul as Obi-Wan Kenobi.

We don't see Romney supporters, Cain supporters, Gingrich supporters or Perry supporters making these kinds of videos....

Yes, Ron Paul has some significant challenges to overcome, but he is definitely in it to win it.

As this election season rolls on, we will continue to cover the key political issues of the day. One thing is for sure - America cannot afford another four years of Barack Obama. We need to send someone to the White House that will change the direction this country is heading in. Hopefully America will vote wisely in 2012.

Better Trade Those Fiat Dollars In For Bankable Food

2011-10-22T20:36:00.000-07:00

This week I dropped in at the bank and was surprised to see only two harassed employees who were frantically trying to process the long line of customers. Typically there are at least six tellers helping customers at the Credit Union that serves a town of 40,000. When it was my turn, I asked about the shortage of help and the teller, whom I’ve known for years, who replied ”A bank-wide meeting was called. They left just two of us to cover the desk.”

Curiosity had me probing for more, and in no time I was hearing about an increase in defaulted loans. From what the teller shared, they were actually better off than most banks and credit unions. Arriving home, I did a Goggle search to discover that since January 1, 2011, 73 banks have failed: http://www.bankrate.com/finance/savings/2011-list-of-failed-banks.aspx

…And why most of us choose to ignore the warning signs all around us. The truth hurts! It doesn’t help that since the US no longer backs its currency with gold or silver, we are left with fiat money—funny money, if you will—dirty, slips of paper that are completely dependant on the blind trust of the people and governments. That worked fairly well before we shipped our jobs overseas through NAFTA and GATT, and it worked while the economy had the outside appearance of normalcy.

Problem is, as we watch countries like Greece and Argentina fold and hear about the trouble the EU is in, it’s getting harder and harder to put our faith in the greenbacks that once ruled the global economy.

In fact, should the Euro continue to implode, taking more European banks down, Bank of America, Citibank and Sun Trust may tumble along with them due to heavy Euro investments. Add the continuing decline in the housing market, and soon what we may be facing may make The Great Depression look like a pleasure cruise.

Now might be an excellent time for our own personal bail out, because if we wait much longer, those greenbacks may not sustain us, no matter how much Tabasco and salt and pepper we sprinkle on them and it’s for sure the government will not be offering boatloads of cash to “see us through.” Nor will they be handing us meals on wheels.

Consider filling those pantries. Even if your journey takes you to the Dollar Store, get some food put aside. Beans and rice are also a good start. If nothing happens out of the ordinary, you’ve at least inflation-proofed your grocery bill. But if what many of us are seeing as smoke and mirrors comes unraveled, and things get interesting, you will have the means to feed yourself and your loved ones.

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The preceding was a guest post for Political Issues by author Barbara Fix.

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Job Cuts For Teachers Leave Education Grads Out In The Cold

2011-10-17T21:12:00.000-07:00

Job cuts for teachers leave education grads out in the cold

By Michael Suppa

States across the country are struggling financially, but if you look south of the Mason-Dixon Line you will find many facing budget deficits similar to Pennsylvania's that are making do and maintaining educational funding. States like Florida, which also was facing billions of dollars in deficits this year, managed a slight spending increase on its K-12 systems. Although the amount was expanded by only $1.22 per student, it shows a commitment to seeing that families are getting what they need from their schools. This is also in part because of an amendment that requires the Florida Legislature to provide necessary funding for districts to comply with class-size requirements. For K-3, the maximum number of students permitted in a Florida classroom is 18.

With extensive research from the U.S. Department of Education equating higher levels of achievement with smaller teacher-student ratios, one must question where the focus lies in Pennsylvania. In light of the state's most recent budget, elementary classrooms across Pennsylvania are now jammed with as many as 30 students. This move balanced many districts' budgets, but also negatively affected their quality of education and sent nearly 4,000 teachers to the unemployment line. Also lost in the shuffle are a brand new generation of would-be teachers who must now play the waiting game, migrate to other parts of the country as if the steel mills had shut down all over again, or go into another field.

In an informal online poll of 75 Pennsylvania residents having graduated with a degree in education within the past three years, the outlook is bleak on the financial and professional fronts. All participants in the poll graduated from a Pennsylvania institution of higher learning, with 18 counties and universities represented in the data. Of the 75 participants surveyed, more than 90 percent had not found a teaching position. Amanda Trainor is just one of hundreds of newly certified teachers from across the state, and a 2011 graduate of Point Park University in Pittsburgh. She spoke of the frustrations that many in her situation are facing and said that four years earlier no one could have predicted the massive unemployment that would ensue in the teaching profession in Pennsylvania. Ms. Trainor said this year "was supposed to be a big retirement year in Allegheny County, so we all worked very hard to put ourselves in the best position possible to earn teaching contracts and begin our professional careers."

What Point Park and many other education departments in the region told their new crop of teachers in training was, in fact, true at the time, as the elimination of hundreds of teaching positions in one year hardly seemed likely. In response to the massive funding cuts, suburban districts offered early retirement incentives or eliminated positions entirely to downsize their staff and payrolls.

Why are Pennsylvania schools -- and teachers -- in such a dire situation?
Priorities are shifting from what is the best way to provide a quality education to what is the most cost-effective way. The survey found 30 percent of newly certified teachers felt the recent crisis was a result of a state budget that has de-emphasized the value and importance of education, while 63 percent felt that it was also a mismanagement of funds by school districts. Sixty-six percent of participants had at least considered relocating outside of Pennsylvania to find a teaching position. More than half of new teachers surveyed were actively searching for positions in other states. Among the many things that the uproar over Pennsylvania's 2011 budget has created is a generation of young professionals wishing they could undo history. Participants were asked that if they could redo college, would they still pursue a degree in education. Nearly half said they would not.

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The preceding was a guest post for Political Issues by guest author Michael J. Suppa.

Rip-Off By The Federal Reserve

2011-06-25T23:04:00.000-07:00

Today we have a guest post from a reader named Jim. What you are about to read below will probably shock many of you. The truth is that the Federal Reserve is one of the biggest political issues of our time, but sadly most Americans do not know much about it. Hopefully you will really enjoy the analysis that Jim has put together....

RIP-OFF BY THE FEDERAL RESERVE

Revised 5/30/2011

PREFACE: This mathematical analysis shows how:

1. The economic scheme in the U.S. of creating fiat book-entry money via T-securities in the amount of the principal of the security with a promise to repay the principal PLUS the interest (i.e., deficit spending), is impossible. The interest is never created. The debt must continually be increased to pay interest on earlier securities or the economy will collapse from de-leveraging;

2. The National Debt can never be paid off. Contracts that cannot be culminated are acts of fraud and are void from their inception;

3. The $8.4 trillion received from 2010 Treasury security auctions is hidden in the coffers of the FRBNY; its destination is undocumented and assumed to be profit of the Fed. (If it is used to redeem securities as claimed, there would be no inflation.) Whether concealment of this income from Congress is in violation of Title 12 section 247 requirement to submit a full report to Congress, or constitutes embezzlement, is for Congress to determine;

4. The Fed eventually receives the value of all issued securities as profit (it is inflation). The expense of maturing securities is not included in government records;

5. Congress has temporary benefit of ($1.4 trillion) deficit spending until maturity of the securities (the collateral). At maturity, the government must repay the value (of the loan) to the security holder. BUT THE VALUE OF THE REDEEMED SECURITY IS NOT REDUCED FROM THE FEDERAL DEBT.

6. Fiscal social obligations of the nation will be restricted while debt will escalate exponentially. Imposed social austerity and higher taxes merely postpones the inevitable.

7. The future explosion of interest (currently suppressed to “stimulate” the economy) and escalating debt will eventually consume the entire wealth of the nation and the future earnings of posterity for the benefit of “financiers”;

8. The operation is, as with any Ponzi scheme, predestined for inherent national bankruptcy when buyers to roll over the increasing debt cannot be found.

9. As the scheme becomes visibly precarious and the Fed becomes desperate, the interest rate will sky-rocket and accelerate the collapse.

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The Federal Reserve uses euphemistic smoke and mirrors to obscure their scam. The appearance of the scheme is that Congress receives the benefit of inflation. In reality, it is the Fed that receives the purchasing power from inflation---without public awareness or documentation. With full knowledge the following is not the way the Fed or the government describes the system, allow me to offer a different analysis of their operation.

CREATING BOOK-ENTRY (FIAT) MONEY

Congress can pay for federal expenses with funds collected from taxes, but Congress is never satisfied with this amount. The desire to buy votes/campaign contributions from special interest groups induces congress-critters to spend more, and this is identified as deficit spending. To create this make-believe money requires the assistance of the Federal Reserve.

Congress will give the Fed a T-security (bill, bond, or note) and the Fed will accept the document as an asset of one of the twelve FR Banks. The Fed will then establish a line of credit for the U.S. government (a book entry) in the same amount and list the liability as Federal Reserve Notes. Voila !! Fiat money has just been created for Congress to spend. Ref: 2009 Annual Report to Congress by the Board of Governors, page 448 (for account identification only). http://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/rptcongress/annual09/pdf/ar09.pdf The accumulated securities that have been authorized by Congress add up to the national debt.

If the Fed retained all of the securities (assets), the inflationary pressure created by the extended line-of-credit for Congress would be too obvious. Also, Congress complained several years ago the interest collected was too much profit. The Fed has been forced to return excess profit to the government. The Fed therefore wants to sell a major portion of the securities so it has arranged with the Treasury department to act as auctioneer for selling to the Primary Dealers. This immediately sells the assets of the Fed.

[FN: The Fed recently obtained $700 billion bailout funds. Secretary Paulson begged Congress, on actual bended knee, to give the Fed money and Congress gave them $700 billion in securities. The Fed then swapped the securities to GSE (Freddie and Fannie)/international bankers for toxic MBS‘s---and rescued Paulson’s $800 million in Goldman stock by bailing out AIG. ]

[FN: The 2009 Annual Report lists Assets of $776 billion securities and $908 billion Government Sponsored Enterprise Mortgage Backed securities out of $2.2 trillion total assets. Whether the bailout money, given in large part to international bankers for toxic assets, was a quid pro quo with the PD to avoid lawsuits for fraud is beyond the scope of this writing. The International Bankers do not lightly suffer transgression. The continued mutual benefit of programs, paid for by taxpayers, should evidence Wall Street and the Fed/international bankers constitutes a symbiotic relation.]

The value of any securities not sold by the Fed is still in circulation and becomes the Reserves for commercial banks. Commercial banks, as an aggregate, have no other source of reserves. All money in circulation is originated from T-securities. The reserves, derived from Treasury checks deposited throughout the world, are then multiplied via loans by commercial banks utilizing the fractional reserve practice. (The System Open Market Committee (SOMC) selling and buying of securities alters the reserves---with high leverage---but this effect is applicable only to securities that are already in the public domain.) The Fed currently holds a mere $750 billion of $12.5 trillion issued securities. Ref. http://www.fms.treas.gov/bulletin/b2009_3.pdf. Chart OFS-1.

Observe that the amount of money created by the security is the amount of the principal but the amount promised to be repaid is the principal AND the interest. The interest is never created but payment is required by the agreement. It is impossible. The linear expansion of base/reserve money via fractional reserves by creating commercial loans does not change this. If, hypothetically, all money in circulation was used to pay off the securities issued by Congress, all bank reserves would be wiped out and the commercial loans would collapse---and every dollar of interest on the national debt accumulated from day one would still be due---but there would be no money outside of the Fed’s vaults to pay it.

The debt created by usury based sovereign debt is perpetual; it can never be paid off. The contract cannot be culminated. Any contract that cannot be culminated is an act of fraud. A contract based upon fraud is invalid upon its inception. It would appear the national debt is not legally enforceable. (A debt incurred by a state or municipality is not a sovereign debt as used in this analysis. Such a debt is akin to a commercial loan and is completely repayable---but may be evidence of unwise administration and result in default.)

There are esteemed economists who contend the fractional reserve multiplier is a major cause of inflation. The concept is questionable. Assuming the amount of base money and the multiplier factor remain constant, the creation of fractional reserve money reaches a ceiling that cannot be exceeded until more base money (from T-security issues) is added. The multiplier factor is a mere linear increase of the base money. A major tool of the Fed is to alter the base money with SOMC transactions to boost or quench transient situations. Once the ceiling is reached, only Congressional deficit spending can create new money in circulation.

SOMC operations and multiplier factor alterations change the amount of FRN's in circulation---a debt obligation of the Fed. Only Congressional deficit spending changes the debt obligation imposed on the citizens. However, if the multiplier factor is reduced to zero and banks are permitted to issue currency without limit, this analysis is subject to review.

THE INESCAPABLE WHIRLPOOL OF PERPETUAL,

ESCALATING NATIONAL DEBT

There is more skullduggery involved. Let us assume a newly established sovereign nation is setting up a usury based economy and will issue 100 unit securities, a five year maturity, and an annual interest rate of 20 percent over a span of five years. A high rate of interest and short maturity is used to reduce repetitive calculations. The identifications of Congress and the Fed will be used to convey the images.

Upon the issuance of the first security, Congress has 100 units to spend. At the end of the year, Congress/Treasury has to pay 20 units to the Fed for interest. If the nation had to pay off the security at the end of the first year, the bankruptcy is obvious. There have never been 120 units created. Twenty units could be removed from society but that would leave only 80 units in circulation, cause great financial hardships, and still leave an impossible obligation to redeem a 100 unit security. (This economic diminution would be akin to a contemporary balanced budget.) The solution is to put off the interest payment until the next issue of security for the second year. The interest is paid from the principal created by the second issue.

During the second year there are 200 units in circulation but the actual rate of interest on the second issue is not 20 percent. Since 20 units had to be paid to the security holders, congress only received 180 units to spend (100 + 80) but they are committed to pay 40 units of interest on the security at the end of the second year. The interest rate of 40 divided by 180 is 22.2 percent. Considering the second year alone, the interest is 20 divided by 80 or 25 percent.

When the security for the third year is issued, the interest of 40 units for the first two years securities will not be available for congress. Congress will receive only 60 units for public projects but will have to pay 20 units interest at the end of the year. The 240 units received by congress (100 + 80 + 60) will require 60 units of interest at the end of the third year. The cumulative interest rate (60 divided by 240) is 25 percent. The interest rate for the third year alone (20 divided by 60) is 33.3 percent.

At the start of the fourth year, the security will have to cover the interest charge for the three prior years of 60 units. Congress will receive 40 units for government spending. The 280 units received by congress (100 + 80 + 60 + 40) will demand 80 units of interest at the end of the fourth year. The cumulative interest rate (80 divided by 280) is 28.5 percent. The interest rate for the fourth year alone (20 divided by 40) is 50 percent.

The security issued for the fifth year will pay the 80-unit interest for the prior four years. Congress will have 20 units to splurge. The 300 units received by congress (100 + 80 + 60 + 40 + 20) will require 100 units of interest at the end of the fifth year. The cumulative interest rate (100 divided by 300) is 33.3 percent. The interest rate for the fifth year alone (20 units received--20 units in interest) is 100 percent.

At the end of the fifth year, 100 units must be found to redeem the maturing security issued the first year (that “loaned” 100 units to the government) in addition to 100 units of interest that must be paid. Congress has an obligation to pay 200 units. This factor alone makes it obvious that more debt must be incurred to continue the scheme. The inescapable whirlpool of usury debt can only avoid obvious default by increasing the value of future securities. Increasing the value of issued securities merely postpones the inevitable result.

As the sixth year approaches, the Fed holds 500 units of securities that must be redeemed by the Treasury before year eleven. The Fed has already received 200 units as interest while Congress retains 300 units from those securities. Before year eleven, the securities will accumulate an additional 300 units of interest payable to the Fed. That accounts for the entire 1000 units of securities and interest that have been involved over the five years. (Each of the five 100 unit securities involved 100 units of interest.)

Do not let the subtly of the numbers escape you. As the example demonstrates, the Fed receives the total value of the security and the interest if it does not sell the security. Only 500 units were created by the securities but 1000 units (interest and principal) were somehow acquired by the Fed. The only way for Congress to get the funding is to issue a 200 unit security at the end of the fifth and subsequent years and ALL of the value will be instantly due to the Fed. The scheme is not only perpetual but it must increase in size to continue.

When the 200 unit security matures, the value will belong to the Fed. And then a larger security must be issued to pay for the 200 unit security and the accruing interest further down the road. This is the methodology of any Ponzi scheme. The increase in the required size of deficit spending must be large enough to make the interest payment a relatively acceptable percentage to minimize public hostility.

The example’s 100 unit roll-over value of year five reached $7.0 trillion in year 2009 with an additional $1.4 trillion securities issued for deficit spending. Ref. Post.

A high rate of interest has been selected for the example to minimize repetitive calculations. A ten percent interest rate will return 100 percent of the security value in ten years; a five percent interest rate will take twenty years. Lower rates of interest merely require more years to reach the same inherent bankruptcy. (Actually, bankruptcy occurs the first year irrespective of the interest rate, but then again, since the debt can never be paid off, the entire scheme is based upon fraud. A contract based upon fraud is void from its inception.)

But 5 year securities are a slow game. If we shifted our attention to 13 week bills, or even four-week bills, each obligation will quickly mature and must repeatedly be rolled over. Each new issue causes the creation of fiat money (inflation) and is profit for the Fed. If time lapse between bid and issue dates are ignored, the roll-over of four week 100 unit securities can be repeated thirteen times within a year. The gain of 1300 units of profit for the Fed only involves 100 units of national debt.

An economic scheme that utilizes later investors to pay the interest due earlier investors is identified as a Ponzi scheme. This is precisely the scheme that has been presented above.

A government publication has noted the fiscal policy insecurity: “(T)his growing gap between (Government’s) receipts and total spending …cannot be sustained indefinitely.” http://www.fms.treas.gov/frsummary/frsummary2010.pdf page 3 of 12. The statement was undoubtedly intended to support confiscation of more wealth from the citizens.

ALL FIAT MONEY BECOMES A PROFIT FOR THE FED HIDDEN BY THE FRBNY; THE OPERATION TRANSFERS ALL THE WEALTH OF THE NATION TO “FINANCIERS”

If a security is sold at auction, as approximately ninety percent of them are, the Fed receives the value of the security from the Primary Dealer and the ultimate purchaser is eventually reimbursed by the Treasury at maturity. Whether auctioned or not, the Fed receives the value of the security. The value of all T-securities held by the Fed until redemption is a clear profit for the Fed, as is the value of all securities sold to and held by Primary Dealers, funds, nations, states, or financial institutes.

Low interest rates will reduce gain for security investors but will provide cheap money for commercial banks to loan. Much of the interest from T-securities held by the Fed must be returned to the government as a result of 1970’s legislation, so the Fed has little motivation to raise rates to make more money--they receive the value of the security.

The total value of auctions in 2010 was $8.4 trillion. Approximately $6 trillion of the securities sold matured in less than one year. http://www.treasurydirect.gov/instit/annceresult/press/preanre/2010/2010.htm ; http://www.treasurydirect.gov/RI/OFAuctions?form=histQuery .

The handling of auction funds is the responsibility of the Fed. Ref. GAO FINANCIAL REPORT TO SECRETARY OF TREASURY, Nov 2010, page 17. http://www.treasurydirect.gov/govt/reports/pd/feddebt/feddebt_ann2010.pdf. This writer concludes the sales are credited to an account of the Fed and not to an account of the Treasury. There is no inflation if it is otherwise.

The $8.4 trillion in income does not reveal itself in the ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS; Ref. Tables 10 and 11, pages 454 to 462 REPORT for 2009. Id. (Auctions are not Open Market transactions. Securities that are not sold are assigned to SOMC.) This $8.4 trillion is concealed from Congress and the public.

The NY Fed handles accounting for the securities. Ref. ACCOUNTING FOR TREASURY SECURITIES AT THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK , GAO /AFMD-84-10, May 2, 1984, page 9 of 30, http://archive.gao.gov/d5t1/124060.pdf. The report does not identify the account that is being used to redeem the securities. This writer concludes the payments are debited to an account of the Treasury and not to an account of the Fed.

Confirmation of the Fed’s handling is found in their ANNUAL REPORT: BUDGET REVIEW 2010, “The Reserve Banks auction, issue, maintain and redeem securities…(and handle) paper U.S. savings bonds and book-entry marketable Treasury securities.” p 5.

“Aha!” exclaims a disciple of the Fed. “The above analyze proves the integrity of the Fed. The $8.4 trillion is obviously being used to pay the redeemed securities and the sale and redemptions are off-setting.” And thus would the Fed beguile the naïve. Indeed, the Treasury’s receiving the value from auctions for that purpose is widely proclaimed in media publications. Treasury financial statements claim “borrowing from the public” finances government operations. However, direct transfer of money from the public cannot, in any way, expand the monetary system or result in the creation of fiat money (i.e., inflation) any more than can the payment of taxes by a private entity. The label is deliberately misleading.

The confusion actually confirms the scenario developed herein. When $8.4 trillion in securities is transferred from the Treasury to the Fed, there is a credit on an account of the Treasury (but is considered a liability in a Fed account titled federal reserve notes) and an asset entry in an account of the Fed (titled T-securities). The $8.4 trillion book-entry for the Treasury is used to pay the $7 trillion redeemed securities with $1.4 trillion being available for deficit spending by Congress. The T-securities possessed as an asset by the Fed are sold at auction and the $8.4 trillion belongs to the Fed. Where the value from the auctions is entered into the books of the Fed, and to where the $8.4 trillion goes, is not available information. This is how the fiat money of inflation is created as detailed earlier. It is assumed the IRS knows nothing of this income or profit. Whether Title 12 section 531 or some other provision excludes such income from taxation is for Congress to determine.

Observe the deficit spending of $1.4 trillion requires Congressional approval. The $7 trillion roll-over securities somehow require no Congressional action but occurs automatically. With the national debt at approximately $15 trillion, the average maturity of Treasury securities would be about one year. The interest on the national debt is shown as an expense on the government’s balance sheet. The $7 trillion from the sale of the roll-over securities is not included in government accounting and is concluded to be a profit for the Fed.

INITIATING THE SCAM

Similar historic banking operations declared they loaned the value of the security to the king and therefore they should receive interest from the loan. The pretense is a sham. Congress and the Fed have agreed they are going to rip-off the public by devaluating the currency. Each party acquires purchasing power from the scheme. Congress gives a promise to pay (a security or collateral) which is given to the Fed and the Fed gives a promise to honor the government’s checks with fiat book-entry money (printing press money, i.e., FRN‘s, a legal tender.) A “legal tender” is a commodity that is required by law to be accepted for a contract stipulating another commodity (i.e., the original contract is in dollars; you must accept FRN). It is an acknowledgement of debt that can never be paid because there is no lawful money available. Title 12 section 411 clearly stipulates “(Federal Reserve notes) shall be redeemed in lawful money on demand at the Treasury Department of the United States… or at any Federal Reserve bank.” Good luck with that. You will only receive more debt of an under-capitalized federal corporation shell created by Wall Street bankers during a week-long retreat on Jekyll Island.

To get the scheme started and the con game financed by third parties, it must have the appearance that interest is their source of profit and a gain must be made from the brokerage difference. A prime concern for the Fed under these conditions would be the difference in the value credited to the Treasury account and the value received from the auction. If the value of securities purchased by the public is transmitted directly to the Treasury, there cannot be any inflation, but then there is no gain to the Fed from book-entry money. The percentage taken by the Fed for profit can even be variable but is hidden without an audit.

If the Fed projected a guise of a brokerage firm to sell government bonds to the public to a susceptible Congress, it would be a simple arrangement with minimal investment or risk. The currency in circulation in 1913 was non-interest bearing U.S. Notes. After the operation was set up and the New York Federal Bank was handling the accounting, it would be a simple shift of accounting procedures to have the T-securities accepted by the FR Bank as owner instead of as a broker. The difference allows the Bank to create fiat money (inflation or Federal Reserve Notes) as a profit for the Bank. Whether this falls within the parameters of embezzlement depends upon many conditions.

The 1913 congressional report of objects of the legislation by Senator Glass included the statement “(3) Furnishing an elastic currency…of bank notes…” Perhaps the enumerated powers of the Federal Reserve Banks at 12 USC section 341, paragraph Eighth, might be stretched to authorize the practice of debasing the money. However, the courts have repeatedly concluded the profits of the Fed belong to the United States. Ref. Scott v FRB of Kansas City, 405 F3d 532, 535; In Re Hoag Ranches, 846 F2d 1227. The fact that the income is not reported is suggestive of subterfuge.

To put $8.4 trillion in perspective, the 2010 operation of the U.S. government involved $3.4 trillion and that includes the $1.3 trillion deficit. The entire amount of taxes collected by the U.S. government was only $2.1 trillion. Title 12 section 247 imposes upon the BOG a responsibility: “The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall annually make a full report of its operations to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall cause the same to be printed for the information of the Congress.” The requirement is not limited to administrative costs. Why does this not include a report of the $8.4 trillion from the auctioning of T-securities that is handled by the FRBNY ??

Good luck on trying to follow this sequence in the accounting records. Even Enron, World Com, and Bernie were able to cook the books---and they were audited. The annual audit of the Fed follows accounting guidelines established by the Fed. Those guidelines do not permit the receipts and disbursements of T-security auctions being examined.

If asked “Who owns the T-securities that are sold at the auctions--the Fed or the U.S. government?” a Fed representative will respond “The securities are a liability of the government.” An astute observer will note the inquiry was avoided; it was not answered.

A newspaper article a couple of years ago informed us the annual increase in interest to be 15 percent while the budget only grew 7 percent. That reflects the exponential growth of interest. More recently the deficit has been increasing much faster to fund/conceal the rapid growth in interest requirement---and to rescue financial institutes from default. Professor Bob Blain, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville has graphed the exponential growth in debt from 1915 to be irregular only during the 1930’s.

In 1790 during Congress’ consideration of Alexander Hamilton’s proposal to pay the national debt with a usury based obligation placed upon the citizens, congressman James Jackson, after lengthy reflection on the devastation similar plans had imposed on European countries and cities, included the following observation to Congress:

“Let us take warning by the errors of Europe, and guard against the introduction of a system followed by calamities so universal…The funding of the debt will occasion enormous taxes for the payment of the interest…(such a system) must hereafter settle upon our posterity a burthen (sic) which they can neither bear nor relieve themselves from.” Ref. ANNALS OF CONGRESS, Vol. 1, 1790, pp. 1141-2.

In actual practice within the United States, a collection of taxes for part of the government spending is well known. Payment of part of the government expenses by taxation does not alter the government’s usury program; for analytical analysis they can stand alone. The ninety year pattern of increasingly larger deficit spending is the escalation as the climax of chaos beyond description approaches.

The end result of economic exploitation by usury is becoming transparent in Europe. As various nations become indebted to “financiers,” the demand to satisfy the debt includes the selling of national heirlooms and infrastructure to the creditors. Airports, roads, government buildings, and all resources are fair game. Ownership of land and resources by a financial oligarchy is but one example of feudalism—the government is mere window-dressing. The outstanding unfunded debt that is even now overhanging the citizens of the United States is more than enough to impose slavery if the people submit. If the people can be brainwashed to believe they must pay the debt, the income tax (if it exists) can be used to confiscate 100 percent of their income and the masses must subsist on government largess. Benjamin Ginsberg documents in FATAL EMBRACE numerous times when societies have revolted against such oppression. What the people of the U.S. will tolerate remains to be seen.

References:

Thanks to a professor teaching a graduate course of Money and Banking for revealing how the Fed creates money. The rest of the analysis is an inescapable mathematical progression as recognized in engineering.

Dr. Bob Blain, Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, in a published paper “Revisiting U.S. Public and Private Debt” released in 2008 observes the exponential increase in national debt from 1915 and the destruction inflicted upon historic societies by usury based monetary systems.

FATAL EMBRACE by Benjamin Ginsberg documents historic occasions in which a usury debt based economic system (but not so identified) resulted in the “financiers” facing public fury including deportation, confiscation of estates, and physical harm to the individuals involved.

GREENSPAN’S BUBBLES; THE AGE OF IGNORANCE AT THE FEDERAL RESERVE by Bill Fleckenstein reveals how the Fed suppressed Federal Fund interest rates to create a false prosperity that devastated the economy for 20 years and destroyed the home construction industry.

THIS TIME IS DIFFERENT; EIGHT CENTURIES OF FINANCIAL FOLLY by Carmen Reinhart & Ken Rogoff reviews defaults as seen by an economist speaking to the International Monetary Fund/World Bank. It is the nature of governments to steal from the people.

Joe Biden Hypocrite?

2011-03-25T18:39:00.000-07:00

Is Joe Biden a hypocrite? In particular, is Joe Biden a hypocrite for supporting Barack Obama's bombing of Libya without first getting the approval of the U.S. Congress? Well, let's go to the videotape. Several years ago, Biden told Chris Matthews of MSNBC's "Hardball" that for a president to attack another nation without the approval of Congress unless the U.S. was being attacked or about to be attacked is an impeachable offense. He used incredibly strong language during this interview to assert that a president must get congressional approval first before attacking another country. Biden could not have been any clearer. So is Biden now a tremendous hypocrite for supporting the Obama attack on Libya? Watch the video and decide for yourself....

So should we expect Biden to call for the impeachment of Obama any time soon?

If not, Biden has some explaining to do.

Is Donald Trump Pro-Life?

2011-02-11T16:20:00.000-08:00

Up to this point, most people had considered Donald Trump to be pro-choice. But could he actually be pro-life? During an interview with Laura Ingraham the other day, Donald Trump shocked the political world by making the following statement: “I am pro-life.”

So is he really pro-life?

Certainly most observers had considered abortion to be one of the political issues that would trip up Trump if he ever tried for the Republican presidential nomination.

But now it sounds like Trump is positioning himself to run as a pro-life candidate.

Just check out Trump's answer to a question from a CNS news reporter.....

It seems clear that Trump is now pro-life or at least he is positioning himself as a pro-life candidate.

But this does seem to clash with past statements from Trump.

In his 2000 book, The America We Deserve, Trump wrote the following....

“I support a woman’s right to choose, but I am uncomfortable with the procedures."

So has Trump changed?

If so, that is a good thing as long as it is authentic.

Perhaps it is time that we all started learning a lot more about Donald Trump. The following is a list of some of his more prominent books....

*The America We Deserve

*Think Like a Champion: An Informal Education In Business and Life

*Trump: The Art of the Deal

*Think Big: Make It Happen in Business and Life

For much more on the upcoming 2012 presidential campaign, we encourage you to visit some of our other websites....

#1 The Truth

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#3 The Debt

Is Michelle Bachmann Going To Run For President In 2012?

2011-01-11T11:49:00.000-08:00

Is Michelle Bachmann going to run for president in 2012? At this point, it appears that the answer is yes! This has got true conservatives and Tea Party activists all over the United States extremely excited. The truth is that as Sarah Palin's poll numbers have badly faded, those in the Tea Party movement have been looking for a candidate that they can really get behind in 2012. Considering the fact that Michelle Bachmann is one of the top leaders of the Tea Party movement, this has got a lot of people really, really excited.

Right now, Bachmann is saying that everything is still "on the table" and that she will eventually be making a decision about whether or not to run for president in 2012.

Bachmann communications director Doug Sachtleben recently said the following about an upcoming Bachmann trip to Iowa....

"The Iowa trip is part of a bigger picture. There's a national story line here."

Wow! A national story?

Bachmann herself said the following about her trip to Iowa....

"If you speak in Iowa today, most people think you’re running for president."

Needless to say, many liberals are less than amused that Bachmann may be running. The following commentary recently appeared on one liberal political blog....

"Palin, Bachman…The Republican field is turning into a clown-show. It seems after all the cries from the right that Barack Obama was unqualified that they have decided to out-do him by running the least qualified people possible. Maybe they’ve convinced themselves that the Democrats have hit on a winning formula."

So is Michelle Bachmann really going to run for president in 2012?

Well, she certainly has sounded like a presidential candidate during recent television appearances....

Unfortunately for Bachmann, right now she is far behind in some of the early polls in the key battleground states. But the good news for her is that there is plenty of time for her to get out there and make a name for herself.

If you are a supporter of Michelle Bachmann, we encourage you to check out a website that is encouraging Michelle Bachmann to run....

Michelle Bachmann For President In 2012

We also encourage you to check out the following DVDs which explain exactly why it is so important to vote Barack Obama out of office in 2012....

The Obama Deception: The Mask Comes Off

Fall Of The Republic: The Presidency Of Barack H Obama