Monday, January 20, 2014
Does the US Need a Third Political Party? Independents Can Find Common Ground!
The short and sweet answer to this question is yes, yes and yes. For the past 5-6 years the United States has experienced something that no one ever thought could happen. That being political gridlock and with gridlock its means that nothing will happen. No decisions will be made and if they are, in all likelihood they’ll be half measures. The United States is unique in that for a democracy we only have two political parties. In any other democratic country there are 3-5 political parties such that people can truly pick and choose who they want in office. The other major difference is that in other countries if the prevailing political party isn’t doing the job, they are voted out of office even before their term is up. In the US we are stuck with political leaders who even if they aren’t doing the job; well we’re stuck with them for up to 6 years (Senate). It gives new meaning to the term “lame duck” and quite frankly we have too many lame ducks in government.
In the interest of full disclosure, I used to be a Democrat. I was a Democrat because I believed that the Democratic Party was the party of the people. I’m now more Independent that ever and the reason is I don’t believe the Democrats are any better than the GOP. Plus I’m old enough to remember the Cuban Missile Crisis and how then President Kennedy led us out of that disaster. Quite frankly, the only politician I think highly of these days is Bernie Sanders because at least he tells it like it is. The prevailing politicians in Washington, DC seem perfectly content to allow the government to run on autopilot with no leadership whatsoever.
Want proof? The upcoming Budget Bill that was just approved by the House and senate will now go to President Obama for approval. This budget was devised by Senator Patty Murray (Democrat) and Rep, Paul Ryan (Republican). This bill contains no provision whatsoever for any extension of UI. Yet Democrats in both houses approved it and no one even raised a red flag concerning this issue. On December 28th millions of Americans were dropped from the UI rolls regardless of where they were in terms of UI benefits. In other words many Americans had 20 weeks to go before they exhausted their benefits and were dropped prematurely. And we wonder how the Unemployment Rate dropped from 7.0 to 6.7 percent with only 74,000 jobs created? Mathematically that is impossible. The only way it can happen is if millions aren’t being counted as unemployed. Well guess what? When you drop off Unemployment you’re considered to be “employed” even if you aren’t. If you really want a true measure of the employment situation in the United States then look at the Department of Labor’s U6 rate. This shows the true picture as it takes into account the total number of long term unemployed. That number rest at 12.7 million and yet no one pays attention to this. Everyone is perfectly content to look at the official rate and say “see, things aren’t so bad the unemployment rate is going down” or they’ll look at the JOLTS Job Report and say “see, we have 4 million vacant jobs, those unemployed people don’t want to work.” It doesn’t exactly help when we have 12.7 million long term unemployed.
So what does Obama do? He tries to push through an extension via a bill that was voted down this past week. The issue? The Senate requires a majority of 60 votes and the final number came in at 55. Since when is 55 not a majority? The fact is that despite all the rhetoric regarding his record of job creation, the jobs that have been created are low level, minimum wage and menial at best. The American people expect more from their leaders but sadly won’t get it with this crowd in DC. The fact is that the folks in DC live in an insulated, glass bubble and don’t live in the real world. When they go home to talk to constituents, who do they talk to? Campaign contributors, not the average Joe. The average Joe has no voice with these people unless they wish to spend their lives writing letters.
In Ancient Rome there was a two party system: the Patricians and the Plebes. The Patricians represented the “high net worth” folks and the Plebes represented everyone else. This system did not work and required a Caesar to break the deadlock. Problem was that Caesar had absolute power and that always corrupts absolutely.
Originally posted: Does the US Need a Third Political Party?
Thursday, January 16, 2014
This is propaganda meant to stir up support for a war! "Syria: Baby Rateb Malis recovered from rubble after Assad bombing is - Mirror Online"
Syria: Baby Rateb Malis recovered from rubble after Assad bombing is - Mirror Online
How long before the CFR guided US and Israeli corporate owned military industrial complex media is hyping up another US intervention in Syria? Which companies would benefit from another military strike? Watch their stocks. Watch the news trail around this issue. We may have to let Congress and Obama know that we do not support intervention, especially when we are funding and arming the resistance to Assad. This is CFR-run CIA propaganda. Maybe not its authors, but the SOURCE! What is the source of this news story?
How long before the CFR guided US and Israeli corporate owned military industrial complex media is hyping up another US intervention in Syria? Which companies would benefit from another military strike? Watch their stocks. Watch the news trail around this issue. We may have to let Congress and Obama know that we do not support intervention, especially when we are funding and arming the resistance to Assad. This is CFR-run CIA propaganda. Maybe not its authors, but the SOURCE! What is the source of this news story?
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Did you ever see these charts? Maybe this is why we should #AuditTheFed NOW!
Hey Ben Bernanke, before you go, tell me just one thing. Did you ever see this chart? Notice anything? Yeah, the people you are SUPPOSED to be SERVING are the United States Citizens and instead you are serving foreign masters, and we're serving you. Apparently you are the original Too Big To Fail Bank. Well, you know how the old saying goes...
Screw me once, shame on you. Screw me twice, shame on me. Screw me threw times, what a pity.
Too bad we can't order an independent indictment of this so called independent agency you work for. Well, there are a few people calling for a complete independent and total audit of the Federal Reserve System and its Charter Members. (You know, like the one we did a couple years back and discovered that you gave bail out money to every bank in your cabal.)
Senator Rand Paul and former Congressman Dr. Ron Paul have both called for one THIS YEAR, and it's only January! They have tried many times before with help from both the Left and the Right. Unfortunately, 45% of Americans are independents and don't pay attention to the Collectivist party announcements.
We have several months before Congress is supposed to go on recess again - they only work like 90 days a year or something like that, anyway, wouldn't it be swell if we could just get a quick peak at the Federal Reserve's books. It would be an accounting boom. You could provide a data feed for a small fee and muckrackers and alternative media journalists all over the world could sift through its contents, making nice charts like you. Only this time we are going to pay attention and share our own views of what's happening in the global economy. Now that we are all linked up on the globalist network, a ripple in Syria or Japan could give us a headache or cancer. This is serious economics here people. Not benign statistics. There is a war on for your mind and your money. Are you going to come out on top this time?
Pay attention. These are questions Senator Elizabeth Warren should ask of Federal Reserve Chairwoman, Janet Yellen.
What does this chart mean? What are the data sources? Where is that data hosted? At the Saint Louis Federal Reserve or some ISP? How will you be affected by the Trans Pacific Partnership? From a risk management perspective, shouldn't you have a secure backup archive of all your data going back 100 years?
< I'd like to overlay that money trail on a global map and show it over time. Maybe we can do a financial reenactment of a certain economic event. Animate the money trail and provide a public news feed free for everyone to enjoy. Now that would be a killer app. Live Truth Streaming on HootSuite. But we need a cable channel too, like RT, only 100% American owned (no offense RT, but we need our own public media cartel, to balance the coersive, manipulative, and despicable corporate news channels like CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, or whatever else is put out by the Establishment. Yes, I am referring to the Bilderbergs, the Bush', Kerry's, the Clintons, and soon to be the Obama family .....>
to be continued...
Screw me once, shame on you. Screw me twice, shame on me. Screw me threw times, what a pity.
Too bad we can't order an independent indictment of this so called independent agency you work for. Well, there are a few people calling for a complete independent and total audit of the Federal Reserve System and its Charter Members. (You know, like the one we did a couple years back and discovered that you gave bail out money to every bank in your cabal.)
Senator Rand Paul and former Congressman Dr. Ron Paul have both called for one THIS YEAR, and it's only January! They have tried many times before with help from both the Left and the Right. Unfortunately, 45% of Americans are independents and don't pay attention to the Collectivist party announcements.
We have several months before Congress is supposed to go on recess again - they only work like 90 days a year or something like that, anyway, wouldn't it be swell if we could just get a quick peak at the Federal Reserve's books. It would be an accounting boom. You could provide a data feed for a small fee and muckrackers and alternative media journalists all over the world could sift through its contents, making nice charts like you. Only this time we are going to pay attention and share our own views of what's happening in the global economy. Now that we are all linked up on the globalist network, a ripple in Syria or Japan could give us a headache or cancer. This is serious economics here people. Not benign statistics. There is a war on for your mind and your money. Are you going to come out on top this time?
Pay attention. These are questions Senator Elizabeth Warren should ask of Federal Reserve Chairwoman, Janet Yellen.
What does this chart mean? What are the data sources? Where is that data hosted? At the Saint Louis Federal Reserve or some ISP? How will you be affected by the Trans Pacific Partnership? From a risk management perspective, shouldn't you have a secure backup archive of all your data going back 100 years?
< I'd like to overlay that money trail on a global map and show it over time. Maybe we can do a financial reenactment of a certain economic event. Animate the money trail and provide a public news feed free for everyone to enjoy. Now that would be a killer app. Live Truth Streaming on HootSuite. But we need a cable channel too, like RT, only 100% American owned (no offense RT, but we need our own public media cartel, to balance the coersive, manipulative, and despicable corporate news channels like CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, or whatever else is put out by the Establishment. Yes, I am referring to the Bilderbergs, the Bush', Kerry's, the Clintons, and soon to be the Obama family .....>
to be continued...
Personal Saving Rate (PSAVERT)
2013-11: 4.2 Percent Last 5 Observations
Monthly, Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate, Updated: 2013-12-23 7:46 AM CST
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| Source: | U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of Economic Analysis |
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| Release: | Personal Income and Outlays |
| Notes:
Personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income (DPI), frequently referred to as “the personal saving rate,” is calculated as the ratio of personal saving to DPI.
BEA Account Code: A072RC1 A Guide to the National Income and Product Accounts of the United States (NIPA) - (http://www.bea.gov/national/pdf/nipaguid.pdf) | |
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Join the Class Action Lawsuit Against the NSA
Dear Andrew,
A few days ago, I announced filing a class-action lawsuit against Barack Obama's National Security Agency and its unconstitutional spying on Americans.
Now I’m looking for ten million Americans to stand with me by joining this lawsuit to TAKE BACK our rights.
Can I count on your help?
Without it, I truly fear where our fragile Republic could be headed . . .
Recent news reports revealed that Barack Obama’s NSA is looking through billions of our emails and phone records every day!
But my friend, today I’m counting on your support as well.
As you’ll see, I’ve made up a Joining Statement for you to join my class-action lawsuit and I’m counting on you to sign it IMMEDIATELY.
You see, I believe this is an absolutely critical and defining moment . . .
My hope is it will be remembered for decades as the moment the American people stood up to their government and demanded our liberties be respected.
But I fear, without your help, it could instead be the moment the American people quietly shrink from a fight and instead hand their last bit of approval over for government-run lives.
I know there are those who argue that Americans must give up every last one of their liberties to win our country’s ongoing fight against terrorism.
"Trust us," they say.
I also know their promises of safety can be tantalizing.
But today we know President Obama’s IRS routinely targeted his political opponents and grassroots conservatives.
The Justice Department targeted reporters and their families for wiretapping and harassment for daring to criticize the administration.
We see the Obama administration covering up Benghazi, then tapping Susan Rice -- who helped mislead the American people in the wake of that outrage -- for a promotion.
"Trust us" is out the window.
And even if our rulers were angels -- and you and I had nothing to fear from an overbearing and intrusive government -- it still doesn’t work.
One of my colleagues, defending this massive program, stated the Boston bombing proved why we need programs like this.
Actually, it proves quite the opposite.
Instead of acting on real intelligence warnings from at least one other nation about the dangers the bombers posed, government agents were too busy secretly sifting through the phone and email records of hundreds of millions of Americans.
Instead of unreasonably targeting every American for spying, they should be focusing on only the truly dangerous.
This is an astounding assault on the Constitution and what’s truly dangerous is if you and I allow this to go on.
That’s why in addition to my class-action lawsuit I’ve introduced the Fourth Amendment Protection Act in the U.S. Senate.
This bill will prevent the government from sifting through the emails of American citizens and require them to obtain a warrant before searching data of specific terrorist suspects.
How long until these spying capabilities suffer some "mission creep" and they start using the GPS feature in your phone to track whether or not you go to gun shows?
What if you go to the "wrong" church? Or read emails from or attend the rallies of the "wrong" candidate?
That’s why your action today is so critical.
As I mentioned, I’ve made up a Joining Statement so you can join the lawsuit, and I’m counting on you to sign and return it to me IMMEDIATELY.
Go ahead and forward it to the uncle or cousin you always get in arguments with at Thanksgiving as well.
This isn’t a partisan issue. It’s an American one.
And if you and I care at all about the future of our Republic, we need as many folks as possible to stand up and fight back.
I believe each new name joining in this lawsuit increases the likelihood of ultimate victory.
By joining my class-action lawsuit, you can help stop the government’s outrageous spying program on the American people.
And your support will send a powerful message to my colleagues in Congress, many of whom want to just sweep this scandal under the rug and carry-on business as usual.
I believe we can win this.
I believe we must win this.
As I made clear in my recent FOX news appearance, I’m prepared to take this all the way to the Supreme Court.
If we can get tens of millions of Americans behind this effort, I believe we can win.
But I can’t do this without your help.
So please sign your Joining Statement to join my lawsuit IMMEDIATELY.
With your support, I’ll immediately begin mobilizing Americans from all over the country to this fight.
But to do that, I’ll have to pull out all the stops -- and not just with email, Internet ads and social networking.
I’ll have to use mail, phones and perhaps even radio and TV to get my message out as well.
This kind of program won’t be cheap. It’s an absolutely critical one for the survival of our Republic.
So please sign your Joining Statement IMMEDIATELY.
Thanks so much for your support.
In Liberty,
Senator Rand Paul
P.S. Just a few days ago I announced filing a class-action lawsuit to end the madness of Barack Obama's NSA spying on Americans.
It seems every day we find out how more information is being sucked up, and how you or I could one day be targeted.
Meanwhile, real threats to our security, like the Boston bombers, slip by unnoticed.
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