Don't Let Republican Fear Mongering Scare You
77You American Men Are So Fearful When Republicans Con You
I want you all to know that this is a rant against the Republicans on ONE ISSUE. But know this folks, the Democrats are stealing from the American taxpayer just like the Republicans. In fact, the mainstream of both parties is in the pockets of the international bankers. We need to vote them out if they continue this behavior. I don't like the neocons because they are very dangerous warmongers, but I would vote for Ron Paul in a heartbeat. There are some Dems and Repubs who support Paul. Don't vote them out!
I warn you readers that this website is a rant. But please, I implore you to read it regardless of your political persuasion. This is a worthwhile rant with solid information not widely disseminated. Mainstream media doesn't have to rant. They only report half the news but most American's don't know it. Those of us who go beyond their "news" have to shout. We have to make people listen because brainwashing makes it hard to hear.
Republican fear mongering is reemerging. But it is a con job on the American public. Yes, that is what this Cheneyspeak is, a con job. Cheney wants to save his own skin. You are being conned into being afraid by the Republicans when you are afraid to close Gitmo, when you are afraid to try these prisoners with evidence or let them go if there is none.
You are afraid just like you were afraid when Condi Rice scared you in 2002 with images of a mushroom cloud. There were no WMD but you, mostly American men, were afraid. Even President Obama is talking about indefinite detentions and in some ways he sounds more like a neocon daily.
According to a poll taken in Spring 2009, Americans, especially American men, are succumbing to the scare tactics that helped George W. Bush win a second term to office.
When are you American men going to grow some male courage! When are you going to stand up and fight for democracy instead of wavering everytime a Republican politician scares you. You aren't men, you are wimps. And I am disgusted with you.
You need to know that we went into Iraq for oil. We didn't go in because we were afraid of Saddam. Fact is, the government deceived you men into thinking he could create a mushroom cloud when they knew it wasn't true!
And about you Christian men: What is Christian about wanting torture? What is Christian about being afraid of your own shadows? You want to make me nauseous at your cowardess. When so called "Christian" men want torture it just proves that labels are misleading.
If you are so afraid of terrorism then spend money on developing means to track the terrorism. Don't strip away American ideals and make us as a country less ethical and principled!
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The War on Terror is a Con. Wake Up American Men!
The war on terror is a con. It is a lie. We all know that Bush could care less about Bin Laden. He didn't care if the guy was caught or not. Why? Well, the most obvious reason was that Bush and family had a special relationship with the Saudi leadership and the Bin Laden family. That is the most obvious reason.
The second reason, and the most diabolical one was that Bush allowed 9/11. Oh you men of America think you are so smart. You just aren't very smart. There is a mountain of evidence that Bush allowed 9/11. From Jesse Ventura's book to my link below regarding the George Bush legacy, and the discussion aimed at Donald Arias, there is a mountain of evidence that Bush was involved in 9/11.
I hope you take the time to study it.
The third reason, put forth by that Liar of Liars himself, Dick Cheney, was that Bin Laden had nothing to do with 9/11. They always knew that. They didn't want you to think it. They wanted you to be afraid. Now they tell us he had nothing to do with it.
Certainly, the Bush administration wanted to build a pipeline through Afghanistan. That is a well documented fact. Unocal, now owned by Chevron, was a company that wined and dined the Taliban in Texas in 1997. How many of you knew this? What? The mainstream media kept this from you? Why is that such a surprise? The Taliban refused a bribe to build the oil pipeline. We had, after all, armed the Taliban and created the Jihad to fight the Russians.
I believe 9/11 was a result of that desire to build that pipeline, not a cause of the Afghan War. There are many links below that go into 9/11 conspiracy in more depth. I urge you to read them.
But you wimpy American men who in the majority favor terrorism from our side and who favor keeping prisoners without defined terms in Guantanamo can't be brave enough to see what terror the US government herself has done to our citizens. You are cowards if you cannot bring yourselves to comprehend just what happened on 9/11 and study the background leading up to 9/11. You can't bring yourselves to comprehend the Iraq and Afghan oil wars.
Again, most of you American men just make me sick. You couldn't reason your way out of a wet paper bag. You have no capacity to think or reason outside of the narrow box that mainstream media has planned for you to wallow in!
If this rant wakes you up then it was worth it. If you are offended I am sorry, but you are not the person I am trying to reach. You are a lost cause and America is weaker because of you.
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Did you watch the video Becky? Cheney in his own words said that Bin Laden had no direct involvment in 9/11. If he admits to a lie I will believe him rather than one of his minions like Hannity who is still lying through his teeth.
If you read the article you can see that I believe Obama is carrying out a lot of the neocon agenda, which is why many Dems and independents feel betrayed. The pipeline war is still going on and it is a war crime.
I warned you this was going to be a rant. If you don't want to read rants don't read them. But this rant obviously elicits responses and dialogue and that is my goal, to wake sleepy Americans out of their naptime.
bgamail, Will you let the prisoners from Guantamino stay at your house? No one wants them, not even their own countries. Since these guys are so innocent, can they stay at your house? Or the house next to your's. Or across from your parents, or children.
Eovery, Bush administration officials say we are keeping innocent people at Gitmo. How would you like to be one of them. How would you like to be convicted or held for something you didn't do?
I have met Dick Cheney several times and he was a very nice man. When he spoke, he expressed wisdom of how the world really works, not of an ideal of how we wished it worked, with great clarity and common sense.
All oil men are nice men. It is the way they operate. I grew up in an oil town and never has a big oil boss been anything but a model citizen. My uncle was acting vice president of Getty Oil in the 60's and he was one of the most pleasant men I ever met. I knew Halliburton people. They were great. It is the culture of the oil system. They know their roots and they know that along with international bankers they control the world.
It still doesn't absolve Cheney of membership in PNAC, a group that had on its website for years the desire for a "pearl harbor" type event to speed up our involvement into the middle east.
Nothing you say can absolve him of that link. Nothing you say can absolve him of many things that are fact, not fiction.
Wow, are you failing to see what is going on around you. while you're sitting around a campfire singing songs, there are people out there plotting to kill you. Good luck with that outlook.
Did you forget Condi Rice's mushroom cloud warning? She knew it was a lie when she said it. It was made up by Paul Wolfowitz, architect of the Iraq War. We are a nation of cowards.
Thanks for stopping by though.
Well bgamall I did hear cheny say that he had not argued that Bin laden was directly involved in 9/11. I also heard at the beginning of the tape they were actually talking about saddam hussein! Cheny said Bin Laden meaning saddam hussein, I have heard the entire interview not just the snippet you provide. Typical shill for conspiracy theorists, talk about giving half the story. But I will continue to read your blogs, I do so love good fiction!
One last thing I have had a few discussions with jesse ventura when I was thinking about a change in party affiliation, i came away from those talks knowing that jesse is a very eloquent speaker who is completely insane. But that was just my take on the man.
Thanks for the clarification. But you then see, Texan that the war was fought for oil and not for getting rid of Saddam. The tie was never proven and WMD was a joke. The inspectors showed it was a joke. But they were never going to go after Bin Laden because the Bush family and the Bin Laden family were close. Bush allowed 9/11 so he had no moral conviction to go after the wayward son of family friends! So maybe Cheney's misspeak was a true freudian slip!
Jesse Ventura has it right about 9/11. Read his book. As far as insanity is concerned, no group is as insane as the neocons. Pat Buchanan warned the neocons to leave Russia alone. Wake up Texan. Your party has been hijacked by madmen and Buchanan knows it!
Thanks for the clarification. But you then see, Texan that the war was fought for oil and not for getting rid of Saddam. The tie was never proven and WMD was a joke. The inspectors showed it was a joke. But they were never going to go after Bin Laden because the Bush family and the Bin Laden family were close. Bush allowed 9/11 so he had no moral conviction to go after the wayward son of family friends! So maybe Cheny's mispeak was a true freudian slip!
Jesse Ventura has it right about 9/11. Read his book. As far as insanity is concerned, no group is as insane as the neocons. Pat Buchanan warned the neocons to leave Russia alone. Wake up Texan. Your party has been hijacked by madmen and Buchanan knows it!
"Jesse has it right" My opinion based on having met jesse several times is he is insane, and I am sure his book is just more rambling insanity so I will have to pass. Cheny's mispeak is just that, mispeak! If you spent more time searching for the truth rather than searching for things to confirm what you already believe you may actually find a conspiracy somewhere, The war was not fought over oil, the war was fought because there was a madman who was in control of a country that had supported terrorism financially and ideaogically!
I love the word Neocon, the meaning comes from Democrats leaving the Democrat party and becoming Republicans, they bring their warped sense of right and wrong to us real conservatives and we slam it down their throats! I suggest if you want to see real conservatives who stand up for what they believe then come to Texas, just don't bring any philosophy that may come back to haunt you, we are not as easy going as we seem!
Bgamall....Rant it is...Too much Kool-ade, my friend..
You stated " If this rant wakes you up then it was worth it. If you are offended I am sorry, but you are not the person I am trying to reach. You are a lost cause and America is weaker because of you."...
Wrong on all counts. . I was bored to tears by the monotonous chanting of a left-wing ideologue, sputtering about the meany republicans, the emasculated American male, and how enlightened you claim to be in all matters politic...>>>YAWN>>>> ..If anybody has made America weaker, my friend, it is you and your misguided, closed-minded, Chomsky loving friends.
You wrote a rant...I responded in kind...I still enjoy reading your Hubs...Larry
I am flattered that the two of you stopped by. But Maven, I am more libertarian than liberal. I would like to see the Fed abolished, just like Ron Paul. I respect Chomsky for his desire to see Israel behave like an adult.
And Texan, a real and consistent conservative does have doubts about all that Bush did. If you are one of those then I am sure you feel alienated as many of us do.
I Was not at all thrilled by a lot of what Bush did! But he did not cause innocent Americans to die for oil, or kill them in the WTC attack! Keep writing bgamall and I will keep reading.
Texan, from the site: The US has a more permanent role in the Gulf ... Iraq provides the justification PNAC's Rebuilding America's Defenses, 2000, p.26. Cheney and Rumsfeld were PNAC founders. "Indeed, the United States has for decades sought to play a more permanent role in Gulf regional security. While the unresolved conflict with Iraq provides the immediate justification, the need for a substantial American force presence in the Gulf transcends the issue of the regime of Saddam Hussein."
Texan, from the site: The US has a more permanent role in the Gulf ... Iraq provides the justification PNAC's Rebuilding America's Defenses, 2000, p.26. Cheney and Rumsfeld were PNAC founders. "Indeed, the United States has for decades sought to play a more permanent role in Gulf regional security. While the unresolved conflict with Iraq provides the immediate justification, the need for a substantial American force presence in the Gulf transcends the issue of the regime of Saddam Hussein."
OK Zfacts, here is what is known about zfacts, if a democrat finds problems with the math in an attempt to lambast Republicans then there probably is a problem with the math. look it over if you disagree I will look it over.
You know, Texan if you conservatives are in such control of the Republican party why don't you kick the neocons out on their ears?
I am quite sure the quotes on zfacts are accurate for the most part. It wasn't like we had one quote. And Wolfowitz independently confirmed his position on the middle east when he said that Iraq was swimming on a sea of oil. He did this as he was planning the Iraq War.
If you defend these neocons you aren't much of a conservative.
oh no I is a conservative!
Texan, real conservatives write against the neocons. Prove it.
I will write against the enemy to this country and it isn't the boogieman you call neocons! Ive given you the meaning of neocon the rest is just a figment of your imagination. It is a buzzword designed to incite anger against conservatives, a fraud,sham,con any number of words i can use to describe it. The real and ever growing enemy are those that seek to condemn others by fraudulant actions I.E. conspiracy theorists. You know Bush had no hand in the WTC attack but yet you keep insisting that he did.
That is not good for America its just more Bull*%$t to try and stir up hatred, no one but other conspiracy whackos beleive it so why play to the band? I think you are probably smart enough to rail against some of the real injustices in the World you don't really need to create them out of thin air!
I am not sure what you would call a real conservative but I certainly act like one, the ones you call neocons are not conservatives they are Democrat posers, Bush as far as I am concerned was led by the nose by some of these posers, I lived in the State where he was Governor and he didn't spend like he did as President, different arena different players. Bush lost me about the beginning of his second term and I was never able to get back.
I could never get behind McCain because he is just too liberal and there are some who call him a neocon, McCain in hindset may have been just what we needed, I think he would have followed through on his pledge to not spend like a drunken sailor, the current liar and theif is a disaster and I haven't seen you speak out too much about him, maybe you have I haven't read all your hubs and sometimes cant finish them all.
I see the enemy as those who control the white house, the house, and the senate. If you want to call someone a "neocon" call them that, you would be closer to fact than your usual fiction!
Well, Pat Buchanan, a true conservative has written forcefully against the neocons, telling them that as the war party their provocation of Russia is FOLLY. The empire building of neocons far surpasses their concern for national security. Perhaps as far as WTC is concerned, you would have a look at George Bush's meltdown video at this other site of mine: http://hubpages.com/hub/George-Bush-Legacy
Furthermore, conservatives believe in frugality in spending and are slow to war. Even Barry Goldwater believed those two things. Bush was neither frugal or slow to war. In fact he was the aggressor in Iraq bolstered by Colin Powell's farce in the United Nations, which he now regrets.
Were we not attacked on 9/11? Maybe you think we weren't but we were, what should Bush have done? The American people wanted war and war was they got. A Bush bashing media managed to pursuade the weak willed that war was bad and appeasement is good. Bush was looking to spend to leave a legacy of "compassionate conservatism" a terrible idea and that is why he lost me.
Pat Buchannon changes with the wind and I do not put much stock in anything he says. Slow to war? I have never been slow to war and I have seen war everywhere from Grenada to Kuwait city! I think you are grasping at straws on that one.
We probably were attacked, however pictures of the planes that hit the towers show a contraption attached to the planes that apparently is not on other planes. I believe these planes were controlled externally. That would be the MO of Operation Northwoods, a declassified plan to control a plane by remote control in the 60's.
By your badmouthing of Pat Buchanan you prove that you know nothing about historical conservatism. You are a neocon lover and not a conservative. Why don't you just admit it? Did you see Bush break down like a baby when he should have manifested righteous indignation at Howard Dean's question? He didn't have to agree with the RNC that it was hate speech, but he should have showed righteous indignation if he was innocent, which of course he was not.
Great job fellow truth seeker!
Please read post I put on another site:
Dan Rather told world JFK head moved forward slightly but neglected to mention violent backward motion. He was the only news person (I use term laughingly) allowed access to Abraham Zapruder film viewing because conspirators knew the TEXAN (what a surprise) would tow gov line.
Walter Cronkite was told by LBJ that he believed in conspiracy regarding JFK murder. The news anchor did not think that major announcement was important enough for unwashed masses so it was suppressed.
Would you place both these guys in category of respected and unbiased reporters? History does. People with functional brains but not unthinking sheep know the truth! It is not hard to see. All it takes is an open mind plus a bit of common sense.
Want to know about media you speak so highly of? Reporting of Viet Nam American death totals were a daily joke to guys stationed in that green Hell. Americans were told by media of a handful of deaths as body bags (with dead Americans) were being deposited by dozens at morgue! Want to know how many Americans actually died (were murdered in illegal undeclared war) in Viet Nam? Multiple the OFFICIAL American gov total by 10. That will be close!
Why do all moon alleged visitors flatly refuse to attest UNDER OATH that they went to moon? Unbalanced Buzz "Sucker Punch" Aldrin actually assaulted a private citizen when this was mentioned. Seems mighty strange. Unless, of course, these astro-nots did not actually fly to the moon after all. A stage set somewhere in the desert is not the moon.
Forgive my ramblings but you seem like an intelligent individual. Just wish more young Americans would use their brains more often! As a reporter, I recognize most gov releases are not worth the paper they are printed on or the time it takes to type them electronically.
Oh well. Peace.
Check out my hubs if you wish. Many on conspiracies!
You have some issues- tossing all Republicans into a pool of dirty water and spraying all of us with your version of the truth. I will say from the start- MANY of the things you point out here are true. However, the problem is that it is not Republicans who are to blame but again, the problem lies within our twisted government. Greedy and corrupt congressmen, senators, and other members of our government are to blame for these issues you discuss. Yes, America voted for them, got them in office, but there is much more to it than just that. As for being frightened little sissy American men, I am an American MAN. I am not just "Frightened into servitude" as you so harshly suggest.
Bush and Iraq/Afghanistan:
Yeah, you are right, no WMD's were FOUND. But if you will stop for a moment and go BACK to actual news coverage when we SUSPECTED he had them, what was the first thing the US did? Go to war in Iraq?? NO- we went through the UN- and the UN sent who to Iraq? INSPECTORS. (Remember that little tid bit yet?) And what happened? Over and over, in city after city that we suspected, town after town, UN inspectors were NOT ALLOWED TO ENTER, sometimes for a few DAYS. (Why was that? What did they have to hide from the UN Inspectors, that they were NOT ALLOWED to do their job until Iraqi forces went in to do...what exactly??) Maybe, they had some Marijuana farms, that was it. They had to get rid of them fast I bet. Don't want the UN confiscating their POT of course. WAKE the hell up. There WAS something in those places, that Iraq (and Sudam) did not want the UN to find and they took steps to hide whatever it was. There is no other realistic reason why they barred UN Inspectors from doing their jobs. It certainly wasn't about drugs.
And about Bin Laden- when we started hunting him he immediately went into hiding. But not in people's homes, or the local y. Don't you read the papers or watch the news? News may not always tell the truth, or the whole truth in cases, but they sure as hell report the news. And one thing Bin Laden did was to start hiding himself and his men in caves and underground tunnels and catacombs that Afghans have been digging for years. We know this because our troops discovered some of these places and they are documented to exist. Our technology cannot penetrate ROCK AND EARTH with the same efficiency as we can track someone that is USING OTHER technology. Fighting Bin Laden was a major challenge and he is STILL out there. Bush should have FOCUSED on Bin Laden, but that does not mean that his war in Iraq was a waste either. IF the Iraqis can KEEP the democracy we have helped them achieve, then it will have been worth it. And taking out Sudam was definitely a good step. Now, Ms. "I'm disgusted with every American man", if you have half a brain you should be able to know that we are in a very fragile state in America- not only is our economy on the verge of a total and utter collapse, but our new President's solution is to spend TRILLIONS of dollars that we literally had to PRINT INTO EXISTENCE to accomplish. When you owe money do you spend money you don't have to accomplish OTHER goals, or do you budget so you can first pay off your current debt? As many problems as we are facing, more and more Americans, NOT REPUBLICANS, but AMERICANS, Republican, Democrat, and the rest, are all scared of our situation. With a government full of greedy politicians with their own twisted agendas to deal with, there has been very lax "security" in that system for years, and the thing we are afraid of, is who is literally in our government, writing policy and legislation, who are not in congress, who are known to have ties with communism and socialism and actual terrorist organizations. (Not proven to be terrorist organizations of course, but organizations whose members have committed acts of terrorism on their own country. William Aires for example. The Weather Underground for example.) And people in organizations like these and including these are literally "special advisers" to the President right as we speak. Van Jones is one of them, a man who has ADMITTED on VIDEO that he is communist and believes in communist and socialist philosophies. You are not afraid, even terrified, that President Obama is surrounding himself with these people? I mean, if Van Jones was the ONLY ONE, I would STILL be very freaked out by it and I would want to do something about it. But Van Jones, as bad as he is, is NOT the only one- there are MANY more "advisers" to President Obama who are equally radical. Jim Jones, another Jones is also one of them, and THAT man is LITERALLY the CHAIRMAN for the New York chapter of the Weather Underground. What the hell are these communists doing in the White House? Why the hell did Obama want these twisted radicals to be his advisers? How the hell did these men pass a background check when their involvement in these twisted organizations is public knowledge?? YOU are not AFRAID?!? If not, you are naive and foolish.
First of all Derrick, if you read my other hubpages i accuse the Democrats as being just as bad as the Republicans with the exception of wanting so much war. And I make the distinction between Republicans. The Dems are up to their eyeballs in protecting the financial system just like the Republican.
With regard to war, I support Pat Buchanan's position against what he perceives to be a dangerous empire building propensity by the neocons to want to provoke Russia and to somehow overcome Russia. That is a very dangerous game.
As far as Iraq is concerned, the plan to invade Iraq was posted on the PNAC website in 2000. All else was engineered toward that goal. If you cannot see that your foolishness is most evident.
Stendek no one can give Cronkite a pass, but compared the the shills we call newsmen since, he was remarkably independent.
The ones who followed were useless. That is why the internet is so important for alternative news.
bgamall-
You are right- only to a degree. Everyone keeps saying BUSH BUSH BUSH- but everyone is oblivious to the true issues. I agree, that on many SMALLER levels, the war with Iraq was "set up", but if what you claim is true, then WHY are gas prices STILL so high? And WHO is profiting from those prices? Because it is NOT the US Government. At most there may be a few people in our government getting payoffs due to the situation in the Middle East. My point is that OPEC are the ones profiting from oil not the US. This is a quote from wikipedia on OPEC: "The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC; pronounced /o?.p?k/, oh-pek) is a cartel of twelve countries made up of Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela. OPEC has maintained its headquarters in Vienna since 1965,[2] and hosts regular meetings among the oil ministers of its Member Countries. Indonesia withdrew its membership in OPEC in 2008 after it became a net importer of oil, but stated it would likely return if it became a net exporter in the world again.[3]
According to its statutes, one of the principal goals is the determination of the best means for safeguarding the cartel's interests, individually and collectively. It also pursues ways and means of ensuring the stabilization of prices in international oil markets with a view to eliminating harmful and unnecessary fluctuations; giving due regard at all times to the interests of the producing nations and to the necessity of securing a steady income to the producing countries; an efficient and regular supply of petroleum to consuming nations, and a fair return on their capital to those investing in the petroleum industry."
NOW- if all you say is true, then why doesn't the US Government have CONTROLLING INTERESTS in that "cartel" since we already went to war in Iraq and since it is all over? WHAT are you CLAIMING we (or those who "instituted" the war in Iraq) had to gain, and supposedly DID gain, as an end result? I'm waiting.......
One more point,I keep hearing about all these "set-ups" and "conspiracies". Now, they do happen, I totally agree, but what needs to be understood about how things work in our government, (in it's current, corrupt form at least) is that there is far more than meets the eye when it comes to issues that we are all apparently fighting about. All of us, yourself and myself for examples, want to know what the hell is going on. And the truth is that FOX says one thing, CNN says another. There ARE biases, in our "news" organizations. But just because they each lean one direction does not make either of them illegitimate, they are both, good, free sources of news-worthy information. (Even though I myself won't have anything to do with CNN, just like you won't have anything to do with FOX.)
But the key thing to understand is that more to the point, it is not those channels that are to blame, it is Republicans using the media for THEIR purposes, and Democrats using the media for theirs. The difference between us, you and me, is RESEARCH, not just listening to the propaganda your stations are cluttered with. I do NOT take Glenn Beck at his word, for example. If he makes a claim, it better darn well be documented. And going OUTSIDE of FOX news and their sphere of influence, is where I go personally to VERIFY or DISPROVE their claims. And unfortunately, 95% of the time, my research has confirmed their claims. THAT is why I am "A scared, sissy American man." I am scared, I sure as HELL do not want to see things in the light that I do, but I am a seeker of the TRUTH, I care not what that is, as long as I have the TRUTH. That said, I am still waiting for a response to my last post....
Wow Derrick, a lot to cover. I believe that you can google the low reserves of US oil companies. Cheney believed in peak oil which may or may not be true, that over 1/2 of the oil has been taken out of the ground. Now, I believe that Chevron's former CEO said that he wanted Iraq oil. How more bold can it be? And Condi Rice served on his Chevron board!!!
I believe Rupert Murdoch is an evil man, and that 5 families pretty much control all mainstream media. You can google it. Fox Business News is good sometimes, but Fox News is a joke. Now, if mainstream news offered alternative perspectives like prison planet or other real news, then I would not have a beef. Let free ideas compete side by side. But that is not what is happening in American press. We as a democracy are only as strong as a free press. We really don't have a democracy except for the internet, and they want to control that too.
BGAMALL-
You are right that we do not have a DEMOCRACY and we never have. "I pledge allegiance, to the flag, of the United States of America. And to the REPUBLIC, for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for ALL." America is a REPUBLIC. Our great nation was FOUNDED on Judeo-Christian principles and philosophies, and the founding fathers had one major goal in mind when writing the U.S. Constitution: they wanted to ENSURE that THIS Government, OF the people, BY the people, and FOR the people, would not persecute it's citizens and control the populace as had been done to them and their descendants by the Government they escaped from. They set up this Republic with FREE TRADE, based on the model of Capitalism, so that you and I could start whatever business we wanted, saving it was ethical and legal, and that you and I could PROFIT AND PROSPER from the results of that business, whatever it may be. This Government was to be small, and only deal with matters of national security, and control of the Military. Responsibilities were to be delegated to Governors in various districts, now called States, and they answered to the White House and Senate. Taxes were to be MINIMAL, to allow only for the costs and upkeep of the military and salaries of Government officials. But look at us today, we still have our constitutional rights, but our Government is HUGE, and under the Obama Administration it is growing at an alarming rate. To HELL with the news, and whatever problems there may be within their organizations- STOP focusing on them alone, and start worrying about the real problems- rich, greedy politicians changing our laws to gain more and more power- leading to a frightening possibility, a new, Government controlled America. It is very frightening, seeing all the programs in Government right now, and realizing what their goals are, we need to be very observant in the coming months.
As Ronald Reagan would say, Derrick, there you go again! You are scaring people again, only this time it is for Obama doing exactly what Bush would have done. The power rests with the fascist banking system worldwide, and the US presidents are just players, buddy. Unless one is willing to do what Andrew Jackson did and kick out the FED and FASB and the influence of the Bank of International Settlements we will have no freedom. http://hubpages.com/hub/We-Already-Have-One-World-
bgamall-
You are REFUSING to see my points. I do not LIKE Obama, that is no secret. But the problem is not some group of banks, and bg, crystal meth screws with your mind, so you should get help. The Republicans and Democrats in Washington are in a dangerous position to SEAL IN the corruption in our government, and IF THAT HAPPENS, IF they get this Health Care bill passed, it is a HUGE step toward the socialization of our Republic. OUR GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT CONTROL HEALTH CARE, BANKS, OR ANY OTHER FORM OF BUSINESS THAT IS A PRIVATE ENTITY. Here are the reasons why not: Social Security is Government run. BANKRUPT. Welfare is government run. BANKRUPT. Medicare is government run. BANKRUPT. Medicaid is government run. BANKRUPT. The US Department of Education is not doing good either- these and other government run programs, regardless of how important they are, are in very serious trouble WITH NO SOLUTIONS. Because of the financial deficit, and other issues with our government's poor budgeting and even poorer spending habits, programs like these will die in a very short period of time unless we step up now and get our government to make the necessary changes. If we just sit by then politicians will do what they want because when the fecal matter hits the fan, their pockets will be lined with hundreds of millions of dollars, EACH, while you and I and our parents suffer and die in the aftermath of a newly formed Totalitarian State, interested only in taking as much as they can get away with and giving out as little as possible. "Need a liver transplant? Bummer dude, here's a bottle of Scotch to help with the pain buddy. Don't say Uncle Sam never gave you nuthin."
Derrik, I share your concern about this medical bill making our fragile balance sheet even more fragile. But we should have done something years ago, and then it would be like medicare, expensive, but not hated. I don't know to many people who hate medicare.
The reason our programs are bankrupt when other nations are not is because we spend an insane amount on defense, and on war, and on "protecting the world". I say we need to let others step up to the plate some. We are spending way too much while other countries make hay off our sacrifice. Then someone comes along who wants to help our people and the right goes berserk. Perhaps you need to throw the neocons out of your party and go back to true conservatism, slow to war, fiscal responsibility, etc.
If America would cut back on military spending we could afford all the programs you label as bankrupt. Americans are starting to feel, rightly so, that the US government could care less about them and the bankster bailout is total confirmation of those fears.
Becky says:
7 months ago
Other than the page being a "little biased" how do we know that what is being said here is indeed the whole truth?? Every group is going to slant the outcome their way and what I would like to see is an objective point of view showing both sides without prejudice and stating just the facts not being right or left wing extremists. How can we teach our kids not to be prejudiced when all we show is how unreasonable that we are??