Why we’re screwed in the USA.

Reading the news today about the meeting of the leader of OPEC (the Oil Producing Crazies) it seemed that the Chavez in Venezuela and Muhamberger in Iran were going off on the US dollar. Even some guy from France told one of them to “shut the hell up”. I noticed in an article that King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia attempted to defend the US to some extent – or change the subject.

The Iranian and Venezuelan dictators are basically threatening an embargo against the USA and perhaps $200 per barrel of oil should the US invade Iran. Can they do this?

 … well, if Mad Max can pick a fight with some crazies in a post-modern Thunder-dome when why can’t the countries of Iran and Venezuela say “Embargo” ?

Its possible.

And what’s holding them back are other countries with shaky leadership… I looked up this King Abdullah guy because I wanted to know if he was one of those Saudi’s who invite the likes of Ossama Bin-Laden to his wedding. I guess not.. but this article seems to indicate the likes of King Abdullah are not invited to many weddings: http://www.counterpunch.org/ashosama.html

How long before the defenders of the US back off?

Ron Paul wins Latest Zogby Poll

Ron Paul has won the latest nationwide Zogby Phone poll. Based on the tabular data provided by Zogby, Ron Paul took the top spot with a commanding 32.8%. Respondents were provided with descriptions of four different candidates and asked to choose who they would vote for based on each one’s attributes and political platform. 1009 people took part in the poll taken from two different categories of age groups consisting of 4 and 5 different age ranges. This methodology provides an overall view representative of all voters in America and based on a non-bias, three-question set and the typical scientific polling methodology of sampling, interviewing, weighting and sampling error, or margin of error.

http://truthseeds.org/2007/11/19/ron-paul-wins-latest-zogby-poll/

Interesting Canadian comments on Ron Paul

Interesting Canadian comments on Ron Paul

 Even if mainstream Canadian candidates learn to use the Internet as well as their American counterparts, the real promise of the Web has yet to be grasped: taking common political wisdom and standing it on its head. I want to believe that somebody in Moose Jaw or Truro or Sherbrooke or Scarborough is watching Ron Paul this week — a backbench MPP, or a schoolboard trustee, or somebody who’s never run for office, somebody you and I have never heard of — and thinking up some crazy scheme of their own.

http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2007/11/11/why-you-should-care-about-ron-paul/

Why Ron Paul has already won

The battlefield for the Republican presidential nomination has not yet established a clear winner. A few front-runners have been hailed by the usual talking heads of the conservative and mainstream media, however a few second-tier candidates continue to keep their stake in the game alive – at least until the primaries in New Hampshire and Iowa provide some real-world demographics.

Among these candidates you will find one Doctor Ron Paul, a congressman from Texas who is proudly toured by supporters as the “defender” of the Constitution.

Representative Paul’s has sent clear warnings regarding our nation’s fiscal, social, and international policy. He has attracted new crowds of supporters plus a respectable number of donors to his otherwise overlooked presidential campaign.

Today, November the 5^th, Ron Paul raised over 4 million dollars in just 24 hours… that’s the new one-day fundraising record for any GOP candidate in the 2008 presidential election! …Not bad for a candidate who’s supporters are down-graded as those who purportedly wear tin-foil hats.

Unlike the typical politician, Ron Paul says what he means and he doesn’t resort to polls or focus groups to perfect his message to the people. Even if one disagrees with the extreme solutions offered by returning the Nation to the levels prescribed by the Constitution, one has to admire Paul and his supporters for their passion and dedication.

One can reasonably argue that the Ron Paul candidacy has done much good for the political dialogue within our nation. At minimum, Ron Paul has reminded the Republican Party that its roots are based on the concept of a limited-government. The other GOP candidates have adopted stronger positions, closer to this core belief only after Ron Paul’s performance.

However unlikely it may seem now, in relation to the huge challenges we will all be forced to face as a nation: the solutions offered by Dr. Ron Paul could someday be viewed by our children and grandchildren as the proper prescription if we truly wished to go forth with this form of government. 

For now we are left to contemplate how the coming electoral decision shall affect an uncertain future. Whatever choice we decide, after following the campaign trail ahead, let it not be said we were not fully warned by one Dr. Ron Paul.

Why I’m Boycotting Neo-Conservative Radio

Today I decided that my business will not advertise on the radio. I was considering a ’special’ Ad campaign promotion that costs about sixteen hundred per month, then decided to tune in to the station in question to sample the air…

So yesterday I heard afternoon host on WISN 1130 AM in Milwaukee, Mark Belling, create an imaginary scenario straight out of a movie; millions of lives in the balance and torture is the only way to get information to save all. I don’t always agree with the radio jockeys, and I am willing to advertise somewhere if it’s an audience that I generally wish to target… however I am usually not outraged enough to change my mind and avoid all those who actually agree with the host’s position.

Belling  went on to defend water-boarding and “any other means necessary” if the lives of millions hang in the balance. Any means necessary? –  sounds like Malcolm X of the right-wing!

I may have been persuaded that - should such a situation occur, and that’s a huge IF because it assumes a movie-like scenario where a clock may be ticking and the same folks who couldn’t stop 911 have someone in custody - well IF that happened then maybe I could have been persuaded that president would possibly be justified in BREAKING the law at his or her own peril – and by going ahead with torture (in order to save those millions of lives) this nation’s commander-in-chief risks his or her own personal liberty and authorizes torture (breaks the law) and must be willing to resign or face whatever charges necessary once this hypothetical disaster is resolved.

Perhaps the next president will pardon the president who is forced to make such a decision, but that’s not the screenplay Mr Belling was reading from. He was definitely advocating for torture ‘exceptions’ which need to be part of the written playbook and fully allowed by the law. Oh really Mark? And just who is to say the use of torture will not be used against everyday citizens?

 This cannot and should not be a part of policy or the law, as the exceptions will undoubtedly be used in scenarios where millions of lives are not in jeopardy. Once we give government the right to do a bad thing in limited scenarios, then the line is slowly moved until that bad thing can happen to any of us, any time, anywhere.

Sure, there could be a disaster. Sure, we need to protect the homeland from terrorists.

We can avert such a disaster in the future by pulling out of the middle east and changing our foreign policy. We can avert the hatred against America and what we stand for by standing up for the constitution of the USA as our country’s forefathers intended it – peace and trade with all, entangling alliances and intervention with none unless a war is declared by congress.

If the surreal scenario of a nuke does happen on US soil it will be because of our foreign policy, neo-conservatives, and the policy of ’creative destruction’ that we as the American Empire have allowed our leaders to inflict upon the middle east (meanwhile bankrupting the nation and killing the US dollar as the world’s reserve currency).

I’m sick of talk radio supporting neo-conservative policies which doom our nation. Until there is a new radio show in where my (falling) US Ad Dollar is able to support those who are standing up for the constitution, I’m making a business decision to take my Ad dollar elsewhere in the hopes that others will follow.

Creative Destruction and Pre-emptive War

I decided to finally sit down and watch the 11 part series on YouTube regarding Dr. Ron Paul’s warning against the Neo-Conservative philosophy. I was shocked when part 7 started, because it mentioned two words that had been on my ‘radar’ just the other day… Creative Destruction.

What this means is that the Neo-Conservatives have used Machiavellian philosophy to justify the invasion of other countries. The term “creative” in that the events are made-up and “destruction” in that we are now at war.

This is very disappointing to me for the context I had heard those two words was pretty much the opposite. A spiritual website described a Hindu God of destruction as one who brings forth newness into the world from the remains of that which is destroyed (or something very Timothy-Leary like that!)

So i decided to see what’s on the URL www.CreativeDestruction.com … I found a successful entrepreneur has the site with a blog and some personal family photos. He has a young daughter and he appears to be of Arab or Indian decent which I think was notable having just shipped off to Iraq! Looking at his resume of accomplishments, was a little confused how an American entrepreneur with political interests and obvious libertarian tendencies would leave his family and enlist in the military?

It saddened me that this man is so dedicated to Neo-Conservative ideal which may kill him. I sincerely hope this man comes back with a new perspective after surviving in the war, seeing things with new eyes, perhaps destroying some beliefs and creating new ones – and I hope he comes back to write about it, prolifically.

Here’s Ron Paul on the topic that brought me to that:

De-Federalizing Government with Dr. Ron Paul

In what I felt to be an eerie coincidence, Jay Leno On the Tonite Show October 30thasked Ron Paul “What about roads, libraries, etc” right before the Sex Pistols sang about Anarchy … It seems that those untrained in the scientific philosophy that drives Ron Paul (and many libertarians) is not always understood by those used to the large size of government.

An issue which concerns many of those who are working for freedom thru the Ron Paul campaign is that of defederalizing government to bring it back into alignment with the Constitution and ensure transparency. Application of Dr. Paul’s Political-Science (much like his practice as a doctor) could result in some of these actions upon the body-politic:

1) Examination: A doctor will look at the major structures of the body – skeletal, muscular, lymph nodes, etc. Ron Paul is not in favor of anarchy nor would a good doctor attempt to remove any necessary portions of a patient’s body imperative to sustain life!

2) Re-hab: It appears from recent speeched that Doctor Paul will attempt to wean the body-politic addictions to spending rather than force a cold-turkey recovery. That’s good news for those concerned about the social security check or medicare program!

3) Take X-rays: Government should not hide behind closed doors. The Federal Reserve, Executive privileges, Signing regional treaties… there seems to be a lack of transparency in the current government and the people would like to know what’s going on inside. Any dark spots should have some bright light shone upon them immediately!

4) Surgery: The good doctor will perform emergency surgery to remove only the most dangerous and unnecessary and bloated portions of government in the short-term which will not threaten the life of the body-politic.

5) Amputation: End the war in Iraq now, bring the troops home. The urge to protect our “homeland” has resulted in a state where we are less secure than before 9-11.

6) Recommend Exercise: Any good doctor knows he or she cannot force the patient to exercise, even when the patent’s life is in danger.  Ron Paul supporters need to know that this is just the beginning and they will be called upon to implement local solutions in their own communities once he is elected.

 Drastically reducing the size and scope of the Federal Government - that’s going to take a heck of a lot of work, advocacy, and understanding from all facets of the body-politic in order to make this work so the system is strong again. The doctor can’t do it all for us so we have to take the responsibility.

Wisconsin is a state where we feel we are over-taxed and many of us feel we are over-weight…  I for one have got to start exercising in order to loose that beer-belly.