Pimpin' for Ron Paul

[SoTxBob]

Tonight I saw a yellow "new model" on MFC..
"RonPaul_2012" ..... Yes, really.... already pushing 3k score... :snooty:

 

[Poker_Babe]

Tonight I saw a yellow "new model" on MFC..
"RonPaul_2012" ..... Yes, really.... already pushing 3k score... :snooty:

:dance: :dance: :banana-blonde: :banana-dance: :banana-dreads: :happy-cheerleaderkid: Gooooooooooooooooo Paul!!!!!

 

[Mork]

"Ron" used to go by KawaiiSweet... dont know where the new model yellow came from....

 

[lexmark402003]

Tonight I saw a yellow "new model" on MFC..
"RonPaul_2012" ..... Yes, really.... already pushing 3k score... :snooty:

I always support models who support Ron Paul! :-D

 

[lexmark402003]

"Poker_Babe"-I really like this video.

Woooooooo Hooooooooooooooo!
ADAM KOKESH In there (aka Poker-Babe's and LeenaLiberty's Secret Boyfriend

OR the Sexiest Male 9/11 , anti-war, Ron Paul Supporting Activist alive...

Sorry. Couldn't help myself PB.

I don't find him all that "sexy" (I thing he'd suck as a cam girl and he's a lot more radical than I am, but he's a pretty cool guy, and has been a Ron Paul supporter since the last election.

 

[Poker_Babe]

I don't find him all that "sexy" (I thing he'd suck as a cam girl and he's a lot more radical than I am, but he's a pretty cool guy, and has been a Ron Paul supporter since the last election.

Hahaha... you're funny.
BTW the thing about him being sexy is actually an inside joke between Leena and I.

 

[LeenaLiberty]

I don't find him all that "sexy" (I thing he'd suck as a cam girl and he's a lot more radical than I am, but he's a pretty cool guy, and has been a Ron Paul supporter since the last election.

He he heeee... :drool:
Re: Kokesh and "inside joke"

Well he is certainly not "as sexy" as RP

Check out this hunk...

Who knew 77, could be the new "hot"?
What a beefcake... :whistle:

 

[Poker_Babe]

Brief Overview of Congressman Paul’s Record:

He has never voted to raise taxes.
He has never voted for an unbalanced budget.
He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership.
He has never voted to raise congressional pay.
He has never taken a government-paid junket.
He has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch.
He voted against the Patriot Act.
He voted against regulating the Internet.
He voted against the Iraq war.
He does not participate in the lucrative congressional pension program.
He returns a portion of his annual congressional office budget to the U.S. treasury every year.
Congressman Paul introduces numerous pieces of substantive legislation each year, probably more than any single member of Congress.

Just keeping this thread alive. :mrgreen:

 

[Nordling]

But has he ever voted for or supported a bill that improved civil rights? He has said he would not have voted for the Civil Rights bill of 1964.

 

[Poker_Babe]

Wow that was a quick response lol.
I know that there are different opinions on his motives for this, but I believe its because he didn't agree with all the details of the civil rights act, not because he doesn't believe in civil rights or that he is a racist.
The establishment knows that RP has got a great track record and they are trying to find anything they can to sling mud at him.
I don't agree with RP on everything, and I don't think anyone will ever find a candidate that they will agree with 100%. But I still feel that he is the best person for the job, and only one honest and sincere.

 

[Nordling]

I understand, and I agree with many of Paul's stances but probably for different reasons than him. To me, the civil rights thing alone is a deal breaker...what he and his son Rand have said they disliked about "civil rights" was not allowing privately owned but public facilities (like restaurants or bars) to ban certain "types" of people. Whether he's a racist or not isn't important; if he supports the so called "rights" of racists makes him an enemy of all civil rights.

Ayn Rand was a novelist; she wrote fiction. To cling to her "philosophy" without examining the real world outcome of employing that philosophy (like the insane "Austrian" school of economics), is not thinking independently. The only country that's cleaving to the Austrian school is Chile...and it's in shambles.

 

[eclipse76]

Chile...and it's in shambles.

Chile is in shambles?! Since when?!
Latest headlines about Chile's economy: "Chile's economy grew by an unprecedented 5.2% in March"
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[Poker_Babe]

Interesting read:

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The economy of Chile is ranked as an upper-middle income economy by the World Bank,[11] and is one of South America's most stable and prosperous nations,[12] leading Latin American nations in human development, competitiveness, income per capita, globalization, economic freedom, and low perception of corruption.[13] However, it has a high economic inequality, as measured by the Gini index.[14]

 

[HoldItNow]

Ron Paul was also a supporter of term limits once upon a time. How's that one going?

 

[Zoomer]

I'm disappointed. I forgot the name, and when I saw Ron was thinking of Ron Jeremy. Instead it's politics ... doh!


As for Chile. Chile has huge mineral resources and is profiting off of the booming growth in China for many years, amongst other places
It is fairly hard to get it wrong economically when you have huge export markets for raw materials. It isn't much to do with economic policy, just increasing output and sales. There is a market for the raw material that will eat up whatever is available

 

[Poker_Babe]

RT Reports Ron Paul Winning 11 States! This Race Is Much Closer Than People Think!

 

[Nordling]

I'm disappointed. I forgot the name, and when I saw Ron was thinking of Ron Jeremy. Instead it's politics ... doh!


As for Chile. Chile has huge mineral resources and is profiting off of the booming growth in China for many years, amongst other places
It is fairly hard to get it wrong economically when you have huge export markets for raw materials. It isn't much to do with economic policy, just increasing output and sales. There is a market for the raw material that will eat up whatever is available

Depends on what you mean by success. If only the very wealthy benefit from the resources, it's not that much of a success.

 

[eclipse76]

I'm disappointed. I forgot the name, and when I saw Ron was thinking of Ron Jeremy. Instead it's politics ... doh!


As for Chile. Chile has huge mineral resources and is profiting off of the booming growth in China for many years, amongst other places
It is fairly hard to get it wrong economically when you have huge export markets for raw materials. It isn't much to do with economic policy, just increasing output and sales. There is a market for the raw material that will eat up whatever is available

There're problem in Chile regarding its natural ressources though, it seems they do not care a lot about its indigenous people who own/occupy the land where thoses ressources are located. And they are treated as good as gypsies in Europe from what I know.
Actually it's fairly easy to do shit with a lot of mineral ressources, it's called Dutch Disease. Chile seemed to be hit in the 2000's due to its copper ressource. IIRC, they now have a stabilization fund similar to the Norwegian one.

 

[Zoomer]

Depends on what you mean by success. If only the very wealthy benefit from the resources, it's not that much of a success.

Since the threads idea of Chile's success is the growth rate of the economy - and I merely provided the indicator of what is the main driving force of Chile's economy at present (mining exports) and therefore pointing out it isn't necessarily to do with shrewd government policy or fiscal management - the definition of success as based upon uniform increase in wealth seems unrelated I would also point out that every nation has some members in poverty. As the old saying goes, the "Rich get richer while the poor get poorer". That isn't necessarily true whatsoever - just a misleading often used newspaper comment - but the gap between rich and poor does increase. Not seen anywhere where it doesn't

But the casual link others made that because Chile's economy is doing well this must indicate that the type of government is successful is entirely misleading. Drawing a parallel that because Chile is booming a similar government type in the US would result in a similar outcome is, if anything, a little crass and cavalier.

 

[Poker_Babe]

I'm disappointed. I forgot the name, and when I saw Ron was thinking of Ron Jeremy. Instead it's politics ... doh!

 

[Nordling]

Depends on what you mean by success. If only the very wealthy benefit from the resources, it's not that much of a success.

Since the threads idea of Chile's success is the growth rate of the economy - and I merely provided the indicator of what is the main driving force of Chile's economy at present (mining exports) and therefore pointing out it isn't necessarily to do with shrewd government policy or fiscal management - the definition of success as based upon uniform increase in wealth seems unrelated I would also point out that every nation has some members in poverty. As the old saying goes, the "Rich get richer while the poor get poorer". That isn't necessarily true whatsoever - just a misleading often used newspaper comment - but the gap between rich and poor does increase. Not seen anywhere where it doesn't

But the casual link others made that because Chile's economy is doing well this must indicate that the type of government is successful is entirely misleading. Drawing a parallel that because Chile is booming a similar government type in the US would result in a similar outcome is, if anything, a little crass and cavalier.

:lol: I think I probably agree with you--not totally sure since it's a lot of ideas in one short post.

 

[lexmark402003]

I don't find him all that "sexy" (I thing he'd suck as a cam girl and he's a lot more radical than I am, but he's a pretty cool guy, and has been a Ron Paul supporter since the last election.

He he heeee... :drool:
Re: Kokesh and "inside joke"

Well he is certainly not "as sexy" as RP

Check out this hunk...

Who knew 77, could be the new "hot"?
What a beefcake... :whistle:

If I wasn't a straight male, and if Dr. Paul hadn't been married for 50+ years, I'd go for it

Seriously, the guy is in damned good shape for his age. During the previous election, the guy marched with a bunch of us supporters from the Alamo to a site about a mile away where he was going to give a speech in the South Texas sun in late July (probably 100 degrees, give or take). He was wearing a suit, and barely broke a sweat. I'm 30 years younger than he is, was wearing Tshirt and shorts, and was dying for a cold beer by the time we got there.

He wasn't kidding when he challenged Romney and the others to a Texas bike ride last year. He would have rode the rest of them into the ground.

The guy went to college on a track scholarship (he once held a Pennsylvania state sprinting record) and has stayed in shape ever since.

 

[Shaun__]

Poor Paul gets no respect.

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[Poker_Babe]

Poor Paul gets no respect.

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OMG!!!!!!! :icon-eek: :-o :snooty:

 

[BloodRed87]

Ron Paul has dropped out of the presidential race.

Welp, there goes my reason for actually voting this year. :angry3:

 

[LadyLuna]

Ron Paul has dropped out of the presidential race.

Welp, there goes my reason for actually voting this year. :angry3:

FALSE! It's called write-ins bb!

 

[Poker_Babe]

FALSE

Ron Paul hasn't dropped out of anything!

Straight from Ron Paul's official presidential campaign website:

Ron Paul Has Not Suspended His Campaign

Today from Buzzfeed:

“Asked if this is a dropout, Paul’s campaign manager Jesse Benton said ‘Absolutely not! We are focusing our efforts squarely on winning delegates and party leadership positions at state conventions.”

Hopefully this will help clear up some of today’s confusion:

 

[AthenaBlaze]

Just showing a lil more love for my man RP!
RON PAUL! RON PAUL! RON PAUL! whoooooohoooo Oh how I love uuuu :happy-cheerleaderkid: :music-rockout: :music-deathmetal: Ok I'm done now.... =) Have a lovely night ladies!

 

[LeenaLiberty]

ARE Americans practicing Communism?
Read the 10 Planks of The Communist Manifesto to discover the truth and learn how to know your enemy...

Karl Marx describes in his communist manifesto, the ten steps necessary to destroy a free enterprise system and replace it with a system of omnipotent government power, so as to effect a communist socialist state. Those ten steps are known as the Ten Planks of The Communist Manifesto… The following brief presents the original ten planks within the Communist Manifesto written by Karl Marx in 1848, along with the American adopted counterpart for each of the planks. From comparison it's clear MOST Americans have by myths, fraud and deception under the color of law by their own politicians in both the Republican and Democratic and parties, been transformed into Communists.

Another thing to remember, Karl Marx in creating the Communist Manifesto designed these planks AS A TEST to determine whether a society has become communist or not. If they are all in effect and in force, then the people ARE practicing communists.

Communism, by any other name is still communism, and is VERY VERY destructive to the individual and to the society!!

The 10 PLANKS stated in the Communist Manifesto and some of their American counterparts are...

1. Abolition of private property and the application of all rents of land to public purposes.
Americans do these with actions such as the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution (1868), and various zoning, school & property taxes. Also the Bureau of Land Management (Zoning laws are the first step to government property ownership)

2. A heavy progressive or graduated income tax.
Americans know this as misapplication of the 16th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, 1913, The Social Security Act of 1936.; Joint House Resolution 192 of 1933; and various State "income" taxes. We call it "paying your fair share".

3. Abolition of all rights of inheritance.
Americans call it Federal & State estate Tax (1916); or reformed Probate Laws, and limited inheritance via arbitrary inheritance tax statutes.

4. Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels.
Americans call it government seizures, tax liens, Public "law" 99-570 (1986); Executive order 11490, sections 1205, 2002 which gives private land to the Department of Urban Development; the imprisonment of "terrorists" and those who speak out or write against the "government" (1997 Crime/Terrorist Bill); or the IRS confiscation of property without due process. Asset forfeiture laws are used by DEA, IRS, ATF etc...).

5. Centralization of credit in the hands of the state, by means of a national bank with State capital and an exclusive monopoly.
Americans call it the Federal Reserve which is a privately-owned credit/debt system allowed by the Federal Reserve act of 1913. All local banks are members of the Fed system, and are regulated by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) another privately-owned corporation. The Federal Reserve Banks issue Fiat Paper Money and practice economically destructive fractional reserve banking.

6. Centralization of the means of communications and transportation in the hands of the State.
Americans call it the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Department of Transportation (DOT) mandated through the ICC act of 1887, the Commissions Act of 1934, The Interstate Commerce Commission established in 1938, The Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Communications Commission, and Executive orders 11490, 10999, as well as State mandated driver's licenses and Department of Transportation regulations.

7. Extension of factories and instruments of production owned by the state, the bringing into cultivation of waste lands, and the improvement of the soil generally in accordance with a common plan.
Americans call it corporate capacity, The Desert Entry Act and The Department of Agriculture… Thus read "controlled or subsidized" rather than "owned"… This is easily seen in these as well as the Department of Commerce and Labor, Department of Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, Bureau of Mines, National Park Service, and the IRS control of business through corporate regulations.

8. Equal liability of all to labor. Establishment of industrial armies, especially for agriculture.
Americans call it Minimum Wage and slave labor like dealing with our Most Favored Nation trade partner; i.e. Communist China. We see it in practice via the Social Security Administration and The Department of Labor. The National debt and inflation caused by the communal bank has caused the need for a two "income" family. Woman in the workplace since the 1920's, the 19th amendment of the U.S. Constitution, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, assorted Socialist Unions, affirmative action, the Federal Public Works Program and of course Executive order 11000.

9. Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries, gradual abolition of the distinction between town and country, by a more equitable distribution of population over the country.
Americans call it the Planning Reorganization act of 1949 , zoning (Title 17 1910-1990) and Super Corporate Farms, as well as Executive orders 11647, 11731 (ten regions) and Public "law" 89-136. These provide for forced relocations and forced sterilization programs, like in China.

10. Free education for all children in public schools. Abolition of children's factory labor in its present form. Combination of education with industrial production.
Americans are being taxed to support what we call 'public' schools, but are actually "government force-tax-funded schools " Even private schools are government regulated. The purpose is to train the young to work for the communal debt system. We also call it the Department of Education, the NEA and Outcome Based "Education" . These are used so that all children can be indoctrinated and inculcated with the government propaganda, like "majority rules", and "pay your fair share". WHERE are the words "fair share" in the Constitution, Bill of Rights or the Internal Revenue Code (Title 26)?? NO WHERE is "fair share" even suggested !! The philosophical concept of "fair share" comes from the Communist maxim, "From each according to their ability, to each according to their need! This concept is pure socialism. ... America was made the greatest society by its private initiative WORK ETHIC ... Teaching ourselves and others how to "fish" to be self sufficient and produce plenty of EXTRA commodities to if so desired could be shared with others who might be "needy"... Americans have always voluntarily been the MOST generous and charitable society on the planet.

Do changing words, change the end result? ... By using different words, is it all of a sudden OK to ignore or violate the provisions or intent of the Constitution of the united States of America?????

The people (politicians) who believe in the SOCIALISTIC and COMMUNISTIC concepts, especially those who pass more and more laws implementing these slavery ideas, are traitors to their oath of office and to the Constitution of the united States of America...

 

[LeenaLiberty]

10 Reasons Obama is Just As Bad or Worse Than Bush

Activist Post

George W. Bush was clearly a mentally-challenged puppet of the military/banking/oil elite. The policies put it in place at breakneck speed after 9/11 were provably predetermined by think tanks well in advance. Not that other presidents were any less controlled by this hidden agenda, but there was a noticeable in-your-face quickening of corporate-government tyranny under Bush.

These policies like wars of aggression, illegal surveillance of Americans, torture of detainees indefinitely held without formal charges, unfair "free trade" agreements, and bank bailouts rightfully enraged many progressives during the Bush years. Yet, not only have these policies accelerated under Obama, even more of the draconian playbook is unfolding.

After 8 years of Bush's reign that ended with a record low presidential approval rating in the low 20s, Obama's promise of hope and change inspired many beyond mainline progressives. His campaign speeches were so powerful that they landed him the Nobel Peace Prize without having done anything for world peace except to offer the idea in order to get elected. As a Constitutional law professor and attorney, Obama appeared to have a greater understanding of rights and the balance of power than did flunky Bush.



Although policies being implemented under Obama's leadership exhibit the continuation of Bush's tyrannical agenda, his stunning betrayal of populist and Constitutional principles in support of these actions makes him the ultimate hypocrite. Additionally, because Obama is a much more influential orator than Bush, his service to the puppet masters is far more dangerous to the American people he's supposed to serve.

There have been many articles written about Obama's unkept promises and outright lies, but here are 10 actions that prove Obama is just as bad if not worse than Bush:


Bank/Corporate Bailouts: Although the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), otherwise known as the bankster bailout, occurred on Bush's watch, Obama fully supported it as necessary. Obama then followed up this massive wealth grab with a gargantuan stimulus bill which has basically been absorbed by the financial crisis as well. All said, Bloomberg and others reported the taxpayer guarantees for Wall Street are upwards of $23 trillion. Additionally, the best part of Obama's cabinet and appointed czars are directly connected to big banks like JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs. Furthermore, Obama and Democratic leaders gave the Federal Reserve even more regulatory power over the economy. The Administration hails the Financial Reform bill as a big political accomplishment, but the bill never addressed the three major problems: doesn't break up or reduce the size of too-big-to-fail banks, doesn't remove the massive government guarantees to the giant banks, and it won’t even increase liquidity requirements to prevent future meltdowns. The inmates are too clearly running Obama's asylum.


Betrayal of the Poor: Bush never pretended to give a damn about the poor and the systematic mechanisms that keep them poor; openly calling the "haves and have mores" his "base." But Obama has been portrayed as different, mainly because the Democratic party is viewed as more empathetic to the poor. Obama promised affordable healthcare, to create new jobs, and to increase access to a college education. However, the mandated healthcare bill has proven to actually hurt the poor, the "jobs" bill HIRE was nothing but a smokescreen to pass capital controls, and college loans are increasingly worse than useless since record numbers of students can't find work to pay them off. So far he only seems to be helping the poor by extending food stamps to a record number of needy Americans -- which is currently on the spending cut chopping block by the way. Obama also extended Bush's tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans while the poor suffer the dramatic effects of inflation and the approaching austerity cuts demanded to prevent a government shutdown.


Expansion of Free Trade: Obama excoriated NAFTA, GATT and other so-called "Free Trade" agreements that were put in place under Clinton and Bush (with CAFTA). One of Obama's campaign mailers to Ohioans read "one million jobs have been lost because of NAFTA, including nearly 50,000 jobs here in Ohio." And Obama told unions that "he has always opposed NAFTA, and said the trade deal should be amended and renegotiated." It is abundantly clear that free trade agreements have not done well for American manufacturing and its workers (just like Obama told us during his campaign). These free trade agreements are designed to only help the multinational corporations who wrote them, and who Obama now works for. In contrast to being "opposed" to such agreements, the government moves forward with many new similar agreements.

Escalating Wars of Aggression: Whoever thought it couldn't get worse than Bush in regards to wars of aggression -- especially by a Nobel Peace Prize recipient -- have been proven dead wrong. Obama has now unilaterally attacked more countries than Bush, notably bombing inside Pakistan, Yemen and now Libya without Congressional approval. Obama is worse than war-mongering Neocons because he moved the war bar from requiring a real or manufactured threat to justify American military intervention, to vague humanitarian justifications. In other words, if a secular dictator is stamping out a handful of jihadists that threaten his regime, we will now bomb the dictator and support the jihadists when it serves corporate interests. By all counts Obama is serving the same military/oil masters no matter what labels or excuses are given. It is truly a hideous display to watch progressives support Obama's wars as if they're more righteous than Bush's.


Torture and Sport Killing: Bush accepted some blame for the Abu Ghraib torture debacle. Rightly so, as it was his Administration that set forth more enhanced interrogation permissions down the chain of command that ultimately resulted in such disgusting behavior. Obama used the notion of closing Guantanamo prison to score political points and to appear as "anti-torture." Not only does Guantanamo remain open two years into his presidency, the detainees have less rights than they did under Bush. Additionally, Obama has allowed the torture of American soldier Bradley Manning simply for being a suspected whistleblower. If he allows this type of treatment to an American citizen, we can only imagine the tactics that are still being used against enemy detainees. If it's fair to blame Bush for Abu Ghraib, then it seems fair to blame Obama for allowing an environment where the U.S. military is engaged in sport killing of innocent civilians -- which also seems to negate his calls for humanitarian purity in other nations.

Illegal Domestic Surveillance: It seems the monster surveillance-industrial complex that was kicked off under Bush remains in full swing under Obama. Obama voted for the Bush/Cheney FISA-telecom immunity after vowing to support a filibuster of it while he was a Senator. Glenn Greenwald reported: "So candidate Obama unambiguously vowed to his supporters that he would work to ensure 'full accountability' for 'past offenses' in surveillance lawbreaking. President Obama, however, has now become the prime impediment to precisely that accountability, repeatedly engaging in extraordinary legal maneuvers to ensure that 'past offenses' -- both in the surveillance and torture/rendition realm -- remain secret and forever immunized from judicial review." And Carol Rose added, "The link between secrecy and surveillance is critical: in effect, our government is increasing its power to watch its citizens, while diminishing the power of citizens to watch their government – the very antithesis of democracy." It's telling how out of control illegal surveillance has become when private foreign companies are hired to spy on American environmental activists. This is in addition to the TSA's roll-out of naked body scanners and intrusive pat-downs selectively enforced at airports and fiercely defended by Obama's DHS.

Rule of Law is Dead: The Rule of Law is an ancient concept that means a society is governed by rational, objective written laws, as opposed to the personal whim or arbitrariness of some king. Under this pretext, no one is above the law, not even kings. Yet, we have seen this concept steadily erode from reality over many decades, but not so blatant as under George W. Bush whose team permanently subverted the rules in favor of the elite. Under Bush and now Obama, the corporate elite clearly get away with massive crimes against humanity and overwhelming fraud, while the little people are still routinely punished for all minor offenses. With not even a hint of punishment, banks can openly loot and defraud the public, the government can spy on Americans, the TSA can grope our private parts, while large corporations continue to poison us and the environment with impunity. The Feds, under Obama, have even raided legal medical marijuana dispensaries and private organic cooperatives. In addition, Obama signed an Executive Order to indefinitely detain "terror" suspects even after acquittal -- while other lawmakers seek to remove Miranda Rights. Who is prosecuting these crimes and injustices? When the criminal corporations with their government partners continue to run the system, there will be no rule of law, or justice.


Free Speech Restrictions: Bush mainly used fear, intimidation, access and fake reporters to control the establishment message. He and the media cartel acted in concert to sell gigantic lies to the public. Now, as more people replace their television service with the Internet, "news" has been more difficult for the establishment to control. As the global awakening takes place, the crackdown on free speech intensifies under Obama. The crackdown has been most obvious on the Internet (see next section) and on peaceful protesters. In a comically hypocritical moment that exemplifies how tyrannical this administration has become, Hillary Clinton was giving a speech about supporting the right of peaceful protesters while her security thugs violently removed a "veteran for peace" from the audience for standing in silent protest. Additionally, there was an absolute police state put in place during the 2009 G20 meeting in Pittsburgh to shut down peaceful protests. Finally, we know what direction the current Administration is headed in terms of free speech, given the recent White Papers revealing their desire to "outlaw" or "tax" conspiracy theories, and to make it a felony offense to share copyrighted information even when no money is involved.


Internet Rights Eroding: The open and free Internet is under full assault under Obama's leadership. It has become obvious that there has never been much in the way of Internet privacy, especially since the Patriot Act went into full effect. But now, free access to information via the Internet is the target of legislation such as The Protecting Cybersecurity as a National Asset Act, aka the "Internet Kill Switch" bill, and the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA), aka the domain "Blacklist" bill. The free Internet is also being threatened by market-based "net neutrality" agreements, civil lawsuits, technical censorship via search engines, and yes, blogging taxes too. Finally, the DHS has been arbitrarily seizing domain names, which is clearly unconstitutional. Given that Obama is completely in bed with Google and others in the corporate information cartel, you can bet he will show his support for these endeavors even if only by remaining silent as they are debated then implemented.

Obamacare Fascism: Even many progressives view Obamacare as a purely fascist policy. When a progressive tries to defend Obamacare these days, the best argument they can give is "at least Obama tried to fix the problem." It's their way of subtly deflecting blame to Bush for ignoring it because he was too busy "smokin' turrurists outta their holes". Healthcare reform was meant to increase competition and affordable coverage for all Americans. Yet, the private insurance monopolies remain and citizens are mandated to buy from them under penalty of jail, while 1000 of the most connected corporations are exempt from the law. Furthermore, the FDA remains under the full control of Big Pharma/Chemical giants and the giveaways to the drug companies have only increased. Finally, when there are huge profits involved in deciding if people live or die, and budgetary rationing of services, you will always have "death panels." So, yes, the corporate government healthcare merger is complete with for-profit "death panels." Folks, if you want to know what the modern-day definition of fascism is, you just read it.

We can sense the hate mail is coming from die-hard "team blue" fans here, but America doesn't stand a chance without an honest assessment of what she represents and where she is heading under the policies outlined above. The Bush-Obama evolution is as blatant as it gets that the current two-party system has morphed into one that would more properly be labeled The Corporatist Party. We might do better to look beyond the two teams that so many root for, and realize that there is one central clubhouse from which they both operate.