Friday, October 9, 2009
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Obama Beholden to Wall Street
Last fall, I told anyone who would listen that Obama was just a crafty PR move by the string pullers behind the scenes. Most people were sure that the elegant sounding Senator from Illinois was something new. After eight long years of the Bush administration, he would be someone to put the ship back on course and begin to rectify some of the many mistakes made by the previous administration.
About a year into his first term, Obama doesn't appear to doing much to correct the wrongs and it appears to me that he has every intention of remaining on the same path.
One of his first announcements was that Guantanamo would be shut down. This hasn't happened. He made it known as well that the troops would brought back from the Middle East. If anything, he has just shifted the focus to Afghanistan with no overall plan in place.
Earlier this week, Obama failed to meet with the Dalai Lama, as to not raise the ire of China. Relations with China have taken on an increase significance this year, with the trillions dollars of debt the Americans owe them and the talks of switching the currency used to buy oil.
This has further convinced me that this administration has no plans on straying far from the course of Bush and his cronies.
Near the middle of Bush's second term the gig was up. Sub-prime mortgages were starting to cause people to foreclose and the talking heads were sounding the alarms. A crisis was on the way and much like the time Clinton won, the Republicans were more than happy to step to the side and regroup.
America's reputation was taking a beating from it's unilateral efforts in the Middle East wars. The Democrats had taken control of the House and the Senate, neutering the Bush adminstration from doing much more damage.
The Dems had two candidates, both of which would portray the U.S. as having made strides with women and minorities, that would be a marketing boon for the American brand.
The GOP weren't doing so good with their candidates. A mormon, a cross dresser, a southern Bible thumper, and a war hero, who, eight years before was an outsider and an anti-Christ. While not surprising McCain pulled out the nomination, it is surprising who was chosen for him, not by him, as his VEEP.
And we all know how that went. I've read and heard it said the Karl Rove was the mastermind behind forcing McCain to pick her only days before the convention. Any two-bit back room swindler such as Rove would know how that would fly. It appears to me that the Republicans really wanted to ensure their defeat.
Why was McCain complacent? The same reason that Clinton dropped out of the running for her party's nomination. Because they were told to do so by someone more powerful and influential.
This may start to get too conspiratorial for some of you, but hold on. It was during the Bilderberg meetings in Washington, on June 7, that Hillary met and finally conceded to Barack. Obama, Clinton, and McCain all were in Washington that weekend, suspending their cross-country glad-handing for the moment. Not sure if Bush was there or in Birmingham.
Anyway, "so what?," you say. Well, I'm just saying, these meetings that these Bilderberg people do, sound important if all the candidates make time from a very busy campaign schedule to attend. And coincides with Hillary finally pulling out, even though she was defeated the week before and would have made sense to concede then. Something tells me that there might have been a reason she waited. Prehaps, holding on to a shred of hope that she might still be given the nod. She wasn't.
The reason she held on so long is because whoever received the Democratic nomination was a lock to be the next president. And methinks Hillary wanted it bad. After all the embarrassment she had taken in the past, this would make up for it.
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Alas, we go on to Bilderberg ties to Obama. That doesn't need a six degree connection. James A.Johnson, former CEO of Fannie Mae, manging director of Lehman Brothers, board member of Goldman Sachs, and Bilderberg Group, Council on Foreign Relations, and Tri-Lateral Commision member. He was involved with the VEEP vetting process (aka kingmaker) until it broke that he had taken loans form Countrywide Financial (now Bank of America Home Loans, a quick rebranding after the scandal), in other words, he was in on the subprime thing.
On to the ties with the Securities and Investment industry. Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, or Citigroup were among Obama's largest contributors to get him elected and the rest is history. The graphic shows the amounts received by politicians from the Secuties and Investment industries.
About a year into his first term, Obama doesn't appear to doing much to correct the wrongs and it appears to me that he has every intention of remaining on the same path.
One of his first announcements was that Guantanamo would be shut down. This hasn't happened. He made it known as well that the troops would brought back from the Middle East. If anything, he has just shifted the focus to Afghanistan with no overall plan in place.
Earlier this week, Obama failed to meet with the Dalai Lama, as to not raise the ire of China. Relations with China have taken on an increase significance this year, with the trillions dollars of debt the Americans owe them and the talks of switching the currency used to buy oil.
This has further convinced me that this administration has no plans on straying far from the course of Bush and his cronies.
Near the middle of Bush's second term the gig was up. Sub-prime mortgages were starting to cause people to foreclose and the talking heads were sounding the alarms. A crisis was on the way and much like the time Clinton won, the Republicans were more than happy to step to the side and regroup.
America's reputation was taking a beating from it's unilateral efforts in the Middle East wars. The Democrats had taken control of the House and the Senate, neutering the Bush adminstration from doing much more damage.
The Dems had two candidates, both of which would portray the U.S. as having made strides with women and minorities, that would be a marketing boon for the American brand.
The GOP weren't doing so good with their candidates. A mormon, a cross dresser, a southern Bible thumper, and a war hero, who, eight years before was an outsider and an anti-Christ. While not surprising McCain pulled out the nomination, it is surprising who was chosen for him, not by him, as his VEEP.
And we all know how that went. I've read and heard it said the Karl Rove was the mastermind behind forcing McCain to pick her only days before the convention. Any two-bit back room swindler such as Rove would know how that would fly. It appears to me that the Republicans really wanted to ensure their defeat.
Why was McCain complacent? The same reason that Clinton dropped out of the running for her party's nomination. Because they were told to do so by someone more powerful and influential.
This may start to get too conspiratorial for some of you, but hold on. It was during the Bilderberg meetings in Washington, on June 7, that Hillary met and finally conceded to Barack. Obama, Clinton, and McCain all were in Washington that weekend, suspending their cross-country glad-handing for the moment. Not sure if Bush was there or in Birmingham.
Anyway, "so what?," you say. Well, I'm just saying, these meetings that these Bilderberg people do, sound important if all the candidates make time from a very busy campaign schedule to attend. And coincides with Hillary finally pulling out, even though she was defeated the week before and would have made sense to concede then. Something tells me that there might have been a reason she waited. Prehaps, holding on to a shred of hope that she might still be given the nod. She wasn't.
The reason she held on so long is because whoever received the Democratic nomination was a lock to be the next president. And methinks Hillary wanted it bad. After all the embarrassment she had taken in the past, this would make up for it.
On to the ties with the Securities and Investment industry. Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, or Citigroup were among Obama's largest contributors to get him elected and the rest is history. The graphic shows the amounts received by politicians from the Secuties and Investment industries.
Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss
Won't Get Fooled Again by The Who
We'll be fighting in the streets
With our children at our feet
And the morals that they worship will be gone
And the men who spurred us on
Sit in judgment of all wrong
They decide and the shotgun sings the song
I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around me
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
And I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again
Don't get fooled again
Change it had to come
We knew it all along
We were liberated from the fall that's all
But the world looks just the same
And history ain't changed
'Cause the banners, they all flown in the last war
I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around me
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
And I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again
Don't get fooled again
No, no!
I'll move myself and my family aside
If we happen to be left half alive
I'll get all my papers and smile at the sky
For I know that the hypnotized never lie
Do ya?
There's nothing in the street
Looks any different to me
And the slogans are replaced, by-the-bye
And the parting on the left
Is now the parting on the right
And the beards have all grown longer overnight
I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around me
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again
Don't get fooled again
No, no!
Meet the new boss
Same as the old boss
We'll be fighting in the streets
With our children at our feet
And the morals that they worship will be gone
And the men who spurred us on
Sit in judgment of all wrong
They decide and the shotgun sings the song
I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around me
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
And I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again
Don't get fooled again
Change it had to come
We knew it all along
We were liberated from the fall that's all
But the world looks just the same
And history ain't changed
'Cause the banners, they all flown in the last war
I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around me
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
And I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again
Don't get fooled again
No, no!
I'll move myself and my family aside
If we happen to be left half alive
I'll get all my papers and smile at the sky
For I know that the hypnotized never lie
Do ya?
There's nothing in the street
Looks any different to me
And the slogans are replaced, by-the-bye
And the parting on the left
Is now the parting on the right
And the beards have all grown longer overnight
I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around me
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again
Don't get fooled again
No, no!
Meet the new boss
Same as the old boss
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Moore's Latest Documentary 'Capitalism: A Love Story'
Having found the last couple of Michael Moore's offerings a bit over the top. I skipped out on 'Sicko' and had went into 'Capitalism' with low expectations. I was pleasantly surprised and felt the movie both informative and fast paced. It reminded me of his earlier work on the TV series the 'Awful Truth', which I still think was his best stuff. He provides enough evidence and human drama to indict the profit motive as unhealthy, immoral, and unsustainable. There are some very raw, emotional moments that are hard to dispute, yet I honestly didn't feel there was enough guidance for the average viewer on how to channel their hostility. However, sometime less is Moore. He leaves some of the heavy lifting to ourselves instead of beating us about the head and neck. Go check it out.
Robert Fisk Causes Gold to Reach New Record
A link to an article on Robert Fisk's possible connection to the record gold prices.
Obama Draws Fire for Dollar Slide
An article from the Financial Times on the declining American dollar.
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