Caught an MSM report on the Wikileaks charade. What a laugh, and not a good one. They are strangely silent on the 'disappearance' of access to the .org server. As if it never happened. The link I posted up to it was a ISP address not a DNS address, to the Switzerland server. The U.S. server is now offline and while it may have been a voluntary shutdown, I am certain it was with a bit of intimidation by TPTB.
The other aspect of that report was the lack of real information about the charges against Assange. They are still making it out as a sex crime. The way I see it, the most that they could get him on is negligence or attempted assault. AND, they have to prove intent. Sorry, condoms break, proving this was intentional is probably beyond the scope of most courts.(unless he actively has an STD, that would change things a bit, but only a bit.)
And still silence from the WH.
It just gets deeper.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Whats with the "standing Army"?
How to start this. So, start with the known facts and work outward.
Standing armies. Its fact that our founders considered a standing army to be as near to tyranny as you can get without having an actual tyranny. They mention this no less than once in the founding documents, multiple times within correspondence amongst themselves in the Federalist and anti-Federalist papers.
That’s not to say they felt armies were unnecessary; quite the opposite. They were in the middle of a war to win independence. They knew that force was a necessary evil. It’s the selective use of that force that makes war political, and not power grabbing.
When we started this country, after we had won our independence, we held onto only a handful of the military force we used to win. That was mostly navy with small detachments of marines to maintain our shipping lanes. There were also small regiments of Army Regulars within country but mostly on the territorial edges of the country. These were volunteer forces that were more of a police force to help the locals maintain treaties with indigenous peoples and other nationalities in competition for the land.
The President was the Chief Commander of the forces though not directly involved in conflicts. His was the hand that was needed to keep the forces in a strictly political nature, not one of power.
When larger skirmishes were involved, the people would head to the local command to ‘enlist’. Between larger skirmishes, they would maintain the “guard”. In some states it was mandatory for all males to congregate for drill IF they weren’t going to go to church on Sunday. It was expected for the families to maintain a field grade weapon, with shot and powder. All of this was expected and accepted. People didn’t rely upon the military to maintain peace amongst themselves. Local constables were in place to help keep order in situations of ‘law breaking’ but they were not the key policing factor. The people were.
This system was in place up to the time of the Civil War. Even then, when war was inevitable, people signed up with the local command. There were exception to this, especially in the south where conscription was fairly common. Granted, during that time, there were several instances of major Constitutional violations, on both sides. The fact that the war happened at all shows just how out of touch the Federal Government was getting at that point.
At the declaration of the Spanish American war, people signed up at the local Command.
At the declaration of the Great War (WWI) same thing.
Voluntary Enlistment right after the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, Same thing. The sign up was so heavy at that time, the Army and Navy were turning away many.
SO how did that work. Small regiments between conflicts. Major build up at the start of war. Where did the command structure come from?
Some of it was made up of former Command ‘Re-upping’. Some of it was career officers bucking for political office that stayed in between conflicts. Amazingly, there tended to be more combat experience without a standing army than we have had in the last 60 years with our current establishment.(the last 7 years not included.)
What changed and why?
Immediately after WWII, we were the only power that was left unscathed on our own soil.(Pearl harbor not included then) We were the only power that had a fully functional industrial complex and an economy that wasn’t overburdened: at least not as badly as the rest of the world at that point. We were making weapons for every country that was an ally since they were weakened by war upon their soil.(Westinghouse made Mosin-Nagants for Russia! As did Remington.)
And we had the bomb.
We also had a lot readjusting to do. Many families that were separated by the war, had to shift gears with Dad coming home. Much of the forces then were disbanded and sent home and things seemed to return to normal. Only they didn’t. We had several new sections of the military. The Navy had grown, we now had the newly formed Air Force. And we had the bomb.
Someone had to have control of that little nightmare. It wasn’t something that you could mothball for when you needed it. Especially when one of your allies was quickly turning into something else, wanting the same footing you had recently acquired.
It was easier for the PTB to keep a force on hand, just in case, than depend upon patriotism to drive recruitment in time of need. There was enough agreement among the citizens then, that it was convenient to ignore that little tidbit about ‘standing armies’.
One interesting point about WWII: ALL of the officers Brigadier General on up, were leftovers from the first World War. Several in office at the time were leftovers from then also. Many of the first enlistees were leftovers from that time. The instructors of ‘the boots’ were combat VETS. This has been a rare thing until our current time frame. At the start of the Vietnam War, there were very few instructors with combat experience, very few in commands with actual combat experience.
I think things went downhill greatly when our country made the turn towards having an active military. When conscription was chosen around the Vietnam War, things really took a turn for the worst.
Where did things really go wrong though? Its actually a combination of things. Mostly decisions made by persons in positions of responsibility without repercussion. Education went downhill, patriotism went the sidelines, both in schools and at home eventually. The country as a whole starting showing more selfishness. We lost the morals and integrity of past generations.
This allowed the PTB to grow further power within the military complex. The Chiefs of Staff started turning out to be more politicians than Commanders. Fewer and fewer Presidents have had military experience, let alone combat experience. (Current president being the best example of that.) There may not be a need for it, but it is a trait that helps in relations with a system that shouldn’t be there by our founder’s ideas. It also helps weight the hard choices when force is inevitable. (One thing any vet can tell you: “when in doubt, do something. It may not be the right thing but doing nothing will get people killed”. The other side of that coin is to listen to those in your command. It may not change your mind but it will give you an insight into the needs of your people. Our current president never learned those lessons.)
One thing that gave me hope about the whole mess of the military/industrial complex was just after 9/11. The recruiting stations filled quickly. We hadn’t even declared a war at that point, yet many young people felt the call of duty in their souls. Do I like the idea of sending people to die? Hell no. but I have no qualms about defending my own ideas, life and property and this country fits in that list very neatly. Those people that answered that call know exactly what I mean, or they wouldn’t have made that call.(debatably, this may have been a contrived event, some may even include Pearl Harbor in that as well as other events in history. Fact is, even if contrived, it worked to swell the ranks.)
Sadly, TPTB felt the need to continue a practice experimented with in Korea, fleshed out in Vietnam and perfected in the war-rooms of the military colleges. War is a racket now, purely and simply a racket. It runs the economy to some extent, makes multinational banks Masses of money as they work both sides of the trouble.(and this was documented during WWII, Exxon being part of that, as well as IBM) Hell, I don’t think there has been an Honest war since the skirmish between two surveyors and a couple of natives at a place now called Battlecreek Michigan. Even the Civil War had masses amount of money playing both sides against the middle.
No, the real problem is allowing the PTB to have any power over the military at all; making it so that being an Officer has to be by Congressional Appointment. Imagine if the military were still ‘Militia’ and the Government could only request our services? What if the militia had atomic weapons and the Government started getting out of line? Well, that’s a rather silly thought, if things hadn’t changed ‘way back when’ chances are we wouldn’t have come to the point of atomic/nuclear anything AND TPTB probably wouldn’t be in the position they are in now. Funny how that threat of retaliation tends to keep people in line. It’s what they do to honest people in this country, I would like to see the tables turned on ‘em.
Now we are at a point in history where that standing army may be the deathknell of freedom within this country. There have been studies done, internally, to determine if the military could be used during times of unrest and the results have been less than positive for freedom. I am certain that there are groups within the ranks that will not 'rise up' against their fellow Americans. The unit I was in was ready to go rogue if such an event happened. I can't say that the same unit would have the same feelings now, its been almost 20 years, but seeing how there was such strong Patriotism then, I am sure there are units now that feel the same.
(for the record, I was discharged with an OTH. I did some things that were stupid but the only charge they were able to get to stick was UA (AWOL for the army people). During the Courts Martial, the Captain in charge made the courts record stick the label of "patriotic activist" to my records. During the Clinton Era, it was like sewing a red "A" to my clothes. Here's the clincher, this was after Desert Storm, which I was involved in, and just after the LA riots. You can see where the problem was, I am sure.) Part of the problem here is control of WHAT is being taught at a young age and the propaganda of what is allowed within the Military itself.
Our young are being taught that this is not a standing army. Many of those that enlist, are young, from depressed areas, many of whom are looking for an 'out'. Some are from areas like the area I live in now. They go in because "my dad was a marine/soldier/sailor, his dad was, and his dad was", its traditional. There is noting wrong with either reason, and yet, both are wrong at the same time. Wanting a step up and willingness to work for it is honorable. Following in family footsteps is honorable. A standing army is wrong.
And the military, personnel wise, is only about 1/100th the physical population. Spending is more for support and equipment than in actual salaries. Our equipment is constant evolution while the rest of the world 'attempts to keep up'. Yet when we are confronted by groups that are still using pre-WWI bolt action rifles, our latest and greatest only helps us hold the field. The mentality within the command structure is hobbled by political aspiration. That mentality is what costs the ones on the ground, the highest price. That was what happened in WWI, and Vietnam. There was a disconnect from actual use of military towards political gain by the command.
If we want to win wars, it requires getting in there, doing the job with ALL available resources, and getting out as quickly as we got in(WWII is a great example of this). Our current complex is more about maintaining the conflict. You don't win wars that way, and you sure as hell don't make friends with those on the ground, on either side of the conflict. There are others that make much better arguments against the military complex than I can. I will leave this post at that point.
Standing armies. Its fact that our founders considered a standing army to be as near to tyranny as you can get without having an actual tyranny. They mention this no less than once in the founding documents, multiple times within correspondence amongst themselves in the Federalist and anti-Federalist papers.
That’s not to say they felt armies were unnecessary; quite the opposite. They were in the middle of a war to win independence. They knew that force was a necessary evil. It’s the selective use of that force that makes war political, and not power grabbing.
When we started this country, after we had won our independence, we held onto only a handful of the military force we used to win. That was mostly navy with small detachments of marines to maintain our shipping lanes. There were also small regiments of Army Regulars within country but mostly on the territorial edges of the country. These were volunteer forces that were more of a police force to help the locals maintain treaties with indigenous peoples and other nationalities in competition for the land.
The President was the Chief Commander of the forces though not directly involved in conflicts. His was the hand that was needed to keep the forces in a strictly political nature, not one of power.
When larger skirmishes were involved, the people would head to the local command to ‘enlist’. Between larger skirmishes, they would maintain the “guard”. In some states it was mandatory for all males to congregate for drill IF they weren’t going to go to church on Sunday. It was expected for the families to maintain a field grade weapon, with shot and powder. All of this was expected and accepted. People didn’t rely upon the military to maintain peace amongst themselves. Local constables were in place to help keep order in situations of ‘law breaking’ but they were not the key policing factor. The people were.
This system was in place up to the time of the Civil War. Even then, when war was inevitable, people signed up with the local command. There were exception to this, especially in the south where conscription was fairly common. Granted, during that time, there were several instances of major Constitutional violations, on both sides. The fact that the war happened at all shows just how out of touch the Federal Government was getting at that point.
At the declaration of the Spanish American war, people signed up at the local Command.
At the declaration of the Great War (WWI) same thing.
Voluntary Enlistment right after the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, Same thing. The sign up was so heavy at that time, the Army and Navy were turning away many.
SO how did that work. Small regiments between conflicts. Major build up at the start of war. Where did the command structure come from?
Some of it was made up of former Command ‘Re-upping’. Some of it was career officers bucking for political office that stayed in between conflicts. Amazingly, there tended to be more combat experience without a standing army than we have had in the last 60 years with our current establishment.(the last 7 years not included.)
What changed and why?
Immediately after WWII, we were the only power that was left unscathed on our own soil.(Pearl harbor not included then) We were the only power that had a fully functional industrial complex and an economy that wasn’t overburdened: at least not as badly as the rest of the world at that point. We were making weapons for every country that was an ally since they were weakened by war upon their soil.(Westinghouse made Mosin-Nagants for Russia! As did Remington.)
And we had the bomb.
We also had a lot readjusting to do. Many families that were separated by the war, had to shift gears with Dad coming home. Much of the forces then were disbanded and sent home and things seemed to return to normal. Only they didn’t. We had several new sections of the military. The Navy had grown, we now had the newly formed Air Force. And we had the bomb.
Someone had to have control of that little nightmare. It wasn’t something that you could mothball for when you needed it. Especially when one of your allies was quickly turning into something else, wanting the same footing you had recently acquired.
It was easier for the PTB to keep a force on hand, just in case, than depend upon patriotism to drive recruitment in time of need. There was enough agreement among the citizens then, that it was convenient to ignore that little tidbit about ‘standing armies’.
One interesting point about WWII: ALL of the officers Brigadier General on up, were leftovers from the first World War. Several in office at the time were leftovers from then also. Many of the first enlistees were leftovers from that time. The instructors of ‘the boots’ were combat VETS. This has been a rare thing until our current time frame. At the start of the Vietnam War, there were very few instructors with combat experience, very few in commands with actual combat experience.
I think things went downhill greatly when our country made the turn towards having an active military. When conscription was chosen around the Vietnam War, things really took a turn for the worst.
Where did things really go wrong though? Its actually a combination of things. Mostly decisions made by persons in positions of responsibility without repercussion. Education went downhill, patriotism went the sidelines, both in schools and at home eventually. The country as a whole starting showing more selfishness. We lost the morals and integrity of past generations.
This allowed the PTB to grow further power within the military complex. The Chiefs of Staff started turning out to be more politicians than Commanders. Fewer and fewer Presidents have had military experience, let alone combat experience. (Current president being the best example of that.) There may not be a need for it, but it is a trait that helps in relations with a system that shouldn’t be there by our founder’s ideas. It also helps weight the hard choices when force is inevitable. (One thing any vet can tell you: “when in doubt, do something. It may not be the right thing but doing nothing will get people killed”. The other side of that coin is to listen to those in your command. It may not change your mind but it will give you an insight into the needs of your people. Our current president never learned those lessons.)
One thing that gave me hope about the whole mess of the military/industrial complex was just after 9/11. The recruiting stations filled quickly. We hadn’t even declared a war at that point, yet many young people felt the call of duty in their souls. Do I like the idea of sending people to die? Hell no. but I have no qualms about defending my own ideas, life and property and this country fits in that list very neatly. Those people that answered that call know exactly what I mean, or they wouldn’t have made that call.(debatably, this may have been a contrived event, some may even include Pearl Harbor in that as well as other events in history. Fact is, even if contrived, it worked to swell the ranks.)
Sadly, TPTB felt the need to continue a practice experimented with in Korea, fleshed out in Vietnam and perfected in the war-rooms of the military colleges. War is a racket now, purely and simply a racket. It runs the economy to some extent, makes multinational banks Masses of money as they work both sides of the trouble.(and this was documented during WWII, Exxon being part of that, as well as IBM) Hell, I don’t think there has been an Honest war since the skirmish between two surveyors and a couple of natives at a place now called Battlecreek Michigan. Even the Civil War had masses amount of money playing both sides against the middle.
No, the real problem is allowing the PTB to have any power over the military at all; making it so that being an Officer has to be by Congressional Appointment. Imagine if the military were still ‘Militia’ and the Government could only request our services? What if the militia had atomic weapons and the Government started getting out of line? Well, that’s a rather silly thought, if things hadn’t changed ‘way back when’ chances are we wouldn’t have come to the point of atomic/nuclear anything AND TPTB probably wouldn’t be in the position they are in now. Funny how that threat of retaliation tends to keep people in line. It’s what they do to honest people in this country, I would like to see the tables turned on ‘em.
Now we are at a point in history where that standing army may be the deathknell of freedom within this country. There have been studies done, internally, to determine if the military could be used during times of unrest and the results have been less than positive for freedom. I am certain that there are groups within the ranks that will not 'rise up' against their fellow Americans. The unit I was in was ready to go rogue if such an event happened. I can't say that the same unit would have the same feelings now, its been almost 20 years, but seeing how there was such strong Patriotism then, I am sure there are units now that feel the same.
(for the record, I was discharged with an OTH. I did some things that were stupid but the only charge they were able to get to stick was UA (AWOL for the army people). During the Courts Martial, the Captain in charge made the courts record stick the label of "patriotic activist" to my records. During the Clinton Era, it was like sewing a red "A" to my clothes. Here's the clincher, this was after Desert Storm, which I was involved in, and just after the LA riots. You can see where the problem was, I am sure.) Part of the problem here is control of WHAT is being taught at a young age and the propaganda of what is allowed within the Military itself.
Our young are being taught that this is not a standing army. Many of those that enlist, are young, from depressed areas, many of whom are looking for an 'out'. Some are from areas like the area I live in now. They go in because "my dad was a marine/soldier/sailor, his dad was, and his dad was", its traditional. There is noting wrong with either reason, and yet, both are wrong at the same time. Wanting a step up and willingness to work for it is honorable. Following in family footsteps is honorable. A standing army is wrong.
And the military, personnel wise, is only about 1/100th the physical population. Spending is more for support and equipment than in actual salaries. Our equipment is constant evolution while the rest of the world 'attempts to keep up'. Yet when we are confronted by groups that are still using pre-WWI bolt action rifles, our latest and greatest only helps us hold the field. The mentality within the command structure is hobbled by political aspiration. That mentality is what costs the ones on the ground, the highest price. That was what happened in WWI, and Vietnam. There was a disconnect from actual use of military towards political gain by the command.
If we want to win wars, it requires getting in there, doing the job with ALL available resources, and getting out as quickly as we got in(WWII is a great example of this). Our current complex is more about maintaining the conflict. You don't win wars that way, and you sure as hell don't make friends with those on the ground, on either side of the conflict. There are others that make much better arguments against the military complex than I can. I will leave this post at that point.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Sunday update of prior post.
WIKILEAKS.
If you haven't read Claire's article you can read it here.
The "rape" charge against Assange is really starting to look more and more like a smear campaign. From whom is questionable but seeing his latest foray's, the culprit is pretty likely. Granted the guy may be a good schmoozer with the ladies and terrible once he is 'there'. No reason to label this guy a terrorist or rapist. Seems to me that there is much more going on with these women and I wouldn't be surprised if its discovered that they deposited quite a large sum of money recently.
As for the guy himself, he is up against the wall and with good reason. He has managed to piss off a lot of very powerful people.
The real question is, Who made the leak?
I still have my suspicions that this Bradley person is NOT the real leak but the fall guy; conveniently placed into the hands of the media. Anyone remember a movie called "Wag the dog"?
If you haven't seen it, Do so. Well worth the price of admission and quite revealing as to how some political processes REALLY work. I think it was released just after the Clinton scandals happened. It worked great since telling the truth during times of crisis can be the best ploy for distraction away from the truth. Especially in a world were everyone is so used to being lied to: by the media AND the PTB. Sometimes, the obvious isn't the answer. Other times, it is the answer to the obvious. Be skeptical, question everything, even your own motives at times. You might be surprised at how little gets by you when you are a tad bit paranoid.
Oh yeah, We are paranoid aren't we. LOL
Wacky Definitions: Paranoid: Noun, 1: A person aware of all the facts.(I forget where I first heard that but I remember it to this day. It struck me as too close to the truth. But isn't that some of the best humor?)
I digress though. It seems to me that the WH is unusually silent about this whole affair. Yet Sect of State Clinton is quite perplexed by it. Seems to me that this may be an internal dispute coming out to check and mate a potential rival. With Hillary's recent talk, openly, after the leaks came out, against running for public office EVER again; the checkmate worked. Still, there is something more running under the surface and I will bet that the details of that will never come to light.
I will be posting early tomorrow. Have a long post coming with my perceptions on the military and how it has been hi-jacked away from what the founders intended.(that whole standing army thing.) And I will be backing it with historical reference for those that aren't sure what I mean.
If you haven't read Claire's article you can read it here.
The "rape" charge against Assange is really starting to look more and more like a smear campaign. From whom is questionable but seeing his latest foray's, the culprit is pretty likely. Granted the guy may be a good schmoozer with the ladies and terrible once he is 'there'. No reason to label this guy a terrorist or rapist. Seems to me that there is much more going on with these women and I wouldn't be surprised if its discovered that they deposited quite a large sum of money recently.
As for the guy himself, he is up against the wall and with good reason. He has managed to piss off a lot of very powerful people.
The real question is, Who made the leak?
I still have my suspicions that this Bradley person is NOT the real leak but the fall guy; conveniently placed into the hands of the media. Anyone remember a movie called "Wag the dog"?
If you haven't seen it, Do so. Well worth the price of admission and quite revealing as to how some political processes REALLY work. I think it was released just after the Clinton scandals happened. It worked great since telling the truth during times of crisis can be the best ploy for distraction away from the truth. Especially in a world were everyone is so used to being lied to: by the media AND the PTB. Sometimes, the obvious isn't the answer. Other times, it is the answer to the obvious. Be skeptical, question everything, even your own motives at times. You might be surprised at how little gets by you when you are a tad bit paranoid.
Oh yeah, We are paranoid aren't we. LOL
Wacky Definitions: Paranoid: Noun, 1: A person aware of all the facts.(I forget where I first heard that but I remember it to this day. It struck me as too close to the truth. But isn't that some of the best humor?)
I digress though. It seems to me that the WH is unusually silent about this whole affair. Yet Sect of State Clinton is quite perplexed by it. Seems to me that this may be an internal dispute coming out to check and mate a potential rival. With Hillary's recent talk, openly, after the leaks came out, against running for public office EVER again; the checkmate worked. Still, there is something more running under the surface and I will bet that the details of that will never come to light.
I will be posting early tomorrow. Have a long post coming with my perceptions on the military and how it has been hi-jacked away from what the founders intended.(that whole standing army thing.) And I will be backing it with historical reference for those that aren't sure what I mean.
Friday, December 3, 2010
'Break neck Speed Scotty, we need more power'
Not exactly something you ever heard on StarTrek but I wouldn't be surprised to hear something similar in the halls of the WH these days.
We know that this administration has started making moves into internet censorship. They may not come out right and admit it; they are making moves to have more and more of a hand in it and as recent events show, they can and will make things 'happen'. How many Domains have been shut down in the last 4 weeks? I can think of three right off the top of my head. Maybe there was some legitimate concern, maybe not. Fact is, it shouldn't be in their power to make that call but the people that frequent, or don't frequent, those sites. How long before the voices like Alex Jones, Glenn Beck, or even little ol' me, are driven into oblivion by a simple act of attrition called DNS failure?
Then I read this from John Galt.
Well the jackasses couldn't get the Fairness Doctrine to fly so they have to pull a "Hail Mary" move and make an end run around the 'problem'.
Internet Censorship through DNS shutdown.
"Testing" for Moral and civic quality in radio programing(?!?!?!).(From a group that show a severe disconnect from the morals and qualities of the average American family? Uh, did I miss something?)
Maybe this post about it is premature. Maybe not. There are over 2500 radio stations in this country. Each will have to have a license renewal at different times of the year. I can see this happening 'incrementally' nationwide until one day we wake up to hear Janet N. whispering in our ear about strip searches before we are allowed to leave our house for mandatory tax work day. "its for the safety of the children you know".*
They can't openly attack the First Amendment as that would really make the propaganda stooges on CNN and the others have a shit hemorrhage. But they can make end roads around it until they have control. They have 16 days to get a good chunk of that agenda pushed through before the shutdown of the hill before the changing of the guard(if you wish to call the batch of newbies that.) And while I am tired of this shit, I know that one person attempting something is essentially suicide by cop. Even Joseph Stack knew this.(and to call that man insane? Dunno 'bout that: seemed pretty reasonable to me, just pissed off and tired of watching the horror show we call America today. He may have been a bit delusional about some things, but I think anger made his words seem a bit more paranoid than he really was.)
Now if I could only find a state that was willing to secede from the union and start a REAL Republic. Is Texas ready? It would only take me 24 hours to make that run and everything I would want to take can be thrown in the truck in under 10 minutes.
I guess I just keep watching. Soon enough the time will be ripe and some where, somehow, this Travesty we call a federal government will trip up.
*(I can say with all honesty: before that day comes, I will, WILL, become and active enemy of the state. I may not last long against it, they do have better weapons and toys (remote aircraft, etc) but I will do as much damage as possible with a Romanian rifle as one well trained and highly motivated Former Marine can do. I may not be 20 any longer but I am far from 'Old and useless'.)
We know that this administration has started making moves into internet censorship. They may not come out right and admit it; they are making moves to have more and more of a hand in it and as recent events show, they can and will make things 'happen'. How many Domains have been shut down in the last 4 weeks? I can think of three right off the top of my head. Maybe there was some legitimate concern, maybe not. Fact is, it shouldn't be in their power to make that call but the people that frequent, or don't frequent, those sites. How long before the voices like Alex Jones, Glenn Beck, or even little ol' me, are driven into oblivion by a simple act of attrition called DNS failure?
Then I read this from John Galt.
I, among many others, have been warning at length that this administration and its minions would seek control of the airwaves and the flow of information on the internet to insure that the various points of view within the greater debate and discussion in our society are limited within a framework which is satisfactory to the two political parties in power. When this idea is expanded to the current administration it means the pure unadulterated naked censorship and rationing of the disbursement of government actions, legislation, and regulation so the bureaucrats can move in silence and surprise the public only when their evil deeds are complete.RTWT here.
Well the jackasses couldn't get the Fairness Doctrine to fly so they have to pull a "Hail Mary" move and make an end run around the 'problem'.
Internet Censorship through DNS shutdown.
"Testing" for Moral and civic quality in radio programing(?!?!?!).(From a group that show a severe disconnect from the morals and qualities of the average American family? Uh, did I miss something?)
Maybe this post about it is premature. Maybe not. There are over 2500 radio stations in this country. Each will have to have a license renewal at different times of the year. I can see this happening 'incrementally' nationwide until one day we wake up to hear Janet N. whispering in our ear about strip searches before we are allowed to leave our house for mandatory tax work day. "its for the safety of the children you know".*
They can't openly attack the First Amendment as that would really make the propaganda stooges on CNN and the others have a shit hemorrhage. But they can make end roads around it until they have control. They have 16 days to get a good chunk of that agenda pushed through before the shutdown of the hill before the changing of the guard(if you wish to call the batch of newbies that.) And while I am tired of this shit, I know that one person attempting something is essentially suicide by cop. Even Joseph Stack knew this.(and to call that man insane? Dunno 'bout that: seemed pretty reasonable to me, just pissed off and tired of watching the horror show we call America today. He may have been a bit delusional about some things, but I think anger made his words seem a bit more paranoid than he really was.)
Now if I could only find a state that was willing to secede from the union and start a REAL Republic. Is Texas ready? It would only take me 24 hours to make that run and everything I would want to take can be thrown in the truck in under 10 minutes.
I guess I just keep watching. Soon enough the time will be ripe and some where, somehow, this Travesty we call a federal government will trip up.
*(I can say with all honesty: before that day comes, I will, WILL, become and active enemy of the state. I may not last long against it, they do have better weapons and toys (remote aircraft, etc) but I will do as much damage as possible with a Romanian rifle as one well trained and highly motivated Former Marine can do. I may not be 20 any longer but I am far from 'Old and useless'.)
Where to start today?
First and foremost, thanks to all for the comments. I may get spoiled if I keep getting that many comments on a post. Guess I need to keep at it more. LOL
Second; This whole Wikileaks thing. I have been idly listening in to the talking heads over it and I am coming to some conclusions on it.
I don't think its what it appears to be. There may be some real meat on the bones of those leaks, but I wonder. Seems the WH has been deathly quiet over it, Hillary is ready to have someones scrotum for brunch, and the CONservative talking heads are screaming "TREASON" at the tops of their lungs. WTF? Maybe this Asage guy is a just a patsy for something bigger running under the surface. Maybe not. The fact that he is shining a light into some of the most corrupt areas of Government is not a bad thing. Maybe there were some security issues that are opened up that shouldn't have been; you have to take some to give some in this instance. As for a Private having access to those communiques, NOT F#$KIN LIKELY!!!! Unless that kid is a brilliant hacker, even if he was "Intelligence", there is no way he should have had access to that level of information. That whole mess screams cover up in my eyes.
On that note though, I will drop the subject. Just one little guys opinion anyway, and we know the rule on opinions.(the one about a$$holes, etc)
Little Product review now. (it is coming on Christmas and I know how geeky some of us are.)
Bought this last week. Love and hate it all at the same time.
Pros: Its nice to be able to have access to so many books at one time. Being able to handle the myriad of PDF books I have on hand is even better. The Screen is perfect, May only be for shade gray display but it works well enough for being able to make out most photographs and perfect for reading. No glare is a great plus. Nearly like looking at paper.
CONS: Having multiple books in one hand can be frustrating, especially if you are trying to cross reference something. Navigation is very simple but the buttons for home/next/back etc are in a rather inconvenient place. Tends to be right where I put my thumb. Grrrr.
My synopsis. I like it enough that it goes with me everyday to work. Great to pick and choose what I want to waste my break with. One the other hand, I am a book geek. I usually have no less than three books open at any given time and bounce from one to the other seamlessly. It may take some time to adjust to not being able to do that with the Kobo. You can switch fairly quickly but its just not the same. This product will never take the place of a physical book, at least, not in my world. As the market for it grows, I am sure that there will be more books available for it. That may make it even more worthwhile. I don't regret the purchase though. 100 classics in one format: that alone was worth the purchase cost.(and not all of them are fiction.)
End note. The Kobo could be a great gift to someone that loves reading, even some kids that may not be into reading that much. The Techie side of it may be enough to encourage more reading in that case.
Second; This whole Wikileaks thing. I have been idly listening in to the talking heads over it and I am coming to some conclusions on it.
I don't think its what it appears to be. There may be some real meat on the bones of those leaks, but I wonder. Seems the WH has been deathly quiet over it, Hillary is ready to have someones scrotum for brunch, and the CONservative talking heads are screaming "TREASON" at the tops of their lungs. WTF? Maybe this Asage guy is a just a patsy for something bigger running under the surface. Maybe not. The fact that he is shining a light into some of the most corrupt areas of Government is not a bad thing. Maybe there were some security issues that are opened up that shouldn't have been; you have to take some to give some in this instance. As for a Private having access to those communiques, NOT F#$KIN LIKELY!!!! Unless that kid is a brilliant hacker, even if he was "Intelligence", there is no way he should have had access to that level of information. That whole mess screams cover up in my eyes.
On that note though, I will drop the subject. Just one little guys opinion anyway, and we know the rule on opinions.(the one about a$$holes, etc)
Little Product review now. (it is coming on Christmas and I know how geeky some of us are.)
Bought this last week. Love and hate it all at the same time.
Pros: Its nice to be able to have access to so many books at one time. Being able to handle the myriad of PDF books I have on hand is even better. The Screen is perfect, May only be for shade gray display but it works well enough for being able to make out most photographs and perfect for reading. No glare is a great plus. Nearly like looking at paper.
CONS: Having multiple books in one hand can be frustrating, especially if you are trying to cross reference something. Navigation is very simple but the buttons for home/next/back etc are in a rather inconvenient place. Tends to be right where I put my thumb. Grrrr.
My synopsis. I like it enough that it goes with me everyday to work. Great to pick and choose what I want to waste my break with. One the other hand, I am a book geek. I usually have no less than three books open at any given time and bounce from one to the other seamlessly. It may take some time to adjust to not being able to do that with the Kobo. You can switch fairly quickly but its just not the same. This product will never take the place of a physical book, at least, not in my world. As the market for it grows, I am sure that there will be more books available for it. That may make it even more worthwhile. I don't regret the purchase though. 100 classics in one format: that alone was worth the purchase cost.(and not all of them are fiction.)
End note. The Kobo could be a great gift to someone that loves reading, even some kids that may not be into reading that much. The Techie side of it may be enough to encourage more reading in that case.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Who's Fed up?
Break neck speed.
Preaching to the Choir.
Angry rants.
furtive pleas for intelligence in office.
All of these things are no news to those that read this blog, nor to those that blog likewise. We are tired, no, SICK AND TIRED, of trying to educate the few around us to what is really going on. TSA DHS CIA FBI ATF DEA IRS etc etc etc Hell, just throw a few letters from our alphabet together and I promise you, you will find some Government agency with the initials and they will be armed in some form or have armaments readily available.
Fascism doesn't come as a Curtain Drop towards the end of the show, it creeps up on you like a fog of Poison gas while you watch the plot accelerate.
We are already there, its only a matter of time before the PTB start to reach out and gather up all of us 'dissenters' and flag wavers. We aren't singing the praise of slavery.
Mayberry is saying he is turning of the news for awhile. I tried it: withdrawals of a sort set in. Not so much the Macabre Interests type but more of a tactical response. I prefer to know what the 'enemy' is up to IF at all possible. While I can say in all honesty, I don't know what all they are up to, I can say with certainty: Its not in my best interests nor that of my family or friends. I don't give a rats ass how they try to sell it to me, I know what freedom and liberty are and we ain't seeing it any longer(if we ever really did).
I sat back last night after reading Mayberry's post and did some serious recollection on my life. Not sure how he pulled that out but it happened that way. I remembered growing up and running around like a hooligan. I know that if I were to grow up in todays world like that, my dad would be thrown in jail for Neglect or abuse. He allowed us to teach ourselves how to be humans. Our three rules were pretty straight-forward.
1) Keep your grades up in school
2) Do your chores
3) Be home before I(dad) get up for work or your ass is gonna get blistered.
He didn't spare the rod either. I have a couple of welts that scarred and in hindsight, I deserved far more than I received. I was something of a spoiled punk and it took a group of DI's at Parris Island to straighten me out.(and they are damned good at that kind of work.)
But that was how it was supposed to be, in my eyes. We were free to make it or not, he guided us as best he could as a single parent, but it was really up to us.
THAT should be the role of Government, set the table and step away, let the people that make up the country give it a shot and succeed or fail accordingly. If there is failure, the people should be the ones to help pick up the pieces and get that person back into the game. NOT NANNY.GOV or BIG SIS trying to police us to death.
I am not ready to throw in the towel yet. I will keep trying as long as I can get away with speaking my mind. I won't betray my beliefs of Freedom to anyone, even at the point of a gun. They will have to use that gun on me and even then, I win.
Preaching to the Choir.
Angry rants.
furtive pleas for intelligence in office.
All of these things are no news to those that read this blog, nor to those that blog likewise. We are tired, no, SICK AND TIRED, of trying to educate the few around us to what is really going on. TSA DHS CIA FBI ATF DEA IRS etc etc etc Hell, just throw a few letters from our alphabet together and I promise you, you will find some Government agency with the initials and they will be armed in some form or have armaments readily available.
Fascism doesn't come as a Curtain Drop towards the end of the show, it creeps up on you like a fog of Poison gas while you watch the plot accelerate.
We are already there, its only a matter of time before the PTB start to reach out and gather up all of us 'dissenters' and flag wavers. We aren't singing the praise of slavery.
Mayberry is saying he is turning of the news for awhile. I tried it: withdrawals of a sort set in. Not so much the Macabre Interests type but more of a tactical response. I prefer to know what the 'enemy' is up to IF at all possible. While I can say in all honesty, I don't know what all they are up to, I can say with certainty: Its not in my best interests nor that of my family or friends. I don't give a rats ass how they try to sell it to me, I know what freedom and liberty are and we ain't seeing it any longer(if we ever really did).
I sat back last night after reading Mayberry's post and did some serious recollection on my life. Not sure how he pulled that out but it happened that way. I remembered growing up and running around like a hooligan. I know that if I were to grow up in todays world like that, my dad would be thrown in jail for Neglect or abuse. He allowed us to teach ourselves how to be humans. Our three rules were pretty straight-forward.
1) Keep your grades up in school
2) Do your chores
3) Be home before I(dad) get up for work or your ass is gonna get blistered.
He didn't spare the rod either. I have a couple of welts that scarred and in hindsight, I deserved far more than I received. I was something of a spoiled punk and it took a group of DI's at Parris Island to straighten me out.(and they are damned good at that kind of work.)
But that was how it was supposed to be, in my eyes. We were free to make it or not, he guided us as best he could as a single parent, but it was really up to us.
THAT should be the role of Government, set the table and step away, let the people that make up the country give it a shot and succeed or fail accordingly. If there is failure, the people should be the ones to help pick up the pieces and get that person back into the game. NOT NANNY.GOV or BIG SIS trying to police us to death.
I am not ready to throw in the towel yet. I will keep trying as long as I can get away with speaking my mind. I won't betray my beliefs of Freedom to anyone, even at the point of a gun. They will have to use that gun on me and even then, I win.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Grease, bloody knuckles, smokey exhaust fumes
Sorry to have not posted in the last couple of days but I have been quite busy. My dad came driving up to the house early Monday morning in his beat up Toyo 4X4 making like a crop duster or something. Smoke just pouring out of the exhaust and that little fourbanger just sputtering and coughing like a wheezy asthmatic mule.
Blown head gasket.
Well, all day yesterday was spent in getting the thing apart, hand surfacing the head and the top of the block(yes, I have a test surface for doing that kind of stuff, I am cool like that LOL) and of course the putting it all back together. Today was fine tuning and test drives: Timing marks on mid 80's toyos are a bit goofy sometimes. Funny thing is, both my dad and I have a touch of OCD in us and to put both of us on a project like that scares hell out of my sisters.
Good news is, its all back together, only one extra bolt to show for it(and we found where it was from when we fired up the beast. Spewing oil is a good indicator of something not right.) and we are both alive and well: having not killed each other in the process. Grubby fingernails that will take a week to get clean, a couple scraped knuckles, but not from swinging on each other. Lots of greasy rags that need cleaned now. And the monster runs pretty damned good again. I figure she has a few more good years in her before the frame is too rotted to be safe. All she is really used for is backwoods movements and hauling ass loads of firewood. She ain't purty by a long shot, but damned if that truck doesn't put other 4wheelers to shame around here. And you don't have to worry about bashing in anything since its a heap anyway.
Seeing how quiet it has been around the blogosphere, I figure no one really noticed I was missing though. Work day tomorrow, should be able to do a little catching up and will report in then.
Any one notice how quiet it has been since Wikileaks posted last week? Guess the WH is trying like hell to clean up the mess they created while hoping for absolute secrecy.
Blown head gasket.
Well, all day yesterday was spent in getting the thing apart, hand surfacing the head and the top of the block(yes, I have a test surface for doing that kind of stuff, I am cool like that LOL) and of course the putting it all back together. Today was fine tuning and test drives: Timing marks on mid 80's toyos are a bit goofy sometimes. Funny thing is, both my dad and I have a touch of OCD in us and to put both of us on a project like that scares hell out of my sisters.
Good news is, its all back together, only one extra bolt to show for it(and we found where it was from when we fired up the beast. Spewing oil is a good indicator of something not right.) and we are both alive and well: having not killed each other in the process. Grubby fingernails that will take a week to get clean, a couple scraped knuckles, but not from swinging on each other. Lots of greasy rags that need cleaned now. And the monster runs pretty damned good again. I figure she has a few more good years in her before the frame is too rotted to be safe. All she is really used for is backwoods movements and hauling ass loads of firewood. She ain't purty by a long shot, but damned if that truck doesn't put other 4wheelers to shame around here. And you don't have to worry about bashing in anything since its a heap anyway.
Seeing how quiet it has been around the blogosphere, I figure no one really noticed I was missing though. Work day tomorrow, should be able to do a little catching up and will report in then.
Any one notice how quiet it has been since Wikileaks posted last week? Guess the WH is trying like hell to clean up the mess they created while hoping for absolute secrecy.
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