btw, this whole summer the ole wife and i spent 2 months traveling china. and what they say about the construction boom is true. everywhere you look there's the national bird: the construction crane. and the people are all busy buying and selling things. and get this: there's an official government shop right by tiananmen square selling gold and gold coins!!! now i've seen it all.
here's the article: http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/IJ06Cb01.html
STOP NOW, and READ NO FURTHER.
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joveno2029 asks: who would have thunk it?
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Predicting fall of soviet union, fall of berlin wall, who would of thunk it? I thunk it, predicted it, and was told I was crazy. But, its, the neocon mantra. I predicted it before it happened, when the CIA was asleep at the switch.
Notice NK leader in SK, hhmmm, maybe unification. Capitalization of NK, who would thunk it? I thunk it. China has been helpful getting NK to de-newk. In neocon speak, that is a CORE nation bringing along a GAP nation into the fold. Anyone giving odds, berma monks end up in Bejing leading another democracy revolt? Who might thunk it? Like it or not, confluence is inevitable. Democratic China, Why not? 1.5 billion chinese ditched that commie crap and went capitalism in a dud heard around the world, in a gigantic neocon victory. And that is REALITY folks. Call it evil, call it noble, what ever is your politics, dont much care, but do call it inevitable.
PS: Just Observations. Did US go into Afghan because of Terrorists and Iraq because of Saddam, or pursuant to a grand plan? Sure some ideologs were cheering it on.
This message was edited by DerrickMReid on 9-14-08 @ 9:30 AM
i for one see a lot of yin and yang out there. on the one hand is market economics creating globalization, but then theres the retribalization desires of others like in the middle east and africa. i see free markets leading to decentralization but i see big biz trying to subvert it and the american neocons forcing it with guns. i see people yearning to get what we in the west want, but i also see a revulsion of the peoples of the world towards conspicuous consumption.
i see authoritarian free enterprise as jim sinclair puts it rising, but i also see an explosion of freedom thru the internet and mobile phones.
it's really quite confusing out there. but as an optimist i prefer to see the cup half full and rising. eventually it will sort itself out.
It ends with a time line prediction out to 2035, here is the first year prediction.
===Time Line======PREDICTIONS:
2007 Gold hits 1080, Silver hits 17, Iran remain defiant, NK remains defiant, Oil hits 80/barrow, Bush sits on Baghdad, insurgency is reduced. Peak Gold/Oil is on a perpetual down trend. US debt hits 10T.
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Oil did hit 80.
Bush is sitting on Bahgdad
Insurgency is being reduced
Iran has remained defiant
NK has remained defiant, but starting to crack.
Peak Oil/Gold, seems to be in plateau (maybe peaks)
Good chance US Dept will hit 10T (9.1T as of 11/5/07)
Good chance Gold will hit 1080 (845 as of 11/5/07)
Good chance Silver will hit 17 (16.25 as of 11/5/07)
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Here is the thesis, for what its worth.
This message was edited by DerrickMReid on 11-8-07 @ 11:57 AM
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Global Confluence. Jan 05
The Gold/Dollar Triptich: Dec 05
--US Gov preparing for 2010 FRN Collapse; Dec 05
--Anglos Rule The Bi-Currency World; Jan 06
-- Global Bi-Currencies Economies and Recessions, Feb 06
Gold Supression, Feb 06
War&Dollar replaced by Trade and Gold, May 06
Gold/Silver Price time Line. June 06
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http://imcs.dvgu.ru/news/dmr/globalconfluence.html
January 8th 2005
Title: The Stabilized Global Confluence Supports a Rising Tide of USA Conservatism into the Out Years, a Christmas projection of Human Cultural Evolution.
Abstract
As world empires and spheres of influence abut each other in the information age, human cultural evolution has lead to economical and political functional rule sets that are used to maintain relative peace during interactions of a CORE of economically and politically connected countries, including Russia, China, USA, EU, Japan, Australia, inter alia, that are coalescing into increasing cooperative action to prevent perturbations shocks, such as the 9-11 attack in New York, from a GAP of disconnected empires, countries and spheres of influence, including Africa, the Middle East, and the South Pacific Island Chains, leading to continued integration of GAP countries in the CORE and eventual world peace for decades, if not centuries, to come. USA President Bush and his Republican Party, based on traditional moral values, and his willingness to unilaterally act based on those moral values, will derive political gain from an anticipated global confluence of increasing global stabilization, leading to another USA Republican Party victory in the USA 2008 election. For definitional purposes, in the USA, left is considered progressive-liberalism, the Democrat Party, headed of late by Candidate Mr. Kerry, of new ways, and the right is considered traditional-conservatism, the Republican Party, currently headed by President Bush, of historical ways. In Russia, the left is considered progressive-democracy, including Reformist and Democratic Parties, the new way, and the right is totalitarian-socialism, the Communist Party headed by Mr. Zuganoff, the old historical way.
USA
The rising tide of traditionalism and conservative values in the USA will probably extend past the next USA election in 2008, seating at least one more Republican party victory, and Democrat Senator (NY) Ms. Hilary Clinton's belated attempts to cloak herself in a right wing robe will be seen for the farce it is, and as such, the democrats have dug a hole from which it will take at least 6 years of moving towards the political center to make them again nationally competitive. Is this overly optimistic for a Republican? I don’t think so, and here is why. I project by end of next year, Iraq will settle down ending 35 years of war and depravations, and over the next two years, Palestine will experience a peace for first time in 40 years of Middle East conflict. President Bush will be herald as the first USA president firmly backing a side-by-side sovereign co-existence to success, and this should come to past.
Hence, there is a potential confluence of good things just over the horizon in the Middle East. Iran and Syria will have virtually no client state in the Middle East to sow seeds of terror. Why? It must be remembered that Iraq is predominately Shiite Muslim and with peace in Iraq and the growing stature of Shiite Islamic clerics there, such as Shiite Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, and with the majority political rule of the Shiites growing disproportionately to other political and religious subdivisions in the region, it is in Iran's theocratic interest to accept and support this outcome, and to this extent, Iranian hostility will substantially decrease with the USA, and this will end three decades of subversive political belligerence between the two. And Iran must know that if they sow seeds of terror, and harbor terrorists, while developing long range missiles and enriched Uranium for nuclear arms, President Bush will take them down in a heartbeat, with or without UN cooperation. Libya's strong man Omar Kadafi has already got the message and has turned away from WMD development and terror sponsorship. When you teach hate of others and sow seeds of terrorism, it will come back to bite you in the tail as Saudi Arabia has finally learned from Al Queda attacks in the Kingdom as indicated by their recent public policy statement, "Islam Yes, Terrorism No". As Afghanistan and Iraq will prove President Bush correct again, democratic principles will take firm root in the Middle East, and Iranian, Syrian, and Saudi Arabian women will eventually get the right to vote moving in mass towards democratic principles in the out years. This is a rosy scenario for sure, but the more I keep looking at it, it seems more probable than not.
With the growing prospective successes in Palestine, Mesopotamia, and hopefully on the Korean Peninsula and in the Taiwanese straights, the USA and the Bush Administration will be looked upon more favorably, as once again, France and Germany will pretend to be important and USA friends. This will increase prestige of the USA Republicans, cementing a 2008 election victory. If the Democrats start now with the shift in political thinking towards the center, the 2012 USA election may be salvageable by them. I like it that way, back and forth, with corrective moderation from time to time. I like the moderates both left and right, we need both of them for sure to balance each other. Loyal dissent from the party not in power is a very good thing, so long as it does not lead to sedition, as disloyal dissent.
President Bush on the other hand has placed upon his shoulders a vast array of to-do items on the agenda for the next term, and that includes, social security, immigration, military force restructuring, tax code reforms, among many others, and he has the political will and energy to pull it off to a large extent. On the supportive side, the USA traditionalists will continue a backlash against the radical progressive secularists attempting to destroy USA morality, and the majority of the Americans, left and right, fear these extremists tinkering with our heritage. As such, the moderate Democrats will feel more conformable with a Republican in the White House as the right base of the Republican party firmly cements itself in the Republican camp, both of whom will remain ready and willing to keep the conservatives in power.
A Republican candidate in 2008 will ride President Bush's coat tails into office. Recall that USA Republican President Reagan won twice, and Republican President Bush Sr. rode his coat tails and got elected, only to be then followed with eight years of Democrat President Clinton. The USA also had President Kennedy, a Democrat leader that led to Democrat President Johnson's election, who failed in Vietnam. And then came Republican President Nixon who engaged in criminal political espionage in disgrace, and so goes the political stories, as we Americans will not hesitate to throw a bum out of office, as we bounce back and forth between moderate liberalism and conservatism, both of which move with the times, and are needed for balance so that no one party gains an absolute lock on political power, a charge currently being raised against Russian President Putin. For the time being, its look likes 2008 is secure for the Republicans, as the Democrats move towards the center, to make the 2012 election a real contest, and rightfully so. The global confluence will support the conservatives in the USA, seen in the USA as doers and getting results. USA Homeland Security will get less and less funding and resources are used to serve social needs, reduce deficits, and fund system administration peace keeping forces, needed now more than the big guns of battleships, or a large number of USA attack military divisions configured during the cold war.
In the USA, there is much debate over the progress of the War in Iraq. What is missing from the USA blame-gamers, Democrat Senator Biden for example, that is, the political rivals seeking political capital rather than constructive dialog as to future courses of action, and from those over-reactors, that is, those calling for Secretary of Defense, Rumsfield's resignation, for every little pump in the road, is the collective cultural history of a humanity perspective and its understanding by viewing the problem of the day in the historical context and teachings, that is, to take a step back, a deep breath, and look at over all trends, and the cultural evolution of man kind, through a perspective in terms of decades and centuries, and not the daily count of USA dead in Iraq. The USA has the military to win any standup fight, and the victory in Iraq took only three weeks using conventional military forces. What the USA lacked and what the rest of world was unwilling to provide was a massive system administration of the peace keeping forces to quickly nation build Iraq into a functioning democracy. But, as long as the Iraqis stand in recruitment lines to join the Iraqi national guard service, eventually Iraq will be stabilized. More USA troops in Iraq would, arguably, only provide more targets of opportunity for the Iraqi insurgents, while inflaming Islamic sensitivities of not wanting the infidels on their lands. The Iraqi national guard must be stood up to defend for themselves, so the USA military can leave, and Iraq becomes connected to the CORE. However, emotions run high in the USA when USA soldiers' lives are on the line, but keeping it all in context and perspective, keeps the USA on the right track moving forward, rather than backward in knee-jerk emotional reactions. Could those who lived during the great economic depression of the 1930s have predicted the economics of a 21st century USA, or the internet, or nano-technology? Viewed in an historical context, the current USA economic state would seem to have been inevitable.
How did recent global confluence start? What put into motion the possibility of this rosy scenario? He prays. He is a man of God. He knows right from wrong. He has guts to act to do what he believes is the right thing. His name is G.W.Bush, now hated by some, because he spoiled their détente, their whippy do nothing mentality, their pacifism at any cost, their selfish political turf protectionism, their indifference to human slaughter, and their sought after destruction of the USA morality. Yes, I think President Bush is a hero, and these goods things are a direct or indirect result of President Bush's willingness to act. It will take some time for the Democrats to mount a serious challenge to the growing conservative political power in the USA, as the Democrats move towards the center hoping to regain lost ground, but that is the proper and natural response in a democracy that bounces back and forth as the pendulum swings, but I consider the 2008 election already a done deal, and that election is in the bag for the Republicans. The global confluence will be perceived as positive in the USA, and it seems that the conservatives will remain in power for at least one more election in 2008.
CHINA
In other areas, China does not seek imperialism, and with its aging population certainly will not allow its young men off campaigning in foreign lands. You think the USA and Russia has social security problems with two workers supporting one pensioner, think of China with one worker supporting six pensioners (two parents and four grandparents), and China will sense the need for China to sustain its capitalistic growth while pretending at all times to be a so-called communist country, and this is the biggest farce presently on the global stage. China's 1000 year culture has been to look within itself to secure its various cultures and boundaries and intra-countries as one China, and hence, the USA one China policy. This is why Taiwan is a major concern for China. It has been China entire historical culture to maintain the integrity of the borders of China proper. Taiwan is Chinese, and had it not been but for imperial Japan, we would not have that problem today. It seems we are still cleaning up the mess of our dear German and Japanese friends.
The USA, correctly so, has maintain a one China policy, and here, the USA seeks integration of Taiwan into China provided that mainland China respects self determination democratic rights in Taiwan, which is what the Taiwanese want, inherently so. And with the necessary and prospective integration of Taiwan back into China under the one China policy, and with trade increasing, and with yet another implosive moving force of democracy into the China by virtue of Taiwanese prospective integration, China will move more and more in democratic directions. This secondary confluence of political stabilization about the environs of China will provide more forceful interaction with the crazy guy in North Korea, and China will become more proactive. North Korea will begin eventually a slide towards non-confrontation, to cooperation, to eventual reunification with South Korea, though that is still 10 years out, but at least the hostilities should soon substantially decrease.
China is moving full steam ahead into international trade, and there seems to be no end in sight. China is on the capitalistic team and not the communist team, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. This is more of a result of Beijing's desire for increased standards of living and influence, than a direct result of anything the USA Administration has done, though that is of no import, as it is the perception in politics, that China and USA are moving closer together, and the USA Administration in power will get some misplaced credit for that in the USA. I find it curious that Russia and China would have joint military operations, as if to send the USA a signal that they could possibly thwart a military 4th generation technological conventional USA advance, which USA advance is not even remotely conceivable, and so I think the exercise is more for training, public perception and pride, than anything else. Though, both should maintain some residual military capabilities for national defense purposes, and for cooperative strikes against rouge GAP nations. For example, it is entirely possible that Russia and China would move to take out the crazy guy in North Korea in the out years, if necessary, and thereby keeping out the Yankees from doing the same, and China and Russia would then garner some prestige on the world stage, in so doing, as the USA sacrifices Taiwan to China in return, and as the USA shares the USA Pacific missile defense system to protect the Pacific CORE as that system is currently being expanded in the Pacific.
RUSSIA
I could not help but have a sympathetic view of his Excellency President Putin in his public interview about 12/20/04, to see the leader of such a large state on the defensive. He is trying to help Russia with its security and standard of living, two aspects that are valued allot more than pure democracy principles in Russia. Russia has a history of Czars and politburo offering firm control, that is, a culture of strong-man rule, as it is Russian culture, I presume. When you can not earn enough money to buy some vodka, and the children are getting slaughtered in their schools, wide ranging political debate on the nightly shows don’t seems all that big a deal to common Russians, I think. I can understand this a little. We USA conservatives don’t value left wing crazies here, and we would like to deport American Civil Liberties Union liberal lawyers over to Russia, and deprive them of civil liberties there, and throw a party here, and enjoy the love-hate slug festival, as President Putin throws each and everyone of them in jail, when they speak out, on criminal charges for merely breathing Russian air.
Yet President Putin seems to get scolded every time President Bush gets righteously annoyed, and on his high-horse, over modest trampling of democratic rights in Russia, yet the writing is on the wall, in my view, and democracy and free market forces are irreversibly embedded into the post-soviet Russian and regional politics and their respective economies. President Putin might feel some disappointment by a lack of influence in the recent Ukrainian elections. Ukrainian ethnic Russians will learn from this, that is, when you play unfairly in a democracy, it usually gets discovered and comes back to bite you in the tail, a democracy strength, surfacing in Ukraine, and that is a good thing. I consider the election fiasco in Ukraine to be a good object lesson to those Ukrainians who tried to steal the election. And, I will always remember President Kuchma and President Putin talking together regarding a regional sphere of influence, but that was doomed from the start as too little, at the wrong time in history, as way to late to resurrect any form of a soviet style block already proven to be a failed experiment. In the USA, we say, "If you can not beat them, join them", and Russia will join and is joining free political and economic globalization in full measure. And, it is certainly proper for President Putin to build localized economic cooperation, as the USA has done with Mexico and Canada, and has been intrinsically done in the EU.
It is of course natural for President Bush to publicly speak for USA domestic political consumption, and President Bush operates from an American cultural perspective, that is, ideals of democracy embedded in morality, and with transgression of that, he will act, as the bold leader he his, but from the Russian perspective, that can be seen as arrogant. President Putin's allegiance to the Unified Russia political party indicates that President Putin's main concerns lie in defeating the Chechnya rebellion and maintaining Russian sovereign integrity, defeating terrorist actions within Russia to protect Russian citizens, and making Russia economically strong and competitive with the west, and not so much in maintaining idealistic democratic functions, to President Bush's continued consternation. What does President Bush know about what is best for Russia at this time and place? Hence, the charge of arrogance, when in reality, President Bush may sense some need to help Russia move along the democracy trail. President Bush may also be playing into American fears of a back sliding Russia, and wants to garner political gain. But what is best way to say things for both foreign and domestic consumption? That is a difficult balanced judgement to make. Bush has objected to media controls of political expression on Russian TV by President Putin. These controls may stem from this difficulty of balancing information intended for either foreign or domestic consumption, but not both, or a political power play to become a de facto Czar, or to sustain his political party into the out years, or more probably a well-intentioned but misguided reactionary attempt to stabilize Russia, and only time will tell what are President Putin's true intentions, though President Putin has promised to not seek another term, I think. From President Bush's perspective, there are collections of acts by President Putin that can be seen as anti-democratic, and hence, of legitimate concern. What President Putin may not realize is that tinkering with democracy may ultimately hurt his legacy, as USA President Nixon painfully learned.
What President Bush has said of Ukraine was proper as assassination attempts and rigging of the election is inherently bad. But the confiscation of Yukos seems to me like a Standard Oil situation of our early 20th century anti-trust action against business monopolies, and President Putin maybe trying to defeat the economic head-locks and political controls by powerful oligarchical chieftains, such as Mr. Mikhail Khodorkovsky now having a modest vacation at President Putin's expense, though there are allegations of anti-democratic political motives in the presence of promises that President Putin would not seek to become the next Czar of Russia, and that privatization would continue. The regional appointments of federation governors at a time of rebellion in Chechnya is similar to our appointment of southern state governors after our 19th century civil war, and internment of Chechnya rebels may be like the USA interment of USA southern rebels, or USA President Lincoln's denial in 1862 of habeas corpus rights of prisoners to judicial hearings at a time of rebellion, or, the interment of USA Japanese citizens during the great patriotic war WWII. Recent enacted Russian legislation is similar to the USA Patriot Act, giving authorities new powers to monitor suspected terrorists, to the dismay of civil libertarians. USA and Russia have common responses when faced with similar problems. Maybe President Bush should have expressed some of his concerns in back channels. Of course, I am not sure of it all, and in the end, its all politics. On the other hand, President Bush's shoulder-to-shoulder comment after the butchering of the Russian children, was correct, and President Bush played that up very nicely. But no man is prefect, and neither is President Bush, but what makes President Bush so great, in my eyes, is his willingness to act, when he is so compelled to do so. When in command, lead.
Notwithstanding President Bush's righteous rants, by and large President Putin is doing an acceptable job in Russia, in my view, and as an American, I give President Putin a pass, and as a vicarious Russian, I give President Putin good marks for leading Russia in a measured manner at this time and place in Russian history. Just give Russia some more time. The USA has 225 years of democracy, and Russians are taking their first baby steps, but generally over-all, President Putin is moving Russia in the right direction. Regardless of the extent to which Presidents Bush and Putin fight it out in the vortex of public debate for political influence and gain, the global functional rule sets will keep Russia and the USA on track towards closer ties and friendship leading to a great super-alliance in the out years. I hope in February 2005, President Bush lightens up a bit, when President Putin and President Bush meet, and we get them two to have a good-old Russian bear hug in front of the whole world to see.
Russia's future lies, I think, in an integration into NATO as well as the EU, more so than with the less economically viable southern ex-soviet states, such as Kazakhstan, as Russia is historically an eastern European power, and Russia will move more and more in trade with the west, and Russians' standard of living will improve until Russia is a super economic power in 25 years. In the out-years, Russia-China-US will combine as the tri-party de facto dominant rulers in the world, as the EU remains politically weak minded in their socialism and progressive secularism.
EUROPEAN UNION and CANADA
The EU and Canada will remain intrinsically stagnant in economic and political profile, based on their rewarding of social irresponsibility by a disproportionate welfare state and the continued ruination of the historical Christian morality, with at least some exceptions, including England and Poland who still have an historical memory of the pit falls of Nazi pacifism, leading to aggression, and not peace, and including Italy having a strong moral base. What makes capitalism work is that it takes advantage of human desires for better lives through reward of individual hard work resulting in increased productivity and abundance. A democracy will follow the will of the people desiring that increased productivity and abundance. Hence, capitalism and democracy support human prosperity and the dignity of work. When capitalism and democracy are coupled with a moral base, corruption in the political and economic systems is limited. The moral base also extends a helping hand to those in need, willingly so, without state directives in socialism that foster irresponsibility by reliance upon others, rather than self reliance, a willingness to act. The loss of any one of these western tri-pillars, capitalism, democracy, and morality, spells certain doom to any society in the long run. Europe is losing its pillars of strength. The Europeans don’t wear six-shooters. By contrast, President Bush is a gun-slinging sheriff. In the USA, there is a culture of English democracy, Christian morality, colonial capitalism, and a western expansion of self reliance. Europe is faltering. However, there will be a significant shift in the EU towards the new entrants, including Poland, Ukraine and Bulgaria, and eventually Russia then having a dominant role in EU politics. This influx of new peoples may hopefully reawaken the EU back towards a capitalistic, democratic and moral union. I consider Britain's Prime Minister Blair a hero, and he deserves the thanks of the USA Congress for making the tuff decision in Iraq, and that thanks is well over due.
There is very slight glimmer of hope for Canada, though, as the know-it-all traditionalist USA media mega-personality Mr. Bill O'Reilly muscles his way into the Canadian media-political complex. I have not given up on Canada, though it seems Canada could not possibly sink any lower into the depravations of radical progressive secularism. Not so with France, as I think they are hopeless, and seem unsalvageable having a spineless inability to act, as in Sudan, based on a lack of any moral context, while hopelessly attempting to sustain some resemblance of a past empire long lost in importance on the world stage. Germany and Spain are not so far gone, with Spain having a strong moral base, and, Germany having remanence of conservative values as pocket of conservatism remain in the Bavarian regions.
However, the influx of eastern Europeans into the EU political mix will keep the EU as least neutral in their international political affairs, and hence, is basically a neutral influence. The Russians, however, seem to be coming to God in vast numbers now that the politburo is no longer pressing its thumb on religious expressions, and the Russians are increasingly capitalistic as Lenin turns in his grave, and the Stalin experience will prevent Russia from backsliding into a totalitarian police state, as the Russians and eastern Europeans will have more in common with the USA than their western EU neighbors, by and large.
ISLANDS
The Japanese and Australians have proven to be good partners in trade and political influence to the USA Pacific center, and these are the left and right flanks of the Indonesian pincers of stability in the south Pacific. While there is much ado about the USA Pacific Missile Defense plans, most of that may end up the trash heap of unnecessary military expenditures, only to be viewed as such 10 years hence, when the crazy guy in North Korea finally falls. In the mean while, prosperity in the south Pacific island chains will increase leading to sedation of the militants there. Alternatively, advanced missile defense technology could be retained and shared in mutual defense of the CORE from unpredictable crazies in the economically and politically unconnected rouge GAP countries possessing missile technology, such as Iran. As such, CORE members, such as China, will eventually learn that it is counterproductive to sale advanced missile technology to unstable GAP countries.
Cuba has, post Cuban missile crises, been a non issue, and will remain so, though their movement towards democracy and capitalism seems stagnant until at least Mr. Castro dies, and forseeability there is too clouded, but Cuba is only fly on the wall in the major movements of the era. Cuba seems destined to remain disconnected from the CORE. As Cuba falls behind in prosperity, maybe Cuba will turn around, all by itself in the out years, as China and the soviets have done, though I can not see it at this stage, not knowing what political forces are to be in play in Cuba, post Castro era.
GLOBAL CONFLUENCE
With the easing of tensions on the Korean peninsula, in the Taiwanese straights, and in the Middle East, focus will eventually turn in full toward Africa, and the Sudanese, for example, in remembrance of other past slaughter there in Central Africa, that the UN utterly failed to prevent. The UN is embarrassed by the oil for food scandal, and that will only support the legitimacy of President Bush's stance of UN irrelevance, President Bush being proved once again to be correct in his analysis. However, the problems associated with Africa will be much easier to deal with, as the Russia-China-US-EU, the big four CORE, coalesces into a cohesive moving force in the UN, and action will be much more easily obtained. However, the USA will remain the only superpower having conventional kick-down-the-door heavy invasion forces capable of being projected instantaneously worldwide, and none will even try to rival this capacity, as there is no need.
But the UN and the big four will restructure force capabilities with more system administration forces, that is, peace keeping forces and support logistics, such that, these forces can be effective in action and quickly deployed for rapid resolution, with the USA going in and taking down any bad guy, with the rest of the big four and others following up with massive peace keeping and humanitarian aid for immediate nation building after a USA invasion. Under this combination of power, Africa's bad boys can be taken down, converted, and integrated into the CORE of the big four, so as to economically and politically connect these rouge GAP countries to the CORE, and improve the GAP countries with prosperity and civility, in so doing. As this is more fully understood, the global cry of "Yankee Go Home", will change to "Yankee Come Here", appreciating USA sought after trade, globalized cooperation, and mutual defense. And surely no one objects to the USA using its material and military logistics resources in time of regional devastation. Has anyone noticed how rapidly in recent times, CORE resources are channeled into GAP countries after a catastrophe, such as the earth quake in Iran and the recent Tsunami in the Indian Ocean, supporting long range support and integration of the GAP into the Core. The USA leads the way as the most generous country in the world stemming from a cultural moral base and interests in raising other peoples from poverty and oppression. Be it direct money grants, direct aid in food stores and materials, protection of others and international trade routes through vast military expenditures, and capital investments, the USA stands tall in its unilateral compassion for others, the vast majority of whom are GAP recipients, notwithstanding a lack of global appreciation.
The global confluence is also supported by the worldwide collective battle against all terrorists, and over the next five years, acts of terrorism will substantially decease. The untold benefit of collective worldwide fight against terrorists in the war on terror is the increase in intelligence sharing that will have a direct consequence in lowering international crime including drug smuggling, currency counterfeiting, organized crime, and the trade in human slaves, children and prostitutes. Osama Bin Laden will one day get hammered, though by then, the war on terror will be virtually over, as governments worldwide deal with the problem of global poverty to lower radicalism then no longer feeding recruitment of new insurgents worldwide.
Cont.
This message was edited by DerrickMReid on 10-27-07 @ 12:57 PM
HUMAN CULTURAL EVOLUTION
France and England are the classical historical teachings of prior confluence. For 1000 years, England and France were going at it in war, empire building filling the vacuum as new lands were discovered. But eventually, those new areas of empire building eventually became full with occupation and new entrants, such as the USA. As the ability to expand empire became more limited, France and England eventually became to be cooperative allies, and have effectively remain so, for the last 150 years. Here, the USA, EU, China and Russia have exhausted expansion tendencies, by and large, and now seek cooperative interaction as it has so become in their collective and individual interests. But it will take another 40 years to get the global house in substantial good order, and the second half of the 21st century will focus more on environmental issues to support the peace of the world, without the recurring war culling of humans and consequential property devastation. But I will be long gone by then, and that is not my problem, and so I leave that to next generation of creative thinkers, and those willing to act and do the right thing.
The global confluence has its roots in God. Here, the USA morality has lead the world. No one can honesty believe, the USA is in Iraq to take their oil from them. The USA can buy as much oil as needed, as oil is a fungible commodity. The USA has not sought empire building in a fully occupied world, though that only stopped after completing of our manifest destiny, the expansion to the west coast of the USA, just as the Russians expanded through their far east to the coast of North America. Hitler, Imperial Japan, and Stalin are the modern exceptions of course, operating from selfish demoniacal desires for global dominance. But with cooperative interactions, coupled with mutual defense, with globalization of trade, and with functioning rule sets for dispute resolution, it seems that these exceptions will be contained, by the remaining partners, in the out years and for decades to come. It is the USA morality that has lead the way in recent years. The rise of Christian-Judeo GOD rejection of evil war lords and tyrants, starting at about 300 BC, has been the primary moving force toward civility over the centuries worldwide. And, "Those who can not see the hand of God in this are blind, sir, blind" Brigadier General T.J. Jackson, Valley Campaign, 1862, USA. We should recall how USA President Reagan characterized the soviets as an evil empire, placing the great east-west confrontation in a moral context, consistent with American moral culture.
I believe we are reaching a tipping point, as the wealth, population, and interaction of the CORE of cooperative countries (Russia-China-India-EU-US, etc.) exceeds that of the non-functioning GAP of disconnected countries, (Africa, Middle East, and South Pacific, and of course, the cold-war hold-over in North Korea). Of the 6 Billion on earth, 4 Billion live in the CORE in relative peace as war breaks out from time to time in the GAP. As the CORE becomes more dominate over the GAP, at some point, there is the bend in an exponential, and rouge militant countries will fall like dominoes and connect with the CORE. President Bush, or for that matter, Osama Bin Laden's 9/11 attack, may have put into motion a last and inevitable collapse of social global militancy, as we as a global people will find over-all functioning peace for decades, if not centuries, to come. Yes, we Americans are culturally eternal optimists, and I plead guilty.
Sure it is rosy global prediction, and sure assumptions are made, but it seems that there is a natural course of human cultural evolution, in that, there was first the creation of kings with tribal rule sets from the cultivation age to the iron age, then there were great empires battling for remaining lands and conquest over others from the iron age to the industrial age, but as the great geo-political CORE of the big four abut each other, with no more room for expansion, and the eventual learning of the draw backs of global war and the benefits of collective cooperation, human kind and geo-political functional rule sets finally culturally evolve from the empires of the industrial age into civilized partners in the information age, and in the end, that is a very good thing.
Sincerely
Derrick Michael Reid
The Bi-Currency Triptych, By Derrick Michael Reid, Jan 06
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US Government is Preparing for the 2010 FRN collapse.
Being a true blooded Yankee, and only using Federal Reserve Notes (FRNs) in my daily life, I have been to Russia many times, and am struck how banks there allow one to deposit Euros, USDs, and Rubles in accounts designated in such denominations, something I can not readily do at my USA Well Fargo bank. When depositing and withdrawing these fiat moneys in Russia, one can effectively trade currencies by a simple trip to the bank, or a curb side stop. I am amused there by the hoards of street money changers virtually on every corner, vigorously shaking their Rubles in advertisement for swapping Rubles for US Dollars. I never see such events on the streets of Laguna Beach California, nor else where in the good old USA.
When the federal reserve reduced interest rates in the 2001 time frame to pump up the economy, as the exchange rate dropped, the Russians, remembering several collapses of Ruble, were very concerned, as the USD had been for years their safe haven of choice for monetary wealth preservation. I said it was a result of interest rate decreases. Not understanding USA monetary policy by common Russians, they listened to me very intently. Common Russians, by and large, do not possess safe haven real money coinage in silver and gold, and rely on the most stable of all fiat money for wealth holdings. From my personal interactions, I have found that common Russians are educated and intelligent peoples, but are hyper-sensitive to fiat money fluctuations, and naturally so, having been twice burned badly by the Ruble collapses, especially after the fall of the Soviet Union. Many had their entire life savings wipe out over night by that fiat money, and they of course, blame it all on the USA. With respect to the gift of democracy, they seem to say, "money cant buy everything that's true, but what it cant buy, I cant use, I WANT MY MONEY BACK"! Most Russians blame their loss of life savings on us Yankees, the cold war victors. President Reagan's military build up broke the Russians when trying to keep up militarily. Russians, unlike most Americans, have a healthy distrust of fiat money. However, they do not generally hold real money in silver and gold coinage, as it is generally not minted is large amount by the Russian central banks only offering some specialty coins with very high minting surcharges.
Now, there seems to be a new global movement afoot, and this movement is not really understood by this author. It is an undefined confluence of subtle thinking and conduct. Notwithstanding a precise understanding of this movement, it is real, and it may give Mr. Bill Murphy's GATA following some support in the very near future. Something in the fiat monetary world is definitely changing, but what? Maybe Mr. Murphy has been on target all along. Surprisingly, the Russian central bank, in Russia having vast mine reserves, has now decided to increase its FOREX reserves, and President Putin has recently indicated that Russia's gold reserves should be increased from the current 5% to 10% or more over the next several years. But Putin's Russia still retains cultural secrecy and vertical controls as aspects of the old soviet empire in which President Putin was reared and in which he is now the de facto czar. President Putin calls for increased bank gold reserves while Russia is now stating that its gold production has dropped. Hmmm, sounds like a possible secret Yuko's confiscation. There are also rumors that other Asian banks, such as China and Japan, may increase their gold reserves from a tiny 1% of their FOREX reserves. Other world banks seem to be taking notice as well of gold trends and ballooning US debt, as Venezuela and South Africa, inter alia, have also indicated new interest in building their gold reserves. Central bank gold sales by the EU seem to be slowing as well, if not reversed, as the British exchequer, Mr. Brown, gets repeatedly slammed for selling vast amounts of British gold reserves at the bottom of the gold price in about 2000. I suspect Britain will now think twice about selling any more gold from its reserves. There is a global movement out there and something big is afoot for sure.
When looking at global trends, this novice in the gold market, who jumped in at $270 in late 2000, sees a global trend towards hoarding gold, but why? Not a stock trader, nor a gold trader, in late 2000 when gold was low, I simply figured it was a safe long term investment, not knowing any better, and did not blink during the channel up trend corrections from late 2000 to late 2005 when Gold finally entered the so-called phase II break out. But having seriously jumped in, I started to seriously review market commentary, and particularly like the differing of opinions. With gut feelings that something big was afoot, Mr. Murphy and his gang at LeMetropoleCafe.com caught my eye. An engineer and patent lawyer by profession, I have little training in gold markets, but one thing has, over the years, stuck in my mind. In about early 1980, I purchased a hand full of Krugerrands, then in vogue, at about $240/oz and sold at $290/oz, and thought to myself, good job, well done, and patted myself on the back, being so proud. When gold hit $850/oz, I was taken back and realized, I really did miss the boat during that bull run. I have learned from my mistake. With my engineering training, I am comfortable with graphs. Without an expert knowledge of the gold market, I look at the graph in generic terms. I looked at the bull run then and now in three phases, first is the bull run basing, the low linear slope up in price, now characterized as a channel bull run between 2000 and late 2005. Now I suspect there should be a high linear slope increase in price, now characterized by some as phase II, and signaled by the recent break out from the 2000-05 bull run channel. After this, in about 2008, I expect, the exponential explosion, the phase III, like the 1980 curve to $850/oz. From my limited view, and for whatever reason one may choose, it seems that gold will hit at least $2750/oz about 2010-11. I wont miss the boat this time around.
But then I take a step back, as an American, as I am torn in my loyalties, between a desire for strong US dollars and personal greed in gold. I want a golden nest egg from my children, but also want a strong dollar for a healthy economy in which my children will live. But how can I have it both ways? And so I ponder this question and seek possible scenarios from those in the know. I want my cake and eat it to. While Mr. Douglas V. Gnazzo may suggest I buy a wheelbarrow to carry my 2010 FRNs, I think I will have a better use of it then. I think that a wheelbarrow for FRNs may not be necessary, the $100,000 FRN might be printed, at virtually no cost. But, I do buy into the twin deficits that throttle the FRNs, and that, with war-hawks, bleeding hearts, and natural disasters, there really is no political end in sight to the twin deficits, at least until federal budget pay-go becomes popular again in about 2010, after the FRN then collapses, when gold hits at least $2750/oz, in my view. For most Americans, like those Russians, life time savings in FRNs will be wiped out in real value, and only then will Americans gain a healthy distrust of fiat money.
The inevitable collapse the FRN will not spell doom for the good old USA, in my view. This is the good news. The USA is the 3rd largest gold producer subject to 2010 wind-fall taxes, as in 1860 when the comstock load silver mines funded the civil war, and when the USA $20 gold coin was king in the rebel south. With increasing silver prices, the very low 117,000 million ounces in central banks can be quickly ramped up to support a global silver and gold currency, which presently exist in fact, but called as such. The USA holds 26% of world gold bank reserves, and that matches 25% of the world profits being generated in the USA. While Mr. Murphy may claim there is a cartel suppressing Gold prices, the US seems to not be a member, as Fort Knox still seems immune to goldfinger's gold suppression attacks. There is plenty of central bank gold stocks and silver mines about to support a US real money currency. That is, it seems that the world will eventually dump fiat money, and currency traders will be history, in the out years. The FRN being the world reserve currency, will be the first of the fiat money to fall from grace, as the world banks dump the dollar, trying not to be last to bail out of FRNs. The USA national debt will also be effectively wiped out by tremendous devaluation of the FRNs, a possible intended scheme by the US Government to effectively defraud bankers and savers world wide.
There is an excellent article by Mr. Douglas V Gnazzo offering a history of US bearer notes and the FRN, the former backed by silver as a real dollar, that is, real money. The US to this day still strikes $1 silver and $50 gold coinage, real money, and I was struck (no-pun intended) that the US is still minting real money, yet also prints fiat paper money, concurrently. I am always amused by the $1 and $50 stated value on my real money coinage. With the inevitable global collapse of fiat money between 2010-2015, the federal reserve may be preparing itself to wipe out the national debt by maintaining its gold reserves and the silver and gold minting to support a dual currency economy during a transition period using both the devalued FRN and real money. Governments can mint vast amount of real money in response to the fiat money collapse. Global silver stocks are very low, but that would change as old mines are reopened, and gold has been retained in central banks. Silver and gold prices will explode in the FRN collapse diminishing the minting surcharge to a trivial percentage of value. It is unknown by this writer what is the current amount of minting of real money, but there is no slow down in gold jewelry purchases world wide and it seems that real money and jewelry could be easily used in a post-fiat money collapse scenario. Las Vegas may go back to the silver dollar bet, the hard way.
The real secret may be that the USA already has another back-up currency, the $1 silver and $50 Gold eagle coinage, a real money currency. When Palladium broke down below $200/oz in December 2004, that should have been an obvious buy signal, and Stillwater Mining and Northwest Territory Mint offer excellent assayed Pd rounds. In purchasing these rounds, it was realized that the US government wont recognize these Pd rounds as savings for retirement tax deductions. The IRS will honor retirement investments in US minted silver and gold eagle coinage, and hence, the infant beginning of the necessary return to real money, in the good old USA. The US $1 silver eagles have a relatively high minting surcharge, but that pales in comparison to the 95% lost of value of FRNs over the last century, and the losses to come between now and 2010 in FRNs, and will be completely made up by necessary price escalations in silver over the next few years as silver returns to at least $20/oz and maybe $100/oz in present value.
This real money believer and USA Yankee is now convinced of an FRN collapse at about 2010 and is now screaming the bi-currency rebel yell, based on the gold up trend and recent global central bank moves and the exploding national debt. It seems that one should reduce holdings of USA FRN fiat money and hold US minted eagle coinage, with the price escalation of real money exceeding that of controlled interest rates, in our route to the FRN monetary collapse in 2010. Personal FRN debt, such as a mortgage, is not a problem as long as the debt interest rates are fixed, and the writing is on the wall for refinancing variable interest rate debt into fixed interest rate debt to survive the coming collapse five to ten years hence. That is simply common sense. But it also seems that the US is now partially through retirement recognition, and is destined to be fully, a bi-currency economy, real money and fiat money, during a transition period to only real money world wide. I can now see US banks allowing for silver and gold bank accounts with the issuance of silver and gold certificates to supplement conventional FRN accounts, similar to the Russians with their multiple fiat currency bank accounts. Mr. Gnazza will surely be pleased. As real money becomes more popular, the government will eventually get back to a quasi gold-silver standard during a transition when there is both real money and fiat money, and then to a complete global silver-gold standard in the out years. The big losers are foreign central banks holding FRNs and Americans and savers with large FRN bank accounts. The US can, with its gold reserves, provide a solid economic currency to survive the up coming FRN collapse, wiping out FRN life time savings as US citizens and foreign central banks are burned by the uncontrolled fiat money US spending. This is, of course, just one man's opinion, but I could be right. Maybe by then, I will have retired, and take up shaking $100,000 FRNs on the streets of Laguna Beach California, using my wheelbarrow, if not to infirm, to transport the necessary $1 silver eagle coins for the street exchange at $100,000 FRNs to $1 eagle.
Vie Gravarite Parusski? (You speak Russian)?
Dasvadaya Adein Dualler Billyett!!! (Good Bye One Dollar Bills)
Derrick Michael Reid
Laguna Beach CA
Global Bi-Currencies Economies and Recessions,
Without the Doom Days
By Derrick Michael Reid
The LaMetropoleCafe.com web page published an article entitled "US Government is Preparing for the 2010 FRN collapse" on 12/26/05, by yours truly. (Federal Reserve Note --FRN--) In that article, it was stated then that: "The inevitable collapse the FRN will not spell doom for the good old USA … This is the good news. The USA is the 3rd largest gold producer subject to 2010 wind-fall taxes, as in 1860 when the comstock load silver mines funded the civil war, and when the USA $20 gold coin was king in the rebel south." The speculation of a FRN collapse seems in the cards but with a bi-currency solution.
There was also a projection of a bi-currency economy. "This real money believer and USA Yankee is now convinced of an FRN collapse at about 2010 and is now screaming the bi-currency rebel yell". "I can now see US banks allowing for silver and gold bank accounts with the issuance of silver and gold certificates to supplement conventional FRN accounts".
However, in that article, there was not a kind word for the US central banks activities that will lead us sheep to the altar when the FRN collapses. "The FRN being the world reserve currency, will be the first of the fiat money to fall from grace, as the world banks dump the dollar, trying not to be last to bail out of FRNs. The USA national debt will also be effectively wiped out by tremendous devaluation of the FRNs, a possible intended scheme by the US Government to effectively defraud bankers and savers world wide."
In retrospect, as a loyal American, I would like defend the USA, as best I can. It was and is the US tax payers that have really paid the higher price to civilize the world through vast expenditures upon military and state department efforts and aid, from WWI and WWII and to the present day. We Americans continue to pay for that civilization, while the rest of world basically stiffs the US with little effective contribution and counterproductive self serving acts. The foreigners enjoy the benefits of globalized world trade but don’t share in the cost of maintaining and protecting it.
It has been the USA soldier on the front lines, and the sea going battleships and carriers that have lead to a "democracy century" as the USA President has recently declared. In a convenient rationalization, I do not have a problem, really, with stiffing the foreigners, as simply the being the quid pro quo for their pacifism and evils in world affairs, and want of serious contribution to global civilization. That is, stiffing the foreigners by a collapsed FRN is simply the cost of doing global business enabled by USA military might in protecting international sea lanes and trade through civilizing societies and protecting global trade.
However, I will feel so sorry for those unsuspecting Americans who will get caught with large FRN bank accounts with no other hard tangible assets upon which to survive the coming FRN collapse and the resulting financial turmoil. But, we Americans have been through depression and will rise to this FRN collapse occasion as well. We will take care of our own, as our Christian-Judeo heritage compels us to do. However, if one was smart, one would hold dollars for daily expenses, but invest in tangible assets, like real estate and particularly precious metals, the base of any future bi-currency economy, and which, would have value world wide.
The declaration of a return to real money has recently been echoed by moves by the EU, Russian, and Chinese banks. In the January 5th 2006 LeMetropoleCafe.com James Joyce tread, it was stated: "Spoke with our STALKER source this afternoon. The buzz in London in the precious metal world is: More talk among the Saudis, Chinese, and Russians of a gold backed currency … maybe two currencies. They are supposedly concerned about the zillions of dollars floating around everywhere in the world. Word is they are feeling too exposed to a dollar debacle."
As such, the global trend toward world banks hoarding of gold seems to be coinciding with the prospects of bi-currencies in preparation for bi-currency economies and ultimately to only real money economies in the out years. That transition will be firstly to real money possession and secondly to real money economies, which is inevitable, though, there will certainly be a difficult transition period.
Sure there will be deep and long lasting recessions, if not an outright depression, at that important juncture when transiting between fiat dollars and real dollars in the economy. But, we Americans are a hearty, resilient, and optimistic bunch of capitalists, and will survive just fine. Nixon will be again d*mn for not only Watergate, but also severing the last ties between the dollar and gold. The soup lines may appear during the real money adjustment period, and possibly called "Nixon lines", but these lines wont last long, as we transition back to real money gold and silver coinage with a robust economy and with real money foreign exchanges.
On the other side of this strong optimism, is the constant prophecies of global doom, and the end times. I am just shaking in my boots! I think this is hog-wash as perpetrated by religious zealots and mainstream sensationalism news reporting. In a comprehensive projection of global confluence, it was realized that the geopolitical forces about the world are becoming ever more interconnected and actually merging and coalescing into comprehensive moving forces toward peace and stability now and more so into the out years. Reading the NY times, you would never know that, only that, the US is inherently evil and perpetrating unnecessary wars and genocide.
The real war these days has been going on for 100 years are more and is really between the Core and Gap, and the Core is definitely winning!!! That is the great news!! Iraq is just another battle in that war. A comprehensive understanding of the global conflict, that is the Global War underway between the Core and Gap, was revealed and discussed in an article entitled "The Stabilized Global Confluence Supports a Rising Tide of USA Conservatism into the Out Years, a Christmas projection of Human Cultural Evolution", by yours truly, 1/8/05, and was published at the Far Eastern State University in Vladivostok Russia.
In significant part, this global confluence analysis states: "As world empires and spheres of influence abut each other in the information age, human cultural evolution has lead to economical and political functional rule sets that are used to maintain relative peace during interactions of a CORE of economically and politically connected countries, including Russia, China, USA, EU, Japan, Australia, inter alia, that are coalescing into increasing cooperative action to prevent perturbations shocks, such as the 9-11 attack in New York, from a GAP of disconnected empires, countries and spheres of influence, including Africa, the Middle East, and the South Pacific Island Chains, leading to continued integration of GAP countries in the CORE and eventual world peace for decades, if not centuries, to come." (Abstract, in part) The article ends with two closing paragraphs.
"I believe we are reaching a tipping point, as the wealth, population, and interaction of the CORE of cooperative countries (Russia-China-India-EU-US, etc.) exceeds that of the non-functioning GAP of disconnected countries, (Africa, Middle East, and South Pacific, and of course, the cold-war hold-over in North Korea). Of the 6 Billion on earth, 4 Billion live in the CORE in relative peace as war breaks out from time to time in the GAP. As the CORE becomes more dominate over the GAP, at some point, there is the bend in an exponential, and rouge militant countries will fall like dominoes and connect with the CORE. President Bush, or for that matter, Osama Bin Laden's 9/11 attack, may have put into motion a last and inevitable collapse of social global militancy, as we as a global people will find over-all functioning peace for decades, if not centuries, to come. Yes, we Americans are culturally eternal optimists, and I plead guilty."
"Sure it is rosy global prediction, and sure assumptions are made, but it seems that there is a natural course of human cultural evolution, in that, there was first the creation of kings with tribal rule sets from the cultivation age to the iron age, then there were great empires battling for remaining lands and conquest over others from the iron age to the industrial age, but as the great geo-political CORE of the big four abut each other, with no more room for expansion, and the eventual learning of the draw backs of global war and the benefits of collective cooperation, human kind and geo-political functional rule sets finally culturally evolve from the empires of the industrial age into civilized partners in the information age, and in the end, that is a very good thing."(Last two paragraphs) See Global Confluence: http://imcs.dvgu.ru/news/dmr/globalconfluence.html
This projection of global confluence, a world wide trend towards global cooperation and peace, has been recently re-enforced, in a article by Mr. Andre Mack at the Washington Post, on 12/27/05.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/27/AR2005122700732.html
In that article, Mr. Mack makes some striking observations. "Seen through the eyes of the media, the world appears an evermore dangerous place", (Iraq, Darfur, Thailand, Bali), and that "people believe global violence is increasing". He correctly continues: "report reveals … armed conflicts … decline has continued". Particularly, "By 2003, there were 40 percent fewer conflicts than in 1992. The deadliest conflicts", "fell by some 80 percent", including genocides and mass slaughter".
This is an encouraging reinforcing development that the underway Global War between the Core and Gap is going very well indeed. So, it seems that the world in not going to hell in a hand basket, as many proclaim, but is definitely trending towards bi-currency economies in a cooperative more-peaceful global world of like bi-currency real-money economies. With a common measure of monetary value, gold and silver, the cheating world bankers will be history, or at least I hope so, once and for all. GATA will be proven correct, and hopefully some bankers will get lynched in public squares by those who's life savings were wiped out by the bankers' fraudulent schemes to control gold by selling short and loaning long while pumping vast amounts of fiat money into the economies.
In decades to come, no longer will fiat money be used to burn those unsuspecting citizens who placed so noble but unfounded trust in the world bankers. Bankers' reputations will sink to the contempt of lawyers and used car salesmen. To prepare for this futuristic bi-currency real-money economy world, a realignment of assets seems well advised, but with assurances and confidences in the prospects of a strong USA and a safe global world continuing through the out years, for decades, if not centuries, to come.
Cont.
This message was edited by DerrickMReid on 10-7-07 @ 9:15 AM
Anglos Rule The Bi-Currency World
By Derrick Michael Reid
In foreseeing the inevitable collapse of the US federal reserve notes (FRNs), that is, dollar bills, projected to be about 2010, and the sinking of other world fiat paper moneys in its wake, it seems that the Anglo world, and its progeny, is the best prepared. As a skeleton of old Britannia, the nations of Britain, USA, Canada, South Africa, Australia, India, and China, the core of the old British empire, are the most prepared throughout the world. In searching for gold and silver coins that are currently minted in quantity, the number is strikingly few.
Significant Current Bi-Currencies
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South Africa: Gold Kuggerands since 1970.
============= Fiat Money is the Rand
United States: Silver and Gold Eagles since 1986
============= 1 1/2 1/4 1/10 Gold, 1 Silver
============= Fiat Money: Federal Reserve Note
Swiss: Swiss Franc Backed by Gold
============= Swiss Franc Backed in part by Gold
Canada: Gold and Silver Maple leaf
============= 1 1/2 1/4 1/10 1/20 oz
============= Fiat Money: Canadian Dollar
China: Gold and Silver Panda
============= 1 1/2 1/4 1/10 1/20 oz
============= Fiat Money is the Yuan
Britain: Gold British Sovereign
============= Silver Britannia
============= Fiat Money: Pound & Euro
Austria: Gold Vienna Philharmonic
============= Fiat Money is the Euro
Australia: Gold Kangaroo
============= 1 1/2 1/4 1/10 1/20 Oz
============= Fiat Money: Australian Dollar
India: Indian Sovereign
============= Fiat Money: Rupee
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Except for the Anglos, the big emerging Asian duo, China and India, Britannia's progeny, and the fortress nations of Switzerland and Austria, renown for their gold-solid, independent, and confidential banking, very few other countries are prepared for the sustained minting of the alternative real money in large quantities. Only a few major world central bankers have governmental mints running around the clock to produce in quantity standardized quality gold and silver coinage, that could used as a monetary base, and must be used as a monetary global standard, in the event of a global fiat money collapse. What is it that the Anglos, the emerging Asian duo, and the mountain fortresses know, that the rest of the world, does not know?
Certainly the Swiss have retained their independence from world conquerors, no doubt learn in earnest by their neighbor Austria post WWII. However, the Swiss and Austrians lack substantial gold mine production, as being unprepared. Russia and China, the darlings of the old communist world, have a bone to pick, but only of late seem to understand the full complexity of the global banking system in the style of those western capitalists with their golden hoards. Both Russia and China are making noises to increase their tiny gold holdings in direct fear of a dollar collapse, as being unprepared. Indians have always had a love of gold and are huge importers of gold as having few productive mines. India at least has minted coins, though lacks the gold mine production and bank gold stock piles, and to this day is the number one importer of gold, as being unprepared.
Sure, many countries do have specialty minting of commemorative coins from time to time, but not year after year production of standardized minting with face valued denominations, and in substantial quantities, with reliable gold supplies from domestic mines. Sure, there exists in collections around the world large quantities of modern, old, and ancient coinage, for trade as highly prized collector items. There would be problems with correlating correct values between various modern, old, and ancient coins and commemorative coinage, as being unstandardized for effective recurring circulation use in any economy. When the FRN crashing sounds occur, governments should be prepared to react quickly, and massively pump into their respective economies, like a instantaneous multiple shotgun salvo, large quantities of standardized gold and silver coinage, the only money then really trusted by all with recognized values for commerce, so as to smooth the economic recessions and trade collapses.
Many pretty ladies will be hard-pressed to give up their wedding rings and gifts of love, when really that is all they have left to buy food and essentials of life for their children. Many rare coin collectors will also be hard-pressed to give up their life long held treasures, unless starvation is staring them at their gaping mouths. Having been burned, it seems it would take years before anyone would trust gold and silver certificate bearer notes, purportedly issued with sincere central bank promises, to be truly backed by gold and silver. Standardized real gold and silver coinage would be readily accepted, with no other real choice, to conduct wide spread trade and to buy necessary goods, providing once and for all a global currency of undeniable defined value.
The problems with jewelry is the scams that would occur when trading in the 10K, 14K, 22K fine jewelry, when monetary scales are crookedly fixed against them. Trickery can occur on the other side of that exchange as well as witches and devils try to pass off gold plated metal for the real thing. I doubt the poor individual Indian would gladly surrender his or her only little treasure on earth to repair the Indian economy that ain't so good anyway, or the Chinese to readily surrender their hard earned modest savings. The problem with old and ancient coinage is the ruination of the numismatic value to the collectors' great loss as Caesar's face become smooth in a pool of melted metal. Joshua will certainly reappear from the mother load mines, yet again, and try to pass off gold plated coins as the real thing to both store clerks and local refiners, when just joshing. There would be a significant problem in regulating up-start refiners operating out of local garages, just trying to make a real buck, while pocketing a few extra grams here and there, unbeknownst to those departing with their last ounce of real monetary wealth. The problems of transition from a fiat money economy to a real money economy would be vast in scope and numerous in fraudulent schemes, and could only be solved by governmental standardized real money coinage in wide circulation usage.
To minimize the economic calamitous chaos and the depth of the severe recessions and depriving depressions, in the event of global fiat money collapse, governments and their respective central banks through their operating mints, must hit the ground running with a massive world wide accepted standardized backup currency in gold and silver coinage. To do this, there must be held vast gold and silver reserves with up to speed and fully operating mints and with continuous supplies from existing operating domestic mines. But there are few countries with such necessary hoards, and even fewer with such additionally operating mints these days, and even fewer still with the additionally required operating domestic mines.
As such, the world by and large, with so many different countries and respective currencies, is totally unprepared to meet the challenges of an instantaneous switch to real money when the fiat moneys collapse. In the Anglo world, the US and Canada, with their intertwined economies, appear to be the best prepared, with South Africa and Australia not so far behind, and with Britain following up in the rear having recently sold vast amounts of British gold at the 20 year low prices in about 2000, thanks to the exchequer Mr. Brown, especially in view of little mine domestic production. Australia and Canada might come to Britain's aid, of course, feeding gold stocks to British mints in order to save the queen. After this, the rest of world seems very ill prepared, in deed. Yes, there are hoards of jewelry and old coinage in the hands of private citizens, but when a government prepares for a total collapse of fiat money, there would be no real substitute for a genuine standardized freshly minted US Eagle, Canadian Maple Leaf, Chinese Panda, British Sovereign, Indian Sovereign, or a South African Kuggerand.
But what is it that the Anglo world seems to know that the rest of the world does not? It could be said that the production of real minted money these days is merely a reflection of the amount of gold production. South Africa No.1 with the Kuggerand, Australia No.2 with the Kangaroo, United States No.3 with the Eagle, China No.4 with the Panda, Russia No.5 with none, Peru No.6 with none, Canada No.7 with the Maple Leaf, being the top primary examples. China and Russia are now asserting that the gold component of their FOREX reserves should be increased, though this would probably occur through taxation and confiscation of their relatively large mine production, rather than open market purchases at high prices, which taxation and confiscation will, nonetheless, drive gold prices even higher by increased gold supply deficits, as we reach the day of the fiat money debacle.
Russia at one point, under the ruling czars, had the largest gold stores in all of Europe, but that vast hoard has apparently been squandered by the Bolsheviks and Communists trying to dominate the world. Its recent palladium hoard has been wiped out when used as collateral for a defaulted Swiss bank loan. Modernly, this vast Russian gold hoard was no doubt pocketed by ruling politburo chieftains, commissars, and greedy powerful oligarchs. Peru apparently has neither the desire to compete with other world mints, nor has the economy to justify the investment into quality mass minting facilities for the production of gold and silver coins. Russia has only a mere 500 tons and China has only a mere 600 tons of gold reserves, and unless they enter the gold purchasing open market in a big way, or confiscate domestic mine production, seem to be the laggards in preparedness among the big producers. It appears then, that the Anglo world is definitely more prepared than others world wide governments to meet the challenges of a global collapse of fiat money, which would be lead by the demise of US federal reserve note.
This Anglo dominance in preparedness seems almost calculated. The Canadian economy is inextricably tied to the US economy by virtue of its location on the North American continent and its extensive border with the USA. As Prime Minister Blair has led Britain behind the USA into Iraq, Britain seems destined to follow in the US foot steps, in all areas, as Sir Winston Churchill admonished his fellow citizens to do many years ago. South Africa and Australia seem to be similarly situated, though South Africa broke from its Anglo ties with its current anti-apartheid regime, but just happens to be blessed with vast gold reserves and production, and the Kuggerand operational minting left over from their dethroned white taskmasters there. Britannia's India, as a vicarious Anglo state, seems similarly inclined, though lacks substantial mines and gold stock piles. Britannia's China, also as a vicarious Anglo state, seems similarly inclined, though lack huge existing gold stores.
Even though Canada, Britain, Australia, and certainly South Africa have large peace and anti-war political constituents, when it comes to money, they all would seem to be on the same team and would fall in line in self interest, and jump on the real money band wagon, accelerating the fiat moneys into an early grave, as the rest of world subsequently catches up and jumps on in a second wave. While I am not being so bold as Mr. Murphy's GATA gang to propose for sure that there is a cabal involved, it seems highly coincidental, and, that it could have been planned. Notwithstanding a cabal in the Anglo gold producing world, it certainly seems that the Anglo world is the best prepared for the fiat money collapse.
In the event of an intentional or unintentional collapse of fiat moneys, the USA and her Anglo sisters would certainly survive a global fiat collapse better than most. While wars are often used to place an aggressor nation above others in power, control, influence, and wealth, the current progress of human cultural evolution is to avoid wars were possible and cooperate together for the common good. It seems then, that an alternative to war has been found, this time around, as the Anglo world could do the same by placing itself as the financial rulers of the world in a globalized world economy, in a war free global community, without firing a shot, by simply collapsing the FRN through uncontrolled fiat money printing while retaining backup real gold and silver coinage sustained production.
Gold Price Increases from Years of Suppression
By Derrick Michael Reid, 2/24/06
I cant believe at times, the so called collective wisdom, of the bullion market pundits, or should I say, the knee-jerk heard mentality and misdirectives of those allegedly in the know. The value of the dollar, oil prices, budget deficits, equity markets, trade deficits, terrorism, and even war, are all nice things that planet wall street likes to talk about, as is their elementary school training and desire for mutual back slapping being always correct time and time again, about how to justify to the sheeple recent upward moves in the price of gold (POG). However, these gold pundits are the true delirious Oracles of Delphi camping out in golden Maecieni. But they all miss the boat, time and time again. Here it is, in a nut shell.
World bank gold sales for the last decade, has suppressed the POG through the 90s, and to this day, but is finally running out of steam with deficit gold stocks in the banks to continue the suppression in earnest, and consequently, gold has made a spectacular come back since 2001. It is all simply market fundamentals, and no more. Curious how, in the end, its all fundamentals. Get it? Apparently not.
World bank gold sale suppression, that is, world bank POG suppression sales, loans, and leases for continuous short selling, major mine hedging, and massive commercial short positions have all functioned collectively to suppress the POG over the last two decades. The suppression of the POG has compounded the problem by producing low mine exploration and bullion production, naturally so, but with increasing demand in the face of decreasing supplies and increasing spot supply-demand deficits, and in combination with environmental resistance to new mine openings.
These sound fundamentals are the driver in the increases in the POG, presently in the face of a massive commercial short position build up over the years, now looking forward to massive short squeezes to propel the POG into four figures and soon. However, any direction to war with Iran as the caused, is misplaced in a first order analysis, but may be the second order analytic catalyst for the inevitable pending massive short squeezes, and parabolic accelerating POG prices in the near and long term.
It will take a massive short squeeze, four figure POG, five to seven years of increased POG, and increased exploration and production to bring the POG back to normal equilibrium, as is, in normal commodities markets. So, having a personal POG target of $2750/oz by 2010, buy gold, silver and PMG bullion and share positions, and buy some popcorn, and then kick it, watch the fire works, and make the big money, it’s a no brainer.
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The Dollar and War will be Respectively Replaced by Gold and Trade.
Derrick Michael Reid 5/13/06
"It cost about 75 cents to kill a man in Ceasar's time. The price rose to about $3,000 per man during the Napoleonic wars; to $5,000 in the American Civil War; and then to $21,000 per man in World War I. Estimates for the future wars indicate that it may cost the warring countries not less than $50,000 for each man killed." Senator Homer T. Bone. I was particularly intrigued by this quote from Senator Homer T. Bone, that the cost per death in war has increased. May I take that analysis a step further? Conclusion: He does not tell the whole story.
In the good old days, say, pre 1500s, when tribal kingdoms engaged in war, they took no prisoners, except women as concubines and slaves, and hence, the causality rate for the loser was 100%, the victor's rate was not much less, and one-on-one battles usually meant equal rates of causalities. Then came the middle ages, and chivalry, and if a besieged defender surrendered early, the garrison was spared with honor, otherwise the black flag. Then came the guns, but still, the ratios of deaths were even, with casualty rates of say 20%. Then came long range rifles and smoothbores, with many battles having 10-15% casualty rates, and garrisons were not slaughtered, but imprisoned or even exchanged or paroled. In the WWI and WWII the casualty rates continued to drop as a percentage to those engaged. In Korea and Vietnam, the technology differences became apparent, with kill ratios of 5:1 to 10:1 or more in many battles, but US death rates per battles were down to less than 5% for the stand up fight. The cold war provided a dry spell, but then emerge Gulf I and Gulf II, with advanced technology.
The military technology is exponentiating, and it seems that the bend in the curve seems to have occurred in the mid 1900s. Each day, our military technology advances and increases our differential effectiveness over our opponents who have like curves, but delayed in time, until we have reached a point these days, that in a stand up fight, we have less than 1% casualty rates. This is astounding! Of the 200K troops that have been cycled through mid-middle east, the casualty rate is about 1%. Along side these trends is the endless printing of fiat paper money to fund these military expenditures.
So, it seems that, over the last two millennia, the costs per death has increased, as the casualty rate has decreased, making a relative, net sum zero, in the cost of war, generally. War, in terms of the US perspective, has become more expensive but more safe for the US fighting man/woman, which supports the contention that the administration is providing fighting Joe with the best chances he ever had of surviving a battle or a war. Our armies and navies are all volunteer, and this should not change in the foreseeable future. The fighting Joe knows he has the best chances in history to survive. Along side this trend, is the trend toward fewer and less deadly wars, in terms of US battle casualties, but more expensive, the quid pro quo.
The cost of war will change in kind. The proclaimed demise of the almighty dollar, projected to start in mid summer 2006, is already upon us, and the dollar is expected to collapse around 2010-11. As trade wars become more popular over military wars, governments will be more keen to keep cheating banks from printing fiat money and from hiding state sponsored subsidies, and will seek to spend their military dollars on trade war productivity rather than unnecessary military hardware and personnel. The fights will be in trade wars, that will necessarily required a monetary standard of money that all can unequivocally agree upon as to value. Gold and Silver are the only real alternatives. Hence, as military war become disfavored over monetary trade war, additional pressures will come upon and to the end of fiat paper money, with the resulting use of paper money certificates that are backed up by Gold and Silver in bank and corporate vaults. Gold and Silver mines will be the real banks of mid 21st century. By 2025, there will be a boom in Gold and Silver prices and mining stock values the world has never seen in 5000 years of mining precious metals, which boom will make $20,000/oz Gold and $1,000/oz Silver seem a great bargain.
So, lets now do something positive, and project these concepts into this century. There will be fewer wars, fewer battle casualties, but it will cost allot more to wage or be prepared for war, until such time, that globalization become substantially complete (with the N. Korean or Iranian resolutions for examples) and cements the functional geo-economical-political rules sets that render military expenditures largely unnecessary for dispute resolutions. The inevitable globalization and confluence will in time render military expenditures largely unnecessary as world powers seek domination by trade and not by guns, as one does not wage war on one's customers, and all will seek to avoid perturbation shocks, such as 9/11. Contrary to popular belief, the Russians and Chinese have the most to loose in an Iranian war, and will seek to get Tehran to compromise with the "Great Satin" on the nuke issue.
The later half of this century will wage war, not by guns, but by trade, and the major issues then will be fair free trade war which in fact has begun in earnest, as well as over population, and environmental issues and resolutions. I wont be around to enjoy the fruits of 5000 years of cultural evolution of man-kind, in this regard of the inevitable global confluence, but it seems, that we as a specie are moving to a better plane of intercourse. With endless fiat money printing, paper currency will become history as well to prevent cheating banks from destroying the value of hard earned savings and wealth in order to sustain the trade wars. The world banks' and governments' only solution to fair trade, is the necessary use of a standard medium, Gold and Silver. As governments learn that expenditures of real money on military hardware and personnel diminishes their returns and limits their abilities to invest in trade productivity in trade wars, expenditures will shift away from war materials and fiat money to trade capital assets and real money for improved global trade competition. The ultimate projection is that the Dollar and War are completely replaced by Gold and Trade, say by 2025!
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Time Line to 35,000$/oz Gold
2007 Gold hits 1080, Silver hits 17, Iran remain defiant, NK remains defiant, Oil hits 80/barrow, Bush sits on Baghdad, insurgency is reduced. Peak Gold/Oil is on a perpetual down trend. US debt hits 10T.
2008 Gold hits 1650 (Sinclair was right), Rep Condi/C.Cox win US Election, Condi negotiate deal with china, and Japan, suffer reserve devaluation, ending NK nuke problem, and Taiwan start 20 year political process of re-integration into China, china agrees to allow election of local city and state officials. Tibet and Zauxia providence are sedated with religious freedoms and city/state elections.
2009 Gold hits 2100/oz, inflation officially hits 6%, real inflation over 10%, Dollar index 0.50 world economies are roaring. NK dismantle nuke weapons, allowed peaceful use under UN supervision. US shut down borders to all illegal immigration.
2010 Gold hits 2750 Silver hits 100/oz, Condi blockades Iran, Condi and Russia Czar agree that Russia has exclusive economic rights, to REBUILD all Iranian Nuke facilities, in event of confrontation, US blockades Persian gulf, Gulf of Token redo, US takes out all missile batteries and major nuke facility, negotiates deal, Mullah dont control, Hamas and Hezbalah are defanged, women have right of vote, Iran can have peaceful nuke use with UN oversight. Saudis give women right to vote in new constitutional monarchy, Russia gives back WWII Islands to Japan for 2000 tones of gold.
2011 Japan, China, Russia and US form the NPTO, North Pacific Treaty Organization. World arm production fall, standing armies reduced to home garrisons. world fiat inflation hits 12%. The CORE sits of Indonesia terrorism. Batth separatists in Spain throw in the towel, and disband, as do many other insurgencies around the world.
2012 Arab league and entire Muslim world promote the Saudi's "Islam yes, terrorism no", President Bush is now viewed as the defacto hero in the Muslim world, for saving them from centuries of intolerance and strong man rule. Pakistan has free elections. Taliban form a political party and join the Afghan government.
2013 Shiites and Sunnis in Arab world cease their 1000 year feud. Iraq is a modern democracy and prospering. Oil hits 400$/barrow. World fiat inflation hits 20%.
2014 Cuba decides to become a socialized democracy, economy explodes to the upside. Venezuela dictator Chavez is assassinated by local democrats, and seize power to institute free and fair elections.
2015 Gold hits 10,000/oz, US Government levies extra windfall taxes taking 30% of US Au/Ag production, as do many other countries, Russia join WTO, EU, and NATO as full member of the CORE. Security counsel is readjusted, Germany replace France, and Brazil and Japan are added to the security counsel.
2016 UN build massive "system administration force", peace keepers and logistics to support new democratic nations with peaceful objective to integrate GAP nations into the CORE. NATO and NPTO maintain an east and west strike force to take out any GAP bad guy.
2017 Bill OReilly Jr, the FACTOR redo, is broadcast around the world, as EU, and Russia is hit with a wave of conversion to Godly religions. US debt hits 20T$ of worthless fiat.
2018 Gold hits 15,000$/oz. US Government converts billion oz gold and 5 billion oz of silver into eagles, and issue gold/silver, certificate, as do many other countries, the world is effectively, a bi-currency world, exchanges between fiat and real money are available around the world.
2019 Iran, Iraq join the CORE of interconnected countries, SKorea and NKorea are merged together. UN focus attention on bad boys in Africa, the remaining hot-bed of GAP nations, but all quickly line up with to prevent inter-country war, War is officially effectively outlawed between nations, with all boundaries set in stone.
2020 Gold hits 34,000/oz Silver 10,000/oz, UN treaties the end of all fiat, US national debt wiped out, and all national debt wipe out, now UN PAYGO rules, and world converts to only real money as the medium of exchange. real money provides fair international trade, no tariffs allows, but tax of export is allowed. Neo-Con PNAC groupies declare victory in the 200 year global WAR for global confluence, ending 5000 years of cultural evolution where the entire earth interacts with civility, and non aggression under functional rule sets, such as the WTO rules with transparency.
2025 Alternative fuels, solar, ethanol, spell doom to the oil monopoly. Green house gases start to fall. Russia's economy explodes as a world class economic power.
2030, World effectively without wars and rebellions, as democracies sweep the globe, Bush was correct, this is democracy century. China becomes a full democracy.
2040, World government apportion birth rights, % gain in populations, and immigration levels, and addresses environmental and health issues.
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This message was edited by DerrickMReid on 10-7-07 @ 9:19 AM
A graceful degradation of the US fiat FRN, the world's reserve currency, with foreigners having huge FRN forex reserves, will effectively make the rest of the world pony up, do to devalued FRN, for the costs of the confluence, their fair share in civilizing the earth, as the US national debt goes to zero value, leading to a gold int'l economy without world wars replaced by the trade wars, (already heating up with microsoft in EU, trade tarriffs in the US for Yaun fixing).
Was it planned? I dont think so. Not in such words as politicians speak, but, one is presummed to intend the natural and proabable consequences of their acts. I came to these globalization conclusions independently, and I would have to believe, many think tanks, took a similar view, though, I am not in any think tank, just trying to think, though some seem to think, I cant.
Just one perspective, I could be right.
However, if any CT guys want to jump on this, there is food for mental leaps: "While wars are often used to place an aggressor nation above others in power, control, influence, and wealth, the current progress of human cultural evolution is to avoid wars were possible and cooperate together for the common good. It seems then, that an alternative to war has been found, this time around, as the Anglo world could do the same by placing itself as the financial rulers of the world in a globalized world economy, in a war free global community, without firing a shot, by simply collapsing the FRN through uncontrolled fiat money printing while retaining backup real gold and silver coinage sustained production."
hhmmmmmmmmmmmm
This message was edited by DerrickMReid on 10-7-07 @ 10:59 AM
Iraq (insurgency hatfield-mccoy being sedated)
Afghanistan (Talliban remnance, drug dealers)
Paskistan (Musharrif is screwing around, need fair elections)
Iran (there newk definance will be the Mullah's undoing, and democrats will rise, duing the blockade)
Burma (Monks on the warpath, maybe a interim power share junta/politicos, china nervous about spill over affect)
NK (testing capitalism, Ill was in Bejing, and the biggest news then, was Ill's amasement over China's exploding markets, and where you have a little initial business free speech, full-on democracy will necessarily follow)
War on Terror: whole world sharing intel, game over, while Al Quida has a time out in wazeiristan.
Many others coming to terms with this thing called Democracy, a political system giving all expression rights sedating alternative uncivil methods.
In late 1862, Lincoln addressed congress, re the emanipication proclamation, he raised the war to a much nobler effort more than merely preserving the union or emanicipation, but looked at the US democracy, as "the last best hope" for mankind, that the world would look to the US capitalistic-democratic human-rights experiment, and hence, the US can not fail in the struggle, and had an election during a civil war to prove that the experiment could be maintain even during a civil war. Well Well, here we are, 150 years later, and ol' abe, seems to have been RIGHT-ON, democracies are on every continent, growing, and Bush finalized it as now being "democracy century". Sure, Jefferson has the pirates, and Jackson went into Mexico, for respective outrages, but Lincoln was the first to make this notion of "confluence" articulated as such in a global context.
From the orignal gorilla in 1862 to the chimp in 2005, we, as a global community, are evolving!!! A good very thing.
But big steps (Soviets, Belin Wall, Chinese Capitalism), are seen clearly, it is the more subtle ones, in the aggregate that are more determinitive. I was sitting at a bar, around 1994, there about, and said the Berlin wall would fall, people looked at me as though I was nuts. I now sit in the cafe, and things are a changing, except people still look at me as though I am nuts.
Saudi women can drive a car these days, hey, it aint much, but just another little baby step, in the right direction.
Fatah was corrupt and got the boot, and Hamas got elected, but kept the war cry, and now gaza is in flames, great election result, eh? Fatah is reforming, but Hamas is not. Many a moderate palistinian may change alligence away from the killing. Its a slow process, takes time to learn this democracy civility thing, but learn they will, learn they must or become marginalized.
When you sum it all up, comprehensively, historically, objectively and rationally, it seems, the globalization confluence is inevitable, and more precisely, a DONE DEAL. Though, this is not much of a seventh-inning stretch, when youre up 169 runs, at the top of the ninth.
Many look at the FRN homogeny and complain that it is being used to project that evil thing, American Foreigh Policy, and this screeching is done in view of a degrading FRN, and complain that such FRN projection is furthering the diabalical evil empire's influence. Yet, when I simply remove the "EVIL JUDGEMENT" "EVIL INTENT" aspects, and look at it objectively, without the emotions, based upon observations, I am effectively saying the very same thing, (but without the evil judgment aspect, that I am not willing to make in conclusion, without the smoking evil guns under virtually every stone) yet I am poo-pooed not for the observations but for the inevitable conclusions. Go Figure. Well I have. The projected conclusion of confluence does not support the evil-empire blame-game mantra, now does it? So, one can say anything in the cafe, as long as it ends with expressed hatred for the US, including irresponsible sayings as Bush is liar, Feds are criminals, USA are nazies, and the like. As such, I am not nuts --as I make the same observations--I am very much in-line with the cafe, it just that, I have a speech impediment and dont use the correct anti-american hate-bush parlance, the difference being the choice of label used when making the judgment that the confluence is generally a good thing.
You can call it evil manipulation, timely market intervention, or sound financial management, who really cares what you call IT, but we all realize they do "it". Now that we agree they do IT, is it bad or is it good. Certainly bad for the mining business, in micro-economics. Can it be said that the Fed's cut was bad or good? Who really knows. But, if you are trying to find EVIL, in your hate-USA mentality, you will contrue all facts accordingly, that's for sure, and hence, you will. This is how one irresponsibly and unpatriotically reaches the incredible, the perposterous, Bush planned 9/11.
If the confluence is not planned, then it can not be evil or noble, per se. If it is not planned, yet inevitable, then it is a natural cultural evolution. I tend to believe the latter, though, it seems there is allot of good, in my judgement, in it all, and more to come. In each case WWI, WWII, Reagan v Soviet, Bush v Al Quida, Bush v Saddam, etc., decisions were made for the conflict of the day, facing what was believed to be bad, and over the long haul, these events seem to add up unidirectionally toward a confluence, that is mostly good and hence the gravatation. Yeah, I do think freeing 50 million from totalitarian/theocratic strong-man rule, is a good thing. The observations are real, the good results are real accordingly to my belief system, and on sum, I have concluded very positive in deed for the world.
There is nothing wrong with being an optimist, though, to survive in the cafe, you may have trouble being an optimist like me, so my advice, is to throw in some hate-USA hate-Bush, hate-Feds in your speech in here, every once in a while, to be on the team, so you may want to practice up on that a bit.
Your glass is way more than 1/2 filled.
This message was edited by DerrickMReid on 10-7-07 @ 1:18 PM
just some thoughts:
* we'll let history and the peoples of the future judge if gwb is a moron or a brilliant statesman.
* how do you reconcile the global confluence movement with the also strong and growing devolution desires of people such as: secessionist desires by various states in the union, and the desires of the kurds, shiites, sunnis for their own states, or the basques in spain, or the muslims in mindanao, or the tamils in sri lanka etc.?
* mind you some of these peoples just want autonomy but i'm sure they want the cars and refrigerators and tv's of the confluence folks. but the more dangerous ones are the religious conflicts which will not be settled with money, or consumer goods.
* so yeah the world might be centralized into competing blocks like in orwell's world but there will be a lot of simmering conflicts within that will not be anesthetized by guns or butter.
* there was a global confluence of sorts right after wwII with the spheres of influence around communists pitted against the western sphere. that was gone by 1989. what institutions will be used to maintain the new confluence? how effective will they be? will it be held by force, or by money, or by other means?
i for one want to see a world where all the peoples are united, but i wouldn't want to be under anyone's thumb. and no group in the world wants to also. it has to be a change in our thinking, our emotions, our spirit, our vibration level. barring that no amount of force or manipulation will bring us all together.
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Moron/brilliant are extremes,
he is more of an ave joe.
Yes, history will reflect.
* how do you reconcile the global confluence movement with the also strong and growing devolution desires of people such as: secessionist desires by various states in the union, and the desires of the kurds, shiites, sunnis for their own states, or the basques in spain, or the muslims in mindanao, or the tamils in sri lanka etc.?
And many more than that. China and Russia have separatist elements as well. Hell, I am the king of my castle arnt I? Democracy live in a state of tension, through the opposing views, which, when taken to natural extension, lead to disintegration. It is the synergy and respect for minorities that is the main benefit.
There is advantages and Disadvantages being a part of the whole. There have been some disintegration, Yogoslovia is gone. Held together by a dominant force, that lost in power, in the confluence. Had Yugoslovia been more a tolerant democracy, it might have not broken up, in stead, you got genocide and disintegration.
Reconciliable differences can be compromised, and free speech allows for airing of grevenences, minorities have rights. These aspect of democracies help integrate, while individualism help separates, and hence the tension, always existing, its the nature of the animals, self-interest, greed, it is when all those involve.
There can be disintegration of nations within a confluence of all nations. As time moves on, disintegration would seem be reduced.
I suppose the tension will always be present, those wanting separation and those wanting integration, in a natural state of tension.
So, what's the conclusion: tension will be ever present, but contained by FORCED at times, and successful when the FORCE is supported by the majority, and if so, why fight, and if over time, the whole is fair, then the disintegration stops.
USA by POWER extended itself and by POWER kept itself whole, by the majority, which is the rule of democracies. So, as long as all have freedom of expression, minority rights are protected, the whole is promoted over the parts, (a true democracy), then it seems that the forces of integration prevail.
Surely more will split and come together, but the frequency should be reduced, and those with the largest foot print do better, generally. So, as an equilibrium is had. US was together 80 years, had a civil war, 140 years ago, that is seven generations, and the by and large, the US is stabilized. Took 200 years, it may take other young democracies 200 years as well to get out all the kinks.
* mind you some of these peoples just want autonomy but i'm sure they want the cars and refrigerators and tv's of the confluence folks. but the more dangerous ones are the religious conflicts which will not be settled with money, or consumer goods.
Very difficult to compromise with the uncompromising.
It is not their belief, but their action. Many a muslim feel embarrassed, though wont admit it. Over time, them must either become more tolerant, or break.
* so yeah the world might be centralized into competing blocks like in orwell's world but there will be a lot of simmering conflicts within that will not be anesthetized by guns or butter.
Surely there will remain conflicts, but the trend is down. How many more Kings will be dethrown over the next century?
* there was a global confluence of sorts right after wwII with the spheres of influence around communists pitted against the western sphere. that was gone by 1989. what institutions will be used to maintain the new confluence? how effective will they be? will it be held by force, or by money, or by other means?
Yes, many int'l org, UN, WTO, NATO, will provide the rules of the game the "functioning rule sets". Intra and Inter national dispute resolution through functional rule sets, consitutions.
you raise many aspects, and surely it will not go like clock work, but conflicts are decreasing, not increasing. I am no expert, that is for sure, and no crystal ball either, just using trying to think it through.
This message was edited by DerrickMReid on 10-7-07 @ 8:01 PM
Question: (any civil response from anyone is find with me)
Of these 190 countries, what pairs are at declare war with each other with combat troops on the line, duking it out, in actual combat?
To be honest, I cant think of any? Can you?
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Within a Country's Border,
how many insurgency against a state:
Russia: Chechnia (muslims)
China: Tibet (muhdists) Totalitarian State has problems
Zuixquia (muslims)
Hong Kong (democrats)
USA: lemetropolecafe (CTs)
Pakistan: Al Quida (muslims)
Iraq: Shia Theocrats (muslims) v democrats/USA
Afghanistan: Taliban (muslims) v democrats/NATO
Spain: Basques
Sudan: Muslims v Christians
Palistine: Fatah (democrat muslims) v Hamas (theocrat muslims)
Hamas (muslims) v Isreal
Lebanon: Hezbalah (Muslims) v Isreal/Christian democrats
Turkey: kurds,
Philipines: Muslims
Sri Lanka: Tamils
Mexico: Southern Indians (minor)
Nepal: Democrats
Berma: Democrats
Congo: Tutsie Rebels
(never thought in my life I would be rooting for the "democrats", LOL)
I am not sure of course of all of these, just from what I hear.
I am sure there are many others, so, give them to me, but these are probably the biggest "insurgencies".
Intraterritorial disputes are difficult, because the "target" is often within the population. The degree is "insurgency" can be measured from terrorist bombings of people, infrastructure sabotage, assissinations, civil disobedience, stikes, protests, demonstrations.
Its a civil-disorder continuum.
The US nearly flew apart 80 years after our democracy took hold, so, it takes generations to finally get the civil-democracy thing, (just like it takes generations to ride a society of deep-seated prejudices) and there are many countries around with less than 80 years of democracy, but I bet, there is an inverse corelations between the amount/severity of insurgency to the length of time a democracy has been in place. Which is hopeful toward lowering global militancy.
(Note in the first confluence, the "pass" given to Putin's Russia, taking their baby steps.)
So, what we learn, is that the confluence has reach a point where countries no longer war with each other, in large measure, but rather are more subject to internal strife. Cant please everyone all the time, with extreme pre-existing prejudices.
Of course, the Iraq War I and II are exceptions, but with the coalition (which is a indication of the confluence strength), the actual wars lasted, what three weeks. Sure, there maybe a blockade of Iran, and it might go blows, but I doubt it would last long, maybe a month, if that.
The next general theme of the global confluence, is the placement of the GAP countries, and they are mostly in: middle east, africa, and indonesia, mostly, which is a direct inverse corelation, is it not, the lenght of time these countries there have had functional democracies. These are the GAP countries in GAP area where wars can break out, and do.
Of course, once all the insurgency are killed off, then they all go after the drug king pins, and after than, international crime bosses, its all a matter of priority of course, and finally to the Bansters.
and then, hedging major miners This message was edited by DerrickMReid on 10-10-07 @ 9:13 PM
In the cafe, we have had our little brawls as well.
Its so difficult at times, to put yourself outside yourself, to be willing to percieve other's points of view, and then reflect upon oneself, objectively from another's point of view.
I often think that the rest of the world must think we Americans are crazy, demonstrations at the drop of hat, with apparent dissatification everywhere. In a democracy, you are not suppose to get along, but get out there and put your 2ct in heated, yet civil discourse. The appearance is one of living in a constant state of tension as opposing political forces square off on main street. We accept this tension, rather than resorting to bombing our political opponents, and then surrendering in the end to majority rule. Hence, civil-democracies require a robust political debate with the surrendering to majority rule. A difficult thing to do, when passions run high, and this must be learned and relearned until the society "gets it".
But that's the trick, now aint it, to square off in heated political debates, yelling, foul language, and VP Chenny tells political rivals to f*** off. LOL but in the end, support the majority rule. That is what is meant by being patriotic, to loyally dissent that is absolutely necessary, the loyal part being the acquisence to majority rule after the civil dissent and debate.
Extreme political conduct (a form of insurgency) is however restrained by the criminal laws, and a sense that, having spilled your mantra, on society, you have done your duty as you see it, and will remain loyal and support the majority rule.
Civil-Democracies are difficult. You need an over-riding sense of civility, with rights of expression, that perpetuate a constant state of tension. But it is exactly this tug-of-war that makes the system work, where all political ideas are scrunitized, to get out there, and express your self, in the oppositions face, to find the best solutions for all proposed, yet, at the end of the day, when decisions are made, to recognize that you have to bend and comply with majority rule, otherwise the whole system colapses, and you will go back to being enslaved by kings and politiboros.
When you go from Monarchies, Totalitaries, Theocracies, to demoncracies, a culture of civil-discourse MUST BE LEARNED, and it aint easy, taking generations to "get it". But, once you open the genie bottle, and give individual people rights of expression in a democracy, you cant put the genie back in the bottle.
Sure, Russia will back slide a little, (its cultural)but I am not concerned, over the long run, they got a taste of democracy and capitalism, and that is enough to sustain it, though its not a linear progression, and will back slide from time to time, but again, we must look at the BIG PICTURE, look at the BIG trends, and not every little bump in the road.
For example, I am not so sure that the Chinese (outside of colonial areas), are really ready for this democracy thing without great stress. Probably in 20 years they will be, make the shift without firing a shot, as the last remaining non-democratic large state. But it will happen, as night follows day.
(updated above insurgency list, Nepal and Berma, any others?)
This message was edited by DerrickMReid on 10-9-07 @ 10:26 PM
that will be the "democracy" of the future.
is it so bad? i don't think so. as long as you are apolitical, can profit from your hard work and be left alone, hey most of the people of the world will trade that for poverty anytime, or insecurity in an anarchic system like in failed/failing states.
http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/speeches/congress.htm
This was a long dry address by lincoln, but towards the end, he picked it up. Sure there was the Manroe doctrine, the Marshal plan, etc. But Lincoln was so far ahead of his time, was the first to recognize what America was then, and what the rest of the world was not. And he up the stakes of the War to a more nobler purpose than either directly preserving the union, or emanicipation, but that feedom should extent to all mankind, that the American experiment should propagate around the world, that all of mankind enjoy the fruits of self determination, personal rights, freedom and governments of the people, for the people, and by the people.
So, without further ado,
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"Fellow-citizens, we cannot escape history. We of this Congress and this administration, will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance, or insignificance, can spare one or another of us. The fiery trial through which we pass, will light us down, in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation. We say we are for the Union. The world will not forget that we say this. We know how to save the Union. The world knows we do know how to save it. We -- even we here -- hold the power, and bear the responsibility. In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free -- honorable alike in what we give, and what we preserve. We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth. Other means may succeed; this could not fail. The way is plain, peaceful, generous, just -- a way which, if followed, the world will forever applaud, and God must forever bless."
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Sure, mistakes are made, sure wrong policy are adopted by those who seem well intentioned, but what lincoln said has propagated around the world. America was, is, and will always be, the "last best hope of earth" for mankind to live in civility and freedom, propagated through the inevitable global confluence.
God Bless America.
Free at last, Free at last, praise God Almighty, the whole of mankind will be free at last.
This message was edited by DerrickMReid on 10-10-07 @ 9:51 AM
On Bloomberg last night, it was indicated that 85 billion of year goes to bribes, kickbacks, and corruption in China, and its increasing.
Tie that into, muslim, buhdist, and democrat dissatisifcation, indicates that China is on the road toward totalitarian collapse.
And today, little Tiawan in Tiepae, through its president, lashed out at Bejing for the use of threats, and intimidating cruise and ballistic missle pointed at them. Many in Tiawan would like to reunit with China, if it would go democratic.
Couple that with the multitude of thousands of local relative independent political group operating in respective villiages, and the democratic solution is the only one possible, to keep it all united.
Its just a matter of time, but dont hold your breath, could be 20 years, or more, until a middle class evolves demanding their FREEDOM.
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On another point, this evangelist noted that not one evangelist in on the supreme court, that US can insult no one except christian, that the US is losing its christain morality.
As we american forget our christian heritage, we abort and murder our children, while at same time, allow muslims and athesists into our country who would take to the christian persecution, and that, as persecution increase, that drive more to the christian church.
This guy passes out christian literature outside of mosque throughout SoCal, risking at time, life and limb, and has many converted muslims with him.
He indicated that in muslim countries, specially egypt, and Durfar, and Napel, that the more christian are persecuted, the more join the christian ranks.
He indicated that the Hindu in India persecute Christian, a safe target to slaughter, whereas the Muslim will fight back. I use to think Indian were pacificist for not confronted militant islam, now I have doubt, and think the term coward might apply, and the "untouchables" flock to the christian church in indian, as forgiveness and salvation through Jesus is not based upon being a Barhman cast member, but for the meek who will inheret the earth. He particularly emphasis how the marxist rebels in Nepal threaten christians for merely being christians with death routinely, as the sub groups vie for power in Nepal.
In indicated that underground christian churches are springing up all over the world, but declining in US/EU.
If interested. http://persecution.com/
This message was edited by DerrickMReid on 10-11-07 @ 8:08 AM
THANKS SO MUCH MIDAS!!
Thanks excellent read.
Alex Wallenwein
The RonPaulonomist
This is what caught my eye:
Kicking the Fiat-Habit
To cure a disease you need to properly diagnose it and then prescribe the proper medical remedy.
Let’s diagnose, then. Following is the pathogenesis of the fiat world:
The dollar (as were most currencies in the 1800s) was once tied to gold. The law said that X amount of gold was worth Y amount of dollars, and that banks had to exchange Y dollars for X gold on demand, at any time;
The law allowed bankers to print more paper-dollars than there was gold to back them, calling this “fractional reserve banking” (banks only needed to keep a fraction or percentage of the total amount of dollars outstanding in forms of gold on reserve);
Banks inevitably printed too many dollars, and depositors got nervous, demanding their gold back. Banks got into hot water.
The then recently created (in 1913) ‘lender of last resort’ (the Fed) only had one option to save the illiquid banks: Create (print) more dollars. Naturally, it was unable to create more gold.
Instead of protecting depositors and punishing the profligate banks, ‘the law’ (US government) helped the guilty bankers and punished innocent depositors instead (see, FDR’s gold confiscation in 1933);
American citizens got screwed, but international central banks could still exchange their traded-for dollars for gold from the US treasury. Like Americans, central bankers weren’t stupid and demanded their gold when they saw that the Fed and US banking system had printed and loaned too many dollars into existence that began to float around the world, so Nixon did internationally what FDR did domestically: He closed the gold window. <-------- Killer Stuff
Now, international central banks (or actually the countries they represented) were the ones who got screwed. They could have rejected the dollar at that time and given the US the finger, but they chose not to. They themselves wanted "in" on the money-creation scheme;
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Closed the gold window to international banks!!!
hhhhmmmmm sounds like, does it not, part of
THE PONYING UP
by foreigners to pay their fair share of the global confluence.
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"Paul Volcker, crack-pimp extraordinaire" ROFLMAO!!
Alex is definitely a cafe kinda guy. ROFLMAO!!
This message was edited by DerrickMReid on 10-12-07 @ 3:46 PM
http://www.grandich.com/docs/alert_10-14-07.pdf
Check out Page 14 or 33.
That lays out GAP area, clearly.
Note most problems Middle East, Africa, Indonesia.
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was called an idiot, yet agian by the loons.
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LePatron,
Silver Gaps Up
Midas indicated that Friday 8/23 there was a gap up in gold, and that we did not "fill the Gap". Apparently, Gaps are naturally filled, and an unfilled gap indicates a likely reversal in trend, meaning that the price would come back down or back up. Midas also suggested (and apparently was correct) that this unfilled gap may be the starting gun to a move up, but why would that be? Midas' suggestion was quickly realized by as indicated Gold moves as remarked by trader Dan at mineset.
http://www.jsmineset.com/cwsimages/Miscf...
Apparently, Silver had a gap up as well.
http://www.gold-eagle.com/editorials_05/watson090707.html
Mr. Watson indicated a GAP definition: "These [gaps] form when the price opens above" and apparently stays above "the high of the previous day", or when the price opens below and apparently stays below the low of the previous day.
Apparently, these gaps are common and there is a natural tendency to "fill the gaps". So gapping up prices usually come back down and gapping down prices usually come back up, and cover the gap spread. As such, the chart trends have continuous prices over the price moves. Gaps can also indicate strong bull and bear moves. Gaps up can be covered by "filling the gap" that can indicate a retest of support or resistance in a reversal. Gaps can be head fakes to refill in follow on reversals, could lead to a retest of support/resistance in a continuation move, could be a lead indicator of a strong reinforcing move, could be gaps countering gaps down/up, Oh yeah, this is great, take your pick, as to what a gap really indicates.
Anyway, Silver put in a gap up early in this latest move.
See the gap at 11.80 jumping to about 11.90 one week ago.
http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=SLV&p=D&b=5&g=0&id=0
Gold now has a double gap up, self reinforcing to much higher prices and apparently very bullish (according to Trader Dan at Mineset and as suggested by Midas). As it stands now, Silver is under priced relative to gold based upon recent Au/Ag ratios, and Silver could come roaring back 1$ without a gold move, just to catch up. So, lets look at silver, having an impressive last week, running from 11.90 to 12.50, that seems very bullish!. So, will there be a "filling the gap" for a reversal, or retest of support for a move up indicating an imminent reversal, or a strong continuation of the up trend?
There should be a continued move up, with another gap up in silver, and soon, and that correlates to the under price of silver. There appears to be three prior unfilled gap downs, one at about 12.75 on June 25th, and another unfilled gap down on July 24th, at about 13.25, and yet another gap down at about 12.95 on about August 8th. All three of these gaps down are in striking range of the current price of 12.50 looking at 12.75, 12.95, and 13.20, when looking for a 1$ move in silver just to catch up. If silver moves that 1$, as now expected to catch up, it would cover all three down gaps, filling them, a tendency in price movement. Also, the double gapping up move in gold are close in time, only a couple of days apart. With gold moving higher based on two reinforcing gaps up spaced close in time, with silver correlated to gold, and hence, gold is confirming silver's up trend, and with three prior down gaps, it seems that Silver will now gap up again in a 1$ reinforcing move up, just like gold.
Based upon Gold's move, silver's under price, silver's first gap in a current up move, one would expect that in next week or so, silver will see another gap up, reinforcing the move in silver, and will move up silver to 13.50. So, by end September, Silver should be over 13.50 as Silver gaps up.
Derrick
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Le Patron,
That is exactly what happened.
In Midas' appendix 9/10/07 was posted a brief, entitled "Silver Gaps Up", wherein it was stated that: "There should be a continued move up, with another gap up in silver, and soon, and that correlates to the under price of silver. There appears to be three prior unfilled gap downs, one at about 12.75 on June 25th, and another unfilled gap down on July 24th, at about 13.25, and yet another gap down at about 12.95 on about August 8th. All three of these gaps down are in striking range of the current price of 12.50 looking at 12.75, 12.95, and 13.20, when looking for a 1$ move in silver just to catch up. If silver moves that 1$, as now expected to catch up, it would cover all three down gaps, filling them, a tendency in price movement. Also, the double gapping up move in gold are close in time, only a couple of days apart. With gold moving higher based on two reinforcing gaps up spaced close in time, with silver correlated to gold, and hence, gold is confirming silver's up trend, and with three prior down gaps, it seems that Silver will now gap up again in a 1$ reinforcing move up, just like gold. Based upon Gold's move, silver's under price, silver's first gap in a current up move, one would expect that in next week or so, silver will see another gap up, reinforcing the move in silver, and will move up silver to 13.50. So, by end September, Silver should be over 13.50 as Silver gaps up. "
Silver did gap up, and did move from 12.50 to 13.50, within 11 days, the week or so, and is now above 13.50. And that is exactly what happened. (There is raucous blackslapping going on in the Cafe!!)
Derrick
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Just a coincidence, you make the call.
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In this bull run, I first bought in, big for me, at 270/oz 2000-01, so all those who bought gold bullion less than 270/oz in the last 25 years, and still holding all of it, raise your hands.
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When silver collapse to 10.98, (see Richiedoc's chart this day "Silver - Past is Prologe" thread, I did something very unusual, I put out my personal buy call:Tuesday, August 28, 2007 4:31 AM
*****,
I have been buying Silver in here, and normally would not make such a bold call, But this is an URGENT alert, I am personally sending you. BUY BUY BUY
I am so excited, can barely sleep, up at 2am, watching Bloomer. silver 11.80, gold 667.50.
THIS is it baby, been waiting 18 months for a move.
just 4 days to september, the buying season kick off month. Got Gold, Got Silver, Got leveraged PM Shares, Got leveraged-squared options?
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I bought low on last dip at 11.72, so all those who bought on the last dip below 11.72 and are still holding it all, raise your hands. ..... thought so.
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Just a coincidence? You make the call.
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This message was edited by DerrickMReid on 11-15-07 @ 6:45 AM
Walking Liberty is Real Money.
The highly respected and much followed analyst Peter Grandich, (one of my personal favorites) has recently penned a controversial letter entitled "Man Your Battle Stations", (http:// news.goldseek.com/ Grandich /1192464000.php). Mr. Grandich does an excellent job of highlighting geopolitical troubles about the world, and relates these troubles as bullish for bullion, rightly so, while indicating that geopolitical time bombs are ready to go off. In large measure, Grandich's global glass is less than half full. Mr. Grandich stated that "The middle east, soon to be front and center", but it already was. So what is new? It is not that it will be front and center, but rather, what are the long term directions, that should concern us all.
While Russian President Putin speaks in terms of peaceful Iranian nuke use, he does not press compliant sanctions, indicating, President Putin likes a little confliction in the oil fields, naturally so, as Russia builds an energy empire rivaling OPEC. The Russian double dutch seems clear, push up the price of oil. Unless you first recognize a problem, a militant nuke Iran, you can not seek a resolution. World focus upon the Iranian nukes was a first good step toward resolution, sanctions is another, war if necessary will be another, but the trick is to keep the pressure on so that something will crack. In terms of significance, Iran is the last significant nut to crack in global militancy, state sponsored terrorism, or naked aggression, as the world's globalization confluence is now being perfected. While Iraq has been difficult, the insurgency seems to be finally abating, with Sunnis now opposing Al Queda, and with democratic Kurds, Shia and Sunni facing off against theocratic Shia, hence the birth of true democratic political parties and constituencies. The Turks may do some spanking in Northern Iraq, justifiably so, the PKK is a terrorist organization, and spanking them would be a good thing. In Pakistan, things are finally starting to turn, with democratic Ms Bhutto entering Pakistan, forming an alliance with, of all things, strong man Musharrif, both now opposing extremists. Hello!! Did you get that, strong man Musharrif is bringing in the democrats!!! (He really has no choice, to solve his problem.) This is a very good thing. An injection of a democratic leader into Pakistan should be regarded as a long term positive, trying to civilize that disjointed and conflicted country. Burma and Nepal are in revolt, the democrats there want political power. China is now teaching North Korea, free market operation, WOW!, bringing another GAP nation into the fold of CORE cooperative nations, as nuke are being dismantled. Things are actually moving in the right direction, if you can see it all through the latest car bomb smoke.
So, there are two views, the other is that the glass is way more than half full. Maybe Mr. Grandich would like to go back in time, with his picnic basket, away from these very troubling modern days, and go back to Hitler's Germany, Armenian Genocide, Imperial Japan, Stalin's Soviet Union, Yugoslavia Genocide, you know, the good old days, where multi-million man international armies roamed over continents laying waste to swaths of lands murdering MILLIONS, except lets make sure they all have tactical nuke weapons, just to make sure gold goes sky high, supportive of your favorite share picks. But not to worry, gold will hit $35K/oz when all fiat is outlawed in about 2035 as the world becomes a real money economy, once again. Not to worry, again, your mine shares will do just fine.
Surely there are many hot spots that can be identified, but these, save a potential blockade of Iran (having some UN IAEA legitimacy, and hence would not be totally unilateral, especially when emboldened with a little French wine), are all intra-territorial disputes. Today, there is no pair of UN recognized nations with front line troops battling it out just now, hence, we now, this day, have a world without international WARS. Hello? Did anyone get that? As to intra-territorial disputes or insurgencies, there are many, mostly in the middle east, some in Africa, and some in Indonesia. The degree of insurgency, from armed uniformed insurgent armies, to mass murdering of civilians, to infrastructure terrorizing bombings, to debilitating national strikes, to disorderly rock-throwing protests, to civil demonstrations, and finally to the ballet box, is a civil disorder quantization along an insurgency continuum. As to this continuum, the operating point of a society within a territory is inversely related to the number of years that that society has had a functioning democracy. The USA, the longest living democracy, nearing flew apart in a civil war 80 years after democracy took hold here. It takes many many generations to learn the "democracy" culture of civility, and children do throw temper tantrums occasionally. There is an inverse correlation between intra-territorial civil disorder and the length of time the democracy is in place, as this thing, called democracy, is a learned culture. This learned culture possesses the ability to spew your counter-mantra into another's face, at the drop of the hat, yet, at the end of the debate, shake hands, and submit to majority rule, without firing a shot, the civil thing, which is a very difficult thing to do in theocratic, totalitarian, monarchial, or strong-man cultures.
The direction on earth is a very good one, if you believe the glass is half full, and the direction continues to this day, as we transit from war and FRNs to trade and gold. Nations would rather have political cover, share the costs, through a global organization. Allied Wars, Coalitions, NATO, and allied grouped militaries, (all being indications of the global confluence continued strength), are all precursor to UN peace keepers, as cops on the street, limited to intra-national insurgencies and civil disorder. Currently, the collapse of the FRN is merely a means to reduce foreigner's forex reserves so they pony up for their share in globalization by the US keeping trade lanes free, as a cost of doing business, and the US national debt will be reduced to zero, when gold finally replaces fiat globally in the far out years.
As to trade, the same affect occurs. As state controlled economies shift to free-market economies, ala China, more free trade agreements and packs are being had, as the trade wars heat up, with mutual multilateral trade agreements, just like the trend in multilateral international militaries used to perfect the global confluence of coalitions and UN peace keepers. Commercial free speech leads to political free speech, and all theocratic, monarchial, dictatorial, and totalitarian regimes will continue to have trouble, ultimately failing, because all do not provide a means of free political expression, and they will continue to give rise to new democracies, that will experience initial growing pains, as civil disorder, as the democratic culture is learned and becomes dominate eliminating wars and fiat in the out years.
In the out years, no longer will national militaries strike unilaterally, as the world becomes even more interconnected through the globalization confluence. Unfair competition will be ruled out concurrently by the global traders seeking fair competition, and that means gold will be the medium of exchange in the global confluence and economies. Before our every eyes, Mr. Grandich, war and fiat are being replaced by trade and gold, as the respective preferred tool and medium of global survival of the fittest, due to the inevitable march of political civility of cultural evolution through global confluent democratization and globalized free trade.
Sure, there are many insurgencies about the globe, but one needs to take a step back and look at the big picture. These insurgencies are merely the expected dust raised by the foot prints of "Walking Liberty", first recognized by President Lincoln, in the last paragraph of his 12/1/1862 address to congress, where he stated that our nation must not fail "as the last best hope OF earth", placing our civil war effort above merely preserving the union or freeing slaves, but that, democracy must not fail, as he was the first to recognize democracy as a global solution and hope to cement permanent peace in all conflicted peoples, "if followed". President Bush herald in "democracy century" effectively putting that 1862 recognition into the modern context, as a done deal, at this point in time, where democracies are catching hold and where there are no international wars. Walking Liberty sure has made the rounds, about the globe, starting in 1862, or perhaps even to Jefferson's barbary pirates. Surely, the trip has been a long one, taking 145 years, and is nearly done, and it has been very painful for mankind. But, in the middle of this 21st century, the cries by all may just be "Free at Last, Free at Last, Praise God Almighty, ALL OF MANKIND is Free at Last". The insurgencies to which Mr. Grandich complains are natural infantile attempts at democracy, along the disorder-insurgency continuum, though not stated as such, addressing opposing views in the only way they really know how, but that will all die a natural death as the culture of democracy is learned by all in the foot prints of "Walking Liberty", enroute to replacing war and the FRN dollar with trade wars and the gold global medium of exchange. When fully back home, when Mr. Lincoln's greenbacks are finally burned, wars will be replaced by trade wars, as the proper place of Walking Liberty is Real Money.
Derrick
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I cant believe Midas posted this, hhhmmmmm, maybe Midas is a closet neo-con PNAC groupie??? nnnaaaa
More probably, needed some real-money talk to fill up the appendix today.
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Bill,
I wanted to personally thank you for posting my "Walking Liberty is Real Money" Le Patron memo as well as the rebuttal criticism thereof, showing your confidence in me to willingly accept criticism of my perspective, and showing a willingness to post an opposing view in your column, being graciously fair to all, including a lone wolf. This put you head and shoulders above most, in my book, over those who will not even seriously consider an opposing view.
Thanks Much.
Derrick
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Tell Derrick that the USA is a republic;
if he has any questions ask him to silently say the "pledge of allegiance" to himself and ask what does the flag of the US stand for?
Don T
Hello Bill!
Whoever Derrick is, he is really out of touch with reality.
"Iran is the last significant nut to crack in global militancy, state sponsored terrorism, or naked aggression, as the world's globalization confluence is now being perfectedIran is the last significant nut to crack in global militancy, state sponsored terrorism, or naked aggression, as the world's globalization confluence is now being perfected"
If there is a problem state in the world, sponsoring terrorism around the globe and internally amongst its own people, if there is a naked aggressor in the world, the world is - with the exception of American idiots like Derrick, of whom there are, regretable, too many - in agreement that the US government is the world's great terrorist, the worshipper of machines of destruction, and the clearly butt-naked aggressor in the Middle East, along with its master, Israel.
Iran has not invaded anyone. It has not threatened to pre-emptively attack anyone. It is minding its own business. Quite a few countries have A-bombs, and have not used them, and the US has no problem with them. Iran would simply be one more.
I regret having found this stupid guy on a favorite site - yours. Derrick is an uninformed person at least, at worst a lunatic like the rest of the neocons.
Hugo
(This guy Derrick is something else! Is he "for real"?)
"The direction on earth is a very good one, if you believe the glass is half full,…"
Well, I think the glass is about half full too, of petroleum that is. And do we still have half a glass of integrity? I think Derrick is extrapolating ‘western’ trends to infinity.
One significant aspect of globalization was the ‘globalization’ of fiat dollars; it worked pretty well while the world was flat; they seemed to drop off the end of the earth. But, now that we find the world is round, those coupons are circling right back to us. A positive feedback is a very negative thing.
Socialism is sweeping South America because it’s better (they assume) than the corrupted form of capitalism that left ‘liberty and justice for all’ by the wayside. Various mutations of this problem can be seen world wide.
As disgusted as I am of what we (America) have become, I shudder to think of what will fill the vacuum. Adding enemies at a rate proportional to the national debt. We are at a crossroads of epic proportions. Salutations for our contemporary fighters of truth; include Ron Paul, Aaron Russo, Bill Murphy, et al…
dale
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Iran has not invaded anyone.
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I suppose the spartians might disagree. (a bit old)
I suppose Hezbalah is militarily self-sufficient
I suppose theocratic terrorizing shia in Iraq killing US soldiers, are miliarilty self-sufficient.
I suppose Hamas will refuse the next arms shipment.
Yeap, these Iranians just want to be our pals.
I think it better to keep the genie in the bottle, rather than wait the star of david to fly.
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I just roared at this one.
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One last request, Bill, if you don't mind...
Several Cafe members have written to ask if I'm the same "Derrick" that has been contributing recent long-winded comments to "Midas." One subscriber last night by the name of "Hugo" even went so far as to call the guy's input "stupid." May I just say for the record that I'm not the same person and that my first name is spelled Derek, not Derrick. I mean God knows I've said my share of stupid stuff in my life—but I d*mned sure don't need to be taking credit for someone else's.
Kind regards, Bill, and thanks for the time and consideration—
Derek V.
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Really?
War has always been the most rapid way to cause substantial social changes.
That gunner who fired the first shot at fort sumpter SC USA 1861, did more to liberate slaves than 80 years of prior political discourse.
Australia did participate in WWII to bring down Nazi germany, not for the purpose of bringing democracy to Germany, but for self-preservation, yet, Auzzie guns and bombs directly lead to democracy coming back to Germany which is now socially stable.
Non-capitalistic non-democratic countries have trouble keeping up the capitalistic democracies, because capitalistic democracies best exploit human nature, and, if you cant beat them, join them.
The US Gov has degraded the FRN, and through that degradation (10T in debt) has in effect been able to project a disproportionate amount of power beyound that from two centuries of substantial industrial growth, leading to the remaining superpower, having the means to project power as well as FRNs in all foreign forex accounts. China is using free trade lanes that the west spent trillions to protect, and with all them FRNs in their forex reserves, in time, china will pay its fair share, or so goes the conveient rationale.
The American culture, as I veiw it, restains a passion for freedom in some measure, and where you have a superpower military, and see people suffering under oppressive regimes, there is some tendency by some, especially the moral right-wrong folks, to go in and "help out". And where there is a perceived threat, its almost irresistable, to go in and "help out". But the USA is merely one of many instrumentalities perfecting the confluence. The USA just happened to be the first substantial and long lived capitalistic democracy, a first example, basically built upon the best civil teachings of prior Eurpoean political and economical systems.
The real driver of the confluence is based on human individual greed to prosper by ones own efforts in free economies, based upon self preservation, and based upon human desires for self determination, freedom, all of which human natures, greed, self-preservation, and freedom, are best perfected in a filled and fixed size world, through a confluence of interconnected capitalistic democracies. This is the key, and that is why, it is not USA's grand plan, but rather, a human cultural evolution. For whatever reasons, lies, truths you care to prescribe to, the results and extroplations, planed or unplaned, seem apparent over the long term.
check out thread "china transforms north korea" in its entirety for more if interested.
I just made it all up, trying to think it all through.
Anyone have a better rationale for a 5000 year bull run in human cultural evolution?
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democracy, what is it? The USA has an electorial college, which I am not aware occurred in ancient greece. Democracies takes many forms, the key stone is that all can express a political opinion without fear of suppression, that in the aggregate shape the political complex. Your voice was heard.
Bottom Line:
Elections by the people in debate were held.
President and Senators were then seated in power in connection with the elections.
President then exerciesed powers and indicated a prospective military move.
Debates then occurs in the public vortec.
Senators then voted in favor of war.
The invasion then occurred.
Democracies to not go to war at the drop of hat, but rather after lengthy debates and considerations.
You can cry all you want about the "lies" as you have judged them, and about how wrong the decisions were (inconsistent with your views), but you got your chance, "my dissatisfied countrymen" (A. Lincoln, 1861), to put up your opinion up for all to consider, and all views were effectively considered, and hence, the system worked, and throwing yourself on the ground complaining that you did not get your way is not consistent with the democratic learned culture to which I spoke, but rather, an undemocratic unpatriotic unwillingness to submit to majority rule, the civil thing in a democracy, as immature and selfish and failure to understand how a democracy works.
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No one consider it amazing, that power in the USA switches hands every 4-8 years, WITHOUT firing a shot, yet it is amazing, is it not?
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Surely, any motivated biased counter-party can find fault in anything, through spin, if you will, especially with a bias view going in.
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You speak of prisoners (terrorists) not having lawyers seating in jail. I heard you. I understand you. Now, can you bear to hear the opposing view? There is 1000s year history of imprisoning soldiers DURING A WAR. They dont get trials or lawyers, but sit in prison camps, and if they had not committed acts considered barbaric, (cutting of the head of a captive, for example), they sit until the end of conflict. WWII for example. Spies are shot and soldiers imprisoned. Al Quida declared war, and is prefecting a war. Terrorists have been captured and sit in jail.
But there is allot more to it. If you view the war on terror as merely a "police action" going after criminals, then your orientation believes that trials,lawyers, etc must be had for civil crimes and if convicted should sit in "jail". If you view the war on terror as a war action going after armed soldiers, then your orientation is that they should sit in POW camps, until peace is had, or otherwise sentenced to death or long terms for "war crimes".
Your bias will shape your sought after means of resolution. Some call for POW camps with military tribunals, others call for jail with trials and civil courts. It the perspective of course. How you view it, though, is not determinative, but rather, how the elected powers view it, in the aggregate. That means Bush is calling the shots at gitmo. Personally, after all intel is acquired, through any interrogation method that does no PHYSICAL DAMAGE to detainee, they should be summarily tried by military courts for war crimes, even if based upon a coerced confessions and if convicted, immediately taken out and shot, for war crimes against humanity, less, would not be sound military justice, at a time of declared war. The expense, media circus of civil law applications, would not due timely effective justice. As Genl Sherman indicated, it was war as the remedy they choose, and let give it to them in full measure so that they never resort to it again. They declared war. They committed war crimes against humanity. They should be summarily tried and shot for being the pigs that they are.
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am hoping Putin is doing his best to avert war right now, and if so, has more moral rectitude than any of the leaders in the west at this time.
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Me too, I go to Russia once or twice a year, wife is a russian national, waiting just now for US citizenship. So, my home is international, and I do seek global peace.
As to Putin and peace, he understands that the US can take out Iran any time. He is trying to rebuild Russia and understand the energy complex. He also understands chechnia islamofacists. He is also aware of the Russia's vietnam, (afghanistan). He is a product of the KGB under the Soviets, his cultural orientation is one of totalitarian suspression that replaced the strong-man Tsars. So, in the growing pains in democracy, there is a little back sliding, to Bush's horror, but that back sliding is to be expected. Russians are very comfortable with centralized power in Moscow, its cultural, but give them 100 years at democracy, and that will change.
Putin does not wants peace but does not want war, either, and positions russia in the no-mans land therebetween. Iran is his toy. Putin will play with his toy to Russia's advantage, and that means opposing the US (which builds pride in the Russians, as does fishing in a photoshoot, planting a flag, and flying bombers, etc), and hence is very popular by the losers of the cold war. Putin will oppose sanctions for so long as he is assured the US will not strike, to get maximum confliction there. The confliction in the middle east pushes up the price of Russian oil and gas, building gold forex reserves, forming an energy empire that will place Russia back on top in large measure. He wants to build influence in the Middle East with increased economic ties at least through building nuke facilities in sympathy with the Iranians opposing the great satin. Putin does not want complete peace, but does not want war, and is playing poker, as they all do, pushing the conflict to the edge. In the end, Bush will huff and buff, and Putin will scream war-monger, and either a gulf of token redue and the US takes out Iranian missle and nuke facilities or complete IAEA compliance will be had when Putin finally persuades the Iranian to cave in putting Putin on the world stage as the peace maker, painting Bush as the bad dog, with Iranian compliance to the UN resolutions, and hence, the march of the global confluence. Putin is not stupid, and is playing the US like a fiddle, successfully, for domestic Russian consumption while feeding red-meat and coolaide to the global pacifists.
Putin is being selfish. Bush is being righteous and self-preserving. Iran is being childish and agressive. The world sits in confliction, which will be resolved, in favour of strick IAEA compliance, which, in the end, will occur and be a learning experience for our dear uncivil theocratic neighbors, and hopefully, the democrats will rise up and over throw the mullahs. No one is planning the confluence, it just will happen. No matter what, human nature in the end, will interconnect us all.
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And what is really sad about this poker game, is that so much unnecessary money and energy is being spent on war materials and diplomacy, unnecessarily so, (If Iran is truly interested in only peaceful use, then why even oppose AIEA UN resolutions), and that the world faces am immenent 1.5 billion death bird-flu pandemic as that is only a matter of time, while the earth heat up under presummed global warming with dislocating affects, while many on earth remain oppressed under nondemocratic regimes, and many are under fed with an exploding global population, in the presence of uncontrolled fiat printing without addressing how we get back to gold global economy to prevent global unfair competition in the trade wars now heating up. We got much bigger problems than the Iranian pewks with nukes. That is mostly why, I want Bush to Blockade Iran NOW!! get it over with, and move on to other vastly more important global issues.
Its really a GD shame on all of mankind.
God may not be happy with mankind.
"Iranian pewks with nukes", you heard it here first.
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May I suggest that "judgements", complex interactions of biases and preceived facts, can be difficult to get a concensous and agreement by all. For example, the Cartel's intervention into the gold market, is absolutely real, and is a cartel WAG2, by definition, and it all can be judged as either sound management or evil manipulation, take your pick, its a judgment label. But who really cares what you call it, as long as to call it for what it is, the commonality between us, market management-manipulation. But the facts seem clear, they do manage-manipulate the price of gold to suppress its rate of increase to support fiat to calm markets and the sheeple. So, we can agree on facts and causes, however, judgments and labels are very difficult and are inherently problematic. Sure its manipulation, a form of deceit, but is it, in totality inherent evil or good. Honestly, I struggle with that call, and conveniently rationalize it, as not being good or bad, as it has been inherently used to project the confluence. I know absolute evil, when I see it, and honesty, Im just not ready to make that call on the manipulation, considering all of mankind.
Immoral, that a judgement call, which we will not agree upon, but I can give you one example, from my perspective, watching saddam slaughter about ave of 50K a year for 15 years, and watch with a superpower military on standby, and DO NOTHING about it. That is the height of immorality, a calous disregard for human life, and just let human slaughter reign before your eyes, and say its not your business. That is immoral in my book, how about yours? All this hopla over WMD, well, in my book, one pistol shot at an F18 over a no-fly zone would have been sufficient justification to go in in my book.
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But imagine how the US government would react if, say, Iran decided (and could not of course) to carry out a coup (with "shock 'n awe" thrown in) against America.
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I suppose then, that you are willing to trust Iranian security guards, in a country screaming "death to America" to keep safe dirty bomb material from terrorists, and put my children's life at risk. No thank you, I say the forward defense, and take em out now, and make them heal, or force them to COMPLY to all UN IAEA requirements. I suppose you buy into the peaceful use mantra. I am not so trusting. Next we will have Barrack Obama coming back from a Theran in days to come, with a pledge from the Mullahs of "Peace in our time". Sorry, been there, done that.
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what derrick is doing is rationalizing the evil deeds of bad people to show that what they are doing is good for mankind.
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That was a fair comment, and there may be some truth in that. I would not want to think, I am member of the evil empire.
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The "reason" to go into Iraq was not solely based upon bringing democracy to Iraq, but rather many many reasons, including self-preservation and the preceived threat WMD, economic continuity (protect oil flow), protect neighbors (Saudies/Kuait), liberate shia, stop the slaughter of the Kurds, 14 years of UN resolution violations, prior wars and slaughters, the rape rooms, the torture rooms, no fly violations, give them all a chance at freedom and prosperity, make daddy proud for daddy's unfinished job of it, a multitude of collective reasons, that I am sure went through Bush's mind in making the decision, which according to him, him pondered at length. And to gain political support, he used the full court press, naturally so, pushing the fear button on the WMD. (of course the bush haters only conveniently bring up one reason) but, IT WORKED (and you all call him stupid) That is called hard-ball politics, by the way,
The "reason" why capitialistic democracy is advancing through human cultural evolution is because it optimally exploits human nature.
Puting the two together,
Iraq went from a controlled economy and a brutal dictatorship to an infant capitalistic democracy, that is now going through its very expected growing pains, but, according to human nature, and giving a chance to sprout, it will take hold, and hence, the march of global confluence.
This is in large measure, ditto in afgahistan, but there the terror threat was more real, less we forget, as the far left seems to do, 3000 civies died in a sneak attack.
I am not sure, I can make it any clearer than that.
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hey hey, paulson and condi (<--- she is my sweet heart) announce more sanctions against Iranian guard for spreading terrorism, YEAH BABY, keep the pressure on, dont let up for a second. Glory Hallalua
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Reposting here to keep all of my thoughts in a single thread. Derrick's Blog, if you will. Any reasonable person who reads this entire thread, would conclude I am not stupid nor an idiot, though I am called that many times, Go Figure
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This message was edited by DerrickMReid on 10-25-07 @ 11:40 AM
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Le Patron,
Im not an idiot
Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:43:08 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Derrick Michael Reid" Subject: "Svoya rubashka blije k telu"??
To: "President George W. Bush" <president@whitehouse.gov> President Bush,
Polish Pres comes out and slams Pres Putin for attempting to start an arms race.
Putting missile technology close to Russia gave Putin a golden opportunity to pander domestically for political gain, of course. Is there a trump card? Can the systems be deployed in east poland to cover eastern europe, and maybe Moscow itself. It seems the US position could be that it is Iran escallating an arms race, and the US is meeting the potenital threat of Iranian long range missile attack, intended or not, which puts Moscow under more risk than Washington DC. Time for a bold move to wake up the crippled foul, with an offer to extend missile intercept protection for missles launched into Western Russian air space? Look out, though, such an offer made be rejected out of hand, Svoya rubashka blije k telu, (your own shirt fits best) is dear, but, look at the potential political gain in such a refusal. Just a thought boss. Derrick
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Now compare that to post in Midas 10/25/07.
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Separately, earlier NATO announced it has endorsed new US plans to cooperate with Russia on a missile defense system. The US is planning to establish anti-missile bases in Poland and the Czech Republic in an effort to construct aforward line of defense against possible attacks by rogue states like Iran.
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President Bush,
You did well in your CA address, we really do appreciate you coming by.
And thanks for giving Feinstein a reward for the 5th circuit judge support, with the photo shoot. Well Done Boss.
Derrick
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HERO BUSH!! My Beloved President!!!!
congrats on getting the lower casualities in Iraq, well done commander.
Yeah, I dont care for Senator Feinstein's politics, but, she got your 5th circuit judge on board. I brief polite thank you, in public, when in California Tomorrow, is in order. Do the right thing. You are the president of all of us. Make me proud, once again.
Thank you for serving Derrick, Laguna Beach CA
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Walking Liberty is Real Money Memo.
Unless you first recognize a problem, a militant nuke Iran, you can not seek a resolution. World focus upon the Iranian nukes was a first good step toward resolution, sanctions is another, war if necessary will be another, but the trick is to keep the pressure on so that something will crack. In terms of significance, Iran is the last significant nut to crack in global militancy, state sponsored terrorism, or naked aggression, as the world's globalization confluence is now being perfected.
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compare with midas today 10/25/07
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09:14 US announces new sanctions against Iran
Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson confirmed the new sanctions in a press conference that just ended. The sanctions freeze any US assets of the Iranian military and anyone who does business with it. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps is designated as a proliferator of weapons of mass destruction and its Quds force as a terrorism supporter
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I have a very good handle on reality and routinely provide original suggestions to Bush and Putin, and many many times, they get adpoted, almost like clock work. From calling bullion prices, political moves, and geopolitical moves, I seem to get it right, time and time again. Do you recall my letter to Ron Paul? Russki Bear Palladium Play? Support Putin's Black Flag in Chechnia, Silver Gaps Up?, and I could list many more examples. Lucky or an Idiot? You make the call, and if you feel its fair, please kindly advise Derek V. I am not an idiot.
Derrick M.
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comes to international geopolitics and moves, I like Charles Krauthammer, articulate, concise, focused.
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Here is another, 3 days ago 10/23/07, in thread GRANDICH:
In the end, Bush will huff and buff, and Putin will scream war-monger, and either a gulf of token redue and the US takes out Iranian missle and nuke facilities or complete IAEA compliance will be had when Putin finally persuades the Iranian to cave in putting Putin on the world stage as the peace maker, painting Bush as the bad dog, with Iranian compliance to the UN resolutions, and hence, the march of the global confluence. Putin is not stupid, and is playing the US like a fiddle, successfully, for domestic Russian consumption while feeding red-meat and coolaide to the global pacifists.
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Bush new round of sanctions 10/25 and Putin this day 10/26 says the US is a "maniac with razor blades", (which is pretty close to war monger, and so red-meat & coolaide Le Menu de jur?)
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President Bush, FYI
Your Excellency, President Putin
BUY GOLD NOW! The Russian Rubble is becoming known for its remarkable stability. Who would have thought it five years ago. With western bank deficit spending and with huge USA trade deficits, Gold is moving to $2750/oz in six years, so, you should buy long term production contracts from Russian Gold miners at current prices, and do it now!!!
In today's liquid markets, prices can change faster than ever. On fundamentals, Au move 100% in five years, and will another 100% in three years, and will another in 100% in two years, hiting $2750 in six years. While inflation will eventually pick up, the twin deficits will have longer term affect ON PROJECTIONs, projecting a Gold bull run for at least 6 years when PAYGO becomes attractive again. In the near term, in the Summer 06, when tolerable interest rate hikes temper monetary growth, gold will explode to the upside on liquidity, possibly to $750 as early as July 06. But that will be only the start for joe. Initial growth in Au ETFs was impressive, but wait until the average joe jumps into the ETF, sucking up reserves placing hard demand on new gold, while old gold is shifted between central banks generally moving west to east. With the Au ETFs on line, gold will out do those 1980 impressive jumps in three years, but its all market timing to catch the $2750 inevitable level. Markets currently underestimate the explosive impact on supply-demand through ETFs when joe seriously jumps into the Au ETFs. So, as long as the Au ETF have a trifle amount, 400 tones for example out of 140,000 tones world wide, the Bull Run will remain in tact, with twin deficits pushing gold higher, but at some point, equities will become disfavored as joe runs into Gold through the ETF, and then watch out, $2750/oz.
Monetary uncertainty in west can have spill over affect in Russia and other far east countries like China and Japan, having little gold reserves. You should beat China and Japan to the punch, and buy heavy futures on today's prices, before China and Japan does, rather than later at much higher prices.
This is one man's opinion, I could be right.
Sincerely
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A few months after this, Russia annouced plans to increase their gold reservers, coincidence? You make the call?
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President Bush, my beloved president.
I am often taken back by the chants of "Death to America" coming out of Iran. This belligerence towards the US has it origins in a mistaken foreign policy by the Nixon Administration and that came to head during the Carter Administration, through our unequivocal support of strong-man rule, such as the Shaw of Iran, leading to 30 years hostilities with no end in sight. Ex president Carter has no moral footing to condemn the current Bush administration's actions, because at least you president Bush, have herald in the democracy century, and are activity setting up democracies in the middle east, the only true way to win the war on terror in the long run. We should learn from our mistakes. That mistaken foreign policy stems from US desires to conduct it trade in peace, and hence the US supported strong-man rule that would sit on the crazies. However, the correct policy, in my view, is to support strong man rule, only if they, in turn would institute democratic reforms, so that all would have rights to express grievances to the government so that all could participate in the affairs of state, so that they would not resort to the only means available, to wit, terror, to make a political point.
Currently we have a strong ally in Pakistan, and the turning of this Muslim country to activity hunt down Al Queda remnants in the western remote hills of Pakistan with US military materials support was a fantastic act of diplomacy by your administration that has directly lead to the capture Al Queda leaders with reduced nuclear threats towards India and with a reduction of hostilities in Kashmir. I understand that the earthquake in Pakistan presently preoccupies much of our effort there, rightfully so. I was so proud to see those displaced Pakistanis receiving food aid boxes emblazoned with "USA". This sends a strong message to those affected that the US stands tall in its compassion for others, and helps improve our image there.
But, at some point in time, we must learn from our mistakes, and encourage President Musharraf to institute local democratic reforms, initially to municipal and regional elections, eventually leading to a duly elected parliament, and ultimately the presidency. Perhaps next year, after the emergency earthquake relief has been stabilized, you could publicly request Pakistan to move in democratic directions. The Pakistanis do have a recent history of democracy and the reinstitution of democractic reforms there seems to be an easy goal to achieve. A four prong diplomatic approach toward Pakistan, that is, earthquake relief, military materials support, democratic reforms, and nuclear disarmament, would go along way in cementing favorable views of the USA in that trouble region, whilst supporting an ultimate victory on the war on terror. Calling for democracy century, whilst not pushing democratic reforms in Pakistan, is not only hypocritical, but does not further the ultimate victory on the war on terror. Calling for democratic reforms in Pakistan in 06, with some movement or promises then would be timely for the November 06 elections, and that could be herald at the state of union in 2007, as another indication of our your bold and noble leadership.
Sincerely
Derrick Michael Reid
Laguna Beach CA
CC Dr. Rice
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This last week, Ms Bhutto has entered Pakistan, with injection of democracy, just coincidence, you make the call.
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In, I think it was 2006, after the airplane and Beslan terrorist attacks, putin move more troops into Chechnia, there was a news report about that. I then sent out a memo (cant find it), to Bush, CC Putin, saying SUPPORT Russia, opps, here it is:
-----Original Message-----
From: Derrick Michael Reid [mailto:w2_5hs_3c_xfers@yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 12:46 AM
To: President George W. Bush; GOP USA
Subject: Rebellion in Southern Russia. Support PUTIN!!!
Your Excellency, President Putin.
I am very concerned about the violence in southern Russia. The people there should have the right to demonstrate and speak their point of view. They do not have the right to commit terror, murder and violence in furtherance of rebellion and political ambitions. I admire your steady hand at the helm of Russia. The world needs Russia to emerge as a strong unified country with a robust economy for increased trade and social intercourse and the world peace inherent in that, but this rebellion is damaging to Russia and world peace and trade. It must be stopped. I would support invocation of the death penalty for terrorism and would support a justified heavy hand to stop the killing and the rebellion. The world needs you to act, and act decisively. It is your call, MOYA DROOK, of course. But we Americans will stand with you and your decision. GOD BLESS RUSSIA in this hour.
Sincerely,
Derrick Michael Reid
Laguna Beach California, USA.
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WITH IN SIX HOURS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, news flash accross Fox News, Putin goes into chechnia with the black flag. This was an indication to the Russians, that common Americans would support attacks upon terrorists, even if in Russia, the political cover. I then stated "I am absolutely sure, Mr. Putin waits each day to see if I have sent more encouraging words of advice. If only I were King of the world!!!! LOL!!!" Coincidence? you make the call.
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Now, for today's lesson on civic duties and the global confluence.
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I do believe believe into the global confluence, and cultural evolution into gobal civility. I want us all to come together in a peaceful world, but what can I do, as a lone wolf? So, I do/have written Bush and Putin, to bring that about. Do they sit on the edge of the chair waiting for derelict's next memo, well, you never really know, now do you?
But there is no deception in me, I call it like I see it. From Bush's perspective, if fits his game plan, from Putin's perspective, he gets an honest read from a neocon righty, and that he can exploit.
Here are some examples.
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President Bush, 12/11/05
I urge you support Russia's membership into the WTO. I realize that Russia needs to make additional efforts to crackdown on intellectual property piracy, and that Russia maintains certain economic data as state secrets, but in the long term view, Russia will move towards financial transparency and respect of international property rights. Rome was not built in a day. As Russian political leaders become more confident in their own democracy, Russia's reactionary control attempts over free speech will be reduced. It is only a matter of time before Russia fully understand the benefits of free, fair, open, and transparent politics and economics. Sure, Russia's political and economic systems need improvement, but lets not "throw the baby out with the bath water", as President Putin has recently said about the non-government organizations (NGOs). Russia is simply to important to keep out of the WTO, and its inclusion will further join east and west in common trade, global political cooperation, and world peace. On other concerns, I also understand Russia is proposing laws regarding registration of NGOs, but really, do you think that the Russia government could possible keep secret international analysis of Russia's progress and the teachings of the long term benefits of a free and open society? The Russians are concerned about undue foreign influence, similar to Nixon's outside agitators, that was largely deemed a ghost of a concern. History repeats itself. The Russians will learn over time that censure of international and domestic political thought is unnecessary and largely counter-productive. Just give Russia some more time to fully understand the benefits of political decent, a necessary part of any democracy. As Russia becomes more confident with their own democracy, and confidence in the Russian people to be capable of deciding issues by the vote, Russia will see little need to restrict political thought, from either international sources or domestic political opposition leaders. Sure, Russia has a political and cultural history of secrecy and centralized control, but in this day of the internet, democracy's world wide march, and instantaneous global news, these reactionary control attempts will eventually be deemed by the Russians themselves to be counter-productive in the long run. As Russia is taking its baby steps into democracy and free economics, in a relatively short amount of time, it is natural they would have fits and starts, mostly from a lack of confidence in themselves, and their new world of democracy. But full integration of Russia into the world economy with transparent and fair participation is inevitable, and Russia will move towards that inevitable full, free, fair and transparent participation over time. Russia's membership in the WTO will help move Russia towards free, fair, and transparent economic and political orientations, and this is a good thing for the world community, even though the Russian to not yet meet our standards. Please FULLY SUPPORT President Putin at the up coming G8 meeting in St.Petersburg Russia, and fully support and urge Russia's immediate membership into the WTO.
Sincerely, and Most Respectfully,
Derrick Michael Reid
Laguna Beach CA USA
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President Bush, FYI
Your Excellency, President Putin
While we Americans value trade with Japan, it does not mean we must accept Japan's WWII as though it never happened, something Japan wants the world to do. Lands captured during war from an AGRESSOR nation, is a legitimate war prize. I understand Japan still wants Russia to give up islands in the north-west pacific. DONT GIVE THEM UP, just because Japan wants them back. Work out fishing treaties and MAKE THEM PAY for it. I understand the Russian central bank wants to increase its gold reserves 500 tons. That seems to be an acceptable price. MAKE THE DEAL!!!, BUT DONT JUST GIVE THEM UP. We can not reward agressor nations for their unconscionable wars!!
Derrick Michael Reid
Laguna Beach CA
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Your Excellency, President Putin,
As I am sure you are aware, President Bush will be traveling to Mongolia, and should receive a warm welcome. It seems to me that with President Bush in your back yard, that you would also want to gain influence else where. It seems that the world should not be polarized east and west, nor dominated by any one power, but rather should have influence spread out equally amongst the significant partners, including Russia, China, USA, EU, India, Japan, Australia and others, that should all play on the same team, to wit, to increase trade for increased standards of living world wide while joining hands to promote freedom and in the battle against terrorist, for securing the peace. As such, it is important that Russia maintain a high profile in world political affairs, so that no one country in the future dictates policy to the rest of the world. The value of democracy is that all must listen to all points of view. Presently, the USA has a dominate role, but that will only last for another 20 years or less, as the Russian and Chinese capitalism and others gives us Americans a real horse race. In this regard it is also important for China to evolve politically as they are doing economically. The world is slowly moving away from polarization towards united debate and unified action, and this is a very good thing.
I understand that Russia has influence in Syria and Iran that are presently polarized effectively against the world wide march of freedom and increased globalized trade. They are losing economic and political connectivity with the rest of the world with each day because of their hard-line intolerance and terror sponsorship. I would suggest you pressure, with all means available, Iran and Syria to get them to join the world team, consent to UN nuclear oversight, and stop the hostile rhetoric and sponsorship of terror. In this way, you help build a world community of civilized partners in the information age, by brining Syria and Iran into the fold of connected countries having broadband interactions and communications. I would also suggest you find a battalion of able young men, and send them to Iraq, for about one year only, as a token gesture of Russian support for Iraqi democracy and not as combat troops, but rather as guard troops around infrastructure facilities. In traveling to Vladivostok in the far east, I am always impressed with all those fine young Russian men in their nice uniforms, a singular point of martial beauty, but think that maybe some foreign service would be attractive to some of them now confined to the far east environs. In supporting Iraq, you lessen the insurgency and promote world peace, and send a strong signal to the terrorists that the world is indeed united, and help connect Iraq with the rest of the world. In this manner, you become involved with the eventual withdrawal for armed forces from Iraq as the battle there is nearly won, and become involved with the stabilization of Iraq while expanding diplomatic ties with Iraq, and effectively support the world fight against terrorism, as the war on terrorism will never be won until democracies are stood to give all a right to express grievances to governments that will then sit on the crazy islamo-facists. The world future is looking and moving towards broadband connected interactions of all countries offering balanced influence and debate with united actions, and as such, Russia needs to maintain a high profile in all world affairs, and think these two steps of pressuring Syria and Iran, while supporting democracy in Iraq furthers that balance and connectivity enhancing world trade and peace.
Sincerely
Derrick Michael Reid
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Your Excellency, President Putin
Your foreign secretary is reported to have said this day that Russia would not bow to anyone, not even the US. I trust that statement was for domestic political consumption only, and I trust that Dr. Rice was at least polite and respectful and did not ask Russia to bow down.
My question to you and your secretary is, given the unrest in the Muslim world, and in your own country, are you willing to risk the theft of nuclear materials that could end up as a dirty bomb in the middle of Moscow, then uninhabital for 10,000 years? We Americans are afraid of Iran, and militant Islam. Like Russia, we got hit also, on 9-11. Are not you at least a little concerned? Can you guarrantee that the nuclear materials will only be used for peaceful purposes? Trust but Verify?
I would not want to be in your place, addressing these difficult issues. It takes a brave and confident man to do your job. May God give you and Russia guidance to make good decisions. It seems that all concerns for peaceful use and security of nuke material can be reached through negotiations. Please ask Iran to return to the negotiating table, and negotiate suitable security arrangements. I dont want the gunslinger Bush going off again. I am sick of war. The US does not want war, nor have to impose sanctions.
Very Truly Yours,
Derrick Michael Reid
Laguna Beach California USA
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President Bush, FYI only
Your Excellency, President Putin,
I enjoyed reading your comment: "The main achievements of modern Russia are the democratic process and civil society, and we must make sure that we do not, as they say, throw the baby out with the bath water," said Putin.
I can fully understand why any government would want firm control, so as to promote citizen activities consistent with governmental policies. However, do not under-estimate the value of the watch-dog abilities of common people, and will scrutinize every move the government makes, as constructive feedback.
Coming from the American prespective, I do not like when there is criticism against Government policy that I support, and while it may appear to be unhelpful, it is actually very helpful, to have a robust counter evaluations, so as to make corrective action. One should never be so confident that one refuses to listen to opposing views, and then, you shut off possible good advise that may right a wrong. I have found that when all political views are expressed, the people are good at deciding what is the correct course. It is, after 230 years of democracy, the view that THE PEOPLE are intelligent enough to make good decisions, though at times, in retrospect, some decision were not the best. It is the continuation of education and open debate that leads people to the best decision. What I see in Russia is an infantile fear of what the people will do or say or believe that is inconsistent with government plans. When you put it all in the people hands, during the vote, the people will have to live with its decisions, and if a mistake is made, they can make adjustments. Over the long run, the people ability to openly debate all issue and vote is the driver toward long term prosperity and civil health.
So why the limitation of political expressions? What is the Russia Bear so afraid of?? When you are confident in your position, you should invite, not discourage wide ranging debates, and in this way, the debate will discount bad views and highlight good views. I understand Russia has problems. Dont we all!!! But, the better track is to allow free expression and let the people decide in elections. The Russian people are intelligent and can decide issues. When the people decide, you avoid appearing as a dictator and avoid the contempt of those not having an outlet to express their view. I would suggest you encourage all political debate, without fear, and let the people decide in votes, and I think you will find that the Russian people are up to the job of voting so as to lead Russia toward a better future, which should be the objective.
Sincerely
Derrick Michael Reid
Laguna Beach CA USA
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Now, lets go back, the original thesis, the global confluence, 1/08/05.
Russia's future lies, I think, in an integration into NATO as well as the EU, more so than with the less economically viable southern ex-soviet states, such as Kazakhstan, as Russia is historically an eastern European power, and Russia will move more and more in trade with the west, and Russians' standard of living will improve until Russia is a super economic power in 25 years. In the out-years, Russia-China-US will combine as the tri-party de facto dominant rulers in the world, as the EU remains politically weak minded in their socialism and progressive secularism.
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Now Russia is a nonvoting member of NATO, and I believe, a member in the WTO. But look at the real long term consequences of The US missile intercept batteries in Eastern Polan.
What you are seeing here, in the infant steps, to reintegrate Russia back into EU politics and influences. With its missle technology and protection, the US is effectively bridging Russia & EU. Why, to more fully interconnect Russia, though the facial rationale is to mutually protect. This will occur in the Pacific, where Russia/China/USA,Japan,Australia join in a NPTO "north pacific treaty organization", like NATO. Like it or not, the confluence marches on.
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Again, my apologies for any reposts, but do you all still think I am an idiot? No response is requested, but I can hear a pin drop.
This message was edited by DerrickMReid on 10-27-07 @ 7:55 AM
1) it is the culture of Islam to spread Islam by the sword, they have been doing that for 1300 years, and it is taught in the koran to do it this way,
2) it is taught to koran to lay low in peace in face of superior enemy, but to rise up when enemy is weak, and anyone not islamic IS THE ENEMY to them,
3) any deals with non-islamic people can be broken at later time when it is best to spread Islam with allah's blessings.
The reason that Islam is making terror is because they believe that the infidels are weak (notice how for 20 years no one tried to stop them) France, Germany Russia for example
When Bush stood up to them, (most the world did not join fight on terror, so terrorists think they can continue and people will run away in fear. note spanish pulling troops out of Iraq. This was western europe's mistake when Hilter nazies were growing in power.
They hate democracy, like in europe USA russia because it allows personal freedom, they want to control the WHOLE WORLD, their object under strick obeyance to Allah and the koran, without tolerance of civil rights, no personal freedom, no women rights. You join Islam or you are killed. there is no tolerance in Islam. It is their culture. Don't ask why a lion bites a lamb, it is the only way the lion knows how to feed.
We can not win war on terror quickly unless world world joins together to fight it, and the way to fight is to install democracy governments in all islamic countries that will teach tolerance and freedom and democracy government will sit on the islamic facists so that they don't spread terror and hate. It is a war of IDEAS freedom, democracy, tolerance of neighbor, versus strick adhereance to islam controlled by the mullahs. Bush will go after Iran, it is just a matter of time, but the question is, will any other countries help. US will go it alone if necessary, we Americans will not surrender our freedom to anyone nor will we allow islam to control the world. This may sound familiar to you as the way the US responded to the spread of communism under totalitarian regimes (Soviets, China, N.Korea, N.Veitnam) Communism is dying and so will Facist Islam. The world can help the US out of course, the US will not surrender to these killers.
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hopefully militant islam itself will get tired of the brutality and become tolerant islam. Without exception, every arab or iranian I have personally met, are the most polite, friendly, people you would ever want to meet, and indicates to me that moderation and international friendship, will be had, with our muslim neighbors, eventually, as the global confluence marches on.
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The Thread "China transforming north Korea" and this thread, is now getting some international attention.
Beside stupid, idiot, I am now an international fascist. Considering the source, its probably an honnorary accolaide, an understanding of which comes from fully comprehending all of the following. Gerbles would be proud.
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But, anyone who reads the postings in that related thread and this one, in their entirety, will undertand, if they have any common sense, that it is not that I am stupid, idiot or a fascist, but rather, that I am my own man, coming independently to different conclusions, couched in terms of inevitable human culutral evolution, with objective comments, explaining why, step by step.
"And those who can not see the hand of god in it, are blind sir blind", TJ Jackson, 1862.
So, it is not the analysis per se, but the conclusions that make me a fascist. Really, this is so sad. I would think that those of differing opinion could attack the bases of the conclusions, rather than nakedly and cowardly, attacking only the conclusions. Go Figure.
hhhmmm, it seems to me, and please correct me if I am wrong, that it is those who condemn my conclusions, are that which they incorrectly claim I am. In a fascist state, the first thing you do, is shut up the oppositions, something now institutionized in our higher educational institutions. Point made, undeniably so. Hey, dont university students have to be a minimum age?
But why the vitreousness? Go Figure, because I cant. Take that back, yes I can, children do learn well when in a street gang, especially when led by a vicious thug, or a contracting mob boss, or a brown-shirt captain (passing out honnorary awards), to those having learned their talents well. "Thank Gore, how dare he", or, if not him personnally, thank our dear professors at those higher educational institutions, for teaching the America way and basic civics and US history and minimum levels of civility.
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But, being so understanding of little children, acting up in school, I am reminded of the lessons they take dear to heart, when offering up the apple to their favorite teachers.
Anyone recall, Hanity & Colmes FNC, in 04, that Hannity showed a one minute video going through a variety of dem clips, including, Gore screaming how the president LIED and BETRAYED us, "HOW DARE HE", and even IA Tom Harkin got into and called Chenney a COWARD, other examples as well included Dean. These comments were from top well-known democratic "leaders" of the democratic party. From this "democracy teaching", I then thought of the viciousness coming from Hollywood, and recall how Rosie and Whoppie went off at the president, Baldwin referring Chenny as MAD as revealed on the OReilly Factor FNC. No foul-word un-said, and these are Public figures, well known, and respected in some parts for talent and leadership. From these "democracy teaching" teachings I recall the language used by media and move.org including Brown-shirts and Nazi. I learned allot campaigning for Bush in 04, dodging bottles, and things have not changed one bit. If we are not careful, our glorious democracy may soon, if not already, be hijacked by extremists defeating our very core sense of democracy and our right to free-speech, and I lay the blame squarely at the feet of the democratic party leadership. This is a sad state of affairs for our glorious Union. I think the presidential candidates should both make policy speeches and warn us against the growing threat and ask all Americans to conduct ourselves with civility during the election year. And these dems want to be in charge of the country? Win bike race: Get spat on; Adorn Bush Button: Called a Nazi; W bumper sticker: Get Vandalized; No House Bush Sign; Afraid of Arson; Thank Gore, "How dare he".
"a 21-year old journalism student was selected by Senator Kerry to ask a question," but instead of asking a polite question, giving due respect to the statemen, he went off asking a series of rethorical questions as a fanatical screeching rant while holding up the GOSPLE. It seem Mr. Andrew Meyer, as been well schooled, and offered up the apple, self-victimizating with "dont taze me bro". How Dare He? All those in Graduate School, taking photoshop doctoring class 501a, at moveon.org, raise your hands?
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Yesterday, I had to get out my camera and take photographs of my 3yo, in absolute fits, throwing himself on the ground, because he did not get to go with mommy out buying a punkin. For thirty minutes, I watched him time and time again, just throw himself on the ground, because he did not get his way, while I sympathetically tried to explain, now now, dont worry, daddy is here, and you are staying home so that I can help you learn picture cards. "What is this?"... "a lion", and "what does the lion say?", "roooooaaaar", very good. He dosent seem all that dumb, just a whinny brat, that has at least learned to roar like a lion, and of course, whinning and roaring so loudly, he need a cool drink, like coolaide, to sooth his throat from all that crying and roaring. He smacked his lips with pleasure, ready for the next picture. Hes good that way, roaring on que, sucking up the coolaide, while following instructions. Sure, he's not a perfect child, not up to the independent thinking stage, as he still throws temper tantrums, but at least he has not reached the name calling stage.
And now this, children everywhere, even around the world, are having temper tamtrums and throwing themselves on the ground. I guess I will have to get my set of picture cards and take them on the road. Not to worry, I am learning how to teach and deal with children very well.
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And now we all learn first hand what is "Le Menu de jur". Red-meat is mantra spewed, hiped and directed toward a like thinking audience of motivated LIONS, to get them "roaring", and the "cooliade" is the blind ideology of those exclusively oriented and in that directed audience which excludes all other points of views, blocking out other's perspectives, so much so, that the ideologs are willing to follow their ideology to their deaths. (Jonestown Gyuana mass suicide upon request)
Here, Putin spews the war-monger feast, and the lions roar, and the ideologs just suck it up, RIGHT ON QUE.
Here, derelict puts up an independently thinking analysis reaching a rational conclusion trying to educate, and the cubs throw a temper tantrum and name call in the style of the brown-shirts, RIGHT ON QUE. Thank Gore, how dare he.
Predictable, cubs are too easy to figure out. However, trying to explain to them the facts of life, well, that seems more difficult. I guess my 3yo needs to mature just a little bit more, before I can even attempt that one, when of course is only after he first passes the name calling stage, and goes on to his advanced studies, where he learns to not only recite but also dodge sticks and stones.
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Ann Coulter would be proud.
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Sec. of State Rice was assulted this day.
President Clinton was heckled this day.
Nice. Thank Gore, how dare he?
This message was edited by DerrickMReid on 11-3-07 @ 11:49 AM
And so, we see evolution occurring before are very eyes, the chimp morphs into a predator, and huffs and buffs, trying to blow the Persian house down of those squilling pigs now being fattened up for the slaughter and lead by the presian king xerxes controlled by his theocratic task-masters. Well not so fast, these things take time, it’s a democracy here and so-called democracy there, you know. So, chimpie is out in Jan 2009, the presumed end of time days, and the clock is ticking. Cant really say he could trust the wicked witch of the east to finish the job, if she got elected, so it looks like chimpie would not dare leave defiant Iranian pewks with nukes for her to deal with, as she could not handle the truth, nor command, a few good men. Razputin screams War-Monger (Maniac with Razor Blades, that's "parusski" for war monger, in case anyone needs a translation). But notice, its all bark and no bite. Where exactly was that joint missile system going to be deployed anyway? Oh, north of Iran to intercept the most likely missile launches. I forget. How many airliners have gone down in Western Russian air space? And where are those poor kids in Beslan? Must have gotten lost on the way to school. What? Killed by terrorists, and under razputin's watch? Yeap, all bark, and no bite.
What else? Oh yeah, China is over there, expanding its economy, flying space missions, laying plans for the mother of all celebrations as that's when the gold, silver and bronze metals get passed out on the world stage, their new found play ground. You can bet the Chinese stock market will not tank before August 08, they can play PPT (plunge protection team) just as well as anyone, with a fiat driven economy. You can bet the Chinese would just throw a fit, if the gun slinging chimp blockaded Iran for the Gulf of Tonken redo, during their world stage parade. China needs a little education, though, on the concept of being counter-productive with advance missile sales to Iran. China can complain all it wants, but unless they are prepared to transship tactical nukes, as well, their missile sales only raises the Iranian firework show to compete in grandeur with the Chinese world stage one, and hence, the sale of Iranian missiles just may emboldened the Iranians to have that Iranian firework show, stealing the show, when push comes to shove, an hence, the object lesson to our dear Chinese friends. But unlike their Russkie pals, the Chinese are culturally a bit more civilized, and do not throw themselves on the ground screaming War-Monger, yet, must be concern for the weather on parade day. You think Taiwan will be nervous, during the blockade? Not one little bit, China will not push the missile launch against their arrant little off-shore kin folk, certainly not until after the grand world-stage parade, so screeching little democratic Taiwan and the US pacific fleet get the weekend pass to see the show, if they care to, especially, now that North Korea is being sedated. Kinda nice, how that all works out, push China to get North Korea to dismantle nukes in 07, reducing the need for a vigilant US pacific fleet, freed up in 08, just in time for the Gulf of Tonken redo, yeap, keep your eye on US pacific carrier battle groups, just be before the Gulf of Tonken redo.
Well Well, after a 20 year hiatus, Saudi Prince, Abdullah Aziz finally made the British tourist trip to visit the white cliffs of Dover, now motivated by having a like color skin in the shadows of mounting Iranian missile batteries, while timing the trip, curiously, to just after Chimpie announces a new round of sanctions. I bet the Queen is getting a camel's ear's full, no doubt indirectly laying pressure on world's most smartest gold bullion trader this world has ever seen, now having moved to 10 Downing, where he can try his hand at being the world most smartest terror warrior. God save the queen, on that one. I hope Blair is around to hold his hand. The Queen is going to set the bullion-dealer straight, as you must know who are your real friends.
So, it looks likes the US neocons, persuaded Brits, screaming Russkies and partying Chinese hands are all played out, but to do the deed, being embolden by a little French wine, champaign may just do the trick, pop pop pop. Sure glad OReilly called off the Boycott, its great having the French back on the team, kinda missed them actually, America's first love. Who is that Guy??? Where the heck did OReilly find him, a god sent, to the neocon groupies, wetting their parched lips after so long a dry spell on the wine wagon. Well, I tell you, its about time, too long, but at last, and he can put out French carrier battle groups, and now come za-cozying with me anytime, pop, pop, pop, goes the champagne bottle, with a sparkling spanking feast as a side dish best served ice cold. This is the kind of Le Menu de jur that just get my lips smacking. Razputin can have his red-meat and coolaide, I will take slow-go escargot and partying Champaign, any day. So, it seems, the Queen and Za-Cozy are on board, with the Russki bear in hibernation in their wet-bag, hoping like hell their Iranian bait don’t get chewed up, and China is busy planning their wet-dream parade, hoping like hell the cut-and-run cowards can stall the surge enought until the wicked witch of the east gets elected and in there and quick. It also seems does it not, that the EU is stuck between an Elis-island-rock and the Kremlin red square stones, (having no big sticks just now). So what does the EU collectively do, with the Prince pitching fear to the Queen while Za-cozying up to bat-tle groupie status? What will the EU do? hhhmmm Pee their pants.
The gunslinging chimp, out-foxed them, pretty much, pacifists are so easy that way, they only know one song, and once you pick-up the tune, you realize they are just whistling Dixie, but without the nerve to fire the first shot, just trying so hard, to look-a-way look-a-way. Chimpie ups the sanctions, and the EU has a choice, increase sanctions as well, or not. If they do not raise sanctions, and the US goes it along, well, the EU may be charged with starting the war, as failing to push sanctions that might have worked. If they do raise sanctions, Iran get the hard-ball squeeze, and put Russian and Chinese inaction in a bad light, and hence, the division between the EU and Asia. Divide and conquer, or so the saying goes. The EU will cave in to chimpie, now holding four As in this poker game, fiat dollars to buy anything arms and maintain and pump any market, carrier battle groups, the diplomacy play, and the strategic positioning. Chimpie was a master commander, getting the pakkies on board, then taking down Afghanistan, and then Iraq, with the Saudis and the Persian gulf effectively strategically isolating Iran. Bravo to the long range plan, going after, the real target, the heart of militant Islam, and all those little school girls screaming death to America. Well hey hey, its Halloween, and the great satin is about to scare them into a little object lesson.
Yeap, diplomatically and strategically, chimpie has been excellent, but he has problem with the tactical thing, ala Iraq and those nasty "freedom fighters", fighting to get their murdering terrorizing brothers out of the jail. There should be no invasion, as unnecessary and too costly. The trick is destroy newk and missile facilities, and do as little harm to oil production and infrastructure, or have them limited and inspected, if Iran desire a peaceful solution. Its up to them, I see no hesitation, whatsoever by chimpie. So, with Russia in a wet-bag and China in a wet-dream, and both very far afield, don’t seem like they would risk a stand off. So, all those countries in the Persian gulf area, who are going to risk annihilation, to help out xerxes in his hour of need, raise your hands. hhhmmmm waiting, hhmmm waiting, dang, not even those in Damascus will help out. hhmmm, maybe Israelis will grant transit visas for Hesbalah and Hamas thugs to visit Tehran, during these festive times? Naaa, don’t think so. Cant see Al Quida giving Taliban remenence a week vacation, not with the pakkie strong-man's army on the hunt in west pakkie-land, just now. Looks like the Persian army and king xerses are surrounded and on their own and way out gunned. Hhhhmmm. Xerxes is going after the west. hhhmm, I guess xerxes never learns.
So lets stack up the odds. Over here in the back corner, backed up into a corner, weighing in at a measly 94$/barrow, we have king Xerxes having amassed a very very impressive arsenal. Xerxes has amassed some land/sea missiles, a hoard of terrorizing minions, the 10,000 fanatical loyals who signed up to commit acts of terror upon mullah's command, well encouraged by, the tri-delts with their waving fists and tridents, the local Tehran sorority (these are the cheer leaders, not much in the way of armor tank drivers, but hey, you draft and scrafice what you can when it comes to war), and the GUARD, the backbone of the persian army, whos only known victories are against isolated embassies and 300 civilian kidnaps. Saddam just butchered the Iranian army, who seem to be led by mullahs rather than generals. No newks as yet, this should be a cake walk.
Over here in the front corner, weighing in at 32,000 pounds a pop pop pop, is the US Pacifica carrier battle fleet comprising seven carrier groups each with 300 strike aircraft, in addition to land bases with stealth bombers, targeting xerxes missile and newk facilities. On the flanks are disposed US army in Iraq and NATO in Afghanistan, to catch the running loyals as they dribble in to lay down more terror bombs. The fleet has international IAEA legitimacy, there are 5000 cases of French wine on board, just za-cozying around. This time, you bet, the French will not be sent out to some isolated post to protect the flank, but will be in there, hard hitting next to the yanks. The Brits, well, don’t know, this time around, you know, they did stand tall in taking Saddam down and fighting the terrorists, so the Brits will be in there too, but not the head liners, as the French will steal the show, this time around. A Franco-American blockade will be had in the spring 08, to enforce sanction compliance, as well as enforce non-poliferation and a host of other laws, with convenient rationales, and hence, the spring blockade, when the fire works stage is set, less we forget the tanacious difiance of xerxes, not to give in to UN resolutions, or the great satin, or the ruling security counsel, not one little bit, and as the Iranian economy tanks, and the democrats there will become increasingly fed up with "death to america" mantra, and leading Iran to war. That song is getting very old to most persians. I hope chimpie pushes the WMD button again, just so the pacifists will have something to complain about, like, not now, xerxes still needs three more years to accumulate enough enriched uranium to build bomb. Strange how foolish it is to yell HELP, after the robber already has a gun to your head, but pacificists are just that. Dont you love them, for peace in our time.
So, the EU, will piss around for a month or so, and then cave in to Chimpie's plan. By New Years, the sanctions are in full force, tightening the screws on the tri-delts. Can Razputin pull it off, and get Xerxes to cave in? (I will make that call a little later, but now that we are having fun with our toy soldiers, let hold that thought for just now.) So, chimpie play Texas hold em, with four aces, but lets not forget the jack kicker. The star of David is behinds the scenes is pushing the war button, I mean, after all, threaten with extinction does make one just a tad crazy, right? But will Moses lead them to the promise land? One missile toward Tel Aviv, and Xerxes and his theocratic task-masters are finished, and god help xerxes and his task-masters, because at their age, well, they just might want to have a stash of viagra ready for the hereafter. Nope, the jews are out of this one, xerxes would not dare. So, blockade goes in, say spring of next year, razputin does another war-monger rant, and china is trying to figure out how the smog in Beijing is going to be cleaned up in time for the party.
Either, china gives razputin the go ahead (more like a huge push), to force xerxes into caving in on the IAEA strick compliance/inspections and controlled/supervised enrichment, thereby saving existing political and economic ties with xerxes, or the gulf of tonken redo, and the US, with a little french wine, takes out xerxes most probably through some dumb hooded tri-delt gals getting into a patrol boat with a pistol and the greatest fireworks show of all time goes off.
Prediction: china gets happying dancing feets, and puts the russkie bear's feet to the fire, and Xerxes caves in. Next, with the iranian economy tanking, the democracts rise up, and over throw the mullahs instituting a free and fair democracy, with women getting the right to vote, and hence, the march of the global confluence. If Razputin pushes Xerxes to cave in, Razputin is on the stage as the world peace leader while saving economic ties with Iran, China gets a happy parade and all is nice, EU breaths a sigh of relief and dont have to fight, Za-cozy gets back slapped for protecting the EU, and chimpie is made out to be the war monger, yet again, only having to wait 30 years hence, when the world wakes up, and realized, that Bush saved islam from 1300 years on intolerance and brutality, when that GAP area is finally brought into the CORE, as the global confluence marches on.
Cant see it any other way.
Derrick Michael Reid
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So, how does this Spring 08 blockade affect Gold? First Lets look at Russia vis-a-vis Gold. No matter whatever you think of Razputin, the guy is no dummy. Apparently, some other serious money has come into the bullion market of late, 530,000 on the COT, with the bulls in the money. The EU WAG2 cartel, is finished. See "The Sham Cartel" for an understanding of the Cartel. Russia apparently has been in there building gold reserves. China, well, they are more politically neutral, and would not run up the gold price, especially when sitting 1.3T US FRN dollars. So, it Russia, funds, and gold bugs, putting the upward pressure on the price of gold.
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The last three days, as indicated by kitco charts, indicate the start of a parabolic move in the price of gold, which appears to be timed with last week early interim consolidation and now to the presummed rate cut, hence, the pick up. Best guesses, are that 800/oz gold is in the bag right now before November. And other than a cartel raid, there are absolutely no indicators that I can think of that would suggest a bear correction move in bullion just now, expecially with a two month linear rise of late indicating that this run in gold can go on further without a bull trap. Dont mean it cant happen, but, the shorts have to be getting concerned with happy feet. Add that to Adrian's Dec option build up, and Richiedoc's observation of low exchange bullion stocks unable to meet existing shorts/calls, and it seems, the price of gold is going to 800/oz right now and then blow through 800 and on, in November. The stage is set, for a post 800/oz price advance continuation in November.
Midas followed, in his column, a few days after the original china call, "200 billion to spend", re "smart hedging" thread in the cafe, that china is in there buying. China would not be overly agressive though, in the gold sector, remaining politically netural and noncontroversial re fiat controls, as its cultural with them, so it may not be all china alone, but rather a confluence of private global smart private money, funds, speculators, and some government positioning, that will take bullion out of the comex, and hey hey, may be to 1080/oz POG and a 17/oz POS by New Years. Can you imagine an October monthly close above 800? Wow, Yogi and babba (Ag/Au shorts) may just get spooked out of their shorts on holloween. BOO!
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Yogi and baba (Au/Ag shorts) are toast, they just know it)
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Well Gold did during Halloween week, breach 800 gold to the upside, right on que, and all time highs are in the cards, this month of November 07. You with me?
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Now lets take a serious look at China
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Silver to 30$, Gold to 1200$, Here is When
Silver to 30$/oz and Gold to 1200$ by next summer 08.
In August 07, calling the 660/11.70 launch of bullion prices, "HERE AND NOW":Three days ago, I listened to a new report indicating that in Bejing (I still prefer Peking for you little ones), that even license plate cars cant drive on even days. WHAT??!! I cant remember that kind of think since the oil embargo of the late seventies. 1000 new cars a day hit the street in Bejing. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT??? (Hint #1)
I was watching bloomer last night, and saw celebrations old films in China, (very spectacular) state organized of course. China is BANKING on (and will insure at ALL costs) a spectacular Olypics in, (guess when) Summer of 08. (Hint #2)
Then an analysist comes on, and start discussing emerging markets, and place china in that group. The video showed a row of old women, (not young bucks screaming in the pits showing excitement), but old women, sitting as calmly as ever, watching the ticker. Even grandmas in china are riding the chinese stock market. (Hint #3)
Then the shocker, the chinese stock market is valued at a P/E of not 20, not 30, not 40, BUT 50!!!!. Do you youngsters remember the dot-com bubble? (Hint #4)
Then I put it in a PM perspective. The chinese (as well as the Japanese and the Indians), have means for purchases of gold (and that always means silver) in small quantities, so that all can participate in buying PMs. (Hint #5)
And for you all who dont understand the chinese, (not that I really do), THEY LOVE GOLD, (just like the indians), and will naturally buy bullion over holding currencies or stocks. (Hint #6)
The Chinese are big world players, WITH LOTS of cash, and cash looks for a home, and with confinement to china proper, and with a correcting chinese stock markets, there will be huge cash driving down chinese interests rates, and that cash will fine a home in PMs, because that is cultural with them (Hint #7)
Now lets tie it all together. The chinese government will not, under any circumstances, allow the chinese stock market to tank in any measured degree before their World Stage Olypics, and the grannies know it!! The chinese market will grow and grow until at least the until the end of Summer 08, so that, the markets dont rain on their world stage parade. By then,the P/E ratio could be 60, 70, maybe 80. (Do you see where I am going with this?) At some point, in late summer 08, (after gold is near 1035/oz and silver 23, (45:1) the Chinese market will go into a severe correction, and they will run for the hills, and where do you think they are going to put them yaun? The chinese will buy PMs and PM shares, and KA-BOOOOOM, gold to 1200$/oz and silver to 30$/oz (40:1).
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Without the Blockade, 1200$ gold and 30$ silver seems in the bag. Right on schedule as predicted.
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Now, let throw in, the Finacial melt down occuring and the prospect of an Iranian blockade. You gold bugs getting excited? Well at least we know where your true loyalties lie, right?
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The FRN is collapsing toward the 2010 death nail, and is on schedule, as predicted.
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The sub-prime mess is another way the US snookered the rest of world to pony up for US costs of waging war. DID YOU GET THAT???? Well try to. Here is some help.
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Did anyone catch the news on the latest Billionairs.
It seems that 45% of new one on the list are hedge fund managers, one 33 years old. Sure, I can believe they work hard, but are they the ones who profited (the winners) in the subprime mess. Not an expert by any means, but mortgage brokers sold off CDO as monetized debt, sold them around the world, hedge funds bought and sold for profit, the mgr taking their cut, and place the world financial market in a liquidity crunch. So while the hedge funds mgrs make the doe, the US infrastructure is built, and the world ponies up. Allot of losses by the Finacial boys, so who got the doe? the officers of the funds, that's who. This financial meltdown is spread around the world. The US with subprime seems to be the culprite. Houses are still standing. Someone (hedge fund mgr, bankster) made out big. It looks real bad, but when things do, it may not be reality. The world is showing positive growth, and I have yet to see anyone burning script to keep warm at night. Is it really that bad, we all going down, or did only the bad guys (banksters) end up with the doe, and the over-extended good guys got what they paid for?
There has to be some kind of a win/lose record.
Winners and Losers. Obviously, ALL funds around the world are taking hits. OK, the world is ponying up for US excesses. The US degrades the FRN and the foreigner's forex take another a hit. Well ok, their fair share is paying for globalization. I dont have a problem with that.
However, this subprime mess seems like robbery, (fraud in mark to model pricing, rating agencies the first to blame, the crookster second to blame). Did the US just snooker the rest of the world out of trillions?
(The homes here is the US are still standing)
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You getting the picture? Ok, so the banksters off load losses off the books to hide how masses the losses really are, (just for now though, meaning that this sub-prime mess has a long way to go, say by end 08, when the stop losses stop hitting. OK, but in the mean time, credit crunch hits big time. What does the fed do? lower rates and tank the FRN, in another round of forcing the foreigners to pony up. OK, makes senses, blackhawk Bernakie is loaded for bear, and is showing his true colors, he will tank the FRN as much as needed to maintain a growing economy while eliminating the business cycle, so that all is nice in the DOW. If Turkey can slip 8 digits, can not US slip just 1 digit and still function? Of course we can, it easy, when you have a fiat driven economy.
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Next, we see INFLATION, of course under reported by the Feds, to reduce entitlements, and to maintain that Dont worry be happy parlance on wall street. But, base commoditities are on a rampage, and inflation is heating up, only to be recognized as such as excessive in late 08. You getting the timing here? Real inflation is running over 10%. Inflation and the FRN drive the price of gold in US FRNs, but look, Gold is concurrently now breaking out again in other major currencies.
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Now, we also have the geopolitical premium, where oil, inter alia, are up based upon tensions. What tensions, may I ask?, Another useless round of EU discussions on Iran. The PKK in NE Iraq, Yeah Right, give me a break. Nonetheless, with the middle east is in confliction, the prices are elevated.
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Now, lets kick in, some real geopolitical premiums, with a US led blockade of a MAJOR oil producer, and oil goes to well over 125/bbl, and US economy slides a little more, and the FEDs cut the rates, just a little more, and that pushes up the price of gold. You following this?
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Currently, Razputin and the Gold bugs have the cartel in the ringer, AND EVERYONE KNOWS IT. The mother of all short squeezes in now pending, before our eyes. US dollar is collapsing before our eyes in view of the triple deficits, TIC, lower FED rates. On this alone, gold is going to 1200. Throw in a US led blockade, and its $1500 gold and $50 Silver, MINIMUM. And by-the-by, the HUI does not stop at 800, in this uplegs, but runs to 1000, for all you miners.
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It seems clear where we are headed, the only advise is to defend yourself, and load up the boat buying gold or back up the truck buying silver, as this next year is going to be, one heck of bullion ride.
Derrick Michael Reid
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MAJOR GOLD POSITIVES
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Degrading FRNs
Subprime credit crunch
Financial crises with the CDOs
China pre-olypics bubble
Iranian spring 08 blockade
Major Miner dehedging
Decreasing world gold production
Increasing Inflation
Recession rotation DOW to gold
Decreasing discoveries of new bullion reserves
Short Squeeze in Silver/Gold
Insufficient COMEX stores
Increasing ETF bullion stores
COT increases with Bulls in the money
3rd world (china-india) increasing bullion demand
Decreasing bank gold suppression stocks
West/East increasing Bullion investment demand
Foreign Forex rotation out FRNs into Gold
Base Commodities Rampage outperform Gold, NOT FOR LONG!!
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NEED I SAY MORE?
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The Sham Cartel
A cartel is a group of horizontally connected entities having horizontal agreements to affect commercial prices. Cartels have been outlawed by anti-trust and unfair competition laws in the USA as being inherently evil in a free market economy that relies on fair competition and survival of fittest to maximize productivity for the over all increase in wealth and living standards of the citizenry. However, there are also common laws that indicate that the "king can do no wrong", and governments are typically immune to anti-trust laws. Governments can hide behind governmental immunity to perfect pricing schemes that would otherwise throw banksters and crooks in prison. Governments get a free pass, because they are really controlling prices for our own good.
We all understand OPEC, a cartel of a coalition of horizontally connected oil producing countries, who meet regularly, to set and fix, and reset and refix, production levels, so as to maintain stable oil prices, so as to neither shock the world into economic depressions nor provide motivations to eliminate oil as the world premiere energy source. As such, the production level floats up and down over time. OPEC is immune to US anti-trust and unfair competition laws. OPEC is a true cartel, operating for stated specific purposes. We all get that.
Now comes the Gold Cartel, lead by the ECBs to set a limit on the number of tones of gold that can be sold by member countries during a period of years. Hence, there is a horizontal agreement between horizontal entities to fix sell tonnage levels to affect price, which entities also enjoy governmental immunity that would otherwise be considered inherently evil and unlawful. In the laws of conspiracy, one need not actually do the deed, but only agree to the scheme to be carried out. Here, the WAG2 agreement is, by acronym, a Washington DC agreement, and apparently, Uncle Sam was in there pitching for the agreement, which has been carried out. As such, Uncle Sam must be considered a co-conspirator, but also subject to governmental immunity, even though not actually signing the agreement, which conspiracy to affect price becomes more obscure to the average Joe on main street USA. The Gold Cartel minimally includes the ECBs and Uncle Sam, to affect gold prices.
But what is the real nature of the Gold Cartel? Lets take an honest look at it. The terms are that the gold bullion selling must be limited to, NO MORE THAN, 500 tones sold a year. Now, when one sells gold what happens to the price of gold? Yeah, I know this is complex stuff, but bare with me. When you sell gold, the price of gold goes, hhhmmmm, DOWN!!! As such, on its face, the WAG2 is an agreement to prevent the price of gold from falling, that is, limit the down side price of gold. No other conclusion is possible. And this makes superficial sense as the ECBs have the largest collective hoard of gold bullion in the world, most notably, France, Italy, Germany, England, et al. Of course, selling has reduced their stocks over the term of the agreement.
So, the Gold Cartel is in the apparent business of controlling gold prices, so they wont GO DOWN, thereby, used to support the price of gold up, protecting the value of the golden hoards. This makes complete sense. Now lets look at how that gold selling has actually affected prices. It appears that the selling is concentrated and most active, when the price of gold goes up. The most striking example of this was the 40 ton smack down of the gold price in May 06 when gold was launching up in its second bull channel trend. That selling, to smack down a rising gold price, is completely contrary to the apparent plain-language purpose of the Cartel's WAG2 agreement. When prices are going up, don’t sell, but hold, if you want to retain value in your portfolio. Apparently, then, retaining value is not the real purpose behind the gold sales. Well, maybe the selling at high prices is to gain profits? British Exchequer Brown, selling tons of British gold at the bottom of the gold price, did not seem to be profit or wealth retention oriented sale, now was it? The selling of gold is matched to the rising price of gold, and hence, in fact, the WAG2 has been used, in effect, to suppress gold prices.
It was learn during the Nixon era, that price fixing causes more problems that it solves. Here, the suppression of prices have tanked gold exploration, resulting in short suppression, but long term shortages, that in the end, will rocket gold prices sky high. It is ridiculous to suppose that the selling of gold to suppress prices was to take advantage of long term sky high price hikes, when you have already sold your gold. Hence, the cartel is not functioning to create long term sky high gold prices.
On the face of it, it appears that the cartel WAG2 is used, contrary to the plain language expected use, not to support gold prices, but to suppress gold prices. If the sale of gold is not used to prevent a collapse in gold prices, is not used to retain wealth, is not used to capture profits, is not used to take advantage of long term sky high prices, what possibly can the WAG2 be used for, other than to suppress gold prices as indicated by the timing of the gold sales? None.
Here comes Uncle Sam's role, the effective obscure ringleader of the cartel, proudly having the "Washington" formal name on WAG2. Good old Uncle Sam is also the leader in fiat printing, the pervasive injector of fiat money into all foreigner's forex reserves, as the world's reserve currency. What motivation could there possibly be, to suppress gold prices, when that relic has been deemed publicly as irrelevant? The average Joe on main street understands inflation and gold, despite the government pronouncements of an irrelevant relic. The number of tons sold is actually timed to suppressed gold prices, which gives average Joe and others around the world, a comfortable feeling with the sound value of fiat while also having a tendency to calm markets, which are the stated public policies of the government, that is, to keep a strong fiat dollar.
When you look at the uses of WAG2 objectively, the Cartel does not sell gold using periodic adjustments to protect against both too low and too high gold prices, like OPEC and the oil price, but rather is used solely to suppress high gold prices consistent with the stated purpose of Uncle Sam, to maintain a strong dollar. When you look at the effective uses of the Cartel WAG2, the use has been to suppress the rate of increase in the gold price, which supports the fiat dollar, to Uncle Sam's delight, and well as supporting the fiat of the ECBs. The Cartel WAG2 is not an agreement to support gold prices, as indicated by its plain language terms to limit sales, but rather an agreement, as effectively used, to suppress gold prices, and as such, Uncle Sam's gold cartel, is a farcical Gold Cartel, the sham cartel.
Derrick
This message was edited by DerrickMReid on 11-4-07 @ 7:14 AM
That very welcomed graciousness by the cafe gang, is evinced by the first ever 1000 views of this thread, without allot of name calling, mindless spewing, and temper tantrums. Thanks Gang, I really do appreciate it.
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The questioned was asked, can there be smart hedging (forward selling of your precious metal production)
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Yes, provided the BANKs are cut out of the loop.
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Some banks will monetize the bond, issue a gold derivative based upon gold of bond, and then short sell gold on the exchanges. If someone has a long position buried in bond, the bond interest can be repackaged, they can hedge that long position, by selling short. The cartel loves that!!!. A bond holder would always be able to look to corporate assets for repaying in default, and with gold in the ground, the bond gold terms are MEANINGLESS in my view, and hence, must be there for a reason, and hence will be used to short sell gold, as another freaking gold derivative.
Miners can issue a security that is not tied to bullion's performance, but if the security is tied to bullion, look out, short sellers can take advantage, through tricky derivatives. If a miner wants to raise capital, putting forward production on the block, then the Silver Wheaton royalty play is the model of choice, without short selling on market. A royalty house can buy forward production by raising cash through equity, with rise/fall risks on royalty house share price, and not by shorting bullion forward production on the exchanges that would hurt all by bullion short selling of foward production. GOLD BOND will BOMB, thumbs down, as another gold derivative play.
If a miner wants to short sell forward production, then do so through a royalty house, (which buys the further production and uses its share dilution to fund the purchase and then reeps profits when forward sells are acquired and resold at the time of mining, and hence, temporal mining/selling without the short selling future production on the exchanges) such that, only share prices are affected, and NOT THE BULLION price at the time of hedging to a royalty house. That is the key to SMART HEDGE SELLING. Hedge in a way that does not affect the exchanges bullion prices. This would be a KEY business opportunity for BARRICK if it had the desire to be the honorable KING PIN in gold bullion. Barrick set up a Gold Wheaton company that buys forward production and issues shares. For example, Barrick has 9.5 mil oz forward sold that has already hit the exchanges and has therefore (criminally unethically) suppressed bullion prices to Barrick's shareholders, and Barrick's competitors alike. So Gold Wheaton issues 9.5 mil shares at $740/share and buys Barrick 9.5 oz hedge book as Gold Wheaton long. 9.5 mil oz, that were just covered and bought off the exchanges undoing the damage of the initial short sell, and Barrick's hedge book just went off market (virtually overnight) and gold pops up by the by, 100/oz. Barrick still owes 9.5 Mil oz, but to Gold Wheaton who resell upon mining, and not before.
Of course to do this, some long are going to make out huge, 9.5mil x 740-340, 4 billion dollars, which Barrick is underwater already. Barrick did not loose, but failed to win, on these 9.5 mil oz. Barrick can do this very easily, and do it now, without a loss on the books, as it still retains the 9.5 mil hedge book, though the hedge book does redunce future earnings, but that was already done, anyway, so it dont hurt Barrick anymore than it already is. However, bullion is lifted up through on-market dehedging when 9.5 mil oz are removed (bought) on the exchange.
As Barrick mines this 9.5 mil oz, they go to Gold Wheaton, who sales, say $1000-$740 is 260/oz profit on each share, Barrick Wheaton shareholders make out big! Barrick dont care who owns its forward production, get a net sum zero. Bullion prices are not suppressed by ANY short sell of forward production.
If Barrick becomes the sole shareholder of Gold Wheaton, then Barrick could manage to reduce it "failure to win", by selling at 340, buying back at 740 and selling again for $1000. If done correctly, in view of $1000 target price, Barrick could, effectively get out of the hedge, without a loss, and some gain, though missing out on 4Bln in profit between the time first hedge and the wheaton buy back.
Barrick neither wins/loses.
Gold Wheaton shares wins based upon price performance
Bullion wins eliminating hedges off the market
All miner shares win by eliminating hedges off the market with a higher bullion price.
Guess who gets screwed?????????????
WIN WIN WIN thats the play.
OK, should I put in the call to Barrick and tell them what to do. Perhaps Blanchard v Barrick lawyers should be made aware of this aspect.
Barrick could then be No. 1 Gold Producer and No. 1 Gold Royalty house, that can be used to eliminate GOLD forward sells on the exchanges, which is the real damage to the miner industry. Can you imagine if all hedges out more than one year were cleaned up and removed/covered on the exchanges. TO THE MOON alice. and everyone wins, except the BIG LOSERS ..... the freaking banks who no longer have the long/short hedges (buy long future production and sell short now on the exchanges), guarranted profits, by short selling on the exchanges. Hambro fell in bed with the banks, and we bugs are going to get smoked, you watch. I admire Mr. Peter Hambro, he's smart guy, honest miner, and a friend of gold and GATA, I sure hope he's knows what he is doing.
If there are any Barrick shareholders, please send this along to them, and Hambro as well, freaking idiots.
Once the big boys start down the hedging road, its painful to extricate it in a rising price environment.
Barrick could, using Gold Wheaton raise funds on an IPO, purchase Barrick's 9.5 mil oz of future production through gold wheaton, to get the hedge "off-market" and into the royalty house. Neither one wins/loses, but bullion prices are raised to both (everyone's) advantage!!!!. Barrick could deliver the 9.5 mil oz, at prices over $1000, and being the Gold Wheaton share holder, recup a good portion of its 4Bln loss opportunity.
Gold Wheaton could buy any other's hedges or FUTURE hedges, to keep, forward production sells off-market, so as not to suppress bullion.
Barrick does not need to bite the bullet, and dehedge its hedge book, to do the honorable thing, but could merely set up "Gold Wheaton", to eliminate the affect of past hedging, and so that any futher selling of foward production is not used by the CARTEL to suppress bullion prices. That is the objective.
Barrick clean up its on-market hedge book, 9.5 mil oz, by transefer to an off-market Gold Wheaton royalty house, and put the mine industry where it should rightfully be, back to square zero, with no overhanging hedges that have been used to suppress bullion prices. CARTEL will be pisst!!
In this manner, all existing and future hedging and its bad affects, can be removed from the mining business, without short selling suppression on the exchanges. However, the problem with this plan, is that, it effectively put profits in hands of shareholders and not the banks, by cutting the banks out of the longbuy/shortsell hedge positioning, and by removing the future production short sell from the Cartel ammo bin to suppress bullion.
So, there ya go, DOA.
Le Patron, The long and short of SILVER.
By forward selling silver by products, to reduce risks of cost of production of main ore component, such as zinc, (with by-product silver being the majority dominate amount of produced silver), to a silver bull mine company (silver wheaton) and hence not to a bullion bank, (that would then otherwise place shorts on the exchanges to lock in its profits from a long and short hedge), there is a corresponding reduced amount of bullion bank short selling, and hence, silver will act more like a commodity, (than based upon future short selling of future production) and with a 15 year supply deficit in silver, SILVER IS GOING TO THE MOON, and now, on top of this, the silver ETFs are doubling their size of wharehoused silver taking even more silver off of the spot market, and what you get is the most explosive set up in silver in centuries, not based upon "manipulation", but upon fundamentals and taking the Bullion Banks OUT OF THE LOOP, so that profits goes to mine companies and investors, AND NOT THE BANKS.
Once the Silver Wheaton "Royalty" play of cutting out the middle-man bullion banks, so as to gain more control over supply and demand, and hence control the silver market, is understood, more and more private mine companies will spin off silver bull ROYALITY houses, (Silver Wheaton), cut the bullion banks off from their profit, rocket Silver due to supply and demand to the MOON with reduce short selling, and hence, the mine industry takes back silver control from the bullion bankers, and reinstates necessary SUPPLY/DEMAND fundamentals into the market, as silver explodes, say 1000% from here.
Load up, HI-HO silver, away.
Derrick
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It would be nice, if a Gold Wheaton would surface, and Silver Wheaton and Gold Wheaton are used by the INDUSTRY to forward sell production when cash is needed, but that these two royalty houses, sell the forward production later when actually mined, thus, the hedge risk is upon Gold/Silver Wheaton shareholders betting on positive differential between current price and negotiated price, without the bullion bank buying the forward production and emediately selling it on the exchanges, thereby unethically suppressing bullion to the disadvantage of all miners and shareholders. (An ETF holds the bullion usually good only in rising prices, whereas the royalty houses negotiates long term production forward contracts with a royalty of sorts between current spot and contract price that shareholder participate in, which can be good on both up/down moves in silver)
A smart hedge: retain profits in the industry and shareholder, prevent current suppression through on-exchange forward sell, cut the banks off from their long/short profit, and reduces the AMMO of the CARTEL.
We need a biggie like Barrick, to offer the Gold Wheaton deal.
hhhmmmm I hear china has 200 Billion good to go. (timing is curious perhaps even suspicious) Suppose china said, (as in trading places), Buy-em Buy-em Buy-em (gobbling up future production, at todays prices, with China-Wheaton-Gold royalty house), (knowing full well at any time they could buy gold on spot and bring the price up to whatever is necessary so that China Wheaton make a profit), without tanking bullion prices or gold production, already in the dumpster, by merely buying up all existing gold hedges, which would be politically neutral consistent with chinese culture not to rock the boat.
Maybe, the deal is already done, and we just dont know it, so, tell me, how large is the Dec open interest above $700/oz???? we got 200Bln to spend!
Who really knows, but I bet China would rather have more bullion and less FRNs in their forex accounts, and at 1.3T FRN with 15% desired gold reservers, is, ah, wa, oh, a mere 200Bln, eh?
You heard it here first.
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Barrick Gold, a modern Racketeer?
We all know who Barrick Gold is, the world's king in gold bullion production, having a monster hedge book of 9.5 million ounces. It is of general belief that hedging is good for developers to provide necessary funds to launch production, but not so good for the majors, having reserves, production, and cash flow, when well managed, offering the potential of increasing growth of the company within the current business cycle. On this basis, the hedge book at Barrack is unwarranted and could lead to billions in down stream losses and shareholder value ruination in the normal course of business. However, it appears that Barrick's gold business is not so normal.
Mr. C. Powell, of GATA fame, has recently indicated that the hedge position of Barrick could be use to acquire some 50 mil oz of Au in deep storage, and hence, improve Barrick's very long term outlook. I have been thinking along these lines as well for over a year now, and am so grateful to Mr. Powell for putting it in writing for all to consider. However, there is a twist, that should not go unrecognized.
Anyone recall Placer Dome, Homestake Mining, Pangea Goldfields, Pioneer Metals, Arequipa Resources, Sutton Resources, and others that are now gone? Competition in the gold industry has been destroyed in some measure, undeniably so. When a major, already in the driver seat, with reserves, production, cash flow, seeks to hedge further production for purposes of growth through acquisition, then what the major effectively does is MANIPULATE bullion price down on the short side of bullion, depressing competitors share value to their disadvantage, for Barrick's short term loss of value as well, during this hedge "dumping", for purposes of monopolizing the gold production industry by acquiring all competitors and all gold resources, on the cheap, and in doing this, BARRICK could be considered the roaming thugs of the gold mining community, and could possibly be CRIMINAL RACKETEERS, with predatory practices that must have limits, ala the anti-trust actions of the early 1900s. There is no difference between Standard Oil and Barrick, is there?. This might be the basis of the Blanchard anti-trust case against Barrick et al.
On moral grounds and fair-dealing principles only, no one should touch any major with a hedge position, especially the very biggest ones on the hunt for acquisitions. Dehedge your hedge book, then, ok, all is fair, but it aint. Personally, I wont support what I believe to be criminal racketeering. Our great country realized the down-falls of monopolies some 100 years ago, and yet, it seems, we forget these lessons, time and time again, and don’t remain vigilant to the evils of greed in corporate America and in the world. Lets all thank GATA and Mr. Powell, for attempting to keep the gold mining industry fair and competitive, and stop Barrick's apparent desire to become the world's ONLY gold producer and the gold industries' biggest criminal as a modern racketeer.
Derrick
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This message was edited by DerrickMReid on 11-15-07 @ 6:32 AM
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But then, give some terrorists the bomb, and we might get to 1500$/oz allot sooner. Or are they "freedom fighters", I keep getting those two terms mixed up. Well, whatever you want to call them, I dont care, but uncivilized fantanics with THE BOMB, cant be a good thing. And exactly where in the US was the last terror attack. hhmmm With a knife, they will cut off a head (yours), with a highjacked airliner, they can fry 3000, with a dirty bomb material, its 250,000 will go down in a puff of smoke, with the real deal, its 10,000,000. Oh yeah, lets wait three more years until Iran has the bomb as well. Geeezzzzzzz
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Hey check this out, JUST IN from AP.
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AP, Jan 5th, 2008, New York, Terrorists have detonated a dirty boom in manhattan, authorities are order up, wrecking crews to blow up and bulldoze NYC into the atlantic, the costs is upwards of 15T$ and 250,000 deaths. Rumor has it Kerry is enroute to Swazierland to ask Bin Laden for a truce.
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Now, lets all give Iran the BOMB, and trust our children's lives that Iranian security guards will keep the stuff secure. Yeah Right
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Exactly, to the day, two years ago, I sent Bush, CC Rice and Musharrif, that Musharrif must institute free and fair elections. Did any of them listen to me, HELL NO, flies get no respect. And now, look at that crap going on in islamabad. There is no need for it. I calling Bush on the carpet on this one. Make another mistake in foreign Policy.
CC President Bush
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Sat, 5 Nov 2005 07:59:34 -0800 (PST)
From: "Derrick Michael Reid" <w2_5hs_3c_xfers@yahoo.com> View Contact Details Add Mobile Alert
Subject: Pakistan should start a move towards Democracy
To: "President George W. Bush" <president@whitehouse.gov>, "GOP USA" <info@gop.com>
CC: "Mort Kondracke" <beltway@foxnews.com>, "Charles Krauthammer" <letters@charleskrauthammer.com>, "Bill OReilly" <oreilly@foxnews.com>
President Bush, my beloved president.
I am often taken back by the chants of "Death to America" coming out of Iran. This belligerence towards the US has it origins in a mistaken foreign policy by the Nixon Administration and that came to head during the Carter Administration, through our unequivocal support of strong-man rule, such as the Shaw of Iran, leading to 30 years hostilities with no end in sight. Ex president Carter has no moral footing to condemn the current Bush administration's actions, because at least you president Bush, have herald in the democracy century, and are activity setting up democracies in the middle east, the only true way to win the war on terror in the long run. We should learn from our mistakes. That mistaken foreign policy stems from US desires to conduct it trade in peace, and hence the US supported strong-man rule that would sit on the crazies. However, the correct policy, in my view, is to support strong man rule, only if they, in turn would institute democratic reforms, so that all would have rights to express grievances to the government so that all could participate in the affairs of state, so that they would not resort to the only means available, to wit, terror, to make a political point.
Currently we have a strong ally in Pakistan, and the turning of this Muslim country to activity hunt down Al Queda remnants in the western remote hills of Pakistan with US military materials support was a fantastic act of diplomacy by your administration that has directly lead to the capture Al Queda leaders with reduced nuclear threats towards India and with a reduction of hostilities in Kashmir. I understand that the earthquake in Pakistan presently preoccupies much of our effort there, rightfully so. I was so proud to see those displaced Pakistanis receiving food aid boxes emblazoned with "USA". This sends a strong message to those affected that the US stands tall in its compassion for others, and helps improve our image there.
But, at some point in time, we must learn from our mistakes, and encourage President Musharraf to institute local democratic reforms, initially to municipal and regional elections, eventually leading to a duly elected parliament, and ultimately the presidency. Perhaps next year, after the emergency earthquake relief has been stabilized, you could publicly request Pakistan to move in democratic directions. The Pakistanis do have a recent history of democracy and the reinstitution of democractic reforms there seems to be an easy goal to achieve. A four prong diplomatic approach toward Pakistan, that is, earthquake relief, military materials support, democratic reforms, and nuclear disarmament, would go along way in cementing favorable views of the USA in that trouble region, whilst supporting an ultimate victory on the war on terror. Calling for democracy century, whilst not pushing democratic reforms in Pakistan, is not only hypocritical, but does not further the ultimate victory on the war on terror. Calling for democratic reforms in Pakistan in 06, with some movement or promises then would be timely for the November 06 elections, and that could be herald at the state of union in 2007, as another indication of our your bold and noble leadership.
Sincerely
Derrick Michael Reid
Laguna Beach CA
CC Dr. Rice
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To be fair the Bush, the US did arrange for Bhutto to go into Pakistan to start an opposition in an election, too little too late, and Musharrif, just back stabbed Bush, trying to hold onto power through the billy club. Dont these people learn?
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Senator REID is hopeless, (Krauthammer call it REID's absurdity, hey, is charles a cafe member, LOL.)
REID: Pakistan is exploding because US is bogged down in Iraq.
California Fires, Pakistan unrest, and the ring around the toliets are all because Bush lied us all into Iraq.
ROFLMAO, where do they find these liberals, I mean, on the ground rolling, on the ground.
by the by, Pelosi did echo my call that Bush was slow to encourage Pakistan to lean to democratic institutions, so once, I got to agree with her, hhhhhmmmm first time in two years. Not bad for a dem.
Of course what it so GD sickening about is that, she said nothing of course in advance, but rather ONLY complains. Why the heck did she not bring up the issue when she was in her scharf in syria, befriending as some who argue, treasonously the enemy, while not saying any thing about democracy in Syria or Pakistan. Those who only complain and offer no solutions are pewks from the get go. Got no resprect for pewks, left or right, who only complain. We should be on the same team, offering up SOLUTIONS rather that degrading each other. Politicians, generally a bunch of panderers. Just makes me sick to no end.
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This message was edited by DerrickMReid on 11-7-07 @ 10:55 AM
THIS COULD GET NASTY. Musharriff backed into a corner, hmmm, maybe an islamofacists up-rising and civil war in the making, but rest assure, Bush will be in there trying to keep a lid on things, and that means supporting Musharriff militarily.
Musharriff has no choice, the islamofacist are on the hunt, an honest election may be too little to late, and not in the islamofacists theocratic game plan, so, they want musharrif out, and he wont go willingly. This could get real nasty. Musharriff, may now hear Afghan's call for more action with west pakkieland, and Musharriff may just go in big, and while putting a lid on the cities, and whole place goes up in smoke, clouding my crystal ball, if he can hold is gov/miliatry together, saturated is islamofacists. The call, donno, throw a dart, but you may just see in 2 hours, monday asia open, GOLD LAUNCHES to near all time highs. We will see. (PS, dont look like, maybe its not all that islam-a-bad.)
I can not understand those who think this is not a war on terror, that is, on islamfacism, and want to cut-and-run, and hunker down in the USA, and wait to get hit agian?
What WAS the american saying, live free or surrender?
Well the US is heating up the arms race, but without a competitor. While terrorists seek nukes, US, with its hands tied, seek stand off strike capability. Yep, its war alright. Unmaned predator drones with missile capabilities. Unmaned roaming ground moving missile launchers capable of precision strikes within 30km. Yeap, the stand off, strike capabilities being acquired. US people cant handle the death of soldiers, so the US is moving to smart stand off strike capabilities, unmaned areal and ground precision units, striking at stand off. We spend 400bl/yr on DOD, lets get our money worth, and send in the unmanned 7th cav, that is, about time for a good bang/buck play.
Hey, you see, going the movies, you can learn something. Where is Sara Conner anyway? Got to keep an eye on her, you know.
So the US is supporting the Pakistani Shaw, hmmm, militarily supporting an Islamic strong man in the present of social unrest, been there, done that. I am sure the embassies there are well protected, but could you imagine a US staff being kidnaps and being taken up to swaierisland (sp) west pakkie-land? A US brigade stike force would be there within hours, with Musharrif telling the tribal folks, I TOLD YOU SO.
I would not be surprised if naval-marine units are being put on alert right now, and weighing anchor, just now for a "modest" redeployment exercise.
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Either, china gives razputin the go ahead (more like a huge push), to force xerxes into caving in on the IAEA strick compliance/inspections and controlled/supervised enrichment, thereby saving existing political and economic ties with xerxes, or the gulf of tonken redo, and the US, with a little french wine, takes out xerxes most probably through some dumb hooded tri-delt gals getting into a patrol boat with a pistol and the greatest fireworks show of all time goes off.
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Today, China and US agreed that Iran should not have nuclear arms. Xerxes and Razputin, just got the double-cross, I guess, china, who want civility and oil flow, dont like the russian double dutch, or so it seems.
Now china want to be friends to all, really, they want to make money to clam the native. They dont want sanction either, but, unlike their russki pals, prefer less public exhibitions. Crazy Ivan, well, its cultural and bravodo.
China knows what up in the US power play. Dont think there will be any more arms sales to Iran, either. Dang, it moves fast at time, this global confluence, if you have your antenna up to recognize it.
So, Russia is now left to do the dirty deed, and pull the rug out from Iran, and GAME over, war is avoided. You bet the Sino dragon going to be chewing some russki bear butt here real quick, you watch, but you cant, China is not a public exhibitionist, and will do it from back channels, so the break will come, when Russia makes a change in posture, perhaps privately awell, so that they do not appear as caving in to the US. So, the result will be a remarkable change in Iran, "cant we all just get along". Maybe be some time though, dont know when, but its coming. China wont have it any other way.
Bush and world, WINS!!
As indicated, Iran remains the last serious nut to crack. And they got no real friends, the russki would sell Iran out in a heart beat (OPEC is the competitor), if it suit them, and with a no-win on the nuke issue, (razputin has played that out for as much political pandering as possible), and will force them into off cite material process and controlled supervision.
Olypics are a wonderful world thing, arnt they? I dont know any specific, but, did the US encourage a bejing olypics in 2008? Any clues? Could Bush be that forethinking, donno, but pieces are falling into place, almost, magically.
This message was edited by DerrickMReid on 11-5-07 @ 10:56 PM
US and china to have military hot line, and joint military exercises, CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT??? There is the begining of the NPTO (North pacific treaty organization, China-Russia-Japan-Australlia-USA-Phillipines, by the way) as predicted. WOW!!!!
Separately, North Korea has started dismantling nuke facility under US supervision, while US is promising millions in AID, and ARE GOING TO OPEN UP FULL diplomatic relations!!!!WOW
Negotiations are under way regarding a peace treaty to end the KOREAN WAR. I hereby declare the COLD WAR officially over!!WOW!!!!
Predictions are that within 10 years, (see time line above), North and south Korea become unified.
WE ARE ON OUR WAY BABY!!!GLORY HALLALUA!!!
The penisula is transforming before our eyes. This is so great for mankind.
As islamabad is in lock down, because of lack of demoncratic reforms, Bush is going to lay a heavy hand on Musharriff, Bush did not keep his eye on the neocon ball and is getting burned just now, (I spanked him good in the email today) but he will get the pakies back on track. I sent him the email today giving Bush his marching orders.
We still got allot of work to chill out Militant Islam, but dang, THE SNOW BALL is a rolling!!!
One year ago, all planes leaving Iraq were full and coming back were empty, today, all planes goting to Iraq are full and leaving ones are empty. The surge IS working. Iraqis are coming back home in droves. Yeah baby!!!
Go back to the original global confluence, and in there its talk in terms of the CORE dominance over that GAP that has reach the TIPPING point, and that is exactly what you are seeing BEFORE YOUR EYES!!!!! Goose pimples all over, I may actually live to see the demise of global militancy.
By the election in 08, Iraq will be off the table. (Bill Maher was chocking on the good news there, I just ROARED!! he is so funny). Democrats will need something, and its look like, its the economy stupid. The republicans with push, its the border stupid as I told them, and of course, pushing the fear buttion, if there is any real fear left, by election day. And there, my friends, is the real entry window for Paul.
This may make RON PAUL more palitable, (he is not a terror warrior), but if Bush can get Iran handled, and then, AND ONLY THEN, would Paul make sense for the real money conversion.
100 years the global battle for confluence has been waged and cost US a ton of doe, but in the end it may be well spent, despite possible recession/depression in the offing, it would be short lived (less than 5 years, if the FRNs are burned and trashed) Its possible to see it much sooner. We have 10T in debt that will be drop to zero over night and all foreigner's forex take a huge hit as well, everyone pony ups for global civility (ala Nixon not tying FRN to gold, and in the end, IT WAS THE RIGHT PLAY AT THE RIGHT TIME IN HISTORY), and Walking Liberty will come home on real money, and back to the silver dollar, (as vegas goes back to the silver dollar bet "the hard ways". Can the government move that quickly, who knows, BUT NOTHING IS OFF THE TABLE!! I am 54yo, and feel like a kid, just now. It working baby!!! It seems the world is moving fast just now. Degrading the FRN effectively makes the rest of the world pony up, and well as spreading the subprime losses, dont know if it was plan, but by magic (human cultural evolution), its seems to be working baby. China surpasses US as 2nd largest gold producer, yeah baby, ITS A GLOBAL REAL MONEY ECONOMY in the offing. Pieces are coming together, you are witnessing the greatest shift in mankind's history, and alive to see it go down.
Thank God, and the olypic committee!!!!
Why is china being so helpful?? here is the clue:
Going for the gold, with a ONE CHINA POLICY, get it?
And those screeching democrats in Tipae will insist upon democratic reforms for unification. YEAH BABY!! and that means, democratic china will be on its way. Yeah Baby.
gggeeeeeezzzz, where's my med?
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Remember that the human cultural evolution is driven by the optimal exploitation of human nature leading to global democratization and capitalism. But then, we dont have a pure capitistic society. Economic system lie on a continuum, from pure communism (which is not a political system) to pure capitialism (the jungle), with socialism therebetween. OK, we all get that, its the extent of gov control over economics.
Sure, there must be a safety net, children and the aged should not have to dig in trash cans for a meal, when others have so much. So, need a little social help at times. the helping hand for healty adults, and the hand out for children/aged. OK, that is a fair balance. We dont want to foster corruption and lazyness.
Chavez has used oil to help many leaning left, and many have benefitted, but if you over do it, well, it will catch up and eventually do more harm than good. Right now, its like a fed rate cut, and the market move up, but over the long run, well problem will surface.
As lincoln said about the office seekers, to many pigs for the tits.
Chavez, at his height of public approval, in the initial socialize drugging of the people, is riding high, and emboldened, and is now seeking to change the constitution so that he can Run for office indefinitely. Razputin went through the same thing, but backed off, being just a tad smarter than Chavez. Putin is really not all that bad for a russian. But Chavez is going for a totalitarian state, and in the long run, that will do more harm than good, rather than promoting free markets with less tax, that provide more overall benefit when people are required to work for a living rather than sucking off the government tits, get fat and corrupted.
The 5000 year bull run in human cultural evolution has not been a straight line up, there are corrections at times, ala WWII. But in the end, it will self correct, and bull will continue. Chavez may remain in power for some time, but in the long run, the pendulum swings back and on track.
Lincoln had it right.
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Free Lunch
There was a Chemistry professor in a large college that had some exchange students in the class. One day while the class was in the lab the Prof noticed one young man (exchange student) who kept rubbing his back and stretching as if his back hurt. The professor asked the young man what was the matter. The student Told him he had a bullet lodged in his back. He had been shot while fighting communists in his native country, who were trying to overthrow his country's government and install a new communist government.
In the midst of his story he looked at the professor and asked a Strange question: 'Do you know how to catch wild pigs?'
The professor thought it was a joke and asked for the punch line. The young man said this was no joke. 'You catch wild pigs by finding a suitable place in the woods and putting corn on the ground. The pigs find it and begin to come everyday to eat the free corn. When they are used to coming every day, you put a fence down one side of the place where they are used to coming. When they get used to the fence, they begin to eat the corn again and you put up another side of the fence They get used to that and start to eat again. You continue until you have all four sides of the fence up with a gate in the last side. The pigs, who are used to the free corn, start to come through the gate to eat, you slam the gate on them and catch the whole herd.
Suddenly the wild pigs have lost their freedom. They run around and around inside the fence, but they are caught. Soon they go back to eating the free corn. They are so used to it that they have forgotten how to forage in the woods for themselves, so they accept their captivity.
The young man then told the professor that is exactly what he sees happening to America . The government keeps pushing us toward Communism/socialism and keeps spreading the free corn out in the form of programs such as supplemental income, tax credit for unearned income, tobacco subsidies, dairy subsidies, payments not to plant crops (CRP), welfare, medicine, drugs, etc. While we continually lose our freedoms - a little at a time.
One should always remember 'There is no such thing as a free lunch!' Also, 'You can never hire someone to provide a service for you cheaper than you can do it yourself. Also, if you see that all of this wonderful government 'help' is a problem confronting the future of democracy in America , you might want to send this on to your friends. If you think the free ride is essential to your way of life, then you will probably delete this email, but God help you when the gate slams shut!
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Pigs have no clue,
Pigs are Pigs
Dems want to feed Pigs,
Can you say Oink Oink, and vote them in?
Every American is entitled to a free lunch, a job, health care, a retirement, is the Pig Mantra
So lets fatten up the pig for the slaughter.
I know we need the opposition, cant function without, but it does seem at time, they loose their focus. Where is Zell Miller anyway?
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By Dennis Prager (investmentrarities)
One of the two major political parties of the United States has linked all its electoral hopes on domestic pathologies, economic downturns and foreign failure.
It is actually difficult to name any positive development for America that would benefit the Democratic Party's chances in a national election.
Name almost any subject, and this unhealthy pattern can be discerned.
If African Americans come to believe that America is a land of opportunity in which racism has been largely conquered, it would be catastrophic for the Democrats. The day that most black Americans see America in positive terms will be the day Democrats lose any hope of winning a national election. Whatever one believes about the extent of racism in America, one cannot deny that the Democrats need black Americans to feel victimized by racism. Contented black Americans spell disaster for the Democratic Party.
If women marry, it is bad for the Democratic Party. Single women are an essential component of any Democratic victory. Unmarried women voted for Kerry by a 25-point margin (62 percent to 37 percent), while married women voted for President Bush by an 11-point margin (55 percent to 44 percent). According to a pro-Democrat website, The Emerging Democratic Majority, "the 25-point margin Kerry posted among unmarried women represented one of the high water marks for the Senator among all demographic groups."
After women marry, they are more likely to abandon leftist views and to vote Republican. And if they then have children, they will vote Republican in even more lopsided numbers. The bottom line is that when Americans marry, it is bad for the Democratic Party; when they marry and make families, it is disastrous for the party.
If immigrants assimilate, it is not good for Democrats. The Democratic Party has invested in Latino separatism. The more that Hispanic immigrants come to feel fully American, the less likely they are to vote Democrat. The liberal notion of multiculturalism helps Democrats, while adoption of the American ideal of e pluribus unum (out of many, one) helps Republicans. That is one reason Democrats support bilingual education — it hurts Hispanic children, but it keeps them from full assimilation — and oppose making English America's official language.
Concerning the economy, the same rule applies. The better Americans feel they are doing, the worse it is for Democrats. By almost every economic measure (the current housing crisis excepted), Americans are doing well. The unemployment rate has been at historically low levels and inflation has been held in check, something that rarely accompanies low unemployment rates. Nevertheless, Democrats regularly appeal to class resentment, knowing that sowing seeds of economic resentment increases their chances of being elected.
The most obvious area in which this rule currently applies is the war in Iraq. The Democrats have put themselves in the position of needing failure in Iraq in order to win the next election. And again, perceptions matter more than reality. Even if America is doing better in the war, what matters most for the Democrats are Americans' perceptions of the war. The worse the stories from Iraq, the better for Democrats.
That helps to explain why the mainstream media, who ache for a Democratic victory, feature stories of wounded American soldiers, grieving families of killed soldiers and atrocity stories — such as the apparently fictitious story printed in the New Republic. But they almost never feature stories about military heroism and altruism. Americans read and watch far more stories about soldiers who commit atrocities than about soldiers who commit heroic actions and who show love to Iraqi civilians.
The list is almost endless. Thus, when pro-American foreign leaders — such as Nicolas Sarkozy in France — are elected, even that is not good for the Democrats. The more the Democrats can show that America is hated, the more the Democrats can argue that we need them in order to be loved abroad.
Undoubtedly, some Democrats might respond that the same thesis could be written if a Democrat were in the White House and the Republicans were out of power. But that is not at all the case. First, there is no equivalent list of bad things happening to America that benefits Republicans. Second, everything written here about the Democrats — except about the Iraq War, which was not taking place then — could have been written when Democrat Bill Clinton was president.
I am not saying that in their hearts all Democrats want black America to regard America as a racist society, or want Hispanics to remain unassimilated, or Americans to feel economically discontented, or fewer families to be formed, or America to lose in Iraq, or foreign nations to hate us.
But what most Democrats want in their hearts is not the issue. The issue is that if Democrats want to win, they can do so only if bad things happen to America.
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Most Democrats are very loyal americans, and needed, but sometimes loose sight of what is good for america versus winning an election, using pandering.
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Loyal Dissent is a good thing!!!
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"I do see how most of you could be really pisst about the power trip in DC, the power trip is very obvious ot me (the evil aspect, well that the judgment call), and I respect you all for it, even though I disagree in large measure, as we need you guys, we really do, to keep the power boys on their toes, and to that, I really do thank you all, for being here and there, even though I dont agree with allot of it. That is what is really meant by "free speech", its not YOUR speech you should make sure is free, but the other guy's free speech with whom you disagree.
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The question become what is loyal dissent and disloyal dissent, the former a good thing, the later a bad thing. Preaching cut and run in theater at a time of war, ala gore/clinton, is DISLOYAL dissent, aiding the enemy at a time of war, considered by some to be treasonous. Any dissent should/must not directly encourage sedition and treason or aid our enemies.
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Often, in a free society it is difficult to distinquish between the two, fine lines at time get fuzzy, and hence, the charges counter-charges of being unpatriotic. Difficult issue for sure at times. A concern is raised, do those who poo-poo and dissent from the administration decision to go to war, become disloyal dissent when they then fail to support the war. The USA and bush haters disagrese with the decision to go to war, after duly consented to by the Senate, the rule of law all swore to uphold, but do they really hope we win and support the war, now that the decision was made? While most of the Bush haters loyally dissent, they seem unable to come clean, and simply admit they hope we loose, and thereby make clear, their DISLOYAL DISSENT. Ask yourself the question, in your heart or hearts, do you really hope we win?
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Note where, the location, dissenting speech is given.
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Legitimate Dissent vs. Anti-American Dishonesty
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
By Bill O'Reilly
Rock star Bruce Springsteen is a very liberal guy. He's currently promoting a new album. And doing that, he appeared on "The Today Show" last Friday.
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, SINGER: In the past six years, we've had to add to the American picture rendition, illegal wiretapping, voter suppression, no Habeas Corpus to the neglect of our great city of New Orleans and the people, an attack on the Constitution, and a loss of our best men and women in a tragic war. So this is a song about things that shouldn't happen here happening here.
So here's the question. Is Springsteen's dissent legitimate or anti-American? While Springsteen is certainly anti-Bush, his words are legitimate dissent in my opinion.
However, I don't respect the dissent unless Springsteen can back up his opinions with facts. Violations of Habeas Corpus, Bruce? When and where? Attack on the Constitution? How so?
Now we've invited the singer on this program to explain, but of course, he declined, perhaps understanding that his words have consequences. And if he couldn't prove his points, he would be held accountable right here. Pop stars, as you know, are rarely held accountable.
And then there's Sean Penn, whose latest trick is to cozy up to Hugo Chavez.
SEAN PENN, ACTOR: I found him very fascinating guy, very - you know, he's done the moment incredible things for the 80 percent of the people that are very poor there. But a fascinating character, somebody I'm writing about and...
DAVID LETTERMAN, TALK SHOW HOST: Yes. Is he talking about nationalizing the media? That always makes me a little concerned when somebody's talking about doing that.
PENN: He's — He's. Well, you know, one of the things that's been said about him is that he shut down a television station. What happen is that for — since 1998, they had been encouraging the assassination of Chavez every day on that channel, something that they would have gone to prison for here. And so, he just didn't re-up that license.
Well, that's absolutely false. That's not true, Sean.
Chavez shut down the RCTV network. It is the GlobalVision network that old Hugo thinks is trying to kill him. That's still operating. So once again, Sean Penn doesn't know what he's talking about. How shocking.
And by the way, the way left Human Rights Watch organization has condemned Chavez's suppression of free speech. Again the question, is Penn's support of the anti-American Chavez legitimate dissent? And the answer is no, because Penn's analysis is based on provable falsehoods. Not that Penn cares. He's in it to diminish his own country, no matter what the facts are.
So Springsteen's OK, with a big reservation about accountability. Penn not OK because he continues to distort reality. Dissent is only valid when based on sincere beliefs with factual back up.
And that's the Memo.
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Where assertions are so "out-there" in terms rationality and accuracy, that too, can be considered disloyal dissent. Spewing hatred irresponsibly is disloyal dissent. If the dissenting speech is so irresponsible, so out-there, so incredible, that it is merely an extreme biased reflection of hate of the country, then that is DISLOYAL DISSENT, unpatriotic, and encourages lesser minds to sedition.
So lets have an example.
Senator Reid proclams in the Senate "the war is lost", and surely that has to have a affect on the moral of the troops, and aids our enemies, gets more of our boys killed, but was it irresponsible? Saying that the costs are too high, and we should withdraw, is a different story, but he asserted a statement of FACT, not an opinion couched as such. But what are the FACTS?
How possibly can a war be lost without a single tactical defeat? REID can not be talking about the greater WAR on terror, as his comment was directed to funding Iraq. REID can not be talking about the war with Saddam, his army and himself have been gone for some time. REID can only be talking about the insurgency, the McCoy-Hatfield fued, characterizing it as a war, which in some ways it is, a civil war where we support the democrats there, who oppose islamofacism and/or totalitarian theocratic rule. So, REID effectively says, the insurgency --civil war-- is lost. A war which, by definition, we can not possibly loose, as it is their civil war, not ours. It is curious why he would be so pessimistic, and so ready to walk away, when the freedom of 30mil are on the line. Certainly not much of a freedom fighting guy, now is he? Or maybe, its just pandering politics, you decide.
Here are the FACTS:
The US Army has not lost a stand up fight. The Iraqi army is slowly standing up. The sunnies are finding the US allies in US democracy fairness, as a counter to the Shia dominance, and turning the sunnies was a big accomplishment. The democracies gears are slowly turning, but turning they are. We already won the WAR against the Iraqi Army, 4th largest in only three week with a great mission accomplished. The people voted for democracy successfully with an approved constitution. Bush is hanging in there to give them a shot at it. Phase II insrugencies is not a "war" of them against us,, but a feud between them, and we are supporting the democrats there, (and maybe they will never get along, and we should leave, but that is not the point). We can not possibly loose that war, but can walk away failing to stand up a new democracy in a civil war. The new surge tactic seems to have had an affect with lower body counts, a good thing that should be continued. Insurgencies are always tricky.
Analysis:
Reid say THE WAR IS LOST, before the surge was taking hold and before any results were in. He jumpe the gun there, so eager to cow-tow moveon.org, and their Bush hating pals. Reid's speech is DISLOYAL DISSENT, because it is so irresponsible, by clearly asserting a FALSE fact, that indirectly gets our boys killed, in his political thugery, that does not support the decision already made, as he swore by oath he would. Reid et al, are clearly unpatriotic. Had it been said outside the US in theater, he should be hung for treason, right behind Gore and Clinton. Murtha's cut and run came close, (either run to fortress American and hunker down, or foward defense, his redeploy makes not sense, at least to me) but was not so totally irresponsible. Kennedy's "Bush's vietam", also came close, (big difference between 3000/55,000 and we taking down Saddam and his army, never taking down NV, now confronting a pure insurgency yet both have an aspect of it, analogy not very close, but close enough) but was not so totally irresponsible. At any time, the US could dump 100K more troops in there, and wipe out the whole rats nest in one go, and win that war/insurgency, hands down. It is not win/loose, but rather, is the price paid to high. Murtha and Kennedy are Patriots, focusing on the issue, is the price to high, Reid is simply lying for apparent political selfish gain.
Conclusion:
REID IS IRRESPONSIBLE and DISLOYAL.
REID is willing to be unpatriotic, violate oath of office, condemn 30 mil to intolerant islamofacism, so as to pander the far left for political control.
Nice. Aint that great.
And that's the memo.
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The authors of and the publications of "General Betray Us) is irresponsible, as there is no credible evidence whatsoever that the honorable general betrayed anyone. The NY times is an unpatriotic institution, as it was irresponsible to print a known falsehood. I dont believe the code of military conduct requires a regergitation of the far-left mantra on demand. And any agrument that the general somehow betrayed would be so incredible, such a stretch, (and there are many who can stretch, wildly so), such an over-the-top slander/libel of an honorable man, is also, unpatriotic.
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With england, france, US pushing sanctions, china will ostensibly not want them, but behinds the scenes, push Russia toward them. China likes to be seen on the world stage as neutral, a team player.
Where did OReilly find that guy, (Za-cozy), in the tenanment complexes in Paris, watching the muslim youth torch cars and homes. Was not that a disgusting scene to behold, and you bet the French took note, and threw out Chirac and gang, and put in a strong French guy. Do you remember France burning last year, you should, as it is coming to theater NEAR YOU, unless we shut down the border.
Open borders, driver's licenses, sanctuary cities, the drug peddling, the squaller, violations of law, the lack of assimulation. Where the lefties get their poor-thing anti-american mantra, is beyound me. SHUT down the borders, and do it now.
American Indians begging on reservations, because the invading europeans were not assimulated into Indian culture. Get it? Import Blacks enslaved, civil war, and 100 years of race tensions, without readily assimulating them, only now 200 years getting a better in race relations. Dont we ever learn. Oh yeah, lets import another 20,000,000 illegals mexicans. Give me a break. Astalla Viesta Baby. GO BACK HOME, and put unemployed Americans back to work, and increase the low end wages, thereby. Driver License, welfare, open borders, can you believe it?
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President Bush, my beloved president, my hero.
I look back these days, at 50 years of age, and think that I did have a happy childhood. I remember so well playing with building blocks and toy soldiers with Billy and Bobby across the street, and I played slot-cars at my home, while the TV aired the Beatles on the Ed Sulivan Show, with pooky, our dog, running about barking. It was a good time for me, warm and secure. But one day, my dad came home with a weapon, a long big shinny rifle, with boxes of ammo. I recall how he would point it out the window, in mock shooting of anyone coming uninvited. Then at night, the TV showed burning buildings, the city of Watts had exploded in flames, in race riots, and the riots were spreading across the nation. I distinctly recall viewing three national guardsmen on TV, in battle fatigues on the streets of Watts, pointing rifles in the air, standing next to a large sign, reading, "turn left or get shot". I ran across the street the next day, and exclaimed to Billy and Bobby, "MY DAD HAS A GUN!!!". My happy little home was now fortress 238th street, in Torrance California.
My grandparents and parents came to California in the 1950s, from on the demilitarized zone in Cleveland Ohio, separating the white and black communities. My grandpa would not watch NBA basketball because it had too many blacks playing. My parents were no better. I recall one time, while at a newspaper boys' rally, where I call a white boy the N-word, and black boy looked at me in surprise. I immediately apologized, but in thinking about, I became ashamed of myself. I grew to hate my grandparent's bigotry, for contaminating my childhood parlance. My parent, now much guarded in their speech, still retain to this day residual bias, but at least conduct themselves civilly these day. I will certainly teach my children to judge people by the content of character and not the color of skin.
It takes generations to over come deep seated prejudices.
The last slave ship, the Nightingale, destined for slave market in the USA, was captured by Yankee cruisers off the west coast of Africa in 1861, yet it really took hundreds of blockading gunboats plying off the southern ports to finally shut down the slave trade. In 1863, when New York threaten to secede from the union, the large Irish population, from the migration from the Ireland potato famine, went on a draft riot, mostly sparked by fears of dying for freed blacks that would take their jobs, as poor blacks were then publicly lynched in the streets of New York. Our heroes from the battle of Gettysburg were called into New York to baby-sit the Irish. North America effectively imported slaves until there were millions of blacks vastly outnumbering their white southern task masters. As a result, it has taken a civil war, and race riots, and 150 year hence to substantially rid our society of that problem of importing, in mass, a race of peoples who were not immediately assimilated into the American culture. That mass importation of slaves directly lead to a devastating civil war an almost a divided nation. We can only absorb so many immigrants within a given span of time, without devastating consequences. And now, there are growing race tensions between blacks and Hispanics in Los Angeles when eyeing limited employment opportunities. Have we not learned anything?
These days, we have a porous southern border where millions of uneducated, unskilled, illegal immigrates are invading the US homeland, with no end in sight. While the compassion for the low income people is admirable, the present expansion of the welfare state, creating huge deficits, is merely laying out more bait for continued illegal immigration. The US constitution, that directly authorizes a standing army to prevent invasion, is being ignored, in contradiction of sworn oaths by law makers to uphold the constitution, another national disgrace.
I was channel flipping TV the other day and came across channel 7, KABC in Los Angeles, and heard a commercial in Spanish, first one I have ever heard on mainstream network prime time broadcast. I cannot channel flip the AM radio at all any more, as at least 50% of the stations are Latino, so the Latinos have effectively captured one entire media outlet in Los Angeles market, that I do not visit any longer. Maybe KABC, a major network is going Mexican as well. I can just see the KABC nightly news anchors all wearing sombreros, backed-up by the TJ brass. I hope Mr. Bill OReilly dose not speak Spanish, I would not want to turn him off as well, though I bet he would look good in a sombrero. I don't have a prejudicial bone in my body, but dang, every time I see a head scarf on the streets, I think of 3000 dead in NY, and get outraged. And now, there are riots in Paris, and I am shocked. An open border with a generous welfare state spells doom in the long run. There is little from the Muslim leaders condemning this outrage. What a mess that I don't want here in the US, yet Muslim immigration is also on the rise as well, and they to do not readily assimilate with their jihadist mentality, and their cultural disdain for the infidels. I see and hear it all clearly, now, the deafening blaring of Jihad singing coming from the local mosque in downtown Laguna Beach California, signaling all to join in state imposed mandatory mid-day four hours siesta.
Mexicans are not coming here for all the right reasons. Sure, I respect the dignity of work, but vast uncontrolled illegal immigration goes way beyond that sympathetic view. The illegal immigrants come here in the first instance to violate immigration laws. Crime is not one of the right reasons to come here. The illegal immigrants come here, not to readily assimilate but to promote their mexicanism in this country with their special studies, their bilingual education, their capture of AM radio, their capture of weak minded politicians, their Mexican flags in downtown LA or in Georgia, and their Cinco De Mayo, inter alia. Sure I like a little foreign culture in the mix, but not one that dominate over US culture. The illegal immigrants come here to peddle their drugs, to join gangs, degrade property values, and effectively to generate resentment, that will ultimately result to racial riots in the out years, when the US cuts back the hand outs. The illegal worker immigrants come here to simply earn money, not generally with their families to relocate and assimilate and waive the US flag, but to send their money back to Mexico, damaging increased trade. President Fox should build industry in Mexico with cheap labor for the US to exploit, so as to lift their economy, as the way it has been done for centuries. The border must be closed, with a US offer of generous temporary work visas.
The GOP is destined to be marginalized by the inaction on the southern border. For the next decade, the issues that drive US politics will be WEDMI, that is War, Economy, Deficit, Marriage, and Invasion. A recent FoxNews OReilly survey indicates that Americans, including the conservative base does not believe that the current administration will get tuff on the US southern border. There is a lack of confidence building in the conservative circles. However, most Americans still believed that the Republicans have better leadership and vision over the Democrats who have no vision whatsoever, and simply spew their hate. We Americans deserve better than the lesser of two incompetent political parties. As in Raider Football, the cry seems to be, JUST WIN BABY, while the team is repetitively penalize for unsportman like conduct. I will not vote for the Republicans merely because they are lesser of two incompetent evils, as does a vast numbers of Americans who simply choose not to vote at all. I recently received a request to contribute to the GOP again, but wrote back, only if President Bush closes the southern border. I will not support dereliction of duty.
As to WEDMI, the -E-conomy is miraculously holding strong but interest rates and inflation are rising spelling immanent stagnation, the deficits remain unacceptably high, the -W-ar is not perceived as going well, the US government has failed to utterly stop the southern -I-nvasion, and has failed to pass a constitution amendment defining -M-arriage between a man an a woman, though there is some good to come in the out years in packing the supreme court with conservatives. So as I see it, that is two marginal positives, and three very bad negatives. That is simply an unacceptable report card for the current administration. I had not voted since President Reagan, and did not vote in the Gore v Bush election, as well, but when I saw the BOLD leadership of president Bush in Iraq, I crawled out of hole, cut the check to the GOP, and pounded the payment on the streets three days a week for three months prior to the election Bush v Kerry, all by myself, in a sea liberals, relearning childhood dodgeball skills from bottles being regularly thrown at me. The southern border needs to be shut down, and if it is not, and done soon, I will merely buy a gun, barricade the front door, defend my fortress, and crawl back into my little world, and leave you all to your pathetic selves.
Sincerely
Derrick Michael Reid
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(This is the subject of today's talking points memo)
Lets take another BIG PICTURE prespective.
Human cultural evolution is driven by human nature. Its what being human is all about. Globalized democratrization (in various forms) and capitalism (with limited socialistics welfare) is driven by the human cultural evolution because democracy and capitalism best exploits human nature (greed, freedom, selfpreservation). But man has alwasy been spiratural, from pegan gods, to the spirit world, hinduism, buhdaism, and the Abraham religions. By and large, humans love their gods. Christanity, in this regard, is very powerful, as it invites worship, the open arms, and not the do-or-die by the sword, as Christianity is now spreading like wild fire in Asia and Africa.
So, human nature also includes a sense humility, a sense of being vulnerable. A sense of caring for others. We all die some day, right? The older we get the more we realize how meaningless we are as an individual, unless we do something meaningful, like worship gods in good living ways, help the infants, aged, sick. This is human compassion, so lets include that worship and compassion aspects in our global confluent equation.
Human Nature is PRIMARILY GREED (got to eat, or die now)
Human Nature is PRIMARILY SELF-PRESERVATION (got to stay alive, that's always a good thing)
Human Nature is PRIMARILY FREEDOM (just dont like being control under the slave master's boot)
Human Nature also includes, once you can eat, stay alive, and are freed to choose, a little worship and compassion.
So, Human Nature include GREED, SELF-PRESERVATION, FREEDOM, and when all that is met, as a second tier, a god-fearing "help thy neighbor, moral sense of compassion, and worship, a belief in something more than just what we are, a sense that we CARE about others, (after we conveniently care for ourselves). This caring for others is a driving aspect of the neocon, to push democracy on others, even if they have no cultural history of it. The neocon know best, its for their own good, and hence, the IN YOUR FACE, go democracy, or we will blow you up, literally.
Hence, what you see is a more complete understanding of Human Cultural Evolution driven by human nature, including some compassion and worship, and hence, THE HELPING HAND to healthy adults, and the HAND OUT to infants/aged, and need for freedom of religious exercise.
But lets not forget the shirkers, the lazy, THE PIGS, the socialists, who want a free lunch, a job on demand, free health care, free retirment, that leads to corruption of the work-ethic, and spiral into human degradation, and which LEADS to decadence of heart and mind.
This is why, capitalism, in its rawist form, does not exist anywhere, all societies have some form of social services, the helping hands and hand outs.
And so, the spread of democracy, capitalism, safty-nets, and worship also spreads during the global confluence, and this has been going on for 5000 years in a bull run.
This spread of a kinder capitalism effectively is a repudiation of the far-left socialistic mantra, the fatting up of the PIGS for slaughter, fatten them up, and make them useless and degrade the strength of the society. Human nature demands, and will acquire the limited helping hands, limited hand outs, within reason, and demand a place to worship as one pleases that builds a social conscience, and when the far-left loons go to far with the hand outs and limit god, you degrade and decay human beings.
Godless Socialism has been repudiated by 5000 years of Human Cultural Evolution.
And that's the memo.
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This is why it is so important, that we have the liberal left and the conservative right, the ying yang thing, to have that tug a war, to move the pendulum back and forth, to find that proper mix between greed and the helping hand.
Personally, I want the old DEM party back, fighting for the poor, rather than trying to degrade them by eliminating GOD and the work ethics. Where is zell miller anyway, I really do miss him. But Liberman is stepping up, as a true patriot, and just slam the dems for giving into terror, to abandon an infant democracy, to block moves to build democracy, ALL FOR THE PURPOSE of handing Bush a defeat. Liberman, is my kind guy, dont hold back the punches. Way to go, Liberman!!
And curiously, Bill Maher said exactly same thing, claiming the Republican party was highjacked by the NEOCONs, and he's right, but that is the pendulum swinging, of the tasks of the day, and when Iran chills out, the war cries will be sedated, and the pendulum swings back more toward center. If you cant laugh at both Bill Maher and Ann Coulter, you really need to rethink your belief systems.
We absolutely need both lefties and righties and the Dem Rep parties in there, hard hitting within reason, less, WE ARE ALL DOOMED.
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Far Eastern State University
Vladivostok Russia
Open Letters, Please Post at DVGU.
Your Excellency, President Putin (Dated November 8th, 2007)
Drazyuiecha Moya Drook,
I want to again congratulate you on improving the Russian economy. The world needs Russia to emerge as a world class economic power to build trade and international social intercourse. The building of an energy empire rivaling OPEC was the smart play. I also congratulate you for your victory and sedating the rebellion in Chechnya, a very good thing, so long as you also insure free speech of all Russians there. I further congratulate on your bravado building confidence in the Russian people. While east and west have different historical orientations, I believe you are leading Russia in very positive ways. I want to again express my sincere thanks for your decision not to run for a 3rd term, evincing that you are a true democrat, see letter herewith 11/1/05. Yet further, I want to congratulate for the very smart decision to work with the US on missile defense in eastern Europe and western Russia. We all want the same thing, to defend ourselves from arrant missiles. In this regard, Iran is a serious threat to world peace, and I kindly ask you once again to lay as much political/economical pressure as possible to ensure peaceful nuke use there. And finally, I ask that you have your finance and social service ministers review, in its entirety, a thread entitle "china transforms north korea", as there, your government will understand the neocon mantra, and its relation to the world, as well as to Russia. Understanding is the key to world peace. You have my best wishes.
Very Truly Yours,
Derrick Michael Reid
Laguna Beach CA 92651
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Your Excellency, President Putin (Dated November 1st, 2005)
I have long admired your steady leadership at the presidential post of Russia being led in positive directions. From the western perspective, it is important that Russia becomes a strong unified country with a good economy for increase trade and social cooperation and the world peace inherent in that. In the west, there have been concerns of a perceived lack of libertarianism, but I understand that at a time of difficulties in southern Russia, strong controls may be needed to maintain civil stability, and that most Russians are very comfortable with vertical political controls resulting from a history of Czar and politburo strong man rule. However, I was never really sure of your real intentions. (See cited article below) In the west, the manipulation of the Russia's constitution so that you could continue in power would have been seen as a death blow to Russian cultural evolution and a serious threat to world peace in the out years. As such, I have been sitting on the edge of my chair with anxiety to see whether you would change the Russian constitution and seek a third term in the presence of your over whelming popularity and influence in Russian politics.
When I heard yesterday that you would not seek to change the Russian constitution and not seek a third term, I jumped for joy in exaltations for the high moral standard you have now set for later presidents of Russia to follow. It was truly a noble deed to voluntarily surrender your political ambitions, when you had the political influence and power to capture a third term to further your presidency, and did so, for the over all long term good of mother Russia and world peace. You effectively placed the long term good of mother Russia above your own personal ambitions and influence. We in the west intuitively understand that the regular civil transitions of presidential power enables a society and its government to remain flexible and adaptable to world changes and the will of the people for the continued success and long term prosperity and world peace. Regular transitions of political power enable adaptability to geo-economical and geo-political changes, whilst avoiding the concentration of absolute power that eventually corrupts absolutely. You may not fully appreciate how great and beneficial is this adaptability, and I am sure that many common Russians can not fathom and project the long term beneficial effects upon a society by these regular civil transitions.
You may also not fully appreciate, and I am sure that most common Russians do not understand how your decision will effect Russia's future, and effect upon historical views of your presidency and your legacy. In years to come, Russia will look back and say that at a time when Russia could have back-slid into concentrated totalitarian corruption, President Putin stood tall as a true democrat and placed the good of Russia above all else, and acted to maintain democracy and a government responsive to the Russian people. You are a world class hero, and a hero of all the Russias,
MOYA BOYSHOY GEROY!
Sincerely and Most Respectfully
Derrick Michael Reid
Laguna Beach California, USA
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Hey Bush, get this, Russians dont mind a little extra government control, its cultural, get it?
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Igor,
Now for something a little different. Suppose we find a Phd graduated student, in international social sciences and economics, UNEMPLOYED, and get this individual to ghost write a book for us, adopting the contents in the thread, providing english and russian translations, of course iam protected by copyright, but if a Russian has the time, it could work, probably, take 1 year, full time working on it, sending me questions. With English and Russian translations, we try to get it publish, and possibly
WE MAKE MILLIONS 50/50, GLOBAL CONFLUENCE and RELATIONS to GOLD REAL MONEY. (but alas, them d*mn russkies, don't like making money, oh well)
Derrick
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In today Midas:
Sarkozy Fears 'Economic War' as Dollar Slides
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
The Telegraph, London
Thursday, November 8, 2007
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml;jses
sionid=V3TQOP1R3VY03QFIQ...
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Sarkozy warned in his speech of a currency crisis. Yesterday Chinese Central Bank officials stated the following
QUOTE
"We will favor stronger currencies over weaker ones, and will readjust accordingly," Cheng Siwei, vice chairman of China's National People's Congress, told a conference in Beijing. The dollar is "losing its status as the world currency," Xu Jian, a central bank vice director, said at the same meeting.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=
20601080&sid=aOiMD2UBRYd8
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The "dollar losing its status as the world currency" is a polite way of saying there will be a currency crisis. The majority of dollars held externally are because it is the world currency. If it is no longer the world currency there is no reason to hold them!
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Thanks for confirmation MIDAS
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On a separate front, its was announce in the NY times that Al Quida has been driven out of Baghdad, this is in addition to Anbar province, as the surge continues to work. Liberman railed against the DEMs for putting politics above what is best. Charles K. nailed, Pelozi is acting like it is Nov 06 running to poo poo Bush as the champion bush hater, well, what else to you expect from panderers, right?, the Bush haters, they are so invested in proving Bush wrong, that they will paint it ALL bad for as long as possible, but Hilary is another thing, she running for president, and here, she maintains her opposition to the surge to pander the far-left, yet the surge in working for the good. And you lefties want that in the whitehouse, be honest. The only way the DEMs win is if really bad things happen to the USA, with the hate bush, I told you so. Is it obvious to you, the pandering for political gain? My first big problem with Hilary as president, is that, he will be, and put back an impeached president in the whitehouse indicating a lack of a moral compass on the left, just off the charts. Just cant believe it, just cant believe it, what the dem party has become. And now, I got hire fag to come work for me. Aint that just great, I now got gay porn pumped into my living room, rump-ranging doing it in parades down mainstreet, and if I want hire anyone, well the got give the GAYs a fair shot. Why dont they just act like men. No rules, just learned sick behaviour, if it feels good do it, no decadent life style unobtainable, just really sick stuff, absolutely unbelievable. I live in a gay town, and do have a few gay friends, they are conservative like me, they dont push their life style on anyone, they do their business behind closed doors out of eyeshot of the children, and certainly do not the push it on the kids. These are responsible adults who understand the need to keep a core strength in the USA, these are the kind of gays I can respect, though I consider it sin, but hey, I sin as well, no ones perfect. But lets at least give the children a childhood without the in your face rump-ranging decadence. The gov does not have a vested interest in promoting a class of individuals who do not contribute to procreating the next generation of citizens. Gay Marriage, just unbelievable.
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Hang on to that thought for a second. The BBC stammered, apparently, not knowing how to explain it, they just dont get it, and suggested that Krud and Shia elements in Iraq are pushing thawing of relations, between supporting US and neighbor Iran. I bet rasputin is pleased with the political cover, providing the ostensible reason why, he now needs all the help he can get from his socialist comrades ruling britania's airwaves. Even I could not have made up a better rationale. My hat is off to who ever thought up that one. The darlings of the Iraqie Kurds, the PKK, just got slammed by the turks and the US, and Kurds must be riding high just now, as the world power brokers. Yeah right, give me a break. The BBC is such a joke, but are good on the facts and great films, but miss the rationals and power plays.
I say, cocky-puck, Its the russians squirming under the flames of the sino-dragon huffing and buffing behind the scenes to avoid war during their world stage parade, with obvious sanctions pending, as German chancellor Gerda, (LOL) visits the Bush ranch in texas for "a little visit", no doubt having some french champaign with a little "fish-&-chip" for the official lunch. I bet that meeting was the deal clincher, sanctions with/without Russia/china on board are going to go foward, and the sino-dragon must be pissed. but ssssshhhhh, dont tell no one, lets not embarrass rasputin, lets all just pretend, the Iranians are the peace-makers!! As predicted, and right on que.
The dollar tanks, blackhawk bernakie loaded for bear blows it off under the priority of saving the US economy, as the dragon screams foul, and in a temper tamtrum behind the sceens, and with misplaced agression, puts the torch to razputin's butt, this is chipmie's flank rook move with a direct line of sight on razputin bare butt, now called "shashlict" (shi-ka-bob) as king chimpie plays octoberfest with the Riechstag queen in a drunken pop pop pop champaign power move with english and french knights placing rasputin in check, as king chimpie sit backs and smiles and pulls the strings giving orders, with the power play check-mate on Rasputin. Got to love king chimpie, if you have your neocon global confluent antenna up.
Also, this day Musharrif CAVES-IN to US pressure and calls for election in Feb 08, and released Bhutto from house arrest. Sure glad chimpie got my marching orders, to put the squeeze on the pakie strong-man. Musharrif miscalculated with Bhutto, tried to double cross the chimp, with a declaration of marshal law, and hey, them fighting words in the lone star state, and now may be impossible to form a coalition gov with Musharrif president and Bhutto as PM, the US brokered deal. Musharrif put a gun to his own head, miscalculated who are really his friends, and HOW much power he really has vis-a-vis the world power players, as the US will flip-flop on anyone to achieve the objective. In the mean time, Klyiani, 2nd in command in Pakie army stands ready to assume top military post in pakieland, once Mussharrif takes off the uniform. It seems Musharrif over stepped and miscalculated. Dont know if he will politically survive, but Bhutto is a terror warrior and also a DEMOCRAT, so, US is going to back her over Musharriff. I dont have a problem with that. And beside, Musharriff disrespected Afghanistan president, and dist chimpie, by not going for the throat in swazierland in west pakieland, so even though the strong man is on his knees, kissing Indian butt just now, it dont make up for the double-cross, in the war on terror, you have got to have the killer instinct, or your head will roll, one terror way or the other way, under chimpie's gilateen, and so will Musharriff's head in the end. But, chimpie is great at saving face, doing his own double-dutch with the indespensible ally on the war on terror while lambasting the dictatorial strong man.
One year ago, I was walking on the boardwalk in Laguna Beach CA, and saw three brown-skins talking funny, and curiously asked where they were from, Pakieland, and I told them, that many in the US want free and fair elections in pakieland, Pakistan that deserves a fair democracy, that Musharrif was making mistakes. Damn, the SMILES lit up, from ear-to-ear and the hand shakes d*mn near broke my arm. I felt good. I like what Iam seeing in pakieland, its a good thing, and yet another object lesson to poor US policies in the war on terror and the global confluence. You cant do the double-dutch for long, and get away with it for long. Its looking good!!! The confluence is marching on. Glory Glory Hallaluya.
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I am tired of all this, California, is up in smoke, several fires started by arsonist. In 2001, 300 homes went up in my small town. We got to get over this Idea of perfect justice, and start hanging em high in the city square, you burn, you kill, you rape a child, and you hang. Screw impossible sought after perfect justice, I would take 99% success rate, any day. Then, the social moderate gets up there Arnie, and declares a state of emergency, but the emergency is not in seven so cal counties, but in the freaking SP speak of irresponsibility. Dont thank the firemen doing their job, they get paid for that, but rather execute the arsonists. Just makes me sick, the perversion pervasive in CA.
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So let me get this straight.
In the good old days, you steal a horse, you swung, you steal a cow, you swung, you murder, you rob, you rape, you swung. Consequenctly, people were more responsible for their conduct.
In the good old days, people were more free, government was small, less intrusive, there were no state mandated pedestrian crosswalk on cowboy towns with watchful cops keep very strick law compliance directed to every little act of people.
Fast Foward to today.
You murder in california, and after 20 years of sought after perfect justice, you may only then pay the price. Rape a child, and you are sick, need help, poor things. You rump-range in a gay parade on public streets, well, it political freedom, and beside, it just harmless fun, less we forget the spread of decadence. Steal, murder, rob, rape, and your trickly lawer gets you off. The liberals thinks they are right, and have pushed their no-fault grand visions of human rights, while I am taxed up the yang yang to pay for liberal welfare, entitlements, and the police state. I cant thank them enough. We have evolve from a people of responsibility and less government, to a people of irresponsiblity and more government.
The growth in government, and its oppression to maintain order as a first priority, is directly related to liberal mantra, of if it feel goods do it, trashing morality and responsibility, in the name of human freedom. I am now free to have my home burned, to and have gay pronography injected into my living room, to have my little boys raped on the way home from school, etc. thanks liberals.
The tragedy in california is not the fires nor loss of homes, which can be expected in california regardless of how the fires start, but that, we do not summarily hang arsonists in the public square, to relearn those lesson of responsibility and morality.
Thanks liberals, and Im sure many in california, share my view, how about you?
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by the by, I sent Bush a request yesterday, to, during in his vist to cal this day, to publicly thank Senator Feinstein (a liberal with whom I do not much agree, but here, she stood up, did the noble correct bipartisian thing, and should be thanked), for getting a qualified judge on the 5th circuit. But Bush did not make a thank you phone call to Feinstein yesterday. Stay tuned, and lets see if Bush does the right thing today, per the request.
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And of course, the fires in California is all Bush's fault. Reid and Boxer, talk about mindless panderers.
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Politics and The California Fires Thursday, October 25, 2007 By Bill O'Reilly
Politics and the California fires, that is the subject of this evening's "Talking Points Memo." While thousands of Californians have lost their homes to the flames, and almost a million people have been displaced, the usual political loons are trying to define the fire in an ideological way.
A quick trip to the extremist Web sites is nauseated. One right-wing nut is blaming the fires on illegal immigrants. A left-wing loon is hoping President Bush is killed by the fire when he goes to California tomorrow. And then there are the politicians. Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi says that the president's visit will be a distraction. And the fire is worse because of Iraq.
LT. GOV. JOHN GARAMENDI: OK, President Bush comes out, we'll be polite. But frankly, that's not the solution. How about sending our National Guard back from Iraq so that we have those people available here to help us?
Well, a quick check with the Pentagon revealed this.
PAUL MCHALE, ASST. DEFENSE SECRETARY: I can tell you unequivocally that the ongoing war fighting activities in Centcom have had no negative effect at all with our regard to our ability to assist sufficient forces to assist civilian authorities in fighting the wildfires.
So is Secretary McHale lying? Senators Boxer and Reid have also said Iraq has drained manpower and machinery from the fire.
But "The Factor" has learned that about 17,000 National Guard are available right now, but not needed. So you make the call on Boxer and Reid.
Another disturbing charge, this one in the San Diego Trib says military planes could have been used to drop fire retardant early on when not used. However, the Defense Department told "The Factor" as soon as California asked for those planes, they were made available.
Now there is no question that some reporters are avidly looking to place blame for the fires. And that led to this confrontation between Governor Schwarzenegger and ABC reporter Claire Shiffman.
GOV. ARNOLD SCHWARZENNEGER, CALIFORNIA: Trust me when I tell you, you're looking for a mistake and you won't find it because it's all good news. As much as you may hate it, but it's good news.
CLAIRE SHIFFMAN: I don't hate it...
All right. And then there are the environmental people like actress Jamie Lee Curtis.
JAMIE LEE CURTIS, ACTRESS: We live in a drought. We build houses too close to brush areas. And we're shocked when this happens. This is not an accident. This is not an act of God. This is an act of man.
Though there are politics all over the spectrum. The truth is that southern California is one of the nicest places on earth to live climate and convenience wise. So millions are packed into a relatively small area that is very vulnerable to nature.
It's not about Iraq, not about President Bush, it's not about nutty ideologues. It's about life in the USA. And that's the Memo.
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Arnie, Bush, Feinstien at new conference, sitting on edge of chair, stay tuned. Curious Boxer aint there.
Bush got my message!!!!!
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this is great, Bush next to Feinstein, with Arnie conservative, moderate, liberal, the team, god bless america!!!! I see that kind of stuff, just get teary eyed.
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Bush thanked fiestein for coming by, GREAT!!!
did not mention 5th circuit, probably inappropriate at that new conference, but Feistein was reward with the photo shoot with Bush and Armie. cool
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Police shot to death one arsonist, a very good thing,
Investigation and reqwards going out on the satiago fire. Get em boys! And hang em high.
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The fires put up more pollution than 1 year of all automobiles in CA, can you believe that?
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Cool, just nabed an arsonist, so will he swing? nnnaaa
he's just a little confused and needs some help, two meeting with the shrink, and he's out, with torch in hand.
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President Bush, You did well in your CA address, we really do appreciate you coming by. And thanks for giving Feinstein a reward for the 5th circuit judge support, with the photo shoot. Well Done Boss. Derrick
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HERO BUSH!! My Beloved President!!!!
congrats on getting the lower casualities in Iraq, well done commander. Yeah, I dont care for Senator Feinstein's politics, but, she got your 5th circuit judge on board. I brief polite thank you, in public, when in California Tomorrow, is in order. Do the right thing. You are the president of all of us. Make me proud, once again. Thank you for serving Derrick
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channel hopping, picked this up, note the reference to personal responsibility.
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Concerned By Government Concern Friday, October 26, 2007 By Neil Cavutom FNC
It's about food. It's about your home. It's about your life.
The government is worried about all of the above.
All I'm saying is you should be worried they're worried.
Here's why: They're telling you that you can't take care of yourself. You can't be trusted with what you put in your mouth or what you sign on the mortgage dotted line.
So they'll tell you what to put in your mouth and they'll save you from what you signed on that dotted line.
Does anyone see a trend here?
Personal responsibility has now become government responsibility.<------
We don't eat right. The government will make d*mn sure we do eat right. We don't read the fine print on a teaser-rate mortgage, the government will forgive our stupidity signing that mortgage.
Inequities in the tax system? Just tax the rich guy more — that should do it.
Bit by bit, quite literally bite by bite, what we do, who we are and how we act, is being decided in some corridor in Washington.
It begins with them suggesting we eat a salad. It ends with our having to swallow something far more meaningful: our pride.
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Maybe the Saudis can teach us a thing or two, or maybe
THE LOW FIVE.
Five men are publicly beheaded in Saudi Arabia... as Gordon Brown hosts their King at No.10
Last updated at 16:46pm on 31st October 2007
As Gordon Brown hosted talks with the Saudi King at No.10 today, five men were being publicly beheaded in the Middle Eastern nation.
Saudi Arabia follows a strict interpretation of Islam under which those convicted of murder, drug trafficking, rape and armed robbery are executed in public with a sword.
The brutal justice has already led to the execution of 124 people in the kingdom this year, according to calculations by The Associated Press. Saudi Arabia beheaded 38 people last year and 83 people in 2005.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=490859&in_page_id=1770&ct=5
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Maybe the ninth circuit needs a field trip to Mecca, to get an education on how you do it quick.
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So one of the arsonist is a 10yo playing with matches.
at the common law, years of responsibility: 0 7 14 18 21, ok, pick anyone, dont much care where the "cut off" is, but do pick one.
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This message was edited by DerrickMReid on 11-10-07 @ 9:49 AM
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My Flyer: (I handed this out to people passing by)
I am a concerned Californian and would like to give you my impressions. Kerry said, a few days back, we need leadership not followship, suggesting he is a leader and Bush is a follower. I have always doubted what politicians say, and so I wanted to verify this for myself. So I attempted to determine for myself who has been leader and who has been a follower. So I wanted to make a list of leadership acts that have concrete results. But leadership needs to be defined. The best evidence of Bush's leadership for president is his last four years of service. The best evidence of Kerry's leadership is his military and political service over the last forty years. I asked repeatedly for acts of leadership, from democrats, independents, republicans, conservatives, moderates, and liberals. I want only to use positive acts of leadership leading to respective CONCRETE results. I want to compare acts of leadership objectives that end as accomplishments as concrete results, UNDENIABLY so. I don’t want would of, could of, should of, possible acts. I don’t want kisses and promises. I don’t want negative facts that prove nothing. I don’t want argument that is subject to spin, ideology, perception, or that it aint good enough argument. I ONLY WANT POSITIVE CLEAR CONCRETE RESULTS. Having asked around, search the Web, having thought about it a great deal, here is my personal list and conclusions.
Bush's major leadership acts: 1) Removing Taliban and terror camps, 2) Removing Saddam regime, 3) Tax cuts for improving the economy, 4) Health Care Act, 5) Patriot Act empowering Law Enforcement, 6) Forming a 32 country coalition, 7) Engaging Islamic Pakistan now fighting terrorists, 8) NATO commitment to Train Iraqies, 9) NATO commitment in Afghanistan, 10) Homeland Defense Department to Protect US, 11) UN resolution Saddam to come clean or else, 12) UN support for Iraqi new government, 13) Donor conference pledging Billions of Aid to Afghanistan, 14) Billions in Aid to AIDs victims in Africa, 15) Engaged Saudis now fighting Terrorism, 16) Engaged Libya abandoning WMD, 17) No child left behind, 18) Pacific Missile Defense, 19) Australia Free Trade, 20) Global Force Realignment, 21) Isolating Iran by Muslim Allies, 22) Reagan Services, 23) Killing or Capturing 3/4 of Al Queda, 24) Prevented post 9/11 terror attacks, and 25) Declared disaster & moral support to victims CA, FL, Shuttle, 9/11 NYC-PA-DC. Impressive? (OVER)
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(PAGE 2, continued) Kerry's major leadership acts: 1) Charging up Rivers in Vietnam and burning down houses of noncombatants as an admitted war criminal, 2) later Vietnam protests and MIA speeches and throwing medals in the gutters while lying in the newspapers and before congress that he was in Cambodia, 3) only 3 insignificant bills (two on population awareness week and one on college grant) in congress OVER 20 YEARS, 4) marrying two heiresses for securing campaign financing, 5) reviving a hamster to pander the animal rights vote, 6) Iran-Contra band wagon, 7) an AWOL MA fraud MIA missing 85% of senate votes and 76% of Intel committee meetings, and 8) Winning of DNC nomination with repetitious "I Believe", "I Believe", "I Believe", that no one can confirm, while flip-flop pandering many issues. Kerry simply says over and over "I Believe" "I Believe" "I Believe", while he does and did didly squat, a true farce. Instead of being AWOL, Kerry should have been serving MA and preaching moral family values in fairykerryland now having their kids strung-out in a pathetic heroine epidemic. When Kerry suggests he is a leader, he lied to me. In my opinion, Kerry is a piece of do-do, a dog wont chew.
Politicians lie, they do it all the time. My dad told me, don’t listen to what they say, nor what they promise they will do, as you learn nothing from that, but watch what they do, and you will truly learn of them. From this concrete record of each, it is clear President Bush is a leader and Kerry is a follower and a liar. In the civil war 650,000 died, and 3,500,000 were freed. In the Iraq/Afghan wars 1000 died to free 50,000,000. The civil war started as a war to save the Union. The Iraq war started as a war to protect the Union. The civil war ended as a war to free the enslaved. The Iraq war will end as a war to free the oppressed. The Iraq war is a noble war. I just love Hero Bush, for hanging tuff and doing the noble thing. We are at war, those Islamic crazies want to kill us, and attacked us without justification. I want a leader, not a follower. I want a leader that will provide direction, having guts to act to get the job done. Bush had real vision under Bush doctrine prohibiting the harboring of terrorists to isolate the real threat Iran, while bringing civility to the region. We do have a true tested commander and leader in the Whitehouse. I certainly don’t want to change horses. (Don’t litter)
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GOP HELP!!!
I have my big BUSH:HERO -- KERRY:FARCE sign, 7000 flyers, a Billy club, and my OReilly Factor cap, and raring for bear. My beloved Commander In Chief, President Bush, is counting on me, I, mighty mouse, salutes and I am following orders, and I will storm main beach, D-DAY 8/21/04 at 10:00am H-Hour. You would think a lawyer from Laguna Gay-Beach Liberal California would be a whinny ass liberal, NOT SO, but great for covert surveillance. Recent acquired Intel places 20-30 anti-war protestors at main beach on D-Day at H-Hour. Help!!!! GOP reinforcements needed, to cover my rear and flanks. Notwithstanding any assistance, this Golden Bear is storming that beach, taking them on, all by myself, and I will poo-poo in their mess-kit, and love every minute of it.
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Front Line Report BUSH:HERO,KERRY:FARCE 1 man demo Laguna Beach CA, SO FUN!! 8/19/04 5-7pm. Hi Fans, I could not wait for Saturday, and so, with my Billy club dangling from my side, a Factor Cap, hair clean cut, Laguna Beach T-shirt, sign BUSH:HERO,KERRY:FARCE, and flyers, I stood at the main T-intersection on Pacific Coast Highway and Broadway, downtown Laguna Beach for 2 hours, during rush hour. It was so much fun. Definite difference between Reps & Dems. All the Reps honked with a thumbs-up or waived, and I nodded my head and smiled. Some were just so thrilled to have me out there. It was so much fun.
Most of the Dems did a thumbs-down, and I again nodded my head and smiled, or some honked and flipped me off, I again smiled and nodded, (so everyone would think we are all Reps), but there were some loud Dems, 1 screamed "Bush is a nazi", another "Bush is a liar", another "gets your facts straight". A couple of juveniles said "get a job", I yelled back "I am lawyer", a couple of others said Idiot (hmmm BSEE, MSEE, JD, go figure), I just said "come read this". I also like the ones who told me to go home, I quickly replied, "I have lived here in town for 20 years". My favorite was the husband giving me thumbs-up while the wife gave me a thumbs-down.
As the cars passed me close at 10mph on the curb, and I handed-off a flyer to the arm out the window. Pedestrians, Reps mostly, took the flyers readily, dems did not want to read anything and ignored me. A couple of dems tried to get in my face and argue, (Like they are going rock my world, yeah right). I just said "Free-speech" as I gave them a flyer, and then said "Its all me", "read it" and then just ignored them. It was all a great time, though, you sense a certain commradary, makes you feel so good inside, and you get a sense of really supporting Bush, especially with everyone honking at you, in packed slow-go bumper-to-bumper traffic, especially those Reps yelling, "you are great", "good man", "way to go". I felt like a hero!!!
I would say, most that did communicate to me were Reps, and only the Dems got rude, but that is ok, I like it hot hot hot. So I did not mind at all, and enjoyed it all so much, all the honking all the time, and the occasional loud cat-calls from the Dems. Stir it up I say. So gang, in here you can make your posts, but, unless you cut the check and pound the payment, you may be just the most ridiculous item of the day. I for one, think its great to go out and show off your stuff. Its simple and easy to do. Just make a hand made large sign, keep it simple like me BUSH:HERO KERRY:FARCE, so they can read it quick. Type up a flyer, max 1/2 sheet double side, that you want to say, and make copies for passing out, get out there, and have a good time.
Now Saturday will be another story, as the peace protestors will be there. So, I yesterday emailed the Orange County GOP the following message: I have my big BUSH:HERO -- KERRY:FARCE sign, 7000 flyers, a Billy club, and my OReilly Factor cap, and raring for bear. My beloved Commander In Chief, President Bush, is counting on me, I, mighty mouse, salutes and I am following orders, and I will storm main beach, D-DAY 8/21/04 at 10:00am H-Hour. You would think a lawyer from Laguna Gay-Beach Liberal California would be a whinny ass liberal, NOT SO, but great for covert surveillance. Recent acquired Intel places 20-30 anti-war protestors at main beach on D-Day at H-Hour. Help!!!! GOP reinforcements needed, to cover my rear and flanks. Notwithstanding any assistance, this Golden Bear is storming that beach, taking them on, all by myself, and I will poo-poo in their mess-kit, and love every minute of it.
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Reporting from the Front Lines, Laguna Beach CA, 4:30pm to 8:15pm 8/20/04 PST, mighty mouse, me, firstly positioned on Broadway, the main drag, to capture the rush hour traffic, with BUSH:HERO, KERRY:FARCE sign, Billy club, California Cap (ditched the ORielly Factor Cap trying to raise California patriotism), and flyers, stood off the curb in a one man demonstration. There were the usual horn honks thumbs-up and thumbs-down, to both of which I nodded as though all were Reps, and inbetween which, flyers were tossed into open windows of passing cars, invitedly so. There were the usual but occasional obscene or stupid cat-calls from the passionate Dems, typically, male young 20s, but that really all the much, to which I responded, "TEAM BUSH". Behind me was the entrance to "The Festival of the Arts", world renown for presenting stage size famous painting depictions comprising synthetics back drops adorned with costumed human beings, highly unusual, impressive, to the delight of 3000 enthusiasts each night, occurring for two months every summer, a tourist must.
At about 5:45pm, a man, mid-late age, darken hair in a tan coat and slack, with darken hair, came to me and requested a flyer. He asked if I had heard of "unfit for command", and I said, "oh-yeah", and he introduced himself to me as Mr. Tom Phillips, the publisher of the book, so he says, and showed me three copies of the book having Kerry finder pointing at me. He then informed me that Christopher Cox, the local congressman, would be coming across the juxtaposed crosswalk at about 6pm, and, I said I would be proud to meet him. Just before 6pm, a cop came by and told me get off the street, to which I moved onto the sidewalk at the crosswalk, hoping to intercept Mr. Cox then and there, but he never showed. At that position, however, I got many honks, thumbs-up and encouragement, and again felt like a hero supporting team Bush.
Between 6:00pm and 8:45pm, I was on sidewalk and in front of the festival at the crosswalk, to not only display my BUSH:HERO,KERRY:FARCE sign to passing cars and pedestrians, but also to there and then managed to pass out about 400 flyers to those art lovers entering the festival for the night's performance. You can always tell the rump-rangers, their hair is perfect, (Werewolves of London), but rather subdued, considering I was in "their town". There were a couple of crazies yelling at me from across the street, middle-late age straggly hair women, and the typical "idiot" "go-home" type of cats-calls, that just seemed to be their most intellectual response possible. After a while, you get sense of a lack of intellectualism. But, again, it was all so much fun passing out flyers in the mist of honking horns, cat calls, and people passing by grabbing flyers. I really love it when the passionate Reps pick up the walking speed to a copy of my flyer.
I was only seriously confronted one time by a guy that asked me, "WHY IS BUSH A HERO and KERRY A FARCE"?. I thought that engaging in that debate there was not the time, as I was busy, and I offered him my flyer and "its all me" "you will know where I am coming friend". He refused to take the flyer and left. Another memorial moment was a man, coming put behind me, taking a flyer, and saying, "You stand your ground", to which I replied, "no problem, I like it hot", being in GAY-BEACH-USA in liberal California. Another memorial moment was a guy saying "you got that wrong", I responded "This explains it", "Are you so close minded you cant read one page", and with a crowd around, all looking at him, he came back and got the flyer.
However, I thought about that question allot, and how to say it pithily, why Bush is a hero and Kerry a farce. After the demo, I walked to a restaurant where an old friend of mine was and who had seen me the day before with my sign. He said to me, he thought then, "who is that nut", and after carefully looking say, "oh my gosh, it’s the derelict", me, and came out, and we exchanged waives at that time. So having dinner, and time to think, I came to this pithy statement and why bush is a hero and Kerry a farce.
Bush is a hero because he freed 50,000,000 from oppression while concurrently strategically isolating Iran, the big threat, in the war on terror. In my opinion, Bush deserves a gold-star medal for that strategic command ability through the bush doctrine that teaches the prohibition against harboring terrorists, and then, in executing it, isolated a big danger, to protect us. You see, as general Powell, in Gulf War I taught us, you have to cut off the head, and here, Iran is at the head of militant Islam. Bush, proceeded with deliberate purpose and engaged the Saudis now fighting terrorism rather than spreading the hate message, then engaged Pakistan now fighting terrorism and sitting on the wahabi schools, then took down the Taliban in Afghan now looking towards elections, and then replaced the Saddam regime with a new UN supported Iraqi regimes now being stabilized and also looking forward to elections. The net and significant strategic result is the isolating of Iran by allied Muslim nations. BINGO!!!!
Kerry is a farce because he says we need leadership not followship when he has no leadership record while repetitiously saying over and over again, "I believe" "I believe" "I believe", that no one can confirm. To me, its all ego.
To make it very short, Bush is a hero because he had vision (to liberate 50,000,000 into civility while isolating Iran by Allied Muslim nations under the Bush doctrine prohibiting the harboring of terrorists), and Kerry is a farce because he claims to be leader but has no significant leadership results, (despite 40 years of military and political service, but only says I Believe I Believe I Believe, that no one can confirm.)
Now, if Iran continues with its hate ideology and nuke development, the US can initiate an Iranian no fly zone and a naval blockade, without invasion, and cause Iran to implode sparking a democracy rebellion, with the ruling mullahs being brought down and put back in the mosques to their further extremist discrediting, resulting in a total of liberation of 85,000,000 people being freed and an end to the war on terror for all practical purposes. And, that is why Bush is a great strategic commander, a leader, and a hero, if one looks at the concrete results obtained from his leadership.
Now there are those who say Bush is liar about WMD, mistaken possibly, as they could be Syria, but not a liar. There are those who can get into double-edged sword discussions and PC analysis, if they choose. The bottom line for me is that Saddam was a terrorist per se, and any man killing 100,000s in the crazy Islamic world, had to go, and for any reason, be it one pistol shot at a US Jet over a no-fly-zone. For me, I go by results and objectives. Here, the objective is to protect America long term by defeating Militant Islam, and until Tehran takes a long time out, that wont happen, and by strategically isolating Iran, we have bases loaded around Iran with a slugger up at bat in the whitehouse.
Life is good, but I worried about those Islamic crazies, and we are at war, and I am very concerned, over all Bush and done a very job, so I will get off by butt this election year and try to make a difference. Only one man though. I hope others will join me, but if not, oh well, I have to be true to myself. So, Saturday 8/21/04 at 10am to 1pm, demonstration by yours truly, at main beach Laguna Beach CA. Come join me if you can, if not, you all will be in my thoughts. God Bless our Commander in Chief, President Bush.
As for as the "peace vigil" by the anti-war demonstrator, about a year ago I saw them down on main beach. In my laguna beach T-shirt as usual, I went up, and got in their face, and screamed "Dont you people get it, they want to kill you, the road home goes through Tehran". There faces were stunned and buged out away from me as fast as they could. So, mighty mouse, me, will have no problem with them. They are really just a bunch of pussies anyway. COME JOIN ME if you can.
And besides, I have a secret weapon, unbeknownst to them. The police officers in town know me very well, and they are my pals. I can handle the situation very well. For example, police dont want me interfering with people having a relaxing time at the beach, so I dont go on the park grass, or the sand, and get into people faces, just there to relax and have a good time. Police like that!!! It shows respect for the people (tourists) and the police. Secondly, I occupy a small section of sidewalk, at time near a cross-walk to get good traffic to pass out flyers. So, I am not in any body's way, respecting those who dont want to be trouble, and police as see it all go down. So it would the "peace" people who would cause trouble, if any, and the police would set them straight quick. and beside, they are a bunch of pussies anyway. COME JOIN ME, if you can.
By the way, I have yet to see another Bush or a Kerry bumper sticker. I think the support for kerry, by moderates and independents is very shallow, that is my clear sense. If swartznegger can be impressive, if Bush is impressive, if the RNC convention get a good bounce, and in view of the Gov Davis fiscal fiasco, with a Dem 5% lead, CA could crack with some good grass root efforts. CA is not lost, and I have just begun to fight!!
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Report from the Front Lines, Laguna Beach CA, 8/21/04 10am to 1pm PST. Great News!!!! Mighty-mouse, me, completely out did the 10 docile peace protestors, most seniors. It was great. Though the 10 pacifists had a US flag, you could barely see it behind a UN flag, and they had tables, and had about 30 signs. I, on the other hand, had my one BUSH:HERO, KERRY:FARCE sign, Billy club, California Cap, and flyers, stood on the curb at Main Beach, 10 yards from the Peace Protesters. A couple tried to talk to me, my response to was GET VERY LOUD, so everyone can hear me saying such things like, "will you still want peace when 50,000 are killed in LA from a dirty bomb?" They stayed away from me after a couple of skirmishes, but I was the star of the show, not them. I will be going to main beach every Saturday 10am till 1pm, and will probably make other runs when convenient. What is up with OC:CA:GOP" so many support TEAM BUSH, with the three finger "W" sign!
It was a big surprise to me, really!!. Every one seemed to be coming to me to get my flyer, walking out of there way to do so, while cars where honking at me with thumbs-up, and giving the three-finger W sign, yelling "BUSH!!", with a few standing around me all the time, a small crowd, talking about team bush. Not once did I see any one talking with the pacifists. Many flyer takers later came back to me and said about my flyer "that was great", "straight shooter" "you got that right" "can I post the flyer on the WEB?", "can I email it to friends?", and so many were glad that I was out there, and personally thanked me. I was truly the star, a hero, cars honking at me with thumbs-up all the time, "GO-BUSH" screams, and I having goose pimples all over most of the time from the all the hurrahs! and GO TEAM BUSH! It was absolutely wonderful!!!!
I don’t get what is up with the CAL GOP. Orange County has a great base of team BUSH support. Maybe I should take on San Francisco, get some real actions and so I can help out the CAL:GOP? These pacifists are in deed pussies, have no credible message other than give peace a chance. Though I sent emails to the OC:GOP, no one showed up from the OC:GOP, go figure, I cant. So it was just me again, but I didn’t mine, not for one minute, I had so much fun!!! Again, there were a few cat-calls from those chicken-sh*ts as they passed by in "armor-transport" speeding away at 30mph. But over all, very civil, no problems, and no police were necessary, as I passed out flyers and got the Laguna-tuna BUSH gang up in arms! I guess I am all they got, and I love being the cheer leader!
But, to do what I do solo like me, you have to be somewhat thick-skinned to handle the cat-calls from the crazies passing by in their cars, and take it all with a grain of salt, but other than that, its such a great time, and makes you feel you really are supporting our beloved president. GO TEAM BUSH!! I hope so much, governor schwartznegger is very impressive at the RNC convention, gives it the "girly-man Kerry" routine at the convention, hammer it home, while speaking to the lack of Kerry concrete results, to reinforce the "girly-man Kerry" message, and also tells Californians not to change horses, that we have a true leader in the whitehouse. CA is not lost, and I will fight for TEAM BUSH to the end! I forgot to mention one memorial moment, one old timer came up to me, and pined a MARINE Red "anchor-Globe" pin on me, another old timer came up an pin a US-FLAG pin on me. MIGHTY-MOUSE got decorated for heroism under fire!!!!!!
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Front Line Report, Laguna Beach CA, 8/23/04 4:30pm to 8pm I had my BUSH:HERO, KERRY:FARCE sign, Billy club, California Cap, and flyers, stood on the curb at Main Beach, again. This time I would push the sign high in the air while the other arm was concurrently pushed high in the air as well giving the three-finger "W" sign, to raise excitement as the cars left the starting gate as the light turned green, trying to increase the number of horn honks and thumbs up, and it worked very well. However, one tattoed Latino got very nasty in street language, but otherwise went ok, passing out my flyers. At 6:30pm I then moved up to the Festival Arts, and things got very HOT!.
While walking up Broadway Street with my sign, a white truck 3-white males came driving by, and threw bottles of water at me while screaming "Nazi-Fagot" and loud as possible, one bottle full of water, hit me in the groin area, got my flyers and pants a little wet, and I was in pain for about 30 minutes. Yes I do have balls! One jogger got the license plate number, yet the Laguna police were unwilling to do anything without a positive ID of the passenger. I stood in front of the Festival, and met mayor Ms. Kinsman, who surprised to me, supports Bush, in a my gay beach town. While standing there I got the usual thumbs ups and thumbs down, and the obscene cat-calls for the crazed Dems driving by. One guy on a bicycle can up to me and "I will take care of you when you are done". The witness to the bottle incident came back and talked me into going to the police, which was a waste of time. But they know the bike rider, a local, and I asked them to talk to him and tell him to chill out.
While walking back to my car to call it night, a lady asked me if I was serious, not believing that a rational person would demonstrate on behalf of the president in public. She said she wanted to put a Bush sign in front of her house, but did not, fearing it would be burn down. That sounded very familiar to me. But there is some light here, that witness was a dem but yet has a sense of civic duty and wanted to me, though he did not agree with my sign, but wanted to do the right thing, so not all dems are alike. But by and large, it is a sorry state of affairs out there in the wild, there is good percentage of dems that exceedingly rude, and some are vicious, in this, the land of the free and the brave. Notwithstanding, I will not coward and stop. I will not quit exercising my right of free speech, and I am determined now more that ever to pound the payment until November for my beloved president. This is my town, this is my country, this is my right of free speech, I will not surrender it to anyone. I know it tuff out there, thank Gore, "how dare he", thank Harkin, he is a "coward" I bet he would not go out into my same situation. Most of these dems are rude and have no sense of democracy or free speech. How Dare they! Dem Party Hijacked USA Democracy & Free Speech Right.
On Hanity & Colmes FNC the other day, that Hannity showed a 1 minute video going through a variety of dem clips, including, Gore screaming how the president LIED and BETRAYED us, "HOW DARE HE", and even IA Tom Harkin got into and called Chenney a COWARD, other examples as well included Dean. These comments were From a top well-know democratic "leaders" of the democratic party. From this "democracy teaching", I then thought of the viciousness coming from Hollywood, and recall how Rosie and Whoppie went off at the president, Baldwin referring Chenny as MAD as revealed on the OReilly Factor FNC, no foul-word un-said, and these are Public figures, well known, and respected in some parts for talent and leadership. From these "democracy teaching" teachings I recall the language used by media and move.org including Brown-shirts and Nazi.
I then thought how I received screams that "Bush's a Nazi" when I demonstrated on behalf of Bush, and how I was praised as being brave to even go out on a public street to campaign on behalf of my beloved president. After submitting a "front line" report to in the OReilly political chat FBZ, I recall how Robert told me that the dems were just being nice, that where he lives, Dems vandalize his car for have a Bush/Chenny bumper stickers, and how my neighbors are afraid to post a bush for president sign in front of his house for fear a Dem by come by and burn it down. No such language or such extreme deeds come from the more civilized Reps and Bush supporters, yet the Dems complain of divisiveness. No doubt there is a difference in "sign language" out on the street. You show off Bush campaign sign, 1) reps thumbs-up and 2) dems thumbs-down, 3) right-wingers give the three fingers "W" and 4) left-wingers give the one finger to F**K OFF.
If we are not careful, our glorious democracy may soon, if not already, be hijacked by extremists defeating our very core sense of democracy and our right to free-speech, and I lay the blame squarely at the feet of the democratic party leadership. This is a sad state of affairs for our glorious Union. I think the presidential candidates should both make policy speeches and warn us against the growing threat and ask all Americans to conduct ourselves with civility during the election year. And these dems want to be in charge of the country? Win bike race: Get spat on; Adorn Bush Button: Called a Nazi; W bumper sticker: Get Vandalized; No House Bush Sign; Afraid of Arson; Thank Gore, "How dare he".
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Front Line Report, Laguna Beach CA, 8/25/04 4:30pm to 8:30pm 8/25/04.I had my BUSH:HERO, KERRY:FARCE sign, Billy club, California Cap. 4:30pm to 6:30pm on main beach and 6:30 to 8:30 in front of the Festival. I got the usual thumbs up and thumb down, cat calls for the Dem crazies, and generally had fun. One jeep drove by with a very large Star & Stripes (Y) peace sign in the blue, and driven by a long hair screeching something about nazi-killer. One guy came up and said my sign was right on target. Over past two days passed out about 500 flyers.
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Front Line Report, Laguna Beach CA, 8/27/04 1pm to 3pm 8/25/04.I had my BUSH:HERO, KERRY:FARCE sign, Billy club, California Cap on main beach. I got the usual thumbs up and thumb down, cat calls for the Dem crazies, and generally had fun, again. Passed out about 100 flyers. I finally figured out the campaign demographics. Team Kerry: Elmer-Fud, McHale's Navy, Riddler, Boris & Natasha, Peppie-LaPew, Sgt. Schultz, Wildly Coyote. Team Bush: Mighty Mouse, Superman, Lone-Ranger, Sky-King, Dick Tracy, Bullwinkel & Rocky, Dudley Do-Right.
Elmer-Fud: The Liberal Pig Mantra (should have been Porky Pig LOL )
McHale's Navy: Swift Boats
Riddler: The Flip-Flopper
Boris & Natasha: Putin
Peppie-LaPew: Chirac
Sgt Schultz: Schoerder
Wildly Coyote: Osama Bin Ladin
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Might Mouse: Me Red man in a sea of blue
Lone Ranger: Bush's Unilaterism
Sky-King: The National Guard Pilot
Dick Tracy: Home Land Security the Police state
Superman: Superpower Carrier Battle Groups
Bullwinkle & Rocky: Chenny & Bush team
Dudley Do-Right: The neocon mantra
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Front Line Report, Laguna Beach CA, 8/28/04 4:30pm to 8:30pm. I had my BUSH:HERO, KERRY:FARCE sign, Billy club, California Cap, and flyers for passing out. At main beach and the last day of the Festival, I got the usual horn honks, thumbs up and thumb down, cat calls for the Dem crazies, hoots for the Rep faithful, and generally had fun. Standing in a curved on PCH, one guy in a trunk kept coming straight towards and veered off just be hitting the curb, scaring me. Police got the information, but without result. I was in the newspaper police blotter about the bottle throwing incident as few days back. But I did manage to pass out about 300 flyers. I decided to go to main beach on Sundays 10am-2pm, and avoid the peace protestors, just showing some respects for the old ones. One police officer told me it was illegal under city ordnance to pass out flyers, so I went to PD and talked to watch commander and he pull the ordnance restricting commercial advertising and it excepted religious and political flyers.
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After thinking about it I voluntarily complied, and the police officer came back to thanked me for complying and being considerate. The police officer said that by putting the sign so close to the curb in the face of cars passing by may make some very angry, but by being 5' off the curb on the grass you lessen the anger response, and he was correct, I had no problem, yet everyone saw my sign and I was still able to pass out my flyers. The officer also noticed I have the same marine/USflag pin that I was given a few days earlier, as he had on. I think there are allot of closet Rep in the Laguna Beach PD. I passed about 400 flyers. I estimate over 100,000 car loads of people have seen my sign over the past couple of weeks. The best one this day was a guy that came up to me and said "Kerry was in Vietnam and Saigon was over run, Bush was in the National Guard and no Vietcon made it passed Brownsville, who is the Hero", and I roared. A Dem lady came up took one of my flyers, crumpled it up in front of me without reading it and threw it in the trash just beside me, like she going to rock my world. It is all so funny.
Its a STREET beach party, COME JOIN ME!!!! I pound the payment about every third day at MAIN BEACH, in Laguna Beach CA, Broadway & PCH, BUSH:HERO KERRY:FARCE sign, have great flyers, and generally a good time with all the horn honks, thumbs up/down and occasional screeching dem and hooting Rep. So funny to watch all the responses, safe, and police know me well. Beautiful, sun, and great time. I will be doing this until election. come join me, you will enjoy it!!. Send me an email. I will buy the smoothie. I will accommodate your schedule as mine is very flexible. FOR DISTRIBUTION TO ANYONE: w2_5hs_3c_xfers@yahoo.com. TEAM BUSH!!!!! So every Sunday 10am-2pm I will be there, come join me. I posted this party on bushchenny.gov web cite.
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Front Line Report 9/4/04 Laguna Beach, Main Beach 1:30pm to 6:pm, Hotel Laguna 6pm to 7:pm, box was sat upright in the wind, I had tape to 2" stakes made from a hanger so that the box would stick in the ground and when the wind came up, it help up great without blowing over. Funny thing include wife repeatedly slapping husband hand down as he attempted to flip me off, one guy honked and I look and saw a dog wearing sunglasses sitting perfect shotgun. I also know that at least 50% are Dem, and it must just infuriate them to see Bush:Hero;Kerry:Farce sign and Bush is Godly Man;Kerry is Girly man written on Box. Between 4pm and 7pm, there is a huge crowd walking in front of the Holtel Laguna between the various dinner houses, and a great place to campaign. Had fun the entire day, so many coming up to shake my hand.
The crowds are just huge in front of the Hotel Laguna, like a downtown city, and there must have been a constant number of about 400 people on the four corners. I passed out 200 flyers in 1 hour with all the people coming and going. When I get big honks and BUSH screams, I reply in kind, and everyone zeros in on me, with my sign, ITS A PEP RALLY!!!!!! each evening!!! and I will do this until the election. Another funny thing happen, as gay-Laguna Beach tends to be liberal as most beach cities do in CA, a lady said to me, dont you think you are in the wrong town, I reply if you want new converts, you dont go to a nunery. Orange County will rise again!
Now think about the box, IN GOD WITH TURST, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, BUSH IS A GODLY MAN, COMMANDER IN CHIEF W WILL SUPPORT OUR TROOPS, BUSH IS A HERO (as explained in my flyer) and for KERRY IS A FARCE and KERRY IS A GIRLY MAN (many Reps just roar when they see that, and I just know it p*sses the hell out of the DEMs to see it in their face, RIGHT UP CLOSE, CANT MISS IT, as they must walk right by it. I laugh to myself as revenge for the cat-calls. Now, most dems will immediately think that HERO/FARCE comment relates to NG/Veitnam services, so they want to argue with me, but in my flyer I explain Bush is a hero for liberating 50,000,000 while keeping us safe as CIC, and Kerry is a farce by his no-result-record. And hence, the reason for them to read my flyer, I suck them into a question, and their first impression is then wrong, because I say I honor kerry's military service, but that aint the issue to discuss. Its bait and switch, Im REALLY SNEAKY that way.
Another one this day, middle aged lady, says health care is going up and people are are losing health insurance, (practically crying and very sincere) You can thank that SOB Edwards for pocketing tens of millions on the backs of insurance co, doctors and the sick. Another one came up and says blessed are the peace makers and children are dying in Iraq (again very sincere) I say Would you rather Saddam be in power killing 20,000 each year and after 300,000, dont you think it had to stop, Bush is the blessed long term peace maker. (HEY, I am learning how to SPIN, Mr.O would be PROUD of me!!!!!)
I just love slamming lawyers for raising health cost on the back of insurace co, doctors, and the sick turning malpractice litigation into a state lottery, and slamming the peace protesters with Saddam, Taliban and Al Queda ruthlessness, and the Dems of course think it is all Bush's fault. But they can only find fault, but offer no credible solutions. TYPICAL!!! I like slamming Dems who try to get into my face, like they are going to rock my world, yeah sure. I am fine tuning the curt replies to the cat-calls, and I just slam them and make them look silly, as I get loud so everyone can hear me scoring the points.
So you see laguna beach sits on Pacific coast highway, and there is always a very large through traffic going along the coast, slow go in town. It is a perfect spot to do allot of campaigning, you not only have the all locals and heavy foot traffic that see my sign and get flyers, but 10,000 cars each couple of hours just passing through, and those stopping for lunch or dinner. Perfect place for campaigning in a liberal area with the Bush message.
It is of course the holidays and weekends, but Laguna to me is BEST in SEPTEMBER and early OCTOBER, still very warm. Only on weekends are their huge crowds, so that is when I will campaign mostly, October is great as the weather usually breaks to the COLD side at the very end of Octorber, that means, from 85 to 75, yeah its tuff, 85 all summer and 75 all winter with some exceptions of course. So, my campaigning will be active. Also, the crowds are just huge, like any big downtown, as I stood in front of the Hotel laguna, there must have been a constant number of about 400 people on the four corners, at all times walking as I passed out 200 flyers each hour with all the people coming and going, and when I get big honks and a BUSH screams, I reply in kinds, and everyone zeros in on me, with my sign, ITS A CONSTANT PEP RALLY!!!!!! each evening!!! and I will do it rhrough to the election.
My New Campaign Slogan, Bush is Godly Man, Kerry is Girly Man. I copied RNC speeches by GWB, Cheney, Franks, Miller, McCain, Giuliani, Bloomberg, Paige and Schwarzenegger, for passing out, and made my flyers for passing out at MAIN BEACH, Laguna Beach CA. I use my cardboard box, side 1: One Nation Under God, US Flag, In GOD We Trust; side 2: Bush is Godly Man, Kerry is Girly Man; side 3: Bush:Hero, Kerry:Farce, Side 4: Commander in Chief W will support our troops. The box is used to support my flyers, speeches, and (W) bumper stickers for passers by, while I hold up My Bush:Hero, Kerry:Farce sign displayed to passing cars while passing out my flyers. If anyone wants copy of my killer flyer & these speeches, and pictures from my digital camera, send requests to w2_5hs_c3_xfers@yahoo.com. I take my digital camera and make pictures at beautiful Laguna Beach at main beach. The ordered items would be so cool to have in pictures, I hope they come soon, for a full photo shoot. I ordered W t-shirts, bumper stickers, party packs, in quantity for passing out, but not arrived yet, I hope to get them soon. BOX LOOKS SO COOL. And everyone can immediately tell, this is grass-root out of the garage campaign HQ, and not run from GOP. That is what make it so real, believable, and sincere. I will be campaigning SAT-SUN-MON this weekend, full court press!!!! I will send pic to anyone requesting pictures and flyers from the email address.
I am using the "girly-man Kerry" message to reinforce, sarcastically with references to Kerry's no-record no-result, I Believe I Believe I Believe, that no one can confirm, message. This seems to be a great strategy. This is not direct name-calling, that is the point. What is the definition of a "girly-man"? A weak man? It is not inherently sexist as woman are in fact weaker that men, generally. A no result person? I think it entirely civil, and appropriate. Mr. OReilly was right, the use of the term gets attention, suggests the quality of the target, and is reinforce by how Kerry's LACK OF LEADERSHIP (a girly-name trait) makes Kerry a girly-man compared to Bush. Shake it up, I say, what do we have to lose, CA? I will not use girly-man directly in connection with Kerry's military service, as PEOPLE will draw that connection by themselves, in view of the swift-boats, and "sensitive war", and BINGO! you put the dagger in heart Kerry's campaign built on this military service.
But today, I passed out about 500 flyers, and about 25,000 cars loads of people saw my sign, up close and personal, and about 10,000 walked by me, so there is very good exposure, but you have to be willing to put in the time, THIS IS JUST SO MUCH FUN!!!!! I love mentally manipulate the Dems, suck in the indepedent, and PEP RALLY the Reps. It is all good to go. There is a definite strategy to getting the message out, and you have to go out several times to figure out what works, how to demean the cat-calls, incite the Rep Pep Rally, and pass out to as many flyers as possible, including Dems, Independents and Reps.
Dems look at the sign and say you got that upside down, bush:hero;kerry:farse, NO I DONT want to know why, its just one' man opinion, too closed minded you cant read one page, and I do give allot of flyers to the Dems. Independents just take the flyers. Reps take it while saying GOOD JOB!!! So, I get my message to all, as least as much as possible. Some Dems ask why is bush a hero, and before I get out a few words, they interupt me with their ideology, I say, OH you ask me a question and interrupt me with your ideology, I am done with you, read this. Make them look silly, and they know it, take the flyer and leave.
Now think about the box, IN GOD WITH TURST, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, BUSH IS A GODLY MAN. COMMANDER IN CHIEF W WILL SUPPORT OUR TROOPS, BUSH IS A HERO (as explained in my flyer) and for KERRY IS A FARCE and KERRY IS A GIRLY MAN (many just roar when they see that, and I just know it p*sses the hell out of the DEMs to see it in their face, RIGHT UP CLOSE, CANT MISS IT. I laugh to myself as revenge for the cat-calls. Now, most dems will immediately think that HERO/FARCE comment relates to NG and Veitnam services, so they want to argue with me, buy in my flyer I explain Bush is a hero for liberating 50,000,000 while keeping us save as CIC, and Kerry is a farce by his no-result-record. And hence, the reason for them to read my flyer, I suck them into a question, and their first impression is clear wrong, because I say I honor kerry's military service, but that aint the issue as raised in my flyer that they should read to fully understand how I came to the Bush hero Kerry farce conclusion. Im REALLY SNEAKY that way. Meaning, its a bait and switch tatic to the DEMS, while Reps just love it all..
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Front Line Report 9/5/04 Laguna Beach, 9:30am to 3pm, Main Beach. Very hot at main beach this day, 95 degrees, but very beautiful and huge crowds, but could only last till 3pm. One car passing by, two "ladies", one trying to flip me off the other preventing her. One called me an A$$hole, I replied, "must be a Dem", he reply "like Cheney", I replied, "yeah but not in front of the children", he had no come back. This reminds of being in school "chopping" each other at 13 yo.
Without an invitation whatsoever, a polish immigrant, without at first saying a word to me, bearly speaking English, came up and stood right next to me, holding up a newspaper showing a big photo of the 300 children slaughtered in the Russian school of Beslam, and just started going off to people walking by, "you want this, see what will happen here if Kerry is elected", man-o-man, he just pumped me up, I got so excited, so I joined in as loud as I could, "Islamic Crazies!!, Kill Em!!, Kill Em All!!, Kill Em Now!!", while a serious subject, I was laughting in side so hard, it was so peaceful, and then all hell broke loose.
I occasionally get a late aged woman aksing me who is paying me, I reply, "6-figure lawyer honey, its all me". Allot of these Dems are so lock into their ideology that they cant even believe the Rep party exist, or anyone could love the president, pathetic I say, they simply cant believe there is an opposing view. Two vets pro/con started arguing, noses 1" apart at the top of their lungs. I attract allot of people at times, and they argue amonst themselves, at times, as the police causiously watch 30 yards away, when it gets hot, but no blows yet, a good thing.
A small group of young adult came up to challenge me. With 12 years of college and 30 years professional experience, I played the instructor. They had a liberal bent, though not really for Kerry. As I stated Bush has accomplishments and Kerry has zippo, one scored with the, "well bush has the power of the presidency", my response was that for 30 years there had been no health care or education reform, but Bush got it through, they came back, well the Reps had control of both houses, I thought, these guys and gals are tuff!!! hell they should be in the presidential debates. I ended with, we have a tested CIC, Kerry scares the hell out me, I don’t want to change horses. As they left, I told them I loved them, they are such great thinkers.
One persian guy, (secret code for Iranian) said, we stop the killing by stop killing, cant we stop the hate by stop hating. I said, after 9/11 buddy, militant islam needs an attitude adjustment. Iran is next up. All through the day on this busy holiday weekends, there were tons of people coming up and shaking my hand, telling to keep up the good work.
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Front Line Report 9/6/04 Laguna Beach, 1:30pm to 4:3pm, Main Beach, anad 4:30pm to 6:pm Hotel Laguna. Around my box on the grass were many people. On Dem guy, locked into his ideology wanted to agrue with, and I tried to focus him into my claim of Bush's accomplished against Kerry's no-result do-nothing record, at one point a turn around facing 100 people, and out loud asked, can anyone give one accomplish of Kerry over the past 20 years, and of course I got no response. One dem took a flyer, and I said, out loud so all can hear me, there are copies of the RNC speeches, you can relive those magical moments. This day, when I got the bird, return the three-finger W sign, as bird was wiggled at me, I wiggle the W sign back, same for those Dem shanking their heads and I returned with nods. Passed out allot of flyers, and had a good time as usual. Very heavy traffic returning from long weekend, and got allot of horn honks all day. In a poll today, CA went down to 8% behind but heading in the right direction.
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Front Line Report 9/10/04 Laguna Beach 3:pm to 6:30pm Main Beach. Today I positioned my 7 yards sign and quadra-side box-stand on the grass to get maximum exposure to the sidewalk, boardwalk and coast highway, and I was styling in my W cap, shirt, and button, and had free W stuff, bumpers stickers, buttons, RNC speeches, and flyers for passers by. With such a great visual presentation, that I got fewer cat-calls from the dems and more honks from the Rep. Two gays walked by holding hands, and surprised me by taking my flyer, as I am uneasy passing out flyers to gays and minorities thinking they are locked into the Dem line, but actually, many support W on low taxes and national security, and do take my flyer.
And of course there a couple of Dems, who say "why don’t you go to Iraq", thinking I am just another chickenhawk, and they will stick it to me. My reply is "I am 50 years old and I cant go so I offered the most precious thing I have in life and I am very proud my 19 year old boy is in the Army protecting your head from getting cut off by those Islamic Fascists". That usually shuts them up quick.
I always enjoy the ideolog Dem, like two guys this day, who tries to get into my face and rock my world. As they babble in thier parroting of the Dem line, I always ask, very loudly so all can hear, PLEASE, give me ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT of Kerry over the past 30 years, and of course I get zippo, because there are none, and I always humiliate them in public, and it make me feel good inside, and I am not ashamed of that, not for a minute. They are totally out-matched, I know my facts, I know my no-leadership reasoning, and it is I who rocks their world.
My plan is to campaign, every Fri (to catch the regular weekly commuter traffic as well as the get out of town for the weekend crowd, so Fri pm has heavy traffice), and Sat-Sun (to catch the beach goers coming down enmass each weekend from varous local inland points, out of staters and foreigners on holiday) So three trips a week gets lots of exposure. This day, I passed out about 300 flyers and about 20,000 people saw my signs and displays, and several picked up Bush paraphenelia.
An RNC campaign manager, an associate of the present RNC press manager on the beach this day, as well as many many Dems, came and come up to me regularly, asking if I am paid by the RNC, and I always respond, Nope, Its ALL Me, I am a six-figure lawyer, no one is paying me a thing, and I have spend over $1000 purchasing W paraphenelia and printing cost for free distributions to anyone. Many Dem just can not believe it, and many Rep are just happy Bush is represented in a predominately Dem beach town in liberal CA.
Late in the day, 2 Russians, mid-20s came by, and I enjoyed speaking my broken Russian with them. I quickly realized they were big Bush supporters especially in view of the recent terror attacks in Russia. One took my sign and started waving it to cars passing by, while the other started screaming "Kerry is a p*ssy", vote for Bush". I just got all excited, but had to start packing up at the end of the day's campaigning. I invited one Russian to slam vodka shots, and at a local bar, and I know he would not refuse, as it is tradition with them, as I gave toasts before each round of vodka shots, the usual stuff like USA and Russia be good friends, Bush & Putin are good friends. I know these Russians, they can down vodka like a fish does water. After about an hour, I was absolutely toasted, but, as expected, this Russian guy acted like he was still on his first one.
Coming out of the bar, I taught him my new jingle "Islamic Crazies, Kill Em!, Kill Em All!, Kill Em Now!", and we practiced the timing, saying it together for a while, I going "1, 2, 3,… Islamic Crazies, Kill Em, Kill Em All, Kill En Now!!" practicing it several times with him. After I knew he could say it well in unison with me, we started out, and walking down Coast Highway, lined with many small open air sidewalk restaurants and bars, and we would stop about every 20 yards in the mist of about 30 people waiting their turn, and right in front so that the eating/drinking/waiting patrons could clearly hear and be interrupted, and at the top of our lungs, we would screamed in unison, once for each spot, "1, 2, 3,… Islamic Crazies, Kill Em!, Kill Em All!, Kill En Now!", after each one of which, I died laughing in a drunken stupor, it was so much fun.
After hitting many many places, and finally doing this in front of the last restaurant, I went with this Russian guy to his room, across the street, at the Hotel Laguna, where he and 3 others young Russian guys had rented the room. I realized there was no way I would drive my car home, barely able to stand up straight, and within 30 minutes of watching TV, I had passed out on the floor. Waking up on the floor at about 3:30am, I left, found my car and drove home, while thinking about meeting these guys again today at Main Beach for another rah-rah session supporting team Bush. I am thinking about hiring this one Russian guy as my limo driver to get concurrent free Russian language lessons.
Package game 9/8/04 including 500 W-04 bumper stickers, 5 yard Bush/Cheney signs, buttons, shirts, and caps W paraphenelia, that goes good with my hand sign and box stand, on which I will place the stickers, speeches, buttons, flyers for passer bys, and I drew the placement diagram for maxium exposure of the W stuff, next to busy PCH. When joined, I can give others a cap and button for the day.
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Front Line Report 9/11/04 Laguna Beach 3:pm to 6:pm Main Beach. Today big US flags were set out on the street left and right of my post such that traffic coming would see the flags and then my Bush set up with all the Bush yard signs, looked liked a RNC convention meeting at the beach. The officer that few days earlier asked me get on the grass came by, and I thanked him for setting up all the flags for me. I did notice that this day that the cats calls from the dems were few, maybe in cease fire in remembrance, or either they are getting used to mighty mouse in their mess kit. Bush Buttons and bumper stickers were flying off the box stand this day. I ran out of Buttons and put in and order for 250 more, passed out 300 flyers, and had very good day at the beach. Many again thanking me for being out there, only one dem ideolog challenged me, but again nailed him with the, GIVE ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT IN 30 years. That shut them up quick.
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Front Line Report 9/12/04 Laguna Beach 10am to 2pm Main Beach. It was such a beautiful morning, so quite and peaceful, this Sunday morn, as I started my day's campaigning, certainly didn’t end that way. From the get go, many people were taking flyers and stickers. One guy, a local long-time hard-core Rep gave me info on the demographics in town, saying there are many closet Reps, and I gave him a Bush cap. Another lady wanted one of my yard signs, talked about how great Bush was, and offered me $20 for one, I thought about it, but after she crossed her heart she would put it in her yard for all to see, the deal the consummated for $10. There were the confused of course, those guys thinking that only dem campaign on the street, and as they drove by in their trucks, initially giving me the thumbs down, but then, jerked and switched it to a thumb up, I then immediately acknowledging it, so they don’t spend the rest of the day feeling silly.
I always love those cute thin polite pretty Orange County chicks, who never sweat, you know the kind, just way to beautiful that her poop don’t stink, as I see their confused stare at my Bush:Hero;Kerry:Farce sign, but I notice the ear-to-ear grin when they finally finally understand it, typically blonde of course. Then there was that transplant overweight guy for Brooklyn NY, a life-long Dem, who told me this year he is voting for Bush. All through the day, I was passing out flyers and offering copies of the RNC speeches, so they all can "relive those magical moments".
Then there was the local guy I see each morning, white hair, tan, thin, with one ear-ring of course walking his little wiener dog as usual along coast highway, but this day was dressed up in a different outfit, as usually. Yesterday the female wiener dog had on a cute little red dress, worn kind of like a ballerina dress on a hippo, but today's outfit was just styling! The feminine canine had on hot-pink cowboy chaps and matching hot-pink cowboy hat, and was she styling, I am sure all the other male wiener dogs would love to jump her. You just roar when you see this kind of thing in gay town USA. Then, on the other side of gay spectrum this day were the three dikes on bikes, these bulls screaming "screw bush" as they drove passed on their Harleys with loud exhaust noise.
By the way, I had the usual of cats calls this day, but finally figured out how to respond to "Bush is a Nazi" and "Baby Killer" cat calls, as my curt reply now is "Yeah Bin Laden is an Angle". Another old timer, my friend, Bush supporter, came by, and I gave him also one of the signs and a cap, so now down to 5 signs, but that’s ok, better get them distributed to other locals, and he love his Bush cap.
It was about 1pm, and one hour to go, when it happened. A gray haired, heavy old lady came by with a box top, and she stood right in front of three of my Bush yard signs. Now, on Saturday morning, when the dems are there, I stay away, because I respect their rights and opinion, but this lady wanted to get in my face with a ridiculously small sign, saying something about "crook" and $7 an hour. Did she make a mistake. I started out with, hey lady, you got to make the sign bigger, people cant see it, they are not blind with ideology, and she replied "mind your own business", when she was the one who got into my space.
I then immediately noticed the Slavic ancient of her speech and knew for sure that she was from a ex-soviet state, I was champing at the bit now, and so then I started to slam her hard, real hard, "hey you commie go back Russia, we are capitalist here, go to the left side of the grass, she saying "don’t call me a commie", I replied of course "hey commie that socialist Kerry is just as bad, "dasvadanya babushka" (goodbye grandma), and she just exploded yelling at me, I was afraid she would have a heart attack.
At this point in time, I saw a police car and flagged it down, and like a little tattle tail, told the police she is in my face causing trouble yelling, (while laughing so hard inside). After about 20 minutes of talking to her and me, the officer left. Then I started up again, "Honey you aint worth $3 an hours, how do we outsource you socialists back to commie Russia" you see fans, if someone disrespect me, they will provide negative feedback, as I will not let anyone disrespect me with impunity, and I just went off again and again with the commie pinko stuff, and she got real mad just furious, and so funny to me, and after about 15 more minutes of this back and forth screaming, while the car were honking at me and not her, there were 300 people around watching us, it was the show of the day.
Now that I had a real good crowd, it was time to turn on Kerry. With all eyes upon me, I very loudly said "Kerry's entire persona and career is anti-war/intel/arms and the Islamic crazies want to kill us, and you dems want to put him in charge", "No thank you, I don’t want to see a mushroom cloud over LA", "this socialist over here complains about health care, why does not that SOB Edward give back some of his tens of millions made off insurance companies. A shark is a much nobler animal it only feeds when hungry and not to build empire on the backs of the health care system." and "This Kerry guy is a Farce, can anyone PLEASE anyone give one accomplish of Kerry's over the last 30 years?", "sorry, I am going with the proven leader". Man, it was loud and hot, and I was just going off. The crowd disbursed after my nice little "Speech", and I packed it up and called it a day. I just love it out there, I have so much fun, and like it when it gets HOT!
And now I have a sore throat, (dont go gay on me), from all the yelling. I think next weekend I will try something different, like kissing all of the sweet cute babies with mom and dad at the beach. Hey, does georgewbush.com sell Bush-Cheney diapers?
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Front Line Report 9/17/04 Laguna Beach 6:30am to 7:30am Downtown. I just got back home. I have 1000 copies of the RNC speeches and want to get them out there. So I drove downtown, and there were plenty of throw-away stands that support the local throw away papers, so in the market, gas station, news stand, coffee house, etc., and placed about 20 copies in each. Having coffee at "Dietric's" coffee house, usually occupied with studying students, political activists, chess players, etc, I nurse a large cup wearing by BUSH cap and T-shirt. One guy, who I initially thought was a local crazy, came up me and gave me a flyer about Kerry. As it turns out, the Heinz empire owns 40 foreign corporations, the flyer saying, Kerry is a big out-sourcer paying exploitive wages, and Kerry should shut them all down, if elected. This is great stuff for use during my Main Beach speeches to the passers by.
Coming back home, and entering my small housing track of middle class homes, I saw again a small sign for election of a local counsel member, and this morning I noticed a small kerry-edwards bumper sticker affixed to the upper right corner. So, I planted one of my large BUSH-CHENEY yard sign right next to it. Now, if my Bush-Cheney yard sign mysteriously disappears, its war, and I will go on a rampage, sneaking out at 2am in the morning, combing the city, and trashing any Kerry-Edwards sign I come across. I am already getting pumped up and believe my Bush-Cheney sign wont last 24 hours. Standby!
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Coming back home, and entering my small housing track of middle class homes, I saw again a small sign for election of a local counsel member, and this morning I noticed a small kerry-edwards bumper sticker affixed to the upper right corner. So, I planted one of my large BUSH-CHENEY yard sign right next to it. Now, if my Bush-Cheney yard sign mysteriously disappears, its war, and I will go on a rampage, sneaking out at 2am in the morning, combing the city, and trashing any Kerry-Edwards sign I come across. I am already getting pumped up and believe my Bush-Cheney sign wont last 24 hours. Standby!
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Front Line Report 9/17/04 Laguna Beach 3:30pm to 7:pm Main Beach
The news stand is owned by a liberal, so my RNC speeches copies left in the throw away stand ended up in the trash, this happening three times this day, so next, I will only leave 2 or 3, so that the liberal owner will spend the next six weeks having to remain vigilent, but the afternoon guy, love to had them there for passers by. I have about 10 spots now in downtown where people can get copies of the RNC speeches, "to relive those magical moments". Each fri-sat-sun morn, I will go downtown, drop off speech, and then again replenish in the afternoon before campaigning at main beach. Not as many pedestrians this day walking to the beach of this Friday, with the kiddies back in school, but auto traffic very very heavy this get out of town friday, about 25,000 saw my sign this day, great exposure. I did not notice that all rep drive with head lights on.
When I get flipped-off, I laugh after thrusting violently the three the finger "W" back, jerking it back at them in apparent outrage, its so funny. I also give back the "W" with strong thrusting motion to build excitement, comradary, and a certain personal ackowldgement to the Reps, and we both get a mutual sense of YOU GOT THAT RIGHT!! A guy in a USC cap took a flyer, after which I spontaneously started singing very loudly, "Fight on for O' SC, Fight on for O' SC", where I went to graduate engineering after undergrad engineering Cal Berkerly where at the CAL football stadium I recall filling trojans up with water as water ballons temporarily disposed in a DD bra suitably braced for sling shot targeting trojan band members during the half time show, after each missile roaring as the band members dodged the projectiles, and while screaming, "trojans are disposible", and that why the TV never show the Cal fans.
One guy said he had worked in PR for the GOP for 30 years, and suggested I change my Bush:Hero;Kerry:Farce sign to be only positive. I thought about it for a little, and thought, but negative advertising works, and this Kerry guy is scary and certainly a farce, so, no, the sign stays as is. A lady walking her dog came by, long blonde hair gently flowing in the light wind this lovely day, tall and thin, she had on typical beach gear, sweats and tank top, but don’t get a stiffy just yet, from about 30 yards away I knew something was amiss, her face look very strange, and as she got closer, I saw that her face was just hideous being the product of way to many facelifts, like a day of the walking dead, and upon examining her muscle tone, I realized she was probably about 80 yo trying to look 30 yo, and then I imagined for a second, waking up in bed to find an 80 yo michael jackson laying beside me, and that threw me into complete horror.
Several passers by, this day, as usual, wanted to take pictures of me and their relative standing next to my Bush Box stand with my sign in hand for their photo album, typically inlanders or tourists, no I don’t charge, but want to make their trip to the beach just a little special. One guy from Italy had a video camera so I went off, PROUD Italy is our ally in fight on terrorist! kill em, kill em all, kill em now!!, at the top of my lungs. One dem this day got in my face with his lefty ideology, finishing up with, "you idiot!", to which I replied, "I have two univerity engineering degrees and law degree, how about you?" The silence was deafening. The local wiener dog came by again this day but was in the buff, sometimes you just have to let it all hang out.
Today, I had particular fun with the far side traffic while stop at the light, making eye contact with the driver and thrusting my hand forward, as if to be honking a horn, so as to encourage a reply honk, after which, they usually smiled with a honk, and it was simple good fun.
At the very end of the day, a 15 yo girl, first being a self proclaimed anarchist earlier, came up with a "Bush Sucks" sign having a bomb it in, and stood right next to me, and I told to tell her mom, she did a good job, in sarcasm. She said she had no mom, and feeling a bit sad for this girl, I explained, there is nothing wrong with campaigning and demostrating but try to it with some class, and here, you object to the war, so go try "Bush Kills" instead, you make the point without demeaning yourself. She left five minutes later. As the sun was setting about 7pm I call it a day, the orange sky so beautifully lighting up, in apparent appreciation for a day's hard work. On my return home, and as expected, my Bush yard sign was removed, in less than 24 hours, so pulling a U turn, and went up and removed the kerry sign, tit-for-tat, I say, but trust me, by election time, I will be ahead on that score, and I will keep score, so far, 1-1.
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Front Line Report 9/18/04 Laguna Beach 3:pm to 6:pm Main Beach. It never ceases to amaze me, the extent to which, a passing dem in cars will go show their dislike for my sign and their hate, one hanging out the window to her waste, another actually opening the door and leaning out 1/2 way, both screaming hate bush messages. One passer by said I hate bush, and I repeated over and over, until the light changed, "I hate bush, I hate bush, I hate bush, this is all ya get from the dem, nothing positive about kerry, just I hate, I hate, I hage", I just kept repeating over and over and over, until the light changed. Do you think he got it? I this again to a female pedistrian. There were the boooo..s from some passing cars as well, I would end with "ssshhhh", so that, you get Buuuusshh! in stero.
Next there were the 3 13 yo boys that like to get into my face and demean bush, but I then said, "you guys please stay right here, the cars think you are bush supporters, and that is good for team bush". They hesitated talking anymore. Then I said, "look I $10, go pass out these speeches on the boardwalk", and after some jossling, they did, I got rid of them and passed out some Bush RNC speeches, for a good turn around situation. Next was the Islamic family, and seeing coming, I thought about how I should handle it, knowning the term "Islamic crazies" in used my flyer. Closest one, was a pretty girl, about 20 or so, and I said "Islam Yes, Terrorism No", the saudi new campaign theme, she surprised me, I got a smile and she took the flyer.
And now, from a distance I see the female weiner dog, I thought about it, and sought to find out her name, its Ruby. Ruby came by trouting as usual but was adorned differently. Apparently, yesterday in the buff she was not successful, so today she had on around her neck two pink Hawaiian flower lays, which is doggie code for come get me.
It was getting late, when a snake appeared. A city counsel woman, parking in a red zone and violating city law, like a czariesta, and with cell phone in hand, came up spitting venum and said you have to remove those signs, they are illegal, I responded with "the dems have many yard signs this morning", she reply, "no they don’t", I said "yes they do", (back in school again) and she demanded I remove the signs, and then, in my surprise, she actually pull one out the ground, and that is called tresspass to chattle, a civil tort, a civil wrong. I then said, "go to the PD and file a complaint if you want". But, I then trid to explain that I don’t bother the dems and want her to leave me alone, but she walked away, and I then said loud, I am citizen and want to talk to you and you walk away. I don’t care who she is, she is a dem ideolog and wants its her way. If there is a city ordnance, then neither me nor dems will have signs. An even playing field as I see it.
This counselwoman probably figures I am a loose cannon, and the last thing she needs during an election season is to have a nut out there with a sign reading Ms.Snake violates law and harm citizens, or something like that, we will see what happens. This day, firemen in a passing fire truck waived to me as well as one officers in a cop car. I wrote the chief a letter while back complimenting an officer, I do have allies who may just ignore Ms.Snake.
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Front Line Report 9/19/04 Laguna Beach 10:am to 2:pm Main Beach. Not a day goes by at the beach does not a dem get in face. One guy grabbed the flyer and immediately trashed it, I respond "15 yo's do that". Four young guys try to argue with me about my flyer, not understanding the no spin analysis, whilst a mid age woman kept trying to tell me her opinion by sticking her finger is my chest that I ignored the 1st time, after the 2nd I said please don’t touch me, after the 3rd it was "keep you f*cking fingers off of me", she backed off. I did hear today faint yeahs coming from reps passing by. I got a finger circling the ear crazy sign. Kommie dem lady came by but kept her distance and no sign of that snake councilwoman nor police any supposed "no yard sign on main beach grass".
A Guy and Gal were walking by, she took my flyer, he saying "but Im for Kerry", must have been a first date. A local bum one-legged guy came by to take more stickers, but I say ok, but 4 is enough, I can now always tell when he is around without eye contact, his crutches going kink kink kink as he walks along, kind of like the crocodile in Captain Hook. One guy came up and stated a horse named "George W", in the 9th race, yesterday at the LA fair grounds in Pomona CA, and went off at 50:1 a very very long shot, but WON!, the guy claims he had to put a $2 bet on the horse. Ruby the wiener dog was a no show, must have gotten lucky late last night. While I was not looking, someone stole a pack of W sticky, I got annoy, but not surprised nor angry. Overall an OK day got many thank-you's for being out there.
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Front Line Report 9/24/04 Laguna Beach 3:pm to 6:30pm Main Beach.
It was a light wind day, had fun again, same old stuff, cats calls and honks all day. Last time I played the far side traffic while stopped at the light, making eye contact with the drivers and thrusting my hand forward, as if to be honking a horn, so as to encourage a reply honk, after which, they usually smiled with a honk, and it was simple good fun. This time, when they honked after encouragement, I would jump up and down in excitement with my sign in one hand and three finger "W" sign in the other, both arms up, and smiling, like a newly announced boxer winning the match, both I and driver then having big smiles at each other, so much fun!. I think those smiling were probably disinterested politically, but enjoy the street interaction, while stuck in traffic. Occasionally, I get the shaking head with the finger, and that is still funny to me, as I respond dropping my arms sadly in utter disappointment.
A lady and man came by, and like the first-date couple earlier, she took the flyer while her man try to prevent it. I then relay the story about " A Guy and Gal were walking by, she took my flyer, he saying "but Im for Kerry", must have been a first date.", the lady today ended the story with "yeah, it was probably their last date". Ruby the female wiener dog was again in the buff while j-walking this day, attempting not to get noticed by the local dog catcher. A Bush guy from San Francisco just could not believe a Cal-Berkeley Grad, Lawyer, in gay Laguna Beach, in liberal California would be campaigning for Bush at Main Beach, being so brave.
Police told me to remove the Bush yard signs, this must be a reaction from the city councilwoman snake who attacked last week. I complied, but later went to PD to get copy of ordnance from the watch commander, but again, it was either the wrong code, or inapplicable due to the exception for religious or political messages. Tomorrow I will put back up the sign, and request the officer to recite a specific code, which they would have to do in order to enforce the code anyway. But who would bail me out, certainly not the commie pinko or councilwoman or the cat calling gang of thugs. However, thinking that yard sign may be prohibited, I gave out another this day, down to only 3 from the original 7.
I gave out many W-04 bumper stickers, and many Buttons, have enough for now, with another package to come before next weekend. A lady from the OCGOP sent her husband down to give me registration forms so I can now register voters, and yes I would register Reps, Dems and Independents, as that is fair, but pushing the free bush stuff upon them all, of course. Only one independent registered today, though. The husband relayed to me that he remembered the famous deceased local bum named "Larsen" affectionately called the "greeter" who used to stand on a corner waiving to cars passing by, greeting them as they drove by, and did so, in the same spot for over 20 years, there is a now a bronze statue of him near the spot, along with his foot prints in the cement, and has become part of the local lore. Had a good day, no real problems, with lots of hand shakes for the rep faithful.
After campaigning, I sometimes go across the street to Johnny Rockets, and get a hamburger, for my B-16 fix, as I only eat fruits, grains, vegetables, and foul or fish at home, keeping the cholesterol low. One guy works there is a rep and admires me for my campaigning. I always order the usual, hamburger, fries and chocolate shake, my little treat for a hard day's work. This day, the tab only had $4 for only the shake, and so I left the usual $15 in case this guy wants to pocket the change.
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Front Line Report 9/25/04 Laguna Beach 3:pm to 6:pm Main Beach
It was nice day at Beach. The cop on beat, my good buddy, said I had to remove the signs stuck in the grass, and said he could cite me the city ordnance, and I pulled them out. He then said, stick one in your brief case, a good suggestion, I use a brief case to carry my W stuff, so that now I have only one Bush/Cheney visible yard sign, but not stuck in the ground. Later this day, the other officer came up and said, the ban also extends to tables, and that the Dem tables on Saturday morning, when I am not there, had to be removed and well as all of their yards signs. This was great, I know they have allot the peace stuff laid out on tables and many yard signs and flags stuck in the ground, all now prohibited, whereas, I have my quadra side sign box, used as a stand or table, and one yard sign still visible.
Later during the day, I gave out my two other yard signs for Reps promising to use it, so I am left now with one yard sign, stuck in by brief case for all to see. I consider this a victory for team Bush. The dogs were out this day, two getting into it, growling viciously at teach other in a brief skirmish while passing each other in the cross-walk, I exclaimed loudly, one is a dem and the other a rep, and people laugh, two seconds later, a very little dog on grass just went off barking in response, to which I responded, definitely a dem, and the people around roared again. Sinorita Ruby, the canine wiener dog, was styling this day in a Spanish red and yellow wool-nit dress hemmed with a line doily liner.
Twice this day, a car stopped right in front of me stuck in the intersection, waiting for pedestrian to walk across the cross walk, with their window down, I gave the honk horn motion, and after realizing I was for Bush, they just blasted repeatedly their horn as if just married, some drivers apparently drive with blinders on, not even realizing I am even there next to the side walk.
The gays were out this fine day as well. One thing is for sure, most gay dems can speak well, as if they have hair-lips, as they have trouble pronunciating our beloved president's last name, most forgetting the ssshhhh sound at the end, they saying booooo, and I of course finish with an ssshhh sound, so its BOOOO-SSSHHH in stereo for all to hear. Other dems replace the ending sh sound with an lllll sound at the end. They must have been gay for to long of time, all now having trouble with correct oral pronunciation. And then there also are the rep log cabin gays, who put an sssss sound in front of challenger's last name, but voting for the gunslinger, I will let them slide. So, I guess the gay vote will be split this year, about the upper lips, apparently all the gays proving their bravado running with booooo-lllll-sssss juxtaposed those cowardly Spaniards.
A guy from Italy came up and said, he was proud Italy is supporting US in war on terror, I said, I am proud US is supporting Italy in the war on terror, we are all in this together. As he walked away across the crosswalk, I exclaimed, American is proud of Italy, our great ally, so he and all can hear. Bush buttons were flying off the stand this day, and couple times, I saying out loud to the crowd, many of whom are dems of course, "come get your Bush Buttons, cant really celebrate the Nov Bush victory without your Bush button!" You just know the dem cringe hearing that. Heretofore, never hearing anyone speak of Nader, two different guys said, Im for Nader, though Nader will not even be on the California ballet.
One dem lady, after seeing my sign, shielded her eyes so she would not have to look as such blasphemy, Bush:Hero; Kerry:Farce. One guy, came up asking incoherent questions, I tried to figure it out, but could not, but then he said he talks with bush each week on the phone, I knew I had better get away from this guy, and walking away, he followed me, now its serious. I reached the sand 30 yards away at one point, exclaiming, "look out all, we got crazy, he talks with bush each week", then I start singing "he he ha ha to funny farm you should go" from that 60s Dr. demento type songs, then followed that up with, "hello motha, hello fatha, here we are at, camp granada", again inferring insanity. There is now usually a group of bums that are amused by my actions, laying on the grass 10 yards away, and they roar at times, such as, my response to this crazy, and others, such as, a dem yelling "Bush is a killer", I responding, "Bush the Protector!".
An old couple came up and said they were dems voting for bush, out loud I exclaim, "nothing wrong with being dem, US needs both dems and reps like child need both a mom and a dad, and nothing wrong with both rep and dems voting for Bush", trying to show that this Californian is not locked into any party or ideology, but just that Bush must be reelected. Today, facing passing cars, and to relieve standing leg stress, I did toe raisers, bouncing on and off by heels in a fixed location, excising my sore calf muscles, while building excitement attracting attention to get more horn honks, and something I would stick one leg out to the side, so my standing body would appear to be at a slight slant as if reaching for the stars, again to attract attention and build excitement.
Got allot of horn honks this day, and it seems that now there are way more Bush supporters, as momentum builds. One poll has California down only -5%, and that is within reach, while I am telling people, I promise to bring CA into the Bush fold. Fun day, allot going on.
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Front Line Report 9/26/04 Laguna Beach 10:am to 2:pm Main Beach
Overcast day this at the beach, the first three hours, but burned off. Definitely getting way more Rep honks, than dem cat calls, must be because Bush is up in the polls. I noticed that Team Bush is still putting on allot of TV and cable Ads in CA, this is heartening for guys like me, so no one is throwing in the towel in CA, one poll has CA down only 5%, and I promise all the reps, I will bring CA into camp Bush. I have found that simple greetings like, "good morning", "congrats" to moms and dads with new borns, "good luck" to pregnant women, "What Up" to the young, "Hi pretty girl", get more people to take my flyer. Many Reps coming back saying they love it, it was great.
On female jew jogger try to put her dem ideology on me, I told to go talk with Ed Koch. One Navy CB guy back from Iraq, said he is a registered dem, but voting Bush, he has it right in Iraq. When I see anyone with an NY cap on, I start singing out loud NY NY "Start spreading the news, Im winning this town, Bush is making a new start of it, Bush will win", they love it. One waitress, pony tail, cumberbun pouch, always comes by, but this day I said, "you never take a flyer", but this day finally did. I enjoy checking out all the different sized people and their respective dress, there are all kinds out there, especially the chicks in hot bikinis. One lady in car started clapping at my sign, but then immediately put her hand over her husband's mouth, about to yell a cat call. Ruby was in the buff again, out on the hunt again.
A Hindu guy, came up and started getting very intellectual with me about who to vote for, he started out with 7 trillion fish, 9 trillion birds, and man thinks he is great. I tried to focus him in on Bush will protect us, but after getting into an infinitesimal singularity starting the universe, it was time to say "have good day". A lady with two dogs came up to get Bush buttons, I asked if the two dogs were reps, she said the dark dog was named HANITY, who was waging his tail at me, and then she said the light dog was named COLMES, who immediately squated and pi$$ed right in front of my Bush Box stand. The Kommie lady came up again, on Sundays, at 1:30, and I told her to come at 2pm when I leave, and she can have the whole place to herself.
Also, a couple of times I again stated out loud, get your Bush buttons here, cant enjoy the Bush Nov victory without your bush button on. One guy came up and asked if I would like him to pass them out, I said no, because the dem would take it and throw it in the trash. Got another Nader supporter today. Another dem, took a flyer and tore it up and threw it away, without reading it, I respond quickly, 15 yo's do that. I again stated out loud, get you bush button here, cant enjoy Bush Nov victory without your bush button. One guy, came up and asked if would like me to pass them out, I said no, because the dem would take it and throw it in the trash. Got another nader support today. Another dem, took a flyer and tore it up and threw it away, without reading it, i respond, 15 yo to that. Good day, passed out many flyers and buttons.
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Front Line Report 10/01/04 Laguna Beach 3pm to 6:30pm Main Beach The box stand with Bush is Godly man, Kerry is girly man, was moved closer to the trash can corner, and the brief case having sporting 1 bush sign, was placed by the sidewalk, so I am confined within a small triangular grass area. A couple asked me about the debate, and I said, heard it all before, a toss up, and that is a bush victory. I definitely have noticed more Bush honks than dem cat calls, either liberals in Laguna Beach are getting used to the crazy bush supporter or they are losing heart. Two guys, one wearing hat other a bush cap I gave him cross the street, I asked, where are the bush buttons, and like synchronized swimmers, they both turn around, and one button was on the back of the hat and another on the back of the cap. South county Team Bush coordinator called, and say I could come by and pick up free Bush stickers to pass out.
One lady asked for a bush sticker so she could put it over a Kerry sign on her neighbor's lawn. One dem called me a sinful thing this day, a "Bush Lover", and that just crushed me. Believe it or not, I actually got a loud screaming cat call from a Bush supporter today, who screamed "Kerry is a Liar!". A dem granny in dark sunglasses gave me a thumbs down while sticking her tough out at me. One dem gal kept waving me off, like go away, from in her car, with the window down, and did not stop, as see waited for pedestrian to cross, I kept saying, come get it, Bush buttons and Stickers, they are free, it was funny, as obviously she would not. A good day again, sun setting a bit earlier now, but beautiful as usual.
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Front Line Report 10/02/04 Laguna Beach 3pm to 6:pm Main Beach
There was a huge dance stage built and beautifully dressed synchronized dancers were performing with huge crowds around first two hours and passed out allot of flyers. One old lady walking by stuck her tough out at me. Why is it only the grannies? I could have fun with the younger girls doing so. But then when a pretty young girl said "shave bush", I choked. Got another Rep cat call "Kerry Sucks". Two guys flipping me, one hand out the window, and steady for a couple of minutes, seemed longer, while stuck right in front of me waiting for pedestrians to pass, I jerking the three fingers back 10 feet away, kind of like boys in the gym playing swords fights.
Today's theme yelled out loud a few times, "This election we have the flimflamman and the gun slinger, I go with the gun slinger, I don’t want a mushroom cloud over LA". A car drove by, husband giving me the thumbs down, while wife sat shotgun with a little yorkie hanging out the window, I went "ruff ruff" at the yorkie, and that little yorkie just went absolutely ballistic, "bark bark bark" all the way down the street, and vicious too, must be a registered dem! One guy, after reading my flyer, came back and ask for many more to give to friends, I gave him 50. Gave out allot of buttons and stickers. Good day again, way more reps honking at me, these days.
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Front Line Report 10/03/04 Laguna Beach 9:30a to 1:pm Main Beach
Nice day at the beach. One lady shotgun gave thumbs up and had little dog on lap trying to lean on the car window and paw slipping on the window as if waving at me. Dad and young girl came and got buttons, she had a book "M Moore is a stupid fat white man". Local crazy yelled "vote for god"! I came back with, don’t worry Bush will protect you. A party DJ and another guy came back and got 50 flyers for passing out to friends. Two lesbos came by in hat and tank top, the bull had printed on her tank top, "Dickie" in front and "girl" in back. A couple reps came by, she had a body like a male weight lifter, acted female, gunglasses, couldnt really be sure. Buttons are all gone. Dems try to argue my flyer of Bush's concrete result, but could not get off their "those aint good enough" spin. Had a good day.
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Front Line Report 10/5/04. 3:30pm to 3:40pm Laguna Canyon Highway. I went by a local Republican Headquarters and picked up some bumper stickers and about 30 "VIVA BUSH" posters. Coming into Laguna Beach you go through a strech of highway between rolling hills, then through big bend in a short steep canyon, to exit out into downtown laguan beach. The highway stretch has telephone poles, and for about 4 miles, I stapled gunned the "viva bush" posters about every other telephone pole, so that, after a bad day at work, the dems will see 15 bush posters BUSH BUSH BUSH BUSH ... on their way home. I LOVE IT!!!! I don’t think they will last 48 hours before some dem take them down.
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Front Line Report 10/10/04 Laguna Beach 8:30a to 1:pm Main Beach
Not much happened. One guy flipped me off, I gave him back the three fingers, and we both smile as the conclusion of the skermish. One dem pitched his nose as driving by. One guy said, I was in Vietnam and Kerry is a liar. One guy said, Bush is a "wanker", have no idea what that means. Guy on a motorcycle honk with a thumbs up, while his gal on back gave me a thumbs down. One guy said I should my Bush:Hero;Kerry:Farce sign to read Kerry:Fart. It was a nice day. Gave out my remaining yard signs, save one. The 30 Viva-Bush signs I stapled gun on the telephones poles on Laguna Canyon Highway were taken down in less that 48 hours.
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Front Line Report 10/17/04 Laguna Beach 9:am to 1:pm Main Beach
Rain night before, so figure I had better up on the "uniform", so this day, dress in a Civil War Major General uniform campaigning for Bush. Of course I got allot of attention, many more reps with honks and thumbs up, than the very few dem cat calls. With election fast approaching, I was pushing my remaining bumper stickers and now only have a few left. So today's theme was "nice bumper". One lady said, I have no car and no bumper, I said, I don’t think so, honey you have a nice bumper. Many people were coming by just to photograph me in my uniform. Good day again. I had my camera and took a few pics and will try to have QPY post them on the web.
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Front Line Report 10/22/04 Laguna Beach 9:30a to 1:pm Main Beach Nice day at the beach in my uniform. I like so much the many many car drivers simply grining ear to ear look at me. Way more rep honks and thumbs up than dems cat calls and thumbs down. Passed out the last of my bumper stickers, only have a few RNC speeches left, but still have plenty of flyers that are going quickly as well. One old timer dem came up, this guy was 80, hunched back and could barely walk, but managed to call me and bush every volgar name you could imagine. I responded with at your age, you should have grace and dignity rather than demeaning yourself. Allot of people wanted to take pictures of me with a friend as usual. Have not seen ruby for a while, must be out shopping for fall outfits. But had a good time.
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This message was edited by DerrickMReid on 11-10-07 @ 10:18 AM
Out there in the Major General uniform and got allot of smiles and horn honks, only a couple of cat calls, as I salute both sides. But it was a usual time campaigning. Some young ones, one with pink wig came up and got into the stem-cell and gay marriage issues with me. They started campaigning for "Pedro" who I guess is a local school board member. Other than that, same old stuff, and had fun. Today I kept yelling four more days for more years. But other than that, not much happened. Beautiful orange sunset with San Clemente Island in the off distance over the channel waters, just stunning.
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An experience I will never forget.
I felt vindicated in large measure, enduring the insults day after day, when Bush got elected, and in my view, a very good thing, over all.
I hope some enjoyed it.
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Yeah, I know, you all dont sign off on the neocon globalization. I got that, you all would preserve the status quo, so long as it pushes gold higher.
So, you all are stuck between a rock and hard place, dont want any BUSH and the neocon success along the lines of integrating yet another GAP country into the CORE, and the hoped for violence raising geopolitical instability raising gold in your greed
Feeling a little conflicted? Come on, fess up.
But, I am reminded this day, in Burma, where righteous monks (yeah I know you all hate the righteous far-right) and freedom seeking citizens are marching in protest to a ruling junta, (in this democracy century).
My question, is, if the junta conceeds power, will you all poo-poo it, as a meaningless advancement towards our democracy century.
The implications of this in my view are astounding, not in Burma per se, but the region, and that means CHINA. China is very concerned about this, the spill over effect.
No matter how much you object to it, this fixed sized earth and human desires for freedom and self-determination, renders democracy century a done deal, less you deny 3000 years of cultural evolution and undeniable reason
Surely the neocons place themselve in a righteous role, to save the world form trireny, and will use all means available to civilized this world, whether they like it or not. Yes, that means Iran is on the hit list, and it is only a matter of time before the blockade.
In order to project such vast power, the dollar has been made fiat, printed enmass, and will continue to project the dollar, even to its ruination, as is apparent to all.
Many nations will follow suit with monetary inflation, such that relative to each, not much change, but relative to worth, they are all going down, trying to keep up with the US jones.
I bougth french fries today at johnie rocket for 3$, can you believe that!!!!! FRN is freaking trash.
As the global confluence become perfected, and the need to war decreases (everyone is on the same team, "dont screw with my trade routes and dont bomb my customers", as gap countries join the core, the need to project power through fiat become less.
At some point, with war replaced primary by trade wars, nations will cry unfair competition through the use of fiat money, being deflated in value by any countries deflating UNILATERAL practices, and all will seek a medium of exchange that all can agree upon, and that means only Gold/silver.
While replacing War and Fiat with Trade and Gold may not be an intended result, it seems to me, that there is no other course of human interaction possible in the out years.
What we are witnessing these days, is the winding down of the global confluence, a done deal, (newk wars will never happen, neocons can declare victory) and just like Iraq, Iran and Burma are considered a done deal, and they will all join the core. Its just a matter of time remaining. The trade wars have already started heating up, congress to scantion China, Microsoft in the EU, are early symptoms of the trade wars.
I do not claim that this is intended, just a natural projection of human cultural evolution. No one has suggested to my knowledge this senerio, but I know of no other possible realistic outcome.
Like it or not, in a fixed sized earth, we will learn to get along during the trade wars using gold as the standard medium, coming to an exchange near you, between 2025-35.
If you think about it, gold is money, and all fiat is relative to it, gold is king, even when claiming the dollar is the world reserve currency, but not for long.
While gold may become equal to 1,000,000/oz, that is just a number, the real worth is what would gold be worth set by service/goods sold/bought. While they are historical "worth" of gold in the number of asses some roman soldier could buy, it comes down to the amount of gold in circulation chasing goods/services, and as such, the NWO will have a gold value buying many more asses, based on supply/demand. In current terms, FRN value today, gold could be worth 135,000/oz in present value, for example.
Those who have gold now from the get go of this rapidly increase relic, will experience not only the quid pro quo increase relative to fiat in the out years, but initially, those with gold will see the value worth of one oz increase dramatically in value and worth say from present value 750 to 135,000/oz. Mine shares, where miners are the true bullion banks of the future with also experience a rapid increase in real value, no doubt to be confiscated and taxed by all governments in the outyears. Those countries with allot of mines, will dominate like the oil kingdoms of the present day, in large measure.
Earning gold 30 years from now will give worth, but that worth is based upon the number of oz and the number of people chasing goods/services. In the out years, a silver dollar will be a dollar once again, buying allot more than ancient times, as there is simply not much oz Au/Ag per person. A million dollar home could sell for an oz of gold, for example. Those who have gold/silver/shares now and hold will be wealthy, in relative terms, to those who have little gold. 5 billion oz and 6 billion people, that is about 1 oz per person. 1000 oz of gold would really be a personal treasure, 1,000,000,000, in present value, in the outyears.
Wishful thinking, dream, or based in reasoned, take your pick, but that is how I see it going down, for what its worth, 2ct or 1oz, or 1,000,000,000$.
Hence, the reason why I dont place blame as much as you all do, as I see it as simply natural course of financial metamorphism.
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If your Confluence Men hope to control the world for the betterment of all us noble savages, and since fiat won't make it, in your opinion, then this "Crew" of yours had better stop selling off the bullion, no?
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I dont know if the US has actually sold any ft knox bullion, so cant even assume the basis of your comment. Europe, well, I dont think the EU is a hotbed of neoconservatism, is it. Probably "confluence men" are US power players.
Control, that was not my word. Why bother answering question, if the first thing out is a mischaracterization. no matter, that's expected.
However, if you dont control an arrant child, it would end up in prison, eventually. So, when children are bad, got to spank with the rod, and teach them some manners. Had Saddam been nice, had Afgahnistan had no terriorists, would US troops be there? I dont think so, how about you. I suspect you would claim we would be there anyway.
But that kind of logic (they hit us and we hit back, simplicity) is outside your CT perspective, as I assume, you would say that the US action would cause their relatiation, (sorry I forgot, US planned 9/11, no doubt Bush wanted to take out the NY times, but missed, and so blames it on terrorists --and you all call him dumb), so all bad behaviour is the US fault, so as to prove your evil america perspective. So there you go, with such differing prepective, there is no common ground, is there? We can not even get off square one, to frame any question.
you can spin the truth, but not me. But dont spin to hard, you may do a 180. Bush planned 9/11. The islamofacists are freedom fighters. Insurgents are freedom fighters. US foreign policy caused hatred leading to 9/11. Simply amazing, the dextarity, being able to bite oneself in the tail. 100 years, people would pay a dime to see the freak show, now it costs $200/year for a private showing.
ROFLMFAO!!!
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Hey D, your Confluence Men are most certainly westerners, no?
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Almost exclusively Americans, would be my best quess, but what do I know, (dont answer that) have not heard much of it from the EU, dont mean it aint there though. Many Brits, and possibly some French, I suppose, but really not sure. Any poles taken lately.
They may raise their heads in support to the US, (the main big global cop), not based upon ideology but merely self-interest. I do believe there is a click in the US that is specific of neocon type of which I speak.
Maybe as I use the term, there is only one lone wolf.
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That is because, I did not even, (and perhaps still dont), know what a neocon is, PNAC was mention. Then gave the world, my 2ct, I was called a neocon and PNAC groupy, and assumed, I was one. This "philosophy" came to me is various ways, in thinking about things, and the Core-Gap analysi seem to fit just right, and I hence used that terminology.
You tell me, labels are not important.
Some have called me that evil thing, a neocon, and I guess Im one, though never intended to be one. I cant recall ever reading a definition OR ANY piece in what or who are the neocons.
In going to Russia many times, starting in 2001, and talking with russians and getting their prespective, that started me to think about the world. I realized that the US has been OUT THERE, WWI, WWII, korea, vietnam, cold war, gulf I, and realized the US is the main gig, civlizing this screwed up world, but why, and anchored it on the morality play of the US and the fixed sized earth, and relized there is a confluence under way, and determined that it was a good thing, as well as being inevitable. (nice, when nearly complete, was not much of a leap).
Once I got the human cultural evolution thing squared in my mind, I started thinking in terms of that projection in relation to bullion, and tried to think it through by myself, Looking at the FRN, and realized how degrading it robs peoples, and then realized, the foreign forex are not immuned as well, and then figured out that FRN could be use to project power while effectively making the rest of the world "pony up".
then, I specifically looked at bullion, and realized the whole world is ponzi-game with the fiat, and realized they all are trying to keep up with the US jones, and thought, that can not last forever.
then the realization that the confluence is nearly complete, so why war, and if no war, why degrade frn for power projection, and then realized that if all countries can unilaterally manipulate fiat, someone is going to get cheated or at least think so, and the only way to prevent that is a return to real money.
Then I came to the conclusion that war and frn will be replace by trade and gold, expecially realized with the China Russia India Brazil on a terror in world trade.
Next I projected it out, and came up with a 2035 figure with china become democratic by then.
I did not read a book and say, yeap that's right,
This philosophy was home grown over a period of about 5 years thinking about it all, and that becomes obvious in reviewing my writings.
It is funny when you say I adopted "their" play book, when, as I see it, they adopted mine.
simple as that, the progression.
who really knows if I am right, its merely, my best personal estimate from a life of experiences, and no more.
If you go back to my original rant, global confluence, it was political. FRN/bullion not mentioned.
I jump into gold 2000 at 270, completely unaware of the bullion business, but watched it climb. and in 05, started thinking something is up. and projected a 2750/oz by 2010 on ta only.
then reading at bullion desk, I come across some wacko-nut case named Murphy, and wrote him a letter asking where did the gold go, he responded sold/leased/swapped, and that started the bullion analysis, as best I could. I have learned allot, thanks to the cafe about bullion.
and wrote about the FRN collaspe re bullion, in my first dec 05 piece here.
Now my then thinking is bi-currency world, and asked murphy who produces coins ready to hit the ground, he told me to research it myself, and i did, and came up the bi-currency world bit, and the bi-currency world without the dooms days. in early 06.
by late 06, I was on the projection of the return to gold standard internationally, and made the projections out to 2035, with the political stuff as well.
ITs all me, using my brain, as best I can.
Am I right, who knows.
I do see how most of you could be really pisst about the power trip in DC, the power trip is very obvious ot me (the evil aspect, well that the judgment call), and I respect you all for it, even though I disagree in large measure, as we need you guys, we really do, to keep the power boys on their toes, and to that, really do thank you all, for being here and there, even though I dont agree with allot of it.
it would be great, if a spell checker was here, as I am terrible at spelling, INGINEER!!!
Ok Son, you got that expert marksman badge, and I am proud, so, you are going back for a second tour, ok,
But Dear Son, let me tell you:
A) Keep your head down, (nope)
B) stay in the rear with the gear, (nope)
C) Mind the rules of engagement (nope)
D) Do your duty to God and Country (nope)
E) Go save Pvt Ryan, (nope)
F) 5K$ per head shot, (YEAP)!!!!
I hope he earns a downpaymentThe head shot thing, yes, I sleep very well at night thank you. I got no problem executing captured terrorists with the head shot, right there on the spot, or any insurgent that slaughters the innocence with terror bombs. No sympathy whatsoever. Absolutely no shame, guilt, or concern.
It seems that soldiers are different these days, in a sense that its more than just macho charge the hill upon command, they seems like calculating exterminators, planning the moves, using comm, rules of engagements, tactical superiority, "cultural sensitivity", and dont think the mental distress is as great due to a reduction in casualty rate, I mean, a big difference between one here one there, as compare to the relative mass slaughter in WWII, or the trenches of WWI. War are more expensive, high tech, a thinking-soldier's battle, superior logistics, and comfy stations, tour rotations, big difference in casualty rates, etc.
You all get to a fever pitch about soldiers dying, yet 3000 civies bite the dust, (and you dont want to make to big a fuss of 9/11 deaths as it might cause people to back the president and raise the war cry), and you dont even want to fight back, cowards, to make sure it dont happen again, indicating a lack of real concern for your fellow citizens, the difference of course between the two, is that your concern depends on the political slant as to the evil dictators in DC, dont it. Hypocrites, Ha!
Iam not concerned about him coming back as a "killer", not one little bit. He is on all fours, only hoping he comes back on both feet.
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Two sides to every war, I agree, friendlies and Enemies, so, which side are you on?
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All friendlies please do send me a private email, to join the right-wing conspiracy.
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IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T APPEASE — CRY, CRY AGAIN
April 4, 2007, Ann Coulter <--- Cafe Political Consultant
In light of the increasing noise from the fifth column in America, it is a serious question whether President Bush would have the will to deploy military force even to stop a deadly serious threat to the United States.
I'm speaking, of course, of Darfur.
Saddam's barbaric rape rooms, chemical attacks and torture — those, liberals could live with. But now they want us to send troops to Darfur, a country from which no one anticipates terrorism anytime in the next millennium. If you're looking for a good definition of "no imminent threat," Darfur is it. The climate change "emergency," set to start taking effect sometime during the next century, is a more imminent threat to the United States than Darfur.
These people can't even wrap up genocide. We've been hearing about this slaughter in Darfur forever — and they still haven't finished. The aggressors are moving like termites across that country. It's like genocide by committee. Who's running this holocaust in Darfur, FEMA?
This is truly a war in which we have absolutely no interest. But liberals want our boys to go fight scimitar-wielding dervishes. While the Democrats hold pointless hearings into what George Bush had for breakfast, Republicans should pass a law prohibiting liberals from mentioning Darfur until Horace Mann and Dalton are prepared to put up a battalion.
So no, Darfur is not the threat I was imagining.
I haven't even told you what that threat is — though a hostage-taking, Holocaust-denying lunatic who doesn't own a necktie but is within two years of having a nuclear bomb comes to mind. You can already hear Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi saying, "If the Democrats were in charge, the use of military force wouldn't be necessary because we'd constructively engage them and appease their stated desire to kill us."
Damn that Bush! He's made people who hate our guts not like us.
In uplifting thought No. 57 about the war, liberals keep telling us that Iraqis are genetically indisposed to freedom, which I would characterize as the hard bigotry of low expectations. On this week, let us remember the message of Passover is that freedom doesn't come easy.
Moses had to grab Jews by the scruff of their necks and drag them to the desert for 40 years to get a generation capable of living in freedom — and even then the Jews were complaining about it being too drafty. The first "stiff-necked" generation didn't even want to leave Egyptian captivity.
Once free, they complained about the food, which apparently compared unfavorably to the food back in Egypt. Kind of reminds you of liberals talking about Saddam's rape rooms.
Even in the desert, the Jews would not stop with the golden calves. God nearly let the whole lot of them perish in the desert, he was so angry about their idolatrous ways. Only when he had a new generation, born in freedom, that didn't complain about the food, did he lead them to the promised land. For you liberals still reading, this is all extensively covered in a book known as the "Bible."
(Also this week, we celebrate a fast-track to freedom that doesn't require 40 years in the desert, but as I recall, the suggestion that we convert Muslims to Christianity was shot down early on in this war.)
If you want a shorter rebuilding process, then we're going to have to wage less humane wars. The enemy — as well as innocent civilians — must be bombed into quivering terror. Otherwise, we displace aggression but don't destroy it.
Americans are weaker for having seen that kind of carnage in World War II. Recall that the Worst Generation was raised by the Greatest Generation. That tells you how awful war is. The Greatest Generation was so exhausted by the war, it didn't have the spine to stand up to pot-smoking, draft-dodging hippies occupying administration buildings. But enough about Bill Clinton. If we're going to have humane wars, they are going to take a little bit longer.
That wouldn't be so bad, except that it gives fifth columnists more time to demoralize Americans and convince them that we are losing a war in the paramount struggle of our time.
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CAUTION, the following is an honest appraisal of the hatchett job PC loons do on our honorable soldiers fighting a noble war to protect us, and may not be suitable for young viewers, so you may want to turn the channel now.
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Military Justice: Two Green Berets Are Exonerated
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
By Bill O'Reilly
As we reported last week, Captain David Staffel and Master Sergeant Troy Anderson shot and killed a wanted terrorist in Afghanistan and were hammered for doing so. Even though two separate investigations in the Afghan theatre clearly stated the Green Berets effectively did their duty, General Francis Kearney took the investigation back to Fort Bragg, where the men had to endure embarrassing allegations.
Now the men have been found not guilty of anything by the commander of the special forces. So the case is closed. General Kearney, however, should publicly apologize to the men.
The original allegations were carried by The New York Times, but the acquittal was not. The Times should run an extensive article tomorrow, so their readers will know that these Green Berets are patriots, not criminals. And the Army itself should immediately promote both men and reimburse any legal expense incurred by them.
Political correctness within the Armed Forces is simply not acceptable when our troops are making so many sacrifices for this nation.
Now the following comments are directed to all American military people watching me right now: We have got your backs here on "The Factor." We believe, and most Americans agree, that you are performing vital, noble work under very difficult circumstances. Any organization, including the military itself, that treats you unfairly will be challenged by us. We fully recognize that you've been smeared at times by media that hate President Bush so much, they're willing to use you to cast a negative light on him. Again, that is unacceptable and we have pounded those who have done that, including some newspapers and NBC News.
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Now these are not threats. They are promises. The vast majority of Americans, no matter what their political beliefs, understand the great sacrifice the military is making in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other foreign places. The War on Terror may be denied by the far left, but clear thinking Americans understand the danger and know that the military and our intelligence services are the ones protecting us from that danger. Enough's enough with the political nonsense. All American troops are entitled to fair play. And this broadcast will make sure they get it.
And that's "The Memo."
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I am sure glad Bill is out there, respecting your boys on the front line, warning us all of the dangers of islamofacism (as if 9/11 was not enough), looking out for children being preyed upon, going after the smear merchants, and sticking up for wholesome famility and religious values. Mr. O is the man.
This message was edited by DerrickMReid on 11-13-07 @ 6:33 PM
At the beginning of the "front line reports", I suggested you skip it if you have a hate-bush far-left orientation. You should follow my advice. But I did run it by the Ann Coulter gang, and they just roared, really loved it, so your reaction is obviously based upon your orientation. How predictable. You are too easy. Try getting outside of yourself, and take another look at your belief systems vis-a-vis the world, that is, keep an open mind. Try it.
In Midas, Peter Brimlow (sp) indicating that Midas' followers are far out group of "RADICALS", (that is known on the street are far-out conspiracy theory LOONS, by the by). My analysis is very consistent with the MANIPULATION theory, I explain all, in detail HOW AND WHY that MANIPULATION fits into the NEOCON mantra and how BOTH are affecting the PM-geo-econ-political states of affair about the world, COMPREHENSIVELY, and it is rational in total, and predicts successfully, step by step what is happening. No other theory by anyone that I have seen, has been able to put it all together and to explain it all, COMPREHESIVELY with predictable results, time and time again. No other place in this WHOLE WORLD, have I seen anyone tie it ALL together, rationally like this, but here in the CAFE.
Am I not allow ONE thread? As you can see, im putting it all only here. Are you just spewing? Probably so. Mindless degradation. OK you are entitled. But, lets see if you put your money where your mouth is. So, I am calling you on that, cut me the check, and I am gone. So, are you man of your word, or was that just just mindless pewing? Do tell us all, man or mouse?
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In connection with China and bullion, one member recently wrote:
just love it. wish i had more cash. oh, i have. the aussie keeps buying more and more of the usd. pity my shares are in usd. that means less cash. catch 22
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Another Wrote:
sure hope you're right. i've had this stock for so long with it going nowheresville. never could dump it though.
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Another Wrote:
Derrick, yes you are riding the strong Cdn loonie up. Even if your TSX stock doesn't move, you bought it when the USD was stronger than the loonie. Now the loonie is worth more than the USD, so selling for the same loonie price as you paid for it nets you more of those weakening US FRN's.(trade costs not figured in here). Good move, so long as you are not planning any overseas trips. Keep those geopolitical missives coming (provided you don't mention Ann Coulter!)
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Previously I call for a vote, and only few were bold enough to vote, though did not reach the required 6 members necessary, so, there ya go.
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So do tell, man or mouse?
I hereby agree that upon receipt of 5K check, I will cancel membership indefinitely.
hhhmmmm, so lets verify my insanity just one more time, and permit me to make the call, yet again.
hhhmmmm ............ MOUSE!!! ROFLMAO
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Mike, if he really does cuts you the check, I hereby agree not to challege your banishment. MIKE take the doe!!! and be smart about it. However, I guessing you will end up with only stinky cheese.
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Come on, that was unnecessary. Please kindly delete your post, and I will delete this one, OK?
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FROM ABOVE:
I cant believe Midas posted this, hhhmmmmm, maybe Midas is a closet neo-con PNAC groupie??? nnnaaaa
More probably, needed some real-money talk to fill up the appendix today.
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Bill,
I wanted to personally thank you for posting my "Walking Liberty is Real Money" Le Patron memo as well as the rebuttal criticism thereof, showing your confidence in me to willingly accept criticism of my perspective, and showing a willingness to post an opposing view in your column, being graciously fair to all, including a lone wolf. This put you head and shoulders above most, in my book, over those who will not even seriously consider an opposing view.
Thanks Much. Derrick
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Lieberman: ME atomic programs 'apocalyptic'
By YAAKOV KATZ
Egyptian and Saudi Arabian intentions to begin or revive their nuclear programs in the face of Iran's continued race toward nuclear power present an "apocalyptic scenario" for Israel as well as for the rest of the world, Strategic Affairs Minister Avigdor Lieberman told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday.
Strategic Affairs Minister Avigdor Lieberman.
Photo: Ariel Jerozolimski
Lieberman's remarks came a week after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced a decision to restart his country's nuclear program. On Wednesday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced that his country had begun operating 3,000 centrifuges for the enrichment of uranium.
"If Egypt and Saudi Arabia begin nuclear programs, this can bring an apocalyptic scenario upon us," Lieberman told the Post. "Their intentions should be taken seriously and the declarations being made now are to prepare the world for when they decide to actually do it."
Lieberman also said Pakistan was a major threat to Israel due to the political instability there and the fact that the country had "missiles, nuclear weapons and a proven capability."
"We hope there will be stability and the [Pakistani] nuclear weapons won't fall into radical hands," he said. "If the Taliban or [al-Qaida leader Osama] bin Laden get control [of Pakistan] they will have nuclear weapons for terror use and they don't hide their opinions about Israel."
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On another front, Adrian Ash, posted at gold eagle
http://www.gold-eagle.com/editorials_05/ash111007.html
Confirms again that the "trade wars" as I have often predicted, as replacing war, is heating up.
Thanks Adrian.
THE FRENCH PRESIDENT was in Washington this week, speaking to Congress en Français and telling the United States to stop dumping Dollars and risking a global financial crisis.
Ooh la la! Sounds just like old times...
"The Dollar cannot remain solely the problem of others," said Nicholas Sarkozy before a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, riffing on the (infamous) joke made by John Connally, Treasury Secretary to Richard Nixon in the early '70s.
Connally said the Dollar was America's currency "but your problem." Au contraire, replied Monsieur le President this week.
"If we're not careful," he went on - apparently using "we" to mean both himself and the US Congress - "monetary disarray could morph into economic war. We would all be its victims."
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Note the words "We would all be its victims", kind of sound like, when the fiat is trashed, that "everyone takes a hit, and ponys up for the costs of US wars and the global confluence". DONT IT?
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On another Note, my analysis in "THE SHAM CARTEL" indicated that the terms of the WAG2 are used to support the gold price, yet, the use has been to suppress gold, as the SHAM CARTEL. This analysis was confirmed this day on gold eagle.
http://www.gold-eagle.com/editorials_05/tan111007.html
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On the topic of CB selling gold, it is worth mentioning a very special event in 1999. Usually CBs announce the sale of gold and would slowly take 1-2 years to accomplish, so that they wouldn't suppress the physical gold market too much and sell into a downward spiral at fire sale price. However, there is at least one exception. According to Darryl Robert Schoon who authored a great book of "Time of the Vulture", in May 1999, the then Chancellor Gordon Brown (now Prime Minister) of Britain sold 415 tonnes of gold, almost 60% of its total reserves, leaving Britain with only 300 tonnes. 11 days earlier, Brown had requested the IMF to sell $10 billion of its gold on the open market too. So far no real reason has been officially offered for selling gold in such a hurry.When recently Prime Minister Brown was asked again the reason of such bizarre sale, his answer was simply a decision of money management at that time. But this act is totally against any common sense of money management and the normal approach by CBs to sell their gold. The only likely logic reason was to knock gold price down in a very short time by dumping so much gold at once. According to Mr. Schoon, it is rumored that British was acting probably in a joined effort with US Fed to save a large Wall St bullion bank which had a 1,000 tonne short gold position loaned by the US government. And it was at the brink of disaster when gold took an unexpected rise at that time in 1999 and the tide was turning against them. If true, this bailout is no different than LTCM and the current subprime bailouts, except the US government had absolutely no choice in this case since it had to rescue the bank and get its gold back.
Sir Peter Tapsall in the House of Commons commented and questioned about the price her Majesty had to pay in order to save a major US bank by fire selling majority of its gold reserves at rock bottom price below $300. Bank of England Governor Eddie George commented it is a necessary act otherwise "A further rise (in gold) would have taken down one or several trading houses". Imagine with the gold price today without this fire sale, Great Britain would have been much more solid, secure and stronger in its reserves. This question will come back and be asked again and again during Mr. Brown tenure being Prime Minister if gold keeps going up to remind people, and it doesn't seem to be the best timing to be Prime Minister at least in this subject. At the US side, when Greenspan was asked by Congressman Ron Paul how stupid Bank of England was to sell most of its gold at the absolute bottom, worst timing ever possible, he ducked the question by saying "The British knew what they were doing." This led people to believe that Fed might actually be involved too, an act of collusion as GATA has always suspected. No matter what happened then, today it seems: 1) Rise of gold is a nightmare for all CBs since they have been the net sellers; 2) All CBs have less gold than they claim to have, and will run out of ammunition to suppress gold and eventually be defenseless to protect their paper currencies; 3) At the end all CBs will have to turn themselves into net gold buyers from sellers.
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This is killer stuff, supporting GATA!!
This message was edited by DerrickMReid on 11-11-07 @ 12:21 PM
Clearly this blowhard windbag has an arrangement with Bill and Chris to rehabilitate the GATA image so it is not looked upon as a fringe group of conspiracy nuts any longer. I mean, why else would a pompous buffoon be allowed to constantly repeat all his posts over and over ad nauseum.
If this blowhard had half a clue, Viper, he'd understand that all that he constantly rails about that's WRONG... all those negatives that he cites as happening to HIS country now...all those things are exactly what the global confluence crew -- his crew -- wants. So he should be cheering open borders, IDs for all, intra-country super highways and such.
Yet he really isn't here for that. (Or if he is then he's even more clueless than you and I would imagine.)
He's here to stir things up (under the guise of being a voice of moderation) and obviously Bill and Chris (well, probably not Chris because The Cafe Forums are Bill and Mike's baby) are on board.
I already told this buffoon that I wouldn't reply to him any more, and you should do the same, Viper.
It's funny how he crows and preens about having one of his posts having over 1,000 readers, or whatever the number is now.
He may think that's the fact...but the fact is that unlike the old chat room forums where you could see each new post and click on whatever one you wanted to read and skip whatever one you didn't want, with the new forums you have to click on the topic first (like a doorway you have to enter) before you can get to the new posts under that topic. So even though you're not reading the pretentions of the buffoon, you still have to click on HIS doorway...like he deserves some credit for us clicking on HIS topic just to get to the latest posts.
And Viper, if he thinks just because he writes something and two days later he sees his printed words turn to actions somewhere in the world...if he thinks that's because he gave somebody his advice and they took it, then he's clearly delusional to boot. But that's his problem, Viper. I know I have, and I'm sure you have, and many folks here have, thought "X" about something and said to ourselves that "Y" should happen because of it. Then, when you see "Y" happen, do you think you're some kind of swami or seer? LOL, I know I don't. I realize all the things I've read or heard has led me to conclude "Y", and when "Y" happens it's not that Bill Murphy or Jim Sinclair or Condi Rice or Warren Buffett has VALIDATED what I SAID, as if I was some great thinker. All these situations and outcomes have been studied and written about ad infinitum and you and I just remembered it, and repeated it. Would that WE WERE great sages or prophets. I know I'd be somewhere warm with a pina colada or martini...lol.
So just chill, Viper, like I'm doing, because as sure as night follows day, the bloviating windbag of self-righteous sanctimony will implode at some point.
I suppose Mike and Bill are smiling while watching all his writings. They're probably thinking he's doing a good job of rehabbing their image here in The Cafe.
Later, UNC.
Rich
This message was edited by rick634 on 11-12-07 @ 11:01 AM
AND YOU ARE DEAD WRONG, Bill did not post the following Le Patron meno, which kinda screws your little theory, about bill's intent, now dont it? Kind of like Bush Lie, where in here, we have all the mind readers. What the hey, I mind read, as GUESSES, whereas you all, state it as if its fact, Anyway, bottom line: Bill is simply let all have a say so, but without all the ranker.
You came into the thread, spew your crap, and did not contribute to the base theory of Human Nature is driving Culture Evolution that is driving global events. You just spewed. Not very considerate was it. Why not send the MOUSE a private message, rather than spew? UNC aint a baby, either probably a mouse, but not a baby, is he?, and needs his hand held?
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Le Patron,
Hard-Core Conservative Neocons Also Buy Into Cartel Manipulation.
In Midas on 11/8/07, it was reported by PETER BRIMELOW: "Still, Hays admits, given that he thinks the bond market is signaling disinflation, he is puzzled at the strength of oil and gold. Bill Murphy of LeMetropole Café appears not puzzled at all. He is a leader of a radical faction of gold bugs who believe the yellow metal has been covertly manipulated by the authorities and private sector chosen instruments (the "Gold Cartel") to create an inflationary boom, and that the game is now up."
I recent that comment, as I am certainly not a radical, nor a far-left loon, but a hard-right hard-core conversative neocon who fully understands the rigging of the gold market, and, frankly, no one sells me a bill of goods, as I am an independent thinker, and if there be any doubt as to where my abilities or orientations, one need only read in full the Cafe thread "china transforms north korea". While it make take more time for my conservative neocon buddies to finally get it, and get on the MIDAS bandwagon, as they will in time, it is not about being radical, left, or right, it about honest trading in the gold market and opening your eyes to see the blantant rigging of the gold market. For many good and obvious reasons as stated in that thread authored 99% personally by me, MIDAS' gold faction includes hard-core hard-right conservative neocons who also buy into the Cartel Manipulation.
Derrick
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Im putting out mouse traps in the house tonight, after I mop up the spewed puke on the floor. Sleep well all.
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WHERE"S MY CHECK????
This message was edited by DerrickMReid on 11-11-07 @ 7:26 PM
AND YOU ARE DEAD WRONG, Bill did not post the following Le Patron meno, which kinda screws your little theory, about bill's intent, now dont it? Kind of like Bush Lie, where in here, we have all the mind readers. What the hey, I mind read, as GUESSES, whereas you all, state it as if its fact, Anyway, bottom line: Bill is simply let all have a say so, but without all the ranker.
You came into the thread, spew your crap, and did not contribute to the base theory of Human Culture driving global events. You just spewed. Not very considerate was it. Why not send the MOUSE a private message, rather than spew? UNC aint a baby, either probably a mouse, but not a baby, is he?, and needs his hand held?
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One more time, you clueless windbag...I've poked holes in all your pontifications and pretenses in the old format Cafe chats (in case any newbies wonder what I meant), and I'm not about to waste my time or energy on them again. I was talking with UNC Viper...capice?
You can just IGNORE my posts if you don't like what you're reading, right?
This message was edited by rick634 on 11-12-07 @ 10:31 AM
come on, only 5K, it should easy for you HIGH ROLLERS.
Hell, pass the hat if you have to, I dont care.
WHERE's MY CHECK!!
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NOTICE TO ALL "CUBS", THIS THREAD INVOLVES MANY COMPLEX AND INTERCONNECTED GLOBAL ISSUES, UNSUITABLE FOR SMALL CHILDREN, COOLAIDE DRINKERS, MICE, AND WHINNY-BUTT FAR-LEFT LOONS WHO CAN NOT POSSIBLY SERIOUSLY CONSIDER OPPOSING VIEWS. PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK. (PARENTS SHOULD CONSIDER AN INTERNET BLOCKER FOR THIS THREAD, IF CHILDREN ARE PRESENT IN THE HOME)
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WHEREs MY CHECK!!! <---- I roar every time I say it.
This message was edited by DerrickMReid on 11-13-07 @ 12:52 PM
I was watching Bill Maher, (definitely far left, but I want to understand how you far-left loons really think, and there is really no better place, and beside, he is so so funny, I just roar) had on Plavof (sp) democratic contender for the Russian throne, who indicated that the Russia People are ready for full democracy and that reliance upon a strong centralized government is over played in the west, (of course he would say that, he's the DEMOCRAT seeking support), but did echo my assertion that Russians are comfortable with a strong man government but want more personal liberties. That's fair. He then indicated that razputin's popularity is based upon media controls, (of course he, the DEMOCRAT, would say that), but I dont agree, the economy is doing much much better under razputin and his energy empire, and I know common Russians and they love razputin's bravodo and the new found pride. And he then also echoed my double-dutch analysis assertion that Razputin is not-supporting compliant sanctions against Iran so as to RAISE confliction in the oil fields to increase the the price of oil, that razputin power hold is based upon the price of oil. Curiously, he resides both in NY and Moscow, and I read that as his interest in closer ties with the west, and that means, supporting in full the US led war on terror and against Iranian nuke development. A war-democrat, just brings tears to my eyes, let me wave the US, Confederate, and Russian flags!! hhhmmm this guy MUST BE READING THIS THREAD, and enjoying the same. I would back this guy, if I were King Chimp of the US. This guy is a true democrat, could be a terror warrior as well. Could you Imagine, US Britain France Germany Russia all on the same team, with china just going with the flow as always? Wow, think of the possibilities, just in time for a new prepublican president in 08. WOW. Anyways, this guy is no MOUSE!!!
On another note this day, spain's president told Venisulia's DICTATOR Chavez to "shut up" when Chavez was insulting the PM for attempting to over-throw Chavez. I guess devils are popping up everywhere. I just roared. WOW, I guess everyone wants to over throw Chavez, the paranoid socialist seeking dictatorship, which over throw would be a good thing, Im hoping for a quickie, personally, bang, the head shot, by some "crazie" truly loving a fair democracy, for some new year joy around the world.
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So, its veteran's day. Lets all honor our fighting boys and girls. I got a boy, newly promoted US Army NCO <<, flying to Iraq as I write.
I wont watch nor go to another NBA game as long as the NBA is associated with dispicable filth.
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Why Is the Far Left Putting the Military and All Americans in Danger? Monday, November 12, 2007 By Bill O'Reilly
First the background: When President Bush defeated Al Gore in 2000, some Americans thought Bush stole the election and the hatred set in. Then 9/11 happened and most Americans supported the president when he aggressively went after Al Qaeda and their enablers. Then came Iraq, again most Americans supported the action — but the far left did not. Subsequently the Iraq war became extremely difficult and the far left became increasingly strident and bitter towards Mr. Bush. And even though things are getting better in Iraq, that bitterness is still in play. So now we have a situation where some Americans are putting all of us in danger because they hate Mr. Bush so much.
Two examples:
First, last summer the FBI in Seattle wanted to question two men who were seen on a ferry acting suspiciously. The bureau asked the Seattle media to publish pictures of the men. The Seattle Times and most TV stations did, but the Seattle Post-Intelligencer would not. The men remain at large The FBI is still looking for them. But the Post-Intelligencer remains unrepentant. And not only that, two weeks ago when a man was arrested with explosives on the steps of a San Francisco church, Dorothy Parvaz — an editorial person at the Seattle P-I — actually wrote she could understand the man's hatred toward religion. Off the chart nuts. We asked Seattle P-I publisher Roger Oglesby to comment. He would not. So 'Factor' producer Jesse Watters went to him. By the way, the Hearst Corporation, which owns the Seattle P-I, will not comment either.
Example No. 2: Texas billionaire Mark Cuban, who owns the Dallas Mavericks, has financed a movie that portrays American soldiers in Iraq as murderers and rapists. There is no question this film will incite anti-American hatred around the world, but Cuban doesn't care and has lashed out at me for reporting the situation. Okay — this is for you, Mr. Cuban: I would never sit through a movie that shows American troops raping and murdering a 14-year-old girl... ever. While you're "Dancing With the Stars," sir, hundreds of thousands of brave military people are risking their lives so you can do the mambo without fear of some terrorist blowing you up. Your arrogance is horrifying. During World War II, President Roosevelt might have incarcerated Mark Cuban and General Patton would have slapped the tar out of him. But today, Cuban's anti-American actions are ignored in many quarters. That must change.
So I am asking Dallas Mavericks ticket holders to bring signs to the arena that say "Support the Troops." Very simple: "Support the troops." In that way, Cuban might get the message. And if any movie theater in your neighborhood shows this vile film "Redacted," let's stand in front of the theater with the same sign: "Support the troops." Even if you disagree with the Iraq war, even if you dislike President Bush, no loyal American should support an enterprise that incites hatred against America. For some reason, Mark Cuban has a grudge against this country. In a free society he's entitled to that. He's not entitled to put our troops in even more danger. And that's The Memo.
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Absolutely Dispicable.
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Mr. O
In connection with Mr. Cuban, I wont watch nor go to another NBA game as long as the NBA is associated with such dispicable filth, and neither will my boy, so he said, now a US Army NCO in Iraq.
Derrick Michael Reid
Laguna Beach CA
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CAN MOVIES KILL?
By Bill O’Reilly
Coming to a theater near you this autumn, a slew of films critical of America. That's just great, isn't it? We have about 200,000 men and women presently in combat zones, and a bunch of far-left Hollywood loons want to denigrate the country.
Loon No. 1 is Brian de Palma, who has directed films such as the "The Untouchables" and "Scarface." His new movie, "Redacted," focuses on U.S. soldiers who rape an Iraqi woman and murder her family.
The film is based on a real-life event that has resulted in three soldiers being tried, convicted and sent to prison for life.
Yet, DePalma wants the world to see this horror in living color. He wants this for political reasons, as he freely admits. Speaking before journalists in Italy, DePalma said: "The movie is an attempt to bring to reality what's happening in Iraq to the American people. ... The pictures are what will stop the war."
Here's how stupid that statement is: Overwhelmingly, American forces in Iraq have behaved with restraint and are trying to protect Iraqi civilians from terrorists who blow up women and children. That is the reality, pal. Your movie takes the exception and attempts to make it the rule.
Not only that, but "Redacted" will play around the world and may well incite young Muslim men, already steeped in hatred toward America and the West, to act on their hatred. If just one of those men straps on a bomb vest and murders people, that is on Brian DePalma.
My question is: Why make a film like this? Most people will avoid it. Who wants to see that kind of stuff? It definitely smears the military and may even put our forces in physical danger. Why do this?
In the summer of 1942, the Office of War Information, set up by President Franklin Roosevelt, censored American films that depicted scenes that might be used as "enemy propaganda." Few in Hollywood objected to the so-called "Production Code."
The OWI even sent a manual to the movie studios suggesting they answer seven questions before any film was put into production.
The first question was: "Will this picture help win the war?"
The liberal icon FDR understood that war is so gruesome and chaotic that no civilian population could absorb it visually and still remain upbeat and committed to victory. Imagine seeing live shots of the D-Day invasion or the horror of Iwo Jima.
Even during the Vietnam War, Hollywood did not examine the terrible conflict on film. It was only after the war had ended that you had movies like "The Deer Hunter" and "Apocalypse Now."
But things have changed drastically in America. Today, it is chic among some in the entertainment industry to bash America and put it in a harsh light - even while Americans are dying overseas.
It's freedom of expression, they say. Well, just because you have the right to do something doesn't make it right.
Fair-minded Americans should realize that in any war mistakes will be made, horrifying things like Abu Ghraib will happen. These things need to be dealt with but not exploited for political gain. The American military is doing important, noble work. Brian DePalma, and the others who back him, should be ashamed.
They are hurting their own country.
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There is a difference between the right of free speech and responsibile free speech. In a closed forum cafe, where theorists, predictors, and suith-sayers abound, all but profain speech is fair game.
PS: I heard a French Carrier battle group practicing with US groups, VIVA LA FRANCE!!
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This message was edited by DerrickMReid on 11-14-07 @ 7:20 AM
Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:16:37 -0800 (PST)
From: "Derrick Michael Reid" <w2_5hs_3c_xfers@yahoo.com>
Subject: a sample
To: "marc
Marcus,
I have created a thread, the world according to Derrick. It is complete and comprehensive, and gives anyone a complete understanding of this world and where we are headed, and why, plus, I write daily, and give predictions. It explains our whole world perfectively. Run it by your lefties, and make them choke. It so funny!!!!google "china transforms north korea" and my name for the entire thread.
Here is today sample, Enjoy.
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Bill, FYI, your lone wolf neo-con is attracting much attention (world wide)
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By the By, Marcus, who I love as a brother, and I are of different races and of different political persuasions, so dont give me any more or your NAZI crap, trying to explain my orientation, just to blow it off. The commonality, is singular, we both love AMERICA.
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Derrick Michael Reid" <w2_5hs_3c_xfers@yahoo.com>
Subject: what the hell did you do
To: "marc Marcus,
The thread was created about a month ago, and had 1760 hits as of last night, right now, 22 hours later, its 2901 hits. And to hit, in the cafe, you must be registered. However, online google is without this registration. Got 600 over night, meaning from Asia/Europe. WOW, something got triggered. I have no idea, and based upon best guesses, that is about 350,000 google online hits in 24 hours reviewing my thread. Did you put it into your feed stream? My only guess is that a bunch of snakes out there are looking for mice, trying to get a free lunch.
Unbelievable. Derrick
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Hmmm, checked in at an even 3000 hits, that's suspicous, maybe a hacker, I have no clue.
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Mike, or anybody who know why the hits on this thread is so high, please private message or send me an email, explaining why. I have no clue.
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This message was edited by DerrickMReid on 11-13-07 @ 9:17 PM
The US trade deficit has fallen to $56.5bn, down 14pc in a year. The current account deficit has slimmed from 7pc of GDP in early 2005 to 5.5pc, and is narrowing fast. Bad, but no longer catastrophic.
This is the first fruit of devaluation, enough to hobble Airbus and prompt French president Nicolas Sarkozy to warn of "economic war" on Capitol Hill last week."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2007/11/12/ccview112.xml
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this is why blackhawk bernakie loaded for bear is going to tank the dollar, as much as needed to preserve the US economy, while making other's pony up, the double take down, through degrading FRNs and the subprime global spread of CDO losses. This is also why, in the out years, gold will replace fiat in international trade as the trade wars heat up and replace conventional wars, as