What We Never Wanted to Know about Politics but Were Forced to Find Out

This post is about "Government by Crisis." It should not be necessary. Anyone with the least political savvy, and it's hard to avoid having a little now days, should already know what it is all about. Yet still Barrack Husein Obama comes on the radio (I don't watch TV) and says: "Now look! these (fill in the blank) caused the mess we're in and now they don't want us to fix it. The few common sense measures in this legislation (of 3,000 pages) will prevent (fill in the blank) in the future. Don't worry. Pass this bill, It will save us from... (whatever)."

This was the tactic used for the bank bail-outs, auto take-overs, health care take-over, student loan program take-over, etc. It is being used this minute for the Wall Street Regulation, (or take-over?), bill. It will be used for internet and other media control and/or bailout and for Cap-and-Trade. BHO has a solution for any crisis (or pseudo crisis that the Central Committee can invent). All we have to do is surrender some more liberty (and money). As Ben F. said, "Those who surrender freedom for a little security, deserve neither freedom nor security."

That is why the Tea Party Movement says that this is a "Time for Choosing:" liberty or otherwise.

By the way, I think that BHO's slow response to the Gulf oil leak was because it took him by surprise. He and the Central Committee did not yet have a plan to exploit that crisis. If it got worse while they waited, all the better. Anyway, it shows that oil is bad, and that is good... whatever.

Internet Unprotected from Spies: We Need Obama Ware Now

Regarding the arrests recently announced of individuals in a Russian spy ring, I was surprised to hear so many average Americans question why Russia needs to spy on the USA. Aside from being a naïve question in a world that has lately become so unstable, Russia (at least the Soviet Union) has never needed much of a reason. They have inquiring minds. Being nearly obsessed with current domestic political activities, my first response was that the Russians had forgotten how to do Communism so they were here to learn how to reinstate it back home.

To answer a few of the basic factual questions, consult the NY Times article from June 30, 2010, at:

 http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/r/russian_spy_ring_2010/index.html


This article states among other things:


"June 27, 2010, 10 people in Yonkers, Boston and northern Virginia were arrested and accused of being part of a Russian espionage ring, living under false names and deep cover ... scheme to penetrate ... American "policy making circles."
… identity borrowed from a dead Canadian, forged passports, messages sent by shortwave burst transmission or in invisible ink. A money cache
… cutting-edge gadgetry, deep knowledge of American culture and meticulously constructed cover stories.
…collect routine political gossip and policy talk...
… The court documents detailed what the authorities called the "Illegals Program," … to plant Russian spies in the United States to gather information and recruit more agents.
… used cyber-age technology, according to the charges ... embedded coded texts in ordinary-looking images posted on the Internet, and they communicated by having two agents pass casually with laptops containing special software flashed messages between them.
…They were directed to gather information on nuclear weapons, American policy toward Iran, C.I.A. leadership, Congressional politics and many other topics, according to prosecutors...
… agents often spend years just developing a fake life story, known in Russian as a "legend," ... the K.G.B. would often keep an agent in place abroad for years or even decades before he or she was able to gather useful information."


This should pretty much explain things, at least as well as we will ever know.

Russia has long been known for setting up “illegal," i.e. without diplomatic cover, spies and networks around the world, even in friendly countries, for future contingencies. A “legend” is like a cover story but more in-depth and for long term purposes. It is a complete false identity. A cover story is more of a task or mission oriented fake motive for being somewhere or doing something. These illegals may have no definite purpose. They might be placed where they would have access to financial executives, scientists, or military officers. Sometimes they might recruit agents with special access to confidential information. Sometimes they only keep taps on things. Setting up secret contacts and communications within the network are important steps because in emergencies or hostilities they need to be ready. There also are “agents of influence” who have media, industry, government, or other influential positions where they can promote US domestic policies helpful to their foreign masters. (Of course the British, French, US, Chinese, and everyone else does this to a certain extent.) Source of my information: the novels of John Le Carré (See his personal web cite for his readings and spy info.)

Returning to current domestic political shenanigans, my question is why has the government taken action now? Why have they “rolled up” this network, which the NY Times says has been in place for over ten years? References to the internet and “laptops with special software,” make me wonder if this is not part of the push for government control of the internet. It's such a threat, you know what they will be saying: "Look, This is unacceptable ... unsustainable .. a security crisis... With these simple security precautions in place, I will make you safe...blah, blah, blah."

We’ll just wait and see.

Art Bell Continues the Non-Debate

I sent Art Bell the following:

"As soon as I have the time, I will put a new post on my blog: Art Bell Continues the Non-Debate. My website is called chickenshitnewworld.blogspot.com. Pardon the name. I started it chiefly because of the direction things were going. However, it is not an angry website. If anyone is angry about your program tonight, it is because the alternative global warming view is entirely ignored, or mischaracterized. Long ago, we were promised a scientific debate but the proponents debated themselves then declared that the debate was over and we lost.

I realize that Coast to Coast has been great in presenting both sides. I have listened ever since some guy called in about bats i his bedroom about 15 years ago. George Noory especially does a better job than anyone on the air with presenting both sides of all disputed issues. (By the way, man-made global warming is disputed.) So I would ask you to have a rebuttal program yourself. Hearing both sides is only fair."

Art was filling in on Coast to Coast AM for George Norry. I used to agree with most of his views, but tonight, he is off his rocker! The guest, the head of the National Wildlife Foundation was a real global warmy. He said the same old things that we have been hearing for years, as if no arguments to the contrary had ever been advanced. Of course, tonight he talks a lot about the Gulf Oil Spill. Likewise, he does not address the claims that regulations that stopped drilling in safer places helped to cause the spill. He mentions that Republicans and older people are just unable to understand the obvious and are obstructing progress, by which he means cap-and-trade legislation. He does not mention the accusations that PB is a very Democrat leaning company that favored cap-and-trade and donated a million to BHO's campaign.

They do not address the cost of cap-and-trade. They do not mention any alternative defense against global warming, if there is any, man-made or otherwise. They certainly do not mention the massive graft, greed, and conflicts of interest of the cap-and-trade proponents. They question, without phrasing it as such, the value of our constitutional form of government. They do not question the cost to liberty. Art goes along with it all, hook, line, and sinker! He wants "this" done now, by whatever means it takes. I couldn't believe it, he was totally off the deep end.

They ignore the arguments against cap-and-trade. That's nothing new; they only get away with it because of their virtual control of the press. So much can be said about the attitude of the guest (is he a god of the copybook heading?) but I have already said it. I guess it must be repeated. ... to be continued.

The Overton Window continuing reveiw: Quo Bono Libertas?

It could be argued that I, as a fan and a reader of about half the 150 odd books in the Destroyer series, know nothing of literature. Be that as it may, the more I read The Overton Window, the more I like it. The protagonist is something like the Remo Williams character of Destroyer fame. Between moments of action there is his ruminations and his awakening sense of responsibility and a tinge of guilt. He ends his first such session of soul searching by admitting to himself that questions arise in his public relations assignments that he would be wise not to find the answers to. I am only to page 49 but I believe that the moralizing inner dialogs of Noah, the principal protagonist, will come up again. They are a good vehicle for filling the reader in on details that occurred before the narrative began and for showing changes in Noah's outlook.

The book cover seems perfect to me also. What appears to be the statue of liberty is viewed from behind. The cobalt blue duo tone is a dusk scene with a flock of birds passing in front of a cloudy sky and a NY city scape. The statue seems to gaze over the forboding scene as the sun sets (or is it rising?) However, it is not the Statue of liberty. It is a male figure whose right hand holds aloft liberty's torch, the symbol of her wisdom. His left hand does not hold Liberty's book but holds a spear. I and other book purchasers, of course, do not know the significance of these things. We want to read on and find out. Could the statue be the embodiment of the Gods of the Copybook Heading? Could it be Noah, who eventually will turn away from the heartless pursuits of power of his father and of his progressive clients? Could it be Glenn himself?

For what it's worth, isn't there a quotation regarding an earlier French statue depicting Liberty. Something about, "Oh what crimes are committed in your name!"

Glenn's grinning visage on the back cover is also perfect.

The State is not God

All we are saying is Give Freedom a Chance.

The defense of Liberty is Always Extreme.

Silent no More.

The Truth Shall Make us Free.


Just thought I would throw out a few slogans.

On Starting to Read Overton Window

I have only read about 25 pages. My first four impressions of Glenn Beck's new book are:

1) The writing technique is top notch. Character development and the early introduction of plot elements is excellent. I do not know how much Glenn actually wrote but the book's beginning is a polished example of the political and financial thriller. The seemingly overworked premises comes across as very original due to it's grand scale if nothing else. The character who is apparently going to be the villain puts Goldfinger or Captain Nemo to shame with his global vision of destruction and vast cynicism. Also, by the first few pages, a hero and heroine, (who will soon be in love), emerge to save the world from its dire danger.

2) Public relations is part of the plot. Not the way that an advertising company is part of the setting as in Dorothy Sayers, Murder Must Advertise, but almost precisely as Hollywood was an important part of the plot of Wag the Dog. The PR firm is hired by the government to advance its plans (and cover its ass). It is in fact the top PR executive who tells the 'progressive' government bureaucrats how nefarious their plans actually are. Nevertheless, he's up for the job. The PR angle fits well with Glenn's nonfiction radio and TV narrative, which contains a strong element of condemnation of the press for their willingness to be blatant propagandists.

3) This book is extremely scary. The scenario is too near reality. Glenn pulls no punches regarding his opinion of the extreme crisis situation that the world in the book, and in reality, finds itself in.

4) Lastly, the book is funny. Within the first dozen pages there were five or six subtly comical lines. The humor of the interplay of the male and female protagonist, lightens the tone somewhat.

If the book does not bog down or become overly preachy, it should be a big hit. In any case it will open some eyes and maybe even some minds.

Gods of the Copybook Headings

Glenn Beck's book joins the growing genre of anti-totalitarian fiction books. Actually, the borders of the genre merges with the 'non-fictional' accounts such as, Darkness at Noon, Out of the Night, I Chose Freedom, and Witness. The Overton Window, by Glenn Beck is also advertised as a thriller. This blog would feature a book report if the blogger were not too tired (or lazy) to read the book anytime soon. (He will try.)

($14.99 at Costco)

The connection with Rudyard Kipling's Gods of the Copybook Heading is intriguing. There are interesting explanations of that poem at Literature Network Forums:


http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14755&highlight=gods+copybook

General Petraeus Takes a Nap

The major news media has reported that General David Petraeus fainted during a Senate conference. Watching the video, it does not appear to be exactly correct. He may have just nodded off. Since Senator McCain was speaking at the time, boredom was the probable cause of the generals sleepiness. Indeed, soldiers from time in memorial have been known to fall asleep in just about any circumstance. Recruits in training, who might be running, marching, or doing calisthenics out in the elements, inevitable fall asleep when they are herded into an auditorium for a class. The drill instructors themselves nod off unless they remain active walking around waking people up.

High ranking officers also fall asleep during briefings and classes. Not getting enough sleep is of course the main reason but also boredom from having hearing the same thing so many times contributes. They usually are left to sleep. Listening to presentations by non-military official is probably the hardest thing for a soldier to take. The main issue to the military mind is what to do next. Civilians briefings are usually highly irrelevant to that immediate practical concern. General von Hindenburg at the Brest-Litovsk negotiations performed the most famous snooze. The doplomats finally had to wake him up to ask why he insisted on occupation of the Baltic countries as part of any cease fire agreement. He stated that Germany needed it for the army's left flank in the next war. He then resumed his nap.

Incidentally, the name Petreaus is somewhat similar to Paulus. Besides starting with 'P', they both have latinized endings. Both generals commanded a large army in the farthest eastern advance of their respective forces. General Paulus of course commanded the 20 division strong 6th German Army in the attack of Stalingrad. After months of heroic efforts, 6th Army succeeded is taking Stalingrad for the most part. However, it became trapped when Russian offensives cut through his flanks and rear. General Paulus' chief failings were thinking like an overly bureaucratic staff officer and trusting Adolph Hitler. General Petraeus commands in Afghanistan. He has not suffered the fate of General Field Marchall Paulus (or of the British in Afghanistan for that matter). It occurs to this writer to ponder how he would escape from Afghanistan if Pakistan fell in an Islamic coupe.

Glenn Beck and Global Elite Greed

Obama and his progressive / socialist / Communist coalition are issuing orders regarding so-called global warming CO2 production. Yes, as has been the view of this blog since post number one, this is potentially, and eventually if they get their way, extremely destructive to this country. It is also of nil value in affecting any climate change, even if we needed climate modification, which we do not. The new orders regarding taxation of energy usage will, at least at first, come from the EPA, not from congress. That is chiefly to avoid any congressional debate that could embarrass congressional supporters. Cap-and-Trade is an unpopular idea, as well it should be. It is a destructive attempt to solve a non-existent problem. (That is the non-cynical explanation.) Unfortunately, the evidence is piling up that their aim is strictly financial. Yes, that's right: greed. At the top of the heap are Gore and his compadres and corporate controllers, such as GE, and, who knows who else? They say it's the global elite's plan for world domination and fantastic profits via government sponsored piracy. That cynical explanation is shaping up to be more and more plausible and Glenn Beck is making more and more sense.

By the way, Mr. Beck's poem, actually Rudyard Kipling's, has AL Gore's poem beat by miles. By the way, the Huffington Post does not think very highly of it. It's not that they don't see the point, but it gets too much to their heart of darkness. How Prophetic:


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The Gods of the Copybook Headings


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AS I PASS through my incarnations in every age and race,
I make my proper prostrations to the Gods of the Market Place.
Peering through reverent fingers I watch them flourish and fall,
And the Gods of the Copybook Headings, I notice, outlast them all.

We were living in trees when they met us. They showed us each in turn
That Water would certainly wet us, as Fire would certainly burn:
But we found them lacking in Uplift, Vision and Breadth of Mind,
So we left them to teach the Gorillas while we followed the March of Mankind.

We moved as the Spirit listed. They never altered their pace,
Being neither cloud nor wind-borne like the Gods of the Market Place,
But they always caught up with our progress, and presently word would come
That a tribe had been wiped off its icefield, or the lights had gone out in Rome.

With the Hopes that our World is built on they were utterly out of touch,
They denied that the Moon was Stilton; they denied she was even Dutch;
They denied that Wishes were Horses; they denied that a Pig had Wings;
So we worshipped the Gods of the Market Who promised these beautiful things.

When the Cambrian measures were forming, They promised perpetual peace.
They swore, if we gave them our weapons, that the wars of the tribes would cease.
But when we disarmed They sold us and delivered us bound to our foe,
And the Gods of the Copybook Headings said: "Stick to the Devil you know."

On the first Feminian Sandstones we were promised the Fuller Life
(Which started by loving our neighbour and ended by loving his wife)
Till our women had no more children and the men lost reason and faith,
And the Gods of the Copybook Headings said: "The Wages of Sin is Death."

In the Carboniferous Epoch we were promised abundance for all,
By robbing selected Peter to pay for collective Paul;
But, though we had plenty of money, there was nothing our money could buy,
And the Gods of the Copybook Headings said: "If you don't work you die."

Then the Gods of the Market tumbled, and their smooth-tongued wizards withdrew
And the hearts of the meanest were humbled and began to believe it was true
That All is not Gold that Glitters, and Two and Two make Four
And the Gods of the Copybook Headings limped up to explain it once more.

As it will be in the future, it was at the birth of Man
There are only four things certain since Social Progress began.
That the Dog returns to his Vomit and the Sow returns to her Mire,
And the burnt Fool's bandaged finger goes wabbling back to the Fire;

And that after this is accomplished, and the brave new world begins
When all men are paid for existing and no man must pay for his sins,
As surely as Water will wet us, as surely as Fire will burn,
The Gods of the Copybook Headings with terror and slaughter return!

Obama Kicks Arse

President Obama says he wants to kick some ass regarding the Gulf oil leak. He has certainly been kicking arse regarding foreign policy. The Obama doctrine is ARSA.

A: Appease
R: Retreat
S: Surrender
A: Apologise

Will War Save the Obama Presidency?

The nations of the world are disingenuously venting their indignation toward Israel just as our press is wrongly characterizing the Arizona matter. The negativity directed toward both is unfounded when the facts are actually considered. The Arizona law is no more stringent that the US Code. It calls for enforcement by state police of illegally present foreign nationals, which is nothing that is not already being done. Moreover, the law itself, by its own terms, several times states that racial profiling is not allowed. Anyway, the opponents admit to not even knowing what the law actually says. Neither do the opponents of Israel seem to know what actually happened regarding the boarding of the Turkish ship by Israeli commandos. Israel has been stopping all shipping to the Gaza strip for three years. "Humanitarian aid," which means almost anything short of weapons or terrorists is allowed in.

The captains of these Turkish flagged ships knew that there was a blockade. They were either trying to get contraband in or trying to create an incident. It appears that both motives may have been involved. The worse result would be for Israel to cave to international pressure and stop the blockade, thus allowing their enemies in Gaza to rearm. They may be forced to do just that if the Turkish or some other power's navy protects the next convoy and no power supports Israel.

A strong US foreign policy response is called for. Such as: inform Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Greece, maybe a few others, that the US requests their moral support for Israel in the UN. If not, we should advise them that we intend to withdraw from the UN. We should indeed withdraw if we do not receive some support for the US and Israel.

A great speech opportunity for a senior US diplomat would then arise. He or she could recount, before the UN, the various failings of that organisation over the years and its refusal to support the US at critical junctures. (Our diplomat should attempt to sound like an offended Frenchman as much as possible.) The speech would then briefly touch on the relevant details of the current Israeli incident and the frankly disingenuous response of most of the world. Our diplomat should then gather his notes into his attache case and walk out. Of course the current administration is joining in the unfounded attack on Israel so there is little chance of the proper response. On the other hand, even Obama may see a strong response as the best chance to avoid war. War of course probably saved the FDR presidency but that would not happen for Obama. The nation's voters would recognise that he is the last person, along with his cohorts, to be in office during a serious war.