We arrived home in Northwood, New Hampshire on March 15th. The journey to here has been a long one, but I'm positive it took as long as it did for many good reasons. The most important reason being the learning that transpired last year with a man named Gene, who resides in Cape Cod.
On the morning of the closing, my car wouldn't start. It was packed with all my plants and cleaning supplies for the new home. I had to make a choice between the plants and cleaning gear, and ended up transferring the cleaning gear over to Kenny's car, which was all that could fit. I hoped that the car would start on moving day (it didn't... it's still in Cape Cod.) I found it funny, in an ironic way.
The closing was supposed to occur at 10:00 a.m., but didn't take place until 3:00 p.m. I had planned to clean the house up in prep for Saturday's move - but the delay with the closing squelched that plan. Those who know me and my 'cleaning frenzies' are probably wondering how in the heck I didn't freak out with not being able to go nuts with a vacuum, broom, mop and washcloths in a home I was just about to move into... I didn't mind one bit about the delays, because all that really mattered to me in the first place was just moving here to New Hampshire. The cleanup will just have to happen over the course of time. The closing guy and Kenny were laughing at how unphased I was with the closing delays - "everything will be fine and work out in the end" I kept telling them.
And it did! Except for the car ever starting.
On moving day, things went great - except for the car, and also my estimate of arrival time, which ended up being an hour later than expected. When we arrived here in New Hampshire, a group of Free State Project guys were waiting at our house to help us move stuff in. During the wait for us, they had shoveled our entire driveway and had the garage opened and ready for the big move. Those guys really take charge of a situation! They had the garage stereo on and were incredibly and phenomenally helpful.
It was so great for Kenny to meet them - although he's not as political as I've been, I think meeting those guys boosted Kenny's thoughts about being involved. The impact they had on Kenny was my favorite part of the experience.
The first night in the house, something happened that I didn't expect. As I laid my head on the pillow, my mind sorta going over the joyous day's events, my eyes, even though they were closed, began to feel so hot with pain. A thick, deep sadness stabbed my heart, and I first I couldn't figure out why... I remember laying there struggling to figure out how and why I was feeling so tremendously and powerfully sad when I was so happy to finally be in New Hampshire.
There's two reasons, I eventually figured out, but one of them was at the forefront.
My dad wasn't here with us.
Although it's been over a year since he died, it hit me on Saturday night how much I had looked forward to one day moving to New Hampshire with my dad. Now that I was here, and he wasn't here with us, it was breaking my heart and mind all over again, as his death did. That same intense pain, of seeing him passed away in that hospital room, and knowing of future moments I wouldn't be able to share with him, and here I was literally in one of those moments... moving to New Hampshire.
Knowing what my dad was missing out on, how happy he would have been to meet the FSP guys who came to help, especially since one of them owns a gun range. I couldn't breathe, the sadness was so crushing. It was also pissing me off, because I didn't want my first night in New Hampshire to be filled with such hardcore grief - but I couldn't shake it. Kenny probably wondered why I didn't chat up a storm when he came to bed. When I'm happy, which is most of the time, I'm all 'blah blah blah.' I think I said a sentence or two and then just got silent with my heart aching so badly it felt like somebody had put a suitcase full of boat anchors in it.
The second reason is something it'll take me some time to deal with - something personal that I'll have to resolve on my own, with time. Life sometimes adds stuff to the mix you never expect or even fathom will be an issue. It's been a long year, full of complex situations that I'm both thankful for and baffled by and some of which I'm angry about - but I think the choices made were the logical ones. There's a part of me, though, that questions some decisions I made. I wish I'd had more time to think about stuff, to talk about stuff, but the way the year went, in one big rush, with almost too many variables and unknown variables, in the end I just had to do and not do things based only upon the things known.
I wish I'd recognized the things I did know in the summer of last year as being things I probably shouldn't deal with alone. But I'm stubborn, and didn't think it would be a problem. I thought moving to New Hampshire would actually immediately resolve things in my mind and heart, but now I know that won't be the case. So, I'll deal with it, one day at a time.
The unpacking is going well - my only worries: I can't locate the swingy arm thing to my dad's grandfather clock, and the marble clock (which was supposed to go in my car) needs to be fixed in the back again, as it went up in the moving truck, and the swingy arm thing on that fell off and I can't locate the piece it connects to.
We're going to get my car on Saturday, hopefully. Not having a vehicle has a plus to it, though - my days are stuck here unpacking and sorting stuff out, so it's getting done very fast.
My new computer area is in a windowed sunroom, which has a birch tree and willow tree in view, as well as hundreds of other types of trees, and two huge, curvy hills in the near distance - everything has a nice layer of snow on it, too. The moon sets right between the dip between the two hills. It's a pretty room to spend mornings in, doing my computer routine of cribbage/spades/scrabble and emails. I love it - spending today organizing it, now that the rest of the house is somewhat in order. A plumber is coming today to fix the various issues we knew about prior to buying the home (nothing too major.) Last night I cooked a 'real meal' for the first time since we moved here - meatloaf, mashed tats, peas, rolls, cranberry sauce. :) I also put up Easter decorations yesterday, which the boys were happy to see when they got home from school.
Got to meet a bunch of FSPers on Tuesday night in Manchester - including somebody I hope is our next congressman for this district. Wish I could go to that event every Tuesday night, but trying to do the whole family/work/politics balance in life... gotta not schedule up the weeks too full.
Feeling 'centered' and ready for the next 40 years of my life. :) Lotta work to do, but I'm up for it. And thanks to Gene, I'm full of clarity and simplicity that makes it all the more easier and enjoyable. Sorta like having just the right tools to do a really big project... just makes things all the better.
I've been typing now for 22 minutes more than I planned to... time to get to this room organization.
Home... finally. :)
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
There are some cusses in these, but they are extremely educational - for a quick cram session on how things 'function', check these two videos out. They will help you to best understand what has been happening:
Here's a great picture that illustrates who is funding which candidates (click to see enlarged view, and visit http://libertyposter.org/ to see other posters:
These are cold, hard facts. Please, think about all of this before you vote.
Here's a great picture that illustrates who is funding which candidates (click to see enlarged view, and visit http://libertyposter.org/ to see other posters:
These are cold, hard facts. Please, think about all of this before you vote.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Family and Friends...
Some of you have been asking me questions over these months about Ron Paul and my support of Ron Paul. Hopefully our discussions have given you the answers you sought. If there are any other questions you want answered, as always, feel free to email me or call me. If you want a long discussion, I will personally drive to wherever you want for whatever frame of time you need.
This presidential election means that much to me.
I wanted to explain why I support Ron Paul more at length. I can't even memorize all the reasons; there are that many reasons. So I am doing it here on my blog, as well as a copy of this going out to all of you in email.
There will come a time a few years from now, that should things not go the way they should, the way they must, this election, that you will ask of me "Why didn't you explain to me everything you knew and learned from your father and others, because if I'd known these things, I might have done more to promote and support Ron Paul."
I'm going to tell you those things now. I'm going to give you as much information as I can, and then you can research for more information if you want, or you can request a discussion with me or request more information from me via links, books to read, or whatever format you prefer (dvds, online videos, etc.)
I don't want any of you to think I let you down in this most important time in human history. If I don't appeal to the heart and mind of you, and literally beg of you to wake up to the facts... I will have failed each of you. My father, if he could, would have been writing this for himself, from himself, to you, if he could. It would have probably been better written and more concise, too, and with less spelling and grammatical errors. Hahaha. *groan*
It's because of my dad, after all, that this whole Ron Paul for President life-frame started for me (and Ron Paul's ideas are absolutely a solid foundation life-frame)... My dad's words to me to "keep an eye on Ron Paul" ... The way he pleaded with me, even after I jokingly told him that I doubted I'd have the spirit and energy to campaign for anybody, considering I was about to lose him, my dad, and how he tried to appeal to my logic the way I'm now going to try to appeal to each of you.
It is with much hope and much love that I write this... because I know the majority of you, if not all of you, are capable of sound logic, common sense reasoning, and there's not a person among you who would want to be duped the way you have been... by your own government(s). And you have been duped.
Firstly - you've been duped into believing the USA is supposed to be a 'Democracy.' We are actually the opposite of a Democracy - we are a Republic. A Constitutional Republic. Do this - I learned this in a film I watched last year: recite the pledge of allegiance in your head. Listen to the words: "I pledge allegiance, to the flag, of the United States of America... and to the Republic, for which it stands..."
Stop.
Say it again.
"the United States of America... and to the REPUBLIC. FOR WHICH IT STANDS."
Republic. Republic - that is what we pledged allegiance to... not a Democracy. And well we shouldn't pledge allegiance to a Demcracy - the word "Democracy" ISN'T EVEN IN THE CONSTITUTION BECAUSE IT IS THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF LIBERTY AND FREEDOM! You've been fooled into thinking a Democracy is all peace and love and good will towards mankind, and it's NOT. Some of you are considering voting Democratic this year; please read the fine print on your candidate of choice's website. You may think they'll get us out of the war, but they will only rename it a 'transition' or a 'peace-keeping mission' or in some cases they will take the troops out of Iraq and put them into Afghanistan - so if ending the war is what you REALLY WANT, and if a financial plan to address Social Security and Medicare issues are what you REALLY WANT, please read the fine print on each candidate - because none of them plans to stop the BILLIONS in foreign aide, and other wasteful spending in government, or discontinue borrowing that is crippling future generations in a tax-slavery they will never be able to repay, no other candidate has a plan in order to be able to financially take care of our senior citizens and our war veterans without sinking us further into debt... and we've got a bunch of new permanently maimed war veterans now. And we'll continue to have more...
Ok, now, back to Democracy:
In a Democracy, majority rules, even if it is at the suffering of the minority. In a Constitutional Republic, the majority can not vote in something, even with a landslide of a majority vote, if it infringes upon the basic rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
By the way, the original wording was: All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential and unalienable rights; among which may be reckoned the right of enjoying and defending their Lives and Liberties; that of acquiring, possessing, and protecting property; in fine, that of seeking and obtaining their safety and happiness.
Changed to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.. Property got taken out on the federal level - I wonder why?
Did you notice there's also a mention of actually enjoying your life and liberties? Our founding fathers were cool - life wasn't about suffering or sacrificing, it was about actually getting to enjoy life, liberty, property and happiness. What a 'radical' idea that is, eh?
What is liberty, anyways, you might wonder... I know I did. I knew all the other words, but when I tried to define Liberty... even though I love Scrabble and have that bathroom wallpapered in dictionary with definitions of words, here's a pretty shameful thing to admit: I had no idea what liberty meant. I mean, I kinda knew what it kinda meant... but trying to define it, with words... I couldn't. Maybe a few of you actually can... I couldn't.
Here's what it means:
LIBERTY: The condition of being free from restriction or control.
The right and power to act, believe, or express oneself in a manner of one's own choosing.
The condition of being physically and legally free from confinement, servitude, or forced labor.
Freedom from unjust or undue governmental control.
A right or immunity to engage in certain actions without control or interference: the liberties protected by the Bill of Rights.
These are such important definitions. Because what has happened to the United States of America has actually stripped us of the majority of our liberties. You may not recognize it in day to day life... until it is too late. Some of you have told me things about your town and local governments where it's pretty clear it already is becoming something you're aware of... look into it more.
The most important part of what I want each of you to know, and it's incredibly important that each of you look into it at your own pace, using resources you trust, in order to better understand why this election is SO IMPORTANT:
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=58425 (taken from)
WASHINGTON – It started in 1952.
Nearly every person elected as president of the United States since then – and nearly every opponent – has belonged to a secretive, globalism-oriented organization known as the Council on Foreign Relations.
Some presidents and their challengers have belonged to additional clubs of internationalists – the Bilderberg Group and the Trilateral Commission. Running mates, too, more often than not have had ties to the groups.
That the groups exert enormous influence on public policy is indisputable. What is disputed is whether such groups are, as adherents and members argue, just discussion forums for movers and shakers, or, as critics have long alleged, secret societies shaping a new world order from behind the scenes. On that last point at least, no one could challenge the critics: All these groups operate in considerable secrecy, away from the scrutiny of the American public.
Regardless of how one characterizes them, the fact that virtually all presidents belong to the same secret clubs prompts the author of a new book to wonder if the 2008 election will also be a contest between globalist insiders. Judging from the list of frontrunners of each party, Daniel Estulin, author of "The True Story of the Bilderberg Group," may be on to something.
According to a variety of sources, the following presidential candidates are either members of one of the groups or have strong ties: Hillary Rodham Clinton, Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, John McCain, John Edwards, Fred Thompson, Joe Biden, Chris Dodd and Bill Richardson.
Mike Huckabee, though not a member, spoke to the CFR in September. Since then, his political star has risen to the point that he has become a top-tier candidate.
So often throughout recent history it has been the case.
Ever since Democrat Adlai Stevenson challenged Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952 and 1956, the odds have significantly favored those with membership in the elite groups.
In 1960, both John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon were members.
In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson was not a member. Neither was his opponent, Barry Goldwater. But Johnson had already staffed his administration with plenty of insiders.
In 1968, it was Nixon versus club member Hubert H. Humphrey.
In 1972, it was Nixon again against Democratic Party CFR member George McGovern.
In 1976, it was CFR Republican Gerald Ford losing to CFR Democrat Jimmy Carter.
In 1980, Ronald Reagan was not a member, but his running mate, George H.W. Bush, was. So were both of his opponents – Carter and independent John Anderson. Assuming office, however, Reagan quickly named 313 CFR members to his team.
In 1984, another CFR member, Walter Mondale, was nominated by the Democratic Party to challenge Reagan.
In 1988, CFR member Bush took on CFR member Michael Dukakis.
In 1992, Bush was challenged by an obscure governor from Arkansas, Bill Clinton, who won the "trifecta" by being a member of the CFR, Trlateral Commission and Bilderberg Group. He was also a Rhodes scholar – another favored credential of the worldwide elite.
In 1996, Clinton was challenged by CFR member Bob Dole.
In 2000, CFR member Al Gore ran against non-member George W. Bush, but his running mate, Dick Cheney, was.
In 2004, Bush was challenged by CFR member John Kerry.
"David Rockefeller, whose family financed the CFR, is a common denominator among these parallel groups," writes Estulin. "Not only is he the CFR chairman emeritus, but he also continues to provide financial and personal support to the TC, CFR and Bilderberg Group."
What is the agenda behind these groups, which Estulin says are comprised of "self-interested elitists protecting their wealth and the investments of multinational banks and corporations in the growing world economy at the expense of developing nations and Third World countries"?
"The policies they develop," he writes, "benefit them as well as move us towards a one-world government."
Those questioning Estulin's conclusion as mere speculation need only recall organizational financer David Rockefeller's own words as recorded in his "Memoirs."
"Some even believe we are part of a secret cabal working against the best interests of the United States, characterizing my family and me as 'internationalists' and conspiring with others around the world to build a more integrated global political and economic structure – one world, if you will," he wrote. "If that's the charge, I stand guilty, and I am proud of it."
With regard to insider roles in recent U.S. presidential races, two of the most interesting were 1976 and 1992.
"In the spring of 1972, a high-profile group of men gathered for dinner with W. Averell Harriman, the grand old man of the Democratic Party, a Bilderberger and a member of the CFR," writes Estulin. "Also present were Milton Katz, a CFR member and director of international studies at Harvard, Robert Bowie, who would later become deputy director of the CIA, George Franklin, David Rockefeller's coordinator for the Trilateral Commission, and Gerald Smith, U.S. ambassador-at-large for non-proliferation matters. The focus of their discussion was the not-too-distant 1976 presidential elections. Harriman suggested that if the Democrats wanted to recapture the White House, "we had better get off our high horses and look at some of those southern governors." Several names cropped up. Among them were Ruben Askew, governor of Florida, and Terry Sanford, former governor of North Carolina and, at the time, president of Duke University."
Katz reportedly informed David Rockefeller of the viability of Jimmy Carter, then governor of Georgia. According to the author, he could be sold politically to the American people. At a dinner in London, recorded by the London Times, Rockefeller got acquainted with Carter and became convinced he could become the next U.S. president. Carter was invited to join the Trilateral Commission and quickly accepted.
Later, U.S. News and World Report would have this to say about the Carter administration: "The Trilateralists have taken charge of foreign policy-making in the Carter administration, and already the immense power they wield is sparking some controversy. Active or former members of the Trilateral Commission now head every key agency involved in mapping U.S. strategy for dealing with the rest of the world."
In 1992, Estulin concludes Bill Clinton was similarly "anointed" for the presidency at the 1991 Bilderberg Conference in Baden-Baden. Following the meeting, Clinton immediately took a trip to Russia to meet with Soviet Interior Minister Vadim Balatin, then serving Mikhail Gorbachev. Later, when Boris Yeltsin won the presidential election, Bakatin became the new chief of the KGB.
The meeting went unnoticed in most of the press, with the exception of the Arkansas Democrat, whose headline told the story: "Clinton has powerful buddy in U.S.S.R – New head of KGB."
And, for clarification, the wikipedia quotations section for David Rockefeller:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Rockefeller#Quotations
"For more than a century, ideological extremists at either end of the political spectrum have seized upon well-publicized incidents such as my encounter with Castro to attack the Rockefeller family for the inordinate influence they claim we wield over American political and economic institutions. Some even believe we are part of a secret cabal working against the best interests of the United States, characterizing my family and me as 'internationalists' and of conspiring with others around the world to build a more integrated global political and economic structure — one world, if you will. If that is the charge, I stand guilty, and I am proud of it." — From Rockefeller's "Memoirs", (p.405).
If any of you want me to buy you a copy of the Memoirs book so I can highlight where he said that and give it to you to see with your own eyes, I will be more than glad to do so. It may profit him and his family financially, to purchase the book, but I think the value to any of you who need to know for sure, to remove any doubt, would be worth the cost.
Perhaps some of you think there's nothing to worry about... the rich should rule the world. As long as they keep us all safe... but they aren't. Many will continue to die for profit, because when wars are being fought on falsely presented agendas, and companies and bank lenders make a killing at the expense of not only USA soldiers' lives, but the lives of many, many innocent civilians globally... we can not call ourselves safe.
We can not call ourselves humane. We can not call ourselves free.
We can not call ourselves logical and loving if we do not stand up for what is truly right, what each of us knows inside our hearts and minds, and rise up to this kind of corruption by simply voting on primary day for the one man willing to be our President, to assist us through the reconstruction of our own nation, and our own government, to get it back to the basics it was intended for, as a protector of rights, and to once again be a nation of the people, by the people and for the people.
If you were planning to vote for any member of the CFR, I beg of you to reconsider. If you need more discussion on this, please contact me.
There's an army, a peaceful army, of over two hundred thousand forming - all you have to do is vote. We will do the work of fixing the government. All we need is for you to vote for Ron Paul. The USA troops have donated more to Ron Paul than any other candidate running for president - so know you have our most honorable men and women behind your vote as well.
We CAN do this. The media is owned by these USA hijackers, so don't believe them when they tell you "Ron Paul can't win." HE CAN WIN. He just needs your vote.
I love all of you and I hope that everything I have told you makes you stronger, not afraid. I hope it empowers you, and doesn't leave you feeling overwhelmed. I hope it gives to you the determination and capability to rise up and simply do what you know is right. For yourself, for your children and grandchildren, for your country.
Vote with the facts this time. Read the fine print. Listen and learn and read... and research everything you read, to make sure you are getting the cold, hard facts.
I have much to talk about with all of you over the next few years. Some of it will have to wait, as this is step one. I'm keeping an eye on other things my dad told me to keep an eye out on. :)
We'll soon be moving to New Hampshire - we'll be down every other week to visit Massachusetts. The boys are very excited, and so are we.
Much love to all of ya. :hug:
Some of you have been asking me questions over these months about Ron Paul and my support of Ron Paul. Hopefully our discussions have given you the answers you sought. If there are any other questions you want answered, as always, feel free to email me or call me. If you want a long discussion, I will personally drive to wherever you want for whatever frame of time you need.
This presidential election means that much to me.
I wanted to explain why I support Ron Paul more at length. I can't even memorize all the reasons; there are that many reasons. So I am doing it here on my blog, as well as a copy of this going out to all of you in email.
There will come a time a few years from now, that should things not go the way they should, the way they must, this election, that you will ask of me "Why didn't you explain to me everything you knew and learned from your father and others, because if I'd known these things, I might have done more to promote and support Ron Paul."
I'm going to tell you those things now. I'm going to give you as much information as I can, and then you can research for more information if you want, or you can request a discussion with me or request more information from me via links, books to read, or whatever format you prefer (dvds, online videos, etc.)
I don't want any of you to think I let you down in this most important time in human history. If I don't appeal to the heart and mind of you, and literally beg of you to wake up to the facts... I will have failed each of you. My father, if he could, would have been writing this for himself, from himself, to you, if he could. It would have probably been better written and more concise, too, and with less spelling and grammatical errors. Hahaha. *groan*
It's because of my dad, after all, that this whole Ron Paul for President life-frame started for me (and Ron Paul's ideas are absolutely a solid foundation life-frame)... My dad's words to me to "keep an eye on Ron Paul" ... The way he pleaded with me, even after I jokingly told him that I doubted I'd have the spirit and energy to campaign for anybody, considering I was about to lose him, my dad, and how he tried to appeal to my logic the way I'm now going to try to appeal to each of you.
It is with much hope and much love that I write this... because I know the majority of you, if not all of you, are capable of sound logic, common sense reasoning, and there's not a person among you who would want to be duped the way you have been... by your own government(s). And you have been duped.
Firstly - you've been duped into believing the USA is supposed to be a 'Democracy.' We are actually the opposite of a Democracy - we are a Republic. A Constitutional Republic. Do this - I learned this in a film I watched last year: recite the pledge of allegiance in your head. Listen to the words: "I pledge allegiance, to the flag, of the United States of America... and to the Republic, for which it stands..."
Stop.
Say it again.
"the United States of America... and to the REPUBLIC. FOR WHICH IT STANDS."
Republic. Republic - that is what we pledged allegiance to... not a Democracy. And well we shouldn't pledge allegiance to a Demcracy - the word "Democracy" ISN'T EVEN IN THE CONSTITUTION BECAUSE IT IS THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF LIBERTY AND FREEDOM! You've been fooled into thinking a Democracy is all peace and love and good will towards mankind, and it's NOT. Some of you are considering voting Democratic this year; please read the fine print on your candidate of choice's website. You may think they'll get us out of the war, but they will only rename it a 'transition' or a 'peace-keeping mission' or in some cases they will take the troops out of Iraq and put them into Afghanistan - so if ending the war is what you REALLY WANT, and if a financial plan to address Social Security and Medicare issues are what you REALLY WANT, please read the fine print on each candidate - because none of them plans to stop the BILLIONS in foreign aide, and other wasteful spending in government, or discontinue borrowing that is crippling future generations in a tax-slavery they will never be able to repay, no other candidate has a plan in order to be able to financially take care of our senior citizens and our war veterans without sinking us further into debt... and we've got a bunch of new permanently maimed war veterans now. And we'll continue to have more...
Ok, now, back to Democracy:
In a Democracy, majority rules, even if it is at the suffering of the minority. In a Constitutional Republic, the majority can not vote in something, even with a landslide of a majority vote, if it infringes upon the basic rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
By the way, the original wording was: All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential and unalienable rights; among which may be reckoned the right of enjoying and defending their Lives and Liberties; that of acquiring, possessing, and protecting property; in fine, that of seeking and obtaining their safety and happiness.
Changed to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.. Property got taken out on the federal level - I wonder why?
Did you notice there's also a mention of actually enjoying your life and liberties? Our founding fathers were cool - life wasn't about suffering or sacrificing, it was about actually getting to enjoy life, liberty, property and happiness. What a 'radical' idea that is, eh?
What is liberty, anyways, you might wonder... I know I did. I knew all the other words, but when I tried to define Liberty... even though I love Scrabble and have that bathroom wallpapered in dictionary with definitions of words, here's a pretty shameful thing to admit: I had no idea what liberty meant. I mean, I kinda knew what it kinda meant... but trying to define it, with words... I couldn't. Maybe a few of you actually can... I couldn't.
Here's what it means:
LIBERTY: The condition of being free from restriction or control.
The right and power to act, believe, or express oneself in a manner of one's own choosing.
The condition of being physically and legally free from confinement, servitude, or forced labor.
Freedom from unjust or undue governmental control.
A right or immunity to engage in certain actions without control or interference: the liberties protected by the Bill of Rights.
These are such important definitions. Because what has happened to the United States of America has actually stripped us of the majority of our liberties. You may not recognize it in day to day life... until it is too late. Some of you have told me things about your town and local governments where it's pretty clear it already is becoming something you're aware of... look into it more.
The most important part of what I want each of you to know, and it's incredibly important that each of you look into it at your own pace, using resources you trust, in order to better understand why this election is SO IMPORTANT:
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=58425 (taken from)
WASHINGTON – It started in 1952.
Nearly every person elected as president of the United States since then – and nearly every opponent – has belonged to a secretive, globalism-oriented organization known as the Council on Foreign Relations.
Some presidents and their challengers have belonged to additional clubs of internationalists – the Bilderberg Group and the Trilateral Commission. Running mates, too, more often than not have had ties to the groups.
That the groups exert enormous influence on public policy is indisputable. What is disputed is whether such groups are, as adherents and members argue, just discussion forums for movers and shakers, or, as critics have long alleged, secret societies shaping a new world order from behind the scenes. On that last point at least, no one could challenge the critics: All these groups operate in considerable secrecy, away from the scrutiny of the American public.
Regardless of how one characterizes them, the fact that virtually all presidents belong to the same secret clubs prompts the author of a new book to wonder if the 2008 election will also be a contest between globalist insiders. Judging from the list of frontrunners of each party, Daniel Estulin, author of "The True Story of the Bilderberg Group," may be on to something.
According to a variety of sources, the following presidential candidates are either members of one of the groups or have strong ties: Hillary Rodham Clinton, Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, John McCain, John Edwards, Fred Thompson, Joe Biden, Chris Dodd and Bill Richardson.
Mike Huckabee, though not a member, spoke to the CFR in September. Since then, his political star has risen to the point that he has become a top-tier candidate.
So often throughout recent history it has been the case.
Ever since Democrat Adlai Stevenson challenged Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952 and 1956, the odds have significantly favored those with membership in the elite groups.
In 1960, both John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon were members.
In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson was not a member. Neither was his opponent, Barry Goldwater. But Johnson had already staffed his administration with plenty of insiders.
In 1968, it was Nixon versus club member Hubert H. Humphrey.
In 1972, it was Nixon again against Democratic Party CFR member George McGovern.
In 1976, it was CFR Republican Gerald Ford losing to CFR Democrat Jimmy Carter.
In 1980, Ronald Reagan was not a member, but his running mate, George H.W. Bush, was. So were both of his opponents – Carter and independent John Anderson. Assuming office, however, Reagan quickly named 313 CFR members to his team.
In 1984, another CFR member, Walter Mondale, was nominated by the Democratic Party to challenge Reagan.
In 1988, CFR member Bush took on CFR member Michael Dukakis.
In 1992, Bush was challenged by an obscure governor from Arkansas, Bill Clinton, who won the "trifecta" by being a member of the CFR, Trlateral Commission and Bilderberg Group. He was also a Rhodes scholar – another favored credential of the worldwide elite.
In 1996, Clinton was challenged by CFR member Bob Dole.
In 2000, CFR member Al Gore ran against non-member George W. Bush, but his running mate, Dick Cheney, was.
In 2004, Bush was challenged by CFR member John Kerry.
"David Rockefeller, whose family financed the CFR, is a common denominator among these parallel groups," writes Estulin. "Not only is he the CFR chairman emeritus, but he also continues to provide financial and personal support to the TC, CFR and Bilderberg Group."
What is the agenda behind these groups, which Estulin says are comprised of "self-interested elitists protecting their wealth and the investments of multinational banks and corporations in the growing world economy at the expense of developing nations and Third World countries"?
"The policies they develop," he writes, "benefit them as well as move us towards a one-world government."
Those questioning Estulin's conclusion as mere speculation need only recall organizational financer David Rockefeller's own words as recorded in his "Memoirs."
"Some even believe we are part of a secret cabal working against the best interests of the United States, characterizing my family and me as 'internationalists' and conspiring with others around the world to build a more integrated global political and economic structure – one world, if you will," he wrote. "If that's the charge, I stand guilty, and I am proud of it."
With regard to insider roles in recent U.S. presidential races, two of the most interesting were 1976 and 1992.
"In the spring of 1972, a high-profile group of men gathered for dinner with W. Averell Harriman, the grand old man of the Democratic Party, a Bilderberger and a member of the CFR," writes Estulin. "Also present were Milton Katz, a CFR member and director of international studies at Harvard, Robert Bowie, who would later become deputy director of the CIA, George Franklin, David Rockefeller's coordinator for the Trilateral Commission, and Gerald Smith, U.S. ambassador-at-large for non-proliferation matters. The focus of their discussion was the not-too-distant 1976 presidential elections. Harriman suggested that if the Democrats wanted to recapture the White House, "we had better get off our high horses and look at some of those southern governors." Several names cropped up. Among them were Ruben Askew, governor of Florida, and Terry Sanford, former governor of North Carolina and, at the time, president of Duke University."
Katz reportedly informed David Rockefeller of the viability of Jimmy Carter, then governor of Georgia. According to the author, he could be sold politically to the American people. At a dinner in London, recorded by the London Times, Rockefeller got acquainted with Carter and became convinced he could become the next U.S. president. Carter was invited to join the Trilateral Commission and quickly accepted.
Later, U.S. News and World Report would have this to say about the Carter administration: "The Trilateralists have taken charge of foreign policy-making in the Carter administration, and already the immense power they wield is sparking some controversy. Active or former members of the Trilateral Commission now head every key agency involved in mapping U.S. strategy for dealing with the rest of the world."
In 1992, Estulin concludes Bill Clinton was similarly "anointed" for the presidency at the 1991 Bilderberg Conference in Baden-Baden. Following the meeting, Clinton immediately took a trip to Russia to meet with Soviet Interior Minister Vadim Balatin, then serving Mikhail Gorbachev. Later, when Boris Yeltsin won the presidential election, Bakatin became the new chief of the KGB.
The meeting went unnoticed in most of the press, with the exception of the Arkansas Democrat, whose headline told the story: "Clinton has powerful buddy in U.S.S.R – New head of KGB."
And, for clarification, the wikipedia quotations section for David Rockefeller:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Rockefeller#Quotations
"For more than a century, ideological extremists at either end of the political spectrum have seized upon well-publicized incidents such as my encounter with Castro to attack the Rockefeller family for the inordinate influence they claim we wield over American political and economic institutions. Some even believe we are part of a secret cabal working against the best interests of the United States, characterizing my family and me as 'internationalists' and of conspiring with others around the world to build a more integrated global political and economic structure — one world, if you will. If that is the charge, I stand guilty, and I am proud of it." — From Rockefeller's "Memoirs", (p.405).
If any of you want me to buy you a copy of the Memoirs book so I can highlight where he said that and give it to you to see with your own eyes, I will be more than glad to do so. It may profit him and his family financially, to purchase the book, but I think the value to any of you who need to know for sure, to remove any doubt, would be worth the cost.
Perhaps some of you think there's nothing to worry about... the rich should rule the world. As long as they keep us all safe... but they aren't. Many will continue to die for profit, because when wars are being fought on falsely presented agendas, and companies and bank lenders make a killing at the expense of not only USA soldiers' lives, but the lives of many, many innocent civilians globally... we can not call ourselves safe.
We can not call ourselves humane. We can not call ourselves free.
We can not call ourselves logical and loving if we do not stand up for what is truly right, what each of us knows inside our hearts and minds, and rise up to this kind of corruption by simply voting on primary day for the one man willing to be our President, to assist us through the reconstruction of our own nation, and our own government, to get it back to the basics it was intended for, as a protector of rights, and to once again be a nation of the people, by the people and for the people.
If you were planning to vote for any member of the CFR, I beg of you to reconsider. If you need more discussion on this, please contact me.
There's an army, a peaceful army, of over two hundred thousand forming - all you have to do is vote. We will do the work of fixing the government. All we need is for you to vote for Ron Paul. The USA troops have donated more to Ron Paul than any other candidate running for president - so know you have our most honorable men and women behind your vote as well.
We CAN do this. The media is owned by these USA hijackers, so don't believe them when they tell you "Ron Paul can't win." HE CAN WIN. He just needs your vote.
I love all of you and I hope that everything I have told you makes you stronger, not afraid. I hope it empowers you, and doesn't leave you feeling overwhelmed. I hope it gives to you the determination and capability to rise up and simply do what you know is right. For yourself, for your children and grandchildren, for your country.
Vote with the facts this time. Read the fine print. Listen and learn and read... and research everything you read, to make sure you are getting the cold, hard facts.
I have much to talk about with all of you over the next few years. Some of it will have to wait, as this is step one. I'm keeping an eye on other things my dad told me to keep an eye out on. :)
We'll soon be moving to New Hampshire - we'll be down every other week to visit Massachusetts. The boys are very excited, and so are we.
Much love to all of ya. :hug:
Sunday, December 23, 2007
I don't hate this year anymore. For a long while, I thought I'd be hating this year for the rest of my life, more than any other year of my life - but ya know, even with the death of my dad, which punched me and my family to the very core, and created such deep sadness, emptiness and heartache in all of us, the things my dad talked with us about during the five weeks of this year that he lived to see, along with the one week of 2006 starting at the point when he knew he was going to die, and especially the one-on-one talks I had with him for hours at a time... nah, this year isn't as bad as it sometimes felt. Death is a part of life - I will die someday. My children will die someday. What's important is that whole learning and sharing what we learned aspect. The learning, the growing, the enlightenment. The love and forgiveness, the understanding and patience. The recognition in all of us that this is just one piece of the big picture. Just one piece...
And as I sit here on the eve of the day when this part of the learning began, on the day before before Christmas in 2006, when my dad came to answer his door sick with what he thought was a tummy flu... as I cry quietly reflecting back on the events of those six weeks, from beginning to end, I just keep feeling thankful... I just keep feeling so very glad that we had that time to finish up the sharing, in a beautiful and graceful conclusion to an astounding, remarkable life journey, such as my dad's journey was. I sit here, my throat in that 'feels like it got a frog in it' spot, and my eyes just tearing up as I listen to a concerto piece from youtube that my dad surely would have loved (needless to say, it's a backdrop piece of music to a Ron Paul video... heehee)... anyways, I'm ok with this year now. I have made peace with it. I don't hate 2007. It took away some good stuff, but it gave so much in good stuff, too - and I learned. And I know that we're on the brink of something wonderful... surely, it won't be easy, and surely it will be hard work, and surely we'll all be a little nervous in the future but I know, I know that this year is one that we're all so lucky happened... as it will greatly impact our ability to cope with and confront the issues to come.
And I know that in some way, my dad's spirit is still a witness to it all... and he smiles. He knows. He knows that we can do this. He knows that our strength is in our knowledge, in our love, in our fortitude and our determination... in our ability to tap into the best and brightest parts of our minds, our hearts and our souls.
And, so... I now begin the process of dealing with the six weeks. From start to finish, every day a different memory or reminder. Every day its own 'anniversary' of the last days spent with Dad. It will sometimes make me cry, it will sometimes make me laugh, as he did, each day filled with just about every emotion you can feel... and every thought you can think, and every question you can ask, and every answer you waited a lifetime for...
Happy holidays to everyone. May we all make peace with those roughest of life's moments, and may 2008 continue to strengthen us with truth and knowledge.
And as I sit here on the eve of the day when this part of the learning began, on the day before before Christmas in 2006, when my dad came to answer his door sick with what he thought was a tummy flu... as I cry quietly reflecting back on the events of those six weeks, from beginning to end, I just keep feeling thankful... I just keep feeling so very glad that we had that time to finish up the sharing, in a beautiful and graceful conclusion to an astounding, remarkable life journey, such as my dad's journey was. I sit here, my throat in that 'feels like it got a frog in it' spot, and my eyes just tearing up as I listen to a concerto piece from youtube that my dad surely would have loved (needless to say, it's a backdrop piece of music to a Ron Paul video... heehee)... anyways, I'm ok with this year now. I have made peace with it. I don't hate 2007. It took away some good stuff, but it gave so much in good stuff, too - and I learned. And I know that we're on the brink of something wonderful... surely, it won't be easy, and surely it will be hard work, and surely we'll all be a little nervous in the future but I know, I know that this year is one that we're all so lucky happened... as it will greatly impact our ability to cope with and confront the issues to come.
And I know that in some way, my dad's spirit is still a witness to it all... and he smiles. He knows. He knows that we can do this. He knows that our strength is in our knowledge, in our love, in our fortitude and our determination... in our ability to tap into the best and brightest parts of our minds, our hearts and our souls.
And, so... I now begin the process of dealing with the six weeks. From start to finish, every day a different memory or reminder. Every day its own 'anniversary' of the last days spent with Dad. It will sometimes make me cry, it will sometimes make me laugh, as he did, each day filled with just about every emotion you can feel... and every thought you can think, and every question you can ask, and every answer you waited a lifetime for...
Happy holidays to everyone. May we all make peace with those roughest of life's moments, and may 2008 continue to strengthen us with truth and knowledge.
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Thursday, December 20, 2007
The internet is a funny place... recently, somebody has (again) taken to using an old nickname of mine, previously used on an old forum, to start posting anti-government rants in all-caps on, of all places, a Detroit newspaper website! Check this out: http://forums.freep.com/search.php?search_author=NarcolepticFitThrower&sid=3fe254ece8a1f916fe4f8e67db618a12
and a cut and paste:
Author Message
Topic: Granholm sees hope as lawmakers work toward resolu
NarcolepticFitThrower
Replies: 294
Views: 13574
Forum: Michigan Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 7:58 pm Subject: IDIOTS
LET THE GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN! THEY'RE ALL IDIOTS! LOSERS! REJECTS! CAN'T TRUST ANYONE THAT ACTUALLY WANTS TO BE IN OFF...zzz.zz.zzz.zzzzzzzz.zzzzz
I laughed ... but this is one example of how and why it's very tricky out here in cyberspace to be certain the person behind the monitor is 'who you think it is.' Apparently, this particular person knows me from the previous (and possibly the current) forum I post on for political debate, and I'm sometimes politically misunderstood to have a 'shut down all government' attitude. For the record, that's not my mindset or mindframe at all in regards to government. Although in Detroit, Michigan, I'm sure there are some people who feel and think that way... or perhaps just one person somewhere out there in the world who wants to give the impression that I personally think and feel that way.
I'm sure there's other uses of other nicknames I use out there on various forums, using this same method of hyper-anarchist 'voice', when actually I'm all for a small government that just simply follows the state and federal constitutions. I also know that not all in government are "idiots, losers, rejects."
Anyways... this reminded me of some years ago when I came across some posts by another former nickname of mine "BagOfEyebrows" which also weren't written by me... so be careful out here in cyberspace, people, because what you see isn't always who you think. ;)
While I am prone to political rants, they are usually 4 or 5 paragraphs long, with all-caps off, and often filled with a crapload of emoticons and cuss words (I post on an uncensored forum.) It's where I get my anger out, let my brain fly free, speak my mind in my mind's voice, so that when I'm offline I can temper it in order to be easier on the ears.
Once again, I want to let family and friends know that if you ever come across anything that you think possibly was written by me out here in cyberpsace, and it's something that concerns you (as I can see this particular use of my nickname would cause concern for some family/friends), just call me or email me and you will get a yes or no flat out and know for sure - hopefully most family and friends would be able to recognize that this particular use of my online nickname was void of my 'voice', but because some folks are easily fooled (which the user of my nickname was counting on), it's important for you to know the kinds of shenanigans that take place out here on the internet.
Hopefully, with all the new laws passed regarding anti-government sentiments, the CIA, FBI and Homeland Security have delved into the IP of the person who 'trolled' using my nickname and noted that the IP address didn't match up to mine! But just in case our government 'intelligence' resources fell for this online prank (hey, they accidently got us into a war based on this same 'intelligence'), I just wanted to state, for the record, that I did not post that stuff to Detroit Free Press, check the IPs to be sure before you falsely arrest me and waterboard me, okay? :D
Happy holidays. :)
and a cut and paste:
Author Message
Topic: Granholm sees hope as lawmakers work toward resolu
NarcolepticFitThrower
Replies: 294
Views: 13574
Forum: Michigan Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 7:58 pm Subject: IDIOTS
LET THE GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN! THEY'RE ALL IDIOTS! LOSERS! REJECTS! CAN'T TRUST ANYONE THAT ACTUALLY WANTS TO BE IN OFF...zzz.zz.zzz.zzzzzzzz.zzzzz
I laughed ... but this is one example of how and why it's very tricky out here in cyberspace to be certain the person behind the monitor is 'who you think it is.' Apparently, this particular person knows me from the previous (and possibly the current) forum I post on for political debate, and I'm sometimes politically misunderstood to have a 'shut down all government' attitude. For the record, that's not my mindset or mindframe at all in regards to government. Although in Detroit, Michigan, I'm sure there are some people who feel and think that way... or perhaps just one person somewhere out there in the world who wants to give the impression that I personally think and feel that way.
I'm sure there's other uses of other nicknames I use out there on various forums, using this same method of hyper-anarchist 'voice', when actually I'm all for a small government that just simply follows the state and federal constitutions. I also know that not all in government are "idiots, losers, rejects."
Anyways... this reminded me of some years ago when I came across some posts by another former nickname of mine "BagOfEyebrows" which also weren't written by me... so be careful out here in cyberspace, people, because what you see isn't always who you think. ;)
While I am prone to political rants, they are usually 4 or 5 paragraphs long, with all-caps off, and often filled with a crapload of emoticons and cuss words (I post on an uncensored forum.) It's where I get my anger out, let my brain fly free, speak my mind in my mind's voice, so that when I'm offline I can temper it in order to be easier on the ears.
Once again, I want to let family and friends know that if you ever come across anything that you think possibly was written by me out here in cyberpsace, and it's something that concerns you (as I can see this particular use of my nickname would cause concern for some family/friends), just call me or email me and you will get a yes or no flat out and know for sure - hopefully most family and friends would be able to recognize that this particular use of my online nickname was void of my 'voice', but because some folks are easily fooled (which the user of my nickname was counting on), it's important for you to know the kinds of shenanigans that take place out here on the internet.
Hopefully, with all the new laws passed regarding anti-government sentiments, the CIA, FBI and Homeland Security have delved into the IP of the person who 'trolled' using my nickname and noted that the IP address didn't match up to mine! But just in case our government 'intelligence' resources fell for this online prank (hey, they accidently got us into a war based on this same 'intelligence'), I just wanted to state, for the record, that I did not post that stuff to Detroit Free Press, check the IPs to be sure before you falsely arrest me and waterboard me, okay? :D
Happy holidays. :)
Sunday, December 16, 2007
At the insistance of Winter, when he heard my idea for the xmas tree this year, I put together a pretty political theme for our christmas tree.. then he said it would be a great idea to make a youtube video outta of it for Ron Paul ... so, I did that, too. So... here it is. My Christmas wish list:
Happy Holidays :)
Happy Holidays :)
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