How He Did it . . .

by Paul Shlichta

READER WARNING: If you are presently taking medication for blood pressure, or if you have a tendancy to stress related migrane headaches you will want to make certain you are sitting quietly and are fully medicated before reading the article linked . . .

http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/02/how_he_did_it_a_diagrammatic_a.html

"Something of Historic Proportion is Happening"

by Pam Geller

I am a student of history. Professionally. I have written 15 books in six languages, and have studied it all my life. I think there is something monumentally large afoot, and I do not believe it is just a banking crisis, or a mortgage crisis, or a credit crisis. Yes, these exist but they are merely single facets on a very large gemstone that is only now coming into a sharper focus. Something of historic proportions is happening. I can sense it becauseI know how it feels, smells, what it looks like, and how people react to it.

Yes, a perfect storm may be brewing, but there is something happening within our country that has been evolving for about 10 - 15 years. The pace has dramatically quickened in the past two. We demand and then codify into law the requirement that our banks make massive loans to people whom we know can never pay back? Why? We learn just days ago that the Federal Reserve, which has little or no real oversight by anyone, has "loaned" two trillion dollars (that is $2,000,000,000,000)over the past few months, but will not tell us to whom or why or disclosethe terms. That is our money. Yours and mine. And that is three times the$700B we all argued about so strenuously just this past September. Who has this money? Why do they have it? Why are the terms unavailableto us? Who asked for it? Who authorized it? I thought this was a governmentof "We the People," who loaned our powers to our elected leaders. Apparently not.

We have spent two or more decades intentionally de-industrializing our economy. Why? We have intentionally dumbed down our schools, ignored our history, and no longer teach our founding documents, why we are exceptional, and why we are worth preserving. Students by and large cannot write, think critically,read, or articulate. Parents are not revolting, teachers are not picketing,and school boards continue to back mediocrity. Why? We have now established the precedent of protesting every close election (now violently in California over a proposition that is so controversial that it wants marriage to remain between one man and one woman. Did you ever think such a thing possible just a decade ago?). We have corrupted our sacred political process by allowing unelected judges to write laws that radically change our way of life, and then mainstream Marxist groups like ACORN and others to turn our voting system into a banana republic. To what purpose?

Now our mortgage industry is collapsing, housing prices are in free fall, major industries are failing, our banking system is on the verge of collapse, Social Security is nearly bankrupt, as is Medicare and our entire government. Our education system is worse than a joke (I teach college and know precisely what I am talking about.) The list is staggering in its length, breadth, and depth. It is potentially 1929 x 10. And we are at war with an enemy we cannot name for fear of offending people of the same religion who cannot wait to slit the throats of your children if they have the opportunity to do so. And now we have elected a man no one knows anything about, who has never run so much as a Dairy Queen, let alone a town as big as Wasilla, Alaska . All of his associations and alliances are with real radicals in their chosenfields of employment, and everything we learn about him, drip by drip, is unsettling if not downright scary (Surely you have heard him speak about his idea to create and fund a mandatory civilian defense force stronger than ourmilitary for use inside our borders? No? Oh, of course. The media would neverplay that for you over and over and then demand he answer it. Sarah Palin's pregnant daughter and $150,000 wardrobe is more important.)

Mr. Obama's winning platform can be boiled down to one word: Change. Why? I have never been so afraid for my country and for my children as I am now. This man campaigned on bringing people together, something he has never, ever done in his professional life. In my assessment, Obama will divide us along philosophical lines, push us apart, and then try to realign the pieces into a new and different power structure. Change is indeed coming. And when it comes, you will never see the same nation again.And that is only the beginning. I thought I would never be able to experience what the ordinary, moral German felt in the mid-1930s. In those times, the savior was a former smooth-talking rabble-rouser from the streets, about whom the average German knew next to nothing. What they did know was that he was associated with groups that shouted, shoved, and pushed around people with whom they disagreed; he edged his way onto the political stage through great oratory and promises. Economic times were tough, people were losing jobs, and he wasa great speaker. And he smiled and waved a lot. And people, even newspapers,were afraid to speak out for fear that his "brown shirts" would bully them into submission. And then he was duly elected to office, with a full-throttled economic crisis at hand [the Great Depression].

Slowly but surely he seized the controls of government power, department by department, person by person, bureaucracy by bureaucracy. The kids joined a Youth Movement in his name ,where they were taught what to think. How did he get the people on his side? He did it promising jobs to the jobless, money to the moneyless, and goodies for the military-industrial complex. He did it by indoctrinating the children, advocating gun control, health care for all, better wages, better jobs, and promising to re-instill pride once a gain in the country, across Europe, and across the world. He did it with a compliant media - Did you know that? And he did this all in the name of justice and .. . . CHANGE. And the people surely got what they voted for. (Look it up if you think I am exaggerating.) Read your history books. Many people objected in 1933 and were shouted down, called names, laughed at, and made fun of. When Winston Churchill pointed out the obvious in the late 1930s while seated in the House of Lords in England (he was not yet Prime Minister), he was booed into his seat and called a crazy troublemaker. He was right, though. Don't forget that Germany was the most educated, cultured country in Europe. It was full of music, art, museums, hospitals, laboratories, and universities. And in less than six years - a shorter time span than just two terms of the U. S. presidency - it was rounding up its own citizens, killing others, abrogating its laws, turning children against parents, and neighbors against neighbors. All with the best of intentions, of course. The road toHell is paved with them. As a practical thinker, one not overly prone to emotional decisions, I have a choice: I can either believe what the objective pieces of evidence tell me (even if they make me cringe with disgust); I can believe what history is shouting to me from across the chasm of seven decades; or I can hope I am wrong, close my eyes, have another latte and ignore what is transpiring around me. Some people scoff at me; others laugh or think I am foolish, naive, or both. Perhaps I am. But I have never been afraid to look people in the eye and tell them exactly what I believe - and why I believe it. I pray I am wrong. I do not think I am.

About the author via Google...Pamela "Atlas" Geller began her publishing career at The New York Daily News and subsequently took over operation of The New York Observer as Associate Publisher. She left The Observer after the birth of her fourth child but remained involved in various projects including American Associates, Ben Gurion University and being Senior Vice-President Strategic Planning and Performance Evaluation at The Brandeis School. After 9/11, Atlas had the veil of oblivion violently lifted from her consciousness and immersed herself in the education and understanding of geopolitics, Islam, terror, foreign affairs and imminent threat s the mainstream media and the government wouldn't cover or discuss. Her website, AtlasShrugged.com, winner of the "Best New Blog" 2005 Jewish and Israeli Blog Award and finalist in the 2005 Weblog Awards, is a counterterrorism site fighting the great fight, changing the world one word at atime. Leading authorities are regularly interviewed. She routinely confers with leading scholars on the Middle East, Islam, Eurabia, China and Russia. The objective of her website is to cover related but little reported events of great import. She provides an unblinking, glaring examination of global affairs and is a member of Pajamas Media.

"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb deciding what to have for dinner. Liberty is a well-armed lamb." - Benjamin Franklin

The Rattlesnake as a Symbol . . .

The following letter was published in the Pennsylvania Journal on December 27, 1775. It was signed by "An American Guesser," recently identified as Benjamin Franklin. Written after the Revolution began but before the Declaration of Independence was signed, it offers a unique glimpse into Franklin's observant mind.

The Rattlesnake as a Symbol of America
I observed on one of the drums belonging to the marines now raising, there was painted a Rattle-Snake, with this modest motto under it, "Don't tread on me." As I know it is the custom to have some device on the arms of every country, I supposed this may have been intended for the arms of America; and as I have nothing to do with public affairs, and as my time is perfectly my own, in order to divert an idle hour, I sat down to guess what could have been intended by this uncommon device — I took care, however, to consult on this occasion a person who is acquainted with heraldry, from whom I learned, that it is a rule among the learned of that science "That the worthy properties of the animal, in the crest-born, shall be considered," and, "That the base ones cannot have been intended;" he likewise informed me that the ancients considered the serpent as an emblem of wisdom, and in a certain attitude of endless duration — both which circumstances I suppose may have been had in view. Having gained this intelligence, and recollecting that countries are sometimes represented by animals peculiar to them, it occurred to me that the Rattle-Snake is found in no other quarter of the world besides America, and may therefore have been chosen, on that account, to represent her.
But then "the worldly properties" of a Snake I judged would be hard to point out. This rather raised than suppressed my curiosity, and having frequently seen the Rattle-Snake, I ran over in my mind every property by which she was distinguished, not only from other animals, but from those of the same genus or class of animals, endeavoring to fix some meaning to each, not wholly inconsistent with common sense.
I recollected that her eye excelled in brightness, that of any other animal, and that she has no eye-lids. She may therefore be esteemed an emblem of vigilance. She never begins an attack, nor, when once engaged, ever surrenders: She is therefore an emblem of magnanimity and true courage. As if anxious to prevent all pretensions of quarreling with her, the weapons with which nature has furnished her, she conceals in the roof of her mouth, so that, to those who are unacquainted with her, she appears to be a most defenseless animal; and even when those weapons are shown and extended for her defense, they appear weak and contemptible; but their wounds however small, are decisive and fatal. Conscious of this, she never wounds 'till she has generously given notice, even to her enemy, and cautioned him against the danger of treading on her.
Was I wrong, Sir, in thinking this a strong picture of the temper and conduct of America? The poison of her teeth is the necessary means of digesting her food, and at the same time is certain destruction to her enemies. This may be understood to intimate that those things which are destructive to our enemies, may be to us not only harmless, but absolutely necessary to our existence. I confess I was wholly at a loss what to make of the rattles, 'till I went back and counted them and found them just thirteen, exactly the number of the Colonies united in America; and I recollected too that this was the only part of the Snake which increased in numbers. Perhaps it might be only fancy, but, I conceited the painter had shown a half formed additional rattle, which, I suppose, may have been intended to represent the province of Canada.
'Tis curious and amazing to observe how distinct and independent of each other the rattles of this animal are, and yet how firmly they are united together, so as never to be separated but by breaking them to pieces. One of those rattles singly, is incapable of producing sound, but the ringing of thirteen together, is sufficient to alarm the boldest man living.
The Rattle-Snake is solitary, and associates with her kind only when it is necessary for their preservation. In winter, the warmth of a number together will preserve their lives, while singly, they would probably perish. The power of fascination attributed to her, by a generous construction, may be understood to mean, that those who consider the liberty and blessings which America affords, and once come over to her, never afterwards leave her, but spend their lives with her. She strongly resembles America in this, that she is beautiful in youth and her beauty increaseth with her age, "her tongue also is blue and forked as the lightning, and her abode is among impenetrable rocks."

An American Guesser

I copied this post from the Franklin Institute website: http://sln.fi.edu/qa99/musing3/index.html

I belive that symbols are powerful tools, and I hope you will take the time to ponder their meanings. Our founders were brilliant and Divinely inspired men . . .

ATTACK! (Part 2)

At this point I ask you to take a moment to review 'Part 1' and consider that our freedom and the freedom of our posterity is dependant on our ability to stand up to the tyranny that is now emerging all around us. We MUST stand as opposition . . . there is NO ONE else. As individuals we are most often ineffective and our voices and actions are ridiculed, most often ignored, and soon to be silenced if those presently in power prevail. However, as the founders of this and other free nations understood, 'UNITED WE STAND.' If we can become individually less dependant on others we miraculously become a strength to all. This is a primary objective in this fight to recapture our freedom.

(Items 1,2 & 3 discussed in ATTACK! (Part 1))

4. The next objective for the new, and ever increasingly socialist, regime is to work every conceivable path to even MORE socialism. Freedom loving Americans MUST be resolved that the majority of Americans have CHOSEN to invert the relationship with government defined by our founders. This last election did NOT choose servants of the people . . . it chose new MASTERS. However, even though schemes are at work to take away our representative republic, to date we still have the ballot, and at least the right to attempt to speak with our elected representatives.

Socialists want to be viewed as the saviors of the people, you must let them know you don't need them to save you. You just need them to represent you.

Speak to them we MUST. Make every opportunity to communicate with your elected representatives at ALL levels of government. Face to face is the very best way. Without breaking any laws and turning into stalkers research their schedules by contacting the offices and asking the questions. Show up at the events, and make your voice heard. Signs, posters, t-shirts will all get their attention. Stand along the ropes and confront them with the questions.
They may ignore you, but no matter how they react you will get the attention of others in the crowd which may at least start a discussion, or perhaps even more. Be as respectful as the situation will allow. Do not create a scene where you will be viewed as a kook. It usually helps to have a group with you. Remember that there is always safety and power in numbers. Look for opportunities to create a debate, not a riot. These tactics seem to have worked for years by the Saul Alinsky, Castro, Mao, Hugo Chavez and BHO supporters, so let's use it against them although they always worked to create the riots and violent confrontations. Let's hope it doesn't come to that, but be prepared for it all the same.

Understand that each form a communication has weight. Phone calls, emails, postal letters and cards each represent a different number of constituents. Communications spurred by talk radio, or cable news outlets still merit consideration, but the steady and regular contact will be discounted less. Steady grassroots efforts are powerful in the eyes of elected officials. If they gain a sense of these efforts gaining momentum they will speak to you directly. You must make noise to get their attention, and you must show political power to get their interest.

Take the Offensive . . . ATTACK! (Part 1)

Most Americans, even the minimally observant, realize that things are transforming at an ever increasingly frightful pace. Even the blissfully ignorant who chose this new type of 'hope and change' are coming to understand that the promises and edicts of our newly elected want-to-be god-king BHO, his high priests and courtiers, are NOT going to be delivered to the true believers as expected. I am not a conspiracy theorist, but I do sincerely believe the plans of some very secret, and some not so secret combinations are beginning to come into full effect. The schemes designed in the marbled halls of world capitals, the dirt floors of caves and hovels of the Middle East and surely elsewhere have similar goals. Sadly, our collection of cheats, creeps, criminals, egomaniacs and perverts, elected and appointed, seem to be in sync with many of our avowed enemies. Although their intent may not have the sinister undertones of recognized terrorists and thugs, their ideological self-absorbed Utopian fantasy world view puts our nation, society and citizens in the same jeopardy. BUT, their goals; now much closer, have NOT yet been reached, and 'We the People,' as helpless as we may feel, must pull together and resurrect the fight started by the founders.

Fellow citizens you are not helpless or alone. Do not buy into the FEAR that the BHO gang is trying to instill. This sort of crisis is not new, although this post cold war generation has not faced it, nor anything akin to it. History chronicles the rise of the totalitarian regimes of the first half of the last century. Americans of the WWII generation and before faced it and defeated it on foreign shores. It took it another fifty years to wither and almost die. The difference today is that unfortunately we see it rejuvenating and taking hold all around us here in the 'land of the free, and home of the brave.' That greatest generation paid the price to give us our freedom, and now we must pay the price to pass it on to our children and grandchildren.

Let's begin to explore some of the options that free people have to combat the tyranny that is mustering forces against us. This is only the beginning of the conversation, and the ideas and experiences of others are certainly welcome. To format this discussion we will first examine the tactics being used against us. These are certainly not hidden tactics and any student of history, warfare, propaganda, philosophy and/or psychology will see these same tools used repeatedly to manipulate individuals, and thereby the masses. After identifying the tactics being used against us we will discuss our counter-actions. Keep in mind that we MUST NOT remain in a defensive posture, rather we must immediately go into the attack mode. No enemy has been or ever will be vanquished totally by a defender.

1. The first tactic being used against us is perhaps the oldest and most effective. You are being beaten down mentally and emotionall by being ISOLATED from others causing a feeling of hopelessness and helplessness. Not feeling part of a group will certainly erode any feeling of security and remove the will to resist. I have spoken to many who are feeling this way about the present situation, and simply do not know how to change it.

To counter this 'divide and conquer' tactic is quite simple, and although it may take some effort on the part of the individual, finding a group of like minded supporters is simply not that difficult to do. Talk to people, join in with groups, face to face, not all on the Internet. Participation in churches, civic, and fraternal groups will help immensely. Find your band of brothers and sisters wherever possible. Get active with these groups, and if you can't find one close by then work on starting one yourself. Also, and perhaps most importantly find your local political party organizations and take a leadership role. Patriotism is not something to keep hidden. Follow the examples of those that risked their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor. They did not stay hidden. They found one another, stayed loyal to one another, and built this magnificent nation. Why should we think we have any less a responsibility in responding to our challenges today? We are fighting an even more insidious tyranny, but we must not shrink from our duty. Our shrinking will dishonor those who have sacrificed all for our liberty!

2. This new regime is not hiding their intent to make each and every citizen dependent on the government to some extent. It has been recently reported that for the first time in our history a majority of Americans are receiving some sort of government subsidy or outright support. Our founding fathers knew that government was a necessary evil, but evil all the same. Our constitution made the government subservient to the people, but our present rulers, elected and unelected, now seem to have an inverted view of this. Once they enslave the people with perks and promises they can control them.

This is difficult for some to overcome. Many in our nation are second and third generation dependents on government, and for some reason many have developed a sense of entitlement to the stipend. Our task here is one of moral education. It must become apparent to every citizen that there is no 'free lunch.' Anything we receive from government had to come from the labor of another. If you find yourself to be addicted to the government dole, you must break your addiction. Now, this does not necessarily apply to those who have served our nation and are receiving pensions, or other compensation that was most certainly earned by their labor and sacrifice, but even with this there is a risk of being manipulated into supporting wrongheaded government initiatives. If we find ourselves in this situation we must make all attempts to become self sufficient. If we know people in this situation it becomes our responsibility to teach them the correct principle and help them to break free of the dependency. You might work within your established group to help individuals find solutions. It has taken a couple of generations for this nation to get into this situation, and if the proper attitude is going to ever be restored it will take a constant effort for years to come. We must not turn from teaching the correct principles by word and personal example.

3. The one weakness of the new BHO Reich that seems to be driving them crazy is the inability to COMPLETELY control the flow of information. HOWEVER, they are feverishly working on silencing ALL opposition speech. The main stream media (MSM) is for all practical purposes simply the ministry of propaganda for the almighty BHO and his acolytes. Although, recently some are realizing they were duped and are looking to regain at least a smidgen of credibility.

Your solution to this is to keep talking. Observe, study and learn. There are great Internet sites, and ubiquitous records to be researched. Become familiar with the websites and publications from your elected representatives, but if your particular elected official will not provide the information go to another. To date we still have access to he raw data before the MSM propaganda machine filters it. You MUST become a source of knowledge, or find other sources you can trust. Once you have established a trusted source of information plug others into it. If you have not already had the experience you will soon find that your fellow patriots are out there. Many of them have not discovered what you know, and once you show them you will be amazed at their passion. Stir it up in yourself and then in others. Write letters to the editor of you local newspapers, and get to know local radio, TV, and newspaper reporters. The smaller the community the easier it is. Start working the local media since they are much more accessible than you may think. Call the local radio talk shows, but make certain you have accurate and timely points to discuss. Engage the opposition whenever possible in public with a well crafted and fully understood argument.

More to come . . .

The Power Grab Continues

So now the Obama administration wants to co-opt the U.S. Census Bureau. That’s right, BHO, Rahm, and friends want the U.S. Census under their control and oversight in an unprecedented power grab.

Why do you think they would want to do that now? Land grab for one. The anointed one and his minions know that in two years the political landscape could change against them and they want to make sure the fix is in now.

The Census has tremendous political importance determining how political parties create or redraw their districts and this has direct effect on the Electoral College. Also, the census determines where federal funds are disbursed.

The Obama regime is taking steps to assure that their power and their continued nationalization of the economy will remain unfettered by political opposition and the discourse of dissent. Taking control of the US census is another attack on freedom.

Contact your Senators, your Congressmen and tell them you do not want this policy to become reality. It is time to understand what is at stake and accept the nature of the threat before us.

By controlling the census mechanism, a leader could manipulate the makeup of congress and ensure one party rule. The current resident of the White House has proven by this single proposal that he is not a friend of the Constitution, or the values and God given freedoms it espouses.

1776/GW

And so it starts

From the In-Box:

Are you ready for the House Bill titled 'HR 45, Blair Holt Licensing and Record Act of 2009? It will make it illegal to own a firearm unless it is registered in the Washington, D.C., database. Gun owners will be finger printed, required to provide DL#, SS#, maintain a valid address at all times, submit mental and physical health records, submit any address changes and any ownership changes even if the sale is private. Updates will cost $25 each, and noncompliance will result in losing your right to own firearms. This bill and its language mirror almost completely one defeated last year in the House of Representatives proposed by White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. Will we the people be as lucky this time? Take time to pass this on to everyone who believes in our Constitution, and remember that laws truly only apply to those who choose obey them. Criminals choose to ignore the law anyway. New laws and restrictions will not change this. Firearms regulations are not about simply increasing prosecutions of individuals, they are about removing guns from the people so that the people are unable to defend themselves. One last item to note, when assuming power and creating a fascist state, Hitler was a proponent of strong gun laws because a disarmed populace was much easier to control than an armed one. The kings of old also outlawed weapons of any kind in any region that they conquered to quell the ability of the citizens to up rise against them.

The Founding Fathers of this nation understood all of the above and because of this they included the second amendment in the constitution. In fact, they knew that at some point in every society's life span the need for the population to arise would come. To this end they recognized the right to keep and bear arms to use against a tyrannical state as absolute and not to be infringed upon. They did this because the first thing tyrants and despots do is to abolish the population's right to self defense. With this the tyrants have no problem with the destruction of the free society, and rebuilding of a new one they can control. Send this on to all true patriots! Protect your Second Amendment! Read the whole bill, you'll find it will effectively preclude the ownership of ANY firearms by law-abiding people unless licensed by the Attorney General. How long do you think THAT would take??

Read the whole bill:
http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h45/show

Firearms Facts

1. An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject.
2. A gun in the hand is better than a cop on the phone.
3. Colt : The original point and click interface.
4. Gun control is not about guns, it's about control.
5. If guns are outlawed, can we use swords ?
6. If guns cause crime, then pencils cause misspelled words.
7. Free men do not ask permission to bear arms.
8. If you don't know your rights, you don't have any.
9. Those who trade liberty for security have neither.
10. The United States Constitution (c) 1791. All Rights Reserved.
11. What part of ' shall not be infringed ' do you not understand ?
12. The Second Amendment is in place in case the politicians ignore the others.
13. 64,999,987 firearms owners killed no one yesterday.
14. Guns only have two enemies, rust and politicians.
15. Know guns, know peace, know safety. No guns, no peace, no safety.
16. You don't shoot to kill, you shoot to stay alive.
17. 911: Government sponsored Dial-a-Prayer.
18. Assault is a behavior, not a device.
19. Criminals love gun control, it makes their jobs safer.
20. If guns cause crime, then matches cause arson.
21. Only a government that is afraid of its citizens tries to control them.
22. You have only the rights you are willing to fight for.
23. Enforce the gun control laws we ALREADY have, don't make more.
24. When you remove the people's right to bear arms, you create slaves.
25. The American Revolution would never have happened with gun control.