Movement Up Instead Of Forward
An Upist does not operate on any of the waveforms of the left-right-center political spectrum. We position ourselves above this option-limiting spectrum. So, we are allowed to see things from not within, but at a vantage point where we can look down and observe the entire scope of our countries politics. We take a positive stance, stemming from logic and reason, on major and minor issues that affect human lives. We are not a political party and do not participate in the rhetoric of existing parties. We work in the interest of all people; not specific groups and organizations.

Separation of Church and State
Laws and policies made by public officials must not be based on religious ideology. Religious ideologies must not be used to influence the public for political gain. Homosexuals and other minority groups are denied rights based on religious beliefs, which is prohibited by the first amendment. The country's founders escaped religious persecution to establish a nation where such persecution would not be tolerated; we also will not tolerate it.

Crime
To properly fight crime, we need to be more proactive than reactive. The circumstances that cause individuals to revert to crime must end. Improving education and economic situations will cause a significant drop in crime. Prisons and jails should not be privatized or used as human storage containers. Incarceration should be used as an opportunity to rehabilitate and educate the offenders so that upon release they are productive members of society. Funds derived from fines, parole, and probation can no longer be incentive to force citizens into and/or trap them in the criminal justice system.

Education
Every child deserves a high quality, well-funded education no matter what community in which they reside. Students deserve state-of-the-art technology, books, and curriculum. School boards should consist of members whom are professionals in every subject matter. This will be incentive for educators to excel in and around the classroom, for an opportunity to become members of the board. Members of the board are not elected by the general public. They should be nominated and voted on by members of the education community. Districts should be funded based upon the number of students in each district. Schools should then be funded by the number of students in each school. Charter schools should be abolished, because providing education is not for personal profit.

Economy
For far too long, profits have been put before the needs of humanity. Economic systems should be used to benefit society as whole and not a few wealthy, ruthless businessmen. Corporations should not be allotted the same rights as private citizens. Doing so creates a situation where government is controlled by those corporations and not by the people as the constitution intended. Regulation must be used only when the actions of corporations trample on the rights and lives of men, women, and children. Every working-aged citizen is entitled to a decent wage efficient enough to provide them with food, housing, utilities, and transportation, whether public or private. Having every able adult employed with decent wages drastically reduces crime and poverty which in turn increases funds available for those who are incapable of or seeking employment.

National Security & Foreign Policy
Wars should only be fought to maintain the independence and freedom of our nation from an imminent threat. Creating an enemy in order to reap war profits and limit civil liberties for citizens is neither national defense nor good foreign policy. This only justifies the actions of so-called radicals, extremists and/or terrorists. We need to cease the exploitation of resources of sovereign nations, stop meddling in their civil affairs, end our military occupations, and focus on dealing with domestic issues. This will not only enhance national security and benefit us economically, but it will also leave more time, money, and effort for the most important entity in our nation--the people.

By J.R. Junior

With every legislation or policy thrust upon us by our dear government, we must ask, "Who benefits?". Is it the American people as the left declares? Or is it proponents of a government takeover as suggested by the right? Luckily for you, Coup De Blog doesn't operate on any of the waveforms of that particular political spectrum. As "Upists", we position ourselves above the spectrum, so we are allowed to see things--from not within but--at a vantage point where we can look down and observe the entire scope of American politics.

It should be no surprise that most officials on both sides of the aisle actually wanted the health care bill to pass. Since Democrats paint themselves as the "party of the people" and true advocates of "social change", they were forced to introduce and support legislation that appears to help disadvantaged citizens of the country.

The Republican stance is a little more complex. They, too, have supporters and voters to appease (or to rouse into hysteria) being the minority in both the House and the Senate. By publicly stating their opposition to the bill, they are viewed by their supporters as firm against the government takeover. This was nothing more than an opportunity to have a major issue to argue when mid-term elections (and elections thereafter) came around. Republicans knew they had no chance, but knowing the measures would pass, they positioned themselves strategically much in the same way Obama was positioned in opposition of Bush and Republican's failed wars and economy during his campaign. So, their opposition (or appearance thereof) was nothing more than a show for the voters who believe the Republican Party actually considers what is in the best interests of their constituents.

Republican lawmakers actually supported these bills! When you step out of your position on the political spectrum, you can see how this makes sense. History has proven that conservatives tend to lean toward favoring big business (what do you think the terms 'free market' and 'deregulation' imply?). With the passage of this bill, health care would be mandated, and PRIVATE insurance companies would be given the subsidy monies that is said will be given to insurance purchasers. The government assists citizens--by giving them money--and the citizens then give the money to insurance providers. The American people are mere middle men (not middle class). So, insurance companies receive money from the government via taxes funneled back through the hands of the taxpayers. With nearly 300 million customers, nearly 47 million newly added, the medical industry stands a lot to gain. This pretty much sounds like right-wing socialism to me, but that's an entirely different story.

The debate had nothing to do with abortion or costs. It was all about votes! Both sides will continue to receive hefty campaign contributions; The Democrats for getting it passed, and the Republicans for wheeling and dealing behind closed doors to include amendments and earmarks that benefit their corporate buddies. Nothing has changed. Politicians don't care about you. Politicians only care about one thing... Politics! Wake Up & Smell The B.S.

By J-One Royal Fam

Setting the stage to be able to understand how this is a form of self mutilation by our government is going to be fairly easy. Think back over one year ago when the lamest of the "lame duck" presidents was leaving office. An overwhelming majority of people were relieved that "neo"-America was coming to an end and "change" was on the horizon. To another group, on the other hand, this was the beginning of the end. The gravest travesty that nation has ever known, a BLACK president with a weird last name, talking about redistribution of wealth during the worst economic "crisis" since the great depression. Something had to change in the white house. Something had to change in Washington. Thus, the birth of the tea party movement!

In their defense, though I feel that most of them need none, this was actually a grassroots movement to let Washington know that people are watching what they do. Now they are a national "right-wing" phenomenon with celebrities like Sarah Palin and whole news organizations like 666 (Fox) News who have their back. Then something bad happened, one of them crashes a small plane into an IRS building. In the press, they didn't actually call him a tea party member but those of you who are seem to not know the origins of the Boston Tea Party.

To make a long story short, a group of "patriots" dressed up as native-Americans (which has its own implications), destroyed a merchant vessel full of "taxed" tea from Britain. The reason there was so much animosity against Britain at the time was because the colonists were trying to get away from the religious and financial oppression and start over. Britain, who was still very much involved with the colonization, didn't like how independent they were becoming and wanted to make sure they still payed what they "owed" to the King. The "tea party" as it was aptly named is and is only about, repealing unfair and oppressing taxes.

In essence, Joe Stack, is technically a Tea Partier"! He was a tax protester, as they are branding him in the media, who was so passionate about his ongoing feud with the infamous IRS, he took extreme, terroristic measures to make sure his voice was heard. This led me to the conclusion that the government is trying to forcefully shut the mouths of any "real" grassroots alternative movement or organization.

Check my logic: Last year, our country got rid of the closest thing to the Nazi regime since the Ku-Klux-Klan. I say this because president Bush was recreating history of the mid-twentieth century with such actions as preemptive wars, destruction of civil liberties with the P.A.T.R.I.O.T. act, and blatant disrespect of our constitution. We remedy this with a man with the message of hope and the first black president of the United States. As most of the country was rejoicing, some folks from other parts of the country were not so enthused. Grassroot movements were starting to gain traction across America, the most publicised being the Tea Party movement. Granted, president Obama has not been on top of most, if not all, the financial decisions being made in Washington. Most of these decisions are not good for the country and is leading us into either another crisis, or creating another one down the road. None the less, there is a great divide forming within our nation with this political movement at the forefront.

What everyone need to understand at this point is that the Tea Party movement started to gain the wrong national attention. The dying republican party needed to find a new stronger base and took the tea party message as their own. 666 News was sponsoring televised events. Right-wing celebrities joined hand in hand are enabling this manipulated message. Now, the movement is not grassroots anymore. They are a fully funded, organized, hybrid, reincarnation of the republican party. Finally, a "tax protester" flies a plane into an IRS building because he is distraught over his battle with said named institution.

The ramifications of this are, without you knowing it, the government took out one of its biggest adversaries and transformed it into a new, hybrid, grassroots, political party. Then, purged anybody who wasn't going to stay with their new message. To finally, use the old plane in a building, terroristic "M.O.", to scare anyone with any type of anti-government talk to shut there mouths or be tied to this "deranged tax protester"!

If you are a tea party member and you spread any other message than unfair, oppressive taxes, you are most likely a libertarian and might need to change your political affinity. If you are an outspoken critic of the government and global affairs such as myself, we can either put up or shut up. There is obviously more at stake here then the infiltration of the Tea Party movement and "tax protesters" committing domestic terrorism. I will go into it more at a later date, but until that time:

Open You Eyes... That's What They're For!!!

By J.R. Junior

The debates over gay marriage and abortion is not a question of what is morally right or wrong, yet we often hear one side's continuous usage of the term American values. First, we must realize what these people mean when they say American values. Values has been twisted to mean what IS morally right. This gives the impression that if you are an opponent of these so-called values you are against what is morally right. American has come to mean "of the United States of America." This, too, has been intentionally manipulated. America, on a global scale, is nothing more than a corporation operating throughout the entire planet. Every maneuver is strictly for the purpose of elevating the economy of America above other corporations of the world to improve the luxuries of the owners of the corporation and shareholders; the owners being members of the Federal Reserve, and the shareholders being those who stand to benefit or perceived to benefit from the excellence of the corporation (shareholder=you). Considering this, values actually means monetary or material worth, as in commerce or trade. So, if you side with the "American values" argument you are pledging that you are concerned with the worth of America in an economic system--not morally.

When applied to the war waged against gay marriage and abortion, your stance is toward raising the value of America economically. For money to be put into the system and increase profitability, there needs to be more citizens to in-debt and extract tax dollars and labor to run the global machine from. By standing against abortion, you side with the owners of the country who see an increase in workers/consumers as an increase in taxes paid to them since the owners are paid through taxes and interest from loans.

Siding against gay marriage is no different. Two individuals filing taxes as single will, generally, pay more than a couple filing jointly. If the millions of homosexuals of the nation are allowed to file jointly, the salaries of the owners will decrease, because less taxes will be paid to them. This decreases the corporation's total worth or value.

So, be apprehensive of manipulators who twist the meaning of words and spin facts to appeal to the humanitarian within you. You may have the common goal--denying gays the right to marry and women the right to choose to abort--but your motives are completely different. They are using your desire for what is morally right (to you) to help them push agenda that is morally wrong. This is like your neighbor offering to take your child to school, because he feels the child needs to attend school. You probably would agree with him. But, what if he needed your child to attend school that day to increase casualties from the explosion he planned to set off? If these people have deceived you for this long into following them based on these issues, what else are they lying about? They are leading you astray. Don't follow or support these maleficent people... No telling where we'll end up. Wake Up & Smell The B.S.

By J.R. Junior

A few days ago, I took my cousin's dog out for a little walk. Somewhere in between the short stints of urination, I began to wonder what it is like to be a domestic animal. The dog I was controlling by way of tugs on a leash lives in an apartment. He has as much food as he wants to eat and is protected from the elements. Without effort, he has everything he needs to survive.

But, the dog is missing so much. The dog is not free. The dog is held captive by a species claiming to be the most intelligent of all earthlings. So, human supremacy gives us the idea that this dog is inferior. We see no problem in confining him in an area of only a few hundred square feet; only allowed to leave for short periods to expel waste as so not to ruin his owner's living quarters. Periods of play are scheduled for the dog around the work schedule of the owner, and the play area is even bound by limitations. This denial of freedom for the dog shows man's complex of "superiority dictates acceptance". The imprisonment of the dog is accepted because man feels he is superior, and the superior naturally rules the inferior (i.e. God reigns over mankind).

Luckily, I did not stop my pondering there. My next thoughts went something like this: Supervisors are superior to proletariat. Managers are superior to supervisors. And, executives are superior to managers. Being a member of the proletariat, I began to see myself as the dog; but not only within the limits of the workplace--in society. Much like the dog running to retrieve the newspaper or performing some new trick, the proletariat answers telephones, buys supplies, catches the ball, and sings the song for the superior (elite). The elite knows that the proletariat (commoner) does not know what true freedom truly is much in the way the dog being raised sub-servant to the man since birth doesn't know the freedom of the wild.

The idea of the elite/commoner does not solely exist in two parts. The roles exist in many varieties in the hierarchy mentioned above... manager/supervisor; manager/proletariat, executive/supervisor etc. The more one climbs the hierarchical ladder, the more "dogs" he is capable of controlling. Each of us have been preconditioned to believe their are lesser beings on the planet. In your youth, you were given ant farms, hampsters, goldfish, cats, and dogs whom lives you manipulated and controlled. Much like the animal abuser who becomes the serial killer, the "God" of the ant farm sets out on his quest to manipulate and control actual people for his own self-satisfaction only to be inadvertently subjected to the very power he seeks to obtain. Wake Up & Smell The B.S.

By J-One Royal Fam

I am getting the feeling that if you do not completely immerse yourself in Haiti by giving your prayers or your money (or lack thereof), then you are a godless American and do not deserve to be in this "Christian" nation. While I do feel sadness and sorrow for the lives lost and destroyed, I would like to try and pry your attention to our friends in the Middle East.

Their lives have been lost and destroyed by our hands and tax dollars for nearly a decade, and the only coverage they seem to gather is that a few of them are planing to attack us. I am not even going to mention the "terrorists" anymore; they get enough attention. I want all of you to know about the innocent children and civilians who lose there lives to a man-made disaster everyday. I want you to watch any sort of video of the pain and suffering that THEY have to go through. Where is the all-star cast of celebrities lining up to do a national TV event for the families in Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen and any other country our military or defense contracted military is "occupying"? Do you want to know where they are? In Haiti, grabbing your attention so they can grab your wallet! I thought we were in a recession anyway? That's another topic for another day coming very soon!

A lot of people consider what we do here conspiracy theory, and I can never understand why. I can never understand why we would put a price on one group of people's lives and completely ignore another, especially when WE are the ones who put them in that group. I never can understand why people don't want to get out of their shell of virtual reality and understand that life isn't so simple and the world isn't so small. I never can understand why we are deemed the crazy ones because we are willing to look outside the box and care for humanity, instead of watching Three Sixes News (this is what we will be calling Fox News from now on!) to form their opinion on the world. It's time to care, it's time to wake up, it's time to:

Open Your Eyes, That's What Their For!!!

By J-One Royal Fam

The Fed just reported record profits in 2009. About a year ago this wouldn't have meant anything to me. About 9 months ago, I would have thought that the recession was nearly over. Now, I know better, and this set off a BS alarm in my head. Without sounding "nutty", the aboved linked article mentioned that a few hundred people just made off with all of your hard work and savings last year. While others and I struggle for jobs in this downed "economy", those few elitist made more money in one quarter than we could imagine in our entire lifetimes. It doesn't take a rocket scientist or a "conspiracy nut" to figure this out.

How a bank works is simple. You make a deposit and the bank creates almost 10 times that amount out of thin air and gives that out in loans that are paid with interest attached. That's right. You're paying interest on something your bank never had. Doing this over and over again to millions of people is going to make a few rich and almost everyone else poor. There is no way to pay all the interest back with the actual money currently in circulation (the money in our wallets and purses). What does this have to do with the Federal Reserve?

If you can grasp the basic understanding of how a regular bank works, think of the Fed or the "central bank" as the mothership of all the other banks and the bank that Congress gave the power to print our money. So when I say that money is created out of thin air, I mean the Fed literally creates money out of thin air. Just as we go to the nearest bank and ask for a loan, whenever the government needs money to do anything, it has come from the central bank--AT INTEREST. When I say the government, I mean your federal tax dollars. Putting this all together, that headline reads: "You gave Ben Bernanke (pay close attention to this video) and all of his cronies, 47 billion dollars and they gave it back to the government (you) at interest. So next year, if we can start another war or get you to like a big, huge government deal that will hurt you in the long run, that number can almost double, at your expense." That's too long of a headline, so the one you read will have to do.

Our money is debt and our deficit is caused by our necessity for that money. There is no way to balance it or pay it off; because if we did, there would be no money at all. The only way to free ourselves from this debt slave trade we call capitalism is to research all of this ourselves, speak out in some way, and tell others. Oh yeah...

Open Your Eyes...That's What They're For!!!

By J-One Royal Fam

Since the failed Christmas day plane bombing, I've heard it said that we should profile every Muslim man between the ages of 18-28. In a time when fear is the most common emotion in people, that would seem to be the correct course of action. In the past few years since 9/11, we've been told about countless terror attempts from disgruntled "Muslim men", many with "ties" to Al-Qaeda. On the surface, it's safe to say: "Profile them all" in the name of national security, but what would be the point? If profiling in the name of national security is the new fad, then let's inconvenience and harass YOU!

J.R. Junior made some great points about the questions that we should ask ourselves and others about what happened that day. I, for one, believe wholeheartedly that this was all set up to scare you into supporting the invasion of another sovereign nation in the name of terror. Only this time, support is based on speculation and the idea of lives lost, which is obviously scarier. Of course, this is going to run 24-7 all over the news channels and across the web. The problem is: the rhetoric which prompts profiling is much more heavily covered than all of the childish inconsistencies of the "story" we are being told.

Have we not learned anything from history? Do we even know history? Well, history has shown that profiling has very damaging effects especially when there is no reason for it--or in our case, reasons are made up for it. Who gets effected by this? Do you even care? Of course not. It's not you whom they are after. Most of us Americans don't fit that profile. But, what if you do? I actually kind of look like Mr. Abdulmutallab, and I'm a Marine Corps veteran. So, should I go through the same scrutiny even though I signed up to defend our country? There are so many scenarios against profiling that eventually it will not make sense.

But, the biggest point I want to make is that when--and I mean WHEN--profiling happens to every person in this country, you will finally realize that no one wants to take our freedoms away except for you. No one wants to bomb a plane because of two reasons: First, it's inconvenient to everyone including the "bombers". Secondly, once the investigation is complete, their families will be bombed themselves which defeats the whole purpose of and is not even the definition of terrorism.

The only bomb attempt that occurred on Christmas day was the one that went off in the minds of the American people. Profiling seems like a good idea when you aren't the target group. Once you realize that you actually are the target group, then maybe, you will understand that this is a war to make and take money from you; not a war on half-assed wanna-be terrorists.

Open Your Eyes...That's What They're For!!!

By J.R. Junior

Seriously? The threat of being blown up on an airplane scares you to a point that you basically ask for your rights and privilege of privacy to be revoked? There are more serious facets that will kill you that you actually fight to sustain. It is still illegal to have cheaper drugs that could save your life shipped to the U.S. from foreign nations; not because they're unsafe, but because it would be direct competition for bloodthirsty American companies. Factories release poisonous chemicals into the air, water, and soil are still causing illnesses, such as cancer, to residents of places like Mossville, Louisiana.

You are still fighting against the government regulating such practices, using b.s. terms like "government takeover", while accepting the average citizen being subjected to more regulation. You ask the government to spy on you and your family in an attempt to weed out "terrorists", yet it doesn't strike a nerve that the Federal Reserve still does not have to answer to the Federal government or undergo auditing. It doesn't bother you that the Pentagon's finances are so misconstrued that no one knows what is done with the trillions of dollars given to the Pentagon from the government from the money that was lent to the U.S. at interest.

You are concerned with the 1 in over 1,000,000,000,000 chance that a stupid kid who practices a different religion than yourself is going to blow up the airplane you may have boarded; even though you rarely fly. How about the thousands of trips you take to the various stores per year--avoiding the millions of car crashes to buy processed food with poisons injected into them (Let's not forget about the delicious alcohol and cigarettes you must pick up...)?

So, next time you're leaving the airport, finally firing up that cigarette, and thanking Jesus Christ that Ahmed Muhammed Hussein did not cause your plane to explode, make sure your seat belt is tightly strapped; Father Daniels may be receiving oral sex from a nine year old--distracted just enough to slam into your door at 45 miles per hour. Wake Up & Smell The B.S.

By J.R. Junior

Politicians are still strictly self-servant. They care nothing about creating a better society. None cares about social change. Republican know it and are dear to the philosophy. That is why the whole ACORN debacle is proving to be a tactic of magnificent proportion. Conservative film makers went to as many ACORN offices imaginable with hidden cameras to find workers who would violate rules. The films produced were then posted online for all to see, and right-wing bloggers went bananas! Before you know it… the videos were broadcast on Fox News Channel, the 2nd most conservative entity in the world (The Republican Party is first.).

Now, every politician and government agency is denouncing the organization and stripping it of funding that is used to help poor people cope with being at the bottom of the socio-economic food chain in a nation that promises equality. This is a major win for conservatives. Democrats, now, agree to cut funding for various housing programs, voter registration drives, etc. that ACORN runs. Now, when elections come around, would-be Democratic voters will not cast their ballots for the Democrats’ candidates. Also, programs that assist people in the country who need the most assistance cease to exist.

So, an entire organization loses funding, because a few bad seeds. And, the Democrats fell for that obscuring campaign. Police departments all across the country run rampant with corrupt officers who CREATE evidence and beat citizens, and even kill unarmed men who pose no threat to them at all. Does that result in a denial of funding for those departments and governments that support them? No. Why? Because conservatives need those departments to further oppress the vulnerable lower class. ACORN loses funding, because the organization helps people of color and the poor. ACORN as a whole is completely against the Republican values and goals of denying the underprivileged their rights and liberties. So, ACORN and every other organization of its kind have always been attacked, and conservatives will not stop until all non-profits that help the above-mentioned people are destroyed.

Republicans played on majority Democrats’ fear and self-serving consciousness. Fight ACORN or it will cost you votes and re-election. The very people they vow to help, they end up hurting and neglecting for political gain. They put their constituents, the ones who voted them into office into positions to fend for themselves. Government agencies were responsible for killing JFK, MLK, Malcolm X, torturing many, many people, and have caused thousands to die in New York City back in 2001. There is evidence to back my claims, so wait before you start to attack me. It’s just classified for their own protection. Oh, my bad… for the good of national security. Don’t get me started! And, come one, send all the “conspiracy theorist” emails you can flood my mailbox with. With all the wrong and corruption in those agencies and programs, they continue to be defended, protected, and WELL-FUNDED. Wake Up And Smell The B.S.

J-One Royal Fam Says:

This situation is a matter or life and liberty in the United States of America. No matter how minor you think of this controversy, this is something that will effect the people who still have no idea what ACORN is. This should all be scary to you. This should seem like something you've seen in a Hollywood suspense script or a bestselling novel. This is... life for the minorities in America.

Riddle me this. What Republican politician--better yet, any major politician--do you know who did a stump speech in the "hood"? When a major candidate lays out his campaign trail, do you see various ghettos and projects they will make their speech in front of? Of course you don't. Why? Well the stats are that, "People in inner-city areas don't vote." If they do vote, they know not to vote for a Republican. A Republican will try to take away all the services and programs that they use to help take care of their families for the last couple of generations. A Republican will throw out problems that they have with you but offer no solutions to help. So, they already know who the enemy is in their eyes. So what does a "smarter", richer, "wiser", more powerful enemy do to the the masses of it's enemy? Destroy any institution that there is to help better itself. (Democrats are no better! They hide behind their "desks" when the crap hits the fan. J.R. mentioned that nicely.)

The ACORN employees in those videos messed up badly. It doesn't take a "conservative" to tell you that. But who is actually the real idiot? Why would someone stoop so low as to pretend to be a pimp and a prostitute (the conservatives' proverbial boogie-man) and make up a story to get ACORN in trouble, violating laws your damn self!?! I don't know what values are in this country anymore. I have no idea how I will explain this to my kids when they read this in history books. "Son... It's okay to lie and say you're something you're not, record it, and send it to FOX news, so that people who look like you can't vote or receive information on how to better their lives!"

REALLY!

A light bulb should go up in every minority neighborhood in America. You are what they are afraid of. A lot of people say that: "I don't have a voice. I'm poor. They won't listen to me." And, you're right; you don't, and they won't. But, if they will stoop this low to destroy you... COUNTERATTACK NOW! Start "marches" (not tea parties, people need to read a damn history book!), call your local representatives, and let them know you will not be destroyed. Let them know you will not let YOUR institution be laughed at when defense contractors can have homosexual looking parties when they should be protecting our embassies. Let them know that they can't come into your neighborhood and break the law, just so the federal government can cut funds for something that you need, when they tax us to death for everything that they need (which most of the time is breaking some law!).

ACORN does need some restructuring, true enough. But, so does our politicians. The Republicans don't want to ever lose the presidency nor Congress ever again. Especially to a Black guy. Your voice was heard on November 4th 2008. They had to listen, and they were petrified. They are trying to cover your mouth again. This time I hope you don't let them succeed.

For everyone who was "disgusted" by what they saw ACORN do on camera, Grow up! This is America. You may not like on-the-street "pimps" and "hoes", but you listen to Wall St. "pimps" and Washington "hoes" everyday, and you eat their words up. You may not like the fact that minorities have programs that help them do what you take for granted everyday, but this is what you made them do. Now, you're mad, because they are using it against you.

Open Your Eyes...That's What They're For!!!

By J.R. Junior

We are on the path to becoming a third world country. Yes, this is a bold prediction, but all the evidence suggests so. The grand idea of capitalism is captivating--and as I have to admit--a necessity in the pursuit of greater technology, including medical advancement and creation of new medications. But since the introduction of oil as a fuel source, the fight has not been to better communities and societies. Oil has only driven the exercise of exploitation for resources. Oil has made it possible to reach any part of the globe in less than a day; we can even leave Earth even quicker for that matter. As power is put into the hands of individuals and corporations whom has the resources to reach and control certain resources of the world, animal instincts take control, and the power and greed consumes them. In combination with democracy, this will be proven to result in a disastrous outcome, since capitalism focuses on profits--and democracy tells us that we can do what we want, when we want, and where we want.

Before NAFTA, goods were manufactured by American companies that operated within American borders, and most of those manufacturing jobs were held by American citizens. Supporters of NAFTA argued that it must be created to expand trade between the North American countries (Canada, Mexico, and the U.S.). This was supposed to increase sales which in turn would make profits larger. And, profits did increase. But, eventually factories moved to Mexico and were imported to the U.S. instead of exported from. Mexican labor is much cheaper, so corporations found they could turn a bigger profit by hiring more workers--increasing production--and, still, maintain a significantly smaller payroll. And by operating outside of the U.S., they do not have to pay specific taxes and fees for regulation and inspection/certification fees. Safety is also not as big of an issue. So, what is lost here? American jobs and federal, state, and local taxes and revenue.

It is now a trend for U.S. based corporations to leave U.S. borders, either by outsourcing jobs oversees or manufacturing products completely outside of the U.S. Take a look at the products you most use day-to-day; your clothes, electronics, etc. are not made in the U.S. even though many of these are made by American companies. This leaves thousands to millions of citizens without work and the opportunity to participate in the great realm of capitalism. People cannot support their families or even themselves. The old saying is true: The rich get richer… The non-rich are, as a whole, getting poorer. So, less homes are bought, less small businesses are started, and tax revenue diminishes.

As taxes paid by the people decrease and dependence on social services increase, funding for those programs across the board suffers. We don’t have money for roads, schools, fire and crime fighting, defense, water, electricity, mail services… The list goes on and on. Some people may say that the “solution” is to privatize it all. Give me a break! If everything is privatized, government as a whole loses all power and the one percent seizes power, and that is the end of our false sense of democracy. Privatization is what got us where we are in the first place. Corporations want to make profits at all costs; actually that’s at “no costs”.

So, as an American, you must decide: Will I compete with the third world and work for a minimal wages (not minimum wage, the most THEY are willing to pay you) or remain unemployed? Will we continue to allow our jobs to be shipped overseas while the quality of life here in our home-country and there decrease? Look what is happening… States are broke. We have the biggest deficit in American history. Companies have been bailed out. Banking institutions and Wall St. are now thriving. Production has increased. Profits are up. Americans are still unemployed. Enough money is not put back into the American economy. People and corporations no longer pay taxes and this is not enough to maintain an economical balance.

Pretty soon the U.S. corporations will no longer need Americans for them to thrive. The world market is much larger, and there are a lot more people to exploit. That is why corporations are push to “spread democracy” to the many countries elsewhere. Americans will be reduced to rummaging through dumpsters to find food and clothing that was thrown away by the slave-wage workers who are employed by capitalism’s big wigs. The government will depend on those same companies for kickbacks.

The roles will be changed. Large corporations will not look towards their respective government for bailouts. The government will search for large corporations to bail IT out (just ignore the Federal Reserve for now…). Then, like all of the countries you know nothing about that are being used by corporations to turn a profit, the USA will stand in line to be raped… Right now, she is walking alone through the dark, empty ally. So, go ahead and privatize to finally realize that we will be run by the one percent who monopolize… Wake up And Smell The B.S. Otherwise, deal with smelling the piles of trash, hazardous materials, and decomposing bodies just outside your front door… if you can afford one.

J-One Royal Fam Says:

Here is yet another video that should spark your interests. This video, in a school child age nut-shell, just explained what J.R. just said. Watch this video!!! This video has been the subject of conservative talk radio and TV with the guise of: Indoctrination of our children.

Let me ask all of you a question. If someone, maybe a teacher or parent, told you how things worked in the world and gave you every tool and opportunity to help change or fix it would you? Or would you be like everyone else and demand from your parents the latest clothes, shoes and gadgets that we want and really don't need? Know your sub-conscious answer, how could you then call the people who are actually trying teach our children indoctrinators. This is starting to sound like my Obama's school speech article.

So then let me digress. Big business works because little people don't understand it. That lack of understanding lets big business do what anything they want to the little people, because the little people not only don't understand it, but want to be told how to spend there hard earned money. Now the dilemma: Big business took all the jobs away and we are now in a recession. But we still spend our money the same exact way. That is why the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.

If you watch the video, it explains how we outsource our "resources" and turn other countries into third worlds. That cycle does and will come around.

The question is: Are you going to let your kids learn how to fix it?

Open Your Eyes...That's What They're For!

By J-One Royal Fam

Protect Insurance Companies PSA from Will Ferrell

I saw a portion of these on MSNBC. I didn't even listen to what the pundits were saying about them afterwards and don't care. These videos are a few of the most PATRIOTIC videos I've seen in a long time! But there is something even more surprising than the videos. PEOPLE TOOK THEM SERIOUSLY! People actually believed that these people actually agreed with the satire they were spitting all over their faces. That is sad... truly sad.

I don't think that it takes a hilarious group of comedians or a clever group of people from all over this country, to realize that we are being raped and manipulated by the powers that be! I do think that if it does take a hilarious group of comedians and a clever group of people from all over this country, to realize this... then, you need to read a damn book!

Things, such as the problems that we are having today, have been going on since the beginning of time. So that means that the people who have been in power since the beginning of time have been using the same tactics against you! You don't want to learn about it. You don't want to read about it. You don't want to listen about it. But, you'll pay attention to some satirical actors? That makes no sense!

Somebody asked me if I thought that those videos were funny and accurate. I replied with an emphatical: "WHY YOU DON'T!?!" There can't be a regular, hard working health care-reform agree-or-disagree American who doesn't take some offence to the true feelings of health care executives. These satirical accounts give you a microscopic glimpse into those feelings. Agree or disagree with reform, you have to agree on the elite greed that has taken our nation captive.

Thank you Will Farrell and others... You are TRUE American Heroes!

Open Your Eyes...That's What They're For!!!


J.R. Junior Says...

Yes. That there is a major problem with Americans; not wanting to know anything. No one wants to pick up a book. Information is flung to them through a TV screen or computer monitor. Those are the only facts Americans are aware of; who's been voted off the show, or what some pundit has told them. (Barack Obama was not born in the U.S.). So satire or fiction is always taken at face value. This guy today told me that he gets his awareness from "watching movies based on true stories". So, six years after something has happened, an instance where a woman hit a man with her car and drove home with the man stuck in her windshield is brought to his attention, and he, now, feels well informed.

We are in a nation whose citizens would much rather follow a televised singing or dance competition that has no bearing on their lives as opposed to a political campaign that will definitely directly affect their everyday lives. And, the same citizens know more about the competitors of the show than they do about their city councilman, representative, or senators. Name your state's senators. How many senators represent your state in the U.S. Senate? Who won American Idol last season? Who was voted off Dancing With The Stars this week?

Well, I'll just end this now, because the more I type, the more I become aggitated and angry with the ignorance lovers of this "great" country. Wake Up And Smell The B.S.

By J.R. Junior

So… Gen. McChrystal & others believe that a troop increase is needed to combat the growing Taliban insurgency. This tells me one of two things: The last eight years have been wasted, and the many men and women who have died have done so in vain. Or, the above assumption is false and is politically motivated. Supposedly, we have been fighting a war in Afghanistan since 2001 against the Taliban and in search of Usama Bin Laden, but we still haven’t found him; and, the Taliban is stronger than ever. So, I have come to the conclusion that the U.S. is not as powerful as she boasts to be. The U.S. intelligent agencies have failed, along with the United States’ military. When the Taliban was over five times the size it is now, the present U.S. and NATO forces were sufficient enough to construct a strong offensive against insurgency. But now that the total size of the Taliban is under 10,000, more troops are needed. Huh?

What am I missing? Is the war in Iraq over? Since the withdrawal of U.S. forces from major Iraqi cities, the media coverage of the Operation Iraqi Freedom has gone from diminished to demolished. The focus is now put on the episode in Afghanistan. So, the problem is never where the real trouble is; the problem is where the attention is. This is only a play by the powers that be (I.e. Robert Gates). The same way that George “What?” Bush used the media to convince us ignorant Americans to invade a country that posed no immediate or distant threat to the U.S. is being used, yet again, to escalate an un-winnable war in a country that was as stable as it has ever been--before having its government overthrown by foreign powers. That’s right. U.S. officials marveled at the fact that the Taliban was able to stable the area of Afghanistan after all of the turmoil it had gone through throughout the last century.

To thank them, we overthrew them, demolishing their infrastructure, and threw the people of Afghanistan into more impoverished conditions. Their military, what we call the Taliban today, was almost completely wiped out. That brings me to another question: Who makes up this “insurgency”? It is the children of the Taliban men who were killed or captured. It is the patriotic Afghani who has witnessed his living conditions gradually or abruptly deteriorate over the past years. It is the man who cannot feed his family, so he plants roadside bombs at $50 a pop (No pun intended).

A troop increase will never better the situation there. Our mere presence in the region is the fuel that ignites violence against U.S. troops. The more troops we send, the more ordinary Arab people become terrorists. Now, the motives that fuel “experts” to conclude that there is a need for a larger military presence is pure political and economical. With an increase in troops comes an increase in funding, an increase in defense contracts and defense contractor money, and pertinent industries. What better way to make money than by selling the U.S. government gear, weapons, and logistical support?

With the Republican Party owning a vast minority (haha… I swear I’m not taking sides.) in Congress, they have run out of tactics. Their “Trash Obama” campaign is not panning out as expected. I do believe that it has been rather entertaining though. The next tactic is to get “Barack O-Sambo” in a lose-lose situation. He can take the side of being against a troop increase, then Republicans can say, “He’s soft on terrorism.” or, “He’s costing the fine men and women of the military their lives.” If he agrees with the Republicans who constructed the plan and sides with increasing troops, then it becomes his war in much of the way that the war in Iraq is associated with Bush. Then, when we lose--or to save face, withdraw, thus losing--the blame is placed back on Democrats and Obama. And with an increase comes the need for more funding. If he decides to send additional military personnel, billions more of U.S. dollars will need to be spent. And, you and I know how much Republicans love to point out how much money Democrats are spending. So, by mid-2010 (that’s pronounced “twenty-ten“), when Republicans are gearing up to campaign for the presidency (Yes… It will be that early. It has already started. And, Sarah Palin is still in the front-running. Ugh! Sickening…), they can point out how large the national deficit has grown since “that Black man” has been in office.

There is no Taliban (Well, not in Afghanistan. Let‘s try Pakistan. Oh, we can‘t go there). There is no need to put more young Americans in harm’s way to fight a war they know nothing about. This is just YOUR government (Either party that’s involved in rhetoric is the government.) and YOUR media playing the games of politics and ratings at your expense. These “commanders” are being commanded by their political associations and own conquests for kickbacks in the name of special assignments and appointments. Your children are dying! Your children are dying! Your children are dying! While politicians are using our lives to play politics, you refuse to read the newspaper or watch news broadcasts because “It’s always bad news.” They are telling you what you need to know (if you read between the lies--that’s no typo), but you would rather be ignorant and blind… Open your… Wait! That’s J-One’s signature…
They are telling you what you need to know, but you would rather remain unaware and unconscious. Wake Up And Smell The B.S.


J-One Royal Fam Says:

Well, well, well. Trying to steal my signature huh?? I'll let it slide this time because you are more than 100% correct. But, everyone should know me with my responses... I'm going to dance around your subject and make it all tie together. Where should we begin this time...? Oh! That's right!! 2001.

Not too long after 9/11 (actually 3 days after), we already knew how the whole thing was done; from the masterminds to the pilots and from the 3 years before when they were living with an FBI informant to being flight-trained at a military base.... Oh, not that part... Sorry! Anyway, my point is... We already pointed the finger at the Taliban. They even said that if we could provide the proof, then they would gladly cooperate and help look for Usama with us! Well, we never did give them the proof... Just some air strikes that did nothing but piss everybody in Afghanistan off. Hell, we even killed one of our own, a former NFL player, who voided his contract to fight this faux war. I would attack the U.S. if I was in Afghanistan, also. We bombed their country... and found nothing! What does that sound like???

The Troop Increase

This was something that was heavily debated during the 2008 election. How McCain was saying that the troop increase worked and he voted for it and Obama didn't and blah blah blah! Well it didn't work... Because we WITHDREW!!! No victory, a withdrawal. That was Bush's war, so Obama gets no credit (or blame) for that. Now we want to do the same thing. Hmmm... We've been there for 8 years, going on 9, we haven't found what we are looking for (if HE even exists anymore), and now we want to "protect" the people of Afghanistan from it's own GOVERNMENT!!! That's right; a GOVERNMENT, not a TERRORIST group.

Quick History Lesson:

Who was there for Afghanistan after the U.S. used them to beat the Soviet Union in 1989 and then left? The Taliban. Who stabilized a country deemed unstabilizable? The Taliban. So, then who are we to attack them based on pure speculation? When asked to provide proof to the Taliban and the U.S. citizens, there was stalling, hesitation and then a lack of evidence (no evidence to be exact!). Just some food for thought as I continue on!

The Political-Media Circus

The last 9 months have been a political poo-slinging fest. Who flings poo? A monkey. So from here on, I will call the conservative politicians monkeys (some good ol' reverse stereotyping)! The monkeys have blatantly disrupted health care reform, because if passed, the democrats would keep there overwhelming majority in both chambers of Congress. The monkeys have racially divided our country (AGAIN!!!), because that's the engine behind the health care assassination. Now, the monkeys are trying to use the fear of the Arab--mixed with the fear of losing, mixed with the 24-hour news conglomerates--to ensure a win in 2010 and 12. If this sounds like a group of people (sorry I mean monkeys) who are looking out for YOUR best interests, then you really need to leave reality TV alone and pick up a history book. I mean look at the news: SARAH PALIN IS SPEAKING TO THE CHINESE ABOUT REAGANOMICS, ONE OF THE MOST OPPRESSING ECONOMIC PLANS A PRESIDENT HAS EVER PASSED!!! The are so many oxymorons in that sentence that I feel like a moron for having to write it.

Phew! I'm almost exhausted from dodging all the SHIT!! As I look over to some of my fellow American citizens... They are completely covered in it... And like it! They want more. They don't even know what it is, but can't get enough of it. They are walking around reeking of it. They form their opinions from it. They teach their children about it. All the while... IT'S SHIT! MONKEY SHIT! I'm not saying that the Democrats are better, but they are at least trying to DO better. They are for damn sure ACTING better.

So you can either be fed shit and like it or...

Open Your Eyes...That's What They're For!!!

By J.R. Junior

There are many people whom without question bluntly label Barack Obama as a communist, even socialist. When questioning his policies or views, the terms are loosely thrown into the argument. He is often compared to Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez. When I take the stance against the claim, I am told that I am wrong, and he is definitely a communist/socialist. Even if he, himself, declares that he is not communist, the opposition sternly rejects the declaration. So, it is held true to many that Barack Obama is both communist and socialist.

So, when I call someone racist, why is it that they emphatically deny my claim? So, then, I become the bad guy for observing their actions and formulating a reasonable conclusion. What is the difference? A “negative” label can be placed on the president and relentlessly defended, but any label on the labeler is without merit?

Don’t get mad when we call you what we view you as when you are doing the same exact thing. If you believe Barack Obama is a communist and hold it to be true, then I am equally right is believing that you are a racist. All the evidence points to it. Your parents were racist, and you were raised in their household. You were indoctrinated since birth to accept your parents’ views. The same way you believed President Obama would indoctrinate children into becoming socialists, by giving ONE speech , you were driven to become the racists that you are by following your parents’ way of life and practices. For you to not come out of that circumstance with your own, totally different views goes entirely against the sciences of psychology and sociology.

Now, I ask you to give me reliable evidence to convince me that Obama is communist. Is it because you don’t like what he stands for? Is it because you can’t bare the fact that you were raised to believe that niggers are inferior to “God-loving” white folk, and the president of the country that gave you that state of mind is a nigger? Is it that he is converting our “republic” to a nation that is run by one party? Or is it because you don’t even know what Communism is? Anyway, if you have studied Communism, you would know that it thrives on having all people treated equally with the same economic, social, and civil rights. If you are against someone for being somewhat communism, you are saying that your founding fathers were wrong in believing all men should be created equal--unless you believe when it was written that this equality would only be allotted to men who looked like them (white). I believe most of you do not know what Communism is. I, on the other hand, know what racism means. So, I am more justified in calling you a racist.

I don’t usually find myself directing my posts at particular people, but you really have me pissed off now. The problem is that when men like Barack Obama mention the word change, the fear that provoked whites to brutally attack Blacks with dogs, fire hoses, Billy clubs, guns, fire, rope, and words for attempting to gain equal rights and protection under the law prompts today’s racists to orchestrate their own 21st century-style attacks. These attacks only show that they are just as ignorant as their parents and stand just as firmly against change. So, I’ll give it to you. For the sake of argument, Barack Obama is a Communist. But, that is not as bad as being a racist. And… You are a racist. Wake Up & Smell The B.S.


J-One Royal Fam Says:

Well put, my astute colleague. Couldn't have put it better myself. Of course, I will add my 100 cents (which is an American dollar by the way). I said that because that is what all this hoop-la deep-fries to. MONEY!!! We are in so deep in our own "debt" that capitalism has turned into our form of government. It really doesn't matter what the republicans or democrats say anymore, they are going to do what's best for "them" anyway. It doesn't matter who the President of the United States is anymore, they are going to do what they want anyway. But, a lot of people seem to have a problem now. A lot of people are actually listening to what their elected officials are saying and are especially listening to what the first "Black" president is saying and doing.

Why is that? Lets take a look back at our country 8 years ago... to a time when America was a "better" place. Well, let us see... We had a president that "we could have a beer with". He was the son of a former president who really didn't do anything monumental for our country either, unless of course you were rich. (There's the money again!!) When Dubya was in office, he tried to give all the brakes, gaps, and loopholes to all the rich. Hell, he even lied to us and started a war on top of another war that made no sense. Do you remember what was passed after 9/11 (and I'm not talking about the Patriot Act.)? None other than the famed: "Republican tax cuts" that help so few gain so much more. No one called him a communist or socialist. In fact he had an approval rating of over 90% at the time (I wonder who they were polling!!) No one even thought to question most of what he was doing. And if they were, it obviously wasn't good enough. These cuts among a gang of other things that weren't being watched or regulated led to our "economic" crisis.

When the Republicans started figuring out that they were going to lose the 2008 election, they blamed everyone but themselves for having fiscal irresponsibility which led to some begging for help. Then came a "Bush" bailout which had to happen. Nobody, still, is calling this guy a communist or socialist, nor relating him to Castro or Hitler. (More on that in just a few more sentences.) Then he's out of office and out of mind. So let;s blame the resident "blackie" for all of our problems now... That's a great target. Let's blame someone who hasn't been a part of ,nor can change, most of the initiatives put in place by Dubya for at least a year... That seems to make sense. The chants, rants, signs, and smears all sound like what J.R. was saying to me! Let's put it more into perspective...

UH-OH... ANOTHER QUICK HISTORY LESSON!!!!

How do you think Hitler came to power so quickly? Anyone??? Well, ask Dubya... Better yet, ask his grandfather whose bank laundered most of his money here in America and funded both sides of World War II. Think I'm lying? Look it up! If anyone needs to be considered Hitler, it would be Dubya... Go to Wikipedia, no better yet get an ENCYCLOPEDIA and read about the "Enabling Act" and see what that might sound like here in America. When it comes to communism and socialism, you're looking at it backwards. Capitalists are afraid of communism and socialism because it doesn't create classes--which in turn--doesn't create mind-numbing power and influencing wealth. So let's reverse it... Let's create a system where the social elite help each other out to ensure their wealth; Screw everyone else--they don't deserve to be in our class. Then, you have reverse communism... Let's create a butt load of classes to confuse everyone and still take all of their money. That sounds horrible doesn't it? Well, that's what we have turned into. Now the question is... WHO IS EVERYONE!?!

Just like I said... EVERYONE! Black, white, Asian, Hispanic... It doesn't matter. Everyone who is not them. All the tea partiers and town hall disruptors they are included to. Even some of the politicians aren't included in this reverse socialist-communist-capitalism. That is just too long to say, so I'll shorten it. Let's call it ELITISM!!! That sounds perfect and all of "YOU" are playing your part.

So go ahead keep calling your deep seated, indoctrinated, parental views that now become yours, patriotism. Racism comes in all different shapes, sizes,and colors. It's just that, now, the majority has become a rectangle that can fit in your pocket and is green. This group doesn't care who you are or what you believe, but you slave, kill, and die for it and have no idea that it has no value. These "elites" use this group against you for their own benefit. They may act like you, sound like you, even claim they go to the same church, but they are nothing like you. While you were taught to do well in school to get a good job, they simply had to attend it for a while so they could become your boss. While you were taught the "golden rule", they were taught the "green" rule, which is make it and take it by any means necessary.

So there is no more need for the racism, bigotry, and hate. WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME TEAM. We just never knew it. In order to stop what has been used against us, we must do a few things:

Learn about them. Read about them. Teach against them and...

Open Your Eyes...That's What They're For!!!

By J-One Royal Fam

It was reported that President Obama supports extending some "un"-Patriot Act provisions. This seems to be a complete campaign contradiction and proof for some that Obama is just another former President Bush. This comes with other news that the administration is also going to extend the trade embargo with Cuba. Where is the change?

Maybe, Glenn Beck's 9/12 project is working. "Returning America to the way it was on 9/12!" Well, lets see: We are on the verge of a race war. We are continuing the Patriot Act. Trillions of dollars are being funneled from us to a few people, while we talk to President Carter about what Kanye did at the VMA's!! Enough is enough!

I am proud to say that my outlook on the election is proving to be true. I haven't really liked President Obama since he turned his back on Rev. Wright. No matter how you feel about the good Reverend, he made valid points that if Obama had agreed with... he might have lost the election, but shown some REAL change we could believe in. What does he do instead... rebuke his former pastor, get elected and do the same crap Bush did! Who looks like the ranting fool now.

The "un"-Patriot Act is pretty much the primer for the execution of the constitution because: "America's chickens have come home to roost!" He vowed in his campaign this was going to be history upon his election. Now we want to keep some of it? Keeping some of Bush's cabinet members was ban enough and keeping "un"-Patriot Act is just.... just.... unpatriotic!

Cuba is another issue. It's hard to talk about Cuba when people either don't know where it is, or think it's the devil because that's what they were told in school. Well, I'm going to give you the quickest history lesson never told. READY: Cuba is hated by our government because, the person who was in power before Castro let America rape the land of it's natural resources. Then in comes Castro trying to preserve the land, pushing the tycoons out of the country and in comes the trade embargoes, anti-communist propaganda, and missile crises which helped turn Cuba into an almost alienated third world country. Don't believe me...? Look it up.

So, this is what happens to a whole country if the United States doesn't get what it wants! Hmmm.... intriguing! So, out of pure speculation, I'm guessing Obama didn't like what Cuba had to say when he was trying to reach out to his Hispanic voters and have talks with Cuba. I guess they aren't able to re-rape the country for resources that we "desperately" need. Or maybe, it's another political move to distance himself from REAL change we can believe in!

Open Your Eyes...That's What They're For!!


J.R. Junior Says...

I must say... I agree with you J-One. But, through my research of the history of this country, I have found that it is the politician's job to get people to vote for him. That is it. The way to survive and maintain a job is to get elected and re-elected. It is in the big corporations' interests to cast Cuba out of our markets based on the fact that the Cubans refuse to give more than what is given.

The absence of change is the reason we are still fully committed to the war in Afghanistan nearly 8 years after we invaded; and, we are still talking about increasing troop levels. This gives me an eerie experience of deja vu. Maybe this has happened not too long ago in a place called Iraq.

But, I do see an attempt at change: the whole health care debacle. A great opportunity to fight the powers (huge corporations). Telling these companies that you will no longer be allowed to make profit at the expense of millions of American's lives is a rather bold statement and a separative path away from the administration before. But, there is always a downside to being the "good politician"--if the term even exists or make sense. When you began to make attempts to cause any kind of impact on a company, you are asking for blow back. When their interests are at stake, corporations talk of layoffs immediately or how the changes will effect the economy negatively. And, a good politician does not want to hold the burden of pissed off constituents, because he still needs these people for election. In the instance of Rev. Wright, Obama was seeking election and his image was twisted negatively, so he did what he thought would improve his chances for election.

The system is not set up for people who want to put all of their ideas ahead of all else. Outside forces, actually, determine an official's votes and causes. Some of these outside forces are: lobbyists, polls & approval ratings, and of course, party affiliation. Lobbyists for corporations or causes lean on officials using vises of campaign contributions as well as the influences they have on voters. Officials want to stay on the people's good sides. They want to be liked; settling for the opposite could mean no election or re-election. Being affiliated with a particular party, also, stands in the way of change. The official is almost obligated to automatically oppose the other party's stance; this is a HUGE problem in the U.S. because of the two party dominance. Adopting another party's view can alienate the official from his or her own party. Political figures needs their own party's prominent figures for endorsements in elections as well as support for candidacy for higher posts and other billets.

In essence, an elected official must appeal to the mainstream. No minority is significant enough, unless that minority's power is enough to directly affect the mainstream. This has been Mr. Obama's position. He has, so far, ignored the issues of poverty, crime, and the justice system. Education reform has not yet really been introduced besides a talk to children. There has been no real debate introduced concerning immigration. And, when it comes to the colossal issue of race, President Barack avoids it or denies that there is a problem at all.

There have even been many instances of neglect. Small businesses have been forgotten about, but almost daily there is rhetoric concerning big businesses of Wall St. Troops are still put in harm's way to support the ideals of G.W. Bush and his followers & supporters. And, there is always talk about the American middle class. Issues that plague poor communities are put aside to appeal to the much larger middle class.

In conclusion, people in the system do not change the system; The system changes the people in it. The system cannot be changed, unless the system changes. Yes, we are in new times. Some things have changed. There is a first Black American president. All I say is... We have a new uniform. We have adopted a new mascot. But... We are playing the same game. Wake Up And Smell The B.S.

By J-One Royal Fam

I was on the Fox News website looking for video or picture for another post I wanted to put up and I came across this: Bin Laden Calls Obama 'Powerless'. I don't want to spread any 9/11 truth propaganda on this site...but correct me if I'm wrong: The FBI's 10 Most Wanted List doesn't indict him for the 9/11 attacks. So why would they say that he is responsible? Why would Bin Laden even say anything at all?

Well it is the weekend after the 8th anniversary of the attacks and it wouldn't be America if we didn't have a "September Surprise" to remind us why we put up with hundreds of troops dying every month. So why not have an address from the man "who is responsible" himself? There are a few problems with this alleged "tape" that was sent... He might actually be right!!!

Hold on before you get the axe and pitch forks and start your angry mob on our site...think about it for a second. If you read what was said that he said, he makes very good and precise points. From a "semi"-journalistic standpoint, he presents his case clearly and actually objectively (if you know anything about Bin Laden). So why would this not be something that American people look at as a sign that this may not be the right thing to do? DUHH Because it's Usama Bin Laden that's why!!! He is the boogie man in the closet that you tell your kids about. He's the sworn enemy of our nation that our kids get indoctrinated to believe. He is the sum of all fears here in the United States of America and he can not possibly make clear and concise points about our wars.

The expected outcome of this tape is to make you remember why we allow our mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, friends and neighbors to die everyday. This tape is to make you remember, (after your weekend of remembering) who our "enemy" is and what our "goal" is. This tape is supposed to stir up resentment that you started to lose. This tape is supposed to make even more of our kids boot up and join in on the fight. This tape is supposed to "promote the previous policies of fear to market the interest of big companies." ...Oops did I put that quote in there!!

Look...I am not pro-terrorist, but the guy makes points that it doesn't take Usama Bin Laden to make. These are the same things that are being said by normal people on a daily basis. Now if you do say these things...your just like Bin Laden.

Well played hand mainstream media...well played!

Open Your Eyes...That's What They're For!!

J.R. Junior Says...

"The delay in your knowing those causes has cost you a lot without any result whatsoever..."

Great Quote!! That is something that I have stressed for most of my life and applied it to many situations. You can't fix anything if you do not know what has caused its "malfunction". After 9/11/2001, Americans stupidly acted emotionally and was quick to engage in one of histories most significant games of "follow the leader". That leader was G.W. Bush, of course.

So emotions caused common citizens as well as "the elite", officials within the government, to go along with anything suggested by this man and his staff. For years, we were yes-men and-women. Not once did any one of us ask "Why did they do this?". We jumped into war and later asked, "Why are we here(Iraq & Afghanistan)?" The answer was always because they had attacked us, and we were getting revenge.

My questions were: Who attacked us? Why did they attack us? What Should We Do?

Haha. At least one of these questions, I believe, I've found an answer to. This entire situations just shows the ignorance of the American public. Just this week, I took time out of my day to explain to someone considerably older than me (I'm a little over a quarter century old.) that Al Qaeda & the Taliban are two completely separate entities. The only thing that tie the two together is that the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan after the Soviets failed to properly conquor the area before I was even born--I'm not saying that is when the Taliban seized control; just when the invasion happened--and Al-Qaeda was formed by the freedom fighters who were funded and trained by the U.S. to ensure Afghanistan wasn't taken by the Soviets.

In that simplicity, there lies entirely different perplexing complexities that we will not get on this post. But, Osama Bin Laden is no stupid or ignorant man. He KNOWS why he or Al Qaeda is fighting. And, the fact that he sees Obama cannot do much to change the course of the war in Afghanistan proves that he thinks on a level much higher than the average, or even, above-average American. Yes, Defense Secretary Robert Gates was with the previous adminstration and is a direct cause to why we are in the position we are today. He is able to steer the war in whatever direction he wants, just as was done with Bush.

And, oh how did i love "...promote the previous policies of fear to market the interest of big companies." The role of capitalism has been obsured by the mention of "keywords" like democracy and freedom. We want them to have a democracy, so that the direction of their country can change and longstanding traditions fall. Then, American companies can have the freedom to go in and make BIG MONEY. Oh did I say anything about oil? No? Well, we already know this. But, you must also realize that selling more cars to Middle Easterners is need to feed American economy. More McDonald's restaurants, more Wal-Marts, more Chase banks. What we really want to do change the way they dress and what they eat; their devotion to their religion. We want to remove the hijab, the burqah, the niqab, the abaya, the jilbab, the serwal. Maybe we want to sell the women expensive make-up, skin and hair care products. Maybe we want to sell the Muslim man a Old Navy galabeya and the women Gap burqahs. The list is never-ending: Hanes jilbab, Levi serwal, Sean Jean Haj belts, etc...

Ok, I'll accept it; Usama bin Laden is my enemy, because he'll kill innocent Americans at all costs. But starting wars against Islamic people for the reasons of democracy & freedom is a ticket that I ain't buying. Wake Up And Smell The B.S.