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What the most media is ignoring!
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Okay, I only spent a few hours reading articles from all over the world before writing this, so excuse me if I missed something. But this is what made me go, "Hmmmm?"
American newspapers seem to be almost silent about a few key important stories. I don't know why the media doesn't seem to think that the N. Korean ship being tailed by an American navy ship is not news-worthy. I'm very suspicious of this ship and it's history of carrying weapons for sale. I did a search and the only current articles are written in Canadian, Japanese or Scottish papers. "A North Korean-flagged ship under close watch in Asian waters is believed to be heading toward Myanmar carrying small arms cargo banned under a new U.N. resolution, a South Korean intelligence official said Monday. Still, analysts say a high seas interception -- something North Korea has said it would consider an act of war -- is unlikely. The Kang Nam, accused of engaging in illicit trade in the past, is the first vessel monitored under the new U.N. sanctions designed to punish the North for its defiant nuclear test last month. The U.S. military began tracking the ship after it left a North Korean port last week on suspicion it was carrying illicit weapons." (Hyung-Jin Kim Associated Press Writer) The N. Korean government continues to challenge us and all our great leader can do is make useless threats. I said, shortly after Obama was elected that he would be tested by a crisis and fail, resulting in losing American lives. I continue to pray that this catastrophe will not find the light of day, but I fear it will. Nothing that Obama threatens means a damn thing! Korea knows it. Russia knows it. Japan knows it. China knows it. Everyone knows it! He stands for rhetoric not action! That leads me back to this interesting tale: (Sept. 2007) An innocent researcher, Ronen Solomon, who searches information online in the public domain for companies, found references on three different Web sites to a ship called Al Hamad carrying a N. Korean flag docking in Syria days before after the Israeli raid in Syria on September 6, 2007. What is significant about that, you ask? Well, on Sept. day in 2007, Israeli Defense Forces executed a bombing raid on Syria aimed at destroying a suspected bomb factory. Syria's air defenses managed to repel Israeli war planes, but not before the fighters destroyed what Israelis believed to be a nuclear cache. Hmmm, days after a N. Korean ship docks with suspected nuclear equipment? So back to this Solomon guy's research. He finds references to this ship docking in Syria on the official sites of Syria's Tartous Port and the Egyptian Transportation Ministry. The following Saturday, the Washington Post published an article alleging that a shipment arrived in Syria three days before the Israel Air Forces strike and that the cargo for this ship was labeled as cement. Israel believed it carried nuclear equipment. Solomon returned to the websites, and discovered that all records of the ship showing the North Korean flag had been deleted, and it was written that the ship's flag was now registered as 'unknown.' Hmmmm, interesting! How does this connect to the current N. Korean ship? I wonder! According to the article written by Peter Foster in Beijing: "North Korea is preparing to launch a missile towards Hawaii. North Korea is reported to be making preparations to fire a ballistic missile towards the US state of Hawaii, possibly on US Independence Day. A separate report released by the International Crisis Group, a widely-respected independent think-tank, warned that North Korea also possesses large stockpiles of chemical weapons, including mustard gas, phosgene, blood agents and sarin." (also known by its NATO designation of GB, is an extremely toxic substance whose sole application is as a nerve agent. As a chemical weapon, it is classified as a weapon of mass destruction by the United Nations in UN.) Daniel Pinkston of the International Crisis Group said: "If there is an escalation of conflict and if military hostilities break out, there is a risk that they (nuclear weapons) could be used. In conventional terms, North Korea is weak and they feel they might have to resort to using those." One other important, but ignored story: Italian authorities say they have arrested two Japanese men who were smuggling $134-billion (U.S.) of undeclared U.S. bonds into Switzerland. Police said the two suspects were carrying a total of 259 bonds, including 10 with a value of $1-billion each and 249 with a value of $500-million. Since then, it is sketchy but it seems that the Kennedy bonds were fake. However, the only way to make a fake bond is to have a real one to look at. Where did they get a billion-dollar bond and why would they be carrying 259 bonds? Who were they taking it to? What does this mean to the US? It is considered the largest smuggling case in history, yet barely a word has been written about it. I find that strange. That is just a couple of stories that are being overlooked in favor of: Obama steps up criticism on Iran. Obama condemns Iran's Iron Fist Obama to meet the Pope Yada, yada, yada...blah, blah blah! Comments Showing comments in chronological order [Show most recent comments first] |
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Very good Kim............as always. Be careful though, if you show too much concern for the safety and security of our country, the nut cases out there will brand you as being paranoid, and too "mean-spirited" toward their "messiah."
I guess I missed the fact the nes agencies werem't covering this. I watch Fox News exclusively and they have an update nearly hourly. Of course that would make me an RWE and all I watch is propoganda. Keep up the good work Kim.
Maybe I missed it while reading all those newspapers, but very little is being written on those Japanese men smuggling bonds. And I haven't heard much warnings about the Korean "testing" their weapon targets at Hawaii. If Pearl Harbor happened again, how will the people respond? Maybe that is the real purpose. But I'm sure that I'm being paranoid.
No good newspapers left in this area....at least not a daily. The Statesman and USA Today...I tend to start leaning left when reading them. Trust me, when a group of terrorists or a country that hates us wants to attack us, they will. Obama keeps holding out his hand and isn't watching his back. He thinks his great oratory skills will get him what he wants with dictators. It' worked on the hood-winked sheep in November but it won't work on Korea or Iran. It will take a heavy hand and a show of force to keep them in line. N Korea has said that boarding their ship will be an act of war. Isn't this the same country that said just a month ago that the truce signed back in the 50's wasn't valid. Doesn't THAT constitute a return to hosilities in Korea. Maybe Bazooka can clear it up better. I thought if one of the warring countries turned down a truce it was back to GAME ON and the bombs started falling again.
First off, you will never read or hear anything in the mainstream media that would even REMOTELY make their "messiah' look bad. He is THEIR poster child, and it has become their sacred duty to make this guy they all supported look as good as they can.
Iran was about it be vaporized the same day Reagan took office, had they NOT released our hostages, and I was on that Lakenheath flightline during the nuke upload.
We DID bomb Libya. We DID kick butt in Grenada, and even Gorbechev listened when "Uncle Ronnie" told him to "tear down that wall."
Reagan never said anything he didn't back up. The world knew that, and when they KNOW you will kick butt, they tend to behave themselves.
Obama is another Jimmy Carter...........wants to smile and befriend everyone, only WORSE. When you go around the globe, putting your own country down (if in fact this IS his natural country), when you go around bowing down to other leaders and APOLOGIZING...............nobody takes your verbal threats seriously.
Nobody. And why should they?
During my 2nd military career in the Air Force, I did a year in Suwon, South Korea, working on A-10's. Like everyone else, I thought we were there to keep the North Koreans from coming south, but was quickly told by the old hands that we were there to keep the South from going North!
And I guess I should have known that from my Vietnam tour.
South Korea is nobody to fool with, and the North would do well to remember it. After the Korean War, South Korea vowed to NEVER be invaded again, and is a FORMIDABLE force today.
I was in Vietnam 1967-1968 with the 3rd Marine Division, and we worked with the White Horse Division of South Koreans. If what I saw was any indication of their military program, the North better stay in their own backyard. They might look pretty and imposing marching down the boulevards for the cameras, but I can tell you THIS: Every man in OUR company was glad the South Koreans were with US!
There in a very famous story about the "helicopter interrogation" at Khe Sanh. This was a South Korean show. (Good thing Pelosi wasn't in office yet!)
They are much like the Israelis.........when the NUTS live next door to you............you STAY ready and be willing.
The U.S. is NOT seen as being "willing" anymore. Obama "rattles sabers", he "condemns", seeks sanctions from the U.N. (which is like asking John Dillinger to watch your wallet), and they'll eventually HIT us with one of those missiles before Obama figures out that we've got a problem.
Reagan didn't banter---------he bombed. So when HE spoke, he had the world's undivided attention. I mention Reagan as often as I do in these blogs because he was a very strong President, who believed in America and the concept of peace through strength.
For many Americans, Reagan is the standard by which other presidents are measured.
And you'd better believe............NOBODY would have been crazy enough to fly airplanes into buildings on "Uncle Ronnie's" watch. Take that to the bank...................the banks we didn't have to bail-out back then.
I'm surprised you people manage to get out of bed with all this fear and mistrust that you've latched onto.
I say, "let the party begin!", if all this is based in fact. Because I'm getting very impatient waiting for Armageddon to get underway.
Man the life boats and grab the bullet proof vests because Jesus is coming and he's equipped with a machine gun!
Yip, yip!
Well hello censored. Glad to see you finally made it back to the blogs. Idiot. There's no fear here, only patriotism. The only thing we fear here is GOD! Censored, it's easy to get out of bed in the morning because we don't wait for the government to protect us. To make sure we have a bowl of cereal and a doctor if we have the sniffles. We do for ourselves AND our families AND our friends. If Bazooka or Kim or OM for that matter needed my help defending what is hers, I'm there. We may not always see eye to eye but we have each others back. Yeah we believe that Ronald Reagan was one of the greatest presidents ever. Why you ask? Because he was a no BS kinda guy. If he said STOP you better damn well STOP NOW. If he felt you wronged us he sent in a couple bombers to hit your house. We need that again but aren't gonna get it anytime soon. Candy @$$ politicians running around now days. Wanting to pander to the terrorists nations, thinking being a friend to them is a safer way. Apparently the terrorist nations have read Sun Tzu, "keep your friends close and your enemies closer". Nothing like a bow from a sitting president or a bear hug with a thug to let them know how "close" you are. Think what you want censored but make no mistake, there's no fear here, just a willingness to protect me and my friends and family when it all comes down.
Oh Bouncer, your such a sweet talker.
Such harsh words coming from a Christian is to be expected. But you should still be ashamed of yourself.
And for your benefit, Reagan was an actor and a B-rate one at that. But he was good enough to fool you silly folks into believing his lies. But fear will do that to you, what with being in the mist of the "cold war" which was a sham to keep the citizens in line.
And your constant hostility is a telling sign of your paranoia, fear and ignorance. Sounds to me like Anti-Social disorder coupled with "extreme" mania. If your not careful you might end up in a funny farm after having a psychotic break from reality. It might be time for you to seek treatment or just lay off the steroids, ya meat head.
It was good hearing from you butter cup. I'll talk to you soon. xoxo <3
The bond story is the one that concerns me. The networks are covering the N. Korean ship - they aren't touching the bond story. Glenn Beck on Fox News mentioned it early last week and promised to follow up. He has not. Here is why this story worries me:
1. The two "Japanese" nationals were detained/arrested on June 3. If the bonds were fake, they should still be in jail for their part in the largest counterfeiting scheme in history. They were released and no one knows where they are apparently.
2. The press release regarding their arrest appeared on the Italian Financial Police web site on June 4 (it was still posted as of yesterday if you want to see for yourself). Initial press reports at that time indicated the bonds were indistinguishable from real bonds and that the Italians had contacted American authorities to authenticate the bonds. So, the bonds were not immediately identified as forgeries and the Italians thought they looked real enough that they sought to authenticate them.
3. On June 12, Bloomberg reports that the bonds are "probably" fakes. It took nine days in this day of email, fax, videoconferencing, etc. for Italy and the U.S. to get together and decide they were probably forgeries? The biggest documented counterfeiting crime in history and it takes nine days?
4. June 16 - The Times (UK) reports on the arrests and describes it as a "counterfeiting scam 'on an unprecedented scale'." Still no mention on network news or other major U.S. media.
5. June 18 - The Los Angeles Times reports that U.S. Treasury officials say the bonds are fake (15 days after the initial seizure).
6. June 19 - This excerpt from an Australia news source, dailyreckoning.com, sums up events to that date very nicely: "Speaking of counterfeiting, did you see the story of two 'alleged Japanese businessmen' who were arrested with $134 billion in allegedly fake U.S. Treasury bonds while trying to cross the border from Italy to Switzerland? The story sent the Internet into a tizzy, speculating if Japan--which had expressed 'unshakeable confidence' in the U.S. dollar earlier in the week--was secretly unloading a huge chunk of its U.S. debt. The U.S. Treasury Department has since said that the bonds were fake and that no one, repeat no one, was attempting to quietly dump U.S. bonds.
Ahem. Nothing to see here. Move along." Right.
So, either you have the biggest counterfeiting crime in history with the perpetrators set free and no major media covering it or you have some large U.S. creditor attempting to dump $134 billion in U.S. bonds and no major media is covering it.
The networks devoted probably hundreds of hours to the Octomom and they don't even mention this? If our customs agents caught two men trying to smuggle $134 billion in Japanese bonds into the country, I am pretty sure you would hear a lot about it.
The silence on this story is unusual.
You need to stop smoking whatever it is you're smoking, Censored...............because nobody EVER "fooled" the people like your "Annointed One' did last November.
Excellent port, BlueFalcon. It's good to hear from yet one MORE, who doesn't have their head "up and locked!"
Thanks Bouncer, it goes without saying you're covered as well. "Patriots" IS proper, but in 2009, we're just a bunch of "radicals" who dare to stand with our Constitution and AGAINST the dogma of the communist left. That we believe in God, and NOT Obama, makes us dangerous and "mean-spirited" maniacs.
That we want to DO something about it, is extremely foreign to those who think the world owes them an existence just for being here, and would rather have this government be their "mommy and daddy", than show some guts and STAND for the country they've been lucky to grow up in.
And PS to Censored...........I wouldn't expect YOU to recognize this, but "B" actor or not, Ronnie Reagan made the kind of movies your kids and grandkids could watch. They always had a positive message and weren't consumed with fantasy, vulgarity or gay lifestyles.
Bewildering to YOU I'm sure............but once upon a time, we actually had MORALS in this country.
Dear Bazooka:
Yeah, yeah,.....
Your crew is not "radical", the correct term is "extremist" like the Taliban.
You could at least do yourself a favor and distance yourself from such obvious hate groups and maybe start your own "Citizens Action Group".
It would go a long way into getting your views and ideas out to a wider audience without the stigma of old south ideologies. And maybe stay away from Militia fronts like the ones Timothy McVeigh was apart of, as well as "ye old white man clubs" such as the John Birch Society that would label a man like Martin Luther King a "commie" just because he wanted equality for his people.
"Show some Guts", and stay away from the groups that will tear your reputation as a "good guy" apart. Eventually your groups will be labeled as terrorists and then you will never get back your freedoms, all because you couldn't form something new that espouses freedoms for "all" instead of just the select few that join outdated hate gangs.
And stop listening to Alex Jones. That guy is a blow hard just trying to confuse the already confused citizens of this country. And he is an anti-Semite that believes the world is controlled by a gang of Jewish bankers. That guy is as crazy as a badger on speed,......
And in closing, "worship no earthly man, man is fallible and prone to corruption." (such as Reagan and Obama) Hero worship is as bad as preying to golden idols. So saith Censored,....Amen.
Bring on the revolution!
Not to be philosophical but patriotism has fear built into it. One cares because they fear losing it. One only has guns and such because one fears being overtaken or compromised. If one was completely secure with oneself and the situation, one would need not to have this instrument. My mother is the strongest, most determined person that I will ever meet and guess what.... has never owned a gun.
I think that we have to have our guard up but sniffing out every possible threat now matter the size is a bit extreme. Bad Intel resulted in Iraqinam and tell me one positive thing that has resulted. How has the life of average Americans been helped? Answer; not at all.
Hello Bluefalcon, welcome. Great rsponse to my blog. I am very concerned about this bond issue. 1st: How did they get an original to copy? billion dollar bonds are not just lying around. 2nd: This smells so bad that my eyes are watering. The greatest smuggling scam in history and these men are free, no pictures of them! No nothing!? Could you imagine doing that and not rotting in jail with the police agencies giving high-fives and boasting to the press? The only reason that this could be so hush-hush is to cover something up. Who is being protected? The American people? The Japanese?
3rd: What, pray tell, do you think this means to the value of our dollar? I just can't see it. I know that it means something big! Is it like the southern states trying to dump their confederate money because they knew that soon it would be worthless? Or was it an attempt to flood the market? Too many unanswered questions and too much non-media coverage. Oh Fiddle-dee-dee, tomorrow's another day.(time 1:24pm lunch break at home)
The Media has been talking about North Korea.
You are mistaken on your information regarding their possible test launch as well... they have put out a maritime notice to warn boats in the surrounding waters. There is no evidence that they are planning a launch toward Hawaii on the 4th of July.
Stop the fear.
Kim,
Thanks for writing about the bond issue. This story needs to see the light of day, but coverage is quickly evaporating. We will probably never get the truth.
This story really does smell bad - it reeks as a matter of fact. You just can't explain away all the inconsistencies with this one.
Why would the main stream media bother the good people of this nation with boring news about fake bonds or missile tests, when they can fill the airways with real news. Case in point, SC Gov. cheating on his wife with a woman from a foreign country. Now thats news ladies and gentlemen
Umm censored, my religion only allows me to worship one, true god. I ADMIRE RR for the guts he had to tell the terrorists of his time to come get some. My one true fear is that people like you won't take a huge dose of reality and will turn to people like Bazooka and I to pull your collective rear ends out of the fire. Nor worries..has happened before and will happen again.
As for being labeled a terrorist, Bazooka and I have already asked to have our titles changed from RWE. We figure our bleeding heart liberal...or is that facist?...president will move us to some place with a warm sandy beach at government expense. Here's to the hoping. Cheers!
Oh bouncer:
Your not saving anyone from anything. And fascism is a "Far Right" Ideology, therefore it is you conservatives who are the fascist.
Talk to you later sweet heart.
Love,
Censored xoxo
Sooo Adolph was a socialist, Mussolini was a facists, what did that make the Japanese? Funny how they all came together and killed MILLIONS before someone shut them down...who was that..OH Yeah..it was THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...it was soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen. Yeah Yeah I can hear you already saying there were lots of other countries....but without the help of US they were pretty much screwed. Funny how Obama decided to go on an apology tour and tell everyone we were so bad to do that for them. And thank youfor writing in again proving that idiots don't learn the first (hundred) times.
And yes I am saving something. By having you come in here and getting trounced by, Bazooka, OM, Kim, Ken and myself, it keeps you out of other blogs making and asteriks of yourself. Have a great night.
Fascism is far right. That cannot be debated, at least it cannot be if one knows their history. Fascism is some ways trying to conjure the totalitarian rule of lords and nobility of pre-Enlightenment Europe. One single decision maker, no open markets, and above all a return to the put-out system. Put-out is where each household is their own company and works when they want to.
Come on... MHbouncer you can do better than that. Hitler was a Fascist. Read any history book or Mein Kempf. Obama is not a fascist. There would be other swifter consequences. So dont play ignorant and say that those will come in the future. Hitler, Mussolini, Pol Pot, Caecescu did not wait to make swift, brutal, and heartless reforms that destroyed lives not simply annoy them. The economy is not his fault and the seeds of that destruction were sewn years ago. I dont blame Bush either. Politicians are only part of the puzzle.
As for the core issue here, i need to read a bit more before I jump on this bandwagon. The world was supposed to end on _ day and yet we are still here.
Oh no Twil, we have a few more years. The world as we know it ends on dec. 21, 2012. Haven't you heard? We are all doomed and must take each day as a gift because after that date, some of us may be gone. Not that I'm a doomsday-sayer. (wink, wink) Time: 7:39am
Hard to believe, ain't it Bouncer? The Obama administration is following the EXACT course the NAZI's did...............item for item so far...........and STILL the "lefties" are in denial.
History is TRUTH, because history is something we know has HAPPENED. And when you see once again, the fraud and intimidation, REFUSAL to release Kenyan Medical records, appointments of the corrupt, takeover of financial institutions and industry, health care run by the state, threats being made to the people if they refuse to provide personal information beyond "3 people live here."
Come on Twil, read the history books in the public library, not the ones they might be using in the classrooms today.
And look at what's been happening over the past 6 months. LOOK AT WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS.
The only differences are that Goebbels was a much better dispenser of propaganda then Gibbs is, and the bad guys wore uniforms.
Ok, I am a college student but my grandfather was a general in WWII and is a better source than you or anyone else here could think about being. Besides that, my uncle married a native German from Bonn who is related to Kaiser Wilhelm III. I feel that those are credible sources considering they told me about the Beer Hall Putsch. One of them was sitting in that Beer Hall in Munich on that day when Hitler stood on the table and started his speech. If you dont know what that is, then do some reading.
Sorry, I wont call you ignorant but the fact that we are using this website is proof that the similarities are not all numerous. Today's regime tells the public that banks and other entities that they have rescued, bought, or whatever verb you want to include will be given back to the free market once the economy has rebounded. That may be true or not so. Hitler's regime made no qualms about why they seized control of financial institutions. As long as they were in power, their grip on the economy and daily life would be absolute. Under no circumstance would laymen be given any degree of control over the banks. In all reality, Hitler was not all that fond of money. If it would have up to him and him only, Germany would have reverted to its pre-unification days. He believed that there was a higher caste and only a cherished few should have anything to do with government, banking, military and public policy. My uncle's in-laws were were in Potsdam during this time. They describe it as prison without bars. They were German citizens but the Gestapo tailed your every move and made no attempt to be secret. I know that you will say that neither does this regime but I dont see secret police at my doorstep and neither do you.
In all probability, you're seeing them right now. Say the wrong things on this or any other net, and you'll be visited by people you never knew existed. It's been substantiated that Bush's so-called "Patriot Act" was in fact used to spy on innocent Americans.
Got a cell phone? When you call someone, is it only between the 2 of you?
Ok.........I'll give you that, the control isn't "absolute". Yet. But we're only 6 months into it so far...........and assuming the FOX reports are correct about this upcoming 28-page "snoop" census..........why would the government "NEED TO KNOW" all this personal crap they think we're going to give them? Your opinion on this?
I would CERTAINLY recognize your grandfather and Uncle. Hey, they were there! Is your uncle or aunt still alive? If so, ask THEM about the "state-run hospitals" during that time. Ask your aunt if she remembers the "Life Unworthy of Life" films they used to show in the German theaters.
I'd be really interested in what you come up with!
Bazooka is right Twil, we're only a few months into this and we already own two car makers, several banks and our census "count" is being handed over to liars and thieves. Maybe Obama and his marry gang of thugs have read the same history and are moving a tad more cautiously. Why you ask? Because as Americans we are quite intolerant of people taking away our liberties and will rise up and fight for what the constitution gave us as rights. Remember not all Germans were Nazis and not all Americans are liberals. The only difference is the fact that we still have our guns and free willand a sense of self worth. Those of us smart enought to see what might happen will be the first ones to step forward to warn the rest. Is any of this sounding like anyone you might know.
Ohh..and censored...when you blow me kisses I can tell you right where they landed....THANKS!
Classy guy.
PS to Censored.............There is pretty hard evidence that the government ITSELF had a hand in the Oklahoma City bombing. McVeigh wasn't in that by himse;f. There were two many offbeat things about the explosion, suggesting there were charges pre-planted in the beams. All that damage didn't come from just a Ryder truck out in the parking lot.............if you ever saw the photos, you'd see what I mean.
2 other factors were conspicuous as well:
Although there was no holiday, every GOVERNMENT office in that building was CLOSED that day..........and.........the Feds wasted NO TIME having the rest of that building immediately demolished.
Doesn't that strike you as just a bit odd?
Additionally, Slick Willie's administration had a fear of upcoming militias (as ANY corrupt government does), and sucking a guy like McVeigh into it, would certainly give the media a chance to publicly villify "Minutemen movements."
Also, Censored, WHO (and maybe I don't wanna know) is Alex Jones?
Bazooka-Bouncer?::::
Right, then. Lets compare the fascist with your southern/militia/extremist.
Just the main characteristics, the nut of the whole thing.
Fascist- Extremely Patriotic, fiercely Nationalistic, and outwardly racist.
V.S.
Southern/Militia/Extremist-Extremely Patriotic, Fiercely Nationalistic, and {outwardly racist(in most cases)}
And both groups spread lies/fear about groups of immigrants that they wanted out of their countries.
It's just that simple. Southern/Militia/Extremist are just fascist with their civilian clothes on.
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And I can't see anywhere in these blogs/b.s, that there has been any trouncing by either bouncer or bazooka. Just a lot of repeated gibberish and oh so realistic "conspiracy" theories. But like they say, if you repeat B.S. enough it will become real in your own mind.
And this whole theory of inside job crap for the Oklahoma Bombing is the same one the nut heads used for the twin towers. They lack imagination and compassion for the people who died in those acts of "extremist terrorism".
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One more time>>>>>
Confederate, extremist, militias = fascist terrorist.
Love,
Censored
"But like they say, if you repeat B.S. enough it will become real in your own mind"
Yup, censored and once again you've proven that fact. THANKS
You know, if I was broke down on the highway somewhere in the pouring rain, and all the "prim and proper" cars drove by, splashing more water on me kept right on going....................
Then some dude that USED to be a Hell's Angel, actually stopped to HELP me, I'd be a little appreciative that he at least STOPPED to help.
Censored, your Democrats are doing NOTHING but ADDING to America's problems. The Republicans don't HAVE the available votes to do anything about it, and if they DID, half of THEM are as worthless as the left is.
All of these great "factions" just seem to be content to "let it all play out and allow the chips to fall where they may."
The Confederate Party, for whatever they once were, or for whatever the new one has chartered, seems to be the only one OUT THERE that are willing to stand up and say "ENOUGH OF THIS."
If we do NOTHING, censored............IF WE DO NOTHING, the government is going to OWN us, and THEN you'll see what true slavery is ALL ABOUT.
I personally do not belong to any party, even the CNP, but I WILL support ANY party that seeks to restore our Constitution, get RID of big government, kick the illegals out and keep more of the same from coming in.
I am all FOR STATES RIGHTS with NO government intrusion (have you seen the upcoming census form in 2010?).
You know, Censored, it's a damned shame when the country's being dragged into the abyss, and the only ones wanting to STOP it, is a bunch of "oldtime racists" as you'd call them. The ONLY ONES who have taken a hard stand against this B.S.
WHO and WHERE is YOUR group, Censored? Where is the left? Where is the right? Where are the moderates?
I don't care WHAT these "rednecked radicals" MIGHT have been at one time. I don't care if they want to walk their hogs on leashes in the mall, shew tobacco in church or pick their noses on main street.
America is in trouble! Our freedoms are going away! We are being sold out! If it takes a bunch of resurrected old Rebels to SHOW US WHAT THE HELL NEEDS TO BE DONE.............because our elected officials obviously can't figure it out for themselves, and WE as a whole seem to have lost our way in this sea of pinkos and faggots, then we need to do as "Larry the Cable Guy says.................
"Let's git 'er done!"
We have gotten so hung up on who to call, vote into committee, who to apportion fire house money to, the WHOLE FRIGGIN' BARN is gonna burn to the ground, while we're still bickering about not hiring "old Fred" over there to unroll the hose, because his cousin was once an alcoholic.
The government is coming, Censored. The most corrupt government in modern history is consuming what's left of America.
Do you understand any of this? Anything at all? Or is your mental arsenal limited to snide and sexual-remarked patter?
Fine.................tell that old onetime Hell's Angel that you don't want any help from him.
Then just sit out there on that highway and drown in the rain, but as those in the Cadillacs and Lincolns keep splashing mud on you as they continue to roar by, remember there WAS help there at one time.
Let's put the CONSTRUCTIVE BALL in YOUR court, dude.
What would CENSORED do if HE was in charge? What would YOU do to save this country?
Come on, dude, we've all seen your "cute-sy" side, and kiss-blowing. Now, tell us all what YOU would do the stop this giant toilet flush. Let's see how smart you actually ARE.
Umm Bazooka, I wouldn't care if the person who stopped to help me was STILL a patch wearing, card carrying member of the Hell's Angels. At least he STOPPED TO HELP. Some of the people society looks down it's nose at are some of the most patriotic, loyal people you will ever meet. You just don't want to p*$$ them off and meet them in a dark alley.
Beer drinking, motorcylce riding, flag waving, rednecks are some of the true Americans left. They don't drive a Prius, they don't drink sissy beer and they all have a gun stashed behind the front door "Just in case". As for militias , censored, they are exactly what the first continental congress was talking about when they enacted the 2nd amendment. But apparently censored knows more about what he's been spoon fed by the liberal media then he does about the constitution.
ANd to ask a question Bazooka asked and YOU never answered, WHO IS ALEX JONES?
Yeah.......genuine "down home type people" scare the heck out of most libs, who live in a fantasy world of make-believe.
What they are taught in today's classroom, coupled with what they watch on MTV don't coincide with real life.
Bouncer, did you know even the "Old" Hell's Angels VOLUNTEERED to go over as a group and fight in Vietnam? THAT would certainly have thrown the North's gameplan off, eh?
Well considering the group was made up of mostly returning WW2 vets it wouldn't surprise me. And here I was running around with my sleeveless T-shirt sporting my tattos...betting someone thought I was white trash too...LOL.
I used to wonder the effects of that. Imagine the far side of a rice paddy dike outside of Quang Tri. A half dozen VC laying along a trail waiting to ambush somebody, and all of a sudden, through the quiet tranquility of the elephant grass comes the roar of 40 dudes on Harleys tearing down the trail.
Would that EVER freak out the VC! Could you just picture the "WTF" factor?
"Beer drinking, motorcylce riding, flag waving, rednecks are some of the true Americans left. They don't drive a Prius, they don't drink sissy beer and they all have a gun stashed behind the front door"
If someone does not fit that profile, that does not mean that they are weak, disloyal, or dont have good values. My grandfather (my hero) was a general in WWII. He is a calm, cool customer who even at 83 could outwork most adults still. He does not use this extremist lingo to provoke fear. He does not need to advertise his patriotism or anything else to get respect. If you were to go down the Salmon River Road towards Shoup and ask anyone about him, there would be nothing but respect. Again, my grandfather does not advertise to the world that he hates anybody, his masculinity, or any other hogwash.
It takes all types to make a country go. Old fashioned types are not the gold standard. Old fashioned types like you describe are why some species of wildlife were almost extinct. In their infinite wisdom, they would have killed, skinned, and ate the last one and then sat around their campfire and reminisced (cry over their beer) about what once was. Well if you would think ahead, the good ol' days would be today. Point is that it takes all types to bring balance. The redneck, old-fashioned types are just as flawed as anyone else.
Back to the point, Does anyone have secret police at their door? Do you still receive mail? Do you still have free reign to buy whatever you want at the grocery store? If you do, then the similarities between Hitler and today are vague. Yes, they are still alive and do not feel that this is a repeat. They could tell you about their mail disappearing. The amount of goods available for sale shrinking drastically. Churches being ransacked and/or destroyed. Any form of higher learning serving as a barrier to an adequate living. Curfews that were enforced strictly. I dont see these happening here and so the paranoia does not work on me.
Militias are OK but overrated. Sometimes I think it is just an excuse for scared little boys to exercise their cowardly (violent) ways. There is no threat most of the time but they still have to have their bravado or dignity. As long as they dont hurt anyone, I dont care if they play cowboys and indians.
Bouncer & Bazooka:
And have you offered any viable ways to change things other then violence against people that don't agree with your down home, southern fried conspiracy theories? I think not.
And how is it that you can get away with using a very ugly word like (faggot) in your posts and not get completely deleted and I use a word like (peanuts) and get deleted? Why? Because of conservative fascism!
And having the hells angles running around fighting wars in the name of America would be hilarious and ironic. Especially since, at the time they volunteered, they were running drugs, harassing innocent people, raping, and murdering people that got in their way. What an example that would have been for the children of America.
And the original militia's, the ones formed in the beginning of this country had nothing to do with conspiracy theories, you wacky hayseed. And the ones formed during the cold war were only about anti-communism fear tactics until the cold war ended then they used the same fear tactics against their own government to replace the the perceived communist threat. They're nothing but a bunch of paranoid babies that need drama to make their hate seem noble.
The only way to get any change is a National strike day, week, month year where everything is shut down. That means "every person" in the country refusing to work, shop or participate in normal daily activities. Shut down the country with non-violence(except in cases of self defense) then the governance will have to listen. But that's just a dream that won't happen, because people like you think that violence and fear is the only way to get noticed.
And bouncer you are white trash just because of your arrogant, hate speech and beliefs. So deal with it. And I say that lovingly, honey pot.
Love Censored
For the economy...........and I've said this before...............
GOVERNMENT stops their OWN useless spending (ie; all the pork and earmarks).
Shut down the Federal Reserve, IRS, and go to a strictly TARIFF tax
Foreign Aid stops.........as in........Foreign Aid STOPS
Bureaucrats like Pelosi can fly commercial, like everyone else.
The bailouts should never have happened.
Eliminate NAFTA and actually enforce fair trade
and on taxes..........if WE have to provide info on what we make, the feds should have to publicly show what THEY SPEND and for what.
Along those lines, if the FedRes refuses to be audited, so do WE..........I mean, WHI watches the "watchdog?"
All overseas military bases shut down and troops brought home
On Security........
The U.N. goes....and everybody IN it.
The borders are sealed, one end to the other, north south east and west
Our troops would no longer guard the rest of the world, but would be USED on those borders we just sealed.
All illegals would be rounded up and booted out.
Any aliens proven to be terrorists would be shot. or beheaded like they do to OUR folks---------their choice
If the North Koreans shoot a missile towards Hawaii or any other U.S. territory, North Korea ceases to exist
But see....Censored.........NONE of this is going to happen with Washington the way it is, and most voters are too Party-loyal (stupid) to vote any of these old crocks out.
And I guess you're right, Censored, that WAS sort of a distasteful term I used, and I'll make a true effort not to use it again.................but..................C'mon now, "peanuts?"..........more than THAT, dude.
Keep in mind though, that "X's" and "O's"........"honey pot", etc.........DOES lend itself to things like that, although I wasn't directing that remark at you, nor WOULD I because I don't know you.
If president, I would ignore the polls, the party and the press...............be a friggin' AMERICAN and do what needs to be done!
I also, would NEVER press Congress for signatures on tons of paperwork they had never read.
"Especially since, at the time they volunteered, they were running drugs, harassing innocent people, raping, and murdering people that got in their way."
Good point, censored...
Shut down the Federal Reserve.... Well we can tell that you have never taken a course in Economics but we can debate that some other time.
I would be totally in support of pulling the troops out of Afghanistan, Iraq, and anywhere else. It is not weak or un-American, it is just a matter of picking one's battles. Simple logic that seems to fail on large governments. Rome, Napoleonic France, Nazi Germany, etc. should have learned that lesson.
One idea that will never see the light of day but would be interesting is forcing the IRS to slim the tax code down from thousands of pages down to a max of 50. That would put H&R Block, Charles Schwab, and most CPA's out of business but is that really such a bad thing.
No, not really a matter of "picking one's battles". Our Constitution (which means nothing to liberals and even some republicans anymore), is very clear about our military being used for OUR country............as in....OUR country. We are NOT the "world's policeman."
The IRS doesn't need to slim down, it needs to be eliminated. Contrary to some belief, not a dime the IRS collects goes to ANY of our services. It goes straight to the Fed/Res, to pay foreign bankers for debts incurred by this government.
The common guy didn't incur any of that. The tax system itself is illegal. The 16th Amendment was never legally ratified, and the Supreme court DENIED Congress any new taxing power, after 1913.
What we're dealing with today is the continuation of the "Victory Tax" of World War II, that was REPEALLED in 1944.....................but the monies kept right on coming in, and we are now looking forward to the largest tax increases in history.
For the record...........the IRS, that would gladly audit any of US over "chump change", couldn't pass its OWN audit by the GAO in 1992, unable to account for millions.
The Federal Reserve has NEVER been audited.
Check it out.
I will leave the tax at this, if America wants the income tax to go away then dont demand the services provided by government. I know that not all income tax taken in translates to services received by the public. We could get really in-depth and cerebral but Americans claim to like minimal government but then they write their Senators demanding certain programs. How do these programs get funded????? I think that you know the answer.
Federal Reserve does not need to be audited. It is not a for-profit institution and no one employed there gets rich. I know one of them personally so dont give me this pity card about how they are getting rich and sucking the dime out of you. I will give you credit if you can accurately and OBJECTIVELY state the purpose of the Fed. Now I know that you cant strip emotions away and simply be logical but I will hold out hope.
And for the record, taxes existed in this mythical hayday of yours.. When the Constitution was written and everyone was happy, secure, blah, blah.... The same people who wrote it also wrote legislation that supported taxation. Hero worship... well another bubble burst.
Illegal aliens issue is one subject to diminishing marginal returns. Basically the more that you put in the less you get out. The idea is that one reaches the optimum point and leaves it there. I would be interested in finding out what that is. I know that you will say we need to put up an ironclad barrier against ALL. Hopefully Logic will prevail. Hadrian's Wall is an example of what I speak of.
Federal Reserve...NON-profit? It was established and continues to be run by foreign bankers, who started an early program of loaning money to the government, and they're been making money ever since. And they PRINT currency at Washington's whim, which continues to destroy the dollar's value since the gold that supposedly BACKS the paper, virtually doesn't exist anymore. It's just paper, and if China ever "calls in our note", what do you suppose will happen then?
They most definitely DO need to be audited. How are they..........or WHY should THEY........be emempt from the same scrutiny as the average Joe Blow.
Do you NOT think the government should account to the American taxpayers as to WHERE and to WHO our tax dollars go?
WE'RE supposed to answer to the government, but THEY don't need to account to US?........as in WE who pay the friggin' bills? Has everyone forgotten WHO works for WHO? Yeah, "Just pay the tax and shut-up...don't be concerned about what we're doing with it." Janet needs that new 757, Michelle & her kids NEEDED to fly to Paris for a shopping trip, Ethiopia needs 15 mil for THIS, Mexico needs 25 mil for THAT. Don't worry about the 40 BILLion that just went to European financial agencies. "They needed that and it's in our best interest." Barack & Mrs need their "date nights too."
My wife and I are going to spend the next 2 days out of town for our anniversary...........I wonder if we could get the taxpayers to pay for THAT!
"So what if they've signed off on huge spending packages without READING any of them first...............it'll all come out in the wash.........there MUST be a few GOOD things in there among the pork!"
Our income tax does NOT..........repeat, does NOT go to fund the services we expect. That's what they expect us all to buy into. We're taxed on everything we buy.........from cigarettes to gasoline, from property taxes to utility taxes, interest taxes, excise taxes................hell Twil, you almost need a permit to BREATHE these days............and STILL the roads are full of potholes, while we continue to help pay other people's mortgages.
Not one dime of our "income" taxes go for services. They've really got you buffalo'd, if that's what you think. I know an ex-IRS agant myself. The tax system in this country is the largest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people. It continues today because not enough people have figured that out...............yet............but it's one of the fastest learning subjects in the nation right now.
An "ironclad barrier" IS needed. I've said it on numerous occasions and will say it again.
I don't care about Pancho, Pedro and Jose coming over here to find work. They do work most Americans WON'T do, the libs ARE right about that.
But let them come in LEGALLY------------no "SNEAK-OVERS"
You have to understand Twil, that thia is 2009, there is an entire religion of people out there who want to blow this country up. If we DON'T seal the borders, we'll end up with MORE of them than are already here now.
50 to 100 illegals slipped over the border in the time it's taken me to write this post. Are they ALL job-seeking Mexicans? Do we KNOW that? With bombs already going off in New York subways, don't you suppose it might be a good idea if we DID know who was trying to sneak in?
That "ironclad barrier" you speak of, isn't needed to be "mean-spirited" or "prejucicial" as the liberals cry out..............it's a matter of NATIONAL SECURITY, and I find it so hard to believe that there is any American walking around who DOESN'T see that.
I don't care if HALF THIS TOWN is made up of Mexicans.............as long as they ARE Mexicans, with no ragheads mixed in among them, working for the Taliban, looking to martyr themselves for those "72 virgins." And with the borders wide open.......WE DON'T KNOW THAT!
THIS.............THIS is why we need complete control of every inch of our perimeter.
Twil..................do you lock your doors at night?.............or while you're away from home? If so.....why?
Put that on a large scale.
About the Federal Reserve you are dead wrong and I am sorry that you live in this fearful paranoid delusional world of yours. The Federal Reserve only has 3 TOOLS and there is no debate about that. Those tools are to adjust the discount rate, the federal funds rate, and open-market operations which means buying and selling of government securities. The current credit crisis is in no way linked to them. There is no profit to be had by them. Keeping inflation in check and the economy stable are the only goals. Read the initial charter for it and one will see. Again, you are so dead wrong about this one. I will concede on other things but your uninformed biased opinion does not work on an economist.
Diminishing marginal returns is not rocket science. You consider yourself a smart individual so tell me what that means. No emotion, no propaganda, just simple straight up, black-and-white facts. Hint: the words liberal, democrat, republicans, politics are not involved.
finally, ask anybody with any knowledge of economics, money, or just an IQ over 80 that can strip away political motives about the gold standard. The gold standard caused the Great Depression and the German Depression which then led to WWII. Oh... but that is supposed to be the way to go. Well if that is the case, then let me move somewhere else where the welfare of all is paramount to that of archaic, ignorant, short-sighted attempts at that.
Ok..................so what do YOU say we do?
Twil............by my own admission, I'm not an economist...............but it's pretty obvious that we don't have an economist of ANY KIND in this government. So You win this little debate of crossing T's and dotting I's.
What I DO know is that NO ONE is above the law (as Nixon found out----------although that rule doesn't apply to democrats).
If BAZOOKAMAN and TWILCOX are subject to private or personal scrutiny..............so should be the FEDERAL RESERVE............which is no more "Federal" than Federal Express.
Or do you say they are ABOVE us, and rate "exception status?"
"And bouncer you are white trash just because of your arrogant, hate speech and beliefs. So deal with it. And I say that lovingly, honey pot."
Hmm....So the biggoted, gay bashing censored has once again reverted to calling me names? Does this surprise anyone? Censored you truly should live by the motto, "It's better to be silent and thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt". I have defended several things in my many posts. I usually don't start any name calling but I'm not afriad to reply back with some. A couple months ago I posted a rather long blog telling what my beliefs for this country are. I think by reading what I'e printed here you can see it without me rehashing it. But if you need to be told over and over you just let me know. I have NEVER resorted to the crude, juvenile things you have directed towards bazooka, myself and several others in here. THAT is why you had a post pulled. It was offensive and coming from me that means a lot. Face it censored, when you have nothing more to contribute to a blog you turn to ridiculing those who do. Your opinion is the only one that counts and it galls you to the core when not everyone bows down to your "higher" intelligence. Soo sorry, cencored, but some of us aren't the sheep..or lemmings that this administration want us to be. Yes, I've changed my mind on the sheep thing. Sheep are just hearded around until it's time to be fleeced, lemmings lead each other to certain death at the cliffs. Yup, I'm sure it's lemmings now.
As far as the Federal Reserve, I will withold comment. I still feel that a private entity having control of our money is a bad thing. Beyond that I haven't studied that much. I DO however feel that ALL of the people in this country should be held to the same standard. Color, religion, wealth, none of that should matter. I'm glad to see Madoff get SLAMMED for his actions. Although the 2.5 million his wife got to keep was total BS.
Congress should still answer to US. Not the other way around. NOT ONE DIME should leave this country until the needs of those in this country are met. We speak of taxing healthcare benefits of millions yet everyday we send BILLIONS of dollars in food and medicine to countries that need to figure it out for themselves. Maybe we should take the Star Trek approach and not interfere with other cultures. WOW..I made a Trekkie reference...that is sad. Time to put up the computer for the night. Sleep Tight!
Bouncer:
You started the name calling with the likes of words like "idiot" and "retard". Use your memory pal.
And where have I said anything bigoted or where have I said anything that remotely referres to gay bashing? The bigoted, gay bashing, usually comes from you and Bazooka, the so called "tolerant Christians".
And if you two fellas can't handle a little ridicule of your manhood then there is some-kind of repression and overcompensation in your lives that needs to be addressed.
Loves ya,
Censored
Let's use a different word for a change. How about "comedian".....like the comedian Al Franken who just officially became the 60th comedian in the Senate.
And if the Senate joins the House in passing this new bill, Censored won't like the NEXT hand he feels in his pocket, because it'll be Obama's boys going for his wallet.
Bouncer, any private entity having control of our money IS a bad thing. Federal Reserve is nothing but foereign bankers, and ya know where the IRS got started? Puerto Rico.
As for sheep................there are two kinds of people in today's world, the sheep and the wolves.
The sheep go to slaughter.............the wolves where they wish.
Let these libs say what they want, Bouncer. They know lots more than WE do, Bro, and they'll continue spouting theory when they're being taken away by the "guys in black who don't exist, except on the minds of the paranoid."
Yeah, you're right Censored...........absolutely............go ahead on and have a nice day.
PS to Bouncer............the guy's a typical liberal, isn't he? Makes references like 'sweetie". "honeypot"............blows XXXX and OOOO...............but gets all upset about queer-bashing remarks that might come BACK his way..................can you say........ DOUBLE STANDARDS?
Censored, having a gay sister who married her partner a couple years ago I really doubt you've ever heard gay bashing coming out of my mouth. So you wanna try again? And once again instead of replying to the topic you call people names. Not interested in responding to you anymore. IF you have something to say on topic then feel free, if not then it will be ignored. I've found with people like you all you want is attention and when you cease to get it you go away. Here's to hoping.
the Federal Reserve was built to insure against Bank runs. The focus changed in the early 70's because economic theory could not explain high inflation and high unemployment happening simultaneously. So that necessitated, for better or for worse, the Fed taking a more proactive approach. I support it being insulated from political pressures. I like that it is run by economists and scientists not politicians and people from other professions. Bernanke is brilliant but humble. He does not have promises but rather practicality. Reasonable, learned approach works for me. Today, the fed uses the tool of open market operations to regulate the money supply. Also they act as the governing body of banks but only in some regards. Their role is important but the decisions that are made are only felt by the public one to two years afterwards.
Bouncer:
Stay on topic? Okay so what does Conspiracy theories about the federal reserve have to do with North Korea?
Hey and that's cool that your sister is lesbian. I applauded her courage to get married and be open about her sexuality. But what I don't get is why you'd let Bazooka talk the way he does about Gays. Seems to me that if your sis is gay, and your okay with it, that you'd say something to bazooka about his inappropriate hate.
And bazooka, it was your theories that were spouted. I'm just trying steer people away from your fear mongering and the odd groups that you side with.
And in closing I am not a liberal or conservative. I am just anti-conspiracy theory/anti-Confederate/anti-militia/anti-John Birch Society.
Keep on keeping on, silly men.
Love,
Censored
Opps!
Kiss, Kiss.
So with all of the "anti's" in your post what are you FOR. I beleive Bazooka asked this a few questions ago.
I stand with Bouncer. I do NOT want our tax dollars, which are stolen from us as it is, to be controlled by outside interests. This is NOT what our fonding fathers had in mind when it broke away from the British.
The Federal Reserve and their red-headed step children of the IRS NEEDS TO GO!
And Censored...........where have I used "hate" and "gay" in the same sentence? It's TRUE that I don't care to be around them, but "hate" is a word I reserve for folks like communists, liberals, terrorists, flies, Boise traffic, etc.
For me to use the word "hate", it has to MEAN something. It isn't a word I use loosely.
Stay on topic guys. We're talking about the media and North Korea.
Bazooka you don't need to use the word "hate" to be hateful.
:)
Censored
about the Federal Reserve, every successful economy in the history of human civilization has had a central bank. Yes, Rome, Egypt, Greece, Ming dynasty China, and Czarist Russia had similar institutions. The Federal Reserve is not the Treasury Department. The Fed does not print money or make decisions to have more put into circulation. I stated the three actions that they do previously. Again, it is not a for profit institution. Getting rid of it would impair the financial system. This would have consequences to society that would lower the standard of living. I am sure that you will support this but in your selfish delusion you dont realize that there are millions of others who would not wish this.
FYI, the Fed and the IRS are not related. I know that you will not be convinced. That is sad but not every body has to have an informed opinion.
Ok.............whatever you guys say..........
It may be awhile until you are this bored again but I shall proceed. For fixing the economy, I would say lets not increase the money supply (no stimulus, no creating extra bonds, etc.). Second, eliminate all parts of government that dont affect everyone equally. The arts, sports, etc. which are simple luxuries should receive zero funding. Welfare should be severely cut. I would not say eliminated because disability is mostly valid. Finally, federal employees/senators/whoever else should see their wages reduced. To what degree, I would not know but enough to make them more than sneeze at it. Finally, let giants fall and cause earthquakes. With a few exceptions because of the consequences. For the most part, most major companies that made bad decisions should fall on their own sword.
This breeds into the culture the idea that no matter how bad it gets, the parachute of govt. or society will be there to bail one out. Companies will be risk takers and so be endangering the health/wealth of their employees and the community by making bad investments. Our savings rate needs to grow. This will hurt the consumption sector of the economy but coming down to the level that we were supposed to be is not that bad.
You COULDN'T have heard that in the classroom, Twil............it makes too much sense!
Very good................especially the part about getting rid of all government agencies that aren't operating efficiently.
Washington D.C. would soon look like a ghost town!
If only the absolutely necessary components of government were retained, that would be a start. The Federal government in all of its glory can not always handle local situations the best. Yes, they tend to be less biased but inherently less knowledgeable and have less foresight. The point of this is that a trimmed down Govt. would not signal a lack of order or oversight. I think that it would signal confidence in its average people that they can make meaningful decisions without Big Brother always looking over their shoulder.
It is my most current understanding tht the Federal Government has already grown by nearly a THIRD, since Obama took office.