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Date Sent: 2009-08-26
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Wednesday, August 26, 2009 AM edition |
Justin Raimondo: The Coming Media Bailout -- Shell Game: How the Federal Reserve is Monetizing Debt
Stand up to unchecked political power - by Ernest Hancock -- CIA Releases Its Instructions For Breaking a Detainee's Will
-- House Panel Reviews Army Procurement Malfeasance -- Patrick Henry -
Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death -- Seven Crimes to Consider Before
Music Piracy -- The Petition on Behalf of the Distracted Drivers -- Audit The Fed "Dangerous"? -- China Construction Bank Sees Asset Bubbles Due to Excess Cash --
Media Complaining About Pistol-packing camera hogs -- Rachel Maddow:
Growing Threat by Gun-Strapped Right-Wingers -- Argentina court ruling
allows use of pot
AZ: Arizona Breakfast Club this Saturday discussing Guns at Obama's Healthcare Event
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News Link • MEDIA (MainStreamMedia - aka MSM)
The Coming Media Bailout
08-25-2009
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www.antiwar.com - Justin Raimondo
It looks like the government is preparing to come to the rescue of the mainstream media. You know the media that is soooo last century and getting its head handed to it by the media of the 21st century. The Feds are preparing to use the Federal Trade Commission, copyright and tax laws to attack the new media outlets.
It seems the corporate state is willing to go to any length to preserve those outlets that unquestioningly parrot the government's lies.
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News Link • Federal Reserve
The Shell Game - How the Federal Reserve is Monetizing Debt
08-25-2009
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Chris Martenson
The Federal Reserve is monetizing US Treasury debt and is doing so openly, both through its $300 billion commitment to buy Treasuries and by engaging in a sleight of hand maneuver that would make a street hustler from Brooklyn blush.
There are three major tripwires strung across our landscape, any of which could rather suddenly change the game, if triggered. One is a sudden rush into material goods and commodities, that might occur if (or when) the truly wealthy ever catch on that paper wealth is a doomed concept. A second would occur if (or when) the largest and most dangerous bubble of them all, government debt, finally bursts. And the third concerns the dollar itself.
On the surface, the above chart hints at a potential disaster for a country that is embarking on the largest-ever federal debt binge in history.
After all, if US assets are being shunned by foreigners, how will we find enough buyers? And what will happen to the dollar?
The answers are: "We won'
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News Link • Philosophy: Political
Stand up to unchecked political power
08-25-2009
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East Valley Tribune / Ernest Hancock
Libertarian activist and radio host Ernest Hancock fired up concern
about right-wing extremism around the country last week after he
revealed to CNN's Rick Sanchez that he had planned the interview with
someone who carried an AR-15 rifle to the protests outside of President
Barack Obama's Aug. 17 appearance at the Phoenix Convention Center. At
the Tribune's request, Hancock explains his motivations.
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Brock Lorber
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Feature Article • Motivation
Patrick Henry - Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death
Thomas Costanzo
No man thinks more highly than I do of the patriotism, as well as
abilities, of the very worthy gentlemen who have just addressed the
House. But different men often see the same subject in different
lights; and, therefore, I hope it will not be thought disrespectful to
those gentlemen if, entertaining as I do opinions of a character very
opposite to theirs, I shall speak forth my sentiments freely and
without reserve. This is no time for ceremony. The question before the
House is one of awful moment to this country. For my own part, I
consider it as nothing less than a question of freedom or slavery; and
in proportion to the magnitude of the subject ought to be the freedom
of the debate. It is only in this way that we can hope to arrive at
truth, and fulfill the great responsibility which we hold to God and
our country. Should I keep back my opinions at such a time, through
fear of giving offense, I should consider myself as guilty of treason
towards my country, and
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News Link • Humor
The Petition on Behalf of the Distracted Drivers
08-25-2009
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Michael Rompicazzi
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timely law, good gentlemen! In combining thousands of statistics, relevant
hearsay, and the practice of coercive compliance, you concern yourself
with your constituent, the citizen of
Virginia . You wish to free him from the pain and tragedy of motor vehicle
accidents caused by distracted driving. We, the citizens, however, feel
the letter of the law must be taken farther. You have not pursued the
affair to its conclusion: distracted driving is only a secondary offense,
the fines are miniscule [$50], and despite the implementation of this law,
motor vehicle accidents continue to rise in
Northern Virginia and across the state! We,
the constituents of
Virginia , humbly request that you pass a law banning all driving distractions.
Away with the use of cell phones, GPS systems, and the radio, that
entertainer [distracter]! Let us cast billbo
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Thomas Costanzo
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Seven Crimes to Consider Before Music Piracy
08-25-2009
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Conor McCarthy
If you haven't heard yet, it's "illegal" to download music online
without "paying" for it. It's hard to believe, but being a fan isn't
accepted as legal payment anymore. They call it "piracy," and the
consequences for it can be very, very dire. Therefore, I've compiled a
list of other crimes that I suggest you look into before you decide to
download "Sweet Child of Mine" or "Poker Face."
First, let's look at the fines in the only two music piracy trials
that have taken place to date. The first is the case of Jammie Thomas,
a single mother of four from Minnesota. She downloaded 24 songs
off of Kazaa. A jury of her peers decided that she owed the RIAA
(Recording Industry Association of America) almost $2 million for her
crimes, a ruling which the Obama Administration recently told a federal
judge was constitutionally sound.
The second is the case of Joel Tenenbaum, a young grad student at
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Thomas Costanzo
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News Link • China
China Construction Bank Sees Asset Bubbles Due to Excess Cash
08-25-2009
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Bloomberg
China Construction Bank Corp. said excess cash in the banking system has led to asset bubbles, underscoring concern that the nation’s lenders will rein in credit after the Shanghai Composite Index’s 64 percent rally.
“There are uncertainties in the economy and bubbles in the capital market,” Guo Shuqing, chairman of the nation’s second- largest bank, told reporters in Beijing yesterday. “China’s banking system still has excessive liquidity.
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News Link • Federal Reserve
Audit The Fed "Dangerous"?
08-25-2009
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The Market Ticker
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"Problematic for the country" Tim?
May I educate you on this petty little document you swore an oath to uphold against all enemies, foreign and domestic?
The US Constitution, Article I, Section 8:
To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures;
End of discussion.
That power rests in the United States Congress, NOT THE FEDERAL RESERVE OR TREASURY.
Congress is free to delegate that power as it sees fit but you are absolutely not empowered to interfere via bluster, threat or any other means Congressional Authority in this regard.
If you are unwilling to discharge your oath of office you must resign immediately.
If you attempt to subvert The Constitution of The United States you must be impeached, removed from office and, if there is evidence that the $24 trillion you are attempting to cover up the disposition of is in any way linked to any sort of favoritism or game-playing I argue tha
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Mo. Traffic Stop Yields Cash and Mystery
08-25-2009
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Officer.com
A routine traffic stop in St. Charles County two weeks ago has set federal agents on the trail of some kind of international intrigue they do not yet fully understand.
It started Aug. 6 on Interstate 70, when St. Charles County sheriff's deputies stopped a black BMW suspected of speeding. The driver, Constatin Puiu, offered a Utah drivers license and told deputies he was returning home from Florida. [The comments are rather interesting]
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News Link • Obama Administration
AP on Obama's Attempt to Drown Out Negative Deficit News
08-25-2009
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Economic Policy Journal
Here's AP:
Figures released by the White House budget office foresee a cumulative $9 trillion deficit from 2010-2019, $2 trillion more than the administration estimated in May. Moreover, the figures show the public debt doubling by 2019 and reaching three-quarters the size of the entire national economy...
The grim administration projections came on a day of competing economic news. The Congressional Budget Office, which has predicted less economic growth than the White House in the past, was also scheduled to announce revised budget projections on Tuesday.
Obama himself may have drowned out the rising deficit news with the announcement Tuesday that he intends to nominate Ben Bernanke to a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve. The Bernanke news could neutralize any disturbance in the financial markets caused by the high deficit projections.
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News Link • Gun Rights
Rachel Maddow: Growing Threat by Gun-Strapped Right-Wingers
08-25-2009
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Alternet
Ernest Hancock, the right-wing online radio host who carried a .9
[sic] millimeter pistol himself at the Phoenix protest and who interviewed
the other people who were carrying guns -- he used to work for a group
that defended a violent militia group called the Vipers. It was a
group that called themselves the Viper Reserves and they formed to
defend the Viper Militia.
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Brock Lorber
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Feature Article • Activism
Nick Coons sign making party
Thomas Costanzo
http://www.nickcoonsforcongress.com/
Go to his site and see why Arizona patriots are willing to give up
their time and money to support the Nick Coons congressional race. Nick
Coons will work with Ron Paul, Adam Kokesh, Rand Paul, and Peter Shiff
to correct the egregious attack on our liberties by the united States
government.
Libertarianism holds that each person has the right
to their life, liberty, and justly acquired property; that each person
is free to make their own life decisions, so long as they don't
infringe on the same rights of others, and should take responsibility
for the consequences of those decisions. Government should not be
imposing these decisions on us.
Nick Coons for Congress - 2010
I
am not a professional politician; I've never held any public office.
Based on my credentials, I am not what the average American would view
as today's politician. And in my book, all of these are positive
attributes. The founders
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News Link • Continental Congress 2009
Citizens Rising in Defense of the Constitution
08-25-2009
Pheasant Run to host CC 2009 -- 1,670,000 Impressions -- Freedom 21 Speech by Bob Schulz
The location for the historic Continental Congress 2009 event has been announced as the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. The assembly will run from Nov. 9-22. Citizens representing all 50 states (and DC) will assemble together to create a formal record for the People documenting the vast abuses of the Constitution by our (servant) government and to develop tangible strategies the People can take to restore Constitutional Order and reclaim Liberty. The entire proceedings of CC2009 will be broadcast live over the Internet. Full update at: http://www.wethepeoplefoundation.org/UPDATE/Update2009-08-21.htm
More CC2009 details at www.GiveMeLiberty.org
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