Okay..... We know he's not stupid,.... so what else could it be???

Maybe he just doesn't care about things like the Planet, or perhaps he's bought and paid for, like our Supreme Court Judges.....

Or Maybe he is the.....

God,... you've got to love stupid people. They're everywhere.

But all kidding aside, What the hell is our President thinking when he touts the "Drill Baby Drill" mentality. His facts just don't add up.
Not only are the "New Safety Standards" he wants to enforce non-existent,...they're actually the same standards that were in effect in 2009. What's worse,... it's even the same companies that caused the Gulf Disaster, that are receiving new deep water drilling permits. I mean,..... come on!!!

Let's just pretend for a minute that we actually learned something from this last disastrous experience. Why in the hell would we want to take a chance on a repeat performance? Isn't that the definition of "insanity"?.... Doing the same thing over and over, and expecting a different result.

Damn!.... Maybe he is the Antichrist.... (Maniacal Laughter..who's spelling I have no idea of....)

......... MILLIONS AGAINST MONSANTO .........

It has a Nice Ring to it, doesn't it?

Consumer Activists Unite to Demand Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods.

Contact: Trish Wright, Organizer: 540-915-3677
(Rally for the Right to Know)
Email: nogmosroanoke@yahoo.com
April Reeves, Media Contact 604-233-0781
Email: aprilreeves@shaw.ca

Their demands are simple:
1. We have the right to know and want genetically modified foods labeled.
2. We want factory farmed animal and genetically modified animal products labeled.
3. We want independent, transparent, long-term studies done on the safety of GMO’s for animals, plants
and humans.
4. We want the organic industry protected from cross-contamination and law suits to organic farmers.
The FDA currently considers GM foods “substantially equivalent” and therefore doesn’t require labeling.
There is a growing body of evidence that show:
• Health and environmental concerns.
• Corporate control of world food and seed supplies, and monopolization through patents, government
lobbying and corporate interest over human interest in all levels of government.
• Monsanto is the leader in GM patents.
Rally Organizer, Trish Wright “We will not stop in our efforts to accomplish our goals. If the FDA won’t
tell people, we will. Our freedom of choice is being violated by the FDA not requiring these products to
be labeled.”
To date, the majority of commodity crops are genetically engineered. (Soy, corn, canola, cotton). Many
deregulated crops such as GE Alfalfa and GE Sugar Beet, being planted in 2011, have the ability to
destroy the organic industry.
People are asked to participate in or organize a rally in their area.
Visit: www.facebook.com/rallyfortherighttoknow2011 for more information.
Or, go to...http://organicconsumers.org/monsanto/index.cfm

MONSANTO..... CHANGING THE WORLD, WHETHER YOU WANT IT OR NOT!

NATURAL NEWS REPORTS: MONSANTO ILLEGALLY PLANTED A GENETICALLY MODIFIED CORN ("FRANKENCORN") IN INDIA WITHOUT PERMISSION.

(NaturalNews) "Recent reports out of India say that multinational biotechnology giant Monsanto has once again skirted the law by clandestinely planting its genetically-modified (GM) corn without receiving approval to do so. Nitish Kumar, chief minister of the Indian state of Bihar, recently wrote a letter to India's environment minister Jairam Ramesh explaining the situation. Just days earlier, Ramesh had denied Monsanto permission to plant the crops at all.

When he discovered that Monsanto had schemed with India's Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) and the Indian Council for Agriculture Research (ICAR) to plant genetically-modified (GM) corn without official approval, Kumar was outraged. Kumar had previously written a letter to Ramesh reinforcing his opposition to the GM corn, and shortly thereafter Ramesh asked GEAC to block Monsanto's corn plantings that it had first approved back in December."

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/031807_India_GE_corn.html#ixzz1HXbkomcT
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Is there any turning back on our food supply being genetically modified, and mutated into the controlled substance of the Monsanto Corporation?
Not if they have any thing to say about it.

TODAY,... OVER 86% OF THE CORN IN THE UNITED STATES IS GENETICALLY MODIFIED. (Based on a 2005 study)

DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE EATING?

TOMORROW THE WORLD........

HERE WE GO AGAIN....... HEY KIDS,.. HOW ABOUT ANOTHER WAR? THERE'S ALWAYS ENOUGH MONEY FOR ONE MORE.

You're feeling sleepy..... You want to invade Libya.... We need to invade Libya.... This is "Change".... Feel the democracy..... Muhmmar is not our friend....

It's obvious that our "off again/on again/off again" relationship with Libya's wild and crazy leader, Muhmmar Qaddafi, is in the tank, but when did the latest honeymoon come to an end? And, why?

So,... what's the real motivation for the latest "War Without End"?

It's simple, really. I think Brazilian cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, has captured the essence of our motivation, perfectly.

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL FREEDOM FIGHTERS. THEY'LL THANK US FOR IT, LATER.

TERRORISM BY REMOTE CONTROL..... AND WE HAVE THE NERVE TO CALL OURSELVES ANYTHING BUT TERRORISTS.

This is the face of war in Pakistan. 40 people were killed by unmanned U.S. drones on Thursday.
It's also the face of recruiting hatred for the U.S.A.
And,... it looks like it's working.

Published on Friday, March 18, 2011 by BBC News

Pakistan: Calls for Revenge After US Drones Kill 40

Tribal leaders in the Pakistani region of North Waziristan have vowed revenge against the US after drones killed more than 40 people near the Afghan border.

"We are a people who wait 100 years to exact revenge. We never forgive our enemy," the elders said in a statement.
Thursday's attack has caused fury - most of the dead were tribal elders and police attending an open-air meeting.

Thursday's drone strike is thought to have killed more civilians than any other such attack since 2006.

This kind of action speaks louder than anything else the United States does throughout the world. A time will come when we will pay for our aggressions. What will that cost be, and who will pay it?
Stop the Madness. End unchecked military spending. Bring U.S. troops home, now!

IF WE LIVE THROUGH THIS NUCLEAR DISASTER...... WILL WE LEARN ANYTHING?

(Revised and reposted March 15, 2011)

Before you flee the country in panic,.... let me say this map is not gospel..... Repeat.... It ain't necessarily so.

I apologize for initially spreading this as a "Dooms Day" prediction. What can I say? I'm susceptible to bad info from the internet, just like you.

I have just learned that these "projections" are probably "Bunk". That's right,.... I said "Bunk"... But, I also said.."probably".
According to Snopes, this map, which has circulated the internet, shows projected rates that are closer to nuclear attack levels than the radiation levels projected by the events taking place in Japan.

What you're seeing above is a map of projected radiation exposure should any of the nuclear power plants in Japan melt down. Pretty ominous stuff, isn't it?
But,... according to Snopes..... the truth, is closer to the statement below.

From the N.R.C.

From The California Emergency Management Agency.....
Despite the growing crisis in Japan, health officials said "they were doubtful that harmful radiation would flow 5000 miles to the West Coast."
Scott Jorden, a spokesman for the C.E.M.A. said "Nuclear Experts have reassured officials that there is no danger at this time."

Okay,.... don't pack up and run for cover, yet,.... but, there's a few questions in my mind that just won't shut off.
#1. Who should we trust to give us the straight scoop?
#2. Aren't these the same people that have reassured us from the git-go that "Nuclear Power is safe and clean"?
#3. What else can they say.....???

So,... will we learn anything from this? Like maybe nuclear power isn't really safe. Or, maybe it has the potential to destroy the planet. I don't know about you, but as far as I'm concerned, we don't need this kind of energy. Anything that has the potential to destroy all of us, just isn't worth it.
There are safer, cleaner, more planet friendly ways to get power. If we don't demand our government to seek those ways, we are contributing to our own extinction. It's only a matter of time.

Are you willing to take the risk???

Write or call your representative, now. There's never been a better time, and this "incident" isn't over,... yet.

YES WE CAN.......... MY ASS!

WHAT YOU MEAN "WE" MR. PRESIDENT??

I used to think you were "the Man", but I know better, now.

Yeah you're "the man" alright! The man who condones torture. The man who is proving himself to be a liar, and a puppet of the "Marxist" regime left by George W. Bush.
You've turned your back on the people who put you in office, and now,... you're turning your back on every principal that makes up what this country was founded on. You make me sick!

Do you really think that subscribing to torturing "Detainees" is what this country stands for? Do you have any principles left? When you were elected, people told me that "there were no more crooked politics than Chicago Politics". I stood up for you. I told them "you were our hope." I was dead wrong. You're not my hope. You're exactly what they said you were. "A crooked hypocrite politician" of the worst kind.

When people said you were like "Hitler", I stood up for you then, as well. But they were right on that count, too. If anyone in your administration has the courage to speak their own mind, they're out the door faster than you can say "F#%k off and Die". Does the name "P.J. Crowley" have any deep meaning for you? You forced him out of the State Department because he had the balls to tell the truth about the treatment of Bradley Manning. That truth,....in his words, Manning's treatment... "is ridiculous and counterproductive and stupid."

Crowley will step down as early as Sunday afternoon, the officials said, because White House officials are furious about his suggestion that the Obama administration is mistreating Manning, the Army private who is being held in solitary confinement in Quantico, Virginia,
and is now being stripped naked each night, and forced to stand morning inspection the same way,... "For his own protection" is the official party line, that the President is pushing.

"Does anything have any deep meaning for you, Mr. President? Certainly not the principles that this country was founded on. If you think you're raising the opinions of the rest of the world towards the United States, you better think again. Governing by FEAR, rather than RESPECT, is a trait I never thought you would sink to. I guess I was wrong about that, too.

THE SHOES OF A PRESIDENT........

They're not the shoes he described he'd put on and march along with unions in.

As I watched our Nation's leader answer questions in his Press Conference, yesterday,... I was struck by how thorough his responses were. Then came the question about Bradley Manning's incarceration...... Suddenly President Obama went into "Bill Bo-jangles Robinson" mode. He should have been wearing these......

He completely tapped danced around the question, and stated that... he asked his military advisor in charge of that, if the treatment was appropriate, and his response was "YES".

DUH!!! What the hell else could the man in charge of torture say? Well, Mr. President, we're making life a living hell for the little terrorist! By the time we're done with him, he won't know his own name.
That probably would be closer to the truth!
But our fearless leader doesn't really want to hear that. Just like he doesn't want to hear that you and I aren't happy with him, or the direction this country is headed. He has surrounded himself with elitist cronies held over from the Bush administration, and he is embracing his new found friends more each day.

Oh,.. he drops us a carrot every now and then. Usually something that won't take money out of the coffers that finance weapons and war. Something like "Don't ask, don't tell", or dropping the pursuit of Gay marriage persecution. It's just enough to make the far right rail with righteous indignation, without detracting from their real agenda. Making themselves richer, and suppressing the rights of the working class. The less rights you and I have, the less chance we'll have to get in the way of their agenda, and the less chance we'll have bring their evils to light.

So, while President Obama professes his allegiance to the American people and a democratic government, we become in danger of losing more of our rights each day. As long as we can foot the bill, we are useful. But, if we protest too much, and the storm troopers come for us, who will be left to protest, then?

Until whistle blowers like Bradley Manning are revered for exposing the evil that we perpetrate on others,.... that evil will continue to flourish, unchecked by moral conscience.

So you're not a Union Member,..... So What! You could be NEXT!

On this day, it behooves us to remember the words of Martin Niemoller.

"First they came for the communists," he wrote, "and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a communist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak out for me."

Even as the turmoil continues in Egypt, their workers find time to show support for Wisconsin public employees.

This struggle is orchestrated with more in mind than just squelching "the powerful labor unions". It's an all out attack to demolish the Democratic Party in Wisconsin. In this state Democrats are the true "Labor Party". If the GOP can crush public sector labor, they crush the Democratic Party, as well.

And when they're done here, where will they do this next? In your state?..... To your job and benefits? We've got to stop this in its tracks... Now! It's time to show support for the workers. It's time to stand up and say "Enough, God damn it!"

The American Flag may only "legally" be flown upside down as a sign of distress. I urge everyone to fly your flags upside down, because this country is truly in distress. Show them the shame they are perpetrating on working Americans.

LAWLESS WISCONSIN GOP SCREWS PUBLIC WORKERS..... So Much For Democracy!

In a graphic example of Government abuse of power, the Wisconsin State Legislature back doored a bill to take collective bargaining rights from its state workers.

From: Democracy Now.org
Outrage in Wisconsin: Thousands Flood Capitol After GOP Strips Public Workers of Bargaining Rights in Surprise Senate Vote

"Thousands of demonstrators flooded the Wisconsin State Capitol building last night after Republican senators took a surprise vote to strip most public employee workers of their right to collectively bargain. The bill could be made law if the Assembly votes today. The State Senate has been at a standstill since all 14 Democratic members fled the Wisconsin to prevent quorum. But on Wednesday, Republicans advanced the measure by stripping it of fiscal measures requiring a 20-member quorum for action."

Is this the straw that will push Americans to say enough? What's left when our own government acts like Hitler marching through Poland? Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has declared an all out war on working people. His unlawful action is akin to a dictatorship. It's time for Americans everywhere to say "NO" If we can't find a voice now, we never will.

So what's left for the workers to do? STRIKE? Did the Rogue legislature also strip that right from the workers, as well? Whether they did or not,..... the time is near. Look at Ohio,..... Who's next? Michigan is trying the same tactic. It's time for "Workers of the World, Unite!"... Yeah,... I know that sounds like "Communist Propaganda", but, what the hell is being left for workers. If we don't stick together, we are doomed to pay for the mismanagement of our government, with the sacrifice of our very existence.

The American way of life is at stake here. This is only the first salvo. The hypocrites and right wing pundits would have us believe that we are the cure for the deficit. They rail against us with unbridled self-righteousness. While they spew their contempt for union workers, their hypocrisy comes out to slap us in the face.

From AlterNet:
In spite of their criticism of unions in Wisconsin, AlterNet has confirmed that leading right-wing pundits are American Federation Television and Radio Artists union members.

Are you surprised? How many of Wisconsin's elected representatives got helped into office by labor unions? Probably a few, huh?

IS THIS THE ONLY OPTION LEFT FOR AMERICAN WORKERS?

"WORKERS OF THE WORLD, UNITE"

IS THIS A "GANGSTER ADMINISTRATION"?.. IT'S STARTING TO LOOK THAT WAY.... IT'S DEFINITELY A LYING ONE!

Is that a look of distain for the American people, or is it just the bitter taste in your mouth from all those lies you've been telling us?

Our "beloved" President has been following so closely to the "Bush Agenda", it's hard to tell where this presidency started, and the other one ended.

Where's the end to torture?
Where's the closing of Guantanamo?
Where's the not rewarding Wall Street, and the support for Main Street?
Where's the rewarding whistle blowers, not persecuting them?
Where's the real Health Care for all?
Where's the troops coming home?
Where's the support for unions? We notice you're not marching with them.
In Short......
Where's all those pie in the sky, bullshit promises you made to get elected?

You,.... Sir,... are proving yourself to be just one thing.
And, we know what that is.....

GOT TRUTH?????? Inquiring minds want to know.

Michele Bachmann...... The Lights Are On, But Nobody's Home.... Except Maybe This Time.

It really scares me when I find myself agreeing with Michele Bachmann. It's positively spooky! Could she actually be right?

By...Sarah Muller, from the Last Word Blog on MSNBC

Don’t tread on Congresswoman Michele Bachmann’s light bulbs. She reintroduced her Light Bulb Freedom of Choice Act this week on the House floor. This would repeal the mandate to phase out incandescent light bulbs in the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act.

Bachmann said, "The government has no business telling an individual what kind of light bulb to buy. In 2007, Congress overstepped its bounds by mandating that only 'energy efficient' light bulbs may be sold after January 1, 2012. This mandate has sweeping effects on American families and businesses and needs serious consideration before taking effect.”

Her bill would keep current standards in place as long as the comptroller general says it leads to consumer savings, reduced carbon-dioxide emissions and it's safe.

No surprise here, Rep. Ron Paul is one of her co-sponsors.

My Comment on this Bright idea....

I'm a big fan of saving energy and recycling, but,... It's been my experience that there are some applications for light bulbs where the new "Low Wattage" florescent bulbs just don't work. For one thing, you can't use them if you have a dimmer on a fixture. Plus,... they are more expensive than regular bulbs. Like maybe five times as expensive. Another point of contention is that they are considered a "hazardous" item, when disposing of them, where as regular bulbs are considered recyclable in most states.

In my studio,... "The Fireman's Forge", I have six 100 watt, low wattage florescent bulbs. The total wattage use per hour is actually 146 watts for all six fixtures. The light from these is enough to adequately light my entire shop. I've also replaced all the flood lights, and bulbs in my house and barn with "low wattage" florescent bulbs. They work very well when the application is suited for them. But,.... Do I want my government to tell me what bulbs I can use?..... I DON'T THINK SO!!!

SPEAKING OF HYPOCRITES...... How Are Those "Christian" Values Working Out For You? .... Who Would Jesus Kill?

In yet another wonderful decision by the Supreme Court...(AKA The best judges corporations can buy).. they upheld the rights of citizens to protest against gays at military funerals. Now there's a show of real compassion. As if those people burying their fallen loved ones don't have enough grief in their lives. These self righteous hypocrites that profess their own set of values, as "true Christian values", just have to insult the memory of those who died in service of their country.

Is there anything lower? The answer.... "yes", that would be the Supreme Court Judges who couldn't find the courage to stand up for all Americans, but suddenly find their justification to stand up for bigotry and intolerance.
So,... my question is.... Where were these afforded rights when citizens wanted to protest against a wrongful war, or the WTO, or an evil idiot of a President? They allowed the storm troopers to attack those citizens in force. Where was the Supreme Court, then?

Only Justice Samuel Alito cast the lone dissenting vote, and strongly disagreed.

"Our profound national commitment to free and open debate is not a license for the vicious verbal assault that occurred in this case," he said.

At least someone had the decency to stand up for the grieving families, and true values that used to be the values of this nation.

So,... when did it happen? When did we become everything we'd fought against since our inception in 1776? What brought us to forsake all values of human decency and compassion? When did it become more important to know who was having sex with who, than to know right from wrong? How did we become so arrogant as to turn our backs on the very values that built this great nation?

It makes me ashamed to say... "I'm an American", unless I can explain "I'm a liberal, as well". If this is what our country is coming to, then I can understand why people have come to hate us. Our hypocrisy towards our own professed values are a blatant slap in the face to all who believe in honesty, freedom, and democracy. It sickens me to see the direction our country is headed.

You want to know why zealots like Timothy McVeigh, or Jared Loughner, are becoming more frequent? Or,.. why someone like Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann have attained such popularity? Look around! Fear and hatred are the root cause. They are bred by intolerance, and fed by the subverted idea that this "Christian" country can do no wrong. "Your either with us, or against us". Those words uttered by George W. Bush, as he turned his back on the United Nations Security Council, might as well have declared "open season" on America. He flushed whatever credibility this country had left right down the proverbial toilet.