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Friday, December 19, 2008 07:03 AM

Online Propaganda Teams

Do you think Obama has a PR team that goes around and buries these stories?

The Air Force has online PR teams

http://www.webinknow.com/2008/12/the-us-air-force-armed-with-social-media.html

So does Israel http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article693911.ece

Aldous Huxley said technology on its own is benign, but it has the potential to be used for great evil

http://mrxfromplanetx.com/2008/10/19/aldous-huxley-brave-new-world

Friday, December 19, 2008 11:01 AM

If Obama was what people think he is, corporate America wouldn't have backed him.

http://mrxfromplanetx.com/2008/12/03/what-npr-didnt-tell-us-about-obama

"Case in point, before Barack Obama attended a debate in Ohio, a member of his campaign called Michael Wilson, the Canadian Ambassador’s office, and told him “Obama will take some swings at NAFTA tonight, but don’t worry. It’s just campaign rhetoric.”

Obama was totally vetted as corruptible while he was an Illinois Senator. Only a truly corruptible person would allow nuclear power companies to not report leaks, after Excelon donated $227,000 to his campaign of course:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/03/us/politics/03exelon.html?_r=2 February 3rd 2008

Senator Obama’s staff was sending us copies of the bill to review, and we could see it weakening with each successive draft,” said Joe Cosgrove, a park district director in Will County, Ill., wherelow-level radioactive runoff had turned up in groundwater. “The teeth were just taken out of it."

I would like to thank Salon for reporting the truth. Unlike MSNBC who is 50% owned by Microsoft and 50% owned by General Electric.

People need to watch this documentary and rethink their trust in the mainstream media http://mrxfromplanetx.com/orwell-rolls-in-his-grave

If Obama was really that good, the corporate media just wouldn't have even mentioned is name--even to complain about him like Fox.

Tuesday, December 30, 2008 01:19 PM

Who gets on the ballot for other people to vote for -- that's the key

How to Stop the Bloodshed

The media misleads us by saying "The Party this," "The Party that."

People in the United States get mad at the Republicans or Democrats and then quit the parties because they don't want anything to do with them.

I challenge you to take the opposite approach. One of these parties are going to win because that's who the main stream media covers.

If you live in an area where Dems always win, become active in a group like Democracy for America http://dfa.meetup.com to get different Democrats on the ballot.

If you live in a Republican voting state, join a group of Ron Paul supporters http://ronpaul.meetup.com.

The only way to change the direction of the United States is to kick the entrenched bums off the ballot. People also need to stop being duped by the MSM, which you can do by reading Glenn's column. Determining who gets on the ballot is where all the power is at. The media does not stress this. Why would they? By becoming active and volunteering for antiwar candidates, you can make a real difference.

I know many women won't like my saying this (I am one by the way), but working and trying to take care of a family does NOT leave room for any thing else. If we are lucky enough to afford to stay home, volunteering for an anti war candidate is one of the best ways to contribute to society. Which is more important: working for a blood sucking corporation, or spending some time with your family and having the time to do some volunteer work?

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 08:22 AM

Enablers

Thank you Glenn for your usual wise insight.

I keep telling Dems they are acting like enablers. In the family of an alcoholic, there always has to be enablers who ignore the bad behavior allowing it to continue. These people live in denial and are often sicker than the alcoholic himself.

I believe we need to try to get everyone to read this article. That's one thing we can do.

We also need to throw out incumbents who support these bad policies. The elections are over, but now is the time to start planning for 2010.

I live in a caucus state that always goes Republican, so I'm working with anti war Ron Paul supporters to get anti war, anti Patriot Act people on the ballot.

If someone lives in a Dem state, they need to get involved at the caucus or primary level, to get better Dems on the ballot.

An election is already lost by November. The real key is getting involved with the actual party so better people are put on the ballot for other people to vote for.

I love what third parties have to say, but the major media won't cover them so they don't stand a chance. What they can do is move into the major party the most closely identify with, and invade the caucus or primary system. That's the key. You have 400 to 800 times the pull at that level.

Check out http://meetup.com and search for "Campaign for Liberty", "Democracy for America", or "People for the America Way"

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