Wow! You think they'll find god or stem cells or something really weird and wonderful on the moon after all this time???? Or maybe just a couple of Neil Armstrong-sized footprints.....
Now LexisNexus looks at the big picture (as does Citicorp, or group or WTF they go by now). They call everyone away into a public area or conference area and tell them at the same time that everyone's being laid off --- but it's an incomplete sentence they use. If complete, they would say everyone's being laid off and their jobs are being offshored....
In the past, wartime spending aided the economy (to a certain extent, at least) as wartime items were manufactured in the USA, today such spending only further increases the budget deficit (actually closer to $1 trillion [although the CRS auditors have guesstimated as high as over $2 trillion] overlooking Bush's "creative accounting" methods) and the trade deficit. Sorry, but no actually semi- or fully-educated individual accepts CNN as a reliable source --- and as you have obviously not been paying attention, large sums of money cannot be accounted for (i.e., stolen) by numerous war profiteering cronies of Bush, Cheney, Rove and Rumsfeld, et al.
As Bush has put nothing into either the social infrastructure, nor physical infrastructure of this country, and aided and abetted the corporate malfeasance which grows exponentially, your views bear no weight whatsoever. I strongly suggest you review the Financial Services Modernization Act, the Bankruptcy Act, and read a bit about the Federal Reserve System, as the Internet, as you say, didn't cause anything economical. Poor investment decisions by incompetent investment banks and venture capital firms which needed to shelter their funds formed much of the bubble, the 'net was simply one convenient place at the time.
I won't bother commenting on your level of education as your comments speak for themselves....
I'm not going to fault Shirer has he was working from incomplete information at that time, but several of your statements make my point:
In the USA, the situation was even more favorable to communism. Alger Hiss, one of FDR's top advisors, had been a card-carrying member of the communist party.
That is precisely why Britain and France were more favorably disposed to Hitler (as was Prescott Bush, BTW). The Comintern was fairly active throughout Nazi-occupied Europe, and with the economic troubles in the USA (brought about by the extreme concentration of wealth which we are once more witnessing today), the fear of some form of communism was pervasive. While I've read all those works you've mentioned, I've also read beyond that into the German historical archives and published Soviet KGB files, etc.
To base all your thinking on works within one timeframe begets a rather lacking analysis....
Excellent points --- the bio entry on Einstein is the best and most accurate I've seen anywhere, while the entry on Richard Armitage is sadly lacking in real content. Also, the entry on the urban transportation conspiracy (proven by the Senate hearings -- under oath -- of former execs from Sunoco, GM and Firestone) comes to a completely specious conclusion based upon those Senate hearings.
Again, negative! Your powers of "gathering" are none too impressive. The Bushies (led probably by Rove and Rumsfeld) have placed an epic number of their kind throughout the governments at all levels, this being of an unprecedented nature in the history of US government! For that reason he (being the designated puppet) and his overlords do indeed bear responsibility for this. Just wish people like you would pay more attention to current events.....
Your reading and knowledge of history is extremely minimalist. Go back and research how many German generals were executed by Hitler (over 60) in order for him to gain control of Germany. Many of these general officers had appealed to Britain and France for help, but those countries saw the rise of fascism as a bulwark against the growing communism of Eastern Europe, especially Russia. There was little appeasement on those countries' part, more collusion, than anything else.
Again, your knowledge of Kissinger's background is lacking as he was one of the architects of the Vietnam Policy. The fall of the Shah (originally placed in power by the CIA [the Dulles brothers] utilizing the criminal element in Iran) would have happened regardless of who was president - the corporate elite would not have ever espoused aid to the Iranian dictator who was part of the economically devastating oil boycott of the early '70s. And the invasion of Afghanistan, a bordering country to the Soviet Union, cannot be on par with what took place during Reagan's administration (your assumption being that he was a "stronger" president): the attempt to gain a foothold in the Carribbean basin.
You are the only person on the planet who would claim the "domino theory" holds true as everyone else (with a little knowledge and minimal cognition) realizes that these were all different brands of "communism," many simply totalitarian governments claiming to be Marxist to qualify for aid from the Soviets or China. And why in perdition would Bushie Sr. wish to take out Saddam???? What exact point are you trying to make??? That the slant drilling done into Iraqi territory (by Sahel Oil, which boasts Bushie Sr. staff on their board of directors, and previous directors now on present Bushie Administration Staff (Armitage, et al.) was legal??? Not by any international law I'm aware of.....
Not true. Bush inherited an economy that was tanking before he even took office.
There is nothing cyclical about Bush's emptying out the national treasury to pay embezzling War Profiteers. That is called treason -- look it up!!!
Every law passed by this administration has been thievery - simple money transfers from the working class and middle-class to the rich backers of the Busheviks. That bubble you speak of was the result of criminal laws passed in Congress by neocon Republicans and Globalists (both Republicans and pseudo-democrats) together with criminal malfeasance by accounting firms (who have since changed their corporate names in shame), energy firms and Wall Street investment firms, many of whom were given pittance penalties for their nefarious criminal activities. (Martha Stewart was penalized the most of everyone, yet she did the absolute least -- wouldn't even show up on the scope.)
The economy had reached that situation because of the oil boycott as a Saudi/UAE/Iranian response to Nixon's aiding of Israel during the Yom Kippur War of '73. The economic bad times were further exacerbated by the major corporations in response to President Carter attempting to moderate the rush to concentrated wealth in this country. He attempted some fine programs, all overturned once Reagan oozed into office.
Now, pretty much all laws that were put into place after the Great Depression have been disassembled and such horrendous legislation has been passed over the last 6 years to completely destroy any remaining middle class in this country, together with the atrocious decisions handed down by those outlaws on the Supreme Court and the pathetic National Labor Relations Board crap!
What does any of that have to do with any of the issues in question here? Interesting, Maybe. Relevent, no.
Because, A. he works for a highly suspect organization that is presently operates in war criminal status as their VP was one of the crucial players in getting this country to do a fraudulent invasion of another sovereign nation, B. he no longer has any worker's rights under this fascist regime and the US Congress is now 100% corrupt and exist only in criminal mode. So to simplify it for the simpletons, he is most probably not guilty of anything but honesty while trying to exist in a criminal society.....learn, don't worship ignorance....
One wonders who owns all these "credit monitoring services" getting all this humongous business lately???? Oh, could it possibly be the same companies which are giving it to them and then doing the tax write-offs?????
[America is 100% corrupt - anyone who does not know this is ignorant - but there is a cure for ignorance - it's called knowledge and awareness.]
Only four movies to date, that ancient rocketship to the moon pix, plus Puppet Masters, Starship Troopers, and Truman Story (even though he wasn't credited for an obvious theft of his idea and story line). We need many, many more of those.....
Good points all, but I think RAH was simply a bit ahead of his time (as he usually was) in his evolutionary thinking (fairly widely held today, I suspect) that the advent of the human brain was simply for procreating (i.e., sex).
Speaking of forward thinking, wasn't his Puppet Masters the first modern secret agent story, replete with secret entrances and exits, etc.???
Having read all of Heinlein's works, having read every bio on him, having met his late wife, and many years ago discussed him with the late Isaac Asimov (having once lived next door to his aunt), I can easily and readily state RAH was never right-wing. He wasn't as historically knowledgeable as he'd like to have been, but such historical knowledge comes to light only years later - and is much much more accessible now with the 'net.
I would postulate that he is/was the exact opposite of those neocons and theocrats now residing in office, most definitely so. He was also a very future-oriented thinker, placing little value in humanity's political institutions and having a personal philosphy many of us share, the necessity of self-reliance and lifelong self-improvement (I'd compare his philosphy more to Eric Hoffer - "the longshoreman philosopher" - than anyone else's)....
Wrong example, doesn't sound like she's endangering brave souls' lives by taking them home.
While I've never ever stolen from an employer, I have a multitude steal from me. Just recently, my gas utility, and I would have to spend far more to take them to small claims court, wherein they would probably win as they have a lot more pull in this state than I do. Today, I would say never turn in anyone in the USA who steals from their employer as you will consistently find that your employer has been stealing from you.....
Wow - the most important criminals, Lockheed Martin (arms dealer to the world), the present fascist government, ready to attack Iran as soon as the oil prices start to slide down, and a member of the largest whore house in the Western Hemisphere, your friendly neighborhood congressperson....
While I've always been a major fan of RAH, unfortunately his last few books were none too good, probably written more to leave his wife in a better financial situtation. Also, I think his most lucid stuff was done up to and including, Friday. After that, he didn't really seem to be into writing that much. But he still left a major legacy of great stuff as all one need do is review The Green Hills of Earth, etc., to be impressed. And he still has the best idea on "responsible citizenship" via his work, The Starship Troopers (performing service in exchange for the right to vote, etc.) as is easily proven out by the returning Iraqi vets who are running for political office (49 total, 48 Democrat, and only one pathetic soul running as a Republican)....
Bravo! And by offshoring IT jobs, THEY are making it harder and more difficult for the more scrupulous segment of society (same applies to other job categories, as well).
I didn't particularly care for that book - but in the same context, a university in Southern California did a study back in the '80s or late '70s during a water shortage emergency declaration there.
They closely monitored a spectrum of home-owners and renters in the shortage region and found that the middle-class and working-class followed the rules of water usage during the emergency, the high-class (only economically speaking, that is) immediately began hoarding water, and continued to do so throughout the emergency period, while the poor went on with their normal water usage.
Once more, another tedious history lesson --- one you should already know, if you be American.
Kennedy was assassinated in the month of November, the month some of his advisors (admittedly, the smaller number, but the most trustworthy and honorable ones who never profited off of the Vietnam War) said he was going to begin troop/advisors withdrawal from Vietnam --- said military advisors having been originally tasked to that country by the previous President Eisenhower.
Now, Johnson was the president at the time of the (now proven) phony Tonkin Gulf Incident (please note: this is what is technically called a conspiracy). It was President Johnson who used this so-called attack by the North Vietnamese to justify the humongous military buildup and resulting war. Those of us who were drafted into that unwar remember it well.....
Let us review history once again (this is becoming a dramatically tedious exercise, so please pay attention): The CIA was responsible for the Bay of Pigs. The CIA during that time had numerous harebrained schemes - you'll recall "North Woods Operation" which has gotten play with regard to the 9/11/01 conspiracy???? So too was the Bay of Pigs another one, for which the CIA director and assistant director (not coincidentally, the brother of the then-mayor of Dallas, during the time of the Kennedy assassination, that November also being the month Kennedy (according to the late John Kenneth Galbraith) was going to begin withdrawing the military advisors from Vietnam, said advisors having been originally tasked to that country by the previous President Eisenhower. Kennedy was consistently attempting reconciliation with Castro --- just check out the articles in Newsweek and Time, circa 1966 and 1967 (the CIA would sabotage sugar shipments enroute to Cuba, Kennedy would apologize and reimburse Castro, etc.).
Whatever politics JFK used to get elected, we were the better nation for it --- as he forestalled the coming of globalization.
You're joking, right? NYT....high standards....Judy Miller and Cheney's planted stories with her.....and not questioning why Cheney and General Powell couldn't remember that those anodized aluminum barrels they were shown were the exact same Italian-made, Egyptian supplied rocket artillery barrels discovered in Iraq in the Gulf War --- now suddenly claimed by this outlaw administration to be part of the nuke centrifuge facility.
Puhhhlease....not all Americans are thaaat stupid.....and Powell does not get a get-out-of-jail-free-card just because some lower-level flunky claims he didn't pass on the correct info to him prior to those UN talks.....Remember, in this regime we go to war simply when Bush has choked on a pretzel....
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Wow! You think they'll find god or stem cells or something really weird and wonderful on the moon after all this time???? Or maybe just a couple of Neil Armstrong-sized footprints.....
Now LexisNexus looks at the big picture (as does Citicorp, or group or WTF they go by now). They call everyone away into a public area or conference area and tell them at the same time that everyone's being laid off --- but it's an incomplete sentence they use. If complete, they would say everyone's being laid off and their jobs are being offshored....
Learn to speak Hindu and Urdu.....
As Bush has put nothing into either the social infrastructure, nor physical infrastructure of this country, and aided and abetted the corporate malfeasance which grows exponentially, your views bear no weight whatsoever. I strongly suggest you review the Financial Services Modernization Act, the Bankruptcy Act, and read a bit about the Federal Reserve System, as the Internet, as you say, didn't cause anything economical. Poor investment decisions by incompetent investment banks and venture capital firms which needed to shelter their funds formed much of the bubble, the 'net was simply one convenient place at the time.
I won't bother commenting on your level of education as your comments speak for themselves....
Sorry, dude --- all jobs in THAT category get sent to India....
In the USA, the situation was even more favorable to communism. Alger Hiss, one of FDR's top advisors, had been a card-carrying member of the communist party.
That is precisely why Britain and France were more favorably disposed to Hitler (as was Prescott Bush, BTW). The Comintern was fairly active throughout Nazi-occupied Europe, and with the economic troubles in the USA (brought about by the extreme concentration of wealth which we are once more witnessing today), the fear of some form of communism was pervasive. While I've read all those works you've mentioned, I've also read beyond that into the German historical archives and published Soviet KGB files, etc.
To base all your thinking on works within one timeframe begets a rather lacking analysis....
Excellent points --- the bio entry on Einstein is the best and most accurate I've seen anywhere, while the entry on Richard Armitage is sadly lacking in real content. Also, the entry on the urban transportation conspiracy (proven by the Senate hearings -- under oath -- of former execs from Sunoco, GM and Firestone) comes to a completely specious conclusion based upon those Senate hearings.
Again, negative! Your powers of "gathering" are none too impressive. The Bushies (led probably by Rove and Rumsfeld) have placed an epic number of their kind throughout the governments at all levels, this being of an unprecedented nature in the history of US government! For that reason he (being the designated puppet) and his overlords do indeed bear responsibility for this. Just wish people like you would pay more attention to current events.....
Again, your knowledge of Kissinger's background is lacking as he was one of the architects of the Vietnam Policy. The fall of the Shah (originally placed in power by the CIA [the Dulles brothers] utilizing the criminal element in Iran) would have happened regardless of who was president - the corporate elite would not have ever espoused aid to the Iranian dictator who was part of the economically devastating oil boycott of the early '70s. And the invasion of Afghanistan, a bordering country to the Soviet Union, cannot be on par with what took place during Reagan's administration (your assumption being that he was a "stronger" president): the attempt to gain a foothold in the Carribbean basin.
You are the only person on the planet who would claim the "domino theory" holds true as everyone else (with a little knowledge and minimal cognition) realizes that these were all different brands of "communism," many simply totalitarian governments claiming to be Marxist to qualify for aid from the Soviets or China. And why in perdition would Bushie Sr. wish to take out Saddam???? What exact point are you trying to make??? That the slant drilling done into Iraqi territory (by Sahel Oil, which boasts Bushie Sr. staff on their board of directors, and previous directors now on present Bushie Administration Staff (Armitage, et al.) was legal??? Not by any international law I'm aware of.....
There is nothing cyclical about Bush's emptying out the national treasury to pay embezzling War Profiteers. That is called treason -- look it up!!!
Every law passed by this administration has been thievery - simple money transfers from the working class and middle-class to the rich backers of the Busheviks. That bubble you speak of was the result of criminal laws passed in Congress by neocon Republicans and Globalists (both Republicans and pseudo-democrats) together with criminal malfeasance by accounting firms (who have since changed their corporate names in shame), energy firms and Wall Street investment firms, many of whom were given pittance penalties for their nefarious criminal activities. (Martha Stewart was penalized the most of everyone, yet she did the absolute least -- wouldn't even show up on the scope.)
The economy had reached that situation because of the oil boycott as a Saudi/UAE/Iranian response to Nixon's aiding of Israel during the Yom Kippur War of '73. The economic bad times were further exacerbated by the major corporations in response to President Carter attempting to moderate the rush to concentrated wealth in this country. He attempted some fine programs, all overturned once Reagan oozed into office.
Now, pretty much all laws that were put into place after the Great Depression have been disassembled and such horrendous legislation has been passed over the last 6 years to completely destroy any remaining middle class in this country, together with the atrocious decisions handed down by those outlaws on the Supreme Court and the pathetic National Labor Relations Board crap!
Because, A. he works for a highly suspect organization that is presently operates in war criminal status as their VP was one of the crucial players in getting this country to do a fraudulent invasion of another sovereign nation, B. he no longer has any worker's rights under this fascist regime and the US Congress is now 100% corrupt and exist only in criminal mode. So to simplify it for the simpletons, he is most probably not guilty of anything but honesty while trying to exist in a criminal society.....learn, don't worship ignorance....
[America is 100% corrupt - anyone who does not know this is ignorant - but there is a cure for ignorance - it's called knowledge and awareness.]
Only four movies to date, that ancient rocketship to the moon pix, plus Puppet Masters, Starship Troopers, and Truman Story (even though he wasn't credited for an obvious theft of his idea and story line). We need many, many more of those.....
Speaking of forward thinking, wasn't his Puppet Masters the first modern secret agent story, replete with secret entrances and exits, etc.???
I would postulate that he is/was the exact opposite of those neocons and theocrats now residing in office, most definitely so. He was also a very future-oriented thinker, placing little value in humanity's political institutions and having a personal philosphy many of us share, the necessity of self-reliance and lifelong self-improvement (I'd compare his philosphy more to Eric Hoffer - "the longshoreman philosopher" - than anyone else's)....
While I've never ever stolen from an employer, I have a multitude steal from me. Just recently, my gas utility, and I would have to spend far more to take them to small claims court, wherein they would probably win as they have a lot more pull in this state than I do. Today, I would say never turn in anyone in the USA who steals from their employer as you will consistently find that your employer has been stealing from you.....
Wow - the most important criminals, Lockheed Martin (arms dealer to the world), the present fascist government, ready to attack Iran as soon as the oil prices start to slide down, and a member of the largest whore house in the Western Hemisphere, your friendly neighborhood congressperson....
While I've always been a major fan of RAH, unfortunately his last few books were none too good, probably written more to leave his wife in a better financial situtation. Also, I think his most lucid stuff was done up to and including, Friday. After that, he didn't really seem to be into writing that much. But he still left a major legacy of great stuff as all one need do is review The Green Hills of Earth, etc., to be impressed. And he still has the best idea on "responsible citizenship" via his work, The Starship Troopers (performing service in exchange for the right to vote, etc.) as is easily proven out by the returning Iraqi vets who are running for political office (49 total, 48 Democrat, and only one pathetic soul running as a Republican)....
Bravo! And by offshoring IT jobs, THEY are making it harder and more difficult for the more scrupulous segment of society (same applies to other job categories, as well).
They closely monitored a spectrum of home-owners and renters in the shortage region and found that the middle-class and working-class followed the rules of water usage during the emergency, the high-class (only economically speaking, that is) immediately began hoarding water, and continued to do so throughout the emergency period, while the poor went on with their normal water usage.
Kennedy was assassinated in the month of November, the month some of his advisors (admittedly, the smaller number, but the most trustworthy and honorable ones who never profited off of the Vietnam War) said he was going to begin troop/advisors withdrawal from Vietnam --- said military advisors having been originally tasked to that country by the previous President Eisenhower.
Now, Johnson was the president at the time of the (now proven) phony Tonkin Gulf Incident (please note: this is what is technically called a conspiracy). It was President Johnson who used this so-called attack by the North Vietnamese to justify the humongous military buildup and resulting war. Those of us who were drafted into that unwar remember it well.....
Let us review history once again (this is becoming a dramatically tedious exercise, so please pay attention): The CIA was responsible for the Bay of Pigs. The CIA during that time had numerous harebrained schemes - you'll recall "North Woods Operation" which has gotten play with regard to the 9/11/01 conspiracy???? So too was the Bay of Pigs another one, for which the CIA director and assistant director (not coincidentally, the brother of the then-mayor of Dallas, during the time of the Kennedy assassination, that November also being the month Kennedy (according to the late John Kenneth Galbraith) was going to begin withdrawing the military advisors from Vietnam, said advisors having been originally tasked to that country by the previous President Eisenhower. Kennedy was consistently attempting reconciliation with Castro --- just check out the articles in Newsweek and Time, circa 1966 and 1967 (the CIA would sabotage sugar shipments enroute to Cuba, Kennedy would apologize and reimburse Castro, etc.).
Whatever politics JFK used to get elected, we were the better nation for it --- as he forestalled the coming of globalization.
Oh wow, dude....for a second there I thought you were describing New Orleans after Katrina hit that city and Blackwater USA took over....
Puhhhlease....not all Americans are thaaat stupid.....and Powell does not get a get-out-of-jail-free-card just because some lower-level flunky claims he didn't pass on the correct info to him prior to those UN talks.....Remember, in this regime we go to war simply when Bush has choked on a pretzel....