Dear America,

dovetailing on yesterday's refrain, 'I'M NOT BUYING IT.'

the whole thing, from start to finish, nothing is what it seems.

as today, the west coast awakens to the White House spokesman, Robert Gibbs, already piping up saying,

"[U.S.] deplores and condemns the violence that is taking place in Egypt..."

"We are deeply concerned about attacks on the media and peaceful demonstrators..."

"We repeat our strong call for restraint."

 peaceful demonstrators?  really?  burning cars, looting stores and stealing ancient artifacts?  that is peaceful demonstration?  perhaps a cliff notes lesson from the Tea Party is in dire need...

That, my friends, is Egypt's "youth" propped up and hopped up by a radical uplift from the Muslim Brotherhood...who, figuratively speaking, are not acting on behalf of brotherhood everywhere, freedom for all, in peaceful protest....can you say caliphate?

The guy they want in -- and won't settle for anything less -- is Mohammed El Baradei; they have been working on him, to get in, for years (since documented around 2003).

And hey, posing an international contradiction to what our president made perfectly clear in his evening address last night -- if it's not the role of America to forge our ways, or determine Egypt's leaders, than why did we send an envoy over there in the first place (or was it the second, or the third, conspiracy theorists wanna know)?

Ah yes, but that is just the Chicago way...

First off, let me just say, for me, G, I have serious doubts that all this has just happened in the last week or so.

Remember when he said this...early in his presidency...while on his great apology tour (for America) in the Middle East...

"...we have a very large Christian population -- we do not consider ourselves a Christian nation or a Jewish nation or a Muslim nation. We consider ourselves a nation of citizens who are bound by ideals and a set of values."

That was just the beginning of his total debunking and rebuking of our American Judeo-Christian heritage.


And just for the record, it is a fact, not fiction -- our Judeo-Christianity is not just some story passed on through generations; our founders took the lessons of the past, universal truths dating back to the time of Christ, of fallen empires large and small, of timeless, ageless principles, to create the kind of government most likely to succeed in America-- bestowing upon this brand new world a system designed distinctively and specific to the values and characteristics and moral conscience solely rested upon the word of God, the teachings of the Gospel, the Psalms from history written by the saints, the aged men of Aristotle and Cicero -- and yes, some of these aged men neither Christian or Jew, who still recognized the Natural Law back behind each and every good thing, seen and unseen. MOREOVER, it was a firm belief weaved into the very fabric of our daily life through and through, as a people; we were grounded in our faith above all else. but let's move on...

So, when Obama was on tour, we, the people, remarked about his unusual display of disdain for America ...over and over and over again; while today, it would seem, we have forgotten all about it.

Remember the speech he gave in Cairo?

It included some real posturing, nation building, if you will... a certain meddling into determining other peoples not our own issues, involving religion and land deals no less...

"...[Gaza] But if we see this conflict only from one side or the other, then we will be blind to the truth: the only resolution is for the aspirations of both sides to be met through two states, where Israelis and Palestinians each live in peace and security...The United States does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements."

so says the king who doesn't want to get involved with other peoples not our own issues.

SO getting back to today, yesterday, last week...and the inherent Chicago way...

You have a sit down; all parties involved gather at the table and have a talking to -- not by phone, across company lines (somebody might be listening, you know) -- and certainly not in writing,  by email,  Facebook or Twitter, as modern that they may be -- no, you have a sit down; face to face; as that's how it's done, the Chicago way.

Oh, and by the way, sit downs are usually meant for a one sided conversation (details, shmeetails); somebody has to sit down and listen.  It is a conversation off the record and behind closed doors, and only those in the room know anything about it...meddle meddle toil and trouble...

not one to get in the middle of other nations problems...when has America been about that? -- the immediate years following our birth excluded.

Now would be a good time for "a new beginning" -- and title of the president's speech to Cairo two years ago.

Meddling seems to be one of our biggest issues -- whether it was for the common good, or not...the reality of butting out seems to elude us every time.

SO who's to say our meddling with Mubarek didn't begin, say, two years ago?


While the overnight mayhem -- immediately following Mubarek's arm twisting to step down sit down -- doesn't appear to be the actions of brotherhood and decency, and quite the contrary.

But the White House isn't upset with the 'youth on the streets', no, not one bit; the White House, it would seem, has hand picked the agitators, admonishing those preserving what is left of Egypt's democracy, and has targeted the purveyors of vicious attacks as anyone against "the media and peaceful protesters."

but we're not saying a word...we don't want to get involved, you know.

Obama spoon fed us -- and anyone else who was listening -- great rhetoric last night;  and don't get me wrong, he did say all the right things...it was yummy:

"...we oppose violence and commend the military...

we believe in the universal values --

freedom of assembly...speech...access to information...

we have spoken...

the need for change...

status quo is not sustainable...

must be at the will of the people...

transformation...

this is one of those times...

only Egyptian people can do that...

meaningful...

peaceful...

begin now...

lead to election...

free and fair...

grounded...in...democratic principles...

continue to extend the hand of friendship...

to the young people I hear your voices..."

again...he said all the right things;

but what was said at the sit down?

what was said at the sit down behind closed doors two years ago?

where was all this interest in the Egyptian people two week's ago?  you know, before the Muslim Brotherhood devised a method to get the word out -- taking advantage of Facebook and Twitter -- dishing out the fodder for the perfect storm, naturally and 'organically' offering the makings for a massive revolt against Mubarek, feeding the hearts and minds of the oppressed with propaganda to simply not buy into it anymore?

Two years ago, Obama spoke to the city of Cairo saying,

"America does not presume to know what is best for everyone, just as we would not presume to pick the outcome of a peaceful election. But I do have an unyielding belief that all people yearn for certain things: the ability to speak your mind and have a say in how you are governed; confidence in the rule of law and the equal administration of justice; government that is transparent and doesn't steal from the people; the freedom to live as you choose. Those are not just American ideas, they are human rights, and that is why we will support them everywhere."

punch line for the day, "government that is transparent and doesn't steal from the people" oh but I digress...

Here's the whole speech -- more amusing now than it was two years ago -- and yet, freaky all at the same time (you know, knowing what we know now).

For more on the conspiracy behind the conspiracy thoughts, please go to The Daily Bell today...perspective leading us down the merry trail of confusion, frustration, sensation and steeped with elements of truth, a world view not easily found without knowing where to look in the first place, while tirelessly seeking to answer the questions, that, for most of us, never really want the real answer, if ever.

Jumping from one hot spot in my head to another, it is funny when an organic uprising comes up in another part of the world, how the president praises it as if it comes from a higher calling to affect change -- to fundamentally transform something gone terribly awry.  funny that the feelings aren't mutual when he makes startling apparent his observations about the peaceful demonstrations of townhall folk and tea party enthusiasts.  huh? what's up with that?

It's cool to rage a revolution with a heart -- unless you just so happen to be John Q. American Public, and mainly, but not entirely, white middle class?  Is that it, Mr. President?  Is that when you simply say, I'm not buying it, when it looks too much like white bread, and not enough brown, black, Egyptian, downtrodden or oppressed by societal norms?  I am trying awfully hard not to assume here, so feel free to reply.

Here's someone mainstream media will never introduce to you...talk about breaking all assumptions...check out this blogger, Lloyd Marcus.and that's all will say about that.

Now, I believe much of the unrest in Egypt is genuine -- I do wholeheartedly support a regime change, as thirty years under Mubarek, coupled with the strong arm of the military, is decades too long (heck, why do you think he, himself, is finally ponying up with the dangle of term limits -- hilarious stuff) and then again,

much of it is mass produced, orchestrated, manipulated, and not without much of it coming from the good ole US of A...and that doesn't make this girl very happy.  Mr. President, you say you don't want to tell other nations what to do, but then you send an envoy?  You have a sit down?  You organize around the ideas creating the environment to make change, like beginning "now"  -- not much room for negotiation when you put it like that.

little help...

For kicks and giggles, meander over to the Chief Organizer Blog to find out how you, too, can get more involved...rise up citizens for working families...even in Egypt...no, hardly scary at all to have Wade Rathke reaching out from the bottom of his beating, bleeding heart blog for the goodness of working families everywhere. nothing scary about that whatsoever.

Propaganda will always be nothing more than propaganda; but the truth, if we ever get down to the bottom of it -- or, if we could only somehow surrender to it -- now THAT, has a way of naturally and organically creating the conditions to set us free -- truly free; if only we could find a way to live and let live by the truth, freely, and fairly, like the way nature, and Nature's God, intended -- the way our founders grew to recognize and honor  -- the way our limited powers within a framework of limited government was  originally designed -- wow, what a wonderful world that would be.

The framers never wanted us to meddle into other peoples not our own issues; we broke our own rule; and a mere five second pause on recent history would tell us something has been not quite right for quite some time.

We, the people, just haven't paid much attention to it..until now (you know, with the information age, and all).

The thing is -- and finally making my real point of the day -- we have no idea how many sit downs behind closed doors have compromised our first values, squandering our resources and investments to no end.  We have no idea how many agreements have been made with dictators far and wide; while all the while, the elites of this world have done a peaceful takeover of our entire American foundation -- speaking of the growing number of private, sit down meetings, occurring in places of opportunity, like the Davos meetings, or by personal invitation only, looking more like peaceful assembly of the chosen ones, like the Bilderberg Group, boldly incorporating clandestine arrangements of people, entire nations, and thinking nothing of it --

-- while we, the people, have no idea just how much or how far or how long it's been going on.

Definition of oppressed seems so arbitrary when you put it like that, no?

This is exactly what the framers wanted to avoid -- a people's growing apathy and disconnect to the truth AND more important, living by that truth in every way; and you know times are bad, when even our corruption is being corrupted.

Mubarek's fall started some time ago, hard to be sure when; it was just made to look like an overnight sensation.

But call me funny,  I don't trust anyone who arranges sit downs with dictators, especially under the dark of night hand carrying a full set of peaceful hidden agendas, paving the way for just another leader without a democratic bone in his body to take over, who is uncomfortably connected and fanatically endorsed by a radical Islamic extremist group, a.k.a Muslim Brotherhood, an organization currently banned from freely operating within the Egyptian city limits...yup, call me funny.  even a conspiracy theorist if you must...ask me if I care...go ahead...ask me...

Now G, that is simply enough...

oh where oh where is my song when I really need it...ahhh there she is...rolling in the deep...
gotta sit down for this, feeling dizzy...take me away, Adele...

Make it a Good Day, G

Dear America,

Happy Monday.

Two words not often coupled with each other; but suitable for the sentiment of the day.

The world is ripe with contradictions, hypocrisy and double standards --  even white washing and fudging the truth should be thrown in while we're at it -- as it just depends on who is speaking, the audience, and the context in which the words are spoken, doesn't it.

For the most part, America is a propaganda machine; we churn it out so fast, not before Gore invented the internet did we ever have the ability to keep up with it -- or attempt to try anyway.

Some of these instances of contradiction to reality come to mind rather easily.

Take for example, all of the angst and hoopla over the airing of the Focus on the Family ad featuring Tim Tebow and his mother, during the Super Bowl.  Understanding it's old news already, I encourage you to stay with me for a bit.

The organizations such as NARAL and NOW just lambasted the audacity to air such a family friendly, prolife ideology during the biggest fantasy football day of the year -- and to actually tackle his mom in it, oh my, that act of violence towards women in general, and his mom in particular, quickly grew to become their second line of attack; and then, make no mistake, it was open season on Focus on the Family.  The weeks leading up to one of the largest television audiences of all time, this family, both literally and figuratively, were demonized and buried into the turf by the opposition, who came at them with the force of a million linebackers again and again and again.

How could such an organization do such a thing, they would remark-- and during the quintessential family day of all things, while everyone would be sitting around eating chips and dip, watching the biggest game of the year like that, as a family -- to have the gall to air such an ad as this -- what in the world is this world turning into, they would say.

They used whatever words they could muster in their feeble attempt to win the argument against the sponsor, Focus on the Family -- and in response, the Focus on the Family repeatedly clung to the same mantra --wait and see, wait and see, wait and see.

As calm as can be this family, along with the entire team and fans behind Focus on the Family, waited -- basking in the knowledge that they knew what the ad would say, and more importantly, what the ad would stand for; and they waited, sitting patiently in the light of principle and values unmatched and clearly unbeknownst by the opposition.

In spite of the continually unfair attacks coming in from the sidelines at all angles and at all costs, we all know how it ended.  After all the hype and character assassinations, after taking things out of context, or adding color and confusion to what is otherwise black and white, after attempting to turn 'little Timmy' and his mom into some kind of Christian coalition of Jesus Freaks or some kind of warped proponents of making violent attacks on women -- the ad aired.

And it was done.

Never did the ad make people, children or small dogs, feel uncomfortable.  Never did it preach.

It was simply a proud  moment of a mother and son -- and almost nothing more than that.  As the real call to action was to go to the Focus on the Family website, or not. The choice was left up to the viewer.

Oh sure, she was tackled -- to the floor!  (And if you believe that, I have swamp land in Florida to show you, oh the beauty of make believe TV at it again.)

But skip back into the real world if you will; what about Betty White?

I'm just not hearing anyone from NOW speaking out about Betty.
I'm just not hearing anyone get after the corporate creators of the likes of Snickers Bars everywhere.
I'm just not hearing anyone speak out on behalf of little old Betty hitting the turf in the Snickers Bar ad, poking fun at the idea that "you're just not you when you're hungry" -- an ad running rampant as we speak.

Oh sure, it's funny when Betty gets flung through the air and buried under a pile of boys, not just one son, landing in a pool of mud up to her eyeballs. Yeah, that's funny; but a Heisman trophy kinda kid who's wearing bible verses in his black under-eye, not so much.

Dennis Blair, an admiral with  personal experience dealing with radical Islam and a history of making it's clear distinctions, can sink to new lows as Director of National Security, by way of whitewashing terrorism the Obama way; telling it like it is, Franklin Graham, not so much -- matter of fact, now, an invitation from the army to speak on National Day of Prayer it is rescinded on just so much.

Newscasters can make general remarks and accusations about the NY Subway bomber as to having "weapons of mass destruction" --

"Mr. Zazi, 25, pleaded guilty in United States District Court in Brooklyn to charges that included conspiracies to use weapons of mass destruction and to commit murder in a foreign country, and to provide material support for a terrorist organization. He faces a possible life term when he is sentenced on June 25."

but the W, in his every intent and aspiration to protect a nation, makes such a claim against an evil dictator, not so much.  Let alone the reality right here and right now, that the entire middle east now has the makings of weapons with mass destruction... perhaps everyone could use a swallow of the get real pill, but let's keep going...

Then we have Wall Street.  The federal government gives a pass to Fannie and Freddie, featuring Frank and Dodd, and makes Goldman Sachs the evil one. The same Wall Street and Goldman who bank rolled the Obama administration getting in are now on the chopping block -- oh paybacks are a bitch, aren't they?  Goldman gave nearly one million dollars to the Obama campaign -- almost 4.5 million dollars to the democrats in 2008 combined (to the other side, a measly 1.5 million in all)  Who is kidding who here? Or is it really just all a part of some hidden agenda, masterminded from a think tank of George Soros and his imperialistic empire leaning to the far left?  Ahh, but now I would be sounding like some kind of conspiracy theorist, and we wouldn't want that now would we?

GM is gloating on ads these days, featuring their own Ed Whitacre, gushing over the fact that they have repaid their government loan -- interesting to note, these ads began on the very day of this announcement on all news wires!  Does the AP have a room in the back of the factory?  Or is it in the White House?  That must have taken some doing, to create and produce the ad and make the market watch announcement by the government all on the same day.  How about that kind of timing for a propaganda masterpiece.  Ahhh stop with the conspiracy theory, enough already...

Oh sure, he says  they have repaid the 8 BILLION dollar government loan -- five years ahead of schedule.  How could it be anything less than joy to the world....it is done...and it was good....happy days are here again.

Oh right.
He made no mention of the 53 BILLION the taxpayers are still on the hook for; because that's not a loan, it is called ownership -- we bought stock in a business that was about to go under.  We bought into a business which was failing in every which way to Sunday against the competition, without blinking an eye.  We are banking on GM rising out of the weeds, making tread on the pavement and leaving Toyota in it's tracks.  And if GM can do that, we, Americans, could still stand to make billions! 

Once upon a time the Department of Education had a budget of 12 Billion dollars.  It was 1965 and much of the school of thought managed to keep most of the responsibility to the states and local jurisdiction.  Times have changed, however, and we now have a budget of over 100 Billion dollars -- in an area that has yet to prove it's ability to manage the education of our children any better.

Look around.  Are kids seeing the benefits of this 100 Billion, or is it merely the bureaucracy that's booming?
Look around.  Are more kids graduating from inner city schools or joining a gang?
Look around.  Understanding sports can maintain keeping the kids off the streets and keeping their focus on the straight and narrow path of higher education, how many kids do you know still write links to bible verses under their eyes and have the conviction to stand up to it in front of the entire world?  One in a million.

Currently, there is a new bill on the agenda to cover 32 BILLION dollars to tend to the GREENING of our schools -- 32 BILLION DOLLARS, one third of the entire DoE budget added in new legislation!  Just to cover the costs related to simply the changing few light bulbs, replacing fixtures with low-flow toilets, and upgrading schools everywhere with enough solar panels and eco-friendly whatnot's to fuel a third world country a million times over.  Making superficial changes to the epidemic disparity happening each and every day may make for a good soundbite, but in the end proves to be money far from being well spent.

If you are gonna throw your money around like that, shouldn't the benefactor be the children? Can you just imagine a troubled school system, take Chicago for example, getting a gift of just one of those billions?  Maybe it's just me, but go ahead and squander, don't let me stop ya.

"The way to have good and safe government is not to trust it all to one, but to divide it among the many, distributing to every one exactly the functions he is competent to [perform best]. Let the national government be entrusted with the defense of the nation, and its foreign and federal relations; the State governments with the civil rights, laws, police, and administration of what concerns the State generally; the counties with the local concerns of the counties, and each ward [township] direct the interests within itself. 

It is by dividing and subdividing these republics, from the great national one down through all its subordinations, until it ends in the administration of every man's farm by himself; by placing under every one what his own eye may superintend, that all will be done for the best. 

What has destroyed liberty and the rights of man in every government which has ever existed under the sun?  The generalizing and concentrating all cares and powers into one body, no matter whether of the autocrats of Russia or France, or of the aristocrats of Venetian senate."

                                                            Thomas Jefferson

Again and again, it's all in how you look at it.
Again and again, it comes down to who is speaking.
Again and again, it gets down to what's in it for them -- coupled with what's in it for me -- if I choose to follow.
And sometimes, if we're lucky, it's nothing more complicated than telling the truth and standing by such truth.

Make it a Good Day, G

Note to self: do your homework -- and remember, not everything that you read, or hear, is true.