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Flip Flop and Flim Flam v. NObama and Smokin’ Jo? (September 10, 2012)

Posted in China, Elections, Iran, Iraq, O'Bama, Political Parties, Politics, Presidency, Romney on September 10, 2012 by e-commentary.org

. . .

I1 “I wish that I had been the first one to coin it. Flip Flop and Flim Flam fits on a sticker.”

I2 “Fading NObama stickers still adorn many bumpers.”

I1 “Lyin’ Ryan is resonating.”

I2 “Smokin’ Joe puts on a smokin’ show.”

I1 “What do we do now?”

I2 “Choose between Tweedledee and Tweedledum.”

. . .

I1 “Yet there is a difference between the two candidates. I hold O’Bama to the high standards he has set, although he has not met them. Romney does not have any standards other than the acquisition of money and the pursuit of power at any cost. He already acquired one and is now pursuing the other.”

I2 “If he runs the country the way he ran the company Bain Capital, then he will run the country into the ground. He will fire 40 percent of the American workers, leave the country burdened with unmanageable debt, claim that he increased employment by the 60 percent of the population that remains employed, and walk away with all the money.”

I1 “What if China refuses to fund Romney’s desire to invade China.”

I2 “Dredging up the ‘neo-cons’ who instigated the Iraq travesty is a disturbing development. Those treasonous chickenhawks are itching to start a war with Iran, even though America may have already committed acts of war against Iran that justify Iran attacking America.”

I1 “Are they ‘old-cons’? They should be cons, but as always the ruling class escapes indictment and incarceration in public housing.”

I2 “So they are not cons. With a subtext of racism, this election revives the debate whether America should start World War III or not.”

I1 “World War III still strikes me as a bad idea.”

. . .

[I1 = Independent Voter; I2 = . . . ]

Bumper stickers of the week:

10 percent of those who are allowed to vote in 10 states will dictate the next President

Snipers for O’Bama

LGBTs For Romney

My vote cancels your vote

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The Race Is About Race: The (Last) Great White Hope (September 3, 2012)

Posted in Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Elections, McCain, O'Bama, Political Parties, Politics, Presidency, Race, Romney, Society, Southern Strategy on September 3, 2012 by e-commentary.org

. . .

A “The election of 2008 was not the dawn of a post-racial America. In 2008, few knew how to attack an African-Irish-American Presidential candidate without appearing to be racists. In 2012, America is still torn by racial issues. Now the attack is focused on race because they are not willing to lose this race this time. The race is about race.”

B “So they want us to take back America. To when? Prior to 1965 and the Voting Rights Act? To 1964 and the Civil Rights Act? To 1956 and Brown v. Board of Education? To 1868 and the Fourteenth Amendment? To 1865 and the Thirteenth Amendment? To 1864 and the Emancipation Proclamation?”

A “To when Whites ruled. The message is subtle. Everyone communicates in code and dog whistles.”

B “Forty-five percent of the population responds to fear. They know how to stoke and marshal fear.”

A “The Republican Southern Strategy attracts White voters by appealing to racist fears and anxieties. The Southern Strategy is now the National Strategy.”

B “This will be the last race that is controlled by White voters.”

. . .

AB “O’Bama declined public financing of his campaign and spent twice as much as McCain. Romney may spend twice as much as O’Bama this go round. Follow the money.”

. . .

Bumper stickers of the week:

“Take back America = Bring back Jim Crow.”

White using green to defeat Black.

“Do you hate him because he is Irish or because he is Black?” “Both. Plus he was born in Niger-ia. Get it.”

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Courage and Cowardice And Candidates (May 14, 2012)

Posted in Automobile Bailout, Internet, O'Bama, Perjury, Perjury/Dishonesty, Politics, Presidency, Romney on May 14, 2012 by e-commentary.org

. . .

4 “O’Bama gets outed by his vice president the same week that Willard gets outed by his friends.”

5 “O’Bama was caught off guard and provided an unguarded insight into what he really believes. He does not hate. Romney is a bully and a coward.”

4 “Willard is going to give bullying a bad name. He should accept the blame for his criminal activity in high school.”

5 “The group known as the ‘Press’ is giving him an unwarranted press pass. The police could have and should have issued a warrant for arrest. Yet the ‘Press’ is describing ‘felonious assault’ on a person as ‘pranks’ and ‘hijinks’. And Romney says that he is clueless and does not hate queers.”

4 “’Mean Boys’ become ‘Mean Men.’ They rarely ‘man up.’ Willard has revealed himself because he has not ‘manned up.’ Rather he adopted the old ‘Mistakes were made’ and ‘Boys will be thugs’ stratagem.”

5 “He will not accept blame, but he will claim unfounded credit. He is taking credit for the bailout of the auto industry after having opposed the bailout of the auto industry.”

4 “He continues to give flip-flopping a bad name.”

5 “Sounds like Romney may take credit for creating the Internet.”

4 “Who could blame him.”

. . .

Bumper stickers of the week:

My Presidential candidate can beat up your Presidential candidate

Put a bully behind the bully pulpit

The race is now between a centrist/conservative and a corporatist/culture warrior

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SCOTUS on TV: “They Might Not Be Such Bastards” (March 26, 2012)

Posted in Constitution, Courts, Health Care, Journalism, Judges, Judicial Arrogance, Newspapers, O'Bama, Supreme Court on March 26, 2012 by e-commentary.org

. . .

C1 “The Supremes are hearing oral argument on ‘Romney – O’Bama Care’ this week. The Supremes get free health care for life and get to decide whether ordinary Americans get health care. They don’t get it.”

C2 “Are they listening or just sitting there allowing the barristers to babble. Thomas is asleep.”

C1 “Or are they just blow harding to hear themselves blow hard. ‘Romney – O’Bama Care’ is about personal responsibility and now the blow hards are contending that it impinges on personal freedom. Cameras in the court room would provide some insight.”

C2 “Everyone might play for the camera.”

C1 “The lawyers and the Justices. They can be so churlish and childish.”

C2 “Or arrogant bastards. I was in the lawyer’s line last December minding my own business and listening to the other conversations. She observed that the cameras likely would change everyone’s behavior. And she matter-of-factly observed that the cameras might make the Justices behave more civilly. ‘They might not be such bastards,’ she opined politely.”

. . .

[See the “e-ssay” titled “Breaking News: Supreme Court Elects To Decide 2012 Presidential Election (January 16, 2012)”]

Bumper stickers of the week:

SCOTUS – The ultimate Reality Television?

Who owns the courts?

If you’re not an intellectual, at least be intellectually honest.

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The Drums of War (February 20, 2012)

Posted in Afghanistan, Foreign Policy, Iran, Iraq, Journalism, Middle East, Newspapers, O'Bama, Press/Media on February 20, 2012 by e-commentary.org

. . .

+ “Can you hear the drums?”

– “Loud and clear. Five by Five. I can smell them; I can feel them; I can taste them; I can see them. Those who decide have decided to go to war with Iran.”

+ “I sense it too. O’Bama’s comments before the Super Bowl were not reassuring. Some of the militaristic rhetoric may be designed to force the players to reconsider diplomatic alternatives. Von Clausewitz and all. Most efforts appear to be directed at concocting a ruse or pretext or charade to go to war.”

– “The only thing left to do is to fool the public. That doesn’t even require creativity. The American Empire is now committed to prosecuting two wars at all times. We lost in Iraq, proclaimed victory and claimed to withdraw. Now America has a free, but very expensive, pass to invade another country.”

+ “There really is no overriding strategy. Imposing sanctions is the tactic to date. The problem with sanctions is that a people may learn how to hunker down and live with them. That which does not kill me and all. And God bless the American public. However, forty-five percent of the public will not even notice the different consonant.”

– “The ‘Iraq, Iran, who cares, they are all towels’ mindset. When the war starts, the most likely public reaction will be a quizzical look and a question asking whether we didn’t just leave there.”

+ “The group known as the Press does not seem as united in support of an attack as the gang was in early 2003. Yet those calling for war are muting the few voices of dissent. The drums are drowning out the guitars.”

– “We just refuse to learn from our mistakes. What if we decided to do something right and learn from our success?”

. . .

+ “Some say Falklands; some say Malvinas.”

– “If you look at the map, you say Argentina.”

+ “If you wander around the Isla and talk to the folks, you say Britain.”

– “Geographic location versus self-determination. History seems to emerge historically and not logically.”

+ “History is like that. So the only way to settle the matter is to embrace the time-honored tradition of killing batches of eighteen year olds.”

– “Certainly trendy through the ages. It is about sovereignty, yes, yet it is always about oil.”

+ “Perhaps they need to respect each country’s sovereignty and work on an arrangement to share the offshore resources in shared waters.”

– “Deploying Billy was entirely ill-advised, provocative and unnecessary. We just refuse to learn.”

+ “What if Billy had refused to deploy.”

. . .

Bumper stickers of the week:

No war, no sanctions, no intervention, no assassinations against Iran

I’m already against the next war

Jeremy Lin

Peaceful Presidents’ Day

The guitars of peace

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Breaking News: Supreme Court Elects To Decide 2012 Presidential Election (January 16, 2012)

Posted in Constitution, Courts, Elections, Health Care, O'Bama, Presidency, Supreme Court on January 16, 2012 by e-commentary.org

. . .

L1 “It really is so much easier.”

L2 “And they are so smart. . . . . Right.”

L1 “The outspoken opponents of judicial activism are awfully active judicially.”

L2 “And their actions and decisions are actively awful.”

L1 “In Bush v. Gore, the Supreme Court held that it has the authority to appoint the President.”

L2 “Nothing is inconceivable today. Laugh at me if you will, but I still maintain that allowing the Supremes to select the President is an ill-advised practice and a terrible precedent.”

L1 “The Five Lobbyists – our friends Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Kennedy, and Alito – announced that they will decide who wins the Presidency in 2012. They will issue their decision in the context of the health care hullaballoo.”

L2 “Seems so. When they review the constitutionality of ‘Romney – O’Bama Care,’ they may be confused by Romney’s ever changing positions.”

L1 “From what I hear, first Romney is in favor of Romney Care and then against Romney Care and then in favor and then against and then in favor and then against and then in favor.”

L2 “And then against. I’m telling you, he is giving flip-flopping a bad name.”

L1 “What if the Five Lobbyists uphold ‘Romney – O’Bama Care’ and don’t taint the campaign?”

L2 “You mean because ‘Romney – O’Bama Care’ is constitutional, albeit not the most sound public policy.”

L1 “That really should be a relevant consideration. At least I think so.”

L2 “When do you think they will issue their decision?”

L1 “June. Before heading off to the beach.”

L2 “They would need to hijack another case to select the President.”

L1 “They come back from the beach in October and could distort any old case lying around to declare the winner in November.”

L2 “I wouldn’t put it past them.”

. . .

[MLK – getting his words right is right and a nice birthday present.]

Bumper stickers of the week:

Who says one vote does not matter? 5-4 was enough

The SCOTUS determining the POTUS is decidedly FUBAR

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Iraq: AGFPT. Iran: AGFPT II? (January 2, 2012)

Posted in Bush, Foreign Policy, Iran, Iraq, Military Commissions Act, National Defense Authorization Act / FY 2012, O'Bama, USA PATRIOT Act on January 2, 2012 by e-commentary.org

. . .

S “Most members of the uniformed military are leaving Iraq, but America is never leaving Iraq.”

T “The troops may only be able to take a two week R & R before invading Iran.”

S “The American populace simply wanted and wants the Iraq quagmire to disappear. Everyone in positions of influence dutifully obliged and rarely brought it up. The invisible war. Out of sight; out of mind.”

T “Those in power in America seem inclined to maintain at least two wars. Where next? Iraq was and is America’s Greatest Foreign Policy Travesty, yet the failure can still be topped.”

S “Will anyone remember? Will anyone learn? History is being written not by historians but by publicists and spin doctors.”

T “Everything about the invasion was a lie. Who realizes that the surge was not a surge of troops but rather a splurge of bribes to buy a temporary cessation of violence? When the funds disappeared, the violence returned.”

S “To his credit, Bush seemed to learn something from the Iraq nightmare and didn’t invade Iran and trigger World War III. It looked close for a few years.”

T “That could have emerged as the new AGFPT. However, Iran sporting nuclear weapons is not a pretty sight. The sanctions sound tidy and elegant, yet they may be as provocative as a missile strike. The major nations have engaged in clear acts of war. And no one in power has adequately described America’s fundamental national interests in the region.”

S “There should be a serious national debate before embarking on World War III.”

. . .

[O’Bama signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2012. His signing statements will not bind or limit future presidents. See the “e-ssays” titled “Vaclav Havel – Plato’s “Playwright President” (December 19, 2011)“, “Republicans are Enemy Combatants? (May 10, 2010)” and “Gun Control, NRA Style (January 9, 2006).”]

Bumper sticker of the week:

The “Dirty Half Dozen.” Let’s never forget: George Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz, Richard Perle, Douglas Feith

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Fire Your Attorney General (November 7, 2011)

Posted in Banks and Banking System, Courts, Crime/Punishment, Health Care, Housing, Kleptocracy, Law, O'Bama, Occupy Movement on November 7, 2011 by e-commentary.org

. . .

U “A state attorney general represents the people of the state in legal matters. The attorney general is your attorney representing you as a citizen. What are all these state attorneys general doing maintaining frivolous litigation against Romney – O’Bama Care? They are tying up the courts and wasting tax dollars.”

V “Their acts of commission are matched by their acts of omission. Too many attorneys general are ready to give immunity to banks for all their crimes and fraud rather than doing their job and taking the banksters to court. We need to fire the state attorney general before he can do more harm.”

U “In my state, do we need to fire her or will she do her duty?”

V “Do we need to fire the Attorney General?”

. . .

[See Gretchen Morgenson, “A Deal That Wouldn’t Sting,” The New York Times, October 29, 2011 at http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/business/a-foreclosure-settlement-that-wouldnt-sting.html?]

[On Saturday, good citizens withdrew their funds from national banks and deposited them in credit unions and community banks as part of “National Bank Transfer Day.” See the “e-ssay” titled “Boycott Big Banks (February 1, 2010)” and the “e-ssay” titled “Carefully Courting “Romney – O’Bama Care” Through The Courts (August 15, 2011).”]

[Wall, Berlin – 8-13-1961 – 11-9-1989]

Bumper stickers of the week:

Boycott Big Banks

Divest nationally; invest locally

Fire your attorney general

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Carefully Courting “Romney – O’Bama Care” Through The Courts (August 15, 2011)

Posted in Banks and Banking System, Constitution, Crime/Punishment, Health Care, Kleptocracy, Law, O'Bama, Supreme Court on August 15, 2011 by e-commentary.org

. . .

Y “I don’t really like it either. But it is constitutional, isn’t it?”

X “Yup. No big deal, really. The Constitution does not create a likeability test. The Constitution establishes a constitutional test. Governments have been requiring individuals to acquire automobile and other insurance and to undertake duties for decades without whining. No one opts out of fire protection and thus we all pay for it. If each of us is left to obtain private fire insurance, all of us must be compelled to obtain and pay for fire insurance. At its core, health insurance policy clearly involves interstate commerce.”

Y “It really is about personal liberty and property. If you don’t have health coverage, I must pay for your health coverage because other laws not challenged as unconstitutional mandate that you receive health care. Making me pay restrains my liberty and deprives me of my property. And you know me, a proud taxpayer. Why all the fuss? And why all the rampant litigation?”

X “Someone observed that we are dealing with judges trained in American law schools who want to play legislator without running for the legislature. More judicial arrogance. More judicial activism.”

. . .

Bumper stickers of the week:

– 11 + 6 = 5: The Eleventh Circuit says NO*; the Sixth Circuit says YES; the Five Supremes will enact health care policy

A 207 page decision? Not even 207 words are required.

What are all the state attorneys general doing pursuing the legal challenge to Romney-O’Bama Care while capitulating to the Big Banks and surrendering the major legal issues?

There is no law, there is only ideology

I hope laughter is the best medicine – it is all I can afford

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(M)End The Fed (July 11, 2011)

Posted in Antitrust, Banks and Banking System, Bernanke, Crime/Punishment, Federal Reserve, Language, Law, Monopoly, O'Bama, Politics on July 11, 2011 by e-commentary.org

. . .

K “The vocal critics of the Fed are missing the point. Stated simply, every nation needs a central bank, but the Big Banks own and operate the Federal Reserve. Stated another way, the country tolerates a misunderstood institution – the Federal Reserve – that is an unrestrained cancer and at the same time lacks an institution it desperately needs – a central bank independent of excessive political and any private interference.”

L “A transparent central bank?”

K “Call it whatever you want.”

L “A responsive central bank?”

K “Responsive to something other than Big Banks. Bernanke* should have the intellect to understand the problem and the integrity to compel change, yet even he may take his marching orders from others.”

L “He, Geithner and the others either assisted in creating the problem or allowed it to fester and permutate. Now O’Bama is serving the interests of the financial industry at a time when his Department of Justice should be serving members of the financial industry with sub poenas and criminal indictments. What incentive it there for him to reform the financial industry or the Fed. Simply look at who he is soliciting for campaign contributions.”

K “He was caught. He simply could not get elected and cannot get reelected without the money. No one is able to identify one industry in America that is not completely monopolized today. Banks are among the biggest offenders. Without a market, there is not a market and are not market forces. Change likely will not come until there is a complete economic collapse. That situation may generate enough sustained interest and desperation among those who can change affairs to reform the system.”

L “Or the catastrophe may not leave any choice.”

. . .

Bumper stickers of the week:

Antitrust Chief Flees; Monopolies Reign Freely

Because you don’t have to do the time, do the crime

Big sticker; small font sans serifs; big bumper:

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

BEFORE THE

BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

WASHINGTON, D.C.

___________________________________

Written Agreement by and between

BIG BANK,

New York, New York

And

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK,

New York, New York

___________________________________

. WHEREAS, in recognition of their common goal to maintain the financial soundness of Big Bank (the “Big Bank”), a nationally chartered bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System, the Big Bank and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the “Reserve Bank”) have mutually agreed to enter into this Written Agreement (the “Agreement”).

. NOW, THEREFORE, the Bank and the Reserve Bank agree as follows:

Within ninety (90) days of this Agreement, the board of directors of the Big Bank shall submit to the Reserve Bank a written plan to divest itself of any and all deposits and assets in excess of one hundred billion dollars ($100,000,000,000.00) . . . .

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