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What Do The Flu Shot, Monsanto, And Eugenics Have In Common?

Posted by Michelle Moquin on September 2nd, 2010


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Well, once again, and like every year, the flu season will soon be upon us, which means we will start to see advertising of the flu shot. It’s already happening. Just the other day, I went to Walgreens and they were displaying a big banner: “Flu Shots Given Here Daily”. And I thought, “After all of the hype, and warnings around flu shots, specifically the H1N1, are people still planning on getting this mercury infused, and who-knows-what-else concoction, injected into themselves this winter?” Crazy.

And then I discovered something even crazier, and worse yet, very distrubing. This video by Alex Jones of infowars.com. So what”, you may ask,  ”who is Alex Jones?” It would be my pleasure to tell you. Here’s a little background:

Internationally recognized veteran broadcaster, documentary filmmaker, and investigative journalist Alex Jones has been featured as a prominent figure of the 9/11 Truth Movement in such publications as The New York Times, Vanity Fair, and Popular Mechanics. He has appeared on Good Morning America, 20/20 Downtown, 60 Minutes, The Discovery Channel, The History Channel, Fox News, TalkSport (UK), Russia Today, Channel 4 (UK), A&E, America’s most widely listened to late night radio show, Coast to Coast AM, C-Span, and many other venues. Patrick Beech of the Austin-American Statesman has described Jones as “an absolutely riveting television presence.”

As a dedicated and aggressive Constutionalist, Jones consistently defends the Bill of Rights, property rights, and our nation’s borders. In the spirit of Thomas Jefferson and George Washington, Jones passionately argues against foreign entanglements and wars for the sake of corporate and banking interests. Jones avoids the bogus political labels of “left and right” and instead focuses on what really matters – what’s right and wrong. As a tenacious journalist, Jones has broken hundreds of national stories over the span of his career.

Jones began his career in Austin, Texas, with a live, call-in format cable access television program. In 1996, he hosted a show dubbed The Final Edition on KJFK, and the following year he debuted his first documentary, America Destroyed By Design. In 1999, he tied with Shannon Burke of KJFK 98.9FM for that year’s “Best Austin Talk Radio Host” poll as voted by The Austin Chronicle readers.

To read more click here.

So…this brings me back to my question: What do the flu shot, Monsanto, and Eugenics have in common?

My answer: Watch the video.

Readers: What do you think? Still questioning whether you should take the flu shot? Could the flu shot really be another means to push Eugenics? And what about the involvement of Gates and Monsanto? Think Jones is just talking nonsense, and he’s really a paranoid conspiracy theorist?

In my opinion, Jones pretty much ties it all together, and he’s got evidence backing it to boot. His reporting sounds more like a novel or an upcoming movie, than real life. But unfortunately it’s not. It’s scary and it’s sickening.

From all we have learned here…from all we have talked, vented, and ranted about, I can seriously say with conviction, “I think not”. But if you do, fine. – Go do your own research.  I’m listing a few places you can visit on-line to start:

http://www.infowars.com/eugenics-aler…

http://www.infowars.com/unesco-chair-…

http://www.infowars.com/conclusive-gl…

http://www.prisonplanet.com/washingto…

Let me know of your findings…let me know your thoughts. Blog me.

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Peter, and Anna: I remember when this subject came up a long time ago on my blog.  Guamanians are still waiting for war reparations? You’re correct in your thinking. The double standard has got to stop. Hafa Adai.

Zen Lill: Yes, I am saving the butt shot for another day. Can’t give up all the goodies at once now can we? :)

Bob: This one made me chuckle.

Gil: Oh, here let me bend over and please spank me good “for standing in the way of guy fulfillment”…I guess this day is just as good an any other. :) Ooh ooh ogle on…

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22 Responses to “What Do The Flu Shot, Monsanto, And Eugenics Have In Common?”

  1. Health Info Says:

    Free Your Body and Brain from Toxic Metal Buildup

    Mark Hyman, MD
    UltraWellness Center

    Toxic metals are pervasive in our environment. Mercury is in the fish we eat, the vaccines we receive and the fillings in our teeth.

    Lead belches from coal-burning factories, and the residue of old leaded gasoline and paint remains in our soil and groundwater.

    Aluminum appears in medications that we swallow and personal-care products that we put on our skin.

    These toxic metals can build up in the brain and body — and create big problems. Examples…

    Mercury is linked to dementia, depression, high blood pressure, autism and attention disorders. It disrupts hormones, mitochondria (the energy-producing parts of cells) and dopamine (a mood-affecting brain chemical).

    A large study of American women of childbearing age showed that 8% had toxic levels of mercury in the blood.

    Lead exposure can lead to depression, schizophrenia, reduced cognitive function, behavioral problems, heart attack, stroke and death.

    Estimated: Nearly 40% of Americans have lead levels high enough to cause health problems.
    Aluminum exposure may be linked to increased risk for breast cancer and/or Alzheimer’s disease.

    New concern: Many people lack a gene called GSTM1 that appears to be key for proper functioning of the body’s own natural detoxification mechanisms.

    This may explain at least in part why some people develop the chronic health problems linked to heavy metals while others who are similarly exposed do not.

    To protect yourself, follow a dual strategy that maximizes your body’s ability to rid itself of toxins and minimizes future toxic exposure.

    TO BOOST DETOX POWER…

    Maximize glutathione production. The body’s most important natural detoxifier is the amino acid–based antioxidant glutathione.

    It contains sulfur, which is like flypaper — toxins stick to it, then are excreted via urine and stool.

    To increase your glutathione levels, eat plenty of foods that contain sulfur.

    Examples: Garlic, onions and radishes… cruciferous vegetables (bok choy, broccoli, cauliflower)… and egg yolks.

    Take detox supplements. Each day, take a multivitamin and follow this metal-chelating regimen — 500 mg to 1,000 mg of vitamin C… 10 mg to 30 mg of zinc… and 100 micrograms (mcg) to 200 mcg of selenium.

    Also consider supplementing with any or all of the following glutathione building blocks — N-acetylcysteine (NAC) at 500 mg to 1,000 mg twice daily… milk thistle extract at 175 mg twice daily… and alpha-lipoic acid at 100 mg to 200 mg twice daily.

    Sweat out toxins. Take a dry-heat sauna or moist-heat steam bath, or soak in a hot bathtub five or so times per week, starting with 10-minute sessions and gradually increasing to 30 minutes.

    Drink 16 ounces of water before and after each session to help flush out toxins… shower with soap afterward to rinse toxins from your skin.

    Cautions: If you take medication or have a chronic medical condition, get your doctor’s okay first. If you are pregnant, do not use a sauna or steam bath or soak in a hot bathtub.

    Fill your plate with colors. Richly pigmented foods generally are high in phytonutrients, which help boost your body’s own detoxification pathways. The more colorful your diet, the more different types of phytonutrients you get.

    Simple: Each day, eat something red or purple (berries, pomegranate, red peppers)… yellow or orange (cantaloupe, sweet potatoes, yellow beans)… and dark green (collard greens, kale, spinach).

    Best: Buy organic to limit exposure to chemical fertilizers and pesticides.

    Get your metal levels measured, especially if you have any symptoms of possible metal toxicity, such as unexplained fatigue, memory loss or depression.

    But don’t rely on blood tests, which show what’s happening in your bloodstream only at the moment.

    More accurate: You swallow a chelating agent (which binds to heavy metals), then your urine is tested for toxins.

    To find a doctor who performs this test, contact the Institute for Functional Medicine (800-228-0622, http://www.functionalmedicine.org).

    If your metal levels are high, the doctor can prescribe an oral chelating drug, such as dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA), to pull out metals.

    TO REDUCE METAL EXPOSURE…

    Eat smaller fish. Metal contamination is common in large fish (tuna, shark, swordfish, tilefish, sea bass) and river fish — so avoid eating these.

    Instead, to get omega-3 fatty acids that protect the heart and brain function, stick to fish small enough to fit whole in your frying pan — catfish, flounder, herring, mackerel, fresh or frozen sardines, shrimp and other shellfish.

    Even small fish are not entirely free of toxic metals, however — so eat no more than two six-ounce servings per week. The limits apply to farm-raised fish, too, as these may be contaminated by their feed.

    Drink only filtered water. Economical faucet-mounted water filters, such as those from Brita or Pur, can reduce metal levels.

    Even more effective is a reverse osmosis filter installed under the sink. Avoid bottled water in plastic bottles — though probably free of metals, it may contain chemical contaminants from plastic, such as phthalates.

    Guideline: Drink at least six to eight full glasses of filtered water daily to maximize the excretion of toxins.

    Choose metal-free drugstore products. Avoid underarm products and antacids that have any form of aluminum on the ingredients list… and contact lens fluid with thimerosol, a mercury-based preservative.

    Cosmetics can contain metals, too — for instance, some lipsticks have trace amounts of lead, so opt for chemical-free cosmetics (see http://www.safecosmetics.org).

    Limit use of acetaminophen (Tylenol), which depletes your stores of glutathione, to no more than twice weekly.

    Consult a biological dentist. Even though mercury-containing silver amalgam fillings are banned in some European countries, they still are used routinely in the US, and the American Dental Association continues to maintain that such fillings are not hazardous.

    However: Some studies show that mercury migrates through the teeth into the bloodstream… and amalgam fillings are considered toxic waste when removed from the body.

    Prudent: If you need a new filling, get one made of composite resin or another mercury-free material.

    If you have a chronic unexplained illness or if testing shows that your mercury levels are high, consider having your old amalgam fillings removed and replaced with a safer material.

    For this, consult a biological dentist — this type of professional is trained in the techniques required to remove amalgam safely.

    Referrals: International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, 863-420-6373, http://www.iaomt.org.

    Women’s Health interviewed Mark Hyman, MD, founder of the UltraWellness Center in Lenox, Massachusetts, and editor of the journal Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine.

  2. Craig Says:

    Fantastic article. I have been checking on the arthur. He is a real crusader.

    Craig

  3. Anna of Guam Says:

    I hate mice. But this may change my mind.
    ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

    Mice join fight against invasive snakes on Guam
    By TRAVIS J. TRITTEN
    Stars and Stripes
    Published: September 2, 2010

    A helicopter crewmember drops dead mice laced with pain reliever over Guam Naval Base on Wednesday in an effort to kill the invasive brown tree snake.

    PETE SAVARIE/COURTESY OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

    SASEBO NAVAL BASE, Japan — The dead mice were laced with a common pain reliever — about one quarter of a child’s dose of acetaminophen each — and dropped Wednesday from a helicopter into the jungle canopy around Naval Base Guam.

    The airdrop was a test of the newest weapon against one of the island’s most stubborn enemies — the invasive brown tree snake.

    If the test goes well, the laced mice could prove to be one of the few effective ways to kill an unwanted and elusive predator that has laid waste to Guam’s ecology over the past three decades.

    “The discovery that snakes will die when they eat acetaminophen was a huge step forward,” Anne Brooke, conservation resources program manager for Naval Facilities Command Marianas, said Thursday. “The problem was how you get the snakes to eat it.”

    The brown tree snake was introduced onto Guam — which has no native snakes — by military transports following World War II.

    By the 1980s, the species had “eaten its way from one end of island to the other,” eliminating most indigenous birds, causing the extinction of some species unique to Guam, Brooke said.

    Many still fear the snake could accidentally migrate again and cause environmental devastation on other Pacific islands such as Hawaii, she said.

    Snake traps are set around military and civilian airports, and dogs are used to sniff outbound shipments of furniture and other cargo. But it has done little to reduce the problem.

    Ten years ago, an offensive was opened against the snakes.

    ADVERTISEMENT

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture, along with the Environmental Protection Agency, started researching ways to poison the tree snakes with commonly available commercial products.

    They provide a regulatory advantage because they’ve already undergone extensive testing, said Dan Vice, assistant state director of USDA Wildlife Services in Hawaii, Guam and the Pacific Islands.

    After years of research, they discovered the household pain reliever acetaminophen was a deadly poison to snakes in small doses, and the EPA approved its use in Guam, Vice said.

    Dead mice stuffed with the pain reliever were attractive bait. But there was still a problem with delivering the new poison to a species that spends most of its time in the forest canopy.

    Ground traps, which were effective in some areas, were impractical in mountainous jungle areas where foot travel is difficult, Vice said.

    Overcoming the snake’s terrain required a helicopter and a new paper delivery system.

    Each mouse was attached to two squares of cardboard and a streamer of green paper. The streamer could be dropped from a low-flying helicopter and would catch in the upper tree branches of the jungle.

    About 200 of the baits and some radio transmitters were dropped from a helicopter on 20 acres of Naval Base Guam on Wednesday as a first test of the system, Vice said.

    “We’ve already found all the baits,” he said. “We will go out over the next few nights and find out their fate.”

    The effectiveness of the drop will offer insights into how well it might work elsewhere on the island — and whether it might be a key to solving a longtime ecological problem, Vice said.

    The USDA has a grant from the Department of Defense to expand the control efforts on Guam military bases in 2011. Eventually, Vice said, he hopes the method can be used islandwide in the near future.

    “What we are doing now is finding out the hiccups in the system,” he said. “The next step will be 100 hectares (247 acres) of forest area on Andersen Air Base.”
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    The brown tree snake had wiped all the birds natural to Guam before I was born. So will never get to see what my parents took for granted.

    Hafa Adai

    Anna

  4. Victor Says:

    Thank you Michelle for the article and the tush.

  5. Helena Says:

    This article about cholesterol really goes a long way towards affirming your article about statins.
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    A simple way to improve your cholesterol

    Total cholesterol control is within your reach–and a new study proves that you don’t need meds… just a good diet.

    Call it one more reason to kick the sugar habit, because researchers say low-carb diets top low-fat ones when it comes to boosting good cholesterol levels.

    In the newest study, researchers assigned 307 non-diabetic obese people with an average age of 45.5 to either a low- fat or low-carb diet. The low-carb dieters were allowed 20 grams of carbs per day for three months, and then gradually got to increase that limit by 5 grams a day each week.

    The low-fat dieters were limited to between 1,200 and 1,800 calories a day, with less than 30 percent of those calories coming from fat. I’m guessing that led to a lot of rumbling tummies, because it’s hard to eat well within those limits.

    At the end of two years, both sets of dieters lost roughly the same amount of weight: 15 pounds.

    Both sets of dieters had better cholesterol overall. Both groups had higher levels of HDL “good” cholesterol and lower levels of the bad stuff, LDL cholesterol and triglycerides.

    But the low-carb dieters came out on top. They got a bigger boost in good cholesterol, raising their HDL levels by an average of 23 percent–versus just 12 percent among the low-fat dieters, according to the study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

    The researchers say the improvement seen in the low-carb dieters is in line with what some people get from meds.

    And that means you can wave goodbye to those prescription co-pays and drug side effects if you’re just willing to make a little adjustment in your eating habits.

    So if you’re looking for a good diet, skip low-fat and all the unhealthy and unfulfilling processed foods that are considered an acceptable part of that diet, and go low-carb instead. Studies have found that it’s one of the best ways to lose weight and keep it off.

    Low-carb diets can also lower your blood pressure, reduce your risk of diabetes and heart disease, and even boost your energy levels. Since it’s low in sugar, it’s great for your teeth, too.

    And speaking of oral health, keep reading for the latest disease that’s been linked to poor gums.
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    Thanks for continuing to expose us to a new way of viewing the life around us.

    Michelle

  6. Zen Lill Says:

    HI Mischa, I just watched that twice and later I’ll watch it again…interesting…I’m definitely against vaccines of this type, or any type…

    …So, Jorge, absolutely not on the steroids : ) I’m au naturelllll in pretty much everything I ingest and deal with just in general, I would never suggest something I wouldn’t do/take…

    Btw, loved the piggie and the doggie yesterday, I’ll adopt both of them!

    Gotta run, pinkin’ out for now : ) Zen Lill

  7. Lea Says:

    Hafa adai

    The GOP debate was very interesting.

    GOP Rivals Trade Blows In Nasty “Great Debate”

    Last Updated on Friday, 03 September 2010 01:38
    Written by Kevin Kerrigan

    Thursday, 02 September 2010 23:10
    Guam – Guam News

    Guam – The Republican Gubernatorial candidates took their gloves off Thursday night during the UOG Primary “Great Debate.”

    In a series of bruising exchanges, the two rival teams for the GOP gubernatorial nomination hammered each each other over issues ranging from the military buildup to health care, education and crime.

    Republican Senators Eddie Calvo and his running mate Senator Ray Tenorio are headed for a Saturday showdown with their GOP rivals Lt. Governor Mike Cruz and Senator Jim Espladon.

    The primary winner will face off against the unchallenged Democratic Gubernatorial team of former Governor Carl Gutierrez and Senator Frank Aguon Jr.

    In the debate, the candidates took their cues from open ended questions offered by the UOG students to launch attacks on each other.

    When asked for his views on small business, Senator Calvo said of Cruz that “the Acting Governor wanted to raise the GRT [Gross Receipts Tax]. We are not going to raise taxes, we’re going to foster small business activities.”

    Cruz fired back at Calvo saying “You need to get your hearing checked. We see small business as the pillar of our economy.”

    On military relations Calvo said the “major difference is that we are going to to be partners, not subjects to the military” and then slipped in a shot at the Lt. Governor by saying it was the administration that Cruz is a part of that “made the recommendation for Pagat” as a firing range to the military. A charge made several times during the debate.

    Later Cruz fired back saying “Pagat is not simply a plot of land, it represents our inalienable right to determine our future.” And he got in a shot of his own by accusing Calvo of exchanging “land next to the Orodt dump for Two Lovers Point land.”

    “What are your views on health care?”
    Calvo said he “appropriated $30-million dollars more than my opponents asked for in health care.” And he said he authored a bill for the Southern Health Care Center. “We’re going to get ‘care’ back in health care.” A line repeated on a number of occasions.

    Cruz responded by accusing Calvo of being “the only Budget Committee Chairman to cut $6 million” from health care. Adding that the Camacho-Cruz administration “not only got GMH accredited, we built the Southern health Care Center.”

    They were also asked for their views on strategic planning, and Calvo brought up the Federal Management team appointed to run the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse. “Mental Health was taken over … they don’t fix the buses … they don’t tell the business owners” about the impact of road construction. I don’t see planing,” said Calvo, “I see reactive planing.”

    As for Guam’s political status, Lt. Governor Cruz called it “a complex issue, not easily resolved.” He said that he has proposed establishing a study group at UOG to look into the political status question and develop “a closer and fairer relationship with the U.S.” And he also proposed sending “a delegate to the U.S. Senate, just as Guam now has a delegate in the House.”

    Calvo said “Any status is better than territorial status … the problem is that over the past 8 years when it came to the Commission on
    Decolonization, not once did this administration set a meeting … they were absent at the post. What have they been doing for 8 years?”

    The exchanges between the 2 Lt. Gubernatorial candidates were especially sharp.

    When asked their views on education, Senator Ray Tenorio lit into the current administration saying “it was this administration that cut a million dollars from the University of Guam and $500-thousand from Guam Community College because they over estimated the budget for this fiscal year.”

    Senator Jim Espaldon fired back saying “So far we have heard the other team talk about all the faults of this administration …. and yet they have offered no solution on how they’re going to be able to provide the funding.”

    Tenorio also attacked the current Camacho/Cruz administration over the ambulance and bus crises saying “There are some days when only 2 ambulances are operating in our community because we haven’t been able to procure more ambulances or get those repaired. We have buses right now that have faulty breaks and this administration decided to put children on them.”

    Espaldon at on point responded by saying “We have been hearing all night long ‘We’re going to do this, we’re going to do that.’ These are empty promises,” said Espaldon. “Lets get real.”

    And referring to another Tenorio response, Espaldon said it sounded “more like a commercial than an answer to the question.”

    When asked for their views on legislative relations, Tenorio accused the Camacho/Cruz administration of keeping the legislature in the dark on the military buildup and he too accused the current administration of “offering Pagat” to the military.

    On the same question of legislative relations, Espladon fired back “Whose the man who went up and grabbed the gavel?,” referring to the incident in January of 2008 when Tenorio and Speaker Won Pat battled for the leadership role in the legislature.
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    If they are this rough on each other, the Dems can expect no civility.

    Lea

  8. Bob Says:

    A  wife invited some people to dinner. 
     
    At the  table, she turned to their six-year-old daughter and said, 
    ‘Would you  like to say the blessing?’  

    “What can I say?” she asked.

    ‘Just say what you hear  Mommy say,’ the wife answered. 

    The daughter bowed her head and said,
     ”‘Lord, why on earth did I invite all these people to dinner?”

  9. From the Desk of moveOn.Org Says:

    The right-wing continues to use the proposed Muslim community center in lower Manhattan to whip up hate and fear.

    But advocates of freedom are speaking up against this hate—including Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans.

    Hundreds have already joined an open letter to take a stand for religious freedom and free speech—the very core American values they risked their lives for overseas.

    Please check out the letter from VoteVets chairman and Iraq war veteran Jon Soltz below.

    If you served in Iraq or Afghanistan, please click here to sign today. And if you have a friend, family member, or colleague who did, please pass this email along to them today.

    Thanks for all you do.
    –Kat, Jeff, Duncan, Marika, and the rest of the team

    Hi,
    Since the debate erupted, we’ve kept out of the argument over the planned Community Center for Muslims in Lower Manhattan (falsely called the “Ground Zero Mosque”).

    Initially, we believed this was a local issue for New Yorkers to discuss. But, we can no longer stay silent. We need your help.

    We’re asking for you to join Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who already signed an open letter to the developer of the site, Sharif El-Gamal, supporting his right to develop the site, and expressing the view that allowing his community center to move forward will be a powerful tool in defeating the same terrorists we fought against in war.

    CLICK HERE TO SIGN OUR OPEN LETTER ON THE COMMUNITY CENTER FOR MUSLIMS

    There are two very important reasons we Iraq and Afghanistan veterans feel we must speak out. First and foremost, when we signed up for service, we swore to uphold the Constitution.

    For all the talk these days from some quarters about the importance of protecting the Constitution and allowing the free market to work unfettered, those same people are fighting against a person’s right to buy property and worship freely.

    Our duty to protect the Constitution doesn’t end when our service does. It’s up to us to stand up for the right for all Americans to enjoy the Constitutional freedoms that so many around the world don’t have.

    Secondly, allowing the Community Center to move forward will deal a blow to the propaganda of al Qaeda and Islamist extremists, who recruit on the talking point that the United States is in a war against Islam.

    Of course, we’re not. But, if those forces of intolerance win, it will certainly appear that we are in a war against one religion—Islam.

    As Matthew Alexander, a former interrogator in Iraq, and VoteVets.org member wrote at the Huffington Post, “Imagine an al Qaeda recruiter attempting to sway a potential charge by citing an imaginary American war against Muslims but having to face the counterargument that Americans built a Muslim community center near the site of the former Twin Towers.

    The Cordoba House would be a powerful symbol of U.S. tolerance and freedom that will stand in direct contradiction to al Qaeda’s narrative that Americans hate Muslims.”

    That’s the point. Defeating al Qaeda will take the use of force. But it will also take destroying their ability to recruit, and that means winning hearts and minds. As veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan know, having the people on your side is of utmost importance.

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN US IN PROTECTING THE CONSTITUTION AND AMERICA

    Please take a moment to click the link above to join Iraq and Afghanistan veterans in this open letter, supporting the right of Muslims to build a community center on property they lawfully bought. This is too important an issue for us to stay silent on any longer.

    Sincerely,

    Jon Soltz ?(Follow me on Twitter—@jonsoltz) ?Iraq War Veteran ?Chairman, VoteVets.org

  10. From the Desk of Elizabeth Meinecke Says:

    There’s a well-deserved atmosphere of distrust between conservatives and the media, particularly at events like Glenn Beck’s 8/28 rally and tea parties. Conservatives are concerned their quotes will be misconstrued and that they’ll be labeled more racist than the Black Panther Party (oh, wait, the Department of Justice dropped those charges?).

    I understand. I really don’t want my words twisted in a Chris Matthews’ diatribe, either.

    But refusing an interview is rarely the best option. When the media shows up at a conservative event, here’s what you can do…

    — Elisabeth Meinecke

  11. Doug The Main Dude Says:

    I have followed Alex Jones for quite some time. A renegade to find the truth and expose the corporate and governmental powers that constrain and manipulate the public. I like his materials and his in your face approach. His work exposing the Bilderberg group is historic!

    Thanks for this!

  12. General Info Says:

    Q: Is it worth paying more for a “certified pre-owned” car instead of a “regular” used car?

    A: A certified pre-owned (CPO) car is a vehicle that has been inspected and serviced by a new or used-car dealership according to specific standards set forth by its manufacturer, including overall condition, appearance, mileage and age.

    (Most CPO cars are two to three years old and are just off their first lease.) CPO cars generally offer buyers more real (as well as psychological) security that the car is in good shape and ready to go.

    But as you point out, CPO cars cost more. CPO cars, which are in excellent condition, can sell for 10% to 20% more than the same car that is in average condition.

    If you have the knowledge and wherewithal to inspect a prospective used car (or have it inspected by a trustworthy and competent independent shop), you would probably be able to get a better deal on a non-CPO car that easily can be cleaned and tuned up.

    Our inside source: Eric Peters, Washington, DC-based automotive columnist and author of Automotive Atrocities! The Cars We Love to Hate (MBI). http://www.ericpetersautos.com

  13. Peter Says:

    Hafa adai

    Don’t know why that didn’t make it in. But like I said before. Here is some last minute info.
    _______________________________________

    Advice to Voters Ahead of Saturday’s Primary

    Last Updated on Friday, 03 September 2010 02:06
    Written by News Release

    Friday, 03 September 2010 01:59
    Guam – Guam News

    Guam – The Guam Election Commission (GEC) would like to remind voters that today [Friday] September 3, is the last day for Early (In-Office) Voting between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. at the GEC Office located in the GCIC Bldg.

    All voters wishing to participate in this process are asked to bring a Photo I.D.

    As a result of the high voter registration during the last few days of the District Voter Registration Program, coupled with the high voter turnout for the Early (In-Office) voting, the GEC was not able to enter all Affidavits of Registration into the Voter Registration Listing in time to meet the printing deadline.

    As a result, there will be some instances whereby a voter’s name will not appear on the Voter Signature Roster at his or her precinct.

    Therefore, in an effort to assure these voters that they will be allowed to vote, the GEC will provide a supplemental list (of those registrants not listed) to the Precinct Officials to refer to should a voters name not be on the Voter Signature Roster.

    This verification process may cause some delay however, the registered voter will be allowed to vote.

    Therefore, for those new voters who will be voting for the first time in this upcoming Primary, the GEC would like to recommend that in addition to a photo ID, these individuals bring the “yellow’ copy of their Affidavit of Registration to their Precincts.

    In an effort to ensure that the Ballot Tabulators are in good working condition, the GEC will be conducting a Test Election 6:00 p.m. Friday, September 3, 2010 at the UOG Field House.

    The GEC extends an invitation to the three (3) Gubernatorial Teams and/or their representatives, representatives
    from both political parties, members of the general public and the media to observe this process.

    Once again for the Primary Election, the GEC would like to remind all voters to:

    *VOTE FOR ONE (1) PARTY ONLY. IF YOU VOTE FOR MORE THAN ONE (1) PARTY FOR ALL OFFICES APPEARING ON EITHER SIDE OF THE BALLOT OR CROSS OVER, THE ENTIRE BALLOT SHALL BE VOID.

    For more information on this Press Release, you may call GEC Executive Director John F. Blas at (671) 477-9791-4, or send an email to director@gec.guam.gov
    ______________________________________

    I hope this gets in.

    Peter

  14. Nidal Says:

    Michelle it is scary how easy it is for big pharma to buy and sell our politicians. Is there anything we can truly trust that the medical industry sells us?

    Nidal

  15. Ricki Says:

    Michelle

    We need Madaline in Mexico. The women here are being raped daily. We are being forced into sexual slavery. There is no real government here in Mexico.

    Your news media is ignoring the thousands of murders committed a month. We lose more lives each month that you Americans do waging war on two fronts.

    Ricki

  16. Irene Says:

    I worked for one of those people who wants to thin out the planet to make it easier for the super rich to appreciate their wealth.

    The Rockerfeller foundation is one of those secret eugenic groups that fund the concept of thinning out the population of the planet.

    They incite people like James J. Lee into doing their dirty work.

    Irene

  17. Ai-mu Says:

    Michelle

    The western corporations are encouraging my country to farm our people for their organs. I work in Shanghai Fengpu industrial park.

    We have very good jobs. We speak excellent english. My boyfriend works in a unit that hacks into various US government computers 24/7 for any useful information.

    He learned through hacking that our government round ups by the thousands are for those people’s organs.

    It is no longer a big secret here. Many educated Chinese hide their medical information from the government. We are going to the old practice of medicine to avoid having to go to government hospital where records are kept on us.

    Hardly a day goes by without the rumor of someone being taken and never being seen or heard from again.

    First it was arresting people with special skills. Now it is for their blood type and organs.

    Ai-mu

  18. Mary Says:

    This is the Peter Singer that has the support of the Rockefellers and Gates.

    Peter Singer’s Bold Defense of Infanticide

    DD801
    Scott Klusendorf

    This article first appeared in the Volume 23 / Number 3 issue of the Christian Research Journal. For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org

    Peter Singer- Introduction
    In 1993, ethicist Peter Singer shocked many Americans by suggesting that no newborn should be considered a person until 30 days after birth and that the attending physician should kill some disabled babies on the spot.

    Five years later, his appointment as Decamp Professor of Bio-Ethics at Princeton University ignited a firestorm of controversy, though his ideas about abortion and infanticide were hardly new.

    In 1979 he wrote, “Human babies are not born self-aware, or capable of grasping that they exist over time. They are not persons”; therefore, “the life of a newborn is of less value than the life of a pig, a dog, or a chimpanzee.”1
    ==========================
    Those white who support the eugenic people think it will only be the otws that are eliminated. They will find to their despair that they are included in that list of “too many” people.

    Mary

  19. Elenor Says:

    My husband is one of those men who hurried off to Glen Beck’s restoring honor. When he returned with all his stories about how exciting to be working with people who believed as he did that this country is being run by people with no honor I had him served with papers asking for a divorce.

    He neglected to mention that he went to that “Restoring Honor” bullshit with his mistress. My detectives and camera crew documented all the honor he had.

    There is so much hypocrisy in world today.

    Elenor

  20. Bryce Says:

    Okay what are they really looking for?
    =======================
    Coast Guard participates in Micronesia Patrol Boat Operation

    Written by News Release
    Friday, 03 September 2010 07:50

    Guam – Guam News

    Guam – From August 16–26 patrol boats from Coast Guard Sector Guam, the Republic of Palau, Papua New Guinea, Federated States of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Nauru, and Kiribati participated in “Operation Island Chief,” a multinational exercise aimed at curtailing illegal, undocumented, and unreported fishing within the Western Pacific.

    The exercise utilized the Coast Guard Cutters Assateague and Sequoia, and seven Pacific patrol boats from various island nations, along with aerial support from the U.S. Navy Commander Task Force 72.
    =============================

    I tried to follow and was chased away.

    Bryce

  21. LaDesta Says:

    This is an interesting article I found on the Huff for those of you still in doubt about Obama’s religion.
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    (RNS) The flap about President Obama’s religious affiliation reveals our national ignorance about religion in general and Christianity in particular. Here are some facts we ought to understand about Christianity before we go around rating the Christian character of Obama or anyone else:

    1. Much is being made of Obama’s childhood years in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation. Obama attended a Catholic School and later a public school that he has described as “Muslim” where the Quran was part of the curriculum.

    Praying to saints in Catholic school didn’t make Obama Catholic; praying with friends inside a mosque didn’t make him a Muslim, either.

    I visited Indonesia in 1968, right after the assassination of Sen. Robert Kennedy and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. During a talk to high school students about life in America, one student asked me, “If America is a Christian nation, why are you killing your leaders?”

    I responded then as I would now, adding a local cultural twist: “Being born in a garage does not make you a car, being born in a rice shelter does not make you rice, and being born in America does not make you Christian.”

    2. One is not a Christian because their mother or father is. Obama’s mother was raised Christian and later became an agnostic.

    His father was born Muslim and later became an atheist. Obama made his personal choices about religion later in life — just as his parents did, and just as many of us do.

    It is indisputable that Obama staked his claim as a follower of Jesus. In his book, “The Audacity of Hope,” he said of his decision to follow Jesus: “What was intellectual and what was emotional joined, and the belief in the redemptive power of Jesus Christ, that he died for our sins, that through him we could achieve eternal life —

    but also that, through good works we could find order and meaning here on Earth and transcend our limits and our flaws and our foibles — I found that powerful.”

    This Easter, he said of the Resurrection, “We are awed by the grace Jesus showed even to those who would have killed him …

    We are thankful for the sacrifice he gave for the sins of humanity. And we glory in the promise of redemption in the resurrection.”

    3. You are not a Christian because you pray every day. One of the more comical defenses of the president was from White House spokesman Bill Burton, who declared, “The president is obviously a Christian. He prays every day.”

    Devout Muslims, of course, pray five times daily and most religions have some form of daily prayer. Daily prayer does not a Christian make.

    4. You are not a Christian simply because you say you are. Jesus said his followers were not hearers only but also doers of his words.

    Orthodoxy means believing the right things, orthopraxy means doing the right things. Saying the right things doesn’t really count for much in Jesus’ view.

    He also said his true followers would deny themselves, take up his cross and follow him daily.

    5. Within all religions there is a lot of diversity. Many Orthodox Jews do not consider Reform Jews truly Jewish.

    Some Catholics believe Protestants are not Christians, and some Protestants believe Mormons are not Christians.

    The moderate Muslim does not consider the radical terrorist fringe to be truly Muslim.

    Focus on the Family founder James Dobson has accused Obama of “deliberately distorting the traditional understanding of the Bible to fit his own world view, his own confused theology.”

    When some say Obama is not a Christian, what they’re really saying is that he’s not their kind of Christian.

    6. Jesus himself was not a Christian. Perhaps the most overlooked fact by religious illiterates is that Jesus was a Jew, and he never referred to his followers as “Christians.”

    Jesus referred to his followers as disciples. Only decades later in Antioch was the term “Christian” used of Jesus followers, and it was a derisive term coined by detractors.

    So will someone remind me again why we’re getting so worked up about whether or not Obama is a Christian, when Jesus himself wasn’t?

    (Dick Staub is author of the just-released “About You: Fully Human and Fully Alive” and the host of The Kindlings Muse (www.thekindlings.com). His blog can be read at http://www.dickstaub.com)
    —————————
    This won’t change the minds of those who use the lie to continue to hate because of the color of his skin. But it might make it a little harder to fake it.

    LaDesta

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