“Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.” Sun Tzu quotes (Chinese General and Author, b.500 BC)

This You Tube from Hijacked Nation provides insight into how governments discredit and eliminate dissident movements. The author owes special thanks to We Are Change in LA and We Are Change New York for their NOPLANER provocacteur footage.

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By Ron Paul | Texas Straight Talk
November 2, 2009

There has been a lot of talk in Washington recently about senior citizens, mostly about how various healthcare reform models would help or hurt them. But there is another critical issue that has quietly devastated seniors financially over the last few decades. It concerns how the cost of living is calculated. How does the administration justify not giving a cost of living increase to Social Security recipients this year?

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By Brent Budowsky - 11/03/09 08:29 AM ET

The winner of the 2009 elections is: Ron Paul!

Forget the spin and the slop. The real winner of the 2009 elections is the public official and candidate who has championed the core insurgency driving the election. It is Texas Republican Rep. Ron Paul.

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America will probably go to war with Iran and here is the history...

Revolution was my primary composition project in the Fall of 2008/Spring of 2009 and was written to commemorate the Hempstead 15.

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The Hempstead 15 was my inspiration for writing "Revolution". I was so moved, so horrified after watching what happened outside of the final 2008 presidential debates between McCain and Obama in Hempstead, NY that it steered me into a brand new direction on the large jazz band ensemble piece I was working on.

The solo section (guitar @1:40) was what went through my mind though shortly after watching the film that is shown @1:40. The beginning and the end of the piece grew from this climactic point stuck in my brain.

Revolution is written for 1 soprano sax, 1 clarinet/tenor sax, 1 alto sax, 1 baritone sax, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, 1 bass trombone, guitar, piano, vibraphone, upright bass and drums.

Please comment and rate ~ this is my first attempt at making a video and sticking it on youtube.

Courtney Beadel (aka cybloo)

Save The Republic!

Libertarian News Examiner | October 30, 2009
by Garry Reed

Forget the Tea Party protests. Forget the 9/12 project. Libertarians are gathering in Texas for an event that cuts to the heart of the freedom movement: big government sucks.

Billed as the First Annual National Government Sucks Day Rally, the event is being held by and for small government and no government activists only.

Karen De Coster, writing from her lewrockwell.com web page, has extended an open invitation to all "Libertarians, Anarchists, Objectivists, and followers of Ron Paul. Front porch radicals and independents are free to attend, as well. No Astroturf’ers allowed."

That last refers to widespread evidence that many Tea Party protests, whether openly or covertly, have been hijacked by the Republican Party, and since the 9/12 Project is the brainchild of conservative Fox News ranter Glen Beck, both movements are seen by many libertarians as primarily anti liberal government rather than anti big government. ("Astroturf" in this context denotes a "fake grassroots" event.)

As Kevin Tuma's postings on Facebook Causes make clear, this event represents:

* One day to tell the government how we feel
* A true libertarian convergence full of harmonial goodness

The rally takes place in Hillsboro, Texas on Saturday, November 7, at the site of the Middlefaire Renaissance Festival.

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Speaking to veteran CNN interviewer Larry King on Sunday, Texas Republican Congressman Ron Paul argued that he is just as upset with America's economic system as activist filmmaker Michael Moore -- except the longtime doctor does not believe the illness is purely based on capitalism.

"We have lost our faith and confidence and understanding in how free markets work," he said. "We turned it upside-down by saying that any time corporations get benefits, we call it capitalism and freedom, and it's corporatism. It's the military industrial complex. It's all the special interests."

Paul continued: "This is where Michael Moore gets it all wrong. He believes diligently in free markets because he believes in the First Amendment. He believes in making films. He doesn't believe in prior restraints. So, why should he condemn capitalism? He's condemning corporatism. I condemn it too. Special privileges for corporations is a big problem."

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Here is the contact info for the thirteen Democratic Co Sponsors of HR 1207 on the House Financial Services Committee that Dr. Paul mentioned in his video -- plus three bonus members. Contact them and respectfully demand that they stand firm on a real audit of the Fed, to vote yes on the Paul amendment of HR 1207.

These members, as co-sponsors, are our allies on this issue. Thank them, but let them know that Mel Watt’s changes to the bill are unacceptable. Urge them to honor their promise to support transparency at the Fed by voting “Yes” for the Paul amendment.

Also contact Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and urge them to schedule a standalone, up or down vote on the real Audit the Fed bill.

Rep. Barney Frank: (202) 225-5931

Speaker Nancy Pelosi: (202) 225-0100

Rep. John Adler, NJ (202) 225-4765, fax: 202-2250778
Rep. Travis Childers, MS (202) 225-4306, fax: 202-225-3549
Rep. Steve Driehaus, OH (202) 225-2216, fax: 202-225-3012
Rep. Alan Grayson, FL (202) 225-2176, fax: 202-225-0999
Rep. Rubén Hinojosa, TX (202) 225-2531, fax: 202-225-5688
Rep. Suzanne Kosmas, FL Toll Free: 1-877-956-7627, fax: 202-226-9299
Rep. Dan Maffei, NY (202) 225-3701, fax: 202-225-4042
Rep. Brad Miller, NC (202) 225-3032, fax: 202-225-0181
Rep. Walt Minnick, ID (202) 225-6611, fax: 202-225-3029
Rep. Ed Perlmutter, CO (202)-225-2645, fax: 202-225-5278
Rep. David Scott, GA (202) 225-2939, fax: 202-225-4628
Rep. Brad Sherman, CA (202) 225-5911, fax: 202-225-5879
Rep. Jackie Speier, CA (202) 225-3531, fax: 202-226-4183

And last, but certainly not least, Rep. Mel Watt. DC: Tel. (202) 225-1510, Fax (202) 225-1512
Charlotte, NC: Tel. (704) 344-9950, Fax (704) 344-9971
Greensboro, NC: Tel. (336) 275-9950, Fax (336) 379-9951

and, Rep Barney Frank, DC: Tel: (202) 225-5931, fax: (202) 225-0182
Newton, MA: Tel: (617) 332-3920, Fax: (617) 332-2822
New Bedford, MA: Tel: (508) 999-6462, Fax: (508) 999-6468
Taunton, MA: Tel: (508) 822-4796, Fax: (508) 822-8186

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The thirteen Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee mentioned by Dr. Paul are:

Rep. John Adler, NJ (202) 225-4765
Rep. Travis Childers, MS (202) 225-4306
Rep. Steve Driehaus, OH (202) 225-2216
Rep. Alan Grayson, FL (202) 225-2176
Rep. Rubén Hinojosa, TX (202) 225-2531
Rep. Suzanne Kosmas, FL Toll Free: 1-877-956-7627
Rep. Dan Maffei, NY (202) 225-3701
Rep. Brad Miller, NC (202) 225-3032
Rep. Walt Minnick, ID (202) 225-6611
Rep. Ed Perlmutter, CO (202)-225-2645
Rep. David Scott, GA (202) 225-2939
Rep. Brad Sherman, CA (202) 225-5911
Rep. Jackie Speier, CA (202) 225-3531

And last, but certainly not least, Rep. Mel Watt. DC: Tel. (202) 225-1510, Fax (202) 225-1512
Charlotte, NC: Tel. (704) 344-9950, Fax (704) 344-9971
Greensboro, NC: Tel. (336) 275-9950, Fax (336) 379-9951

Be respectful. The last thing we want is Mel Watt saying how rude Ron Paul supporters are! But be firm.

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By Bob Ivry | Bloomberg

Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Representative Ron Paul, the Texas Republican who has called for an end to the Federal Reserve, said legislation he introduced to audit monetary policy has been “gutted” while moving toward a possible vote in the Democratic-controlled House.

The bill, with 308 co-sponsors, has been stripped of provisions that would remove Fed exemptions from audits of transactions with foreign central banks, monetary policy deliberations, transactions made under the direction of the Federal Open Market Committee and communications between the Board, the reserve banks and staff, Paul said today.

“There’s nothing left, it’s been gutted,” he said in a telephone interview. “This is not a partisan issue. People all over the country want to know what the Fed is up to, and this legislation was supposed to help them do that.”

The Fed, led by Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, has come under greater congressional scrutiny while attempting to end the financial crisis by bailing out financial firms and more than doubling its balance sheet to $2.16 trillion in the past year. The central bank is also buying $1.25 trillion of securities tied to home loans.

Paul, a member of the House Financial Services Committee, said Mel Watt, a Democrat from North Carolina, has eliminated “just about everything” while preparing the legislation for formal consideration. Watt is chairman of the panel’s domestic monetary policy and technology subcommittee.

Keith Kelly, a spokesman for Watt, declined to comment and said Watt wasn’t immediately available for an interview. Watt’s district includes Charlotte, headquarters of Bank of America Corp., the biggest U.S. lender.

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Paul said he intends to introduce an amendment to the bill when it comes to the House floor for a vote restoring the legislation’s original language.

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Just saw this on the front page of YouTube.
114,371 views as of 11/1/09 9:25 PM EST.

Dr. Paul on Russia Today covering a myriad of topics:

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Also, save the date: 11-22-09 End the Fed Rally coming to a city near you!

Join your friends in Philadelphia.

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Tonight I drove to Yuma Arizona to hear G. Edward Griffin speak. On the way back I had to stop at a border patrol checkpoint (80 Miles from the border) I was a little nervous because I just put "9/11 was an inside job" and "Don't blame me I voted for Ron Paul" bumper stickers on my back window. Plus, my wife is an immigrant and I told her and my passenger that I was not going to cooperate with their unconstitutional questions.

Anyway, I roll up to the check point and an agent asks me what country I am from. I said America. He then asked, "where are you coming from?" I asked him if that was a legal question. To my surprise he said no. He then asked me where I was going and I again asked him if that was a legal question. He didn't say anything but immediately asked me if I was in Mexico at all. I again asked him if that was a legal question. About that time a man walked around the back of my car and saw my bumper stickers and said something from the back of my car to the guy asking me questions, who then said "have a good night". I had my video camera rolling, asked him for his name and he gave it to me and waved me on through.

It was great to question them like this but what was even better was that they must've been so flustered that they didn't even ask my wife anything. Every other time we go through this gestapo checkpoint they talk to her and have us go to "secondary" where they have the drug dog search our car while they look at her "papers". Didn't happen tonight though. I think it was the combination of me asking them questions, me filming, and them seeing the stickers that did it. Also, my glock was proudly sitting on my dash.

It was 12:30 in the morning, nobody else was on the road, and when we pulled away all I could do was laugh because for the first time I didn't answer any of the questions they have no legal right to, and they wanted us out of there pretty damn fast.

Question Authority!!!

By Nouriel Roubini
November 1 2009 | Financial Times

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So what is behind this massive [stock market & financial asset] rally? Certainly it has been helped by a wave of liquidity from near-zero interest rates and quantitative easing. But a more important factor fuelling this asset bubble is the weakness of the US dollar, driven by the mother of all carry trades. The US dollar has become the major funding currency of carry trades as the Fed has kept interest rates on hold and is expected to do so for a long time. Investors who are shorting the US dollar to buy on a highly leveraged basis higher-yielding assets and other global assets are not just borrowing at zero interest rates in dollar terms; they are borrowing at very negative interest rates – as low as negative 10 or 20 per cent annualised – as the fall in the US dollar leads to massive capital gains on short dollar positions.

Let us sum up: traders are borrowing at negative 20 per cent rates to invest on a highly leveraged basis on a mass of risky global assets that are rising in price due to excess liquidity and a massive carry trade. Every investor who plays this risky game looks like a genius – even if they are just riding a huge bubble financed by a large negative cost of borrowing – as the total returns have been in the 50-70 per cent range since March.

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But it will eventually unwind in the biggest co-ordinated asset bust ever... Read the whole thing.

This is from Forbes Nov 16th (not on news stands yet)

Read the new article from our great leader. After you read the "truth"...then read the comments....very Interesting...

by Ron Paul, 10.29.09

The large-scale government intervention in the economy is going to end badly

Any number of pundits claim that we have now passed the worst of the recession. Green shoots of recovery are supposedly popping up all around the country, and the economy is expected to resume growing soon at an annual rate of 3% to 4%. Many of these are the same people who insisted that the economy would continue growing last year, even while it was clear that we were already in the beginning stages of a recession.

A false recovery is under way. I am reminded of the outlook in 1930, when the experts were certain that the worst of the Depression was over and that recovery was just around the corner. The economy and stock market seemed to be recovering, and there was optimism that the recession, like many of those before it, would be over in a year or less. Instead, the interventionist policies of Hoover and Roosevelt caused the Depression to worsen, and the Dow Jones industrial average did not recover to 1929 levels until 1954. I fear that our stimulus and bailout programs have already done too much to prevent the economy from recovering in a natural manner and will result in yet another asset bubble.

Anytime the central bank intervenes to pump trillions of dollars into the financial system, a bubble is created that must eventually deflate. We have seen the results of Alan Greenspan's excessively low interest rates: the housing bubble, the explosion of subprime loans and the subsequent collapse of the bubble, which took down numerous financial institutions. Rather than allow the market to correct itself and clear away the worst excesses of the boom period, the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Treasury colluded to put taxpayers on the hook for trillions of dollars. Those banks and financial institutions that took on the largest risks and performed worst were rewarded with billions in taxpayer dollars, allowing them to survive and compete with their better-managed peers.

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