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The latest electronic junk from China that you bought is driving you nuts.  It just doesn’t work right.  So tell everyone about it.  And if it is a great product, then tell the folks about that.  It’s your Rant, you mad dog, so go for it.  Techies and nerd Rants are allowed.  Nerds can come out of the (electronic) closet right here.

Politicians

Most of them should probably be in prison outfits when they are in session, especially in Congress.  That way, everyone will know what their agenda really is, and have a clear idea about the bills they are voting on.  You get elected to Congress, you take your oath, you get your new uniform, a striped suit.  And you wear it every day that you are in session.

For more local governments, like City Halls in communities around Los Angeles, we recommend Clown outfits.

This is your chance.  “They” will no longer let you get close enough to throw your shoe, much less a creme pie, so the next best thing is to Rant here.  The bums can’t duck our posts.

 

Police State

So you thought Bush and Chaney were sharing the 666 crown for taking away our freedoms, eh?  Well how do you like the new king, Barry Sotero?  Expanded wars, world-wide assassinations without trial, building concentration camps in the US, the National Defense Authorization Act, the renewal of the Patriot Act, the continued shame of Guantanamo, the militarization of the local police, the saber rattling in the far east (hey, why not get a war going with China to balance out the one coming up with Iran.  A double-header as they say in baseball).  This guy Obama is the worst enemy of Freedom who has walked the earth since Joe Stalin.  Actually worse.  Stalin had “show trials”.   This guy doesn’t even do that, his trials are secret, the evidence is secret, the defendants have been tortured for years, the public only gets government propaganda about them after they end.  If he stays in office another four years this website will be coming to you from Iceland, along with any others who value Liberty and Freedom of Speech.

Media

Post to Media your likes or your beefs about all the different media, including the entertainment you like so much at Chuck-E-Cheese.  Bad TV shows, the bobbing heads of the news, the great American Idol show, the seventy-million LA radio stations that are all in languages other than English, the internet, your favorite plays, the recent films.  Let ’em have it, pro or con.

Los Angeles

L.A.   Ya gotta love it….sometimes.  But there is a lot to dislike.  The City Government, the weird mayor who has to always wear long sleeved shirts to hide his gang tats, the parking meters with their $40 fines for 1 minute of overtime, the traffic signals that are obviously run by the oil companies to burn up as much gasoline as possible (just try to drive more than one block without hitting a red light), the police checkpoints on Ventura Blvd., the smog, the lines at In-and-Out Burger.  Ok, there’s some good stuff too.  The Cool new clubs in Hollywood, the subway, the Valley if you want to brush up on your Spanish, Friday car night at Bob’s Big Boy in Toluca Lake, the beach, the great electronics swap meet the last Saturday of the month at TRW, the Farmer’s Markets, the 24 hour a day entertainment by whackos on Hollywood Boulevard, Book Soup, Skylight Books, and the fact that L.A. has some of the hottest looking women on the face of the earth, great Thrift Stores, a billion eateries, and a daily newspaper that has become so bad that you really don’t have to waste your time reading it every morning.  What’s your take on this?  Rant on, brothers and sisters.

Government

What are those jerks in Washington D.C. doing now?  Taking away more of our liberties, our freedom?  Voting themselves more money?  Giving the banksters more money?  They are scum.  Rant, rant, rant……

Dragon: 41 Facts About The History Of Central Banks In The United States

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Date: Wednesday, 17-Oct-2012 22:02:36

Thanks Dragon 🙂
A bit of history here to help everyone understand money matters…..
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41 Facts About The History Of Central Banks In The United States That Our Children Are No Longer Taught In School
Published on 11-12-2010
Source: The American Dream
Today, most American students don’t even understand what a central bank is, much less that the battle over central banks is one of the most important themes in U.S. history. The truth is that our nation was birthed in the midst of a conflict over taxation and the control of our money. Central banking has played a key role in nearly all of the wars that America has fought. Presidents that resisted the central bankers were shot, while others shamefully caved in to their demands. Our current central bank is called the Federal Reserve and it is about as “federal” as Federal Express is. The truth is that it is a privately-owned financial institution that is designed to ensnare the U.S. government in an endlessly expanding spiral of debt from which there is no escape. The Federal Reserve caused the Great Depression and the Federal Reserve is at the core of our current economic crisis. None of these things is taught to students in America’s schools today.
In 2010, young Americans are taught a sanitized version of American history that doesn’t even make any sense. As with so many things, if you want to know what really happened just follow the money.
The following are 41 facts about the history of central banks in the United States that every American should know….
#1 As a result of the Seven Years War with France, King George III of England was deeply in debt to the central bankers of England.
#2 In an attempt to raise revenue, King George tried to heavily tax the colonies in America.
#3 In 1763, Benjamin Franklin was asked by the Bank of England why the colonies were so prosperous, and this was his response….
“That is simple. In the colonies we issue our own money. It is called Colonial Script. We issue it in proper proportion to the demands of trade and industry to make the products pass easily from the producers to the consumers.
In this manner, creating for ourselves our own paper money, we control its purchasing power, and we have no interest to pay to no one.”
#4 The Currency Act of 1764 ordered the American Colonists to stop printing their own money. Colonial script (the money the colonists were using at the time) was to be exchanged at a two-to-one ratio for “notes” from the Bank of England.
#5 Later, in his autobiography, Benjamin Franklin explained the impact that this currency change had on the colonies….
“In one year, the conditions were so reversed that the era of prosperity ended, and a depression set in, to such an extent that the streets of the Colonies were filled with unemployed.”
#6 In fact, Benjamin Franklin stated unequivocally in his autobiography that the power to issue currency was the primary reason for the Revolutionary War….
“The colonies would gladly have borne the little tax on tea and other matters had it not been that England took away from the colonies their money, which created unemployment and dissatisfaction. The inability of the colonists to get power to issue their own money permanently out of the hands of George III and the international bankers was the prime reason for the Revolutionary War.”
#7 Gouverneur Morris, one of the authors of the U.S. Constitution, solemnly warned us in 1787 that we must not allow the bankers to enslave us….
“The rich will strive to establish their dominion and enslave the rest. They always did. They always will… They will have the same effect here as elsewhere, if we do not, by (the power of) government, keep them in their proper spheres.”
#8 Unfortunately, those warning us about the dangers of a central bank did not prevail. After an aborted attempt to establish a central bank in the 1780s, the First Bank of the United States was established in 1791. Alexander Hamilton (who had close ties to the Rothschild banking family) cut a deal under which he would support the move of the nation’s capital to Washington D.C. in exchange for southern support for the establishment of a central bank.
#9 George Washington signed the bill creating the First Bank of the United States on April 25, 1791. It was given a 20 year charter.
#10 In the first five years of the First Bank of the United States, the U.S. government borrowed 8.2 million dollars and prices rose by 72 percent.
#11 The opponents of central banking were not pleased. In 1798, Thomas Jefferson said the following….
“I wish it were possible to obtain a single amendment to our Constitution – taking from the federal government their power of borrowing.”
#12 In 1811, the charter of the First Bank of the United States was not renewed.
#13 One year later, the War of 1812 erupted. The British and the Americans were at war once again.
#14 In 1814, the British captured and burned Washington D.C., but the Americans subsequently experienced key victories at New York and at New Orleans.
#15 The Treaty of Ghent, officially ending the war, was ratified by the U.S. Senate on February 16th, 1815 and was ratified by the British on February 18th, 1815.
#16 In 1816, another central bank was created. The Second Bank of the United States was established and was given a 20 year charter.
#17 Andrew Jackson, who became president in 1828, was determined to end the power of the central bankers over the United States.
#18 In fact, in 1832, Andrew Jackson’s re-election slogan was “JACKSON and NO BANK!”
#19 On July 10th, 1832 President Jackson said the following about the danger of a central bank….
“It is not our own citizens only who are to receive the bounty of our government. More than eight millions of the stock of this bank are held by foreigners… is there no danger to our liberty and independence in a bank that in its nature has so little to bind it to our country? … Controlling our currency, receiving our public moneys, and holding thousands of our citizens in dependence… would be more formidable and dangerous than a military power of the enemy.”
#20 In 1835, President Jackson completely paid off the U.S. national debt. He is the only U.S. president that has ever been able to accomplish this.
#21 President Jackson vetoed the attempt to renew the charter of the Second Bank of the United States in 1836.
#22 Richard Lawrence attempted to shoot Andrew Jackson, but he survived. It is alleged that Lawrence said that “wealthy people in Europe” had put him up to it.
#23 The Civil War was another opportunity for the central bankers of Europe to get their hooks into America. In fact, it is claimed that Abraham Lincoln actually contacted Rothschild banking interests in Europe in an attempt to finance the war effort. Reportedly, the Rothschilds were demanding very high interest rates and Lincoln balked at paying them.
#24 Instead, Lincoln pushed through the Legal Tender Act of 1862. Under that act, the U.S. government issued $449,338,902 of debt-free money.
#25 This debt-free money was known as “Greenbacks” because of the green ink that was used.
#26 The central bankers of Europe were not pleased. The following quote appeared in the London Times in 1865….
“If this mischievous financial policy, which has its origin in North America, shall become endurated down to a fixture, then that Government will furnish its own money without cost. It will pay off debts and be without debt. It will have all the money necessary to carry on its commerce. It will become prosperous without precedent in the history of the world. The brains, and wealth of all countries will go to North America. That country must be destroyed or it will destroy every monarchy on the globe.”
#27 Abraham Lincoln was shot dead by John Wilkes Booth on April 14th, 1865.
#28 After the Civil War, all money in the United States was created by bankers buying U.S. government bonds in exchange for bank notes.
#29 James A. Garfield became president in 1881, and he was a staunch opponent of the banking powers. In 1881 he said the following….
“Whoever controls the volume of money in our country is absolute master of all industry and commerce…and when you realize that the entire system is very easily controlled, one way or another, by a few powerful men at the top, you will not have to be told how periods of inflation and depression originate.”
#30 President Garfield was shot about two weeks later by Charles J. Guiteau on July 2nd, 1881. He died from medical complications on September 19th, 1881.
#31 In 1906, the U.S. stock market was setting all kinds of records. However, in March 1907 the U.S. stock market absolutely crashed. It is alleged that elite New York bankers were responsible.
#32 In addition, in 1907 J.P. Morgan circulated rumors that a major New York bank had gone bankrupt. This caused a massive run on the banks. In turn, the banks started recalling all of their loans. The panic of 1907 resulted in a congressional investigation that ended up concluding that a central bank was “necessary” so that these kinds of panics would never happen again.
#33 It took a few years, but the international bankers finally got their central bank in 1913.
#34 Congress voted on the Federal Reserve Act on December 22nd, 1913 between the hours of 1:30 AM and 4:30 AM.
#35 A significant portion of Congress was either sleeping at the time or was already at home with their families celebrating the holidays.

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New Obama Exec Order: Government Can Steal Your Money From Bank Account

Susanne Posel
Occupy Corporatism
October 17, 2012

 

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President Barack Obama has signed an executive order (EO) earlier this month that claims governmental authority to steal money out of customer bank accounts under the guise of assisting Iran with “certain transactions” that would facilitate their ability to economize on their petroleum resources. And this agenda is hidden within the EO that redirects attention to the sanctions imposed by the US and UK.

Obama has empowered himself, Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State and Timothy Geithner as Secretary of the US Treasury to use authority imbued to them by the President that the US government would impose any amount of sanctions on Iran for the sake of bringing the nation to its economic knees.

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This includes prohibition of:

  • US banks loaning money to Iran or any person involved in Iranian interests
  • Using credit cards to facilitate interests of Iran or any person involved with Iran
  • Acquisition of property and interests in property by the US government of any person suspected of aiding Iran or their interests
  • Sanctioning individuals against investing or purchasing with intended profit for Iran
  • Prohibition of individuals importing goods, services, or technology for the benefit of Iran

In essence, if Obama, Clinton or Geithner suspects any American citizen of dealing with or for the benefit of Iran, they will have their bank accounts seized; property repossessed by the federal government and will face further suppression as defined by the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).