Right off the top I was giddy when I saw that Israel was backing off feeling that the recent commentary here and other places had played a small part in staying their hand; however, at the gas station this morning two guys were talking about war with Iran. For once I finally chimed in and said something like the war is actually on, huh? One guy said February, the other guy said May at the latest. It was all in the context of gas prices, and I know our leaders don't give a s*** about us there. Instead of saying "Have a Good Day" I said "I've had it." One guy behind the counter smiled and nodded in agreement.
So despite Russia's vociferous warning against this madness, the psychopaths that designed the whole world domination scheme are about to drag us all down into the pit. Gee, Russia, China, and Iran (and probably Pakistan and Iraq) will be opposing exhausted western armies from AmeriKa and Europe -- all because some elite (and in most cases Zionist Jew, sorry, truth hurts) globe-kickers have delusions of grandeur and know no other way to run a planet?
Anyway, I was feeling good about a couple of things besides that:
"Perry exits; Santorum now No. 1 in Iowa" January 20, 2012|By Tracy Jan
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Texas Governor Rick Perry’s reference to Newt Gingrich’s personal shortcomings, and the overt appeal to fellow Christians to forgive, came as Gingrich found his surging candidacy staggered by accusations from the second of his three wives.
Marianne Gingrich accused her former husband on ABC’s “Nightline’’ last night of seeking an open marriage in 1999 so he could continue an affair with his mistress, Callista, a congressional aide at the time and now his third wife.
That's gross, but it also proves that blogs forced the ABC's hand. They were going to ignore the item.
Marianne Gingrich expressed her shock at learning that her husband had conducted his affair “in my bedroom in our apartment in Washington,’’ and said he does not have the moral character to be president.
Oh, I totally agree with that, and that was before this broke.
In an interview yesterday with the Washington Post, she said Gingrich demanded a divorce or open marriage at the same time he was touring the country giving speeches on the importance of marriage and families....
It's called hypocrisy, and I think I've finally identified the stench that emanates from the man.
Last night, Gingrich’s campaign released his tax returns, showing he and Callista paid $994,708 in federal taxes in 2010 on about $3.1 million in income, including about $450,000 in wages and $2.5 million in income from partnerships and S corporations. They also paid $19,800 in alimony....
Oh, ANOTHER MILLIONAIRE CANDIDATE!
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"Fiery debate caps GOP’s wild day" January 20, 2012|By Michael Levenson and Matt Viser
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — A truculent Newt Gingrich, surging in South Carolina but facing new questions about his marital infidelity, angrily upbraided the media last night for asking about his former wife’s assertion that he wanted an ‘‘open’’ marriage, drawing cheers and a standing ovation from a boisterous, sympathetic Republican audience.
In the final debate before the South Carolina primary tomorrow, Gingrich, who is closing on Mitt Romney in the state, also found himself the target of frequent attacks from Rick Santorum, who is battling with the former speaker to become the consensus alternative to the former Massachusetts governor....
Isn't there another candidate still in the race?
Gingrich riveted attention early on by forcefully sparring with the moderator, effectively turning questions about his past into a denunciation of the ‘‘elite media.’’ It is a technique the former speaker has put to effective use before to rally Republican voters to his side when he has come under scrutiny.
Jabbing his finger at the CNN host, John King, Gingrich scolded the network for opening the debate with a question about his second ex-wife, Marianne Gingrich. She said in an ABC News interview aired yesterday that Gingrich wanted an ‘‘open marriage’’ in 1999 so that he could pursue a relationship with Callista Bisek, a younger congressional staffer who is now his wife.
King had to do it.
‘‘The destructive, vicious, negative nature of much of the news media makes it harder to govern this country, harder to attract decent people to run for public office, and I am appalled that you would begin a presidential debate on a topic like that,’’ Gingrich declared, basking in applause as audience members leapt to their feet.
That the same war-promoting, agenda-driving press that's lied us into wars?
And it's obvious that decent people aren't attracted to the job since you are running, Newt.
The ONLY DECENT CANDIDATE out there is RON PAUL, and you have SEEN how the MEDIA have treated him.
‘‘Every person in here knows personal pain,’’ Gingrich said. ‘‘Every person in here has had someone close to them go through painful things. To take an ex-wife and make it, two days before the primary, a significant question of a presidential campaign is as close to despicable as anything I can imagine.’’
Cry me a river.
Only after repeatedly challenging King over the question itself did Gingrich address the substance of his former wife’s comments.
‘‘The story is false,’’ he said, but quickly added: ‘‘I’m tired of the elite media protecting Barack Obama by attacking Republicans.’’
Well, we agree on the elite media anyway. I believe the story.
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Ron Paul, who had to fight for attention during the debate, also criticized the media for asking about Gingrich’s romantic past, but then willingly jabbed Gingrich over the controversy. “Setting standards is very important,’’ Paul said, ‘‘and I’m proud that my wife of 54 years is with me here tonight.’’
Yeah, right, Ron Paul is two-faced.
Related: CNN Forced To Ask Ron Paul After Crowd Boo's
Initial Results Show that Ron Paul Won the South Carolina Republican Debate
That was the paragraph the Globe gave him.
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And down came the heavy hand:
"Senate and House put antipiracy bills on hold" by Jonathan Weisman | New York Times, January 21, 2012
WASHINGTON - Congressional leaders yesterday indefinitely shelved two antipiracy bills that had rallied the Internet and rocked Capitol Hill, dealing a major defeat to the traditional media industry while emboldening a new breed of online political activists.
Using a medium that helped organize protests against the legislation, Senator Harry Reid, Democrat of Nevada, the majority leader, announced via Twitter that the vote would be delayed. But he indicated that the issue, which had been scheduled for a vote Tuesday, had not died.
No, tyranny always comes back under a different name at a different time, and the fight is never over. Watch for an amendment tucked obscurely into a bill sure to pass and be signed.
“There’s no reason that legitimate issues raised about PROTECT IP can’t be resolved,’’ he wrote, referring to the Senate bill by its shorthand name. “Counterfeiting & piracy cost 1000s of #jobs yearly. Americans rightfully expect to be fairly compensated 4 their work. I’m optimistic that we can reach compromise on PROTECT IP in coming weeks.’’
In the House, Representative Lamar Smith, Republican of Texas, who is chairman of the Judiciary Committee, called off plans to draft his version formally of the antipiracy bill next month....
Supporters of the shelved bills as well as opponents pushing an alternative backed by the Internet giants Google and Facebook said differences could be bridged. But privately, congressional aides and lobbyists say the pressures of an election year make action this year unlikely.
What's with the mixed message?
Lawmakers will not be eager to brave another firestorm incited by Google, Facebook, Twitter, Wikipedia, and other popular websites.
Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon, a key opponent of the bills, said lawmakers had collected more than 14 million names - more than 10 million of them voters - who contacted them to protest the once-obscure legislation.
And we will do it again!
“It’s going to be a new day in the Senate,’’ said Wyden, who is the coauthor with Representative Darrell Issa, Republican of California, of an alternative bill that seeks to choke off money flows to Internet pirates. “The way citizens communicate with their government is never going to be the same.’’
Wyden spoke briefly to Senator Patrick Leahy, Democrat of Vermont, who was the author of the shelved bill, and both men said they pledged to find a way forward.
What do you not understand about the word no?
But Leahy, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made it clear that proponents of his bill, the Protect IP Act, felt burned by Internet companies who they said misled citizens into believing the bill would cripple the Internet.
Government hates competition, especially when it comes to lying and looting.
The opposition turned illegal on Thursday when the online hacker group Anonymous brought down the Justice Department’s website.
Related: 'Anonymous' hackers target US security think tank
Anonymous Shuts Down Corporate and Government Websites Worldwide … The Timing Couldn’t Be Worse
"Thereby handing the US a justification for a crackdown on the internet, and proving to the less-insightful that anonymous was siding with the cyber-criminals all along (as well as Cass Sunstein)." -- Wake the Flock Up
Also see: Would the US government attack its own websites and then blame "Anonymous" for the attacks?
Mouthpiece media sure has minimized it.
“Assuming everyone’s telling the truth, that they want to stop the theft of property, that they want to stop endangering people with counterfeit goods, then we ought to be able to find common ground,’’ Leahy said. “I hope people, when they’re dealing, will deal honestly with you.’’
This coming from a government that constantly lies to you.
The Protect IP Act and its counterpart in the House, the Stop Online Piracy Act, had broad bipartisan support when they were drafted.
The bills were pushed hard by the Hollywood studios, recording industry, book publishing world, and US Chamber of Commerce as antidotes to rampant piracy of US cultural wares by offshore websites.
By Thursday night, senior Republican staff members were boasting that the remaining supporters of the bills were largely Democrats, even though members of both parties had helped draft them.
One reason I am (barely) a (registered) Republican.
Leahy went along with Reid’s decision to back off but made it clear that he was doing so reluctantly.
“More time will pass with jobs lost and economies hurt by foreign criminals who are stealing American intellectual property and selling it back to American consumers,’’ he said in a statement.
And WHAT ABOUT all the TAX BREAKS for CORPORATIONS to MOVE JOBS OFFSHORE and OVERSEAS, Pat? What would you call that? Why is most everything sold in stores over here marked "Made in (insert name of Southern Asia country)." What about the whole criminal globalization enterprise your policies have helped create?
“The day will come when the senators who forced this move will look back and realize they made a knee-jerk reaction to a monumental problem,’’ he added. “Somewhere in China today, in Russia today, and in many other countries that do not respect American intellectual property, criminals who do nothing but peddle in counterfeit products and stolen American content are smugly watching how the United States Senate decided it was not even worth debating how to stop the overseas criminals from draining our economy.’’
Well, NOW you are talking the MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES SWINDLE that DESTROYED the WORLD ECONOMY!
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Related:
Why SOPA Is So Dangerous
This bill turns us all into criminals. If it passes, then you either stop using the Internet, or you simply hope that you never end up in the crosshairs, because if you’re targeted, you will be destroyed by this bill. You don’t have to be a big, mean, nasty criminal — common Internet usage is effectively criminalized under this law.
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Cutting off our hands to silence our voice.
