Remember the days, where you messed up, and your parents would give you a much deserved whack on the bottom? Legally in most states you cannot do that to your own children anymore! The law can tell you that you are abusive, and The DSS could show up take your kids away, because you disciplined them.
I remember when I was a freshman in high school, and one day I was playing Frisbee at lunch, but I did not have a Frisbee, so I used a plate from the cafeteria. Things did not go well with my first throw, and as the plate made a left hand turn directly into the typing room window. I ran as fast as I could to my next class to avoid being caught and embarrassed, because I was foolish in my choice of outdoor equipment that day. What happened next was a rational, and reasonable response from the Dean of Students. When he approached me, and asked "Does this plate look familiar"? I responded in my typical sarcastic, yet funny way "I may have eaten off of that at lunch today". After he stopped laughing, he said "Is there something you want to tell me"? I then confessed, and apologized for my actions. I paid for the replacement of the glass myself. My parents made sure it came out of my earnings from my part time job. I was not suspended, but spent two days in detention after school. What is my point?
Alexa Gonzalez a 12 year old girl in New York wrote on her desk on 2/1/10. She wrote in green marker "I love my friends Abby & Faith" She also wrote "Lex was here 2/1/10". So what was her punishment for this action? Was it cleaning the desk? Was it detention? No! It was being handcuffed, arrested, and humiliated in front of her friends, and peers. The times are changing, and for those who do not believe me, read the article at the bottom of the page from CNN.
This girl is not the first this has happened to, and she will not be the last. If you ever thought that a "Police State" was not possible here in America, think again.
It is bad enough that some of the people educating our children, lack common sense, but those enforcing the laws, and protecting society from the real criminals are demonstrating the same lack of judgment. I would understand if she "Carved" a racially charged comment, or threatened to do harm to a student etc... into the desk with a knife she brought to school. I would then understand if she was removed, and evaluated by a trained "Child" psychologist. I put the word Child in quotes to point out the fact that she is in fact a child! She did not do any harm to herself or anyone else, she wrote on a desk!!!!! I'm sure the janitor has Ajax, or a Magic Eraser, that poor Alexa could have used, to spend 5 minutes cleaning off the desk! Instead she was humiliated, and what makes it worse is that nobody in the school system or police department feels they did anything wrong.
When I was a child, and did something worthy of a spanking, I learned my lesson by a spanking.
When a child does something worthy of a trip to the principles office, and ends up in jail, what lesson will they learn from that?
Don't Cheat on a test, or you might get shot!
Norm
http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/02/18/new.york.doodle.arrest/index.html?hpt=C1
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
They are here among us
Jamaat ul-Fuqra (Community of the Impoverished) Is listed on the Center for Defense Information's Known Terrorist List.
What's the big deal with that?
They live and train in the United States!
Think it is a big deal now?
They also train, live, and operate in Canada, and in Pakistan.
I know you are probably thinking, so what, I'm sure Al Queda and all sorts of other groups have people in America too.
You are probably right, but those other groups are not listed in America, and this make no sense to me. See the State Department Classifies Terrorists organizations on a list of Foreign Terrorist groups. Notice the word Foreign. Where is the Domestic Terrorist list????? After all shouldn't we be concerned with our own country?
Based on info in the 4 articles below, here is some info on this group, mixed with my own thoughts.
As of 2006 their numbers in The United States were 3,000, with 35 training camps here as well. Just to make it simple: 50 States 3,000 Terrorists = 60 terrorists per state. Depending on what type of attack was to take place, you could pretty much mess up a whole bunch of stuff simultaneously. Let's see how many letters in the alphabet we can cover by category!
Aviation
Banks
Church's
Dining/entertainment
Environment
Food supply/water supply
Government
Hospitals
Information/communication
Judicial system
Natgas/oil/fuel
Military
Power plants/hydro/nuclear
Retail/malls
Shipping
Transportation/trains/public transportation
Universities/schools
Weapons.
That's 18 letters out of 26, but of those 18 maybe 2 are safe, or better protected.
Here is my problem: When the Annual Threat assessment was made to lawmakers a few weeks ago, they warned of a Certainty of attempted domestic and foreign attacks by July 2010. These people in Jamaat ul-Fuqra are here already, and we are not doing anything about it! Why is that?
I bet you never heard of them before today! I never heard of Al Queda until Sept 11 2001. Let's not let history repeat itself. This morning I was thinking about the next terror attack, and where it could originate, based on the Increased Terror Chatter I mentioned hearing a snippet about yesterday! Like I have said before, I am wired slightly different than you are, it's just my nature. I have always looked for the closest exit wherever I am, and I have always been on an elevated state of alert.
It does not mean I am more prepared for something to happen, it just means I will know where the exit is, just in case I need it.
If this group is real, and is here we need to shut them down. I'd hate to be the one saying I told you so to the government!
If these people are here in America, and if they are armed as suggested by everything I have read today. If they really believe that Purification of Islam can only be achieved by Violence, why have they been silent up to this point?
There are laws in this country I will never understand! Like the one where a grandmother in Ohio (I think) was arrested and embarrassed because she purchased too much cold medication for her daughter and husband. Meth addicts can make drugs out of it, and she went over the limit of what you can buy.
However the authorities know of where these "Training Compounds" are, and cannot infiltrate them, based on certain laws in place. We cannot invade a known terrorist group here in America, yet overseas it's a free for all.
Instead of worrying about Left vs Right or Democrat vs Republican, lets worry about Domestic threats over Foreign.
What do you think?
Lots o links I know, but they are important.
http://97.74.65.51/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=33922
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/03/us/politics/03intel.html
http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.2589/pub_detail.asp
http://www.newenglishreview.org/custpage.cfm/frm/17855/sec_id/17855
Norm
What's the big deal with that?
They live and train in the United States!
Think it is a big deal now?
They also train, live, and operate in Canada, and in Pakistan.
I know you are probably thinking, so what, I'm sure Al Queda and all sorts of other groups have people in America too.
You are probably right, but those other groups are not listed in America, and this make no sense to me. See the State Department Classifies Terrorists organizations on a list of Foreign Terrorist groups. Notice the word Foreign. Where is the Domestic Terrorist list????? After all shouldn't we be concerned with our own country?
Based on info in the 4 articles below, here is some info on this group, mixed with my own thoughts.
As of 2006 their numbers in The United States were 3,000, with 35 training camps here as well. Just to make it simple: 50 States 3,000 Terrorists = 60 terrorists per state. Depending on what type of attack was to take place, you could pretty much mess up a whole bunch of stuff simultaneously. Let's see how many letters in the alphabet we can cover by category!
Aviation
Banks
Church's
Dining/entertainment
Environment
Food supply/water supply
Government
Hospitals
Information/communication
Judicial system
Natgas/oil/fuel
Military
Power plants/hydro/nuclear
Retail/malls
Shipping
Transportation/trains/public transportation
Universities/schools
Weapons.
That's 18 letters out of 26, but of those 18 maybe 2 are safe, or better protected.
Here is my problem: When the Annual Threat assessment was made to lawmakers a few weeks ago, they warned of a Certainty of attempted domestic and foreign attacks by July 2010. These people in Jamaat ul-Fuqra are here already, and we are not doing anything about it! Why is that?
I bet you never heard of them before today! I never heard of Al Queda until Sept 11 2001. Let's not let history repeat itself. This morning I was thinking about the next terror attack, and where it could originate, based on the Increased Terror Chatter I mentioned hearing a snippet about yesterday! Like I have said before, I am wired slightly different than you are, it's just my nature. I have always looked for the closest exit wherever I am, and I have always been on an elevated state of alert.
It does not mean I am more prepared for something to happen, it just means I will know where the exit is, just in case I need it.
If this group is real, and is here we need to shut them down. I'd hate to be the one saying I told you so to the government!
If these people are here in America, and if they are armed as suggested by everything I have read today. If they really believe that Purification of Islam can only be achieved by Violence, why have they been silent up to this point?
There are laws in this country I will never understand! Like the one where a grandmother in Ohio (I think) was arrested and embarrassed because she purchased too much cold medication for her daughter and husband. Meth addicts can make drugs out of it, and she went over the limit of what you can buy.
However the authorities know of where these "Training Compounds" are, and cannot infiltrate them, based on certain laws in place. We cannot invade a known terrorist group here in America, yet overseas it's a free for all.
Instead of worrying about Left vs Right or Democrat vs Republican, lets worry about Domestic threats over Foreign.
What do you think?
Lots o links I know, but they are important.
http://97.74.65.51/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=33922
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/03/us/politics/03intel.html
http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.2589/pub_detail.asp
http://www.newenglishreview.org/custpage.cfm/frm/17855/sec_id/17855
Norm
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
What is real, how do you define real
Not to steal lines from movies like "The Matrix", but when I look around and find less and less actual news on regular TV I find myself thinking that all of the news is "Spun". So to quote Morpheus "What is real, how do you define real?"
Maybe I'm easily swayed, or maybe the veil has been lifted, and my evolution of blogging has naturally led me to this point. When I started my truth seeking, and began to follow my gut (no matter how nauseous it made at times) I have started to see things differently. First I watched Cnn and Fox, and was in a state of "Shock and Awe". Then more specifically I watched Beck, Hannity, Dobbs, and Blitzer, and was floored. Now I find, that even the people that sucked me in as a short term loyal follower have lost their appeal, and I find myself drifting down Conspiracy lane! As I wander into unfamiliar territory, and search other "alternative" news outlets, I wonder: Where will I end up?
Will I be standing on a street corner with a sign "The End is Near" ? No, I can do that right here on the Internet. Will I become paranoid, and not fun to be around? No, because that is not how I am. Will I become a criminal, stop obeying the law and put my life, and the lives of my family at risk? No I will continue to obey the laws, and teach my children to obey them as well. Will I continue to be suspicious of everything in the media? Absolutely, because I have a brain, and I'm getting better at using it daily. I will not go into hiding, because I fear no one. I'm not saying I'm the strongest man alive, or the best fighter in the universe, I'm saying that fear is useless against an enemy that cannot be seen. This morning I heard something on the news about increased terror chatter.... the story never aired. About a year ago Glenn Beck was going to do a show on Fema camps, he claimed he tried to debunk, and could not. Later that day he came on and said I cannot talk about these, because my story is not complete. When those in power....whoever they may be hear something that they do not want discussed, do they simply pull the plug on that story? Is there a special "Batphone" that rings, and Mystery man is on the other end saying, do not do that story? That's my feeling, and it is from my gut!
My Sunday posting was about Barrack Obama being a puppet of the NWO, and his need to conform to the wishes of the NWO or face problems. Today I went on Alex Jones "Info Wars" and watched a piece about this exact topic! I'm not the only one who is a nutjob. After watching this piece about Glenn Beck being a part of the whole left vs right sideshow, I wondered Who can you trust anymore?
It bothers me, the dreams I have now, and for the last 8 years! I had dreams about 9/11, and woke up crying, feeling bad for everyone and their families. As time went on those dreams died off. Guess what? The dreams are back, and they are back with a vengeance, but they are different now. They are different because it is present day America, and the planes are just dropping out of the sky, onto freeways, or buildings, or even a televised sporting event. There is a boat at the beach during peak vacation time, and the boat explodes into a nuclear fireball incinerating everyone there. The worst one yet is the men in black swat style uniforms chasing me down, guns drawn, because I was onto something.
We are in a strange place in the world right now, and as more people feel this way, and start following their gut, more people will find that whoever your God is, he is talking to you, and telling you to wake up and watch out, because something wicked this way comes. No I have not heard voices, and No I'm sure that my dreams, are just dreams and not visions. I'm writing this out today so when and if anyone reads this, they will not think I'm delusional. I'm right here in the real world, but I have just decided to let go of the fears I previously held. I used to worry that by sharing these thoughts people would think I was a freak! They may think that now, but I no longer care. I will never, say something to deliberately hurt anyone persons feelings, but I will get my say.
As we move forward into an unknown future, there are a couple things I do know. I love my family, and friends. I love this country, and the opportunities it has given me, and I love life. Protect your life, and your freedoms, and allow yourself to see the other point of view. You may actually like it :)
Norm
Maybe I'm easily swayed, or maybe the veil has been lifted, and my evolution of blogging has naturally led me to this point. When I started my truth seeking, and began to follow my gut (no matter how nauseous it made at times) I have started to see things differently. First I watched Cnn and Fox, and was in a state of "Shock and Awe". Then more specifically I watched Beck, Hannity, Dobbs, and Blitzer, and was floored. Now I find, that even the people that sucked me in as a short term loyal follower have lost their appeal, and I find myself drifting down Conspiracy lane! As I wander into unfamiliar territory, and search other "alternative" news outlets, I wonder: Where will I end up?
Will I be standing on a street corner with a sign "The End is Near" ? No, I can do that right here on the Internet. Will I become paranoid, and not fun to be around? No, because that is not how I am. Will I become a criminal, stop obeying the law and put my life, and the lives of my family at risk? No I will continue to obey the laws, and teach my children to obey them as well. Will I continue to be suspicious of everything in the media? Absolutely, because I have a brain, and I'm getting better at using it daily. I will not go into hiding, because I fear no one. I'm not saying I'm the strongest man alive, or the best fighter in the universe, I'm saying that fear is useless against an enemy that cannot be seen. This morning I heard something on the news about increased terror chatter.... the story never aired. About a year ago Glenn Beck was going to do a show on Fema camps, he claimed he tried to debunk, and could not. Later that day he came on and said I cannot talk about these, because my story is not complete. When those in power....whoever they may be hear something that they do not want discussed, do they simply pull the plug on that story? Is there a special "Batphone" that rings, and Mystery man is on the other end saying, do not do that story? That's my feeling, and it is from my gut!
My Sunday posting was about Barrack Obama being a puppet of the NWO, and his need to conform to the wishes of the NWO or face problems. Today I went on Alex Jones "Info Wars" and watched a piece about this exact topic! I'm not the only one who is a nutjob. After watching this piece about Glenn Beck being a part of the whole left vs right sideshow, I wondered Who can you trust anymore?
It bothers me, the dreams I have now, and for the last 8 years! I had dreams about 9/11, and woke up crying, feeling bad for everyone and their families. As time went on those dreams died off. Guess what? The dreams are back, and they are back with a vengeance, but they are different now. They are different because it is present day America, and the planes are just dropping out of the sky, onto freeways, or buildings, or even a televised sporting event. There is a boat at the beach during peak vacation time, and the boat explodes into a nuclear fireball incinerating everyone there. The worst one yet is the men in black swat style uniforms chasing me down, guns drawn, because I was onto something.
We are in a strange place in the world right now, and as more people feel this way, and start following their gut, more people will find that whoever your God is, he is talking to you, and telling you to wake up and watch out, because something wicked this way comes. No I have not heard voices, and No I'm sure that my dreams, are just dreams and not visions. I'm writing this out today so when and if anyone reads this, they will not think I'm delusional. I'm right here in the real world, but I have just decided to let go of the fears I previously held. I used to worry that by sharing these thoughts people would think I was a freak! They may think that now, but I no longer care. I will never, say something to deliberately hurt anyone persons feelings, but I will get my say.
As we move forward into an unknown future, there are a couple things I do know. I love my family, and friends. I love this country, and the opportunities it has given me, and I love life. Protect your life, and your freedoms, and allow yourself to see the other point of view. You may actually like it :)
Norm
Sunday, February 14, 2010
You've lost that loving feeling!
Sorry it is Cliche on this Valentines day, but there needed to be a theme of love... right? It seems although today is the day for love, there is no love coming from the White House!
When your radical agenda gets stalled, because you no longer have the Filibuster proof Super Majority, and now your own political party is questioning some of your plans, what do you do?
For most logical people you may take a step back, and question "Is this right for our country, or should I listen to those who provide my funding, and draw up a new plan?"
If Barrack Obama was a rational person he may actually care about what the people want, but I do not blame him fully. See he is planning to use his executive power to move forward with "the" plan for America. I said the plan because it is not my plan, or your plan, or even the majority of taxpaying, law abiding citizens plan.
This is the plan of a sinister group, called the NWO! You have heard the term NWO before, so I will not bore you, but they are real, and they have been calling the shots, and it has never been more evident than now!
I might go to jail after I post this, but I'm not worried, because it is what I feel is the truth, and the truth shall set you free, or in my case keep me free I hope.
Barrack Obama was a hand picked politician, not picked by you and me, but picked by the NWO. When Hillary was the front runner, and all of a sudden this man storms onto the scene with no experience, a great education, and the financial support of many, it made me wonder: "Where did this guy come from?" The NWO has wanted and needed a person like Barrack Obama to move their agenda forward. Barrack Obama is a puppet, and the strings are invisible. If he was to try and do his own thing, and listen to the American people, we would see JFK part 2. Ever notice how quick a president visibly ages? The hair is grey within two years, I'm sure I would age quick if I heard the things they hear on a daily basis. Barrack Obama does not want to push these agenda items through, he has to, and if something were to happen to him, our country would be finished! There would be war in our streets, it would be a race war of unimaginable proportions, and I do not want to see that! So what do we do, to help him out? He clearly had no clue what he was getting into, so how do we get him out? The NWO needs to be destroyed! How do you stop an enemy you cannot find? Mass Revolution. If millions of people who feel similar to how I feel were to publicly, and peacefully protest in every city calling out our elected officials, what do you think would happen? I can tell you what I think would happen: Panic would set in, on Capitol Hill! Martial law would be ordered, and those peaceful protests would become violent due to the fear in Washington. I'm not calling for violence, or bloodshed I'm simply calling for the end of Big Government! Join the peaceful fight!
Read the article at the following link.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/02/13/obama-poised-use-executive-power-muscle-domestic-agenda/
Watch out, and peace out!
Norm
When your radical agenda gets stalled, because you no longer have the Filibuster proof Super Majority, and now your own political party is questioning some of your plans, what do you do?
For most logical people you may take a step back, and question "Is this right for our country, or should I listen to those who provide my funding, and draw up a new plan?"
If Barrack Obama was a rational person he may actually care about what the people want, but I do not blame him fully. See he is planning to use his executive power to move forward with "the" plan for America. I said the plan because it is not my plan, or your plan, or even the majority of taxpaying, law abiding citizens plan.
This is the plan of a sinister group, called the NWO! You have heard the term NWO before, so I will not bore you, but they are real, and they have been calling the shots, and it has never been more evident than now!
I might go to jail after I post this, but I'm not worried, because it is what I feel is the truth, and the truth shall set you free, or in my case keep me free I hope.
Barrack Obama was a hand picked politician, not picked by you and me, but picked by the NWO. When Hillary was the front runner, and all of a sudden this man storms onto the scene with no experience, a great education, and the financial support of many, it made me wonder: "Where did this guy come from?" The NWO has wanted and needed a person like Barrack Obama to move their agenda forward. Barrack Obama is a puppet, and the strings are invisible. If he was to try and do his own thing, and listen to the American people, we would see JFK part 2. Ever notice how quick a president visibly ages? The hair is grey within two years, I'm sure I would age quick if I heard the things they hear on a daily basis. Barrack Obama does not want to push these agenda items through, he has to, and if something were to happen to him, our country would be finished! There would be war in our streets, it would be a race war of unimaginable proportions, and I do not want to see that! So what do we do, to help him out? He clearly had no clue what he was getting into, so how do we get him out? The NWO needs to be destroyed! How do you stop an enemy you cannot find? Mass Revolution. If millions of people who feel similar to how I feel were to publicly, and peacefully protest in every city calling out our elected officials, what do you think would happen? I can tell you what I think would happen: Panic would set in, on Capitol Hill! Martial law would be ordered, and those peaceful protests would become violent due to the fear in Washington. I'm not calling for violence, or bloodshed I'm simply calling for the end of Big Government! Join the peaceful fight!
Read the article at the following link.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/02/13/obama-poised-use-executive-power-muscle-domestic-agenda/
Watch out, and peace out!
Norm
Saturday, February 13, 2010
I always feel like someone's watching me, and I get no privacy!
Imagine this:....You are hiking through the woods looking for a place to camp for the night, when you slip on a rock and break your leg, the person with you gets you comfortable, and says "I'm going for help", they leave, and you are all alone! Minutes, turn into hours, and darkness sets in. You hear howls, the rustling of leaves, and the eerie sounds of the night creeping up on you. You try and get a signal on your phone to make a call, and it's not working, all of a sudden a spot light glares down on you, and it's from the rescue helicopter. They "pinged" your phone, and "triangulated" your position. You are saved, all because of the technology! As you thank God, and the rescuers, you are so happy that we now live in a technologically advanced world where this was possible.
Two years later, you are walking through a mall shopping for something, when all of a sudden you are surrounded by armed officers telling you to lie face down on the ground with your hands in plain view. It seems that the same technology that helped save you, also got you arrested.
The FBI and Federal Government are trying to make it legal for them to track you whenever they want, using your cell phone. For some people this is not a problem, and for others it is an invasion of privacy! The link to this story is down below!
I do not have a problem with the use of this technology if it is for good, to keep us safe, but what happens when it goes beyond a reasonable use, and becomes sinister?
I know I'm all about doom and gloom and the other side, but I'm that way for a reason. If I constantly wrote about how good the world was, then people who read this would not be prepared for anything bad. I should have worked for the Government to point out the opposite side of things, because let's face it....The Government is the only group of people reading my blog anyway.
If this law is made and enforced you will no longer have any privacy. If you had the illusion of a private cell phone conversation in the past, you are one of the people still asleep when it comes to the way our world is now! It is OK for you to be one of these people, I was one of you, but the last 4 years of my life, have activated my own technology inside, called my intuition.
Let's say for a minute that this law goes forward, your cell phone contract is subject to Federal laws already, that supersedes your cell phone agreement. If the government changes this law after it is in place they can impose stronger regulations, and modify the law as they see fit, and nobody needs to notify you of these changes. In a nutshell,Combine the Patriot Act, with the tracking of credit card usage, Internet usage, phone call history, surveillance cameras everywhere, oh, and the GPS coordinates of your front door obtained, by the US Census last year I would say for right now, they got us covered. The term "National Security" will get this law to pass, and when it does it will be only a matter of time before you hear about the implementation of the FID verichip process to begin. Human lo jack is coming to a theater near you, or in you.
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/02/12/fbi-knows-thanks-cell-phone/?test=latestnews
See you, They do!
Norm
Two years later, you are walking through a mall shopping for something, when all of a sudden you are surrounded by armed officers telling you to lie face down on the ground with your hands in plain view. It seems that the same technology that helped save you, also got you arrested.
The FBI and Federal Government are trying to make it legal for them to track you whenever they want, using your cell phone. For some people this is not a problem, and for others it is an invasion of privacy! The link to this story is down below!
I do not have a problem with the use of this technology if it is for good, to keep us safe, but what happens when it goes beyond a reasonable use, and becomes sinister?
I know I'm all about doom and gloom and the other side, but I'm that way for a reason. If I constantly wrote about how good the world was, then people who read this would not be prepared for anything bad. I should have worked for the Government to point out the opposite side of things, because let's face it....The Government is the only group of people reading my blog anyway.
If this law is made and enforced you will no longer have any privacy. If you had the illusion of a private cell phone conversation in the past, you are one of the people still asleep when it comes to the way our world is now! It is OK for you to be one of these people, I was one of you, but the last 4 years of my life, have activated my own technology inside, called my intuition.
Let's say for a minute that this law goes forward, your cell phone contract is subject to Federal laws already, that supersedes your cell phone agreement. If the government changes this law after it is in place they can impose stronger regulations, and modify the law as they see fit, and nobody needs to notify you of these changes. In a nutshell,Combine the Patriot Act, with the tracking of credit card usage, Internet usage, phone call history, surveillance cameras everywhere, oh, and the GPS coordinates of your front door obtained, by the US Census last year I would say for right now, they got us covered. The term "National Security" will get this law to pass, and when it does it will be only a matter of time before you hear about the implementation of the FID verichip process to begin. Human lo jack is coming to a theater near you, or in you.
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/02/12/fbi-knows-thanks-cell-phone/?test=latestnews
See you, They do!
Norm
Friday, February 12, 2010
No haircut for you, terrorist!
There is a link to an article at the bottom of the page, the provides my foundation for today's posting.
It's about a student, an American student who has traveled the world, learned about the middle east, and studied Arabic. Oh and he gets haircuts!
I know! Here he goes again spouting off about something that's wrong with the world.
I write it, because I still can!
Now that the NSA has partnered with Google to create a Super Cyber Spy Arena, I'm probably flagged as a watch list candidate. Pick me, pick me, I wonder what the interview would be like.
Agent :We have been reading your posts Mr Franks, and we feel that you are a potential threat.
Me:Really,You have been reading my blog, what do you think?
Agent: We find it disturbing, and think you are a potential threat.
Me: You think I'm a terrorist?
Agent:Do not get ahead of yourself Mr. Franks, we simply said you have the potential to be a threat.
Me: Is it my hair? I told the lady at Abdulahh's I wanted the Jihad special, It cost $9.11 I thought it was just a coincidence.
Agent:Have you or anyone you know been in contact with any terrorist organization, or those affiliated with a known terrorist organization?
Me: I can't speak for other people, but I am talking with you right now, does that count?
Agent:Do you think you are funny?
Me: I did up to right now.
What I find troubling about this story is the profiling of our own people.
This young man was a student in California, and was learning about the world!
Here is a direct citation from the article below: "A police official, meanwhile, was quoted as saying it was George's ID in Arabic that caught their attention - from his Jordanian studies - and police were suspicious that the student's hair was shorter that day than it was in his Pennsylvania driver's license photo. "That," Lt. Louis Liberati said, is "an indication sometimes that somebody may have gone through a radicalization." End of citation!
I must be radicalized, My hair is shorter than my license picture. I actually have been wearing my hair buzzed for 6 months now. oooooohhhhhhh I'm a terrorist! Wait I'm also a terrorist because I disagree with the way our country is going to hell in a hand basket, and I said "Our Country" so I'm a terrorist. I'm also a terrorist, because I have a blog where I speak out against the corruption and abuse of power in our government. I'm also a terrorist because I'm preparing for something bad. I'm interested in learning more about the middle east, so I must be a terrorist. I'm a Catholic, I believe in the constitution, I believe that if The United States did not push our beliefs on other countries, we would not be hated. What if: The United States were the terrorists? Our brave men and women put themselves in harms way thinking they are doing the right thing, only to find out that they were viewed as terrorists to Muslim children, and innocent men and women, all because our Government had to go to war in search of the boogie man.
The kid was smart, answering their questions so he could be released. I would not have answered those questions that way, I would have simply said: "It is moments like this, that makes people hate this country"! Too bad we could not profile our intelligence officers, and field workers just to see how it makes them feel.
I know or I think I know that these men and women are just trying to keep us safe, but sometimes, common sense goes along with the job!
It's about a student, an American student who has traveled the world, learned about the middle east, and studied Arabic. Oh and he gets haircuts!
I know! Here he goes again spouting off about something that's wrong with the world.
I write it, because I still can!
Now that the NSA has partnered with Google to create a Super Cyber Spy Arena, I'm probably flagged as a watch list candidate. Pick me, pick me, I wonder what the interview would be like.
Agent :We have been reading your posts Mr Franks, and we feel that you are a potential threat.
Me:Really,You have been reading my blog, what do you think?
Agent: We find it disturbing, and think you are a potential threat.
Me: You think I'm a terrorist?
Agent:Do not get ahead of yourself Mr. Franks, we simply said you have the potential to be a threat.
Me: Is it my hair? I told the lady at Abdulahh's I wanted the Jihad special, It cost $9.11 I thought it was just a coincidence.
Agent:Have you or anyone you know been in contact with any terrorist organization, or those affiliated with a known terrorist organization?
Me: I can't speak for other people, but I am talking with you right now, does that count?
Agent:Do you think you are funny?
Me: I did up to right now.
What I find troubling about this story is the profiling of our own people.
This young man was a student in California, and was learning about the world!
Here is a direct citation from the article below: "A police official, meanwhile, was quoted as saying it was George's ID in Arabic that caught their attention - from his Jordanian studies - and police were suspicious that the student's hair was shorter that day than it was in his Pennsylvania driver's license photo. "That," Lt. Louis Liberati said, is "an indication sometimes that somebody may have gone through a radicalization." End of citation!
I must be radicalized, My hair is shorter than my license picture. I actually have been wearing my hair buzzed for 6 months now. oooooohhhhhhh I'm a terrorist! Wait I'm also a terrorist because I disagree with the way our country is going to hell in a hand basket, and I said "Our Country" so I'm a terrorist. I'm also a terrorist, because I have a blog where I speak out against the corruption and abuse of power in our government. I'm also a terrorist because I'm preparing for something bad. I'm interested in learning more about the middle east, so I must be a terrorist. I'm a Catholic, I believe in the constitution, I believe that if The United States did not push our beliefs on other countries, we would not be hated. What if: The United States were the terrorists? Our brave men and women put themselves in harms way thinking they are doing the right thing, only to find out that they were viewed as terrorists to Muslim children, and innocent men and women, all because our Government had to go to war in search of the boogie man.
The kid was smart, answering their questions so he could be released. I would not have answered those questions that way, I would have simply said: "It is moments like this, that makes people hate this country"! Too bad we could not profile our intelligence officers, and field workers just to see how it makes them feel.
I know or I think I know that these men and women are just trying to keep us safe, but sometimes, common sense goes along with the job!
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Is it time to cash out of the stock market?
It's up,it's down, It's way up, and all the way down. No this is not a sex movie, or a roller coaster, it is the stock market.
Everyone that invests a little or a lot knows that you should not gamble or invest if you cannot afford to lose it. Investing is similar to gambling, and for some people just as addicting.
As I watched the market lose a few hundred points in the last few weeks, I have watched the magic line as well. 10,000 seems to be the life line for the market these days. I am not an experienced investor, but my mental wiring allows me to see things in a different way than everyone else. With the losses the last couple weeks etc... and the gains today of 150, are we being misled into thinking that's just how it goes?
I tend to think that this is the beginning of the end of the inflated, out of proportion #'s on WS. When I say inflated I mean these volumes are like all the other bubbles that recently burst. The #'s are in the 10,000's, but if you think about how many jobs were shed from publicly traded companies, in order for the volume to still be in the markets, and satisfy shareholders you have to wonder about "quality" in a decreased workforce atmosphere. People are doing more with way less, and running "Lean" is the focus of most companies, except for our Government, which seems to get bigger by the day.
Nobody reads this anyway, so I can go on a limb and say what I'm thinking: Our economy is going to collapse in 3 months or less. Our stores will be packed with food, you can no longer buy with your money. Gas will be $5.00 or more a gallon, and crime will be on the rise. I have a feeling that this little spike today is a warning shot across the bow of the investment class, to batten down the hatches, and prepare for real bad stuff!
If you own gold, get rid of it, because it will be useless to you! I'm pretty sure that our Government will know who has what, and how to go about getting it.
We are being overthrown by the people we put in power so they can control our money/land/guns/and us.
Like I said I'm not an investor, and as always I hope I'm wrong, but so far in a month I have pointed out some interesting stuff, just using my gut, and I have not been off yet!
When the damage is done, and these things take shape, what will it be like? Tomorrow's story is called "Day 1" I think you know what I'm referring to.
See you!
Norm
Everyone that invests a little or a lot knows that you should not gamble or invest if you cannot afford to lose it. Investing is similar to gambling, and for some people just as addicting.
As I watched the market lose a few hundred points in the last few weeks, I have watched the magic line as well. 10,000 seems to be the life line for the market these days. I am not an experienced investor, but my mental wiring allows me to see things in a different way than everyone else. With the losses the last couple weeks etc... and the gains today of 150, are we being misled into thinking that's just how it goes?
I tend to think that this is the beginning of the end of the inflated, out of proportion #'s on WS. When I say inflated I mean these volumes are like all the other bubbles that recently burst. The #'s are in the 10,000's, but if you think about how many jobs were shed from publicly traded companies, in order for the volume to still be in the markets, and satisfy shareholders you have to wonder about "quality" in a decreased workforce atmosphere. People are doing more with way less, and running "Lean" is the focus of most companies, except for our Government, which seems to get bigger by the day.
Nobody reads this anyway, so I can go on a limb and say what I'm thinking: Our economy is going to collapse in 3 months or less. Our stores will be packed with food, you can no longer buy with your money. Gas will be $5.00 or more a gallon, and crime will be on the rise. I have a feeling that this little spike today is a warning shot across the bow of the investment class, to batten down the hatches, and prepare for real bad stuff!
If you own gold, get rid of it, because it will be useless to you! I'm pretty sure that our Government will know who has what, and how to go about getting it.
We are being overthrown by the people we put in power so they can control our money/land/guns/and us.
Like I said I'm not an investor, and as always I hope I'm wrong, but so far in a month I have pointed out some interesting stuff, just using my gut, and I have not been off yet!
When the damage is done, and these things take shape, what will it be like? Tomorrow's story is called "Day 1" I think you know what I'm referring to.
See you!
Norm
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