Everyone this morning says that change was the victor and the status quo the loser. The pompous, arrogant press and talking heads couldn't wait to say "I told you so!" whistles barely out of their lips. They have anointed a new Democratic champion - or since Oprah pronounced his 'stardom,' they claim it as so.
Hillary looked like a tired old shoe, and Bill even sounded older than his years.
The message was something that the Press literally lied about, since they had tried so hard to denounce it. This wasn't an establishment anointing but rather, it was a turning out.
Looking inside the polling data and the vote by precinct, we learn more than in any other way. So, what really happened?
I've heard some Democrats say that Republicans crossed over in Iowa to follow Obama. They really didn't have a lot to vote for - it was either the Baptist or the Mormon in Iowa wasn't it? A few devout Christians even said it was “The preacher or the sinner.”
I felt their remarks mostly lacked depth within a political arena and on most days, felt the Republican caucus was better left to a Deacon's meeting. And to that, it was a clear evangelical field day.
Obama truly won Iowa in the vote. Yes, he did get a 2-3 point bump from Republican crossovers. But he won the vote. And it was the huge turnout that largely tipped things his way.
He “rode” a message of change with young voters and female voters. He cast a vision of hope. Yet when we review all he has said, there really wasn't much substance to it. Someone had to frame the issues for him to ride on; issues largely contrary to his own votes in the US Senate.
And that 'architect' was John Edwards.
John Edwards came to Iowa a long time ago. He worked harder than any candidate, yet spent less than the contenders. He talked change, and the "two Americas," and listened intently for well over three years.
He listened early when others were posturing.
Meanwhile, Clinton and Obama were still in positions of accountability within the US Senate, so their voting records betray much of their speaking, press clippings and actual promises to Iowans as well as all Americans.
It is the inconsistencies that bother us Democrats most, and there are a wealth of them.
There is one big whopper on the issue of War versus Peace and the conduct of actions in the War on Terror.
Clinton voted for the War in Iraq. Obama did not. Yet BOTH have voted to sustain and even expand it in every measure brought before the US Senate. Does that actually say more about the reality of their position than anything else? I think so. And when the question is asked about how to end the war, neither Obama or Clinton seem to have a clue -- or be willing to step out of the box and even vaguely answer the real question.
NEED TO GOOGLE (BILIDERBERG WIKIPEDIA), NOT WIKIMEDIA, WIKIMEDIA IS FUNDED BY THE FORD AND ROCKEFFER FOUNDATIONS, WITCH ALSO FUNDS LA RAZA AND MOST OF THE OPEN BORDER 501 GROUPS. JOHN EWARDS HANGS OUT WITH THIS GROUP OF GLOBAL ELITE, HE LIKES TO BE ONE OF THE BOYS. WHERE I COME FROM THEY CALL THIS BOUGHT AND PAYED FOR, WHAT SAY YOU.
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RICHARD SHADE (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 460 comments)
on Saturday, January 5, 2008 at 2:37:28 PM
AND HOW DID IT GET THERE,( BILDERBERG.ORG THE HIGH PRIESTS OF GLOBALIZTION) GOOGLE THIS, AND THIS IS NOT CONSPIRACY THEORIES, THIS IS WHO AND WHY WE THE PEOPLE DO NOT, HAVE ANY VOICE IN OUR GOVERNMENT ANYMORE.
QUESTION WHAT CANDIDATE IS WILLING TO GIVE THE REST OF HIS LIFE FOR THE LOVE OF COUNTRY, FAMILY, AND THE PEOPLE, AND NOT FOR POWER OR GREED.
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RICHARD SHADE (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 460 comments)
on Sunday, January 6, 2008 at 5:25:13 AM
Let's be frank. It's is far more difficult to correct severe damage than to inflict it, so electing the right person for the Presidency is a critical first step. You have your concerns and I have mine. My concern is in revealing the true character of each candidate and then selecting the best for the gigantic task we have ahead of us.
I respect all of the Democratic options. I know four of them personally and have worked with five of them. They are good people. Some are more driven my personal accomplish and some are more selfless in nature. But each of those I know are good people.
But solving the problems that have been created by the last seven years of dismantling the greatest nation in the history of the World will be a chore that must begin on day one. It's not as simple as fixing health care - even though that will be gigantic. It will mean rebuilding Constitutional protections that have been taken away from the citiznery without Constitutional amendment ratification, for example.
Skull and Bones, and other "societies" are a menace to good leadership because they place fraternalism, influence and connection above the public good. However, I'm finding it harder and harder to find those that seek power who are not of one persuasion or another because since 1980,this nation has established that it was far more important of who you know that what you know; who you suckup to rather than what you contribute, etc. etc. etc.
But that is a symptom of a nation which has allowed vertical integration of business and corporations; unlimited lobbying and influence peddling; and fear brought against anyone who stands for principle rather than standing for getting ahead.
Again, symptoms are the things we most often address. But instead, we must treat the disease that is among us. I believe sincerely, that our best diagnositician in determing the root cause has been Mr. Edwards. While I appreciate Mr. Obama and others now getting on the bandwagon, I have not lost sight of the fact that the doctor with the correct diagnosis is still in the room and I will look to him to prescribe the cure and direct the treatment.
Thanks for your response.
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Bill Burkett (16 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 22 comments)
on Saturday, January 5, 2008 at 6:55:42 PM
LOOK YOU RIGHT, BUT TO ME JUST LIKE 911 THE AMERICAN PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW THE TRUTH AND EXPOSE THE GUILTY. AND THE PEOPLE BEHIND THIS GLOBAL AGENDA, AND WAR FOR PROFIT, ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT, ALSO NEED TO BE EXPOSED. THE MORE EXPOSURE TO WHAT THE ROUTHCHILDS ,BILDERBUERG,AND ROCKEFFERS, HAVE DONE IN THEIR QUEST FOR WORLD CONTROL, DON'T YOU THINK THE MORE PEOPLE KNOW THE BETTER CHANCE WE WILL HAVE TO REVERSE THE DAMAGE THAT HAS BEEN DONE TO OUR COUNTRY AND OUR CONSTITUTION. WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT IS NOT SO CALLED CONSPIRCY THEORIES. AND IF YOU LISTEN TO WHAT RON PAUL SAYS AND UNDERSTAND WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT IS THE TRUTH. AND BEING HE IS NOT A GLOBAL PLAYER MEANS HE KNOWS WHAT WE KNOW, BUT WE AS ONE PERSON CAN'T CHANGE MUCH, BUT RON AS PRESIDENT CAN DO A HELL OF LOT MORE. WE NEED SOMEONE AS PRESIDENT WE CAN TRUST. AND ITS THAT SIMPLE, THATS WHERE WE HAVE TO START THE CHANGE. I KNOW RON PAUL SOMETIMES SEAMS A LITTLE OUT THERE BUT WE THE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SO BRAINWASHED AND DECEIVED FOR SO LONG, THAT WHEN WE HEAR SOMEONE WHO KNOW WHATS WRONG,AND IS WILLING GIVE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THE REST OF HIS LIFE FOR HIS LOVE OF PEOPLE, AND NOT MONEY. EVERYBODY THINKS HE CRAZY. START WITH TRUST FRIST AND WE CAN GO FROM THERE. WHAT SAY YOU.
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RICHARD SHADE (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 460 comments)
on Sunday, January 6, 2008 at 1:01:15 AM
Yes, we must start by treating the disease, not the symptom
I agree with much of what you say.
I'm not totally negative on Ron Paul, by the way. First, he recognizes that this war is just plain wrong - start to finish - and that's a pretty good beginning.
But he also is the only candidate of either party who has talked of the real issue behind the economic imbalance of the most threat to bringing on a recession in America - and that's this cheap dollar policy.
He rightfully points out that the price of oil has tripled for those using the dollar; doubled for those using the Euro; and is the same for those using the currencies of producing countries. And the cuplirt - or cause - is simply a low dollar policy used to profit the multi-national corporations who operate within the US but pay no taxes and bankroll out of the Cayman Islands.
I watched the debates last night - both parties.
I believe the contrast of parties was literally overwhelming. Now you tell me if Ron Paul can get the other Republican candidates on board in correcting the problem. Ron Paul would have been far more at home in the second debate with the Democrats, wouldn't he?
Ron Paul, is honestly an independent.
But there is really only one candidate that has honestly diagnosed the real problem. I'm not trying to be partial here. It is the correct diagnosis that we have to operate under, not treating symptoms, as we have now since Eisenhower.
We are in a Teddy Roosevelt moment, not a John F. Kennedy moment or a Bill Clinton moment.
The underlying problem is that we have somehow allowed a century to pass in which the rich and the elite have been able to use their collective 1% to control the 100% of all policy (including wars and peace, monetary policy, and tax). As a result, we are in the late innings of a total realignment of wealth in America - and I'm not just speaking about dollar driven wealth. I'm talking about who has as simple of things as basic items of speech (and the civil liberties that Ron Paul is so strongly defending of) and the Bill of Rights, for example.
Al Gore saw it in 2000, and the American people still didn't get it. They were more concerned whether he invented the internet, a red herring, and lost sight of his message.
But the last seven years, and the year to come has only accelerated this take away of America by the Bush machine and those in power, and in favor.
The disease is truly the chokehold this nation has allowed this small faction to gain.
I'll give you one specific example and even point out how it has been architected.
In 1977 I was appointed to sit on Jimmy Carter's alternative fuels task force. We worked hard to examine what needed to be done and all of our work got lost within the Reagan scoffs in the 1980 presidential campaign. Reagan and the Republicans simply said that we didn't have an energy problem - we had a distribution problem. Of course what they wanted was to redistribute wealth via energy.
I consulted afterwards to Archer Daniels Midland in the construction of seven ethanol plants that were originally built by others and taken over by ADM or holders. I believed in the technology and mission then.
At that time ADm was a relatively minor player in the total foods industry. But over the past 25 years, they have developed a monopoly in the oil seeds industry and now have developed as one of three primary players in the meats industry, livestock feeds industry and control nearly 60% of the protein being produced in the Western Hemisphere - that's right, North America, South and Central America.
ADM used the US Corn Growers as their front to reestablish farm policy and used massive political under the table money to every candidate (all speak highly of ethanol because it's the money, ya' know).
If the total energy consumed versus produced is figured, there is no marginal net production of energy by producing ethanol. It's purely a scam that this nation has already invested over $200 billion dollars in and the figure will triple within the next three years.
ADM has used literal bribery - called campaign contributions - to buy policy that enriches them and strengthens their monopoly on five major products world wide.
The US Government created this monopoly over the past 25 years. And the products from Coca Cola (ADM produces the corn sweeteners) to breakfast cereals; from margarine to bakery goods will all be held hostage and you will pay whatever price they decide to charge.
International policy will be influenced on the basis of countries that ADM has a a stake in. Wars ultimately will be fought, as with Afghanistan, as much for protection of oil or other investments as for principle.
That is the effect of monopolies.
To me that is the root cause.
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Bill Burkett (16 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 22 comments)
on Sunday, January 6, 2008 at 7:16:38 AM
WHEN IT COMES TO FOOD THERE IS NO LIMIT ON WHAT THE CORPS CAN CHARGE, AN WE ALL HAVE TO EAT, BUT MY HOPE IS WHEN THE RECESSION HITS MAYBE OUR FAMILY FARMING WILL COME BACK STRONG, AND TO ME THIS IS GOOD THING, RECESSION WILL CUT THOUGH THE DIVIDE IN THIS COUNTRY, AND PEOPLE WILL THINK MORE ABOUT NEIGHBORS AND HELPING EACH OTHER. AND GET BACK TO BASICS. THERE IS ONLY ONE HUMANITY ON THIS PLANET, AND THE GET GET GET AND MORE MORE MORE HAS TO STOP. AND I FOR ONE HAVE A STORAGE SHED, AND ITS 3/4 FULL OF STUFF I WILL NEVER USE, AND THIS IS THE NORM ALL OVER THIS COUNTRY, AND HAS TO END. WE ARE GOING TO BE HEADING INTO WHAT WILL SEAM LIKE UNCHARTED WATERS AND THE STRONG WILL SERVIVE AND HELP THE WEAK ALONG THE WAY. WE HAVE BEEN SIDE TRACKED BY THIS GLOBAL MACHINE TO THINK THAT THE MORE YOU HAVE THE HAPPIER YOU WILL BE. AND THIS IS THE SAD PART, THE GLOBALIST RUN THE FAMILY FARMER OUT OF BESINESS, AND NOW THEY HAVE CONTROL OF MOST OF THE FOOD SUPPLY, AND ALSO THE MEDICINE OF THE WORLD. AND WITH THIS THEY CAN CONTROL ALL HUNMANITY, AND POPULATION CONTROL. HOW FAR WILL THEY GO THIS IS THE UNKNOWN.
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RICHARD SHADE (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 460 comments)
on Sunday, January 6, 2008 at 11:59:57 PM
