Diane Feinstein (Democrat) and Orren Hatch (Republican) worked together (and probably still are) to give the telecommunication companies retroactive immunity against lawsuits for warrantless wiretaps. NPR did a story on this issue, but there was something I found odd. I started hearing, “This program was sponsored by AT&T” and then the coverage dropped off.

As they mention in the documentary Joseph Goebbels said “What you want in a media system” and he meant the Nazi media system “is ostensible diversity that conceals an actual uniformity.”

For a documentary that gives a more in depth and balanced perspective watch The Century of Self

Orwell Rolls in his Grave provides the following information and then some:

According to the nonpartisan congressional Budget Office: between 1979 and 1997, income for families in the middle rose 9% from $41,000 to $45,100, while income for families in the top 1% rose from $420,000 to $1,016,000 — a 140% increase.

Why has the response to a rise inequality been a drive to reduce taxes on the rich? [That's a good question--see Matthew 19:16-26]

A CNN/Gallop Poll conducted March 2003, found that 61% of the American people thought Saddam Hussein as personally responsible for the September 11th attack. Out of the 911 hijackers 15 of the 19 where from Saudi Arabia; the others were from Egypt and Kuwait [all us allies]. How did the American people get such a distorted view of who was behind the attack of 911?

Five months before the 2000 Election Governor Jeb Bush moved to purge 57,000 people from the voting rolls, supposedly ex-felons. Florida’s Secretary of State, Katherine Harris, was Bush’s campaign manager. The Governor is his brother.

CBS News killed the story on the basis of a denial by Governor Jeb Bush, who was the TARGET of the allegations.

From George Orwell’s “Animal Farm”
… and the sheep bleated
“4 legs GOOD, 2 legs BAD.”

… and then they bleated
“4 legs GOOD, 2 legs BETTER.”

Bush keeps rallying to get rid of “The Death Tax.” Bernie Sanders points out only 2% of the population is even rich enough to pay estate tax, yet the American people have been duped into thinking there is a death tax that’s plaguing people in the US.

Michael Powell (son of Colin Powell) was head of the FCC. Michael Powell said free Air time for candidates is:

“… unconstitutional and an infringement on the broadcaster’s free speech rights”

“.. have no idea what the public interest is.”

“The oppressor here is regulation.”

You may have guessed Michael Powell got rid of equal air time for Presidential candidates, but who would tell you that?

For more information, watch

Orwell Rolls in his Grave

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How Public is NPR

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USA Patriot Act Reauthorization

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Chris does an excellent job of explaining how US citizens are becoming radicalized by a loss of good paying jobs and a future.

Rather than turning their anger on the government who is selling them down the river so CEOs can make 400 to 500 times more than the average employee, their anger is being channeled on their fellow citizens.

Chris Hedges points out that both Republican’s and Democrats have forsaken the poor of the US.
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.Chris He doesn’t provide examples of the Democrats and Republicans forsaking the poor in the US, but I would like to bring up immigration as an example. Republicans say it’s great because no one wants these jobs, but who goes out and talks to the construction workers who have lost their jobs?My mother used to be a house keeper, but she couldn’t get more than $6 an hour for that job now.US citizens have lost these jobs, but does your house cost any less? Has it prevented the cost from going up? Who’s pocketing all the money?Democrat’s don’t care because they say it’s a racial issue. People who are angry about losing these jobs are racists. What about the factory workers who have lost their jobs to China? The millions who are losing their jobs to India, and other Asian countries.Other examples:Nixon opened up trade with ChinaNixon took the US off the Gold Standard

Bill Clinton pushed through NAFTA

Our trading partners have suffered, too – with huge increases in inequality and massive displacement. For example, at least 1.3 million Mexican farmers have lost their livelihood under NAFTA. As a result, the number of annual immigrants from Mexico to the United States surged from 332,000 in 1993, the year before NAFTA went into effect, to 530,000 in 2000 – a 60 percent increase.

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Chris Hedges What Every Person Should Know About War

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