During the cold-war, America supported the lesser- of two evils among the dictators. Ameirca even gave support to dictators who were fighting Communist, dictators such as Shah Reza Mohammad Pahlavi [known commonly as shah or the shah] of Iran, to Aastasio Somoza of Nicaragua and to General Augusto Pinochet of Chile. All the name of dictators.

In terms of democracy and human rights, the MEK gets higher marks than all of those dictators combined. Here's an organization that represents America's goals in Iran and the goals many Americans want Iran to be, which is a non-Islamist secular western-style democracy.

Supporting the MEK is becoming more of an urgent strategic necessity. The MEK did expose Iran's nuclear weapons program.

America seeks to democratize Iran. Especially with President Bush's policy in the Middle East, the MEK is a strategic democratic ally coming from a silver platter, which was there even before George W. Bush became president. While the MEK is clearly a strategic ally and everything Ameirca wants an ally to be like, instead, America put the MEK on the US State Department list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations [FTO] in a failed attempt to moderate the Iranian regime, by embraicng fake moderates like Hishemi Rafsanjani, who in 2001, called for a nuclear strike against Israel and Mohammed Khatami, who was a notorious oppressor of the Khomeini regime, supports Hezbollah and praised the warden of Evan prison, who was a notorious torturer and who was killed by the MEK.

MEK was put on the terror list for Khatami, one of the notorious oppressors for Khomeini's fascist regime. How could we support the lesser of two evils among dictators, who fought Communist tyranny, during the Cold War, but not support the MEK, which poses a real threat to an apocalyptic regime, which will actually use nuclear weapons against America, Israel and help to impose Islamism. Islamists are apocalyptic. They'll use any means to accomplish their global goals, even if they destroy their own countries regardless if they are the regimes in those countries or not. A nuclear-armed Iran would also give nuclear weapons to Islamist terrorists, who would also use nuclear weapons on America, Israel and their enemies.

Unlike Iran, the Soviets had at least enough sanity to not use nuclear weapons. Our post-Cold war mentality is becoming stupider by the minute, especially with Iran. What's the result? The MEK is listed on the US State Department's FTOs.

All of America's attacks on the MEK are serving the Iranian terrorist regime and alienating the goal of democratizing Iran. 

In the beginning of the Iraq war, America engaged in a bombing campaign on the MEK to keep Iran from meddling in Iraq. Guess what? Iran is the main problem for Americans in Iraq. Even American soldiers in Iraq are starting to wake up and see that the MEK are strategic allies. After the cease fire between America and the MEK in Iraq, American soldiers see the MEK following all of America's orders and Iran being the main problem, while the MEK is not lifting a finger to fight America. If the MEK hated America, they would be fighting alongside the insurgents against America. That's not happening. Even while US soldiers are seeing the obvious about the MEK being a strategic ally, the US State Department is sitll behind the wall of idiocy, relying on the propaganda by the Iranian terrorist regime, even while the US State Department correctly lists Iran as a state sponsor of terrorism. The MEK is a useful ally for regime change in Iran. It has popular support and has infiltrated the Iranian government, bringing important intellegence including information on the Iranian nuclear program.

Right now, Camp Ashraf is the main base for the MEK in Iraq. US soldiers consider them "protected people." Thier adventures in Iraq taught this important lesson that Iran's useful idiots in Washington have trouble seeing: the MEK is useful allies in bring regime change and democracy to Iran. 

America supported General Pinochet when he launched his coup against Salvador Allende, who was destroying democracy and slowly installing a pro-Soviet Communist dictatorship in Chile. Guess what, though the new Pinochet military reigime planned to eventually give Chile democracy, he stayed in power as a brutal dictator,one who's human rights violations weren't even supported by America. Why bring him in? To stop the spread of Communism. No doubt, that coup, as ugly as it was, stopped a worse situaiton for Chile. Unlike Pinochet, the MEK has no plans to set up a brutal temporary authoritarian government for Iran.

America supported Somoza and the shah against Communism. America viewed them as strategic allies despite their undemocratic nature.  Yes, they weren't nearly as bad as the Communist terrorists and dictators. The threat of Communism was real. Islamism is even a far bigger threat. Unlike the Communist regimes [with the exception of Cuba during the missile crisis], the Islamists are willing to use nuclear weapons to achieve their global goals. Though the Soviets and the Communist sought to impose their totalitarian ideology on the world, they didn't believe they were obligated by god to do so. The Islamists believe that they're obligated by Allah to do so. Islamists believe Muslims killed will go to heaven and infidels killed will go to hell. The Islamists believe if they die fighting the infidels to impose their form of Islam, they'll go to heaven. That's where the suicide bombers and the 9/11 hijackers come from. That's why to prevent nuclear terrorism, no Islamist including the regime in Iran can have nuclear weapons. Islamism including the regime in Iran are already dangerous without nuclear weapons.

After supporting undemocratic regimes in the Cold-war to fight a more totalitarian ideology, it's extremely stupid and ridiculous that we can't support the MEK. It's arguably laughable. Just to make the situaiton more ridiculus, we have guyes like Kenneth Timmerman areguing against supporting the main Iranian opposition group, the MEK, evne though he understands the threat form Iran fully well and reported correctly that Iran. He understands the role Iran played in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, which were committed by Al Quada. Yet Kenneth advocates agains tsupporting the most popular opposition group in Iran. Kenneth has a string attached while repeating Mullah propaganda on the MEK:

When making a revolution, allies matter.

Let me get this straight. We were able to support Stalin's Russia in WWII, support Somoza, Pinochet and the shah during the cold war, but we can't support the MEK, which is the main group in the popular pro-democracy freedom fighter group the NCRI [National Council on Resistance in Iran]. Please, this is utter stupidity. That's what I call "hypocritical stupidity." Kenneth will repeat,"In a revolution,allies matter," when condemning the MEK even more than when Buzz lightyear will say,"Do infinity and beyond."

The situation with Iran is getting worse and worse and worse. Guess what, our policy of "moderating" the Iranian regime has failed. "Moderating" the regime in Iran is like moderating Hitler's Nazi regime in the 1930's and '40's. Every time our government raids an MEK headquarter or base or take action against the MEK such as putting them on the terror list, our government is serving an apocalyptic regime, which considers our great nation America as the great satan and our ally Israel the small satan and chants,"Death to America" and "Death to Israel?" Is that the government we want to appease? This question also goes to you Mr. "In a revolution, allies matter."    

We're have tow paths, support the democratic alternative led by groups such as the MEK, which calls it the "third option," or appease an apocalyptic regime, which considers America to be the great satan? The wise answer is obviously the former, though the US government took the latter by putting the MEK on the terrorist list and raiding their bases and headquarters. Our country is suffering a serious economic crisis. We have a huge debt and are stuck fighting in Iraq. Do we want to invade Iran like how we invaded Iraq, invading a country four times bigger than Iraq and with a much bigger population? Or should we support a dmeocratic popular opposition group that seeks to be allied to America? The answer is the latter, especially because now the MEK's third option is becoming more desirable and achievable. However, that would require a change in our stance toward the MEK and NCRI, whichh would require the State Department to wake up and remove thes eorganizations from the FTO list. It would mean we'd have to support them in liberating Iran. Michael Rubin is another one, who understands the threat from Iran and attacks the MEK. Mr. Rubin said:

The Islamic Republic of Iran victimizes its people and threatens U.S. and regional security. The solution to the problem rests, not with empowering a group or individuals just as bad, but rather in supporting the Iranian people in their quest for liberty, freedom, and democracy.

Perfect solution, Mr. Rubin. That doesn't mean alienating democratic groups such as the MEK, which cooperates with the Americans in Iraq. Easier said then done. If we don't support the MEK, which Iranian people should we support to free and democratize Iran? Mr. Rubin doesn't give an answer. The ones who attak the MEK are the Iranian reigme and their apologists. Even those who understand the threat from Iran and still attack the MEK, I have this to say to them. They understand full-well the nature of the Iranian regime, but they provide no actual solution, weather it's from someone, who if you pull the string, says,"In a revolution, allies matter" or someone, who calls for America supporting nameless Iranian people who seek democracy rather than supporting the MEK, which is appearing right in front of us in wanting democracy in Iran and the overthrow of the Iranian terrorist regime.

The State Department should wake up. Our [the American] government should wake up. I tell our government this,"You failed to moderate the Iranian terrorist regime. It's a brutal apocalyptic regime. It's time to wake up and support the MEK and NCRI take back their country and democratize it. Don't be Chamberlains who make peace with the Nazis and failed because the Nazis sought to impose a fascist totalitarian Aryan empire on the world, like how the Islamists including the Iranian regime seek to impose a fascist Islamic caliphate, which is the Islamic version of the Aryan empire the Nazis sought to create."

I have lived the life of a liberated woman; I am divorced, re-married and my husband and I have four kids between us. I had a career in the financial industry before I had kids at 28 and I currently have a career in real estate that allows me to juggle my time between work and family and am fortunate that my current husband supports prioritizing my kids as much as possible.
When my first child was born, I learned something very important; I realized that one of the greatest contributions I could make to society would be to nurture my child and teach her all I could about love and commitment myself. I felt that if I could sacrifice and spend as much time with her as possible, especially in her early years, being her primary caregiver would build between us a bond that would make her a better, more secure individual who could then take that sense of connection out into the world without hesitation. I am not saying that caregivers who are not parents cannot offer much love and compassion but there is no role like mother (or father who in some cases is the primary caregiver) that has so much influence over a child's development, character and confidence.

Some parents are unable to stay home with their children. Due to financial responsibility, both parents must work to make ends meet. I know these decisions are difficult and I am sure that all mothers agonize over being unable to care for their small children on their own. What I don't understand are women who choose not to prioritize their children and strive more for power and public recognition than to build a strong and consistent relationship with their own children.

This is how I feel about Sarah Palin. Here is a woman relatively unknown nationally until a few weeks ago who is now in line to be one of the most powerful people in the world. She has talked publicly about her choice to give birth to a special needs child but who will care for that child on a daily basis as she heads to Washington? Am I the only one who has looked at both Presidents and Vice Presidents in years past and noticed how much they age in the four years of constant demands on their time and energy? The schedules are physically grueling and mentally I imagine the pressure of responsibility for a nation might take a daily toll on someone. Add to that someone who at the end of the day has kids that cry out for "mommy" not knowing where she is and why she is unavailable to them consistently.

Don't think that I am against a woman in a position of power in general. I absolutely believe a woman could make a wonderful leader of our nation and the last few months have encouraged me that it is only a matter of time before it happens but give me someone whose kids are grown and self sufficient, who is not abandoning small children at home. Give me someone who is nationally known and recognized; active in both national and international politics for years before they would even consider running for this high an office.

My mom's lesson to me at an early age was absolutely true: a woman can do anything and everything. Just not all at the same time and still do it well. Where will Sarah Palin fall short? At home or in the White House? I think it is a shame either way and if she is such a great politician, she should consider running on her own eight or more years from now.

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Senator Barack Obama started serving his community in Chicago, Illinois as a community organizer upon graduating from Harvard Law School with top honors. He later ran for Illinois State Senate and won the second time around. Barack ran for the US Senate and was elected. Now, he runs for the highest office in the land, the President of the United States only after completing the first  twoyears of his US Senate term.

Now there is no way to highlight each of the two candidates' career achievements in this article and this isn't really what this article is intended to focus on anyway. The primary purpose of writing this article is to shade some light on the most disturbing facts about the social and economic plans that Senator Barack Obama is proposing to solve the most difficult problems that the nation is facing today and what these policies really mean for the average citizen.

On Senator Obama's campaign website a full accounting of his proposed social and economic plans can be read in their entirety, so just visit BarackObama.com  to read his plans and in his words not mine. Once you have taken the time to visit his website and read over the issues and proposed policies, then this article will make more sense to you. It is not my intention to put any words in or take any words out of Senator Obama's mouth, but I will conclude here that what it amounts to is a form of Marxists Socialism.

Most people in the United States of America have no idea what socialism is really all about. On the surface, socialism wears a smiling face, but after studying what pure socialism really offers, then the face changes into something a lot more sinister. Socialism starts with rallying the working middle-class into a frenzy over economics, employment, healthcare, education and invoke that socialism can change the lives of millions of working class individuals for the better. Of course, for this to work there needs to be a giant personality to spearhead the charge and gain the majority of the public's trust.

Every socialist movement has seen a gigantic, larger than life personality rise from the mosh-pit of the working middle class or from the pits of poverty and eventually win the trust and loyalty of the majority populace.

In no way is it my intention to write a novel here relating to the present day and what socialism accomplished or failed to do on a case by case basis, so I suggest to anyone serious about learning about socialism according to what history has taught us, then please take time a read these articles and thesis below:

Socialist Party News

Use this site to learn what socialism is, at the standpoint of the Socialist Party's own views and explanations.

Has Socialism Failed? By Joe Slovo

Joe Slovo has written a most complete and detail accounting of South African Communist Party and how socialism has continued to create more pain on the people than it solves problems for the nation. Visitors can learn a lot of valuable information about socialism by reading this document.

The most disturbing thing about Senator Obama is that he has not demonstrated any real leadership while he has served in office. Most people rely on hearing what he has done by watching CNN or MSNBC (which are probably the two most liberal newscasts in the US) or reading Internet blogs about how wonderful of a man and leader Senator Barack Obama is, without having even citing his actual voting record, which is one of the most liberal voting records in the US Senate. See Barack Obama's Voting Record

According the socialist party agenda, true socialism cannot succeed unless it is adopted as a global initiative and as far as I can see, there are only two major holdouts in the world and they are the United States of America and Israel. Although, if Senator Barack Obama is elected, then within the next two to four years and directed by his administration, the United States will probably see socialism rear its ugly head in the form of:

1. Universal Healthcare
2. Nationalizing the Banking Intuitions
3. Universal Education Programs (Free Education)
4. Guaranteed Employment
5. Youth Service Programs
6. Nationalizing Farming Operations
7. Nationalizing Energy Production and Natural Resources
8. National ID Program or Human ID Microchip Implant
9. Move from a cash society to a cashless society
10. Move from a capitalist free economy to a socialized economy
11. Mandatory Armed Service Participation
12. Lose the personal right to own or have a gun, unless the citizen is solider or law enforcement
13. Higher taxes that all citizens will be required to pay, so to pay for all of the free programs that a socialist government and community will need to pay for

Of course, this is only my opinion and only time will tell if I am right or wrong and not the hoards of diehard Barack Obama followers. If we can learn anything from world history, then it is, socialism does not work and has lead to the deaths of hundreds of millions of people around the world and brutally against anyone who dares to standup against the socialist machine.

In my opinion, the reason that socialism has never worked in the past is not that it could not reach a large enough population, but due to the real religious differences that much of the world hold as sacred. On Barack Obama's own website, he addresses faith and how we should deal with it and his solution would dilute the core values of most religions as it would lead to some kind of perverted socially acceptable one world religion.

Christianity I suspect will be the most difficult religion to attempt to control, but then again Adolf Hitler successfully negotiated a deal with the Christian churches in Germany, before he turned against them and killed them by the hundreds of thousands and killed the Jewish people by the millions (6 million). Some believe that Hitler to be a Christian, because he invoked God into some of his speeches, but a true Christian would never kill God's chosen people the “Jewish people” or other fellow Christians or non-Christians.

Islam would be the next most difficult and if anything is for certain, is that Islam will fight back with swords if anyone should dare to pervert Islam. This would include most certainly any socialist power that should want to change or dilute the messages of their most revered prophet. Just like the Christians, the Muslims would speak out for their religious beliefs and even go one-step further than the majority of Christian organizations would do, and that is to take the war to the government whom would dare to change or dilute the scriptures of the Muslim's Holy Qur'an.

Socialism of any kind attempted on a grand scale and on a global platform cannot succeed without having control over religious activity in some form. Although the fallout from the most devote of any of the faiths, but especially from the Christian and Islamic faiths will be most difficult to deal with peacefully. The Christians for the most part will not want to compromise their religious values, morals or teachings to find approval from government or the populace (majority of people in socialist community), but will not put up much of a fight when comforted by socialism faith police. Islam on the other hand may have to be deal with militarily, because they have demonstrated their willingness to fight and die in battle to further their own religious calls. Religious tolerance in a socialism society is only achievable once all of the remaining major religions are merge into one global acceptable religion that the whole collective community can stand behind and support.

We Christians will stand up and speak out against anyone attempting to pervert our faith by trying to regulate our missionary activities of sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the world as God has instructed us to do. Socialism in the modern day will need to control or regulate religious activity or it will not succeed, but on the other hand, it will not succeed in the longrun, because socialism has always lead to an authoritarian bureaucracy and eventually into a form of dictatorship with much of the power being controlled by a tiny group of social elitists.

Think of socialism this way, if the government is allowed to provide universal healthcare and the taxpayers are footing the bill for everyone else participating in the healthcare program, then the government can and most likely will want everyone participating to exercise preventative health management. In which, drinking could be limited to just one or two glasses of alcohol or possibly the total banning of all alcohol beverages from society. The types of food that you eat could be regulated if the doctor reports that you are overweigh or have the risk of some other health condition

If the government provides free college and private schooling, then it could demand that certain things are to be studied by all students that may go against a student's religious belief or political belief and the student nor their parents will have any say to the studies.

If the government takes control of the banking intuitions and possibly worse implements a cashless banking protocol, then the government can track every purchase and account for every dollar or euro that a citizen makes or spends. In this situation, the government could easily limit or block any citizen out of the system, to where that person cannot buy or sell or hold a job, if that person should ever protest against the powers that be or if that person should become unwilling to simulate into the socialists collective community.

If the government takes control of the housing market, then that means that the government would become the landlord to millions of citizens. The government as landlord could gain untold control of their tenets' personal and daily lives as part of any real estate agreement. Private ownership is the right of free people and if a free person makes a bad decision and loses their property, then that is their right too.

Socialist are always trying to reduce or eliminate the need to have weapons and armies with unfair or unbalanced size or strength with regards to the size of the country or nation and the threats that nation or country faces. The problem is that there will always be some country out there in the world with one more bullet or one more nuke than the next guy and even if socialism could eliminate the majority of the weapons of mass destruction, then one must wonder about the weapons that were not accounted for and were placed in hiding, because it is those threats that will cause the greatest loss of life when we least expect it.

In conclusion: For socialism to have any chance of succeeding, then it must eventually be a global initiative with global participation. Banks, education, healthcare, energy and natural resources will need to be nationalized with the government controlling the majority stake in once privately or publicly held companies. Raise taxes to pay for the universal programs that the government will administer to the citizens of the community collective. Increase private and public security and the size of law enforcement to secure the society from any unwanted or undulated enemies of the nation. Regulate, control or merge all major religions into one single tolerable religious order that the social community can agree upon. Control banking and healthcare on every level imaginable including invasions into citizens' personal lives, so to limit the financial risks to the taxpayer and the social collective order of the nation.

All I am really trying to say is, that before anyone votes for Senator Barack Obama or Senator John McCain, just conduct a little research on your own and from reliable sources to learn about the candidates in greater detail. In full disclosure, I am an undecided Independent voter that will be voting my conscience along with any new information that I can learn about either candidate and also, I will be checking the history books to see if anything being proposed by either candidate has been tried/failed (socialism) and only repackaged to suit modern day political agendas.

"To those who doubt, to those who ask is it possible, or those who do not believe, I say accomplishment of a world without America and Israel is both possible and feasible."
 - President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the conference without America and Zionism on 2005.

After the exposure of Iran's nuclear program in 2002, the Iranian terrorist regime hid stuff about their nuclear program and was caught repeatedly lying about it.

However, a secret memo was leaked revealing that Iran had another plan for building nuclear weapons, a plan approved by the Supreme leader himself Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. 

Many liberals and apoligists of the Iranian terrorist regime has asked for "proof" about Iran developing nuclear weapons despite the fact that it was secret for decades, that Iran wasn't fully cooperating with the IAEA and that Iran was caught repeatedly lying about the nuclear program. The secret memo was just more proof.  AKI [Adnkronosinternational] was the news agency that leeked the secret memo to the world. The memo was based on a meeting by Iran's leaders on a plan to help develop nuclear weapons.

AKI reported:

A few weeks later in Iranian capital Tehran, Khamenei gathered a group of senior officials responsible for national security and nuclear power, including Mohsen Fahrizadeh, entitled Project III - the programme suspected of planning the development of nuclear arms.

On that occasion, according to the memorandum, Khamenei spoke of the need to accelerate the military project in such a way that it did not run the risk of breaching the rules of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency.

During the meeting several proposals were discussed and at the end of the talks, "Khamenei called for a plan to be drawn up to exploit the nuclear material of the Bushehr plant to obtain plutonium".

AKI also reported:

Under the plan submitted, options included heating bars of material for 300 days, producing plutonium but of an inferior quality to military fuel to produce 600 kilogrammes to make 75 bombs of low quality. 

Under a second option, the reactor would be activated to its maximum power for two months to produce 120 kilogrammes of material for 15 nuclear bombs. 

This article concluded:

The memorandum is in marked contrast to the many official pronouncements by the Iranian government that it only intends to use nuclear material for peaceful purposes.

Iran is ruled by a radical Islamist regime. They publicly chant in their sponsored demonstrations,"Death to America," and "Death to Israel.'' Iran views America as the great satan and Israel as the small satan.

Iran obtaining nuclear weapons will result in them using it on America and Israel and supplying terrorist groups who'll use it on America and its allies including Israel.

Iran will also use nuclear weapons to help spread radical Islamist rule to the world. Radical Islam doesn't care about destroying their countries as long as they succeed in their global aims. After all, they believe that they and the Muslims killed will go to heaven while the infidels go to hell. That's where the suicide bombers and 9/11 hijackers come from. 

Alireza Jafarzadeh, in his book "The Iran Threat", said this:

Iran's inimitable stance is made even more dangerous because the Iranian regime will not hesitate to use a nuclear bomb. Nothing in the regime's history supports the idea that Tehran would merely build up an arsenal to use for political leverage or as a deterrent from attack. The mullahs have no ethical scruples with a nuclear first-strike policy; in fact, their ideology urges them to use such a weapon to annihilate what both Khomeini and Khamenei called the ''Great Satan'' and what former president Rafsanjani called ''global arrogance.'' [page 204]

This leaked memo is part of the proof that Iran seeks to build nuclear weapons and this claim about Iran just wanting nuclear technology for ''peaceful purposes'' is bogus.      

I, Ichiban sie Aku, hereby declare all content in this article to be owned and only distributed for the sole purpose to fill all requirements of my credit earning, community college class. So as the forewarning has detailed you on, I hereby deny all acts of clarifying terms that may or may not be known to you since my surreptitious motive is only to enlightened the path to knowledge not give knowledge. The audience is divided in two ways: my peers and the instructor, but in a holistic point of view all of you are still just citizens in this political entity and the burden that the information given weighs is so tremendous that by clarifying all information given in this processed writing assignment of up to three pages I would by in part decimating my chance of allowing a true unveiling of curiousity in the mind of my true audience. So as you come across figurative speech and insinuations throughout this article constantly remind yourself that all this information that seems enigmatic to you or just plain controversial is actually part of each and everyone of our duties ,as citizens of this political entity, to be spread as universal knowledge of the Americans of the United States.

So as this knowledge is spread remember (you, the citizen!) can do more than function just as a person in this country, but effect the directional outcome of all things this government does if you actively vote. Not understanding any part of this paper that is not related to mainstream culture is actually truancy on your part as a citizen, since this in fact proves the point of why this subject was written about. With heavier swings of this blunt object,I assume that if you understand that cheddah means money than that cognitive device in your head will actually allow you to understand that when political parties are spoken of the corresponding colors that usually accompany the parties existing propaganda and advertising devices could substitute their title for convenient creative writing purposes. Now, please read on.

With the state of American Society looming in the paralell world of history's downfalls I present the voting recipe to all who read George W Bush has twice, now, been the victor of America's electoral process through the people and their representatives in the electoral college, so clearly he is your choice. In this country inheritance has propelled generations of aristocrats, entertainers, and other elite groups of every level of society in a way which seems to be the speed of sound, while the less fortunate majority hobbles along like Igor yelling " Master! Master!" This inheritance is detectable by names, symbols that can represent indomitable power according to our linguistic history... this tradition has traditionally been the weapons of trippers of great reigns of power. Eight years of power and buffoonery equating your nation with the " the great Satan" by other countries has led to a distaste ,by Americans, for just one of our chosen options from the corporate Big Boys on campus. November 4 the election will be now, and we will use our big brains to pick red or blue, but clearly there our more choices than these two colors because America isn't just red and blue, but white and green and yellow, as well as many other symbolic colorations of political, moral, and other macroinclusive ideas. So how would you paint the pretty picture of a world-power?

There are four steps to being an active voter and step one isn't pick sides. That Obama sign is more than pledging one's alliegance to an anti-American, hope monger, but you are really showing that you know your views and that you and Barack Obama are like a six and a nine in this bowl of Campbell's soup. The same goes for this pretend quote of neutrality, "screw you N00bs, stupid libs are ruining our country with lies. Vote McCain-Palin if you wanna save are soldiers". Every time you support a candidate it affects your state, your state of being, and all that matters to each individual in this country. If the economy is your peeve, then understand why and figure how your contribution to this candidate's gang of followers will truly play out. Step one of the voting recipe is to figure out who you are and why you are being politically active, and remember politics are like sex noone likes a promiscous voter (cheater!) and everyone wants the sexiest choice (oh Sarah Palin what big thoughts you have!)

Step two will definitely effect one throughout the whole process, because this step is beefing out your arguments for the issues. Figure out the state of the union with the most important facts to you; here is mine:Bush has agreed to the NAU, our banks are behaving wildly synonymous with the times before the Great Depression ( what's so great about it?), and the surplus of foreign policy elements we are engaging in.After you figure this out try on each candidates idea that partakes to your issue and see how that would look on you... just think you are shopping for the big days ahead. Avoid the television, it is home to a breed of capitalist, vampiric creatures known as entertainers, part of the species Media; they have big mouths so that the whole nation can hear, and they use those mouths to bite Americas legs off so that we will only rely on the information they give since we will then be knowledge-obtaining impaired. Look at all the resources, because even the most knowledgable historians were known to create myths. Absolute truth is what is being stressed during this step and if you can't be prudent you will just end up the Media's student.

The Media, at best, are just a bunch of scavengers compared to their capitalist brethren who I shall call for the sake of comparable relativity, the Richies and the Sissies. The Richies are nocturnal so are not as recognizable even though they soak up the homo sapiens sapiens revenue and may run every aspect of business, and ,ladies and gentleman, government is business. Since they are the base of your troubles, but are hard to pinpoint this step of the voting recipe is actually on pinpointing their genetic mutation know as the Sissies. The Sissies use their advanced skills of capitalism to control the homo sapiens sapiens in a respected manner on both sides, but beware, the Sissies are none other then the corporate spokespeople, or symbols, of the Red and the Blue. This year the Red is symbolized by the face of McCain-Palin, while the Blue is represented by Obama-Biden, which may be different by names and faces but are actually the same two corporations who have been running this country for generation for themslves and their wealthy brethren.

I can't identify who is the most powerful of the Richies and the Sissies, but trust me they are still human and regardless of my speculatory remarks they have set up a Grand Scheme and the only way it will benefit the nation is if you play your part and not allow the elimination of the U.S. of A for the sake of a world government. To swing this blunt object once more, think outside the box, which is big enough for the Red and the Blue to touch the same points on most issues. Even the Media, their cousin and venue of their playground, can't hide their similarities; its as though you are touching your middle finger and your dumb and the only differences like economy and war being the odd fingers out. Beware! the television is a captivating device and may swing you away from the mouse and pad that could lead you to your soulmate.

The final step of the voting recipe is the easiest. Choose, with all this information maybe we can show how America really feels at least from you, the readers, point. Of course you'll need to register and talk politics to spread the absolute truths you have learned throughout this process. Sometimes offending people, like talking your ish at the dinner table, is the only way to get your point across. Well so be it!

"So if the glove don't fit you mustn't vote for it." I think thats how the saying goes. I picture it like this: America is a hand and it must be fully protected to be beautiful and unharmed. The candidates are just the brands you can buy and some are name-brand , The Reds and The Blues, while some are independent or unknown, The Greens, Nader, or Baldwin. What is important is the hand that you are covering which from my view gots claws, warts, and is constantly clinched. So take this recipe and with you to cook up the best glove.

1. Show respect to your fellow Americans.
2. Prioritize America over party.
3. Resolve to remain engaged in the process.

Show respect to your fellow Americans

Respect each other.  A teacher who feels valued excels in her classroom.  Police officers who sense our appreciation uphold the law with joy.  The way we treat each other is imperative.  While candidate's positions are vital, the greatness of America lies in our love for neighbor.

We fashion respect by putting relationship ahead of politics.  Model civility in your discussions with friends, family, and co-workers and prevent issues from ruining your relationships.  Honor public officials by using their titles.  Say "Senator Obama" rather than "Obama." 

Watch the television shows that treat their guests with respect.  Turn off the hosts that argue, promote squabbling, or create chaos without honest reflection.  Americans have a duty to keep politicians accountable.  If we surrender that right with playground bickering, we lose the ability to effect lasting change.  The trailhead to the mountain of respect begins at your doorway.

Prioritize America over party

We are all Americans.  We are not all Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, Independents, Greens, or Constitutionalists. 

Focus on America.  Participate in your party of persuasion.  Advocate for sound platforms.  Influence party leaders to make America better by enhancing the party.  Promote America's interests over and above personal agendas. 

Keep America relevant.  Some nations have coups every decade, change governments every other year, shame leaders into suicide, or allow dictators to rule with an iron fist.  America? 

We yell at each other on television.

Resolve to remain engaged in the process

Stay engaged, regardless of the outcome of the election.  Decide to support the new administration, be it President McCain or President Obama.

Now I'm preaching to myself.  Criticize constructively. 

Selfless persistence confers upon America the strength to bravely construct a bright future.  Campaigning for 2012 is just around the corner.  Americans crave a dignified America.

A word to the candidates

Dear Senators Biden, McCain, Obama, and Governor Palin,

Thank you for your desire to make America great again.  We the people commit to civility in our words and actions. We will support our new leadership come January. 

Humbly, we ask you to lead us by your own examples.  We want leaders we can respect, trust, and follow. 

We make you this promise:  lead us with dignity, and we will follow.

I received a link to a video that could be comparable to propaganda, but this propaganda was anti-government. It highlighted the economic system that we live in and how our currency is designed to fail. It highlighted the false grounds on which America has entered the major wars in the past century. Most disturbingly it highlighted the possibility of a very grim future and the greedy blood that runs through many of our leaders’ veins.  

Now, it is difficult to say whether all of the facts presented in the documentary are true, and that is what bothers me. We deserve to be able to find unbiased information that has our best interests at heart. In a time of political campaign where we as a nation are mid-war and mid-economic crisis it seems as though our decision at the poles is holding a considerable amount of weight for our personal futures.

I urge you to discover the truth, wherever you can find it. It is so difficult with, what the video describes as, flashy entertainment distractions, mixed messages and half-truths. Obama wants to take us off of the battle ground in the Middle East, a position I initially supported until watching this video. But, if the war began over America’s need for control and security in the land of oil production than if we withdraw, are we going to be left even with even less security in this coming oil crisis? It is hard to know who to support without knowing all of the true facts behind the issues.

I do believe that we as an American nation have the capability to turn things around for ourselves. However, we need to start by becoming informed. Instead of taking a half hour to watch a rerun on television why not spend that half hour taking our heads out of the sand and witnessing the events transpiring around us.

We are a nation based on the consent of the people. Let’s not consent to stupidity and blind direction.

We have been given the gift of critical thought; let us join together as American’s who are going to choose our future.

Some places to embark upon in your search for knowledge that are reputedly unbiased include C-SPAN and PBS, although they may not be as flash they have a lot of great information:

• C-Span.org
• PBS.org

Here is the video that shocked me. Although I do not believe that you should take everything that they say word for word, I hope that it does open your eyes to the world around you. We should not believe everything that we are told, but find out the truth for ourselves.

I also have found “Why we Want You to be Rich.” written by Donald Trump and Robert Kiyosaki very helpful in driving home the importance of a financial education. Please take the time to educate yourself and your children so that we can avoid the kind of financial crisis that we find ourselves in today.

Nobel Ideas All

• Health Care for all
• Tax the rich and lower taxes for the rest of us
• Regulate those thieves in the Markets
• I’ll get Osama
• I’ll stand up to the Iranians
• And on and on and on ………

It really doesn’t matter what they say, they have no idea how to implement any of it without shooting the rest of us in the foot! And besides, the President doesn’t make law, the congress does. Did you ever notice that every time congress acts something breaks. The only time the country seems to operate smoothly is when they are not in session. 

But I digress. The loosing party will block the Presidents party at every turn. In order to pass anything (unless it’s a Pork-belly) the opposition will insist on adding or subtracting their special interests from the bill. The result is something totally ineffective and therefore semi-safe for the rest of us.

I apologize for the stereotypes but just think about the consequences of un-tethered rule:

• The Democrats will reward the Health Care Industry with all the tax dollars they need to provide over-priced, substandard Health Care to you and every Illegal Alien in the country and maybe those who return to Mexico.
• Not to be out done, the Republicans would provide the Industrial War Complex with enough tax dollars to arm every man, woman, and child in the U.S. and Canada with a personal Cruise Missile.

We Must Be Thankful

Our real concern in this election is that no single party wins both the White House and a large enough majority in congress to pass any darn fool idea without it being watered down by the minority. If your guy wins or the other guy wins, be of good cheer. You can be sure that his lunacy will be redirected to a remedial course of action by the opposition. So let’s hear it for the loosing party folks. They are our one true hope. 

On A More Serious Note

Have no doubt that the Russian Bear has returned to the world scene. They will find a new name for it but for all intent and purpose the Cold War is on again. NATO threatens Russian Interest’s in the eastern block and U.S. interests are at risk from Russian influence in the Middle East. The conflict is well underway and whoever is elected must have courage and fortitude to stand in difficult times. The first contest turned out to be an economic war of the fittest, so will this new conflict be decided the same way. No body is going to push the proverbial button. But you can be sure this will turn into a “mine is bigger than yours” contest and it is going to be expensive. We must prevail or we will suffer the fate of Russia in the 90’s but I doubt they will be as benevolent as we were.

This is a winner take all game. We either dominate the world, or are dominated by it. If you feel guilty about domination just think how the Georgians are feeling right now. As Theodore Roosevelt said, “the world will never like us but they will respect us.” May it continue to be that way. The next Administration and the Congress better get this economy going and neither one of them can afford to blink in the eye of the Russian Bear (read KGB). 

Some of the expressions exchanged between them left eyes widely opened when Mr. Manmohan Singh said” So Mr. President, this may be my last visit to you during your presidency, and let me say that thank you very much. The people of India deeply love you. And all that you have done to bring our two countries closer to each other is something history will remember.” Not only this, he also added “And when the history is written, I think it will be recorded that president George bush played a historic role in bringing our two democracies closer to each other.” Hardened journalists looked at each other quizzically never having heard such words in bilateral exchanges. And for the common people as well, is there anything hidden?

The prime minister may have personally felt his generosity and affection but why there is inclusion of the whole nation when he says “In the last four and a half years that I have been the Prime Minister, I have been the recipient of your generosity, your affection, friendship. It means a lot to me and the people of India”. We select our Presidents and Prime Ministers so each and every word spoken by them at the national and international level should be in agreement with the whole nation and should hurt the sentiments of the general public.

In looking at our past History we can somewhat gauge what is going to happen in our future but we can prepare and in some cases even change that future, if only the leaders would learn from our past! It was said “History repeats itself” for a reason folks, and we weren't meant to ignore those reasons. We are supose4 to learn from the past and improve upon those things that needed to be done, not sit with our thumbs up our butts and say “Oh my look at where so and so has put us.” We the people of the United States of America are as much to blame if not more so for allowing this to happen, so no one should get up on their high horse as though they are innocent, that right is only reserved for the children too young to vote or for people to actually listen too that are not yet out of high school.

This time it was at least in part the storms across the USA that took out the crops this time as a natural disaster. Storms that have ravaged us for the past two years straight, then add the inflation and housing on top of that and we have the makings of another “Great Depression” all over again. It may be some time before our crops can get back up and running again if all of this is followed by a great drought to top it all off. Farmers have always been the great foundation of America followed by the various manufacturing facilities. Without these two main things in America we wouldn't be America, people wouldn't have food on their tables, furniture in their homes, clothing on their backs, electronic gizmos and gadgets to play with and to listen to, cars to drive to and from state to state, air planes to fly all over the world in, and oh so much more when you consider make-up, nail polishes, perfumes, colognes, hair-sprays, baby formulas, etc., the list goes on and on.

Every recession/depression was followed by a war but do we have to go to war every time we have severe financial problems? Not this time! We have plenty of work to do right here at home. We have Wind-Mills to make, Salt Water Treatment Plants to make, rebuilding our infrastructure, rebuilding our energy structure, rebuilding our transportation structure, etc.

The problems that come at us will never be exactly the same but the lessons are there for us to learn, take heed and to live by, yet we do not do these things. We are not prepared in any way shape or form for what is going to come at us. We need to begin taking care of business America! We need to learn from our History lessons of the past and create a better more functional future for our children or there won't be one!