Speaking it into existence...
The Media Review
and Messages to Political Leaders
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To general site surfers: In a way, I don't really approach this page as a page I want to have completely public. This is a page where, if you don't follow the trail of the conversation, don't know who I'm addressing or what the issues are, this page will likely just seem weird.  Sometimes, I make comments that only 1 person in politics or the media would understand.. sometimes I say general stuff or express my complaints.  I just look at it as 1 more example of freedom of speech.  Like tv and radio and such they don't have to  listen. But often, they do.. some appreciate it, some get angry.  That's their right as well :} I have no formal or even indirect affiliation with influence with any media or political figures. I just speak my mind, and sometimes, people listen. Sometimes, I actually say something worth listening to. :} - Editor

In the last year, I have often been amused after making statements, and then weeks or months later, find out that what I was saying and foing had significant historical precedence.  Tonight, was no different, although I would have to say, is likely of greatest significance.  I must have laughed for half an hour until the gravity of my discoveries and insights had settled, and my enusing thoughts were incredibly sobering.   What I discovered is that my words and actions are, indeed, significant, and that my observations have indeed, been on the mark. You see, everything I have said and written and done has been based upon my own observations and my own plans of action.  I was not aware of the history relating to our socio-political status, nor the science of countering its dominance.  It is both reassuring as well as the oracle of my gravest concerns.  Now, it is no wonder to me why my actions and communications hd been, and will likely be, monitored so heavily. You need to understand that my actions and words have been based on my insticts and analysis... I am reassured by that.   I am now much more prepared to carry on with what I am doing.  You may not think that is good.  It may be if we stand united.  It will be worse if we do not stand at all.

But it does make one thing most imperative to me: I will run in this election, and I will find a way to prevail. I do not see any other leader capable of leading the very cultural revolution I originally called for.  I took the news in review online because I believed it was causing me to lose touch with the original themes and ideas that I began with, the ones that are most important to what I believe must occur.   I will be even more vigilant in remaining true to those original ideals, because they are the ones that matter, and they are the ones that will prevail.  When all is said and done, I win.  I am more empowered with every moment I dwell in this discovery.   I hope you will join me. 

AN AESOP FABLE

From What Next? Vital Question for the
German Proletariat, 1932 by Trotsky

A cattle dealer once drove some bulls to the slaughterhouse. And the butcher came night with his sharp knife.

"Let us close ranks and jack up this executioner on our horns," suggested one of the bulls.

"If you please, in what way is the butcher any worse than the dealer who drove us hither with his cudgel?" replied the bulls, who had received their political education in Manuilsky's institute. [The Comintern.]

"But we shall be able to attend to the dealer as well afterwards!"

"Nothing doing," replied the bulls firm in their principles, to the counselor. "You are trying, from the left, to shield our enemies -- you are a social-butcher yourself."

And they refused to close ranks.

THE GERMAN COPS AND ARMY

From What Next? Vital Question for the
German Proletariat, 1932

In case of actual danger, the social democracy banks not on the "Iron Front" but on the Prussian police. It is reckoning without its host! The fact that the police was originally recruited in large numbers from among social-democratic workers is absolutely meaningless. Consciousness is determined by environment even in this instance. The worker who becomes a policeman in the service of the capitalist state, is a bourgeois cop, not a worker. Of late years, these policemen have had to do much more fighting with revolutionary workers than with Nazi students. Such training does not fail to leave its effects. And above all: every policeman knows that though governments may change, the police remains.

[NOTE: "The Iron Front": A bloc between several big trade unions and bourgeois "republican" groups with little or no following or prestige among the masses. It was created by the social democrats toward the end of 1931. Combat groups called the Iron Fist were set up within the unions, and workers' sports organizations were brought into the Iron Front. However, its first parades and rallies, at which thousands of workers raised their fists, shouted "Freedom", and swore to defend democracy. The masses in the Social Democratic Party and unions really believed that this organization would be used to stop Hitler. It was not.]

In its New Year's issue, the theoretical organ of the social democracy, Dar Freie Wort (what a wretched sheet!), prints an article in which the policy of "toleration" is expounded in its highest sense. Hitler, it appears, can never come to power against the police and the Reichswehr [German army]. Now, according to the constitution, the Reichswehr is under the command of the president of the Republic. Therefore fascism, it follows, is not dangerous so long as a president faithful to the constitution remains at the head of the government. Bruening's regime must be supported until the presidential elections so that a constitutional president may then be elected, through an alliance with the parliamentary bourgeoisie; and thereby Hitler's road to power will be blocked for another seven years....

[NOTE: Heinrich Bruening was chancellor from 1930-32. Regular parliamentary government in Germany ended in March 1930. There followed a series of Bonapartist regimes -- Bruening, von Papen, von Schleicher, i.e., chancellors ruling not by ordinary parliamentary procedures but by "emergency" decrees. These Bonapartist figures presented themselves as political saviors needed to get the country through its crisis, and thus as above class and party. They depended not on the old bourgeois democratic party system but on their command of the police, army, and government bureaucracy. Pretending to be saving the nation from the dangers on both the left (socialists and communists) and the right (fascists), they struck their heaviest blows against the left, since their primary interest was saving capitalism.]

I'm going to start a thing on the other site of programs to boycott. It will be based on persons who actively promote Bush policies, but do not actually tell the truth about the policies, but only promote the propaganda. Like, about the AIDS program.

The problem with labeling whistle-blowers as mavericks and people who are not team players is subjective.  When I'm hired by an employer, my job is to use my skill and experience to benefit that company, not the parts of culture and power gathering that would tend to undermne the capabilities the company to achieve a positive outcome.

The true mavericks are those who put their personal objectives above the company. A whistle blower is the the true team player. 

2/10/2003

It was an interesting night last night. There actually a few people who witnessed some of the bizarre things experienced here last fall... they were most intrigued with all the phone calls I'd get, pick up, and no one would be on th eother end... all of which repeatedly corresponded to the beginning of some fairly key reports happening on tv 20-30 seconds later. They were especially amused at the times I would have th etv on, and walk out the back door... and as soon as I was out of ear shot of the tv, the phone would ring again..

The mistake people typically make with me... as I expressed in my little diatribe to George, is that I go along and work with people and give them the benefit of the doubt, and then, when it's clear to me that they are absolutely not willing to work in an amicable, mutually beneficial way, I draw the line and become that "nastiest son of a bitch you ever wanted to get off your back".

To the Democratic party: Glad to ehar you remembered to mention Al Sharpton over the weekend...  AL is like alot of people.. if you would get off your throne and embrace him, you might find him willing to work with you instead of in spite of you.  Same goes for me. After trying to be a positive for Democrats, and being ignored and demeaned in return... one time I sent Carville saying the Democrats couldn't possibly have a more loya ally than me... I retract that.  And it's not out of anger.  It's an intelligent response.  The Democrats leave me nothing to believe in. I may be just a regular person to ya'll... but I'm a citizen, and I don't promote those who jerk me around.  My flip flops in attitude in this column are a direct result of me attempting to give up the insults of the DEMS... ain't going to try anymore.  You've all proven your intents.

So, if you find me campaigning against you, or making a derrogatory comment toward the party or its line... go ahead and get pissy iwith me... but remember, you caused it yourself. And I'm not going to lie in order to cover up the very kind of behavior I abhor.

My declaration as a Democrat is a statement of belief in ideals... not blind obedience or allegiance to a party.

BTW... John Edwards is no Bill Clinton... do you people have any creativity at all?

AS for CNN... I'm going to continue doing what I do, and I will not forget the positive stuff I got out of it, but I will also not forget how I was completely jerked around.

I completely get how you all probably thought I was just some guy who was angry... if you didn't see that I was dealing with clearing myself of things in my way to accomplishing greater tasks, I can understand it... if you think I would just get bored and quit, you were wrong. Intend to be active through election 2004 and beyond, regardless of the outcome.

When I take truly something on, I never quit. ANd it's rarely about me.    It's about whatever it takes to get the job done. At least I'm not a phony, like some people.  If all of that was your estimation of me, then, like most people who later regret it, you understimated me, and you will be quite surprised later.   Just be very careful what you might decide to use to embarass me.  When I finally kick into SOB mode, I'm very shrewd, and I rarely lose at hard ball.

It's a shame that all that seems to be the way the world works.  But it does.   So be it.

For those of you who continue to do a fantastic job, thanks.  As I keep telling George, when all is said and done, I win. The non-eliteists will win as well.

From here on out, I have no more open communications for this page.  A few people will receive a secure url to access if they want to see the background conversation from me, but there will be very few given that url.  Keep checking your email for that.

2/9

Some major updates and revisions on the rehn site.. I think I handled election 2000 in an appropriate manner.:} It was hard.  I'll add a little more regarding my preferences, but not much.

Someone just told me that Truman used to say that thing about informed citizens making the right choices.... cracks me up.:}

I really am  looking forward to the Creating the Future part.  I think you'll like it.

Someone told me I should communicate, for the benefit of those people who read what you write and try to develop a personality and psychological profile on you...  that I had a great relationship with my mother before she died. Whatever.

Ya'll take care, God bless ya... keep reading Psalms :}

PS: Interesting marketing possibilities... Ted Turner for President. :}

Was it Dustin Hoffman in Wag the Dog?

Writing all this policy stuff for the site makes ya give some incredibly deep thought to the responsibilities of government and people... exposes all your demons and forces you to sort them out, because you know you have to be above your own feelings and preferences, as well as willing to take on any challenge, and identify and hold a vision.

I really am sorry for being a jerk sometimes.  I think back over my life, and can honestly say that I'm really not the kind to fly off the handle, until at least Atlanta... still some of that anger that I'm converting into productivity... One of those things as a person that's there to work on. It's on the top of my list. Not trying to justify, just an observation.

Whether there was an intended moral to the emails, I got one.  Wisdom everywhere.   I guess I'll only say that I understand there are times to move on, but it can be done without having to demean another entity because it's the popular thing to do. For me, what counts is the willingness to stand for a principal.  And I realize that does have its time and place in personal and professional application, and I cross that line at times as an individual, but if something inevitable is imminent then at least I am certain that I will not alter my own convictions for any reasons.  And sometimes we all have to do things we'd rather not do.

I like the Ray Crock saying about persistence.  And I fully accept that what I am out to cause is not a commitment required of others. However, when it does come down to it, I am sure I could do the job, and move us toward what I'm talking about. Even with the current deadlock in our government and politics.It's all about drawing the line, and saying, from this point on... anyway... someday...  Right now, I suppose I'm the only one who needs to believe.

One other thing I wanted to say that's personal.  This thing about being a genius... I want it to be know that I can't remember a single time when I ever brought it up to anyone that I thought I was... it makes me very uncomfortable to even think of.. it's not part of my philosophy to have  a label that would tend to indicate superiority... after people have gotten toknow me, that's what THEY said.. I think it's funny.  I truly believe that every person has a piece of genius in them when they find their niche... the way I think about it is just that I do what  I do... and, in another way, I'm one of those guys who's a jack of all trades, and a master of nothing.   I'm not saying that's true, but there's some truth to it.  I am, without a doubt, very confident of myself in a lot of ways.  But, deep inside, what lets me know that I'm not as arrogant as it might seem is that I enjoy the fact that I don't know everything and look forward to the possibility of being surrounded by brilliant people... what I do is assimilate information into a comprehensive plan that's frugal and efficient. And I'm an excellent delegater. I used to be a good speller.

2/8/2003 - Music

PS: Africa Trip is now 40+ people

When, I woke up this morning, and removed the sleeping cat from the top of my head, I decided to get up and deal with the allergy I've developed to cats over the last 5 years... I don't have the heart to push the cat away, anyway.  It's not her fault.

So, I went to the living room, turned on the tube, and there was Kofi Annan. (There were a lot of great movies on too... after Kofi is done, I'm going to check the movie on how and American built a missile launcher for Iraq). Anyway...

I got really mad at the big guy this week... ain't gonna take that back.. partly because I don't know if he changed his mind about certain things, or if he's given up, or if he was just acting before... but he conveyed acquiescing to the inevitability of war, and conveyed a greater concern for the economy instead of the lives of hundreds of thousands of innocent people who will be harmed in the near future...

Then I thought, maybe there's a perception that I quit because I stopped doing the News in Review... but, my strategy was always to be a site that linked people to more authoritative sources of information.. and more dynamic.  When we began, we were going to organize an activist group regarding civil rights and a variety of social programs... the truth is, we were successfully thwarted, and I was concerned that the extremes remarks I was making, especially at first, would cause other people to be arrested or get monitored and such, and I didn't want that to happen. I just wanted people to know they had the right to speak out and take action, which they were afraid to do. It is accurate to say that we were successfully obstructed.

I have no idea about stats... haven't kept track for a while.. but I have 2 people in the yahoo group who pass it on to many more groups.. started doing that when we started getting monitored... I can be tricky 2.

I stopped doing the news because I thought the pros could do a better job, and for the most part, I wanted to place my time on preparing for the future... cleaning up the mess made by George. Believe or not, I will, one way or another, be involved in that.   Doing the GDCU and introducing a more dynamic way of providing social programs that I've been working on for years would fulfill my part all by itself (and no matter what, if you guys don't fully hear me out and welcome me into that process, even just totalk and explain to you, then I'll know YOU're nuts) It'll be in my proposals for the campaign... but I stopped the news because I wanted to be able to develop the bigger picture I see into that online book.  I've written lots of stuff that's not posted yet.

But, in case you think that I've given up, I just want you to know that I will be doing another broadcast in a couple of days (I can barely talk, still) and there won't  be any mystery where I stand on things.  The last thing I want anyone to do is think that I backed away from being straight about where I stand on the issues.

I feel very sad about the people who died in the Shuttle.  It's such a   dangerous thing to do, and it doesn't really matter what went wrong, it's just a dangerous job, with a lot of risks that can be determined acceptable, but dangerous nonetheless.  I really love the space program.  I loved it when George, Sr parachuted out of that plane... when I retire, I want to go to the moon... (I was just imagining tc saying something like "and I'd be more than happy to accomodate you.. the sooner the better")  I drank so much tang when I was a kid that my mom would get me my own bottle so I could take it to school. Anyway... I would sure love to know more about the technology we're not appplying that would give us more long-range, efficient capabilities... more research time... someday, I'll have someone to help me on research again. 

What does Le Cinq mean? I've been practicng my Spanish, not French (In Ca, Spanish was required from the third grade on... 8 years of  it).  And I'm already thinking about learning Latin so the Mel Gibson movie will make sense.

The Arctic is a little too remote, though I've considered it.

Take care.. be true to yourself. remember this is all stream of consciousness.

Have no fear.. of course I'll be the goat and address election 2000... of course, not the way you might think.  Repubs will nail me with it... dems and independents will love that someone has the guts to acknowledge it. Not the politicians, but the people. Feel free to say "No comment"

Sure, I give my chief of staff a hard time...:} As you wonder who I could possibly be talking about, and praying to God it's not you.:}Just setting realistic expectations.. and, no offense, who I have in mind for a press secretary is at a broadcast network. Maybe. Some interesting thoughts. He's an educator... the council of statespersons will be part of the platform.. and I wanna have lots of  Republicans Greens Libertarians and Independents in it too

Hard to figure... eh?

Gotta go sleep it off... I hate antibiotics. Sorry for being so tough.

Can't wait to get back to "For the Love of the World".  I'm amazed at how impatient I'v ebeen the last 7 months.  I'll bet that clears up when I get on the road.

PS: Do you really think she could take on George? Not on the actual issues, of course she could... it's the strength issue... understand, I'm talking perceptions, regardless of the truth... and I'm a fan, remember...

PSS: It wasn't at all like Revolution #9. Synchronicity, maybe, had to give up trying to figure it out. I learne alot. That's what matters.  Everything applies to me right now, as I gather in every bit of info and wisdom I possibly can.  That's what an Aeon is supposed to do. :}

Sometimes I wonder "What the heck are you doing, Chuck, running for president"... and then I go through a series of questions that typically would allow oneself to determine whether they had lost their minds, and I can't really imagine doing anything else (except being more patient) and then I remember this saying...

People go around asking what God wants them to do,  and what they don't understand is  that if they weren't doing what God wanted them to do then they wouldn't be doing it...

Sort of makes sense, don't ya think? Justifies/rationalizes anything...:}

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