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"My religion is Truth, my practice is non-cooperation with evil." - Gandhi

To the media: Remember that you have the power to control the message deliverd to the people. Whatever you speak into existence will occur. Be sure that your phrasing and the ideas you express reflect the vision you have for the future.

Favorite remarks from site user:

"Good job on keeping things cool and well spoken. Your website exhibits quite a bit of control - your adjectives could include evil bastards every now and again without being extreme."

and, regarding a piece I wrote for another purpose called

"The Privilege & Honor of Serving A Commitment"

"...statement is right on and could have been written by me, I have always felt this passionately about justice and equality! The sentiment expressed there is the only viable goal for humanity I think.

Art Linkletter was right.. except, people say the darndest things!

11/11/2002 12:30am PT

First, an addition to the 11/8 comments. I made a remark a month or so about Shaquille O'Neill and some symptoms he was having... feverish, weak.. which caused him to miss his youth basketball camp in Florida. I made a remark to the effect that he should shut down his furnace system. I know that sounded strange... but since I've talked about a number of things that have occurred since beginning this web site, there is one more thing that relates to the Shaq comment. About 10 days before his illness... and I don't know what it was... I had 4 or 5 days where I was constantly ill.. and the only pattern I could find is that for some reason, my furnace never shut off, and I felt better if I went outside or opened all the windows in the house. I went to the furnace... discovered that the controls had been replaced with one that never shut off. The heat pump had been disconnected. And, I inspected the inside of the furnace and discovered modifications that vented the exhaust into the fan that pushed the air into the house. All in all, it meant that I was getting fed a great deal of carbon monoxide. Once I completely shut down the air system in the house, I was fine. I believe this was right after I stated that I had information regarding the CIA's involvement in the assassination of JFK. 2 days after that statement, a man who was the last of the initial investigators of the assassination to the Warren Commission died in a small plane crash in New England.

In the spirit of here, there and everywhere....

After the death of JFK, there was a woman in Carmel, California who became famous in the area of the conspiracy to assassinate Kennedy. I can't recall her name at the moment.. Mavery I think... anyway. I had a little audio/record & tape shop in Santa Cruz. And part of what I did there was repair cassette and 8track tapes, as well as do custom duplication of audio tapes for the City of Santa Cruz and the Sheriffs Department.

One day, a Sheriff came in with about 4 hours of audio tapes of telephone conversations.. the audio was so bad that I had to monitor the copying in order to maintain audible volume levels. The Sheriff insisted on sitting next to me the entire time. I'll add, when I billed Santa Cruz for the duplication, they wouldn't pay the bill because they had no record of the officer as being employed in any way in Santa Cruz. The tapes included a variety of conversations... with this woman and Marilyn Monroe... John Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe, and a couple of other voices I didn't recognize. I'll only say that some of the conversations were before and after her death and his death. I was spooked by what I heard.

As Forrest Gump would say, "That's all I have to say about that".

Interestingly enough, I didn't really mean to use that quote, but the next thing I have to say actually has to do with a story I happened upon tonight while attempting to create the News in Review... for which there is plenty of News.... and, I've been doing some pretty intense research in the Bible and Torah in the last week as part of my research into what I call the apocalypse report, which I entitled partly tongue in cheek, partly as a hook for an environmental report, and partly in response to my Christian beliefs, further supported by my recent research.

Even the crown recently given to Putin for his birthday has the serious theorhetical potential for Biblical implications in Revelations... (just as the bombing of the World Trade Center is actually described in the Revelations. Really, it is. There's no mistaking it. And it could be just another repetition of history, but I don't think so.) Even the Bible, with a little extended research, states that the period of the Tribulations could begin and be interrupted or canceled, if you will, as society responds to ecological and environmental and biomedical degradation and catastrophe by returning to a more fundamentalist existence (but not like Jerry and Franklin say... what they preach is not in the Bible, unless you refer to the part where the beginning of the end of Gentile domination of the world begins to come to an end)

And, this sort of intellectual distraction that I'm going to describe has been why I actually took the last week off. I don't know of any time that I've been more hungry for information. At the same time, to put the rest of this in context, I have to say that I don't believe in coincidences, and I fully believe in synchronicity... I could say a few more things about that, but to preserve the perception of my sanity, I won't. I'll say that I've had numerous "epiphanies", akin to what I describe as massive reorganization of thought... I've heard lots of newscasters on many networks as well as newspapers talk in recent months of epiphanies, give descriptions described as being of Biblical proportions... and when I do research in the Bible, it fits. I'd sure love to compare notes with them all regarding what they call their epiphanies... maybe we could all do a book together called "The book of epiphanies"... :}

Nonetheless... so here I am writing this simple news report about a guy who's been harrassing Robert Zmeckis... about a script he wrote called Love and Evolve.... which is not all that unlike what I'm writing called "For the Love of the World"... and for about 3 years now, and most especially the last 5 or 6 months, I've believed that my life has been like a training that was to apply toward this specific point in my life, and this particular moment in history... in addition, I've just received an email from a man named James Twyman who describes that he is undergoing the same experience I am in that respect.. and in some ways, on a parallel spiritual level... the orientations and interpretations and perceived calls to action are different... which makes sense... He wrote a book called Emissaries of Light, btw.

In addition, I know of a woman who is an internationally known writer and spiritual (not necessarily Christian or religous) who has expressed this same thing over the summer. Further, for some reason, we ended up in a conversation about 3 years about how we have both felt compelled from a young age to become Pres of the US... with the same fear... that doing so would lead to assassination because of what would be introduced into the public conversation.

Believe me, this will all tie together soon...

Now, the man harrassing Zemeckis claims that he's Jesus. And, despite requests, he has refused to stop harrassing Zemeckis. I'm somewhat amused by that because if you understand about the second coming of Jesus because of actual research in the Bible, many inexplicable things would have happened that would have made the second coming pretty obvious. So they "diagnosed" the guy as bipolar, stuck him in a mental institution for a few days, and had a restraining order put on him to leave Zemeckis alone.

The strange part is, something unusual really is going on. Wish I could figure it out, and I will, but I don't have the whole picture yet.

On some station at some point, some announcer made a comment about how "all the answers are in the stars". In addition, if you study the common thoughts about the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire, in the context of "no democracy has fully survived for more than 200 years", and compare that to the United States today... be sure to hold that thought.

So, I'm writing this story about Zemeckis. A few people will actually understand why I find it so interesting. And I walk into my bedroom, and there on the nightstand is a book... not mine.. called "In the Wake of the Plague" by Norman F. Cantor. A reputable author, a book that was on the NY Times best seller list about a year ago. If you go to page 66 of the book, it describes a scenario that is eerily the same as today, in which anthrax and bubonic plague were transmitted to humans through chimpanzees/monkeys, much in the same way HIV/AIDS was transmitted to humans sometime between 1930-1950.

More compelling, though, is the environmental and social condition. It included flooding such as is occuring now, earthquakes and volcanoes releasing "sour air" (radon?) , contaminated fish in the oceans (such as with Mercury).. and the eventual downward spiral of nations/cultures based on diminsihing food and business productivity related to droughts and destruction of crops by flood, as well as disease causing diminishing workforces, and eventually, the collapse of economies and government... as is what occurred with Rome... a more biomedical collapse than a cultural collapse.

In addition, it points to the Church as seizing the opportunity to identify these occurrances as a "punishment from God" as a means to "scare" the citizenry into more "moralistic" behavior. As well as generating a serfdom among plague survivors as a means to perpetuate the species and to rebuld the populations and cultures, and the description of the evolution of these cultures as "a nation of laws". And for a time, provided a basis for a more "rational" management of populations and environments. Certainly, you can see the parallels to what is occuring in the United States today. (Oh, please say you do :} Further, and you will see the relevance of this very shortly, it nearly required the adoption of creationism to complete the cultural transformation to religious domination. And. modification of the Bible to omit things like hoe to do faith healing and such, so that people would be dependent on their chucrch leaders.

I'll also assert that, whatever the impetus in numerous movies and books is in declaring we need to "change the future" based on the concept of history repeating itself... I'll assert that it is more of an opportunity to create the future, in a parallel yet opposite manner that actually breaks the cycle of repetition.

It very much relates to how I have said, from time to time, that I have a great deal in common with George Bush antithetically.. I may agree on what the issues are, but I would resolve and manage them in the exact opposite way. Many people could probably say the same thing. The question really is, would they?

One other interesting aspect of this is the fact that, in the times of the recurrance of the plague, which consistently reduced the population of the planet by 1/4-1/3 (a number directly associated with the tribulations described in the Bible), the only real way that people had to deal with the plague was through faith healing. In these periods is when the Bible was modified as a means to convince the people to conform to a particular mode of behavior and morals in a forced manner (as opposed to a free choice, the method provided by God)

Or, through quarantining nations from each other. In that light, it is fascinating that one of Al Qaeda's objectives in its global attacks on the US and other primarily Christian based nations is to convince them their only safety is to go home and stay there. And, thusly, to stay out of the affairs of other countries.

And now, to add an even more mystical bent, is the theory that makes sense from another approach, which is that virulent diseases and plagues may, in fact, be contained in dormant "pods" of bacillus and virus from the trails of comets and meteors. I know this sounds strange, but this is not my theory. There is some scientific evidence to support it. Again, these plagues were always preceded by unusual volumes of earthquakes and volcanoes and floods. And vertical infection.. meaning occurances of things like the Leonid meteor showers that are to occur November 19th (carrying these bacillus pods.)

That said, it's impossible to ignore that just a few weeks ago, two days in a row, "things",. presumably meteorites, crashed to earth... I believe it occurred in the western foothills of New Mexico or Arizona... and then 2 tourists from New Mexico traveled to New York, and were discovered to have bubonic plague. And the floods and volcanoes are happening. (I have not been able to find the news story of these meteorites)

(I can't help but wonder what was meant by the particular announcer in this respect about, the answers are in the stars, as well as another remark in an unrelated story/remark about "Who will protect us?")

I've stated many times that I'm a believer in synchronicity. Many of the experiences I've had recently, that have caused me to read so many books and write so much material, must be synchronicity. And I'll admit it's odd. To the extent that I use phrases like "I must be going nuts" inaccurately when I should be saying "I can hardly believe it myself", and in fact "I don't really want to believe it" or "I can't believe this is happening to me, and in fact, I wish it wasn't". The information and self realizations I've had... my epiphanies... were not things I was seeking to have occur or information I was seeking to learn.

An example: the other night, at the beginning of a Winona Ryder movie, a graphic was put on the screen displaying a Bible verse which provided the context of the movie. I still haven't located that passage. What it did lead me to was Deuteronomy... and explanations from the Old Testament regarding God's instructions on how to conduct war... The Song of Moses as "given him" by God in the famous meeting on the mountaintop when he received the 10 commandments (which is, without purposeful learning, is part of James Twyman's musical repertoire), and God's instruction to remind us that the source of wealth is from Him, and is for the purpose of his bidding by individuals who, if exercising free will in following the will of God, would use that wealth for his purpose. There was much more that is relevant to what is occurring in the world today.

Another example, I began studying the Bible lately because one day, I was watching a news program, and someone mentioned a Bible verse in a tongue in cheek manner. Just for the fun of it, I got out my Bible for the first time in many years, and was amazed at what I read. And I want to say up front, my conclusion ultimately is that I started doing things many months ago that are referred to in the Bible, that I believe are just part of me fitting into a repetition of history and not as if I am some Biblical figure... I don't think I'm Jesus :}... but what I did read in Ezekiel sort of showed that what I was instictually doing... before having read the Bible in this time period (not for 20 years, anyway)... was writing about what I've seen and experienced, what I see occurring in the world now, and my vision or rational projections of what would happen in the future, good and/or bad. This was based on factual information, (not religious or spiritual, at least at that time) A much as I found it incredulous myself, it made me wonder if I was someone in the Bible, in this point of time... known as the "Son of Man"... who would precede the second coming of Christ by causing first, world peace.

The Son of Man, by the way, is a guy who would be on earth like a normal person, who would have lived through many personal injustices and struggles, and who is instructed by God to write about what he's seen, what he sees, and what he believes would occur in the future.

It was particularly odd for me because I'd had this feeling since I was about 9 years old that "my purpose" in life was to cause world peace. This feeling was based on what I'll simply refer to as a religious calling, much as someone who feels called to be a minister. Or anyone else who felt compelled to do a particular thing in life... as what they were made to do. Some people are baseball players, some are veterinarians. I sort of made this deal with God and said, I give up trying to figure out what you want me to do... teach me what you want me to know, so I can do what you want me to do when the time comes. And, understand, I have always believed I was based in Christian values, but I have never considered myself religious, or felt compelled to evangelize or be a preacher.

I also can't help thinking about the fact that before I discovered these parts of the Bible, and saw myself doing these things as it described, I wrote a song called "In the End", and the chorus was "Who am I to say, that my lessons and my sorrows, won't turn out some day, some how, someway... So I'm coming out to play, to turn people into friends, in the end. In the end, it's the road that I must follow, in the end" Remember, I wrote that before I started studying religions.

So, all I have to say about it all is I don't understand the synchronicity at all... I'm just a guy... and I do what I do. I don't want to deny or claim anything.

But it all reminds me of a (ficitious) story of a town where people are acting in cruel and ungodly ways, and the religious leaders got together, and considered things, and at one point, one of them was spoken to by God, and God told him "The messiah is among you". So the brethren tried to figure out who of them was the Messiah. But, when they looked around, they didn't think any of themselves or the others could possibly be the Messiah... so they chose to adopt an attitude that served them and their desire to have people live in a just, moral manner. So they told everyone that, since we are made in God's image, that everyone is the Messiah, and to treat each other as if they were, because you just never know... and so they did, and the world became a good, moral place. Out of free will.

Now, the real purpose of this all was to pass on some interesting info on this book, plagues, Biblical implications... to clear up some misunderstandings and to tell those who I've bugged to answer the question... what is it you're supposed to tell me? I'm sorry if I bothered you. But I'm impatient with all the questions I have, and not knowing what I don't know. I understand wisdom is everywhere, but is there somewhere where there is a greater concentration of it? Or maybe you could just recommend a ton of books I could read. :}

All I really know is that I can be doing something, and come up with a question, and I'll look up, and suddenly the newscaster will be reading a story that answers my question.. or if the sound is turned down, it'll scroll across the bottom of the screen. I'll try to think of some entertainer's name, and it scrolls across the screen... I'll be driving down the road, and actually see the words on ads and billboards that provide info I've been wondering about. And stranger than that, I constantly say things, and the next day, something comes up that makes my random statement relevant. I don't understand it either. I wish I did. What I've concluded is that there's nothing to understand, there's only to listen, be open, to be, and to do. And allow God to direct me. Because everytime I think, let's see if I can predict something, I'm wrong. :}

And if you're one of those people I've bugged... please understand, I'm not trying to do anything... I've accepted you probably don't have a clue what I'm experiencing and that it must seem as strange to you as it does me. I've talked to 3 ministers and they just look at me funny too.

It's just like the guy who thinks he's Jesus... it's a pretty big leap of faith... I don't believe it either. But, just for the sake of arguement, what if he was? What if he was? I always remember my Baptist minister saying "What if Jesus came tomorrow, how would you know, and would you be ready for judgement?" Ya gotta admit, it's an interesting question.

PS: This isn't about overexposure to the news... Einstein said "Truth is in the details" Every article I read and see presents a few more bits of information... I don't listen to the whole stories... just the dynamics and the layers...

11/10 5pm pt -

Interesting how, after my 11/8 comments, that my satellite connection strength is down 5% due to weather, but the transfer rate has tripled. Thanks to whoever for getting off my line.

11/10-

Since the News on Review took an audio format long ago, it didn't quite seem appropriate to do one of my Q&A sessions... since I realized when I opened up this site and got some people's attention that many things I was doing were being monitored, I set up an ability to send and receive email through a cellular service in someone else's name. Just thought I'd give the guys at Langley something to do today. :} And, just like Al Sharpton, I figure that when various reports on me come out if I go truly public, it'll be fun to see how it's all manipulated to mislead the public about me...

Which is why I consulted an attorney long ago regarding libel, slander, the government's rights and mine, and how much it would be worth in $$value should they "accidentally leak" info from the FBI or whatever. I have to admit that after I changed the password on one of my email accounts, temporarily, to I Love the FBI, things started easing up considerably. :} Although, given some things that have been directed at me that only could have been known by tapping my phones or doing at least audio surveillance, though I have reason to believe there's video too, it has definitely curtailed my sex life... I'm (tongue in cheek) concerned that the new Bochco tv show may be based on a premise of something that occurred in MY bedroom before I took preventitive steps.

So, a few of the questions that came up:

Q: Are you mad at CNN?

N: I don't get mad at inanimate objects.

Q: Have you changed your mind about the trustworthiness of their reporting?

A: Not really. I do think they've messed with me a little, but hey, that's showbiz. I send stuff to alot of news agencies... some of them use it, some of them regret getting stuff from me, some of them aren't quite sure what to think of me, but, when they have time, they check in to see what tangent I'm going off on next. A little fascination. But, I do things to hook people on the site every bit as much as they do things to hook viewers.

What actually does happen from time to time is that certain agencies will play reports that either fill in the gaps for me or send me an email disguised as a weekly or daily programming note... to give me clues... some of them pass me private email addresses in ways that only technical people would catch.. It's a very interesting little game. But then, as strange as it may seem, some politicians appear on certain stations from time to time, and I know part of it is to address specific issues I have raised.. I think it's funny. And informative. And I actually appreciate it. The only reason I get away with what I do is because I know a little something about how politics and news works. And the psyche of those people involved.

What I find most interesting about all of that is when I find out from one of the people in their offices who aren't on the air or writing columns that a few people who I send to don't really want to know or in some way be associated with me, for fear of negative implications. Or, because their office politics makes linkage with them a dangerous thing.

And every once in a while, a report will be played that appears to be specific to things I'm doing or saying that could be interpreted as advice, warnings or threats... as in, "We could use this against you to embarrass you publicly". They really don't understand that I don't care if I'm embarrassed publicly. As far as I'm concerned, it only adds to the validity of my arguments and contentions that each of us are flawed humans, with things that would embarrass each of us in the context of a predatory press and half-truths. That's why it's important to break down the barriers... so that we're all allowed to be human, so we can have intellectually honest discussions. So media people won't feel hampered from reporting the truth. If I can affect anything in this country, I would want to start there.

The only real concern I have about CNN is 1) I've spent a good deal of time promoting them as the best news source available... an honest expression of my opinion... and I don't care what the polls say about their integrity, because my opinion is based upon correlating info from them and other agencies to see if the stories match or the details are being told... and, with little exception, they're right on the mark.... and I agree with most of their opinions as well... I also know that, because I've promoted them so much, that whatever they say reflects on me. Just as they would say that if they were to associate or communicate with me in any way, which has not occurred, that my words and actions would reflect on them.

I've been giving CNN programming ideas and stories for years... long before they even knew I existed.. through publicists and such.. and it's actually caused a lot of good in the world. If the real truth be known, long before I got into activism (I'm not referring to this web site) when I was in broadcasting, I considered that CNN was a place I would look up when I got older for employment.I have no doubts that my activism and statements make that an impossibility. And that's okay too. Maybe some day, I'll buy them. Ya never know. :}

But it was based on my respect for Ted Turner. I think it's funny that before I got into the political scene in 2000, I had no clue who Lou Dobbs was... not a clue... I actually started watching CNN regularly (not just Wolf Blitzer) because I loved watching Paul Begala rip Ollie North to bits on MSNBC, so I thought it would be fun to see what he did on CNN. Got a bonus: got to see James Carville too, someone I have admired for a long time. And, I wear tennis shoes all the time. (Used to work in the financial district in San Francisco... pin striped suits and white Reeboks... the clients loved the "geek" image)

And I'm very glad I got to be introduced to Robert Novak, who I think is a very fair-minded individual. And I used to dress like Tucker Carlson when I was in high school. Just fun little comparisons. I've been following broadcasting for more than 30 years.. as a consumer as well as a professional looking to emulate the best in the business. Just to be fair, I knew Paula Zahn would come into her own, I always thought Judy Woodruff was great, Aaron Brown has been a part of my "view" since I lived in Seattle since the 80's.. they've got a huge number of incredibly talented people... like Christiane Amanpour. And how could I possibly forget Wolf Blitzer? Yikes. And Larry King. (BTW, I use AOL CD's as coasters for my coffee cup in my computer room)

If you think I only notice them, you're wrong. I think MSNBC's Greg Jarrett is extremely talented (I've followed him since before his MSNBC days), Imus provided a great example of how to do my morning shows in radio.. Ashleigh Banfield, Chris Matthews, Joel Siegenthaler... and now, Pat Buchanan and Bill Press... ( I may actually start referreing people to them now that they've dumped Curtis & Kuby... mostly Curtis) There's John Stossel at ABC, Barbara Walters, Peter Jennings (who I used to watch as a kid when he anchored the news in San Jose, Ca at KNTV 11) And the guys at CBS like Dan Rather, Andy Rooney Mike Wallace.. legends... and all excellent. Someday, I'll even forgive Tom Brokaw and Phil Donahue. I'm almost there. :) And I love the Denver Post.

My point is this: if you think I don't like these people because because I'm hard on them, or you think I like them because I promote them, understand, I'm mainly interested in affecting positive change in America.. I always said I wasn't doing this to make friends with the power structures.. I assumed I would make numerous enemies... not because I was obnoxious or wanted to make enemies, but because I was unwilling to compromise the message of what I'm trying to do. If the price for doing good is making some people not like me, I'm fine with that. That, however, is not my objective at all. I'm hard on them because, despite their agitation, I'm just trying to help them go beyond the excellence they already deliver. And I see it work, on a lot of broadcast stations. Despite their annoyance, I actually do feel honored that they listen to me at all. And they think they know what I'm like. But they don't have a clue. But for some inexplicable reason, they read this stuff. Go figure.

Now that I've contextualized a bit, I'll say this... 2) I am a little concerned that their current reporting is being influenced by the Justice Department suit to block the Directv/Echostar merger... and a little to try to shake me. In addition, based on contacts made thru my publicist friends, despite not having had any conversations with them ever, I thought I had made a couple of friends, only to find out they were leading me on, and may betray me on some things. So I'm a little annoyed at them. Frankly, I still think they're the best... what they seem to think, inside their view as celebrities, is that I'm just another guy.. a groupie... unworthy of interaction... from a professional point of view, I understand that. As a human being, it's just another example of the classism I intend to expose during the next general election. Not about them, but about us as a culture. Anyway, I think I've made my point to them and other news agncies about this issue.

It's kind of like the Democrats. I think they actually appreciate most of the input I provide... but they would never admit it, and they're certainly not going to welcome me into their fold. Because I'm not a "yes" man. Fortunately, I don't need them to do what I'm going to do. And, despite my 16+hours per day of work over the last 6 months, 7 days a week... despite my letters and phone calls.. the only thing I get from them is requests for money. (And I began to try to contact them directly over 1-1/2 years ago in a very businesslike way) In the end, they'll treat me like an enemy, which will only forward my cause. And further exemplify what I want to expose. Not to demonize them. And they will, despite their indifference and, what I consider their obnoxious brush-offs, get efforts from me that will benefit them. But then they depend on us little people to support them, regardless of how unresponsive they are to us.

I sometimes consider the words of Malcolm X, as he explained one time that he didn't actually enjoy being viewed as a militant, but it was the image he needed to present in order to cause people to take notice... despite their dislike for him. He, too, attempted to go through standard channels. And I'm not at all comparing myself to him.

It's the same reason I used the directory name VOTU on this website: I knew it would get Don Rumsfeld's attention. It's an old underground term for the phrase "Voice of the Underground". And the truth is, I created a broadcast system that is solar powered just in case Al Qaeda attacked and took out communications or power so that I could provide information to people in case of a real emergency. That includes broadcasting short wave, AM SSB and FM. I was a broadcast engineer before I was an annuncer. And, I've been through natural disasters, and have studied treatment of everything from anthrax, small pox and bio-weapons. I have materials that would medically treat up to 50 people if such things occurred. And I've studied small weapons and bombs to defend against similar attacks. Call me a subversive, a danger, or call me a patriot preparing to defend the homeland and assist my fellow citizens. I'm sure it could be manipulated into something that sounds bad.

One other note: as to "the power of the mind". I don't take it all too seriously, I just believe it exists and is accessible to all people... I look at it like a natural occurance. My Parents and siblings displayed a great deal of telepathic tendencies.. they weren't trying... it just happened. When I was about 6, I saw a special on CBS regarding ESP, and governmental military research on the subject... scared me, but piqued my interest. But it's one of those things we aren't supposed to talk about. I'm bringing it up because 1) it works and 2) millions and millions of people around the world acknowledge it as true. If the FEDS attempt to use that against me, I've got all kinds of info here to show that they believe in it too. And that's not one of my causes. I'm no Ira Einhorn. But I do teach people how to use it. And I teach them ethics about it. I don't delve into spirits, and will not cooperate with people around me wo get into "black arts"... or anything that promotes the belief in the "older Gods", unfamiliar spirits or anyhting tha promotes the involvement with other than mono-theistic beliefs.

My quoting of verses and things is because, if politicians and churches are going to quote their beliefs and attempt to make it political policy and standards for acceptance, then I will use it to prove they are lying and using it to control people's lives. Because they are. And God does not agree with that. There's a great deal of difference between the New and Old Testaments.

I'm in the middle of a whole piece regarding what our so called president believes, what the Bible and Torah and Quran say, and the hypocrisies we're being sold in the name of God. And I sincerely hope it creates a great deal of controversy in the long run. Truth has a way of doing that.

What I will say for now, if you want to get a hint, is that if we were truly going to be fundamentalists as Bush and Falwell preach... then consider Deuteronomy and the story of the prodigal son. If we were being their version of fundamentalists, then we would take rebellious children and stone them to death. But, of course we won't do that. But the current version of fundamentalists would manipulate you, for political purposes, into believing we should adhere to oppression of women and vengeful abortion policies for political purposes. And the laws we have on file regarding testifying by relatives regarding the punishment phase of trials are sinful. I'll quote the verses later. They're in Numbers and Revelations. God calls all of those things, in the Bible, fenaticism and blasphemy. Jerry Falwell and Franklin Graham are experts at it.

My work, studies and writings in this area are not because I want to be a preacher... I want to expose the distortions... the lies. And the only way to do that is be knowledgeable. I knew things were out of kilter.. as I re-study things, I find that what's going on is actually despicable and damnable lies.

About the only thing I personally feel a need to explain are certain remarks and actions that I think were a reaction to exhaustion, as I attempted to make a difference in the election. Something some people I interact with have no appreciation for. I'm not particularly worried about it.

Enough on this subject.

One other note to the DEMS, though...be careful who runs for President. Many people like me, who have been more loyal to the DEMS than you can imagine, will go Green if someone like John Kerry gets the nomination.. I'll let you figure out why. Slick, rich corporate types will not be acceptable.

The Yale list and a few others will be published. And I don't care if I get sued.

Remember what I said in the first place: I am noone's ally, and I am everyone's ally. I'm for the people of this country, not the power structures. If you see that as dissidence or obstructionist or a problem in your party, I say, that's a problem with your integrity. Not mine. If you're in politics, and that's not your bottom-line commitment, then you have no right to call yourself a representative of the people.

Have a great day. }

Oh yeah, 2 other small notes. Mr. Ford, I thnk you're great... but there would be many advantages to Nancy Pelosi. Dick. What you said about speaking for the caucus may be true, but it doesn't let you off the hook for acquiescence.. to Bush or the Party. As much as I've always thought you were excellent, you'll have to go a long way to restore my confidence. A lot of people feel the same way.

Also, the handlebar one is great, and I think about it 20 hours a day. But, like my step-father used to say, I feel for ya, but I just can't reach you. As much as I believe in possibility, you can't control other people's actions. And I don't want to. This world must be based on mutually beneficial goals, not compliane with power structures. Cooperation, certainly, but not blind obedience. Like sharing, it's only truly worthwhile when all are willing. :}

NOTE: Threads before this one go away this evening. If you want someone to see it, print it now.

11/9 -3:45 pm

You might wonder why I spend so much time writing in this area... it's simple. What you're getting is the stream of consciousness... all this stuff goes into the books in one way or another. Not the exact text, but the concepts. Never forget, it's all about breaking down the facades of the power structures.

So, here's going to be my last tip.. again, I've been trying to point out certain things that's Democrats and certain so called celebs can use... once again, whether they've read this stuff or not, the Republicans are employing the very strategies I've been talking about.. and I'm not going to give any more away to people who don't have the guts to do them, or communicate with someone who has something to offer. See, I'd just "join the party", but then, you'd all just expect me to go along. Going along is what's damaging this country...

So, here's the tip... good luck. The concept of this is in chapter 2 of the book, which you'll have to pay for to read. Eminem. Words only mean what they say they mean. It's like the word fuck. Some people hear it as a word of exclamation, like golly. Some people hear it as something nasty. But when you take all the charge out of the word, it is simply an exclamation, an adjective, a verb... nothing more. Unless you use it amongst people who are shocked by ut, in which case you use it to shock them and get their attention.

But, what's more important and interesting... people like Eminem didn't make these words up. They learned them from the role models they have. They learned the use of words through their role models and people described to them as heroes. So, to blame these young people for their attitudes, behaviors, language and actions... who do you think we should really blame.

One night, I was curious, so I went to East Palo Alto, California, where I actually grew up the first 4-5 years of my life. When we lived there, it was an upper-middle class white neighborhood. 6 months after we moved out, it was a full blown ghetto, and the block where we lived was nicknamed Little Nairobi.

So, I went back some 25 years later, to see what it was like, and to see if our country had made any real strides in improving the condition of people in the ghettos, and empowering African Americans.

I picked up this woman selling drugs on the corner... told her I just wanted to drive around awhile, and wondered if she had the time to give me a tour. I told her the address where I lived and she wuldn't take me there. She said it was too dangerous. I asked her if it was really that dangerous, and then the tour really began.

Block after block, I saw the white outlines and the blood stains where people had recently been killed. She said, 2 or 3 people per night got shot or killed in that area.

Little did I know that she was taking me from neighborhood to neighborhood, house to house, making crack deliveries. I finally asked her what she was doing... I wasn't really sure if I wanted to know. But I asked. When she told me, I got a little frightened. Finally, she asked me if I wanted to try some.

I actually didn't.. I'd heard about its addictiveness and lethalness.. but I tried one hit off her little glass pipe... and yes, I inhaled... and I immediately learned why it was so popular and so addictive. It was the only time I ever tried it. But I wanted to know.

Just as I really wanted to understand why the group, 2 Live Crew was so popular at that time. As much as I found their themes entertaining, (just as I enjot Prince, and sex) I couldn't understand all the need for disrespective language and all of that... any more than Tipper could.

After all, when I graduated from high school in 1973, I was still extremely prudish. I believed in abstention, not as birth control or disease prevention, but as a personal philosophy. As a respect for the dignity and sacredness of the total surrender and expression of love between two people. And, believein git was God's will that people share their bodies inside of a committed relationship. (and actually, still do)

I should add, there were employees at a company I worked for who worked under me who lived there.

The thing is, what we all considered crude and rude and disrespectful. How dare they talk of sex so much? How dare they talk of women as bitches and ho's and talk of incest and rape and brutality... calling each other niggers and motherfuckers and such... but I began to realize... as I realize even more as I approach page 400+ of Ulysses... as I consider that men think about sex, on average, every 7 seconds, and women every 10.... I began to realize that these people, unenlightened as they seemed to me, were actually more enlightened. Because they were not walking around pretending, living inside the veil of the facade of righteousness... they were being.. simply being... and speaking and acting based on their truth. And their truth, their reality, was based on a heritage and microcosmic culture of oppression, ridicule and thwarting. And the words they spoke was about the only free self-expression they had.

And to break out of it, they did what they felt they had to do. I knew guys there whose lives were shattered because they got injured, and they're dream of miraculously rising out of the ghetto by playing basketball and football or playing music became an impossibility. And so, their oppression became worse... and the anger and aggression they displayed was the only outlet they had.

All the language, all the actions, all the behaviors... they were to be understood, not judged. And the blame for the circumstances that generated them is not theirs... it is our culture. It is the world we told them they must live in. So if there is to be blame, it must be placed on the leaders of the country, the individual citizens, you an me. Because we created the circumstances. We generated their reality. No matter what color their skin is. No matter their culture.

And it is the same consideration that must be given to the world we create as global citizens and communities. The issue is the same with Iraq. Not only do we not understand Arabic and Islam peoples, we don't bother to try. So, is it their fault we don't understand, or our fault for believing our global domination must be respected, at the expense of their oppression.

So, it is no wonder to me that the United States is becoming an aggressor nation. Not because it is at the essence of our people. But because our leaders and role models provide the example that what's important is winning, and that the losers, whether the battle was fair or not, simply must get over it. So we oppress other countries more, destroy them with financial wars, and when they express themselves or try to defend themselves from our transgressions, we demonize them, instead of being responsible for our own actions.

But people don't get over it. They suppress. They become oppressed. And the anger and disrespect grows and festers.. until it is forced to the surface in one way or another. And then we blame them. Instead of understanding, when the only appropriate thing to do is understand.

The words and anger and shock factor of people like Eminem should not cause us to question their integrity and morals and intent... it should cause us to question how and why we have generated circumstances such that their expression manifests itself in anger, rage, and attempts to shock us into acknowledgement.

The truth is, their expression of things in such a way that we find reprehensible is actuall the greatest example for their integrity. Eminem doesn't sell because he shocks people, he sells because he is a representative of a culture, a culture that is rapidly expanding and revolting against a morally bankrupt and corrupt political and social system.

It's a revolt agains an older generation that is so wrapped up in its retirement and wealth building and resolving the psychological completion of its own generation, that it has forrgotten about the legacy it leaves behind, the lessons it is teaching to the next generation.

Just like the hippies, these young people, these other "non-white", non-mainstream cultures don't understand their own anger, otherwise they would organize and overthrow the current power structures, by adhering to the real ones created by our founders. They were told to believe in it, and are realizing it to be a lie, and they are seeking something to believe in.

To judge Eminem as revolting, one would have to condemn us for causing his behavior. But, just as in the 60's we're not willing to do that. And just like in the 60's, we will be faced with violence and repulsion in order to force us to confront our hypocrisies. Unless we listen. Not to appease, but to understand, and take appropriate action as we acknowledge our creation of their reality.

Banning and objecting to the music will only further suppress and enrage. When we say young people show no respect, ask yourself, what have we truly provided them to respect? What respect do we show the younger generation that deserves reciprocation.

And when you answer that question, if you're willing to, you'll understand why I share their revoltion at what is occurring in the leadership, and role models, of this country. (not to mention the eliteism and acquiescence of our media)

PS to Lou: Next week, I'm going to promote your web site... are ya going to shut it down, too, just to express your indignance? Or will you realize that a lack of integrity is the only problem here.. and it an't mine. Silliness and false righteousness... If I promote your show, will you cease it's broadcast, too?

Like I said, I don't feel I have anything to hide. And the door does swing both ways. And the more interesting question is, did I create an enemy, or did you?

11/8pm -

No Monte Christo here. Just a guy with an uncompromising commitment to justice. And, when committed, doesn't lose and doesn't quit. I've been insulted and harrassed and cheated so many times, the only thing that can possibly happen out of it occurring any more is to encourage me. I'm not easily embarrassed, and I won't just lie down for someone to intimidate me. You may have noticed that throughout this site, even when I have legitimate proof of criminality, I'm not out to get anyone. I'm here to serve and benefit America. You know, like the real deal. People aren't used to the real deal... they think people like me don't exist... people who not only have the guts to say "enough is enough", and stick to it. But, refuse to acquiesce as well. Makes me really want to see the sequel to Kung Pow.

I don't really expect main-stream politics to embrace me... until, of course, I have something they want. But that's fine. My opinions and statements, and people I lead, are not for sale. But I did think for the fun of it, I'd see if someone would bite. And I don't really care, 'cause my plan was created a few years back... I've offered to be part of the "team" for quite some time... to contribute.. did alot of that the last 6 months... and for what? My integrity and commitment to the people of this world. Not fame, fortune or power. People just aren't used to people like me.

But, you see, the response I get is typical of the response most citizens get from the political system, and parties that supposedly represent them. The response is appeasement, or, being ignored. Because, after all, the law of the political land is, unless you have money or influence to give, you're worthless. Someone to con into supporting the system, the status quo.

Like, I just got a "form letter" from Patty Murray, dated Oct 23rd... just got here today... in response to a letter I sent more than 3 months ago. The other 2 letters I sent went without response were sent months before that. I supported Patty Murray when she was running. And my discontent with her has nothing to do with the letters... it may be the response I got from her office when I called to seek assistance.. called DC, and they told me they only work on policy matters, and there was noone available to talk about voter needs. So I called the local office, and after very politely stating my situation, they basically got annoyed and told me they had no idea what I should do.

What was my problem? Let's see. In the previous 2 weeks, I had been poisoned by some stuff that was left on my front door knob... verified by a friend with appropriate training and lab at Ft. Lewis... my phones were tapped, and the equipment installed on my phones was making it nearly impossible to access the internet... so I couldn't update my web site... I was being tailed... there were people roaming outside my windows at night... I've had people in my house after I'd gone to bed, twice, had booted up my computer and were playing with it when I made an appropriate noise and threat to get out of my house... and when I called the DOJ, the local District Attorney and police, the state Atty General.. and the people I talked to there... when I explained what was going on, they began laughing... and each time, I asked, are you a Republican.. and through their laughter, they said yes.

I tell folks I have a letter that I think has anthrax on it... does anyone bother to contact me or check it out. Hell no. Because you don't want to know.

It isn't justice. It isn't representation. It isn't freedom.. but we can declare war on Iraq because George Jr doesn't like the fact that Saddam tried to kill his dad... after his dad set Saddam up for a big fall... but it's okay.. we're America... we're Americans... we can do anything so long as we can white wash the news to make it sound the way Bush wants it.

And the weirdest thing is, the stuff I write here... only the people who don't need what I have to say seem to pay attention to it. Think about that... it tells volumes.

I don't hate the current system.. it just doesn't have room for people like me, regular citizens... as von Hayek says, the serfs... and if you think what I am saying is a simple personal reaction, you'd better reconsider. Because I'm telling you, in very mild terms, what people tell me all the time. There are people in the Midwest buying body armor and preparing for a civil insurrection... everything I've been trying to prevent.. and all you people and this government can do is act important. It's an incredible, amusing dynamic. And then you wonder why people like me, who actually know how to do something about it, get pissed off because you can't even give me the courtesy of a phone call, an email.. anything at all.. you can call to make sure I get my tv turned on... whatever serves you...

And, like usual, you take someone who is committed... and instead of honoring that commitment, a shared comitment, you act as if I'm just some guy to use until it's not useful anymore... but what you're not used to most is someone who doesn't succumb to your facades of power.. I don't respect your supposed power... any more than you respect me. And why should I. And if most Americans knew what I knew about broadcasting and politics, they would have no respect for you, or tolerance, either.

Blame the messenger if you wish. But blame yourselves for generating a constituency that doesn't believe you anymore. I'm just representing them, something you all forgot how to do many decades ago.

Why do I have to resort to this sort of aggression? Because ya'll just don't seem to respond to anything else, and you only responded in the last few months because of a concern of what I would do or what I could give.

And I admit, I'm pretty insulted by some of the treatment I've received... but that makes no difference to me one way or other. It's just more of the same that made me begin this in the first place.

What I'm most fascinated by, though, is how certain programmers go to so much trouble to try to shake me... and it isn't because I've done things to damage your reputations... but you most certainly have been cavalier about feeding me info and then, now, disclaiming that you agree with the very things you want me to be spokesman for... and even at this point, I haven't said a single word in a public portion of this site to discredit you, and the thing on the front about not trusting the press is the same thing I had on the front of this site when I started... only I believe it now more than ever.

Makes me feel like writing up something about every announcer and every commercial and every program.. and see what you'll do then. That would truly be interesting. How 'bout I feed you a list of people I like, and tell you I don't like them, and then promote the heck out of 'em? Wouldn't that be fun.

See, I could mess with you all day long. But I don't, never have... but you have the audactiy to jerk me around. And in the long run, someone will say I did this or that or said this or that... to make me look bad... and then you'll find out just how every word on this website has been placed here on purpose... how every email has been saved... you'd be amazed... even what I'm writing now...

I actually write this stuff because there's something for you to get out of all this... but you're so hung up on "being right"... looking good... being in control... having the power.. that you can't for one minute see anything but criticism or danger.. all because of a simple lack of communication...

Why do I put this here were people can see it? Because I don't feel I have anything to hide. I've told all my secrets. I'm a flawed human being, just like you, only I'm not afraid to admit it.

About the only "sin" I've done in this whole thing is tell people to trust AOLTW... and I have often been discredited for doing so... and as much as I try to resist it, I'm beginning to think that was a huge mistake too. And I really do hate to say that. Because I've been a fan of CNN and Warner and even Time for a long time. My first access to the internet was through AOL.

As for NBC/MSNBC, until Election 2000, I was their constant viewer. It had alot to do with the premium package structures on DirecTV... had to pay more to get CNN and others... I didn't betray them.. I didn't even begin to boycott them until... well let's just say they went a little too far. I've watched Brokaw ever since I can remember, and now I don't believe a word he says. NBC did that, not me.

So, I'm sure the perception is that I've alienated a great deal of the press... you don't get it... you alienated me. It's sort of what I always say about retailers... I didn't ask them to open a store, declare their honesty, integrity, and high level of service... and still, most stores attitude is more like "what do you mean you want service?". "You want products that work?" "You mean you expect US to keep appointments with you?" And then you might wonder why I want to create the Global Democratic Citizens Union... why people are so interested in it. And they are.

So, in the months ahead, as I publicly disassemble the matrix... I don't have to name names or anything like that... what I have to say will be obvious to people as they begin to listen.. they'll give up the facades and get angry over the deceptions and the lies... and they'll yearn for what we're supposed to have... and suddenly the game will be over... it's not that far off...

Like I told George Bush, like I told MSNBC, it will be their own arrogance that will be their undoing in the matter. As I told someone long ago... confront a bully, they'll fold, because they're used to getting away with intimidation.. but it's all paper tiger, or illegal.

And very much like I said from the beginning... just like when I got poisoned... just like when I told someone a while back "I feel like I should say... it's okay, I've been to the mountain top, and I don't mind".. None of this is about me, other than the fact I just can't sit and watch it anymore. And we all know what happens to people in this country when they rise up and try to tell the truth... but I'm not going to worry about that.

My favorite in history, in terms of rhetoric and oratory, was Patrick Henry. Give me liberty or give me death. That's me. I'm a true believer, through and through.

It's kind of like how we demonize Al Qaeda for having people willing to die for their cause. It's exactly the same as our soldiers being willing to die for our cause. But, we Americans have been systematically trained to believe that our point of view is the only one that matters, and our welfare is more important than any other nations... and it's all why we are now in a culture where the majority of the people are in survival mode... everyone for themselves... and why people seek the destruction of the United States. And we blame them for their hatred of us. Our denial as a nation, the lies of our leaders, is the only thing that keeps us from hating ourselves. Because we do not conduct ourselves as a nation of people based on Christian beliefs... that's the greatest piece of Republican propaganda perpetrated by Bush to cause us to be justified in our current national policies and positions...

And all of us who haven't bilked people out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, or even millions... those of us with blemishes of one sort or another that we haven't covered up through intimidation or extortion or lies...we're made out to be the ones who are deviations of the norm... the misfits... the ones not deserving of leadership.... and, objectively, it must be because we aren't willing to walk over the top of whoever we must in order to get what we want, at the expense of others.

When you make a promise and don't keep it... when people depend on it and don't get it... it's not about winning or losing, domination or submission, in conceptual and philosophical terms... it's about people's lives... not numbers and statistics... and when it became about numbers and statistics, we all began to lose our collective souls, our value as people... and, inevitably, it was when we all became true sinners.

And go ahead and laugh at that, and claim you are one who bases their life on Christian values.

I bought the lie about the American Dream... and I gave it up each and every time I learned that this government lied to me... not for my benefit or to protect me.. but so that those in power could make more money, pay off their friends and control this country to the point where it isn't even close to being a Democracy anymore.

A balanced government? Who are you kidding? Remember the contract with America? Remember civil rights? Remember when the law applied to those with money and power? Remember when ethics and integrity counted? And I'm not talking about the facade. I mean real integrity.

My intent is to restore a representative government to this country. It will be interesting to see who becomes threatened by that. And shame on those who are.

And as for the media... I know there are some who think I only write this stuff to CNN.. and you're wrong... there are people at all the networks, and many newspapers who read this.

And for Bush and company, if you think what I'm doing is media driven, you couldn't be more wrong. I'm driven by the pledge of allegiance, respect for those who created this country, and God. The last thing they want is me around. But that's because of their lack of integrity not mine.

And for those with integrity, what I write here isn't for you. Just know that. And know that I have an incredible respect for you.

11/8/2002 - For a good time...

Ya'll didn't really think I would put this much time and effort into this and then just wilt and fade away, did you?

I've been going thru my old reels of tape to see if there's anything salvageable... found a few fun things... who knows if they help in finding a job, but I thought, what the heck, maybe you'll get a laugh. There will be a bunch of new things here by the end of the weekend.

This is something I'll probably regret putting online... although Elaine Corral will probably say, "Oh that's where that guy ended up". Long story. Nonetheless, this page includes the infamous Saddam Hussein Pull Apart Doll commercials, and a favorite parody I did on Marv Albert... at the end of one of the commercial loops, I've got a parody of Andy Rooney (Randy Looney) with a few comments on George Bush, Sr, Ronald Reagan and Pearl Harbor Day.

Enjoy. http://www.charlesrehn.com/radio

Meanwhile... I was reading this book tonight.... thought there were a couple parts that were very interesting... BTW, the litereary agent I've been talking to is not very happy about the idea of publishing the books online, and seeking normal publication. I know this will disappoint you all, but it just may be you'll have to wait and pay for the book. Wish I didn't, but I need the money for a social project. :}

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Used by permission.

Sometimes I wonder what I should say in response to the question "What makes you qualified to lead this country?" I wonder if the real question should be "What makes you qualified to lead this government?" or "What makes you qualified to lead the people?" They are, all three, appropriate questions. But they are distinctly different questions.

The question I then ask is, which question is most important? And, why? Depending on that answer, I believe I have volumes to contribute.

It also depends upon your interpretation of what the role of a president or vice-president or elected official or leader of any kind is, and should be. And the task that is at hand.

I believe that the people of America are confounded and confused and in many ways have given up on the idea that the government of this country is representative of the people. Instead, it is representative of a downward spiral of political and social trends. These trends began with the introduction of volatile economic fluctuations in the 70's which conditioned and prepared Americans for market driven, instead of values-driven, American values.

The 80's introduced wholesale profiteering in the financial and corporate sectors. This so-called expansion of free markets was paraded as nationalism, the return of honor and pride to America, the strength of America's economy and the resilience of the American people.

While the rhetoric was stroking the hearts and egos of the American people, the truth is, an extreme shift occurred in the balance of power and momentum in an economic war that is now nearing completion. The change occurred in the transfer and domination of wealth. And it is the same change which makes an uncorrupted political system in the United States a near-impossibility at this time.

It's like the facade of the stock market. We are made to believe that it is an indicator of health for the American economy. Yet, a recent survey finds that only a little more than 30% of Americans participate in the stock market. That our government would "privatize" any portion of social security would be to force millions to participate in something they would otherwise not choose as an investment.

It is a ruse to fully empower corporate socialism as the provider of services to citizens.

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And finally, isn't it odd that I would watch a Winona Ryder movie that begins with a Bible verse in Deuteronomy (that I still haven't found) that would lead me to this, which is incredibly relevant to numerous things I've been dealing with lately.... and what follows below.

Deuteronomy 8:11

Beware that thou forget not the Lord thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgements, and his statutes, which I command thee this day:

12: When thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;

13: And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied:

14: Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the Lord thy God...

16:... that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;

17: And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.

18: But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day

19: And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the Lord thy God, and walk after other Gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.

Deuteronomy 4:9 Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life; but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons.

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And, if you're really feeling ambitious, look this up yourself. Deuteronomy 13:20-22

11/7/2002 -

At this juncture, I can't decide if I'm more disgusted with the political system, the media, or if I think I'll just lump them all together and declare them an equally destructive part of the system that must be dismantled and rebuilt. The veil of the facade of righteousness...

The message I had prior to co-mingling with those who misled me has not changed one bit, and it has always been about cleaning the government, and effecting a cultural revolution to undo the kind of perversity I've experienced in the past 4 months in interfacing with various groups. It's a wonder anything gets done in this country.

The real citizens of this country WILL wake up, and we will do away with the classism. We are not serfs. We own this country. And we will prove it.

Been checking out some key individuals lately... wondering about what I've experienced, questioning the gaslight effect that nearly succeeded and the motivations and individuals behind it... it has truly been an education and a mystery.

So, I thought we'd play a little game, called "Do you recognize this person?" Don't worry, website users rarely come tho this page... I buried it on purpose. But I thought it might be interesting, in the context of the veil of the facade of righteousness... to acknowledge some of the real people behind the scenes of the on-air facades... I think it's a beginning toward knocking down some of the "class-ist" barriers that generate the perceptions of political leaders and media stars that they are above and must be innoculated against those crazy, working class citizens.

Quiz for today. Who does this describe?

There is anxiety, however, about ???? himself. ???? says he's been humbled by the steep learning curve of working at a startup. Gone is the ??? tyrant who used to quiz underlings about the prime rate or the GNP. But in his place, according to many former employees, is a ???.com tyrant who terrorizes webmasters about T-shirt sales and site-traffic numbers. While these people praise ?????'s intellect, they have little affection for his management style. "He rules by intimidation," says one executive who left ????? last year. "There was a lot of screaming." Since its founding, ?????.com has lost two presidents, at least four vice presidents, and many other staffers. ????? says the turnover at ????.com has been "fairly normal for most startups."

But the company's former executives say ?????.com was anything but normal. The trouble, they say, started with ?????'s schedule for the launch of the site. Although he didn't arrive as CEO until June 9, 1999, he insisted that the site launch on July 20, 1999, to coincide with the 30th anniversary of Apollo 13's lunar landing. "People were working 100-hour weeks to meet this insane 42-day launch schedule," says one former executive -- who, like others interviewed for this story, declined to speak for attribution. ?????'s directives were often contradictory, says another ex-staffer. One day he'd order the removal of satellite photos from the site because they slowed it down; the next day he'd order them restored because they were popular. (????? replies that 100-hour work weeks are hardly unusual among startups -- "time to market is critical" for any new business, he says -- and that differences of opinion about usability and site design are also common. As for badgering staffers about traffic numbers, he pleads guilty. "I'm a fellow who's engaged in the enterprise," he says.)

Asked what he misses most about his old life, ????? says, "High margins." He then pauses for 21 seconds before lobbing a caustic comment toward his former employers: "But that's OK, because I understand they have since dissipated."

Yes, XXX is obsessed with space. But he also appears to be obsessed with sticking it to his old bosses. Making ????.com a success may be the best way to do so. Then again, a hero's return to financial news -- on ??? or, better yet, a rival network -- would be pretty satisfying too.

---- Interestingly enough, I read the articles I read and actully understand the motives and methods of the mystery person... but, like anyone who attempts innovation and implementation of vision, few people can truly understand the textures and layers of a complex idea.

Like anyone else, the genius of today's mystery person could easily get lost in the eccentricities and and enigmatic facets of a powerful man and contributor to the world who could be portrayed, by his fans, as a hero... and for those who have been adversely affected... he could be portrayed as a man taken by his own success, out of touch with the reality that his gifts were God given to be used for the good of the world... free will and worldly temptation often makes us stray from the path we claim. And power... power is one of those things that commonly makes people take themselves too seriously, and betray the power they've been granted.

All in all, it's all about being. It should make us all question whether we are being the person who is an accurate portrayal of who we claim to be.

Robert Novak makes an excellent point about how Democrats seek to gain power by attempting to tear down the Bush and Republican image... it's all out of the frustration that there are no leaders who have adequately defined the problems, and communicated the ways to approach them

When coaching people on an individual level, we get to a certain point, and I always tell them to make a list of the the things they want in life. It always turns into a list of things they don't want. They go through the list with a commitment to "remove those obstacles" from their lives, and then slowly begin to distinguish what they do want.

So, when Lou Dobbs says

"Some of the protestors say they're anarchists... some say they're anticapitalist... some style themselves as antiglobalization. A few say they're against a war on Iraq. So far as I can tell these people define themselves entirely by what they're against... but even that isn't clear."

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The confusion of these protesters will be reorganized in the next Presidential Election.. I intend to fully distinguish the fundamental problems from the desires.. and use that as a means to unite people, in the true American tradition, around something they want.

These people actually do stand for 1 thing: doing away with the global inequality of the financial systems and the advantage political leaders and corporate leaders have taken over people who supported them, who believed their lies and interpreted them positively, lies that generated the perception of trustworthiness, and their deceptions that steal from us all.

Trust is a terrible thing to waste.

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