The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
I want to put this somewhat intellectual blog posting into perspective. Below is a quote from Matt Taibbi’s new book, Griftopia-Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America (Spiegel & Grau, 2 November 2010). Click on the title of the book to read my full review. QUOTE (32): What has taken …
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Matt Taibbi 6 Star Game Changer….Maybe November 2, 2010 This is an extraordinary book, combining gifted insights and turns of phrase with serious research that has a point worth fighting for: Wall Street led by Goldman Sachs has ripped off the entire US economy, and they still have most people thinking that politics matters. It …
How Obama’s Initial Personnel Decisions Hardwired the Wipeout Democratic Debacle By FRANKLIN C. SPINNEY, Counterpunch November 3, 2010 In trying to understand why the Democrats just crashed and burned, I think the first layer in peeling the onion takes the form of an admission to two crucial mistakes made by Obama before he took office. …
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Robert David Steele Serial pioneer, hacking humanity… Posted: November 2, 2010 04:34 PM 8 Populations, 4 Methods Minister-Mentor Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore has said that demography, not democracy, is the defining element of the future, and I agree with him. This is important for two reasons: First, if the projected population explosions occur in …
Robert David Steele Serial pioneer, hacking humanity… Posted: October 27, 2010 05:16 PM 12 Core Policy Domains For those seeing this Blog for the first time, this is the 12th in a 24-part series appointing a Virtual Cabinet and creating a balanced sane intelligence-driven budget as a baseline for evaluating any candidate for public office. …
Voting, misunderstood This year, fewer than 40% of voting age Americans will actually vote. A serious glitch in self-marketing, I think. If you don’t vote because you’re trying to teach politicians a lesson, you’re tragically misguided in your strategy. The very politicians you’re trying to send a message to don’t want you to vote. Since …
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Lawrence Goodwyn: The Great Predicament Facing Obama An interview with legendary historian Lawrence Goodwyn on Obama, the larger currents in our political life, and the possibility of a rebirth in our democratic culture. AlterNet / By Jan Frel and Lawrence Goodwyn October 30, 2010 What happened to the dream of Barack Obama’s transformational politics? There’s …
