Obama Plays While Japan Begs for Help

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Paul Joseph Watson & Alex Jones

Infowars.com
March 16, 2011

History tells us that Nero fiddled while Rome burned, but Barack Obama is providing the famous emperor with some serious competition when it comes to going AWOL while America and the world face crises the likes of which haven’t been experienced in decades.
Even as the situation at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant continues to worsen by the hour, and as radiation surges across the Pacific towards the U.S. west coast while Americans panic buy supplies of potassium iodide, President Obama seems remarkably sanguine about the whole affair.
While protests and civil wars rage in Libya and Bahrain, Obama is keeping himself busy by videotaping his NCAA tournament picks, hitting the golf course for the 61st time in his presidency, and partying with lawmakers during a Chicago Bulls vs. Charlotte Bobcats game.
The most energy Obama could bother to devote to what is fast coming one of the biggest nuclear disasters in history was to make an empty statement about how people could donate to usaid.gov, while labeling the NCAA exercise a “great diversion.”
While Japan begs the United States for help to rescue the dire situation at Fukushima, Obama seems more concerned about dressing up nicely to please the media elite at the annual Gridiron Dinner.
Even as the planet faces the threat of a “new Chernobyl on steroids,” Obama has chosen to prioritize a speech about “Women’s History Month,” a White House get-together on “bullying” and a meeting with the Chicago Blackhawks instead of offering any kind of leadership


But forget Japan, it’s not as if Obama hasn’t got any matters to attend to on the home front, with gas prices surging as a result of an oil spike driven by turmoil in the middle east, as well as a massive budget crisis, not to mention the perilous state of the US dollar and the stuttering economy.
Obama’s fiddling has made the crucial deceision of whether or not to impose a no fly zone over Libya all but academic, with Colonel Gaddafi taking the opportunity to use the delay to crush rebel opponents in key regions.
“But the fun stuff won’t end anytime soon,” writes veteran White House reporter Keith Koffler, who accuses the President of succumbing to “childish distractions” while the world is afire. “On Thursday, the Taoiseach of Ireland will be in town to help the president celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. And then Friday it’s off to Brazil for the start of a three-country Latin American tour.
Granted, Obama is not superman and nobody expects him to act as some kind of omnipotent savior, but the remarkable regularity with which Obama goes AWOL when crises hit not just globally but also in America has become characterisitic of his whole presidency.
Lest we forget that during the course of the devastating BP oil spill crisis, Obama took no less than three vacations, disappearing from public view at the very height of the drama when Americans were desperate for a leader.
Obama’s behavior exemplifies the fact that he is a completely hollow sock-puppet of a president. After being billed as an icon for hope, change and fresh leadership as America sought to reclaim its global reputation, Obama has been nothing but a crushing disappointment and a massive failure.


The whole farce reminds us once again that Obama, like George W. Bush before him, controls absolutely nothing, has no influence on world affairs, and has now stopped even bothering to maintain the pretense that he is anything other than an obedient yes-man whose role comprises of nothing more than following orders from the Wall Street and banking elite that have pulled his strings from the very beginning.
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Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for Prison Planet.com. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also a regular fill-in host for The Alex Jones Show.

Nothing on tv? GOOD! Ten Things Better Than Watching Television

How often do you watch television? How much do you watch in a day?  Did you know that watching too much TV can actually damage your mind and hypnotize you?    This article  discusses the effects of television on our minds :

"What Really Happens When You Watch

          Television exerts an almost hypnotic pull. If the box is on, your body is drawn to watch, researchers say. The quickly shifting images and loud noises prompt a reaction known as the orienting reflex, which evolved to protect us from potential predators. When you sense movement, your body freezes and "blood rushes to your brain so you can scope out what's going on," Kubey explains.

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Once it catches your attention, television sedates you like a drug. Scientists say television viewing increases your brain's alpha waves and slows your beta waves, making you feel mellow and relaxed

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But once you turn off the television set, the good feelings evaporate. Any negative feelings you weren't paying attention to while the set was on will surface. And you might experience symptoms of withdrawal, including boredom, dissatisfaction, irritability, a low energy level, and an inability to concentrate," Kubey says. In a week long study of people's habits, Kubey and a colleague discovered that people were less likely to feel good after watching television than after exercising, reading a good book, or having an interesting conversation."

There are many arguments against TV and many people simply don't care.  What else are we supposed to do with our free time?  There's nothing more fun or interesting than TV, right? If you feel that way, read on!

10 Things Better than Watching Television

 There is no particular order of preference for this list. It was just a list of things that I thought of according to what I've discovered over the past few years of essentially television free life.

1. Start a hobby.  It may be dancing, yoga, pottery, photography, music lessons.  Anything that you've had an interest in or that you think you may enjoy.  Maybe you had no free time because of work, family obligations, endless amounts of errands. Let TV drop off that seemingly never ending list and do something for yourself! You might be surprised how much of your time it was stealing!
2.  Read books.  Reading is immensely more interesting than watching television.  Not only is it more intellectually stimulating, but also more creatively stimulating.  You are forced to imagine the scenes and interpret them as you would and not just as you're told to by the tube.
3. Exercise.  This site discusses the benefits of exercise.  Not only does it benefit the body but also, it benefits the mind and overall helps us feel better.  A good, enjoyable workout session releases endorphins which help us feel great. So besides the obvious benefits of physical fitness, exercise beats TV on the subject of mental benefit as well.  
4. Get out into the community events.  This can include anything from visiting a museum, attending concerts and plays or visiting art shows or galleries, just to name a few.  These types of things can inspire an interest in history, literature or perhaps giving you a different point of view on life.
5. Discover music. Of course I would mention this!  As a pianist and music teacher, I cannot express in words how important I believe music is to most people. But even for someone who doesn't take music as seriously as I do, it can still be very enjoyable.  Cracked.com discusses how music affects us here.
6. Explore the city/town you live in.  This may not be for all but some people find it very interesting.  One hobby which does this, by definition, is Urban Exploration. Of course, you don't have to be as brazen as some Urban Explorers to enjoy this type of thing. You could even simply walk around/drive around a part of town you haven't seen before. "Curiosity is the very basis of learning...."  -  Arnold Edinborough
7. Plant a garden.  This is something that has many benefits. It is enjoyable, in my opinion, to get your hands dirty and plant something.  Also the opportunity to be responsible for a living thing, sort of like a pet, I suppose, is fun.  And of course, you can eat the final product! 
8. Go for aimless walks.  This sort of falls in line with the one about exploring and also the one about exercise but the three are not necessarily tied together.  A walk can be at any pace you choose and it doesn't need to be for any particular purpose.  Even if you bring music along, you are usually alone with your thoughts (unless you go walking with a friend and that is another good way to spend TV-free time) and you can enjoy your surroundings  You also get lots of fresh air and, depending on the time of day, sunlight.  .
9. Go to bed and wake up early.   I can't count the number of times where I stayed up too late watching TV and was not happy about getting up in the morning.  There are many studies that say adequate amounts of sleep are essential to our overall health.  Also getting up a few minutes earlier helps reduce stress levels and could even give us time to do something helpful. Maybe exercise or have a nice breakfast instead of rushing out the door with a breakfast bar. 
10. Date yourself. I think some people see this differently than I do.  What i mean here is getting to know yourself extremely well. Search your soul and mind.  I have always been a loner. I have spent many years getting to know what I really want in life, what I like, what my beliefs are. Things like that can be very beneficial things to think about and know about yourself.  Knowing yourself inside and out can keep you from being take advantage of, perhaps by someone you're in an unhealthy relationship with. It can also boost your self-worth and wisdom. 

So, hopefully some of these things were convincing enough to persuade you to stop watching TV and start living life! Okay, maybe it is a bit arrogant of me to assume people aren't living life but any amount of recess from television is a good thing for you! 

".......People are stupid because they've got the hand-maiden of television. Television is not like movies, television is not like books. Television is not like anything but television. It gives you everything. I mean, I think that it's ironic that everyone who ever sees this will probably be seeing it on a TV screen"...."It's not like radio, radio is wonderful. Radio, you can see it in your mind, you can create it, you can make it just as colorful and as smart and as opulent as you wish it to be. On television, that's it. That's what you get and that's the whole thing. This means you don't have to work for it. You can sit there [slouchy and slack jawed] like a couch potato and that's it. You've gotta have a good thumb and that's about it.  That's one reason people are stupid, they just are not using their brains. You don't use a muscle, it atrophies"   - Harland Ellison on TV in "Dreams with Sharp Teeth"

The Iraq War - Opinions on a website comment panel.

Original Post : "DEAR AFGHANISTAN, PLEASE END YOUR OWN FUCKING WAR. I WANT MY FIANCE BACK. 

SINCERELY, ARMY GIRLFRIEND"

FIRST RESPONDANT This is an American war. The Afghans are merely defending their country. This war will not end until the people who fight it (American soldiers) refuse to fight. Fuck the troops

SECOND RESPONDENT Dear Rowan, If it wasn't for the troops you wouldn't have the freedom to say all those opinions of yours. Also you would have been drafted and most likely killed a long time ago. From a Marine Fiance who also wants him back from Afghanistan

THIRD RESPONDANT Dear MarineGirlfriend, Rowan made a fair point, it's America's war, not Afghanistan's. Her second statement was pretty dumb though, sure, it's not up to the troops to say "We're not fighting", they're doing their job, and they deserve support. It's up to the blinkered politicians who put young men and women in harm's way for their own selfish reasons to end the war. From a man whose Father, Grandfather and Uncles were all soldiers. . 

ME -  "Even the Troops Are Waking Up" -  It IS the job of the troops and Us to stop fighting the war. There can't be a war without soldiers complying. There can't be a lot of what's going on without people complying. 

FIFTH RESPONDENT Hang on, so you're telling me that people who are trying to support their families through the paychecks they receive through the military should just stop fighting. Right. If quitting your job meant going to jail for a LONG time, or moving to another country and never seeing your family again, possibly condemning your wife/husband and children to poverty and aching over the family member they don't have, you'd do it? I mean, don't get me wrong... I want these wars over and done with. I have family members in the Middle East this very moment. But my cousin's baby would have NO ONE if his dad decided to stop fighting and face military justice for refusing to carry out his orders. Morals are right and good, and we should stand up for them whenever we can, but sometimes there are more important things. Ethics are never cut and dry.

 ME - You completely missed the point. There shouldn't be a war. It's immoral and illegal. I never said i don't support the troops. I know they are doing their jobs. And the officials should end the war but that will never happen. I bet you didn't even watch the video. If EVERYONE who is there fighting said "fuck this" and left - how much could they do about it? How is fighting a war that is illegal and immoral more important than doing the right thing? Especially on that scale? 

FIFTH RESPONDANT No, I did not watch your video. Sorry, my computer doesn't have sound. I was just commenting on the sentence you wrote, not the video. I was presuming the video only further amplified the opinion you posted here. I honestly did not think you were against soldiers or anything like that, I'm sorry if I came off that way in my comment. I tend to believe most people are in support of soldiers even when they disagree with the war unless they specifically say otherwise. Now, I guess I did not clearly explain my point. Even if you take military prosecution of deserters off the table, though I don't believe you can, there are still VERY hefty consequences to the actions you are suggesting. Dishonorable discharge can make it extremely difficult to find another job - particularly a decent job that pays enough and has the kind of benefits the military does - EXTREMELY difficult, even in a normal situation, let alone an economy like the one we currently in. Unfortunately, for a lot of soldiers, including those in my family, you are asking them to choose between being able to support and care for their own families, and doing the right thing for families in another country. I don't know about you, but I could never ask my family to pay for easing my own conscience. Maybe that's immoral to you, but my morality says I need to care for my family, because it's my first responsibility. I also don't believe what you propose would work for the simple fact that there are thousands of people who do actually believe this particular war is the right thing to do. I realize they don't often show up in the media, but that doesn't mean they don't exist. And there are enough of those people that this war would continue even if all of the people who disagreed refused to fight. Which would end up in a bunch of people being dishonorably discharged and a large percentage of them being prosecuted. Soldiers signed a contract when they entered the military. They don't get a choice, and the military holds every right to prosecute them for violating the terms of that contract. I agree with you, this war IS immoral. (I'm not sure where you get the illegal thing from, but you have a text document from a verified source on why it's illegal, I would gladly read it. No offense, but I don't really trust a youtube clip on that kind of thing anyway). I'm a pacifist, I hate that war exists. And I hate that there are people in my family who volunteered for the military out of a sense of duty and are forced to fight a war they don't agree with. But I just don't see how what you suggest would work in the real world. 

ME - Okay. I thank you for re-explaining what you feel and believe. However, I am not suggesting it's a cut and dry or even an easy thing. I don't live in some fairy dream land. I am quite aware that it is incredibly hard to go against conventional wisdom and what is popular and to do the truly right thing. There are several documents, online sights discussing the matter, videos and books about the war being illegal. For starters, read the U.N. Charter. It states that it is unlawful - in international law - to start a war of aggression. This means, unless the "enemy" country is posing an imminent threat to the life and well-being of the protagonist (i use that for lack of being able to think of a more suitable word at the end of my day - brain fried) country. Do we really expect anyone to believe that Iraq has really done anything to show this? Even assuming the 9/11 attacks was supported by the Iraq government (which i DO NOT believe - if it was actually Iraq "terrorists" it was by a group who isn't even really technically associated with Iraq), that is ONE attack. That does not constitute a threat. Also any country who signs the U.N. Charter, that nation is legally bound to obey it. That means that violating the charter is not only illegal internationally, that is violating the U.S. Constitution - which it doesn't seem like the government seems to value at all anymore anyway. The only other exception (other than defending themselves) is if the U.N. Security Counsel authorizes it. The U.N. did not authorize it and in March 2003 the United States government announced that "diplomacy has failed" and that it would proceed with a "coalition of the willing" to rid Iraq under Saddam Hussein of weapons of mass destruction the U.S. insisted it possessed. The 2003 invasion of Iraq began a few days later.

Sites (Although I'm sure many people don't see online sites as completely reputable ) include 

• The War on Iraq : Legal Issues

•  The U.N Charter, Itself

• Iraq War - Comparison of Views 

• Downing Street Memo 

This video - and there are many others - although i am aware that you said your computer doesn't have sound, i strongly suggest you find a way to watch these because they're incredibly well thought out, logical, factual and informative - 

•   The Iraq War : Legal or Illegal?

Here are a few books about it 

• The Iraq War and International Law - Edited by Phil Shiner and Andrew Williams Lies, 
• Damned Lies and Iraq: An In depth Analysis Into the Case for War and How It Was Misrepresented bye Peter Kilfolye 
• War Law: Understanding International Law and Armed Conflict by Michael Byers I'm getting off on a tangent here though. 

Back to topic - there was at least one soldier named Ehren Watada who publicly refused to be deployed to Iraq based on many things. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3Y-jZdeL70 You can see his speech in this video. And this is a Wikipedia page about him - not that that personally see Wikipedia as 100% factual all the time - but usually is on-point  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ehren_Watada   He faced trial in 2007 and could have faced up to 6 years in prison. But he looked at many facts, laws and logic and decided he could not, in good conscience or morality, go to war. His rationale was based on a careful analysis of Documented facts , official U.S. military codes of conduct, Domestic Law, International Law, and the U.S. Constitution. Also, if the U.S. administration and/or soldiers are ever put on trial for war-crimes, Soldiers are just as responsible for these as the Commander in Chief. Using the excuse "I was just following orders" is not an acceptable reason to carry out crimes against humanity. Think of it like this - If Iraq soldiers came here and started killing everyone - and yes they DO kill civilians and civilian buildings in Iraq - would you say "oh, well they're just doing their jobs. I can understand why they're killing people. They have to pay for their families comfort and well-being at home." I really don't think you would think that. Why should it work the other way around? There are tons of topics related to this and this debate could go on forever but i really urge you to do some research, study lots of history and don't believe whatever you're told. That's the most important thing. By the way, I tried to find a transcript of Ehren Watada's speech so you could read it but with no luck so far. It is a very profound speech and I think you should make and effort to hear it. 

(Update :   Watada was court-martialed in February 2007, with the case ending in a mistrial. On February 5, 2007, Watada's court-martial began with him entering a plea of not guilty to all of the specifications against him. He faced three specifications: one for missing movement, and two for "conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman" related to his public comments criticizing the Bush administration and the war.  Panel selection was conducted on the first day, narrowing a pool of ten officers down to seven, holding the rank of captain through lieutenant colonel. The court-martial panel is similar to a jury in a civilian trial, but due to special rules provided in the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), panels consist of service members equal or superior in rank to the defendant. )

It's just a ride

Overprotection: Are we imprisoned by our own perceived need for safety?

Most people have heard the common sayings "no pain, no gain" and  "nothing ventured, nothing gained" but do we really think about what they mean?

" You can't get anywhere unless you're willing to take a risk. The saying dates back to Chaucer (c. 1374) and is similar to the late fourteenth century French proverb:  "Qui onques rien n'enprist riens n'achieva" (He who never undertook anything never achieved anything) The proverb was included in John Heyword's collection of proverbs in 1546. First cited in the United States in 'Letters and Papers of Cadwallader Colden . It takes varying forms: Nothing ventured, nothing lost, nothing ventured, nothing won, etc. ." -  Gregory Y. Titelman (Random House, New York, 1996)

This may seem pretty trivial and obvious, but do most of us actually think about what it means for our everyday lives?  Think about the way we live in North America everyday. We armor ourselves in safety gear for sports, and wear seat belts in cars, wear helmets on bicycles and motorbikes. These are regular safety precautions which do make sense because there's no reason why we should be careless and needlessly get hurt.

But there are safety measures which we regularly take which we don't really need to and even sometimes hurt us.    Perhaps not physically, after all, we're always advised "better safe than sorry" when making decisions, and told to err on the side of caution.  But when does that become misleading and harmful to our psyche?    Not only does being too safe make life boring, but it can make us paranoid, panicky about coming in contact with strangers and perhaps even mentally unbalanced at times (A lady I knew when I was young used to make sure all her car doors were locked at all times while she was in her car so that no one could get in and kill her).   We're taught from such a young age to not trust/talk to strangers and to never go out alone after dark. Some people are just taught not to ever go anywhere alone at any time of day or night.  I used to go for hour-long walks with my dog, alone at night. I enjoyed the solitude. Being alone with my thoughts was nice. It helped me on the road to becoming the person I am today.  But if I told friends that I did this, their response was to tell me I was crazy and that I could have got mugged, kidnapped, or raped. 

When we are raised in an overprotective type of lifestyle it works against our own need for adventure, independence and learning about ourselves.  We don't learn to use our instincts or take risks which are important factors of human developmental psychology.  We are also primal creatures. We need to learn through trial and error.  I believe walking with nature is a good place to learn these things. A couple of good examples of this are

• the story and film called Into the Wild. ( Based on a true story.  After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandoned his possessions, gave his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters who shape his life.)

• the story and film called 127 Hours (A mountain climber, Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah. Over the next five days Ralston examines his life and survives the elements to finally discover he has the courage and the wherewithal to extricate himself by any means necessary, scale a 65 foot wall and hike over eight miles before he can be rescued. Throughout his journey, Ralston recalls friends, lovers, family, and the two hikers he met before his accident. Will they be the last two people he ever had the chance to meet?)

Sure these two people took incredible - and some people might say incredibly stupid - risks to live out their adventures. However, they experienced things which most people never even know exist.  They had passion and enjoyed the time they spent in nature immensely. These types of risks are exciting and make life worth living.

A very important aspect of this over protected type of society is what it does to our minds.   We are taught fear of everything which is not familiar. How can anything foreign become familiar though when we're taught to fear everything outside of our comfort zones?  That's exactly why we're taught this paradigm from infancy.   If we're taught that risks are scary and they could hurt us and getting hurt is bad, we're never going to want to try something different.   That's another method of manipulation which is used by *the man* to keep us suppressed and docile.  We are television watching, GMO food eating, pointless job having zombies.   And that's just the way society is designed.

Think about what you would like to accomplish in life and DO IT.  Don't worry about society's perceptions regarding safety because you are a human and you have the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual power to accomplish what you really want to.



An article I came across previous to writing this post - Our Overprotected Society: Stamping Out the Unpredictable   by Philip Slater

Rolling Stone Gets Alex Jones Wrong

Saman Mohammadi
The Excavator
March 3, 2011
Rolling Stone has a new piece on radio host/patriot Alex Jones, casting him as a paranoid, fringe conspiracy theorist who attracts lunatics in Hollywood and across the land. It is not a total hit job, though. Alex gets to speak his mind, and the writer lays out the history of Alex’s rise into the mainstream pretty well, but like other media portrayals of Alex, the buzzwords “conspiracy theory” and “paranoid” are used, almost automatically, to describe Alex’s special brand of populist-constitutionalist political speech. Salon’s Alex Pareene called Alex an “all-American nut-job,” on March 1st, saying that he is “about as fringe a character as exists in our politics.” ..........       read the entire article here         

Very Interesting Videos

 

ILLUMINATI MESSAGES IN THE SIMPSONS MOVIE **SICK** -- part 1 of 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXL-PMAmQMU

ILLUMINATI MESSAGES IN THE SIMPSONS MOVIE (2007) **SICK** Part 2 of 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM3uuQiqXzk

These videos deal with the mostly obvious signals in today's movies.  If you're awakened to them, they're impossible to not see.   Make sure you read the text in the videos (I wanted to put the videos right into this post but I couldn't find the videos on the searching device on this site so sorry about that.)