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However, it is pretty obivious as to what is going on, no matter what candidate you support. Besides that, the POTUS really isn't it charge anymore
either. He is just a puppet. If I had to take a wild guess as to why tptb don't want Ron Paul in office, that is why. They will not be able to use him
as their puppet, so they have to make sure that he doesn't win.
I really hope that this is not too far off topic, but here goes.
I have been following two things recently which seem to pertain to this issue. The first is
voter fraud as revealed by Greg Palast in his book
Armed Madhouse and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
www.gregpalast.com...
www.robertfkennedyjr.com...
Both of these gentlemen report on "caging lists", incorrect purge lists generated by the Republican owned Choice Point Data Inc., Provisional Ballots
which are being offered quickly and enthusiastically to voters of color and enforced on soldiers of color serving in the Middle East. They also
demonstrate that slight of hand has been employed in the return to the "old" paper ballots in which "hanging chad" (incompletely punched choices)
allows them to eliminate at least as many votes as the universally dreaded computerized voting machines. Another tactic is manipulation of polling
place locations in the area of poorer voters, making visiting the actual voting booth prohibitively difficult. This in turn makes the use of the
absentee ballot more attractive even though a great many of these have been assigned to the dumpster in past elections.
The solution, according to these gentleman is to let go of the mouse, become trained and certified to be an observer at the polling place, and go
observe. They also say that you should visit the polling place physically if you want your vote to count, although with observers there your chance
of being counted will improve as well.
The second thing I have been following is the Bolivarian movement in South America. Of course we are being told by our media that these elected and
popular presidents - Chavez, Lula/Roussef, Correa, Kirchner(s), Morales - are dictators who hate the US. (sound familiar?) In truth these are
gentleman who can and do drive their own cars through the streets of their country with the citizenry waving and yelling greetings and appreciation.
These officials, by their own admission, do not hate the US, indeed many of them were educated here. What they do hate is the US foreign policy under
the Bush/Obama administration in which the IMF assists and even mandates their country's victimization at the hands of Anglo-American corporations.
If anyone has found what the OWS movement is actually against I think it is these duly elected people. They have reclaimed their countries from the
1% and are gradually returning it to the hands of the 99%.
Anyone wanting to learn more about this should watch Oliver Stone's film South Of The Border. One of the most interesting things about this film is
near the end when Oliver wonders aloud if perhaps the Bolivarian revolution - which is peaceful but armed - might just travel to the United States
through the immigrants already here. Although that is a hopeful thought, it seems to me that we American born citizens should be ashamed if we can
not see the progress that is being made in Amreica del Sud and do it for ourselves.
While it is true that in this country we have to fight the media, it should be noted that in Venezuela the media is also owned by the 1% and still is.
Hugo Chavez has and still tolerates this powerful opposition, but remains in power through election after election.
I am afraid what we are looking at is not an election at all, but in every sense class warfare. If we do not recognize this we are doomed to lose.
If we do recognize this then we have won already, we just have to keep pushing, and keep informing our friends and neighbors and acquaintances.
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