Rejected

A stranger stood at the gates of Hell,
And the Devil himself had answered the bell,
He looked him over from head to toe
And said, "My friend, I'd like to know
What have you done in the line of sin
To entitle you to come within?
Franklin D. with his usual guile
Stepped forth and flashed his toothy smile
"When I took charge in thirty-three
A nation's faith was mine," said he
"I promised this and I promised that
And I calmed them down with a fireside chat.
I spent their money on fishing trips
And fished from the decks of their battleships
I gave them jobs on the P.W.A.
Then raised their taxes and took it away.
I raised their wages and closed their shops
I killed their pigs and burned their crops.
I double-crossed both old and young
And still the fools my praises sung.
I brought back beer and what do you think?
I taxed it so high they couldn't drink.
I furnished money with Government loans
When they missed a payment, I took their homes,
When I wanted to punish the folks, you know,
I'd put my wife on the radio.
I paid them to let their farms lie still
And imported foodstuffs from Brazil
I curtailed crops when I felt real mean
And Shipped in corn from the Argentine.
When they'd start to worry, stew and fret
I'd get them to chanting the alphabet
With the A.A.A. and the N.L.B.
The P.W.A. and the C.C.C.
With these many units I got their goats
And still I crammed it down their throats
My workers worked with the speed of snails
While the taxpayers chewed their fingernails
When the organizers needed dough,
I closed the plant for the C.I.O.
I ruined jobs and I ruined health
And I put the screws on the Rich Man's wealth
And some who couldn't stand the gaff,
Would call on me and how I'd laugh
When they got too strong on certain things,
I'd pack and head for old Warm Springs,
I ruined their country, their homes and then,
I placed the blame on "Nine Old Men"
How, Franklin talked both long and loud
And the Devil stood and his head he bowed
At last he said, "Let's make it clear,
You'll have to move, you can't stay here.
For once you mingle with this mob,
I'll have to hunt myself a job.

-Anonymous

Bailout Bill Fails in House

Today, the House voted on the Financial Markets Bill, HR 3997, that would have given dictatorial powers to the Treasury. In a stunning vote, the Nays took the day with 228 against the bill and 205 supporting it. A valiant effort, the brave 228 should be praised! They were not afraid of the Executive's and Parties' leaderships' intimidation and stood up for their constituents.

As for the other 205 slobs who would rather see citizens starve than a few billionaires go bust, I say kick them out!!! Election day is little over a month away and those who side with the Elite instead of with the People better watch out. We're not as stupid as they think we are!

Ron Paul: Bailout will Destroy Dollar, World Economy

Lawsuit to Save Earth

In a two-month long repair for malfunctions experienced only weeks after its triumphant start, the Large Hadron Collider deep under Geneva, Switzerland, rests peacefully after a federal lawsuit to shut down the particle collider was dismissed in Hawaii. Two citizens sued to shut down the collider due to the risks of the creation of dark matter, which according to some physicists, could instantly swallow the Universe. But, US District Judge Helen Gilmor dismissed the case, citing the fact that the federal government does not have jurisdiction over the collider located in Switzerland.

The United States originally planned to host a particle collider in the early 1990s. However, after construction began and the collider was built underground surrounding Waxahachie, Texas, Congress refused to fund the remainder of the massively expensive and unsure project. While most scientists deny that the creation of dark matter could destroy Earth and the Universe, a strong contingency believes the inherent danger is too grave to be risked. Their research shows that there is probability of catastrophe.

The Might of Sovereignty

As reported last week, the United States and Pakistan shared an intensely tenuous moment when American helicopters incurred across the Afghan border and into the sovereign nation. Giving a stern warning, the Pakistani military fired warning flares, and a short exchange of warning shots, prompting the Americans to leave and return back into the seven year old colony. In the Khost Province right across the border, the American military has been known in the past months to pursue terrorists into Pakistan, incurring anger from Pakistani officials. While the military dictator Perez Musharraf might have encouraged such blatant violations of national sovereignty, the new Pakistani President, Asif Ali Zardari, will not allow it. The widower of recently assassinated Benzair Bhutto sent a strong message to the United States: respect our borders.

Even in the midst of a region engulfed with a US militaristic nation-building enterprise, Pakistan is not afraid to stand down. Not only must they deal with American incursions, but also historically tenuous relations with nuclear neighbor India, and China's growing influence in their hemisphere. While Pakistan seems prompt to allow the United States a sphere of influence in the region, the new president is not afraid to draw the line on what is termed acceptable in America's obsessed War on Terror.

Fools on the Stage for All to See

As John McCain and Barack Obama held the first Presidential Debate last evening, many were shocked by their incompetence as well as their foolish remarks which only made them look as hypocrites shamelessly exposing themselves and their opponents with even higher levels of nerve and disrespect. In a debate that dodged questions of a Federal Reserve takeover of the government as well as the real issues surrounding the War on Terror, McCain and Obama bumbled their way through the ill worded questions of Jim Lehrer. But, perhaps most terrible was their answers on wars abroad and the muddled mess they emitted from their seething greedy bodies.

And is anyone else tired of politicians using sappy stories about dead Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans' parents begging them to either win or leave the completely failed and flawed wars? John McCain perhaps made the most foolish point of the night, repeatedly remarking that dead veterans' parents begged him to continue to fight on and win the war. McCain could not have looked more ridiculous, a veteran himself, but a peddler of perpetual war. Obama took some moral points on the night essentially arguing that the Iraq War is wrong, and ultimately not winnable. But, definitions of so-called "victory" were hard to come by the two corporate candidates.

But perhaps most striking, Barack Obama hayed out Zbiginiew Brzezinski's plan to extensively expand the now seven year conflict in Afghanistan. McCain pointed out the fact that he is against the "surge" in Iraq, but plans his own extension of war in Afghanistan. Things were getting wild at this point. If only a third party candidate could have stepped in and shown the stark similarity of the pro-war strategy of both Republicans and Democrats.

The Real Presidential Debate

The intelligent and dynamic Chuck Baldwin discusses real issues! Wake up America, vote for the Constitution!