STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES OF THE CAMPAIGN FOR LIBERTY

Statement of Principles Americans inherit from our ancestors a glorious tradition of freedom and resistance to oppression. Our country has long been admired by the rest of the world for her great example of liberty and prosperity—a light shining in the darkness of tyranny. But many Americans today are frustrated. The political choices they are offered give them no real choice at all. For all their talk of "change," neither major political party as presently constituted challenges the status quo in any serious way. Neither treats the Constitution with anything but contempt. Neither offers any kind of change in monetary policy. Neither wants to make the reductions in government that our crushing debt burden demands. Neither talks about bringing American troops home not just from Iraq but from around the world. Our country is going bankrupt, and none of these sensible proposals are even on the table. This destructive bipartisan consensus has suffocated American political life for many years. Anyone who tries to ask fundamental questions instead of cosmetic ones is ridiculed or ignored. That is why the Campaign for Liberty was established: to highlight the neglected but common-sense principles we champion and reinsert them into the American political conversation. The U.S. Constitution is at the heart of what the Campaign for Liberty stands for, since the very least we can demand of our government is fidelity to its own governing document. Claims that our Constitution was meant to be a "living document" that judges may interpret as they please are fraudulent, incompatible with republican government, and without foundation in the constitutional text or the thinking of the Framers. Thomas Jefferson spoke of binding our rulers down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution, and we are proud to follow in his distinguished lineage. With our Founding Fathers, we also believe in a noninterventionist foreign policy. Inspired by the old Robert Taft wing of the Republican Party, we are convinced that the American people cannot remain free and prosperous with 700 military bases around the world, troops in 130 countries, and a steady diet of war propaganda. Our military overstretch is undermining our national defense and bankrupting our country. We believe that the free market, reviled by people who do not understand it, is the most just and humane economic system and the greatest engine of prosperity the world has ever known. We believe with Ludwig von Mises, Henry Hazlitt, and F.A. Hayek that central banking distorts economic decisionmaking and misleads entrepreneurs into making unsound investments. Hayek won the Nobel Prize for showing how central banks' interference with interest rates sets the stage for economic downturns. And the central bank's ability to create money out of thin air transfers wealth from the most vulnerable to those with political pull, since it is the latter who receive the new money before the price increases it brings in its wake have yet occurred. For economic and moral reasons, therefore, we join the great twentieth-century economists in opposing the Federal Reserve System, which has reduced the value of the dollar by 95 percent since it began in 1913. We oppose the dehumanizing assumption that all issues that divide us must be settled at the federal level and forced on every American community, whether by activist judges, a power-hungry executive, or a meddling Congress. We believe in the humane alternative of local self-government, as called for in our Constitution. We oppose the transfer of American sovereignty to supranational organizations in which the American people possess no elected representatives. Such compromises of our country's independence run counter to the principles of the American Revolution, which was fought on behalf of self-government and local control. Most of these organizations have a terrible track record even on their own terms: how much poverty have the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund actually alleviated, for example? The peoples of the world can interact with each other just fine in the absence of bureaucratic intermediaries that undermine their sovereignty. We believe that freedom is an indivisible whole, and that it includes not only economic liberty but civil liberties and privacy rights as well, all of which are historic rights that our civilization has cherished from time immemorial. Our stances on other issues can be deduced from these general principles. Our country is ailing. That is the bad news. The good news is that the remedy is so simple and attractive: a return to the principles our Founders taught us. Respect for the Constitution, the rule of law, individual liberty, sound money, and a noninterventionist foreign policy constitute the foundation of the Campaign for Liberty.

EXPECT A MILITARY COUP OF THE PRESIDENCY IF IT HASN'T ALREADY OCCURRED.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=abDn9jDzhIMA Given the collapse in the Dollar and the rise in gold, coupled with Obama's discussions today with members of Congress and the Military, they could have forced Obama to yield to them to put more troops in Afghanistan and have taken over the Presidency behind the scenes by threatening Obama with death if he doesn't cooperate. Scroll down in the articles on GOLDTRADERCOMMENTS BLOG to the article by Sorcha Fall in which she explains how a military coup would be non-violent and still use Obama as a front man for speaking to the public to keep them from rioting as the economy collapses and we send more troops to Afghanistan (from where?) or simply get wiped out over there. We are now at a CRITICAL POINT in the history of the World and this country.

The demise of the dollar

CREDIT TO FLARPH FOR THE ARTICLE The demise of the dollar In a graphic illustration of the new world order, Arab states have launched secret moves with China, Russia and France to stop using the US currency for oil trading By Robert Fisk Tuesday, 6 October 2009 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/the-demise-of-the-dollar-1798175.html

Entering the Greatest Depression in History

Entering the Greatest Depression in History The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Warns of Future Crises by Andrew Gavin Marshall http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig10/marshall2.1.1.html LONG ARTICLE WORTH READING. YOU WILL LEARN MUCH THAT IS IMPORTANT ABOUT HOW THE WORLD WORKS

INFORMATION OVERLOAD FROM BOB CHAPMAN

Weakness And Worries Throughout Reports Posted: October 3 2009 http://theinternationalforecaster.com/International_Forecaster_Weekly/Weakness_And_Worries_Throughout_Reports GT sez: READ THIS, CRY, AND THEN GET YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER....NOW! EXCERPT: "This is one of the greatest frauds of all time and it is not yet half over. There are no regulators, there are no policemen, there is no Congress; everyone in NYC and Washington is in on it, except the poor taxpayers. Commercial real estate is just as bad and faces perhaps more than $1 trillion in refinancing next year. As we predicted four years ago losses in residential real estate would average 45% to 55% countrywide, and commercial would be hit for 70% and we are going to be dead on if not conservative. Over the next three years the total world financial system is going to collapse, the dollar devalued, massive default and the world will be brought to an economic and financial standstill. That is why you must have all your assets in gold and silver coins and shares. It is the only way you can preserve your wealth."

Obama In Secret Russia Visit Warns Putin, “I May Not Make It”

Obama In Secret Russia Visit Warns Putin, “I May Not Make It” By: Sorcha Faal http://www.whatdoesitmean.com/index1284.htm There is plenty of info to digest in the links within this article to get your attention. I suggest you probe into them to see what is happening in the country that is NOT making the TV news. Especially the AMERICAN POLICE FORCE that is in Hardin, Montana and the Miltiary 'practice' operation OPERATION DIOMEDIES WHO REALLY KNOWS WHAT IS TRUE OR FALSE ANYMORE? The BEST you can do is to stay aware of what's happening around you as it appears the public is being GROOMED for a major happening as we approach 2012, as the date on which the END is prophesied to occur in Ancient Cultures (Mayan Longterm Calendar, Nostradamus, etc). The History Channel is loaded with programs on the subject and there are TV programs and movies coming out that are molding the public mindset to be receptive to such an occurance as 'inevitable'. If the END is coming no matter what, what do you think most people's behavior will become?

Facebook poll on killing Obama sign of antigovernment anger

The Facebook poll is just one of many examples of increasing vitriol and threats against Obama and the government. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR ARTICLE: http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/09/29/facebook-poll-on-killing-obama-sign-of-antigovernment-anger/ WHEN THE AMERICAN PUBLIC IS SO DUMBED DOWN AS TO NOT UNDERSTAND ITS COUNTRY'S HISTORY, ECONOMICS, OR METHOD OF GOVERNMENT, THEY WILL EASILY BE LED TO STUPID ACTIONS INSTEAD OF CIVILIZED BEHAVIOR. THE PUBLIC'S COLLECTIVE MIND IS BEING POISONED BY THE IDIOTIC RAMBLINGS OF FAR TOO MANY PUNDITS AND SO-CALLED 'EXPERTS' WHO ARE GIVEN AIR TIME ON CABLE 'NEWS/GOSSIP' STATIONS SIMPLY TO FILL AIR TIME 24 HOURS A DAY AND TO MAINTAIN VIEWERS' ATTENTION WITH SENSATIONALISM AND INFANTILE INQUIRY INTO ISSUES FAR LESS IMPORTANT TO THE COUNTRY'S ECONOMIC SURVIVAL THAN TO THE CABLE NEWS/GOSSIP ORGANIZATION'S BOTTOM LINE. THE KEY TO THEIR SUCCESS IS THEIR CONSTANT CREATION OF DISSENTION AMONG THEIR VIEWERS AS THEY 'DISCUSS' HOT BUTTON ISSUES LIKE, RACE, ABORTION, THE DEATH PENALTY, THAT WILL NEVER BE RESOLVED UNTIL SOME DEGREE OF INTELLIGENCE BASED ON FACTS RE-ENTERS THE PUBLIC MENTALITY...A LONG SHOT IF EVER THERE WAS ONE, AS THE INTELLIGENCE OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC SEEMS TO BE RAPIDLY MOVING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

IS A MILITARY COUP POSSIBLE HERE IN THE USA?

rsday, October 1, 2009 Newsmax's John Perry Presents Scenario For Peaceful Military Coup To Remove Barack Obama From Office; Newsmax Takes Down Article http://voice-of-deseret.blogspot.com/2009/10/newsmaxs-john-perry-presents-scenario.html THE ARTICLE IS FOUND AT THE LINK ABOVE. THIS MENTALITY IS NOW VERY PREVALENT IN THE COUNTRY BE AWARE THAT THIS COUNTRY IS ON THE BRINK OF REVOLUTION IN SOME FORM OR OTHER (VIOLENCE OR MILITARY COUP)

Banks With 20% Unpaid Loans at 18-Year High Amid Recovery Doubt

Oct. 2 (Bloomberg) -- The number of U.S. lenders that can’t collect on at least 20 percent of their loans hit an 18-year high, signaling that more bank failures and losses could slow an economic recovery http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aXZinRhF5tlA WHY PAY YOUR CREDIT CARD LOANS ANYMORE? THEY'LL NEVER COLLECT THEM ALL. CHASE BANK IS SO DESPERATE THEY JUST SENT ME A LETTER SAYING THEY WOULD 'SETTLE' FOR HALF THE BALANCE OWED ON ONE OF MY CARDS. THIS, AFTER THE BANKS ALL RAISED OUR RATES TO 30% AND CAUSED ALL THESE DEFAULTS? THE BANKS ALL DESERVE TO HAVE EVERYONE DEFAULT ON ALL THEIR UNSECURED LOANS. THAT'S WHAT YOU DO TO LOAN SHARKS, ESPECIALLY IF THEY AREN'T GOING TO SEND SOME GOONS OUT TO BREAK YOUR LEGS OR KILL YOU. THAT'S WHAT THE GUV'MINT WILL DO TO US LATER WHEN WE ALL RIOT.

If The Russians Did This To Us, We’d Kill ‘Em

If The Russians Did This To Us, We’d Kill ‘Em By David Michael Green October 02, 2009 "Information Clearing House" http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23618.htm PASS THIS ONE AROUND FAR AND WIDE...IT MIGHT WAKE SOMEONE UP

Ron Paul Warns of Violence from Pending Dollar Crisis; Says Israel Strike on Iran the Trigger

http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul588.html Too bad Ron had to say this on Glenn Beck's program. But Ron will go anywhere to spread the truth. Beck: 'Earth rays?" What a fucking puke Beck is. He fits right in with all the Fox psycho babblers.

Inside The Great American Bubble Machine

Inside The Great American Bubble Machine Matt Taibbi on how Goldman Sachs has engineered every major market manipulation since the Great Depression MATT TAIBBI Posted Jul 02, 2009 http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/28816321/the_great_american_bubble_machine/print

WHAT HAPPENS IN CALIFORNIA SPREADS ACROSS THE USA

California Economy: $80 Million in Unemployment Insurance Being Paid out Per Day. 143,000 Exhausted Their Jobless Benefits on September 1. One in Four Unemployed Workers without a Job for 27 Weeks or More. http://www.mybudget360.com/california-economy-80-million-in-unemployment-insurance-being-paid-out-per-day-143000-exhausted-their-jobless-benefits-on-september-1-one-in-four-unemployed-workers-without-a-job-for-27-weeks/ AND THIS: 35 Million Americans on Food Stamps: 12 Percent of U.S. Population on Food Stamps Highest Since Records Kept in 1969. http://www.mybudget360.com/35-million-americans-on-food-stamps-12-percent-of-us-population-on-food-stamps-highest-since-records-kept-in-1969/

TRULY SHOCKING FALL OFF IN RETAIL SALES...FROM LEAP 2020 ARTICLE

FROM LEAP 2020 ARTICLE...A MUST READ: http://www.leap2020.eu/GEAB-N-37-is-available!-Global-systemic-crisis-In-pursuit-of-the-impossible-recovery_a3797.html These folks have never been even close to wrong in their predictions. Time is short. Get your survival supplies in NOW!

DAN NORCINI COMMENTS ON GOLD'S CURRENT SITUATION

Trader Dan Comments On The Condition Of The Gold And US Dollar Markets Posted: Sep 20 2009 Dear Friends, Please review the following two charts to give a brief technical look at both gold and the US Dollar. (GT sez: Go to JSMINESET.COM to see this post and the charts) Speculative long positions continue to grow as they look to drive gold higher in the face of concerted opposition by the bullion banks with swap dealers also favoring the short side. The latter category can be difficult to decipher since they can be representing both speculators as well as hedging long side exposure due to over the counter positions that they have taken on with other clients. I happen to believe that when it comes to gold, that these swap dealers include both Goldman and Morgan. Some of you might be wondering what in the world we are now talking about “swap dealers” when it comes to analyzing the Commitment of Traders report. In a nutshell, the CFTC is responding to requests from the industry to provide more transparency into the nature of those constituting the “commercial” side of the reports. Formerly, these reports were used by traders to see what the firms who buy and sell the actual physical product behind the futures markets were doing in an attempt to glean the view of that particular market being taken by those whose business dealings include buying and selling of the actual commodity on a daily basis. The idea has been that when that group was leaning heavily to one side or the other, that the market was ripe for a reversal. What has happened however is that the CFTC gave commercial hedging status to swap dealers not all that long ago and as their activity began to grow off the exchanges, they began to seek out the regulated exchanges in order to offload risk from their transactions with their clients, who were looking for exposure to the commodity markets, but wished to trade off the exchange for various reasons. In the case of some, it was the inability to buy or sell contracts that were perfectly suited to their business needs. For others it is the desirability of remaining a bit more anonymous. Either way, these swap dealers provide products meeting the needs of these firms or funds and in the process of so doing, take on financial risk which comes with being effectively long or short a particular commodity market. They began to migrate to the regulated futures exchanges in an attempt to hedge that risk. The CFTC then gave them hedger status which is of great benefit because it allows them basically unlimited position size as well as lower margin requirements. All of this is currently under review but for now, the CFTC has issued a newer, more transparent report of the COT which details the positions of these swap dealers. When it comes to gold, not a lot has really actually changed for us when it comes to analyzing these reports. We can look at the old familiar report with the simple breakdown between commercials and large reportables (mainly the funds) and see the same exact setup that we see under the newer COT reports. In the case of the newer reports, these swap dealers are heavily short alongside of what the CFTC considers to be the actual “Producer/Merchant/Processor/User” category. In effect, the PMPU category is a large net short and the Swap Dealers are also large net shorts. The Managed Money side of the equation are hugely and lopsidedly net longs with the other reportables (large specs) strongly net long as well. Basically we still have the same setup when it comes to gold – the specs are long and the commercials are still short, only with this distinction – that the swap dealers are on the same side of the market as the commercials. There is nothing to say that these swap dealers are any better judge of market fundamentals than any other well studied and informed speculative interest. What I might add however is that the managed money of today is no longer managed in the same sense that it once was where managers were experts on the supply/demand factors behind the various markets that they chose to invest in for their clients. Today’s managed money funds are algorithm driven and momentum chasers which is why anytime we see a build of large size on one side of a market that we need to be alert for any signs that momentum might be changing, either up or down. In the case of gold we are talking about upward momentum of course. As I mentioned in a previous post, just because the speculative community is pushing a market higher and has built a large position of size, does not imply that a reversal is ripe for happening. IT takes speculative power to drive markets higher and as long as the specs have an appetite for a market, that is healthy for a bull market. They can keep pushing and pushing and pushing for far longer than many shorts can sustain their trading accounts. What is important however is that when the specs have amassed a large position on one side of the market, a trigger event or a slowdown in upward momentum (more so in these days of momentum driven market madness), can send this crowd packing in a real hurry so a wise trader will take notice and be careful to observe any warning signs. My analysis of the current report shows these commercials with the largest outright short position that they have ever held with the specs holding the largest outright long position that is on record. What this means is that the bullion banks will be looking to scare the longs out in order to induce further liquidation and cause a setback in price. However, what they have working against them right now is that the Dollar is not cooperating and has not yet reached into oversold levels on the longer term charts. Additionally, China’s recent announcement related to gold and silver means that there will be buyers beneath the market who will strongly welcome any setbacks in price. The key in furthering gold’s advance is completely in the hands of the managed money or momentum funds who must not succumb to their usual habit of snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory . Keep an eye on the Dollar because that market is simply too large for the same players who infest the Comex to dominate it. The Forex markets are gargantuan in comparison to the tiny Comex market. The Dollar’s fundamentals are simply horrific and too many governments are looking for ways to cut their exposure to the US due to its profligate ways for any bull market in the Dollar to commence. All rallies in the Dollar are merely bear market blips that will not be sustained as willing sellers will most assuredly use rallies to unload or diversify. That is the dilemma faced by the price riggers at the Comex. For now, I would want to see gold find support above $1,000 on any price setbacks to avoid any deeper retracement in price. More specifically, any retreat down to that area, needs to find buyers to push it back up and away prior to the close of the pit session, since that is the mark that the technical analysis programs and algorithms still tend to key in on. Seasonally gold’s strongest period is ahead of it so that is working in its favor right now as opposed to the usual summer doldrums. Trader Dan

What If Everyone in the World Wanted a 1-ounce Gold Coin?

What If Everyone in the World Wanted a 1-ounce Gold Coin? By Jeff Clark, Senior Editor, Casey’s Gold & Resource Report If we’re right about where the price of gold is headed, the general public will someday clamor to buy all things gold. While gold stocks will be where the real leverage is, the rush will start with gold itself. As a gold editor, I have a very natural question: is there enough to go around? According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are 6.783 billion earthlings. Meanwhile, CPM Group, a highly respected industry organization, estimates there are 4.8 billion ounces of above-ground gold in the world. And this includes jewelry, electronics, and dental. So, even if everyone around the world volunteered to have their chain, cross, or tooth melted into a coin, we’re already short. Those towards the end of the line are out of luck. However, it’s worse than that. Of all the physical metal ever mined... 2.1 billion ounces, or 43%, is found in jewelry, decorative, and religious items. Private stock – gold already held by various private parties – accounts for 1.1 billion ounces. Official reserves (central banks, IMF, etc.) stand at 1 billion ounces. Industrial use accounts for 530 million ounces. Very little of this is likely to come available for purchase in coin form. After all, you’re not selling any of your gold, and neither are many banks or institutions. Most everyone is buying. So for those who don’t yet have a gold coin (or you greedy investors who want more than one), this pretty much leaves us with mine production and scrap sources. CPM forecasts that total new supply in 2009 will be around 122 million ounces. Only a small percentage of this is made into gold coins and bars, but if all of it were, it would amount to less than two one-hundredths of an ounce, or about half a gram, for every man, woman, and child on earth this year. A product of this dimension is about half the size of that small button on your shirt collar. Since this supply is only available annually, it means 0.018% of the global population – one in every 55 people – could buy a one-ounce gold coin this year. Or, said differently, it would take 55 years before everybody had one, assuming the population never increased (it is) and supply never decreased (it is). But it’s worse than that. Actual 2009 coin production will be around 5 million ounces (excluding medallions or “rounds”), leaving two one-hundredths of a gram of gold (or 0.3 of a grain) available this year for each of the planet’s inhabitants. This is about half the size of the sesame seed that fell off your hamburger bun at dinner last night. It means that only 0.0007% of earth’s citizens – or one in 1,356 – can buy a one-ounce gold coin this year, and it would take 1,356 years for everyone to get one. How’s that for a supply squeeze? But it’s worse than that. Demand continues rising. Gold is more frequently in the news, attracting more customers every day. Hedge funds, which never before considered gold, are now buying physical metal (Greenlight Capital actually sold $500 million of GLD and bought physical gold). Central banks are net buyers of gold for the first time in 22 years. China is running TV ads encouraging its citizens to buy gold and silver. Last month Russia bought more gold than they actually produced. In a recent survey, 20 out of 22 fund managers bought physical gold for their personal investments. In other words, some investors are already scrambling to get it… and in big quantities. But it’s worse than that. Most of the ramifications of the money printing and dollar debasement haven’t even surfaced yet. How will the general public react when the dollar is crashing and standards of living are threatened? What will they do when milk and gas prices surge to twice what they are now? How will the greater collective respond when they lose faith in government interventions? Where will they invest when they see gold and silver prices screaming upward and don’t want to be left behind? The panic into gold by the general public hasn’t begun yet. Available supply is scarce and will get smaller. There won’t be enough. Better get your speck while you can.

TO HAVE GUV'MINT, OR NOT HAVE GUV'MINT...THAT IS THE QUESTION

Friday, September 18, 2009 The Epoch Battle of Our Time by Jacob G. Hornberger It seems as though every statist has his favorite health-care reform and, more important, is convinced that his particular reform is the one that is finally going to make socialism and interventionism succeed. I hate to burst anyone’s bubble, but it just ain’t gonna happen. Socialism and interventionism are inherently defective. They cannot be made to succeed. Even if the most brilliant set of minds comes up with the most brilliant health-care reform, the system will remain in chaos and crisis and, before long, people will once again be calling for reform and coming up with their favorite reform plans that they’re convinced will finally make the system work. The core reason why America’s health care is in such a mess is owing to socialism and interventionism. That’s what these people keep missing, and the reason they keep missing it is because they simply do not want to let go of their socialism and interventionism. They’re too committed to the idea that government should be involved in health care and, for that matter, most everything else. Thus, all their reform plans presume that socialism and interventionism are a given. No one is supposed to question the role of government in health care. Instead, everyone is supposed to just assume that socialism and interventionism are now a permanent feature in American life and come up with some silver-bullet reform that will finally make them work. Suppose a group of people start beating their heads against a wall, all day long, day in and day out. After a while, they begin suffering headaches. So, everyone decides to come up with reforms to cure the headaches. One reformer advises the group to pad the wall. Another reformer suggests taking pain relievers. Another recommends changing the position of the head. Everyone is convinced that his particular reform is ingenious and will succeed in stopping the headaches. Then, along comes a libertarian and says, “Actually, none of these reforms is going to work because they don’t get to the root of the problem.” His suggestion: “Stop beating your heads against the wall!” Immediately, the libertarian is hit with all sorts of vile and vituperative reactions: “You’re an extremist! You’re a radical! You’re whacky! We need reform, not eradication. Be practical. Join the mainstream and help us come up with the right reform to cure the headaches.” In one sense, social problems are much like medical problems. If the doctor gets the diagnosis wrong, he’s likely to get the prescription wrong. The same holds true for political and economic ailments that afflict the body politic. The health-care crisis is rooted in Medicare and Medicaid, government regulation of the health-care and insurance industries, tax-code incentives for employer-provided medical insurance, and medical licensure. Thus, there is but one solution to this mess: repeal all of those things. Don’t reform them. Don’t fix them. Just repeal them. Get government entirely out of the health-care business. Separate health care and state as fully and completely as our ancestors separated church and state. The health-care debate reflects the battle of our age — the battle between those of us who are fighting to restore economic liberty and free markets to our land and those who are battling to extend statism. As Ludwig von Mises stated, “No one can find a safe way out for himself if society is sweeping towards destruction. Therefore everyone, in his own interests, must thrust himself vigorously into the intellectual battle. None can stand aside with unconcern; the interests of everyone hang on the result. Whether he chooses or not, every man is drawn into the great historical struggle, the decisive battle into which our epoch has plunged us.” Jacob Hornberger is founder and president of The Future of Freedom Foundation.

ECONOMIC STIMULUS 101

CREDIT TO GOLDMELTER FOR THE ARTICLE Subject: Economic Stimulus 101 > > Sometime this year, we taxpayers may again receive an Economic > > Stimulus payment. This is a very exciting new program. > > > > I will explain it using the Q and A format: > > > > Q. What is an Economic Stimulus payment? > > > > A. It is money that the federal government will send to taxpayers. > > > > Q. Where will the government get this money? > > > > A. From taxpayers. > > > > Q. So the government is giving me back my own money? > > > > A. Only a smidgen. > > > > Q. What is the purpose of this payment? > > > > A. The plan is that you will use the money to purchase a high-definition TV set, thus stimulating the economy. > > > > Q. But isn't that stimulating the economy of China ? > > > > A. Shut up. > > > > Below is some helpful advice on how to best help the US > > economy by spending your stimulus check > > wisely: > > > > > > If you spend the stimulus money at Wal-Mart, the money will > > go to China . > > > > If you spend it on gasoline, your money will go to the Arabs. > > > > If you purchase a computer, it will go to India . > > > > If you purchase fruit and vegetables, it will go to Mexico ,Honduras and > > Guatemala .. > > > > If you buy a car, it will go to Japan . > > > > If you purchase useless stuff, it will go to Taiwan . > > > > If you pay your credit cards off, or buy stock, it will go > > to management bonuses and they will hide it offshore. > > > > Instead, keep the money in America by: > > > > 1 spending it at yard sales > > > > 2 going to ball games > > > > 3 spending it on prostitutes > > > > 4 beer > > > > 5 tattoos. > > (These are the only American businesses still operating in the US .) > > > > I'm going to go to a ball game with a tattooed > > prostitute that I met at a yard sale and we're going to > > drink beer all day! > > > > FUN TIMES!

FIREARMS REFRESHER COURSE

FIREARMS REFRESHER COURSE CREDIT TO GOLDMELTER FOR THE ARTICLE 1. "Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not." ~Thomas Jefferson 2. Those who trade liberty for security have neither. ~John Adams 3. Free men do not ask permission to bear arms. 4. An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject. 5. Only a government that is afraid of its citizens tries to control them. 6. Gun control is not about guns; it's about control. 7. You only have the rights you are willing to fight for. 8. Know guns, know peace, know safety. No guns, no peace, no safety. 9. You don't shoot to kill; you shoot to stay alive. 10. Assault is a behavior, not a device. 11. 64,999,987 legal firearms owners killed no one yesterday. 12. The United States Constitution (c) 1791. All Rights Reserved. 13. The Second Amendment is in place in case the politicians ignore the others. 14. What part of 'shall not be infringed' do you NOT understand? 15. Guns have only two enemies; rust and politicians. 16. When you remove the people's right to bear arms, you create slaves. 17. The American Revolution would never have happened with gun control. IF YOU AGREE, PASS THIS 'REFRESHER' ON TO OTHER FREE CITIZENS.