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Press Release 14 U.S. Congressman and House Judiciary committee were served with subpoenas with attached Urgent Demand for Verification to be provided within 2 weeks by March 19th. If they do not comply, they are in contempt of court.

Press Release

 14 U.S. Congressman and House Judiciary Committee were served with subpoenas with attached Urgent Demand for Verification to be provided within 2 weeks by March 19th. If they do not comply, they are in contempt of court. Most of the congressmen served are members of the Judiciary committee. Most of them are attorneys, former prosecutors and judges. Proof of service on every Congressman is being posted on orlytaitzesq.com today and tomorrow. Copies are being sent by certified mail to the US Attorneys’ office-Department of Justice and are being filed with the presiding Judge Morrison C. England. Donations to cover expenses are greatly appreciated. Law abiding U.S. citizens have a right to contact their congressmen and demand that they comply with subpoenas expeditiously.

More information and posted proofs of service on OrlyTaitzESQ.com   

Donations can be made through paypal on orlytaitzesq.com or by mailing to

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URGENT DEMAND FOR VERIFICATION

URGENT DEMAND FOR VERIFICATION

On 12.12.2012 a legal action Grinols, Odden, Judd, Noonen and MacLaren v Electoral College, President of the Senate, Congress, Barack Hussein Obama, aka Barack (Barry ) Soetoro, aka Barack Barry Soebarkah, Governor of California and Secretary of State of California was filed by several Presidential electors and minor presidential candidates. The case number is 12-cv-02997 Presiding Judge Morrison C. England Eastern District of California. U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner and Deputy U.S. Attorney Edward Olsen made an appearance as attorneys representing U.S. Congress, President of the Senate, Electoral College and Barack Obama. A motion for a TRO (temporary restraining order ) was filed by the plaintiffs to  enjoin the certification of the electoral votes for Obama and enjoin taking of the oath of office by Obama pending adjudication on the merits of his legitimacy for the U.S. Presidency in light of the fact that he is using a Connecticut Social Security number 042-68-4425, which was never signed to him according to E-Verify and SSNVS, due to the fact that in his mother’s passport he is listed under a different last name, Soebarkah, due to the fact that multiple experts and members of law enforcement found his Selective Service application and long form and short form birth certificates to be computer generated forgeries and a number of other reasons. U.S. attorneys Wagner and Olsen filed an opposition to the TRO. Their opposition means that each and every US congressman, U.S. Senator, each and every Elector; all 435 US representatives, all 100 Senators, all 538 Presidential Electors oppose adjudication on the merits of above issues and do not want to get answers to the questions essential to the U.S. National security prior to the inauguration. It came to the attention of the plaintiffs that a number of Defendants actually shared the concerns of the plaintiffs and did not know that the US attorneys represented them and opposed the motion for TRO. You are requested to fill out the questioner below and clarify whether you were aware of the facts and evidence provided with the complaint and that you authorized Wagner and Olsen to oppose the TRO.

Signed:

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US Representative/state

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US Senator/state

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Presidential elector/state

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President of the Senate Joseph Biden

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Dated

Please, forward the signed form to the Attorney for the Plaintiffs

Orly Taitz 29839 Santa Margarita, ste 100, Rancho Santa Margarita, Ca 92688 phone 949-683-5411, fax 949-766-7603 orly.taitz@gmail.com at your earliest convenience. Due to the great importance to the National security answers are requested to be sent immediately by fax or e-mail and followed up by sending a certified copy by mail

Leaked Document: Military Internment Camps In U.S To Be Used For Political Dissidents

CLASSIFIED Presidential Executive Orders – It’s Not Constitutional

This order prescribes a uniform system for classifying, safeguarding, and declassifying national security information, including information relating to defense against transnational terrorism.  Our democratic principles require that the American people be informed of the activities of their Government.  Also, our Nation's progress depends on the free flow of information both within the Government and to the American people.  Nevertheless, throughout our history, the national defense has required that certain information be maintained in confidence in order to protect our citizens, our democratic institutions, our homeland security, and our interactions with foreign nations.  Protecting information critical to our Nation's security and demonstrating our commitment to open Government through accurate and accountable application of classification standards and routine, secure, and effective declassification are equally important priorities.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, by the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

PART 1 -- ORIGINAL CLASSIFICATION

Section 1.1.  Classification Standards.  (a)  Information may be originally classified under the terms of this order only if all of the following conditions are met:

(1)  an original classification authority is classifying the information;

(2)  the information is owned by, produced by or for, or is under the control of the United States Government;

(3)  the information falls within one or more of the categories of information listed in section 1.4 of this order; and

(4)  the original classification authority determines that the unauthorized disclosure of the information reasonably could be expected to result in damage to the national security, which includes defense against transnational terrorism, and the original classification authority is able to identify or describe the damage.

(b)  If there is significant doubt about the need to classify information, it shall not be classified.  This provision does not:

(1)  amplify or modify the substantive criteria or procedures for classification; or

(2)  create any substantive or procedural rights subject to judicial review.

(c)  Classified information shall not be declassified automatically as a result of any unauthorized disclosure of identical or similar information.

(d)  The unauthorized disclosure of foreign government information is presumed to cause damage to the national security.

Sec. 1.2.  Classification Levels.  (a)  Information may be classified at one of the following three levels:

(1)  "Top Secret" shall be applied to information, the unauthorized disclosure of which reasonably could be expected to cause exceptionally grave damage to the national security that the original classification authority is able to identify or describe.

(2)  "Secret" shall be applied to information, the unauthorized disclosure of which reasonably could be expected to cause serious damage to the national security that the original classification authority is able to identify or describe.

(3)  "Confidential" shall be applied to information, the unauthorized disclosure of which reasonably could be expected to cause damage to the national security that the original classification authority is able to identify or describe.

(b)  Except as otherwise provided by statute, no other terms shall be used to identify United States classified information.

(c)  If there is significant doubt about the appropriate level of classification, it shall be classified at the lower level.

Sec. 1.3.  Classification Authority.   (a)  The authority to classify information originally may be exercised only by:

(1)  the President and the Vice President;

(2)  agency heads and officials designated by the President; and

(3)  United States Government officials delegated this authority pursuant to paragraph (c) of this section.

(b)  Officials authorized to classify information at a specified level are also authorized to classify information at a lower level.

(c)  Delegation of original classification authority.

(1)  Delegations of original classification authority shall be limited to the minimum required to administer this order.  Agency heads are responsible for ensuring that designated subordinate officials have a demonstrable and continuing need to exercise this authority.

(2)  "Top Secret" original classification authority may be delegated only by the President, the Vice President, or an agency head or official designated pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of this section.

(3)  "Secret" or "Confidential" original classification authority may be delegated only by the President, the Vice President, an agency head or official designated pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of this section, or the senior agency official designated  under section 5.4(d) of this order, provided that official has been delegated "Top Secret" original classification authority by the agency head.

(4)  Each delegation of original classification authority shall be in writing and the authority shall not be redelegated except as provided in this order.  Each delegation shall identify the official by name or position.

(5)  Delegations of original classification authority shall be reported or made available by name or position to the Director of the Information Security Oversight Office.

(d)  All original classification authorities must receive training in proper classification (including the avoidance of over-classification) and declassification as provided in this order and its implementing directives at least once a calendar year.  Such training must include instruction on the proper safeguarding of classified information and on the sanctions in section 5.5 of this order that may be brought against an individual who fails to classify information properly or protect classified information from unauthorized disclosure.  Original classification authorities who do not receive such mandatory training at least once within a calendar year shall have their classification authority suspended by the agency head or the senior agency official designated under section 5.4(d) of this order until such training has taken place.  A waiver may be granted by the agency head, the deputy agency head, or the senior agency official if an individual is unable to receive such training due to unavoidable circumstances.  Whenever a waiver is granted, the individual shall receive such training as soon as practicable.

(e)  Exceptional cases.  When an employee, government contractor, licensee, certificate holder, or grantee of an agency who does not have original classification authority originates information believed by that person to require classification, the information shall be protected in a manner consistent with this order and its implementing directives.  The information shall be transmitted promptly as provided under this order or its implementing directives to the agency that has appropriate subject matter interest and classification authority with respect to this information.  That agency shall decide within 30 days whether to classify this information.

Sec. 1.4.  Classification Categories.  Information shall not be considered for classification unless its unauthorized disclosure could reasonably be expected to cause identifiable or describable damage to the national security in accordance with section 1.2 of this order, and it pertains to one or more of the following:

(a)  military plans, weapons systems, or operations;

(b)  foreign government information;

(c)  intelligence activities (including covert action), intelligence sources or methods, or cryptology;

(d)  foreign relations or foreign activities of the United States, including confidential sources;

(e)  scientific, technological, or economic matters relating to the national security;

(f)  United States Government programs for safeguarding nuclear materials or facilities;

(g)  vulnerabilities or capabilities of systems, installations, infrastructures, projects, plans, or protection services relating to the national security; or

(h)  the development, production, or use of weapons of mass destruction.

Sec. 1.5.  Duration of Classification.  (a)  At the time of original classification, the original classification authority shall establish a specific date or event for declassification based on the duration of the national security sensitivity of the information.  Upon reaching the date or event, the information shall be automatically declassified.  Except for information that should clearly and demonstrably be expected to reveal the identity of a confidential human source or a human intelligence source or key design concepts of weapons of mass destruction, the date or event shall not exceed the time frame established in paragraph (b) of this section.

(b)  If the original classification authority cannot determine an earlier specific date or event for declassification, information shall be marked for declassification 10 years from the date of the original decision, unless the original classification authority otherwise determines that the sensitivity of the information requires that it be marked for declassification for up to 25 years from the date of the original decision.

(c)  An original classification authority may extend the duration of classification up to 25 years from the date of origin of the document, change the level of classification, or reclassify specific information only when the standards and procedures for classifying information under this order are followed.

(d)  No information may remain classified indefinitely.  Information marked for an indefinite duration of classification under predecessor orders, for example, marked as "Originating Agency's Determination Required," or classified information that contains incomplete declassification instructions or lacks declassification instructions shall be declassified in accordance with part 3 of this order.

Sec. 1.6.  Identification and Markings.  (a)  At the time of original classification, the following shall be indicated in a manner that is immediately apparent:

(1)  one of the three classification levels defined in section 1.2 of this order;

(2)  the identity, by name and position, or by personal identifier, of the original classification authority;

(3)  the agency and office of origin, if not otherwise evident;

(4)  declassification instructions, which shall indicate one of the following:

(A)  the date or event for declassification, as prescribed in section 1.5(a);

(B)  the date that is 10 years from the date of original classification, as prescribed in section 1.5(b);

(C)  the date that is up to 25 years from the date of original classification, as prescribed in section 1.5(b); or

(D)  in the case of information that should clearly and demonstrably be expected to reveal the identity of a confidential human source or a human intelligence source or key design concepts of weapons of mass destruction, the marking prescribed in implementing directives issued pursuant to this order; and

(5)  a concise reason for classification that, at a minimum, cites the applicable classification categories in section 1.4 of this order.

(b)  Specific information required in paragraph (a) of this section may be excluded if it would reveal additional classified information.

(c)  With respect to each classified document, the agency originating the document shall, by marking or other means, indicate which portions are classified, with the applicable classification level, and which portions are unclassified.  In accordance with standards prescribed in directives issued under this order, the Director of the Information Security Oversight Office may grant and revoke temporary waivers of this requirement.  The Director shall revoke any waiver upon a finding of abuse.

(d)  Markings or other indicia implementing the provisions of this order, including abbreviations and requirements to safeguard classified working papers, shall conform to the standards prescribed in implementing directives issued pursuant to this order.

(e)  Foreign government information shall retain its original classification markings or shall be assigned a U.S. classification that provides a degree of protection at least equivalent to that required by the entity that furnished the information.  Foreign government information retaining its original classification markings need not be assigned a U.S. classification marking provided that the responsible agency determines that the foreign government markings are adequate to meet the purposes served by U.S. classification markings.

(f)  Information assigned a level of classification under this or predecessor orders shall be considered as classified at that level of classification despite the omission of other required markings.  Whenever such information is used in the derivative classification process or is reviewed for possible declassification, holders of such information shall coordinate with an appropriate classification authority for the application of omitted markings.

(g)  The classification authority shall, whenever practicable, use a classified addendum whenever classified information constitutes a small portion of an otherwise unclassified document or prepare a product to allow for dissemination at the lowest level of classification possible or in unclassified form.

(h)  Prior to public release, all declassified records shall be appropriately marked to reflect their declassification.

Sec. 1.7.  Classification Prohibitions and Limitations.    (a)  In no case shall information be classified, continue to be maintained as classified, or fail to be declassified in order to: (1)  conceal violations of law, inefficiency, or administrative error;

(2)  prevent embarrassment to a person, organization, or agency;

(3)  restrain competition; or

(4)  prevent or delay the release of information that does not require protection in the interest of the national security.

(b)  Basic scientific research information not clearly related to the national security shall not be classified.

(c)  Information may not be reclassified after declassification and release to the public under proper authority unless:

(1)  the reclassification is personally approved in writing by the agency head based on a document-by-document determination by the agency that reclassification is required to prevent significant and demonstrable damage to the national security;

(2)  the information may be reasonably recovered without bringing undue attention to the information;

(3)  the reclassification action is reported promptly to the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (National Security Advisor) and the Director of the Information Security Oversight Office; and

Once  again, the truth about Islam rears its head and displays its fangs in defiance  of America and American laws.

Austin, Texas was one of a number of places that took part in a nationwide  event called Muslim Capitol Day.  One of the keynote speakers at the Austin  event was Mustafa Carroll, executive director of the Dallas-Fort Worth branch of  CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations).  Carroll  told the audience:

“If we are practicing Muslims, we are above the law of the  land.”

Sound familiar?  It’s right in line with the way our Muslim president  conducts his affairs as he seems to feel that he is above the law.   Carroll’s statement also echoes what CAIR’s Chairman Omar Ahmed said:

“Islam isn’t in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become  dominant. The Quran…should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the  only accepted religion on earth.”

At one time, any preaching that you don’t have to follow American law would  be called sedition which is a punishable crime.  However, for Muslims, it’s  just living their religion.  Their leaders can make seditious statements  and nothing is done about it.  They can tell their followers not to abide  by American law and that shariah laws supersedes American laws.

Let a Christian say that homosexuality is a sin and they are instantly  accused of hate language and find themselves facing lawsuits.  Christianity  teaches love your enemies and Islam teaches kill your enemies.   Christianity teaches turn the other cheek and Islam teaches lop off their  heads.

Yet, Christianity is called intolerant and Islam is called the religion of  peace.  You want to know how peaceful CAIR is?  They have been under  investigation for several years for having ties to radical terrorist groups  around the world.  Other  facts surrounding CAIR are:

• CAIR funded the Holy Land Foundation, which was used to funnel money to  Hamas. President Bush shut down Holy Land Foundation, which CAIR called “unjust”  and “disturbing.”

• CAIR denied Osama Bin Laden was behind 9/11, even though Bin Laden said so on  camera.

• CAIR demanded removal of a billboard in Los Angeles in 1998 that described  Osama bin Laden as “the sworn enemy,” saying that this description was  “offensive to Muslims.” [Osama had by this point released his Declaration of War  on the United States.]

• CAIR called the conviction of the 1993 WTC bombers “a travesty of  justice.”

• CAIR called the conviction of Omar Abdel Rahman, the blind sheikh who planned  to blow up New York City landmarks, a “hate crime.”

• CAIR labeled the extradition order for suspected Hamas terrorist Mousa Abu  Marook “anti-Islamic” and “anti-American.”

• CAIR also had on its advisory board Siraj Wahhaj, an unindicted  co-conspirator in the attempted 1993 WTC bombings.

Regardless of the feigned innocence of American Muslims, they have only one  goal and that is to convert all of America into a Muslim nation.  If that  happens, and it’s coming quicker than you realize, American Christians will  suffer the same fate as that of Egyptian Christians – convert to Islam, move out  of the country or die.  Barack HUSSEIN Obama is doing everything in his  power to make this happen.

If you doubt me, just look at everything he’s done to destroy the Christian  faith and legislate against Christian values.  Then try to find anything to  indicate he’s done the same for Islam.  You won’t find it.

Obama Admin. Supports Islamism More Than Do Egyptians

By Barry Rubin
Western observers, including the U.S. government view the situation in Egypt as improving. Actually, it's getting worse, partly due to U.S. policy. In April, that will become even more obvious. Egyptian parliamentary elections are scheduled for April 22. Supposedly, the Muslim Brotherhood faces a setback. But that either isn't true or doesn't matter. On one hand, the Islamists as a whole are likely to emerge even stronger and more radical. On the other hand, if the non-Islamist coalition boycotts the election, as it has announced, the Brotherhood and the current regime will be a lot stronger!
Originally, I wrote the following for paragraph two of this article: There will no doubt be an assumption in Western reportage that if the “opposition” does participate and does better and the Brotherhood does worse that means moderation is gaining.
But by the time this is being published the mainstream media's claims that things are going great had already begun. For example, here's how the New York Times explains it all to you:
"With the elections scheduled to begin in April, the Islamists who dominated the 2011-12 parliamentary and presidential votes appear more vulnerable than at any time since the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak two years ago."
But what possible reasons are there to believe this? There is no evidence that the Brotherhood or Salafists collectively will get a lot fewer votes. The most serious Egyptian poll shows that the Brotherhood might get just under 50 percent of the vote! Obviously that's very tentative two months before the elections. So what did they get last time? Answer: 37 percent of the vote and about half the seats. True, this time the Salafist vote will be split so the two together can be expected to get fewer than the 64 percent of the vote and almost 75 percent of the seats they won the first time. But a large majority of Egyptians can be expected to vote for an Islamist regime. And if the moderates boycott the Islamists could receive 90 percent of the seats!
The Islamists' real problem is that there are now four Islamist parties, varying from moderately radical to incredibly radical here’s the list:
--The Strong Egypt Party headed by Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh. He is presented as a moderate Islamist and will no doubt be the favorite of the U.S. Columnist and Editorialist Party. Yet, one might ask, if Fotouh is so moderate why was he endorsed in the first round of the presidential election by radical Brotherhood guru Yusuf al-Qaradawi and the Salafist al-Nur Party?
To keep an open mind, Fotouh is more moderate than the others and he opposed the constitution drafted by the Brotherhood. It is possible he could form an alliance with the National Salvation Front. But there’s something misleading here, too. Fotouh got an impressive 17 percent in the presidential election. Yet wasn’t this vote due almost completely to non-moderate Salafists who just didn’t want to back the Brotherhood presidential candidate in the first round after their own candidate was disqualified? If so, Fotouh’s party will be a failure.
--The Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party. This received 37 percent of the votes and about half the seats in the original parliamentary election. If the National Salvation Front doesn't boycott, the Brotherhood might lose seats but if the moderates don't run in the election the Brotherhood will get even more seats!
--The main Salafist party, al-Nur. This party won 27.8 percent in the original parliamentary election but its candidate for president was disqualified. Al-Nur varies between critical support of the Brotherhood (we’re all Islamists!) to just plain criticism (the Brotherhood isn’t Islamist enough!). Al-Nur would willingly become the Brotherhood's coalition partner or at least support the regime from outside.
--The People's Party. The most radical forces in al-Nur have split from it, considering al-Nur to be too soft on the Brotherhood. They viewed the constitution--which provides for a transition to a Sharia state--too subtle.
So how will these parties split the Islamist vote? And will al-Nur and the People’s parties back Mursi for all practical purposes on the fundamental transformation of Egypt into a Sharia, Islamist state? Even if the two Salafist parties demand more, that doesn’t mean they will vote against the government to bring it down—they know they cannot win a majority on their own—and they aren't going to ally with the hated “secularists.”
Remember that U.S. policy is to support the Brotherhood as a “moderate” group to block the even more radical Salafists. Yet this strategy misses out on four points:
--The Brotherhood itself is radical.
--It often cooperates with the Salafists on everything from writing the constitution to trying to stop the construction of churches.
--The Salafists push the Brotherhood to be more militant.
--The Salafists get away, with Brotherhood support or tolerance, of extra-parliamentary violence against Christians, women, anti-Islamists, foreign embassies, etc.
Meanwhile, what of the National Salvation Front? It is led by ex-nuclear agency director Muhammad al-Baradei who in the past himself was a Brotherhood ally. He is also a dreadful politician with little or no personal appeal to the masses.  It is comprised of two dozen parties, including far left and radical nationalist ones. Two of its best-known members are the New Wafd Party, which is nominally liberal and pro-capitalist but can engage in radical demagoguery, and the truly anti-Islamist Free Egyptians Party. It even includes ex-foreign minister and radical nationalist Amr Moussa.
And the New York Times gives the official line on this aspect also:
"Nonetheless, the boycott by the...National Salvation Front, underscores the depth of its animosity toward the governing Islamists. And it reveals the opposition’s continuing distrust of Egypt’s nascent political process."
Well, yeah, but most of all it underscores the depth of their foolishness and incompetence as the opposition is about--if it doesn't change its mind--to turn over the country totally to an Islamist regime. A boycott of the election is suicide, turning future legislation over to whatever the Brotherhood and Salafists agree on. Such a strategy would be the death knell of any remaining shreds of hope in a democratic Egypt. Indeed, U.S. credibility with the opposition is so low that it refused the State Department's urging to participate in the elections.
If the differences among Islamists seem wide, those of the other side are even broader. Boycott or no boycott are these people really going to stick together?
The likely result is a mess, conducive to anarchy or—more likely—an increasingly entrenched Islamist regime than to a moderate democracy. We are going to be told often in the next two months that things are going to get better in Egypt. I think it likely that they are going to get worse. A proper U.S. policy would be working covertly to strengthen and encourage the National Salvation Front, persuade it to participate in elections, and stop praising the Muslim Brotherhood regime.
Instead the opposition  boycotted Secretary of State John Kerry because U.S. policy is deemed to be supporting the Islamists.  One of the slogans of the small anti-Kerry demonstrations was that U.S. policy wanted to turn Egypt into Pakistan. Think of that: the moderate, non-Islamist forces in Egypt (and in Turkey and other countries for that matter) believe the U.S. government is their enemy, helping to foist Islamist dictatorships on their countries!
  And that opposition isn't wrong in thinking that's what's happening in practice.
And so, as one of my readers wrote me:
"You know the world has turned upside down via two American presidential elections when there exists more ardor for an Islamist government in the U.S. [government] than in Egypt at large."
Egypt favors the Brotherhood by around 40 to 50 percent and backs the Islamists as a whole by around 66 percent. The U.S. government favors the Islamists by 100 percent.
To summarize, while Western coverage will stress the election as a defeat for the Brotherhood and a step toward greater moderation in fact the probable outcome is a government based either on a minority Brotherhood regime with Salafist support from outside the coalition or a Brotherhood governing alliance with al-Nur. Despite continuing protests, the majority of the Egyptian people aren't objecting against too much extremism; they are demanding even more!
While Salafists might join with moderates on some actions to limit government power overall, they can be expected to support the Brotherhood on any steps toward more Islamization of Egypt. The al-Nur Party is working hard to avoid any conflict with the Brotherhood.  It's People's Party rival is going to criticize the Brotherhood for being too moderate! The idea of a Salafist-moderate alliance in any meaningful way doesn't make sense. And the government will have less incentive to counter any Salafist violence as long as it isn't directed against the regime, the main exception being armed struggle against the government in the Sinai.
In short, rather than making the Egyptian regime more moderate it is likely to make it more radical. But we'll have to get closer to the election date and then see the results to know for sure.
Barry Rubin is director of the Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center and editor of the Middle East Review of International Affairs (MERIA) Journal. His latest book, Israel: An Introduction, has just been published by Yale University Press. Other recent books include The Israel-Arab Reader (seventh edition), The Long War for Freedom: The Arab Struggle for Democracy in the Middle East (Wiley), and The Truth About Syria (Palgrave-Macmillan). The website of the GLORIA Center  and of his blog, Rubin Reports. His original articles are published at PJMedia.

Sixty-three  months ago Barack Obama officially declared his candidacy for President.   Only now are some among the so-called media and ruling elites in America slowly  awakening from their self-induced infatuation and beginning to understand who he  is.  It has become difficult to ignore the overt intimidation, demagoguery  and deliberate falsehoods spewed forth by Obama relative to sequestration -- a  miniscule cut in the growth of federal spending.   However, any  cursory examination of his past reveals that these tactics are second nature to  the man who currently occupies the Oval Office.

Yet  there remains a stubborn unwillingness on the part of many to recognize the  essential Barack Obama.   Perhaps it is unfathomable to them that they  could be wrong about someone who was the epitome of their superficial ideal  candidate.  They are blinded to the danger by their belief that this  country, the wealthiest and most powerful nation in the history of mankind,  could never be brought to its knees by anyone.

Barack  Obama is a product of 1960's radicalism.   His parents, grandparents,  mentors, professors and, by his own admission, circle of friends were all  disciples of Marxist thought and the tactics of societal revolution.    Not only his formative years but virtually his entire life has been an immersion  in this mindset -- a mindset which includes a deep seated animosity toward  capitalism and individual freedom.  Virtually all the despots of the  twentieth century had the same philosophical convictions and intellectual  backgrounds.

What  makes this belief system so popular among those who harbor megalomaniacal  tendencies is the core tenet that the end justifies the means.  With that  simple phrase any tactic is permissible under the rubric that the true believers  are pre-ordained to govern the people. Thus no lie is too egregious to tell, no  strategy to destroy one's political enemies is out of bounds, and the creation  of false crises and faux enemies is not only legitimate but essential.  Any  leader within government or the national community at large who is captive to  this thinking, as Barack Obama has repeatedly revealed throughout his life and  political career, must by necessity be devoid of ethics, integrity or  morals.

Nearly  all the tyrants of the recent past had a unique capacity to mesmerize a large  swath of the populace through ability to deliver a speech and create a cult of  personality, aided and abetted by a media, if not state sponsored, then one  willingly intimidated into doing the bidding of the exalted leader.  This  ability and extreme narcissism, which Barack Obama has in abundance, is another  pre-requisite for despotism.

Another  personality trait common to despots is a disregard for life and an unrelenting  willingness to use and discard people.   While a member of the  Illinois Senate, Barack Obama was not only in favor of unfettered abortion  rights, he introduced a bill that would make legal the murder of newly born  children that miraculously survived an abortion.  Throughout his life he  has used and manipulated the gullible into being the foot soldiers for his  personal ambitions -- whether an entire race of people (African-Americans) by  playing on his skin color or the elite ruling establishment wallowing in "white  guilt."  The most overused phrase describing Obama's actions since he  entered the national stage is: "thrown under the bus" and it has been for good  reason as in the case of  Reverend Jeremiah Wright or many in the media and  the Democratic Party.

A  well worn tactic by those desirous of becoming autocrats and seizing an ever  increasing amount of political power is to keep the populace in a constant state  of agitation.  As a community organizer and in elected office Obama has a  history of using these tactics.  Since becoming president he has promoted  the escalation of vitriol aimed at inciting retaliation against the tea party  movement and conservatives.  The demonization of the wealthy has never been  so sustained and blatant.  The incendiary charge of racism has become the  default accusation directed at anyone disagreeing with Barack Obama.  As a  result racial animosity is approaching levels not seen since the 1960's.   There is open talk of curbing free speech, governing by presidential fiat  in order to bypass Congress, threatening to seize guns through legislation and  regulation, and promoting blanket amnesty for illegal aliens -- all steps geared  toward fomenting societal upheaval.

Barack  Obama is someone who would willingly inflict pain and suffering on the American  people in order to permanently destroy his political enemies and accumulate near  dictatorial power for the government he controls.   His megalomania  does not allow him to care a whit for the citizenry or the long-term future of  the country he is pushing into bankruptcy or the nation's ability to survive in  a hostile world.

During  the past century millions of people were thrown into a cauldron of indescribable  suffering which emanated from the inability of sophisticated, albeit fractured,  European societies to overcome economic and societal hardships.   They  chose instead to be willingly manipulated by prospective autocrats promising to  solve their nation's woes through their ill-conceived vision of utopia.  A  utopia that that evolved into the near destruction of a continent and the death  of untold millions.

If  those currently in power in the United States succeed in eliminating any  opposition and continue to inexorably increase their control of the government  through their tyrannical tactics, aided and abetted by the media, the sycophants  in the ruling class and the entertainment complex, there will inevitably be  uncontrolled violence and upheaval within America's borders.   The  nation's standard of living will drop precipitously; there will be an  irrevocable loss of freedom and ultimately the imposition of foreign influence  over a once proud nation.

The  sequestration tactics by Barack Obama are but the latest manifestation of his  mindset.  In order to have a free hand to achieve his tyrannical ambitions,  he must make certain the Republican control of the House of Representatives is  overturned in the 2014 mid-term elections.   This is his current and  only objective and he will stop at nothing to accomplish that goal.    After all this is who Barack Obama is.

Obama’s Martial Law Executive Order: Action Alert

 Has Barack Obama just signed away the last gasp of Americans freedoms with a new Executive Order? According to this email from Conservative Action Alerts, Barack Obama has just signed ANOTHER Executive Order -- this time, he's giving new police powers... to FOREIGN POLICE! 

YOU READ THAT RIGHT: Obama's new "Executive Order 13524 -- Amending Executive Order 12425" grants the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) "rights" on American soil that place it beyond the reach of our own law enforcement agencies, such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)! 
This lays the ground work for INTERPOL do do what the President cannot legally justify doing. INTERPOL, on instructions from the Obama regime, will now be able to carry out actions  prohibited to our own law enforcement! 
Barack Obama is taking the U.S. down the path to MARTIAL LAW -- we MUST STOP HIM NOW! 

SEND A MESSAGE TO EVERY SINGLE U.S. CONGRESSMAN, DEMANDING THEY STOP BARACK OBAMA'S "EMERGENCY POWERS" MARTIAL LAW EXECUTIVE ORDERS: SEND YOUR MESSAGE NOW!

As Andrew C. McCarthy at the  National Review  wrote, "You just can’t make up how  brazen this crowd is... President Obama quietly signed an executive order that makes an international police force  immune from the restraints of American law." He went on to report:

Interpol is the shorthand for the International Criminal Police Organization. It was established in 1923 and operates in about 188 countries. By executive order 12425, issued in 1983, President Reagan recognized Interpol as an international organization and gave it some of the privileges and immunities customarily extended to foreign diplomats. Interpol, however, is also an active law-enforcement agency, so critical privileges and immunities (set forth in Section 2(c) of the International Organizations Immunities Act) were withheld. Specifically, Interpol’s property and assets remained subject to search and seizure, and its archived records remained subject to public scrutiny under provisions like the Freedom of Information Act. Being constrained by the Fourth Amendment, FOIA, and other limitations of the Constitution and federal law that protect the liberty and privacy of Americans is what prevents law-enforcement and its controlling government authority from becoming tyrannical. 
On Wednesday, however, for no apparent reason, President Obama issued an executive order removing the Reagan limitations. That is, Interpol’s property and assets are no longer subject to search and confiscation, and its archives are now considered inviolable. This international police force (whose U.S. headquarters is in the Justice Department in Washington) will be unrestrained by the U.S. Constitution and American law while it operates in the United States and affects both Americans and American interests outside the United States.

As Steve Schippert and Clyde Middleton's  analysis of Obama's new Executive Order concludes, "Inviolable archives means INTERPOL records are beyond US citizens' Freedom of Information Act requests and from American legal or investigative discovery ("unless such immunity be expressly waived"). Property and assets being immune from search and confiscation means precisely that. Wherever they may be in the United States. This could conceivably include human assets -  Americans arrested on our soil by INTERPOL officers." 
STILL think Obama isn't putting all of the pieces together to implement MARTIAL LAW? WAKE UP -- Congress has to act NOW to STOP him, which means WE have to FORCE Congress to act!

SEND A MESSAGE TO EVERY SINGLE U.S. CONGRESSMAN, DEMANDING THEY STOP BARACK OBAMA'S "EMERGENCY POWERS" MARTIAL LAW EXECUTIVE ORDERS: SEND YOUR MESSAGE NOW!

This is obviously only ONE of the pieces that Obama has moved into place on his giant chess board. As we already reported, Obama has already taken a giant leap forward in his drive to institute  martial law: according to 2009 Nobel Peace Prize nominee Jim Garrow, he  claims he was told by a top military veteran that the Obama administration's "litmus test" for new military leaders isn't whether they are the best military commanders... 
It's whether or not they will obey an order to fire on U.S. Citizens! 

Garrow's claim is even more explosive given that the country is in the throes of a national  debate about gun control, with gun rights advocates instisting that the founders put the Second Amendment in the Constitution primarily as a defense against government tyranny. 
It also follows  reports on Sunday that General James Mattis, head of the United States Central Command, "is being told to vacate his office several months earlier than planned." As reporter Paul Joseph Watson  commented: 

DID YOU GET THAT? You and I are now being labeled as potential "terrorists" because we believe in the Constitution -- and Obama is signing Executive Orders and making Executive decisions to STOP patriotic Americans like us from opposing him! 
THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO STOP HIM FIRST! 

SEND A MESSAGE TO EVERY SINGLE U.S. CONGRESSMAN, DEMANDING THEY STOP BARACK OBAMA'S "EMERGENCY POWERS" MARTIAL LAW EXECUTIVE ORDERS: SEND YOUR MESSAGE NOW!

It's now quite obvious: Obama is  stepping up his drive towards  MARTIAL LAW in America. 
One way he's doing it is by  selling us out to the RUSSIANS. As  Breitbart has  reported: 

"In an attempt to seize total control over national security and bypass congress, a frightening new step by the Obama Administration is coming into play. As noted in Friday's Wall Street Journal in an op-ed by John Bolton and John Woo, a State Department advisory group that is run by former Secretary of Defense William Perry is advising that the U.S. and Russia both reduce nuclear weapons without a treaty, as a treaty would require ratification by Congress. This would allow Obama and his executive branch to unilaterally cut our nuclear weaponry and ignore the treaty clause of the Constitution."

This is  OUTRAGEOUS -- Obama isn't just trying to destroy America's  economic system... he's out to destroy our  national defense too. And combined with all of his recent  Executive Orders granting himself more and more unlimited and  UNCONSTITUTIONAL powers, it's  obvious that he's driving us towards  MARTIAL LAW! 
Again and again... One after another after another... Obama keeps signing  more and more  Executive Ordersand  new laws to get  around Congress, get  around the U.S. Constitution, and  consolidate his POWER... 
Now he's preparing to sign a newly-passed bill -- a bill which will actually  strengthen last year's  NDAA bill... that  codified Martial Law! According to an  article recently published in the  Examiner: 

"NDAA 2012, according to rights experts, codified martial law. Award-winning journalist Chris Hedges sued the U.S. government over NDAA 2012, calling it ‘corporate fascism.' NDAA 2013, according to legal experts this week,strengthened the former act. By failing to veto NDAA 2012, and signing it on New Years Eve,President Obama compromised national security and the rule of law, according to Raha Wala, advocacy counsel for Human Rights First. There is consequently little hope Obama will veto NDAA 2013, although appeal is being lodged for him to do so."

Did you get that? Obama is about to sign into law the latest version of the National Defense Authorization Act -- which will  ADD to all of the Martial Law powers he's been giving himself through Executive Orders! 
Once again, it's obvious that Barack Obama is preparing to DECLARE MARTIAL LAW -- we MUSTSTOP HIM NOW! 
Remember the recent  headline that said it all:  "Obama's Lastest Executive Order Freezes Americans' Accounts"! 
YOU READ THAT RIGHT -- now he's going directly after Americans' bank accounts: 

"So, you think your capital is safe. You think it would take a law to freeze your assets permanently. 
Silly you. 
All it takes is an executive order signed by the President. Here is the most recent example. It applies to all Americans: individuals and corporations. The way this legal precedent is being set is simple: it targets the latest bad guys in the ever-rotating roulette wheel of evil. ("Round and round it goes. Where it stops, nobody knows.") Hillary and Turbo Tim Geithner will be brought into the process. They will decide, meaning faceless bureaucrats under them will decide. 
It's all in bureaucratese, the better to hide what the Executive Order is really doing... To find out who the targets are, and why the President knew he could get away with this, click the link..."

Of course,  that Executive Order came right after even  more OUTRAGEOUS news: While the whole country was  distracted with a Killer Storm and a Killer Presidential Election, Barack Hussein Obama was continuing with his plans to initiate  MARTIAL LAW! 
Remember these almost unbelievable  headlines? 

"Just before Hurricane Sandy, Obama signed executive order merging Homeland Security with private sector to create VIRTUAL DICTATORSHIP"

The news article under that headline only gets worse: "While all eyes were on Hurricane Sandy in the days leading up to the storm's breach on the mainland of the Northeast, the White House was busy devising new ways to enslave Americans under the guise of protecting national security. On October 26, 2012, Barack Obama quietly signed an Executive Order (EO) establishing the so-called Homeland Security Partnership Council, a public-private partnership that basically merges the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with local governments and the private sector for the implied purpose of giving the Executive Branch complete and limitless control over the American people." 
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE'VE BEEN WARNING YOU THAT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA HAS BEEN PLANNING FOR! 

SEND A MESSAGE TO EVERY SINGLE U.S. CONGRESSMAN, DEMANDING THEY STOP BARACK OBAMA'S "EMERGENCY POWERS" MARTIAL LAW EXECUTIVE ORDERS: SEND YOUR MESSAGE NOW!

This  Executive Order went further than any other in conflating federal power structures with local governments and the private sector. Based on the unbelievable language contained in the EO itself, the federal government "appears ready to begin rapidly expanding its command and control operations at the local level," according to a  story in  Natural News, by establishing a vast network of homeland security "partnerships" throughout the country, which will be tasked with reporting back to the central command center and feeding "intelligence" information as requested by federal officials. 
"[W]e must tap the ingenuity outside government through  strategic partnerships with the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, foundations, and community-based organizations," says the EO. It goes on to add that the  merger between the federal government and the private sector is necessary to facilitate the government's desire to better "address homeland security priorities," which includes things like "responding to natural disasters ... (and) preventing terrorism by utilizing diverse perspectives, skills, tools, and resources." 
An official "Steering Committee" will be established with representatives from virtually every single federal agency, and this committee will be guided by a separate council on how to best incorporate the federal government and DHS into every nook and cranny of American society. Once established, this council will maintain control over presumably all aspects of society by overseeing a secret police force comprised of spies from schools, community groups, churches, and various other local institutions. 
"[W]e must institutionalize an all-of-Nation effort to address the evolving threats to the United States," adds the Executive Order, which has YET to be covered AT ALL in the mainstream media. 
But why would we be surprised at that? The media STILL hasn't covered one of the biggest bombshells in recent weeks: 
One of the leading global magazines of politics, economics, and ideas,  Foreign Policy Magazine,  posted a  bombshell on their website: 

"Gen. Boykin: U.S. economy close to collapse, could result in martial law"

You read that right: retired Lt. General William Boykin, a former CIA Deputy Director of Special Activities, has said that the U.S. economy "is just about the break" and collapse. And when the dam gives way, severe food shortages and pervasive violence throughout America will result in an executive declaration of martial law. 
Those "in the know" are trying to WARN us: Barack Obama is preparing to DECLARE MARTIAL LAW -- we MUST STOP HIM NOW! 

SEND A MESSAGE TO EVERY SINGLE U.S. CONGRESSMAN, DEMANDING THEY STOP BARACK OBAMA'S "EMERGENCY POWERS" MARTIAL LAW EXECUTIVE ORDERS: SEND YOUR MESSAGE NOW!

This former CIA General's  warning is  HUGE!!! "I'll be very honest with you; the situation in America could be such that martial law is actually warranted, and that situation in my view could occur if we had an economic collapse," says Gen. Boykin: 

"The dam is just about to break on our economy, and I think when it does, there's going to be amajor disruption of the distribution of food," he added. "And I think what you'll see particularly in the inner cities is you will see riots, civil unrest that ultimately might justifyMARTIAL LAW... I think those people that are not in the major cities are going to be far better off, but it could actually justify martial law," Boykin continued. "And I'm praying that we will not see that kind of collapse, we won't see a disruption of the distribution of food in America. That's probably the single biggest problem."

How much more proof do we need? It's  obvious what Obama is planning for! Not only has he ordered for his Department of Homeland Security (DHS)  1.2 billion rounds of ammo and  armored checkpoint booths... nowreports are coming in that DHS has now been given  fully-armored APCs -- the same standard used by ourmilitary: 

"To the list of recent unsettling developments at DHS and other federal agencies -- such as... massive DHS ammo buys, a creepy new biometric surveillance system just being rolled-out by the FBI, and drones buzzing our backyards with cameras -- we can now add the appearance across the country of not just heavily-armored military grade Humvees, but 'GLS' armored personnel carriers (APC's) -- 2500 of them to be exact. According to reports the Department of Homeland Security... already have thousands of heavily armored vehicles in DHS 'Police/Rescue' livery, resplendent in either a dashing Gulf War tan or menacing stealth-anthracite..."

Once again, it's obvious that Barack Obama is preparing to DECLARE MARTIAL LAW -- we MUSTSTOP HIM NOW! 
These news reports of preparations for a  police state came after we had already learned that Barack Hussein Obama was planning to sign ANOTHER "martial law" style Executive Order -- this time to enable him to  take over America's "critical infrastructure," such as the  POWER GRID and  FINANCIAL INDUSTRIES! 
Federal News Radio  reported that the Obama regime was preparing to sign off on this new Executive Order, since patriots like  YOU AND I have been able to  STOP Obama's so-called "cybersecurity" bill so far: 

"The White House so far has failed to get a bill passed by both houses of Congress to improve the cybersecurity of the nation's critical infrastructure, so it wants to take an alternative approach. The administration has created a draft executive order detailing how, within its authority, it would improve the information assurance of the nation's critical infrastructure, such as the power grid and financial industries... The draft EO, which Federal News Radio viewed a draft copy of, closely follows the second version of comprehensive cyber legislation introduced by Sens. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Susan Collins (R- Maine) in July."

DID YOU GET THAT? These people failed to get their Martial Law bills passed in Congress, so Obama is ready to BYPASS our elected officials and do it himself -- AGAIN! 
Of course, that wasn't all he did. THAT outrageous action by Barack Obama came not long after he announced his plans to sign yet ANOTHER Executive Order, which will enable him to  take over the INTERNET! 
As  WorldNet Daily  reported, 

Obama has signaled his intention to push through his Internet agenda via executive order. This, after last week's failed attempt to bring the Democrat-supported Cybersecurity Act of 2012 to a full vote in the U.S. Senate. The bill would have given federal regulatory agencies the ability to mandate cybersecurity recommendations on critical infrastructure power and utility companies.

As reported in  The Hill, responding to a question about whether President Obama was considering advancing his party's cyber-plan through an executive order, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney didn't rule out the possibility. "In the wake of congressional inaction and Republican stall tactics, unfortunately, we will continue to be hamstrung by outdated and inadequate statutory authorities that the legislation would have fixed," Carney said. And John Brennan, Obama's counterterrorism adviser, said at an  event at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, "If the Congress is not going to act on something like this, then the president wants to make sure that we're doing everything possible." 
DO YOU GET THAT? OBAMA AND HIS MINIONS WANT FULL CONTROL OF THE INTERNET... AND OBAMA IS ONCE AGAIN WILLING TO SIGN EXECUTIVE ORDERS TO TAKE POWER! 

SEND A MESSAGE TO EVERY SINGLE U.S. CONGRESSMAN, DEMANDING THEY STOP BARACK OBAMA'S "EMERGENCY POWERS" MARTIAL LAW EXECUTIVE ORDERS: SEND YOUR MESSAGE NOW!

He just doesn't seem to stop! The threat to take over the Internet came hot on the heels of  another Executive Order, signed by Obama last July, which ONCE AGAIN brings America a step closer to finding itself underMARTIAL LAW -- this time by giving him  dictator-type powers over ALL communications during any so-called "crisis" that he might declare! 
As  reported by "Tea Party Economist" blogger, Dr. Gary North: 

"Obama has signed an executive order outlining the nationalization of the entire communications system. It is written in bureaucratese. I have no doubt that it was not understood by Obama. It is too detailed. It sets up a powerful new bureaucracy. The language is limited to a national emergency. But an emergency on this scale is almost inconceivable. The government never discusses what could justify an executive order this comprehensive. 
If such a threat to the nation (and the world) really exists, the voters should be given a detailed description of its nature. Congress should debate this. Solving it should be a high national priority. If the answer is, "discussing this would create panic," then democracy is a sham. If the answer is, "we don't know what might happen, so we are asserting total control in advance," then this executive order should never have been signed. It transfers too much power to bureaucrats to determine when to implement it.

As Dr. North declares,  "This is no longer a nation run by the Constitution." 
The  executive order itself is long, and very few people will actually bother to read it. But what it does is  veryclear: it authorizes the White House to  take over the entire communications system, simply on "the authority of the President." 
The bottom line is this:  Obama thinks that this power belongs to the President. 
We've seen this coming. We even reported on how a government  "whistleblower"  inside the Obama regimeblew the lid off of why Barack Hussein Obama has signed all of these  Executive Orders that give him the power to  declare martial law across America! 
According to this whistleblower, Obama, through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other agencies and "czars," is plotting a major "Reichstag" event to generate racial riots and produce the justification for  martial law! 
This  DHS whistleblower  informed the  Canada Free Press "that the DHS is actively preparing for massive social unrest inside the United States. He then corrected himself, stating that 'a civil war' is the more appropriate term. 'Certain elements of the government are not only expecting and preparing for it, they are actually facilitating it.'" 
A "Reichstag event" refers to a fire started in Germany's legislature during Hitler's rise to power. The fire allowed him to grab emergency powers and eliminate his opposition. While he blamed it on Communists, historians have long believed that Hitler started the fire himself. 
According to the anonymous "whistleblower" inside Obama's DHS, this "Reichstag event" would take the form of a staged assassination attempt against Barack Obama, "carefully choreographed" and manufactured by Obama operatives. It would subsequently be blamed on "white supremacists" and used to enrage the black community to rioting and looting, the DHS source  warned. 
The Obama administration would then use the violence and chaos they created as justification for the imposition of martial law in major urban cities in America, the creation of DHS checkpoints, restriction of travel, and more: 

"The DHS takes their marching orders from the Obama administration, from Obama himself, but mostly from his un-appointed czars. And Jarrett, especially Valerie Jarrett. Don't think for a minute that the administration is doing anything to stabilize events in the U.S. They are revolutionaries, and revolutionaries thrive on chaos," he added.

This is getting TOO BIG to hide -- now, even the MEDIA is starting to pick up on the  shocking news: 
Barack Hussein Obama has signed Executive Orders giving him the power to declare MARTIAL LAWin America! 
On a recent episode of his Fox News show, Sean Hannity himself  declared: 

"Tonight... we shine the spotlight on an executive order that the White House was hoping that you would never learn about. Now, the President signed the National Defense Resources Preparedness [NDRP] executive order late Friday afternoon. And since that time, now the measure has been virtually ignored by the mainstream media. Now, the order essentially gives the president of the United Statesabsolute power over any and all American resourcesduring both times of peace and national crisis. Now, this includes, but it's not limited to food and livestock, water, plants, energy, health resources, transportation and construction materials and gives the government the ability to, quote, 'control the general distribution of any material, including applicable services in this civilian market.'"

Hannity then went on to  discuss how "this would give the President of the United States the authority to declare basically Martial Law during times of peace. And to be sure, this is simply the latest string of actions taken by the administration that ignore the basic principles of our constitution." 
Barack Obama is OUT OF CONTROL -- we MUST STOP HIM NOW! 

SEND A MESSAGE TO EVERY SINGLE U.S. CONGRESSMAN, DEMANDING THEY STOP BARACK OBAMA'S "EMERGENCY POWERS" MARTIAL LAW EXECUTIVE ORDERS: SEND YOUR MESSAGE NOW!

As you can see, Obama's preparations to institute  MARTIAL LAW IN AMERICA are coming together  quickly. 
FIRST, he  signed an Executive Order, for so-called "National Defense ResourcesPreparedness" -- that would give him  DICTATOR POWERS whenever he decides he "needs" them. 
THEN, he  signed ANOTHER "Executive Order", this time to  take control of America's domestic natural gas production. 
Then, he did it  AGAIN -- he  signed YET  ANOTHER Executive Order...  declaring INTERNATIONAL LAW for the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA! 
As  reported sarcastically by blogger Henry Shivley: 

"On May 1, 2012, our Glorious Leader, Premier Barack Obama AKA Barry Soetoro AKA Barry the Rat, signed yet another Executive Order - Promoting International Regulatory Cooperation. This dictate is designed to standardize regulations between the United States and its so-called trading partners. 
What is a regulation? A law. So what is actually being attempted here is a standardization of international law. It is an absolute violation of the Constitution for the United States to legislate our law outside of our borders."

And what exactly can this unconstitutional Executive Order lead to? As Shivley states, "Considering the many international security agreements the  traitors occupying our highest seats of power have entered into, this latest executive order can absolutely be used to institute  gun confiscation laws/regulations, without  anyconsent by our Congress or our Judicial. And once these  foreign laws are brought to the United States under the various security agreements,  foreign troops will be brought in to enforce the  foreign laws upon the people of the United States." 
This Executive Order came  hot on the heels of the one that Barack Obama signed to  take control of America's domestic natural gas production. As columnist Mac Slavo  reports: 

"While Americans focused their attention on the Colombian controversy involving U.S. Secret Service agents, prostitutes and excessive drinking, President Obama quietly signed his latest Presidential Executive Order. 
The Supporting Safe and Responsible Development of Unconventional Domestic Natural Gas Resources Executive Order seeks to create what amounts to a Presidential super committee that will oversee the regulation and development of the 'unconventional' natural gas industry for the purpose of ensuring a long-term natural gas supply for the United States, as well as to do so in a safe and environmentally responsible manner."

So now, by  Presidential decree alone, the federal government can "coordinate action" through thirteen core federal agencies against  any domestic natural gas production facility -- all according to standards determined to be "appropriate" not by  law, but because of  political agenda. 
Moreover, because a key stated purpose of this Executive Order is to "ensure long-term supplies," Barack Obama's decree gives the federal government the ability to  shut down gas production operations as THEY see fit, which can lead directly to  government price fixing and  centralized control of an essential natural energy resource. 
While Obama's Executive Order aims to curtail some of the practices of the hydraulic  fracturing, or "fracking," industry, it  further expands government control over our lives through morecentralization of  power and bureaucracy. 
THINGS ARE GETTING WORSE. As experts start to dig deeper into Barack Hussein Obama's Executive Order for so-called "National Defense Resources Preparedness," they are reporting just how bad this really is:  OBAMA IS PREPARING TO DECLARE MARTIAL LAW IN AMERICA. 
As detailed in this  report from the  Canada Free Press: 

Under this order the heads of these cabinet level positions; Agriculture, Energy, Health and Human Services, Transportation, Defense and Commerce can take food, livestock, fertilizer, farm equipment, all forms of energy, water resources, all forms of civil transportation (meaning any vehicles, boats, planes), and any other materials, including construction materials from wherever they are available. This is probably why the government has been visiting farms with GPS devices, so they know exactly where to go when they turn this one on. 
Specifically, the government is allowed to allocate materials, services, and facilities as deemed necessary or appropriate. They decide what necessary or appropriate means.

THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS! BARACK OBAMA IS TRYING TO VIOLATE THE CONSTITUTION, BECOME ADICTATOR, AND TAKE AWAY OUR RIGHTS! 
It's up to YOU AND ME to STOP HIM NOW! 

SEND A MESSAGE TO EVERY SINGLE U.S. CONGRESSMAN, DEMANDING THEY STOP BARACK OBAMA'S "EMERGENCY POWERS" MARTIAL LAW EXECUTIVE ORDERS: SEND YOUR MESSAGE NOW!

We're not alone in reporting this. It's starting to be reported in more and more media sources. 
For example, this  report comes from the  Russia Times: 

"As folks headed out to happy hour last Friday evening, President Obama signed an executive order that could potentially give him the power to institute martial law in the United States in times of peace or during a national threat... Many Americans were shocked to find out that this order gives the president practically unlimited power over US citizens and their property. All in the name of national security of course."

As we said, Barack Hussein Obama  signed a Presidential Executive Order,  which would give him the  powers of a DICTATOR -- whenever HE thinks it's "necessary" to institute  MARTIAL LAW! 
According to press  reports, "A White House order updating federal emergency powers has raised alarm among some conservative commentators, and U.S. Rep. Sandy Adams, that President Barack Obama is attempting to grab unconstitutional powers." 

A columnist with The Washington Times declared the mid-March order -- an update of a 60-year-old document outlining the president's authority in a national emergency -- "stunning in its audacity and a flagrant violation of the Constitution." The conservative Drudge Report website linked to it with the headline, "Martial Law?" 
And Adams, R-Orlando, said it "leaves the door open for the president to give himself control over American resources during both times of peace, and national crisis."

It's almost  unbelievable what Barack Hussein Obama is trying to do --  BUT IT'S TRUE. According to a bombshell  article in the Washington Times, "President Obama has given himself the powers to declare martial law -- especially in the event of a war with Iran. It is a sweeping power grab that should worry every American." 

On March 16, the White House released an executive order, "National Defense Resources Preparedness." The document is stunning in its audacity and a flagrant violation of the Constitution. It states that, in case of a war or national emergency, the federal government has the authority to take over almost every aspect of American society. Food, livestock, farming equipment, manufacturing, industry, energy, transportation, hospitals, health care facilities, water resources, defense and construction -- all of it could fall under the full control of Mr. Obama. The order empowers the president to dispense these vast resources as he sees fit during a national crisis.

In short, according to the Times, the order gives Barack Obama the ability toIMPOSE MARTIAL LAW: "He now possesses the potential  powers of a dictator. The order is a direct assault on individual liberties, private property rights and the rule of law. It is blatantly unconstitutional. The executive branch is arrogating responsibilities precluded by the Constitution without even asking the permission of Congress. The order gives Mr. Obama a blank check to erect a centralized authoritarian state." 
But why this -- and why now? 
SIMPLE -- because he's about to provoke a confrontation with IRAN, which could give him the  excuse to implement  martial law in America: 

"Obama may be ready to launch devastating airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. If that should happen, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has promised massive retaliation. American troops will be targeted by Iranian proxies in Iraq and Afghanistan. American embassies will be struck across the Middle East and North Africa. Most ominously, Iranian-backed Hezbollah cells could launch devastating terrorist attacks in major U.S. cities, killing numerous citizens. The war may well come home, triggering domestic chaos. These are the very real risks of a major conflict with Iran."

As columnist Jeffrey Kuhner notes, "The president does not - and should not - have the authority to subordinate the entire private economy to the government, especially without the consent of Congress and the American people. It is national socialism masquerading as military security. This is why conservatives -- those who are serious about defending our constitutional republic - should demand that the executive order be repealed immediately." 
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED TO DO -- RIGHT NOW! 

SEND A MESSAGE TO EVERY SINGLE U.S. CONGRESSMAN, DEMANDING THEY STOP BARACK OBAMA'S "EMERGENCY POWERS" MARTIAL LAW EXECUTIVE ORDERS: SEND YOUR MESSAGE NOW!

Thankfully, there are Members of Congress who are  standing UP for the U.S. Constitution. For example, in the last session, Rep. Sandy Adams (R-FL) introduced  H. Con. Res. 110 in response to President Obama's blatant attempt to  go around the Constitution and institute  martial law if HE thinks it's "necessary." 
In introducing her bill, Rep. Adams  stated, "President Obama issued a National Defense Resources Preparedness Executive Order on March 16, 2012 that raises some serious concerns in its wording and intent. The order has historically been based on the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.). However, unlike previous presidents,  President Obama's executive order broadens the definition of 'national defense.' This leaves the door open for the president to give  himself control over American resources during  both times of peace, and national crisis. In response to the order, I have introduced a resolution to make it clear the president cannot use this as an  excuse to abuse his executive power." 
Rep. Adams' bill never got a full vote -- because she needed  a lot more co-sponsors to get the bill to the floor. So this session, we're going to need a much bigger push to get any anti-martial law bill passed. 
THAT'S WHERE YOU AND I COME IN! 
If we can FLOOD the offices of all of these Congressmen, demanding that they  immediately pass bills against Obama's grabbing unconstitutional powers through all of his new Presidential Executive Orders,  we CAN put a stop to Obama's attempt to circumvent the Constitution and lay the groundwork for martial law. But we need  YOUR help.  Send your Blast Faxes to every single U.S. Congressman and Senator NOW! 
Sincerely, William Greene, President RightMarch.com 
P.S. As Rep. Adams stated when introducing her bill last session to stop Barack Obama's attempt to put in place the ability to institute martial law on his own whim, "Each of us in Congress began our service to our friends, neighbors, and communities with the knowledge it was our responsibility to  uphold the Constitution. We were elected to protect the values that make our nation great and to be a line of defense against the growing interjection of government into the everyday lives of the American people. I will continue to defend the principles on which our nation was founded and I will continue to  uphold our Constitution." 
YOU AND I need to JOIN IN and force the REST of Congress to uphold our Constitution! TAKE ACTIONNOW! 

SEND A MESSAGE TO EVERY SINGLE U.S. CONGRESSMAN, DEMANDING THEY STOP BARACK OBAMA'S "EMERGENCY POWERS" MARTIAL LAW EXECUTIVE ORDERS: SEND YOUR MESSAGE NOW!

As always, you can also send a FREE message directly to your Representative and Senators by clicking here. Thank you. 

President Harrison J. Bounel

• A certified copy of the passport records of Obama’s mother,     Stanley Ann Dunham, showing her son’s legal last name to be     Soebarkah, not Obama.     
• Obama’s school records from Indonesia, showing his     citizenship to be Indonesian.     
• Sworn affidavits of top law enforcement experts and     investigators, showing Obama’s birth certificate and Selective     Service certificate are forgeries and that the Social Security number     used by Obama on his 2009 tax returns as posted on WhiteHouse.gov was     fraudulent. (The SSN failed when checked through both E-Verify and     the Social Security Number Verification Service.)

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Obama lies March 2, 2013, Obama lies hypocrisy exposed in NC, John Hammer Rhino Times, Sequester Bob Woodward, Does Obama have any Chicago friends not in prison?

Obama lies March 2, 2013, Obama lies hypocrisy exposed in NC, John Hammer Rhino Times, Sequester Bob Woodward, Does Obama have any Chicago friends not in prison?

“If the Bush tax cuts were only for the wealthy, as the media has been telling us now for years, why, if the tax cuts are allowed to expire, is it going to be disastrous for the middle class? Tax cuts for the wealthy are not going to affect the middle class whether they expire or not. Is it possible that the media has been lying to us all this time and the Bush tax cuts were for the middle class as well as the wealthy? It seems like even the Democrats would have to admit that is the case, if they were honest.”…John Hammer, Rhino Times

“I believe I’m more pristine on Rezko than him.”…Rod Blagojevich

“There is enough corruption in Illinois so that all it takes is someone who is serious about finding it to uncover it. If a U.S. attorney is not finding corruption in Illinois, they’re not seriously looking for it.”…Northwestern Law Professor James Lindgren

In print in NC.

From John Hammer of the Rhino Times February 28, 2013.

“I can’t believe the level to which President Barack Hussein Obama has sunk with this whole sequester mess. First of all it was his idea. He can blame it on the Republicans all he wants but this was his idea. Even noted liberal writer Bob Woodward has written that it was Obama’s idea.”

“The federal government is on line to spend $3.8 trillion this year. The sequester will limit the federal government to spending $3.715 trillion, so apparently the only thing in that entire budget that can be cut are air traffic controllers, Transportation Security Administration agents at airports, Border Patrol agents, education funding and other services that directly affect people.

The truth is that nobody is really talking about cutting anything. For one thing the federal government doesn’t have a budget. It has not had one since the first year Obama took over as president. There is no budget, so federal agencies just keep growing. All the sequester does is cut back on the rate of growth a little bit.

Why should the federal government grow every year? If all the federal services that were provided in 2012 were provided at exactly the same level by employees being paid exactly the same amount of money would that cause massive problems for the people of the country?

The sequester doesn’t even come close to doing that. It just calls for across-the-board cuts that reach a level of $85 billion. Last year the federal government spent over $2 billion providing cell phones to people who could not afford them. I didn’t know that owning a cell phone was an inalienable right like life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, but evidently it is important enough for the federal government to spend $2 billion on Obama-phones. Of course, that was an election year. The federal government might not have to spend quite as much on Obama-phones since all those votes have been cast.

Imagine for just a moment if the sequester meant that the Air Force One pilot would be furloughed and the Obamas could not fly anywhere they wanted at any moment. Imagine if just one week a month the Obamas couldn’t fly anywhere because they didn’t have a pilot.

Or what if the sequester caused Obama’s favorite golf course to be closed on Sundays. Or isn’t it possible that with the sequester the White House chef would be laid off?

In fact, it is somewhat amazing that the American people are going to be so inconvenienced by the reduction in anticipated spending that this sequester brings, but the president will not be inconvenienced at all.

Imagine – according to Obama the federal government can’t survive on a mere $3.715 trillion without making drastic cuts to services that many Americans use.

In 2008, the last budget of the George Walker Bush administration total federal spending was $2.9 trillion. Obama has increased spending during his four years by nearly $1 trillion. If the federal government went back to the 2008 budget that would cut almost $1 trillion from the current spending pattern (as noted, there is no budget). But were things really so bad in 2008? I remember flying in 2008 and there were no long delays because of a lack of air traffic controllers. The national parks were open, and children were being educated. So four years ago Bush was able to run the country on $1 trillion less, but in 2013 Obama can’t run the country on $85 billion less?

If Obama wanted to he could cut $85 billion from projected federal spending and no one would notice except for the overpaid, underworked administrators who would be laid off. The federal workforce is a huge pork barrel. You have employees who work really hard and do an outstanding job, and you have entire departments who do nothing useful. Obama doesn’t want to eliminate the entire departments who do nothing useful because that would be evidence that the federal government doesn’t need to raise taxes. He is going to do everything in his power to make the reductions in projected spending as painful as possible.

One report said that although Air Force One will not be touched by the reduction in the rate of growth that the Air Force might stop providing planes for congressional junkets.

It is extremely hard to write about the sequester without writing about cuts, but in reality there are no cuts. Imagine a child who really wants a pony for Christmas and begs and pleads for a pony for months. Christmas morning comes and there is no pony. Now can that child say that she lost a pony? Can she say that she had a pony and it was taken away from her? Not according to most people. But if a federal department is expecting an increase and that increase is reduced that is considered a cut.

Only in government can someone get 10 percent more than the previous year and call it a cut in spending.”

“Most people in the country don’t read Under the Hammer, and far too many simply take what is presented in the mainstream media as fact. It is a sad day for journalism but, just like ABC editing Michelle Obama’s comments, the reporting on the Obama administration is as much fantasy as fact.

Even Bob Woodward felt the need to step up and remind primarily reporters that Obama was the one who came up with sequester idea and supported it.”

“Jackson was co-chairman of the Obama presidential campaign in 2008, but if you are reading articles about Jackson going to prison you don’t often see that job mentioned or any reference to what a close relationship Jackson and Obama had at one time.

Jackson’s sister and Michelle Obama were good friends when they were growing up. Jesse Jackson Sr. has said Michelle was over at his house all the time as a teenager.

Does Barack Obama have any friends left in Chicago who aren’t in prison? Obama’s close friend Tony Rezko, who was kind enough to help Obama buy his house in Chicago, is in jail for fraud. Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich is also in prison. Obama claimed credit for getting Blagojevich elected governor. He used to say that he ran the campaign. However, now Blagojevich is just some guy from Chicago that Obama may have bumped into a few times.

Really, you look at Obama’s friends and you have to wonder what kind of man we have elected as president. One of his best buddies is Bill Ayers, who is an unrepentant domestic terrorist. Ayers participated in bombings in that killed people and got off on a technicality. Back when Ayers was running from the law, I’m sure he had no idea that one day he’d be a good friend with the president of the United States.

Consider also that Obama’s brother, George Obama, lives in abject poverty in Kenya. George Obama lives in a hovel made of old pieces of metal and cardboard. In an interview he said he lived on $1 a month. His brother is the most powerful man in the world and privately worth millions of dollars, yet Barack Obama won’t send his brother George $10 a year to double his income. It’s frightening to think of what kind of man is running the country.”

Well worth reading more:

http://greensboro.rhinotimes.com/Articles-Columns-c-2013-02-27-214943.112113-Under-the-Hammer.html

The Obama’s, I Knew They Had Both Lost Their Law License, But I Didn’t Know Why Until I Read This

What Americans fail to realize, there is a reason Obama is buying 7,000 + AUTOMATIC weapons for his private Army!!!

There is a reason why Obama’s question to military leaders is “will you shoot on american citizens and follow the orders of the United States!!!!”

There is a reason Obama is buying millions of dollars worth of hollow point ammunition, for NON military forces.

There is a reason why he got it passed in legislation for the deployment of 30,000 drones in US airspace!

There is a reason he passed the NDAA and fought to keep in the fact that he can retain indefinitely US citizens, without trial or lawyer!

There is a reason why he is fighting hard to strip Americans of their 2nd Amendment rights.

There is a reason why he continues to override all rights established within our Constitution.

Likewise, he doesn’t tell you he is making deals with the Chinese to give them land in the US, give them oil in the land of the US, give them clean coal from the US!! His goal is to devastate the US and sell it to the communists. It doesn’t matter to him because him under his foreign master is being aligned to sit on top of the UN/NWO New World Order!!

((written by a unknown author)))Gettin after Lefty Show host Gary Gatehouse response

We who pay attention know all these things, it’s the 50 plus percent of the dumbed down ignorant Americans who don’t and further more I believe they could care less.

America-do you realize less than one percent of our whole population is serving in the United States military-yet the other 99 percent think they have a a voice when it comes to issues like Women in Combat-our young men today would rather let a women fight for them than doing it themsleves.

Let’s face it we are a nation of cowards and don’t give a <snip> people.

We who care, we who have fought for our country, we who honor and respect the constitution, we who know what the Marxist Obama is up too have to face the music WE ARE IN THE MINORITY!! When the shi. hits the fan,it will be on us, because the rest of the country will hiding under their beds..

WE ARE ON OUR OWN

Consumer Spending Drought: 16 Signs That The Middle Class Is Running Out Of Money

      Is "discretionary income" rapidly becoming a thing of the past for most American families?  Right now, there are a lot of signs that we are on the verge of a nightmarish consumer spending drought.  Incomes are down, taxes are up, many large retail chains are deeply struggling because of the lack of customers, and at this point nearly a quarter of all Americans have more credit card debt than money in the bank.  Considering the fact that consumer spending is such a large percentage of the U.S. economy, that is very bad news.  How will we ever have a sustained economic recovery if consumers don't have much money to spend?  Well, the truth is that we aren't ever going to have a sustained economic recovery.  In fact, this debt-fueled bubble of false hope that we are experiencing right now is as good as things are going to get.  Things are going to go downhill from here, and if you think that consumer spending is bad now, just wait until you see what happens over the next several years.

Even though the Dow is surging toward a record high right now, everyone knows that things are not good for the middle class.  A recent quote from CPA Howard Dvorkin kind of summarizes our current state of affairs very nicely...

"The fact of the matter is that America is broke — whether it's mortgages, student loans or credit cards, we are broke. The old rule of thumb is that people should have six months' of savings," Dvorkin says."If you talk to people, most don't have two pennies."

These days most Americans are living from paycheck to paycheck, and thanks to rising prices and rising taxes, those paychecks are getting squeezed tighter and tighter.  Many families have had to cut back on unnecessary expenses, and some families no longer have any discretionary income at all.

The following are 16 signs that the middle class is rapidly running out of money...

#1 According to one brand new survey, 24 percent of all Americans have more credit card debt than money in the bank.

#2 J.C. Penney was once an unstoppable retail powerhouse, but now J.C. Penney has just posted its lowest annual retail sales in more than 20 years...

J.C. Penney Co. (JCP) slid the most in more than three decades after the department-store chain lost $4.3 billion in sales in the first year of Chief Executive Officer Ron Johnson’s turnaround plan.

The shares fell 18 percent to $17.40 at 11:28 a.m. in New York after earlier declining 22 percent, the biggest intraday drop since at least 1980, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. J.C. Penney yesterday said its net loss in the quarter ended Feb. 2 widened to $552 million from $87 million a year earlier. The Plano, Texas-based retailer’s annual revenue slid 25 percent to $13 billion, the lowest since at least 1987.

How much worse can things get?  At this point the decline has become so steep for J.C. Penney that Jim Cramer of CNBC is declaring that they are in "a true tailspin".

#3 In the United States today, a new car has become out of reach for most middle class Americans according to the 2013 Car Affordability Study...

Looking to buy a new car, truck or crossover? You may find it more difficult to stretch the household budget than you expected, according to a new study that finds median-income families in only one major U.S. city actually can afford the typical new vehicle.

The typical new vehicle is now more expensive than ever, averaging $30,500 in 2012, according to TrueCar.com data, and heading up again as makers curb the incentives that helped make their products more affordable during the recession when they were desperate for sales. According to the 2013 Car Affordability Study by Interest.com, only in Washington could the typical household swing the payments, the median income there running $86,680 a year.

#4 The founder of Subway Restaurants, Fred Deluca, says that the recent tax increases are having a noticeable impact on his business...

"The payroll tax is affecting sales. It's causing sales declines," he said, estimating a decline of about 2 percentage points off sales at his restaurants. "There are a lot of pressures on consumers," Deluca said, adding "I think this is on the permanent side, but I think business will adjust to it."

#5 Many other large restaurant chains are also struggling in this tough economic environment...

Darden Restaurants, which owns the casual dining chains Oliver Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse and Red Lobster, said blended same-store sales at its three eateries would be 4.5 percent lower during its fiscal third quarter.

Clarence Otis, Darden's chairman and chief executive, said that "while results midway through the third quarter were encouraging, there were difficult macro-economic headwinds during the last month of the quarter."

"Two of the most prominent were increased payroll taxes and rising gasoline prices, which together put meaningful pressure on the discretionary purchasing power of our guests," he added.

#6 The CFO of Family Dollar recently admitted to CNBC that this is a "challenging time" because of reduced consumer spending...

At Family Dollar where the average customer makes less than $40,000 a year, the combination of a two-percent hike in the payroll tax, rising gas prices and delayed tax refunds has created a "challenging time and an uncertain time for the consumer right now," said Mary Winston, the company's chief financial officer.

"In our case, anything that takes money out of our customer's wallet gives them less money to spend in our stores," she told CNBC. "So I think all of those things create nervousness for the consumer, and I think there are sometimes political dynamics going on that they might not even fully understand the details, but they know it's not good."

#7 Even Wal-Mart is really struggling right now.  According to a recent Bloomberg article, Wal-Mart is struggling "to restock store shelves as U.S. sales slump"...

Evelin Cruz, a department manager at the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Pico Rivera, California, said Simon’s comments from the officers’ meeting were “dead on.”

“There are gaps where merchandise is missing,” Cruz said in a telephone interview. “We are not talking about a couple of empty shelves. This is throughout the store in every store. Some places look like they’re going out of business.”

This all comes on the heels of an internal Wal-Mart memo that was leaked to the press earlier this month that described February sales as a "total disaster".

#8 Electronics retailer Best Buy continues to struggle mightily.  Best Buy just announced that it will be eliminating 400 jobs at its headquarters in Richfield, Minnesota.

#9 It is being projected that many of the largest retail chains in America, including Best Buy, will close down hundreds of stores during 2013.  The following is a list of projected store closings for 2013 that I included in a previous article...

Best Buy

Forecast store closings: 200 to 250

Sears Holding Corp.

Forecast store closings: Kmart 175 to 225, Sears 100 to 125

J.C. Penney

Forecast store closings: 300 to 350

Office Depot

Forecast store closings: 125 to 150

Barnes & Noble

Forecast store closings: 190 to 240, per company comments

Gamestop

Forecast store closings: 500 to 600

OfficeMax

Forecast store closings: 150 to 175

RadioShack

Forecast store closings: 450 to 550

#10 Another sign that consumer spending is slowing down is the fact that less stuff is being moved around in our economy.   As I have mentioned previously, freight shipment volumes have hit their lowest level in two years, and freight expenditures have gone negative for the first time since the last recession.

#11 Many young adults have no discretionary income to spend because they are absolutely drowning in student loan debt.  According to the New York Federal Reserve, student loan debt nearly tripled between 2004 and 2012.

#12 The student loan delinquency rate in the United States is now at an all-time high.  It is only a matter of time before the student loan debt bubble bursts.

#13 Due to a lack of jobs and high levels of debt, poverty among young adults in America is absolutely exploding.  Today, U.S. families that have a head of household that is under the age of 30 have a poverty rate of 37 percent.

#14 According to one recent survey, 62 percent of all middle class Americans say that they have had to reduce household spending over the past year.

#15 Median household income in the United States has fallen for four consecutive years.  Overall, it has declined by more than $4000 during that time span.

#16 According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the middle class is currently taking home a smaller share of the overall income pie than has ever been recorded before.

Are you starting to get the picture?

Retailers are desperate for sales, but you can't squeeze blood out of a rock.

For much more on how the middle class is absolutely drowning in debt, please see this article: "Money Is A Form Of Social Control And Most Americans Are Debt Slaves".

But if you listen to the mainstream media, they would have you believe that happy days are here again.

Right now, everyone seems to be quite giddy about the fact that the Dow is marching toward an all-time high.  And I actually do believe that the Dow will blow right past it.  In fact, it is even possible that we could see the Dow hit 15,000 before everything starts falling apart.

But at some point, the financial markets will catch up with economic reality.  It is just a matter of time.

In the meanwhile, those that are wise are taking advantage of these times of plenty to prepare for the great economic drought that is coming.

Don't be caught living paycheck to paycheck and totally unprepared when the next wave of the economic collapse strikes.  Anyone that believes that this debt-fueled bubble of false hope can last indefinitely is just being delusional.

This morning, I noted that -- taken in context -- what Gene Sperling wrote to Bob Woodward didn't qualify as an outright "threat," at least to me.

It's worth wondering why The White House so quickly released the Sperling email, though.  Was it to prevent other members of the MSM from coming forward with their own stories of abuse at the hands of Obama's people? If so, it may be too late.

Ron Fournier, late of the AP and now of the National Journal, tells of hectoring and abuse from "a senior White House official" so severe that he finally told that person to buzz off -- a first for him in his career.  Lanny Davis -- a former Clinton aide -- likewise revealed this morning on WMAL that he, too, was threatened. And don't forget the administration bullying of CBS reporter Sheryl Attkisson, when she was reporting on Fast and Furious; Attkisson says "they literally screamed at me and cussed at me."

A New York Times report on Valerie Jarrett also details attacks on allies like the ACLU's director and Cornel West.

These are stories that ought to be told.  One wonders whether the abuse would even have occurred in the first place had there not been a media atmosphere so worshipful that it led administration members to believe they could act this way with impunity.

After all, the administration paid no price for its systematic attempt to discredit Fox News back in 2009.  And remember this gem from the San Francisco Chronicle back in 2011, when The White House threatened to remove one of its reporters (and possibly other Hearst reporters) from the press pool and then lied about it? Chronicle editor Ward Bushee released a statement at the time:

Sadly, we expected the White House to respond in this manner based on our experiences yesterday. It is not a truthful response. It follows a day of off-the-record exchanges with key people in the White House communications office who told us they would remove our reporter, then threatened retaliation to Chronicle and Hearst reporters if we reported on the ban, and then recanted to say our reporter might not be removed after all.

The White House has been acting this way for quite some time.  Note the observations of White House Dossier's Keith Koffler, back on March 14 of 2011:

The White House bullies reporters to try to ensure favorable coverage. When White House officials, particularly members of the press office, see a story they don’t like, they often call and verbally abuse the reporter who wrote the piece.

In diatribes often peppered with obscenities, they complain of profound injustice, bias, lack of relevance – anything they can think of to get reporters to back off their story.

It’s not just a series of uncontrolled outbursts. It is a planned, methodical, and highly artificial effort to either squash a story or get inside a reporter’s head so they think twice about doing a piece next time that negatively impacts Obama.

That this is an actual policy is evident from the consistency of the practice and its implementation by nearly every member of the White House press office staff. They are all nice, affable people who suddenly switch into an unmarked gear and begin running you over at full speed.

I have been told by one Obama flack that a story was “horse<snip>” and by another that “you’re really going to win a <snip>ing Nobel Prize for that one.” A third, while he was working on the campaign in 2008, told me he “almost fell out of my chair” when he heard I was working on a certain piece and proceeded with a profanity-laced analysis of its weaknesses.

A fourth, who I’d thought was the good cop among the bunch, had a sudden change of personality in his office one day when he tore into a rather routine article of mine that barely grazed the president.

And I’d never even heard from former Press Secretary Robert Gibbs. Even President Obama has acknowledged Gibbs could give reporters a hard time.

All this while I was a member of the mainstream press with Roll Call, before I launched this blog.

Despite Woodward's weak protestations that's he's sure the President knows nothing about any of the threats, what the facts suggest is that the tactic comes from the top.  Obama's bullied a wide variety of targets -- from the Supreme Court (actually, twice), to (pre-campaign) Paul Ryan, and of course, Mitt Romney, running a campaign that reached a new low in ugly distortion. 

The real problem is that a meek, compliant and largely-supportive press has declined to report about The White House behavior in the kind of systematic way that would bring it to public attention.  If the Woodward kerfuffle succeeds finally in precipitating this kind of coverage, then perhaps it's worth something, after all.