(This was a letter I wrote to antiwar.com but I thought I would make it public.) (If you didn't hear the talk about the Russian financial collapse go here)
Man tonight they were talking about auctioning the mortgages. I wish we had had more time on the radio that day. I know it was maybe kind of boring and went over some heads, but the US is setting itself up for hyper inflation, a monopoly-like consolidation of assets, and eventual collapse. They are now privatizing the bad assets they created with predatory lending and credit derivatives "investment vehicles" which had no realistic fraction reserve ratio ( it was like 30 to 1!) and pretty much no insurance because an unregulated security meant there was no damn collateral or reserve portion (deposits or whatever) to plug the hole should the borrower default. They defaulted because they were sub-prime to start with had no collateral and the Fed raised interest rates on the ARMs so duh now we have got a bunch of unpaid homes a slew of companies that bought the mortgages from the banks, and then a few insurance companies got locked in that as well which was compounded by short selling.
We need money the solution is simple. End all the fucking wars there's a trillion a year. But they aren't going to give that up. Trying to spend a trillion on that and take care of the mess they made at home. The bail outs alone are over a half a trillion so far (of new money).
We have never needed Ron Paul more. It was John McCain and Phil Graham that helped combine investment banks with deposit banks in 2000 with their stupid bill thus jeopardizing both with the malinvestments which were not really investments but bets place on payments. How the fuck did they not see this coming? It has to be on purpose. Do they want a corportocracy or corporate oligarchy? Or worst yet maybe a NAU to save us. I don't know about the NAU plans. I put nothing past this administration.
End the war now more than ever. If not for ethical reasons do it for economic reasons. You can voice any of that on the air if you like. I got your address I'll send you a DVD. No mail is going out today because the road is closed. the ocean is washing over it from the storm.
Man Paul called this page 95-97 in his book of speeches. Check that out if you have it. -Ry
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=Gl27UziYXjE John McCain has halted his campaign to go to Washington to deal with the financial crisis. But he was instrumental is starting the financial crisis with the "Commodity futures modernization act" of 2000. He says he want to spending while wanting to increase the biggest sink-hole of them all. Need money? End the god damn war. We don't need this complex USSR style auction and robbery to "fix" this mess. "Hi, we're government, we're here to help" no thanks. Stop deficit spending and predatory lending. This didn't come out of the blue. People, esp Ron Paul people and upstream media saw this all happening from miles away. It's time they listened to us.
Here is a suggestion. We desperately need money. Why not end the trillion dollar a year wars? Why not ending Israel's 3 billion dollar allowance? How about NOT sending Georgia a billion dollars? Why not closing some bases in Germany or Japan rather than extending them? There are many things we could do to strengthen the dollar and cut deficit spending. We could also stop price fixing and let the prices of house fall so they can be bought by responsible hard working people who earned/deserve it. Better to take that hit than to drag it out for a decade and crush the dollar too.
Half a trillion dollar bail out? I don't like it but you want to save money then end the fucking war. If not for ethical reasons than for economic.
So I have ben in the US just 5 days now and I am feeling heavy reverse culture shock from Japan.
Here are the first things I noticed
* People are tall
* People are fat
* People are loud/dumb
* People are negative
Things do not work. For example. I am in the car with the peope wh opicked us up and they are on their cel phone, it loses signal twice in the midle of a large city. i could not believe it. You mean it just hung up/ yes that's normal. really wow. not in Japan. You dont lose calls not even in bumbfuck. the only place you lose a call in Japan is in a tunnel.
Then later the cell phone rings and the person hangs up I said why. they said it was a solicitor. Wow you mean you have people calling your cell phone to try and sell shit? Unbelievable.
Next I get to a house and they have like 4 remote controls to work the TV. One to turn it on and do volume and one for channels and two for I don't even know. I think it was for the DVD and something else. In Japan there is just one remote for everything also TVs can have internet. but not in the US.
I live at the beach and I have to buy a cell phone so I asked for the waterproof one. There is no such thing. really? Japan has had them for a while. I went to the pool with my phone all the time and kept it in my pocket. Well not in America not for another year or more they said. Well so what shoud I do leave my phone out on the beach or on a table every time i get in the water? Yes. Wow I thought. In Japan if I had to do that I would not care but here someone could steal it.
I get home I go out to a motel and use some US dollars I had for a drink in a machine it spits the dollar back out like 4 times. In Japan dollars are already coins but even if you use a paper bill like a 10 dollar bill it will go in on one try and you will get change. The matchines can also talk to you and they haveboth cold and hot drinks avaiable. In the US its just soft drinks
The FLIGHT *US planes, no japanese (for my wife)
*shitty leg room
*shitty food
*shitty Tv movies that you had to catch at the beginning or you just miss some of it.
*shitty service or no service
*nearly seat belts on the entire fucking time
*all the loud people were not Asian
* AIR PORTS
Osaka, very clean, quiet, easy, and the people are kind. I am allowed to bring everything I brought. No one searched my bags or removed my shoes. I did not haveto walk far or run anywhere they have shutles for everything and massive elevators. The metal detectors can go about 8 rows acroos so there is no line. In the US there were just 5 and huge lines. (16 vs 10)
Oh and the carts to help carry heavy luggage are free.
San Fran Spaish/English
* had to race to connect because of the police state which removed our shoes searched our bags which we had to repack, and had huge lines. Police at customs were smart ases.
*woman yelled at Yuki in Spangish which even I could barely understand to have her bag searched. Shampoo was thrown away. Fucking shampoo.
*gates are huge distances apart
* they lost our luggage
* they broke my computer
* the carts to help carry heavy luggage cost money and are restricted after a certain point.
DC
* almost worse than San Fran.
* there was a polite woman working to help recover stolen bags
* there was also a very rude man arguing with the woman in front of my who had a horror story. I wanted to hit him he was that bad.
* there was a room full of unclaimed luggage.
US TV OK I already knew this was realy bad before I lived in Japan but now I can't even watch it. It is so laced with panic, need for drugs, lies, egoism, violence, and bullshit that I can't even watch a commercial. It's so terrible. I don't even know where to start.
FOOD * it's huge so are the drinks
* The things I thought I missed I don't. They no longer tased so good. Processed food and giant greesy whatevers just make me feel a little sick. Even coke taste less good as it is made with stick cornsyrup instead of sugar. There is something rubbery about all the food the one thing that has been ok is Krispy Kream donuts and lage energy drinks which I drank to ajust to the time difference.
* so called Japanese food is so in tite only.
* fast food is everywhere
People *dumb
*dumb
*impatient
*inconciderate
*ignorant
*dumb I mean like less than a child level stupid.
Cars *they are huge
*they have too much shit in them
*people eat in them on the go
*even the bank has a drive through
Houses *They are huge That's a plus.
*They have air conditioning no matter what (That's a plus)
*You can wear shoes inside.
*People have a lot of dogs.
*Just differnet style everything
*big beds (thats nice)
*the toilet is in the same room as the shower and bath tub
Move over Anne Cultor why got a new queen attention whore willing to say stupid shit in order to gather attention. Michelle looks like a Filipino rebel terrorist and dresses like an idiot.
And what about this picture?
Of course we don't have to speculate that Malkin supports terrorism she admits it. She just doesn't think that Israelis building racial colonies is terrorism.
I do wonder how the news gets away with it for so long. If I was ever on a news show to talk about Israel the words out of my mouth would be that Israel builds "settlements" AKA Jewish only towns and cities by means of force in land that id not part of Israel and even if it was it would still be wrong because a)you can't just demolish people's homes, b)murdering people is illegal anywhere in the world and c) A City or town based on race/ethnicity is insanely racist and considering that it is protected by a standing army, we call that Apartheid.
How can settlements be justified? They can't the best thing the MSM can do is just ignore it like they are not there and that Palestinians just are genetically crazy and attack the Israelis for no reason at all just religious bigotry thats all. Remind me again which religion Judaism or Islam has the concept of a chosen race of god? Which religion is it again whose god promises "his" people real estate via death of anyone else living there Islam or Judaism? And which religion as if it matters has occupied that territory for the majority of history? Which country has used DU and cluster bombs, which side demolishes homes not as acts of individual terrorists but as issued as state policy?
Ah but you see Judaism is linked to the Bible. Islam rivals Christians in terms in number where as Jews never can because of the strict bloodline restrictions it has. And Islam outlaws usury and now I think you are getting at the heart of the issue. Its not whose god said what any more than Catholics and Protestants fought over that. Its about Money. The protestant rebellion mean the money they collected stay at home instead of being centralized. That was that issue. The problem with Islam is its hard to get an iron grip on people without running the central banking system of fractional reserve lending. But face it the typical Christan bigot is not aware of that they are willing to hate and always have been form the time of killing Indians and witches to today to kill whoever they are told to fear.
In the words of a 12 year old kid who was being sarcastic, "How did our oil get under their Sand?"
You know what Muslims, spread your religion I know you will anyway but also encourage atheism in the US as well. Because the people picking up guns to come kill you are the same kind of people who believe in an afterlife. Muslims make up about 1% or less of US voters but non-religious make up 13.9% so together you we would have 14% and that is a sizable block of votes against the religious right which still has 33%.
Japan plans to have beer made from the barley from the international space station. Yes space beer. Kampai!
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TOKYO (AFP) - A Japanese brewery Tuesday said it was planning the first "space beer," using offspring of barley once stored at the International Space Station.
Researchers said the project was part of efforts to prepare for a future in which humans spend extended periods of time in space — and might like a cold beer after a space walk.
Of course Sapporo will also be making tea. (They are a Japanese company after all)
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Quote "In a bid to stir interest in outer space, Sapporo said it plans to produce some 630 liters of beer and some 100 liters of tea, and provide opportunity for some consumers to drink the "space beer" and "space barley tea."
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I wonder when there will be the first Tea ceremony or the first Keg party in space. People might think that drinking in space is a bad idea, but I trust the responsibility of the astronauts. If they can handle billions worth of equipment as well as their own lives then they can have a beer. Mean while the US turns its food into fuel using fossile fuels to do it during a food shortage and energy crisis. The big question remains is there any intelligent life left on Earth?
I can imagine the conversation now
US: hey Japan so what did you build? Japan: Oh we made 100 liters of Tea. What did you make? US sigh, another missile, by the way what's a liter? Japan: It's part of the metric system which the rest of the world uses. US: ...Including the terrorists. Are you going to let the terrorists tell you how to do math and measure stuff? Japan: That is not the reason we use the metric system. US: You're unamerican Japan: um yes well that is because we are a different country despite you keeping bases here. US: We are going to put a base next to the space Tea factory to protect it too so you are going to have to give us some more money for that defense. Japan: What? No one is going to attack the Tea, no one even could except for the US. US: Ha they said the same thing about the anthrax strains. Didn't matter we set them straight with the power of TV. Al Qaeda is going to get your Tea. Japan: OK then why? US: Because they hate your freedom. Israel: Hey wait just a minute, is that space Tea...Kosher? Japan: It's normal Japanese Tea just made from barley in space and served in space. Israel: So it's not Kosher approved? I think that is anti-Semetic. Japan: What!? US: Yeah you former Nazi ally. Japan: Your president's grandfather was a Nazi ally. US: ... Israel: anti-Semite! US yeah anti-Semite! Japan: ??? ???! US: Speak American Japan: Do you mean English? US: Listen Charley don't get smart on me Japan: We are not Vietnam US: How do we know that the Tea is not a weapon of mass destruction doubling as a drink but is really a nuclear bomb for Iran? Israel: Our intelligence says Iran is building a bomb in space masking as Tea. Japan: Well that's just asinine, do you have any evidence? US: What is evidence is that some goofy system the rest of the world uses too? Can you prove that it is NOT a weapon for Iran? Japan: It's not a weapons it is just tea. Israel: It's a symbolic message about the Boston Tea Party and a take over of the government, called the DHS andd the ADL! Japan: Actually we just drink a lot of tea in Japan and... US: BOOM! buikkkkurrrrrr! got it. Japan You blew up the Tea!? Idiot! US: Sorry, we could not let the final proof be a mushroom cloud. Japan: There was no bombs made for Iran look it's all tea! Israel: That is because... they moved the bombs to Syria. US: Yes you moved the bombs to Syria. Japan: There were no bombs. US: Ha that is what you said before but look we blew it up. Japan: You blew up Tea. US: Now hold on. We will pay ourselves a few billion dollars and let our inspectors decide on that, and then disregard them if they dont find the conclusion that we want. Israel: Can you prove you didn't move bombs to Syria? Japan: There never were any bombs and now there is no tea either. Israel: Ah ha but you can't prove you didn't.. Japan: You can't prove a negative US: So you know that because you've tried to do it then. Japan: No it's just a logical fallacy US... Israel: Anti-Semite! US Anti-Semite! Japan: Ok guys good bye, we will be sending money to Palestine now. Israel to US: It's because they are anti-Semites it has nothing to do with us blowing up their tea or this conversation accusing them of hiding weapons. They just are jealous of our freedoms. US: Word so where is my space tea. Israel: Um it was blown up. US: You mean that was the space tea I wanted? Israel: It was destroyed by Al Qaeda who is hiding in Iran and supports Hezbollah and all our other enemies. US: OK are we off air? Good let's just blow up a few more buildings in the US and attack brown people at random. Israel: World wide Gaza? sounds good but um you do all the fighting and dying and we will count the money. US: Done. CNN: A space station in ...space was blown up today in a terrorist attack, Iran said they would wipe Israel off the map and Britney Spears did something stupid today. FOX: Is Japan still aiding terrorists? Our special guest in John McCain. McCain: We should drop a few more nukes on those gooks. FOX: Do you mean Nips? New York Times: Tea or Acid? Japan could offer no proof to counter the Israel intelligence to show that they were not building weapons of mass destruction for Iran. Iamthewitness well poisoners: There was no tea in space it was all a Hollywood studio controlled by the ashkanazis, in fact there is no outerspace either its all a big lie from the Bronfman family. And we never went ot the moon in fact the moon only goes around the earth because the CFR told it to... CNN: Stormfront spokesman (israeli plant) endorses Japan's act of non-kosher Tea and refusal to allow inspection from the US to assure that there were no secret bombs in the tea. Ron Paul: The US just blew up a harmless station making Tea and the media is lying talking about weapons that don't exist and connections to Iran which also do not exist. FOX: Ron Paul had a racist news letter (written by someone else 20 years ago who he fired) and he got a donation from a racist guy in Florida. Obama: Now I stand with Israel but maybe the intelligence on the Tea was erroneous and the Japanese were telling the truth? FOX: Could Obama be a secret Muslim? Didn't he have a preacher who said things that were uncomfortable to hear? And doesn't he also kick puppies and talk back to his mother? You decide! CNN: Obama's preacher said that the US was aggressive. Can you believe it, how absurd! Ron Paul:................not allowed on TV................ Obama: I'm for change Hillary : Me too Obama: I might reduce the force in Iraq Hillary: Me too McCain: I am for 100 years of war. Ron Paul: You said you are for a hundred years a war. McCain: I never said that. Ron Paul: NOT ON TV ( How can the democrats Hillary and Obama be against the war when they both just voted to fund it and Hillary voted on the invasion as well?) Japan: Hey China want to dump a few billion in gold reserves? China: Sure but wait until after the Olympics. Japan: I see and just in time for their election. China: Yep. China: We still hate you though. Japan: Same here. China: Can we still have you're old TVs. Japan: Yeah why not, it will make us look more superior. China: You just keep talking and we will keep making babies.
This didn't come out of the blue. People, esp Ron Paul people and upstream media saw this all happening from miles away. It's time they listened to us. 
Are you going to let the terrorists tell you how to do math and measure stuff? 
