Once again, it appears that the hypocricy in Washington has become evident for many Americans outside the Beltway.
While the media labeled "coalition" of forces in the West, including America and its historic "allies" Britain, France and the allied forces since World War II are now waging war on Libya in the "no fly" zone which was established this past week by those same forces, protests by Americans were held across the nation against America's continued involvement in Iraq.
It was reported that the rebellious Americans who defer from American foreign policy on the war were arrested for being too near the White House gates while conducting their demonstrations.
Will wonders never cease?
While Washington is supporting the rebels in Libya, it is arresting its domestic variety for staging their demonstrations where they would have the most coverage and impact.
In front of the White House.
Meanwhile, gas prices throughout the country have gone from $2.65 per gallon one year ago, to the "new" pricing of $3.20 a gallon - an over 30% increase in less than a year.
I wonder if those prices reflect all those barrels that were scammed during the months long "cleanup" and then refined in Britain during Deepwater Horizon this past summer, or whether the revolts now in the Middle East will be reported to blame.
Stay tuned.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Sunday, March 6, 2011
King's Speech Wins Best Picture: But Why?
A week ago Hollywood staged its annual fashion show and awards ceremony to acknowledge the work of its finest during the past year in a once again over the top display of excess, and its loss of touch with reality and the current American economic condition.
Most of the dresses worn by most of those leading ladies were not off the rack, but would have fed a third world nation for the next year or two or at least helped with the American homeless and jobless.
What was interesting was the winner for Best Picture, of course, along with so many other awards this year.
The film which took home the coveted Best Picture award was a British film, starring British actors and with a British director, and for the most part filmed, of course, in Britain.
So why was it not entered into the "right" category, as Best Foreign Film?
It does appear that the Brits, Canadians and Australians have pretty much taken over most of the awards and those films are not "home grown" but another demonstration of Hollywood and its own "outsourcing."
This year the demographics for the most part of the movie going audience also was on display, by choosing a young actor and actress as the hosts rather than the tried and true comedians which were meant to at least lighten up and entertain the home viewing audience during this three hour plus marathon in excess.
Hail, Britainnia. And this doesn't even take into account all those American dollars which have been poured into that other British import, the Harry Potter series of movies which total eight blockbuster receipts with also an entirely British cast, for the most part, and filmed of course in Britain.
Hollywood is officially a promoter of "outsourcing," all appearances to the contrary.
And now Piers Morgan, another Brit, has joined the other foreign hosts of America's late night television line-up which has become increasingly dominated by foreigners on our cable television networks.
And truly interesting that the movie, from all reports, was very sympathetic to the King whose speech impediment made fodder for this World War II high drama.
Most of the dresses worn by most of those leading ladies were not off the rack, but would have fed a third world nation for the next year or two or at least helped with the American homeless and jobless.
What was interesting was the winner for Best Picture, of course, along with so many other awards this year.
The film which took home the coveted Best Picture award was a British film, starring British actors and with a British director, and for the most part filmed, of course, in Britain.
So why was it not entered into the "right" category, as Best Foreign Film?
It does appear that the Brits, Canadians and Australians have pretty much taken over most of the awards and those films are not "home grown" but another demonstration of Hollywood and its own "outsourcing."
This year the demographics for the most part of the movie going audience also was on display, by choosing a young actor and actress as the hosts rather than the tried and true comedians which were meant to at least lighten up and entertain the home viewing audience during this three hour plus marathon in excess.
Hail, Britainnia. And this doesn't even take into account all those American dollars which have been poured into that other British import, the Harry Potter series of movies which total eight blockbuster receipts with also an entirely British cast, for the most part, and filmed of course in Britain.
Hollywood is officially a promoter of "outsourcing," all appearances to the contrary.
And now Piers Morgan, another Brit, has joined the other foreign hosts of America's late night television line-up which has become increasingly dominated by foreigners on our cable television networks.
And truly interesting that the movie, from all reports, was very sympathetic to the King whose speech impediment made fodder for this World War II high drama.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Obama and Calderon Plan Meet and Greet While More Americans Die
It was announced by the White House press corps that Barack Obama plans to meet with Mexico's President Felipe Calderon in the near future with respect to the border situation. A meeting announced and purportedly planned prior to the recent events in both Arizona and Mexico which have once again cost several Arizonans and Americans their lives due to the escalating tensions over the border situation, and another recent death of a U.S. border patrol agent in Mexico this past week.
A death that then also was attributed to guns smuggled into Mexico from the U.S., which firearms just so happened to trace back to the State of Texas?
I mean, as a long term Arizona resident it doesn't appear that drug cartel members are "buying" guns from the U.S. but from those smuggled in from South America which are unregistered and thus for the most part untraceable as has been historically the case. Or those they appropriate from the many law enforcement personnel whose lives have also been taken during the escalating violence at the border.
I wonder, at this point in America's history with the decades long and increasing violence, and the number of American lives and property losses which have also increased ten to twenty fold since the mid 1950's in the border area, would the founding fathers still be holding discussions with the government of Mexico over the loss of American lives and property, rather than actually securing our porous southern borders and providing for the common defense of the citizenry as is their primary Constitutional duty and function?
The "discussions" are continuing, and one of the topics is "immigration reform" of those poorer citizens from Mexico who also have had to flee that country due to its poorer economy and also the violence which continues to occur there so that those cartels, and the auto thieves that operate cross borders can continue to market their products on both sides of the border.
A situation which has also fundamentally increased since the Reagan years, when the interstate also from Mexico through the State of Arizona was widened and also the first amnesty was passed thus affording those wealthy profiteers to then apply for American citizenship and thus facilitate also their "commerce" cross borders.
Just what WILL it take for the federal government to actually even begin to do their fundamental job and begin practicing true "human rights" and protecting the lives of the American people, their property, and also the lives of those Mexican nationals who are dying in the desert at the hands of their former countrymen from Mexico who are for the most part those Coyotes charging them thousands of dollars to only leave them in the desert to perish.
A death that then also was attributed to guns smuggled into Mexico from the U.S., which firearms just so happened to trace back to the State of Texas?
I mean, as a long term Arizona resident it doesn't appear that drug cartel members are "buying" guns from the U.S. but from those smuggled in from South America which are unregistered and thus for the most part untraceable as has been historically the case. Or those they appropriate from the many law enforcement personnel whose lives have also been taken during the escalating violence at the border.
I wonder, at this point in America's history with the decades long and increasing violence, and the number of American lives and property losses which have also increased ten to twenty fold since the mid 1950's in the border area, would the founding fathers still be holding discussions with the government of Mexico over the loss of American lives and property, rather than actually securing our porous southern borders and providing for the common defense of the citizenry as is their primary Constitutional duty and function?
The "discussions" are continuing, and one of the topics is "immigration reform" of those poorer citizens from Mexico who also have had to flee that country due to its poorer economy and also the violence which continues to occur there so that those cartels, and the auto thieves that operate cross borders can continue to market their products on both sides of the border.
A situation which has also fundamentally increased since the Reagan years, when the interstate also from Mexico through the State of Arizona was widened and also the first amnesty was passed thus affording those wealthy profiteers to then apply for American citizenship and thus facilitate also their "commerce" cross borders.
Just what WILL it take for the federal government to actually even begin to do their fundamental job and begin practicing true "human rights" and protecting the lives of the American people, their property, and also the lives of those Mexican nationals who are dying in the desert at the hands of their former countrymen from Mexico who are for the most part those Coyotes charging them thousands of dollars to only leave them in the desert to perish.
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