#ItsTheTruthAnyway

Seeing how the NSA is listening to everybody in America; why would some African Americans that have achieved a certain level of social status/political power think their activities will not be monitored by Law Enforcement Agencies such as the FBI.

Given the well documented foundation of racism in the FBI established by J. Edgar Hoover, with some remnants of that existing today [sighting several African American Agents filing suit in recent years]; it is amazing to see some African American leaders such as Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon  in positions of political power allegedly involved in criminal behavior.

Former Congressman Jessie Jackson Jr. and his wife a former Chicago Alderwoman come to mind in this category as well. Some how they thought they where above the law, but what is even more interesting is they forgot the history of America-in that they being African Americans having such power makes them even more of a target for agencies such as the FBI.

I am not condoning any racial group braking the law, I am merely pointing out irrational behavior by some African Americans in social/political leadership.

I will sum it up in this way. Why would any African American holding a position of power in America think they are not a target of various agencies interest? It’s kind of like the term DWB. Most African Americans understand this term defined as [white police officers interest being peaked when they see African American males driving in a predominately white neighborhood and often times they pull these drivers over]; thus the term-Driving While Black.
D Driving
W While
B Black

Now we have a new term HPWB
H Having
P Power
W While
B Black

Steven E. Anderson Editor In Chief

The U.S. Government Shut-Down

Capitol Hill/White House Detached From American

As I follow the events of the U.S. Government Shut-Down I have noticed a recurring theme that rises to the surface again and again when I look at our governmental system. The Republic System of government was designed in part to be a buffer to the Democratic System of government where 51% of whatever the people want, the people receive. One can see that the Democratic System would be quite chaotic if every time public opinion changed we had to change something in our government or the way we govern.  However I have noticed that the Republic System’s flaws are rising to the surface more then every today.

On the outside the Republic System looks every healthy as you look at the letter of the law, but there is a problem that some people have been complaining about for some time now; this is the Lobby System. This is the legalized “air quote” system of bribery that exists in the American government. This system has been used by various businesses and factions in America to achieve the goals of the entities that use this system. The problem is that this system has taken the focus off of what is primarily good for the people. The focus should always be on want are the needs of all the people in America? Instead of what are the desires of the rich/businesses in America? Sometimes it may be the furtherance of big business or the protection of the people from some threat that has arisen that requires action from our representatives on Capitol Hill/The White House. It is good to have a government in place that provides for the people of its country.

Lately I have noticed that the Congress & Senate have grown very detached from the basic and primary needs of the people they have been called upon to represent. I see that Congress as a whole has-for the most part moved away from caring for the basic needs on its people. Now I see that they have self-proclaimed agendas that are not attached to the needs of the people they have been elected to serve. I have also noticed that President Obama does not have the power that he once had to sway congress as he once did. He speaks eloquently as he always did but now the speeches do not have the power to change the minds of Congress as they once did before. The system of checks and balances have become a problem-so it would seem.

I think Congress and the Senate have created their own little world in DC. I think they have created a top floor penthouse atmosphere and in their minds they have deluded themselves into believing they are still serving the basic and primary needs of the people in America. They don’t take the elevator down to the ground floor much anymore; they seem to have everything they need in their penthouse so in their minds they do not see the need to interact with the rest of America.

The rest of America has basic needs that super seed congress’  ideologies and selfish goals of power retention.

The Lobby System of America has fueled the blindness of Congress to interact with its people. Power Retention is the other thing that has fueled the blindness of American government.

Selfish ambition is one of the main problems in American government. When elected officials forgets the needs of the people and pursues their own selfish vision for a country, this is a dangerous place for the country to be in.

America’s Dangerous Place-Congress’ inability to relate to its own people.

Generally people in America are not elected to an office based upon their ability to function properly in that office. People in America are elected based upon their ability to advertise. The person that can market themselves is the person that wins the elections. Many people do not take the time to research a politician’s back ground through enough to make an informed decision to elect that person to office. Also the pool of honest hard working people that want to run for office has dwindled significantly. In today’s society the people that are running for office usually do not have the character and integrity to be in the offices they are running for; thus many elections have candidates where both/all are people with bad character and integrity; and Americans are generally so busy they do not have the time to research the people they are voting for.

Americans are taught to vote, so what do you do when the politicians that are running for every general election are bad people. I have seen this time and time again where the people that are elected-once they have the political power they have sought to gain change and revert back to their true bad behavior.

I am born and raised in Chicago where more then 50 Chicago Alderman/City Officials have gone to prison in the last 40 years, also congressmen and four of the last seven Governors have gone to prison including two back to back governors going away to prison.

In Closing

America is in a dangerous place when its own government locks up its doors and says to the people of America, we cannot operate as a government because our own selfish needs out way the needs of the people.

Jesus said and I quote. “A kingdom that is divided cannot stand as a kingdom” Matthew12:25.

Steven E. Anderson

3RD WORLD AMERICA

The Looks On Their Faces

As I watched Wednesday night’s State of The Union Address, I couldn’t help but notice the looks of dismay and worry on the faces of many of the Senators, Congressmen and Congresswomen. I think they know something about America that much of the population is unaware of;  and this, I think is what’s on their minds: America may be slowly becoming a Third World Country. We understand that underdeveloped countries experience lack of resources such as; food, water, medicine, electricity, heat and shelter. Although I don’t think they went strait to third world country images in there minds. I do think they are worried about the lack of resources in America now. I think this causes them to wonder could it happen to us here in America. I noticed the looks of fear on their faces. And if many of you take the time to either remember or watch a video of the event. You will notice that between the jokes the President told, you will see for yourselves what I’m talking about. Think back in history. When have you ever seen a Congress as a whole look the way they did Wednesday night. I have never seen that before in 46 years of my life on earth; and I note that I was raised in a home that was very politically and socially inclined. As a child I was well versed in the political and social events of the times. My father did not let one night go by with out watching NBC’s nightly news with Chet Huntley and David Brinkly. So I have seen my share of State of The Union Addresses over the years. I also noticed the President during a speach about a week ago in Elyria Ohio grasping for words. This was unusual for him. I remember thinking that he knows that this economy is failing and he does not know how to stop it. I believe the President has stepped up his town hall appearances in an effort to assure the public in America that he is doing his best to lead this country out of it’s current crises. I have no doubt that he is doing his best, but I think that the problems that America  currently faces are much larger then the Presidents scoop of control. Many people think in America that being a President is the ultimate assignment. We look to the President to solve all of our problems in America. We choose a President based loosely on the assumption that he will do just that; take control of the resources, the schools, the businesses, the local governments and the utility sources. And change the course of future events for our country for the good. And If they where good in the prior Presidency, then we expect the President to continue the prosperity of the country. This is a myth that has not yet been exposed to the general public. This is because when politicians run for office they tell the public that they are the ones that will solve the problems that the public currently faces. Have you noticed that we are running through politicians now like old stacked up magazines; but we still are having the same problems. Again I reiterate that I believe that President Barack Obama is doing his best for our country but I want to point out that The President and Congress are seeing something in this country that they are having no control over. And that is things are getting worst. I know that somethings are in the scoop of their office. For instance when they gave the bailout money to the large corperations and to the banks under the last Presidential administration. I was thinking; that will not jump start the economy. 

The Reason The Bailouts Did Not Work

The reason why the government bailouts did not work is; the banks are a business entity. And most business entities in America are not concerned with peoples needs. That is the work of government. They are concernd with their share holders wants and the wants of their upper level management positions. I say wants, because this group of people have their needs met already. The only thing these two groups of a business want to know is. Are they going to be around in the future? Do they have to shut down the company? Do they have to reorganize the company; or do they have to scale down operations? If they have to close the day to day operations of a business they generally; except for some sentimental reasons in the case of family owner-operator businesses: will not have any remorse. The reason is generally the officers of a corperation  have secured for themselves via large bonuses and salaries; a vast amount of wealth for their future. I believe that most of the time the heads of corperations that go under merely start another business in the same or different field. Some using the connections, bonuses and severance packages from the failed business they operated into failure. Thus the matter of bonuses for a failing corperate entity should have been addressed before any tax payer money was given to any businesses. This issue should have been for seen by Congress and both Presidents-Bush and Obama. The way businesses operate in America are very well documented. The politicians should have know that there would be bailout money taken as bonuses because this is normal business practise in America.  

A Failing Bank Does Not Loan Money

I also want to point out that if the government gives a failing bank money they will not loan that money out. They are conserned with their bottom line. And their day to day operations. They want to keep operating their business. The banks were and still to this day are afraid to loan out the bailout money they recieved for the government. President Obama is working on this issue today, but the problem is again he in and of himself has little to no juridictional control of the corperations the government has given money to. That is part of the reason the economy is not recovering. The money that the banks have from the government is being kept for the solvency of the bank. 

I believe that the way the economy could have been jump started is give the bailout money to the poor and middle class. The poor and the middle class have so many needs that the first thing they would have done is spend the money. They would have put the money right back into the structure of the economy. That would have fueled the need for goods and services and this would have started the need for employers to hire people for jobs. In essence the general population would have hired themselves by spending the money.

Corperate America Has Shot Themselves In The Foot 

The business world in America has done the proverbial [shot themselves in the foot]. Rich people measure wealth in the form of time. How much time can I live in the world before my resources run out. The key word in the last sentence is [ I ]. They have kept the emphasis on [ I ]. Only in this case they have helped to run the economy into the ground with this behavior. Poor and middle class people spend money because they always have needs. Thus the money would have been put right back into the economy as soon as the poor and middle class recieved the money. Thus boosting the ecomonic cycle. Rich people hold money in the form of investments and savings because they have their needs met and their wants are met as well. They generally spend money at a slower rate unless they have some issues with excess or extravagance. Like owning 16 yachts or something like that.

 Tricle down economics does not work. When you give money to the rich the money does not tricle down to the general public. Because rich people generally measure wealth in the form of assets used over time versus amount of assets; so they retain and invest currency versus spend currency.   

The Republicans Are Wrong And The Democrats Are Wrong-What Now

The Republicans have believed for years that if corperate America was allowed to regulate itself that will make the economy better. This is wrong. Many of the corperations in America today have syphoned off money and held it for the purpose of making sure that the corperation runs well. And also for the personal gain of the upper level management and share holders. I’m not saying that there are no companies that are legitimately doing bad. I’m describing what I believe is the way we have arrived at this crises and some of the companies are still following this practise because they are afraid of going out of business.

This brings me back to my original point. The President and Congress know something about this country’s situation that they are not tell us. I think they see the fear of corperate America. The fear of the cep trying to hold on to what business he can. I think they believe that if corperate America falls the counrty falls; much like the Crash of 1929. That is the frustration I see. That no matter what they are doing we are still in this situation.

The Democrats are having trouble switching out of their regular practise of agenda motivated politics. They are still trying to carry out the agendas that they stated  in the previous campaign cycle. The Democrats have an issue with running their offices as if they are still running for the office they are now in. They are still campaigning instead of managing. And pretty soon they will not have President Bush to blame for everything that is going on today.

The Democratic Party is still concerned with Agenda Based Politics. They have not switched into the mode of Situation Based Politics. There is a difference. Every one of the various agenda groups of America have these things in common. The need for; food, shelter and clothing. People want to know that things are going to be well in America.

Situation Based Politics VS. Agenda Based Politics

The Republican Party is doing to the Democratic Party the same thing the Democratic Party did to them when President Bush was in office and they had the majority in the House and Senate. They are obstructing the agenda of the Democratic Party. The only problem with this is that todays problems are not agenda based problems they are situation based problems. The Democratic Party must give up Agenda Based Politics and manage the various situations that are going on in the country today. And if they do that, then the Republicans must notice the difference and not try to obstruct a Situational Based Political Bill in the House or Senate. They must not fall into the mistake  that a Situational Based Political Bill will shore up the Democratic power base. 

Conclusion

I submit to you that things are not going to be well in America’s future until both political parties learn to work together and put money directly into the hands of the poor and middle class consumers. Also corperate America must put money back into the hands of the general public via higher wages and bank loans to the poor and middle class working American. For now both parties are not making the right moves.

This Has Been Political Focus Today By Steven E. Anderson-Editor In Chief.

 We will look more into Situation Based Politics VS. Agenda Based Politics at a later date.

Thank You For Reading.

Steven E. Anderson

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