Anarchy in the USA

So some dude was caught in Vegas with a bunch of Ricin and a copy of what the hacks at CNN are calling an “anarchist-type textbook” –which the non-moron world would likely assume to be the COINTELPRO masterpiece the Anarchist Cookbook*.

Then, of course  the number one domestic terror threat burned down a couple of mansions.

Combine that with little tidbits like this, and you start to get a little paranoid. 

Perhaps it is time to revisit this Naomi Klein piece from 2003.

Bonus laffs, from the comments at Think Progress:

Dont worry

Obama will fix it.

Some people never learn, do they?

*No proof, I just know, as well as most adults, that the drug recipes –at best– don’t get you high, and the explosive recipes will take off your fingers.

Links and related lazy, nasty, comments.

Starting with the obvious:

Vanity Fair has obtained confidential documents, since corroborated by sources in the U.S. and Palestine, which lay bare a covert initiative, approved by Bush and implemented by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Deputy National Security Adviser Elliott Abrams, to provoke a Palestinian civil war. The plan was for forces led by Dahlan, and armed with new weapons supplied at America’s behest, to give Fatah the muscle it needed to remove the democratically elected Hamas-led government from power. (The State Department declined to comment.)

I don’t even know what to say any more. 

Speaking of being left speechless, we have this:

Shares of Diebold(DBD – Cramer’s Take – Stockpickr) were soaring Monday after United Technologies(UTX – Cramer’s Take – Stockpickr) made an unsolicited bid to acquire the company for $2.63 billion.

United Technologies, a Hartford, Conn.-based conglomerate whose businesses include Otis elevators, Carrier heating and air-conditioning systems and Pratt & Whitney airplane engines, said it wants to pay $40 a share in cash. That represents a 66% premium to Diebold’s closing stock price on Friday of $24.12.

But wait, I’m confused, because I think “The Street” left something out.  What does UTC do again?

United Technologies Corporation (UTC) (NYSE: UTX) is an American multinational conglomerate based in Hartford, Connecticut, and is the 20th largest U.S. manufacturer.^[1] It researches, develops, and manufactures products in numerous areas, including aircraft engines, helicopters, heating and cooling, fuel cells, elevators and escalators, fire and security, building systems, and industrial products, among others. UTC is also a large military contractor, producing missile systems and military helicopters, most notably the Black Hawk Helicopter.^[2] In 2005, it received over 5 billion dollars in military contracts. George David is the current CEO.

Ah, gotcha.  So: A military contractor is trying to buy Diebold. 

Shall I say that again?

A military contractor is trying to buy Diebold.

Yeah. 

What else, what else.  Oh yes, the House Democrats are hard at work trying to undo the one worthwhile thing they’ve done since being awarded their majority, there’s a guy in Utah that’s torturing his employees–sure that will be more common in the next few years– and–oh yeah, we also torture lots of children too.

So welcome to the new police state!  I have to get back to work. You all can start your revolution anytime though, you don’t need to wait until 5:30.  I won’t be offended.

Ive had it.

Hi,

Sorry for the radio silence. Things have been busy,and frankly, I put down the news papers for a little while. Every once in a while you need to; during election season, it seems like you may as well just not bother at all.

Which brings me to my point: I’m not talking about the elections here–or elsewhere– again. I’m done. There will be no endorsing, cheering, hand wringing– none of that. Because I realized that I no longer care.

Us Americans start our election process 2-3 years before the election. While it’s nice to distract CNN from Britney once in a while, the problem is that election coverage somehow manages to pass for hard news. Anybody with a pulse knows this ain’t the case, but what are you going to do? Most people are probably also aware that the election itself is being used to distract us from the news. But what has self knowledge ever gotten anyone?

I have my preferences as to who I’d like to see get the job, obviously, but you know what? They really aren’t that strong. I don’t like any of them. Obama is probably the least offensive, but even he is pretty bad. He clapped his hands like a trained seal when Israel invaded Lebanon. He surrounds himself with people like Zbigniew Brzezinski and a team of economists from the freaking Clinton White House. He’s not worth getting exited over.

There is a possibility that he can be bullied, though, and that’s something. But anybody can be bullied if you put enough pressure on them. Which is why, once again, I think its best to devote your time– not to the election– but to single issue advocacy groups. You can trust them not to screw you, sometimes. The same cannot be said of a politician.

Vote for whoever the hell you want. Just do the world a favor and stay involved after you make your mark. And all you lefties who are rallying around Obama, promise me you will turn on him like an abused pitbull the second his hand comes off that bible on inauguration day. Don’t let that asshole slide along on his cult of personality, because he will if you let him; he’s a politician– that’s what they do.

Peace.