WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE 7/7 BOMBING?

On July 7, of 2005 there were a series of coordinating bombings that hit London's public transportation system, namely public trains. At 8:50 in the morning three bombs exploded within fifty seconds of eachother on three underground trains. After one hour, a fourth bomb exploded on the Number 33 public bus in London.

There was no knowledge of these attacks on behalf of British intelligence. It was the largest and most deadly terrorist attack on London's public transportation system ever. It created a huge outcry, being that 52 people were killed, and over 700 people were injured. We are talking of big bombs. The terrorist attack was carried out by British Islamists. The video I decided to post was put together by a British news station, which I found to be very informative...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuhBdHc8Nqs .

The bombings instantly became world news, and practically every major news network in the United States and Britain covered the story. It turns out that, the bombings were in fact suicide bombings. The four suicide bombers seemed to be inexperienced, and were found with identifying items which led to the discovery of a bomb factory in Leeds. Furthermore the bombers had purchased return tickets. The combination of these two facts, has led police to speculate that the bombers may have been mislead by superiors to believe that they would be returning home. In my opinion that is a very viable option considering the fact that not many people want to die, and maybe they were told they would be returning out of fear that they might back out at the last minute, uncovering the whole plot without carrying it out.

As a result there were seven arrests of British Muslims that were in some way connected with the bombers. There were videos found made by two of the bombers. In these videos they describe their purpose and what they seek to accomplish in carrying out these types of attacks on the British. One of the videos describes what will cause the terrorist attacks to stop, "Until we feel security you will be our targets and until you stop the bombing, gassing, imprisonment and torture of my people we will not stop this fight. We are at war and I am a soldier. Now you too will taste the reality of this situation." Hearing words like that sends a chill down your spine. You realize that these people are ruthless and will stop at nothing to get what they want. The other video, has a similar outlook on why these attacks were carried out. The terrorist explains, "What have you witnessed now is only the beginning of a string of attacks that will continue and become stronger until you pull your forces out of Afghanistan and Iraq. And until you stop your financial and military support to America and Israel." They are attacking the British because of their involvement in the war on terror? That's ironic. When will these attacks stop? Who knows. But, I do know that they will continue as long as the United States stays in Afghanistan and Iraq. We are the outsiders trying to come in, and to these Islamic terrorist groups, that is an infringement on their lives, and they want retaliation. The more they want retaliation, the more we want retaliation. If looked at it in that simple sense, it won't be ending anytime soon.

IS BARACK OBAMA GOING TO BAIL US OUT?

Does Barack Obama have the secret to bail America out of this terrible financial crisis that we are in? No. But, I do believe that he has the right idea as to what we should be focused on. Even though it is a typical speech that a Senator who is running for President would give, he has the right idea, which is to focus on how to get out of this crisis, not on how we got here. Honestly it is a woulda-coulda-shoulda situation. The fact of the matter is that we are in a major crisis in America, and what we need is more people working together on how to get out, not more people arguing about how we got there in the first place. I found a great compacted clip of Obama talking about this exact issue... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXYi2u2D24w . I liked this video due to the simple fact that he makes it simple. He does in a sense point fingers, he uses the terms "speculators" and "Washington" in doing so he saves himself some criticism from the American public and the mainstream media. He points out that there has been severe mismanagement over the years. He says the reason we are in this financial crisis is a "consequence of speculator greed and Washington falling asleep..." Which I completely agree with. He then goes on to say, "we can't worry about how we got here, now we've got to take some serious steps." It seems very simple, but he is completely accurate in his analysis.

There are many people out there posting blog posts, videos, and vlogs trying to explain what has happened to our economy. How would they know, honeslty the people making those videos are without a doubt partially responsible for the situation America is in right now. Everyone is. Since the economy has taken a dive, and many people have lost tremendous amounts of money, it has been nothing but a neverending cycle of trash-talking and finger pointing. Some of them are actually pretty informative, whether or not they are entirely accurate is a question of looking up and researching the facts. I found a video on youtube, which is completely biased against Republicans, but I liked the simplistic nature of it...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rpoYvsc3ho . Even though it was written by a completely biased author, it still has some useful information in it. Mainly the fact that banks were selling their shaky mortgages to other banks, to where a profit would be made. So, this does, in a way tie in with what Obama said in regards to speculator greed. Greed is, whichever way you look at it, partly responsible for the financial crisis that America is in. There are some good, albeit, bias videos on the web and then there are horrible ones that make the person who made them look ridiculous. Check out this guy, way too much time on his hands...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT2Wg7lVYAs . It's actually pretty weird, but the guy has an extremely simplified version as to what has happened in America.

All together there are thousands of videos and blog posts in regards to the financial crisis and the bailout plan. But, the fact of the matter is that people need to do whatever it takes to help out our economy. Stop pushing us back over and over againg by telling us things the media has told us months ago. My best advice to give on my blog is simple, keep up on the news and do yor homework, there are going to be some huge changes in the next few years, and we as Americans need to stay on our toes and be ready for whatever this economy is going to throw at us.

HILLARY CLINTON PROPOSES TO GIVE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS DRIVERS LICENSES?

Does Hillary Clinton want to give illegal immigrants driver's licenses?  Yes.  Does she have a good explanation, as to why we should?  No.  I found a video on youtube that shows a democratic debate with Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator Chris Dodd.  I like the video because it is an important subject that all states are dealing with, illegal immigrants driving on our roads without a driver's license or insurance.  Is this dangerous for us?  Of course it is.  I think every person on the road should be required to have a driver's license and insurance at all times.  

As Clinton explains, there "are several million in New York, illegally...the possibility of them having an accident that harms themselves or others is just a matter of odds."  She goes on to say as she had said to members of the media, she supports the Mayor of New York's plan to give illegal immigrants driver's licenses.  According to Hillary, there needs to be a way to identify who the person was that you got in an accident with.  Furthermore, she explains the fact that Bush has failed with immigration reform, and the Mayor of New York has no choice but to give the illegal immigrants driver's licenses.  I think that is a load of crap.  There are other ways around the fact that illegal immigrants are driving on our roads.  There should be mandated identification cards, temporary licenses given to a select few, there has to be other ways around that issue.  I think that Senator Chris Dodd would agree with me entirely.  His rebuttal to what Hillary said in regards to this issue was strong, and as he said, giving three different kinds of identifications to people, "would be a bureaucratic nightmare."  Check out the youtube clip and decide for yourself...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BOuHybfmmY .  At about half way through the video Senator Chris Dodd expresses his opinion, where he explains that a driver's license is a priviledge not a right.  Which I do agree with.  Any person can just go in and get a driver's license? Are you kidding?  That is extremely dangerous.  Doesn't the United States have enough deaths caused by car accidents as it is.  Clinton's rebuttal is very simple, and frankly, not very convincing. She said, "what are we going to do with all the illegal immigrants driving on the road... what is the identification, if someone runs into you on the road..."  Senator Chris Dodd, explains that there are other ways around that issue, and again stresses the fact that a driver's license is a priviledge.  

To me, it seems that immigration reform has not been working, and the same issues we had five years ago are still reoccurring.  the fact of the matter is that there are millions of illegal immigrants driving on the roads of America.  How are we going to protect ourselves, and our investments (cars) from an illegal immigrant smashing into our car without insurance.  Accidents can cost thousands of dollars, of which many illegal immigrants do not have.  So if they don't have insurance, what are you going to do?  Take them to court?  Sure, waste your time, I am sure you will get a judgement in your favor but how are they going to pay you.  Many of them are holding under-the-table cash positions and in many cases aren't even paying taxes.  How would the government garnish wages?  They wouldn't be able to.  What is to say that the illegal immigrant wouldn't go back to his or her home country to avoid the legal problems they have created, which is also a common occurrence.  We need a new immigration policy, or at the least, a very serious reform of that policy!

DID AFRICAN AMERICANS FAVOR OBAMA?

Did rappers favor Barack Obama in the 2008 Presidential election?  Did African Americans favor him?  Well according to some of the mainstream rappers, they have a bond with Obama.  Being as they say, "they are both African American."  I found an interesting video where Larry King interviews Snoop Dogg.  Larry King asks Snoop Dogg how he feels about a black man being in the Presidential race.    What is interesting about the video is that Snoop says he is not a part of either the Republican or Democratic party. Even though Snoop does admit that he does have a personal tie to Barack Obama, because they are both black and are going through the same things in life.  Check out the clip...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doOH4wFq1NA .  During this Presidential election I wondered what affect a black Presidential candidate would have on the Presidential race, and blacks in America.  Well according to polls taken by CNN and other mainstream media, the black vote had a huge affect on the 08' Presidential election.  Although the black vote did not have much affect in California, it did have a significant affect in the Southern states of the United States, where blacks who live in the United States are concentrated.  It seems as though the racial attitudes played a big role in shaping voter's attitudes towards certain candidates, and how effective they would be if elected President.  Now even though blacks comprise only 12% of the U.S. population, they seemed to have a large effect in certain states.   For instance, South Carolina where Obama won by a landslide victory.  

Is Obama the black American's hope for their people to be heard?  Possibly.  Actually, more than likely.  Barack Obama is the only black member in the Senate.   Which I am sure helped him get many votes.  He was in a way, the average African American's hope.  He could relate to the majority of African Americans in that he was not born into money.  He was born poor, just as many of them were.  Which I feel helped him get tremendous support from African Americans.  If you think about it maybe Hillary Clinton would have had a greater chance if she could gain the popularity between America's females.  

WHAT IS THE SKULL AND BONES?

Look directly to the left of the clock in the picture above, that's George Bush Sr. What is the Skull and Bones? What are their beliefs? Do they worship the devil? Questions that have proved very hard to answer over the years. The fact of the matter is that many famous people have been a part of this secret society since it's creation in the 1800's, but yet no one knows much about it. I spent some time researching the subject, and summarize it for my blog.

The Skull and Bones is a secret society that was created in 1832 at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. It was created by debating societies in Yale. Their emblem is a skull and crossbones over the 322. The relevance of the 322 is supposedly the year in which an ancient Athenian named Demosthenes died. He was a political activist, and a lawyer in his time. You could definitely say that Skull and Bones is a secret society reserved mainly for the wealthy. Many Skull and Bones members have gone on to hold high positions in government. To name a few; Prescott Bush, George Bush Sr., George Bush Jr., John Kerry. Some other people by their family names; Taft, Rockefeller, Goodyear, Forbes, Kellogg, Vanderbilt. Get the point? Many conspiracy theorists say that the Skull and Bones can be tied in directly to the Illuminati and the New World Order. Are the correlations there? Yes, look at the facts. George Bush Jr. admitted to being a part of the Skull and Bones while in college, and so did John Kerry. In Bush Jr.'s autobiography he explains, "I joined Skull and Bones, a secret society; so secret, I can't say anything more." Wow that's scary. Our own President won't even tell his people what this society is all about, kind of weird I would say. Check out this video, to get a mainstream media news report on the Skull and Bones...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGqAGuw23CM

It's a pretty interesting subject and I decided to share it on my blog. It's secrecy, and reluctancy to be explained by any member allows the conspiracy theorist and their imagination to run wild.

WHY DIDN'T PROP 5 PASS?

I honestly sometimes cannot believe the denial and ignorance that Americans participate in. It is absurd. Did anyone even read what proposition 5 would have done? I doubt it. I presume that the majority of voters saw that it would help people who do drugs, and drug offenders, and immediately voted no. If they would have taken the time to read what would have been involved in the passing of this proposition or maybe done a little due diligence on the subject they would have realized that voting no, further prolongs America's struggle with drugs.

Proposition 5 would have done a few things. First, it would have allocated $460,000,000 annually to improve and expand treatment programs for persons convicted of drug and other offenses. Second, it would limit the court's authority to incarcerate offenders who commit certain drug crimes, break drug treatment rules or violate parole. Third, it would shorten parole for certain drug offenses, and increase parole for serious and violent felonies.

Let's look at the $460,000,000 annually. Yes, it is a lot of money, but pennies compared to what we are spending on the war in Iraq, and what we have spent on the "war on drugs" in America since the 80's. The second part says it would "limit" the court's authority to incarcerate offenders of certain (not all) drug crimes, specifically non-violent ones. Why are we filling our jails with people spending months and years for simply having drugs on them, if people want to do drugs, let them, but if they commit a crime, then they should be punished accordingly. It is a fact that the United States incarcerates more of it's citizens than any other country in the history of the World. People don't realize that it costs seven times as much to incarcerate an individual rather than rehabilitate them. That is ridiculous. Even more ridiculous is the recidivism rate between people who spend time in jail and people who go through drug treatment programs. Only approximately 16% of people who go through treatment programs are repeat offenders, however, 32% of people who spend time in jail end up becoming repeat offenders. Why doesn't the American public educate themselves on this issue. The government sure won't educate us, considering how many billions of dollars the prison industry brings in every single year. Are they somehow participating in a cut of these profits? You can bet your ass they are. They are the ones who put the laws in the Legislature, and the prison industry, many of whom are privately owned corporations are sure loving them and giving them "gifts."

Take a look at how much money the state would save if proposition 5 would have passed. State savings would potentially exceed $1 billion annually! Are you kidding? What does that tell you? It tells you that it is much cheaper to rehabilitate someone, rather than jail them. Even more astounding would be the net one-time state prison savings exceeding $2.5 billion. I wonder why it didn't pass. I am sure many politicians and Legislators made a fortune in payoffs from this proposition not passing. Yet again the public fooled. Watch this video to get a taste of what I am talking about... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7mHGnrUIvI

WHY DID THEY TRY TO PASS PROP 4?

What was proposition 4 all about? Why would the government get involved in a woman's and ultimately a family's issues? It is ridiculous sometimes how the government puts their noses where they don't belong. Why do they think they have the right to decide what a woman (or a young girl) has to do in order to have an abortion? I personally think that this proposition was ridiculous, and am very happy it did not pass.

Proposition 4 would have changed the way that women have been getting abortions for many years now, which is by their own choice, and not requiring anyone's consent. Prop 4 if it would have passed, would have done a few things. First, it would have changed the constitution to prohibit abortions for unemancipated minors until 48 hours after a physician notifies the parent or legal guardian of the minor. Why should it be up to the parent? What if the minor is too embarassed, and her parents don't know that she is sexually active? This is where underground abortions would come into play, and many more deaths would occur due to non professionalism. The second provision in the proposition would afford the courts the right to decide to waive notice
if there is clear and convincing evidence of a minor's maturity or best interests. This also leads to problems, due to the fact that the ability of the minor to get an abortion relies on the subjective judgement of a Judge. Why is that fair? Every Judge will have a different opinion in this regard which would create much controversy. Another provision would authorize damages against physicians for violation. This brings a doctor, in many cases a family doctor, who may have long term or family ties to the parents of the pregnant minor. What if the minor does not want her parents to know, because they are likely to beat her, excommunicate her from the family, or just leave her own her own. If the minor is left to be on their own, and because the family will not allow her to get an abortion, then she will have to move out carry a full time job to barely be able to afford the baby. That is of course a smart and savvy young lady, because in most cases what happens is the minor will have to be put on welfare, which we all know our economy can't handle.

This is not the first time Legislature has attempted to pass this. In 1987, a law that had allowed minors the right to abortion without parental consent (passed in 1953) was attempted to be amended by the Legislature. However due to legal challenges it never passed, and the Supreme Court finally struck it down in 1997 and did not allow it to pass.

Check out this clip, it pretty much sums up a few things I have said...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfAo_e0g3m8 . I am glad this proposition did not pass. It is better left to the decision of the minor. If for some reason they do not feel they are ready to have a baby, whether it be for financial, emotional, family, or mental immaturity reasons, then they should have the choice to have the abortion.