So my wonderful girlfriend and I drove to Manchester, NH to see Barack Obama speak. We woke up at 4:30 AM, left at 5:30 AM, and got there at 7:30 AM. Entrance was to start at 8 AM so we were amped to get there a half hour early. Much to our expectation, we got our place in line about a 1/4 mile from the entrance....and we were at the BEGINNING of the line. Yikes!
The event was to start at 10:30 AM. Why two and half hours? To get everyone in there; the line was that DEEP. We got our position in the park an hour later at about 8:45 and were pretty close to the stage, 20 feet away. I remember thinking to myself "Oh no, I have to wait for three and half more hours before this guy talks." Wrong. They started at 10:30 on the button.
There were a few speakers before the man but each of their spots were under five minutes. Then all of a sudden the bus pulls up. A few minutes later Barack exits and heads to the stage. I'm thinking to myself "yeah, they'll draw this out for all it's worth". WRONG. Here we go:
First off, all of this "Obama is a rockstar" stuff needs to go. This man gets off his bus -no entourage besides the Secret Service, walks up on stage, and starts. Just like that. No stopping, no taking a break behind the stage, no building anticipation of fanfare. Perfect example: he came on stage with the woman who introduces him. No waiting behind the stage and coming out like he just won an award. The name of the woman who introduced him is escaping me at the moment...probably because it was so brief and to the point. BEAUTIFUL.
My girlfriend and I often joke that Barack's "head to the side, regal" stance reminds us of my brother and his wife Heather's siberian husky, Carlito. He does it during pauses in his speeches -usually when the crowd is going bonkers with cheering- and we just can't help but smile. Here he does it in anticipation. All cute tidbits aside, what an honor it is to see this man speak.
I can't tell you how important it was this event was ON TIME. I might be over-romanticizing this because I'm an anxious freak and can't stand still for too long but...that spoke volumes to me. This campaign, message, and presentation is simple, to the point, and air TIGHT. It HAS to be and they execute masterfully.
This is good representation of how close we were. My only regret was that we didn't wake up a few hours earlier to be first in line. It wasn't so much to be front row but to be in the "O" area that Obama enters to greet people after the engagement. Every venue is different and there's no way of anticipating where he will greet people. The last picture in this set is the man during the aforementioned walkthrough.
Watching the RNC I was sickened by how many WHITE, OLD people were at the event just LOVING it!! I mean, what did I really expect? I don't know but I was simply aghast at how obvious the division in this country is. In fact, sadly -probably because I'm sensitive- I found myself scouring at older people thinking to myself "they don't know". To my sheer delight I was wrong AGAIN. There were lots of older people at this event today, they might've outnumbered the 34 and under crowd.
Case in point: that woman in the bottom left hand corner was EXCITED to see Obama. It got me AMPED!! I mean she wasn't just there to see him, she was JUMPING. It was great! This is not 2004. TRUST ME. Barack Obama REFUSES to be the default candidate. He is the candidate. Get with it, now.
The illest part about Obama is how seeing him speak -on TV mostly, luckily this time in person- kills my own cynicism about the boogie man (see: red state people, older generations, big oil, other problem factions of this nation, etc.) . It's too obvious and cliche to assume everything will be spoiled again. This campaign is above that and it's inspiring as hell. Here's a link to the speech. Here's my measly video contribution.
This is about as close as we got to the man. My zoom was off because I was in a hurry to snap away. My arm was extended well above my head, attempting to tower over everyone else's cameras. Sam & Dave played: "Hold On, I'm Coming."
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9.13.2008
Barack Obama
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Obama to us UN to disarm Americans:
This is just in from Sen. Coburn's office. Obama has authored a bill, and it is now in the Senate, to give the UN .7% of our GNP to be used to feed hungry 3rd worlders, AND to use UN force to disarm you and me and all gun owners. No one in the media has brought this to the attention of the general sheeple out here.
Obama's bill S2433 would require the U.S. to initially direct .7 percent of our GNP into the United Nations coffers for distribution as they see fit, for "food" to third world nations. Under earlier agreements this would evolve into a national tax on the U.S. with the UN attempting to levy this on all first world nations.
Joey,, also look into Obamas mentor since the 80's.."ZBIGNEW BRAZINSKI"..He funded and armed the Taliban. Joe Biden gave the so called terrorist (CIA OPERATIVES) from 9/11, diplomatic immunity..Plus met with the Pakistani ISI General the day after 9/11..These are all documented facts.
I don't trust McCain nor Obama. When do you ever see Obama around the black community? And he denounced his friend and reverend because he spoke out. And What his Reverend said is very true.
Jay,
I appreciate your comments. I appreciate your mind and research. I appreciate your skill. Our time was short and I wish we had more time to build like this in person more but I'll give it a go here:
I too believe the New World Order is in full swing. However, I don't think they run the world, rather they attempt to run the world. That said, not everything they do goes according to plan. See: 9/11, JFK Assassination, etc.
I believe there is an elite agenda against the working class / lay people / us. That plan is to keep us as replaceable batteries ala the matrix. However within that, I also believe there is an agenda against NON-whites. In my opinion, if the former exists, the latter MUST. Obama's candidacy is historic. People are rallying. This campaign is bigger than him. That's the thing. If Obama's candidacy is a conspiracy or a plan in motion, I must admit...man, it's a risky one.
And no, it's not the same as every other election where people get all caught up in pomp and circumstance. Our nation is on the brink of disaster. Look at Lehman Brothers today. The Bush Cheney administration was so ill this country is truly fed the fuck up. As a result, we are about to elect a black man president. Example: if you're a drowning racist, you don't give a fuck what color the hand is that grabs you or hands you a life preserver. The sad reality of facing inner racism is most times it comes out of nothing but pure desperation. White priviledge is one of the biggest conspiracies amidst in this country. Why would the powers at be ever risk fucking that up?
The truth is...I have no idea what goes on behind the scenes of the Obama campaign. As a result, I definitely have no idea what goes on behind the scene at Bilderberg or in any meeting of the Council On Foreign Relations. The one thing I do know is...every piece of what the lay person sees always conveniently fits in the realm of our own consciousness. A good example of what I mean by the former is UFOS. Most people assume UFO's are flown by aliens. On top of that all aliens seem to have eyes, hands, arms, legs, and feet. Or worse, aliens are reptilian. Here's my question: why does every theory on othe-worldly type things / events always mirror some aspect our own reality?
Why can't aliens be a gas? Or a form of some unknown element? Or better yet, a combintion of many? Back on planet earth, why isn't Gulliani winning the election? Surely, there is no better candidate the elitists would rather see in office than he. And this is what I mean. When Guilliani gets creamed, a bunch of smart people -who subsequently happen to be skeptics- jump to the conclusion a decision must've been made behind closed doors for Rudy to fail. I'm sorry, as much I'm into studying an elite agenda, I can't make those leaps of faith anymore. In my opinion Guilianni got beat because he's an idiot. Case closed.
That said, I'll break rank and give you my convenient theory about people's apprehension about Barack. Here's what makes people nervous about Obama: he understands that people secretly ACCEPT George W. Bush and secretly DESPISE the Clintons. He knows that when peopel get into their shower and are by themselves, they think the war in Iraq is really about maintaining our place in the world -no matter how ugly it is. They ignorantly accept killing and bullying because they are ultimately the beneficiary of these actions. However, in public, they will dis the hell out of Bush -a quite softball-like thing to do. That's why Bush won two terms in a row. He was the poster child for someone you love to hate.
Obama also understands the Clintons are not the kind of people you want as regulars in your home. As much as people cry they love Slick Willy and his $300 Billion surplus, in the shower, in the booth, they know he's as ill as Bush. That's why Barack keeps them at least 50 feet away from him at all times. Maybe he knows about Mena, Ron Brown, and a slew of other "suicides" and "plane crashes" related to the Clintons. Go back and research all tihe times Obama had plane problems; it's frightening. And it's not just because Obama-1 was a bad purchase, trust me. Mind you, this man just beat Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Nomination. And no I really don't think it had anything to do with what went on behind closed doors.
And in theme with the Clintons, that's the main thing that happens in our country: people get paid off or killed. That's how a majority of agenda is furthered. Nothing more, nothing less. Our country is John Gotti. John Gotti doesn't let his black friend run for office just to convince other neighborhoods he's not a racist. John Gotti doesn't give a fuck if you think he's racist. As long you know not to fuck with John Gotti, he's fine.
People are skeptical of Barack because of his partisanship. Joe Leiberman was his "mentor" in Senate. John Kerry, his boy, was a shill in 2004. He votes "present" more than he's voted yea or nay. Reverend Wright was definitely telling the truth but he couldn't keep his mouth shut after Barack turned the hostile situation into one of the best speeches I'd ever witnessed. But since it worked out for him: was Reverand Wright somewhere, somehow set up to talk shit so Barack could give his speech on race -just to get a huge BUMP in his race with Hillary?
You want to know what I think? Barack Obama ran for president because he knew he'd probably get beat by Hillary. As you know, public officials run for president to solidify their current position. More people were showing up to see Barack whenever he went to support a presidential candidate than the actual candidate in question. It was as if he were drafted to run. So, looking to solidify his spot as Senator, he did. Then he went on to win the Iowa Caucaus and thought to himself, "Damn, I might start taking this thing serious". We all know the rest. That sounds like other forces at work. You know who? People like me and you. As corny as that may sound, that's just my individual theory.
That's why Barack Obama, in my convenient mindspace, is NOT "one of them". He is a rosarch test for what the people in this country need. His candidacy is BIGGER than him. His speeches alone do more for this country's spirit than George Bush's whole tenure. Do you see what I'm getting at?
AT WORST, this whole rallying of people has got nothing to do with Obama. At WORST, he's a catalyst for ordinary people like you and I. That's why, if it is indeed a conspiracy, man...it would be very similar to handing people free guns tomorrow hoping they'll shoot each other. I don't know. I'm not there yet.
Again, I appreciate you. BIG TIME. Very few I can have this kind of exchange with.
Thank you sir..
Joe.
p.s. Biden is another story.
Thank-you! Your the first person to ever take the time out to write something that finally makes allot of sense! I agree with you 100%. And I will admit, you educated me into another level.
Its very hard for me to trust someone who possesses that much power. Every president in the past 90 plus years has unleashed hell on other countries and our own. As you know, Bush has caused the same amount of bloodshed if not more than Hitler.
I'm hoping Barrack Obama has something to offer this country. But for me I just want to see improvement first. When the wars,tyranny,police state,poisoning,Federal Reserve etc end, I will trust him. I guess you could say the Bushes and Clintons fucked everything up for me.
I joined the Navy in 2003. I was put into a position in life where I felt like there was no way out, because I wasn't making enough money to support the family. Let me tell you, it was the most oppressing career I have ever experienced. I'm not saying we shouldn't have the military, because we need them and we should support the troops because some of them are just like you and I.
What bothered me about the military the most was that almost everyone who served came from either poor or middle class families. There are poor people in the military that are so far in debt they need to stay in because they feel like they can't do any better, while they get separated from there families like me for 9 months. Families break apart allot in the military.
Obama has to end that for the military families. But so far he wants to keep building the oil pipelines in Afghanistan, and he is also not against war with Russia and Iran. He thinks Russia attacked Georgia! His mentor Zbigniew Brzezinski wants control of Russia and China. He says it in his book.
I'm sure you heard Obama's speech in Germany.
Obama says, "The burdens of "global citizenship" continue to bind us together, a change in Washington WILL NOT lift this burden in this new century (new world order). Americans and Europeans alike will be required to "do more not less", partnership and cooperation among nations is "not a choice", it is the "only way", the "one way" to protect our common security and advance our humanity". I just find that a little confusing. I might be reading it wrong but, it sounds scary.
When Obama visited St. Petersburg Florida. some friends and I asked him if he would support a new investigation on 9/11. He said "NO". And we also asked him if he supports the prosecution of George Bush for crimes against humanity. He said "NO" and laughed. I was sold.
Anyway homie,I appreciate you! BIG TIME! Your beats are nasty! And I learned allot. We need to hang out sometime and learn from eachother. Thanks again for the reply.
Respect,
Dj JStorm
I personally don't know why Barack wouldn't want to investigate 9/11. Unfortunately I can't speak on that. But I can't make the mental leap that just because he doesn't want to investigate 9/11 means he is in some way obeying the global attempt at slave like control over people. Also, I do know he DOES want to bring not only Bush but people of his administration up on crimes. Here's an article from April and then another from a few weeks back.
See here's the thing about Alex Jones: he always has a story no matter the outcome. And that's what I find dangerous. For example, republicans are supposedly for a free market and when banks like Lehman Brothers fail, the story is "Oh no! The New World Order is bringing our economy down to match third world countries. They can't come up so we must go down. It's all going perfectly according to plan." Or, "China was interested in buying Lehman Brothers. See that? Globalization in pure effect right there." For Democrats, he cherry picks the notion they're all socialists who want to turn our country into the former USSR. "Obama wants re-distribution of wealth through taxes. See that folks? Communism. And we all know Communism equals the New World Order."
My point is, you can't have it both ways. My guess is if Congressmen Paul were on Alex Jones today, he would tell him the following: Lehman Brothers folding is a natural occurrence in the free market. It punished bankers who got too greedy and gave out too many loans knowing the CDO's would be picked up by the Stock Market. Government can not attempt to control this greed, the market eventually sorts it out.
Let's say we worked at a restaurant. You are a server (the bank) and I'm a chef (Wall St.). You, the server hoping to make as many tips (interest) as possible, take as many orders (loans) as possible. Me, the chef, can't keep up with all the entrees (CDOs) and get backed up. You see this but still don't slow your pace to help the flow. Instead you keep going at a record pace despite knowing I can not produce at your rate. (Loans getting approved faster than CDO's are sold on Wall St.) It eventually reaches a point where your customers are upset they're not getting their food. That said, the next time you go back into the kitchen, you see I'm no longer making your orders. You're left responsible now for all you put on the board despite not really knowing how to prepare and cook entrees. The customers leave and the boss (the market) wants you to pay for all meals. (re: Lehman Brothers folds).
The thing is you won't hear ANY of those specifics on Alex Jones and that's why I stopped listening. If he could break down exactly HOW the banks folding contribute to the New World Order, I'm all ears. If he could come up with some specific documentation that ties the CFR in with approving people for loans who can't pay them at a record pace, I will gladly read it. But for now...greed is what melted those banks, not a specific global agenda. And for the time being, Barack Obama is one of the only people I've heard that can actually break it down and put it in layman's terms. And it just so happens he's running for president. That's fantastic to me!
In my opinion, the Psy-op of promoting greed is the bigger agenda against the people. Yes, I know, an intangible. A perfect example of how they roll is RFID chips / cards. When the New World Order comes they will make people will pay for their own ID chip. That's how they roll. They take three buildings down in NYC on the same day and then parlay it into a war with another country who happens to control a huge percentage of the world's oil. That's how they roll. When Omar Torrijos wanted to claim the Panama canal back to his country, his plane exploded in mid-air. That's how they roll. For a more in depth feature on the last example, check out "Confessions Of An Economic Hitman" by John Perkins.
Obama wants to tax the oil companies. Even Hillary Clinton backed off on that one. His proposed health care plan infuriates insurance companies. The New World Order doesn't want health insurance premiums lowered and the cut off age for children to be turned from 18 to 25. A global agenda against the people thrives in the notion they will practically kill themselves to get and maintain their health care. Hillary Clinton took $800,000 to zip her lip about Health Care. See: Michael Moore's Sicko. Barack Obama wants to impose regulations on investment banking. Even white politicians don't come out swinging at big oil, insurance companies, and the banks. At this point, I don't even care if it's a show. If so, it's a pretty damn convincing one and I'm aboard. Lesser movements have tricked me, I'm not ashamed.
If people want to tell me Hillary is one of them, I'm with it. But personally, when I hear "one of them" I think of a greedy person who is capable of being paid off and swayed by outer forces even if it blocks real progress. I don't think of a globalist. I think of a greedy egomaniac who furthers a global agenda against people without knowing the real consequences or specifics. In all, the global agenda moves on without them even knowing ANY of the details. That's how it goes.
The biggest point is...what if the global agenda is not a roundtable of Dr. Evil's who push forth with a plan and use "supposed" powerful people as pawns in their game? What if instead it were just a HUGE intangible, omnipresent, worldwide bi-product of GREED that can't be traced back to one physical committee or body? The truth is...the latter would be even scarier because it would mean defeating the global agenda doesn't equate in defeating one ideal source. And that's what I believe. And that's why I think we can NEVER trace any global agenda back to one specific source, because there isn't one. There is no plan. There is only greed and its after effects.
Greed is my transcendental signified in my theories on global agenda. Bilderberg? Rich people who want to be richer or maintain their status and thus, shmooze with one other to do so. Within that, they will invest in RFID technology if it means it will make them a dollar. They will invest in weapons, not caring if those weapons go on to be dropped on an innocent village. They're so ill, they'd invest in a race war if they thought it would make them millions. Council On Foreign Relations? Maintaining the US status in the world. Bomb innocent countries? Sure.
I'm sure they would ALL prefer for people NOT to get harmed but if they do, so be it. That said, there's not a specific attempt to hurt people. That's why there's no plan other than profit -even at the expense of another death. The former notion that Bilderberg is specifically about hurting/killing the common man is optimistic. The truth is they don't care about us. They care about money more. The common man is sometimes an avenue or an obstacle but the end result is most always money.
I'm sorry I can't see how Obama fits into this when he's running a pro-lay person campaign. I do NOT see it. I apologize in advance if I end up being wrong.
As always Jay...
Love, love..
Joe.
I understand what you mean. And I hope your right. We can go back and forth all day long, thats the beauty of debate. But ultimately we think the same. I had my hopes for Obama as well, and I do hope he is a great president. I just can't trust him right now..
As for Alex Jones. I do think he gets into the actual specs of it all. Maybe not him himself, but he does invite guests who are experts on the subject to give there analysis. He does have a story for everything, but to me he interprets things that maybe we both don't quite see..He has had Ron Paul on his show alot, and they seem to agree on most..
Anyhow, thankyou for debating with me. Its alot of fun to get other peoples opinions..Your a great dude! We really need to link up sometime. Oh and hey if you ever need some scratches on any tracks you know who to call homie! Peace!
And if I'm wrong, I apologize as well.
Much Respect!
J.Storm
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