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    October 30

    POISON CANDY ALERT!! ""LOOK""

    Background information
    on melamine contamination
    in US CANDY!!
    Melamine not the only contaminant

     

    Melamine in other food products too

     

    Evidence of Chinese government cover-up (older report)

     

    Melamine contaminated candy found in US

     

    Note well:

    The White Rabbit Candy in the story above did NOT have powdered milk listed as an ingredient, yet it still had melamine in it.

    The other product the FDA identified in this news item sounds like some kind of off-brand coffee/dairy creamer combination.

    Until the FDA comes clean, I'd avoid ALL food products manufactured in China regardless of what's in the listed ingredients.

    I'd also avoid ALL manufactured food products that contain powdered milk sold by ANY company, US or otherwise, that won't clearly state that they do not buy powdered milk (and eggs and other bulk commodity ingredients) from China.

    Here's what you need to know Here are the indisputable facts of this case:

    1. Chinese manufacturers are known to have added melamine to powdered milk products including baby food.

    2. Melamine is not a permitted food additive in any country. It is an industrial product and is often contaminated with other toxins.

    It damages the kidneys and is particularly dangerous, even fatal, to small children and infants.

    3. Every other country on earth - including China - has removed all products made with Chinese-manufactured milk powder from their stores.

    4. The FDA and the Bush Administration has made the US the only country on earth to have opted to leave these potentially tainted products on store shelves.

    5. The FDA and the Bush administration knows that millions of pounds of Chinese-manufactured milk powder was imported into the US in the last twelve months.

    6. It knows exactly what companies imported this material and the food manufacturers that used it know exactly what batches of their products this material is in.

    7. The FDA and the Bush Administration further knows that:

    a) injury and death associated with consumption of products containing melamine will not take place immediately (except perhaps in the case of infants) and

    b) it will be practically impossible for sufferers of this tainted food to attribute their injuries to specific products since weeks, months or even years might pass between ingestion and symptoms.

    Summary

    By leaving these food products on store shelves, the FDA and the Bush Administration is deliberately risking serious harm to US consumers, no doubt hoping that because of the nature of the poisoning that they will be able get away with it and thus avoid the political consequences of a mass nationwide recall.

    Please share this information with friends, family members and colleagues so they can make an informed decision about what they eat.

    Knowing the parties involved - the Chinese government, the FDA, the Bush administration, the US news media, and corporate America - you can be sure that none of them can be trusted to look out for your welfare.

    Avoid ALL food products manufactured in China and any product that contains milk powder that does not disclose its source. (Egg powder is also being identified as a potential source of this contamination.)

    This is the video that broke this story:

    Click here for more information

    Tainted food alert =Melamine may be in US food supply =

    Tainted food alert

    Melamine may be in US food supply

    GO HERE:  http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/460.html

    Take this seriously and pass it along

    In China, ANYTHING made with Chinese-manufactured milk powder before September 14th was PULLED from their store shelves.

    In the US, this garbage is still being sold!


    Note: Brasscheck TV has found independent verification of all the claims in this video.

    Source:
    http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/462.html

    Foods at risk: ANY food manufactured in China and potentially any food containing milk powder. US food manufacturers imported millions of pounds of milk powder from China before September 14th. The FDA continues to allow to be sold.

    This includes chocolate, cookies, cakes, and even things like packaged macaroni and cheese.

    Background

    Mike Mozart is a product designer who also runs a video blog about new developments in the toy industry.

    His reviews are normally light, cheerful affairs and completely apolitical.

    If he appears distraught, it's because he is. This is serious.

    Mozart has discovered that the US is the ONLY country that still permits potentially melamine-contaminated food on its shelves. Even China has removed these products from its stores.

    That's right. This poison that killed and injured thousands of people, mainly children, may be in US food. We're the only country that hasn't pulled it from its shelves.

    More info here:



    Click here for more info

    October 26

    ACORN staffers have received death threats in Ohio and Rhode Island =PLEASE HELP=




    STOP the attacks on ACORN. Click here.

    Dear friends,

    To put it mildly, ACORN is under attack. ACORN staffers have received death threats in Ohio and Rhode Island.

    The attack on ACORN (The Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now) is shaping up to be the most vicious of the 2008 election. The problem is, we will have to suffer the consequences long after the election is over. We need your help, and we need it now.

    ACORN is accustomed to opposition. We've been educating, organizing, and empowering low-income communities for nearly 40 years. I can tell you that when you advocate with and for poor people against policies and practices that discriminate and keep communities from thriving, you make some enemies. But we've never seen anything like this.

    When John McCain's presidential campaign began sinking in the polls, they looked for a scapegoat. They picked ACORN. And now, in the past few weeks alone, ACORN staffers have received death threats in Ohio and Rhode Island, and offices have been vandalized in Washington and Massachusetts. Numerous threatening and racist phone calls have been made to ACORN offices across the country.

    October 24

    ALERT: Stop Vote Flipping =PLEASE SIGN=

    Call to Action for No More Stolen Elections!

    ALERT 2: Stop Vote Flipping in West Virginia


    With every passing day there are more reports of machines flipping the vote: Of voters going in to the polling place, selecting the candidates of their choice, and of the voting machines then wrongly recording their votes for other candidates.

    So far, all the reports of vote flipping have been of votes changing from Obama to other candidates, or from Democrats to Republicans.

    Click here to read more and take action.


    ALERT 3: Video the Vote!


    Take a look at this excellent video, and then, take action . . .


    Image from Video the Vote . . . click here.

    John McCain has Supporters--al-Qaeda!!

    Al Qaeda Leaders Root for McCain  ConsortiumNews.com
    by Robert Parry 
    Oct. 22, 2008
    Gloating over the U.S. economic crisis, al-Qaeda strategists are telling each other that a John McCain victory is crucial if the slide of their American enemies is to continue and possibly accelerate.
     
     
    With McCain struggling in the polls, some al-Qaeda operatives even are discussing the possibility of a new terrorist attack timed before the Nov. 4 election to rally the American people to McCain’s candidacy.
    “Al-Qaeda will have to support McCain in the coming election,” declared one commentary on a password-protected site, al-Hesbah, which has been linked to the terrorist organization.
    The commentary argued that a last-minute terrorist strike could galvanize American voters behind McCain’s hard-line positions and bring about a McCain administration that would follow the “failing march” of George W. Bush. [Washington Post, Oct. 22, 2008]
    This al-Qaeda logic is something that U.S. intelligence agencies have long understood, that Bush’s tough-guy strategies often have played into al-Qaeda’s bloody hands by exacerbating anti-Americanism in the Islamic world.
    For instance, CIA analysts recognized that al-Qaeda’s “October Surprise” for Campaign 2004 – a videotape of Osama bin Laden denouncing Bush that was released on Oct. 29, the Friday before the election – had the predictable effect of driving American voters to Bush.
    “Bin Laden certainly did a nice favor today for the President,” said deputy CIA director John McLaughlin in opening a meeting to review secret “strategic analysis” after the videotape had dominated the day’s news, according to Ron Suskind’s The One Percent Doctrine, which draws heavily from CIA insiders.
    Suskind wrote that CIA analysts had spent years “parsing each expressed word of the al-Qaeda leader and his deputy, Zawahiri. What they’d learned over nearly a decade is that bin Laden speaks only for strategic reasons. … Today’s conclusion: bin Laden’s message was clearly designed to assist the President’s reelection.”
     
    MORE HERE: 
     

    Make Your Vote Count =GO HERE=

    Many things hinge on Election Day. And for the best preparation before you vote, AlterNet has put together some handy election guides.

    AlterNet's voter guides will show you where the candidates stand on the issues that matter the most, like the economy, the environment, health care, immigration and reproductive justice.

    Make Your Vote Count

    And with all the hullabaloo in the media about voter fraud, potential long lines and those dratted voting machines, it pays to take basic steps to ensure your vote and those of your friends and family are protected. Here are the essential steps. They may seem obvious and simple, but still, they are necessary.

    Use these tips to make sure your voice is heard on Election Day:

    • Call your county election office to ensure your registration information is correct.
    • Vote early to avoid Election Day delays or use an absentee ballot.
    • For those voting on Election Day, know where your polling place is located, what ID to bring (especially new voters) and expect lines.
    • Call an election protection hotline if there is trouble.
    October 21

    Mortgage Bankers Association was greeted by angry protesters

    Click here to watch news footage
    of the protests.

     

    Angry Protests at S.F. Mortgage Bankers Conf Say:
    "Housing Is A Right-Stop Foreclosures & Evictions-
    Jail 'Em, Don't Bail 'Em"

    The annual national conference of the Mortgage Bankers Association was greeted by angry protests outside the Moscone West convention center in San Francisco on October 19-20. The demonstrations initiated by the ANSWER Coalition received extensive coverage from nearly all mainstream Bay Area media. Click here to watch news footage of the protests. A rally during the opening of the convention on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 19 was followed by a militant picket line at 8 a.m. Monday morning, when the heads of the notorious Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage giants spoke. While being bailed out to the tune of hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars, Freddie Mac rented S.F. City Hall for a lavish reception on Sunday evening.

    Speakers at the rally and picket line demanded that mortgage bankers responsible for fraudulent lending that helped create the housing and financial crisis be tried and jailed for their crimes. The central theme and chant of the protest was "No Evictions-No Foreclosures, Housing is a Right!"

    Congress has caved in to the Bush administration and provided $2.5 trillion in total in money and loan guarantees to the bankers. Meanwhile, more than 2 million families have either been driven from their homes because of foreclosure, or are seriously behind in their payments and risking foreclosure. When the people can't pay the interest on their mortgages, bankers drive them from their homes. But when the richest bankers can't meet their debts, the government bails them out with taxpayers' money.
    Among the co-sponsors and participants in the protests were the Cindy Sheehan for Congress Campaign, West (Contra Costa) County Toxics Coalition, Alliance for Just and Lasting Peace in the Philippines, Gloria La Riva/Eugene Puryear Party for Socialism and Liberation Presidential Campaign, Peace & Freedom Party, Freedom Socialist Party, Nathalie Hrizi for Congress Campaign, Green Party Presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney, Code Pink, Justice for Filipino American Veterans, the People's Bank, ImpeachBush.org, VoteNoBailout.org and others.

    October 19

    The Pentagon's Propaganda at Its Worst!! AND-Republicans Abuse Prosecutorial Powers to Intimidate Voters

    Republicans Abuse Prosecutorial Powers to Intimidate Voters  

    Republicans Abuse Prosecutorial Powers to Intimidate Voters
    By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet
    From the FBI to Ohio county prosecutors, GOP-connected lawmen are seeking to scare new voters. Read more »

    Private Military Contractors Writing the News? The Pentagon's Propaganda at Its Worst  

    Private Military Contractors Writing the News? The Pentagon's Propaganda at Its Worst
    By Liliana Segura, AlterNet
    Months after the Pentagon pundits flap, the Department of Defense continues to hand down contracts for propaganda in Iraq and beyond. Read more »

    Voting: All the Help You Need =LOOK AND VOTE=

    The 10 Biggest Differences Between Obama and McCain That Will Affect Your Daily Life  

    The 10 Biggest Differences Between Obama and McCain That Will Affect Your Daily Life
    AlterNet
    The next president will influence everything from your Internet access to your ability to pay medical bills. Read more »

     

    Voting: All the Help You Need

    We're going to make voting easier for you, your family and friends. Voting should be simple, but sometimes it isn't. So you have to be on your toes and help others who aren't as focused. If possible, vote early or absentee. This decreases crowds and frees you up to help others on election day. All voters should check to make sure they are registered. And confirm your voting locations -- especially early voting. Go to this great new service at www.GoVote.org and find out how to vote early, where to go, and if you are registered.

    The site has Google maps, polling locators, campus info., the works: check it out!!

    The Presidential Debates Are a Scam =WAKE UP!!=

    Todd Palin: If You Thought Cheney Was Bad, Watch out for the  

    Todd Palin: If You Thought Cheney Was Bad, Watch out for the "First Dude"
    By Bill Boyarsky, Truthdig
    Todd Palin interfered regularly in his wife's affairs as governor, and there's every reason to assume he'd do the same in the White House. Read more »

     

     

     

     

    The Presidential Debates Are a Scam  

    The Presidential Debates Are a Scam
    By David Bollier, OnTheCommons.org
    Every four years, the two parties and news media collude in this PR spectacle. It's time for citizens to reclaim control. Read more »

    Would it matter? If so, YOUR AN IDIOT!!!

    Campbell Brown - So what if Obama was a Muslim or an Arab? Would it matter? If so, YOUR AN IDIOT!!!
     

    Backlash: Six Challenges to McCain's Racist Fearmongering

    By Liliana Segura, AlterNet. Posted October 15, 2008.

    Carl Bernstein, Kai Wright, Robert Dreyfuss, Campbell Brown -- and more -- take McCain's fearmongering to task.
     

    In the minutes following the second presidential debate last week, CNN analyst and former Reaganite David Gergen was gripped by an apparent fit of honesty. Amid the prevailing view that Obama had come out ahead, Gergen warned that it was still too soon to say that Obama had the race in the bag. "I think it's too early to declare victory," he said. "because Barack Obama is black."

    Gergen's blunt analysis acknowledged what many Americans know to be true, but have not vocally admitted in this historic presidential campaign. "Until we play out the issue of race in this country," Gergen said, "I don't think we'll know (how Obama's race will affect him)." So much for "post-racial" America. As we see the country "play out the issue of race" in these closing weeks of the presidential campaign, fearmongering attacks from the McCain camp have spiked to obscene new levels. While forced recently to push back against some of the most blatantly racist public remarks about his opponent, McCain is largely responsible for stoking mistrust for Obama, repeatedly calling Obama "too risky" for America, asking "Who is the real Barack Obama?" and approving campaign ads that plumb the lowest depths of racist fearmongering. Even the often-repeated claim that Obama will "kill jobs" characterizes Obama as a predator politician who will endanger Americans.

    McCain may be the one who "approved this message," but much of the dirty work has been carried out by the campaign's resident pit bull, Sarah Palin. On Oct. 4, at an appearance at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., Palin warned about the Democratic presidential candidate:

    GO HERE FOR THE VIDEO:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LXMMmfd1lw&eurl=http://www.alternet.org/rights/102993/backlash%3A_six_challenges_to_mccain%27s_racist_fearmongering/

    October 17

    The Truth About Sarah Palin =FACTS=

    The Truth About Sarah Palin

    Sarah Palin's credentials as a "reformer" are nothing but spin. She has sided with Big Oil, lobbied to increase pork spending and abused her public power to carry out personal vendettas. Here's a guide to separating myth from fact.

     
     

    THE MYTH: "She took the luxury jet that was acquired by her predecessor and sold it on eBay. And made a profit!" — John McCain, at a campaign stop in Wisconsin

    THE FACTS: No one bought the jet online. It was eventually sold through an aircraft broker — at a loss to taxpayers of nearly $600,000.

    SOURCE:  http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/23140513/the_truth_about_sarah_palin

    No More Stolen Elections =PLEASE SIGN=

    Election Day is less than four weeks away. Across the country there are reports of people fighting to ensure that in this election everyone who wants to vote can and all votes are counted accurately. It is a pitched battle particularly in 10 states that are in close contention. TrueVote.US is also taking action. Support our efforts.

    TrueVote.US has joined the No More Stolen Elections coalition. We are urging people to join this effort by signing the pledge at www.NoMoreStolenElections.org. The pledge is to promise to join us in united action if election theft occurs in 2008. We believe that an informed and energetic population can prevent election theft. The pledge states:

    "I remember Florida 2000 and Ohio 2004, and I am willing to take action in 2008 if the election is stolen again. I support efforts to protect the right to vote leading up to and on Election Day, November 4th. I pledge to join nationwide pro-democracy protests starting on November 5th, either in my community, in key states where fraud occurred, or in Washington D.C.. I pledge: No More Stolen Elections!"

    Sign it by clicking here.

    October 16

    John McCain =record of recklessness and dishonesty=

    Make-Believe Maverick!

    A closer look at the life and career of John McCain reveals a disturbing record of recklessness and dishonesty.

    GO HERE>  http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/make_believe_maverick_the_real_john_mccain

     

    Five Myths About John McCain

    GO HERE> http://www.rollingstone.com/nationalaffairs/index.php/2008/10/03/five-myths-about-john-mccain/

    Top gun or spoiled brat? Contributing editor (and this blog’s author) Tim Dickinson separates the facts from the fiction on the Republican presidential candidate.

    DO YOU "REALLY" WANT TO KNOW SERAH PALIN? WATCH THIS!!

    DO YOU "REALLY" WANT TO KNOW SERAH PALIN?  WATCH THIS!!
     
     
    SARAH PALIN says... !!!! "Republicans" Had It BANNED on YouTube - Scared of Truth - Let's drill, drill, drill Oil and kill, kill, kill Wildlife.
     
     
    CNN: Ed Koch "Palin Scares the Hell Out of Me"
     
     
    Alaska Women Rally Against Palin And Are Threatened
     
     
    John McCain's ads are LIES. Here's the video proof.
     
     
    PUMA, Sarah Palin and John McCain Think You're Stupid!!
     
     
     
     
     
    October 15

    McCain's Campaign of VIOLENCE =HOW LOW WILL THEY GO=

    John McCain's Camp is inciting VIOLENCE and has excited every "HATE MONGER" in America! A CAMPAIGN OF DESPERATION!!
     

    We'd like to talk about the pressing issues facing our country: the woeful economy, rising unemployment, the housing crisis, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But we can't talk about them because John McCain and Sarah Palin have distracted us with the politics of hate and fear.

    Instead of discussing the real issues plaguing Americans, McCain and Palin have turned to fear-mongering and race-baiting, stoking the prejudices of their supporters. The situation has become so critical that we've teamed up with Color of Change to put an end to these dangerous mob scenes.

    Watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5mdIPNB8t8

    Things have gotten so out of control that some conservatives have come forward to denounce McCain and Palin's hate-mongering. In an Op-Ed for The Baltimore Sun, Frank Schaeffer writes: "John McCain: If your campaign does not stop equating Sen. Barack Obama with terrorism, questioning his patriotism and portraying Mr. Obama as "not one of us," I accuse you of deliberately feeding the most unhinged elements of our society the red meat of hate, and therefore of potentially instigating violence."

    Here's how you can take action:

    1. Sign the open letter calling on McCain and Palin to reject the politics of hate.
    2. Sign up for a free video subscription and get the latest on the real McCain.
    3. Send this video to yours friends, and post it on your blogs and networking sites like Digg, where it will effectively reach those outside the choir.

    Don't let McCain and Palin undo the decades spent fighting for civil rights and equality in our country.

    AIG executives headed out on a taxpayer funded junket to the St. Regis resort in California =THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS=

    AIG executives headed out on a taxpayer funded junket to the St. Regis resort in California =THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS=

    Two weeks ago, Treasury Secretary Paulson bailed out American Insurance Group (AIG) with $85 billion dollars in taxpayer money - and now they are back for more. He said they needed it to stay afloat. Now, we know what they did with our money.

    AIG executives headed out on a taxpayer funded junket to the St. Regis resort in California. While there, they had a blast at our expense. They helped themselves to:
     
    • $201,047.42 for hotel rooms and $147,301.71 for catered banquets
    • $23,380 for the hotel spa and another $1,488 for the salon.
    • Golf for $6,939.09 and $5,016.32 spent at the Tavern.

    Now they are back at the trough.  This is outrageous. Tell Treasury Secretary Paulson: The Director who authorized this junket should be fired and every penny spent on this lavish retreat must be returned to the Treasury.

    GO HERE:  Send a message to Secretary Paulson right now

    Our government needs to be involved in restoring the economy.  We need an economic recovery package for Main Street instead of more giveaways to Secretary Paulson's buddies on Wall Street.

    These bailouts are the last money grab by the Bush Administration on their way out of office. It's on us to provide oversight and make sure taxpayer money isn't wasted.

    October 10

    12 New Stomach-Turning Revelations About Sarah Palin

    12 New Stomach-Turning Revelations About Sarah Palin

    By AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. Posted October 10, 2008.

    Palin has taken to smearing Obama. But it's her own record that continues to yield alarming information, undermining her skills and credibility.
     
     
    12 New Stomach-Turning Revelations About Sarah Palin  

    12 New Stomach-Turning Revelations About Sarah Palin
    By AlterNet Staff, AlterNet
    Palin has taken to smearing Obama. But it's her own record that continues to yield alarming information, undermining her skills and credibility. Read more »

    GO HERE: http://www.alternet.org/election08/102345/12_new_stomach-turning_revelations_about_sarah_palin/

    How Low Will Palin Go in Her Mudslinging?

    Palin may not even understand the significance of her baseless attacks on Obama that are straight out of the neocon playbook.
     

     
    Sara Palin's Shocking Animal Cruelty  

    Sara Palin's Shocking Animal Cruelty
    By Michael Markarian, Humane Society Legislative Fund
    If Sarah Palin ran the United States like she has run Alaska, it would indeed be a terrible day for animals. Read more »

     
     

    Voter Purges Could Cause Florida-like Presidential Recounts  

    Voter Purges Could Cause Florida-like Presidential Recounts
    By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet
    If the November vote is close, key swing states that have been illegally rejecting voters could become recount battlegrounds like Florida. Read more »

    GO HERE:  http://www.alternet.org/democracy/102374/voter_purges_could_cause_florida-like_presidential_recounts/

     

    How Scary the Economy Would Be in McCain's Hands  

    How Scary the Economy Would Be in McCain's Hands
    By Jared Bernstein, Huffington Post
    McCain's economic plan contradicts his recently held fundamental views and is far out of touch with the needs of the country. Read more »

    GO HERE:  http://www.alternet.org/workplace/101895/how_scary_the_economy_would_be_in_mccain%27s_hands/

    October 09

    ZEITGEIST: ADDENDUM =NOW RELEASED 10/2/08=



    ZEITGEIST: ADDENDUM 
    NOW RELEASED

    10/2/08
     
    Parts 3 and 4 of "Zeitgeist: Addendum" and offers a possible way out of our recurring cycles of boom and recession, famine, poverty, corruption, a declining environment, and territorial conflicts where peace is merely the interval between wars. It outlines an attainable, humane social design of the near future where human rights are no longer paper proclamations but a way of life. "The Best That Money Can't Buy", by Jacque Fresco is a challenge to all people to work towards a society in which all of the world's resources become the common heritage of all of the earth's people.
     
     
     

    John McCain's Rage is a National Security Concern.

    Do WE THE PEOPLE really want this RED FACED guy for OUR President??
     
    John McCain's Rage is a National Security Concern.
     
     
     
    The video that should sink John McCain's presidential dreams!!
     
     

    CNN:Mccain's moment! Mccain attacks a woman to tears.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZJC3678Bt0&feature=related

    John McCain Throws a Tantrum

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXgvH4q8wlw&NR=1

    John McCain Losing His Cool

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CazKanlYDg&feature=related

    McCain Why Are You So Angry?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2D_mhqDRBY&feature=related

    McCain's YouTube Problem Just Became a Nightmare "LIES"

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEtZlR3zp4c&feature=related

    John McCain vs. John McCain "LIES"

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioy90nF2anI&feature=related

    Pat Buchanan on the John McCain Platform

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9Dd-yg2A4E&feature=related

    McCain, is it dishonesty or confusion?]

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ64wN1ZWHo&feature=related