Has-Been actors say we're living under a Fascist Regime

 

Molly Ringwald and other has-been actors have spoken out against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following the tragic death of an ICU nurse. 

She expressed her deep concern: "There’s something horrific happening in our nation. We once had one of the greatest countries, and I’ve always taken pride in being American, but now it feels like we’re living under a fascist regime.” Ringwald wouldn’t know what a fascist regime would look like if she were staring it in the face.

“It's already a fascist government, not just becoming one. ICE's actions are brutalizing people," she stated. Her comments align with those celebrities condemning federal immigration officers just too gain publicity for their dying careers.  

Katy Perry, Billie Eilish and Mark Ruffalo also have stated their dislike for ICE and law enforcement efforts to rid this country of illegal immigrants and their criminal activities. However, none of them have used their celebrity status to encourage people to cooperate with law enforcement to ensure there is no violence shown toward those just doing their job in crime prevention. Instead, they encourage criminal activity against their fellow citizens by allowing criminals to walk among us to rape, brutalize, and murder innocent people.

If you’re a celebrity who is paid to entertain, please stick to entertaining and stay out of politics or better yet, just stay out of the limelight because half of you who speak up are has-beens with no real talent.

Elizabeth Kilbride is a Writer and Editor with forty years of experience in writing, with 12 of those years in the online content sphere. Author of 5 books and a Graduate with an Associate of Arts degree in Business Management, a bachelor’s in mass communication and cyber-Analysis, a master’s in criminology with emphasis on Cybercrime and Identity Theft and is currently studying for her Ph.D. degree in Criminology. Her work portfolio includes coverage of politics, current affairs, elections, history, and true crime. Elizabeth is also a gourmet cook, life coach, and avid artist in her spare time, proficient in watercolor, acrylic, oil, pen and ink, gouache, and pastels. As a political operative who has worked on over 300 campaigns during her career, Elizabeth has turned many life events into books and movie scripts while using history to weave interesting storylines. She also runs 7 blogs ranging from art to life coaching, food, writing, Gardening, and opinion or history pieces each week.

 

Riot Damage effects Insurance Industry

What has the riot cost the American People?

 

In just about every major city over the course of the last two years there have been riots in the streets brought on by Black Lives Matter protesters that have cost the American people over 5 billion dollars due to vandalism and looting, plus inconvenience, aggravation and fear.  So, who in the long run will pay the price of these protestors, the American people through their insurance payments for car, homeowners, rental and business insurance premiums? Personally, I have already seen it in my car insurance bill where it went up $200 causing me financial hardship because I didn’t budget for such an increase, and I’ve never had an accident in my life.

These riots have also cost the cities to which they were held in not only vandalism and looting but also damage to their travel and tourism industry because who wants to visit a city that has such violence happening in their streets.

Real Estate market has suffered in these cities too because who wants to buy an apartment, home or business entity which individuals in the streets looking to cause serious property damage.

The protesters acted like animals destroying everything in their path. Setting fire to cars, especially cop cars that cost the city upwards of $250,000 each vehicle due to the specialized hardware inside that cop’s use each day to fight crime and stay connected to their precincts for communications. Small business owners have been destroyed, some never to open their doors again because they don’t have the capital to repair what was destroyed, restock what was stolen, and rehire those who fled the business out of fear. Basically, they were put out of business by a load of criminals, yet many prosecutors are not willing to prosecute the guilty for fear of repercussions in prosecuting a bunch of black folks for acting like animals and causing such destruction within their city.

Back years ago, during the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles, the insured losses were over $775 Million dollars, but that was in one city, not multiple ones. Today’s riots, vandalism and looting is happening all over the country due to someone paying rioters and bussing them into certain cities to cause havoc in the streets. There are suspects as to who that person or business might be, but without proof, I will not state the obvious. Just know that unless, We the People stand up, and raise hell about this stupidity, we are going to be charged with the financial loss of say the losses in Portland Oregon, because their mayor and Governor doesn’t have the balls to send in the Marines to shut down the riots. The same goes with other major cities being hit by these animals. I call them animals because that’s what they are. They aren’t angry groups of citizens; they are pure animals whose parents should be held accountable for not teaching them manners or civil obedience when out in public. Martin Luther King is rolling over in his grave for giving his life for the Civil rights Movement for the Black community only to have Blacks act like such animals in what is supposed to be a protect against use of force against one of their own. These protests have nothing to do with use of force against one of their own by Police, these protests are politically organized and promoted to divide this country and cause havoc. So, who will pay in the long run – YOU will, in more ways than one? And, guess what even the black community will pay for their own folly, when they have to pay higher premiums for insurance next time their renewal is due. Go figure right, how dare the insurance company recoup what was lost and charge them. Someone has to pay for the folly after all.

10-1 says, the insurance industry is going to change the rules for future insurance coverage, after paying out these losses, just wait and see. They will insert a clause that states they will “not pay out losses due to riots, vandalism, or looting due to political rioting in the streets,” just as they did after a few natural disasters that occurred at the same time across the country where they inserted “will not pay out due to acts of God disasters, such as floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and will not be indemnified by said acts of God.” Unless you pay a higher premium for such coverage will be the last word from the insurance companies. It’s all about the money after all, right.  

In addition, once the dust settles, mark my words, someone will swoop into each city and buy up all the low-priced real estate, pennies on the dollar rates, for all the properties that are put up for sale by business owners who can’t afford to reopen and are forced to sell. The homes in the area that are put up for sale because the homeowners are afraid to live in the city any longer. I have suspects who will buy up these properties, do you? Let’s see who’s right in this guessing game?

 

Author Elizabeth Kilbride is a former political operative, author, scriptwriter, historian, journalist. business professional, and creative artist, and life coach consultant. Ms. Kilbride holds a Masters in Criminology and a BS in Business Management who stepped out of the loop for a while, but who is now back with a powerful opinion and voice in the direction of this country and our economy. As a life coach, she is available to counsel individuals to enjoy their dreams and a better life. Ms. Kilbride loves to travel, photograph her surroundings and is also a gourmet cook who loves to garden and preserve food for the winter months.

 

Truth Behind the BLM Protests - Who is financially benefiting from it?

Over the course of the last few weeks, like the rest of the world, I have been watching the news and cringing over all these Black Lives Matter protestors and the destruction they're causing in cities throughout America. During this time, I have also had many conversations with my friends who are black to get their opinion on the antics to which their fellow black brothers and sisters are producing. Trust me when I say they are not happy with these protests.  

Protestors claim they’re protesting because of the unfair treatment of George Floyd. However, when asked where George was from or why the cops arrested him before he died, many protestors can’t give a correct answer. The reason they can’t answer these simple questions is that they have a hidden political agenda to which they are being paid to produce - anarchy and division within our country.

Today’s protests remind me of the hippie protests of the 1960s that we later learned were funded by the politically driven GRU (Russian Intelligence Directorate). GRU’s goal was to produce protests against the American government by turning young adults against America because of its involvement in the Vietnam War. While the protests of the 1960s weren’t obviously driven by the GRU they were secretly driven to ensure the American people would turn against the United States military, the government, and local police and brainwash young people into becoming hellbent on causing havoc and civil unrest. The GRU was successful because the young people of America fell for the liberal and bias undertone which was fueled by the overwhelming use of drugs that promoted anarchy. Today’s protests are much similar to those protests of many years ago. However, they’re not drug-induced protests like years gone by, instead, they’re politically driven to divide the country and its citizenry based on race. While today's protests aren’t being funded by the GRU, they are being funded by the likes of anti-American organizations such as the Antifa Group that is purported to be funded by George Soros and his liberal communist followers. Accordingly, today’s protests are truly being staged by a liberal political agenda and not truly supported by hard-working Black American Citizens.

Many people who read my blog will cry foul with my assessment of this being a liberal political agenda and that it’s being funded by Antifa. Think what you want, but when I speak to many of my black friends, they have argued that these protests are not supported by real Black Americans who work for a living. One friend told me they received an email offering to pay them cash under the table if they were to become involved with a protest in their hometown area. If they videotaped any violence and sent it to the organizers, they would receive additional funds. Another friend said that their son received a message from one of his teachers with instructions to visit a link that took him to a craigslist ad offering to pay for their involvement in protests that would potentially attack police or national guard members should they show up. Since my friend is a member of the national guard, his son took offense to the message and asked his father if he could send his teacher an f-you response. Instead, the father forwarded the message to his commanding officer, the chief of police in his town, and the media. The media did nothing about reporting such a message, however, they did promote the violence that took place in the town later that night.  Both the Chief of Police and the NG Commander were grateful for the heads-up and took appropriate action to safeguard their personnel.

Author Elizabeth Kilbride is a former political operative, author, scriptwriter, historian, journalist. business professional, and creative artist. Ms. Kilbride holds a Masters in Criminology and a BS in Business Management who stepped out of the loop for a while, but who is now back with a powerful opinion and voice in the direction of this country and our economy.

Should Entertainers turn into Political Preachers?

When I think about the entertainment industry, I think about the actors who acted during the golden era of entertainment, John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, James Cagney, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Ronald Reagan, Rita Hayworth, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and many others. Those were the days of true entertainment. What we have today in the industry is nothing more than egotistical imposters claiming to be actors with no real talent at all. In fact, in today's entertainment industry we have nothing more than individuals who want to show that they’re activists for some cause or another, yet they don’t know or understand the complexities that revolve around the issue or cause they’re fighting for. For example, when it comes to climate change, they know nothing about science, or when it comes to politics, they know nothing about how politics works.  Back in the day, when the real Hollywood elite stood up for a cause, they stood proud as American’s fighting for America and those who serve in uniform defending America and American Values, many of whom were reservists in the same military branch, but today, they wouldn’t know what it was like to live on a military base or even be associated with a military family.  In other words, they have no clue what it’s like to involved in a military family, so why are they opening up their mouth and causing havoc.

What’s amazing is that some of the Hollywood voices being so loud haven’t had a gig in many years but to them, they need to be seen before the cameras making it sound like they know or understand politics and world affairs. Majority of what these has-beens speak about make no sense or better yet what they say is more communistic in nature. When did American Citizens believe that Communism is better than the American freedom and capitalism that these actors relish in making them money on their films or other businesses they own? It doesn’t make sense to me as an American Citizen.

So what it boils down to is this – actors and entertainers such as singers make their millions off the American Fans that are loyal fans who love their work, then they turn on that loyalty by opening up their mouth and spewing hatred for America on them when they start talking about things they know nothing about, like politics and world affairs and show their true ignorance on these issues. For example, one actress spews hatred for the MAGA hat claiming it is really the new KKK hat – two different issues there sistah while a singer stands on stage and spews her political views to an audience that paid $250.00 a ticket to witness her perform on stage only to endure her political rants about things she knows nothing about. How disappointing. I’d be demanding a refund for that ticket price if I was stupid enough to pay that price to hear any entertainer sing and dance half-naked on stage. Nope, not that stupid. Don’t these entertainers realize all we want from them is to be entertained not preached to do by someone who doesn’t have a clue about politics or world events or worse yet, hear what they think about various social change ticket items that they feel are important to them or that they heard at some party at a famous person's house or on some jet they were sharing to come into town on? All we want to do is be entertained, that’s it, so please don't preach to us about things you know nothing about, and don't use interviews, stages or awards show platforms for your political anger and hatred. 

Author Elizabeth Kilbride is a former political operative, author, scriptwriter, historian, journalist, business professional, and creative artist. Although she has been out of the loop for a while, she is back with a powerful opinion and voice in how this country and the entertainment industry has gone off course. She is determined to bring to light the issues in a clear and opinionated voice.

Financial Crisis – What caused our Pending Doom?

With the deadline for America’s pending financial doom on the horizon, Washington needs to revisit history fast.

There have been three periods in American history that ultimately brought this country to its knees: the “Progressive Age”, known as the “Gilded Age”, or the “First Industrial Revolution”, 1866- 1897, this period caused a financial crisis known as the “Great Panic of 1893”. The second period was the “Technology Era”, better known as “The Roaring Twenties” (1920’s) which sparked the “Crash of 1929” and ultimately caused the “Great Depression”. The Third; well according to Wall Street Analysis’s and Capitol Hill what is happening across America today, hasn’t fully materialized into a depression. Hey, I have a bridge to sell you real cheap if you really believe them.

Let’s start with the Progressive Age, better known as the Gilded Age created millionaires on the backs of the working class. Just as England’s Nobility created companies to capitalize on industry and trade throughout the 1700 and 1800’s, America’s Elite produced “Trusts” such as the Railroad Trust, Meatpacking Trust, Farming Trust, Manufacturing Trust, Steel Industry Trust and Financial Trusts that ultimately made them all millionaires. Because of these trusts, the steel industry out produced Britain, France and Germany making America the richest country in the world. The Railroad industry Trust skyrocketed, tripling its network throughout America between 1860-1880. Who were the men behind these various Trusts, rich industrialists of the era - Rockefeller, Mellon, Carnegie, Rogers, Morgan, Vanderbilt and Astor; each had a hand in creating the elite status every entrepreneur of today wishes to emulate.

These same men introduced the mechanization of industry. Machine driven production produced more products for sale faster than man could produce; this replaced skilled labor leaving many without jobs. Creativity became a thing of the past. While machines took over labor, the railroads created bureaucratic complex systems to control time and travel. Roles of management became the norm causing nepotism and who would receive a jobs. Mindset of business in general began to change.

With the increase in productivity rose in the industrial complex, patents were becoming more and more popular to safeguard person’s innovative creation. Over the course of a thirty year period, over 500,000 patents had been issued. Thomas Edison received a few of these patents for his electrical devices which lead him to co-found General Electric Company. With the creation of the telephone, Theodore Vail created American Telephone and Telegraph Company, better known as AT&T.

Individuals who once held jobs became angry and violent because they couldn’t’ feed their families. Union organizers began to stir the pot of discontent sparking two major strikes – 1870 workers demanded shorter hours and better wages; 1877 the Great Railroad Strike that lasted forty-five days and ended in violent attacks on property owned by the railroad conglomerate; 1886

While the first industrial revolution created the Gilded Age, the second industrial revolution lasted well into the 1920’s.

During President Grant’s term in office the phrase Lobbyist was created because those who wanted the ear of the President found him in the lobby of the Washington Hotel which is next to the White House, sipping his bourbon and smoking a cigar. It was during his time in office coupled with the reconstruction of the South that groups learned they could get what they wanted by lobbying his favor. Over the next twenty years, a sense of government favoritism became the norm throughout the political arena. It became more apparent in during the Gilded Age where bribes, kickbacks, inefficiency, waste and corruption gained larger voices in Washington, DC. Therefore, corruption and waste in politics isn’t a new phenomenon.

Each of the voices of the Trusts created a monopoly and exploited their employees. The Elite Wealthy Barons of the time helped perpetuate the establishment of unions throughout America causing further destruction and downfall of the American Dream.

Political wars between Republicans and Democrats isn’t a new phenomenon either, American history will show that it’s been going on since this time too. Voters were manipulated heavily during the 1870s. The political machine supporters who helped dominate the political field were rewarded for supporting the hand picked candidate. It was called “Patronage” back in the 1870’s where individuals were given favors back from the government once the candidate was elected. The candidate chosen had to agree to this form of support at the time and their willingness gained them tremendous support in return. If they didn’t agree, they were blackballed by the members of the industrial elite. Does this sound familiar? It should because it happens every day here in America.

Media was no better during this time; they resorted to “Yellow Journalism” and it took speed with negative reporting of political issues, a candidate’s stand on that issue and resorted to personal character attacks to diminish an opponent’s character. The media propaganda machine took on a new role of inflicting fear and unrest with their so called sentimental stories which ultimately were taken as fact, but were actually lacking in true facts. This still happens in today’s political arena.

With immigration on the rise with over 10 million coming to the United States for a better life from Europe and the United Kingdom, skilled craftsman and farmers who built our bridges and helped our farmers increase their production. The railroad industry needed skilled labor too, and over 64,000 come from China to build our railroads and railways, but they never got the credit for their hard work.

Inner cities swelled with these new inhabitants causing crime to increase and ethnic gangs formed which pitted each against each other even though they wanted the same thing – freedom, prosperity and a new life in America.

The Gilded Age also created many social movements: Susan B Anthony lead the Woman’s Suffrage Movement while religious temperance movement was born to bring morality back to America. Thanks to author Edward Bellany who wrote “Looking Backward” the birth of the socialist utopia was born. Bellany’s writing influenced Karl Marx and other socialist of the 20th and 21st century which has lead to the voice of the Gilded Age to reappear once again in 2011. Bellamy wasn’t the only socialist of his time, so was Laurence Gronlund who authored “The Cooperative Commonwealth: An Explosion of Modern Socialism” (1884). These two authors sparked Saul Alinsky’s teachings.

As the country came out of the 1800’s with a financial flourish, the Progressive Age continued with politicians such as Woodrow Wilson who believed in government controlling the lives of its people. As President, Woodrow Wilson established the income tax system to ensure the government had the necessary funds to pay off the war debt. The first tax revenue collection was enacted in 1913 at a rate of 7%. This wasn’t enough Wilson said to Congress, therefore, it was raised again in 1917, this time at a rate of 70%.

With the increase in tax collection, more innovative technology being introduced, World War I coming to a close, excessive gambling and speculation through the Stock Market and a mentality of “buy today, pay later” the “Roaring Twenties” was a decade of partying by the wealthy. Unfortunately, it wasn’t so bright for those who didn’t have their wealth.

The best example of this type of behavior occurred during the “Technology Era”. No I’m not talking about the nineteen eighties, I’m referring to the “Roaring Twenties” (1920’s) During the “Roaring Twenties” innovation became the new craze with new technology, such as automobiles, radios, and other goods that were in mass production for immediate purchase. The only problem was, this new technology was expensive, only those with wealth could afford it. There were other new innovations enhancing aviation technology and with the creation of the power grid system, people who could afford it stayed up all night partying. The “Roaring Twenties” became even more financially prosperous for the Industrial Moguls who gained power and wealth during the Gilded age of the 1880’s. They used their money to help start new corporations like Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and General Motors Corporation. They Silent film era became a thing of the past with the creation of talking movies and they invested heavily into this new industry. This new innovation allowed films to include sound, music and sound effects. Hollywood was born.

Traditional values were thrown out the window in order to break free of the bonds of social constraints.

With the right the vote, women became more empowered; raising skirts higher and higher, some throwing away their virtue while others got married and used their husbands paychecks to buy, buy, buy.

Then the Crash of 1929 hit and the world as we know it spiraled into despair. The Great Depression had started and lasted until the early 1940s. Those who had money and were affluent on Wall Street found themselves living in tent cities, squandering for food and a place to sleep. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt implemented the New Deal Act that brought social programs to the forefront of our nation. What most people in America don’t understand about the New Deal Act is this; the social programs established were supposed to be a temporary band-aid in order to help the people of America get back on their feet. Like everything in Washington, DC, these programs became political and more money was poured into the wound of a country for the next 65 years. Another thing America doesn’t know is that these very programs were copied from the socialist party programs throughout Europe. While FDR himself wasn’t a socialist sympathizer, his wife Eleanor certainly believed in their ideology.

The critical indicators that caused the first two stock market crashes and drove this country into despair are the same indicators sending us into an even more devastating depression. Washington needs to stop playing politics with the lives of Americans and prevent our financial doom from happening next week. Those who believe they understand the situation that is before us also need to relearn history, because they just don’t get what is truly at stake, American Lives! America needs to wake up fast and take control of this situation personally, individually and throughout the government. The gravy train of government spending must stop. Excessive trips that are not fiscally sound must be stopped. If Congress and Senate truly want to prove to the American people, they’re serious about protecting the American financial interest, cut out all the payback jobs that are truly unnecessary, like those special committee positions that do nothing to help the security of America. Instead of sending money to wealthy countries to help their starving citizens, use that money to help our fellow Americans stand on their own two feet once again. That would be a better return on investment for the future.

The question is simple, is Washington willing to gamble with the future of America, or will they learn from history? 

Signers of the Declaration of Independence

Why would fifty-five prominent men sacrifice their lives to declare independence from a King? Although each of them came from similar backgrounds, similar educational roots, they were prominent in their community and had wealth of their own right, they all had one thing in common – they wanted to be free to live their lives according to their own pursuit of happiness.

They were men chosen by their fellow citizens to lead them: 28 Lawyers, 11 Merchants, 4 Physicians, 1 High Sheriff, 8 Farmers, 1 Clergy and 2 Career Soldiers. They were also writers, poets, educators, philosophers, fathers, husbands and stewards of the land.

How could they have envisioned their experiment of a country free from tyranny and oppression being taken over by people who would have the same selfish grandeur as King George II? How could they have envisioned future generations losing sight of what was important – their freedom? When they signed this document, how could they have envisioned these United States of America to flourish without a citizenry filled with generosity and compassion towards their fellow Americans? With all the selfless acts performed by these men and many others including women and children alike, before, during and after the American Revolutionary War who sacrificed their lives for freedom, how could they have known we would come to this stage in 2011?

Due to the current political environment of today, many questions haunted my thoughts. What prompted these men to gamble on their future and the future of their family, when they agreed to be a delegate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on that fateful day of July 4th, 1776? What happened in their lives that caused them to take such a gamble? After all, they weren’t high stake gamblers at the crap tables of Las Vegas or Atlantic City. With this in mind, I decided to do a little research to find the answers. What I found was fifty-five similar stories, but chose to highlight one man. This one man represents them all, for they had courage enough to stand up to tyranny and oppression, and the determination to right a wrong done to all their fellow citizens.


The 1st Signer, the President of Continental Congress, John Hancock.

"There, I guess King George will be able to read that."

John Hancock, Delegate from Massachusetts

Who was John Hancock? Hancock was the wealthiest man in the colonies. Having inherited the House of Hancock Shipping Company from his uncle, Thomas Hancock, along with land and homes, Hancock was known as the Baron of Beacon Hill. The House of Hancock was the largest shipping company in the Colonies because it not only imported manufactured goods from Britain, it also exported a wide variety of commodities from the Americas.

Hancock’s introduction into politics was partly due to his relationship with Samuel Adams, his mentor. It all began in 1766, when Hancock entered the Massachusetts House of Representatives and began learning the ropes of being a politician. One year later, the thrill of being a representative diminished when Parliament established the Townshend Act; Hancock was enraged. Throughout the next year, he raised his voice more than once at how the Townshend Act would eventually destroy the shipping industry and cause more hardship to those who import and export goods. Due to his stepping forward on behalf of all merchants in the colonies, Hancock became the political target of the crown. Accusations of smuggling, violations of the Navigation Act and trading with ports outside the realm of the British Empire to ensure not paying import taxes were levied against him. Outraged by these accusations, Hancock refused to attend Governor Francis Bernard’s soirees, if Custom officials were invited. As a result, Customs agents were sent to inspect his ships upon entering the harbor to publically humiliate him.

In early 1768, Tidesman (custom agents) attempted to board the sloop “Lydia” owned by Hancock without the benefit of a search warrant, Hancock refused them access. Hancock’s refusal gained him Patriot Resistor status and his reputation as a Patriot grew throughout the colonies. In May of that same year, when his sloop the “Liberty” arrived in port with a shipment of Madeira Wine, a favorite libation of Governor Bernard and other representatives of the Crown, the ship was seized by Bernard’s Custom agents. The taking of the “Liberty” wasn’t about duty taxes; it was politically motivated to destroy the character and integrity of Hancock by the Crown. This was a scheme to plunder his vast wealth, his homes and his land for the Crown. Although all charges were dismissed without any explanation, his “Liberty” was never returned. The Crown used the “Liberty” to enforce the Crown’s duty tax regulation over the next year. Upon its arrival in Rhode Island, the citizens took matters into their own hands and set the “Liberty” ablaze in a stand against the duty tax. Governor Bernard was removed as Royal Governor and returned home to England.

After the Boston Massacre occurred Hancock was once again outraged and met with the new Royal Governor, Thomas Hutchinson and Colonel William Dalrymple, Commander of British Regulars demanding the removal of all British soldiers. It was Hancock not Paul Revere who advised Hutchinson that there were over 10,000 armed colonists prepared to march on Boston if they didn’t leave. Shortly there after, the British Army moved to the outer part of Boston Harbor known as Castle William. Hancock was again regaled as a Patriot Leader for this accomplishment.

Tensions remained over the next year until the Townshend Act was repealed. The streets of Boston became quiet, but tension was still smoldering among the colonists.

Royal Governor Hutchinson knew he had to gain Hancock’s assistance in order to maintain peace, so he began cultivating the young politician in an attempt to lure him away from his fellow Whigs. He appointed him as Colonel of the Boston Cadets. Two years later he appointed him to the Council, the Upper Chamber of the General Court. However, Hancock began to see he was being manipulated and declined the appointment. Realizing his political mistake, Hancock immediately regrouped and proposed moving the General Court who was meeting outside the city, back into Boston to avoid lengthy travel for all concerned.

By 1772, the Committee of Correspondence had been formed and although Hancock was invited to join them, he declined this too. A year later the passage of the Tea Act was established by Parliament. This new tax impacted Hancock both personally and professionally. In December 1773, the imfamous Boston Tea Party took place. Hancock didn’t participate in this act of defiance, but he quietly approved of their actions.

Outraged by the defiance, Parliament and King George II wouldn’t give up and responded with yet more acts. The two that fueled the fires of a simmering colony’s anger were called the Boston Port Act and Coercive Acts. These were known as the “Intolerable Acts” authorized to strengthen British control over the Colonists. Royal Governor Hutchinson was removed from office and replaced with General Thomas Gage.

The year was now 1774 and the First Continental Congress was being formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as a result of the “Intolerable Acts.” Delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies were represented – Georgia didn’t send anyone.

At the same time the First Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia, Royal Governor Gage was enforcing his power over Massachusetts. The House of Legislators fought back by convening the Provincal Congress, independent of British Control and John Hancock was elected as its president. First course of action under Hancock’s leadership was the creation of the first minuteman units.

When the Second Continental Congress was called in Philadelphia a year later, the Massachusetts Provincal Congress elected John Hancock to be one of their delegates.

After attending the Provincal Congress session in Concord, Massachusetts in April 1775, Hancock and Adams rested a few days before leaving for Philadelphia. Meanwhile, Gage outraged over losing so much control over the colonists prepared letters of instructions to arrest the principle actors in the Provincal Congress who appeared to be engaging in acts of treason or rebellion. On the evening of April 18, 1775, Gage sent British Regular Soldiers on their fateful last mission that would spark the American Revolution.

When the gun smoke settled over Concord and Lexington, General Gage made yet another mistake by proclaiming a general pardon which stated, “To all who would lay down their arms and return to the duties of peaceful subjects.” This wouldn’t have been a problem with the colonists if he hadn’t added, “with the exception of Hancock and Adams.” That one line singling two of the most prominent men in the area added more fuel to the fire of distain and proclaimed Hancock and Adams true Patriots against the Crown.

In July 1776 John Hancock signed his name to the Declaration of Independence with a flourish. Many historians say it was because of his elitist stature of wealth and ego that caused him to sign his name so boldly. In reality, after learning the true facts of why Hancock joined the fight, it is very clear to this writer the symbolism of John Hancock’s bold signature – for “LIBERTY” I sign this document in defiance of your greed. The symbolism of his signature and story is so profound, yet it was lost even to this writer until recently.

Each of these men joined forces not for wealth or grandeur, for they already had that before. Josiah Bartlett said it best when he stood before his fellow delegates and said,

“The time is now at hand when we shall see whether

America has virtue enough to be free or not.”

Josiah Bartlett, Delegate from New Hampshire

These men were selfless in their actions to give us a country based on freedom, integrity and strong character, yet somewhere along the way, we've lost our way. We've lost our strength and our honor. We've forgotten that thousands gave their lives for freedom so that we could be free. Our failure to engage our elected officials in Washington, DC have now resulted in our freedom, our LIBERTY, and our pursuit of happiness being taken away from us by modern day equivalents of King George II and his merry men of Parliment.

The question I ask myself now is equally profound – Does America have any virtue left in order to remain free?

Independence Day 2011

This 4th of July marks the 235th anniversary when fifty-five men stood before God and pledged their lives, fortunes and security by signing the Declaration of Independence.

In anticipation of this most celebrated day of American History, this writer began to wonder what made these men choose between their fortunes, position in society and the possibility of their own demise to take such a bold act in challenging the King of England. As I read their historical biographies, I found something very interesting; each had their own individual personal reasons. It wasn’t just taking a stand against tyranny and oppression.

One line in the Declaration of Independence stood out like a beacon in the night “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness” and made me wonder why this line was included into this famous document. Was it because these men wanted control over their lives, or was it something more? I think I’ve finally figured it out.

The Crown controlled everything throughout the colonies during the time this document was signed. The lives of the people who woke up each morning and cultivated the earth, ground the wheat into flower, baked that bread, made those candles, shoed those horses and delivered those messages from one city to another was distinctly controlled by those in authority. These individuals although able to live their own lives, were in essence slaves to the Crown and its appointed representatives throughout the colonies. They weren’t considered free, they were in essence indentured servants to a greedy King. Therefore, the word “Life” used in the Declaration of Independence meant, to live their life as they decided without interference from another; including those who are in authority.

The word “Liberty” in this document has two meanings. The first is the obvious as defined in the dictionary as “a concept in political philosophy that identifies the condition in which human beings are able to govern themselves, to behave according to their own free will” and what we as American’s believe this word to be use for in this document. But in essence there is another hidden message in using this one word, a personal message from one founding father to the King himself. It is the real reason why John Hancock signed his name with a flourish and the largest signature on this document. The first spark to fuel the revolution was created by representatives of the Crown when they conspired against the wealthiest man in the colonies - John Hancock when they took control of his sloop “Liberty,” owned by Hancock’s shipping company. The “Liberty” was used in an attempt to destroy Hancock’s character and plunder his vast fortune and destroy any attempt by others to fight the Crown. The use of this one word sent a message to the Crown, we the people will not be your pawn and you will not plunder our lands.

The “Pursuit of Happiness” what does this really mean and what was their intent in using this phrase? Some will say it’s one of those “unalienable rights” derived from the Declaration of Independence. Then we have some scholars who claim it’s the right “to pursue any lawful business or vocation, in any manner not inconsistent with the equal rights of others, which may increase their prosperity or develop their faculties, so as to give them their highest enjoyment,” as explained in the United States Code, 111 U.S. 746, 757. Although the Pursuit of Happiness isn’t laid out specifically in the United States Constitution or the U.S. Code, one believes it is not enforceable by the courts. No one knows or understands the true purpose of the use of this phrase, therefore, when it’s raised in legal arguments against government regulations and interference it befuddles the minds of those placed in authority. Just because it wasn’t laid out in layman’s terms in the Declaration of Independence many believe it has no degree of forcefulness.

Each and every one of the Founding Fathers has been called a patriot, a traitor and my personal favorite an elitist. Yes, they were considered patriots because they were willing to use their name and position to stand for something larger than themselves in fighting the injustices inflicted on their community by a selfish King. Yes, during their time in history they were committing traitorous acts against the King of England. Today, we’d call these actions simple politics. Finally, the word elitist; yes they were in their own sense of the word elitist. Wealthy individual’s with large landing holdings, prominent status in the community as leaders. It was also their wealth that funded the beginning of the American Revolution. Because of their individual sacrifices, many of them died broken men. They might have been elitists before the signing of the Declaration of Independence because of their prominent status, but after signing that document, they became simple American citizens just like you and I. When a modern day American calls these men elitists, they dishonor their sacrifice, their accomplishments and their legacy as our founding fathers.

Accordingly, when you celebrate the 4th of July this year and every year, bow your head and say a special prayer of thanks to all those who sacrificed their lives, their fortunes and their principles so you can have the freedom of “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.” You represent the American legacy so enjoy this the 235th anniversary of our Independence!

"Picasso – The Art of War" Part 3: Army of Dove's

After being denied access to the United States in 1950, due to his involvement in the Communist Party in France and strong connections to the party in the Soviet Union; Picasso stepped up his efforts for the cause by redesigning, once again, his Dove of Peace. The drawing above shows his Dove of Peace surrounded by colorful flowers –these flowers represent the children of the world.


By early 1950, the Communist Party in Europe were low on followers because of World War II, therefore, they needed a new army to help them combat freedom, liberty and the pursuit of happiness spreading around the globe. Master manipulator Picasso together with others within the Communist Party devised a new plan - they needed a new Army; a young, impressionable army that could be molded and manipulated into doing their bidding for a new future of the Communist Party. They needed an Army of Dove’s but how would they achieve their goals? They decided to use the International Peace Movement and other organizations with the same objective to build a new Army of Dove’s.

The Soviet Union being the strongest of Communist countries together with members of the Communist Party in China, Vietnam, Korea and other countries around the world, banned together to collectively create their new Army of supporters. Picasso of course being a strong supporter of the Communist Party loaned his name to the cause and was once again invited to be a part of the new Peace Movement to ensure his efforts were carried out precisely as planned.

Although their Cold War Activities weren’t a sure thing, the Soviet Union had to ensure they would be successful. With the help of some powerful businessmen in America who they already had duped and were controlling, they began funneling money through them to the right philanthropy organizations who were already involved in the so called movement to prevent war. By using these noted and worthy causes, they were able to begin to control how the movement’s activities could benefit them and their Cold War Activities. These same businessmen helped them gain control over political campaigns in America and throughout the world.

This was confirmed in the autobiography of Russian foreign military intelligence directorate (GRU) defector Stanislav Lunev called “The GRU and the KGB.” Although Lunev never revealed the names of those involved, he did confirmed funding was funneled into the United States for anti-war and peace movement activities during the Korean and Vietnam War. In his book he stated that over 1 billion dollars was strategically funneled throughout America to help undermined the American people in supporting their cause during both wars. This funding wasn’t just for anti-war and peace movement activities; they were calculating and manipulative in helping to brainwash and undermine how the American youth perceived their activities. Money wasn’t the only thing smuggled into the countries they targeted, so was mind altering drugs.

Mind altering drugs such as the use of marijuana, hashish, peyote, cocaine, heroine and other mind alter drugs were smuggled into America and freely dispensed to American youth. One has to wonder what American pharmaceutical groups profited from these lies and deception. Who in the US could have profited the most from such an attack on American youth? Which high priced businessmen were involved in the pharmacy companies during the fifties and sixties who were in line with the Russians to have helped them – knowingly or unknowingly perpetuate the issuance of such drugs? You’ll have to be the one to research that objective.

Once the drugging of American youth objective was underway, they turned their efforts to Phase two of their plan; reeducating the country. Through the help of their operatives within the academia world, set in motion back during the Wilson Administration, they carefully selected certain groups who could easily be persuaded. Under the cloak of wanting to help academia better educate their students, they set out to fund non-military, anti-war peace conferences and youth conferences; all directed at a campaign to create an illusion of education to defund and downsize the American military. With the help of their already corrupt business leaders, they stepped up their plan by recruiting politicians with larger campaign donations. These activities weren’t just restricted to America; they were spread throughout the world.

Another group infiltrated was the woman’s movement throughout America. This was a cleverly orchestrated plan of attack. These groups helped to undermine the sanctity of the very foundation of family life. Through various women’s organizations, they were able to brainwash the mothers of our youth and reshape the way America prospered and grew. It was through these organizations and the women who were behind them they were able to obtain legal precedence with Roe vs. Wade. As a result, an increase of funding through Planned Parenthood and other groups who were hell bent on destroying America from within was underway.

As a result of his contribution with cloaked calculating deception, Picasso, the master manipulator of the Communist Party, gained the nickname “The Father of Peace” and was awarded for his efforts by receiving the International Lenin Peace Prize in 1962. It is widely known throughout the world just how much Moscow used Picasso’s reputation and his ability of hiding messages within his work for propaganda purposes. Although they gave him praise and accolades on the surface, in private they despised the man personally and dismissed his works as self-indulgent. His work was never shown throughout Russia, yet they gave him the honor of a postage stamp to help promote their cause and gain the support of his followers.

What was the end result of Picasso’s efforts overall? In reality he helped create a drug induced youth who walked around with his Dove of Peace plastered to their chest, their backs and their asses for the world to see during the 60’s. This achievement showed just how successful the Communist Party had become. Picasso’s Dove of Treachery and Revenge plan worked – he created a new Army of Dove’s to carry out the work of the Communist Party. Each individual who participated in these peace demonstrations in the streets of America were used, duped and spoon fed information they had no understanding about, all in the cause of the Communist Party effort to destroy America from within.

Today, the majority of those who participated in the peace and anti-war movement throughout America, during the fifties and sixties, are now the professors teaching in our colleges. Each of them is gladly teaching their wisdom to the youth of today. Karl Marx was correct, capture the mind of youth and you can control the country. With Picasso's Dove of Peace, he surely helped capture the minds of our youth during the 50's and 60's. Together Picasso and the Communist Party helped brainwash those within the peace movement around the world to do their bidding – a new type of warrior in their great game of chess or should I say strategy to defeat their opponent – The United States of America.

 
Next: "Picasso - The Art of War" Part 4: Picasso's Secret Diary


"Picasso - The Art of War" is a series written & copyrighted to Author Elizabeth Kilbride 2011

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CALLING ALL PATRIOTS TO REPORT TO THE CITY OF BERKELEY

Has there ever been an issue in your hometown, where the local elected officials voted a certain way and it made you madder than hell? Then the opportunity to voice your opinion had come and gone, all because no one told you he or she was taking a stand. Well consider this a personal invitation from me to all of you. If you live in or near the City of Berkeley area, which is located in California’s San Francisco Bay area, then you have no excuse not to be at this event. If you don’t live nearby, then invoke your email list to tell your friends and family who live close by to help our military community this coming Saturday. This is NOT just for bikers - anyone that can wave the flag for our American Hero's is invited.

Objective is to flood the streets of Berkeley in support of the United States Marine Corps having the right, just like every other business in the city, to have an office in the City of Berkeley. There is a Catch though. One I know you will like.

Be a tourist and spend the day in beautiful Berkeley and only pay for parking the entire day! That’s right crowd the streets, take their parking spots, let your voices be heard by the City Council and the citizens of Berkeley and across the Nation, that their treatment of our military will not be tolerated in America. Spend no money in the city of Berkeley unless you absolutely have to. Be sure to gas up, buy your food and drinks, etc, outside of Berkeley before you arrive. That’s right Saturday the 22nd of March should be family day of boycotting Berkeley. Talk about a tourism nightmare where they come to town, but spend no money. Here are the rules as sent by the organizers.

One Rule, Meters must be fed and all laws must be adhered too. If you park in a lot that is for "Customer's only," you must enter a store and by something small, a soda or a bag of chips BUT keep that receipt to present as proof that you are a customer.

Many of the citizens and businesses are fed up with Code Pink’s disruptive, annoying and disrespectful ways. Some will WHISPER they're fed up with the City Council too. Therefore, everyone must be respectful in dealing with the citizenry and businesses, all the while planting the seeds of change in their minds in a positive way. Ask them how they feel about Code Pink and City Council’s behavior over the last few months. No matter what their response is, politely smile and wish them well as they walk away. Be sure to let them know you look forward to seeing them over and over again as this will be a monthly pilgrimage to Berkeley, their quaint little city by the City. Of course, always mention that veterans and patriots are looking for a sincere, public apology from the City Council and Mayor - not a phony one either. Be respectful. We can prevail as long as we don't cause any unnecessary "heartburn." The voting public is the only one who can make a change and it is time that the Military family and Veterans community help educate the masses on what it is to be an American at a time of turmoil. . There's more at stake here than the above - small groups of idiots around the country are trying to cause similar problems as Code Pink and they are citing Berkeley as the example. Cowardly acts of violence are beginning to show through the cracks of our country’s foundation. This must stop now and each of you can help stop it, by showing up on Saturday March 22nd.

I know it is a lot to ask that you sacrifice a Saturday over a holiday weekend, but that’s what this weekend is all about – SACRIFICE. Jesus did it for all of us when he sacrificed himself, lets show him that the citizens of America are not cowards and are willing sacrifice one day of his special weekend to do what is right for those who are sacrificing for all of us – Our Military Forces around the world.

I call upon my friends at Harley Davidson, Rolling Thunder, Hell’s Angels, Nomads, and the Patriot Guards located on the West Coast to rally your people and help these American Veterans have a successful event. Each of your organizations has websites and large lists of members; contact them, sound the trumpets, sound the bugles and alert them to this event’s information. If I don’t hear there was an overwhelming response to this and others requests for attendance, I will know this country has been lost completely. If there is a small turn out, then I know it has all been talk about how dare the City of Berkeley do this to our Marines and our Military. How dare Code Pink stand up and protest our involvement overseas. Let's seee if this has all been just talk at the VFWs, the American Legions and from the people I have received thousands of emails from saying we need to organize rally’s and events to help take back this country from those who are doing their best to destroy it. I for one will never give up on this country and its legacy, the question is WILL YOU!

Currently the organizers need 10 Ride Captains that will double as "Staff" while in town. Staff is not muscle, but point of contact people the police and talk to when needing assistance. They need 5 or 6 people experienced in first aid to be acting Corpsman and Medics. And a half a dozen "multi-tasker’s.” For those available, send email Doug at west@eaglesup.us if you wish to be part of their wining team.

They need HUNDREDS of participants to make this a successful event. schedule 3/22/08

0815 - 0900 Stage at Watergate Market, 2200 Powell St. Emeryville (Watergate Towers) - a guide will be at the Shell Station at 1800 Powell - just off the freeway.
0945-1030 Staggered Departures to Marine Recruiting Office at 64 Shattuck Square.
1000 - 1100 Riders Find Parking. Riders politely inform merchants that City Council must apologize to the Marines and the American People for their Actions.
1200 Assemble at Recruiting Office for rally and Speakers
1245 Lunch: Brown Bag or go get OUTSIDE Berkeley (suggest using the MC rotation idea - bikes 1 & 3, and the 2 & 4). Use afternoon to relax, visit businesses, visit with each other, come by the USMC to say thanks, etc. The time between
1330 - 1430 will also be used for other speakers if there is a need or a desire. For various reasons, we need to keep that flexible for now.
1430 Riders return (if necessary) to Recruiting Office at 64 Shattuck Square 1430 - 1445 Rally, Collect Receipts
1500 Final speakers/presentations
1600 Riders, mount up and depart - carefully - for home, for any diners, or get together. I'm assuming with Sunday being Easter, the bulk of our veterans and Patriots will head out. Those that wish to get together for diner, coffee or a soda, please let Doug know during the morning staging, and he will do what he can to help organize something.

Good Luck to Doug and his amazing Warriors. I pray the right message is delivered to an ungrateful town who’s very existence was saved by the United States Armed Forces. I am with you in spirit.

Part 4: HEALTHCARE SYSTEM vs. IMMIGRATION

America is known for the slogan, “the home of the free, home of the brave.” The Brave warriors are those who uphold the rights of every American by fighting for freedom and liberty. These individuals don’t ask for much, except what was promised. They are individuals who love this country more than life itself. Their fellow Americans, born in America don’t ask for much either. They work, pay taxes, and might even own a home. They plan and squirrel away their hard-earned dollars for their golden years in retirement.

What do you think happens when it is time for the brave to enjoy their freedom? What do you think happens if there is an emergency and they need to call upon one of the various programs, their tax dollars supported all those years? Those very programs are not available to them. Why are they not available you might be wondering; because illegal aliens have taken over the system that was designed to help American’s in their time of need. In today’s society, the “home of the free” only applies to those who were not born within the borders of America it seems.

Pick up your phone and call any local, state or federal agency for assistance in obtaining medical care and you will hear what I hear: Do you speak Spanish? Are you an Illegal Alien? Do you have assets totaling over $2000? Do you own a home? If you answered yes to the last two items, you are out of luck, but if you answered yes to the first two questions, you have just won the Healthcare Lottery... what have you won – all the free healthcare you could want! Yes that’s right, you can get your teeth fixed. You can have an operation for whatever you like. You can even have as many kids as you like and the American Taxpayer will pay your medical bills. However, if you are a natural born citizen of the United States of America, you are out of luck! Well, that’s unless you are willing to sell your home, sell your assets, dispose of all your savings, 401K plans, CD’s and IRA’s. You will then be totally, dependent on the social welfare system in which we live in, and you too can have it all, just like the illegal aliens, who are taking advantage of the many programs your tax dollars pay for. What a deal!

I am appalled at the local, state, and federal levels within our own government who allowed our healthcare system and social program system to be given away to every person who comes to this country illegally. If the Department of Labor can demand all employees fill out an I-9 form to ensure that they are legal residents of the United States of America, why can’t our healthcare system do the same? Why is it that our social programs, i.e. social services, welfare, food stamps and Medicaid and Medicare allow illegal aliens to receive benefits they are not entitled too? If these agencies verified alien status, the federal government could reallocate the money they spend on deportation to the Department of Homeland Security to protect us better, Immigration could fix their failed tracking system on these illegal aliens, and help better fund the Border Agencies to prevent them from coming into this country in the first place. Our programs would save millions of dollars and be able to help Americans when they need assistance.

Since realizing these programs have run amuck, I have begun to notice that only aliens are the ones with the wick checks, welfare cards, and food stamp cards at the grocery store. Turns out in further investigation that many a hospital staff has complained to administrators, about having to turn away American-speaking individuals who were born here for lack of insurance, or financial means, but are required to treat illegal aliens who don’t speak English, nor have insurance or funds to pay for treatment. American’s being denied assistance to medical care in America! What is wrong with this picture?

If I travel to another country and ask for medical assistance, I would be paying for it out of my own pocket. Other countries do not give away medical assistance to people who enter their borders, so why should we give it away. When is our government going to step up and say, enough is enough. Is there anyone else out there, just as fed up, as I am, willing to take a stand and start making noise in this country? I think its time that these bow hunks running for the Presidency start talking about reducing the services to illegal aliens, instead of placating to them for their votes. Votes that don’t even count, since they are not voting citizens! These Candidates need to come up with a plan to help AMERICAN’S who were legally born in this country!

In a country where its citizens work hard to own a home, pay their bills, pay taxes to better their communities, and ask for help, they should not be denied because there are Americans. When our healthcare system is more interested in providing illegal aliens with medical assistance, whereby discriminating against American Citizens, who need the same type of assistance, our society has deteriorated into a society of unbalanced values. “Home of the free, home of the brave” is only if you speak another language. WAKE UP AMERICA!