America’s expanding police state

[ELVIS]

Tammy Bruce (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jun/20/bruceraising-a-police-state-army/?page=2)

With so much happening internationally and the number of scandals, crises and general screw-ups of the Obama administration here at home, it’s worth noting a disturbing development here on the domestic front: a rapidly expanding police state.

On my radio program last week I had the pleasure of speaking with Cheryl Chumley, a reporter for The Washington Times, about her new book, “Police State USA: How George Orwell’s Nightmare is Becoming our Reality.” The title says it all, and aptly describes the shocking transformation of what had been our free society.

We all know about the scope of National Security Agency (NSA) spying. It’s fair to say at this point in our lives that the notion of privacy is all but dead and gone. However, it didn’t start there. In her book, Mrs. Chumley takes us on a ride through history, reminding us of the original intentions of the Founding Fathers versus the assault on the original design by “21st century realities.”

Keep in mind, people in the political class constantly reveal their contempt for regular citizens. That contempt is the inevitable result of a group of people who have convinced themselves that big government is necessary because the little people can’t control their own lives.

These same politicians and bureaucrats then begin to see themselves a genuinely better than everyone else. After all, if they were just like us, then they’d be part of the rabble, and they can’t have that. The solution to their dilemma is a police state.

Mrs. Chumley’s chapters in “Police State USA” provide a treatise on all the elements of society that are under attack as big government seeks to sustain itself through a police state, including aspects of an expanding and increasingly paranoid bureaucratic system that has decided the individual is the problem.

Regarding our nation being under attack by thugs intent on creating a police state, Mrs. Chumley notes:

“The Founding Fathers wouldn’t recognize America today. The God-given freedoms they championed in the Bill of Rights have been chipped away over the years by an ever-intrusive government bent on controlling all aspects of our lives in the name of safety and security. NSA wire-tapping and data collection is Orwellian in its scope. The TSA, BLM, and IRS are all jockeying for control of our lives. Warrantless searches are on the rise and even encouraged in some communities. Free speech, the right to bear arms, private property, and freedom of religion all are under attack. The Constitution has been tossed on the same trash pile as the Bible.”

Spying is one thing, but control is, in fact, key. During the Obama administration, most of us have grown concerned about the massive buy-up of ammunition of various federal agencies. The U.S. Postal Service, the Department of Agriculture, the Commerce Department and even the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, among so many other agencies, have acquired billions of rounds of ammunition.

In an article for Newsmax, Mrs. Chumley spoke with Philip Van Cleave, president of the Virginia Citizens Defense League, who asked a telling question: “Why exactly does a weather service need ammunition?

“NOAA — really? They have a need? One just doesn’t know why they’re doing this,” he said. “The problem is, all these agencies have their own SWAT teams, their own police departments, which is crazy. In theory, it was supposed to be the U.S. marshals that was the armed branch for the federal government.”

In addition to mini-police forces attached to federal agencies, Mrs. Chumley addresses the “acquisition by police departments of major battlefield equipment emboldens officials to strong-arm those they should be protecting.” The New York Times reports, “During the Obama administration, according to Pentagon data, police departments have received tens of thousands of machine guns; nearly 200,000 ammunition magazines; thousands of pieces of camouflage and night-vision equipment; and hundreds of silencers, armored cars and aircraft.”

Silencers? Machine guns? Now why would local law enforcement need that sort of gear?

They do if they’re conditioning everyone, including local law enforcement itself, to believe that a police state is necessary and inevitable. The good news is, that’s a lie. It doesn’t have to be either. Speaking to a solution, Cheryl Chumley’s book concludes with a call to “Throw the bums out — why virtue, accountability are key.”

It’s one thing to have this unfold, and quite another to allow it to continue. One of the first things necessary to take back this nation is becoming informed. “Police State USA” is the book that will get you there and inspire you to defend this nation from big government zealots who believe you won’t notice what they’re up to.


:elvis:

[FORD]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu2pSHFwRyo

[ELVIS]

:killer:

[ELVIS]

First time I saw this on youtube...




:elvis:

[DONNIEP]

Body Count was bad fucking ass!

You do know that by posting this you just pissed all over the whole "Elvis is a RACIST!" argument...

[FORD]

Of course the irony there, is that the guy who wrote that song is now a cop.......

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rYyottzU91o/UEp_vREfVyI/AAAAAAAALa4/CwFfysyfhqo/s1600/Law+&+Order+SVU+season+14+key+art+allthingslawandorder+ xs.jpg

[DONNIEP]

That's not irony. It's called getting P A I D. Cash money. Leafy green spendy money. Instead of sucking the Gubment Dick and collecting that check every month.

[ELVIS]

Of course the irony there, is that the guy who wrote that song is now a cop.......



TV isn't real, FORD...:rolleyes:

He's still a sellout, though...

[ELVIS]

You do know that by posting this you just pissed all over the whole "Elvis is a RACIST!" argument...

I'm not a racist by any stretch of anyone's imagination...

[DONNIEP]

TV isn't real, FORD...:rolleyes:

He's still a sellout, though...

Sellout? I'm not so sure...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBUxUa0TrsY

[ELVIS]

I am...

[ELVIS]

That fucking sucks...

[DONNIEP]

That fucking sucks...

The message doesn't.

[ELVIS]

If there was a message in that crap, it sucks too bad to hear it...

[DONNIEP]

If you bothered to get to the end of the song then you'd hear the message...

[ELVIS]

No way would I EVER get to the end of that bullshit...

It's not possible...

[ELVIS]

It's like these kids in church trying to get me to listen to Christian Rap...

I called it C-Rap, or Crap for short and told them as much...or more even...

It ain't me...

At all...

[DONNIEP]

No way would I EVER get to the end of that bullshit...

It's not possible...

Ah, who cares. But you can't call the man a sellout if you don't listen to the message he laid out before he was gettin paid to play a make-believe cop.

[ELVIS]

Before he was getting paid ??

Shaddup...

[DONNIEP]

Before he was getting paid ??

Shaddup...

Getting paid to be a fake cop on TV. Keep it in context.

[ELVIS]

Ok, I heard it...

First of all, I don't listen to dirty bullshit like that...

It's niggafer crap...

What's the message, to get paid ??

If so, you're lost...big time...

[ELVIS]

Getting paid to be a fake cop on TV. Keep it in context.

I get it...

You may not...

[DONNIEP]

Ok, I heard it...

First of all, I don't listen to dirty bullshit like that...

It's niggafer crap...

What's the message, to get paid ??

You're lost...big time...

The message, if you'd try to listen, is that being a dope dealer is a dead end street. I could post the lyrics but they're pretty easy to hear.

[ELVIS]

It doesn't say that...

He says he's in quicksand but that's nothing for a street thug...

[DONNIEP]

It doesn't say that...

He says he's in quicksand but that's nothing for a street thug...

Geez...

[ELVIS]

What ??

He's a sellout...

He wouldn't be on the idiot box if he wasn't...period...

[DONNIEP]

Dude - you have to take all the lyrics in context. The guy lays it out, plain as day. The whole point of this song isn't that being a dope dealer is great. It's that it's a dead end street. I can copy/past the lyrics but you still won't get it.

Ah, sometimes even I forget that this is the internet...

[ELVIS]

Shaddup...:rolleyes:

He's a sellout to fame...

[DONNIEP]

There is no nobility in choosing to be poor.

[ELVIS]

So if you're not famous, you're poor ??

Gimme a break...

[ELVIS]

There is no nobility in choosing to be poor.

And you're wrong there too...

Read the Bible...

[DONNIEP]

So if you're not famous, you're poor ??

Gimme a break...

In Ice's case, yeah, pretty much. The guy had one legal, marketable skill. Rapping. Or "song writing". Whatever. He lucked into another gig - acting.

I find it rather ironic that you would piss on a dude who had a hit song that laid out the perils of living the Thug Life in such a way that kids would actually listen to it. Now, it ain't my kind of music. But kids like that shit. The last couple lines of the song lay it out pretty clearly.

[DONNIEP]

And you're wrong there too...

Read the Bible...

Yeah, so toss all your belongings out the window.

[ELVIS]

No dude...

Suppose there are brothers and sisters who are needy and don’t have enough to eat...

What good is saying to them, God bless you, keep warm and eat well if you don’t give them what they need to survive ??

That's from James...

Is Mr Sellout doing that ??

If not, I don't give a crap about his TV personality and fame, at all...

I liked Ice when he was a regular guy, but he sold out for fame and fortune...

[DONNIEP]

I liked Ice when he was a regular guy, but he sold out for fame and fortune...

So you posted the Body Count video as a protest against him?

And I feed as many kids as I can, here in the county where I live, with regular cash donations. I'm sure it's not enough. But here in the South there are churches on just about every corner so people can pretty much walk about a mile or so and find a church to help em out. Now, I know that might not meet your definition of helping people. But I do what I can.

And Ice T was never a regular guy. Even he has said that he was a piece of shit. And he has also said that he takes the roles offered to him to get P A I D. Hey - I know you hate money and all that. I get it. But if you find a way to fill up the tank in my car, or to pay my grocery bill WITHOUT money then I'll be all for it.

[ELVIS]

Fuck your car...

If you need groceries, then we can talk...

Stop worshiping celebrity is all I'm saying...

[ELVIS]

And don't try to tell me about the south...


:mad2:

[DONNIEP]

Fuck your car...

If you need groceries, then we can talk...

Stop worshiping celebrity is all I'm saying...

I don't need groceries. But I do need some tacos.

[Nitro Express]

I don't need groceries. But I do need some tacos.

Soft shell or hard shell? I already know you want a pink taco.

[Nitro Express]

So you posted the Body Count video as a protest against him?

And I feed as many kids as I can, here in the county where I live, with regular cash donations. I'm sure it's not enough. But here in the South there are churches on just about every corner so people can pretty much walk about a mile or so and find a church to help em out. Now, I know that might not meet your definition of helping people. But I do what I can.

And Ice T was never a regular guy. Even he has said that he was a piece of shit. And he has also said that he takes the roles offered to him to get P A I D. Hey - I know you hate money and all that. I get it. But if you find a way to fill up the tank in my car, or to pay my grocery bill WITHOUT money then I'll be all for it.

Money is for suckers but we live on a planet full of suckers. This isn't fucking Star Trek. We are on our way to being the planet of the apes. If Jesus so happens to show up, I will buy him a taco and a Dos XX.

[Nitro Express]

Fortunately we have decent police around here. All I can say is not all cops are bad.

[ashstralia]

Has it ever occurred to any of you that the arming of legitimate forces comes first?

In the same way as a government can regulate the supply and demand of anything, black market or white.
Do you not think recent events and disturbing images and horrific stories would not be highly on the radar of any or all law enforcement?

While you all walk around armed, it's turning into a bad Rambo movie.

[ELVIS]

Yeah, and just as as bad movie is staged, so are events like Sandy Hook, Boston bombing, Oklahoma City and 911...

[DONNIEP]

Has it ever occurred to any of you that the arming of legitimate forces comes first?



I think DHS has pretty much got all the arms, ammo and assault vehicles they need.

[Kristy]

The message... is a dead end street.

Much like being a member of Van Halen.

[Kristy]

While you all walk around armed, it's turning into a bad Rambo movie.

So says the kangaroo humper who wants to see Detroit of all places

[ELVIS]

Hear that, Wolfie ??

[DONNIEP]

Much like being a member of Van Halen.

But they're working on a new record, right???

[Kristy]

Van Halen still makes records?


Wow.

[ELVIS]

Yeah...

Edwad is busy working out the details to have a patent on striped vinyl discs...

[DONNIEP]

Van Halen still makes records?


Wow.

Yeah, except it doesn't sound like Van Halen. And oddly enough, when they play live they don't look like Van Halen. There's something....missing. Can't quite put my finger on it but I know something ain't right.

[vandeleur]

The vocals :D

[vandeleur]

The hair ?

[vandeleur]

The moulin rouge dance routine ?

[PETE'S BROTHER]

riser jumps...

[Kristy]

fortunately we have decent police around here. All i can say is not all cops are bad.

white privilege!

[Nitro Express]

Has it ever occurred to any of you that the arming of legitimate forces comes first?

In the same way as a government can regulate the supply and demand of anything, black market or white.
Do you not think recent events and disturbing images and horrific stories would not be highly on the radar of any or all law enforcement?

While you all walk around armed, it's turning into a bad Rambo movie.

Ever seen a western? What do they mostly do? Shoot each other. Business as usual. The only difference is we don't praise Allah before we drop the hammer.

[Nitro Express]

white privilege!

Color has nothing to do with it. It's about being civilized. Having some common courtesy goes a long way. We still have some of that here.

[Kristy]

No, it's about being white.

[ELVIS]

And you're about being stupid...

[DONNIEP]

No, it's about being white.

Ain't it great?

[PETE'S BROTHER]

Ain't it great?

:thumb:

[Kristy]

Ain't it great?

There is a difference between being white and white trash, Donnie.

[DONNIEP]

There is a difference between being white and white trash, Donnie.

Well, duh. The white trash lives in the trailer park. Everybody knows that.

[Nitro Express]

No, it's about being white.

Well stop complaining so much then. You are white. Your life should be a fucking paradise then.

[Nitro Express]

Well, duh. The white trash lives in the trailer park. Everybody knows that.

Brown and black trash live in housing the government provides. White trash live in stuff they steal from construction sites and find on the side of the road.

[Kristy]

Well, duh. The white trash lives in the trailer park. Everybody knows that.

Or if you're from Louisiana.

[Kristy]

Well stop complaining so much then. You are white. Your life should be a fucking paradise then.

No, not even. See, you (white trash) conservatives have declared war on me.

[Nitro Express]

No, not even. See, you (white trash) conservatives have declared war on me.

I'm not a conservative and how can I be white trash? I wear a Rolex.

[ashstralia]

Nitro in his countache with porno mo, Hawaiian shirt, and Rolexed arm hangin out the window...

:bigwink:

[vandeleur]

You make nitro sound like one of the guys from Ron burgundy :)

[ashstralia]

Nitro makes nitro sound like one of the guys from Ron burgundy :)

Fixed it for ya, matey! ;)

[vandeleur]

Man thats in my head now , nitro is ron burgundy :-)

[ashstralia]

No, he's Higgins on a rare day off.. :biggrin:

[Anonymous]

Man thats in my head now , nitro is ron burgundy :-)

Nitro is an International Man of Mystery.

For all we know, he can be David Lee Roth wearing his Online Camouflage.

I think he's Sir Roger Moore, though. Playing Simon Templar/James Bond on the web.

Cheers! :beers:

[ELVIS]

Your life should be a fucking paradise then.

Mine is...

[FORD]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0AIEiXN0-I

[ELVIS]

Billy Idol sounds like Peter Noone in that clip...

Never heard that before...

Not bad...

[ashstralia]

I thought the 80's billy idol was great then as I do now. I'm cranking rebel yell!

[Seshmeister]

Billy Idol was amazing at squeezing out a career with the least possible material.

By 1988 he had only released 3 studio albums but had brought out 18 singles and 3 'Best of' compilation albums! :D

[Seshmeister]

Steve Steven's wife is one of those people that even just seeing her picture makes you smile. :D

http://www2.pictures.zimbio.com/pc/Motely+Crue+bassist+Nikki+Sixx+steps+out+daringly+ jxVJM9Qpyntl.jpg

[Nitro Express]

She looks like a Barbie doll. I always liked Steve's guitar playing.

[Nitro Express]

Billy Idol was amazing at squeezing out a career with the least possible material.

By 1988 he had only released 3 studio albums but had brought out 18 singles and 3 'Best of' compilation albums! :D

He marketed his image smart. He had songs people liked. They played them a ton in clubs, on MTV, and on the radio. Idol was everywhere. Women like a sexy bad boy and the guys want to be the bad boy.

[ELVIS]

Then some of the guys grow up and become men...

BTW, Is that one of those stupid real dolls Stevens is carrying around ??

It's like walking around with a clown...how fake...

[ashstralia]

I always liked Steve's guitar playing.

Me too, mate. His rhythm playing alone is top 5.

Criminally underrated.

[Mushroom]

No, not even. See, you (white trash) conservatives have declared war on me.

oh you poor victim!