Happy Independence Day!

By Cassandra Effect, July 4, 2010 9:16 am

Enjoy the birthday of freedom!

Tonight is one of two times a year PBS is worth watching.

A Capitol Fourth is on TV tonite minus maestro Eric Kunzel, who
passed away a few months ago.

If you can’t watch thus and be excited to be an American, you don’t
have a pulse!

Set your DVR for the show and go to your local fireworks program.
Preferably one at a military base. Then watch a Capitol Fourth
tommorow!

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How not to start a Revolution

By Cassandra Effect, June 24, 2010 4:32 pm

Darren Wesley Huff, a member of the Oath Keepers, and filer of a “birther” lawuit seeking to remove Barack Obama from office due to lack of citizenship ran afoul of his own big mouth and small vision in starting a revolution in Sweetwater, Tennessee.  Seems that Mr. Huff according to the FBI Criminal Complaint, figured that it was more than reasonable to round up a posse of like minded individuals and “take over the city” which has arrested a friend of Huffs – Walter Francis Fitzpatrick – who had tried to perform a citizens arrest on the Monroe County Grand Jury Foreman who had denied the birther lawsuit. 

Huff’ made no effort to hide his plan and apparently told everyone he came across about his plan, including a bank teller (who told the FBI), the FBI agents who visited him at his home,  and the cops who stopped him on his way to the town!  What a dolt!!!

My favorite part – his Georgia license plate  was IM LIT

no kidding….

Way to think big – taking over Madisonville TN… newsflash – the problem is in Washington DC. not rural TN~

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Flotilla Choir: We Con the World Video

By Cassandra Effect, June 13, 2010 5:42 pm

I’ve uploaded the the video that You Tube won’t let you see  to my you tube account.   Hit your account with it too – flood you tube!

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Youtube blocks We Con the World parody video

By Cassandra Effect, June 12, 2010 5:34 am

Google (Don’t be Evil) has just blocked the video of We con the world – the parody song from LatmaTV.   From Caroline Glick:

As Israel went offline for the Jewish sabbath, YouTube removed most versions of Latma’s hit parody song We Con the World. If you try to access the song on YouTube you receive the notification:
This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Warner/ Chappell Music, Inc. .
 
Copyright experts we advised with before posting the song told us in no uncertain terms that we were within our rights to use the song because we did so in accordance with the Fair Use Doctrine. The Fair Use Doctrine, copied and pasted below from the US Copyright Office stipulates that it is legal and permissible to use copyrighted material under the fair use doctrine for purposes of parody. 

Copyright attorneys also warned us that given our clearly lawful use of the song We are the World, if anyone wished to silence our voices, they wouldn’t target us. Instead they would target YouTube. It is YouTube’s standard practice to remove any material that they receive even the flimsiest threat for because the company wishes to avoid all litigation.

At the same time, this is not YouTube’s first move to silence Israeli voices. During Operation Cast Lead, the IDF Spokesman’s Unit established a YouTube channel and began posting combat footage on its channel to bypass the anti-Israel media and go directly to news consumers. 
Shortly after the IDF channel began making waves, YouTube – which is owned by Google – removed IDF videos from the website. After the move evoked a storm of protest, YouTube restored them but flagged the videos in the same manner it flags pornography. People trying to access the videos received a screen saying, “This video or group may contain content that is inappropriate for some users, as flagged by YouTube’s user community. To view this video or group please verify that you are 18 or older by singing in and signing up.”
Here’s a link to the write-up of the YouTube move.
 
If YouTube didn’t already have a track record for censoring pro-Israel material, I would say that despite the obviously frivolous and unsubstantiated nature of the copyright claim against We Con the World, the company was simply erring on the side of caution. 
The fact that more than 3 million people have already seen the video and that it has been written up in major newspapers and featured on major television networks around the world since we first posted it last Thursday night however causes me to fear that something else is going on here. 
 

Strange that a search of “Song Parody” on youTube reveals 858,000 hits.  Most are hit song parodies flat out stealing the underlying music and even video from the musician.  But somehow or another, those are ok – but a song by Jews poking fun at the Gaza flotilla’s true intentions MUST BE BLOCKED!  The top hit is a Shakira song with over 32 Million views, ext a Britney Spears video with 29 Million, Katy Perry with 28 Million, and Lady Gaga with 27 Million views.  And I am supposed to believe that those song parodies are fine with exposure of nearly 10 times the viewership and years of availability on youtubes site, while a Jewish parody with 3 million views and a week of exposure on youtube is wrong?  I call Bull$hit on this

Two things I need you to do

1) Defend Free Speech – Support Latma

2) Email YouTube and Demand that all song parodies be blocked – email them about every single individual song – a huge driver of their content is the music video – if they won’t protect free speech and fair use, then they should apply their rules EQUALLY across the board -there nearly a million song parodies waiting – get to work dear readers!

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SEIU Job posting deconstructed – Capital Innovations Project Leader

By Cassandra Effect, June 9, 2010 4:49 pm

I received a copy of an Service Employee International Union (SEIU) job posting recently and was truly stunned by the job requirement description.  Remember – this is the Union which BEATS people who oppose them.  Bold section of the description are mine.   Its any one’s guess as to what they mean by developing innovative financing and building sustainable business. – maybe this is just the thug in charge of leading the purple people into banks for aggressive protests – like this  or this or this.

I ask again how a Union with only 2 Million people – less than half a percent of our nations population carries so much weight and power.   

More on SEIU?  see: How the SEIU will control your access to health care

These people are evil and have more interest in power than the little people they claim to love so much.  What self respecting person would wprk two year to get an MBA and then go communist/socialist.  The B school should demand their sheepskin back from the a$sclown who takes this job.

Crazy SEIU Job Description:

6/2/10 – Career Job Announcement xxxxxxx

Industry: Nonprofit/Community Development

Function: Finance, Project Management

Employer: Service Employees International Union (SEIU)

Job Title: Capital Innovations Project Leader

Job Location: New York, NY or Washington, DC

Organization Description

The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is the nation’s fastest growing labor organization, with more than 2.2 million members. SEIU is on the cutting edge of progressive activism, building the power of low-wage workers and engaging in larger social issues. SEIU’s Capital Stewardship Program is a center of excellence for engaging the capital markets and financial institutions in innovative ways. Website: www.seiu.org

Job Description
The Capital Innovations Project Leader will be part of an exciting new initiative to work with long-term investors and quality businesses that are responsible employers. The financial crisis revealed that short-term thinking, misaligned incentives, and a misunderstanding of risk fostered investment practices that hurt workers and their communities, as well as Americans’ retirement savings. The Capital Innovations program works with creative long-term investors to find responsible ways to deploy capital and with responsible enterprises to build sustainable businesses. This position will play a lead role in one or more Capital Innovations projects, such as:

· Design and development of innovative financing vehicles, working with creative long-term investors.

· Strategic planning with responsible businesses facing capital gaps in the current financial environment.

· Industry structure and competitive analysis of the capital needs of industries facing significant disruption and transition.

Qualifications

Please compose a thoughtful cover letter that describes your commitment to the mission of the Service Employees International Union and how your experience satisfies the following:

· 5+ years of relevant work experience

· Backgrounds in investment banking, M&A, community development, entrepreneurship, or strategic organizing are valued

· Business acumen joined with a commitment to social justice

· Strong relational skills

· An entrepreneurial orientation

· Strengths in creativity, leadership, strategic planning, and project management

· Exceptional ability to quickly assimilate financial and specialized knowledge

· Commitment to the goals of the labor movement is essential

· MBA desirable

Preferred Start Date: Immediately

Compensation: $65-95K, DOE, excellent benefits

Sponsor International Candidates: No

To Apply

AA/EOE. No phone calls, please. Email cover letter and resume to resumes@seiu.catsone.com

(subject line: Capital Innovations Project Leader Search, MNC-2481).

Ms. Pamela Kieffer

Service Employees International Union

1800 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20036

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More elevated TSA security

By Cassandra Effect, June 8, 2010 11:27 am

Travelling again today through a different airport than yesterday, and
was patted down going thru the x ray machine. TSA agents were patting
down every couple of people going through. No profiling or behavior
pattern alerts. Just hoping for a stupid, random chance to catch a
jihadist. Ridiculous.

We still can’t face the reality that it’s middle eastern young men who
are the greatest risk. Not a 90 year old grandpa from Minnesota. Yes
I saw him get frisked.

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TSA on alert today

By Cassandra Effect, June 7, 2010 12:35 pm

Traveling today through two US airports and had TSA agents checking
IDs while people were boarding flights.

Might be part of a new routine, maybe heightened security due to the
gaza flotilla, or maybe they know something is up?

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Molotv Mitchell – Okay THROW YOUR SHOE!

By Cassandra Effect, May 26, 2010 10:22 am

Another great Molotov Mitchell For the Record Video – get those shoes loaded and ready!

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There’s a Communist in the White House

By Cassandra Effect, April 5, 2010 1:49 am

After the passage of the health care debacle, theres no denying it! Saturday Night Live veteran Victoria Jackson sings about our Dear Leader Obama

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One Term President – OTP!

By Cassandra Effect, March 8, 2010 9:07 am

Let everyone around you know where you stand on President Obama.

Our goal is OTP bumper stickers on cars across the country.  If you see one, tap on your horn, wave or give them a thumbs up!  It’s a clear way to express your discontent with this President and the direction he is trying to take our country.  Help make this the symbol of discontent in the United States.

Video Courtesy of OneTermPresident.net

Order your OTP Gear HERE

10% of all the OTP sales go to the Wounded Warriors Project.  God I love Molotov Mitchell!  The Red Dawn Reference is fun too!

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Obama’s Health Secretary Sebelius Proves Need for Insurance Sales across State Lines

By Cassandra Effect, February 9, 2010 10:06 am

Anthem BCBS of California to raise premiums by 39% in 2011!

In an attempt to plug into populist anger against high insurance costs, US Health and Human Services Cabinet Secretary Kathleen Sebilus accidentally proves that when a company has monopoly power, its prices are not held down by market pressures. Any chance that Obama, the Constitutional Scholar, would will be willing to consider using the Commerce Clause to open states up to interstate competition for health insurance? Don’t count on it.

From Reuters:

“These extraordinary increases are up to 15 times faster than inflation and threaten to make health care unaffordable for hundreds of thousands of Californians, many of whom are already struggling to make ends meet in a difficult economy,” Sebelius wrote to Anthem Blue Cross President Leslie Margolin.

While it was unclear what, if any, steps the U.S. health department could take, Sebelius said she was “very disturbed” and was “closely monitoring” the Anthem situation. State authorities in California — the nation’s most populated state — are also investigating the reported rate hike.

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Green Police Super Bowl Ad – Truth is Stranger than Fiction?

By Cassandra Effect, February 7, 2010 8:44 pm

If only this commercial was a spoof on reality.  

Washington DC has a tax on plastic grocery bagsMany, many , many other places have similar laws

In San Francisco people are required by law to compost waste and recycle.  Offenders are subject to fines. 

The city by the bay also has a ban on plastic water bottles.   Other countries are reaching this madness level as well.

Incandescent light bulbs will be phased out in the US starting in 2012.     In Europe they already have banned these and are offering money to people to snitch on stores which sell the outlawed bulbs.  You will be stuck with those crappy compact flourescent blubs (CFLs) in the near future.

And in this madness, Audi is selling its “green” car.   Somehow I am not comforted.  And I feel a lot less free.

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Census Superbowl Commercial Sells Government Incompetence

We paid $2.5 Million to advertise the fact the the government is a bunch of idiots – sheesh

And yes, I get the fact they are trying to be hip and edgy ala The Office / 30 Rock / Parks and Recreation, but this is the freaking census!  The fact that we have to advertise to people of a basic constitutional function in a fun and hip way is truly ridiculous. Do we need hip ads to get people to sign up for the Selective Service too now?

Go HERE for the complete series of these “Payton Schlewitt” ads – yes, there’s more than the one you saw during the Super Bowl…

Updated: Video embed codes found. Comments are open – go to town folks!

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Breaking: Adam Andrzejewski attending Tea Party Convention!

By Cassandra Effect, February 6, 2010 11:17 am

GOP Illinois Governor hopeful, Adam Andrzejewski is attending the Saturday portion of the Nashville TN Tea Party Convention.   I had the distinct honor of bumping into him at the Chicago airport at 6am this morning.    he was surprised that someone from Tennessee would be familiar with his campaign.    We had a great talk on the plane and I offered him a dose of southern hospitality and gave him a ride to his hotel!

Adam is an amazing guy – a reformer, principled, and  focused on solving the problems at home in Illinois.  Expect to see more from Adam in the future as he works to drive real reform in Illinois!

Erick Erickson wrote an excellent piece on Adam here

hit his website – www.adamforillinois.com  and make a donation to his campaign – they still have expenses and we need folks like Adam!

Adam at O’hare

Adam at the Nashville airport Freedom Shrine (ground transport level behind the left escalator, next to the mens bathroom – yes I know – not exactly a prominent place)

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Muslim Mafia Book Review

By Cassandra Effect, January 29, 2010 11:28 pm

Book Review of Muslim Mafia from Cassandra Effect reader, Mark Newton

David Gaubatz, former Agent Air Force Office of Special Investigations and Paul Sperry, author of Infiltration,  combine their efforts to write Muslim Mafia. This book came out in hard back in 2009. I highly recommend this important book to anyone interested in  understanding the Islamic war against the United Stated and rest of the non – Islamic world.
 The authors take you through evidence obtained during an undercover  investigation exposing a very organized conspiracy of CAIR (Counsel American Islamic Relations),  ISNA (Islamic Society of North America) and many other front groups  to infiltrate our law enforcement and government agencies with the purpose of undermining our government.  These groups pose as non-radical Muslim organizations but upon closer investigation are funded by null and other radical groups. They are a very organized network of terrorists training and support organizations right here on our own soil. These groups aggressively use our own media for their pro Islamic propaganda and to put a peaceful face on their radical ideology. They also engage in aggressive efforts to silence their critics using political correctness against company, government, and individual targets. Additionally they are fund raising centers sending money raised in the United States to groups around the world known to engage in terrorist activity. These undercover investigators have uncovered documents detailing this highly organized effort to use our own U.S. freedoms, laws,  and political correctness to undermine our nation.  This is a well documented, eye opening, and alarming book definitely worth your time!

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