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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