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All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages.

Shakespeare

In the light of current events worldwide and recent socio-political developments in the United States, it is evident that many people remain blissfully ignorant, whether willfully or naturally, while others are awakening to the specter of reality and are either at a loss as to how to respond to the challenges that face them or are doing what they can to stem the tide that will eventually overwhelm the majority when it becomes too late to act.

As with all staged productions, world events are manipulated to produce a desired effect among the masses, who are not merely spectators, but participants. This does not happen overnight, but rather is cleverly crafted over time with occasionally unforseen or uncontrollable glitches and errors that are adapted to or corrected with measured response by the "directors" of the program.

What better example of this than the race for the White House?

On the one hand is the McCain campaign for the Republicans. Until most recently, the majority of Republican voters rejected the senator from Arizona as evidenced by the divided primaries and caucuses, which were manhandled to favor particular candidates over others. Even conservative (so-called) talking heads were disgusted with the prospect of a McCain candidacy because of his left-leaning tendancies and willingness to sacrifice principle over political expediency. Once it became certain that Mr. McCain would become the presumptive nominee, again the majority vowed to either vote for someone else or sit out the elections entirely. Then came the masterstroke of the McCain puppeteers by appointing the apparently socially, economically conservative Sarah Palin from Alaska. Suddenly the accolades would not cease as the sycophants fawned over the neo-con Vice President select ad nauseam McCain supporters scurried out from the woodwork by the droves within moments of the announcement. Forget the fact that he is the same guy with the same policies and political philosophies that turned so many off before the beautiful window dressing was added . . .

On the other hand is the lovefest, otherwise known as the Obama campaign for "change". Young, good looking, energetic, charismatic, and articulate (with a teleprompter or scripted), the majority of Democrats resoundedly (and wisely) rejected another Clinton dynasty, which would have been diabolically disasterous. Since at least the year 2000, Hillary Clinton was intended to be coronated as queen of North America for her faithfulness during her husband's playboy presidency. Yet the enlisted broke ranks for the hope of having the first black CIC, thereby rescinding William J's claim to the title. Other than that, what does "change" really mean? Up until now, the campaign has never fully defined what changes would occur and how it would be better for the American people. It would be a plus to not have a Bush or Clinton on or near the throne in the course of 30 years, but the "change", I dread, will not be what the charming snake oil salesmen are pitching through their young apprentice. In fact, the snake oil is really venom.

These were only examples; topical really. There is far worse in store for us. The truth is we are provided only two choices: Tweedle Dee or Tweedle Dumb, or the lesser of two evils. It isn't the fact that there are only two choices, but rather that someone else is determining for us who we should choose between which is most disconcerting. That over decades the American people were led to believe in a democratic process that doesn't really exist is the startling dilemma. Whether it is fraudulent primaries/caucuses or manipulated voting machines (i.e. Diebold, et al.), or electoral and judicial systems that skew voters' perceptions or results, the bottom line is that we are in the midst of a "smoke and mirrors" show and all of us would be wiser to wake up to that.

The Roman poet Juvenal wrote the following:

Already long ago, from when we sold our vote to no man, the People have abdicated our duties; for the People who once upon a time handed out military command, high civil office, legions — everything, now restrains itself and anxiously hopes for just two things: bread and circuses

When all we care about is food and entertainment and fail to properly exercise our civic responsibilities, we implicitly grant to others the power to become our masters as we gradually recede into serfdom, forfeiting the very liberties we had the right to retain.

Life imitates art or art imitates life? Place your VOTE here!

A powerful message from Thomas Paine to modern Americans!

Watch: Thomas Paine

"Texas Strait Talk: A weekly column" By Congressman Ron Paul
How Foreign Policy Affects Gas Prices

We've heard how the value of the dollar affects gas prices – and indeed the price of everything.  I was pleased that my request for a hearing on such was granted by the Financial Services committee and we were able to hear some very informative testimony.  Certainly domestic policies, regarding off-shore oil drilling bans, ethanol mandates, refining capacity, and CAFE standards are interventionist and harmful enough in the energy market.

 

But how does foreign policy affect gas prices?  One important factor is that oil on the world market has been priced in dollars exclusively since 1973.  Only two leaders have gone against this arrangement - Saddam Hussein in 2000 and more recently Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with the recently opened Iranian Oil Bourse which trades in non-dollar currencies.  But since oil is otherwise exclusively traded in dollars, this means that oil producers have vast amounts of assets held in dollars.  Especially since the War on Terror and the PATRIOT Act, many oil-producing nations and banks are concerned the US government may freeze assets based on flimsy pretexts.  This fear contributes to dollar weakness, and therefore also high oil prices.

 

Recently I and other members of Congress spoke out against H Con Res 362 and exposed this seemingly innocuous bill for what it really is – a call for a blockade and a build up to war with Iran.  Thankfully it has not come to the floor for a vote as I had fully expected it would.  But to even propose legislation like this, and get an alarming 261 cosponsors, makes the oil markets jittery and encourages more capital flight from the dollar.  We only isolate ourselves on the world stage with actions and attitudes like this.  After all, how can it be wise for the rest of the world to bank on America, when we tend to freeze assets and blockade entire countries for no good reason?

 

Another major factor is our intervention in international military conflicts.  These conflicts are often much more complicated, and have more to do with oil than our own leaders are willing to acknowledge.  Too often the side we support points our weapons right back at us down the road.  The best policy is always free trade with all and entangling alliances with none, but instead we isolate ourselves by picking sides and making enemies out of our friends or potential friends.  In the recent conflict with Russia and Georgia, it appears that once again the administration is going to pick sides and send taxpayer money, when we are in a deep recession here at home.  There is no good reason for us to put a dog in every fight around the world.

 

The contributing factors in the price of oil are complicated and legion.  The fact is, it is an immensely valuable resource, and, as our demand for this resource is great, our relationships with world leaders who control it should be handled with reason and intelligence.  However, our interventionist mindset when it comes to foreign policy never ceases to get us into sticky situations, for which we pay a premium at the gas pump.

For those who are concerned for the future of our nation, but don't understand what is happening and why, read, watch, and listen to what Representative Ron Paul has to say. Mr. Paul is a muted voice in the House of Representatives, and his political adversaries and mainstream media have effectively done their best to silence and/or belittle his message that he's been proclaiming for 30+ years. There is so much more to this man than what has been (mis)represented to the general public. That is why I strongly suggest that you pay attention to him. If your only source of information comes from the mainstream media, then you are severely short-changing yourself and your children.

Mr. Paul provides regular updates on what is transpiring in the halls of Congress, things that are not being adequately covered (if at all) by the media.

Ron Paul Updates

In 1999, at the World Federalist Association meeting to honor venerated journalist, and anchorman, Walter Cronkite, Cronkite extolled the virtues of, and necessities for, a viable world government, including, but not limited to, an International Criminal Court with the jurisdiction to prosecute and punish individuals of member States worldwide, whose respective governments must abdicate sovereignty to a body of global governance.

What is more, Cronkite encouraged his entourage to join him at "Satan's right-hand side" in response to Pat Robertson's condemnation at the idea of a global government, and as a not too subtle jab at Christians, labeling them as right-wing extremists.

Then First Lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton, likewise parroted Cronkite's sentiments as she offered a prepared congratulatory speech to the man who told us "the way it is."

Watch the video here.

This article is from Gambling911.com:

Ron Paul MLK "Money Bomb" is Coming Up Monday, January 21

Can Ron Paul's supporters make the difference in this race? According to news sources, "All of the Republican candidates, with the exception of Romney, are broke." Well, not quite. Ron Paul still has 8 million dollars left, but then, you wouldn't expect most media outlets to include Dr. Paul in their discussion would you? Sorry, mainstream media you bring these digs on yourself by your continued blackout of Ron Paul's achievements.

According to Jesse Benton, a Ron Paul spokesman, Dr. Paul still has between eight and nine million dollars left in the coffers. This was aired during an interview on the Internet. If that is so, then the upcoming Money Bomb to be held on January 21 could mean a lot for Ron Paul. In the past when supporters held these "money bombs" he was able to raise $4.3 million dollars on one day and $6 million dollars on the other.

If Ron Paul's supporters are still able to donate, and haven't maxed out yet, there is room for Ron Paul to be the best funded man going into the Super Tuesday elections with the exception of Mitt Romney, whose bulk of donations have come out of his own pocket. Part of this will depend on how much of his personal fortune Romney is willing to spend.

So far, the field is still wide open for the GOP nomination. Despite the fact that the Boston Globe falsely (er, excuse me, mistakenly?) printed the results of the recent Michigan primary, Ron Paul received fourth in that contest, not fifth. It was media darling Fred Thompson who actually took the fifth place spot with the man who was polling as the frontrunner for most of this season, Giuliani behind him in last place.

By now it is no surprise that Ron Paul's quite respectable fourth place finish was ignored while the media still treat Mr. Giuliani as a front runner. In Iowa, Ron Paul came in fifth, and Giuliani came in sixth. In New Hampshire the two were nearly tied, but Giuliani did beat Paul by one percent coming in fourth to Paul's fifth place finish. In Wyoming, CNN simply reported by amount of delegates received and neither Giuliani nor Paul received any. As noted above, in Michigan Paul took fourth place and Giuliani took sixth, or dead last. So by all accounts, Ron Paul is actually leading Rudy Giuliani, and yet no one has called Mr. Giuliani an also-ran, or a fringe candidate, no these labels are reserved for Ron Paul.

People seem to forget that all of these early primary states were sanctioned for moving up their state's primaries and as a result they lost half of their delegates as punishment (except Iowa because their results are not binding on their delegates). What does all this mean? It means that even though the early states are doing wonders for the candidates in the media, these states have so few delegates that winning them means very little in the big picture. For example, the winner in Wyoming took 8 delegates. There are 2380 delegates up for grabs. The person who gets 1190 or more wins the nomination. Getting 8 delegates doesn't affect that total very much. Ron Paul, despite these early losses, still could easily win, at least mathematically.

Ron Paul just received his best finish yet and that is not newsworthy. All the other candidates are broke and Ron Paul still has 8 million plus and that is not newsworthy. Ron Paul received nearly 20 million dollars in donations last quarter (most likely beating the others by a huge margin - but they are all mum on the subject for now) and that got barely a blip. With all the other candidates broke, another large donation day could put Paul is better shape than all the other candidates (again, except Romney with his own money to donate).

Ron Paul supporters, now is the time to really dig deep for your candidate. No matter how high or low you are in the polls, it is difficult to continue a Presidential run when you are flat broke. Monday, January 21 is the next big donation day drive. That is this Monday, the one in a few days. The day after Sunday. Get it? This day is for all donors large and small. Give as little as ten dollars or the maximum $2300, but if you support Ron Paul, now is the time to give all you can.

This may be your last chance America. Senate Bill 1959 includes the finding by Congress that "The Internet has aided in facilitating violent radicalization, ideologically based violence, and the homegrown terrorism process in the United States by providing access to broad and constant streams of terrorist-related propaganda to United States citizens." You don't have to have too much imagination to see that a free and open Internet where a man running for President can get his ideas out to the public may be in jeopardy. Ron Paul's type of Internet driven campaign may be the last of its kind.

Monday, January 21, 2008, make your voices heard. Vote with donations at www.RonPaul2008.com. That is the website of the official campaign. The money goes directly to the campaign. For any poker players reading this, if you haven't been living in the desert for the past year, you will know that Ron Paul is the ONLY Presidential candidate who actually cares about you getting back the right to play poker online. He voted against the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act when it was in the House and he supports a free and open Internet. No wonder so many are trying to stop him.

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Jennifer Reynolds, Gambling911.com

Originally published January 18, 2008 10:23 am EST

WCAX - Vermont's Own - reported on an Associated Press article announcing the hand recount for both Republican and Democratic primaries, beginning next Wednesday.

Albert Howard, Republican candidate, and Denis Kucinich, Democrat candidate have made the requests.

Click here to view article.

For those who are skeptical, Denis Kucinich sent a letter to NH Secretary of State requesting a recount. Albert Howard, little known candidate, also is petitioning for a recount.

January 10, 2008 07:25 PM Eastern Time  Kucinich Asks for New Hampshire Recount in the Interest of Election Integrity

DETROIT--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Democratic Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich, the most outspoken advocate in the Presidential field and in Congress for election integrity, paper-ballot elections, and campaign finance reform, has sent a letter to the New Hampshire Secretary of State asking for a recount of Tuesday’s election because of “unexplained disparities between hand-counted ballots and machine-counted ballots.”

“I am not making this request in the expectation that a recount will significantly affect the number of votes that were cast on my behalf,” Kucinich stressed in a letter to Secretary of State William M. Gardner. But, “Serious and credible reports, allegations, and rumors have surfaced in the past few days…It is imperative that these questions be addressed in the interest of public confidence in the integrity of the election process and the election machinery – not just in New Hampshire, but in every other state that conducts a primary election.”

He added, “Ever since the 2000 election – and even before – the American people have been losing faith in the belief that their votes were actually counted. This recount isn’t about who won 39% of 36% or even 1%. It’s about establishing whether 100% of the voters had 100% of their votes counted exactly the way they cast them.”

Kucinich, who drew about 1.4% of the New Hampshire Democratic primary vote, wrote, “This is not about my candidacy or any other individual candidacy. It is about the integrity of the election process.” No other Democratic candidate, he noted, has stepped forward to question or pursue the claims being made.

“New Hampshire is in the unique position to address – and, if so determined, rectify – these issues before they escalate into a massive, nationwide suspicion of the process by which Americans elect their President. Based on the controversies surrounding the Presidential elections in 2004 and 2000, New Hampshire is in a prime position to investigate possible irregularities and to issue findings for the benefit of the entire nation,” Kucinich wrote in his letter.

“Without an official recount, the voters of New Hampshire and the rest of the nation will never know whether there are flaws in our electoral system that need to be identified and addressed at this relatively early point in the Presidential nominating process,” said Kucinich, who is campaigning in Michigan this week in advance of next Tuesday’s Presidential primary in that state.

Contacts

Kucinich for President 2008, Inc.
National Campaign HQ:
Andy Juniewicz, 216-409-8992
ajuniewicz@aol.com
or
Washington, D.C.:
Sharon Manitta, 202-506-6683
Sharon.manitta@kucinich.us
or
National Press Officer:
Tom Staudter, 914-419-5221
staudter@verizon.net
or
Website: www.dennis4president.com

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This is breaking news regarding the criminal backgrounds of Diebold executives:

Diebold Voting Machine Contractor Executive Has Criminal Background
Company responsible for machines throughout New Hampshire directed by convicted drug dealer

reddit_url='http://www.infowars.net/articles/january200
8/100108LHS.htm' reddit_title='Diebold Voting Machine Contractor Executive Has Criminal Background' digg_title = 'Diebold Voting Machine Contractor Executive Has Criminal Background'; digg_bodytext = ' It has been revealed that a high ranking executive at the company that was contracted to program all of New Hampshires Diebold voting machines has a criminal record and has previously defended the illegal act of swapping out memory cards for the machines during live elections. '; digg_topic = 'politics';

Steve Watson
Infowars.net
Thursday, Jan 10, 2008

It has been revealed that a high ranking executive at the company that was contracted to program all of New Hampshire's Diebold voting machines has a criminal record and has previously defended the illegal act of "swapping out" memory cards for the machines during live elections.

The revelations, which were uncovered by investigative journalist and vote fraud expert Bev Harris of Blackboxvoting.org and announced yesterday on the Alex Jones show, once again plunge Diebold and the controversial electronic voting systems into the spotlight.

Harris reports that Ken Hajjar, the Marketing and Sales Director at LHS Associates was arrested, indicted, and pleaded guilty to "sale / CND" (sale of controlled narcotic drugs) and sentenced to 12 months in the Rockingham County Correctional facility, and fined $2000. As things go for the politically connected, he was then given a deferred sentence and $1000 of his fine was suspended.

LHS Associates is a private company that counted over four fifths of the New Hampshire vote with no oversight whatsoever and also holds Diebold contracts for Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont.

Harris exclusively revealed some of the details on the Alex Jones show yesterday as she was still awaiting triple confirmation on the information and a full copy of the criminal record from a source who was investigating Hajjar regarding a separate matter.

"They program every single voting machine in New Hampshire, Connecticut, almost all of Massachusetts, Vermont, and Maine." Harris comments. "But did state officials in five New England states ever do a criminal background check on this company's executives? Do the laws of these five states even ALLOW them to hire convicted criminals for services paid for by the state? What about over 500 local towns and municipalities?"

The story becomes even more compelling given comments made by Ken Hajjar himself in a recent interview as he revealed that he totes memory cards around in the trunk of his car and defends the concept of swapping out memory cards during live elections!

Other LHS staff members we spoke with, including Mike Carlson and Tom Burge, provided similar comments. They said they would open machines up during an election and swap memory cards as needed. This is illegal under Connecticut law and Deputy Secretary Mara told us she has since informed LHS that such actions were in violation of Connecticut election laws.

"In 2006, as Hajjar argued in favor of their policy to change cards during elections, I asked him about about the laws which govern chain of custody issues. His response: "I mean, I don't pay attention to every little law. It's just, it's up to the Registrars. All we are is a support organization on Election Day".

He said he had three memory cards in the trunk of his car and, in the event they had to be used, the chain of custody issues wouldn't matter since, "once you run the [pre-election] test deck through, you're golden"."

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Bev Harris has also asked for complaints filed on a threat allegedly made in recent years to a New Hampshire woman, and any other reports for Hajjar or LHS owner John Silvestro. The pair grew up together in Lawrence, Massachusetts before moving to Londonderry, New Hampshire.

As we detailed in our report on Tuesday, John Silvestro has been at the center of a long-running public dispute in trying to deflect accusations made by hacker Harri Hursti that the voting machines are wide open to tampering and can easily be rigged.

Video of John Silvestro as he tangles with Harri Hursti recently surfaced on the web:

The Hursti/Silvestro saga formed the centerpiece of the recent 80 minute HBO film "Hacking Democracy".

The new revelations concerning LHS may prove even more explosive in wake Tuesday's New Hampshire results vastly differing from the pre-election polls and the emergence of clear widespread evidence of vote fraud involving the machines.

If the allegations are accurate, it won't be the first instance of Diebold employing a convicted felons to run its ballot printing operations.

Harris previously revealed that an embezzler named Jeffrey W. Dean, who specialized in sophisticated alteration of records of computerized systems, was a programmer of voting systems.

Dean was the senior vice president of Global Election Systems and a director of the company previous to Diebold's takeover in 2002. Despite Diebold's claim that Dean left the company when they took over it was later revealed that they retained Dean as a consultant.

Dean and his prison buddy John Elder, who did five years for cocaine trafficking, ran a ballot plant on the West coast and were also responsible for writing vote tallying software. Harris' research has further shown that Global Election Systems/Diebold vote machines were specifically built to allow tampering.

"It's weird, these guys are not even allowed to vote because they are convicted felons!" Harris commented yesterday.

New Hampshire District Admits Ron Paul Votes Not Counted
Sutton township reported Congressman had zero votes, actual number was 31

Paul Joseph Watson
Prison Planet
Wednesday, January 9, 2008

  digg_title = 'New Hampshire District Admits Ron Paul Vote Skew'; digg_bodytext = 'The head clerk of the New Hampshire township of Sutton has been forced to admit that Ron Paul received 31 votes yet when the final amount was transferred to a summary sheet and sent out to the media, the total was listed as zero. The fiasco throws the entire primary into doubt and could lead to a re-count.';

The head clerk of the New Hampshire town of Sutton has been forced to admit that Ron Paul received 31 votes yet when the final amount was transferred to a summary sheet and sent out to the media, the total was listed as zero. The fiasco throws the entire primary into doubt and could lead to a re-count.

As we reported earlier today, an entire family voted for Ron Paul in Sutton, yet when the voting map on the Politico website was posted, the total votes for Ron Paul were zero.

Vote fraud expert Bev Harris contacted the head clerk in Sutton, Jennifer Call, who was forced to admit that the 31 votes Ron Paul received were completely omitted from the final report sheet, claiming "human error" was responsible for the mistake.

Two or three votes not counted could be a plausible mistake - but 31 votes for one candidate?

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"The classic method for rigging a hand count is to write the wrong number on the form," Harris told the Alex Jones Show.

"They are counting everything in public real nice, they fill out a form in public real nice and then they transfer it to another form and they call that a summary sheet and then that is the one they send in," explained Harris.

"What happened is she said they did not transfer the number correctly and put zero instead of 31 - that is unacceptable as an answer."

With 100% of precincts now reporting, the map originally listed zero votes for Ron Paul as you can see below. It has now been updated to reflect the 31 votes Paul actually received.

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The remainder of the 31 people in Sutton who voted for Ron Paul need to go public immediately with the charge of vote fraud and make it known that they were cheated out of their right to vote.

Harris estimates that it could cost the Ron Paul campaign as much as $67,000 dollars for a recount, but such a move could throw the entire primary into doubt, especially in light of the fact that Barack Obama appears to have been cheated out of a win by Hillary Clinton.

Today on infowars.com and prisonplanet.com was the headline: "Police Begin Fingerprinting on Traffic Stops". So, I went to wbay.com to verify the article.

Now, any minor violation warrants on-the-spot fingerprinting, all in the name of "preventing" crime! Chances are that GBPD is getting some kind of federal funding to encourage this breach of trust and infringement of our Constitutional liberties that our PUBLIC SERVANTS are sworn to protect. Since when does treating the tax paying citizen as a common criminal without due process a Constitutional prerogative granted to our rising militaristic big brother? When are our elected, so called, "representatives" going to do their DUTY to defend their constituents and when are the average people finally going to say, "Enough is enough" and have the courage to refuse the un-American, fascistic encroachments on their rights?

"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." - Attributed to Benjamin Franklin

Your apathy will enslave you. Your negligence will destroy you.

On the fateful day of September 11, 2001, William Rodriguez, the 19 year maintenance crew member at the World Trade Center complex, risked his life multiple times to assist firefighters and rescue fifteen people before the first tower collapsed. He happened to be the only person with a master key to the stairwells and was extremely familiar with the layout of the buildings. This truly selfless American hero has become an international speaker relaying his experience as the last known survivor from the WTC.

Unfortunately, his story is only partially known to the mainstream public because his testimony was omitted from the 9-11 Commission Report and the media either twists his words during live interviews or they edit his testimony for sound bites.

Why would the 9-11 Commission omit such valuable testimony? Why would the media dance around his firsthand account surrounding the event?

The best way to get these answers is to check out his websites: http://www.william911.com or http://www.911keymaster.com.

As of 11:30 p.m., 22 Dec 07, two of the top five and four of the top ten most searched terms on the internet regard Ron Paul for the 2008 Presidential race. Something never mentioned in the mainstream press is how polls are gathered. As far as the Republican party is concerned, only 15% of past registered (R) voters are phone polled. That means a whopping 85% are not even contacted, much less the independent and previously apolitical voters. So, when you hear this% or that% are rallying behind such and such, you are only getting the minority report. Especially for you college-aged and never-voted, your peers are overwhelmingly backing Ron Paul. And you wouldn't believe the assortment gathering under his tent: (R), (D), (I), young, old, and others you'd never guess! All because of his PROVEN stance on liberty and the Constitution. But don't believe all the online hype either. See for yourselves! Get educated! Be independent thinkers! See the following: www.myspace.com/foxvalley4ronpaul
www.ronpaul2008.org

Google video Ron Paul, CNN, MSNBC, BBC, CSPAN!
Don't listen to what others say, listen to Ron Paul's speeches, look at his voting record; he even visits students in their dorm rooms! Which other candidate would do that?!

Besides, if you must depend on other's OPINIONS (i.e. polls) to see who is most "popular", then you probably shouldn't be voting. But if you believe in the IDEAS that someone is promoting, then vote for that person! Don't believe in the party game. This isn't a sporting event! Know what you believe in! Vote what you believe!

I recently came across an article by Jo Egelhoff, on FoxPolitics.net, and in it was an account of an encounter between Ron Paul supporters and officer Rollins in October, 2007. I am aware of this type of unethical behavior by the new police force nationwide, but to see it happening in Green Bay and the Fox Cities is disturbing, as it should be to you. Below is an excerpt:

Check out this Youtube video showing Ashwaubenon police officers kicking two Ron Paul sign holders off a pedestrian sidewalk (on a city street overpassing a freeway), threatening that ambiguous catch-all of police-thuggery, "Disorderly Conduct" and a $250 fine.

The Ron Paul sign in question is rip-proof Tyvek, securely fastened to 2x2 lumber. Perfectly safe. Nevertheless, earlier this week the DOT handed the intrepid liberty-loving volunteers a copy of the regs and told them they couldn't 'erect' a sign near the highway. Of course the DOT is absolutely right. Except for the fact that "erect" means "construct" and no one was constructing a sign over the highway. They are holding their personal property on a designated pedestrian right-of-way and expressing their political preference.

Furthering the conspiracy to violate civil rights and chill political speech, the WI-DOT came back the next day and made it obvious they were videotaping the two sign holders. (Looks like there's room to cut the DOT's labor and video camera budget.) A month prior, police also hustled Ron Paul volunteers off the pedestrian walkway, which was the start of this pattern of abuse. I can't wait to see what else is on that DOT videotape.

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If the above doesn't work, checkout youtube titled: Ron Paul Highway Police State.