Eye on the Prize, The Nobel Committee get's it!

Today President Barak Hussein Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Unlike the vitriolic castigation, he receives daily in the American Press. This brave and valiant Politician has been recognized by the rest of the world for moving the dialogue forward simply through his election.

Hard to believe, that just over 1 year ago, the American People took the first step forward in healing the world of its UN-quenchable greed. It was a huge and unmistakable pronouncement by a desperate and brittle people, We Can Change!

A year later, their appears to be a case of buyer's remorse, but I think this remorse is grounded in the vitriolic fears promulgated daily by the Main Stream Media, paid to destroy the collective will of the people. Many years ago, there was documented evidence of intelligence agencies paying a myriad collection of writers within the MSM to promote the agenda of Corporate Governance.

Today, however briefly, the most eloquent statesman of our time, delivered a realistic and sobering speech. That categorically explained how we have failed to rise to our own inherent ideals. It's a lot for people to digest, but like President Obama, my hope is that a sincere dialogue is long overdue. Today was the first day for even the Peaceniks to recognize this overbearing fact.

I can only wonder how soon before the corporate sponsored media will tragically destroy this supremely important moment in time.

Michael Joseph Jackson

Today, I've shed many tears as I witnessed the memorial service for MJJ. It's like a part of me has passed on never to be seen again. Many of you probably had similar feelings today, it was apparent that the service generated a tremendous outpouring of emotions. Seeing Michael's young daughter's proclamation to the world, that her dad, was in fact a great father. Only made me wonder how so many people had come to believe otherwise for so very long.

Even the normally foolish and insipid Al Sharpton managed to get it right this time. Having listened to him speak over the years, I'd grown to cringe whenever he expressed his usually over-bearing opinion. Today however, I was pleasantly surprised to hear him speak in factual terms for a change. Expressing the true importance of Michael's contributions to humanity.
As he spoke to the Jackson Children, he mentioned "Michael wasn't strange, only the way people responded to him was strange" I've taken some time to review the charitable contributions that Michael donated to, and appeared on behalf of. It's literally amazing the amount of effort this man put into uplifting the human race. Jackson donated over 300 million dollars to charity during his lifetime. Singularly setting a record for the most organizations supported by a single individual(39) which established a Guinness Book record.

Additionally, he set attendance and concert fees records on 5 continents. The man was truly global in his appeal. Many artist and dignitaries have come and gone over the years, but no other individual can claim the absolute exposure and recognition this man has established throughout his lifetime.

I pity those people who find it necessary to castigate this humane and humble man in his death. If you look very closely, you will find ample evidence to prove that not one of the numerous charges that were brought against Michael Jackson had merit. Extortionist, like journalist, have personal objectives that lend themselves to their well-being. Don't take my word, in the world of the Internet, take a few moments, look for yourself. The innocence of this man, will jump out and smack you at every turn.

Creativity, is a gift, not everyone possesses this elusive quality within their DNA. Sometimes, one individual comes along that manages to show each of us, how things can and should be done.
I can only hope that someday, the entire world will follow the path laid out by this great and gracious man. If that day does come, you can rest assured, the world will be a better place.

We need your help

For over a year now I've been blogging under the pseudonyms of Daniel Freeman and Allincompassing(sic) across the Web. Having posted on numerous sites both liberal and conservative. I have voiced the need to collectively raise the consciousness of the American public as a political force.

I've been in heated disputes with many conservatives and liberals that have led to hopefully a better understanding of the myriad issues debated. I've also been vilified for supporting the current administration in many cases for standing on principles founded on a new sense of peaceful co-existence. Many viruses have been sent to my inbox, attempting to stifle my comments and limit my voice.

The most overwhelming reaction has come from a network of the Israeli government spammer's, who literally unleashed a Ret. Colonel in a diatribe of hate filled commentary. The same Colonel who I subsequently discovered is formerly attached to our countries intelligence community.
Withstanding this assault took many hours of concerted effort, efforts that ultimately have cost me my savings.

It's the latter point which brings me to my request. To survive this journey which we refer to as life, we all must at some point earn a living to maintain our existence. Over the last 50 years I have proudly earned that living independently without exception. Now that my health has begun to fail, I am in need of your help.
Believe me when I say, "this is not easy". My pride has inspired me to never ask for assistance from anyone my entire life.

Now is not the time for pride, I and my family are in great need. You may only have a dollar, or five dollars to donate. Every penny will be immensely appreciated, give only what you can.

Thank you to everyone for your graciousness, and for listening when no one else cared.
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Daniel Freeman

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Fear of the Tortured Souls

For the last few weeks our country has been wrestling with the issue of torture. It comes as no surprise that many people have succumbed to the inherent fears that have replaced our moral integrity. It's really unfortunate, that the Grand Children of the Great Generation, have lacked the courage of their ancestors. You know the generation that lived through the Great Depression and World War II. Arguably the greatest single generation in modern history.
Yet, here we are the grandchildren of what made this world a better place, whimpering at the faintest sign of terrorist activity. Cowering to the ideological maniacs that responded with Spanish Inquisition inspired interrogation. Water boarding, sodomizing, raping and sleep deprivation of the most extreme manner possible. Inflicting severe criminal activities on everyone they encountered, Men, Women and Children alike.

I'm not sure how many of you feel, but we should all be ashamed of ourselves for allowing the corruption of our moral integrity to occur. Has the belief in truth, justice and the so called American way failed to register with the collective whole of humanity. Can we willingly accept that our beliefs have eroded beyond repair.
Have we finally sold our Souls for financial gain? In the past, we would have rallied around our collective conscious, and questioned authority. Now we allow the question to persist without answer. We are the country that challenged equal rights for women, that freed the indentured servant(Slave), that gave education to all and last but not least freed women to determine the health of their own bodies in pregnancy.

Aren't we ashamed of our actions, aren't we upset with our leaders? Who are we to determine the oligarchy of other countries, if we can't even demand humanity of our elected politicians. What kind of scam are we enabling, what are we demanding of our children? Are we willing to leave the next generation with a legacy of shame. If we do, what will become of them? It's my greatest hope that we will rise up from our apparent slumber and vociferously demand that our government correct this injustice. It's not who I, or you, was raised to be! We are better than this, we are Americans. Land of the Brave, home of the Free. In America, we do not Torture, not even the Soulless few.

Let me say it now, this has been some 100 days!

I'm going to just cut to the chase here, President Obama has stirred the pot so vigorously over the last 100 days, it appears the opposition is going to experience cardiac arrest. The true measure of how change has finally arrived is the constant vitriol of the status quo. Undoubtedly the Republican party, Corporate governance and Right wing naysayers have finally found a politician equal to their unbridled greed. This isn't to say, that President Obama is right or wrong with his aggressive yet measured agenda. Now there's an oxymoron for you, but the fact is he has touched upon a number of approaches that call out the status quo for alienating and exploiting the common citizen over the last few decades.

Don't get me wrong, stating the obvious is by no means exemplary on my part, but really doesn't it embolden you that our President is actually making an attempt to get things done! It's been an awful period of time in our nations history, learning of the depths of corruption, the propensity of darkness, the failure of morality within our government has and will continue to be a source of embarrassment. Honestly, sometimes the truth really hurts, and it hurts even more to know that the blame for this falls on both sides of the fence.

Now is not the time to lose sight of the goal, ultimately we are hoping that the better angels of our humanity will prevail. Unfortunately there are many pitfalls along the way, as we march on toward the more perfect union there will be many obstacles placed before us. We must support and extol our President to do what is right by us all. Sure it may appear to be a Utopian belief in fairness and honesty, but it is our belief and our hopes that ultimately will be won or lost in his efforts.

For too long, our country has been apathetic about our political and business elite. We must regain our ethical and moral compass, demanding accountability and fairness for everyone that calls this country home. Don't under estimate the public's awareness, we are paying attention, probably for the first time in many, many years.

I can only hope that we are ready for the magnitude of corruption, that has polluted our existence. Can we handle the truth, or will we devour the bearer of empirical facts. Our government, my government has embraced a belief that has murdered thousands of my fellow brethren. Don't be fooled, we cannot and will not take this light-hearted. There are factions within our government that have supported the tyranny of business elites, with no concept of human or ethical morality.

For once, there is hope, hope of our reckoning with our rich history and forging a stronger more reasoned purpose for our future. One hundred days later, we are now on that path. We've made some enormous commitments toward progress, but progress can only be measured by our ability to follow through on those commitments.

We support and applaud what our President has done, but we must not let up, we must not allow him to forget. We the people want this change, for better and for worse. Because we actually do realize that the worst is really behind us, and the future can only get better. Don't be mislead, we respect and admire our President and we realize his challenges are great. In 100 days he's managed to alienate over 500,000 people, the same people that didn't vote for him or support his ideology. Fortunately for him he has about 65,000,000 people that think he's doing just fine, these are the people that are proud of his achievements, proud of his commitments.
We empathize with him, having ordered the killing of Somali Pirates, we grieve with him for our Soldiers who have fallen in battle. We are and will forever be grateful to the man who has taken on this grave responsibility. Repairing our great nation is a job of immense challenges, but we've decided and rightfully so, we've chosen the right man for the job.

It's been some 100 days!

Viva La Revolucion

Finally the American Government has relaxed travel bans to the Island Republic of Cuba. It's taken more than 50 years to bring this exiled nation back into the mainstream of the Americas.
What took so long for the hypocritical politicians that have vacationed on the Cuban Island to allow the Cuban families the same travel opportunities they have enjoyed from the inception of the blockade and travel ban.

This is such an elitist country, that offers opportunity for the rich and well-connected. Yet denies the same benefits to the displaced and often time indigent cuban american community.

Well at the very least the time has come for cooler heads to prevail. My sincerest hope is that the Cuban Government will now take the ball and advance it even further down the field. There is no practical reasoning for having this country in our backyard and not engaging in full diplomatic communication.

For years we have missed out on the cuban socialized medical communities and the advancement of our own single payer medical programs. Learning from other governments is a positive and necessary step in the advancement of our democratic legislative process. We are not the only country on the planet with a formative policy on governance.

I salute President Obama and his cabinet on this historic day in the history of our great and growing nation. Someday we will all look back on this magnificent day with the pride of a new America filled with hope and new found prosperity.

Look At The Bigger Picture

I hope all of you are paying attention to the events of this past week. First of all I would like to extend my best wishes to the family of Captain Phillips of the Alabama-Maersk. Only through the grace of God and the extraordinary skills of our Navy Seals is Mr. Phillips now safely onboard with the US Navy.

One thing I find peculiar, having listened to the account of the activities that led up to the hostage situation. The aforementioned Captain Phillips was previously aware of the pirating activities almost a week in advance. Yet, Captain Phillips chose to ignore these activities and sail a course within 250 miles of the Somali coast. Has anyone questioned why our Navy had to sail almost 300 nautical miles to arrive at the scene of this incident? Probably not, from all that has been reported. Or, don't any of you find it peculiar that this was a UN Food vessel, sailing into Kenya. Look at the facts people, this incident should raise more questions about what's really taking place behind closed doors. The Alabama had no business being that close to the Somali coast. Captain Phillips knew exactly where the US Navy was at the time of his foray. Insurance companies have instructed all Shipping companies to remain at least 300 nautical miles away from the Somali coast.
I can only hope our FBI conducts a thorough investigation. If it were me, I would start with who owns the Maersk line, and why would the Captain disregard standing orders? We deserve the truth, after-all it's our tax dollars going to waste. Our treasure should not be used in vain, what if one of those Seals had lost his or her's life trying to rescue Captain Phillips.

Lest we forget how easily we were led into a war in Iraq, don't let the hawkish politicians send us on a course of destruction onto the Somali coast. Remember the movie .....Blackhawk Down, Somalia is not Iraq, many of these crude Militia's are former soldiers trained to be terrorist. We must never forget, Osama Bin laden went to Somalia to train prior to starting his Al Queda assaults throughout the middle east. Many high ranking US Military officials see this as an opporunity to make up for a defeat in the eyes of the media. Big Pharma want's access to the most potent stimulant to come along in many years. Go back and read Time Magazine, Khat is a natural plant that is more potent than amphetamines. The patent on this drug is worth Billions. It only grows in a few countries in eastern africa.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/15/AR2006041500666.html



Of course a country with a dictatorial government would be the best to exploit! Sound familiar people, again think Iraq. This is Conoco, Amoco, Chevron and Phillips all possessing oil rights negotiated during the Reagan Era and desperately wanting to drill for what is believed to be millions of barrels of oil! George W. Bush allocated 20,000 troops to Somalia to help facilitate this exploration. See the attached article!

http://www.netnomad.com/fineman.html

The Somali's are desperate people who are being denied access to their primary foodsource. Fishing off the coast of Somalia has been severely threatened by the dumping of Nuclear waste by the French and English governments for quite sometime. This dumping has killed off massive quantities of fish, which previously fed entire communities. Where is the United Nations, the media outrage, the public discourse. People the facts are pretty clear, something fishy is going on off the coast of Somalia. And once again the Tyranny of Big Oil knows no boundaries.

Lest I forget, if it doesn't happen here in the great U.S. of A., then it doesn't happen at all. We must never forget to look at the Bigger Picture.

The Season of Change

It seems only yesterday that we came together as a nation and voiced our need for change. We spoke louder than ever before, with voices heard around the world. We listened not to the old attitudes of status quo, we listened only to that which we knew was right. We marched as never before to the polls of equality, punching a chit, marking an X and touching the screen.

Hoping finally that our time had come, believing that now more than ever the people would be heard. We shed tears of joy, acknowledging our own success in overcoming the egregious wrongdoings of world that had succumb to greed. Alas the moment had come, when all we believed had come into being. The season of inevitability, the season of long awaited change.



We thought to ourselves at this instant, all that was, would no longer be. We believed the battle had been won. The war was over, the victory finally won! We knew that life had been so miserable, the scars of hatred permenantly affixed. We of all people understood the importance of just saying no. No longer the minions of the greedy corporate elitist. We the people had finally awakened and stood up for all that is just. We could feel the elation as it coerced throughout the blood in our veins. We shouted from the rooftops through tears of joy! It's now or never, the time has finally come. We voted in our champion, yes now life could move on.

How wrong have we been, forgetting the lethargy that brought us to this point. Status quo will not give up without a fight. We must be vigilant, we must always be wary. Our lesson has been painful, we've waited for decade's. Do not fail, speak with your mightiest of voices. The people must not succumb. Demand change, demand equality, demand accountability, demand prosperity and last but not least demand peace.

You see in a democracy, the government will govern by the will of the people. We as the people must demand transparency, we must demand our voices be heard. Without our demands, the government will acquiesce to the hand that feeds it. We must declare that hand does not and will not have a place at our table. On this the day of Ressurection, I call upon the people to rise up and be heard. Speak loudly, shout it from the rooftops. Yes we can!