Episode 331 · Thursday, 18 August 2011

Ricin Beans

Sanctions hit Syria as the Department of Homeland Security expands its domestic reach and the FAA prepares for a massive influx of military drones.

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About this episode

President Barack Obama signed Executive Order 13582 on August 18, 2011, freezing Syrian government assets and demanding Bashar al-Assad step down. The order utilizes the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to prohibit the donation of food and medicine, mirroring sanctions previously applied to North Korea and Libya. This geopolitical shift coincides with the President’s high-tech bus tour in a Canadian-manufactured armored vehicle, sparking criticism over domestic manufacturing and campaign optics.

Secretary Janet Napolitano launched the See Something, Say Something campaign at the Chamber of Commerce as the Department of Homeland Security expands into the third-largest federal agency. In San Francisco, BART officials defended shutting down cell service to suppress protests, claiming a constitutional right to safety exists. Meanwhile, the FAA is accelerating the integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems into domestic airspace following a drone collision in Afghanistan. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently claimed the SNAP program acts as a stimulus, generating $1.84 for every dollar spent, while the Associated Press reports $360 million in Afghan reconstruction funds have been lost to Taliban extortion.

Jon Stewart and The Daily Show are under fire for allegedly lifting the Squirrel meme without attribution to the independent media community. CNN’s Anderson Cooper faced criticism for a giggling fit during a segment on Gerard Depardieu, while Ron Paul supporters continue to challenge the top-tier media narrative following the Ames Straw Poll. The program concludes with a report on a fisherman discovering an artificial leg in the San Francisco Bay.


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CHAPTER 01 / 45 Discussion

IBM Armonk Headquarters and Cold War Nuclear Safety

IBM moved its headquarters from New York City to Armonk, New York, during the 1950s due to fears of a Soviet nuclear attack. Research at the time suggested the location was one of the safest in the country regarding wind patterns and radioactive fallout. The area is currently noted for its high concentration of hedge fund managers.

ibm· armonk· new york· nuclear war· fallout· cold war

00:02 Adam Curry, John C. Dvorak It is Thursday This is August 18th 2011 Time to get my nation media assassination episode 331 No agenda I got a couple of hands missing here, that's fine. No problem. Reporting from the front lines of Give O'Nation from the 4 Winds 5000 Crackpot Command Center in The Empire State and from the Curry-Greg Homestead in Armonk in The Great State Of New York! In the morning everybody, I'm Adam Curry And here at Northern Silicon Valley California where it's safer And from the Buzzkill bunker I'm John C. Dvorak It's QuickBot and Buzzkill! In the morning... I apologize, my hands got crossed. I don't have my normal jingle set up so... Yeah, I noticed they hit it lag time was at a max. Yeah we have major laggage on the hit-age. Hey in the morning to you John

00:54 In the morning to you Adam and all ships at sea, boots on the ground and feet in the air. And of course all our human resources in the chatroom at noagendachat.net and noagendastream.com All charged up! And ready to go exactly how their government loves them so they can be sucked dry of all their resources which starts about 9.2 million dollars at birth So where are you at John? You like 2 mil left I'm probably down to next to nothing. You've depreciated. I got ripped off somewhere along the line. You're off the books! So we are here in Uncle Don and Aunt Meg's driveway in Armont, New York where we have parked... Armont, home of IBM That's right We have parked the RV here

01:41 For two days, little mini family reunion. Beautiful area by the way for people who want to visit It is If you like douchebag hedge fund managers They've bought up the entire area And there's a little curry homestead which has been in our family since 1929 You know why IBM isn't Armonk? It used to be headquartered in New York City Um...for the quality of living A-bombs Come again they were worried sick in the fifties all that i remember that new york is going to get bombed by the russians and this will be a good hideout and they decided that they did a bunch of research needed to figure out what's the safest place in the country to be in case of a uh... nuclear war and our market right there are not as it how can that be the safest place in case of a nuclear war that's what they decided at the time when they moved headquarters to arm on

CHAPTER 02 / 45 Discussion

Murdoch Phone Hacking Scandal and Intelligence Agency Rivalry

The Rupert Murdoch phone hacking scandal is framed as a proxy battle between MI6 and the CIA rather than a simple journalistic ethics issue. While the press focuses on the Murdoch case, there is a lack of equivalent public concern regarding American phone tracking under the FISA and Patriot Act. Family discussions in Armonk suggest that MI6's influence has been declining recently.

rupert murdoch· phone hacking· mi6· cia· fisa· patriot act

02:40 They figured they were just gonna decimate New York, Washington DC and God knows where else. And the Armonk somehow is going to survive it like maybe the wind patterns for radioactive fallout I'm not sure. Sorry about that. I misfired Well anyway, we are here a little mini family reunion my sister and her husband. Oh no Tiffany actually! Tiffany? Yeah Tiffany She's not a donor she's a complete boner she doesn't like anything about what I do it's like whatever internet huh she doesn't want to know yeah and their son was 12 i believe so they flew over there on the way to Orlando

03:23 To go visit the parks and have a little vacation. So it's cool They stopped here my cousin Lucy my favorite cousin her daughter who is now 23 and her roommate that just moving into Into New York, then of course Don and Meg has been great so wait a minute You're telling me that the hot pockets tour 2008 was just a big scam so you can just forget That's the only reason why I Was also in intelligence gathering mission for me John trust me I've asked plenty of questions Okay, my favorite not no and I mean obviously. I'm not gonna talk about what we discussed here the family But I did throw one out just to see what the response would be and I said actually Don said What do you think about the whole Murdoch thing? The phone hacking and so I laid into it first like well You know it's funny how the press jumps on that but doesn't care about Americans phones being tapped and tracked in the FISA and Patriot Act

04:22 And I said, but our assertion on the show is pretty much this is MI6 versus CIA. Dude he didn't flinch? Didn't move a muscle just like nothing and then you know MI6 hasn't been doing too good lately Yeah, well that's what it sounds yeah. I think that's our theory and we're sticking to stick into that theory absolutely so a couple of you know I was Watching Lucy Napolitano's God my family is not gonna understand this show Watching Lucy show can't believe that they haven't been listening all along. I'm so stunned by this Really? Well Willow has a commute

CHAPTER 03 / 45 Discussion

Janet Napolitano and Department of Homeland Security Expansion

Secretary Janet Napolitano launched the "See Something, Say Something" campaign at the Chamber of Commerce alongside former secretaries Tom Ridge and Michael Chertoff. The Department of Homeland Security has grown to become the third-largest federal department, trailing only Defense and State. Critics point out that former secretaries now profit by selling security scanners and technology back to the agency they once led.

janet napolitano· department of homeland security· michael chertoff· tom ridge· chamber of commerce

05:06 Yeah, so Lucy introduced her say something see something say something campaign which by the way on the drive down from Boston all of the highway signs have this portrayed nicely you know the The electronic signs see something say something. It's all right there probably in honor of the kickoff for the campaign Licensed by the who is it New York MTA yeah And so she kicked that off and then so I'm watching this and it was unbelievable because they were at the chamber of commerce who also their former, the two previous secretaries of Homeland Security which would be Chertoff and Ridge. Who both of course are now selling stuff to the Department of Homeland Security. Yeah they're selling scanners that don't work! So I'm watching that and actually only got one clip from it which is worth it just to hear about this special relationship that they have. Governor Ridge Secretary Chertoff myself

06:08 We share it just sounds so glib. Oh and she's smiling while she's doing this She's like smiling because he talks about their special relationship special bond. I'm sorry special bond Because of course, let me think why is that? Oh yeah we're buying your stuff and Listen to now now she's gonna get all hip on us all of a sudden check it In terms of the multi mission aspect of the department and building the department even as we deal with everything from natural disasters to terrorism, to other sorts of man-caused disasters. So uh...we run the gamut, we have multiple missions it is now the third largest Department of the Federal Government By the way whoa

07:02 Third largest department of the government. Yeah, it's gonna get bigger It's gonna be the largest you what is it? Is a defense state and then Department of Homeland Security The state has got to be second don't you know Hillary's got an entire army What's number two off battling to see who takes over the secret police so So I'm just thinking what is the number two agency if defense is number one? What does that maybe something in the chat room will know anyway here comes Department of Homeland Security so Governor Ridge Secretary Rich Thank you very much for your service to the nation and disregard And I think a shout out as required a shout-out My name is Janet they call me Lucy B

CHAPTER 04 / 45 Discussion

Obama Presidential Bus Tour and Canadian Manufacturing

President Obama's "listening tour" features a high-tech, jet-black armored bus customized by the Secret Service. The vehicle was manufactured by Prevost, a Canadian company, sparking criticism that the administration did not use American manufacturers like Winnebago. The bus is described as having a "creepy" aesthetic similar to a covert operations vehicle.

barack obama· secret service· prevost· canada· bus tour· winnebago

07:53 Do my shoutouts to you and to me I say hey Tommy Ridge. Hey Michael C Shout out to you let us all be Yo, bust it we out crazy huh or shoutout if that woman creeps me out. Yeah, she So anyway so I'm watching that and then all of a sudden, we get an executive order came in this morning. Activated actually 1201 AM even though the president is out on his big black bus tour he somehow had time to author up an executive order and get it out at 1201 am ready rock-and-roll before you say what is do like me find that those buses are incredibly creepy yes

08:48 They are like the Matrix. moaned about these buses being creepy and some of the other dudes a secret service bus to see the service made the best obama didn't make the bus status and i'm i'm thinking as as if all bomb had nothing to do with the specifications in this by she does is whatever the secret service says goes hey what what brand is it was crap when bradley and that's the joke of it thank you

09:30 A Canadian bus. So we just throw a couple million bucks to the Canadi- We don't make buses in the USA? School buses! We can't make a bus like this, we don't customize buses in this country?! Yeah, we could make a school bus. Unbelievable I mean who makes a bus... Who's all these rock stars that are riding around the country and western guys are driving around on these buses constantly Screw rock stars! Were those made in Canada!? How about the RV parks Yeah, yeah we need...yeah we got all these RV companies that need help by the administration of Winnebago. Thank you! These guys are going out of business and meanwhile they just send the money to Canada? Not that the Canadians aren't great people but thats beside the point with this guy and his big talk And his big bus

10:09 as a bus is creepy it's all black is blacked out and his candidates and they were doing the we're sick because when I really crack me up to say who can put any stickers of any sort unlike presidential bustling at because then people know what it is yeah this bus isn't on to Roger about forty cars well I wonder what that was on that bus who could be on that bus you think actually travels on the bus like he's got a bunk lady sleeping in the bus must-be sleepin' in the bus and there's no He's got one and Michelle's probably got the other. She's even there, she's probably taking the 747 somewhere. She's got the one with the rims These guys are just unbelievable And the servos Yeah

CHAPTER 05 / 45 Discussion

Executive Order 13582 and Syrian Financial Sanctions

President Obama signed Executive Order 13582 on August 18, 2011, demanding that Bashar al-Assad step down and freezing Syrian government assets. The order utilizes the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to prohibit nearly all transactions, including the donation of food, clothing, and medicine intended to relieve human suffering. This legal framework mirrors previous sanctions applied to Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, and Libya.

bashar al-assad· syria· executive order 13582· sanctions· ieepa· humanitarian aid

10:50 Anyway, so a presidential order came out ladies and gentlemen. This is the latest executive order I'm sorry And it is of course posted nicely on whitehouse.gov we appreciate The techno experts they're always taking care of the show today President Obama called for the president of Syria Bashar al-assad to step aside and took the strongest financial action against the Syrian regime regime thus far and uh... so of course you know me and that this happened in a two five is got published on my own i gotta read this thing and it is it boggles the mind it refers back to two previous executive orders uh... i believe both side are time-waster for you we have thank you uh... both signed by belief president bush uh... w bush

11:40 So here's the pertinent language that I found and a little bit of history on these precise executive orders. The United States cannot and will not impose this transition upon Syria, of course the transition we're talking about is to a democracy It is up to Syrian people to choose their own leaders And we have heard there strong desire that there no be foreign intervention in their movement This is new by the way Did you see this on the news? What just came out this morning? No, I mean have you heard about the strong desire from the Syrian leader their own leaders not to have foreign intervention in or the opposition to foreign intervention in their movement. Who are we talking to who are these guys

12:23 I don't know, they're probably a bunch of radicals. They have another transnational... Probably a bunch of Iranians for all we know! What the United States will support in an effort to bring about is Syria that is democratic just and inclusive for all Syrians We already know this is bull crap because the Senate legislation is all about Iran Up until this you could still invest 20 million dollars And no mention of Italy or other countries that import and export and trade with Syria It has to be inclusive for all Syrians. We will support this outcome by pressuring President Assad to get out of the way of this transition and standing up for the universal rights of the Syrian people along with others in the international community, and we'll do this by blocking property of the government of Syria and prohibiting certain transactions with respect to Syria." Oh, they're going to steal their money? Steal their money! Exactly

13:15 Section 3 I hereby determine that the making of donations of the type of article specified in section 203 B.2 of IEEPA 50 U.S.C. 1702B-2 By to or for the benefit of any person whose property and interest in property are blocked pursuant to section 1 that means any persons corporations etc. Would seriously impair my ability to deal with the national emergency declared in executive order 1338." There's my aunt, you're gonna unplug me already? Is it time have they called no my aunt just came out she like got the Glock he's waving at me

13:55 uh... so i of course i want to know what these that donations are likely what you can do what donations are they talking about and uh... so it took a little while because wow this is all over the place and he goes back to two thousand ten and outside two thousand nine in the end another similar executive order in two thousand four by donations by person subject to the jurisdiction united states of articles such as food clothing and medicine intended to be used to relieve human suffering except the extent that the president determines such donations would seriously impair his ability to deal with any national emergency declared under section blah, blah, blah. So what I'm reading here is that even food clothing and medicine are not allowed to be sent to Syria so don't send your water in blankets Wow

14:45 So this type of executive order has been used in the following cases and then we just be quiet about it because of course, We know that this is a repeat of Libya It was implemented in 79 for Iran 97 from Myanmar also known as Burma 97 for Sudan In 2000 for Russia 2003 for Zimbabwe The first time for Syria in 2004, Belarus has been in place since 2006. North Korea since 2008 and Libya of course 2011 and now here we go again so if we just look at those well I guess we can expect some kind of trouble soon in Syria

CHAPTER 06 / 45 Discussion

Presidential Vacation Timing and Secret Service Aesthetics

President Obama is scheduled for a ten-day vacation immediately following the announcement of new Syrian sanctions. Observations of the presidential bus suggest the Secret Service chose the jet-black color to match their existing fleet of armored cars. There is speculation regarding the logistics of the bus tour, including where the high-security vehicle stops for maintenance and waste disposal.

barack obama· vacation· secret service· cdl· presidential rv

15:28 Perhaps in the meanwhile of course Obama's going on vacation. Yeah, well hey the same it did with Libya He went down to where was he? He doesn't want to be around when the shit hits the fan It's amazing heck no so he takes off he's gonna be gone for 10 days So that means all the action will take place during that period what he's gone And then you'll be reporting remotely from where is he going I don't know but But let me wait, I just got this morning's New York Times and let me take the special pages that are always... you can pull out page 10 and 11 which is the key to understanding The Daily Paper. And we see there must be Obama story in here Oh yeah! Far from Capitol, Obama finds that his woes have followed him or against their capital woes not his Right And they're talking about him doesn't say where he is going

16:20 Big Black and Canadian, they're busting them on the RV. We're just going to call it the Presidential RV from now on? Yeah! Hey does that have slide outs?! Do you need a full hookup 50 amp? You got your dump tube!? They know they gotta have one...you know they gotta dump somewhere This thing has to stop somewhere to dump Don't wonder if they go to Campgrounds of America Be sure that the paparazzi will be taking pictures of that They'll probably stop at the Campgrounds of America KOA Well, we got a dump here. Well we don't allow off-road dumping you'll have to take a site for the night So wait the Secret Service get into the black there's a paragraph in here it says that's where the jet black color

17:04 uh... guy says george w bush oversaw the retrofitting of his campaign bus in two thousand four and said apparently the secret service obviously has a culture of the black car so they were trying to get as close to that is possible but even when it doesn't matter mostly on cdl must be honest it looks cool it does that bus looks creepy big black bust like that it was cool yeah if you're running some sort of a covert operation It's not, I don't think it looks cool. If i saw that thing coming I wouldn't want to see who is coming out of it

CHAPTER 07 / 45 Discussion

Electric Vehicle Manufacturing and Chevy Volt Sales

The Obama administration is promoting advanced battery manufacturing as a path to energy independence and job creation. Despite government subsidies and tax rebates of up to $7,500, sales for electric vehicles like the Chevy Volt remain low, with only a few hundred units sold monthly. Critics argue the vehicles are overpriced for the average consumer even with state and federal incentives.

electric vehicles· chevy volt· nissan leaf· advanced battery manufacturing· energy independence

17:41 I think it was not getting any crowds is not get any people you change hope change all these people and you know he goes to these the speeches and for example i got here's where's his typical speech that i got your Obama promotes by the way when you play this clip as someone from the red barn and although none of those are you ever wonder if most of these are pretty identical there's nobody there and over your Got a couple guys clapping, but here's the funny thing. He drops his train of thought when he says this will create more jobs and... And then there is a long pause he can't think anything else. What he said was if we're gonna help you then you've also got to change your ways You can't just make money on SUVs and trucks There is place for SUVs and trucks but as gas prices keep on going up you gotta understand that in market people are gonna be trying to save money

18:35 and what we've now seen is an investment in electric vehicles. And then what we did was, we put investments in something called advanced battery manufacturing because those electric cars how well they run depends on how good the batteries are How long they can run before they get recharged We only had 2% of the advanced battery manufacturing market when I came into office were on track now to have 30 40 50 percent of that market We are making batteries here in the United States of America that go into electric cars made here in the United States of America. It creates jobs and it creates... Uh, uh, batteries! ...and it creates energy independence and it also improves our environment

19:22 It creates great energy independence you have to charge the battery somehow it Creates batteries and by the way, I think you have the stats on these fantastic battery cars How are they selling Adam? Oh we have sold 125 Leafs Oh no, I'm sorry. Chevy Volt in July? Can't wait for the August numbers to come out! I think Total now has been... since it's- the product has been on the market not hasn't even hit 800 Yeah, they're doing good. Well of course they cost $60,000! Not quite... What do they cost? You know the prices. Yeah they cost $38,000 and actually with all the stuff you want on them it's going to be about 42 and then you can get a $7500 rebate from the US government which drops the price somewhat And then you get another rebate from California I think about three gr- You can take about ten thousand dollars off the thing Plus you get free uh..you go across the bridges for free Oh that's true

CHAPTER 08 / 45 Discussion

Congressional Black Caucus and Obama Outreach

The Congressional Black Caucus, led by figures like Maxine Waters, has expressed frustration with President Obama for not visiting black neighborhoods during his bus tour. A Republican representative criticized the caucus for acting as a "plantation" for the Democratic party. The tour's staging in rural "Red Barn" locations is viewed as a calculated campaign move rather than a genuine listening effort.

congressional black caucus· maxine waters· barack obama· bus tour· republican party

20:21 You know, I thought I'd clip this because I wanted to regarding the big black bus. Because the Democratic Black Caucus is very angry at the president and is demanding an immediate meeting And I can't believe, maybe I dropped the summary. Well let's just summarize. Yeah summarize is the big black bus didn't come to the black neighborhoods that's the summary. Oh well of course not they don't need it! I don't know why the blacks haven't figured this out but they're not needed because they're already in the back pocket Well, that's what this one Republican representative was saying and I'm angry. Maybe he'll find the clip He's saying well you know the Democratic Black the black Democratic caucus I guess Maxine Waters leads that He says they are just controlling the plantation keeping everybody quiet. I'm like whoa That's heavy we got to find that clip. I'm stupid. I don't know where it went

21:20 Yeah, that's pretty much it. I think that's a good description of what's going on regarding the black community and Obama But specifically to say hey the big black bus didn't come to the black community well And I was like yeah really it went to the Red Barn Which what a setup eh? I mean if you and I were producing that show we probably I mean all was me You know actually I think it had every it needed more flag. I didn't see the American flag but but i don't know that's a good thing and the flag yet no no flag but they got plenty of uh... any also did you feel this day i don't think they had enough people show up apparently some of these things have been complete disasters because in the olden days he would have behind him all the people smiling the smiling faces of the stooges you know obama boss right behind him so he was facing out then here is people facing out with them and they're all smiling and nodding

CHAPTER 09 / 45 Discussion

FAA Integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems

A collision between a 12-foot drone and an Air Force cargo plane in Afghanistan has accelerated the debate over integrating Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into American airspace. The FAA is working on a "NextGen" air traffic network to be implemented by 2025 to manage the influx of military and commercial drones. Proponents suggest drones will assist firefighters and search-and-rescue teams, while skeptics fear domestic surveillance and safety risks to commercial aviation.

drones· uav· faa· nextgen· air traffic control· afghanistan

22:13 Yeah, and of course although this happens every single time around when election starts you know he's basically campaigning But he's calling it a listening tour which is very very bad Example for children teaching them how to listen. I thought when you listen your mouth was closed be quiet Then one other thing about drone nation before we get into thanking some people. Yeah, this also came out this morning so there was a drone in Afghanistan that crashed into a cargo plane and Really? Yeah the cargo plane land went though So this is what of course we know they're how many how many drones 7000 drones seven thousand drones

22:56 and uh... now this was one of the which by that i want to remind people were spending a lot of time now listening to the reports another things going on at the brookings in other instances is these guys are dropping bombs left and right but this came from my the ministry of truth from cnn um... and it's quite frightening so we're talking about smaller drones these are the twelve foot drones yeah and then by the way there's a number do-it-yourself projects underway on the internet you can build one of these drones yourself And if you do it right, especially as a computer chip in it. You can actually launch it out to sea and then of course you'll lose direct contact with it because your not set up with an infrastructure but you could program it to turn around then get back into contact so go out the sea take some pictures turn around come back pick it up again with your remote control and land it So when you hear this clip I'l give you the payoff right upfront now I understand the necessity

23:54 So I mean even thinking this drone crash or at least the way it's being played up may have been explicit and perhaps on purpose. Now, I understand the whole push for what they're calling next-gen aircraft control So you know that they want to move away from smart, talented air traffic controllers watching screens talking with pilots with human-to-human interaction. As an Airman I think i can say that this is a very good thing and there's always a healthy friction between aviators and air traffic controllers but we do depend on each other

24:36 Instead they want to move it to all everything's automatic and the planes know where they are and they route automatically around everything. This is not for airplanes, it's to get out of the way of the drones! The American drone that collided with a huge Air Force cargo plane was only 12 feet long But look at the damage it caused. The collision forced the huge Air Force plane to make an emergency landing in Afghanistan, and it's raising questions about the safety of unmanned vehicles. This is a very very rare event Tim Owings works for the Army's Unmanned Aircraft Systems he says they've flown more than a million hours in dirty dangerous combat situations without an accident like this

25:20 The US military has built a fleet of UAVs and troops are coming home to become cops and firefighters with the expertise to operate them. They want to use that technology here! Unmanned aircraft could show firefighters how fast a blaze is moving, and where they They could search for climbers stranded 9,000 feet up on a mountain. By that I mean you're no longer worried about the risk of a guy having to fly through a snowstorm You use the unmanned system to go spot people and save lives But remember what a small drone did to a cargo plane? The thought of it hitting a commercial jet is scary That is really the heart and soul

26:01 of the real issue now that faces our industry. Paul McDuffie works for Institute, an unmanned aircraft developer He says the Federal Aviation Administration has to define the rules and regulations to integrate UAVs into American airspace Do you think the pace of development caught the FAA by surprise? I think it was their belief that this was simply an annoyance. But there's an entire convention hall filled with new technology from pocket-sized helicopters to aquatic vehicles that can submerge a thousand meters for nine months at a time They now realize this is a much bigger, bigger problem and the UAS are in fact here to stay they're going to have to wrestle with the issue

26:47 Right now the military is working on various systems to help these drones avoid collision starting with a ground-based radar system That would direct the drones away from other planes for its part wolf The FAA will start integrating some of the smaller drones first and then go onto the bigger planes and the goal is to get get a completely new air traffic network in place well before the year 2025. Ladies and gentlemen of Gitmo Nation, we need to stop this insanity! Are we seriously hearing this? That we are going to have drones flying all around America? Saving lives, of course! Yeah I'm spying on people in their backyard sunbathing and then shooting them. Hey if that thing flies over the hilltop watchtower...I'm skeet-shooting

CHAPTER 10 / 45 Discussion

Drone Pilot Training and Veteran Unemployment

The claim that returning veterans will find jobs as domestic drone operators is challenged by the fact that most military drone pilots operate from trailers at Nellis Air Force Base rather than being deployed on the ground. While small tactical drones are hand-launched, larger Reaper and Predator models require traditional runways. There is concern that the push for domestic drone use is a multi-billion dollar industry play rather than a public safety necessity.

nellis air force base· reaper drone· predator drone· veterans· unemployment

27:38 So, uh... I'm blowing that thing out of the sky! If you can hit it. When they're up at 25 thousand feet you can't even see it Depends on what hardware I'm using John and i think you have to remember that adaptive adapted on optics uh... telescope looking for a drone we gotta make it as sport but seriously i mean did they're just coming out in saying it now is like oh there we have troops coming back and of course the highest unemployment uh... in united states into by segment is in veterans returning and by the way what bull crap i mean the guys who are flying the drones are outside nellis air force base yeah course in in various

28:16 you know uh... trailers flying these days are not a bunch of guys coming back from afghanistan with drone all sorts of drone train variants it's bull crap now it's it's sad to have your experience by rolling the thing out to the runway and the way actually a lot of these you launch by throwing it like a like he used to do a glider You toss it in the air and it goes. They have a little rocket, a little Jato? Yeah yeah no just like a model airplane these are model airplanes Well those are the small ones I'm talking about the ones with the predators Oh no no though know the big ones have a runway now The raptors whoever those reapers that shoot you The Reaper! The Reapers! Those things will be all over the USA too Now of course and thats why we need the next gen air system which is going to be billions of dollars its not for your safety

CHAPTER 11 / 45 Discussion

Homeless Veterans in Boston

An encounter in Boston highlights the plight of veterans from the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan who are already facing homelessness. While the surrounding city enjoys economic prosperity driven by institutions like Harvard, returning service members are seen panhandling on the streets. This contrast serves as a critique of the domestic disconnect from the ongoing military conflicts.

boston· veterans· homelessness· war on terror· harvard

29:07 It's we don't want to lose a drone. Oh, that would be horrible So is that a c5 it hit? Um don't know I don't know what it did. I mean it damaged the wing Uh was you know, it's like there's like a bird strike essentially You know one thing just we were in boston We were walking around just uh, it was something that really hit me which was really weird. We were walking in boston two days ago and um Was it two days ago? Yeah. And we're walking kind of Newbury Street, beautiful area, beautiful shops you know and it had rained but it stopped raining and everyone's kinda like yeah and everyone is beautiful in Boston You know there are tons of money around because of Harvard and this you know there are all kinds of just good life is good in Boston! I pass a guy he has got his dog tags out and says could you spare $1 for homeless veteran

29:58 And my, you know me right John? You know me and people asking for money on the street. Five buck at em! Yeah I'm a big sucker that way...and so i turn around and said Veteran of what war?! And he says this one sir! Wow how messed up is this? We're all out there... On the street already!? Yeah we were having a good time He said I did two tours came back And it just blew me away that when he said, yeah this war sir. I'm like oh yeah of course! Oh no which one of the five that we're in? How nutty is it that were all just shopping and buying sunglasses you know having a good time as a homeless veteran. He claims he was homeless have no reason to doubt him... Of this war sir. This War? Yeah because if you think Vietnam, you know what a veteran of what? No this war sir

CHAPTER 12 / 45 Discussion

Executive Producer Credits and 331 Club Donations

The 331 Club executive producers are recognized for their financial support, including Fish Guy from Missoula, Montana, and Jonathan Doughty from Alpharetta, Georgia. A donation from Brussels, Belgium, was made in Euros to hedge against potential currency collapse. The segment also mentions a recent listener meetup at Shickshinny Lake in Pennsylvania.

missoula· alpharetta· brussels· red deer· executive producer

31:02 makes me mad anyhow lots of uh... lots of fun stuff today but i'm not knowing how it is thank our executive producers let us do that so we have a one-two executive producers and one two three associate executive producers and our executive producer at three thirty three club for this issue always fish diet missoula montana uh... it says Finally a donor after being a fish boner all this time I'll send a PDG email with the latest stories from get mo big sky and probably PGP is probably Encrypted as what he means Oh PGP could be yeah, I'm getting more potato head

31:54 I have just figured out a couple of new ways to soak the rich. Yeah, right! So we'll look for that email and we will read it in the future episode Scott Hankel in Sunland California is on the 331 club The only member? That's great He's the number one member and he actually sent me weird set of donations I had to email him to figure out what he was up too but anyway so he's executive producer who chose that Jonathan Doughty in Alpharetta, Georgia $210 pronounced dowdy in the morning John and Adam I'm a full-time student and what work full time? And I'm living the American dream just getting by you know can I can I just? Interrupt that

32:44 uh... so that i can play the just getting by so that my uh... my uncle don can hear it oh yes please yeah because I think he needs to hear you reprise a few of these for him. I think, I think is well worth this from the president's weekly address from what is now five weeks ago? Five six weeks go probably It's awhile back! Here's The American Dream according your President In the end folks are here from letters or me when travel across the country they aren't asking for much They're just looking for a job that covers their bills. They're looking for a little financial security they want to know that if they work hard and live within their means everything will be all right, they'll be able to get ahead and give their kids a better life That's the dream each of us has for ourselves And our families that's right so long as I have the privilege of serving his president I'll keep fighting to put that dream within the reach of all things

33:38 Yeah, he's not gonna put the real American dream to work. He's gonna put that dream Just getting by Eking out a living How you doing on that John? Eking it out man. He's been meaning to donate Jonathan has but with school costs and he's not been able to please give me a shot of karma and a D douche combo Oh yeah double shot You've been douche you've got karma there you go my friend double shot and thank him anonymous in brussels belgium two hundred dollars uh please keep anonymous this donation and the podcast license he needs yeah to put them on the list even though they have to extract it no problem great show uh worryingly quickly becoming my only source of news analysis

34:30 I will give you worryingly says this is I agree. I don't think we should be the only source of news analysis. I'll keep on sending you my Euros before they collapse by the way there is a good team people out there in Europe should think about this, you know You're a hundred buck forty euros is 14 to us and in $200 he says ITM Travis Dillman red deer Alberta our last associate executive producer in the morning John Adam I've been listening to you guys your show for a year and And a half, and then never donated. He needs a douche be wants to be douche bagged Wow why would you want that isn't that is not a de-douching?

35:11 Well he says he wants it because he hasn't done it. Alright, alright! It's an S&M thing you got it my friend. Douchebag! That's what you want? After listening to that one episode where you guys are talking about Lucifer's lesbian relationships and then laughing his ass off when apparently I made the comment about her sniffing her finger which was not my best moment by the way No, it was not. I hope your wife scolded you for that he cracked up it's a good news to me but it was our executive producers and so she take this is the day show and now we do have a couple of uh... hot pockets producers to thank as we first go back to our pennsylvania meetup that she can you meet up at the wonderful log cabin on the lake uh... of chick cheney lake with michael and sarah was a great time people came from all over scotch shell hammer donated three hundred thirty three dollars in thirty-three cents

36:09 And let me just see, I'll probably have to do his letter during our donation segment but it was a beautiful letter that he wrote us. So we'll put him on the list for I guess the 333 club He's a he did even the 33 cents, which is great And we have a couple other people will be thanking from there as well and also from Boston But no one quite came in at the executive or associative executive producer level but we are Looking forward to thanking all of them later on in the program then a couple of PR mentions so first of all the email paid off John the Texas

CHAPTER 13 / 45 Discussion

Texas Tribune Report on Rick Perry Domain Names

The Texas Tribune published an article regarding the hundreds of domain names, such as rickperry2012.com, that redirect to the No Agenda Show. The article identifies an air conditioning company in Keene, Texas, as the registrant for some of these domains. The redirects are described as a "blocking move" by listeners who are not supporters of the Texas Governor's presidential ambitions.

rick perry· texas tribune· domain names· keene texas· adiosmofos.com

36:48 Tribune, as you'll recall had sent me an email requesting information about one of the now probably close to 600 domain names that forward to the noagendashow.com website rickperry2012.com and I'd sent them back in email did you see what they printed? Yeah they printed a good little quote even though they spelled my name wrong and their linking to it they can easily say what kind checkers do they have at that place? Yeah, it's not very good apparently because yeah and by the way I wrote the email so I don't understand how hard it was but as a part... So they talk about people trying to make a mint on Rick Perry's running now

37:29 Like, we care. And so here's the blurb about the show... While not personally looking to cash in media personalities... John how do you feel? Media personality I feel like a media personality You got the ballsy voice to go with it Adam Curry A former MTV VJ and John C de Vorak That's horrible At least they've got the C part right Yeah that's the best part Are two beneficiaries of domain purchasing pranksters Type in Perry 2012 calm you'll be whisked to the site of their podcast the no agenda show No link, of course

38:07 But they aren't responsible for that. The address is registered to an air conditioning and electrical services company in Keene, Texas." Sounds like a front! Quote, our listeners have registered over 500 domain names that point to our show website. Curry explained in email usually this is due to a conversation or topic on the show we're no fans of Perry so this is a nice blocking move Another Perry themed way to get to the No Agenda show site? AdiosMofos.com! Adios, mofo... I like that So anyone if anyone picked that-I have no idea how if the Texas Tribune if anyone reads that or not probably not They have a .org domain name so it doesn't seem like that's a great thing

CHAPTER 14 / 45 Discussion

No Agenda PR Mentions and New Domain Redirects

Listeners have registered several new domain names that redirect to the show, including TeachersWithBenefits.com and NoAgendaPuppets.com. A new "No Agenda Watchlist Wiki" has been established for listeners to track entities discussed on the program. The hosts also joke about a $30,000 retainer for a new consulting business aimed at improving the aesthetics of news anchors.

teacherswithbenefits.com· noagendapuppets.com· dvorakconsulting.com· wiki· lone wolf

38:54 Now that for a newspaper no not that you can't get some some newspaper names well You know speaking of of that sort of thing I do have a couple of domain names. Do you want to say something? Oh, yeah run those through and then I want to go to this one little Okay, it's something that asserts your one of your theories. No good So a couple other domain names being forwarded to the show site infinite growth paradigm calm Great its catchy It's real catchy. Of course this is a callback to the previous show, TeachersWithBenefits.com also a call back to the Facebook story that was all over the fake news media NoAgendapuppets.com is now it's not a domain name forward it's an actual website where puppets speak in video and propagate our messages

39:44 So it makes no sense for me to play this one because it you know, just sound like us but you did No, no. It sounds like a guy. No. No he's hired a guy to do a Puppeteering thing and he does the gitmo nation national anthem. They're not overdubbing our voices. No, no, no, it's uh, this is fresh new content Then we have expecting turbulence comm which I thought was also very nice from my Leland who has Been unemployed for a couple months now NoagendaVinyl.com, this will of course be for my Adam Sings the hits which you're planning on releasing

40:21 official government website dot com and i guess what a we talked about this last time uh... but this is from uh... victoria arnold the and says hey you know you forgot to at the pin by my buddy uh... we talk about in the nation segment but didn't put into the link so that's in links now and finally it's in john curry devore act consulting dot com yes about time yeah we can start over using them by the way but there's a thirty thousand dollar retainer figured as always is our shouldn't be thirty seven thousand dollar retainer Oh, so I like the official government website.com. I love that! That's a great website So let's Google it Let's see what happens if you do that if you google for hold on second if you google for official government Website because people would be googling for that right? I would think yeah way of USA gov We need some work on the juice

41:21 That'll happen. Yeah, now we need some yeah USA gov. Yeah, we're gonna need some more official I didn't even know this existed This is the government's official web portal they're making more websites at these eight million bucks a pop somebody's making out like a 18 million dollars a pop Is somebody's making out like a bandit? Yep So I encourage Dvorak consulting comms will be activated of course as As we go into our consulting business primarily consulting Russia today on better looking hosts Who just who just bring in the bacon because they've got all the the right messages They must have some some kind of some nasty Feminazi run into place that won't allow it possible

42:09 possible that's the only possibility is it was a you know normal broadcasting people yeah they would have hot babes blonde yes it doesn't make any sense all name natasha natasha back to you natasha thank you and natasha let me tell you what's going on here ok now not as i was up next with the better she's just a german well i'm trying uh... bachmann corn dog dot com very apropos and uh... extremely uh... extremely uh... currant Here's one that is a nice try, but I don't think it's ever gonna do us any good incompetent bureaucrats afraid to answer yes or no question calm Appreciate the try But we don't think that's really going to fly Then we have looting and riots comm then. It'll be a good place if you're looking for living They'll be knocking on the door over that one yeah couple others in this forward PR work from Mike infinite growth calm and particularly popular calm

43:08 Then we have a new wiki which has been set up, No Agenda Watchlist Wiki. And you can find the link in the show notes at 331.nashownotes.com This is for all the people that WE'RE watching So this is OUR watch list and you can contribute to that... And then the best one! Of course we have to play a couple of clips here Which we'll do momentarily after John has something to say LoneWolfBlitzer.com I like that one a lot. Lonewolfblitzer.com So those are our PR mentions, we highly appreciate it Thank you very much to our producers who helped us out so of course from the

43:55 Hot Pockets producer list we have Scott Shellhammer with 333 33 and then also on the list We have executive producers a fish guy. We have Scott Hankel, we have Jonathan Dowdy or Doughty We have Anonymous from Brussels in Belgium and Travis Dillman as our Associate Executive Producer in Red Deer, Alberta. Everybody else out there of course you do have a mission is very very simple we'd like to go out we'd like you to propagate our formula this is what it's all about Our formula is this... We go out, we hit people in the mouth And say with me like you really mean it Shut up slave

CHAPTER 15 / 45 Discussion

Jon Stewart and the Squirrel Meme Controversy

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart is accused of stealing the "Squirrel" meme, which was originally used on No Agenda to highlight media distractions during terrorist alerts. Stewart used the gag on a Monday broadcast to describe media coverage of Rick Perry and Michelle Bachmann. The hosts suggest that Stewart's writers may be listeners and call for a proper attribution or a show plug in exchange for the material.

jon stewart· the daily show· squirrel· rick perry· comedy central

44:44 quiet sit down eat your peas pull off the band-aid just get by yeah so uh... you've been asserting for a while that uh... and i'm i'm thinking that probably your view partially right i believe one of the writers on the john stewart show at least one of them as it was a list listen to this show we are and there is a say yes because this particular gag which should be have queued up here stewart steals our gag is too, it's too obtuse. Squirrel! Because the... because you which used to begin this squirrel meme which some people found offensive I always thought was great because it was you always dropped in and it was short it was a good quick little diddy never bother me. Squirrel! And I liked it yeah and uh and which is the dog in the movie Up

45:36 And which is an old movie and so you wouldn't it's not a common reference. It's not a new reference We started this Thanksgiving this past year because that's when I saw the movie in November when I saw the movie because my daughter said there's A great movie got to watch this And she was talking squirrel. I have to give her some props and I was like that's perfect You know so whenever there's like some terrorist alert squirrel by the way We've never explained this on the show Whenever someone is talking about terrorists terrorists terrorist terrorists lone wolf terrorists all terrorists just hit a squirrel, so John Stewart finally comes around somebody on the staff. I don't know that he watches or listens to us and

46:16 but somebody does and because this is coming out of the blue lakes in by the way this it was run on monday of this week to this bit i'm gonna play and then he did again easy we brought this world things that squirrel a couple times you know the tuesday or wednesday show i can get into two mixed up they didn't get i think will hear from it we're here and they didn't make big but cuz he's got a bigger show millions of listeners and viewers he's going to steve basically stolen our material basher be he'll take it will look derivative yeah we're like well I were stealing us we got to come up with something else. I hate that. Markman thinks about Rick Perry. He's new! We haven't seen him before the media really is the dog and up

47:11 You know it's been seven hours. I'm tired of Michelle Bachman, squirrel! Anyway as the media said Rick Perry is... There you go that's how it goes yeah we are the unsung heroes John of The Squirrel Mean and we will of course your right be called derivative of it and that's how it goes when you have taken a vow of poverty well if anything is you know there's a kind of an unwritten rule in the world of comedy that you have to either pay for stolen material or at least maybe do a noagendashow.com plug, or even ridicule us I think it'd be great if he said these two idiots... Here's what i like here's what i like here's what i like I'd like him to do a segment like whatever became of that hair guy and he's hanging out with this douche and just show us and then noagendashow.com

48:06 The plug for the show is all we need. Or we could go on... Under any circumstance, I don't care what they say. Or or or! Uh, I would be happy to step back and think that you could be on the show to promote your book there you go the one with about any minute now ibm communications programming from 1978 so i'm just wrapping up getting my clips and then I remember watching a little tv late night and normally don't watch jimmy kimmel but kind of a fan of joe mckale the guy who does uh this soup talk oh yeah he's great he's great he's great. So, he was on and he gave this anecdote

CHAPTER 16 / 45 Discussion

TSA Code Bravo and Airport Flash Mobs

Actor Joe McHale reported a strange security incident at LAX where TSA agents shouted "Bravo" and ordered everyone to freeze for a full minute. This "Bravo program" is interpreted as a method for security to practice crowd control and force public compliance through false alarms. Online records indicate "Code Bravo" has been a general security alert phrase at airports since at least 2009.

tsa· lax· code bravo· airport security· joe mchale

48:45 about this weird TSA program. I mean, he makes it kind of humorous but i'm wondering let's try to deconstruct what they might be up to here because this is really weird. Yeah, let me do this really quick. No yeah, I flew in this morning and on my way there at LAX uh...I was getting through the security and a man one of the TSA people began right next to me began to shout the word Bravo he was just going Bravo Bravo and I was like thank you I totally nailed putting my laptop into a container separately then they all shouted bravo altogether like a flash mob

49:30 And then they went, nobody move! I of course thought oh no there's been a problem. I'm gonna try to get out of here so I put the kilo of heroin back in my bag but they're like don't move we all were frozen like one woman had her hand up just like and then there was a pause and he goes you've just been apart of TSAs Bravo program you may now proceed really they never said what it was for other than fun and uh... how long did it go on? I went about a minute that we sat there frozen really! yeah, and then i would have just gone why not just go bad guy bad guy with bad stuff get him but it was one of those moments where do you think when i hear bravo i think of course the real housewives maybe they're preparing for visit from them. That is a big terror threat

50:26 Yeah, of course I have the new procedures. I don't have them on this laptop for obvious reasons But i'll look it up and i'll see if there's a bravo procedure in there There are references to it on the internets that go back to 2009 And here's one example of it code bravo is a code phrase at the general security alert at airports But it sounds to me if they're practicing on the public with false alarms and they want everyone to freeze, I think they're just trying...I think they are just messing with us. They say make everybody stop moving! Watch this! In that clip he mentioned

CHAPTER 17 / 45 Discussion

Media Framing of Flash Mobs as Criminal Activity

Mainstream media outlets like NPR and CNN are increasingly framing "flash mobs" as organized criminal groups used for looting rather than harmless public performances. Incidents in Germantown, Maryland, and Philadelphia are being used to justify new restrictions on social media and mobile communication. Police officials are investigating the use of texting and social media in coordinating retail theft.

flash mobs· bart· npr· germantown· philadelphia

51:03 Flash mobs and flash mobs is an is the meme is back of course flash mods have been around for a while This is if you don't know they're in commercial television these days You know the other guy that's trying to start the flash mob, and he's 10 minutes early because he isn't using AT&T or whatever And so I've been looking around and I found a couple of very by the way by the way. I just Don't think it was AT&T, but that's how ineffective that commercial was. The commercial works great! You know you guys got to go hire Jeff Smith so Jeff Smith does jingles those things work the pendulum will swing back you'll find out that making catchy little tunes for your product is better than these stupid high concept commercials which we don't remember

51:47 So our national treasure NPR is uh starts it off with an assertion that was quite new to me. We're forced into a gut-wrenching decision of how we were going to stop it This by the way, is of course about the BART train station turning off cell phone service because people were going to organize in two groups to protest. Given the propensity of this group to create chaos on the platform... Using mobile devices to organize groups of people isn't new, such groups are sometimes called flash mobs. Flash mobs have used mobile devices to organize fun stuff like group dancing in a public spot but in other cities flash mobs have been organized to rob stores and attack people

52:36 Question is whether or not cutting off cell phone service is the right way to combat the problem. I'm like Laura what? Now when did we hear about a flash mob being organized to rob stores plural by the way, plural This is from the NPR's stores plural NPR So I'm like oh, I gotta find an example there must be something recent There must be some story about a flash mob being organized To Rob a store which I'd never heard of before Because of course now flash mobs will be outlawed and it's going to be this great little meme that everyone can use. And lo and behold, I find one! This throws back about a week-and-a-half ago at the State Fair... Here you go darling thank you so much

53:21 The following takes place, but they've got the sheriff on and he kind of gives away that it's probably we don't know if it's a flash mob We're just gonna use the meme anyway. Some are something that's been harmless even a fun fad has turned fun fad fun fad flash mob Thank you. Are they still listening Nick? Oh God is uncle Don rolling his eyes Yeah, he's listening in the other room. He's on the hotline now. He's sleeping. He's sleeping. Uncle Don went like... I can't listen to this! Am i really related? I want a DNA test

53:57 Now! Dangerous and illegal. Young people using social networks and text messaging to get organized have been assembling in what they call flash mobs, but over the weekend in Germantown Maryland a flash mob of more than two dozen young people showed up at a convenience store just before 2 in the morning So here's the host asserting a flash mob showed up at the store to rob it now let's hear from the law officer Look at it right there grabbing things off the shelves Look at it look at that you flash mob Out they go leaving without paying It's called stealing and shoplifting, not flash mobbing. Seeing similar reports in other cities most involving African-Americans and some... Oh I'm sorry black people flash mobbed as it gets worse! Leading to mob violence with us now the Montgomery County Maryland Police Chief Jay Thomas Manger and CNN contributor Laurel Morton. The worst place in the world

54:43 Listen to what he says though chief. This is your jurisdiction Germantown where this played out What do you know about how they got organized and I've spoken to the Philadelphia Chief Charles Ramsey recently He says they're using texting using social media. Is that how this happened? Well, we're still under investigation are still under investigation We know don't know John King's just talking out of his ass. What we're thinking, they started using the social media to get a larger group together to go into the 7-Eleven. So bullcrap! It's just it says a nice little meme to use another thing and more fun taken away no more dancing No more dancing you no more flash mobbing now here comes the funniest thing this is the funniest I think i've got the clip of the day This is um... The spokes hole for Bart

CHAPTER 18 / 45 Discussion

BART Cell Service Shutdown and Constitutional Rights

BART officials in San Francisco defended the decision to shut down cell phone service in stations to prevent a protest following a police shooting. A spokesperson claimed that passengers have a "constitutional right to safety" and a "right to get from point A to point B" that supersedes free speech. Legal critics argue these rights do not exist in the Constitution and that the shutdown was an illegal suppression of protest.

bart· san francisco· free speech· cell service· oakland

55:44 Now, just to recap for those who don't know. Bart Bay Area Rapid Transit there were people who were organizing a demonstration because of a transit cop killed a young man and he was pretty much acquitted I think they held the trial in Los Angeles of course nowhere near Oakland where it took place because they didn't want huge riots happening. They didn't want any peers. Exactly. Peers thank you And he, this guy... He's the spokeshole. Listen to his view of the Constitution. John could you please grab your copy of The Constitution and The Bill Of Rights? Because we have to fact check what this guy is saying.

56:22 As a BART official, my new focus now is to provide safe transportation for folks. And so to answer your question directly... Yes? I can't tell you what we're gonna do because we don't know yet what we're facing. I guess I should say they turned off the cell phone service in the station so people couldn't create a flash mob. All we know is that we have a protest and here's a peaceful one and we welcome a peaceful protest. So I'm the administrator of the free speech program at BART So he's an expert. He knows all about free speech, let's go! And as long as I stay outside the fair gates in the Free Speech Zone that is designated by the Constitution... Hold on a second The Free Speech Zone as designated by the Constitution? Holy crap

57:07 As designated by the... so you can have free speech in the... What is, what is that? In Hyde Park in London I mean what are we talking about here? Speaker's Corner The Free Speech Zone as designated by the Constitution but it gets better! Stop. You gotta play the douchebag clip please Isn't that unbelievable, that this guy could actually say that? Alright. Free speech zone as designated by the Constitution Let's hear more from this leader of free speech We welcome the protests Well if it is Linton If it is a peaceful protest As everyone is hoping Then why the need to shut off cell service If that is the way you go

57:48 Well, what we're gonna do is take the... No no listen! Listen! ...open steps within the Constitution to be able to ensure the safe passage of our passengers. Uh so wait a minute The Constitution says you have to have safe passage on a train. This is what he's asserting now Remember there are more constitutional rights than just free speech here at stake Listen, be quiet and listen! It's the right to...be safe The right to be safe John could you please look at the Constitution? Do we have a right- I'm looking do we have a right to be safe The right to be safe is a constitutional right, ladies and gentlemen. And there's more! And that is a constitutional right It's a constitutional right John What is this guy? He's a total asshole I know the media is very sensitive to free speech because that's their business but we're very sensitive to safety Let me ask you something because it ultimately up to... Go ahead

58:45 you want to know why we were forced into this decision? exactly the protesters force us into this decision they made us choose between people's ability to be able use their mobile phones and amenity that would provide and our customers constitutional right to get from point A to point B hold on check the constitution do we have a right to get from point A to point B yeah there it is which is what they're in business for. And so what we did is we took a very narrow time frame, three hours and four stations where they said prior to that protest that they were going to try to disrupt and create a huge safety problem. And we stopped service for mobile phone users because they were gonna take the very tool that we put in place this tool of the mobile phone service as safety tool. They're gonna turn it around and use it against our customers. So they took this mobile

59:41 a tool for safety and use it against our customers to try to violate their constitutional rights of safety. I want to invoke my constitutional right to safety Please. Well, here's the thing that bothers me more about that clip than the fact of the guy is a moron... Is what is a reporter doing? What does she say something like hey buddy you're full of crap! Yeah. Cons- because she doesn't know? Is she an idiot? Does she not know anything? No. Does anybody even read The Constitution anymore apparently? I don't know why would a reporter- I would fire the reporter the next day. I would bring her in the office as the editor and say look at this we are

CHAPTER 19 / 45 Discussion

Fareed Zakaria and the Parliamentary System Proposal

CNN host Fareed Zakaria argued in a blog post that the United States should consider moving toward a parliamentary system to avoid the gridlock of the presidential system. Zakaria noted that no country with a presidential system currently holds a Triple-A credit rating from all three major agencies. Critics view this as an attack on the basic legitimacy of the U.S. government structure.

fareed zakaria· cnn· constitution· parliamentary system· s&p downgrade

1:00:22 This guy is wide open for nothing but a couple of decent questions. You didn't ask anything! You're fired! Constitutional right to safety? No, it's crazy... On that note and then I'll shut up this is not a clip but Fareed Zakaria our friend who has private consultations with our president he uh... wrote a blog post we hate the constitution we should well let me clear it yes he hates the constitution he doesn't think it's good and here is does america need up prime minister he writes

1:01:03 home after the s and p dot a big king well for what happened to him apparently uh... after the s and p downgrade united states no country with the presidential system has a triple a rating from all three major ratings agencies only countries with parliamentary systems have that honor and then he goes on to say that our government is no good because we can't make decisions quickly because of our presidential system The American presidential system in contrast to David Cameron of the Gitmo Nation East, you have the presidency and the legislator both which claim to speak for the people. As a result you always have a contest over basic legitimacy who is actually speaking for and representing the people? He is advocating

1:01:52 doing away with our entire system. He's actually, this is actually if you look in the Constitution you cannot... You can't do this! He is advocating the overthrow of the US government on CNN. He's treason! Treason! It's as close to treason as anything else that these guys are saying it's treason. Squirrel! I mean like that idiot Rick Perry who says that Bernanke is treasonous for doing what he has to do at the Fed Yeah How amazing is that? Nobody's calling this guy out. No, how amaz...ugh It's amazing to me! It's amazing that he gets away with saying this Now he doesn't actually come out and say we I got to overthrow it and make somebody king He actually says follow me on Facebook and Twitter Well same thing That's the same thing. It's the same thing If we're in for another five years of this squabbling in the US We are going to make presidential systems look pretty bad indeed Thank you Farik

1:02:52 GPS, Zakaria. Anyway that got me a little riled Well, I'm a little annoyed by this flash mob situation because the New York Times some... I don't know maybe a week or so ago they did there was a little it was a little op-ed or some little editorial perhaps. I can't remember i just remember seeing it and they were saying you know that isn't this getting a little old and clichéd? They were kind of throwing a wet blanket on the whole idea and I thought I kind of agreed with them which is like it is cliché but I didn't think it was maybe some sort of code for let's put an end to it Think it is. I think it's an it's just another step in and you know, another little notch to remove all of our Yeah, essentially all of our freedoms on the interwebs It just keeps ongoing yeah No You equate flash mobs now with with evil And even put do there like I'm looking at this up and there were some incidents in Philadelphia supposedly Yeah in in January for March Well, they're just blaming everything every so any uprising everything a flash mobs are bad

CHAPTER 20 / 45 Discussion

2012 Presidential Primary Strategy and Ron Paul

There is a growing movement for Democrats to re-register as Republicans to vote for Ron Paul in the upcoming primaries. Current political analysis suggests Mitt Romney will be the Republican nominee, with Rick Perry serving as a vice-presidential pick to balance the ticket with evangelical voters. Michelle Bachmann and Sarah Palin are viewed as "reality show" candidates managed by consultants to maintain media interest.

ron paul· mitt romney· rick perry· michelle bachmann· republican primary

1:03:57 Well actually, uh... Russia to the- You know what? I'm just gonna say this because i was talking to Buzzkill Jr. about this and he says there's a huge movement afoot which is not flash mobs but it's one of these underground things that starting up for everybody and their sister to reregister as Republicans and vote in Ron Paul Yeah Because there's no reason to be a Democrat in the upcoming primaries You mean Ron Paul, the third party candidate? The kook from Texas. The kook! Who we'll get to in a minute... Can I just tell you a little Uncle Don story? Yeah So Uncle Don of course he...I love the man He queries me and we talk about the kook from Texas And then he says who do you...and then of course he's very disappointed in President Obama by the way

1:04:56 And uh, he says so who do you think I say Obama's gonna quit. He gives me one of his looks Really? Yeah well who do you see as the guy on the Democratic side and i said Kucinich and he says, oh the kook from Ohio? There was a Supreme Court decision uh... few years ago that is being used to usurp the War Powers Act. And it all comes down to the Constitution Let's set the War Powers Act aside for minute The Constitution makes it manifestly clear that only Congress has the power to send our young men and women into war Unfortunately this administration even though its headed by constitutional scholar now is ignoring the constitution

1:05:41 and determining that they have the right to send our troops in a war anytime they please. There you go, kook! Kooky! Kooky guy yeah that's crazy talk you know what that just that is outrageous well i've come to the conclusion and then put in the red book as my prediction which isn't i didn't predict a little bomb is not gonna run again but that do whether or not he does like this beside the point on this one i believe that the republicans will have it too did the news who's going to be running romney's gonna be the head guy so you don't you don't think uh... perry No, Perry's gonna be the vice president. Oh! Perry only came in to be the vice president because he can't sustain a possibility of a win cause he is a complete...

1:06:25 screw up you know what he is he's the money man because he's got uh... big pharma behind him he's a big supporter of garda sil and all that more importantly righties a big farming at and more importantly in so far as the public's concern with my would let me go for his work and saying yeah that's where it was we're talking about but as far as the public's concerned she is the evangelical balance and then the mormon roe e there you go we can't have other mormon getting in No, not without a balance because then you know you can always shoot the guy and then get the evangelical to take his place. So you don't have to worry about anything so there's no worries because we have the evangelical in the White House and he'll be out there acting like an idiot that he is

1:07:09 Very good. That's the only reason he came into the into play at all is you just say here I am We're gonna go put up a good fight and all the media guys are gonna say yeah, yeah Yeah He's part of the whole thing He's really a contender But he only came into be the vice president because they have to give it to Romney Romney has been waiting Just patiently the way You know McCain was last time these this is all a scam and they put these people in line They said okay your next Oh god, okay. We'll get the Bachman thing don't worry about it She's not getting anywhere and pale isn't it been told not to run? They've just got good consultants and they're smart because we need the the presidential

CHAPTER 21 / 45 Discussion

Project Blue Beam and Paul Krugman's Alien Invasion Theory

Economist Paul Krugman suggested on CNN that a fake threat of a space alien invasion could end the current economic slump within 18 months by triggering massive government spending. This theory is compared to "Project Blue Beam," a conspiracy theory involving a simulated alien invasion to establish a New World Order. Krugman cited the economic boost of World War II as a historical precedent for this type of stimulus.

project blue beam· paul krugman· nasa· alien invasion· economic stimulus

1:07:45 Reality show to look good, and we put Bachman in but you know what for as calm and collected as she was Several months ago. What is the deal with her screaming? That she's someone give this woman microphone technique please Stop it. It's annoying Sorry I blew up my mic Like hello stop Right? Yeah, she's got to fist the mic. So I figured it all out though...I figured it all out Remember me talking about Project Blue Beam This is not second half of the show stuff actually but you know vaguely go on and explain okay project blue beam is It's a theory that claims that NASA will be attempting to implement new age religion

1:08:45 with the anti-christ at its head to start the new world order and the idea is that the government would create a fake invasion of aliens And that then we'd all be like, oh you know whatever. We would all get in line and of course I follow the yeah I'm a crackpot so I follow this stuff like Project Blue Beam and whenever there's a UFO sighting And I'm always quick to believe that it's real but I always have in the back of my mind You know maybe this could be the start of project blue beam because I'm not leaving anything out I have no real agenda and then we have Nobel Prize winning economist

1:09:22 Krugman who writes for the New York Times and he wrote this in his column I was floored and Luckily, so I don't have to read. He went on Zachariah show uh... the carria and he explained that the solution to all problems in these united states of get my nation very simple thing about what we're too right that was not balancing negative from social product spending and yet it brought us out i mean partly because you want put these things together if we say look week at use inflation can i are both saying that which is a course and after much a lot of people in in in washington but as in fact what

1:09:59 the basic logic says, it's very hard to get inflation in a depressed economy. But if you had a program of government spending plus an expansionary policy by the Fed you could get that so if you think about using all these things together you could accomplish a great deal and I mean... If we discovered that space aliens were planning to attack and we needed a massive build up to counter the space alien threat. And really inflation and budget deficits took secondary place to that, this slump would be over in 18 months." There you go! So all we need is the threat of space aliens invading us and We'd be out of this recession in 18 months And what he does in fact if I understand them correctly because you know, I'm no Nobel Prize winner Is he calls back to World War two and says that was good for business?

1:10:51 He says World War II got us out of the slump. Is this correct, John? You're a scholar of these things. Well you know that is one theory now if you go by economic cycle theory That's bull crap. In 1940, it would be the end of one of the 80-40 cycles and it would have picked up no matter what you did this is the same thing that Ronald Reagan ran into he was right on that in 1980 was right on the cycle ending so they kind of was in the toilet through the entire 70s and then just came out of it even with voodoo economics in fact whatever we did work because at all works during a cycle and 1940 said that other cost

CHAPTER 22 / 45 Discussion

Department of Homeland Security Job Creation

The constant narrative of "lone wolf" terrorists is viewed as a strategy to justify the continued expansion of the Department of Homeland Security. By creating a permanent state of emergency, the government can generate jobs within the security apparatus to offset the economic recession. However, critics argue this "secret police" model is failing to provide actual economic stability and is instead harassing the public.

department of homeland security· janet napolitano· job growth· secret police

1:11:29 and so it's questionable yet looks good on paper that we got out of the depression because of the war but i'm not you know i've never bought into that also let me ask you then if by the way do week we would be god have you know did we have to have a warning at a depression in this is the question you have to thank you for your sicknesses soul well let me ask you then if smart guys like this who writes for the ministry of truth nobel prize winner with the other nobel prize winner uh... oh yeah president obama That's a peace prize, that is slightly different. Still it comes from the Nobel Institute if their thinking is like this could this entire lone wolf

1:12:10 terrorists around every corner under your bed, you know crazy white guys without turbans on. Could that be to build up the Department of Homeland Security and create more government jobs? Of course Janet Lucie wants to be number one she can't just be number three and that doesn't look good on your resume could all this be to just build up and build up and create more jobs to get us out of the economy slump that we're in Well, yeah. The problem... I mean there's that element i think has always been in play and I think we've kind of acknowledged it but the problem is that this all really began after 9-11 Right And hasn't really worked And it hasn't done crap

1:12:54 Well, what it's done is it sells books. It's putting us deeper and deeper into a spiral, a downward spiral None of this is working This guy is completely off base His entire economic thesis not Kragman but the Obama administration Right And all this creating the secret police and kind of armed forces within the US harassing the public This is going to turn out badly So let's get into it then As I think, again we're being ripped off. We first started out with... You watch Jon Stewart start playing Lone Wolf clips you watch him do that so there's a book out and i heard this on the road when we were driving on the National Treasure I've got a couple clips two guys Eric Schmidt

CHAPTER 23 / 45 Discussion

Counter-Strike and Ricin Terror Plots

New York Times journalists Eric Schmidt and Tom Schenker released a book titled *Counter-Strike*, detailing secret U.S. campaigns against Al-Qaeda. The book describes how U.S. Cyber Command infiltrates jihadi websites to post contradictory orders and sow dissent. Simultaneously, reports have emerged regarding Al-Qaeda in Yemen attempting to acquire castor beans to produce ricin for attacks involving small explosives.

ricin· al-qaeda· yemen· eric schmidt· tom schenker

1:13:46 not uh... from google not our eric shannon and tom schanker is actually interestingly enough his name is spelled t h o m so it's farm farm on shanker both journalists at the new york times and they can they've written a book and this book produced an article in your sunday times which we talked about briefly on sunday but there are plug-in the book and they have started off an avalanche i tell you uh... an avalanche of abuse against the the poor citizens of the united states have given our nation it certainly did what with um... the american military intelligence can do is forge the watermarks are certification if you will of official al-qaeda postings because that they don't want people going online and in pretend to be them but you know americans cyber technology so advanced that they can have a near near perfect

1:14:42 recreation of an al-Qaeda message. And what they're doing from time to time is going onto jihadi websites and posting conflicting, contradictory orders statements that raise doubt about who the jihadi should follow and who's really in charge? Is this person still alive? Are they you know still in control and the goal is to really disrupt? The entire network by sowing distrust and dissent and and confusion We've been told that they've had some great successes at that So do you think it's possible that perhaps and these of course are amongst others probably Lucifer Hillary Clinton's techno experts Do you think it's possible that if they're out there to convince explain

1:15:26 extremely sophisticated jihadi terrorists that they might confuse a New York Times reporter or two with writing conflicting bogus reports of uh, I don't know. How about Rison? Maybe we're gonna go kill everybody with Rison. The New York Times reports that U.S officials fear that Al-Qaeda may be trying to produce the very deadly poison, ricin. The Times says ricin would be packed around small explosives for attacks against the US According to the Times for more than a year the al Qaeda affiliate in Yemen has been trying to acquire large quantities of castor beans Those beans are necessary to produce the ricin. The white powdery toxin is so deadly there's just a speck of it

1:16:13 can kill you. The author of the Times article is Eric Schmidt, and he's also the author of the new book Counter-Strike, The Untold Story Of America's Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda. His coauthor is Tom Schenker. Eric Schmidt joins us now from New York. Hi there Erica. This is a frightening and amazing story as well. I want to begin by asking you what does this Ricen plot tell us about the danger of al qaedas such as the one in Yemen? Well, what it tells us Randy is that even with the death of Osama bin Laden in May the affiliates of Al Qaeda in places like Yemen, adherents in Somalia these are still very dangerous to United States. The arm of al-Qaedas and Yemen after all was responsible for the plot of so called underpants bomber at Christmas 2009 and then 10 months later the printer cartridges were packed with explosives put on cargo planes bound for Chicago

1:17:04 So what this shows is that even with Bin Laden's death, these affiliates are still very dangerous to the country. Very dangerous! Very dangerous! So I'm thinking our own cyber command put out a thing about ricin to scare people and then the New York Times... Whatever happened to anthrax? It seems to me that they dropped the ball on them. No no, ricin is easy to make. This is the whole thing we gotta make it easy to make. Raymond noodles and ricin There's a couple more because now of course we got to roll out everybody on our stupid compromised cable news networks. You know I imagine that

CHAPTER 24 / 45 Discussion

Al-Qaeda as an Established Firm and 9/11 Anniversary Fears

Security analysts are warning of potential "spectacular" attacks to mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Al-Qaeda is described as an "old established firm" that remains dangerous despite the death of Osama bin Laden. Former Ambassador John Bolton emphasized the risk of terrorists acquiring biological or chemical weapons, noting that even a small amount of ricin could cause significant casualties.

al-qaeda· osama bin laden· john bolton· weapons of mass destruction· terrorism

1:17:40 post-bin Laden al Qaeda might be looking for some kind of attention grabbing attack of some sort. Is that part of the equation here? That there's some concern that Al Qaeda might be trying to show that it is still relevant even without Osama bin Laden Now what do we know about Al Qaeda, John? We know they are ready for an IPO their CEO got killed they have affiliates And we should refer to them in the proper context when we're on a bullcrap news network. well i don't think you know i i think probably there is a desire to attack uh... revenge for all not just yet this guy was on the bin laden team failed uh... of three and from ninety two ninety-nine i can remember as i was an xc i got it has gone go down about in disguise he isn't that complete your brownish jabroni he's a jabroni he looks like a jabroni will listen what how he'd be out he'd rules without uh... four four at the lines killing surely is on tap

1:18:38 the idea of maybe some kind of attack around the 10th anniversary. Of course, let's all be afraid about that! But I think the important thing to keep in mind is that Al-Qaeda is an old established firm. Firm? Oh it's the firm now John... they can't stop doing it. What?! It's the firm. Listen... Killing its leader is important but not a fatal blow to them They've had a nuclear program, acquisition program underway since 91. Chemical weapons since the late 80s early 90's This is an old established firm and the fact that they're getting to the point where they can find a way to use these... It have like a fresh Dupuy 1853

1:19:20 That's right. It is troubling, and I also have to say that killing Bin Laden will indeed unleash within Al-Qaeda people who are much less measured in their approach to attacking him. Ah yes! Much more willing to kill civilians, much more willing to stage smaller scale attacks inside the United States Bin Laden's son once said that the Americans will be very sorry they didn't kill my father in 1998 or 1999 because the next generation is much more vicious. Yeah, yeah! Vicious, vicious. So then... Be very afraid Then we gotta roll out Bolton

1:19:56 Because of course Bolton, you know he was an ambassador. He's officially was the ambassador to the United Nations Hey Let's get Bolton on that mustache can hide all of them all of the grimaces is making here Well You know what this is amazing because you only need that the smallest amount of rice and just a few grains green salt Just a few great salt to kill somebody how frightening is this? And what is the reality I Well, it's a very real threat. You know ever since the terrorist attacks of 9-11 we've been worried that the really devastating possibility exists that these terrorists these suicide bombers would acquire weapons of mass destruction nuclear chemical or biological so even the 3,000 deaths of 9-11 would be eclipsed by tens of thousands hundreds of thousands dead in an attack

1:20:46 uh... we know from captured documents after we over through the taliban in afghanistan that i'll come in and we overthrew them is a done did you get that my mom would only even as it were once okay i think i made it now and they're coming out this is a priority So, it's not new in a sense but it is new that this is an ongoing operation by Al-Qaeda in Yemen apparently. And it should underline for all Americans that the war on terror is a long way from over and if continues could escalate with devastating consequences for innocent civilians here or wherever the terrorists attack. What so astounding about this you need such little amount of look what they were

CHAPTER 25 / 45 Discussion

Wolf Blitzer's Interview with President Obama

Wolf Blitzer conducted an exclusive interview with President Obama, focusing on security precautions for the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. During the interview, the President repeatedly mentioned the threat of a "lone wolf" attacker, citing the recent massacres in Norway as a primary concern. Blitzer's questioning style was criticized for being overly dramatic and leading the witness.

wolf blitzer· barack obama· cnn· lone wolf· 9/11 anniversary

1:21:27 already did in yemen they were able to send what remember those print a blah blah blah blah if they film with rice and i'd be more impressed i've got one guy that could the follow-on to these clips go for it wolf blitzer on nine eleven i wanted to say something about when it ends because this is He, Wolf had an exclusive interview with Obama and here's what he comes out of it with. I have the whole interview if you want to play it as well? I don't want the whole interview! I just want this... And we sat down with Wolf Blitzen my colleague for a in-depth one on one interview and Wolfe joins me now. Wolf congratulations on your scoop interview What was the most striking part from your point of view

1:22:02 At one point we started talking about the 10th anniversary of 9-11 and I'm very worried, Pierce. I don't know about you but i'm very worried having studied terrorism in the Middle East for a long time that Al Qaeda elements whatever is left of al qaeda or sympathizers will seek to do something spectacular on the tenth anniversary of 9 11 and I was wondering how concerned the president was and he's very concerned and specifically is concerned about what he called alone wolf of you know, other potentially more significant kinds of terror attacks. But he says that they're going to step up their precautions and it was sort of stark to me that the enormous responsibility as his commander-in-chief on this upcoming 10th anniversary... You know there are Al Qaeda elements who will want to seek revenge against the United States come on this tenth anniversary and I'm sure he's very concerned about it

1:23:06 Alright, he's sure they're concerned about what he was that talking to but did he ask him? Yes. He did Well in a here's the thing that got me when he's doing this. He just went on a little longer He made an implication that we killed their leader And so they might want to kill our leader. And so now I'm thinking, what is this? Was this some sort of a subtle message or telling Obama get in line... We've seen this before where there's these subtle kind of implications that show up in the news media that are like, Obama you know- What I didn't like and he did the same thing to the president

1:23:46 He says, I am worried. I have studied terrorism! I am worried there's going to be some kind of massive event on 9-11! I'm Wolf Blitzer! So he is delivering the message? Just listen a little piece from this actual interview... Did you see the interview with Obama? Yeah it was terrible. The Middle East for a long time covered terrorism for a long time and i have to tell you that that on the 10th anniversary or approaching the 10th anniversary of 9-11 Al Qaeda, what's left of al qaeda are their supporters will try to do something to seek revenge for your killing bin laden. How worried should we be about that? how worried are you about that? So I mean... That's like he said me me me me! He is setting it all up that's not okay no and the president leading the witness but the president literally three times in any in the interview

1:24:40 Talks about a lone wolf the president brings it does it yet unprompted? He's talking about well just listen to one answer. That's why I want to hear the president say it Well look look look look look look look vigilant and constantly monitoring Excuse me, it was the seals dude.

1:25:15 It wasn't the Department of Homeland Security. Well, back that up again! He said that... he's like saying Department of Homeland... it was CIA and the SEALs. It wasn't DHS. Well maybe it wasn't? Back it up. To try to do something to seek revenge for your killing Bin Laden how worried should we be about- By the way HE killed him Obama personally killed him How worried are you about that? Look We are vigilant and constantly monitoring potential risks of terrorist attacks. And I think that the men and women in our intelligence agencies as well as the FBI have done a terrific job, and Department of Homeland Security. But the risk is always there. Obviously on a seminal event like the 10th anniversary at 9-11

CHAPTER 26 / 45 Discussion

Lone Wolf Narrative and the Jared Kano Arrest

Following the President's "lone wolf" warnings, Tampa police arrested 17-year-old Jared Kano for allegedly planning a massacre at Freedom High School. Authorities claimed to have found bomb-making materials and a manifesto, though details on the materials were sparse. The suspect's name, Jared, drew immediate comparisons in the media to Tucson shooter Jared Loughner.

jared kano· tampa· lone wolf· freedom high school· manifesto

1:24:40 Talks about a lone wolf the president brings it does it yet unprompted? He's talking about well just listen to one answer. That's why I want to hear the president say it Well look look look look look look look vigilant and constantly monitoring Excuse me, it was the seals dude.

1:25:15 It wasn't the Department of Homeland Security. Well, back that up again! He said that... he's like saying Department of Homeland... it was CIA and the SEALs. It wasn't DHS. Well maybe it wasn't? Back it up. To try to do something to seek revenge for your killing Bin Laden how worried should we be about- By the way HE killed him Obama personally killed him How worried are you about that? Look We are vigilant and constantly monitoring potential risks of terrorist attacks. And I think that the men and women in our intelligence agencies as well as the FBI have done a terrific job, and Department of Homeland Security. But the risk is always there. Obviously on a seminal event like the 10th anniversary at 9-11

1:26:04 that makes us more concerned it means we've got heightened awareness uh... the biggest concern we have right now is not the launching of a major terrorist operation although that risk is always there uh... the rest of their work especially concerned over right now isn't alone wolf somebody with a single weapon being able to carry out wide-scale massacres in the sort that we saw uh... in norway recently nice way to bring it all home By the way, I got a prediction for the red book. Okay on 9-11 nothing happens of course that's like this That's an ease that's a shoe in of course nothing is gonna happen You don't get it down you don't get to put that in the book So but I just want to say one thing um

1:26:58 So he's talking about a lone wolf with the single weapon who could kill a lot of people like in Oslo. Very unfortunate, of course Try that in Texas, Lone Wolf That's what I want to see! I want to see a lone wolf try and kill a lot of people with a single weapon in Texas Because that won't happen because after one shot is fired this this lone wolf will get obliterated by an armed population Yeah, the bigger danger is the stray bullets from the armed population getting you. Well that's not the point I was trying to make but... No, no but it's funnier That's not exactly what i wanted to say But then so how crazy is this? So in this interview and you can listen to the whole clip at 331.nashownotes.com

1:27:47 The president mentions Lone Wolf three times, so he doesn't say anything about Rycen because of course we know that was the US Cyber Command putting out false messages to the Al-Qaeda operatives on their own websites confusing the boneheads at The New York Times who are selling a book. Please keep that in mind! And then all of sudden we get this report from Tampa he didn't do you know you wrote it down in the manifesto we also had bought bomb-making supplies according to pamper police he had everything needed to carry out on massacre at freedom high school in new tampa first day of school all my goodness so we have no yes alone wolf terrorist he had bomb making materials he had a manifesto which i think is uh... tv speak for face book

1:28:36 And what was this guy's name? John, can you guess what his name was. No I can't. The teen suspect was expelled from Freedom High School in New Tampa a year and half ago after Tampa police arrested him for carrying a concealed firearm Police Chief Jane Caster says Jared Kano Oh! Jared where have i heard that name before Beautiful beautiful No interviews with classmates, we haven't seen anyone. No family... What about the bomb making materials? Don't mention that! They don't have any information. Probably a jar of Drano and vinegar But his name is Jared so that works because of course we had Jared Loughner who shot uh allegedly shot Giffords like wow really I guess Jared's a bad name It's not going to be on the top of the list of what to name your kids

CHAPTER 27 / 45 Discussion

Obama on Gun Security for His Daughters

In a lighthearted moment during his interview with Wolf Blitzer, President Obama joked that his daughters would be surrounded by Secret Service agents with guns when they start dating. This comment is noted for its irony, as the President is seen as promoting the protective power of firearms while his administration often faces criticism from gun-rights advocates.

barack obama· secret service· guns· malia obama· sasha obama

1:29:37 And then I'll finish off this whole Wolf Blitzer interview. He did talk about the economy with the president and some other things, but the lone wolf thing was extremely disturbing to me. And then at the end Wolf does a little throwaway, HAHAHAHA because I'm buddies with the President! and uh... a great example said yes again yet again by the president united states reelected last time you're elected because i should know where acute little puppy when you get on the next time if your real uh... when i'm re-elected what all be getting them is a continuation of secret service so that one boys want to start dating them uh... they are going to be surrounded by men with guns very good

1:30:18 Somehow I didn't laugh. Is he advocating that the best way, the best solution to all your problems found familiar and other problems is just to have people surrounded surrounding your family with guns? Yes! So he's advocating guns and what he's doing yes Obama is promoting guns. Yes and predator drugs. That's fine it's good yeah we're all for it right Guns very good. I'm surprised that got you know these liberal gun lobbying nutballs or anti-gun lobbying nutballs Or don't come out of the woodwork with this was some commentary about that, but have you heard anything? No no no there was some talk about This is so funny the president about our economy about adult This is one for The Prediction Book You can put the president now in our little red book and by the way For those who are new to the program we do have a little red book John could you tweet a picture of that So people can see it

CHAPTER 28 / 45 Discussion

Economic Headwinds and ShadowStats Unemployment Data

President Obama attributed the slow economic recovery to "headwinds" such as the European debt crisis, the earthquake in Japan, and high gas prices caused by the Arab Spring. While the official government unemployment rate shows a slight decrease, data from ShadowStats.com suggests the real unemployment rate is closer to 25%. The discrepancy is attributed to changes in how the government calculates labor statistics compared to historical methods.

unemployment· shadowstats· arab spring· gdp· recession

1:31:10 uh... yeah i can to treat a picture of that and our predictions are written down when the cover it says in them jet think fast as a red book is funny because the first time ticket buzzkill jr's enrollment rises all the book is actually read what do you think we're making this up buzzkill junior so uh... write this one down for the president i think markets were reacting to his effect that the economy has not grown as quick as it needs to. There have been a lot of headwinds, the European debt crisis... Headwinds! Japan... Just Japan!

1:31:48 Japan and and what else is to blame I guess prices from the Arab Spring that is such bullcrap high-priced high gas prices because of the Arab Spring really you're pulling down in now and What a lot of folks are worried about. Is that there were probably that we have been on? He's stalling or not moving as quickly as it needs to do you think we're in danger of another recession I don't think we're in danger of another recession, but we are in danger not having a recovery that's fast enough to deal with what is a genuine unemployment crisis for a whole lot folks out there. And that's why we need to be doing it. Folks! Alright no double dip recession No recession according to your president Write it down You know...I ran some on the blog people can check it out I ran a chart from my company out of San Francisco We talk about once or twice called shadow stats

1:32:39 and these are some government does statistics that have better recalculated to what they are in reality and i saw this yeah my son is any unemployment rate is gazing would bother me about the last one besides the fact that there's a huge discrepancy between do you three do you six and which is unemployment numbers and with shadow stats comes up with their numbers used to be fairly reasonable margin between the three numbers but now it separating big-time and the unemployment rates actually increasing Although the government number showing it slightly decreasing and that concerns me a lot But shadow stats you look it up on the internet shadow stats calm. It's a Economist out of San Francisco who does all these makes all these shows you what really going on? It's very good. Yes, we're actually at 25% unemployment as well close to it close to that Yeah So of course We've got to get all kinds of crazy stuff out in the news Reuters

CHAPTER 29 / 45 Discussion

Geomagnetic Storms and Stock Market Volatility

A 2003 study from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta suggests that geomagnetic storms negatively affect the stock market by making traders more pessimistic. Reuters recently revived this study to explain current market volatility. Meanwhile, gold prices have reached $1,820 per ounce as investors seek safe-haven assets amidst the economic uncertainty.

federal reserve· stock market· geomagnetic storms· gold· atlanta fed

1:33:33 I couldn't believe Reuters actually did this. Well, what am i saying? Of course they could! They brought back a 2003 study from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta which found that geomagnetic storms of which we've had a lot recently you know I tracked this affect the stock market as traders are more likely to make pessimistic choices according to the study from the Federal Reserve but so they're saying hey the markets the craziness Oh no, it's just geomagnetic storms. You know I'm not completely away from this theory because i believe that the cycle theory has something to do with people getting literally depressed yeah if you're depressed you're not going really be thinking positively unusually high levels of geometric magnetic activity have a negative statistically and economically significant effect on the following week stock returns for all US stock market indices

1:34:26 The authors found in their report. So nothing to worry about once those are gone everything will go back up and just give us your money gold by the way eighteen hundred and twenty dollars today Yes, John is it time to say like the time to get almost time to dump So, everybody you can listen to me as you would have sold around a thousand or yeah Listen to John that is or you would have held on to it like me and you'll take those gold coins To your grave but they'll be so in other words all the good. It will do you if you never sell In the ongoing anger fest between standards and poor, I'm just sticking with the banksters for a moment. Now John you had a great assertion when we talked about what we accurately predicted

CHAPTER 30 / 45 Discussion

DOJ Investigation into Standard & Poor's

The Justice Department has opened an investigation into Standard & Poor's regarding the rating of mortgage securities prior to the 2008 financial crisis. This move is viewed as a retaliatory action by the Obama administration following S&P's recent downgrade of the United States' credit rating. The conflict highlights the tension between the government and ratings agencies under the new Dodd-Frank regulations.

standard & poor's· department of justice· credit rating· dodd-frank· mortgage securities

1:35:14 uh... that the debt ceiling would be raised but that we would get downgraded and you call this as a fight between the administration predominantly because of the dodd-frank act which takes over the uh... these ratings agencies in uh... subjects into all kinds of government regulations so it's really a war and the ceo of standards and poor's find indian gentleman who does not give a crap about anything but his safety. So guess what they've done? Came out today! So of course standards and poors downgraded the United States credit rating. And now, the Justice Department is investigating whether the nation's largest credit ratings agency Standards & Poor's improperly rated dozens of mortgage securities in the years leading up to the financial crisis. You can play at this game! We can play this we're not gonna sit down and let you just do that us

1:36:10 outrageous i would say that's better than him getting shot yeah hey how you know indian man alright how about uh... a little spot of uh... and now back to real news I think this clip will go down in youtube history for a long time. You know Anderson Pooper? Anderson Vanderbilt Pooper he has a segment called what is it I know, it's like he always talks about... This is not what those girls are singing. No Oh good No He has a segment, I forget what it's called and its usually about Jersey Shore or something It's called the ridiculous moment or something The Ridiculous

CHAPTER 31 / 45 Discussion

Anderson Cooper and the Gerard Depardieu Incident

CNN's Anderson Cooper featured a segment on his "The Ridiculous" list about French actor Gerard Depardieu urinating on an airplane floor after being denied access to the bathroom during taxiing. Cooper suffered a prolonged giggling fit during the broadcast while making numerous puns about the incident. The segment is criticized as a low point for professional journalism at the network.

anderson cooper· cnn· gerard depardieu· urination· ridiculous

1:36:54 And we laugh about a lot of stupid inane humor on this show so I'm not saying that's not okay. But i don't think we've actually had this type of girlish giggling from Anderson Cooper himself, the news report comes out that Gerard Jeppejie Hold on a second. You don't obviously watch the ridiculous Of course, I don't know of course. That's what he does Constantly is nothing but girlish giggling no you haven't heard this one you have not heard this one Because if course there's nothing funnier than laughing about poop right we know that that's what CNN is all about yeah If you're 12 exactly

1:37:38 So Anderson comes out when he obviously didn't I don't know if he wrote it himself or not But so Jared Dipper Joe apparently was drunk on an airplane. He needed to go the bathroom The stewardess said no shut up slave you can't we're here We're on the active taxiway, and then I guess he tried to pee in a bottle and he peed on the On the in in in it dripped and so anderson comes up with this ridiculous which i had just put a little bit of it but it's like an eight minute segment in every single word is upon about urine and then of course he has to be asked to go there is the take it too to uh... poop and this is this is your fine news organization andy outs standing out standing journalist anderson cooper vanderbilt other is her bright side

1:38:28 Stop laughing distracting Now that we know he doesn't have any stage fright when it comes to public urination Maybe he can get together with his fellow castmates from love Vienna Rose and they can all having pissing contest You know like a pee off pee off this movie was about if Piaf said Piaf So after Gerard took his little solo flight to Urination, the plane had to turn around and go back to the gate. And some unlucky cleaning crew had to deal with a Golden Glow winning Tinkle Now all I can say is they should thank their lucky stars it wasn't Depardieu Sorry That made me giggle every time i read it He hasn't commented on this incident Depardieu...I know you got it but

1:39:21 Alright, sorry. Can you believe this idiot? Unbelievable! It keeps going on! Sorry, this has actually never happened to me. I've always seen this kind of thing on YouTube. She Milton girl?! No, no thank you.

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Ron Paul's Performance in the Ames Straw Poll

Ron Paul finished a close second to Michelle Bachmann in the Ames Straw Poll, losing by fewer than 200 votes. Reports surfaced that Bachmann's campaign purchased 6,000 tickets for $180,000 to secure her win, while Paul's support is described as more organic. Despite his strong performance, mainstream media outlets continue to exclude Paul from the "top tier" of Republican candidates.

ron paul· ames straw poll· michelle bachmann· iowa· tea party

1:39:57 I said poop! I said poop! Harvey Korman working with Tim Conway? What is this?! DOOSHBANG! That's what that is. I want to get a couple clips out of the way before we take our break. Yeah, good idea. And by the way we forgot to mention Dvorak dot org slash NA during the first... Oh, I apologize my faux pas. Dvorak dot org slash na We get like no donations when we forget to do that. And by the way, we haven't gotten that many this week so... Oh yeah, we did very poorly I think. So Ron Paul came in second in the straw poll and probably won the thing because Michelle Bachmann bought 6,000 votes cash for $180,000 dollars. Tell me about that! I didn't know about that. To vote in a straw poll you have to cough up 30 bucks

1:40:49 to show your sincerity. So she bought the tickets for everybody? She bought 6,000 votes and 4500 people voted for her so think about that the other 1500 took her money and voted for Ron Paul apparently And some people still think Ron Paul actually won the thing and that numbers are rigged. It's a rigged, it's bull crap. But anyway but he would they've media has been avoiding and we've talked about this on the show forever that they've avoided talking about Ron Paul so Jon Stewart defends him fairly well in a fairly long segment that I clipped down quite a bit called Ron Paul support play that then i want to do the follow-up which is a disgusting CNN example and then The Kicker will talk about after we finish these clips

1:41:28 So now with Pawlenty dropping out, Rick Perry dropping in and Michelle Bachmann and Ron Paul dominating the Ames Straw Poll we gots ourselves a race. We have a top tier it is Mitt Romney, Rick Perry and Michelle Bachmann. We have a new top tier and it's Perry, Mitt Romney and Bachmann there's now a top tier in this race, at least for now of Romney Perry and Boppin. I think that's fair to say really fair to say you're not forgetting anyone? Say an ideologically consistent 12 term congressman who came within less than 200 votes winning the straw poll isn't anyone going give that gentleman a little love there is top tier now of Boppin and Perry and Romney we haven't mentioned it but should

1:42:08 We haven't mentioned, and we should, Rick Santorum who did really surprisingly well for the amount of money and resources he had. Rick Santorum? He didn't get half of what Ron Paul got! He lost to the guy who lost so bad that he dropped out of the race Santorum? We're looking at Mitt Romney who continues to be the frontrunner but we have Rick Perry as well and now Michelle Bachmann. Let's not count out John Huntsman though. What?! John Huntsman? Huntsman got 69 votes!

1:42:46 And by the way, this pretending Ron Paul doesn't exist for some reason has been going on for weeks. A New Gallup survey showing Rick Perry running second to Mitt Romney knocking down Iowa favorite Michelle Bachman to fourth Behind who? Fourth behind who?! How did Libertarian Ron Paul become the 13th floor in a hotel Why? What's wrong with, he is Tea Party patient zero. All that small government grassroots business he planted that grass these other folks they're just moral majorities in a tri-cornered hat Ron Pauls the real deal and Fox News should love this guy

1:43:34 which i say is proof that uh... fox news is run by democrats yeah well and then there's no question about it but do you know the thing that's interesting both of the hannity and rush limbaugh who were on paul all kinds of different ways russia's interesting because he's very defensive about it he says that the problem with ron paul is that he's gonna make the republican party look crazy and then he says that he makes the assertion on the show on monday that ron paul It has nothing to do with the tea party. He kind of takes credit for it, but it's not actually true that you know Which is bullcrap he? Is that he is the one who started the Tea Party But we'll skip that and let's go to this clip which is the Ron Paul Support 2 clip which isn't which is the kicker to this to the Stewart bit which I don't mind lifting broadly after he did like took our material didn't credit us on

CHAPTER 33 / 45 Discussion

Media Marginalization of the Ron Paul Campaign

Mainstream media coverage of Ron Paul is characterized by a deliberate effort to frame him as a "fringe" candidate who cannot win the presidency. CNN and other networks have been caught on air instructing crews to ignore Paul's speeches in favor of figures like Sarah Palin or Rick Perry. Analysts from Reason Magazine suggest that while Paul brings important issues to the debate, the press has already decided his candidacy is not viable.

ron paul· cnn· reason magazine· gary johnson· media bias

1:44:25 Let's say this is the part two where the CNN guys, they literally on the air said they don't want to cover him. Even when the media does remember Ron Paul, it's only to reassure themselves how there is no need to remember Ron Paul. Right now live right next to the bus behind us, Ron Paul is speaking and seven of the candidates are here today we have live pictures of Ron Paul but you know what? We're talking about Sarah Palin and we're talking about Rick Perry The two people not in the race yet Drew And guess what Paul if you get video of Sarah Palin or get a sound bite from her bring that back to us You can hold the Ron Paul stuff

1:45:03 Can I insert a quick little CNN clip where they had a woman from Reason Magazine on talking about this? Go. I think Ron Paul is getting a tremendous amount of coverage for someone who's never going to be president. He knows that, the press knows that everyone's behaving as if he was never gonna be president That said, he's bringing some great overlooked issues into the debate Think there's a long proud tradition of fringy candidates mixing things up and making it exciting And i think Michelle Bachmann is in that tradition I'm surprised that the debate isn't more about how she's being over covered than that he's being under covered

1:45:50 Again, I think he is someone who is out there to make a point and he's doing fantastically well. Think about how he lines up against somebody like Gary Johnson who holds very similar views some might argue a little bit more coherently and yet has been not even included in the debate so you know if i were on paul uh... it makes sense that he's saying hey look at me i'm over here but uh... i don't think it's unfair all to to simply say the guys not gonna be president doesn't have a plan for being present great when he talks about principal he terrible many talks about politics and what do you would actually do if he made into the oval office that's because he knows is never going to get there

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Jon Stewart and Michael Steele on Republican Candidates

Jon Stewart's interview with former RNC Chairman Michael Steele notably avoided mentioning Ron Paul, despite Stewart's previous segment criticizing the media for doing the exact same thing. The hosts suggest that a "memo" may have come down from Viacom or Comedy Central leadership to drop the Ron Paul narrative. This shift is presented as evidence that even satirical news programs are compromised by corporate interests and advertisers.

jon stewart· michael steele· ron paul· viacom· comedy central

1:46:29 Unbelievable propaganda. He has a what is that little thing he always oh yeah the Constitution is his plan for being president you twerp! So so so Stuart does this bid on Monday and it was pretty funny by Wednesday all of a sudden Stewart is not mentioning Ron Paul at all he's got that the guy who used to be the head of the Republican Party, that black guy what's his name? Yeah. The guy who got caught paying for strippers Is that right? Yeah remember he was... He expensed drinks in a strip club in Los Angeles

1:47:06 Oh right, there was a party and yeah. It wasn't... it was overblown as bullcrap they just wanted to run the thing anyway they didn't want a black guy running the thing so anyway he's on this show is the ex-head of the Republican National Committee He starts throwing out the same memes about whether it's three people and then he starts mentioning other people that aren't involved not once through the entire interview I was watching with Buzzkill Jr. and our jaws dropped because it was like He never, Stuart never mentions Ron Paul again. Here he's got the guy you could ask him what to do with Ron Paul? That all he has to do is deal with Ron Paul how come they're marginalizing him and then the guy can answer nothing.

1:47:50 Hey, what about Paul Ryan and Chris Christie? Let's get those guys in. Can we stop the noise on that already? I mean the reality of it is this field is set and you've got the top tier how many times did you hear that term last week but you've got three folks who are going to be leading the charge You've got Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich who I think did himself really well in the last debate In terms of laying out some policy Is Newt Gingrich still running? Yeah he's still running believe it or not My man is still running. But I think all of this conversation by a lot of the establishment types, particularly in Washington and the Wall Street Journal... You're talking about establishment Republicans? Establishment Republicans whether you're talking Karl Rove or you're talking The Wall Street Journal they just cut that noise out because what it does is... They are not satisfied. They are not satisfied and too bad get over it. You know the reality of it is these are the folks who are going to be running all those other individuals are not going to get into this race at this point because they've got to get on the ballot in 50 states

1:48:44 process that takes time they gotta raise the money to go put the organization place in there at the haven't done it by now particularly given with perry bachman and romney are is this not going happen on a very low-level skillet so this michael steel period just got in like what three days ago Four days ago, Ron Paul's been running for months. So you just screw all these guys never once has he mentioned this obviously a memo came down that Comedy Central which I believe is Viacom. Oh it's Viacom yes it is and so it comes down saying hey look It was fun what you did on Monday Just drop it John Stewart has no backbone There ya go Not only does he steal our bits Which comedians do not do

1:49:30 uh... buddies uh... week but worse than that it's like it's a boy he's making money doing this weekend he is compromise is compromise he has advertisers that probably don't like ron paul there's all these things which is why we Don't take commercial money. And we don't work for somebody like, you know... I'm sorry. You don't work for some company? Ah the best laid plans. Anyway. Sorry yeah that's absolutely right this is and uh you know i was talking to my aunt Meg who is one of the most amazing people I know

CHAPTER 35 / 45 Discussion

Future of News and Listener Donations

The No Agenda model is presented as the future of news because it relies on listener support rather than corporate advertisers who can exert pressure on content. Recent donations include support from Steve Taft for his 45th wedding anniversary and Sean Rice from Calgary. The hosts emphasize that independent funding allows for honest reporting that would otherwise be suppressed.

advertising· independent media· donations· karma· podcast license

1:50:17 And she actually takes me aside from time to time when I'm here. She says, you know this is really interesting what you're doing You are so right about the future of news and not having... being able to say whatever you want to say Not having advertisers having the ability or Having some group force your advertisers to pull out which is even worse which we've seen happen as well And she actually says that, she thinks we might be the future of news. Now I disagree because all we do is sit around and watch C-Span but were doing okay on that front and there is good reporting out there it's just never makes above the fold. The only way that happens by not taking any money from anyone except from listeners who enjoy an outstanding product

1:51:09 Obviously not quite that outstanding because we did very well. We got a very few donations this last week Although it's the dog days, which is always the worst month I mean August is horrible but beside the point people are still listening and sure someone will catch up eventually But we do have some people to thank for helping us out this show T Stephen Taft in Marietta Georgia For the 45th wedding anniversary amazing married in 66 45 years equals one one one we never thought about that angle That's a very good when I like it You believe it use it for gas and more karma for my hiking buddy now Finished with chemo and waiting for test results give him a shit out karma Yeah, we definitely want some karma going up because we hate the cancers. It's stupid ass cancer you've got Karma

1:52:00 Ugh! Makes me mad. Please call him Steve Taft, by the way. He's gonna be heading for knighthood against the podcast licenses and falling behind with what Adam on the road and all I'll just continue to listen illegally until mine arrives Sean Rice in Calgary Alberta Canada $91.11 love of The Sunday Show that's a kind of analysis i'm happy to pay for Thanks guys for watching all the crappy television because I don't want to no sir Samuel van der plank in belgium $77.70, hoping Adam will drive next year across Europe I'm all for this by the way No

1:52:38 I registered HotPockets2009.eu, additionally i forwarded these donations to the NOA agenda. IsJPMorganStillInBusiness.com HappyAndDistracted.com GitmoReport.eu that's a good one gitmoreport.be and gitmoreport.com all good yeah no no that didn't get Derek Bolley yeah bowling or sydney and new south wales donating for my birthday's fifty-foot double it was on the dime seventieth of august that a birthday call out should i get there by fifty you were who goes down the road in the rv duchess so when i donated similar amount last year fellow n a listener david betten he emailed me and thank me for not naming him as a douche bag this year not so lucky uh...

1:53:31 That's actually quite funny. Yeah, I like that. Steven Anto in Toledo Ohio in the morning double nickels on the dime. I'm the guy who requested emergency karma last month for my grandmother a little bit late but I hope this makes up to you Sally My grandmother passed away but everything else is falling into place nicely I'd love it too get alone wolf squirrel and get out of view and get out of your way he get out of the way if you give him a lone wolf squirrel There you go. Just listening to the first shows, Adam literally says the show has no jingles and no theme song for at least the first three episodes.

CHAPTER 36 / 45 Discussion

Pennsylvania Meetup and Knighting of Sir Andrew

A listener meetup in Shickshinny, Pennsylvania, featured the knighting of Andrew Schmidt, who has donated nearly $1,000 to the show. The event included families wearing "Slave" and "Distracted" t-shirts and a special call to a donor undergoing chemotherapy. The hosts also recognized several "Hot Pockets" producers who contributed to the ongoing tour.

shickshinny· pennsylvania· knighting· sir andrew· meetup

1:54:12 so uh... now we have a fifty five bucks melissa case in the memory of louisiana and black knight george vanderhorst in cats hopefully can't show full yeah home of kate dead cats netherlands fifty dollars in jason does he are also from kansas city kansas at fifteen that's that's it for this week's uh... we actually do have a couple of uh... on the road there's a lot of on the road donors for sure now we had to meet ups first so i do want to pass out some uh... karma uh... two-serve rory stone and of course whenever sir comes into the mix he says that

1:54:57 Hopes of karma getting my MPA but sorting out loans and admissions so he needs a shot of corner karma You've got karma, and we love to do that I have some special Karma for Kathy who could not come to the meetup in Pennsylvania shikshini As she had just started her second round of chemo. But it was great, her family was there... Did you see the Facebook pictures John? Do you see the kids with the slave T-shirts on? Yeah it's hilarious! One had happy as in happy slave and one had distracted

1:55:33 And you had her husband, a lovely guy who had the I'm with Crackpot t-shirt. Kathy couldn't make it but she has secretly and I wasn't allowed to talk about it but her husband didn't know about it But she's secretly been an 1111 donor We called her up and we had a nice chat She's been propagating the formula there in the hospital getting all of the hot nurses to listen to the show I think sure we need that's what we need more of that so Kathy. This is for you super karma so from the pennsylvania meet up and again thanks to our uh... producers of michael and sarah what a fantastic time we had uh... we had that three thirty three thirty-three uh... donation from scotch l hammer and uh... his note in the morning close three thirty three thirty two support the hot pockets toward begin my knighthood more importantly i'm supporting outstanding pro excuse me i'm supporting an outstanding program it keeps me informed without

1:56:34 Treating me like an advertising commodity. These days that is hard to come by I'd ask for karma, but I already got some! I began listening to No Agenda a year ago as a considerable douchebag... ...I was an overworked stressed out college kid whose dream internship didn't get funding in the months following my introduction to no agenda My backup internship turned out to be the best experience possible. I graduated with honors got a well-paying techno expert job and met an amazing girl my amazing girlfriend i feel like i've that she did you by getting good karma without donating my apologies please send karma to our family from friends ricky and kathy they're great people are responsible for a family listening to no agenda so the uh... get another shot of course he's got carmine we appreciate that gary miller donated a hundred dollars sir dave known as uh... november three papa romeo oscar

1:57:27 Who is of course a knight it was nice to meet him by the way he had the most awesome t-shirt on With what's that the operation t-shirt? You know the game operation don't know it. Yeah $111 15 cents then we got Joe and Mary Costello, and I have a note from them We hope that you are enjoying your Hot Pockets 2008 tour, here's $50 to help feed the Duchess. We are looking forward to a Hot Pockets 2009 tour. Feed the Duchess! Safe travels with the tour Then we have Victoria Schellhammer she gave us eighty one dollars and forty cents just absolutely beautiful to receive that And uh... we had an on- oh John Boland fifteen dollar fifty dollars thank you We had on site nighting Andrew Schmidt

1:58:18 who had already donated up to $974.85, he brought an extra $50 and I knighted him with a meat cleaver Now we have on the spot nighting. It's dangerous! Yes, pictures at itm.im slash tour08 and we'll be nighting him momentarily uh... and then Elliot Gardner once he had donated sixty dollars wanted me to call out Chris Coulson as a douchebag We'l do that here. Hold on a second my My irrigation sack is stuck. And he wanted some karma for his upcoming wedding as nuptials to his lovely future spouse Krista, the cripple she had a broken foot and they make a beautiful couple so here's some karma for your nuptials. You've got Karma

CHAPTER 37 / 45 Discussion

Boston and Hoboken Meetup Logistics

Despite heavy rain, a successful meetup was held in Boston organized by Sir Frizz. A future meetup is scheduled for Hoboken, New Jersey, chosen because it is more accessible for the "Duchess" RV than Manhattan. Hoboken is noted as the birthplace of Frank Sinatra and a popular residential area for college graduates working in New York.

boston· hoboken· new jersey· meetup· frank sinatra

1:59:13 Then we moved on to Boston. Sir Frizz organized a great meetup, it was unfortunate it rained really hard and it was just...it was a miserable night but people still came out. Sir Frizz thank you so much for donating your $100 dollars to the Duchess uh... then we have mike arabi mic who came in with the thirty three dollars thirty cents thanks for the show that makes people i think most of my generation has grown up being bottle fed the news and is all we know so we swallow it wholesale you to do great work and is so easy get people but i pass a show on to get hooked interesting

1:59:50 Please accept the low amount included. I had hoped to have had more included three weeks ago my heart stopped for 15 seconds, I was lifelined to the hospital just waiting for the fuel bill for that trip feeling fine and glad to be still alive i think that deserves a little bit of karma for sure let me hit you with that You've got Karma Jim Spitzer, lovely guy. Had a nice chat with him $100 from him and then we have Patrick Daly and Patrick came in with $100 he splits it up as follows $33 33 cents for the common sense with Dan Carlin podcast license

2:00:34 3333 for the hacker public radio podcast license which We need to listen to apparently a hacker public radio org HPR Which I like and thirty three dot thirty three from my mothership boarding pass total of ninety nine ninety nine as you know we always are happy To toss in an extra penny, so we'll do that in this case. So thank you all very much I think I've got everybody bill or can that i mentioned him one hundred dollars just to make sure uh... and of course we'll have a new york new jersey meetup taking place um... friday and uh... details the follow but that will be in uh... hoboken new jersey and miss mickie's had quite a time organizing this particular uh... meet up because of course say if you know anything about jersey in new york itself off loyal at fire and water essentially

2:01:26 The New York people don't want to go to Jersey the Jersey people Don't want to go to New York and since I don't feel much like driving the Duchess into Manhattan We have opted for Hoboken of course birthplace of Frank Sinatra and a fine college town So thank you all very much. It's a college there. That's where all the college kids hang out that's where they live instead of Manhattan it's not a college town is it we're college kids live? I'm sorry let me put it that way The University of Hoboken, sure you've heard of that. Yeah!

CHAPTER 38 / 45 Discussion

No Agenda Album Art and 333 Challenge Coins

The show recognizes the artists contributing to the No Agenda album art and celebrates the birthday of listener Derek Bolley. Listeners are encouraged to check out the remaining 333 Challenge coins before the upcoming 333rd episode. The hosts reiterate that high-quality art and unique incentives help drive the donation-based model.

album art· challenge coins· 333 club· donations· birthday

2:02:02 so please help us out uh... it's slow the summer months lot of people on vacation to borac dot org slash and we would also like to thank our artists who have been now continue doing outstanding job on all of the no agenda album art it really is a it matters when we have great art donations go up is just a fact there's no other way to look at it well we had great art in the last show Maybe the show just sucked. So really short list of course, it's that time of year Derek Bally his birthday was on the 17th I was yesterday celebrating so we say happy birthday on behalf of all your buddies here at The No Agenda Show Hey

2:02:59 And then we have to do the official knighting of Sir Andrew, so John if you could grab your blade there that would be very nice. Andrew Schmidt please step forward extend your middle finger or your ring finger size 11.5 You of course have received your official knighting at the meetup there in Shikshini, Pennsylvania. And we are hereby very proud to thank you for your support of The No Agenda Podcast Show In excess of $1,000 we hereby pronounce thee Sir Andrew Knight of The No Agenda Roundtable! Please enjoy your booze and hot pants on the house at the round table

2:03:42 Devorak.org slash NA also channel devorak dot com Slash na no agenda nation calm and by the way, there is still a few of those 333 Challenge coins available which you might want to check out before show 333 Which is coming up we encourage people to get on three thirty-three and get a double dose of executive producer hood And also no agenda show comm is a link to the donation page there Oh I got one. It's another weird foot story. Oh noes, foots! Foots is a little different, little different

CHAPTER 39 / 45 Discussion

Artificial Leg Discovery in San Francisco Bay

A fisherman from Hayward, California, discovered an artificial leg floating near Treasure Island in the San Francisco Bay. The prosthetic was complete with a sock and shoe. The fisherman decided to keep the limb in hopes of locating its owner rather than throwing it back into the water.

hayward· treasure island· artificial leg· san francisco bay· al frazer

2:04:22 Oh, that's my cue? Well yeah. At a bizarre discovery in the bay by a Hayward man Al Frazer says that he was fishing near Treasure Island on Sunday when he spotted something floating nearby turns out it was an artificial leg complete with a sock and shoe Frazer says that he was going to toss it back but instead is gonna keep it in hopes of finding the owner That doesn't count. I don't think it does, but I just thought it was funny now the unless somehow the currents are changing there were some feet that did wash up over the last week or so though although I didn't document them Oh well as long as we got the artificial limb that's good enough Yeah It's what I'm thinking So I have to say that Russia today did a very interesting piece and this comes along with something else that I heard on

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Twitter Echo Chambers and Tahrir Square Reporting

A professor who was present in Tahrir Square during the Egyptian revolution reported that Twitter activity often created an "echo chamber" that distorted reality. While users on Twitter claimed police were firing live rounds, the professor observed only rubber bullets and tear gas from the front lines. This "game of telephone" is cited as a major flaw in how journalists like NPR's Andy Carvin use social media as a primary news source.

tahrir square· egypt· twitter· andy carvin· npr

2:05:21 I think it was our national treasure. You know, we're driving a lot and the strongest signal you can receive anywhere is NPR Of course! It's government signal There's really no getting around it And they had a professor on from who was at Tahrir Square Remember if you want to be taken seriously in journalism, you got to pronounce her right So its Mumbark and Tahrir Square and uh... he was in the midst of all the uh... all the tweeters and all the face bookers never seen going on now let's recall that andy carvin who is the uh... what it was his title again techno expert no doubt but he is re-tweeting everything that he receives that he can't of course there's no way for him to vet any of this thing is that it is all bull crap and it seeps right into the news stream we have all the major uh...

2:06:13 news outlets including the compromise big three four networks they all take whatever's on tweeter is fact and we know that the state department of the united states of america is training up to five thousand we know for sure and another was it uh... another couple thousand in belarus recently training people how-to start revolutions on twitter Right, and how to actually write what essentially is a press release so that our media can pick it up and run with it. Of course if that happens here or in the United States of Gitmo East then we have to stop that. Shut down! Shut it down because people have their constitutional right to safety

2:06:53 Flash mobs flash mobs can't have any of that here's what the professor from Egypt said about his experience as he was in the middle of The riots then people being shot at in Tahrir Square. Nothing would have worked He says absolutely true and it's not just the muscle, but it's actually the actual physical presence so the nature of the grievances that people had in the front lines were very different than what was being reported on Twitter at the exact same time and And the phenomenon around Twitter, where you have to retweet things that your friends say tends to create something of an echo chamber. Give me an example of what you just described? I was actually in and around Tahrir, and there was supposed to be a big protest in front of the Interior Ministry. Some of the folks on the Twitterverse were claiming that there were hundreds of police security directly shooting even live rounds in the air at people

2:07:47 While I was at this protest, I actually was watching where some of the people were who I was following on Twitter and saw them at the periphery of the protest. And then I went to the front lines and I was observing what was going on over there and I didn't observe any sort of live rounds or anything being fired into the air other than rubber bullets and tear gas canisters so it's sort of a game of telephone. observe or they hear something and they think that might be a phenomenon that the reporting on for example alive rounds and then because of retweeting where people sort of echo one another's thoughts anyone spread it to their own audiences right that's actually going to create the mass distortion of something there was initially just a little bit off of reality james is the interview stops not this guy has got any thrown off the air immediately do you have given him anymore at times the interview stopped uh... not long after that

2:08:40 thank you very much professor i mean really this is an andy carvin hello and the in any carbon is the number one retweeter this is all he does his really sweet treats for the state department or answer fpb s yes npr uh... and then uh... along these same lines And this actually it was a good is a good summation piece that I that's kind of good to play near the end of The show here and by the way, but I want to warn people to stay tuned at the end of show. I do have a clip That I want to play at the end of the show is called the clip is called. Is this rick perry? I believe i've caught rick perry, uh in a different kind of job Uh it'll be just believe it's just think rick perry and listen to this clip And is that something we need to discuss or was it just now no, you know Just play it and refine okay good

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State Department Internet in a Suitcase Program

The U.S. State Department is funding an "Internet in a Suitcase" project to help dissidents in repressive regimes bypass government-controlled servers using mesh technology. However, critics like John Young and the hacker collective Anonymous warn that these systems allow the U.S. to monitor and influence foreign activists. The program is also linked to "persona management" software that allows a single user to control multiple fake online identities to manipulate social media narratives.

internet in a suitcase· state department· mesh technology· anonymous· hbgary

2:09:32 So, of course we already pulled all of this phony baloney. All this fake Twitter... You know the State Department, the U.S. Cyber Command which by the way Uncle Don's like We have that? That was pretty funny! Like really?! What do you need with all that!? It is just phony and they picked up finally now that it is 18th August They pick up on the Internet in a suitcase which is a fine program that is uh... being sponsored by the state department of course the entire idea is that we set up a network that has run by the state department and then we can basically follow you along the way as we give u are version of the internet i thought it was a nice piece of russia today put together at once again though unfortunately

2:10:22 uh... they have not visited the website curry devore at consulting dot com as uh... they do not have the proper introduction or their proper host and then uh... the uh... the right casting to bring this news to you part of what secretary calls a venture capitalist approach to addressing the wide range of challenges that democracy and human rights activists face in internet repressive environments around the world. Centralized servers like this one can easily be cut by governments, but the Internet in a suitcase is designed to give dissidents a mobile web with mesh technology that runs through cell phones and other devices making it harder to cut The founder of his own clearinghouse of confidential documents John Young worries that American suitcase servers will serve another purpose

2:11:12 is meant to give the illusion that you can run these electronic devices without going through national systems and that may be true but they will not be outside the US system. Young says this suitcase is just part of so-called liberation technology, that has its advantages for the U.S.. The price that you get for being empowered is at the United States gets to watch what your doing and probably influence what your doing And it isn't just government according to the hackers collective anonymous which released seventy thousand classified emails from defense contractor HBGary Federal about the Romus Coin program. Romus Coin is a surveillance project, you have Apple participating, you have Google participating both through single national intelligence agencies Brown says Romus coin is partly designed to manipulate social media One of the really more bizarre and dangerous capabilities that would come to light recently through the HBGary emails

2:12:04 Persona management involves the use of software by which a single person can pretend to be several other people who they're clearly not. This software would allow the US military to push their agenda by flooding social media, forums already influenced by so-called witness bloggers International outrage at the kidnapping of a self declared lesbian blogger in Syria had real policy implications until Amina turned out to be this American man And I feel really guilty about that Others say there's a contradiction between support for internet freedom abroad and subpoenas of alleged WikiLeaks collaborators at home, including private Bradley Manning. Posner says the suitcase is just part of a larger internet freedom agenda. Don't shoot the instant messenger

2:12:52 instead address the underlying grievances. But these platforms appear less welcome when activists take to the streets at home. In San Francisco, police cut cell phone services on the metro during protests. It does leave the local San Francisco city government open to charges of hypocrisy and you can imagine if the Egyptian government saying well look how the United States does it too... And following riots in London there is talk of shutting down social media. We are working with the police, intelligence services and industry to look at whether it would be right to stop people communicating via these websites and services when we know they are plotting violence disorder and criminality The US will spend 70 million dollars on internet circumvention technology in 2011 abroad even as tough questions remain at home

2:13:42 So, uh... You know this is nothing we haven't been covering for weeks on end. No no I know! But where's this girl from? Is she in the 12th grade?! Yeah it's horrible She can't even read These guys don't get it They don't understand Now of course this is Russia It wasn't a bad report if she had somebody who could actually deliver it And it's and by the way, they lifted everything from our show from the past six months But that's okay. You know, it's okay when they catch up but you hey guys stop taking our consulting for free or Do us a favor get some hot women on that channel So I've got an interesting clip which is kind of, it was just done. There's a lot of good stuff from the Brookings Institute and this was from the university...I never heard of this...the National University for Defense or something And everybody in the audience was a spook or randor some...And some ran guy came up and he was asking about how when we're going to get out these damn wars

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Hillary Clinton on Future Iraq Troop Presence

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton indicated that while the formal combat mission in Iraq is ending, the U.S. expects to be "invited back" to provide training and intelligence support. Clinton suggested that the Iraqi government is internally discussing a formal request for continued American military assistance. This potential extension of the U.S. presence is viewed as a way to maintain influence through contractors and specialized training units.

hillary clinton· iraq· leon panetta· counter-terrorism· blackwater

2:14:41 And when are we going to leave Iraq? By the way, didn't we do a show about six months ago where you had the guys coming out driving those trucks out of Iraq and it was... Yeah but Rachel Maddow was on them. Yeah yeah well I thought that we already left but no apparently were still there fighting So Hillary now tells us that we're out for sure by the end of the year, even though I thought we were already out. But we might be invited back and if we are invited back and then she drops this little bomb in there like they always do on these little events when they're talking to their fellows That uh... They have good authority that we are going to be asked back Oh really? Oh! That's interesting. That is a new approach for the future. Well thats why i wanted it very clear

2:15:24 The combat mission is over and our troops are leaving. And they are, you know in the process of literally packing up and that was what we agreed to and I agree with you that it's very much in America's interest to keep that commitment But what Leon is saying is also important. If a country comes to us within what we would view as a normal diplomatic relationship and says, you know my troops need training they're not yet what they need to be I'm going to need continuing help on collecting intelligence learning how to do it for counter-terrorism purposes

2:16:04 I think it would be irresponsible of us not to listen to what they're requesting. And indeed, the Iraqis have not made a formal request but we have reason to believe that they are certainly discussing it internally Oh and where do we send the bill Hillary? Who pays for that reasonable request so uh... manny i saw your giveaway nicely off but we're not really we're gonna maybe leave the officially leaving to make a big announcement obama said we got it is true child and then they're going to request because they have a good authority that they had to do this what good authority we don't know what mother was is rigged yeah and there's a we're gonna go right back in iraq are innocent about your blackwater guys in her son is just gonna keep costing us money and uh... i saw this with leon panetta they were both on their own stage

2:16:52 And she also said and I maybe I should have clipped that says she trusts cars. I implicitly yeah, okay great a guy with calf fetuses shaped into a hat That's my guy with a cape I like the cape. The cape is a good touch! I think i'm gonna start wearing a cape and a cane, that would look good on you. I think it would with a shiv in the cane. So meanwhile we were doing the same thing where I picked up a Libyan update by French commander which makes zero sense

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NATO Operations and the Libyan Transition Timeline

A French NATO commander claimed that the transition of power in Libya would take place in a "matter of days, not weeks." This statement comes five months after the initial intervention began in March 2011. Despite these optimistic reports, the conflict between rebel forces in Benghazi and the Gaddafi regime continues with slow progress on the ground.

libya· nato· benghazi· muammar gaddafi· transition

2:17:30 uh... but he did barely create a french commander running the nato operation the libyans and they've lost already and then now it's not a matter of days not weeks this is just like some of the day didn't even try to understand this guy i think is is a good moment if you were out of uh... anymore uh... ineffective operational capability that could certainly as i mentioned french a true edit this is against the wall to make it a bit of noise uh... but we do not believe that they could generate the significant operational effect the rebels and victory continuing to take small towns like this one along the road between their stronghold of benghazi and the capital now it's working out great what was that again how long would it take can remember ways if you have a lot of them the good off he needs to go

2:18:24 but let me emphasize that we anticipate this transition to take place in a matter of days and not a matter weeks okay good was that how many months and months ago is that there was march twenty first two thousand eleven daily now as they march april may june july august five months it's still a day is a lot of days you know i have a lot of various when it comes today so has good days good days good times good days and

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Food Stamps as Economic Stimulus

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack stated that the SNAP (food stamp) program serves as a direct economic stimulus, claiming every dollar spent generates $1.84 in economic activity. Vilsack noted that the USDA is working with states like Texas and Florida to increase enrollment in the program. Critics point out Vilsack's former ties to Monsanto and the fact that JP Morgan profits from managing the electronic benefit transfer systems.

tom vilsack· usda· food stamps· snap· monsanto

2:19:04 these jabronis, you know on the back of a pickup truck with some anti-aircraft gun and the guy's got his butt over the side he's trying to fire this gun just aimlessly they get whatever weapons were they have. For the show! Yeah for the show boom boom hey man hey man shoot that hold on a second hold on hold on get out of shot alright yeah go ahead yep okay shoot did ya get that? yeah great B roll thanks boss we'll send it back home it's about right exactly what it is and then for those you just getting by here at home if you're on food stamps I'd like to know that you can be very proud that you are actually helping the US economy this is a part of a stimulus program. I was unaware of this but Tom Vilsack who, as you know was a lead lawyer for our friends over at Monsanto and he is now

2:20:09 The guy in charge of the FDA? No. What's that, agriculture department of Agriculture? Yeah! It turns out Department of Agriculture runs the food stamp program I was unaware of this but it is not just a program those of you on food stamps and i know many of your listening to this program because it's a free program thank you very much for stimulating the American economy question Mr. Secretary, good morning. Many people don't know that actually food stamps falls under the Department of Agriculture and a report was just released that one in seven Americans now are currently on food stamps. Just getting by? What is your strategies what's being done right now and kind of being done going forward that you think is really addressing poverty and the poor within the country and bringing some alleviation to those kinds of numbers

2:21:02 Well, obviously it's putting people to work which is why we're going to propose some interesting things during the course of the forum this morning. Later this morning were gonna have a press conference with myself and Secretary Mabus and Secretary Chu to announce something that has never happened in this country which we think it exciting in terms of job growth. But I should point out that when you talk about the SNAP program or the food stamp program, you have to recognize it's also an economic stimulus. Every dollar of SNAP benefits generates $1.84 in the economy in terms of economic activity. If people are able to buy a little more at the grocery store then someone has got to stock it, shelve it, package it, process it, ship it... all those are jobs It is the most direct stimulus you can get into the economy during tough times

2:21:44 The reason why these numbers have gone up is that we've done a pretty good job of working with states that had done a poor job in the past in getting the word out about this program. States like California and Texas and Florida underperformed, we're now working with them to make sure people who are eligible get the benefits and therefore help stimulate their local economy. Yay! Right Arm You are part of the stimulus. If that's true, if it was 1 to 8...1.8 to one I think why don't you just throw every dollar into that program and it'll crank things way up? He was talking about exciting announcements so maybe he is going to crank it up. So where are we gonna follow this exciting announcement? We know its gonna be

2:22:27 A piece of crap that's gonna either be I mean is there going to be some source for the announcement? You know what the website is. I mean, what are we gonna do here? Let's look at just getting by calm Vilsack announcements set for 830 a.m Tuesday So it'll be this coming Tuesday, I believe when he will be making this very exciting announcement. Okay, we'll be on C-SPAN I'm sure. Exciting announcement! Very exciting! It says it's exciting. Yeah, I am totally excited and maybe...maybe we'll get on board by the way of course that is JP Morgan who handles the food stamp program they're excited yeah we do what we do wonders with our money play though money wasted in Afghanistan clip I just removed it sorry about that

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Mismanaged Funds in Afghanistan and Sign-off

The Associated Press reports that approximately $360 million in U.S. funds in Afghanistan has been lost to profiteering, bribery, and extortion, with some money ending up in the hands of the Taliban. The hosts conclude the show by discussing their upcoming travel to Hoboken and thanking the production team. The episode ends with a clip of a cattle auction and the "Adios Mofo" sign-off.

afghanistan· taliban· bribery· quarterly taxes· hoboken

2:23:13 Here we go. This is about our money great building. Yeah, I'm gonna stawn have wound up in the hands of the Taliban criminal and local power brokers siphoned off millions more the Associated Press reported today that a US task force estimates all told some 360 million dollars went astray The report cites profiteering bribery and extortion awesome Well, there you go. I can't wait to pay my quarterly California taxes Yeah that way we can go the Taliban So isn't that supporting terrorism? I don't know...I think somebody should be arrested Anyway, I'm gonna go in take my lumps. I'm sure there's a couple waiting for me yeah and they're well-deserved Showing off those of you who have supported the program thank you very much it is highly appreciated It is the only way we can continue to just get by and In these summer months believe me We are just getting by

2:24:10 and right now so to remind people that we have a rick perry speech at the very end of the show here that you'll appreciate yes rick perry's speech coming up and uh... we will be leaving our money or four beautiful hoboken new jersey tomorrow with hot pockets two thousand nine two uh... two thousand eight were sorry Whoops, I'm already preparing for next year. And in Europe! Thank you very much Miss Mickey for keeping my sanity and for producing the Hot Pockets Tour She's coming up of course with the No Agenda Producer Update right after this on the stream on NO AGENDA STREAM Coming to YOU from the Curry-Greg Homestead here in Almark New York In The Morning everybody, I am Adam Curry. And from Northern Silicon Valley where I should remind people that in the San Francisco Bay Area it is BART not THE METRO

2:24:58 I'm John C. Dvorak, we'll talk to you again on Sunday right here for early morning service on NO Agenda. Dollar Freight Adjustment. Thank you to the Zybacks nice program good set of cattle good J&B cattle right here they're superior verified they are natural and they are black naturals right here hey down just weighing 420 160 now 1 560 161 I'm

2:25:47 I'm You can take that to the bank.

2:26:28 Adios, mofo. Dvorak dot org slash N-A