Monthly Archives: November 2007

Texas #1 In Costly Insurance Premiums!


Texas #1 In Costly Insurance Premiums!


While I

Mexico Turns Down U.S. Offer For Texas


Mexico Turns Down U.S. Offer For Texas


The presidential emissary arrived at Mexico City on Nov. 27, 1845, prepared to pay top dollar to maintain the peace south of the Rio Grande.


James K. Polk beat Henry Clay by a whisker in the election of 1844 on the popular appeal of his campaign promises to bring the Republic of Texas into the national fold and to establish indisputable dominion over Oregon. Willing to wage simultaneous wars against Mexico and Great Britain, the president-elect preferred to keep his word without shedding a single drop of blood.


Polk moved quickly to pacify the Mexicans, whose feelings had been hurt by the recent congressional vote in favor of the annexation of Texas. Shortly before his March 1845 inauguration, the tactful Tennessean recalled the American minister, whose conduct had made him persona non grata, and dispatched a private citizen to take the political temperature south of the border.


In spite of his fluent Spanish and prior residency in the foreign country, William S. Parrott badly misjudged the Mexicans

Who Cares About The Environment?


Who Cares About The Environment?


What if they gave a presidential debate, and nobody came? This almost happened on Saturday, Nov. 17. All of the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates were invited to participate in a forum on global warming, energy independence, and the environment. Only three Democrats showed up

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Does Madam Jane Predict Future Disaster? Call Me At 1-800-AFTER-THE-FALL


Does Madam Jane Predict Future Disaster?
Call Me At 1-800-AFTER-THE-FALL


Recently, I hung out with some members of an Oakland street gang and read their palms. Much to my surprise, most of them had really long lifelines. Apparently even members of Oakland street gangs have long futures in front of them. Except maybe Marcus. And Andre. And…. But the rest of them are pretty much good to go. This is really good news!


Why am I so delighted about this? Because lately I

Letters to the Editor


Dear Editor,


The open borders policy of the Bush administration presages implementation of a sweeping elitist corporate plan

Another Waffle, Mr. Decider?


Another Waffle, Mr. Decider?



Referring to Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in an interview with Charles Gibson on ABC News, George W. Bush said, “

Who Would Jesus Black-Ball?


Who Would Jesus Black-Ball?



If you had to name the most Christian place in Austin, I bet your first pick wouldn

The Ghost of Dollar Future


The Ghost of Dollar Future


Does anybody still scrooge for the U.S. dollar anymore?


Neo-conservatives and neo-liberals don

Toyota Europe Reports Zero Landfill Waste


OAKLAND, Calif.

Rudy Giuliani Backs


MISSION, Texas

Buffett Tells Congress To Keep Estate Tax


WASHINGTON, D.C.

Greenwashing Is Pervasive


READING, Penn.

Daimler Goes More Toward Hybrid


STUTTGART, Germany

New Tuna Quotas No Good: Greenpeace


WASHINGTON, D.C.

Israel To Release Palestinian Prisoners


JERUSALEM, Israel

Musharraf Captures Presidency: Court


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan

Bush, Cheney Mislead In CIA Leak: Book


WASHINGTON, D.C.

Cannabis: Breast Cancer


WASHINGTON, D.C.

Live Free Now? — California’s Freedom Law School Hosts Conspiracy Convention In Dallas


California’s Freedom Law School Hosts Conspiracy Convention In Dallas


DALLAS, Texas The Phelan, California-based Freedom Law School, headed up by Iranian-born Peymon Mottahedeh, recently sponsored the Texas Justice, Peace and Freedom conference in Dallas, which headlined several of the most well-recognized iconoclasts in post-9/11 America. Speakers included William Rodriguez, the last man out of the twin towers on 9/11; Dave vonKleist, creator of 9/11 In Plane Sight and a new blockbuster DVD 911 Ripple Effect, and host of The Power Hour radio program; Jason Bermas, co-creator of Loose Change Second Edition and Loose Change Final Cut; and a host of other IRS dissidents, 9/11 doubters, and New World Order warriors.


The three-day conference, kicked off Friday, Nov. 16, opening with a six-hour class on the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights, and moved quickly into a banquet speech by Tommy Cryer, a Constitutional attorney who beat the Internal Revenue Service in tax court after refusing to file 1040 forms.


Day two featured a screening of America: Freedom to Fascism, a documentary by deceased filmmaker Aaron Russo which asserts that the Income Tax is actually voluntary and that no law can be pinpointed which requires citizens to pay it. The film, in short, further stipulates that the Great Depression was carefully guided into fruition by elite banking families, and the Federal Reserve Bank is driving the nation into another economic collapse in order to guide the government into full-blown fascism, finally concluding with mandatory human implants of radio frequency identification chips.


The screening was followed by a clip of Loose Change Final Cut, the latest and last edition of the popular 9/11 conspiracy documentary, introduced by co-creator Jason Bermas; Joe Banister, a former special agent for the IRS, who described how he became a tax protester; and Anthony Saltalamacchia, a maintenance worker at the World Trade Center who survived the attacks of 9/11. The day was closed out with a banquet speech by G. Edward Griffin, author of “The Fearful Master: A Second Look at the United Nations,” who explained how the Federal Reserve Bank was created to enslave America.


Other noted speakers on Sunday included Robert Lawrence, another IRS protester whose tax evasion charges were dropped; Ted Gunderson, former chief of the Dallas, Los Angeles, and Memphis FBI offices; and a conclusion to the conference given by William Rodriguez.


Interspersed throughout the conference, the Freedom Law School’s President, Peymon Mottahedeh, encouraged the 200-or-so people in attendance to join the school’s tax protester legal defense fund or purchase one of their many “Freedom Packages,” which include courses and information on everything from beating traffic tickets and pressing charges against IRS agents to evading state income tax offices and methods to purge a citizen’s social security number, or “slave security number” as it was called, from government computers.


However, the “Total Freedom Package,” which includes 11 separate courses on fighting the government on multiple fronts, much like freedom itself, is not free. To be precise, this piece of freedom only costs $2,000, a savings of $710 over purchasing each information package separately.


The one thread that tied together nearly every attendee was a common and genuine love of Congressman Ron Paul, whom several speakers referred to as “the nation’s last and best hope for freedom.”


On the Freedom Conference’s pro

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