The Markets Are Leading the Way

As the European markets are up a minimum of 3% today based on rumors that the IMF is preparing to bail out the European Union, Moody’s has just issued a warning concerning the EU’s continued debt crisis. Also at this time, the IMF is denying any measures for a bailout and gold is up $35/oz.

With the announcement that Europe is entering a recession, the increasing number of new governments and no real solutions, I have to ask: who is buying stock in Europe? And who is buying stock in the United States besides the New York Federal Reserve through POMO?

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Saboteurs blow up Egypt gas pipeline to Israel in Sinai

Egypt gas pipeline after attack in Sinai [file]Saboteurs blew up Egypt’s gas pipeline to Jordan and Israel on Monday, witnesses and security sources said, a few hours before the country holds its first free election since president Hosni Mubarak was toppled in February.

The explosion was set off west of El-Arish in Sinai, witnesses said. There was a second consecutive blast, about 100 metres away, sources said.

The blast marked the ninth time this year that terrorists have bombed the pipeline. The previous attack on the pipeline occurred Friday, when assailants bombed a portion of the pipeline some 60 kilometers from El-Arish. Egyptian officials said that the damageto the pipeline in the Friday blast was small compared to other such explosions this year because that portion of the pipeline has been empty since the last explosion earlier in November.

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Markets pricing in endgame for the euro, warns UBS

Markets are “pricing in the endgame” for the euro as the situation moves faster than politicians can act, UBS has warned ahead of a key meeting between eurozone leaders and US President Barack Obama.

Mr Obama is hosting this year’s EU-US summit at the White House today, with the debt crisis at the top of the agenda. Attendees include European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President José Manuel Barroso.

Last week, Andrew Bailey, deputy head of the Prudential Business Unit at the Financial Services Authority (FSA), said that British banks must prepare for some countries to exit the single currency – or for a complete break-up.

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The Dominoes Are Falling


The following articles have been written in the past week:

Standard & Poor’s Lowers Belgium’s Credit Rating

The Standard & Poor’s credit rating agency has lowered Belgium’s long-term credit rating from AA+ to AA- with a negative outlook. S&P said that the Belgian government’s ability to stop the government’s general debt from rising above already high levels was limited by the private sector both in Belgium and its main trade partners. An additional reason for the decreased credit rating was the sale of the Belgian unit of Bank Dexia to the government.

S&P downgrades Spain on weak growth outlook

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Wearing My “Tinfoil Hat” Today …

There is sufficient ambiguity in the text of Senate Bill 1867 (relevant section pasted below) to raise the hairs on the back of my neck and cause me to double-check the condition of my pistol.

If I read these sections with my tin-foil hat properly adjusted, the language implies that even U.S. citizens could be swept up by the military and the military could be used far from any battlefield, even within the United States.

Section 1031, through loose interpretation, would allow the military to capture and indefinitely detain American citizens on U.S. soil.  Such action would essentially repeal the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 by authorizing the U.S. military to perform law enforcement functions on American soil.

Is this an accurate interpretation?  Is domestic police action by our military a clear intent or merely an ‘unintended consequence’ of the draft legislation?

You must read and decide for yourselves.

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FoxNews Got It Wrong

Foxnews’ article about the number of ham radio licenses being at an all-time high missed the real point. The article’s premise is that the new record licenses show an increase of people participating in  this “hobby”. The real reason people are buying short wave radio equipment is in preparation for an upcoming economic collapse.

One of the first articles posted on NCRenegade was an outline of equipment to establish a communications’ network. An overview of communications and associated links is also covered in another article. Groups that are forming across the country understand the need to have accurate information and communications in the future.

Although the number of licenses are at an all time high, this does not give a true picture: many people who are purchasing equipment are not bothering to get a license from the government. You do not need a license to listen (receive), only to broadcast (transmit). Some people do not want the government tracking them through a license and some people do not want to put in the effort to study and pass the tests.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWfZXkR5zs0

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Buy Gold and Go Long

I wrote an article in September about the probability of another government confiscation of gold in the future. As outlined previously, the government is capable of making gold (and silver) illegal but the cost to confiscate gold on a personal level would be prohibitive. Ask anyone if they would turn over their gold or silver if Johnny Agent came knocking on your door and the answer is consistently the same: over my dead body. We will not forget the consequences of turning our gold into the government for a “fair” market value.

However, I have some additional points to add for securing your wealth. If the government outlaws gold in the future, the gold that you own will protect your wealth but you will not be able to spend it or convert it to currency legally unless you smuggle it out of the country. Until the government collapses (or is restored), you will be able to barter gold or silver “if” you trust the other person or business not to report you. In this type of scenario, the price of gold will be reduced to compensate for the risk factor involved in “illegal” transactions. Gold laundering will become a new source of revenue for the drug lords south of the border.

The second new consideration is the penalty for owning gold in this Socialist utopia. The penalty initiated by Roosevelt in 1933 for not turning your gold into the Federal Reserve (not the government) was: Continue reading

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Agenda-Grinding America Down

Curtis Bowers

Friday night, December 2, 7:00 pm.
Grass Roots Cafe
Horse Shoe, NC.

The Grass Roots is located by the railroad tracks, next to Horse Shoe Hardware. Plenty of parking and great food.

On short notice, we have the chance to see Curtis Bowers, writer and producer of the acclaimed film, Agenda-Grinding America Down.   This is a presentation/lecture, not a viewing of the film.  The film shows how Communist beliefs are tearing down American culture in surprising ways, especially attempts to remove God and traditional values from our country.  The film is supported by many Conservative Christian groups including CWA (Concerned Women of America).  It is a 2010 Jubilee Winner, Best of Festival, of San Antonio International Christian Film Festival. 

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A Continuing Effort to Turn Words Into Actions …

Republicans complain about Democrat policies, and then do little of value to dismantle government when they are in control of public office.

Tea Party members complain about Republican hypocrisy, and yet they do not turn out in numbers to repel the “Occupiers” who camp in their cities.

Where do we find Patriots who will stand together and act to defend the Rights of freemen and citizens of these united States?  Perhaps at a Summit?

What effect will a Summit have on the likes of the Republicans and Tea Partiers who have so far avoided any real confrontation with evil?

Will a Summit provide focus for the conservative / constitutional / liberty movement, or will it only serve to further fracture and stratify?

I don’t know, but I am certain that polarization among groups “on the right” cannot be more damaging than their current impotence.

Read and consider …

Thursday, November 24, 2011

Posted by TL Davis

The Call For A Summit

As loudly as I can I am calling for a patriot summit, a convention of sorts of those dedicated to liberty. I don’t mean those who won’t do a thing about it, but those who, given the right circumstances will give up everything they own to secure liberty to themselves and their posterity.

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Is Nothing Sacred?

Jimmy Kimmel has done an excellent job with this remix of A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RZ6DHumYo4

Illegal immigration is one of the top issues of the 2012 election campaign. If the 20 million (or more) illegal aliens are naturalized and allowed to vote, the United States will become a Socialist dictatorship faster than Eric Holder can walk guns into Mexico to overturn the 2nd amendment.

Who is to blame for our porous borders? The Democrat party wants to naturalize illegals to complete their overthrow of the government. The Republican party wants a cheap source of labor to maximize profits. With the U6 unemployment rate currently at 16.2%, it is past time to enforce existing laws to protect American jobs and the future of our republic from Washington, DC.

David DeGerolamo

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Occupy Raleigh Attacks Our Nation’s Christian Foundation

I have sworn upon the alter of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. 

 Thomas Jefferson in a letter to Dr. Benjamin Rush, Sept. 23, 1800

The following twenty “quotes” were a response to a comment that I posted on the “Occupy Raleigh” bulletin board. My comment included a section from “The 5000 Year Leap” as well as the assertion that our country was founded upon Judeo-Christian principles. The following twenty quotes were posted as a rebuttal of this assertion.

Our Revolutionary War was called the Presbyterian War in England. We fought for freedom as a natural law given to all men by God. This response clearly shows that our nation is in a fight of Good vs. Evil. And yes, I want to make sure that there is no misunderstanding: the occupation and the administration are on the side of Evil. The transfer of dependence from God to a government is Evil as its success comes at the cost of our faith.

Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act. 

David DeGerolamo

The plain text below is the reply to my original comment and the bold text is my response to his
“quotes from some of the founders”:

What are you basing this statement on?

A few quotes from some of the founders…..

1. “Christianity is the most perverted system that ever shone on man”- Thomas Jefferson

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Target: “Veterans do not meet our area of giving” – Rebuffed


I received the following comment posted below on my post on Tea Party Nation but what is the rest of the story?

 

Mr. Forrey has since apologized for his first letter and issued a retraction:

I made a mistake on this one, and I’ve learned a hard lesson: that’s for sure. What started out as a message for the members in our organization has turned into a hate-type thing. I never wanted to start any national boycott. I just wish it would all stop.

According to Forbes magazine, Target is the most giving corporation in America. For more information about Target’s company grants, click here.

David DeGerolamo

Special thanks to Kevin D. for the rest of the story.

Wasn’t it last Christmas that Target refused to let the Salvation Army ring their bells in front of their stores?

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What is Coming… and What We Must Do

Beloved friends in the love of liberty;

Peace and blessings to you, and to your families.  May you be fortified well against the days to come.  What we have witnessed in recent days is bewildering to many, and rightly so; for the very fabric of our society, which for several decades has been drawn and stressed by so many factors, has begun to rent visibly since the new year.  We have witnessed terror, violent unrest, and the fall of so many governments that it is difficult for one to keep apace of the turbulence in which the world seems, inexorably, to be sinking.

Every day we are awash in fresh news of controversy, unrest, scandal, and outright war, such that our instincts are to turn away, and to deny the rising tide all around us, in the hopes of keeping our own small world dry and safe from the mounting torrent of the angry world outside.

Increasingly, our thoughts are in turmoil, our souls prey to anxiety about what tomorrow holds for ourselves and our loved ones.  We are stunned with trepidation at the prospects of such profound change as our situation seems to demand, and yet we know that to do nothing is to succumb to forces which pay us no regard; and which, if left unchecked, will consume our liberty, our dignity, and perhaps even our very sustenance.

Speculation is rampant, and yet each day it is fueled anew; grows greater in force; and darker in tone.  A spirit of dark carnival has entered our streets here in America, and while fear, frustration, anger, and the urge to bring change resonates in many of us; yet we cannot, and do not consent to the fashion by which these emotions are being released in our public venues, for what we see is repugnant; it is not, at its heart, a movement composed of hope, goodness, and light, but a movement of despair, rage, and aggression; its leading must, inevitably, be downward, into violence and despotism, if it goes anywhere at all.

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Golden Food for Thought

 Is Gold Still The Answer For Investors?

The above graph has two points to be considered:

1. There was a healthy correlation between the value of the US dollar and gold while the dollar was backed by gold prior to 1973.

2. The Y axis of the graph is logarithmic: each incremental change represents a tenfold increase in value: $10, $100, $1000 and then $10,000.

According to this graph, the real price of gold valued in US dollars should currently be $10,000 per ounce. Is gold undervalued or is the dollar overvalued? The obvious answers are yes and yes. The result of this policy will be hyperinflation courtesy of the Federal Reserve.

David DeGerolamo

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“But if we lie to ourselves, what is the point?”

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Posted by Kerodin

The “I’m going to live free…” Plan

There is a claim, too often, among our community by Patriots who insist they intend to live free until they are dead.

The words differ.  Some are merely chest-thumping.  Some believe their own words.

But the reality is this simple: You can not live as a Free man at Liberty in America today, exercising your innate, unalienable Natural Rights, without being confronted by LEO.

Sure, if you live in the mountains and stay on your own property you can get away with it for a while longer than your suburban/city Countrymen.  But even in the remote mountains, one day, the Tax Man will come for his tithe and you will pay, go to prison, or kill and go on the run, or die.

If you must travel out into the world routinely, you already know that you will limit your “living free” mantra before going into WalMart.  You will “choose” to follow most unconstitutional laws.

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