THE MIND...A SENSITIVE SPONGE

THE MIND...A SENSITIVE SPONGE     ralph e. benn

CAUTION: As the title implies, this text is designed to implant "certain notions" via the 'Power of Suggestion'. That said, the reader has been adequately warned! You may comment, after reading, and thinking about its content.

IF you are familiar with the names * Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815) and * Ivan Pavlov's extensive experiments (1898), you may find this article has some value, for it deals with examples of mind-control and propaganda.

The Swiss gentleman, Anton Mesmer was falsely known and widely respected for "inventing" hypnosis; then research Prof Ivan Pavlov. He shocked the scientific world with the results of experiments that "conditioned" dogs to instantly react to an Audible Signal with an Involuntary Physical Response to a little tinkling bell (the dogs salivated).

All manner of psychological theory sprung from these early findings. Those dealing with Political Polemics were quick to grasp the very potent possibilities of mass-pursuasion, and today manufacturers use these basic techniques to sell product.

Adolph Hitler, through his Propaganda Minister Josef Goebbels, stoked the flames of mindless hatred of Jews to radicalize an entire nation; WWII cost 40+ million lives and vast destruction in a dozen countries. That's an example of the possible horrid consequences of just one form of "Negative Conditioning." Here's more:

IF YOU HATE a person, a place, or thing, or a Race or a Religion, or a Political Entity, it is entirely possible that outside forces may have influenced or altered..."conditioned" your normal ability to think clearly. Consider this:

a) IF YOU can be persuaded to fly an airplane into a building, you are The Victim of ....Conditioning.

b) IF you spend hours each day, promoting an odd religious cult or denomination...It's Conditioning.

c) IF you are eager to spend $1,000 to buy a scalper's ticket to Invesco Stadium in Denver, or any other political event...It's Conditioning.

d) IF LIFE revolves around Party Affiliation, and your targeted-enemy has been "demonized" by leadership...That's Conditioning.

Example: If you simply "LOVE" ( or Hate ) Hillary Rodham Clinton, or George W. Bush, then...It's more Mind-Conditioning!

The Mind Is A Sensitive Sponge, and you owe it to "Self" to expunge the negative forces that led to your spinning away from normalcy, and also damaged your ability to gather factual, evidence-based information.

A Remedy and a Catharsis: Use Your Search Engine! Type in Franz Anton Mesmer, then Ivan Pavlov. (Print it)

Now, type in this name...George Soros (MoveOnDotOrg)!

It is this author's belief that Billionaire Soros has spent a good portion of his vast fortune to (a) 'buy into' a major political party on Dec 4th, 2004, and his young CEO Eli Pariser bragged about it! On February 1st , 2008 Soros Endorsed Barach Obama for the Presidency of the United States.

The "true agenda" and goal of this shadowy figure remains a complex mystery; Do the research! (Your comments are welcomed). reb

Links worth your time

• UNCLE SAM SEZ


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DAY ONE, DNC CONVENTION

Denver, Colorado

WE WATCHED IT all day long and into the evening on our home Tv. Boring. Then, about 10 PM, it was Michelle Obama's turn at the podium...

She was spectacular! Warm, sophisticated, and believable. She spoke of her early years, and endearing things about her Dad & Mom, and her brother. It was really nice.

Then she spoke of her newly-found love and respect for her country, and the opportunities found nowhere else on this earth.

Her ability to communicate these thoughts and intimate feelings were far and away superior to the tired political slogans of her popular husband, Barack Obama. His "Moving Forward"...New Direction, Change, 'Yes We Can', and "Our Time Has Come" rhetoric pales in comparison.

I felt Michelle's emotional moment, and was genuinely moved. Recalling the canned political slogans, the spell was broken, reality returned.

Then, I remembered that it was she that had introduced Barach Obama to Chicago's Trinity Church, and the hate-filled sermons of Reverand Jeremiah Wright & Father Pflueger. Also, the anti-Semetic messages of Islam's Reverand Louie Farrakhan, and Barach's "associations" with Slum-lord Tony Resko, and Unrepentant bomber, William Charles Ayers. Also, the corrupt and durable Chicago Political Machine of Mayor Daley....and Obama's Endorsement this February 1st by MoveOnDotOrg's Billionaire KingFish 'Uncle" George Soros...and Senator Teddy Kennedy. reb

It's The Law!

The United States Constitution is the finest set of 'Rules Governing Conduct' ever devised by man. With our two-party system in place, it's incumbent upon all of us to do our utmost to make it work.

The human mind is imperfect, and even with all our failings, the intent is noble. We do have some control of our destiny, and we can aid ourselves, and other nations, when natural disasters and diseases occur.

Never before in human history has there ever been a greater need for statesmanship, fortified by strength, plus our goodwill for man's future.

Since the signing of our constitution, we alone were first to achieve the abolition of slavery, that had existed for 4000 years from King Hammurabi's era in ancient Babylon! The degradation of women is still with us, and is an ugly stain on a major religion; shame on them! "Honor killings" and Slavery still exist in the 21st century. and if we look away, we must all share in the blame. Today, it is still practiced in some Muslim nations, especially true on the African Continent.

If we fail to boldly confront this pious leadership, if we suggest a lame 'negotiation' with these brutal tyrants, then we shall fail in our responsibility to all the other cultures, all free nations on this planet. reb

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Links worth your time

• UNCLE SAM SEZ


• BURKEAN REFLECTIONS


• WHEN EVIL PROSPERS


• RIGHT TRUTH!


• YANKEE COMMENTARY


• THE REDHUNTER~


• CARTOONS, C&F~


• FRONT PAGE MAG.


• DISCOVER THE NETWORKS


• WINFRED MANN


*If Your Blog (or organization) would like to Assist Our Ground Troopers in Winning the 'Hearts & Minds' of Iraqi citizens, tap this:

Operation Iraqi Children

http://www.operationiraqichildren.org

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Thank You America!

"Thank You, America! With the United Nations, and my good friends at O.P.E.C.,
I Intend to...Change The World!

With MoveOnDotOrg followers, it's
"Yes We Can!"
We can all forget about General Petraeus & Dubya Bush; Just Ignore Islam's Suicidal Kill-Culture's "Nuke Threat". (I'll talk to 'em). Thanks again for your loyal support." B.H.O.

2010, Not A Good Year

2010 Was Not A Good Year To Be President
(Author Unknown)

Welcome to Toastmasters, June 13, 2033. That's right: 2033.

Today Rick Campbell, one of our senior members at age 87, is here to reminisce a bit and give us a history lesson. He says he is so old that he learned to drive an internal combustion engine car (remember those) with a manual transmission. He once owned a typewriter. He remembers when bicycles had one speed, phones had two-party lines, and cameras had something called film. He is from a different time; almost a different world.

I'm sure all of us are far too familiar with the tragic events of 2010, so Rick is not going to plow that fertile field again. Instead, he is going to give us a personal look back at the conditions which led up to that fateful year, in a speech titled '2010 Was Not A Good Year To Be President.'

'2010 Was Not A Good Year To Be President'

Yes, 2010 was long ago and far away.

As we look back on history, it appears that some Presidents had an easy ride - times of growth and stability. Teddy Roosevelt, Warren G. Harding, Dwight Eisenhower, Bill Clinton come to mind. Those were good years to be President.

Others were elected just when the Republic was facing terrible crises: Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, George W. Bush. They rose to the occasion, even though they were controversial and widely hated while in office. Not such good years to be President.

Just a few years prior, in 2008, the country began foundering. We were in the sixth year of the Iraqi Occupation, and the economy was flat. The mainstream press clearly wanted a Democrat elected.

Although we didn't know it until some years later, oil producing nations had colluded to secretly buy their own oil on the open market, driving oil prices to shocking levels above the true demand price- reaching a high of $162 a barrel in October, 2008, just before the general elections.

Their purpose was simple: to effect regime change in the United States.

And of course, the U.S. economy was already in a real estate slump and also suffering the curse of stagflation; slow growth and high inflation.

There were a million home foreclosures.

Independent truckers went under by the thousands.

Airlines failed. Airlines with names now long-forgotten: United, Delta, Northwestern, American. All now merged, of course, into the one lone U.S. carrier we love so much: Southwest.

Against this backdrop of weariness of the war on terror, and economic distress, the American people were ripe for a demagogue, and they certainly got one in Barack Hussein Obama.

He and his running mate Kathleen Sibelius inspired them with vague notions of hope and change; of a world in which diplomacy settled all international problems, of free universal health care, of abundant alternative energy, of peace and love.

It was a vision too good to resist.

The Republican nominee, a name you probably haven't heard in years anyone?

Yes, it was John McCain, an obscure Senator from Arizona had no clue how to run a national campaign, and a platform nearly as liberal as Obama's.

The selection of Condoleeza Rice as his running mate looked brilliant at first. Unfortunately, black voters viewed her as white, and women voters viewed her as one of the guys.

Even so, the McCain/Rice ticket would have won the election if it weren't for the fact that 16 percent of conservative Republicans voted for anyone remember? That's right, Bob Barr, another name that's a footnote in history.

After Obama's narrow win, thanks to recounts in Broward County, Florida, the country was positively giddy. A Democrat House, Senate, and President. At last an end to gridlock in Washington.

Camelot!

When Congress convened in January, 2009, the 44th President of the United States did something unique in history: he made good on his campaign promises.

Certainly most Americans never really thought he was serious during the campaign. But whether because of inexperience, idealism, or simply incompetence, he followed through.

In Obama's first One Hundred Days, the Congress passed his initiatives, and he signed them into law as he said he would.

He repealed the Bush tax cuts, and increased capital gains taxes.

He enacted a windfall profits tax, and instituted price controls on gasoline and diesel fuel.

He passed universal health care, which added an additional 10 percent tax increase on all working Americans.

He signed the Immigrant Amnesty bill which created 12 million new citizens instantly, each with entitlements.

He closed the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, and summarily released all the detainees.

He repealed the Patriot Act, and cut funding for espionage, and eliminated all terrorist listening and wiretaps.

Most important, he began the complete and immediate withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq.

He ignored the advice of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who wanted to retain bases in Kuwait and Qatar. Instead, he went with the recommendation of Secretary of Defense Dennis Kucinich, and ordered all troops back to U.S. soil.

Viola! In One Hundred Days, by May of 2009, it was all done, and the vision was complete. He did exactly what he said he would do.

And so it was in the summer of 2009 that things began to unravel for Obama.

Of course, the economy needed a tax cut, not an increase, and unemployment quickly rose to 12 percent. Even attorneys and economists were put in the bread lines. Hard times!

Price controls on gasoline immediately led to shortages and gas lines.

The global cooling trend we have seen for the past 25 years first became obvious in 2009, exposing the CO2 global warming fraud.

People were justifiably angry.

Federal deficits increased massively because thousands of baby boomers, facing job loss and much higher taxes, simply gave up and took social security.

Although the superb U.S. health care system was thrown into disarray, the bright spot was the creation of the Federal Department of Health care, and the immediate hiring of 250,000 administrators, inspectors and auditors, the only job growth in any economic sector in 2009.

By February 2010, the U.S. military withdrawal from Iraq was complete. It was a very expensive undertaking.

And then in March, the gradual Shiite insurgencies from Iran turned into a true Iraqi civil war. In May, Iranian tanks crossed the border and quickly took Baghdad. Although the exact number is not know, at least 230,000 Sunni Iraqis died as we stood by.

Iran also quickly moved into undefended Kuwait.

President Obama did exactly what he said he would. He sent Secretary of State, Maria Cantwell, to Tehran to meet with Iranian President Ahmadinejad.

After two weeks of high level talks, the United States agreed to allow Iran to retain Iraq and Kuwait to create stability in the middle east, with the understanding that Israel would not be disturbed.

Cantwell returned to Washington, and explained the agreement in her famous speech, in which she proudly noted that the Obama administration had finally achieved 'peace in our time' in the Middle East.

So there was some surprise at the rocket attacks on Tel Aviv on August 14th.

President Obama said, 'This is not the Mahmoud Ahmadinejad I knew.'

The Obama administration decided it would be de-stabilizing to take sides in the conflict, and approximately 29,000 Israeli civilians died during the summer and fall.

American Jews were appalled at the inaction. Yes, in 2010 most American Jews were Democrats, but because of 2010, they are solid Republicans today.

As awkward as it was, everything might have turned out all right for the Obama administration going into the fall mid-term elections of 2010, if it hadn't been for the dirty bomb in the Port of Long Beach.

The administration had cut funding for the inspection of containers, because they felt it showed a 'lack of trust' in the international trading community.

It wasn't really a very big bomb, and thank goodness, not a real nuclear device, but nonetheless it contaminated some expensive real estate-Newport Beach, Palos Verdes Estates- and ultimately caused the death of 14,000 Americans. People were especially annoyed that Disneyland had to be closed for decontamination.

And so, in the midterm elections, Republicans regained control of both the House and Senate, and the rest is history.

The impeachment proceedings against President Obama for 'failure to protect and defend' were swift and nearly unanimous. Vice President Sibelius resigned. Newly-elected Speaker of the House, J.C. Watts, became the 45th President of the United States.

But you know the rest of the story well.

Republicans finished the war on Islamic fundamentalists, largely by aiming ICBM's at Mecca and Medina.

No Democrat has been elected President since.

Republicans have held both Houses of Congress.

History of Western Civilization and Economics are now taught in all public schools, and in English only.

Marriage is defined as one man and one woman.

And there are border fences, north and south

We old codgers remember the ancient Confucian curse: 'May you live in interesting times.'

Well, 2010 was an interesting year, but it was not a good year to be president.'

(Far fetched? We are likely to find out if we continue to be unaware of the issues and vote with our emotions rather than be studious in our approach to electing our 'public officials'..)

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Links worth your time

• UNCLE SAM SEZ


• BURKEAN REFLECTIONS


• WHEN EVIL PROSPERS


• RIGHT TRUTH!


• YANKEE COMMENTARY


• THE REDHUNTER~


• CARTOONS, C&F~


• FRONT PAGE MAG.


• DISCOVER THE NETWORKS


• WINFRED MANN


*If Your Blog (or organization) would like to Assist Our Ground Troopers in Winning the 'Hearts & Minds' of Iraqi citizens, tap this:

Operation Iraqi Children

http://www.operationiraqichildren.org

The Wisest Mind Has Something Yet To Learn!