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I respect your action in legal terms, but as a very loyal customer I wonder why you would limit the number of times I can view it. I watch your morning news, FOX43, everyday before I walk to work. It seems odd to me that I only have access to it mixed with many other violent, scary LIES. I understand television "programming" and try to use it to my advantage as much as I can. I need not use a clock to be on time. I thank you for that, but enough with the news YOUR way.

Gotta thank you for the EAGLES games every fall Sunday. That's where I practice my ignorance. Sports. It's just so curious though how you wouldn't think that 18 White police officers versus 3 Black SUSPECTS is not an important issue. I know you've seen so many of these clips that you're not even disgusted when you see them. Frankly, it's very unethical. Are you planning on following through with this story? Or are you gonna pop up and show us that it's not against the law when 0 officers go to jail in a year and a half?

You are not FNC. You're the local subsidiary. Similar agenda with local events, but that's OK. Because when you understand mind manipulation, wordplay, scary Black men in the news, broad generalizations, etc., etc., you can really get a lot from TV. You had me for a while too. But while overseas, watching Bill O on American Forces Network, I snapped out of it. ~He's too hateful~ But now, I know what to tune out, what types of titles represent, and all the SHINEY STUFF, so I can get what I want. And I WANT people to know about this. It's important to the citizens of your viewing area. Don't bury it. You know it's a perfect shot(somehow).

I have friends all over the world, and that is power. If you keep this story here in South Eastern PA, nothing is gonna happen about it. I know people from sea to shining sea, and them some. They'd be just as outraged at this. Is that why you won't let it out of this region? Because the "hardworking, White, uneducated" people here in what you now refer to as Appalachia enjoy the privilege of beating Black people without fear of repercussions?

And what's so ironic about the whole BLOCK is that the blog that accompanied this video was titled "A GOOD COP!" The followup story YOU should have been reporting- the common sense, moral actions of Commissioner Ramsey. I truly hope that was not an intentional exclusion on your part. And it will be a little fishy if some reports come out in the next few months attacking him. I know you're digging NOW.

P.S. I'm switching to NBC.

"Being Me"

Being me,
I don't deny what I see.
Doublespeak & hipocrisy,
Racism, Sexism obviously.

Being me,
I write what I see.
Traditional denial, democracy?
Oppression, recession, apathy.

Being me,
I confront what I see.
Idly stand by, and you might as well be
The one tying the rope to the tree.

Being me,
I research what I see.
TV targets sheep; they follow blindly.
30 seconds can NEVER tell the whole story.

Being me,
I change what I see.
Friends, co-workers, even family.
Anti-ignorance. No matter who they may be.

A GOOD COP!

I cannot believe the day has actually come where I have to eat crow. I once wrote a poem, titled "HOPE'S TIME GONE." Well, I just heard an interview of Philadelphia Police Chief, Charles Ramsey, and I must admit there are good cops. Holy Shit!

Pardon me, but I have been boiling over the SEAN BELL ANTI-VERDICT. I've been having a hard time fathoming the irresponsibility of the Judge involved. To not take the opportunity to SET AN EXAMPLE of these officers and send the message that our tax dollars are not paying them to uphold their Fraternal Order, but to protect US. All inclusive. The US Constitution and the individual State Constitutions, and whatever else we PAY them to uphold hold more wait than any of their divisive unions or clubs. Where is the "PROTECTION AND SERVITUDE" they so proudly sport on their badges?

And you always hear the the media throwing around "following procedures." And this is where I have to draw the line. I understand procedures and following them. Along with the repercussions that go along with NOT following them. So, I bought that for some time, but something just wasn't right. I'm aware of the corporate Prison Industrial Complex, and the targeting and discriminatory laws their lobbyists pay for.

You do not have the option to CHOOSE which procedures you follow. It seems that the only "procedures" they're analyzing are the ones dealing with "use of force." What about the PREVENTATIVE PROCEDURES? It seems like either they're not investigating thoroughly enough or the procedures themselves need investigation. 50 SHOTS?

And just a word to the "SEE-NO-COLOR" crowd, nice try. It seems like the right stance to take. It's not. This is RACIST. The pattern is TOO obvious. Black men being beaten by White police has become cliche in America.

For NO ONE to be convicted in the Sean Bell case was an anomaly. And then when I saw the beating above, I was losing all hope. For those not in the know about Killadelphia, there's been a WAR going on between the cops and civilians since I moved back to PA in 2004. Governor Rendell recently said that there's been an "80% increase in assaults (involving weapons) on police officers" this year. Since I've lived here, Philly has had 275+ murders/yr, police kill 20+ civilians/yr. The Philly papers compared the city to Baghdad last year. There is no fair treatment under the law.

I can't lie either, I was ready to hate on the Commish. Before he even started talking, my face was all wrinkled up in disgust. Bottom line, he slowly turned my frown upside down. He started by explaining how he used his "Commisioner's Direct Action," did his own independent review, and concluded that 8 of the 18 involved no longer represented HIS force. 4 FIRED! This is UNPRECEDENTED in the world of police brutality cases. Before trial!

He continued on about "public trust," and that "the public needs to have faith in the department." ?!? He started in January this year, was given 3 weeks to come up with a crime plan, and did it. Know how? He had 8 townhall meetings in that time period. Wow! He also said that ALL departments have this power, and that this case still is in the DA's office. Hopefully, the DOJ or Congress will take a break from Michael Vick, Spygate, & Barry Bonds, and SET A REAL EXAMPLE!

The interviewer, Mark Thompson, said of Commissioner Ramsey's action:

"THIS IS LIKE POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY CHRISTMAS!"

MULTI-AWARENESS

Even though "mainstream America" can't tell you the capitols of Minnesota and Kentucky, let alone point them out on a map, I have always believed in EVERYTHING. All being possible. It's quite arrogant to think you know everything. That's the capacity you would require to denounce many of the things people do. Of course you KNOW 2 + 2 doesn't equal 5. It's a simple equation. But others not so simple tend to get disregarded and erased from memory. And still more are replaced with misinformation. Stained brains.

Up until the past few years, I've never considered Linguistics a science. But seeing the Pavlov-effect work exactly as it does on German Shepherds is sick. I think I may be in the wrong universe.

I do believe everything EVERYWHERE requires balance. So this universe of words and language requires an equal opposite. Or not? This I struggle with.

And makes me believe I'm in the wrong universe. I've done A LOT of professional interviewing in my lifetime. I've had plenty of the psychological training you get from the sales perspective. This is scary. I had to refrain from these tactics. I suffered professionally, but the job is gone and my conscience is still here, so I think I made the right call. I'm well-versed in the "non-verbals," when to change voice tone, eye contact, facial expression. And the most fun of all - trying to get a General or Colonel to do something they don't know how to do without making the impression that you know more than them. Even if it is your job. Point being, I know how to communicate. I give myself the chameleon award in that category.

BUT, it's the ones you can't reach. No matter what. You could be the 1 expert on the planet on the topic, and still couldn't explain it to them. Like talking to a blank face. Their soul's not in MY universe. I talk from the soul to other souls. Souls know the Truth. Something's taken over these lost souls.

To me, this culture of lost souls has been cultivated. Most folks are embarrassed and shameful to truly express themselves. DON'T BE DIFFERENT! True expression is frowned upon, and forced to be enslaved inside. This causes stress, and in a lot of cases CHRONIC STRESS. Aside from the little-known affects of stress on the brain, it heightens your emotional state as well. A state in which humans make their worst decisions.

We owe this all indirectly to Sigmund Freud, but more directly to his nephew, Edward Bernaise. He's the one that perfected controlling the masses through "tapping the sexual and aggressive forces hidden deep inside the minds of ALL humans. If not controlled, destroys entire societies" that his uncle discovered. He started as a war propagandist (to tap the aggression), and then took his psychological circus to the American citizens.

As a result, we're fat, TV-watchin', illusionists. The most powerful thing on this planet we all have in our skulls, and by understanding how it works allows it to be manipulated. And it's being done RIGHT NOW. Your attention span is more than 60 seconds. If you even read this far...

FOLLOWING ORDERS

From being the "White boy" in my early years to the "Wigger" in my teens to the current adult Jose that doesn't speak Spanish and can't mess with the sun in the least, I was never allowed to think inside the box. Add to that, 8+ years of military service and I feel I have a PhD in PEOPLE SKILLS. I credit CURIOSITY as one of my most precious gifts. But even more powerful than the curiousness is the COURAGE to act upon said inkling. This courageous aura can only be present in the absence of FEAR OF TRUTH.

America is frequently referred to as a "COUNTRY OF LAWS." And in the same breath everyone has a "lawyer/liar" joke on the tips of their tongues. Common sense would say you would want lawyers in your corner because they are law experts. Though somehow there's a cultural disrespect and disdain for them. Adherence to this form of conditioning is self-oppressive. Meanwhile, the majority of politicians are lawyers moonlighting as PR manipulants. (yeh, I made that word up. patent pending)

To use the quote that changed America, "WE ARE LIVING IN A POST-911-WORLD." This is how you can tell: Pre-911, citizens of this country would require proof for decisions made by government officials. Now, many unknowing citizens are controlled by key words. Sort of like when you see the hypnotist snap people in and out of consciousness. "Got that new Grand Theft Auto though!"

America is also often called "THE GREAT EXPERIMENT." Textbook definition would refer to DEMOCRACY. Not one to which I subscribe, and I would caution anyone against such a subscription. One possible "experiment" could be to have two separate languages; one for the ruling class, another for the proles. Though they use the same words, these words do not possess parallel definitions.

This causes confusion and hopelessness among this country's MAJORITY. A majority consisting of over 90% of the population. But even with what would seem to be an advantage, apathy is a powerful drug. Nevermind the drugs that those who make your laws push to you, most lack motivation. It's very complex, although it may seem unreasonable to think "doing nothing" can be "complex."

Another possible experiment could be to make a make-believe society. Might seem ridiculous, purely based on the word choice. But with a few details to ponder, time and honest mental-rumination, it may seem a bit more plausible.

For example, a lot has been made of John McCain's "100 years in Iraq" statement recently. The idea of a president that is open to a 100-year commitment, of which he'd live about 10 maybe, is disgusting to most folks with brains. All the while, we're currently in a "WAR" that has been ongoing since the early 20's. THE WAR ON DRUGS!!! Albeit a civil war that borders a race war, it's a WAR. I'm not gonna rant about the Drug War right now, but there are LAWS in place that are discriminatory. Sadly, they discriminate against those same people who are miseducated and manilpulated. Not to mention highly segregated.

Recently, this can be seen in the attention brought upon the inequality in the crack/black and powder/white sentencing.

When public schools frown upon critical thought and downplay the importance of artistic expression, it does great injustice to those dependent upon this education. Our public schools have historically been responsible for programming our young people to be "good workers." And that was "OK" when jobs were available for high school graduates. This is no longer the case. What is the purpose now?

Following orders accomplishes the orderer's goals. Make your own!

"HILLARY TAKES BREAK FROM SENSES"

HATS OFF TO JEFF HAWKES OF LANCASTERONLINE.COM!!!

Hillary takes holiday from senses
By JEFF HAWKES, Staff

Hillary Clinton yesterday repeated her call for a summer-long gas tax holiday, but she's not stopping there.
Hoping for an upset victory in today's North Carolina primary, Clinton proposed a temporary repeal of the law of gravity.

"My proposal would lighten the load for the hardworking families of America," Clinton, who toured a pogo stick factory, said. "I have seen very personally the challenges patriotic, churchgoing, gun-toting Carolinians are facing in these troubled times.

"They've been knocked down by predatory mortgage lenders and greedy oil company executives, and I believe they deserve a little help getting back on their feet," said Clinton, adding that when she was first lady she pushed behind the scenes for a holiday on gravity, while Bill thought it was more important to reform welfare and balance the budget.

"If I had known then what I know now, I never would have gone along," she said.

HILLARY WEIGHS IN

Clinton said she would be ready on Day 1 to tackle gravity, in contrast to her opponent, who she accused of being out of touch with gullible voters and being in the pocket of the heavy-equipment industry.

"Shame on you, Barack Obama," Clinton said before she and daughter Chelsea illustrated an escape from gravity by boarding a balloon filled with hot air.

In a conference call with reporters, Clinton campaign communications chief Howard Wolfson said the senator's novel proposal demonstrates the lengths to which she will go to lift up the growing number of pudgy Americans weighed down by eight years of failed Bush-Cheney economic policies.

Later, returning to the White House from Camp David, President Bush responded to the criticism by telling reporters, "We're concerned about gravity inside our White House. Make no mistake about it."

He added, "Ben Franklin discovered gravity, and he did a heckuva job out in that storm. But if weapons of gravity get into the hands of our enemies, my answer to that is, bring them on."

An open letter signed by more than 100 physicists warned that a gravity holiday, even just a three-day weekend with no gravity, would likely do more harm than good.

"While it's true the suspension of gravity would reduce the number of falls among the elderly and eliminate the need for suspenders, we can anticipate tradeoffs," James Neutron, president of American Society of Physics, said. "Zero gravity, it can be shown, would be problematic for lumberjacks and Olympic divers."

Wolfson countered that physicists are elitists who hold conferences in San Francisco.

QUESTION DODGED

On "This Week With George Stephanopoulos," Clinton was asked to name a credible scientist who thinks a break from gravity is feasible, let alone responsible.

"Well, you know, George," Clinton responded, "I think we've been for the last seven years seeing a tremendous amount of government power and elite opinion basically behind policies that haven't worked well for the middle class and hardworking Americans. From the moment I started this campaign, I've said that I'm absolutely determined that we're going to provide health insurance for every American and obliterate Iran if I have to, because, as I proved in Pennsylvania, I'm harder to knock down than Rocky."

"But can you name a scientist who thinks this makes sense?" Stephanopoulos pressed.

"Well, I'll tell you what," Clinton said, "I'm not going to put my lot in with scientists, because I know if we get it right, if we actually did it right, we won't have a President Obama, who's not a Muslim, as far as I know, and, boy, will we have dodged a bullet, which I remember learning how to do in Bosnia."

E-mail: jhawkes@lnpnews.com

DESENSITIZATION, SEAN BELL, & THE NEW STATUS QUO

Although police brutality is nothing new to most Black folks, the access to video cameras have exposed MANY a police officer to whole departments IN ACTION. WE have a responsibility to put an end to this.

The judge in the Sean Bell case had the most recent opportunity to MAKE AN EXAMPLE of some rogue police. But instead, NOTHING. Can 50 shots EVER be an accident?

Ever since the infamous Rodney King video (and acquittal of ALL officers involved), Americans have been constantly desensitized to what this actually represents.

Events like the one above sets the new status quo. Police state, anyone? If this doesn't outrage you, then practice your silence again when you become the victim.

WHITE PEOPLE: YOU HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE THIS!!!

ISN'T AMERICA BETTER THAN THIS? I DON'T THINK SO!

"IF RACE WERE A RACE"

IF RACE WERE A RACE,
WHITES WOULD BE IN LAST PLACE
PHILOSOPHICALLY, BUT MONETARILY?
LET'S PAUSE MOMENTARILY...

IF RACE WERE A RACE,
BLACKS WOULD BE IN LAST PLACE.
IGNORANTLY JUDGED BY TONE OF FACE.
TRUTH AGAIN MISPLACED; SUCH A DISGRACE!

I GOTTA SLOW DOWN THE PACE

A LOT CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO PERSONAL TASTE.
BUT TO KEEP PACE IN THE RACE OF RACE...
MANIPULATED TRAITS ARE TRIGGERED FROM HOME PLATE.
WIGGLING BAIT, PEPPERED IN HATE.

THIS CAN'T BE YOUR FATE
START TODAY
THIS CAN'T WAIT.

RACISM'S IGNORANCE CYCLE

I'm sitting here watching Tim Russert interview Barrack Obama on Meet the Press, and this idea popped into my head. Hmmm...

It seems "the White man" is always asking "the Black man" to explain racism to him, but totally ignores anything that comes out of his mouth when he tries. Then wonders where the frustration comes from.

How is it not Racism on the media's part to demand Barrack to explain another man's actions for MONTHS, when on the flipside John McCain's satisfactory explanation for his acceptance of JOHN HAGEE's endorsement lasted all but 45 seconds? And it went a little bit like this...he's so silly, but he has a lot of money and influence.

Like I've told many a lady friend throughout life, especially those looking for an "honest man," DON'T ASK A QUESTION YOU DON'T WANT THE ANSWER TO!

I leave you w/ this on this beautiful Sunday morning...

1. If you've made a judgement on Rev. Jeremiah W(as)right without AT LEAST hearing the full "God-damn America" sermon AND the recent speech to the NAACP, you're decision is based on Racist roots.

2. A quick thought on Reparations for Slavery...and this is a quote from a CONSERVATIVE (I forget his name, but he wrote a book "Wrong on Racism") I saw last night on CSPAN. There's no doubt that reparations were due upon the end of slavery, and just because the government decided against it then, does not make the debt void.

The problem comes from NOW, where a lot of Whites are not racist (or as racist), along with no knowledge of their personal family history, have a very hard time accepting responsibility for these atrocities. At the same time, benefiting from them. And yes, EVERY WHITE PERSON has benefited from this government's laws pertaining to Slavery and its aftermath.

Although it's very difficult to accept, we need to. Just think about what future generations will think of our atrocities.

P.L.U.R.,
zAy

RED 18 RECORD RELEASE PARTY!

Push It Away
..

In the spirit of Snoop's Doggystyle back in the early 90's, our release date was pushed back...and back...and back. And as painful and frustrating as this waiting time has been, it's over now. CD's are in hand and ready to put smiles on your faces. They're in stores and will be available online at iTunes, CDBaby, Digstation, GraceNotes, and Nielsen Soundscan within the next few weeks. In the meantime, you can get a hardcopy CD (and believe me, hearing the CD is a must) from Me, Roc, Dionn Renee, and Shizz.

No matter where you are in the world, call your local stations and request Red 18!!! Go to your local record stores and ask for it. If they don't have it yet, let us know. And they'll get it. Believe that! You can also get CD's at the release party.

WHAT: Strait Jacket Records presents Red 18. Sponsored by SCION!!!
WHEN: Sunday, May 25th
WHERE: Hardware Bar, 2nd Street in Harrisburg, PA
WHO: Red 18 and other Strait Jacket artists.
WHY: For the LOVE, as always.

Doors open @ 8 PM.

STAY AHEAD OF THE CROWD! HOLLA AT US NOW!

WE ARE WHAT YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!

PLUR,
jose

PERMANENT TAX CUTS FOR WHO?

SEE BELOW TO DETERMINE FOR YOURSELF IF THESE TAX CUTS SHOULD BE PERMANENT.

SOURCE

On Income, Our Top Continues To Clobber Our Bottom
A new analysis of just-released IRS data reveals the widest income gap between America's top 1 percent and bottom 90 since right before the Great Depression.

March 31, 2008

By Sam Pizzigati

Economists can't tell us much about the future. But the best of them can tell us a great deal about the past. Over recent years, two of those best — Emmanuel Saez and Thomas Piketty — have been parsing annual data from the IRS to paint a picture of where America's income dollars are going. They've just released their latest picture. It's not pretty.

income gapDollars are now flowing into the pockets of America's fabulously rich, the new Saez-Piketty data show, at their fastest rate in nearly 80 years.

In 2006, the most current year with IRS tax return totals available, the most affluent 1 percent of American households took in 20.3 percent of American income dollars.

"Not since 1928, just before the Great Depression," observes an analysis of the Saez-Piketty data by the Center for Budget and Public Policy's Aviva Aron-Dine, "has the top 1 percent held such a large share of the nation's income."

Between 2005 and 2006, the new Saez-Piketty data indicate, the average income of the top 1 percent of U.S. households increased $73,000, after inflation. The bottom 90 percent of U.S. households, over that same span, saw their incomes jump by $20, not enough to offset the cost of a parking ticket.

The picture the Saez-Piketty numbers paint gets significantly uglier when we zero in on the wealthiest of the wealthy — and look closely at how prodigiously their incomes have ballooned since the mid 20th century.

In 1956, households in America's top tenth of 1 percent reported incomes that averaged just under $1.1 million. That's in inflation-adjusted 2006 dollars.

In 2006, this top 0.1 percent averaged $6.3 million. In other words, the real incomes of these affluents have multiplied nearly six-fold over the past half-century, a 476 percent increase.

Over the same 50-year period, the real average incomes of America's bottom 90 percent increased just 32 percent, from $23,068 to $30,374.

But this 32 percent figure actually distorts the historical trend line. Over recent decades, the average incomes of the bottom 90 percent of American households have actually dropped. These incomes increased steadily from the 1950s into the early 1970s, hitting $34,065 in 1973. Since then, the average incomes of America's bottom 90 percent have dipped 11 percent.

Could this picture get any uglier? Sure can. Just consider the incomes of America's top hundredth of 1 percent. These incomes — once again, after factoring in inflation — jumped from an average $3.7 million in 1956 to $29.6 million in 2006, an amazing increase of 693 percent.