Hi all,

Happy Thanksgiving!  Now if you want a happy health care future for yourself and
other Americans, please sign at least one petition (you can bookmark the others
if you want to sign them later), and if you can, please participate easy phone
event to supporters in vulnerable states, and mark calendar for Dec. 8th Move On
Health Care Rallies all around the country.  Thanks and please spread the word
(by forwarding, etc.), Cheryl

Because of current Senate rules, a few corrupt Democrats can thwart the will of
the majority, because it takes 60 votes (out of a hundred) to stop a Republican
filibuster.

Senate majority leader Reid can (1) use a procedure called "reconciliation" to 
have a majority vote on the public option; (2) reduce the number of votes
requiring stopping a filibuster to 55.; and, of course,(3) Reid can use the
stick of taking away chairmanships to get people in line to vote for cloture
(ending a filibuster).  Here are petitions for these three maneuvers.

If you ONLY have TIME FOR ONE PETITION, PLEASE JUST DO THE FIRST ONE (you can
also BOOKMARK the other two and do them later)--there is a space for COMMENTS,
you could MENTION THE TWO OTHER IDEAS OR WHATEVER ELSE IN THIS SPACE.

but if you don't have time, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WRITE ANYTHING EXTRA!
(1) Reconciliation http://action.firedoglake.com/reconciliation

if you have TIME FOR A SECOND PETITION, PLEASE DO THIS ONE
(2) Reducing the number of votes to stop a filibuster to 55 (I believe we have
56 votes for health care reform w/public option now, and this number has been
changed before, once it was 67 before it was reduced to 60
http://stopsenatestalling.com/

and if you have TIME FOR A THIRD YOU CAN DO THIS ONE
(3) Punishing members by taking away chairmanships, etc
http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/lieberman_po/?r_by=-222685-zGTzMrx&rc=confem\
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(4) Also, urgent easy CALLS need to be made to supporters in the states of
Senators who have threatened to not stop a Republican filibuster.

YOU CAN JUST DROP IN FOR A SHORT TIME, you can arrive late and leave early, for
example for an hour, half hour, whatever...

Please make sure, no matter what the script says that you tell them that the
Senator they call should support the current health care reform bill with public
option and current language about abortion.

If you are not in NYC. try this link to sign up.
http://my.barackobama.com/page/user/login?

If you are in NYC or know someone who is, here is a list for upcoming phone
events

This week's NYC phone bank--from Sat. on and Move On Rallies Dec. 8th (and
instructions on bottom to sign up for more after this) or click here
http://nycforchange.org/Events.html

Sat. Nov. 28th:  Fight For Healthcare Reform Phonebank
11:00 am to 1:00 pm. Ben Franklin Reform Democratic Club at 304 West 231st
Street (between Tibbett and Irwin). Bring your cell phone & charger, your energy
and your enthusiasm. RSVP Gene at Bruisevane@.... Sponsored by Northwest
Bronx for Change.
Mon. Nov 30th:  Manhattan Phonebank
4-9 PM. 520 Eighth Avenue, Suite 1200, NY, NY 10018. Coordinated by Committee of
Interns and Residents.
Reach out to progressive doctors in key states and encourage them to contact
their Senators. RSVP MyBO
Mon. Nov 30th:  UWS Phonebank
6-8 PM. Home of Arlene Geiger, 240 West 98th Street Apt 7E. RSVP Arlene at
Ageiger3@...
Wed. Dec. 2: Lobby in DC
Meet with Members of Congress in Washington, D.C. to lobby against the Stupak
amendment with Raising Women's Voices. To sign up, email Eesha at
eesha@...
Saturday, Dec. 5: Manhattan OFA Volunteer Training
11 AM - 3 PM. Dixon Place Theatre, 161A Chrystie Street. Join OFA's effort to
help change the way politics is done in America. This four hour volunteer
training session will be facilitated by staff and volunteer leaders. For
experienced and new volunteers. RSVP to
http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gpc8y2
Sunday, Dec. 6: Brooklyn OFA Volunteer Training
10 AM - 2 PM, St. Francis College, 180 Remsen St. Classrooms 4303 and 4304. RSVP
to http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gpczbp
Save the Date: December 8th rallies

MOVE ON IS SPONSORING VIGILS to shine a spotlight on Americans who can't afford
to pay their medical bills and are being forced into bankruptcy. Come show the
Senate that we can't afford to wait for change -- and the pressure is on them to
pass health care reform with a robust national public option this year.

If you are NOT in NYC, please check for rallies around the country on Dec 8th at
http://www.moveon.org/ (check this link closer to the date for into about the
rallies)

Manhattan, 6 PM, Times Square, Broadway & 46th St; nycforchange's Tim Foley to
speak. Sign Up: http://pol.moveon.org/event/costofdelay/99753

Bronx, 5:30 PM, Bronx County Court Bldg, 851 Grand Concourse (161 St.); Sign Up:
http://pol.moveon.org/event/costofdelay/99760

Brooklyn, 5 PM, Clinton St & 280 Cadman Plaza West; Sign Up:
http://pol.moveon.org/event/costofdelay/99782

Queens, 6 PM, Outside shopping areas on 8801 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst; Sign Up:
http://pol.moveon.org/event/costofdelay/99773

Staten Island, 6 PM, SI Borough Hall steps-Richmond Terrace; Sign Up:
http://pol.moveon.org/event/costofdelay/99764

   Join nycforchange's listserv by clicking here:
http://nycforchange.org/Contact_Us.html ; check out all events here
http://nycforchange.org/Events.html

(I often send this stuff out late and new stuff comes up so it's worth signing
up or checking the events page when you get a chance rather than just relying on
me--thanks, Cheryl)

THANKS AND PLEASE FORWARD OR SPREAD THE WORD IN SOME OTHER WAY!


  ,

Hi all,

The vote to decide whether to even begin debating  the Senate health reform bill
is happening Sat. 8pm.  This version of the bill has a public option, saves
billions from the deficit, gets rid of the over restrictive language on abortion
the House bill has (and Obama indicated he will make sure is not in the final
bill) and covers most Americans.  There are some Dem "conservatives" that might
vote against even debating this bill and Reid mayl say he was forced to create a
weaker bill without a public option which will mean less savings and less people
fully covered.  We can't let that happen!

There are phone parties all over the country where people are calling people who
already support health care reform w/public option but need to be called to ask
them to call their Senators who are need to be pushed.  This is really easy to
do and can even be fun!

You can SIGN UP FOR PHONE PARTIES ANYWHERE IN US HERE
http://my.barackobama.com/page/s/ofavolunteer?source=www_navbar

but IF YOU ARE IN NYC I have a list of current ones BELOW THESE PETITIONS (the
NYC phone parties start Sat. afternoon and there other ones during the week and
you can sign up for other ones coming up.  Thanks, Cheryl

This is a good petition
http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/lieberman_po/?r_by=-222685-zGTzMrx&rc=confem\
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This is petition Harry Reid, the Senate leader himself wants you to sign to show
Dems in Senate how popular public option is.
http://www.harryreid.com/ee/index.php/publicoption

These are phone parties in NYC

Saturday, November 21 from 4pm - 8pm
Manhattan Phone Bank - Social Bar & Grill at 795 8th Ave (between 48th and 49th)
Join volunteers with Organizing for America as we call CT residents and urge
them to call Senator Lieberman and urge him to let a Senate health care reform
bill come to a final vote on the floor of the Senate.
Details and RSVP at: http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gpczbd

Saturday November 21, 12 � 5 PM
Queens County for Change weekly phone bank for health care
14-06 Merrick Blvd. RSVP to Bonty, bontyd@...

Monday, Nov. 23rd, 6-9 PM

Manhattan Phonebank
Committee of Interns and Residents, 520 Eighth Avenue, Suite 1200, at 37th St.
Reach out to progressive doctors in key states and encourage them to contact
their Senators. RSVP to http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gpcz95 or
pfry@...

Tuesday, Nov. 24th, 6-9 PM

Manhattan Phonebank
Committee of Interns and Residents, 520 Eighth Avenue, Suite 1200, at 37th St.
Reach out to progressive doctors in key states and encourage them to contact
their Senators. RSVP to http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gpcz97 or
pfry@...

Monday, Nov. 30th, 4- 9 PM
Manhattan Phonebank
Committee of Interns and Residents, 520 Eighth Avenue, Suite 1200, at 37th St.
Reach out to progressive doctors in key states and encourage them to contact
their Senators. RSVP to http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gpcz2d or
pfry@...


Join nycforchange's listserv by clicking here;
http://nycforchange.org/Events.html

check out all events here
http://nycforchange.org/Events.html

Please forward this email to a friend.

--- In crimgov@yahoogroups.com, Lisa CO2000 <conscientiousobjector2000@...>
wrote:
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> 60 Minutes did a piece a few weeks ago (November 1st epi
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sode I'm pretty sure) on a wanted BCCI player who had somehow gotten into the
U.S. and been hired as an executive at a major bank in New York!
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> I notice the news has not covered this big story at all.
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> http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/60minutes/main3415.shtml



I also just noticed Mahfouz died in August of a heart attack.

He was only about 60 years old.

http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=125575&d=18&m=8&y=2009

Please sign this ASAP and then forward and/or look at ""Thanks" email from Bold
Progressives to find out how to spread the word!   We need this for affordable
universal health care! http://yeswestillcan.org/p-e1-A

We are really close to a public option: a strong public option cuts the deficit,
cut costs for both the govt. and consumers, and provide needed competition to
keep private insurance honest--we need it, esp. w/the proposed mandate! Tell
Obama to fight for it ! Thanks! Cheryl http://yeswestillcan.org/p-e1-A

This is the bold progressive letter about it:

Hi. We are so close to passing real health care reform, but news reports say the
White House may cave on the public health insurance option -- just to get 1
Republican vote. I signed this petition to President Obama from the Progressive
Change Campaign Committee. Will you join me?

"Every day, insurance companies deny care and let people die. Getting one
Republican senator's vote is not worth delaying reform -- too many real lives
are at stake. We need you to fight and state clearly that anything less than a
strong public option is not change we can believe in." Just click here to sign.
  http://yeswestillcan.org/p-e1-A

Petition signatures will be delivered to the White House -- and the more people
sign, the more powerful a message we'll send. We all need to speak up. Will you
join me in signing the petition? Click here. http://yeswestillcan.org/p-e1-A

Thanks!

GLOBAL ECONOMIC CHAOS SOON TO UNFOLD  

The world is entering a period of economic upheaval that has never before been experienced in history.  While many economists proclaim that the world economy is recovering from the near global economic collapse of 2008, the reality is that like a tsunami following an earthquake, an economic tsunami will soon arrive following the economic earthquake of last year.

In an attempt to prevent the global economic system from collapsing, the printing of currency by central banks around the world has been like pouring oil on an out of control fire.  Injecting so much liquidity into the world�s banking system may have temporally prevented a global economic collapse last year, but it has failed to correct the fundamental problems that caused the crisis in the first place.  Rather, central banks have just created the environment for a global economic collapse on a scale the world has never experienced.  They have created the perfect economic storm.

As a result of injecting trillions of dollars into the world�s banking system, this newly created fiat money is now beginning to flow into the global economy.  There is a general feeling that the recession is over and that the good times will soon be here again.  This false sense of optimism is based on the assumption that the banking system once again lending to consumers financing their consumption lifestyles, will jump start a new era of prosperity.  Many advanced nations have taken that it is their right to exploit the planet�s resources to maintain their living standards.  Yet nothing has been done to correct the fiscal problems that caused to economic crisis in the first place. 

The stage is now set for hyperinflation.  According to investor Marc Faber in a recent Bloomberg interview, the US will experience inflation rates similar to those which took place in Zimbabwe rising to 231 million percent in July.  Inflation at this level means the currency will become worthless, as Germany experienced in 1923 during the economic chaos of the Weimar Republic.  Just as Germany experienced at that time, the current, impending economic disaster will bring great hardship to those people on fixed incomes, and to the nation as a whole.

The economic crisis of 2008 was primarily caused by excessive credit in the global banking system, and the large current account and budget deficits of the English speaking world, especially for the USA and UK.  Large surpluses in US dollars used to pay for consumer goods from Asia were recycled back into the US and British banks; encouraging them to create new financial products to develop consumer markets to recycle money.  This has resulted in an unsustainable property boom, encouraging extravagant consumer spending habits, and debt. This has enabled the banks to enslave the people of the Anglo-Saxon nations in bondage under a mountain of debt, earning for themselves excessive profits and bonuses on the money lent by foreign investors.  Due to very lax lending rules, it was inevitable that eventually the inability of many bank customers to repay their loans emerged as one of the key causes of the current crisis.

Central banks injecting money into the their domestic banks may have saved the banking system from a total melt-down last year, but this capital injection has not corrected the cause of the original problem.  The Anglo-Saxon nations� growing current account and budget deficits continue to mount, and they depend on the inflow of Asian capital to finance these deficits.  Their budget deficits have blown out of control following the bail-outs and can only be financed through printing even more fiat money or borrowing at ever increasing interest rates. The stage has been set for the dramatic and sudden collapse of the English-speaking nations.

America�s creditors have become increasingly alarmed about the sustainability of the U.S. being able to finance its budget and current account deficits.  There is now discussion amongst world financial leaders of replacing the US dollar as the world�s reserve currency with a basket of currencies, to finance international trade.  However this is unlikely to be effective as it will mean the establishment of an organisation such as the IMF which would also have the power to regulate the member countries� money supply.  Nations will be unlikely to give up their national sovereignty to allow this to happen.

We are now seeing the downward spiral in the value of the U.S. dollar against the Euro and some other currencies.  The dollar will continue to fall in value unless the USA can correct its current account and budget deficits.  There is little chance of this happening with rising oil prices, the maintenance of an unaffordable global military establishment bogged down with unwinnable wars, and the large amount of money required to support the economy collapsing last year.  The Federal Reserve may soon be forced to increase interest rates in an attempt to support the dollar, but this will only bring about more corporate collapses, defaults on home mortgages, and a lack of confidence in the US economy.  Either way the US cannot save its economy from collapse.

The collapse of the $US will trigger economic turmoil around the world.  Those nations with reserves in US dollars will suffer massive losses as their foreign reserves are wiped out with the collapse of the dollar.  In particular this will have a major impact on China and Japan, as both nations have large holdings in US dollar reserves not to mention massive holdings in Treasury Certificates and other Federal Vouchers.  The losses the Asian economies will suffer will bring wide-spread economic depression in Asia.  These nations will blame the Anglo-Saxon nations for their plight, and for good reason.  Japan, already burden with a national debt almost the same size at that of America could well face bankruptcy along with other heavily indebted nations in the region.

There is only one economic region that will withstand the fall-out of the economic collapse of the Anglo-Saxon nations, and that is the EU.  In spite of many skeptics predicting that the Euro would not survive as a single currency, it has proved to have been remarkably successful. The model adopted by the Euro zone nations can also be adopted globally, creating a single world currency. The European Central Bank which imposes financial disciplines on the member states of the Euro zone, has created fiscal stability in the region.  While unemployment has increased in the EU following the crisis, member states are making adjustments to the management of their economies to lay the foundations for solid economic growth in the future. This will eventually be a stimulus to world trade, stop currency speculation and restore global prosperity.  It would remove tariff barriers, trade protectionism, and stimulate world trade between Asia and Europe.

The recent acceptance by the EU member states of the Treaty of Lisbon will enable the EU to have a single President, Foreign Minister and defense policy.  The actual shape of this new Europe is yet to take place, but no doubt the sudden economic collapse of the Anglo-Saxon nations will trigger off a political and economic crisis in Europe, to where the Europeans will be willing to accept a single strong leader to restore economic prosperity and social order, even if it means giving up some individual freedoms.

The outcome of this chaos will result in the end of democracy, and free market Anglo-Saxon capitalism.  A desperate world will be willing to give up many individual freedoms to support a strong leader in order to have prosperity and economic order.  The international banking system will become strictly regulated � no longer will bankers be able to enrich themselves at the expense of savers.  New technology will enable a global central bank to control the currency supply, and implement controls to prevent taxation avoidance, money laundering, and unfair balance of trade deficits.

Such a new world order can only be brought about by a strong  European leader with dictatorial powers that would allow him or her  to have the authority to bring about the controls to reform the global economy and restore prosperity to the world.  This leader will be looked upon as the savior of the world�s economy, and will be given the power to not only regulate the global economy, but also the way people live and trade.

The coming collapse of the Anglo-Saxon nations will see their people soon slide into total poverty � there money will be worthless, their people facing starvation, diseases, and internal conflict.  They will receive little sympathy or support from the rest of the world.  These nations will enter a period of total collapse, and their skilled workers used to provide the labor force for advanced nations in Europe and Asia requiring skilled workers to maintain their aging populations.

The stage is now set for these events to unfold quickly and suddenly.  It will catch many by surprise to see the dollar and British pound collapse and loose or value � once creditor�s loose confidence in these currencies there will be panic selling, hyper-inflation and economic collapse.  It will create a new world economic order where the world will prosper under the authority of this new global leader, with the exception of the Anglo-Saxon nations.  It will be the end result of a perfect economic tsunami brought on by the self-destructive, thunderous collapse of Anglo-American capitalistic greed. 

Bruce Porteous

bruceport@...

18 October, 2009 

Interesting article and interesting way (clip mark) to send it to us..

Regards