People, we have to fight these people in power!

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I want to thank you and others for the quality of your journalism. My reason for contacting you is to alert you to the fact that LA Fitness corporate offices are censoring FOX News on their in-house televisions (most clubs have 10-15 insite). I contacted a manager yesterday who told me that "2 months ago, corporate 'mandated' that the club broadcast ONE news show ONLY, and that the powers that be have decided it will be CNN." They also "locked" the room at the local gym facility where employees could heretofore manully change channels to prevent FOX news from broadcasting. They have further, expressly forbid employees to broadcast anything other than CNN, ESPN, and ONE local channel with a drama (CSI Miami, in this case). I'm in the process of trying to remediate the situation, but would love some help. I suspect that the LA Fitness debacle is the tip of the iceberg of Obama censorship. PLEASE PASS THIS ON.

Get together in your state and start hitting congress where it hurts; in the wallet. Also, go to you're Rep's "town hall" meetings with a camera, ask him the proper questions and FILM them. Post on the net, nothing like accountability!

Power has not only been corrupted in D.C. but also in the board rooms of all the media giants. Supposed news outlets have only become mouthpieces for 'the regime'. We cannot 'Expose', without media concent.

First, fully agree. For some time now I have only voted within my state, Indiana. Newton's cause-effect Third Law is still in operation as is the Simple Gravity Pendulum model. It can be argued that the pendulum's swing toward greed and governance away from the people at the center really started to take off during Bush 43's tenure. As I see it, nothing of consequence has changed in that regard with Obama. Right now the pendulum is nearing an extreme as the center wakes up to what is really going on. This swing cannot last. It is only a question of what form the swing back to the center will take. A term I have coined for Obama's complicity in outward swing is OTOBI: The “Obama Theory of Business Influence” (OTOBI): Own control of enterprise, use as needed for political purposes, take no responsibility for decisions within enterprise, control decisions around enterprise.

There are several problems we will never be able to fix short of revolution 1) The parties pick the canidates and " We the people" can't do a thing about it. 2) The media is in the pockets of the politicians. 3) The government officials will never allow us to have a term limit law. 4) as long as there are lobbyists working from behind cover, the money will buy influence. 5) The elected officials are our employees but we can not fire them. They think they are in charge, in fact they are psuedo royalty and we can't do a thing about it. 6) As long as the voters can be bought, with welfare programs, the same corrupt officials will be in office. Viva La Revolution

It's not rocket science. Two term limit to any federal post and all of this corruption and unethical behavior would disappear. You wont be in office long enough to get fat off of the taxpayer dime or the corporate lobby.

Cody You definately have it pegged, the congress is definately playing right into the NEW WORLD ORDER, that the socialist and obama wants, wouldn't suprise me if obama gets them to pass a law taking off term limits so he can be made president for life like chavaz, one of his two new best friends

Only one thing has any chance of constraining the corrupting influence of power in Congress, and that is TERM LIMITS. Let's get on it, folks.

[...] People, we have to fight these people in power! Posted on April 28, 2009 by narrator76 People, we have to fight these people in power! [...]

Cody- I can't wait to see what happens in the first new major labor negotiations between Chrysler owners and it's employees. As of today if Chrysler survies it's new majority owners will be the UAL....how in the world did that happen? So in effect the labor union will be negotiating with itself on what to pay itself...makes sense? Who do they complain too? Ford you might want to watch your back because they will need to take you down to ensure you don't make them look bad. It seems like the economy is like a battle ship that is steaming along into a tsunami and no one will turn the weel to safety. In some ways I wish i did not pay attention it would make life easier.

More good news today -- at GM the bondholders will be given a minority share of stock, the UAW gets 40% and Arlen Specter switches parties. Proof of two things -- obligations no longer are that and the express train to socialism just got on a long straight down-hill grade without any brakes (the Senate).

Is there anything promulgated from Washington or the media that wouldn't serve to make my garden grow? It all smells like manure to me.

John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton must be turning over in his grave. Not only is his dictum "“Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.” thoroughly validated by what we see happening, but his very prescient observation "The issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the people versus the banks." seems to be flowering in our midst as well. It's us versus them, vote the bums out.

If I say I don't like something the Democrats do, all of a sudden I'm a Bib`le Belt Republican. If I say I don't like something the Republicans do, all of a sudden I am a Hollywood Democrat. One of the problems we have in politics today is that so many vote for the party, regardless of the character or integrity of the person running. Republicans and Democrats are 2 sides of the same coin, but they are still the same coin. I have seen this economical inc`est happening and am baffled that none seem to mind. You talk about it and are lamb`asted from the media. It seems like the media are part of the in`cest now. I also heard something that I liked. You said, "I will not choose to vote for the lesser of two e`v`i`l`s." What was said was, "When you vote for the lesser of two e`v`i`l`s, you are still voting for e`v`i`l."

We get the government we deserve, when voters get smarter (more responsable) we will vote for more responsable politicians,stay on message you"re launching the change back to a more responsable culture and eventually prosperity, you are killing it, stay on message.the kids get it. Scott

If I say I don't like something the Democrats do, all of a sudden I'm a Bible Belt Republican. If I say I don't like something the Republicans do, all of a sudden I am a Hollywood Democrat. One of the problems we have in politics today is that so many vote for the party, regardless of the character or integrity of the person running. Republicans and Democrats are 2 sides of the same coin, but they are still the same coin. I have seen this economical inc`est happening and am baffled that none seem to mind. You talk about it and are lambasted from the media. It seems like the media are part of the in`cest now. I also heard something that I liked. You said, "I will not choose to vote for the lesser of two evils." What was said was, "When you vote for the lesser of two evils, you are still voting for evil."

Give it to em, Cody. Power has absolutely corrupted...and always will. My father was President of the AFL/CIO for almost 20 years, in one of the 4 largest states. It was during an era when Democrats actually stood for something. After college, I became a small business owner and switched to the Republican party (Reagan Democrat). During that time, Republicans actually stood for something. No more. The only thing that matters is power and money. Even though it will be a lonely fight, know that there are a few of us standing firmly behind you. Rail on, brother.

Good observation on the correlation between the laws of a society and it's prosperity. Agree completely. But over a longer period, there's also a direct correlation between the ethics of our society and the actions of our government. Just as it should be. so there we are.

Cody, your “direct correlation between the fundamental ethics of the laws in a society and its prosperity” is an astute theory and admirable. However, not wanting to dash your optimism, I have lived long enough on this earth to know it doesn’t and will never exist in totality. I implore voters not to be “knee-jerk” and explore all party options. However, don’t let your convictions keep you from voting. That’s not a promising outlook in our democracy. We have no provision in this country of majority rules unless the majority hasn’t voted. Successful democracies survive on compromise and the optimism of a people who want better. Cody, you are fighting the good fight but extremes are dangerous even in the most honorable intentions. Fight on, Cowboy!Loves to Lobo!!

CODY: THIS IS WHAT WE GET BY PUTTING OUR HEADS IN THE SAND FOR SO MANY YEARS! WE HAVE POLITICIANS WHO HAVE A "BIRDS NEST ON THE GROUND" AND ABSOLUTELY NO SKIN IN THE GAME YET THEY ARE ALWAYS MORE WILLING TO TAKE RISK WITH OUR MONEY AND CHANGE LAWS TO PAD THEIR INTERESTS. WE NEED TERMS LIMITS NOW...THESE ARE NOT PERMANENT CAREER JOBS! KEEP UP THE FIGHT AND REMIND THESE PRO-LITCIANS THAT WE VOTE!

A definition of "unethical" may just be "should be against enforced law but isn't". The only way to fight unethical behavior is with the court of public opinion. Expose, Legislate, and Enforce. Without the court of public opinion, being unethical is just being smart enough to beat the system. Keep holding court Cody, your country needs you. btw, GNP = (workers * productivity) where workers = (population employed by private sector + productive government employees which at present stands at 6 engineering and biology professors and half the military) and productivity = (potential annual value added per worker - (.5 * #union workers) - (.2 * #workers who heard about bailouts) - (.3 * #workers who think their boss is unethical) - (.9 * #workers who now think they have the flu))

Would it be possible to prosecute government officials for purjury, if they took an oath to uphold and defend the US Constitution, and then violated that oath?

Cody, you must expose the FED. Ask him to explain the FED. If he cannot do so, you know how inept he is.