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Sundown in America
27 September, 2008 | joanie-f

Posted on 09/27/2008 8:24:25 AM PDT by joanie-f

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America is facing the most dangerous crisis in the history of our nation. It is not simply an economic crisis. It is a crisis whose outcome may well determine whether America continues to survive as a representative republic ... and whether America remains strong enough to face the massing, determined enemy outside of her borders.

The ‘economic’ portion of this crisis did not occur by accident. It occurred, in large part, as a result of leftist ‘social engineers’ who are intent on circumventing the Constitution to use pretended altruism in order to expand their power and further implement their left-leaning ideological agenda. And they cannot succeed unless the noble foundations upon which our republic was built are completely dismantled.

The current economic crisis, and all of its ramifications, represent a giant step in that insidiously evil crusade.

This economic meltdown is occurring largely as a result of socialist special interests pressuring their friends in congress to relax the underwriting standards for home mortgages. Those friends in congress used all manner of grotesque extortion and shakedown techniques, made legal through changes in law (most notably the Community Reinvestment Act), to pressure the banking/mortgage industry to grant hundreds of thousands of loans to low-income and minority citizens whose economic backgrounds exhibited little or no ability to repay those loans.

From the Ludwig von Mises Institute’s The CRA Scam and its Defenders:

When the CRA was created during the Carter administration, the administration also funded with tax dollars numerous ‘community groups’ that have helped the Fed, the Comptroller of the Currency, and other federal regulatory agencies to enforce the act. Under the CRA, if a bank wants to make virtually any change in its business operations — merging, opening up a new branch, getting into a new line of business — it must first prove to regulators that it has made ‘enough’ loans to the government's preferred borrowers. The (partially) tax-funded ‘community groups’ like ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) can file petitions with regulators that stop the bank's activities in their tracks, perhaps defeating them altogether. The banks routinely buy off ACORN and other ‘community groups’ by giving them millions of dollars as well as promising to make even more dubious loans.

Yes, there were other contributors to this meltdown, but years of such pressure and pandering to special interests were the major contributing factor in the crisis we are facing today (and tomorrow ... and beyond).

One of those special interest groups that participated broadly in this dramatic change in banking/mortgage procedures was indeed ACORN (the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now), one of the largest radical left-wing groups in America.

Barack Obama’s affiliation with ACORN is longstanding and deep. He ran an ACORN-sponsored massive voter registration effort (which was later accused, and continues to be accused, of engaging in massive voter fraud). He later became a trainer for the group, as well as its lawyer in numerous election law cases. He received strong financial support from ACORN in all of his election campaigns, and his affiliation with the group and its radical activities remains strong today.

Fast forward to September 26, 2008:

Many involved in the current congressional negotiations on the economic bailout proposal are attempting to make the public aware that the proposal being pushed by the democrats would have a large portion of the taxpayer-funded ‘bailout’ money diverted to whom?

ACORN.

Is the public becoming aware of this fact? No. Why? Because those in congress who are attempting to sound the alert are being righteously ignored by the mainstream media.

Lindsey Graham (R-SC) stated today, … this deal that’s on the table now is not a very good deal. Twenty percent of the money that should go to retire debt that will be created to solve this problem winds up in a housing organization called ACORN that is an absolute ill-run enterprise, and I can’t believe we would take money away from debt retirement to put it in a housing program that doesn’t work.

Wrap your minds around this concept, if you can.

Our current economic crisis threatens America’s existence on five major fronts:

(1) It threatens to plunder from the American taxpayers for generations to come, reducing their standard of living, threatening their hard-earned retirement security, and placing debt upon the shoulders of their children not yet born. And why? In order to correct the ‘errors’ made by our leadership, and brought about by the pressures of special interest groups.

(2) It is already succeeding in nationalizing major sectors of American private enterprise, in the banking and insurance industries ... with more to come.

(3) No matter the bailout plan that is adopted, more government regulation over the private sector will be enacted, dramatically increasing bureaucratic government interference in the free market system – i.e., placing yet another socialist anchor around the neck of our capitalist system.

(4) No matter the bailout plan that is adopted, our national debt will increase beyond our ability to pay it down, to the point where our national priorities will, of necessity, be transformed from one in which our safety, security and sovereignty take a perilous second place to our need to merely pay down the money that we borrowed to get ourselves out of this economic meltdown.

(5) Unless those who played an activist role in fomenting this crisis are sought out, investigated, and prosecuted where called for, and unless the citizenry demands an accounting and a broad excising of the corruption in their leadership, once the dust settles -- and it will settle, temporarily, after any bailout program takes effect -- nothing will change. No reform will occur. And our future will be filled with more of the same -- adding to our debt, taking away from our liberties, and putting our survival in jeopardy.

Now reflect back on the fact that the current leader in the race for the presidency has had, and continues to have, close activist ties with a radical organization that played a major role in the above cataclysm.

Now ask yourself this important question:

Why is ninety-nine percent of the American electorate unaware of that connection?

President Bush delivered an address to the nation two nights ago. The subject of that address was the current economic crisis.

In his attempt to explain the causes of this crisis, he insinuated that it all started because America’s economy was considered so healthy that it attracted investors from all over the world. As a result, banks and financial institutions were awash in money, and that state of affairs planted the seed for this debacle.

Our President offered up the greatest whitewash of the reasons for this catastrophe imaginable.

John McCain and Barack Obama participated in the first of four televised presidential debates tonight. Because of recent developments, despite the fact that foreign policy was scheduled to be the topic of the debate, much of their debate centered on our economic ills.

Barack Obama pointed the finger of blame for those ills at 'eight years of Bush economic policies -- policies that were embraced by John McCain.'

Did John McCain refute that argument by finally educating the American public regarding his opponent’s personal affiliation with a radical leftwing organization that played a significant role in creating the sub prime debacle? No, he simply spoke in platitudes about how we must all work together, in a bipartisan way, in order to solve this monumental problem.

I am aware (as are many of you) of the major causes of this crisis. And if I am aware of the part that Obama and those of his political ideology played in this catastrophe, surely my President and my candidate are as well.

What is keeping them from making that association a major issue in this election?

At the bottom of this travesty (the magnitude of which I don’t believe we have seen in either our or our parents’ lifetimes) are four crucial, potentially deadly, considerations:

(1) The virtually unbridled power of the mainstream media – who routinely turn our focus (because we allow them to) toward superficial nonsense, and away from information that would be extraordinarily dangerous to those whose ideology they share.

(2) The fact that, even during their deliberations in attempting to solve this economic crisis, most of the democrats in Washington still do not consider the safety and prosperity of the people of this country to be their main focus. Their main focus, even in these troubling times, is the amassing of power and the implementation of a leftist ideological agenda. Why else, when the economic (and possibly physical) safety and security of every American is hanging in the balance, would they still be attempting to divert a large portion of this gargantuan, taxpayer-funded bailout into the pockets of a left-leaning organization bent on social engineering (and an organization that played an activist role in the catastrophe to begin with)?

(3) If republicans in congress resort to compromise, as they have so often done over the past eighteen years, they will have committed the final betrayal. They will have saddled the American taxpayer with an unbearable burden – in the form of financial extortion, the crumbling of our capitalist system through the nationalization of private enterprise, and the granting of oversight powers to the government that were never envisioned by our Founders – all of which conditions are expressly forbidden by our Constitution. Individual liberty will be the major casualty – with security and sovereignty to follow, a distant, but definite, second.

(4) Congress, bowing to the enormous pressure of powerful, radical left-wing special interest groups, started this crisis by pressuring, in an entirely unconstitutional manner, the banking/mortgage industry to do what their special interest lobbyists wanted. Yet among the major end results of any temporary bailout will be the granting of significantly more 'oversight' powers, this time made legal by 'post-meltdown' legislation. The government will be granted enormous additional power to look over the shoulder of private industry and dictate the parameters under which it can function. Talk about rewarding crime, and positioning the country for more of the same ... now legalized ... much deeper, and much more threatening to our capitalist foundations.

I have little faith that the electorate will recognize the genuine nature of the man they are about to elect to the presidency. The media will not allow it. And the citizenry is too lazy to look beyond the mainstream media for answers.

I have little faith that our ‘leadership’ in Washington will once again begin to represent the best interests of the people. The corruption is too deep, and the power of special interests is too unwieldy and unaccountable, and growing moreso every day.

There are enemies at the gate. Enemies of the sort that the world has never known – who see it as their destiny to conform us to their image, or see us dead. When they decide to break down that gate in a brutal manner that goes far beyond the taking of three thousand innocent lives in two skyscrapers, an office building, and a commercial airplane, they will find little resistance. Not because the people within the gates weren’t once rugged individualists who valued freedom ... but because they no longer are.

I pray, fervently and daily, that I am wrong, or that He will somehow intervene.

~ joanie


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To: Quix
At first I was horrified, but it seemed that Biden’s deadly weapons did not prosper ("sharper than any two-edged sword" indeed!). Many MSMs are declaring her the winner!

GLORY BE TO GOD!!!

301 posted on 10/02/2008 11:12:02 PM PDT by oprahstheantichrist (The MSM is a demonic stronghold, PLEASE pray accordingly. 2 Cor. 10:3-5)
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To: oprahstheantichrist

PRAISE GOD FOR THAT!

It may be that God will intensify her obvious qualities and HIS anointing on her closer to the election.

Wisely, avoiding her peaking before then.

The MSM and other powers that be are increasingly fit to be tied over her. So, there’s also no need to wind them up maximally this ‘early.’


302 posted on 10/03/2008 12:40:38 AM PDT by Quix (POL LDRS GLOBALIST QUOTES: #76 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2031425/posts?page=77#77)
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To: oprahstheantichrist; All; SunkenCiv; Joya; iThinkBig; Las Vegas Dave

Some gleanings from ATS:

http://www.nworeport.com/ussends.htm

About the US purportedly sending $800 BILLION in new AMERO currency to China.

. . . mention of our $2.5 TRILLION debt to China.

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ATS THREAD about bank closures and martial law:

http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread397275/pg1

source:

http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message623636/pg1

October 2, 2008
Hawk

EMERGENCY ALERT

[Quix: The following was originally in all CAPS and my ‘sentence case’ function did not work so what you see is what you get]

after receiving a flood of information from various sources on wednesday 10/1/2008 and careful consideration of all economic, geo-political, military, intelligence, and spiritual aspects of the current situation of the united states and the world i sought the Lord Jesus in prayer to ask him if i should sound this watchman’s warning to those who have ears to hear and eyes to see.

the answer to fulfill the requirements of the watchman’s job to warn of any and all potential or probable threats to the people came through loud and clear. i do not know 100% if the following will happen but then no warning of this magnitude can always be 100%. this is not....”thus sayeth the Lord” .

i strongly urge all to take this to the Lord in prayer and to decide for yourselves, as free men and women in america, these united states, what actions, if any, you should take or not take. you are ,as i said, free men and women endowed by your creator with inalienable rights to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. you have the right to protect yourselves and your families and in that regard i offer the following warning and information.

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the warning

there is strong indication that a “bank holiday” under a declaration of an economic emergency may be declared in the u.s. sometime within the next 2 weeks and possibly as early as saturday 10/4/2008.

the information indicates that it may be announced to last a week or two and that all banks and financial institutions will close during that period. no access to your deposits will be possible, atms will not work, credit cards will not work, and brokerage accounts will not be accessible either.

this would be done under a state of martial law though troops may not appear on all streets immediately under the faint hope that the populace will simply accept these matters, but the banks and financial institutions will be heavily guarded whether overtly visible or not.

if riots or civil upheaval break out, which of course would be expected in many locales, then you will see troops, law enforcement officers, swat teams, private security contractors, and even federally authorized u.s. government, state government, and local government workers operating under the regional military governors or fema continutity of government controllers to attempt to put down the riots and upheval with sanctioned any force necessary.

full implementation of all 500 + executive orders and presidential decision directives already extant after the 911 attacks prompted their invocation by the president, plus any standing orders under fema cog plans or military plans under the current versions of “rex 84” ......”garden plot”.....or “cable splicer” will be carried out.

expect curfews , check points, restrictions on travel, confiscation of food, water, transportation, weapons, communcations, homes for billetting troops, all money, and shoot to kill orders if the regional military governor deems it necessary. organization of civillian work gangs and even transport to concentration camps will be seen if events go as the military and fema planners have expected.

data points, converging factors, and caveats

1. confirmation from back channel sources of movement by those units which establish command and control apparatus for martial law has indicated that orders for establishment of all necessary command, communications, and control mechanisms is already underway and as this appears on 10/2/2008 they should be ready to issue all orders to any troops, law enforcement, government, or private contractors needed to effect immediate martial law.

all that is required is a “green light” from whoever runs this country at this time or from the president.

2. indications that the banking debacle is even more serious and much larger than is being stated by the u.s. government officials is now coming from numerous sources. it has world wide implications.

3. numerous reports of troop movements and military flights of unusual nature are coming into steve quayle, myself, and others.

4. numerous reports from hams and others that monitor military communications confirm some unusual hf activity in many parts of the u.s. including in remote areas that no such comm has been heard from before.

5. reports from numerous sources to steve quayle about the “bank holiday” have been coming into him steadily and they do contain some specific but not officially verified reports that one of the largest banks in america has already informed their branch managers that a “bank holiday” may take place and that signs for branch windows may already be made telling bank customers that the banks will be closed for a certain period of time and that no deposits or transactions will be possible til then. many local or smaller banks may not yet have any indication of any of this information nor if they did would they admit it.

6. first hand report to steve quayle from one of the top precious metal dealers in the world ......that the majority of their physical gold and platinum bullion and coins were purchased wednesday 10/1/2008 by a few huge players from asia and that they could even sell more if they can obtain it from other sources.

they are sold out of all physical gold and platinum and their silver was sold out weeks ago as steve reported with the exception of a small quantity of fractional gold.

7. continued scuttlebutt about and the evident hunger by tptb for a false flag or real flag allowed terror event possibly involving nuclear weapons to hit u.s. cities including possibly nyc and d.c. during the first weeks of october has continued to percolate and intensify, though publicly on tv and radio of msm it has been quieted. possible pakistani controlled “aq or other jihaddi” actors may carry it out.....attempts to link iran, syria, and pakistan to the attack will probably surface regardless of who sanctioned it.

8. an early timed emergency alert from the web bot project creators says that their data is still strongly indicating that for 10/7/2008 a huge major event which involves possible economic collapse and military involvement may occur. they have been prediciting this in their reports for almost a year and have recently detailed their indications from their predictive model space on coast to coast am radio and other radio programs and as well as on george ure’s urban survival web site and on half past human web site.

they have been highly accurate on many events well in advance but see their own caveats on their accuracy and judge for yourselves.

9. strong indications from china , russia, and european banks that if the u.s. does not pay them off for their piles of worthless tranches of securitized mortgages and derivative oriented instruments ....perhaps even in gold.....that dire consequences may happen. this is all over the world press and the language from those international sources is ratcheting up.

10. uncannily timed appearance of the russian peter the great flotilla in the atlantic headed for venezuela , russian naval manuevers ongoing with japanese navy, new deals struck with south korea, and chinese meeeting with japan at the “warm springs” meeting all bolster the above and portend formation eventually of the “kings of the east” and of the hook being in the jaw of gog of magog.

11. prophetic dreams and visions are being had by millions in the u.s. and around the world concerning military conflicts, civil war in the u.s., economic collapses, and even the return of fallen angels and nephilim, anakim, and rephaim. many of these are pouring in to steve quayle and others. personally i have seen some visions of the near future myself as have others i know very well.

there are extreme supernatural implications involving all of the above and the warning. if you miss that you will not understand why it is happening or how it might progress. read the bible about the fall of the economic babylon, the destruction of damascus, the gog magog war, and all of the revelations of Jesus to john of patmos. read mathew 24, read ezekiel 38 & 39, read daniel and all of the prophets.

12. once again this is meant as a watchman’s warning and you should take this to the Lord in prayer. your response to it and any actions or reactions to this information are your own.

what some i know are doing

1. praying for protection and guidance to Lord Jesus christ

2. many are selling their securities and taking large % of their money out of their banks while some others are taking enough for say a month.

3. last minute purchasing of quantities of food , water and purification supplies, purchasing of fire arms and ammo, nbc gear, medical supplies, gasoline (which is already short in the south east) , and camping equipment and tools.

4. many are bugging out for at least a few days or a week...at which time they will review the situation......many i know are leaving friday after work or early saturday. some are making last minute preparations for protection of their homes to shelter in......and some i know are taking off for good to their prepared remote shelters or homes or to their homes in foreign countries

5. what you do is between you and the Lord. use your own judgement based upon that relationship with him. if you do not have a relationship with the Lord Jesus christ, then repent and ask him to come into your life and protect and guide you.

all glory to Lord Jesus, and i have fulfilled my obligations to him for now regarding this warning to you.

may he protect us all from evil and use us where he needs us.

Hawk

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CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER ALREADY OFFICIAL ENDORSED

NORTH AMERICAN UNION:

SOURCE:

http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/20081002154355/myblog/myblog/prime-minister-harper-has-already-officially-endorses-north-american-union.html

ATS THREAD:

http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread397308/pg1

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ATS THREAD:

COMMITTEE OF 300

http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread397341/pg1

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UK CROP CIRCLE WITH BAR CODE AND CROSS:

http://www.earthfiles.com/news.php?ID=1480&category=Environment

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SCIENTISTS CHALLENGE EINSTEIN ABOUT FASTER THAN LIGHT TRAVEL:

http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread366796/pg1

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dats all folks


303 posted on 10/03/2008 3:00:40 AM PDT by Quix (POL LDRS GLOBALIST QUOTES: #76 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2031425/posts?page=77#77)
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To: Quix

It is not Obama’s arrogance toward the electorate that will bring him down, it is his arrogance toward the living GOD.

Notice how he never corrects anyone when they say “Obamessiah”? That is the one derisive attack he never addresses. Read Daniel Chapter 4. This is what I feel I was lead to after fasting and praying for Sarah.


304 posted on 10/04/2008 3:47:53 AM PDT by GWMcClintock (Right after Lib Democrats, the most dangerous politicians are country club Republicans. T. Sowell)
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To: GWMcClintock

EXCELLENT POINTS.

THX.


305 posted on 10/05/2008 10:12:20 PM PDT by Quix (POL LDRS GLOBALIST QUOTES: #76 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2031425/posts?page=77#77)
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To: GWMcClintock; iThinkBig; DarthVader

The following link is far from cheery.

It’s more horrific than any such prediction I’ve read.

So, click the link ONLY if it’s truly something you feel led to do and can handle it.

I think it’s from a Mormon who committed suicide and was purportedly told they had to come back and correct their life:

http://www.vinesbranch.com/view/?pageID=211396.


306 posted on 10/06/2008 7:44:46 PM PDT by Quix (POL LDRS GLOBALIST QUOTES: #76 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2031425/posts?page=77#77)
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