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Sunday, August 18, 2013

White House: the Arabian Peninsula,

White House: the Arabian Peninsula, the source of the danger to our diplomatic missions 05.08.2013 | 22:55 Middle East News حجم الخط White House spokesman Jay Carney AFP Drew Angerer White House spokesman Jay Carney Mobilization of U.S. forces in the Middle East against the background of potential terrorist threats "Al-Qaeda" is preparing for a terrorist attack in the Middle East, the size of the Sept. 11 attacks .. And the continued closure of the U.S. embassy 19 Said White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters on Monday, August 5 / August that the terrorist threat, which led to the closure of several U.S. embassies and consulates, originating from the Arabian Peninsula. The spokesman said the "source of danger is the Arabian Peninsula," he said, adding that it has carried out in this region of terrorist operations, did not rule out also occur in other countries, including the United States, but did not disclose further details in this regard. Carney said: "We are dealing with the threat seriously, we have taken action because of it. We believe that a realistic threat, and we take it very seriously. We will follow the situation and we will take the necessary measures if necessary." The United States has put on alert some of its troops in the Middle East against the background of potential terrorist threats spotted through correspondence objection to "Al Qaeda". Because of that was shut down more than 20 U.S. diplomatic missions in the region. Source: "RIA Novosti" + "Russia Today"

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what is up is obama made a deal

he made a deal with the muslim brother hood
for 8 billion dollars
what is the agenda
it is the one file i posted

Obama calls for Congress to recover $ 8 billion to support the Brotherhood

Follow-up - and babysit -

Asked the U.S. Congress from President Obama refund of $ 8 billion استلمهم Shater in support of the Muslim Brotherhood against the delivery of 40% of the area of the Sinai to the Palestinians belonging to Hamas members, and what became Khairat and his cronies out of power has become Obama in trouble for not completing the transaction, and this is the critical basic position Obama, who raised the ire of members of Congress in their session last Friday.

It is noteworthy that the agreed document signed by both President Morsi and isolated deputy leader Khairat Al-Shater and Presidential Adviser on Foreign Affairs Essam mourning.

In reality is not new to the armed forces succeeded in obtaining the document and impounded in preparation for the disclosed after investigations, and will be investigated openly, and conduct administration negotiations on such a document against the recognition of isolated Morsi, while insisting forces announced the truth to the people and clear.

M. J

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Abdel Moneim sweetness said, "Robert Satloff," Executive Director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said that the Egyptian army moved to isolate the former President Mohamed Morsi, giving President Barack Obama a second chance to correct the mistakes committed in the Middle East and understand what is going on in Egypt.

Satloff explained in an interview with The Washington Times that the Obama administration erred strongly in the management of its relationship with the Muslim Brotherhood , which allowed them to act in Egypt as they wish against Hvazam on the peace process.

Brotherhood and persuaded the U.S. administration that they are able to manage the affairs of the country and that they will maintain the American and Israeli interests and the peace process, compared to hand over to Egypt them Agmoha without pressure from abroad or the army .

So Obama stood silently in front of the exclusion of former President Morsi junta led by Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, in spite of the close relationship that connects Washington was the Egyptian army.

U.S. and increased errors silence on human rights abuses and the detention of journalists and restrictions on freedom of expression and try demolition of state institutions, and carried out by the Muslim Brotherhood over the past year, and more serious this was the mismanagement of the country politically and economically.

With a sharp deterioration in the Egyptian economy, Washington has not sought to convince the Muslim Brotherhood modify their policies to save the country but sufficed Read and try to save the Brotherhood promises of providing material support and loans, but it did not work and he fell in the end Brotherhood.

Is Muslim Brotherhood working together with Amb. Chris Stevens’ assassin?

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Moses: Assassin U.S. Ambassador Mutassim in the fourth Home / International News Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 23:07 Moses: Assassin U.S. Ambassador Mutassim in the fourth mepanorama311606 revealed Media Ahmed Musa during his "people want" on the TV editing for a link between the Muslim Brotherhood and thekilled the U.S. ambassador to Libya last year, where he said: The U.S. ambassador killer within Rabaa El Adaweya protests are on strong link Boukert the Attorney General of the boy Brotherhood guide. Moussa said, addressing the American ambassador in Cairo, "The murderer U.S. ambassador Beni Ghazy on ستمبر 11, last year, is named Mohsen Azzazy, which is currently in the fourth Adaweya with Safwat Juhazy and Mohammed El-Beltagy and others of the Muslim Brotherhood, backed by the U.S. administration. Moussa pointed out that the killer is currently in Egypt to carry out terrorist operations, having taken it Shater passport.

Panorama Middle East
Moses: Assassin U.S. ambassador Mo'tassem in fourth

موسى: قاتل السفير الأمريكى معتصم فى رابعة الرئيسية / عربي دولي الاربعاء , 31 تموز 2013 - 23:07 موسى: قاتل السفير الأمريكى معتصم فى رابعة mepanorama311606كشف الإعلامى أحمد موسي خلال برنامجه “الشعب يريد” على فضائية التحرير عن وجود صلة بين جماعة الإخوان المسلمين وبين مقتل السفير الأمريكي بليبيا العام الماضي ، حيث قال: إن قاتل السفير الأمريكى ضمن معتصمى رابعة العدوية وعلى صلة قوية بخيرت الشاطر النائب العام لمرشد الإخوان . وقال موسي موجها حديثه للسفيرة الإمريكية بالقاهرة “إن قاتل السفير الأمريكى ببنى غازى يوم 11 ستمبر من العام الماضى ، يدعى محسن العزازى ، وهو موجود حاليا فى رابعة العدوية مع صفوت جحازى ومحمد البلتاجي وغيرهم من جماعة الإخوان المسلمين الذين تدعمهم الإدارة الأمريكية . وأشار موسي إلى أن القاتل موجود حاليا فى مصر لتنفيذ عمليات إرهابية ، بعد أن آخد الشاطر جواز سفره .

بانوراما الشرق الاوسط
موسى: قاتل السفير الأمريكى معتصم فى رابعة

الرئيسية / عربي دولي الاربعاء , 31 تموز 2013 - 23:07 موسى: قاتل السفير الأمريكى معتصم فى رابعة mepanorama311606كشف الإعلامى أحمد موسي خلال برنامجه “الشعب يريد” على فضائية التحرير عن وجود صلة بين جماعة الإخوان المسلمين وبين مقتل السفير الأمريكي بليبيا العام الماضي ، حيث قال: إن قاتل السفير الأمريكى ضمن معتصمى رابعة العدوية وعلى صلة قوية بخيرت الشاطر النائب العام لمرشد الإخوان . وقال موسي موجها حديثه للسفيرة الإمريكية بالقاهرة “إن قاتل السفير الأمريكى ببنى غازى يوم 11 ستمبر من العام الماضى ، يدعى محسن العزازى ، وهو موجود حاليا فى رابعة العدوية مع صفوت جحازى ومحمد البلتاجي وغيرهم من جماعة الإخوان المسلمين الذين تدعمهم الإدارة الأمريكية . وأشار موسي إلى أن القاتل موجود حاليا فى مصر لتنفيذ عمليات إرهابية ، بعد أن آخد الشاطر جواز سفره

بانوراما الشرق الاوسط
موسى: قاتل السفير الأمريكى معتصم فى رابعة

First there was Lois and Superman. Now it is Lois and Super-Conman. Any employees with evidence of crimes committed by their superiors have a duty to report it to the U.S. Congress, they will get compensation and awards under the whistle blower statutes, if their superiors try to retaliate, if they suffer any damage as whistle blowers. Don’t be complicit, don’t face prison term as an accomplice, report the crimes!

Posted on | August 17, 2013 | 14 Comments

Yesterday Trey Gowdy announced on FOX that Lois Lerner is seeking immunity in order to cooperate with Congress and spill the beans.
Until now Lois Lerner and Obama administration acted along the lines of Lois and Superman. They felt that the laws did not apply to them. Conservatives and dissidents against the Obama regime were targeted in an unholy alliance of the IRS, NSA and FEC.
As evidence mounted against Lois Lerner, she stated that she is ready to talk, but in exchange for immunity. Depending on what she is willing and able to provide the U.S. Congress, there might be a possibility of the U.S. Congress granting some immunity to Lois Lerner, striking some deal in order to fry some bigger fish.
Unfortunately for Lois Lerner she did not report timely and voluntarily, so she is not completely off the hook.
It is extremely important for federal and state employees to report to the U.S. Congress all evidence of crimes committed by their superiors. If there is no official investigation by the U.S. Congress in response to the complaint, report to the media. This web site will publish the information, so will other web sites. Please, report to this site any evidence of retaliation, write to orly.taitz@hushmail.com.
We need more information from the whistle blowers:
1. We need any and all employees of he Social Security administration who were aware of Obama using Social Security numbers not assigned to him, Obama’s failed E-verify, Obama’s failed SSNVS. We need all employees aside from Dawn Wiggins, Michael Astrue and Caroline Colvin, who saw the SS-5 of Harry Bounel, who has a copy of the SS-5 of Harry Bounel, who has any and all evidence of fraud by Obama and cover up by the top employees of the SSA. Please, write to orly.taitz@hushmail.com. If you do not hear from attorney Taitz, call 949-683-5411. Keep calling until you are able to get in touch with Orly Taitz
2. We need any and all whistle blowers with the information in regards to the top officials of the IRS/Department of Treasury covering up Obama’s use of Social Security numbers not assigned to him.
3. We need any and all employees of the FBI and Department of Justice who can provide documents, e-mails or sworn affidavits showing officials of the DOJ and FBI aiding and abetting in the cover up of Obama’s use of fabricated IDs, Stolen SSN

Notice of Contempt of the U.S. Congress by Barack Obama and Secretary of the U.S. treasury Jack Lew

Posted on | August 17, 2013 | 4 Comments

Dr. Orly Taitz, ESq

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08.17.2013
Attention
Congressman Bob Goodlatte, Chair of the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives
Congressman Darrell Issa, Chair House Oversight Committee
Congressman Trey Gowdy, Member House Oversight Committee

NOTICE OF CONTEMPT OF THE U.S. CONGRESS BY PRESIDENT OBAMA, SECRETARY OF THE U.S. TREASURY JACK LEW IN

EXCEEDING THE SOUVEREIGN DEBT CEILING SET BY THE U.S. CONGRESS, IN FALSIFYING THE REPORTS OF THE U.S. NATIONAL DEBT FROM MAY 17 UNTIL AUGUST 14, COMMITTING FRAUD IN FALSIFICATION OF SUCH RECORDS.

DEMAND FOR AN IMPEACHMENT HEARING

Honorable Congressmen,
1. U.S. Sovereign debt ceiling is set by the U.S. Congress.
2. U.S. President cannot legally exceed a debt ceiling without a consent by the U.S. Congress.
3. Obama administration incurred around 6 trillion dollars of additional debt within 4 years, running approximately 125 billion of additional debt every month.
4. On May 17, 2013 the U.S. government reached allowed debt ceiling.
5. Obama administration continued overspending. July 2013 report showed 98 billion of additional deficit, during the three months of 2013, from May 17 2013 until August 17 2013, according to the most conservative estimates U.S. government incurred additional 300 billion of sovereign debt.
6. While U.S. continued overspending and incurred roughly 300 billion of additional debt, Obama administration and the Department of Treasury showed the National debt numbers unchanged in the official reports of the U.S. Treasury, continued showing the same amount of $16,699,396,000,000 of National debt.
7. As such based on the differential between the reported monthly deficits and unchanged reports of the National debt, Obama administration has surpassed the allowed debt ceiling in and around May 18, 2013.
8. From May 18, 2013 Barack Obama, in his official capacity as a U.S. President, has been in contempt of the U.S. Congress by continuously incurring debt over the allowed limit.
9. Not only Barack Obama has incurred debt over the allowed limit, he and the Secretary of the U.S. Treasury attempted to cover up such contempt of the U.S. Congress by falsifying reports of the U.S. National debt and keeping them unchanged for a period of three months.
10. On August 1, 2013 Dr. Orly Taitz, ESQ, in her capacity as a President of the Defend Our Freedoms Foundation submitted a FOIA request to the U.S. Department of Treasury seeking any and all documentation and information of names of individuals involved in falsification of the reports of the U.S. National debt. Under 5 U.S.552 FOIA the response is due within 20 working days and is expected on August 24, 2013.
11. Such unprecedented falsification of records of the U.S. national debt may lead to a serious damage to the U.S. economy. Standard and Poor, Moody’s and other debt rating companies may reduce the U.S. sovereign debt rating yet again, for the second time in the U.S. history. First such redaction happened during the Obama administration as well. Our national debt and currency are backed by the reputation and faith and credit of the U.S. government. What reputation and what rating can we expect, if the world community sees the U.S. government as a con-artist, a charlatan, who spends as a drunken sailor and hides this spending by cooking the books and simply defrauding the Congress and world community by refusing to change the numbers, to honestly show the true extend of the debt for a period of three months? Down grading of the US sovereign debt will lead to an increase in interest assessed on the moneys borrowed by the U.S. government. Only one or two percent increase in the borrowing rate will send the U.S. economy into the downward spiral. The damage that will be sustained by the U.S. economy might exceed damage sustained during multiple wars and military conflicts. If we are to imagine the downgrading seen in a number of European countries, such as Greece, we are simply facing an economic holocaust.
12. Aforementioned fraud, falsification of financial reports of the sovereign debt of the U.S. government warrant an immediate investigation by the U.S. Congress, as those represent impeachable offences. More information is included herein, as an attachment (see FOIA request to the U.S. Department of Treasury).
Respectfully,
/s/ Dr. Orly Taitz, ESQ

Obama Played Cards as SEALS Raided Bin Laden-- Rare Reggie Love Video

Posted on the 16 August 2013 by Hughvw

Allen West, the fiery former congressman from Florida reacted to the revelation that while the Navy SEALs were risking their lives carrying out his order to raid the Bin Laden compound, and kill OBL, the Commander-in-Chief was off playing “15 games of Spades” in the residential area of the White House instead of being in the Situation Room. Obama’s former “body man” – Reggie Love – made the statement in an interview for Artists and Athletes Alliance and the video was posted on YouTube. (After Drudge Report linked to a site posting the video, it was promptly taken down by the Artists and Athletes Alliance. Copies, of course, were made We have one here for LC readers: [Hat tip to Nice Deb]

I THINK

IT IS UP TO US
YES IT WILL BE HARD BUT IF WE DONT START TO FIGHT BACK
THEY WILL BE NOTHING TO FIGHT FOR
IF WE DONT STOP OBAMA NOW THERE MAY BE NOTHING LEFT
I PRAY THAT WE ALL STOP BITCHING ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON AND START RUNNING FOR OFFICE WE ALL WILL VOTE FOR EACH OTHER TO GET IN AND ONCE WE ARE IN CHANGE EVERY THING OBAMA AND HIS TROLLS DID BACK GOD BLESS YOU ALL

The Political Process

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Running for Office

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Americans elect thousands of officials at all levels of government. The people who run for office vary greatly in terms of ideology, goals, campaign strategies, and outlooks, but all must campaign to win.

Eligibility

All federal offices have eligibility requirements, some more stringent than others. The eligibility requirements for elected federal offices are summarized in the following table.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL OFFICES
Office	Requirements
Representative	At least 25 years old, a citizen for at least 7 years, and a resident of the state he or she represents
Senator	At least 30 years old, a citizen for at least 9 years, and a resident of the state he or she represents
President and Vice President	At least 35 years old, a natural-born citizen, a U.S. resident for at least 14 years

Traits of Office Seekers

Most elected officials are older, white males and usually wealthier than the average citizen. In the last few decades, more women and minorities have taken office at the state and federal levels, but they hold office in disproportionately low numbers. Following the 2002 elections, for example, just sixty-two women served as members of the House. After the 2004 elections, only one African American served in the Senate. The homogeneity of officeholders does not reflect the diversity of the population of the United States.

Professional, Ambitious, and Driven

Most people who run for office are professionals, such as businesspeople, doctors, and, above all, lawyers. Blue-collar workers and manual laborers occasionally run for office, but not in proportion to their numbers. Because they are predominantly professionals, candidates are, on the whole, more educated than the average citizen.
All office seekers, however, are ambitious. Running for office—even a low-level one—is extremely demanding. Only people with a strong commitment to winning will put up with the intense schedule of campaigning. At higher levels, candidates face even more challenges.

Example: Presidential candidates often campaign for eighteen hours a day. But the last few days of a presidential campaign are particularly grueling. Candidates give up sleep to campaign nonstop for the last few days. At the end of the 2000 campaign, Democrat Al Gore campaigned for forty-eight hours straight, attending rallies at all hours of the day. His opponent, Republican George W. Bush, followed a similarly grueling schedule.

Presidential Candidates

The longest, most difficult, most expensive, and most visible campaigns are those for president. The process begins when a candidate chooses to run. Then he or she must win the party nomination, endure the primaries, attend the national convention, and, ultimately, campaign in the general election.

Choosing to Run

Candidates usually spend the two years before the first primary raising money, cultivating support from important party activists, and getting their name known by the public. Many people spend a number of months preparing to run for office only to eventually decide not to run because they cannot generate enough support or they find the process too demanding.

Winning the Nomination

After candidates enter the race, they must fight for the party’s nomination with the other candidates. Before 1972, party leaders chose nominees through negotiation and compromise. Since the early 1970s, the parties have opened up the nomination process to voters through primary elections: The winner of a primary becomes the party’s nominee. In a closed primary, only party members may vote; most states hold this type of primary. In an open primary, all voters, regardless of party, may vote as long as they participate in only one primary.
In the presidential campaign, a candidate must win a majority of convention delegates in order to win the nomination. Each state holds either a primary or caucuses (meetings of party members to select a candidate). Candidates win a number of delegates based on how many popular votes they receive in these primaries; these delegates go to their party’s national convention to vote for the party’s nominee. The candidate with the most delegates wins the nomination. Superdelegates are prominent party members (including elected officials and party organization leaders) who automatically get to vote in the national convention. Winning delegates also helps candidates raise money: The more delegates they win, the more legitimate they appear as contenders. The candidate who appears to have the lead is called the front-runner.

The Big Mo
Momentum—dubbed “the big mo” by President George H. W. Bush—is crucial in the primary campaign. Supporters will often abandon a candidate who appears to be faltering. Momentum seems to have a life of its own: A candidate who has momentum surges forward, even if other candidates have more money or endorsements. Often, a candidate who gets momentum early can run away with the race. In most presidential campaigns, the eventual winner is apparent long before the final primaries.

Front-Loading Primaries

Over the past few election cycles, many states have moved their primaries up to an earlier date, a process called front-loading. Due to front-loading, the nominations are decided early, usually by the end of March, even though the national conventions do not meet until late summer. States do this in order to maximize the impact they have on the nomination. States with primaries toward the end of the campaign have little impact because one candidate has emerged as the clear winner. Front-loading also limits the time in which party members disagree about candidates and potential nominees, allowing the party to unite in preparation for the general election.

Example: In 1988, a group of southern states agreed to hold their primaries on the same day, early in the campaign, in order to increase the chance of nominating a moderate southerner. Since then, many states have held primaries on the same date in March, now known as Super Tuesday, during the election year.

The National Convention

Every four years, the major parties hold massive conventions, whose major purpose is to choose the party’s nominees for president and vice president. Delegates from across the country arrive, meet with party leaders, and vote on a number of matters. The credentials committee established by each party decides which delegates are legitimate and therefore allowed to participate.

Delegate Controversy
Most of the time, certification by the credentials committee is a formality. Every now and then, however, a dispute arises that forces the credentials committee to make unpleasant choices. At the 1964 Democratic convention, for example, two different slates of delegates claimed to represent Mississippi: an all-white group opposed to civil rights and a mixed-race group supporting civil rights. In this case, the credentials committee accepted the pro–civil rights group, but in doing so, they alienated many southern whites.

Parties officially nominate their candidates at national conventions. Delegates chosen in primaries gather together and vote for the party’s nominees; they also approve their party’s platform. In theory, conventions could be bitterly fought affairs, but in practice, the voting is a formality: By that point, the party’s nominee has become clear. Conventions have become highly staged and scripted and serve primarily to rally the party behind the nominees.

The General Election Campaign

The general election commences after the conventions. Candidates from Republican, Democratic, and independent parties vie for votes by giving speeches, shaking hands, holding rallies, proposing policies, courting the media, and debating one another. In modern campaigns, the media relentlessly follows candidates and polls likely voters, so coverage often seems akin to sports reporting on pennant races. Many voters rely heavily on the debates to make their choice.

Debates in the Television Age
Although presidential candidates have debated for a long time, the television age changed the character of debates. In 1960, the debates were broadcast for the first time on television. Many people were drawn to the visual appeal of John F. Kennedy: He appeared attractive, athletic, and confident, while Nixon (who was suffering from the flu) appeared uncertain and unattractive. Many famous moments in recent political history occurred during the debates. In 1980, for example, Republican Ronald Reagan began his attack on Democrat Jimmy Carter by saying, “There you go again,” to thunderous applause. George H. W. Bush, meanwhile, hurt himself in the televised presidential debates when he repeatedly looked at his watch while Bill Clinton was speaking. Even though Bush was merely timing Clinton’s speech, many viewers misinterpreted the action as a reflection of boredom and disinterest, which led to drop in the polls for Bush.

The Electoral College

The Electoral College officially decides the presidential election. Each state has the same number of electoral votes as it has total seats in Congress. In most states, all of the state’s electoral votes are awarded to the presidential candidate who receives the most popular votes in that state, whereas the losing candidates receive none. Presidential candidates, therefore, usually focus their energies on winning the popular vote in the large states that have many electoral votes or in states in which the voters are deeply divided. Republicans stand little chance of winning liberal California and New York, for example, and Democrats are no longer popular in conservative Texas, but both parties have spent millions of dollars on campaigns in recent presidential elections in the populous swing states of Florida and Ohio.

Campaign Finance Reform

Political campaigns, especially presidential ones, cost a lot of money to run. During the 2004 presidential race, for example, both major party candidates spent more than $100 million. Generally, the candidate with the bigger war chest tends to win the race. Campaign finance laws limit the amount of money people and corporations may donate to a campaign, as well as dictate how candidates may spend that money.

Early Attempts at Regulating Campaign Finance

For much of American history, there were no regulations at all on campaign finance: Anyone could give as much as he or she wished, and candidates could spend all they had in any way they saw fit. Two landmark laws in the early twentieth century regulated campaign finance for the first time:

The corrupt practices acts: This series of laws, starting in 1925, limited expenditures by congressional candidates and controlled corporate contributions to candidates.
The Hatch Act: Passed in 1939, this act limited the political actions of federal civil servants and restricted contributions by political groups.

The Reforms of the 1970s

The 1970s saw the first significant campaign finance reforms. In 1971, Congress passed the Federal Elections Campaign Act (FECA), which began to substantially regulate campaign contributions. It limited spending on media advertisements, required disclosure of all donations over $100, and restricted the amount of money candidates could donate to their own campaigns.

Watergate and the 1974 Reforms

The Watergate scandal exposed a wide range of illegal activities being performed by the Nixon Administration, among them campaign finance law violations. For example, the Nixon reelection campaign had a large “slush fund” of cash to be used for covert purposes. In response to these revelations, Congress toughened campaign finance regulations by amending FECA and by doing the following:

Creating the Federal Election Commission, an independent regulatory agency that monitors campaign finance
Introducing public financing for presidential campaigns (both primary and general election campaigns); candidates who qualify can receive assistance in paying for their campaigns
Imposing limits on campaign spending by presidential candidates who accept federal funding
Limiting contributions to campaigns (no person can donate more than $2,000 to a candidate in an election and no more than $25,000 total to all campaigns; political groups were limited to $5,000 per candidate)
Requiring that campaigns disclose all contributions

In 1976, Congress allowed businesses, unions, and political groups to form political action committees (PACs) in order to give money to candidates. PACs are significant because they allow a variety of organizations to donate money to campaigns. Also, although each person can only donate $5,000 to a PAC, he or she may donate $5,000 to as many PACs as he or she wishes. The PACs can then, in turn, donate the money to the campaigns.

Loopholes in the Reforms

Since the 1970s, campaigners have found a number of ways around the reforms of the 1970s:

Soft money: The new laws placed few limits on political parties and PACs. Although these groups could not give unlimited contributions to campaigns, they could spend an unlimited amount of money (known as soft money) on such activities as voter education, registration drives, and getting out the vote.

Example: In 2002, several wealthy donors, including Haim Saban, whose $7 million donation was the largest in history, gave money to the Democratic National Committee to build a new headquarters.

Independent expenditures: In Buckley v. Valeo (1976), the Supreme Court ruled that, based on the First Amendment, a candidate may spend his or her own money in whatever way he or she wishes. This means that wealthy candidates may legally donate millions of dollars to their own campaigns. Individuals and groups, for example, can spend as much as they wish on issue advertising. Such ads cannot directly say “vote for X” or “vote against X,” but they can say virtually anything else.

Example: Most issue ads are clearly designed to sway voters. An ad supporting a candidate may say flattering things about the candidate and conclude by saying, “Call X and tell her you appreciate her work.” An attack ad can portray a candidate very negatively and finish by saying, “Call Y and tell him he’s wrong.”

Bundling: This is the practice of collecting donations from a number of people, then sending them together as a large payment to the candidate. The large donations might make a candidate feel indebted to the people giving the money.

McCain-Feingold Bill

For much of the 1990s, Senators Republican John McCain and Democrat Russ Feingold fought to reform campaign finance laws, aiming at restricting or banning soft money. In 2002, however, the two men finally generated enough support to pass the McCain-Feingold bill, now called the Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act. The House passed the bill as the Shays-Meehan Act, and President George W. Bush signed it into law. This act placed more stringent restrictions on campaign finance by doing the following:

Banning all soft money donations to the national party organizations
Limiting the time period during which independent groups can run issue ads

The new law did not ban soft money donations to local and state parties, although it did limit the amount of such donations. It also increased the amount of money an individual could donate to $4,000 and upped the limit on donations to all campaigns to $95,000 in each two-year election cycle. Many political scientists think that the bill might ultimately weaken political parties and strengthen independent groups, which can still raise and spend large amounts of money.

How to Run for Political Office

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So you want to run for office--"get into the world of politics?" Many qualified candidates fail to reach their goals because they make the same mistakes. Major problems can be solved by drawing up a plan to follow during the campaign, in effect, a "road map to victory". A campaign plan allows you to know where the pitfalls and strengths lie. It can even give a healthy estimate on funds needed to achieve victory and where to find it. These are some tips and guides to help candidates run a more effective campaign. Check into how to get started in local politics there are several options and steps.

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Make sure you really want to run for political office and that your family is willing. If you have younger kids, make sure they understand that mom or dad may be a little more busy in the near future.
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Figure out your budget. Talk to officials within your political party to see to what extent (if at all) the local or national party will provide financial assistance. Determine what you'll be able to contribute out of your own pocket.
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Find a capable core of individuals to build your campaign around. This will likely consist of people like a chief of staff, a fundraising director, a public relations director, and the such.
- The exact scope and makeup of your staff will depend on many factors, including your hiring budget and the level of office you're running for.
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Research issues in the district you're running in and brainstorm with your core..
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Research your opponent(s).
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Develop your message, your logo and a simple memorable campaign slogan.
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Get access to your party's database. In addition, any other consumer demographics you can find or buy. Database, database, database. Everything always goes back to the database.
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Develop a fund-raising plan about mailings, speaking, etc.
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Send out requests, telephone and meet with major party contributors for initial contributions to fuel the beginning campaign.

Send out requests, telephone and meet with major party contributors for initial contributions to fuel the beginning campaign.
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Generate an initial campaign literature print piece with your background and picture.
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Order stacks of donor envelopes with a volunteer form printed right on them.
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Have your Web site set up and ready with ability to collect money and gather voter data before you formally announce.
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Make your announcement at an event with the maximum press coverage possible.
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Get petitions signed and delivered on time.
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Develop additional graphics, posters, print materials, etc.
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Investigate multi-media video, TV, Web, etc.
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Coordinate letter writing campaigns to the editors.
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Prepare for debates and interviews (practice seriously).
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Organize and motivate volunteers: Phone banking addressing envelopes, house parties, door-to-door etc. Most campaigns are won on the ground.

I CALL FOR EVERY ONE TO REPORT HER TO GET FIRED FOR BE IN A RACISTMSNBC Joy Reid Tells Rand Paul to take Deep Breath Before He Talks about Race; My advice to Joy – Take a flying leap! Read more: http://newsninja2012.com/msnbc-joy-reid-tells-rand-paul-to-take-deep-breath-before-he-talks-about-race-my-advice-to-joy-take-a-flying-leap-2013-08-17/#ixzz2cKyMpH3o Follow us: @newsninja2012 on Twitter | newsninja2012 on Facebook

Hey, Melissa and Joy. Take a flying leap. Anyone and everyone can and should be a part of the conversation about race and anything else they care to participate in. You don’t want a conversation about race, you want to dictate. More and more Americans are wise to the race card, gender card and the rest of your playbook. Distract from the mess at hand. Made up emotion over fact. Searching for any reason at all to be offended.

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American taxpayers…did you know Obama is getting ready to attack Syria on behalf of al-Qaeda jihadists?

New Centcom underground war room in Amman for US intervention in Syria. Who’s next – Egypt?

DEBKA Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, was in Amman this week to inaugurate the Centcom’s Forward Command in Jordan manned by 273 US officers. The US Air Force command section is in direct communication with the US, Israeli, Jordanian and Saudi Air Force headquarters ready for an order by President Barack Obama to impose a partial no-fly zone over Syrian air space.

Another section is designed to coordinate operations between US and Jordanian special forces, as well as the units trained in commando combat by US instructors in Jordan. A closed section houses CIA personnel who control the work of US agents going in and out of Syria and also a communications center.

There are today some 1,000 US military personnel in the Hashemite Kingdom, plus a squadron of F-16 fighters and several Patriot anti-missile batteries strung along the Jordanian-Syrian border to shield Jordanian and American bases and the capital, Amman.

Obama’s final decision on US military intervention – consisting of a no fly and a buffer zone in Syria – is expected in the coming two to three weeks, depending on Dempsey’s recommendations upon his return to Washington after checking out preparations in Israel and Jordan. In neither operation will US boots touch Syrian soil.

The buffer zone in the south up to Damascus would be captured by 3,000 al-Qaeda-linked FSA rebels trained in special operations tactics and armed by US forces in Jordan.