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Buffett Says The U.S. Is In Midst Of An 'Economic Pearl Harbor'

Frank Connelly -- Bloomberg News
"We have a negative feedback cycle going on right now," Buffett said, according to a transcript of the interview on CNBC's Web site. "We have fear which leads to people not wanting to spend, and not wanting to make investments. And that leads to more fear" ...


N.Y. Times In Accord Under Which Slim To Invest $250 Mln

Robert Daniel -- Wall Street Journal
New York Times Co. reached an agreement under which entities controlled by Carlos Slim will invest in the New York media company through issues of debt and equity. The companies controlled by the Mexican telecommunications investor agreed to buy $250 million of senior unsecured notes due 2015 with detachable warrants ...


Citigroup In Pieces

Michael Maiello and David Serchuk -- Forbes
Citigroup is coming undone. It lost $20 billion in 2008, with the prospect for billions more to be lost in the upcoming quarter. Virtually nothing in the firm works, and it's given up majority control of its crown jewel, Smith Barney, to rival Morgan Stanley. Now the bank has had to split into "good bank/bad bank" entities because, says CEO Vikram Pandit, the old core Citicorp would have been profitable without all the other units weighing it down ...


Dumb And Dumber

Tony D'Altorio -- Bourbon & Bayonets
Individual investors need to remember where the "sage" advice is coming from that they receive on media outlets such as CNBC. It comes from Wall Street. At 2007's year-end, the five largest Wall Street securities firms paid their employees $66 billion in bonuses. All of these bonuses came from phantom "profits" that we've since discovered to actually be huge losses ...


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EU Says IE Violates Antitrust

Richard Koman -- ZD Net
The evidence gathered during the investigation leads the European Commission to believe that the tying of Internet Explorer with Windows, which makes Internet Explorer available on 90% of the world's PCs, distorts competition on the merits between competing web browsers insofar as it provides Internet Explorer with an artificial distribution advantage which other web browsers are unable to match. The Commission is concerned that through the tying, Microsoft shields Internet Explorer from head to head competition with other browsers which is detrimental to the pace of product innovation and to the quality of products which consumers ultimately obtain ...


Intel Cuts Processor Prices Up To 48 Pct-Bloomberg

Bijoy Koyitty -- Reuters
The price of Celeron 570 processors, designed for laptops, dropped 48 percent to $70 whereas one of the company's quad-core desktop-computer models, which have four processors on one piece of silicon, dropped 40 percent to $316, the news agency said ...


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Rants & Raves from Our Readers

This new section is the equivalent of a newspaper's "Letters to the Editor" Section. Here, we will run and respond to e-mails from those who love us and those who hate us (we don't expect to hear much from those who couldn't care less). The names attributed to the comments were the names provided by the sender. You may use a nom de plume, if you wish to remain anonymous.

First, a few of the nice ones ...

In response to his subscription to The March Report Daily Alert, Bill wrote:

"Thanks for this mail. This should make good reading for a long time to come."

Charlie in Oakland, CA wrote:

Thank You, Thank You and Thank You for such a powerful article. The information that You have made available to me is Awesome, Informative and Timely.
     I just want You to know that I am forwarding this information to "My Posse" who are a number of Guys that I have been playing tennis with, on Saturdays for 30 years. This group consist of Lawyers, Doctors, Business Owners, College Instructors and Teachers and most importantly faithfull Saturday morning tennis Players.
     I know that they will be "Blessed" just as I have been over the past several days with the information that YOU took time out of Your day to send to me.
     Have a Great 2009 and beyond

Judy, a member of our Yahoo group, wrote:

A birth certificate from Hawaii only means somenone filed for one --not that he was born there--how stupid do we appear--where's the one with the doctor, his license, address, etc??

M.T. posted this to our "blogged" ratings page:

Excellent overview of the news. Reports on issues others are afraid to do.

A reader who wishes to be referred to by the nom de plume "browneyedgirl" writes:

Love you Robert March! I look forward each and every day to The March Report. I love your style of writing ... straight forward and professional and love the occasional humor! Quite honestly I do not watch the MSM anymore or go to their websites ... they disgust me to no end! Now if you only had your own news show on TV...one can dream! I have told so many about your website and will continue to do so! God Bless you for all you do especially on Certifi-gate!

March Report response:

Thanks very much, belle femme brune aux yeux! As to The March Report. having our own news show on TV, that's not very likely. Given that Robert is disabled and homebound, it would have to be shot here rather than in a studio. Also, we'd probably cost whatever broadcasting or cable network who picked us up every advertiser they've got, as we are neither liberal, nor conservative, not libertarian, nor any definable category; we don't pay attention to talking points from the DNC or the RNC. Our policy is not to lie to anyone, about anything, ever. Robert's personal motto, as well as that of the entire March Report organization (vast enterprise that it is) is "Do what's right, no matter what the cost. It always costs. Do what's right anyway." Can you imagine a TV show like that? TV networks and large media organizations seems to believe, "Do what's right, unless it costs us money. Then, lie through your teeth."

Helen N posted this to our "blogged" ratings page:

Excellent alternative to the Drudge Report! At least as much info, but much more entertaining, and the presentation is much more professional

A reader who wishes to be referred to by the nom de plume "prophet" writes:

Robert, I've been receiving your report for only a couple of months but I find it very interesting and highly informative with facts, not lies. Thank you for allowing us the privilege of ranting now and then.

March Report response:

You're very welcome, and feel free to write anytime. We actually read all of your e-mails, whether they agree with us or not. We'd also like to hear if there are any ares of coverage you'd like to see that we're not doing now. We're not promising you'll like what we say on a given issue, but we'll cover it if we're are able.

Ursula S. posted this to our "blogged" ratings page:

It is my opinion that tabloids have become more credible as a source of news than high profile and national news agencies of ALL types in our country. These newspapers, news stations, internet, etc. seem to have abandoned any journalistic ethic or human decency in their reporting.They seem to be held accountable for nothing while the tabloids can get sued. The March Report is a refreshing break from the daily onslaught of the simplistic propaganda that seems to imply that Americans are all idiots. It is filled with critical thinking! (Do we remember what that looks like in print?!). Facts are allowed to be followed bipartisanly. That means that a fact has one side. Once a fact is established we do not have to confuse the issue with presenting "both" sides. The March Report is a credible source of news!

Not everyone loves us, though. Janel wrote:

Seriously; You guys have crossed over!!!! You are now officially out of your collective freakin' minds!!!!!!

Marchesa sent this, apparently in response to our Certifi-Gate coverage:

The enemy does not want to see this man of God in the position of President of the United States. But the Psalms say that promotion comes from God. I think that it is fit that God silence the mouths of the adversary and bring their false words and accusations to naught and render them void and without substance. That is how I am praying.

Olivia from Sugar Hill, GA wrote a long one, full of mis-information. We will respond below her e-mail:

Well sir, I hope you can find it in your "fair and balanced" view to share this email with other readers, as you seem to like to mock or ridicule your opposition. I hope that my proper use of American English is not dismissed for an occasional misspelled word or use of popular vernacular.
     I personally don't feel that you are racist per se; especially since you have identified yourself to be an African-American man. I can easily see this in the fact that you have something very much in common with many other African-Americans; it's called the "conspiracy theory syndrome." However, I don't believe that you are self-less in your efforts; that would be a little too gullible of a judgment. No, I believe that you are much more akin to the politics of Sarah Palin. The correct terminology would be "opportunist," and fortunately (or not for you), all good things must come to an end. Your so-called "Cerifi-Gate" scandal has ended, and did sometime ago when it was dismissed by the Courts. Now, I am no Constitutional Scholar, but I can read, something you apparently didn't expect the readers of your blog to do.
     Sorry to burst your bubble, but it is probably best that you move on to other news since your blog has not been picked up, nor endorsed by any major news affiliate, nor purchased by any company. It is probably because your online insults directed towards those who disagree with you is so "yesterday's news." Your so-called editorials are very reminiscent of an eighth-graders rant on a playground. It is time for you to get a real job and move out of your mother's basement. Now that we have a new president, that would be President Elect Barak H. Obama, your opportunities for employment have just improved.

March Report response:

Where to begin, as virtually every sentence in Olivia's e-mail is incorrect.
     Robert Jay March NEVER, EVER claimed to be African-American; he said he is racially mixed; specifically, part Oriental, going back several generations.
     She suggests we are "opportunists," comparing us to a political figure that she envisions as being the same. Exactly what opportunity is it that she imagines we are seeking? Mr. March owns two businesses, belongs to NO political party, and will never run for political office. He could never win if he did, as he judges each issue on the merits rather than on party talking points, and holds views that would infuriate the left, right, and center simultaneously.
     The Certifi-Gate issue itself has never been dismissed by any court; those individual cases that were dismissed were dismissed on the basis of "lack of standing," "lack of jurisdiction," or "failure to show harm." In other words, the courts were afraid to take it on, and dismissed on a Rube Goldberg technicality.
     She claims, "your blog has not been picked up, nor endorsed by any major news affiliate, nor purchased by any company." I don't know where she gets her information from, but if she paid for it, she'd better get a refund. The March Report has syndication arrangements with over 300 major media outlets, and is not for sale at any price.
     She also says, "It is time for you to get a real job and move out of your mother's basement." Robert Jay March has two jobs, working between 100 to 120 hours per week seven days a week, despite being disabled and homebound for seven years. He is the President of two companies, owns his own home, and, despite his own disability, took care of his disabled mother personally and at his own expense for 32 years until she died peacefully at the age of 80, while raising a daughter alone.
     We are perfectly comfortable listening to and evaluating criticism, provided it is based on fact. Most of the criticism sent here has been sent by those who have never even bothered reading The March Report, using the techniques popularized by Marxist Saul Alinsky, particulary Rule Five of his Rules for Radicals: "Ridicule is man's most potent weapon. It is almost impossible to counterattack ridicule. Also it infuriates the opposition, who then react to your advantage," and Rule Six, "Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it." He should have added, "Get your facts straight first."
     Yes, we use ridicule in our responses, but only towards those who have used it against us first. The difference in our approach is, WE tell the truth. Perhaps you should try it, Olivia.

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Metallica Estatic On Rock Hall Induction

Associated Press
Video The heavy-metal rock band Metallica speaks to the press in New York City Wednesday after learning that they were being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ...


Joaquin Phoenix Debuts New Career ... As A Rapper

FOX News
"This is me saying who I am," Phoenix, 34, told People magazine before taking the stage to perform as a rapper in Las Vegas. "This is my story" ...


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The Business Of Barack

CBS News
Video If you can put his picture on it, you can sell it. As Anthony Mason reports, selling merchandise featuring President-elect Obama is good business, giving a boost to Washington's economy ...


In The First 100 Days, Please Fix...

U.S. News & World Report
Video Inaugural-goers talk about what they want Barack Obama to accomplish in his initial months in office ...


Raw Video: Obama Praises Old Foe McCain

Associated Press
Video President-elect Barack Obama praised his former rival John McCain at a Washington dinner, saying he set a standard of patriotism and bipartisanship for all to follow ...


Army Of Port-A-Potties Brought In For Inauguration

WIS-TV
Sgt. Sean Lester from the Iowa National Guard says they isn't forecasting fights over the restrooms. He says they did not have any briefings about the potential for fights. "That did not come down. That would be a big problem," Lester said ...


Biden 'Had His Pick' Of Jobs: Wife

Associated Press
Video AND TEXT. Jill Biden said President-elect Barack Obama gave Biden the choice of being secretary of state or vice president. The vice president-elect tried to hush his wife as soon as the words came out of her mouth, with a loud "shhh!" that sent the audience into laughter ...


New Role, New World Await Biden

Cris Barrish -- Delaware Online
After resigning his Senate seat in a lively, reverent 40-minute speech Thursday, Biden spoke about his transformation at age 66 from senator to a post that, after he's sworn in today, puts him a veritable heartbeat from the presidency ...


Bush Commutes 2 Border Agents' Sentences

Eric Lichtblau -- New York Times
The former agents, Jose A. Compean and Ignacio Ramos, will be freed from federal prison in less than two months as a result of Mr. Bush's commutation, cutting short prison terms that were due to run at least eight more years ...


Caroline The 'Certain' Pick For Dave: Rivals

Fredric U. Dicker -- New York Post
Despite claims that he's still undecided, Gov. Paterson is "certain" to pick Caroline Kennedy to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton in the US Senate, several unhappy contenders for the job have told friends and associates in recent days ...


Norm Coleman Going After All Rejected Absentee Ballots

Pat Doyle And Mike Kaszuba -- Minneapolis Star Tribune
In the clearest sign yet that he has dramatically shifted strategies since falling behind in the U.S. Senate recount, Republican Norm Coleman's campaign said Monday that it will push to have all 12,000 absentee ballots rejected in the election reconsidered and to ensure that those wrongly set aside are counted ...


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Arab Hotspot For Doctor Who

Sun (UK)
Doctor Who is heading for Dubai after bosses decided to film scenes for the hit show in the Middle East hotspot. Time Lord David Tennant will head there in the next few months ...


Michelle Ryan: New Doctor Who Assistant?

Marie Claire
BBC insiders say she will be given a second chance, and could now star alongside the new Time Lord, Matt Smith. ...


Actress Billie Piper Stars In 'Secret Diary Of A Call Girl'

Rick Bentley -- Fresno Bee
Billie Piper stars in the Showtime cable series "Secret Diary of a Call Girl." which is about a high-priced London prostitute. Piper was six months pregnant while shooting the second season of the series ...


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Missile Tech: Attack Of The Bumblebee

Associated Press
Video A group of Australian scientists are hoping that a new study of aggressive behavior in bees will improve missile technology ...


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US Airways Plane Being Inspected In NJ

WNBC-TV
Video Investigators have moved to a new location in New Jersey to continue inspecting the doomed US Airways jet that had to make an emergency landing on the Hudson River Thursday ...


Records Show Plane Suffered Previous Malfunction

Joan Lowy -- Associated Press
NTSB spokesman Peter Knudson said Monday that the board's examination of the Airbus 320's maintenance records show "there was an entry in the aircraft's maintenance log that indicates a compressor stall occurred on Jan. 13." The compressor, or fan, draws air into the engine ...


Miramar Brig Could Be New Home For Some Gitmo Detainees

KGTV-TV
Video Local politicians and others are working to prevent the transfer of detainees from Guantanamo to the brig at MCAS Miramar in California ...


Miramar Could Be Used To House Gitmo Detainees

Steve Liewer -- San Diego Union-Tribune
Earlier in the week, media reports had cited Camp Pendleton, Fort Leavenworth in Kansas and the Navy brig in Charleston, S.C., as the other potential relocation sites ...


Hitler's Mom Speaks Out, Defies Court Order

KYW-TV
Video Deborah Campbell says she does not know why her three children were taken from her home a week ago, but that they belong home ...


Family Speaks On Why Children With Nazi-Inspired Names Were Taken From Home

Jackie Shutack -- WFMZ-TV
Video AND TEXT. A New Jersey couple whose kids have Nazi-inspired names continues to wait for a day in court. Last week, the children were taken from their home by the Division of Youth and Family Services. Now, their father is hospitalized, and their mother is speaking out ...


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Clinton Factor

NY Gov. Paterson: Clinton Announcement Days Away

Newsday
Clinton can be approved as U.S. secretary of state once President-elect Barack Obama takes office Tuesday, leaving her Senate seat open ...


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A Slobbering Love Affair: The True (And Pathetic) Story Of The Torrid Romance Between Barack Obama And The Mainstream Media

Regnery Publishing



Do the mainstream media have a liberal bias? Sure they do, everyone knows that, says CBS veteran and New York Times bestselling author Bernard Goldberg. But the media crossed an important line in the 2008 presidential race, moving from their usual unthinking liberal bias to crass partisanship of the crudest kind, practically acting as spin doctors for the presidential campaign of Barack Obama. In A Slobbering Love Affair: The True (And Pathetic) Story of the Torrid Romance Between Barack Obama and the Mainstream Media his most provocative book yet, Goldberg demonstrates how the media launched an unparalleled effort to ensure the election of the man they regarded as The One. From the thrill Obama sent up Chris Matthews' leg to the outrageously slanted "news" reports of the New York Times, Goldberg shows in exacting detail how the media, abandoning even the pretense of objectivity, moved from media bias to media activism.
     Never in my memory were so many journalists so intent on effecting change as they were during the campaign of 2008. Sure, mainstream journalists always root for the Democrat. But this time it was different. This time journalists were not satisfied merely being partisan witnesses to history. This time they wanted to be real players and help determine the outcome. This time they were on a mission, a noble, historic mission, as far as they were concerned. In fact, I could not remember a time when so many supposedly objective reporters had acted so blatantly as full-fledged advocates for one side--and without even a hint of embarrassment. ...


Millionaire Jailed For Stealing Pages From Rare Books

Fran Yeoman -- London Times (UK)
A millionaire businessman in England has been jailed for two years after he admitted stealing pages from rare and historic books held in two libraries. Farhad Hakimzadeh, 60, cut pages out of works at the British Library in London and Oxford's Bodleian Library in an "attack on the nation's collective memory ...


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'Lost In Space' Actor Bob May Dies At 69

Associated Press
He was a veteran actor and stuntman who had appeared in movies, TV shows and on the vaudeville stage when he was tapped by Lost in Space creator Irwin Allen to play the Robinson family's loyal metal sidekick in the series that debuted in 1965 ...


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Salmonella Source Identified

WILX-TV
Video Among other manufacturers, Kellogs' confirms contamination of their peanut crackers ...


Staying Calm, Socializing May Help Prevent Dementia: Study

CBC News (CA)
Video Staying socially active can help seniors avoid the onset of dementia ...


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HNL: Answering Your Questions

Madison Square Garden
Video Al Trautwig and the Hockey Night Live gang go In the Net and answer the user's questions ...


Cardinals Another Cinderella Story

Lee Jenkins -- Sports Illustrated
The Rays and the Cardinals are like brothers who play different sports, linked by their longstanding lack of success, lack of support and seeming lack of hope. But in this bizarre season on the sports calendar, when every team seems to have a chance, the Rays and the Cardinals have turned their respective leagues upside down ...


Browns Continue Coaching, GM Search

United Press International
Team owner Randy Lerner has plans to interview two members of the Browns' organization -- defensive coordinator Mel Tucker and director of player personnel T.J. McCreight -- and earlier this week he spoke with Patriots vice president Scott Piolifor for the job of general manager ...


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DVD

Iron Man (Ultimate Two-Disc Edition + BD Live) [Blu-Ray]

Reviewed by Robert Horton



You know you're going to get a different kind of superhero when you cast Robert Downey Jr. in the lead role. And Iron Man is different, in welcome ways. Cleverly updated from Marvel Comics' longstanding series, Iron Man puts billionaire industrialist Tony Stark (that's Downey) in the path of some Middle Eastern terrorists; in a brilliantly paced section, Stark invents an indestructible suit that allows him to escape. If the rest of the movie never quit hits that precise rhythm again, it nevertheless offers plenty of pleasure, as the renewed Stark swears off his past as a weapons manufacturer, develops his new Iron Man suit, and puzzles both his business partner (Jeff Bridges in great form) and executive assistant (Gwyneth Paltrow). Director Jon Favreau geeks out in fun ways with the hardware, but never lets it overpower the movie, and there's always a goofy one-liner or a slapstick pratfall around to break the tension. As for Downey, he doesn't get to jitterbug around too much in his improv way, but he brings enough of his unpredictable personality to keep the thing fresh ...


The Rape Of Europa

Actual Films in association with Agon Arts & Entertainment/Oregon Public Broadcasting



When The Rape of Europa was released theatrically last year, this is how Variety reviewed it, in Variety-speak:
     Bringing a radically new perspective to World War II and the Holocaust, this fast-paced docu, based on Lynn Nicholas' bestseller about the fate of European art both under the Nazis and afterward, casts the Third Reich in a wholly different light. Curiously, by narrowing focus, filmmakers widen the absurdity and horror of a war waged, at least in part, for a mon-strously inflated private agenda. This mesmerizing morality play, rich in rare archival footage and complete with heroic Allied saviors, merits a full-fledged arthouse run before reaching larger PBS and cable auds ...


The Stendhal Syndrome

DVD Review



Dario Argento has been one of the celebrated masters of Italian horror cinema since the 1970s, but his directorial output since the late 1980s has been largely disappointing to fans of gialli, a horror sub-genre of lurid, graphically violent murder mysteries drawn from pulp fiction. It seems that he has never quite been able to measure up to the frenzied terror or outrageous shocks of his early masterpieces like "Deep Red" and "Suspiria." While it is true that his films from the last two decades have left much to be desired in terms of style, terror, and interest, his 1996 thriller The Stendhal Syndrome deserves more recognition than it receives. A stylistic and psychological departure for Argento, it is perhaps among the most sophisticated movies he has ever directed ...


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Part 57 Of Certifi-Gate, Our Special Report On Barack Obama's Legal Eligibility To Serve As President Of The United States

Robert Jay March -- March Report
Symbolism is where you find it. In last night's HBO broadcast of the Lincoln Memorial Inauguration Concert, over Obama's screen-left shoulder, a child slept through all of the proceedings, much as the mainstream media and the left have slept through the Certifi-Gate scandal. Young skulls full of mush turned out in record numbers and voted their ignorance, because they assumed the undefined "change" that Obama promised was the change they envisioned, to the degree that they could envision anything. Conservatives, opposed to McCain's nomination and revolted by his bumbling response to the financial crisis stayed at home and sat on their hands, thus bringing about the end of our Constitutional Democracy.
    Both in this section, and in the "Rants and Raves" section, you've read references I have made to Marxist Saul Alinsky's "Rules for Radicals." Most of you have never heard of these, and a few have asked for a full explanation of the "Rules." Here goes:
  1. Power is not only what you have, but what an opponent thinks you have. If your organization is small, hide your numbers in the dark and raise a din that will make everyone think you have many more people than you do.
  2. Never go outside the experience of your people. The result is confusion, fear, and retreat.
  3. Whenever possible, go outside the experience of an opponent. Here you want to cause confusion, fear, and retreat.
  4. Make opponents live up to their own book of rules. "You can kill them with this, for they can no more obey their own rules than the Christian church can live up to Christianity."
  5. Ridicule is man's most potent weapon. It's hard to counterattack ridicule, and it infuriates the opposition, which then reacts to your advantage.
  6. A good tactic is one your people enjoy. "If your people aren't having a ball doing it, there is something very wrong with the tactic."
  7. A tactic that drags on for too long becomes a drag. Commitment may become ritualistic as people turn to other issues.
  8. Keep the pressure on. Use different tactics and actions and use all events of the period for your purpose. "The major premise for tactics is the development of operations that will maintain a constant pressure upon the opposition. It is this that will cause the opposition to react to your advantage."
  9. The threat is more terrifying than the thing itself. When Alinsky leaked word that large numbers of poor people were going to tie up the washrooms of O'Hare Airport, Chicago city authorities quickly agreed to act on a longstanding commitment to a ghetto organization. They imagined the mayhem as thousands of passengers poured off airplanes to discover every washroom occupied. Then they imagined the international embarrassment and the damage to the city's reputation.
  10. The price of a successful attack is a constructive alternative. Avoid being trapped by an opponent or an interviewer who says, "Okay, what would you do?"
  11. Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, polarize it. Don't try to attack abstract corporations or bureaucracies. Identify a responsible individual. Ignore attempts to shift or spread the blame.

     Alinsky also taught that "The enemy properly goaded and guided in his reaction will be your major strength." The gut reaction of most non-socialists reading this is something akin to "Why, that's outrageous!" No, it's not. What it is is good marketing, and it's about time we started using it.
     The only person on the right who seems to understand this is Rush Limbaugh. Love him or hate him, he's masterful at it, and he has done more to affect real "change" than any politician, right or left. That's why even his closest wannabes are merely popular talk show hosts, while he has a following of true believers.
     Those of us who want to preserve The United States of America as the Constitutional Republic that it is, or at least was until noon today, need to learn from the playbook of our opponents, improve upon it, and use the resulting tactical plan to defeat them.
     Sun Tzu wrote in the Art of War, an immensely influential treatise on military tactics that is still in use throughout the world today (even at Command and General Staff College, of The Department of the Army in the United States, and by the fictional Tony Soprano), said "All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near."
     So, what does any of this have to do with the Certfi-Gate Scandal, which today has become a bloodless coup? By means of Alinsky's Rules and Sun-Tzu's stratagems, the campaigns of those who could have prevented this travesty were rendered impotent.
     "The enemy properly goaded and guided in his reaction will be your major strength." Any time anyone said anything to challenge Obama's qualifications, his philosophy, and his plans were neutered by accusations of racism. Ever since the 1960s, any accusation of anything at all against a black person have been retorted by the statement, "It's because I'm black!" Even Richard Pryor made fun of this in his act, celebrating it as he did so.
     Sun Tzu taught, "Though the enemy be stronger in numbers, we may prevent him from fighting. Scheme so as to discover his plans and the likelihood of their success." After publicly committing to accept federal funding for his general election campaign, Obama broke his word after McCain committed to federal funding (and it's associated limits), leaving McCain with less than a third of Obama's warchest, much of which came from illegal foreign contributions. Despite this sucker-punch, McCain was well on his way to defeating Obama until the artificially orchestrated financial meltdown.
     "Thus one who is skillful at keeping the enemy on the move maintains deceitful appearances, according to which the enemy will act. He sacrifices something, that the enemy may snatch at it." Last-minute program trading, orchestrated by powerful pro-Obama forces, torpedoed our economy. John McCain took an apparently bold step, suspending his campaign to deal with the crisis, and invited Obama to do likewise. When Obama refused, and would make no comment on the bailout, he looked weak and indecisive to everyone except the MSM and the Obaminions. But then, incomprehensibly, McCain did nothing to stop the disgraceful "bailout," that threw billions of dollars at corrupt financiers that has done nothing to resolve the problems, and, in so doing, turned what could have been a master-stroke into a proclamation of incompetence.
     Socialism and Capitalism cannot co-exist; they are like matter and anti-matter: they annihilate each other. After having defeated Communism in the East, and with virtually every socialist government in the world turning towards capitalism, we are now well on the road to becoming a socialist state, completing a journey we began under Franklin Delano Roosevelt. This irony would not be lost on Karl Marx who, when he published the Communist Manifesto in 1848, saw his grand vision as unfolding in the United States, not Eastern Europe.
     The 10 Planks of the Communist Manifesto are as follows:
  1. Abolition of property in land and application of all rents of land to public purposes.
  2. A heavy progressive or graduated income tax.
  3. Abolition of all right of inheritance.
  4. Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels.
  5. Centralization of credit in the hands of the State, by means of a national bank with State capital and an exclusive monopoly.
  6. Centralisation of the means of communication and transport in the hands of the State.
  7. Extension of factories and instruments of production owned by the State; the bringing into cultivation of waste-lands, and the improvement of the soil generally in accordance with a common plan.
  8. Equal liability of all to labour. Establishment of industrial armies, especially for agriculture.
  9. Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries; gradual abolition of the distinction between town and country, by a more equal distribution of the population over the country.
  10. Free education for all children in public schools. Combination of education with industrial production, &c., &c.

     Any of this sound familiar? Of course it does ... It's the change you voted for, comrade. Trouble is, you haven't thought it through. Marx himself ridiculed those whom he called the "socialistic bourgeois," saying that they "want all the advantages of modern social conditions without the struggles and dangers necessarily resulting therefrom."
     That is why it is so vital that we save our Constitution from the "useful idiots" now in power. That is why it is so vital that Obama be compelled to prove his legal qualifications to serve as POTUS, or be removed from office.
     Those of you who imagine that four years of Obama will result in a new resurgence of Reaganism are living in a dream world. There is already a serious move on to repeal the 22nd Amendment, which declares that "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice." Obama and his minions have designs on the White House of longer than 4 or 8 years duration.
     Perhaps some enterprising silk-screen printer could craft some black arm-bands, with an image of the Constitution on them, so we can all display our mourning for the death, after a long illness, of the document that made us free. This could be the beginning of our own marketing campaign, using Alinsky's Rules and Sun Tzu's stratagems, to take back America from those who see themselves as proletariat revolutionaries, while they travel in private jets and buy carbon credits.
    
     If you're here for the first time, and would like to see our previous coverage to get caught up, go to our
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"Natural Born Citizen" -- The Law

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No documentation is required. Everyone should understand and KNOW the answer to the question of what country is the country of which Obama was a natural born citizen. It is IMPOSSIBLE for Barry Obama, Barry Soetoro, or Barack Hussein Obama II, to be a natural born United States citizen. Obama can NOT POSSIBLY be a "natural born citizen" of the U. S. because his father, Barack Hussein Obama Senior, was a Citizen of the Great Britain and/or Kenya. He was a British subject whose citizenship status was governed by The British Nationality Act of 1948. That same act governed Obama's status until he was 21 years of age. Whether Obama was born in Hawaii, Kenya, or the moon, is irrelevant. Birth documents, real or forged, are irrelevant. Yes, even VOTES ARE IRRELEVANT. Even Supreme Court action, or inaction, is irrelevant. It is simply FRAUD and illegal for Obama to be put in the office of U. S. President by any means or reason ...


Barry Soetoro Aka Barack Obama Vs World Leaders

Mark S. McGrew -- Pravda (RU)
By Congress illegally certifying an ineligible person for President they have violated their oath to defend the American Constitution. They have proven that the highest oath they can promise to, means nothing to them. Their word, their promises, their oaths, their agreements and the existence of their lives are totally worthless to an honest society. A concern of all World leaders should be: "Are these the kinds of people we can do business with?" Where can trust be found amongst a group of people who do not respect and obey their own laws and rules? I accept that doing business with criminal organizations is a part of government function, but many World leaders have been embarrassed or removed for consorting with a liar ...


Obama's Revolutionary "Vision"

Cliff Kincaid -- Accuracy in Media.
Some of Obama's strongest "progressive" support-ers are being brutally honest about what is happening. On the Rag Blog website, former Weather Underground terrorist Mark Rudd defended the "conservative appointments" of the President-elect and said that they are part of a deliberate strategy to "feint to the right" and "move left." He explained, "Any other strategy invites sure defeat." ...


SCOTUS: Message To The American People

Lynn Stuter -- News With Views
Can one surmise the Supreme Court ecstatic over the illegitimate ascendancy of Obama to the presidency of the United States, thus driving a stake through the heart of the United States Constitution? ...


Obama Keeps Blackberry In Violation Of ...
Oh, Never Mind

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Obama did not divulge just how he will overcome legal constraints, given the requirement of the post-Watergate Presidential Records Act of 1978 to keep a record of every White House communication ...


A "Call to Arms" as Attacks Against The March Report Continue.
In a previous column, I mentioned the we had come under attack by powerful, politically-connected forces in Chicago. Now, they've gone after our newsletter, in an effort to shut us down. Last July, when we started The March Report Daily Alert newsletter as an adjunct to the MarchReport.com website, we started with a few readers and quickly grew to over 400,000 double-opt-in subscribers. Now, months later, all of a sudden we're being hit with false spamming complaints. Major internet portals that had "white-listed" us months ago are now blocking delivery. If you are a subscriber, and your newsletters have stopped coming, that's why. If you are a Hotmail user who's been sending e-mails to us and have gotten no reply back, that's why.
     We will not be silenced. We need your help in turning back this assault. If your newsletters have stopped coming, complain to your ISP. Tell them that you want The March Report Daily Alert newsletter to be delivered to you. If you have a blog or website, please link to us. If you read or participate in a blog, please ask them to link to us, and, where appropriate, leave comments to stories on their sites containing links to related material on MarchReport.com. Please tell everyone you know who is interested in the future of our country about The March Report. Ask them to read us every day, and subscribe to our newsletter. Contact your local media and ask them to do stories about this situation. The best way to show these would-be despots that they cannot shut us down is with a spurt of growth, right in their faces.
     Despite my disability and being unable to leave my home, I work from 100 to 120 hours per week. I have never taken a penny of government money, or charity from anyone, and I never will, but the costs associated with this assault are starting to mount up, so, if and only if you are able, please make a donation of any amount you are comfortable with, no matter how small, to help defray expenses connected with production of The March Report.

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Hulk Hogan's Ex-Wife Linda Bollea Causes Chaos At Sundance

Hollie McKay -- FOX News
Donning a terrible fur coat and pink lipstick, Linda Bollea paraded her 19-year-old boytoy Charlie Hill up and down Main Street to fully utilize the photo op and at one point traffic controllers had to stop the cars in every direction as so many "fans" and paps were crazily rushing to get a snap of the happy-to-pose twosome. Although perhaps it was more a case of follow the pack as most snappers were asking "Who are we taking a photo of again?" ...


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Hamas Warning As Israel Withdraws

Reuters
Video Hamas' armed wing warns of renewed violence if Israel dows not meet withdrawal deadline from Gaza Strip and vows to rearm. Israeli forces were pulling out of the Gaza Strip on Monday (January 19) after Israel and Hamas separately declared ceasefires ...


An Uneasy Calm In Gaza

New York Times
Video Israel accelerated its troop withdrawal as Hamas reasserted control in Gaza and Palestinians sought to recover from the war ...


Palestinians Sift Gaza's Rubble For Remnants Of Former Lives

Saud Abu Ramadan -- Bloomberg News
Israel, which opened an aerial bombardment Dec. 27 and began the ground invasion a week later, declared a unilateral cease-fire on Jan. 18, saying the goal of stopping Hamas and other militant groups from firing rockets at its southern cities was achieved. Hamas followed a few hours later with a commitment to stop firing for a week. Not a single rocket landed in Israel yesterday, the army said ...


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On The Lookout For Children With Psychic Abilities As Case Studies

Melissa Alvarez -- New York Observer
Psychic medium Beckah Boyd is on the lookout for children with psychic abilities as case studies for her new book Raising Your Gifted Child a handbook for parents who are dealing with psychic children. She is offering one on one help for free ...


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China: Dazzling UFO Seen And Flimed By Eight Firefighters

Audrey Chan -- All News Web
A remarkable UFO was seen and filmed in China by an entire squadron of fire-fighters in Liu Pan Shui City in the province of Guizhou through a camera with a 700X zoom capability. One of the fire-fighters, Wang Jia Wei, noticed an odd looking, brightly flashing star moving in a south easterly direction and went inside the fire-fighters barracks to get a camera. Luckily for Wang he was able to find a Panasonic camera used by his comrades to record damage caused by fires that allowed him to zoom in on the mysterious object seven hundred times ...


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Bank Warns Customers Of Texting Scam

WSAW-TV
Video Bank warns customers of phishing Scam, where Bank customers are falsely notified that their account has been locked ...


New Phone Scam Targets Grandparents

KUCW-TV
Video It's a new twist on an old phone scam that is targeting grandparents. The caller claims he is the victim's grandson and needs bail money to get out of jail. But one Bountiful woman out-smarted the would-be crooks ...


Psychic Helps Clients Work Through Problems

Justin M. Palk -- WTOP-FM Radio
Irene Richardson first got interested in the paranormal at age 14. Now she runs her own business as a psychic, or intuitive reader. Richardson said she works with her clients to communicate with spirits and find answers to questions about their lives they've been struggling with ...


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The 'Misunderestimated' President?

BBC News (UK)
Video AND TEXT. The word "Bushism" has been coined to label his occasional verbal lapses during eight years in office, which come to an end on 20 January. Here are some of his most memorable pronouncements, compiled by the BBC ...


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