I keep reading, with utter dismay, of all the conflicts in the world that seem to drive up the price of essential commodities that promote human life.
In Russia and the Ukraine, people are freezing to death, and there is a fight. In the Middle East, there are wars on top of wars that seem to regulate the price of Oil.
Around the world, people are freezing, unable to afford the very thing that could prevent that, meanwhile the price of Oil keeps going up so the Oil Barons can get richer. To what end do these riches yield? “What value does a man have, if he gains all the possessions in the world and loses his soul? Praise the Dollar as God Himself!”
I question the bailouts in the US, for bailing out the ones that spend money foolishly and care nothing about the common man, I question the Oil Barons, who speculate on the price of a necessary commodity in this day and time, as if they were shooting craps at the casino. Guess what folks, there is an eventual crap out, where the house takes all the table stakes and your left with just a little bit in reserve, perhaps to speculate some more a push for more wealth, no matter what the personal cost is.
In Houston, Texas, as a disabled vet on limited income, the energy companies here don’t hesitate in the heat of summer or the dead of winter to cut the necessities of life for not paying the entire extravagant bills they send. There is no heart and soul in these actions, only dollar signs, and human life is not even worth a penny to them if it’s not in their pockets.
What’s happened to the world? I really don’t know, and I question all humanity on this issue. What happened to the days when people actually cared about other people, and would belly up and provide for each other, no matter what the cost. Have we become that selfish and self centered as a society? How about just sitting with someone, perhaps that person on the street, laughing with them, giving them your smile…..it doesn’t cost you a penny, but it does take about 5 seconds of your precious time. Sounds pretty cheap to me, except….time is the most precious commodity we have to give each other. To bad, in this hectic world, we take that for granted and spend the time we have chasing the almighty dollar that sharing God’s Love with each other.
Who knows, in an ideal society, there would be no hunger, no greediness, no lack of self worth, no suffering, no loneliness……perhaps we would be one people, together, with full lives and no worries about today.
“But of these, three remain faith, hope and love…but…the greatest of these is Love!”
Thank You God, for the precious gift of time (love) You give to me….I pray I give enough time and love back to You through human compassion and kindness……
Jere
I have found the Government Comment email address for the Conscience Clause. LET THEM KNOW HOW YOU FEEL... but please be courteous! :) proposedrescission@hhs.gov
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I keep seeing people posting to this forum begging Obama to “force banks to give credit.” Things like “I can’t get a 30 year loan to buy a house.” Or “My credit card company keeps reducing my credit.” When I hear these complaints I am reminded of a crack addict’s pleas that they use the drug “responsibly”. They all feel that if they could just get a little more they would be fine.
The reality is that use of a credit card has a much more profound and expansive impact on those around you then using crack does. Use crack, live 10 blocks over, and I will probably never know or feel the result. However, if you use credit to buy your groceries that you otherwise wouldn’t have been able to afford, you have increased the market value of groceries.
Basic economics most people have at least heard of tells us that “a market price is set by the highest value at which people are ‘willing AND able’ to buy the product. Credit cards have allowed people who normally wouldn’t have the resources to compete in the market against me to have access to those resources.
Let us say you are browsing the fine objects available for sale at an auction. You spy a great cigar store Indian in the middle of all the other stuff that you feel you must have. When the auctioneer get around to tapping his cane on the Indian you feel that little jilt of excitement that you are about to become the owner of that which you desire. Much to your delight he starts the bidding off at just $10. You raise your hand high. But just like that you notice another bidder raise the hand. Back and forth you go. 15 becomes 20. 20 50, at about $75 you wish the other party would run out of money. Now on it goes until you bid $150. You are starting to feel the excitement of the win when you hear the other bidder’s friend say “OK” to the request to loan out $50. You are not to be outdone, so eventually you win the bid at $210. You think to yourself, “I wish that yutz hadn’t offered her that extra 50 bucks or I would have only paid $150 for this treasure.” Well that is how I feel when I walk into a grocery store or an electronics store to buy a product with cash. I wish credit card companies hadn’t offered so many yahoos credit to buy these products. They would be priced more realistically. That is the way I feel when I look at the going rate for college when trying to save up for my children’s future. I think, “I wish somebody would make it illegal to offer loans for college educations. Schools would have to charge a more realistic price if they actually wanted students to show up. Now you might think, “but they have to charge enough to pay for their teachers”. But can you imagine how much less a teacher would have to ask for as a salary if they could get a big screen TV band new for $200. It is a classic “chicken or the egg” scenario. Do people need paid more because credit has allowed market prices to be bid up or is it the fact that market prices are so high, that people need credit to pay for them and thus need paid more. For some reason bread only used to be 10 cents.
What happened in the housing market is that banks started offering longer and longer terms in order to get more people the ability to afford to “buy” them. A win/ win/ win for financing organizations. They get more buyer, buying at hire sale prices (which they are getting a percentage of), and earning more in interest over the long term. Interest that they charge you up front. The same thing happens with everyday stuff as banks offer credit cards into the market. Credit companies get paid form the vendors and the consumers. (The funniest thing I have ever seen was an annual fee. I have to pay you money for the honor of paying you money? This is worse economics then a strip club.)
So it is the people who are going through “credit withdraws” and are trying to convince the world that “then need it to survive” that are threatening to unravel any chance we have at a wholesome economic recover. So stop it. Your credit card reduced your limit? Good, you will thank them when you loose your job. A mortgage company won’t let you finance a 30 year loan on a $150,000 house that ends up costing you $350,000 with interest? Write them a thank you letter for not letting you make a mistake that will not only damage you but the entire economy for the rest of us who were also promised our government would give us the opportunity to be alive, free, and happy. None of these thing can you be if you are in debt and working 60 hours a week just to make the minimums. And I can’t be if I have to compete in a market were you are capable of doing that.
Friends of Amy Goodman and Democracy NOW!
By Andreas Klamm
New York City / London/February 2009/-- Important values such as health care, a good income, liberty, peace and democracy are very important not only to my American Brothers and Sisters but to many brothers and sisters in the entire world. Therefore I have created a new group on PerfSpot.com wich is called "Friends of Amy Goodman and Democracy NOW!" This new group is an UNOFFICIAL (not official) group of friends of the award winning journalist, broadcast journalist and author Amy Goodman, Juan Gonazlez and Democracy NOW!
The new groups web site can be found on:
http://www.perfspot.com/groups/democracynow
I do believe it is important to show as an token of love to precious people as Michelle and Barack Obama are or as Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez are that we do like their actions, TV programs and that we love them. Thats exactly what the new unofficial group on PerSpot.com is about, to show Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez and the Democracy NOW! - Team: You are providing an excellent TV and radio news hour and we love you.
Amy Goodman has received many awards. In December 2008 she has received the Right Livelihood Award which is referred as alternative NOBEL Prize by the Right Liveihood Foundation in Sweden.
Democracy NOW! is a daily educational TV and radio news hour which broadcast on more than 750 TV stations and 250 radio station in North Amercia and in the world.
The eduational TV and radio news hour Democracy NOW! is available on www.democracynow.org (Monday to Friday).
Amy Goodman, award winning journalist from Democracy NOW ! (www.democracynow.org) has received in December 2008 in the city of Stockholm in Sweden the Right Livelihood Award which is referred as the alternative Nobel Prize. Photo: Andreas Klamm, journalist (IBS TV Liberty, www.ibstvliberty.wordpress.com).
PerfSpot.com-Group: Friends of Amy Goodman and Democracy NOW!
The founder of PerfSpot.com-Group: Friends of Amy Goodman and Democracy NOW! the author, broadcast journalist and journalist Andreas Klamm believes like the award winning journalist, broadcast journalist and author, Amy Goodman from Democracy NOW! (www.democracynow.org ) that there needs to be an other answer then war.
Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez broadcast Monday to Friday an independent news hour on more then 700 TV station and on about 250 radio stations in North America. Amy Goodman has received with her sister laureates, Dr. Monika Hauser, Asha Haji, Krishnammal Jagannathan the Right Livelihood Award, which is referred as the Alternative Nobel Prize, in the city of Stockholm in Sweden. The TV journalist Andreas Klamm has produced several television productions about the Right Livelihood Award in Stockholm in Sweden in December 2008 and had a chance to meet his colleague the journalist Amy Goodman and other precious women engaged in the aid efforts to help many people in many different places in this world.
Therefore he is writing in his books also about people which truly can be called a voice for peace such as Amy Goodman and many other people in the world.
Books written by the author and journalist Andreas Klamm:
FRANCE ( www.amazon.fr )
Liberty, Peace and Media: Amy Goodman And The Freedom Of The Press - Excellent Journalists In Extraordinary Times, Books on Demand Gmbh; Paris, France; (February 2009), 276 pages, author: Andreas Klamm, journalist Language: English / German, bi-lingual, ISBN-10: 2-8106-0269-7 , ISBN-13: 978-2-8106-0269-8 , (21 x 14,8 x 1,2 cm)
Liberty and Peace NOW! Human Rights Reporters 2, Human Rights, abuses and violations of Human Rights, international understanding, Editeur BOD Paris, France, (February 2009), 280 pages, author: Andreas Klamm, journalist, Language: English / German, bi-lingual, ISBN-10: 2-8106-0427-4, ISBN-13: 9-782-8106-0427-2, (21 x 14,8 x 1,2) cm
Germany ( www.amazon.de )
Liberty and Peace NOW! Human Rights Reporters :: Medienprojekt Menschenrechts-Reporter :: Edition 2008, No. 1, Human Rights, abuses and violations of Human Rights, international understanding: Books on Demand Gmbh; Edition 1, (October 2008), 272 pages, author: Andreas Klamm, journalist, Language: English / German, bi-lingual, ISBN-10: 3-8370-7243-6 , ISBN-13: 978-3-8370-7243-3 , (21 x 14,8 x 1,2) cm
British Newsflash Magazine :: Magazin-Buch: Edition 2008, No. 1, Themen und Berichte aus Politik, Soziales und Gesellschaft, Issues from politics, social affairs and society, 200 pages,author: Andreas Klamm, journalist, Publishing house /Publishing centre: Books on Demand Gmbh; Edition 1, (June 2008), Language: German with some articles in the English language ISBN-10: 3-8370-4600-1, ISBN-13: 978-3-8370-4600-7, (29,7 x 21 x 1,2 cm)
Die Kinder der John Baptist Mission in Togo: Mission und Hilfe für Kinder, (The children of the John Baptist Mission in Togo: Mission and help for children), 200 pages, author: Andreas Klamm, journalist, Publishing house / Publishing centre: Books on Demand Gmbh; Edition 1, (August 2008), Language: German with articles by co-authors in the French and English language, ISBN-10: 3-8370-5762-3, ISBN-13: 978-3-8370-5762-1, (21 x 14,8 x 1,2 cm)
The books can be ordered on www.andreasklamm.blogspot.com (international shipping available, wordwide !) or online book stores, such as www.amazon.de, www.amazon.fr, www.bod.de, www.bod.fr, www.alapage.com, www.buch.de, www.libri.de and many other book stores.
New York, London, February 2009
Amy Goodman on IBS TV Liberty:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG7s8XvcVrA, with Amy Goodman,
Jakob von Uexkuell and Andreas Klamm, IBS TV Libery, December 2008 from Sweden,
Stockholm.
Right Livelihood Award, IBS TV Liberty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-9thAhKTQI, Right Livelihood Award, with
Dr. Monika Hauser, Jakob von Uexkuell and Andreas Klamm, IBS TV Liberty,
Sweden, Stockholm, 2008. Production by Andreas Klamm, journalist, broadcast journalist
and author, IBS TV Liberty, www.ibstvliberty.blogspot.com, www.youtube.com/andreasklamm.
IBS TV Liberty on Right Livelihood Award
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGApBJ-VK2U, Right Livelihood Award, with
Asha Haji , Jakob von Uexkuell and Andreas Klamm, IBS TV Liberty,
IBS TV Liberty on the Right Livelihood Award
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQV-gAugLns, Right Livelihood Award, with
Krishnammal Jagannathan , Jakob von Uexkuell and Andreas Klamm, IBS TV Liberty,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuBChh7fC6U, Right Livelihood Award, with
Amy Goodman , Jakob von Uexkuell and Andreas Klamm, IBS TV Liberty,
IBS TV Liberty: Freedom To Speak (Part II, Freedom Of The Press)
With Wafulla Ogutto publisher and journalist from Uganda and Andreas Klamm from IBS TV Liberty, Sweden, Stockholm, 2008. Production by Andreas Klamm, journalist, broadcast journalist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPgOkg70WGI
IBS TV Liberty: Freedom To Speak (Part I, Freedom Of The Press)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNQnLanXBGY
IBS TV Liberty
More information you will find on
Liberty and Peace NOW! Human Rights Reporters
* www.humanrightsrepoters.wordpress.com
* www.menschenrechtsreporter.blogspot.com
PLEASE: Do not forget to tune in to Democracy NOW with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez:
www.democracynow.org
How the media can help to defend democracy
New York / London. Since 1984 I am working as a journalist, broadcast journalist and author. Already in the early age of 16 years of age in 1984 I have noticed writing for the paper Daily Mail (Tagespost, Speyer am Rhein, Germany) that the media national and international has a very important role in concern to defend democracy.
Some people in the United States of America know what happened in Germany. In the years 1933 to 1945 people in Germany have suffered a lot because of the tyranny of the Nazi regime and the aftermath of World War II. The time of sorrow was not over in Germany in 1945. From 1945 to 1990 many people in Eastern Germany have suffered until 1989 / 1990 because in Eastern Germany has come to power another dictatorship regime.
Since about 20 years people in Germany and Eastern Germany have a real change to learn what a good democracy could stand for. However as we are all effected by the global financial crisis, global food crisis and many other serious threats we should be aware of the situation not to loose the freedoms and liberties such as granted by the Bill of Rights, the Constitution of the United States of America or as provided in the Universal Declaration of the Human Rights proclaimed three years after World War II in New York City by the United Nations (UN, www.un.org ) .
Because of the very special situation that my grandfather, a former FRENCH ARMY OFFICER Haedi Sabaot a FRENCH citizen is missing since 1945 after World War II I have been forced to think different. Already as a teenager I have been concernd about the threat, that France and Germany may could be at war each other again, as it has taken place in World War I and World War II.
For which country should I fight? Against the country where my grandmother Mrs. Martha Kolcaz was born - against Germany? or against the my grandfathers country which is France.
Already in early age I am came to the conclusion that best we can do is to avoid a new war between France and Germany because I could not make a serious decision on which side or which country I should fight for. So I became after serving for 15 months for the "enemy forces" the German airforce a pacifist. Therefore I got in trouble with the German Military Court.
Because the German Military Officers have been not willing to understand, that I am by no means willing to fight against my grandfather, the former FRENCH ARMY OFFICER and French citizen, Mr. Haedi Sabaot or his friends.
Working for democracy, peace and liberty is not always this is and it required that we are willing to work and labor hard to defend democracy, peacce and liberty.
The United States of America (U.S.A.) is known in all the world as the defender of democracy and therefore I do believe that it is important to support "our" U.S. President Barack H. Obama and his wife and even other people such as the journalist, broadcast journalist and author Amy Goodman which can be called a "true voice for peace."
There is no doubt, when the first Afro-American U.S. President of the United States of America got elected in 2008 Barack H. Obama became since he is in office also the most powerful man on this earth. Imagine if only our U.S. President Barack H. Obama would work for democracy, peace, joy, liberty, social welfare and other elementary and important issue. Certainly he would be able to move something but not enough.
Therefore I do believe it is very important that many other people, precious women and men will get involved in the American and international mission to work for democracy, liberty, peace, health care, social welfare and other important issues and will work together for something good.
Amy Goodman a relative of Holocaust victims and a precious journalist and author is one these precious American woman working hard for the freedom of the press, democracy, liberty and peace.
Amy Goodman has received recently in December 2008 the Right Livelihood Award, which is also known as Alternative Nobel Prize.
Producing media or even an independent radio and television news hour is hard labor. However Amy Goodman has seen as some other journalists, broadcast journalists and authors including me, that there must be another answer then war.
Because I have been looking for a way how to avoid war between two or more nations already in 1986 I came to the conclusion that by supporting international understanding we could perhaps contribute a very important work for peace, liberty and democracy.
To work together for something good, for peace, liberty and democracy is a duty to all people even in their own interest.
In these serious and some times in very difficult times there is a job to do for everyone. Every one not only U.S. citizen can get involved in working for democracy, liberty, peace and the recovery of the United States of American and its people and many other people in many different places in this world.
In 1986 I have founded in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom and in the German city of Speyer am Rhein, the international media network IBS Independent Broadcasting Service Liberty, Radio IBS Liberty and IBS Television Liberty.
Radio IBS LibertyIBS Independent Broadcasting Serivce LibertyRadio IBS Liberty is an alternative public radio network which has been founded in 1986 in the English city of Leeds in West Yorkshire, United Kingdom and in the German City of Speyer am Rhein, Germany, as as part of IBS Independent Broadcasting Service Liberty. It is an international and inter-cultural media network with about 12 affiliated other television and radio programs and other journalists, broadcast journalists and authors.Radio IBS Liberty and IBS Independent Broadcasting Service Liberty are independently operated, non-commercial, listener-supported radio stations in the United Kingdom and in Germany that is known for its liberal political orientation. The public radio network in the United Kingdom, Germany and even other countries; it is operated by the IBS Independent Broadcasting Service media network with support from a small company based in London, Grace MedCare Ltd., United Kingdom and others.Radio IBS Liberty has its own radio archives, housed in France, United Kingdom, Germany and other countries.HistoryEarly historyRadio IBS Liberty and IBS Independent Broadcasting Service Liberty which is also known as Radio IBS Leeds, IBS Television Leeds (because of the place of its foundation) was founded in 1986 by the journalist and author of five books Andreas Klamm. He is also known as a pacifist. After the completion of his entire military service with the German Air Force in 1988-1989 for 15 months he filed for conscientious objector status, which was denied by German Military authories. The grandfather of Andreas Klamm is the former FRENCH ARMY OFFICER Haedi Sabaot and a French citizen, which brought the journalist, broadcast journalist and author in a serious conflict and caused him to start to think about the situation what could happen if there would be another war between France and Germany. The French Army Officer Haedi Sabaot is missing since 1945 after World War II. The founder of IBS Independent Broadcasting Service Liberty has joined other conscientious-objectors. Andreas Klamm is working since 1984 as a journalist, broadcast journalist, radio and television producer and author. His grandmother has left in 1950 Germany for ever and became a citizen of AUSTRALIA in the city of Melbourne, State of Victoria.He believes that international understanding could help to avoid wars and other conflicts.Recent history, 2000sRadio IBS Liberty has aired its own television productions from New York City in 2001 / 2002 related to the attacks on the World Trade Center during a special coverage.Director of IBS Independent Broadcasting Service Liberty and Radio IBS Liberty is since 1986 Andreas Klamm.In 2000 new radio and television productions called "XXL-info.Compact", "XXL-info. Gesundheit", "XXL-info.Culture" and other programs have been launched and got international attention even in countries such as Japan.Radio IBS Liberty is also producing educational radio and television programs for an inter-religious understanding such as faith programs about the Jewish, Muslim, Christian faith and religion and others. The idea to produce such programs in the German language and in the English language came through an inspiration through another radio program produced by BBC London (Britsh Broadcasting Cooperation)In 2006 the co-operation with the international independent media project Libery and Peace NOW! Human Rights Reporters has been launched and Radio IBS Liberty providing news stories and radio programs in association with Liberty and Peace NOW! Human Rights Reporters.As in the year of the foundation Radio IBS Liberty is still operating under NO- and even LOW-Budget conditions. * Radio IBS Liberty, (http://www.radioibsliberty.blogspot.com ) * Liberty and Peace NOW! Human Rights Reporters (www.humanrightsreporters.wordpress.com )The radio programs have been heard by listeners from about 40 different countries.Although the situation is quite difficult for the independent radio network during times of a global financial crisis Radio IBS Liberty and IBS Independent Broadcasting Service Liberty are continuing to expand its international services in the English, French and German language.ProgramsSince 1986 Radio IBS Liberty is producing news and information programs which do support international understanding.In 2000 several new radio and television programs have been launced such as "XXL-info. Compact", "XXL-info. Culture", "XXL-info. Pflege und Soziales", "XXL-info. News", "XXL-info. Special" and othersSince 2006 the radio and television program "Libery and Peace Now!" Human Rights Reporters is produced in co-operation with the international media network "Liberty and Peace Now! Human Rights Reporters"Most of the radio and television programs a are produced as an independent talk show or program that covers democracy, human rights and justice issues. In many cases the television and radio programs produced on the Radio IBS Liberty / IBS Independent Broadcasting Service Liberty media network are a compilation of news, interviews, and documentaries.Some of the programs produced by the staff of Radio IBS Liberty and IBS Television Liberty has been aired on different public-access television stations.Productions in London: Since 2006 many of the radio and television productions by Radio IBS Liberty, IBS Television Liberty, the IBS Independent Broadcasting Service Liberty are produced in London, United Kingdom, Paris (France) and close to the city of Ludwigshafen (Germany).All radio productions are available as mp3-files /wav-files for people which want to order the productions (the fees for DVD´s and delivery have to be paid), as Radio IBS Liberty is operating its international radio and television productions under NO- and / or LOW-Budget conditions.StationsRadio IBS Liberty, IBS Independent Broadcasting Service Liberty Station Dial Number Location Radio IBS Liberty (EN) London, United KingdomRadio IBS Liberty (DE) Speyer, Ludwigshafen,GermanyRadio IBS Liberty (DE) until 1990 105,4 FM Public Access Ludwigshafen,GermanyBoard of directors, Radio IBS Liberty, international service * Radio IBS Liberty Andreas KlammSee also * Radio4all.net (www.radio4all.net )Further reading * Klamm, Andreas, Liberty and Peace NOW! Human Rights Reporters, Edition 2008, No. 1, Human Rights, abuses and violations of Human Rights, international understanding: Books on Demand Gmbh (Germany); Edition 1 (October / November 2008), Language: English / German, bi-lingual, ISBN-10: 3-8370-7243-6 , ISBN-13: 978-3-8370-7243-3 The * Klamm, Andreas, Liberty, Peace and Media: Amy Goodman And The Freedom Of The Press - Excellent journalists in extraordinary times, Books on Demand Gmbh; Paris, (France); (February 2009), Language: English / German, bi-lingual, ISBN-10: 2-8106-0269-7 , ISBN-13: 978-2-8106-0269-8References * IBS Liberty, IBS Independent Broadcasting Service Liberty ( http://ibsliberty.wordpress.com ) * Radio IBS Liberty (www.radioibsliberty.blogspot.com) * IBS TV Liberty (CH 1)- ( www.ibstvliberty.blogspot.com ) * IBS TV Liberty (CH 2) - ( www.ibstvliberty.wordpress.com ) * IBS TV and Radio Productions by journalist, broadcast journalist and author Andreas Klamm on You Tube.com ( www.youtube.com/andreasklamm ) * / Radio IBS Liberty, Productions on Radio 4 all ( http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/contributor/3628 ) * IBS Television Liberty, IBS Indpendent Broadcasting Service Liberty (www.ibstelevision.com ) * IBS Television Liberty on indieTV.tv ( http://35sm.0816studios.com/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29116&Itemid=0 )External links * Liberty and Peace NOW! Human Rights Reporters (www.menschenrechtsreporter.blogspot.com ) * 3mnewswire.org sharing programs with Radio IBS Liberty (www.3mnewswire.org ) * IBS TV Liberty on Twitter.com (www.twitter.com/IBSTVLiberty ) * Radio Indy Media (http://radio.indymedia.org/en/node/17034) * Pressemitteilung Right Livelihood Award - Radio IBS Liberty Interview(http://pressemitteilung.ws/node/140533 ) * Amy Goodman - Videos ( http://www.livevideo.com/media/tag/amy-goodman.aspx ) * Christian Radio Stations ( http://www.webring.com/hub?ring=christianinterne ) * Programs on Podbean ( http://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail?pid=22823 )Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_IBS_LibertyWith additional information provided. Radio IBS LibertyIBS Independent Broadcasting Service LibertyFebruar 2009London, United Kingdom
Two journalists laboring hard for democracy: The award winning, journalist brodcast journalist and author Amy Goodman from Democracy NOW! on www.democracynow.org (right) which has received in December 2008 in the city of Stockholm in Sweden the Right Livelihood Award as known as the alternative Nobel Prize and the journalist, broadcast journalist and author Andreas Klamm (left) from Liberty and Peace NOW! Human Rights Reporters on www.humanrightsreporters.wordpress.com.
Amy Goodman is the first journalist which has received the alternative Nobel Prize, the Right Livelihood Award which is given by the Right Livelihood Foundation and Mr. Jakob von Uxekuell which used to be member of the European parliament.
I do believe that Amy Goodman is one of the world best journalists, broadcast journalist and authors and a good American citizen which is laboring hard for a good democracy. The television and radio program Democracy NOW! which Amy Goodman presents with Juan Gonzalez is excellent. In December 2008 we had a chance to meet in Stockholm in Sweden. It is a great honor to meet a precious woman and journalist like Amy Goodman is one.
Andreas Klamm, Journalist, broadcast journalist and author
Welcome to US NY friends
Something To Explain About My International Family
You might be wondering how can a man or woman be an WORLD CITIZEN and international?
First, my grandfather Haedi Sabaot, is a FRENCH-TUNESIAN citizen and was a FRENCH ARMY OFFICER stationed in the Germany city of Kaiserslautern, Germany in 1945 after World War II.
He was born in North of Africa and he was a so called Black-African man.
He has been in LOVE with my grandmother, Mrs. Martha Kolcaz (born as Maier) and she has delivered a child: My mother in 1946.
People in Germany in 1945 have been still indoctrinated by the NAZI doctrine. The "Fuehrer" liked not this much so called coloured people and my grandmother was persecuted in the city in which she used to live.
In 1950 she has made the hard decision to leave GERMANY forever and she moved to the STATE OF VICTORIA, city of MELBOURNE in AUSTRALIA and even changed her citizenship from the German citizenship into the AUSTRALIAN citizenship.
Already when I have been a teenager I became the unpaid "family interpreter or translator" and all of the communication by phone with my own grandmother, Mrs. Martha was ONLY in the English language.
Certainly I wanted to be able to communicate with my own grandfather, a FRENCH-TUNESIAN citizen which is missing since 1945. Therefore I have studied and learned also the FRENCH language.
For some reason already in 1984 I became very excited about the AMERICAN DREAM and the United States of America and its people.
Therefore I have placed several ads with the Los Angelos Receycler and other papers which do offer ads for free and contacted some organization to find some pen pals in the United States of Amercia.
In 1984 I have been in the happy position to find some pen pals in the United States of America. Since that early time im in touch by regular mail, phone and in these days also by email and the internet with my FRIENDS in the United States of America.
However I do have a dream, which is to become an American citizen.
In 2001 / 2002 I have been traveling two times to New York City and the United States of America. I wanted to help the American people and therefore I became a volunteer with the American Red Cross, although I do hold a GERMAN passport.
Soldiers, policer officers and many other people got exicted about my nice uniform which I have brought with me from Germany as I am not only a journalist, broadcast journalist and author, but as a secondary profession a registered nurse (R.N.) and paramedic also.
In New York City a fire fighter got in trouble after his own house got hit by lighting. However I have made the decision to help him as good as possible. After our mission was completed in the midst of NEW YORK CITY the fire fighter has said in front of his colleague, my ARC supervisior and me: "I wish you that you will become soon an American citizen."
My hope is that the fire fighters good wishes will be heard in the right and good office, soon, as I am waiting so long and longing to become an American citizen.
In New York City I have been laboring hard, 18 hours and I have been meeting hundreds of people face to face. Even those which lost loved ones after 911 and I guess because if all the impressions and the hard work I got a bit traumatized by 911 also.
However it was a honor to help many people and to meet precious, wonderful and good American citizen, which will be a great example for me how to help the communities in New York City.
My favourite city in the United States of America is New York City, followed by Boston, Chicago, Seattle (because a friend lives close to this city) and some other cities.
In 1986 I became the founder of British Newsflash Magzine (which was called first The Newsflash but its title has been changed to British Newsflash Magazine to avoid any kind of misunderstanding). And in 1986 I became with some friends and colleague in the German city of Speyer am Rhein and the English city of Leeds, England the founder of IBS Independent Broadcasting Service Liberty, Radio IBS Liberty, IBS Television Liberty, which is supporting international understanding since 1986.
The country where I want to live, work and marry is the United States of America and I am longing for to become an United States of America citizen. However because of my international family background in many ways (not in all !) I do think cosmopolitan and as a WORLD CITIZEN also.
For many reason I do believe the United States of America is the defender of democracy and a leader or a leading country in defending democracy and this is another reason for supporting the people of the United States of America.
In 2006 I became with other author the founder of the international media project "Liberty and Peace NOW! Human Rights Reporters" which is dealing with social issues and international human rights issues.
In December 2008 I had the great chance to meet a wonderful and excellent colleague in the city of Stockholm, Sweden as she has received there on the side of Krishnammal Jagannathan, Asha Hagi and Dr. Monika Hauser the Right Livelihood Award by the Right Livelihood Award Foundation which is also know as alternative Nobel Prize - the precious woman which I have been meeting and my colleague in her role as journalist, broadcast journalist and author is Amy Goodman from Democracy NOW!
However I do believe because of very precious citizen like her and so many others, the people of the United States of America and the United States of America are so special.
As U.S. President Barack Obama believes that America will be restored, I do believe the same thing and by the way I do believe President Barack Obama, his wife Michelle and his children are precious and special, too.
Since 1984 I am working as journalist, broadcast journalist and author. Some awards from the department for political education I have received in 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1989.
To be a registered nurse (R.N.) and paramedic is a secondary profession only, since 1993. In the past I have been working also as an ITU (Intensive Therapy Unit) nurse for major German University Hospitals and for the Clementine Churchill Hospital in London in the United Kingdom, also.
Actually I do believe there are millions of precious American people and citizen and if the friends of those people will co-operate for SOMETHING GOOD I believe it will be possible not only to restore the situation of the people of the United States of Amercia and for many other people in many different places in this world also.
So far as possible I am trying to encourage on US NY friends my American FRIENDS to contiune to co-operate and work together for something good in the United States of America and in this world.
This is my hope and more information will follow, soon.
If you want to read some more information, please visit:
1. www.humanrightsreporters.wordpress.com
2. www.menschenrechtsreporter.blogspot.com
3. www.andreasklamm.wordpress.com
4. www.andreasklamm.blogspot.com
5. www.youtube.com/andreasklamm
6. www.regionalhilfe.de (Regional Aid about social issues)
7. www.britishnewsflash.org
My favourite television and radio programs comes from the United States of America.
It is Democracy NOW! with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez and I can recommend for all of those which do support democracy to watch the educational television and radio programs, Monday to Friday on about 700 television and 250 radio stations int the United States of America or on the Democracy NOW! web site on www.democracynow.org .
Andreas Klamm, Journalist and author
London, United Kingdom,
February 2, 2009
international service
US NY FRIENDS
The Status Quo is like a Hydra and during the elections several of its heads were cut off. It has taken a blow by those who have woken up to what’s going on and started to speak out against it.
Unfortunately, the Hydra is able to grow back its heads and the grab for power and economic resources continues.
A vision of hope and freedom has visited us before countless times in the history books of our planet, only to have the sovereignty of the people violently squelched or put back to sleep in a bed of apathy. Will we let that happen again?
Our collective history has deep roots that can make it seem as though the obstacles are insurmountable and that we are doomed to keep repeating the same mistakes over and over.
However, I have an idea that could take the juice out of those roots. What if we changed our mindset and took money out of the picture for a moment?
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I RECALL HAVING LEARNED THE ENTIRE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS IN JR. HIGH SCHOOL. THE WORDS ARE, TO ME, VERY SIGNIFICANT TO THIS HISTORIC ERA ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO THE ELECTION OF THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN PRESIDENT.
REGARDS, DIMPLES02
The Gettysburg Address .. Abraham Lincoln
President of the United States of America
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation, so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.
But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate—we can not consecrate—we can not hallow—this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.
It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
BY MAURA SATCHELL • November 6, 2008
I am so thankful that Americans joined me in electing Barack Obama president. I am truly thankful that they, like me, appreciate the leadership qualities he has and will bring to bear in addressing the tremendous and weighty problems our country has to face in the coming years: wars; economic, educational, and technical declines; energy independence; the broken health-care system that bilks our seniors and the infirm.
The key trait that drew me to Sen. Barack Obama is one shared by other individuals I interacted with during this campaign, Democrats, Republicans and independents alike. We recognize that as president, Sen. Obama will reunite the country and heal the destructive divide that has come up in the past two decades. He'll blur the lines between red states and blue, between liberals and conservatives, between elite intellectuals and Joe six-packs. Instead, he'll lead our country in celebrating our differences because, as the saying goes, "E Pluribus Unum" — out of many, one.
So ends a historic and very long election cycle. Thank you, fellow Tennesseans who supported Obama's candidacy and voted for him! And for those who supported John McCain or another candidate, console yourself in this: You are in for something good. An era of growth, unity (if you will allow it), and a resurgence of the America of days gone by when our country led the world by example, a shining beacon of liberty for all others to follow. It is our turn, once again, to stand tall and proud, as Americans. Standing not as Republicans or Democrats, but as citizens of our United States of America.
It is our choice, however. We have to first put aside the partisan rancor and look at the big picture and ask "what's best for the country?" That will surely move us forward in a way that restores America's edge and position of global leadership. Can we do this? Together? I am confident we can and I urge you to join me. Choose unity. Choose America.
Maura Satchell is a Smyrna resident and a member of the Democratic National Committee's Veteran and Military Family Council.
I pause to salute a life spent sowing the seed of change. Madelyn Dunham, the audacity of hope goes beyond Barry. You could not have found a better apostle to share your message of enpowerment, liberty, and purposeful living with. Thank you Madelyn for helping shape who Barrack is today. Your legacy liveth. Rest in Peace, Madelyn. You are truly a hero whose impact is significantly profound in multiple ways.
I join people around the world to wish the Obamas well and celebrate a life well spent. Good bye, Madelyn.
H.Y.,
Beacon,
New York.
New Song of Hope for the New President's victory and reign for the next 4 years in the USA. WHEN THE KING STEPS DOWN plays on www.trashguitar.com on the home page. pass it on....
You’re a doctor. You need to bring in $3,000 apiece for your most common procedure. But Medicare and Medicaid – which pay for about half your patients – have just told you they’re only going to pay you one-third of what they’re billed. What do you do? You don’t need to be a CPA to know the answer is to start billing everyone $4,500 for your procedure. The half of your patients who pay full price thus pay $1,500 extra, covering the $1,500 shortfall for each Medicare/Medicaid-covered procedure.
Now the tricky question: If someone who’s NOT on Medicaid or Medicare visits your medical office to have this procedure done, and promptly pays his or her $4,500 in full, how much has he or she paid you, this year?
And the answer is: $6,000. Those who are not on Medicare or Medicaid are known as “taxpayers.” Where do you think Medicare/Medicaid got the $1,500 to pay for the welfare patient? The taxpayer pays $4,500 for his or her own procedure, and then an extra $1,500 in taxes to fund someone else’s.
For all those who have written in insisting that we need government to pay our medical bills because they’re so high, let’s keep this simple:
Medical bills are really high because the government promises to pay most of them, the same way government-backed “college loans” have driven up the cost of college, by allowing colleges to charge you whatever you can afford plus whatever the government will loan.
Perhaps it’s still technically a minority of Americans who are currently “covered” by Medicare and Medicaid. But since the old and the poor (the latter often skimping on health maintenance and prevention) use the most medicine and medical care, the majority of medical COSTS are covered and “paid for” by these two socialist programs.
Some say as much as two thirds.
If we switched over to “cash only” medicine tomorrow – no government or even private insurance payments allowed – what do you suppose would happen to medical costs?
Remember, the doctor who’s been accustomed to billing $4,500 for a procedure really only gets $1,500 from Medicare/Medicaid, a scheme that’s already jacked up YOUR cost by 50 percent.
Of that $1,500, another $500 (and that may be understated) goes to pay doctors’ non-medical office staff who negotiate bills and payments with the private and government “insurance” firms.
So the doc who “billed” $4,500 expected to get about half that. The rest is only “in there” to buy off this unholy private-public “insurance” bureaucracy.
If he could fire all those non-medical “billing” people in his office, and if the doctor could again assume that most patients might pay the full amount billed on a timely basis, in cash, he or she could drop many posted charges from $4,500 to $2,000 overnight.
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I have been doing much thinking about the many problems which are being generated by Rhode Island's economic disaster. We now have so many bridges that have reduced weight limits; RIPTA has had to drastically change routes to accommodate these new weight restrictions. In fact, the Rhode Island Transit Authority with its already inadequate service will soon be making more cuts in routes and service because of funding. As a nation, we can bail out corporate entities, (private businesses) and yet not be able to save R.I.'s ONLY public transportation system? If my figures are correct (or if my memory serves me correctly) Rhode Island's debt is something like 450 Million Dollars.
(note) If I was a multi-millionaire or billionaire, it would be a far better thing I do, to invest in the economy of the smallest state in the U.S. than to continue to invest and reinvest in such failed banking and financial institutions.
As our two voices in the senate for our fine state, I am urging Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Jack Reed and all your fellow law makers to PLEASE help design a bill to help R.I. climb out of the deep debt we are facing.
Please consider what will happen if RIPTA cannot provide service to the growing numbers of public transportation users. With the gas prices soaring ever higher, Rhode Islanders are going to soon be depending more and more on public transportation. As their ability to get to and from work becomes too financially burdensome, they will not be able to use the states only public transportation as an alternative, if RIPTA continues on the "road" it is taking, with routes and times being cut. This is a time when we should be talking about expanding service, not cutting it. Disabled, handicapped and elderly riders who depend greatly on affordable passes are in jeopardy of losing their ability to access bus service on a daily basis as well. Even if they are only required to pay 25-50 cents per ride, it would cripple and stagnate them into staying home more often and/or not experiencing opportunities to expand their horizons by participating in self help and other programs, as well as health maintenance appointments.
We need to start caring about main street, side street, and ALL of us living here. (ALL Rhode Islanders)
WHERE'S THE PORK? Was there any "earmarks" dedicated to Rhode Islands failing economy within the financial bailout bill recently passed by congress?
What are some ways to generate revenue or to save taxpayer's money from government waste?
How will we be able to pay for programs to help the low income families, poor, elderly & disabled?
A THOUGHT WORTH CONSIDERING;
Medical marijuana is a useful tool in fighting many illnesses. Why not outright "LEGALIZE" marijuana for recreational use? This would help eliminate the overcrowding of our courts, and alleviate prison overcrowding. Keeping marijuana illegal only hurts more people than it helps. Our economy needs a NEW REVENUE SOURCE. If we allow marijuana use (for adults only) even if we couldn't find a way to tax it, the money saved by not fighting it's use, would surely pay for much needed programs, which makes much more sense than this military style approach now used to eliminate this natural herbal remedy.
I think we should (as a state and as a country) finally end this outrageous "war on drugs," or at least decriminalize the use of marijuana. With legal marijuana, these users would no longer be such a high cost to the state. LEGALIZED MARIJUANA would eliminate the cost to taxpayers by eliminating the state's huge amount of money it takes to combat its distribution, sales and use. Our courts and jails need to be used for serious criminal offenses which truly merit prosecution. This money could better serve our state if used more appropriately.
We face much greater adverse affects from obesity, alcohol use, tobacco use, speeding motorists, accidental prescription drug overdoses, FINANCIAL RUIN due to failed economic policies of an out of touch and OUT OF CONTROL CONGRESS.
To criminalize the use of ANY particular recreational activity solely because of a biased non proven theory or fact is against our constitutional right to the pursuit of happiness.
Thank you for your time, With True Sincerity, Herb Anthony
