Mainstream Media Sure Knows What American's Care About

Thank Heavens we get second to second updates on the death of M.J., or as the news now proudly says "follow us on Twitter for the latest updates" (God help us), while:

North Korea Fires 3rd Short Range Missle

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea test-fired a third short-range missile on Thursday, a South Korean defense ministry spokesman said.

The spokesman said the missile was launched around 7:50 p.m. (1050 GMT) but gave no further details. Earlier the ministry said the North had fired two surface-to-ship missiles between 5:20 p.m. (0820 GMT) and 6 p.m. from its east coast.

read the rest of the story HERE

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What would the Today Show's opening headline be if not for the death of M.J.? Could they talk about North Korea attempting to initiate a war, or Afghanistan, or why we don't just buy all of the Taliban's opium then dump it, or use it for our own pharmaceuticals, which would cost Billions of dollars less than trying to fight a war with them. Just bankrupt them, like Obama is doing to America!

Nuclear Bombs Bolster Foreign Trade Between China & N.Korea

China Trade Helps Shield N. Korea

SEOUL -- Behaving badly hasn't hurt the bottom line in North Korea.

Thanks to China, foreign trade has soared since Kim Jong Il's government began detonating nuclear bombs nearly three years ago.

As U.N. sanctions mount and business between the two Koreas fizzles, North Korea's trade with China is setting new records. It rose 41 percent last year, while China's share of the North's overseas trade mushroomed to 73 percent.

Read the rest HERE.

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Our list of allies grows thin, not that China has ever been our ally.

Another Potential Battlefront?

Ahmadinejad Demands Apology from Obama

TEHRAN, June 25 -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lashed out at President Obama on Thursday, warning him against "interfering" in Iranian affairs and demanding an apology for criticism of a government crackdown on demonstrators protesting alleged electoral fraud.

Read the rest HERE.

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Sure is a lot of outstanding news coverage on this world effecting event?!? The ABC news "behind-the-scenes Whitehouse T.V. show last night (6/24/09) was astounding.

My wife and I sat huddled around the television, gasping at every perfectly answered question the unwavering, charismatic Obama fielded from the 'randomly' chosen audience members.

And no teleprompters (that I could see)...

well...

the lack of visible teleprompters was actually a bit impressive :-)

Is This How It Will Begin?

Pentagon: No decision yet on North Korean ship

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and its allies have not decided whether to contact and request inspection of a suspected North Korean arms ship that the U.S. is tracking, Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said Wednesday.

"That's a decision that will have to be made at some point, and not necessarily just by us or this government," he said at a news conference. "I think we will likely take (the decision) collectively with our allies and partners."

He said he didn't believe a decision would come soon.

Read the rest HERE

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Has the world become so PC that we are unable to respond to a threat like this? Why isn't this story the opening headline every morning on the Today show (hmm....puzzling)

Where is the concern? Anybody?

World's biggest celebrity

We all know who it is, I don't even have to post a picture.

Read the story here...

Get Your Batteries Here

The clicker on my car is getting to the point where it's not unlocking my car door. Instead of spending $10 or more on a battery at a box store, I go here...

Newark.com : A Chicago-based company, Newark is part of the global Premier Farnell Group, and a leading multi-channel, high-service electronics distributor supporting millions of engineers and purchasing professionals across the Americas.

This place is SUPER-INEXPENSIVE. I buy batteries here for $1.64, where if I went to the Home Depot, they would $10+

It's worth it. And shipping is cheap.

Hopeful leader for GOP!

Opposition creates competition, and right now, Obama's wit and charm has managed to put a stranglehold on anyone attempting to pose a threat to him. Sarah Palin may attract an audience, but not for the right reasons, Rush Limbaugh is fun to listen to, but way too predictable and polarized to be a threat, but what about Mitch?

Indiana Republican governor Mitch Daniels. Indiana is the nations 16th most populous state. When Daniels took office, the state had an $800 million deficit. He turned it into a $1.3 billion surplus. The Bush administration nicknamed him "Mitch the Knife". born April 7, 1949


Even if Obama may be our savior, what next? Who will pay the debt back? Perhaps Mitch?

I wanna job too!

Obama promises 600,000 new jobs from stimulus spending"Mommee, Momee, I gonna be angwy if I don't get a job too!"

Let's say that Obama's plan to get American's to work plays out perfectly. How about the other 75%-99% of us who don't get a government job, regardless of whether it's a 'cushy' job or not, and whether we want or need it. There are still going to be a large number of people who are out of work and do not receive a job paid by the taxpayers.

Either way this plays out, there will be an equally sizable portion of the population who get screwed.

For each action, there's an equal and opposite blah blah blah...

You can't make the poor rich by making the rich blahahahhbha...

been gone a while. new career. bills then blogging. thanks to all who continue to visit, and to all of those kind comments. Many of you care deeply for this country as I do.

F.E.M.A. Camps

Here is footage of a FEMA camp in the US:



For years I dealt with representatives from F.E.M.A.'s flood insurance division. As a businessman, I must say that they were an incredibly well-run, competent and extremely organized government agency. Their representatives knew all of the laws and were extremely helpful when I needed them. That cannot be said about many other government agencies. Hooray for F.E.M.A.

This video shows that other, less known divisions of F.E.M.A. are just as organized and competent.
:-(

Obtaining a concealed weapons permit

The recent massacre in Binghamton, N.Y. at an immigration building. The gunman killed 13 people and then himself on Friday as Jiverly Wong, 41, a Vietnamese immigrant told authorities who had taken English classes there.

Now just imagine if a secretary at the bank had a concealed weapons permit, and was able to shoot this nut job before he was able to kill so many people.

So how do you obtain a concealed weapons permit?

1. Go to the federal bureau of firearms website.
2. Check your state laws and make sure you are following those rules as well.
3. Get the Standardized CCW Application for your state. This link is to California's CCW App.

4. "Contact your county's Sheriff's Office or, if you are a resident of an incorporated city, your city's Police Department, for information on obtaining a CCW license. They can answer your questions and provide you with copies of their CCW policy statement and the State's Standardized CCW Application. If you live within a jurisdiction of a city Police Department, you may apply to the county Sheriff's Office for a CCW license. However, only residents of a city may apply to a city's Police Department for a CCW license.

California law does not recognize CCW licenses issued in other states."

- Taken from Bureau of Firearms site

If you have a clean record, you should not have a problem obtaining one, if you don't have a clean record, it's doubtful you will be able to obtain one.

What Food You Should Stockpile for Survival.

Survival Center has a lot of great information on what food you should purchase now to be prepared in the event of a disaster. Here are a few examples from the site:

- 25- and 50-pound bags of rice. A staple in many countries, it could be yours during the bad times. Rice is one of the few foods that no one has allergies to, plus it is an excellent source of nutrients. And let's face it, most of us don't live where we can grow rice.

- 25-pound bags of flour. Although grains are better to store than flour, this is fine if you do a lot of baking already. You can bake your way through the bag and always have some ready in an emergency.

- 5-pound bags of complete pancake mix. These are great because all the ingredients are ready to go, just add water (Make sure you get complete, you don't want the kind where you have to add eggs.) Muffins and other mixes are also available, but it's a lot easier to cook pancakes over an open fire or camp stove than muffins!

- 5-pound canisters of peanut butter. A favorite for kids and adults, plus you don't need refrigeration. Don't keep 'em forever or they could go rancid, but a good product to rotate in your every-day pantry. Add some crackers to your stash, too.

The Survival Center has many other ideas on what types of food stores you should buy for your survival pack.

Here is a unique cookbook that focuses on how to cook with the food that you store. It's called, Cookin' with Home Storage

Who's Running the American Government?

If there is such an organization out there that rivals Molder and Scully's resolve in seeking the truth, from the hit T.V. show X-Files (The Truth Is Out There (The Official Guide to the X-Files, Vol. 1), it is Open Secrets.org.

This site is an amazing resource for political news and updates that are not bought by the same interest groups as the major network news is. Check this place for political news and updates.

"Always follow the Money!" Remember that phrase? Well we all know it's true, and Open Secrets does this for America. They keep track of how much money interest groups contribute to our elected official campaigns.

100th Post!

First we would like to thank the readers, supporters and contributors to T.A.S. We certainly never thought we'd see our 100th post, not that it is a huge milestone when compared to successful blogs, but we are proud to see it.

T.A.S. began to help spread awareness at how our current food consumption rate as a nation is not sustainable, and felt compelled to spread the word that this catastrophe is not waiting to happen. We are watching it happen. And no, we don't believe all the global warming hype, we are talking about our food production, the worlds demand for agricultural friendly land.

Given the political environment we find ourselves in, let's face it, the majority of middle class American's like their lifestyle. While our intentions for the subject matter within T.A.S. was 'survival' related, politics kept creeping into the mix.

The survivalists who live on-grid and read about having self-sustaining off-grid retreat locations are smart and prepared. The reason we say aspiring is because we live on-grid, just like 99% of the bloggers out there, including off-grid survival blogs.

Thank you for reading, we appreciate your continued support.

Picture of Gulliver's Travel's. The book is available here: Gulliver's Travels (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (B&N Classics)

What Does 1 Trillion Dollars Look Like?

Thanks to Floyd Houston Tillery on Tom Sullivan's forum for providing this great link. Click on the link below to literally "see" what $1 Trillion looks like in comparison with a human.

http://www.pagetutor.com/trillion/index.html



This picture is only $100 Million. Wait till you see a Trillion!!!

Solution For Our Country: Do Not Vote For Incumbents

We are sorry, we do not want or intend T.A.S. to be a 'Political Blog'. Loyal readers of ours hopefully realize this, but at this economic and social crossroads in our country, we just can't help ourselves.

We all know the problems, we have Timothy Geithner, our esteemed President of the Federal Reserve Bank who either cheated on his taxes, or is too incompetent to fill out his taxes correctly being backed by the full faith and confidence of Obama!?! What is going on?

While our country has spent $787 Billion on who knows what, the American media & public is concerned about the $165 Million given out to A.I.G., less than 1/10 of 1% of the money given out!?!

The country's elected officials are corrupt as ever, and the American public watches news stories about the Octomom.

SOLUTION: DO NOT VOTE FOR INCUMBENTS.

If you are as cynical as we are, you probably think no matter who is elected, they will become corrupted. Well, then why the hell are you voting simply for a name you recognize? Let's corrupt some fresh blood everybody!!!! We can do it.

DO NOT VOTE FOR PREVIOUSLY ELECTED OFFICIALS.

Here is an interesting video, it is a long conspiracy theory, but brings up valid points, well worth taking a look at: