Reagan's War

Last night I decided to watch In the Face of Evil - Reagan's War in Word and Deed.

Due to my age, I was not really following politics during the Ronald Reagan presidency, but have seen many people talk good about him, and other people talk about him in a very negative manner. he battle against "evil" seems startlingly similar to what is happening right now in the world, except instead of "communism," the enemy of our time is "terrorism." As I watched it, I pointed out numerous times, "sounds like this year" or "they're still doing it." People like George Bush Sr. and Henry Kissinger are indeed still wielding influence in this country.



Here is the description I read before viewing this DVD.

Two time award winner for Best Documentary of 2004, In the Face of Evil: Reagan's War in Word and Deed is about a man and nation's courageous journey through the heart of darkness and how that journey inspires us today. This film is not a traditional biopic of Ronald Reagan, but a hard-hitting exploration of leadership and moral courage. Based on Reagan's War, Peter Schweizer's acclaimed bestseller, In the Face of Evil, pits the brutality of totalitarian communism against Reagan s inflexible passion to see freedom s light shine on all the people of the world. The film s timeless lessons inspire us as a call to action. Ronald Reagan's legacy gives us courage to stand tall despite our enemy's harshest aggressions and to never waver in the face of evil.

As usual, this DVD is filled with old footage, countless clips from old speeches, and military footage.

I do not like the "good versus evil" attitude he had, and I can see it in the world today. He used the word "god" and "let us pray" way too much to be a President. If he wanted to be a priest, he should have went that route in his career, and not chose politics.

I had to chuckle hearing him refer to himself as a "liberal democrat" though, I bet that speech makes all the Republicans tense up. yes, your hero Ronnie Reagan was a "liberal" until he flip flopped on his party, and decided to drive America into the military industrial complex it is seated in now.

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

At the time of writing this entry, I have only blogged two DVDs, and I recommend this third one as much as the previous documentaries.

Earlier this week, I didn't feel like watching any more Alfred Hitchcock, although I enjoy his work, I felt like watching something to do with those nasty big corporations, that run the world. You know, like Enron.



As you can see by the image above, I chose, Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room. If you have not seen it, are interested in this type of stuff, you may want to give it a look.

Quoted from description...

Based on the best-selling book of the same name by Fortune reporters Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind a multidimensional study of one of the biggest business scandals in American history. The chronicle takes a look at one of the greatest corporate disasters in history in which top executives from the 7th largest company in this country walked away with over one billion dollars leaving investors and employees with nothing. The film features insider accounts and rare corporate audio and video tapes that reveal colossal personal excesses of the Enron hierarchy and the utter moral vacuum that posed as corporate philosophy. The human drama that unfolds within Enron's walls resembles a Greek tragedy and produces a domino effect that could shape the face of our economy...

Listen to phone calls of stock traders cheer on California fires, as people die, so they can increase profits. You won't believe your ears. See, Enron controlled the energy markets, and by bringing down California power, during "Black Outs," the value of energy stocks would increase, this allowed them to fluctuate and manipulate their stocks and ultimately the cost being charged to the public. Americans were ripped off for millions, you must see this.

To quote Jeff Shannon, from Amazon:

The corrupt and closely-guarded mismanagement by Enron executives (including Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, later placed on criminal trial) is revealed through such heinous concepts as "Hypothetical Future Value" (a way of reaping fortunes based on false profit projections) and the use of offshore "shell" companies to hide the massive losses that eventually toppled the company (along with the venerable Arthur Anderson accounting firm) and left 20,000 employees jobless. As a maddening portrait of hubris and white-collar crime, Enron transcends political and corporate boundaries by showing how smart and powerful men grew blinded by greed and brought ruin upon themselves, along with thousands of otherwise innocent victims. For better and worse, it's a perfect double-feature with eye-opening 2004 documentary The Corporation.

While many documentaries like to portray corporations, as big bad things, America will never be without them. It is best to educate yourself on them, and be aware of what is going on in the modern business world.

The South Will Rise... & Vote Obama

As someone who is living in the South at the moment, although I have lived in California too, I am tired of hearing things like "oh those Southerners, they gonna vote against Obama because he is black." Give it up. There is huge support for Obama in the South, and its ignorant to state otherwise.

So I decided to make this image this morning.

The South Will Rise... And Vote For Obama!



There are lots of supporters in the South who are cheering on Barack Obama, and even though our electoral votes may go to McCain, that doesn't mean the entire South should be ridiculed for the ignorance of others!

Many of us want Obama to win, whether we are white or not, we are pulling for who we think is the best candidate for President of the United States.

If you think McCain is that choice, that is your right, if you support Obama, and you happen to live in the South, that is also your right. Why does it matter what part of the country you live in?

As someone who has lived in California for years and experienced the "liberal West Coast" and then moved back to the Deep South for a couple of years, I know the difference all too well. However, I've met many people who hold progressive and liberal views in the South.

To talk down the south is to show your own ignorance.

Anyhow, I love propaganda. No matter which side you are on. So I took the Confederate Flag (no disrespect to my Rebel Brothers and Sisters) and put Obama's face in the center and created the image above.

To get the best reaction out of someone, it is best to use power symbols in your propaganda. What symbol has created more controversy in this country, aside from the crucifix, than the Confederate battle Flag? Again, I mean absolutely no disrespect to the flag, but this image needed to be created and spread online.

Now I know there are many Southerners who would be appauled at this image. As someone who has had family living in the "South" since before this land was even called the United States, my family came here in the 1600's, I understand the historic value of the Battle Flag. I was raised being told I had family members who indeed fought as Confederates, so my family blood fought under that flag. I also know that the Civil War was more about State Rights, than slavery. But now is not the time to debate that...

Images like the above stir feelings and emotion among some, and cause laughter in others. It's time to put the feelings of the past behind us. It's time to move forward. Time to make the world proud of us again. Some of the worse things in America's history has been done over race, the color of skin, and religion. It's time to stop. It's time to bear no flag. Not even America's flag. Bear the flag of Reason over Division. Carry the flag of Humanity, not Nationality.

Imagine, just for a second, if the South rose up and voted overwhelmingly, for Obama. Can you imagine that? I can.

Get out and vote.