The goal of advertising is to create uninformed consumers who will make irrational choices. Those of you who suffered through an economics course know that markets are supposed to be based on informed consumers making rational choices. But industry spends hundreds of millions of dollars a year to undermine markets and to ensure… …uninformed consumers making irrational choices.

Chomsky: Is There Truth in Obama’s Advertising?

http://www.alternet.org/workplace/108964/?page=entire

http://www.alternet.org/audits/107666/this_is_change_20_hawks,_clintonites_and_neocons_to_watch_for_in_obama%27s_white_house/?page=entire

Guess we’re gonna party like it’s 1999, huh? If Obama REALLY DOES attempt to get anything resembling real “change” out of this crew of pirates, they’ll take him out. Obama’s election may have been about race, but this administration is looking more and more like it’s about shutting down any movement from below.

I read a piece in Harper’s a few months ago about the next investment bubble—-look for a “Green Energy” Ponzi scheme masquerading as saving the planet.

The new Dem Senate is hopeless even if they get 60 votes. The House is more grassroots & thus more difficult to control from Wall St. & K St. through the West Wing. Emanuel is a signal that unruly Dems will have their money spigot turned off in 2010 if they don’t tow the line. House Dem leadership is awful imo. Jim Clyburn is the only one I trust at all. If you see more of Chris Van Hollen on the TEEVEE Set he was Rahm’s right hand man up to now.

Cheers,

http://culturechange.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=243&Itemid=1

Here we see that the “change” promised by Obama in economic terms will be what we find in our pockets (instead of dollars) as Peak Oil’s reality removes the possibility of economic growth…

And by the way, if you like good Depression-Era (themed) music, I just love the song “One More Dollar” by Gillian Welch from her “Revival” album. A great line goes: “could you spare me a coin and a Christian prayer — my luck has turned against me.”

Stan Moore
Petaluma, CA

By Dr. Elias Akleh

November 10, 2008 “Information Clearinghouse” – - After Obama’s presidential victory a euphoric feeling swept the streets of most of the States. Thousands of people gathered in the Grant Park in Chicago, thousands others went into the streets of their cities celebrating this occasion. They called it a historic election, a nonviolent revolution, a dream comes true, a breakthrough and a victory over racism. Obama was called a hero, a savior, and some even called him a messiah. Obama’s call for change has become an orgy that tantalizes peoples’ feelings and hopes.

This “change Orgy” became contagious and spread to other countries especially in Africa, where Kenya, the birth place of Obama’s father, declared a national holiday to mark Obama’s victory. Since American foreign policies have a direct impact on almost every country in the world, many world leaders, especially African leaders were hoping to start a new fresh page with Obama’s administration. After the collapse of the Soviet Union the Bush administration felt empowered and justified to be more condescending towards the rest of the world, and felt free to do anything and everything to expand its control around the world. With Obama in the Oval Office world leaders are hoping for a “good” change…

Unfortunately, a large majority are not aware that race is not the core issue of the struggle. It is, rather, a class struggle; the few filthy rich against the poor. Many colored rich minorities had, and still, enslave the poor of their own color. Let us remember what military black previous Secretary of State Collin Powell and his successor Chevron’s Condoleezza Rice had done to the blacks of America

Obama is no different. He will soon be exposed the person he really is; just another wolf in sheep clothing. Obama’s promises to protect the middle class are just empty promises. This was obvious after he approved the $700 billion (plus interest) bailout to give more tax money to corrupt bankers, who will use that money to buy weaker banks. The money should have been used to pay portions of the mortgages the middle class owe to the banks, so they could keep their homes…

Full article:

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21193.htm

Another description might be: new CoS=Nacy Pelosi’s former #1 bagman

http://www.joebageant.com/joe/2008/11/sarah-palin-is-the-future-of-conservatism.html#more

The linked articles on the site are interesting, too.