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The Art of Politics Is…

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Posted by The Altered Statesman on Sep 1, 2010 in A Case Against Government, Current, Libertarianism | 3 comments

The following has been said in various forms of print; Politics is the art of the possible, the art of the sell, the art of compromise, the art of persuasion, the art of looking for trouble, etc.

My favorite quote comes from the late Hunter S. Thompson who said, shortly before he died, “Politics is the art of controlling your environment”. However, that quote would have been even more spot-on if he’d used the word ‘manipulating’ in place of ‘controlling’.

With September 11th coming up you will have the perfect opportunity to witness public manipulation as news stations will undoubtedly be breaking out their stock footage of the towers smoking and crumbling into non-existence. There will be interviews shown with World Trade Center survivors, family members of those who perished, and service-people who responded to the hellish scene that fateful morning. Why not? It makes for great TV which, in turn, makes for higher ratings. The news media will manipulate their viewers by means of nostalgia and sentimentality. They will forgo reporting issues of today in favor of tearing open old wounds, and grinding salt in them for good measure. Round and round we go.

One of the enduring images of the Iraq War was the toppling of the statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad. Remember the footage? An impromptu gathering of Iraqis at the foot of the statue suddenly turned heated as the Iraqis began to wail on the base of the statue. Chunks of the statue went flying, and the crowd went into a frenzy. It seemed that the Iraqi people were relishing in their sudden freedom from the dictator immortalized by the statue. It seemed that the whole thing was spontaneous act of a crowd that was not going to take it anymore. Yes, it seemed that way, and there is good reason for that.

There is a documentary out titled, “PsyWar: The Real Battlefield is the Mind”, in which the existence of Psychological Warriors is examined. Psy-Warriors are basically CIA-trained operatives who have entrenched themselves in high profile news media outlets, such as CNN and Fox News, to help deliver the “news”. They are Public Relations people for government agenda. It is their job to make sure that the public is fed images and data that would seem to validate otherwise objectionable actions taken by the government.

One of the more visible ‘Public Relations’ contributions by these Psy-Warriors to date, as told by numerous insiders and experts in the film, was the toppling of the Hussein statue. Very basically, the jubilant crowd of Iraqis at the foot of the statue were not actually Iraqis. They were actually a team of actors, for lack of a better term, who were flown into Iraq specifically to film this poignant moment.

Quotes and thoughts from the film can more than fill up this entire space, but you would be much better served if you actually watched the film for yourself here…

One thing is for certain, you will never watch the news the same way again.

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US Fed News Service, Including US State News September 5, 2006 The Town of Pagosa Springs issued the following meeting agenda:

TOWN COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA(MEETING WILL BE HELD IN COMMUNITY CENTER SW CONF ROOM)5:00 P.M.

I. CALL MEETING TO ORDER (Meeting will be held in Community Center SW Conference Room) II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – MINUTES FROM AUGUST 1ST, 7TH, 10TH, 14TH, AND 23RD, 2006 III. LIQUOR LICENSES 1. Gringo Grill LLC, Kip’s Grill & Cantina – Liquor License Renewal Request 2. Folkwest, Inc (Concert) – Special Event Liquor License Request IV. DELEGATIONS:

V. NEW BUSINESS 1. REVIEW OF DESIGN REVIEW BOARD, BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND PLANNING COMMISSION ACTIONS FROM AUGUST 15TH, 2006 MEETING a. Rivers Edge Planned Unit Development Preliminary Plan Review (Public Hearing) b. 14th Street Townhome PUD Preliminary Plan Review (Public Hearing) c. Heritage Building Condominium Conversion Request (Public Hearing) d. Bear Country Center Planned Unit Development Sketch Plan Review e. Crestview Minor Subdivision Review (Public Hearing) f. Seventh Day Adventist Church Conditional Use Permit Request g. Highlands Springs Subdivision (continued) (Public Hearing) 2. Preserve America Community Designation Update 3. First Reading of the Municipal Code Update Ordinance Pertaining to the Adoption of the International Building, Residential, Mechanical, Fuel Gas and Fire Codes (Ordinance No. 675) (Public Hearing) 4. First Reading of an Ordinance Amending Article 12, Chapter 21 of the Pagosa Springs Municipal Code Regarding Development Impact Fees (Ordinance No. 676) (Public Hearing) 5. First Reading of an Ordinance Adopting Article 16, Chapter 21 of the Pagosa Springs Municipal Code Regarding Fees in Lieu of Public Land Dedication (Ordinance No. 677) (Public Hearing) 6. Annexation Proceedings for Annexation Number 2006-02 (Stretton Property) (Resolution Number 2006-18) 7. Annexation Proceedings for Annexation Number 2006-03 (Town of Pagosa Springs Property) (Resolution 2006-19) 8. Annexation Proceedings for Annexation Number 2006-04 (Sullivan Property) (Resolution 2006-20) 9. Annexation Proceedings for Annexation Number 2006-05 (Highland Springs Subdivision) (Resolution 2006-21) 10. Resolution Establishing an Access Easement for the Sullivan Property (Resolution No. 2006-22) 11. Upper San Juan Health Service District Building Permit Fee Waiver Request 12. Catchpole Property Access Request VI. OLD BUSINESS 1. Second Reading of the Land Use Development Code Update Ordinance pertaining to Impact Assessments for Large Format Retailers (Ordinance No. 672) (Public Hearing) 2. Second Reading of the Land Use Development Code Update Ordinance pertaining to Design Guidelines and Criteria for Large Format Retailers (Ordinance No. 673) (Public Hearing) 3. Second Reading of the Land Use Development Code Update Ordinance pertaining to the Definition for Measuring Building Height (Ordinance No. 674) (Public Hearing) 4. Scanga Property Complaint and Summons Update 5. Pagosa Pregnancy Center Impact Fee Waiver Request 6. Seeds of Learning Property Lease and Site Improvements 7. CMAQ Projects Update 8. Enhancement Projects Update 9. River Restoration Project Update 10. Downtown Master Plan Update VII. DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS 1. Town Manager Report 2. Building and Planning Report 3. Parks and Recreation Department Report VIII. APPROVAL OF BILLS IX ADJOURNMENT Ross Arag??n, Mayor. meetingagendatemplatenow.net meeting agenda template

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  • SHDW_of_LMNTS

    Great first article. I hope this sets the trend and momentum for future articles from you. The manipulation of media is a CRIME that has gone on for so long, it’s become an acceptable form of specialized editing. The media shys away from pointing the finger when it can just as easily point the finger at their own network – thus we have an understood problem that gets ignored – like so MANY issues with America. Hopefully as this pot boils, we can start to see the top shake and finally pop the lid on THIS hushed issue.

  • SHDW_of_LMNTS

    Great first article. I hope this sets the trend and momentum for future articles from you. The manipulation of media is a CRIME that has gone on for so long, it's become an acceptable form of specialized editing. The media shys away from pointing the finger when it can just as easily point the finger at their own network – thus we have an understood problem that gets ignored – like so MANY issues with America. Hopefully as this pot boils, we can start to see the top shake and finally pop the lid on THIS hushed issue.

    • http://www.ASofM.wordpress.com The Altered Statesman

      Thanks for your comment.
      I have to admit that I was researching material for a different article when I came across the film in the post. It shook me to my core, and then next thing I knew, I’d written & published the post. I can assure you that I’ll never view the news with trust again.
      I am continuing to research this subject further, and I’d like to revisit it when I have a bit more knowledge of everything that it entails.

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