I believe one of the worse things the media can do is scare the hell out of people. Recessions and depressions are primarily the result of "consumer confidence" eroding. However, in light of all that has happened in the past few months people just cannot overlook the fact that America may be headed for some perilous times. Years and years of deficit spending, dollar devaluation, poor government regulation and control must eventually be corrected. A depression may be the only way out.

Circulating among many blogs and websites right now is the following article:

The man who predicted the 1987 stock market crash and the fall of the Soviet Union is now forecasting revolution in America, food riots and tax rebellions - all within four years, while cautioning that putting food on the table will be a more pressing concern than buying Christmas gifts by 2012.

Gerald Celente, the CEO of Trends Research Institute, is renowned for his accuracy in predicting future world and economic events, which will send a chill down your spine.

Celente predicts that by 2012 America will become an undeveloped nation, that there will be a revolution marked by food riots, squatter rebellions, tax revolts, and job marches, and that holidays will be more about obtaining food, not gifts.

We’re going to see the end of the retail Christmas….we’re going to see a fundamental shift take place….putting food on the table is going to be more important that putting gifts under the Christmas tree,” said Celente, adding that the situation would be “worse than the great depression.

America’s going to go through a transition the likes of which no one is prepared for..

Celente claims that people’s refusal to acknowledge that America was even in a recession highlights how big a problem denial is in being ready for the coming crisis.

Fox News did a live interview with Mr. Celente just a short time ago. You can watch the clip below:



Celente is apparantly no quack. He accurately predicted these events:

The Stock Market crash of 1987 -- the fall of the Soviet Union -- the 1997 Asian Currency Crisis -- the current subprime mortgage collapse.

He told UPI in November last year that the following year would be known as

The Panic of 2008 -- while adding that giants (would) tumble to their deaths -- which is exactly what we have witnessed with the collapse of Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns and others. He also said that the dollar would eventually be devalued by as much as 90 per cent.

The consequence of what we have seen unfold this year would lead to a lowering in living standards, Celente predicted a year ago, which is also being borne out by plummeting retail sales figures.

In a separate recent interview, Celente went further on the subject of revolution in America.

There will be a revolution in this country," he said. "It’s not going to come yet, but it’s going to come down the line and we’re going to see a third party and this was the catalyst for it: the takeover of Washington, D. C., in broad daylight by Wall Street in this bloodless coup. And it will happen as conditions continue to worsen.

The first thing to do is organize with tax revolts. That’s going to be the big one because people can’t afford to pay more school tax, property tax, any kind of tax. You’re going to start seeing those kinds of protests start to develop.

It’s going to be very bleak. Very sad. And there is going to be a lot of homeless, the likes of which we have never seen before. Tent cities are already sprouting up around the country and we’re going to see many more.

We’re going to start seeing huge areas of vacant real estate and squatters living in them as well. It’s going to be a picture the likes of which Americans are not going to be used to. It’s going to come as a shock and with it, there’s going to be a lot of crime. And the crime is going to be a lot worse than it was before because in the last 1929 Depression, people’s minds weren’t wrecked on all these modern drugs – over-the-counter drugs, or crystal meth or whatever it might be. So, you have a huge underclass of very desperate people with their minds chemically blown beyond anybody’s comprehension.

Now this is pretty bleak stuff. I hope he is wrong, but if he is just partially right we are in for some real tough times.

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This may be of interest. Gerald Celente is hardly a nutjob when quoted by some of the most respected media in the Country:

"When CNN wants to know about the Top Trends, we ask Gerald Celente." — CNN Headline News

"A network of 25 experts whose range of specialties would rival many university faculties." — The Economist

"Gerald Celente has a knack for getting the zeitgeist right." — USA Today

"There’s not a better trend forecaster than Gerald Celente. The man knows what he’s talking about." - CNBC

"Those who take their predictions seriously ... consider the Trends Research Institute." — The Wall Street Journal

"Gerald Celente is always ahead of the curve on trends and uncannily on the mark ... he's one of the most accurate forecasters around." — The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"Mr. Celente tracks the world’s social, economic and business trends for corporate clients." — The New York Times

"Mr. Celente is a very intelligent guy. We are able to learn about trends from an authority." — 48 Hours, CBS News

"Gerald Celente has a solid track record. He has predicted everything from the 1987 stock market crash and the demise of the Soviet Union to green marketing and corporate downsizing." — The Detroit News

"Gerald Celente forecast the 1987 stock market crash, ‘green marketing,’ and the boom in gourmet coffees." — Chicago Tribune

"The Trends Research Institute is the Standard and Poors of Popular Culture." — The Los Angeles Times

"If Nostradamus were alive today, he'd have a hard time keeping up with Gerald Celente." — New York Post

Rush Limbaugh speaking about Emanuel's,
Yeah baby, yeah baby, give us this crisis. That way we can get national health care, raise taxes, regulate education more -- grow government in ways it would have not been possible before.

I read this and I am horrified. What kind of thinking is this from a new President in times of economic crisis? Is this the way to lead the American people? Does this election victory and perceived mandate to change give these policy makers the right to gloat about an economic crisis that could ruin millions in this country. Is the liberal left that sick and demented? If I didn't know better I would say this is right out of the devil's playbook.

This just in from Robert Reich, another Obama cabinet pick:
Some economists are saying it could be 3 to 5 years before things turnaround.

David Axelrod (Obama's campaign manager):
We are inheriting a, um, array of problems unlike any that any president has faced, maybe since Franklin Roosevelt.

Now this is ridiculous, "these people are absolutely inspired by there own propaganda." Does anybody remember the recession in the Carter years? When Reagan took office things were far worse than they are today. We had 10,000,000 people out of work and 12-1/2% inflation. Interest rates were at all-time high of 21% and credit was non-existent. The moral in this Country was so bad the media was keeping score with a "misery index."

What did Reagan do? Well he certainly didn't act like Obama by silently waiting for the roof to cave in so he could take advantage of the situation and enact welfare programs. Hell no, Reagan got right in there from day one, and starting pruning government, lowering taxes, creating a business environment which created jobs.. and kicked ass! What resulted in a few short years was the longest period of prosperity this Country has ever known.

Now I am not saying Obama should not lead. And I am not saying he is not entitled to make changes. The people voted for Obama and now they want leadership. And I don't care if Obama is not in office yet, all he has to do is say something positive and the people will listen. But I don't see this kind of leadership. Instead I see politics as usual. I see planning and strategy to firmly put government in control and make people totally dependent. Will the Democrats ever act or lead like Reagan did? The sad story is, "I believe they never will." The people that currently reside in government want change that doesn't seem to include capitalism or trust in the American people to get the job done. Things may get a lot worse before they get better. Only good solid leadership is going to get us through this crisis. Bigger government, power politics, and arrogance is not going to do it.

The election is over and a lot of us have moved on with our lives. We still fear what Obama will do and change in the months and years ahead, but one thing is for certain, we must never forget the men and women who daily pay the price to protect our land, our people, our Constitution. I am talking about the American soldier.

I came across a story on a blog called One Marine's View and it brought tears to my eyes. I have reprinted the story here in full. It is a story written by a father of a deployed son in Iraq.

Whatever your political take on the war in Iraq, nothing can alter it more than having a loved one in the midst of it. Nor is anyone's current perspective balanced until they hear at least some things from a soldier's point of view.

My wife and I learned these truths when our son, a 2004 Handley graduate, decided to join the Army in 2006. His reasoning was simple: he wasn't comfortable knowing that thousands of others his age were sacrificing their own freedoms to protect his. When he signed up to join those thousands, it changed our perspective as well.

Up to that point, it had always been other people's sons and daughters doing the fighting. Now it would be our own child. Naturally, no one wants their child to volunteer to go in harm's way for freedom's sake. It was something of a conviction, though, when my wife and I had to ask ourselves why it shouldn't be our own son in the Middle East, why we should be spared the rituals of anxiety, prayer, hope and waiting that tens of thousands of other families over here have already endured.

In early June, we flew to Fort Hood, Texas, to see our son deploy for a 15-month tour in Iraq. Again, one's perspective is limited until one attends a deploying ceremony for a unit of soldiers. Spouses, children, parents, siblings and friends, all crowding a gym, all clinging closely to their treasures in uniform, accompanied by flags, prayers, cheers and tears. Our son had joined a 'band of brothers.' My wife and I had joined the 'band of others' who would be waiting at home. Both those going, and those left behind, carry the war on terror in a personal way.

Still, those of us left behind need to see something of what our soldiers see, and not only what is offered us in the news. To that end, here is one story our son, Luke, shared with us by phone that must be shared with anyone who claims an interest in what our soldiers are doing in the Middle East.

Stationed outside a city on the Tigris River, Luke had accompanied his colonel into town as part of a security team, while the colonel spoke with a local sheik. While standing guard, Luke noticed a woman approaching from behind and cautiously turned in her direction, his rifle at the ready.

An interpreter told our son it was OK, the woman just wanted to touch a soldier. Still uneasy, Luke stood still while the woman reached out her hand and touched his face, tears in her eyes.

Looking to the interpreter for meaning, our son was told that the woman simply 'wanted to touch the face of grace.' It seems this trembling woman, like most of the people in her town, looked upon our soldiers as angels of grace, sent by God to protect her from the violence and oppression her people had come to know up to then. Learning this, our son squeezed and kissed the woman's hand, and she left, weeping.

The 'face of grace.' How many of us, safe at home debating the politics of the war on terror, have ever seen our soldiers in such a light? How many of us have even read such an uplifting newspaper account of our soldiers?

To be sure, our soldiers are not virtuous simply by being soldiers. At home in their 'civvies' they are as un-angelic as the rest of us. Yet when they voluntarily get into 'full battle rattle' (as they call their battle gear) in a hot and hostile land, their job is both protective and sacrificial, as angelic a purpose as humans can take on.

People like this woman, having suffered years of oppression and fear, have eyes and a heart to see this, and the desire to 'touch the face of grace.' Do we have the ability to see our soldiers in the same way? And not merely our soldiers: Can we see the 'face of grace' in the police who protect us in every town, day and night? Or in the fire and rescue teams who are 'soldiers' in their own right?

My wife and I obviously pray that our son and his 'band of brothers' will come safely home to their personal 'band of others.' After listening to our son's experience, though, we have added the prayer that Americans in every community will be given the eyes and heart to see the 'Face of Grace' in all who protect our lives and freedoms, especially in soldiers like our son.

What's going on these days? Some of the more recent comments on Digg supposedly by Conservatives read like they sided with the enemy. These Conservatives... actually, I should correct that, these moderates jumped ship. Now that kind of behavior just makes me sick. After all is said and done they took the easy way out and voted for Obama.

If you don't believe me then try this on for size. How hard is it to accept Abortion, Homosexuality, Big Government, Socialism, Higher Taxation, and a Reduced Military in the New World Order? If you are part of the 65% that voted for Obama then you just approved all of these programs.

So please, if you are a moderate, a centrist, or a person of political correctness then please find another playground. I don't want you in my school-yard and I will never agree with you. I am as Conservative as they come. I believe in God, I am against Abortion, Homosexuality, Big Government, Socialism.. I support a strong Military and low taxes. I support the Constitution of my forefathers, not a "living" Constitution.

Because I am so outspoken I only have a small band of friends on Digg. I like it that way as I would rather spend my time fighting the REAL liberal haters and not waste time with the moderates who, quite frankly, can be more annoying than the "known" enemy. They promise you one thing and do another. Some might say, "they are snakes in the grass."

If some of you read this article and decide I am full of crap, then tough. There is a button on Digg called "remove friend." Pardon my apathy if I don't lose any sleep over you.

Just telling the truth,
Bob

Now this is simply fascinating. In a retrospect, many of the middle class with higher incomes voted for Obama. Sounds surreal, doesn't it? The Democrats and the MSM have been beating us to death about the Bush administration's bad economy. They critically claim that Bush is a complete economic failure, yet surprising, the polls don't reflect that. Bush, like Reagan, subscribed to an agenda of low taxes which resulted in a boom for many wage earners.

Here are the results of the polled electorate:

The working poor making $15,000 to $30,000 -- shrunk from 23% to 12%.

The poor making less than $15,000 -- went from 11% to 6%.

Those making over $75,000 are up from 9% to 15%.

In fact, the fastest growing group in American today are those earning over $100,000.00.

Spelled out a different way, those earning over $75,000.00 were 40% of the voting electorate, the richest electorate in the history of America.

Yet, we listen to Obama and the Democrats tell us our standard of living has gotten worse and worse. It is just not true. The polls that predicted an Obama win were correct. These same polls now tell us the true economic facts about the voting electorate.

Now, do we have a recession looming? I would say yes! Were low incomes under a Bush economy responsible for this recession. No! So what are the reasons for this recession? Can you see Government over-spending being the real problem.. Can you hear the Saudis cutting oil production and raising prices.. Can you sense the Bailout not working yet drastically increasing debt.. Can you understand that the Auto, Insurance, Banking and Investment industries have mismanaged their businesses for years..

You see, a recession is fairly simple to understand in the minds of people who are conservative spenders and balance their budgets. When you spend more than you earn you eventually get into big trouble. The recession will be our Country's big trouble and the pain of correction may not be so pleasant.

And finally, a few last words to those who believe Obama and his socialistic programs of spending will correct the economic recession -- they won't! In fact, new taxation and spending will only make the beast more uncontrollable and for many of the new $100,000.00 earners and benefactors of the Bush economy, much poorer. Time will certainly tell but many are bracing themselves for what could be a return to the old "misery index" made famous by the Democrats and President Carter.



Just plain talk,
Bob



Sources:

Politico: Most affluent voters key to Obama sweep

Rush Limbaugh: Record Number of Affluent Voters Made by Bush Years, Voted Obama