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CNN. Broadcasting From The Top Of A Totem Pole ! I Don't Have A Fear Of Heights. I Have A Fear Of Widths ..... 7-1-2012 Newshound Guru Kaperoni The CBI has been dollarizing Iraq for months. We have proof of that in Auctions, articles, videos and even statements from the CBI. In fact, there was an article just the other day, that Saleh said the money supply (in country) was 3 trillion. A very manageable state. As for out of country, that has also been explained by the CBI once again that they want the dinar to not only be a "reserve foreign currency" but a "hard currency" like the dollar. In fact they said, the dinar will be held for by the world’s central banks for a very long time. Which all means that the majority of the dinar out of country (is part of a plan and a controlled leak), is not going to be returned to the CBI. That is direct from the CBI. Therefore, this information is credible and high up the totem pole.

Actually, umbertino, we Americans invite and encourage legal immigration with the understanding that you will assimilate into our culture and become positive members of our society. Work hard, practice personal responsibility, love your God and live by the universal morals we all share and treat others as you would want to be treated. In exchange for your efforts, you can have the American dream, the stuff, the freedom and the prestige that comes with being a good American. The article points out that we are soft and too nonconfrontational - even when we know better. Decent, hard working people should win the war - not the thugs and the haters. It's very sobering because it is so true - if we don't stand for something, we will fall for anything.

A loser is a loser no matter what color they are.. The only racist are the people that play the race card. Wake up America!!

Well, It appears that I have been banned from the regular forums regarding a post that I made In Opinions, perspectives/ 2 cents worth. i am a retired vet and I thought i might find some friends here...totally blew that one. After stating what I had to do in my own personal situation, I was negged, bashed, called out for paying my respects to a fallen comrade, lectured, and called a pumper.... that's ok though, I am thick skinned. I felt the same way when i returned from viet Nam. I didnt come in here to spoil anyones dreams. In fact just the opposite. I've read so many takes on people losing their homes, jobs, family, and lives over this, I felt like I could share my story. Why is it that reality exists here and not in other forums?.....As a "Newbie" I really had my feet held to the fire, but I survived. I realize now that this is not a community, it is a Cult. I'll crawl back into my foxhole and just say that there are no hard feelings on my part and i wish all of you the best....Black77

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Do you like him any better white? No? Me, neither. See … you're not a racist.

This article is accurately predicting the future of America. Want to knowwhat our future, if we don't change it? (Gemma Meyer is the pseudonym of a South African journalist. She and her husband, a former conservative member of parliament, still reside in South Africa.) People used to say that South Africa was 20 years behind the rest of the Western world. Television, for example, came late to South Africa (but so did pornography and the *** rights movement). Today, however, South Africa may be the grim model of the future Western world, for events in America reveal trends chillingly similar to those that destroyed our country. America's structures are Western. Your Congress, your lobbying groups, your free speech, and the way ordinary Americans either get involved or ignore politics are peculiarly Western, not the way most of the world operates. But the fact that only about a third of Americans deem it important to vote is horrifying in light of how close you are to losing your Western character. Writing letters to the press, manning stands at county fairs, hosting fund-raising dinners, attending rallies, setting up conferences, writing your Congressman -that is what you know, and what you are comfortable with. Those are the political methods you've created for yourselves to keep your country on track and to ensure political accountability. But woe to you if - or more likely, when - the rules change. White Americans may soon find themselves unable or unwilling to stand up to challenge the new political methods that will be the inevitable result of the ethnic metamorphosis now taking place in America. Unable to cope with the new rules of the game - violence, mob riots, intimidation through accusations of racism, demands for proportionality based on racial numbers, and all the other social and political weapons used by the have-nots to bludgeon treasure and power from the haves - Americans, like others before them, will no doubt cave in. They will compromise away their independence and ultimately their way of life. [/red] That is exactly what happened in South Africa. I know, because I was there and I saw it happen. Faced with revolution in the streets, strikes, civil unrest and the sheer terror and murder practiced by Nelson Mandela's African National Congress (ANC), the white government simply capitulated in order to achieve "peace." Westerners need peace. They need order and stability. They are builders and planners. But what we got was the peace of the grave for our society. The Third World is different -different peoples with different pasts and different cultures. Yet Westerners continue to mistake the psychology of the Third World and its peoples. Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe are perfect examples of those mistakes. Sierra Leone is in perpetual civil war, and Zimbabwe - once the thriving, stable Rhodesia -is looting the very people (the white men) who feed the country. Yet Westerners do not admit that the same kind of savagery could come to America when enough immigrants of the right type assert themselves. The fact is, Americans are sitting ducks for Third World exploitation of the Western conscience of compassion. Those in the West who forced South Africa to surrender to the ANC and its leaders did not consider Africa to be the dangerous, corrupt, and savage place it is now in Zimbabwe and South Africa. Those Western politicians now have a similar problem looming on their own doorsteps: the demand for power and treasure from the non-Western peoples inside the realm. It is already too late for South Africa, but not for America if enough people strengthen their spine and take on the race terrorists, the armies of the "politically correct" and, most dangerous of all, the craven politicians who believe "compassionate conservatism" will buy them a few more votes, a few more days of peace. White South Africans, you should remember, have been in that part of Africa for the same amount of time whites have inhabited North America; yet ultimately South Africans voted for their own suicide. We are not so very different from you. We lost our country through skillful propaganda, pressure from abroad (not least from the U.S.A.), unrelenting charges of "oppression" and "racism," and the shrewd assessment by African tyrants that the white man has many Achilles' heels, the most significant of which are his compassion, his belief in the "equality of man," and his "love your neighbor" philosophy - none of which are part of the Third World's history. The mainline churches played a big role in the demise of Western influence throughout Africa, too; especially in South Africa. Today's tyrants were yesterday's mission-school proteges. Many dictators in Africa were men of the cloth. They knew their clerical collars would deflect criticism and obfuscate their real aims, which had nothing whatever to do with the "brotherhood of man." Other tyrants, like the infamous Idi Amin, were trained and schooled by the whites themselves, at Oxford, Cambridge, and Harvard. After receiving the best from the West, they unleashed a resentful bloodlust against their benefactors. From what I have seen and read thus far, I fear Americans will capitulate just as we did. Americans are, generally, a soft lot. They don't want to quarrel or obstruct the claims of those who believe they were wronged. They like peace and quiet, and they want to compromise and be nice. A television program that aired in South Africa showed a town meeting somewhere in Southern California where people met to complain about falling standards in the schools. Whites who politely spoke at the meeting clearly resented the influx of Mexican immigrants into their community. When a handful of Chicanos at the back of the hall shouted and waved their hands at them, the whites simply shrunk back into their seats rather than tell the noisemakers to shut up. They didn't want to quarrel. In America, the courts are still the final arbiters of society's laws. But what will happen when your future majority refuses to abide by court rulings - as in Zimbabwe. What will happen when the new majority says the judges are racists, and that they refuse to acknowledge "white man's justice"? What will happen when the courts are filled with their people, or their sympathizers? In California, Proposition 187 has already been overturned. What will you do when the future non-white majority decides to change the names of streets and cities? What will you do when they no longer want to use money that carries the portraits of old, dead white "racists" and slave owners? Will you cave in, like you did on flying the Confederate flag? What about the national anthem? Your official language? Don't laugh. When the "majority" took over in South Africa, the first targets were our national symbols. In another generation, America may well face what Africa is now experiencing -invasions of private land by the "have-nots;" the decline in health care quality; roads and buildings in disrepair; the banishment of your history from the education of the young; the revolutionization of your justice system. In South Africa today, only 9 percent of murderers end up in jail. Court dockets are regularly purchased and simply disappear. Magistrates can be bribed as can the prison authorities, making escapes commonplace. Vehicle and airplane licenses are regularly purchased, and forged school and university certificates are routine. What would you think of the ritual slaughter of animals in your neighbor's backyard? How do you clean up the blood and entrails that litter your suburban streets? How do you feel about the practice of witchcraft, in which the parts of young girls and boys are needed for "medicinal" purposes? How do you react to the burning of witches? Don't laugh. All that is quite common in South Africa today. Don't imagine that government officials caught with their fingers in the till will be punished. Excuses - like the need to overcome generations of white racism -will be found to exonerate the guilty. In fact, known criminals will be voted into office because of a racial solidarity among the majority that doesn't exist among the whites. When Ian Smith of the old Rhodesia tried to stand up to the world, white South African politicians were among the Westerners pressuring him to surrender. When Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe murders his political opponents, ignores unfavorable court decisions, terrorizes the population and siphons off millions from the state treasury for himself and his friends, South Africa's new President Thabo Mbeki holds his hand and declares his support. That just happened a few weeks ago. Your tax dollars will go to those who don't earn and don't pay. In South Africa, organizations that used to have access to state funds such as old age homes, the arts, and veterans' services, are simply abandoned. What will happen is that Western structures in America will be either destroyed from without, or transformed from within, used to suit the goals of the new rulers. And they will reign either through terror, as in Zimbabwe today, or exert other corrupt pressures to obtain, or buy votes. Once power is in the hands of aliens, don't expect loyalty or devotion to principle from those whose jobs are at stake. One of the most surprising and tragic components of the disaster in South Africa is how many previously anti-ANC whites simply moved to the other side. Once you lose social, cultural, and political dominance, there is no getting it back again. Unfortunately, your habits and values work against you. You cannot fight terror and street mobs with letters to your Congressmen. You cannot fight accusations of racism with prayer meetings. You cannot appeal to the goodness of your fellow man when the fellow man despises you for your weaknesses and hacks off the arms and legs of his political opponents. To survive, Americans must never lose the power they now enjoy to people from alien cultures. Above all, don't put yourselves to the test of fighting only when your backs are against the wall. You will probably fail. Millions around the world want your good life. But make no mistake: They care not for the high-minded ideals of Thomas Jefferson and George Washington, and your Constitution. What they want are your posessions, your power, and your status. And they already know that their allies among you, the "human rights activists," the skillful lawyers and the left-wing politicians will fight for them, and not for you. They will exploit your compassion and your Christian charity, and your good will. They have studied you, Mr. and Mrs. America, and they know your weaknesses well. They know what to do. Do you?

Your making a mockery of my family thats died in uniform for this country. fyi, this week in america we celebrate our independence and freedom and give thanks and remembrance to those who gave their lives. I guess they dont do that where your from Rightonwords, Hows japan? Hopefully recovering well after the nuclear disaster. This america you mock at sent...............millions and millions. Sure hate the country thats always first to bring humanitarian aid. Maybe i shouldnt donate, given the locals views and demise for america. Dont judge this country off of politics. What you and the world dont realize is the silent freedom loving majority in this country....is not the same people you see advertised on tv.

I guess you got your education through youtube or some liberal, hate america website. Carlos, enjoying a pleasant time on a computer, spewing hate for america. Im glad my family fought for your opportunity to trash this country. Hey carlos, do us a favor and find the border.

israel is a small country.....that all the muslim countries want to demolish. And you side with the people that want an entire country Wiped off the universe. How dare you claim america in that light. Do you understand all the blood this country has spilled in the name of freedom and liberty. You dont deserve the luxury of the america, those before us build and died for. And you sit there blaming america for everything. Out right distgusting.

This Independence Day, people across the country will celebrate the momentous national holiday by gathering in groups to read America’s birth certificate. President Calvin Coolidge, in a speech on the 150-year anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, called it “the most important civil document in the world” and “one of the great charters that not only was to liberate America but was everywhere to ennoble humanity.” Hillsdale College is promoting “Read the Declaration” this July 4. To facilitate the reading, Hillsdale is offering free copies of the Declaration of Independence to those who sign up to read it. In a statement about the event, Hillsdale said, “This can be the largest-ever public reading of the Declaration in American history! We want hundreds of thousands, even millions, of Americans setting aside a few minutes to remember the legacy of liberty our Founders entrusted to us.” The college adds that the reason it is encouraging the public reading this year is because the 2012 election is a pivotal one for America. “At this crossroads moment in American history, we need millions to join with us this July 4 … and help spark a nationwide conversation in time for this year’s elections.” While the U.S. Constitution is the document that governs how the nation is to be run, the Declaration of Independence is considered America’s founding document. As such, its text is frequently used to rebut the argument that there is no reference to a deity in the Constitution and, therefore, America was not established on Christian principles. While the Constitution lacks mentions of God (the only exception is in the date found in the Signatory section, where the date is written: “Seventeenth Day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty seven”), the Declaration is replete with such references. The opening paragraph makes a reference to the “Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God.” The following paragraph goes on to echo this theme, making it clear that rights do not come from government, but from God. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” The document also ends with an acknowledgement of God. “We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States.” Coolidge also pointed out that the principles espoused in the Declaration were a direct result of the clergy of that day. “No one can examine this record and escape the conclusion that in the great outline of its principles the Declaration was the result of the religious teachings of the previous period. The profound philosophy which Jonathan Edwards applied to theology, the popular teaching of George Whitfield, had aroused the thought and stirred the people of the Colonies in preparation for this great event.” He went on to say that the principles in the Declaration were not the product of “enlightenment” but were found in the pulpits of America. “They are found in the texts, the sermons, and the writings of the early colonial clergy who were earnestly undertaking to instruct their congregations in the great mystery of how to live. They preached equality because they believed in the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man. They justified freedom by the text that we are all created in the divine image, all partakers of the divine spirit.” A reading of the Declaration reveals stark similarities between the events in 1776 and today, enough so that some have called for a “new” Declaration of Independence. In 2010, WND reported on how Judge Roy Moore paraphrased the Declaration of Independence at the tea-party convention in Nashville, listing his own “bill of particulars.” He has ignored our history and our heritage, arrogantly declaring to the world that we are no longer a Christian nation. He’s elevated immorality to a new level, setting aside the entire month of June last to celebrate ***, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender pride. He now threatens to change our law, 10 U.S.C. Section 654, to allow homosexuality in our military in direct opposition to the law which says that the attempt to engage in homosexuality will create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability. He has apologized to the Arab world for our past, subjugated our national sovereignty by bowing down to the king of Saudi Arabia. He has pursued a socialist agenda by taking control of private companies and pushing a national health-care plan with a public option. Backed by a willing Congress, he has bought off our senators and our representatives with our own money in an effort to mandate this agenda. And when opposed by members of the Senate, he smugly smiled and said, “I won.” He concluded with a direct quote from the Declaration saying, “A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.”

Awesome! Good start to the first day of me being 40! Good news indeed!

I agree with you completely. If we as Americans go to another country and don't have proper papers or even try to live somewhere else say Australia for instance, you got one year work visa then your out. Every other country has strict rules and they enforce them. We Americans have allowed political correctness to destroy our country. We need to get rid of most of Washington and get some people in there who believe in our Constitution and take our country BACK to what our founding fathers intended. All Americans who who want to be RULED by government should just move to any other country, their are plenty to choose from.

DinarMillionaire is 100% right. Thats what will more than likely happen. Too many goodie two shoes in the western world with their liberal ways. We need to keep a check on it all, or we will become like many other places. Its not apartheid times there now, and we dont want it here at all. A lot of blacks walk around with an imaginary chip on their shoulders. Most dont know anything of the past or about apartheid. They are quick to bring up slavery, and they dont know anything about it. Why are so many of them in prison, and gangs of Mexicans in California and Cuban thugs in Florida? Why is it most trouble involving drugs and drug related shootings involve blacks. Ubtertnio, you need to think outside the bun.

OBAMA IS A P-O-S NUFF SAID!!

......BUT, you still want your RV blood money, as a direct result of all of our war preceedings??? And, Carlos is a complete idiot.....San Diego has a great zoo...he should check in permanently!!

Thanks Scrum for the post and your patience with those who would try to put your message down. It's as though there is an effort to quiet you. I have become suspicious of people who do not agree with your views that insist on trying to disrupt you from bringing your message across. Those who are insistent on the disruption go out of their way to antagonize you into giving up. Personally I think that the motivation goes beyond simple political rivalry. I would not be surprised if certain negative people are PAID to be disruptive. TP Sprayduster chief among them. I cannot explain his motivation considering how long he has been in denial about the information you provide. Personally, If there is a topic that I disagree with, I ignore it and it's contributors. I do not follow them at every turn to cause trouble...but, that's just me! Thanks Scrum and all who go out out of their ways to bring us the news! Remember the American people are largely completely brainwashed and it's going to be a long road to get their heads squared away! Be patient buddy! Carlos

The Commission on oil and energy: There is move to a draft law of oil and gas brought by the Council of Ministers to Parliament 01/07/2012 14:21:03 [-] Text [+] BAGHDAD (Iba) ... Likely MP Bahaa Aldin member of the Commission on oil and energy for the National Alliance that the current legislative term will vote on the law of oil and gas, and other laws are important. Jamal al-Din told the independent press (Iba) is no different than two on the importance of the need for legislation of important laws, including the stalled oil and gas law, expected to pass this law in the chapter the current legislation. He said Jamal al-Din there to move to a draft law of oil and gas brought by the Council of Ministers to Parliament, and that the Committee is discussing the points that are the path difference between the central government and the Kurdistan region, and through dialogue and discussion can reach a formula defined on the points that differ by the parties. He pointed out that the current legislative session may see the vote on the paragraphs of the law of oil and gas. (End) http://ipairaq.com/index.php?name=inner&t=economy&id=57822

Cheers thug .... you just made my morning and its only 8:55am ..... looks like it may be a good monday after all !!

NIce numbers if they were recent it would be awesome, but numbers in 2010 are you serious? Why not use the numbers that count? Texas 14 District 2012 primary numbers are the new numbers and they are far from the 60% + that old article mentions tell you more he barely topped 1/3 of the 60% getting only 22% of the primary votes in his district. http://enr.sos.state.tx.us/enr/results/may29_160_county19.htm Can you explain the huge discrepency?? Or are we going to use RP math an reasoning to make up the missing 40%?

Agree, we need to know our enemies. Failure is not an option, knowledge is power. I could never stay in the box, thank goodness I was taught respect and manners or I would have always been in trouble. Look all of us are are sharing the same threads, I think respect is due and we need to come to an understanding of each other if we want to continue learning together. I look forward to winding down a few nights a week and I come here to this forum to catch up on the dinar and I look for Scrum's posts so I can feed my addiction for a few hours before I retire for the evening. Look it's Scrum's posts or Housewives of New Jersey, Orange County, New York or Atlanta - We know what is more hazardous to my brain - Thank you everyone, peace and

Holy cow! If this does RV with a decent value it's scary to think there are guys like you out there holding dinar.

Perfect description....The Constitution stands in their way, along with a crapload of privately owned guns....I wonder what they will do....Oh thats right, try to eliminate the 2nd amendment. As of right now, our Canadian friends can have their front doors broken down, under the 'suspicion' that they may have illegal firearms....Thats what the Fascists would love to do to people in the US

Dana, I agree with your last post. I don't think TPS, cris or jonjon are at all bad guys. I think they may be a little close minded in some instances but that is okay. I see myself in them because I was just that way a few years back. But something changed in me. I thought to myself "What do I have to worry about if I am wrong?" I am not running for office. And I will be the first to admit that I am as full of sh## as anybody. But sometimes I am right and I have learned to question just about everything that's been told to us. I am no longer in the box. I think we should put ourselves in others shoes to know our "enemies". Also we need to look at all angles of science. You will discover so much.

The Israelis can

God's Boxes I have in my hands two boxes, Which God gave me to hold. He said, "Put all your sorrows in the black box, And all your joys in the gold." I heeded His words, and in the two boxes, Both my joys and sorrows I stored, But though the gold became heavier each day, The black was as light as before. With curiosity, I opened the black, I wanted to find out why, And I saw, in the base of the box, a hole, Which my sorrows had fallen out by. I showed the hole to God, and mused, "I wonder where my sorrows could be!" He smiled a gentle smile and said, "My child, they're all here with me.." I asked God, why He gave me the boxes, Why the gold and the black with the hole? "My child, the gold is for you to count your blessings, The black is for you to let go." We should consider all of our friends a blessing. Send this to a friend today just to let them know you are thinking of them and that they are a joy in your life. A ball is a circle, no beginning, no end. It keeps us together like our Circle of Friends. But the treasure inside for you to see, Is the treasure of friendship you've granted to me. Today I pass the friendship ball to you. Pass it on to someone who is a friend to you... Note from smee2 ... My sister-in-law sent this to me ... She and I have both been grieving The loss of her brother, my husband. She tries to make it easier for both of us With sentiments like those above. In this case I think she hit the right note. My grief is no greater than it was, My joys have increased since that day. So, I give this to you in hopes that You can use the picture of God's Boxes To realize things may not be as bad as they seem And may be better than you thought. ... smee2

Scientists to unveil proof of ‘God particle’ http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/scientists-unveil-proof-god-particle-165431909.html

Thank you Carlos. I may not be correct every time but i do try to put the idea of critical thinking into the minds of the brainwashed. So even though i am not correct 100% of the time i still am helping people. However the ones you spoke of i think you are right on with your assumption. Liberty will not shut up, corruption will not go away without a fight, a idea thats time has come no military can defeat it. Thank you carlos.

Not sure how to digest this but my opinion still stands as I believe they have to make a strong case that they will not RV because they have to keep control of the situation and not cause panic buying of the IQD and mess up any plans that may be in place, JMHO. They can't say "yes we will RV and everyone holding IQD will be rich" ya, that will go over well !!! Oh! Where are my manners? Thanks for the post riseandshine

Sorry that happened. I always look at people opinions and input with a open mind and if I decide I don't like there opinion or point then I just disagree and state why. I don't call names, beat up, or call anyone nasty names, everyone is entitled to there vues as long as you don't purposly call out any one individual or get personal and most people here on DV are great, but there are those few. I move on and don't beat a dead horse. I know that frase is being used alot lately here. I haven't read what you wrote that caused your issues on DV but eitherway I wish you well and thank you for your service as I always greatly appreciate the military personell for my freedoms.

You know it would be a tragedy for the Iranian people if this were to happen.....as if they really could shut it down. But in terms of actually doing so???? Go ahead..........and make our day.......This is a fully loaded aircraft carrier group.......one of the most powerful carrier groups in the Persian Gulf......did we launch 5 waves of jet fighters or did we launch six? Well it's your choice..do you feel lucky today? Go ahead and make our day!! They must be looking to raise gas prices cause they sure as heck don't have the capability to shut down the Strait of Hormuz.............IMO.

I only found this topic because I did a search on "taxes" to see if anyone had questions I could help answer. This is not the usual sort of post I'd jump into. However, I have a few thoughts I might offer. First allow me to introduce myself. My name is Mark and I'm an estate planning attorney. (See my profile for an abbreviated disclaimer.) I am usually very pleased with the friendly responses that people receive as long as they are trying to help. The responses I saw here surprised me a little. It is obvious that black77 was only trying to help even though he must have known that what he said would be unpopular. I am grateful for his courage. I hope that no one feels I am bashing them here. That is not my intent. I just want to bring a different perspective. I have been advising people on dinar related stuff for a long time. I hope the fact that I am advising them on taxes, estate planning, and asset protection instead of just being super wealthy and ignoring them doesn't make them feel my advice is somehow no longer wisdom just because I am teaching instead of doing. In my line of work, I know more financial advisers than I know attorneys (I am working with people's financial planning and I don't go to court anymore.) Usually I find the advice of the financial advisers I work with to be sound. They are a valuable resource and I hope that all of us will rely upon sound financial advice once there is an RV and you have money to manage. However, in divining the future of this investment, whether I know what I am talking about or a financial adviser knows what he is talking about does not really matter. Neither of us were trained on the structure of an Iraqi RV. What this breaks down to is one person's educated opinion (RD first then RV) vs. the opinions (some educated and some simply hopeful) of people who frequent the dinar forums (RV without RD). I'm sure that the advice that black77 received seemed reasonable to him. Truthfully each of must realize that we are taking a gamble of sorts. The risk is small and the potential rewards are huge so we are willing to jump in. I can not fault black77 for taking a little different gamble. Does his adviser know something that we haven't been hearing in your little myopic world of dinar RV land? Instead of attacking the messenger, I'd like to know why the financial adviser thought there would be and RD first and then compare that to the information that says RV first or at the same time and see where I end up. It might seem like I am thinking worst case scenario a little. That is because I am. That is my job; think of the worst case scenario and plan around it. What do I think will happen? I really don't know. As many have pointed out, none of us has had an experience that would tell us what to expect going forward in this speculative investment. The best any of us can do is get the best information that we can, share it, and receive the information that others share - then we decide for ourselves what to believe (at least for the moment). That process should not end until this is over (or you are worn out and just can't handle the roller coaster anymore). I am not suggesting that the adviser that black77 sat with is correct. In fact I see a couple of problems with it myself. However, where there is information I want it. If it is information that might tell me I am wrong I feel it is even more important to look at. Each of us has been burned at some time in our lives by only looking at the information that agreed with us and ignoring or even discrediting the rest. So for what it is worth I gave black77 a positive for trying to help even when it is unpopular and if you are out there black77, I'd like to know why your financial adviser thought RD first. It may be the same stuff I've already heard, but I'd like to have the opportunity to see for myself. Best of Blessings, Mark

I watched an interesting discussion between Dr. Scott Hahn, and Dr. Benjamin Wiker who wrote "Answering The New Atheism". They said what is really frightening about the new atheism is not the arguments because they aren't as good as the ones made by Russell, Sarte, and Neizsche to name a few. It's the tone and temperature in the way they are saying what they're saying. They are not only expressing bellicose animosity towards religion, but they think religion is truly dangerous. They don't distinguish between Islamic terrorists, and an Evangelical prayer group. They lump all religions into one category. Dr. Hahn said the books these people are putting out are being eaten up especially by young people. This new atheism is not only spreading like cancer in our universities but these people think it's time to take it from academia into public office, and legislate against us teaching our children about, and the practicing of religion. These people want you to exchange meaning, and hope for hopelessness, and despair. Without God there is no hope, meaning, or purpose. They try to paint God as evil in their fallacious arguments, but what they are doing is true evil! I believe it's time for we Christians to get deadly serious about our faith because it may not be long until our life is required for practicing it.

Happy birthday Ghost! Lordy Lordy Ghost is 40

I thought of that too ..... but the talking about IQD here .... think about it if you were really wealthy would you rather have your money in USD (which can be used all over the world) or IQD that the Iraqi people dont even want to use right now !! anyway I pretty sure the majority of wealthy Iraqi's have their money in foregin banks

Great post Frank!!! 100% correct. This is something the mislead fail to understand. Hype and closed eyes to reality erase common sense. Thanks again Umbertino. You are truely a gentleman and an asset to this site. I saddens me to hear of jg167s inability to access the forum. I will refrain from speculating on the reason and instead I will say that the recent post that he was allowed to make have all been well stated and hard to argue with. (Although a few tried and failed miserably)

Lost me at the "until Capitalism is defeated" part... I absolutely love Capitalism..."find a need and fill it." This is what makes my world turn. Like the saying goes, "Guns don't kill people, people kill people." Capitalism doesn't create global warming, not does it commit murder...selfish, greedy people do those two things. There is a world full of capitalists who are kind, caring, and giving...some are even rich!

You are totally disgusting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I may be disapointed in ou gov, but I am proud of our country. My flag will be flying the proper way and flying with PRIDE!

I'm sorry you feel this way....my motives were driven by greed and fear. It was controlling my life. Even @ 10% I feel that i am too heavy in this venture...I do not expect anything warm and fuzzy...Maybe i was looking for some support and rapport....I did not expect negatives and I hope you do not represent the majority of the members feelings in the way i was welcomed to this forum....

I joined this forum to gain insight and share my personal experience. I believe this is posted under the correct topic...I'm just giving you my 25 dinars worth....

***/// BLACK77.... you lost all 3 of us here in the very 1st sentence... ..."sound advice from financial sources"..... Son, like Old Sarge used to say, "if your crazy enough to let somebody else tell you what to do with your money, you're too irresponsible to have it in the first place"!

I also think that some of us who are bringing the info out need to have a little thicker skin. It's okay to be wrong and be very weary of attaching yourself to anybodies movement whether it be RP or Drake or Mitt Romney.

It's surprising to me how many people only look at the currency value and not how much of that currency is in circulation. It's common sense and basic economics: the more there is of something, the less it's worth. Think if gold was the most common element on the planets crust instead of oxygen. You think it'd still be worth 1500 an ounce? Think of AAPL, instead of having 1 billion stock shares out there, had 1 trillion. Think it'd still be worth 600 a share? Think if someone discovered a warehouse full of legit, original, 100% authentic Mickey Mantle rookie cards. You think they're going to be able to sell them all for 250k each?

When it comes to this subject, I could care less if everyone on this board negs me. YES, I believe in God. In fact, with the way the world is today ( compared to when I was a kid) I honestly do not know how a person can survive without faith in God. I know many do.....I just don't know how. I am glad that I don't have too. RSS

Ummm! Cant find my pants!

If this speculation comes true and this den of liars and thieves are in office.......NO MATTER WHAT RATE HITS....THEY WILL DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO HIT OUR WALLETS!!! Anyone that votes for him is an idiot in my honest opinion!!!

Faith without works is dead and works without faith is dead. Believing the existence of god within one's self has to do with God meeting a humble heart half way. He will not do it alone and we cannot do it alone. It is normal for even christians to have doubts and questions about the unknow thats where faith settles the thirst for answers. As for scientists theories the more they try to prove that the world evolved from apes and that there is no god of this universe the more they prove that he is there.........This is the biggest comment, over the years generations have grown up and been taught that god does not exist and they say why or how can you believe in something you have never seen. We christians see and feel his presence through many ways through his spirit, through the things or people around us. This a person with a debased mind won't find. until he changes some.

http://www.capitolcolumn.com/news/poll-obamas-approval-rating-slips-as-romney-strengthens/ He is closing the gap in Ohio, if you don't win ohio you don't win the presidency.