Richard, I pleaded NOT GUILTY. I intend to fight until the bitter end to expose the corruption of the Special Counsel and the Democrats. I'm sure that you have heard about the FBI's pre-dawn raid on my Florida home and subsequent arrest. Backed by 29 FBI agents in full tactical gear and televised by CNN, Robert Mueller has sought to label me as guilty before innocent. From the start of this "investigation," I have been completely cooperative with Congress and chose to offer my voluntary testimony about the 2016 presidential campaign. Had the Office of the Special Counsel requested that I turn myself in, I would have gladly done so. Instead, they launched a SWAT operation that was more suited to apprehend Pablo Escobar, all in plain view of their mainstream media goons who were camped out across the street from my house because they "got a tip." FBI agents swarmed onto my property and surrounded my entire home in bulletproof vests and night vision goggles. My wife Nydia, who is hearing impaired, and our two small dogs woke up to a thunderous bang on our front door. When I opened the door, I found myself looking down the barrel of two assault rifles. A helicopter flew overhead and an amphibious FBI unit pulled up into the canal behind my house. I was told to put my hands behind my back and was quickly handcuffed. The rest is history as they say... The idea of using this kind of force when I am ( falsely) accused of non-violent process crimes , have no prior criminal record and do not own a gun or a valid passport should concern every American. The government has watched my every move for the last 2 years. There was no reason to do this but to try and scare me, and taint any chance I had a at a fair trial. While the mainstream media and Democrats continue to lie about what I said, I remain steadfast in my commitment to sharing the truth about the historic election of my friend Donald J. Trump as President of the United States. They have used statutes and brought charges they almost never use, precisely because they have not found any improper collusion or coordination, the entire reason the Special Counsel was established. Even our president realized the heavy handedness of their actions and Tweeted about... this proves the charges are absolutely politically motivated: The charges against me are carefully fabricated — the witnesses compromised and coached. Note I am not charged with Russian collusion or Wikileaks collaboration or conspiracy! Donald Trump defeated the political controllers and their collaborators in the mainstream media in the most epic of ways. As someone who helped him along that journey, they have made me a marked man. Like others before me, the FBI plans to pressure me into making false claims about President Trump or face the consequences. I refuse to bear false witness against Donald Trump. I refuse to tarnish my integrity in order to earn freedom from persecution. I plan to fight these bogus charges... and I plan to win. Doing so will not be cheap or easy. That is why I need your help. Mounting a proper and effective legal defense against the United States government will cost me millions of dollars. Contrary to popular belief, and fake news websites claiming that I am a mega-millionaire, I have spent the last of my savings fighting this persecution. My wife and I have had to end our health insurance plans in order to make ends meet and pay my attorneys. Current estimates place my legal costs at north of $2million before all is said and done. Some of you patriots reading this can give more than others, but any amount that you can donate to my legal defense fund will be greatly appreciated and put to good use. Won’t you send an emergency contribution of $25, $50, $100, or if you can, $500 to my Legal Defense Fund Today? My life and my freedom are in your hands. At 66 years old, I never thought that I would find myself in the fight of my life. I refuse to let Robert Mueller run roughshod over our legal system and trample on our basic fundamental right as Americans... the right to be innocent until proven guilty. That is why I need your help. We may never be able to meet face-to-face or talk on the phone, but I want you to know how much this means to my family. You are my last hope. Some people might see that as a low point, though I do not. I trust in patriotic Americans like you to do what is right... now more than ever. In liberty,    Roger J. Stone, Jr. P.S. Richard, I'm facing a minimum $2 MILLION price tag to clear my name of the Deep State's baseless charges! I hope I can count on your principled support of my legal defense today! Thanks and God Bless, Roger

Here I am again. I am truly a "dreamer". I beg every follower from all over the world to go to the following link and read it all.  https://www.heritage.org/

Dear friends and followers, I am so busy trying to get my message out in Facebook that I am not doing anything new here. I do know  that  I am getting many more hits from the Middle East. I will do my best to share my thoughts and how I learned so much about the world and its people. My memoirs which are long, were written primarily for my extended family and friends but my career in the U.S Foreign Service, which began almost by accident gave me and indeed my wonderful family to learn much about the world and the many races that live in it. I served in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) while it was gaining its Independence.

I arrived there as a young man and learned many things. Ceylon was also known as Serendip or Serendab in Arabic. I had the good fortune to meet and interact with many wonderful people and indeed learned about Yoga and Bhudda as Islam an Hindus There were also American missionaries of Christian faith from whom I learned a lot. I was once happily greeted at a Catholic mission in a far Eastern province of Ceylon and they  were overjoyed that I had brought them a few bottles of good scotch whiskey.

Following my first assignment I was assigned to Turkey. During my home leave in Calumet City, Illinois I met my wonderful wife Donna shortly before I was to travel to Turkey. We married in a month and we traveled to Turkey. More coming!

Ok- I am working on new posts. I have been so busy communicating with so many young and wonderful friends that I have had little time to read the breaking news of the world. Standby I will soon share the real news of the world with you all. You can also contribute if you have anything you want to publish!

Who caused the Budget deficits? Bush or Obama

Any budget experts out there that can refute the following quote? The Washington Post babbled again today about Obama inheriting a huge deficit from Bush, blah blah blah.  Amazingly enough, a lot of people swallow this nonsense.  So once more, I'll try a short civics lesson. Budgets do not come from the White House.   They come from Congress, and the party that controlled Congress since January 2007 is the Democratic Party.  They controlled the budget process for FY 2008 and FY 2009, as well as FY 2010 and FY 2011.  In that first year, they had to contend with George Bush, which caused them to compromise on spending, when Bush somewhat belatedly got tough on spending increases.  For FY 2009, though, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid bypassed George Bush entirely, passing continuing resolutions to keep government   running until Barack Obama could take office.  At that time, they passed a massive omnibus spending bill to complete the FY 2009 budgets. And where was Barack Obama during this time?  He was a member of that very Congress that passed all of these massive spending bills, and he signed the omnibus bill as President to complete FY 2009.  Let's remember what the deficits   looked like during that period: If the Democrats inherited any deficit, it was the FY 2007 deficit, the last of the Republican budgets.  That deficit was the lowest in five years, and the fourth straight decline in deficit spending.  After that, Democrats in Congress took control of spending, and that includes Barack Obama, who voted for the budgets.  If Obama inherited anything, he inherited it from himself. In a nutshell, what Obama is saying is I inherited a deficit that I voted for and then I voted to expand that deficit four-fold since January 20th. WAKE UP,  AMERICA, BEFORE ITS TO LATE There is no way this will be widely publicized, unless each of us sends it on! This is your chance to make a difference.

Governor's Debate TOMORROW

Governor's Debate TOMORROW

Please tune into WSPA-TV (News Channel 7) at 7 p.m. tomorrow night, April 23, to watch all 4 GOP primary candidates for SC Governor debate LIVE at the Chapman Cultural Center in Spartanburg.  The debate will last for one hour and will also be web streamed beginning at 6:55 p.m. (for those not living in the Upstate) at WSPA's web site http://www2.wspa.com/; their chat room will also be open.  Very limited seating is still available to be part of the studio audience. 

All the President's Goldman Sachs Men -- Michelle Malkin -- GOPUSA

Another chapter in the never ending saga......

All the President's Goldman Sachs Men -- Michelle Malkin -- GOPUSA

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Gangster Government Becomes a Long-Running Series -- Michael Barone -- GOPUSA

This is a hard hitting piece by Michael Barone. Normally I don't like such tough language but the truth must be told.

Gangster Government Becomes a Long-Running Series -- Michael Barone -- GOPUSA

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The False Religion of Mideast Peace: And Why I'm No Longer a Believer - By Aaron David Miller | Foreign Policy

The False Religion of Mideast Peace: And Why I'm No Longer a Believer - By Aaron David Miller | Foreign Policy

We the People Speak

A good friend who epitomizes the American Dream and I attended our first Tea Party on April 15th. My friend who immigrated to the U.S. from Europe after World War Two obtained a college education and earned an Engineering Degree and then entered the U.S. Air Force. He courageously served our country as a pilot in Vietnam and has had a very successful career following his retirement. I also served my country as a young Marine and though I was never in harms way it was a life changing experience. We both enjoyed the event and admired the commitment and respect displayed by so many good citizens. Today I received an email from a dear friend that included a link to the following YouTube which is well worth watching.

Power Line has Important Comments Today

The post on racial slurs is especially illuminating. Be sure to follow the link to read all of Andrew Breitbarts remarks.

Power Line

Aiken's Bringing Back the Constitution

NBC Augusta 26 had an interesting report on a new group being formed in Aiken. The group will have a meeting at O'Dell Week's tomorrow between 6:00 and 7:00 PM . Follow the link below to read the article and view the video.

Aiken's bringing back the Constitution NBC Augusta 26 news, weather, sports, community, entertainment, shopping for Augusta, Georgia Local News

Solid Candidate creates Excitement in Egypt

As President Mubarak returns to Egypt after his latest health crisis a new face is on the scene. Mohamed El Baradei who is internationally famous as the head of the IAEA has returned to his homeland and is seeking to replace Mubarak. His candidacy is stirring up great excitement and we can only hope that democracy will prevail. There is a little debate going on in Egypt as to who is the most well known Egyptian. My own thought is Omar Sharif but perhaps my wife has colored my thinking! Here is what the Egyptian Chronicles had to say. Enjoy the video.

Nikki Haley’s Money Bomb | RedState

The following article by Erick Erickson appears on Redstate. It makes excellent points about Nikki Haley and the comments on the article are very much worth your time. We need new conservative leaders and Nikki needs your help.Please contribute to her campaign.


Nikki Haley’s Money Bomb RedState

'Roll Call Voting! No More Anonymous Voting!!!!!!'

As you know Nikki Haley is running for Governor of South Carolina. She has been leading the charge for roll call voting. The following link will take you to a Fairtax Organization message urging your action.

'Roll Call Voting! No More Anonymous Voting!!!!!!'

City Journal Commentary on Britains Healthcare

The Fix Is In


Why Britain’s National Health Service spends so much and does so little

22 March 2010

Americans would do well to ponder a recent admission by a former British minister in the Blair government. On March 2, the Guardian reported that the ex-minister, now Lord Warner, said that while spending on Britain’s National Health Service had increased by 60 percent under the Labour government, its output had decreased by 4 percent. No doubt the spending of a Soviet-style organization like the NHS is more easily measurable than its output, but the former minister’s remark certainly accords with the experiences of many citizens, who see no dramatic improvement in the service as a result of such vastly increased outlays. On the contrary, while the service has taken on 400,000 new staff members—that is to say, one-fifth of all new jobs created in Britain during the period—continuity of medical care has been all but extinguished. Nobody now expects to see the same doctor on successive occasions, in the hospital or anywhere else. more

The Art of Economiccs

I know tha Economics is a subject many wish to avoid. I fervently wish the Obama administration and congress would take the time to read and understand the following article.My thanks to Pat and Elizabeth Paterniti for sending it to me.

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March 17, 2010

The Art of Economics

Mallory Factor

Here's why America needs to listen to Arthur Laffer.

Like any field, economics has its trends and fads. Recently, Keynesian economics has been in vogue. Based on the work of British economist John Maynard Keynes, Keynesian economics urge governments to increase their spending and to stabilize the economy in crisis periods. The Obama administration has tried to explain its response to the current financial crisis in terms of the application of Keynesian principles. But as many conclude that our government’s responses have been flawed as well as expensive, it’s time to listen to the advice of another major 20th century economist—Arthur Laffer.

If most Americans have heard of Arthur Laffer at all, it’s probably because of the Laffer Curve, a simple chart that shows that raising tax rates does not necessarily produce greater tax revenues. Laffer first demonstrated the idea to the White House during the Ford Administration; later, it became famous as the idea behind the Kemp-Roth tax cuts that fueled the tremendous economic boom of the Reagan years.

Laffer is one of the most important 20th century economists, but his greatest work may actually be in the 21st century. That’s because he is warning us now that if America doesn’t change its economic course, quickly, we are in for bad times ahead.

To explain, Laffer looks to a few simple axioms on which the field of economics is based – rules that predict how both economies and individuals will behave when faced with a set of choices. For instance, the law of supply and demand explains a great deal of how the economy works – when demand for a particular good increases, supply and demand will eventually equilibrate at a new equilibrium price and quantity.

Right now, Laffer warns that simple economic principles are pointing to a potential macroeconomic meltdown.

First, government borrowing continues at alarming rates. The federal budget deficit is expected to top $1.5 trillion this year, even exceeding last year’s staggering deficit of $1.4 trillion, and Congress recently expanded the national debt ceiling by a similar amount. Federal spending on bank and auto bailouts and stimulus all adds up. All this spending must be financed somehow, and the patience of our Chinese, Japanese, and Arab creditors may one day run out.

Laffer’s second point is that the supply of money continues to grow. The monetary base, which is the narrowest measure of the money supply or total amount of money in the economy at a particular point in time, has just reached an all time high. Left unchecked, the high supply of money could fuel inflation. Unfortunately, the Federal Reserve is caught in a Catch 22—if they decide to fight inflation they will have to sell about $1 trillion worth of government bonds alongside a Treasury auctioning off record amounts of bonds to finance record deficits. Given the fiscal backdrop, were the Fed to go from being a huge net purchaser of bonds in 2009 to a big net seller in 2010, interest rates would be sure to rise drastically, pushing the economy into recession yet again.

Laffer’s third point is that taxes are high and likely to go up from here. Our corporate taxes are already the second-highest among the advanced economies in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. For individuals, the Bush tax cuts expire next year, which will send personal income tax rates, dividend and capital gains tax rates, and estate tax rates higher. Unless Congress passes another fix, the sharply higher Alternative Minimum Tax will snare millions of middle-class taxpayers, instead of the uber-wealthy it was originally designed to target. And that doesn’t even count proposed tax increases in relation to health care reform or climate change legislation. As the incentives to work, save, and invest are all decreased via increased marginal tax rates, economic growth is sure to suffer.

Finally, Laffer points to trade issues. Rather than opening ourselves to trade with the world, we are increasingly cutting ourselves off from it. It’s a basic principle of economics that trade benefits both parties to a transaction, but rather than seeking to negotiate trade agreements with countries around the world, we are not ratifying the ones we have negotiated, and we’re imposing tariffs on China – the very country we need to finance our budget deficit! Open trade will help us move toward the jobs of the future rather than inefficiently seeking to hold on to the jobs of the past.

Laffer is right: no economy can long prosper if it is overspending, increasing tax rates, printing too much money, restricting trade, and increasing regulations. It’s simple, really – but the potential consequences if we don’t change economic course soon could be profound. So the Lafferian response to the economic crisis is simply to take the opposite track and embrace pro-growth economic policies: reform the tax system by moving toward a broad-based, low flat-tax; address the looming unfunded liabilities crisis; decrease the size and cost of government; reinstate a sound and stable money; support free trade for all; and repeal ill-conceived regulations. By turning away from Keynes and toward Laffer, America can begin to grow again and we can all recover.

Mallory Factor is the co-chairman and co-founder of the Monday Meeting, an influential meeting of economic conservatives, journalists and corporate leaders in New York City. Mr. Factor is a well-known merchant banker and speaks and writes frequently on economic and fiscal topics for news stations, leading newspapers and other print and online publications. Mr. Factor writes frequently for the Fox Forum and is seen regularly on Fox News Channel. Mr. Factor can be reached at mallory.factor@malloryfactor.com.

Health Care and Term Limits

As many readers know I am a believer in term limits and have said so on this blog several times. The blatant disregard of the will of the majority of citizens regarding healthcare now taking place makes a compelling argument for a constitutional amendment to limit the terms of Congressional Representatives and Senators.Far too many of them worry more about their career jobs than they do about doing what's right.. Consequentially they can be bought or blackmailed or otherwise coerced by the party whips to follow the leader or lose support and meaningful committee asignments.

I spent four days this past week in the Aiken Regional Medical Center due to an emergency. With excellent care from Doctors, nurses and staff I am at home today in good health but alas very poor spirits awaiting the final decision on the Obama adminstration's health care "reform." If, as expected, the White House succeeds in ramming through this abomination I am afraid that in the near future I and many millions of patients with emergency conditions will not be so fortunate.

Our elected officials should be role models for the nation rather than "roll models" who go along to get along. The time has come to join together and demand that a referendum on term limits be held to let the people decide whether or not to amend the constitution. Let the people decide!

The following poem expresses the problem we have with the present system. It was inspired by a similar piece written by Michael Schenkler of the Queens Tribune concerning elections in Queens:

Here, there and everywhere

The Incumbents always win,

Their primary focus is to insure,

That the “ins,” are always in.

It’s of little import what they do,

Their record is of little matter,

They raise the bucks, work the PACs,

Anything to make war chests fatter.

Without fail they make the sale

Name recognition can’t be beat,

With all the funds and paid-for-mail,

It’s always another term repeat.

And so we have it for good or not

With hardly any exception

If an incumbent’s name is on the ballot,

He or she will win election.

You ask how to change the game

Just look hard at all in the race

Study accomplishments not the name

Dare to be bold to select a new face.

I know it is difficult to deny your “friend”

Who every few years solicits your vote

But if our uncritical habits we fail to amend

Our nation soon will be of little note!

So there you have it my friends. Since we do not yet have the term limits I advocate let's show very many incumbents the gate . Our country will surely benefit from  new faces in public places.

Rep. Paul Ryan on Health Care Reform-Washinton Post

Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin writes on Health Care reform. He is a real American hero.

Paul Ryan - Rep. Paul Ryan on what real health reform should look like - washingtonpost.com

Obama at Bat

Okay, Things look bleak but the following youtube is too good to miss.Let us hope for the best!