[quote=madmoney]Ugh, I don’t want to be an alarmist but all this stuff is making too much sense. What the hell is the chosen one doing to this country?

They are going to keep people in their homes because of a supposed “pandemic” outbreak in the fall. They are also trying to push a bill through that will give the president the ability to basically SHUT OFF THE INTERNET:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10320096-38.html

So basically it seems to me they don’t want people to get together in large groups and also will cut off the biggest form of communication today by disabling the Internet when they want to.

What the hell is going on? My parents fled to this country 29 years ago to stay away from the communists that invaded our country, now it looks like the U.S.A is a far worse place to be than Russia. I’m sick.[/quote]

I’m sick, as well. I encourage you to visit the many threads last year discussing Obama, who he really was and what he would do this country if elected. Allan, Arraya, Aecetia, Veritas and I were the lone voices in the wilderness. None of what is happening – especially the potential internet shut down – surprises me in the least. I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again: Obama was appointed to finish the job that Bush began, with new branding.

I actually have wealthy friends calling and emailing now, making serious plans to leave the country. I think it’s time to take down the Statue of Liberty. Traffic, it be going da other way soon.

And yes, this will be worse than Russia. Russia is a homogenous country with a population with fewer entitlements and lower expectations for their standard of living. It’s going to take a much heavier hand, I fear, to clamp down on people who remember when they were once prosperous and believe they are still free.