The Notion of Fact V. The Idea of Fiction: The Military Op Blunder and How America Needs to Face Reality and Deal With The Tyranny of Federal Supremacy
By Jimmy M.
About a week and a half ago, President Barack Obama celebrated his first 100 days in office. Many were speculative as to why this tradition still stands today and if it does actually serve as a good indicator of the President’s progress. The tradition began under FDR, with his stated agenda of reform under the New Deal platform. How it is understood in regards to President Obama, therefore, is that it is a period used to examine past key reforms that were made or issues that were addressed. It is interesting to note though the particular fashion in which the President “celebrated” that success. The event I am mentioning is the “military photo op” that flew just a little too close to comfort near buildings in NYC. The President made a cardinal mistake, which has already been confirmed. What I would like to point out about the instance is the level of dialogue between the federal government and all the lower forms of government. Mayor Bloomberg has made it quite apparent that he did not know the President ordered such a special training mission and that if he did in fact know about it, he would have done everything in his power to stop it. I’m no movie critic, but I would give “Mayor Mike” an A+ for his acting skills. I mean really you have almost all of the public fooled. This public statement of course buttresses his chances and image of winning the seat for an unprecedented third term as mayor (an issue of which I do not want to go any further into as my opinion has and still remains unsettled by). There is speculation as to who knew the Boeing plane along with fighter jets were going to run such a mission: primarily the NYPD and a few other agencies. But if the NYPD did in fact know that such a mission was taking place then they failed to perform their most basic duty and that is to instill order. This is obvious because the people who were working at these buildings were obviously panicking about what was happening.
Why is it necessary to conceal such important information to the people who are directly involved? This event isn’t particularly a random occurrence, but this continues to be the norm of the federal government. I have discussed issues in the past about auditing the Federal Reserve (which should have happened if people would just stop and think for a second about how they are held responsible annually by their government down to the last cent – it is only just to endorse the higher officials to conform to the same system). My main concern is that the security within the building weren’t notified either. The everyday-man is left wallowing in ignorance while the puppeteers are left with glee and smirks. There is way too much evasion and lack of self-responsibility in the federal government. I am not ignoring that the President has made significant strides in passing beneficial bills such as the civil service requirement and the other on stem cell research, but acts like these, that are clearly formed without first considering the reactions or consequences, cause great public outrage and distress. Especially after the precedent has been established following the Bush administration and that we are fighting an ongoing war against terrorism across the globe. The action itself can only be ascribed to insensitivity on the part of the President. It is funny though how the media toned it down that it was President Obama’s direct order and how much stupidity was ingrained in such a hasty act. Had it been Bush, we would have never heard the end of it. For all the negative criticism that will emerge from this, the President should have anticipated it from the first place.
The military photo op could also be regarded as a stealth mission by the President, in case any terrible or unimaginable event should happen in Washington and he needs to flee immediately. But it is often the case that when such things are performed or practiced, such events are not too far behind. For example, there is a common adage and belief that you don’t talk about or mention death for fear of it striking you or one of your immediate family members. It is the case here. By President Obama conducting such missions, the public should be curious as to his reasoning and if there is information being withheld that would justify such an evacuation. If I had to take one guess I would say that the President would flee the Capitol building due to an act of retaliation from either a Palestinian-American or just a Palestinian in general. The United States continues its overt aggression with Palestine by periodically bombing the nation, maybe in an attempt to get cooperation for capturing Osama, the man Bush swore he would capture but after Iraq began suddenly developed a lasting case of Alzheimer’s. Projection of might to nations that have already developed a terrible understanding of the western agenda in part by past Western leaders will only further strain relations. If the President wants to get the public on his side, end criticism he shouldn’t make such errors of poor judgment like the military op fiasco; he should avoid further aggression with Middle Eastern nations by not bombing them or any other actions that would impose democratic might; and lastly he should be keenly aware of our country’s history regarding foreign nations and should learn that unwarranted transgressions of the past must not be repeated – history has a tendency to repeat itself, as the first citizen he is directly responsible for making this not happen. If such precautions aren’t taken into consideration we may likely see the final straw of the citizenry’s patience. The swine flu and how that is handled may be cause to act and a call to arms. If a call to arms does not take place, Rick Perry and the notion of secession is an appropriate response to discontentment in how the federal government is resolving the disease outbreak and securing its borders. This event shows us that the federal government is the immediate terrorist threat to the public and it is our duty to quash the era of federal unaccountability by forcible removal of such leaders from office.
Filed under: Federal Government, States' Rights, Terrorism | Tagged: boeing 747, evacuation mission, fighter jets, mayor bloomberg, military ops, NYC, nypd, President Obama, saftey precautions, state government
Hi, interesting post. I have been wondering about this issue,so thanks for writing. I will certainly be coming back to your posts.
Hi, nice post. I have been thinking about this issue,so thanks for sharing. I’ll definitely be subscribing to your posts.
This post highlights the problem with our country that’s been developing over the last century and a half. We’ve abandoned the federalism established by our forefathers (namely, a very limited and transparent federal government that only does/regulates things that states cannot reasonably do/regulate for themselves, like currency, interstate commerce, etc.).
The federal government has indeed become the tyrannical monster (or as you put it, “terrorist threat to the public”) that the federalist papers warned of.