From: Bryan in New York, age between 56-60 - Occupation: Sales

I wish I could be more optimistic about the current state of our country, our government, our economy, our leaders, but we seem to be heading towards a precipice which will cause us to freefall and land God knows where. Add to that the lack of morals displayed by leaders and corporations and the general apathy of the American public, and it is developing into a very serious situation of social decay.

Note from David Lawrence Dewey ~

Bryan, I could not agree with you more. I have been preaching to the choir so to speak to my readers for years about corporate corruption, how they themselves have brought much of this upon themselves by buying the crap made in China at Walmart, Kmart and other retail chains which has caused the loss over 5 million jobs in manufacturing over the last ten years. At some point, Americans need to step up to the plate and start taking responsiblity and accountability that they are much to blame for our present issues in the banking corruption, health care issues and other issues. They need to stop complaining about the politicians and start making the politicians in Washington being accountable even if that means tha evrey American each write a letter to their Congressman and calling at least once to voice their outrage at what has been occuring. The problem is, you can't get most Americans off the couch watching either sports or their soap operas to do this. These comments I've just made is probably going to upset alot of people readin this, but you know, people don't want to hear the truth.

Allen Shopenhauer, the Philospher wrote:

“All truth passes through three stages . . .
First it is ridiculed - Second, it is violently opposed - Third it is finally accepted as self evident”

From: William in Washington DC, age between 66-70 - Occupation: Retired

It is shocking that the 230 million, stupid Moon-Bats in the U.S. cannot "see through" The President for what he is. He has been financed and controlled by International Interests to 1:) Ruin the U.S.completely 2:) Deliver the destroyed U.S.to the control of the United Nations so the entire wealth of The U.S.can be stripped and distributed around to the poorer socialist nations and throughout the third and fourth world countries and enslave these countries ALA The New World Order. I consider our President and all of his ten thousand close followers to be Traitors to the U.S. Every political and financial action both he and the Democrats in Congress have accomplished to destroy the U.S. just as the President has planned and no one is doing anything about it.

Note from David Lawrence Dewey ~

I really need to comment on this. I do agree that are alot of mis-informed Americans walking around because they don't educate themselves on the facts and what is going on in their government, however, our forefathers did not set up our country to not have protection measures in place to prevent corruption at all levels. Americans have done much of this to themselves over the last 50 plus years, living the so called American dream, keeping up with the "Jones", thus living beyond their means. It is time to stop thinking that there is some New World Order out there that has been planning the middle class demise. The middle class has done it to themselves. Americans need to wakeup, taking responsibilty that they themselves have allowed most of these problems to develope in this country. In case you haven't noticed...we all of our social programs, we have already becomed a democracy-socialist country. It started when Social Security was implemented. I find it amusing that many on Social Security cry we are turning into a socialist state, but don't dare touch their social security. Americans can't have it both ways and that is the problem. Too many Americans don't know the word fo sacrafice, especially the last 2 younger generations.

Many of the 20 something year olds today, all they know how to do is play video games for up to 8-10 hours a day and sleep 12 hours a day. The generation that is fighting in Irag and Afganistan are learning what sacrafice is, just like their father and grandfathers did in Viet Nam and World War II. And I give those young men praise and adminration for sacraficing what they are doing to protect each and every American. We had no choice but to stop the brutally of the Taliban in Afganistan and the horror in Irag under that dicator Hussein. If we did not intervene to stop the inhumanity, then we as Americans are nothing by hypocrities, preaching one thing, but idly sitting by and letting horror that went on in those countries against humanity. America has always been and must always stand up for justice and rightfulness, otherwise we are a false people of false foundations and beliefs.

Americans have no idea what sacrafice means like my grandparents did during the Great Depression. Such things as; having to stand in line for up to 6 hours just to get a small loaf of bread and 6 eggs and a half stick of butter which had to last 3 days. No, there are Americans that are standing in front of a gas guzzling SUV complaining that they have lost their auto factory job paying $42.00 an hour plus benefits job and they want it back. America, those days are gone! Please read my May article, Americans Need To Accept the Reality of the Problems. There are links to other articles providing information and facts pertaining to what lead us to this financial crisis, the corruption and where it started.

From: Diane in Pennsylvania, age between 56-70 - occupation, Custodian

I am very saddened by the state of our country. Yesterday we celebrated Independence Day. Will we still celebrate it in the coming years?I believe we are slowly losing our Country as Americans and I blame our government for it. It's a shame!

Note from David Lawrence Dewey ~

Diane, yes, I am saddened too and I have asked myself the same question, but please read my comments above. We are the governement, we elect those to serve us, so it is WE are to blame for the issues and problems going on in this country. Please read my May article, Americans Need To Accept the Reality of the Problems. There are links to other articles providing information and facts pertaining to what lead us to this financial crisis, the corruption and where it started.

From: Ron in California, age between 56-60 - Occupation: Teacher

People don't protest problems because they are too comfortable or stupid.

Note from David Lawrence Dewey ~

I'm not sure what this means, however this is my opinion. Too many people are "followers" behind lunatics like Sarah Palin and the woman in California running for the Senate who wants to abolish Social Security and the Department of Education. Just how does this woman think that how many millions of eldery are going to survive. Is she willing to take the millions into her home and care for them? There are too many people that are protesting that don't know what in the world they are talking about or really the facts of what they are protesting about. If they knew the facts, then they might have a viable solution to the problem. I am of the old school, don't come to me with a complaint about a problem unless you have a viable solution. I dislike whiners and complainers that have no positive input into resolving problems. And what I mean by positive input, I am talking about intelligent, logical solutions, not lunacy like this woman running for the Senate in California. Anyone that thinks this woman is on the right track, I'm sorry is completely ignorant of the real world.

From: Diane in Arkansas, age between 46-50 - Occupation: Medical Field

The country is just following the agenda of the international bankers -- there is no country.

Note from David Lawrence Dewey ~

Please read my May article, Americans Need To Accept the Reality of the Problems. There are links to other articles providing information and facts pertaining to what lead us to this financial crisis, the corruption and where it started.

We are rapidly loosing our freedoms and our government is moving towards running us all and right into oblivia. I am totally disgusted with what is happening with our government, economy, freedom of speech and our right to religious freedom.

Note from David Lawrence Dewey ~

We as a FREE people only lose what we allow to be taken away from us. Is this not why we had a revolution in the 1700's to break the hold that Britain had in the Americas which were heavy taxation, freedoms being taken away slowly. Our forefathers wrote the most important piece for mankind in our Declaration of Independence, it laid the foundation of a FREE society with liberty, freedom and justice for all. WE need to take that back in our power and stop the complaining and start doing something about it by voiting out the old cronies and corrupt politicians who have created this mess we are in, and start putting men and women in office that understand these priniciples. Even if that means writing in a candidates name. Communities across this nation need to start forming local chapters of selecting people like our forefathers, like... Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, George Washington and start writing in their names on election ballots and putting them in office. If there is a WILL, there is always a WAY. America, start using your god given mind and stop thinking that God is going to fix everything. We created this mess so why do we expect God to fix it for us. PLEASE!

From: Gay in Alabama, age between 61-65 - Cccupation: Retired U.S. Air Force I have been watching the Glenn Beck show daily on Fox News. It is amazing the information that he imparts on a daily basis that has opened my eyes. Hopefully in November there will be a shift in Congress.

From: Bill in Arizona, age between 66-70 - Occupation: Retired

I will always try to turn America back to it's roots, BUT I don't think it will ever happen. The elitest's who control and manipulate the world and it's money will not give up their power. As long as they control the flow of money, they will control the cultures of the world. They have said in their own writings as long as they control the money they care not what laws are made. America will fall as well as the rest of the nations of the world, and their will be tyrrany and world government, BUT they will eventually fall and a new system will emerge. There is hope for mankind but only if people are ruled by God. Mans time for ruling is coming quickly to an end.

Note from David Lawrence Dewey ~

Yes Bill, there is a group of people that control great wealth around the world, however, when you combine the wealth of the middle class it far outweighs these people. The problem that I feel Americans have gotten their mindset into is a mindset of defeat. Why has this happened? I think that because people were not paying attention and seeing early on what started in this country some 40 years ago with deep corruption in politics, things have progessively gotten worse and as they have, Americans have lost faith that they can truly do something about it. One VOICE can become MILLIONS. Truth is what matters! Americans have forgotten this in their resolve to correct the problems in this country.

From: Dan in Washington, age between 61-65 - Occupation: Cancer Research

Obstructionism by the Republican party 'leaders' is disheartening and not in the interests of the country. We need to support our President.

Note from David Lawrence Dewey ~

I couldn't agree more. It is just not the Republicans that is blocking things that MUST be changed to move this country foreward and get us out of this mess that has been created, it is the Democrats and even some Independents like Joe Lierbemann. Lierbemann was a Democract who turned Independent playing the game so he could stay is so wishy-washy on issues like many in both the Senate and House and it amazes me how many Americans don't do something by replacing these hyprocrites in these seats. As I have said before, if you can't come up with a better plan then don't throw roadblocks in front of plans to correct a problem. This is the problem in Washington. Most of the elected play "politics" instead of doing what is right and what is needed to get this country back on the course it needs to be.

Does President Obama have all the answers in resolving our problems? NO ! I will be the first one to admit that, however, again a good leader first, recognizes something needs to be corrected, second, he presents a possible solution, and third, unless critics can come up with a better plan to solve a problem, then they need to stop tallking just to hear themselves talk and get out of the way to correct the problems in this country.

From: Patricia in Oregon, age between 56-60 - Occupation: Clerical Research

The economy is NOT President Obama's fault. It is the fault of BUSH! The GOP's will not go along with ANYTHING.

Note from David Lawrence Dewey ~

Yes, I totally agree. President Obama inherited eight years of mis-management of the Bush Administration, but also from Clinton and even going back to President Reagan when Reagan stacked the cards in banking deregulation, setting the stage, opening up pandora's box that created this financial mess we are in today. Read my colums:

From: Kevin in Kansas, age between 26-30 - Occupation: Nurse

I get a little put out by the lack of interest that my generation has. I am always talking to my friends that change is not going to come about unless we the voters, my generation starts to really care about this country and not take it for granted and start putting honest politicians in office. We have to pay attention to what is really going on and not what we are being told is going on.

Note from David Lawrence Dewey ~

First Kevin, I applaud you. You have expressed not only intelligent-logical thought but actual caring that many Americans don't have concerning these areas. Keep up the talking to your friends, hopefully they'll wake up!

From: Sara in Kansas, age between 26-30 - Occupation: Para-Legal

Mr. Dewey, thank you for being the crusader you have been for these many years to get hydrogenated oils and other toxins out of our food supply. My mother many years ago read your article about hydrogenated oils back in 1997 when I was 17 years old and still in high school. She cleaned out the cupboards that day and started our family on whole foods, nothing processed. Thank you for saving my family's life. I also recently what the documentary INGREEDIENTS that you helped make. What a powerful message of truth. Every American needs to see this film! And now this survey. Thank you for letting us speak up. I have been an avid reader of your articles for years and agree with most you have written about and thank you for all the "real" facts you have provided. Your quote, "truth is what matters", I admire greatly!

I am very concerned about America and her people. It amazes me that there are people that actually put faith in such people as Rush Limbaugh, Sara Palin, Ron Paul, George Bush, even President Clinton to the point of thinking they are saints. It is actually scary to think and I am sorry for being so blunt, but are there that many stupid people in this country that listen to these people and believe what they say is the gospel? Don't these people whoe are listening to these talking head check on things themselves like read government GAO reports on GAO findings of agencies and other information that provides the facts of matters? Or - read SEC reports like you told us readers we should read the SEC reports of corporations to find out what they are really doing.

It is very disturbing what is happening today. In college, I took a course on how Hitler came into power and what happened back then scares me that today the same thing could be happenning, listening to people that don't have much up there between their ears. And what bothers me the most is that many people sit around complaining about this or that, half of them don't even know what they are talking about or are repeating what one of these people said which is totally inaccurate facts spewing from their mouths and that is why nothing gets changed in this country. Many people all they know how to do is whine and complain about things, but never do anything to make change or correct things that are wrong. And we have too much influence from religion factions in this country into the policies and politics of running this government. Separation of church and state! But that certainly has not happened.

And thank you Mr. Dewey for your articles. Please keep writing about the things we need to know about, hopefully a few more Americans will wake up because of you. Your articles on what caused the job losses and the eocnomic collaspe were right on target!

Note from David Lawrence Dewey ~

Sarah, first, thank you for the compliments and I coudn't agree more with you on much what you expressed. It is so refreshing to see posts or receive emails from people your age. It confirms to me that your generation is not the lost generation that many people are quick to comment that you are. Many years ago I wrote a comment in an article I will share again here. People do not like hearing the truth or facts because it will mean they will have to do something different than what they have been doing which is mostly sitting on their behinds ignoring things. People also don't like hearing the truth because it may mean their lifestyle may have to change for the betterment of all, even Mother Earth.

I have come to that just as there are as many kind and caring people in this country will to change and sacrafice if need be, there are many selfish people in this country that are not willing to change their lifestyles to address the issue before us, or to help Mother Earth heal herself from the damage we have inflicted upon her by our selfish lifestyles and out of GREED. I am afraid though that things are now occuring, i.e. the oil spill, global warming, our energy crisis, many Americans are in for a rude awakening in the few years to come. There are going to many changes that will have to take place for many reasons and many Americans, and not just Americans, but people in other countries that have the same selfish issues, are NOT going to adjust well and will cause havoc for the rest of us. The one thing that I myself am losing patience with is stupidity that people are displaying. People that have no idea what they are spewing from their mouths, being only puppets of someone like Sarah Palin, Anne Coulter, Rush Limbaugh, and also Liberal mouth pieces .

We must stop all this nonsense of the political games being played, the mouthpieces that are only churning things up, making things worse with their extreme views and comments that are usually based strictly on personal opinion and not based on facts and the truth. We have to find a balance, accept the facts and the truth of our poblems and start enacting solutions immediately to correct our problems in this country - hopefully we have not reached the point of no return because of this nosense.

Last Sarah, I am so glad that your Mother read my article on hydrogenated oils back in 1997 and took the steps needed to make your family healthier. If I played a part in that, I humbly accept your thanks. That is what a true journalist does. A true journalist reports the facts, the truth to make a difference. In this case, to save lives.

From: Anthony in Kansas, age between 26-30 - Occupation: IT Tech Manager

Mr. Dewey, we have to start using some logic and intelligence in solving our problems quickly. Just look at the mess, the red tape and bureacracy that is occuring in the BP Gulf oil spill. I've never heard so much double speak from politicans and frmo that retired Coast Guard General in charge of it that Obama appointed. It insults my intelligence to think that these politicians and bureaucrats think I am that stupid to believe in even 1/3 of what they are saying. Thank you Mr. Dewey for your factual based articles and your honest opinions on issues using logic and intelligent thought. If you were on teh Evening News, I might start watching the network news again, you are believable. I started watching Diane Sawyer when she took over ABC News from Gibson, and at first I thought, oh good, finally a journalist that is going to tell it like it is and ask the hard questions to these politicial doublespeaks. However, lately something has changed. Has ABC put a chain around her and told her to "cool" it? I'm going to keep watching for awhile but unless Sawyer starts reporting like she first started reporting, sparing nothing and getting to the core issues, I will start turning off ABC News as well.

Note from David Lawrence Dewey ~

Anthony...it is refreshing to see such well thought out thoughts from someone your age. And I couldn'd agree with you more and thank for the compliment. As far as being a New York evneing news anchor, they would have to pu a muzzle on me half way through my first broadcast bcause I would be making comments the suits in the ivory towers would not like because I would be offending someone, a corporate advertiser or come politician. As far as Diane Sawyer...keep watching her and ABC NEWS I think you will slowly change your thinking as you see what they start to tackle. I have been impressed thus far because Sawyer does ask the hard questions and reports usually the facts and truth. Yes, I too have noticed a toned down approach to her reporting, but that simply could be because of something else and not that she has had a chain put on her.

From: Sandra in Kansas, age between 31-35 - Occupation: Teacher

I am so disgusted with some of the politicans whether they be Republican, Democrat or Indepedent because if you notice, if they are asked a specific question by a reporter they skirt all around the issue and never give a direct answer but use doublespeak around it and never answer the question. Don't these politicians realize that when they do this that "we" intelligent people out here, our intelligence is being gretly insulted by them. And thank you Mr. Dewey for your factual based ariticles. You are right, "Truth Is What Matters." I wish these politicians would accept that as truth!

Note from David Lawrence Dewey ~

Well Sandra, I couldn't have said it better. I too am tired of the double speak from politicians and I think many Americans are too and are waking up and seeing also how their intelligence is being insulted. I believe the problem is too many Americans have been asleep on the switch for too long and it is going to take a little while longer for more to wake up, however, already, many Americans have woken up - the only problem I still have with many Americans they have not accepted the reality of the problems because too many Americans are whining and complaining about our problems instead of getting active and making a difference to correct the problems. These numbers are growing, but as they grow, we have the interference from right wing and liberal nut cases are only stirring up the pot so to speak, making things worse. I will be the first one to support their right to FREE SPEECH, but I also have the option of turning off the television or radio when they are speaking or talking and I most certainly use the power of my vote along with others to vote them out of office. Too many Americans have forgotten that "one voice can become millions and finally be heard."

Here is an example of how the politicians are not getting anything done or corrected in Washington. It very evident why the Republicans in the Senate voted this measure down:

And if you want to see the recent action by the new government rules for reporters in the Gulf Oil spill are and how they can no longer get any closer that 65 feet to the oil spills, dead animals or even take photographs, then watch this White House briefing to the media on July 1st which basically suspended the First Amendement in the Gulf Oil Spill Region.

White House Briefing Suspends First Amendment Regarding Oil Spill
A Shocking Betrayal of Trust By the U.S. Government

Anderson Cooper CNN reported on this on July 1st.

US: Felony charges, big fines for reporting within Gulf oil spill zone

03 Jul 2010 Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees - The Spill and Transparency - Aired July 1, 2010 Transcript

COOPER: We're talking about the government, a new a rule announced today backed by the force of law and the threat of fines and felony charges, a rule that will prevent reporters and photographers and anyone else from getting anywhere close to booms and oil-soaked wildlife and just about any place we need to be. By now, you're probably familiar with cleanup crews stiff-arming the media, private security blocking cameras, ordinary workers clamming up, some not even saying who they're working for because they're afraid of losing their jobs... Well, the Coast Guard today announced new rules keeping photographers and reporters and anyone else from coming within 65 feet of any response vessel or booms out on the water or on beaches -- 65 feet... Violators could face a fine of $40,000 and Class D felony charges. [Boy, George W. Bush has got to be the most frustrated individual on God's green Earth! Can you *imagine* the outrage -- and protests -- if Bush threatened reporters and photographers with felony charges and fines, as Barack Obama is doing in the Gulf of Mexico? It makes my head *spin* to think of how fast the left would be up in arms. But when Obama lays down and dies for his corporaterrorist paymasters day after day and suspends the First Amendment, the so-called 'left' remains silent. Oh. Not to mention, his thriving assassination squads, busy little CIA bees hunting down US citizens who allegedly support 'terrorism."]

27,000 Abandoned Oil Wells In Gulf.

AP IMPACT: Gulf awash in 27,000 abandoned wells

Jul 7, 12:49 AM (ET)

By JEFF DONN and MITCH WEISS

More than 27,000 abandoned oil and gas wells lurk in the hard rock beneath the Gulf of Mexico, an environmental minefield that has been ignored for decades. No one - not industry, not government - is checking to see if they are leaking, an Associated Press investigation shows. The oldest of these wells were abandoned in the late 1940s, raising the prospect that many deteriorating sealing jobs are already failing.

The AP investigation uncovered particular concern with 3,500 of the neglected wells - those characterized in federal government records as "temporarily abandoned."

Regulations for temporarily abandoned wells require oil companies to present plans to reuse or permanently plug such wells within a year, but the AP found that the rule is routinely circumvented, and that more than 1,000 wells have lingered in that unfinished condition for more than a decade. About three-quarters of temporarily abandoned wells have been left in that status for more than a year, and many since the 1950s and 1960s - even though sealing procedures for temporary abandonment are not as stringent as those for permanent closures.

Click on the link above to read the rest of the story.

And it is getting worse concerning other health issues in the gulf region. This was reported in the Herald Sun, July 6th. If this starts to infiltrate the ground water aguifiers in the region, thousands of people will have to move.

Arsenic Levels Rise Around Gulf of Mexico Arsenic Levels Rise Around Gulf of Mexico

One last thing. Americans really need to see the damage that the oil spill has done to animals in the region. The inhumanity that has been unleashed upon sea life, birds, dolphins, sea lions, whales out of GREED is very disheartening to think that mankind still has not risen above that. Below are photos of what has occured to the animals in the region. CAUTION: These photographs are disturbing and photos your government does not want you to see. We must make our politicians put law into place so that this NEVER happens again!

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