And Arnold Schwarzenegger fought over the warming issue with Sarah Palin. You see, ‘ol Arnold has no doubt been promised some power from the Global Warming dupers. Not as good as becoming the next Hitler like he dreamed of perhaps - easy Arnold, easy big fella!
Now there’s a business opportunity – smuggle in televisions to California over 40 inches. I hear Scwharzi has a ban going on. He knows the unfriendly power drain those nasty big TV’s has, now doesn’t he?
Is anyone still giving you credibility for the “truth” – inconvenient or otherwise?
Well, we don’t buy the whole “Nigerian” terrorist thing, anymore than we buy your 75% chance that the polar icecaps will melt. You, Al are a con man!!
Mr. Beck has the cahoonas to call you and the globalists for what you are:
Wake up Canada! Wake up World!
Time to arrest these crooks, cons, sickos, and the sooner the better before they do indeed take over the world and put us all in slavery.
You can either believe us, or listen to Al Gore and his insane inconvenient load of garbage that he stands to gain large from. Enron resliced and rediced.
Gore and the globalists have 145 trillion reasons to pull this con off – all of them dollars. The drive of the elitists is to strip the wealth out of the world, creating financial hardship the likes of which we have never seen before.
We can even see it coming and not believe. Like this fellow with the “yeah right”, lax attitude that this fellow has, as he admits, yes, there is a New World Order, and Kissinger likes to think of himself a a shadowy figure……hard to watch, but the information is there.
Well, if they are able to set up that elusive world government, like a corporation (i.e. not democratic!), that will allow you to tax the living beejeeslies out of anyone and everyone, giving goons like Gore amazing power, you are asking for trouble. Look no further than the European Union to see how that is working for the freedoms and rights of the people.
Ahhh, Mr. Lieberman and Mr. Kerry - "global" allegiances, eh? Bye, bye U.S.A.?
And President Obama, in the past has mocked the words in the Bible. Can it get any more twisted? For those with ears to hear, now is the time!
The feet will be made with iron and clay, meaning that there will be a revolution to fight this insanity, and it has already begun. Iron does not adhere to clay, and the nation will be divided.
Underwear bomber helped through airport without passport and man in a suit filmed him on the flight…..are they kidding us? Thank God we weren’t all left with our pants down!!
Let’s all guess, the U.S. will now use this as an excuse to invade Yemen, right?
What did this man think the camera was for if it wouldn't have survived the blast? Or was the whole thing "sold" to him in a different way?
I tell ya! Are you feeling rather “dupid”?
Reminiscent of 9/11 and the folks that had something to say but were not “allowed” to talk, the old saying you can try something but cannot control all variables comes to light.
So, when you are on a plane and have to go to the bathroom, ask yourself why you must “hold it” until the plane lands. An hour is a long time to not be able to leave your seat, isn’t it?
And, when you ask yourself how one man has messed you up, ask a couple of key questions.
Why was the “underwear bomber” allowed to be ushered through the airport without a passport:
Folks like the Haskells put a monkey wrench into the official story and their account should make us wonder why we are now getting "full body scans" at the airport
While Mutallab was poorly dressed, his friend was dressed in an expensive suit, Haskell said. He says the suited man asked ticket agents whether Mutallab could board without a passport. “The guy said, ‘He’s from Sudan and we do this all the time.’”
Dang those Haskells from Detroit – they spoiled the fun. They weren’t supposed to be paying attention at the airport.
Further suggestions of an accomplice came from another passenger, Patricia Keepman, who says she saw a man calmly filming the whole flight – including the attempted detonation.
Mrs Keepman was travelling back from Ethiopia with her husband, daughter and two newly adopted children, and was sitting around 20 rows back from Abdulmutallab.
The other man ‘sat up and videotaped the entire thing, very calmly. We do know that the FBI is looking for him intensely,’ she said.
Let me guess, the underwear guy was told it was a training film, and the plane was not meant to blow up, Of course not, where would the film end up?
I guess it’s hard to control all variables eh? There will always be eye witnesses that are inconvenient in their accounts.
The bigger question is, could the event have been staged to further strip your rights?
Let me guess, you don’t recall seeing these facts and eyewitness accounts on TV or the news. It’s okay, you were paying attention. The mainstream media source you might like to believe just failed to present the evidence in the “wrong way”. After all, there was an agenda to fulfill.
The moral of the story is say you are from Sudan, have an assistant, and claim refugee status and no passport. It will help you get through security at the airport a lot faster!
Is there a reason to want to invade Yemen?
If 9/11 gave an excuse to go into Iraq to look for the elusive weapons of mass destruction, another event that claims ties to al-Qaeda in Yemen may be just the ticket to send in the troops.
Remember good ‘ol Don Rumsveld’s intelligence of the “elaborate caves” in Afghanistan, that he claimed there were “many of these”? Yes, they have ventilation systems, multi floors, etc. Like the weapons of mass destruction, there were NO CAVES that met that mythical description. It was no doubt a “sales job”. The ‘intel’ was a little richly applied.
The rule of thumb – create a crisis, and then act on the true motivation that the crisis allows. Over and over and over this scenario has and apparently will continue to play out.
All the while, an agenda on the American homefront to further strip away the rights of Americans is taking place. The debt ceiling, needing to be raised again by the trillions of dollars is the beginning of the “fire sale” that the people of the U.S. must endure.
If you are a homeowner scratching your head wondering why your bank refuses to work with you, wonder why more resources and troops will be deployed, when the real charity should start “at home”.
Alex Jones: The voice of government corruption for more than 20 years
SPECIAL REPORT
Two news reporters from opposite paradigms see the light, bridging the gap between Mainstream news and the so-called quackery of Conspiracy Theories…..and to bring back tradition, a minister of 50 years in broadcasting ties it all together
If you thought our woes from Gary Bettman’s interpretation of the NHL Constitution was bad, you aint seen nothing yet!
There’s a new game going on, but this one isn’t on the ice.
It really should not be called a game, as the implications are huge. It will make any information I have brought you on any issue look like child’s play. It’s time to pay attention – now!
This game is being played out in news shows from two unlikely places and if you were to tell Glenn Beck a year ago he would be a player in the new game, he would have said you were crazy. Well, not anymore.
Of the two patriots fighting the War on Propaganda, the man we can more easily recognize is Glenn Beck, the love him or leave him “crazy guy”, that has been marked by Time Magazine and other “mainstream” media as, you guessed it “Mad”. Not so fast Time, what’s your agenda? Ironically Beck saw the “light” just a little while ago compared to Alex Jones.
Expected political worry that cannot last forever
Some of the advertisers on Beck’s show, where he proudly displays the “No Spin Zone” gear, including doormat as you enter the studio, have bailed on Beck. No, he wasn’t as guilty of serious indiscretions as is the Tiger (Woods), but he did start to tread a little too far into the taboo land of criticism for the government, and specifically how he believes the U.S. is currently, and perhaps conveniently forgetting all about that silly little thing like called the American Constitution.
You know, that whole 1776 Revolution, freedom, liberty, complete jibberish that no President in his right mind would consider important to the nation he serves?
No, ”it” represents, according to Obama, a roadblock to the Government being able to do for it’s people what “it” (the Government) or “he” (the President) needs to do. The only question is, who is he serving?
One thing is clear, whatever Obama thinks the government needs to do is not what the people are saying, nor the Congress, and likely not the Senate. I guess those are vehicles, like speedbumps – annoying but once over them, we are off to the races on the “agenda” of, what was that again, oh ya, “Hope and Change”.
“Change” to what? And who gets “hope” exactly?
And that is why we have now seen the unthinkable – a shift in media from mainstream to “samestream”. Where the “way out there” is starting to look sane, finally, and two supposed guys that would never have called each other friend may as well give each other a hug. Brothers for a common cause would be the best way to look at it. What Jones can’t do with his 400,000 knowledgeable listeners, Beck could likely help with the bagillion viewers he has, that incidentally has been growing, and will no doubt continue to grow.
And how do we know that?
I don’t know, but since he appeared on the Leno Show last night to rousing applause, I think he will have a good chance to increase his viewership, have the advertisers lining up to come back, and maybe, just maybe, he will give his “running mate” pal O’Reilly a run for the primetime spot in the future.
Who knows, but like a good ball game, tune in won’t you?
Now, the other unsung hero, Alex Jones, needs some great respect for the 20 or more years he has contributed to the cause!
Jones upon first listen would be thought to be the prototypical, crazy conspiracy theorist , but on steroids. At first, he appears so far out there on the “master universal plan”, his confidence and knowledge seems very mythical indeed. How could someone have claims to so much proof over so many years and we are only hearing about him now?
The really disturbing reality is that as you start to pay closer attention to his sources, his guests (and their credentials and status), the more you begin to wonder what in the world is going on? Could he hold merit? Could some of the stuff actually be true?
With some big names coming on the show, including Charlie Sheen (on 9/11), Chuck Norris (on a variety of issues), Lord Monckton (former advisor to Margaret Thatcher and a strong vehicle that pushed for “ClimateGate”), Ron Paul (Senator that actually likes the Constitution), more and more famous musician-activists, you scratch your head and wonder in amazement.
An endless list of real experts with real credentials come on the show that we could use a PhD just to be able to decipher what they stand for. Unlike the expert Al Gore that says the Climate Change science is “settled”, the experts Jones has interviewed and refers back to, including vast amounts of government documents and testimonies makes Gore look like a bartender that says he can perform open heart surgery.
The head scratching does stop at some point though, believe me!
Glenn Beck: Mainstream to "Samestream" -Bridging a critical gap!
The things Jesse Ventura has seen will "blow your mind"
Former governor of Minnesota, Jesse Ventura, an animated character you likely either know or would instantly recognize, has had an amazing breakthrough show air on it’s own right – called “Conspiracy Theory”, on True TV (US).
Jones helped Ventura, along with a host of other expert contributers (about five more) that helped Ventura shape the show to bring some rough info to light in an entertaining, “we can digest that” kind of way.
The show represents another strange breathrough in that there is surprise that it was actually allowed to air. One episode has the police “finding the black boxes” from the planes of 9/11. Oh ya!
The Beck-Jones duo?
Alex Jones likely remembers Beck from “the old days”, and you might forgive him if he tends to mention Beck in comments like, “Well, if you asked Beck, he’d put some weird libertarian spin on it”, and yada, yada. I am not sure if Jones has heard the new and quite dramatically changed Beck these days. It wasn’t long ago indeed that Jones nudged Beck. Did he hear?
As Beck would say, “get out you ‘DVR’s, you won’t want to miss another show”. And, oh boy is he right.
For those men in the household that are tired of the girls’ soap operas, fellas, we are ready to rock and roll. Imagine Sunday football that runs all week, and you can tune in whenever you have a free moment.
Jones’ show played on two sites, infowars.com, and prisonplanet.tv is not for the weak of being able to sustain a culture shock - a little “whaaaat” as you pop onto either of the two sites. It’s one of those, you may start to listen, but then, only vaguely mention it to your wife or kids cause they may think dad has “really lost it this time”.
The fun comes in, when you listen to a show, hear some news, and are able to blurt out a weird idea that is later proven to be true. That’s because the incredible content that Jones and his experts, and resources spew at you leave you thirsty for more.
You can see the family looking at you with the “how did you know that” gaze? After all, aren’t all parents and especially “husband parents” stupid? Imagine having the conversation well in advance that the Global Warming, er sorry, the we got caught so we will downgrade that to the “Climate Change” issue was a scam, and rhyming off that there were leaked emails from some researchers that didn’t want to be prosecuted, and no doubt needed to cleanse their consciences. Imagine further explaining who Lord Monckton is, what he has done, and what he is continuing to do about it.
Both Jones and Beck and many others have listened to the expertise of Lord Monckton, a “brave heart” in his own right. Take a look at the flavor of Beck’s call to sanity, and think for a moment why a government would be pushing bogus “science” that is “fiction”, and is being used to extract hundreds of billions of dollars to the IMF bank, and more importanty, to create a “World Government” (New World Order), that will impose regulations on the world’s so called “sovereign” nations. And don’t think for a moment that the “foot in the door” Obama is seeking on this will not be expanded upon – one step at a time – to effectively take control of……I won’t say it. Watch…
This is stuff you don’t read in the New York Times, or see on CNN, and why not?
Well, those media sources with “prestige” helped Obama get to the White House in the first place. What would they be thinking to report the “real story”? I think that is called journalistic suicide, which should not be confused with “senator-cide”, that may be taking place live on FOX this weekend over the ‘Obamacare‘ duping.
And here is the key. Why in the world would this news not be reported by major news sources? Does this not lead to huge speculation for some, and adds proof for others that the mainstream media game is driven as a propaganda machine? We are not talking about some crazy guy with wild ideas here – this is a Lord with vast knowledge – a Lord with ties to the government of the UK.
Find out why the Senate may not be joining their families for Christmas this year to help Obama push through a healthcare bill that is being worked on in private, and will be dished to the Senators at the last minute. Fun stuff!
Ram it home as fast as you can and get it out of the way, right? It only represents one-sixth of the U.S. budget – no biggy!
Anyhow, enough said for now, because if we haven’t got you just a little concerned why the U.S. is turning into a tyrannically run police state, I guess we never will, eh? May explain why when you watch FOX, you quickly realize they are “deprogramming” their viewers in a reverse way to the way the news was presented to them from the mainstream sources.
And if you pay particular attention, you will also see many references to the “old days” to bring you back to realize they just aren’t the same anymore. Incredible food for thought.
The war for your mind, as Jones would put it seems to be shared by FOX, and they are turning up the heat in counter-defense, fighting fire with fire. How soon will it be before NBC joins the “patriot” media allies?
Beck is “PVR”-able at 5PM EST on FOXNC, and 2 AM (same bat channel). You’ll find Jones at his sites, and a whole bunch of other places including some tremendous films including one of Obama in full length on YouTube, and his masterpiece, The Fall of the Republic (below). I won’t spoil your fun!
Suffice it to say that the “learning curve” to figure out why two guys that should be at opposite ends of the spectrum are eerily together now is worth the time.
Jack van Impe: Bringing in the "Christian element" of support
A television Bible prophet for the past 50 years is no stranger to most of us. Jack van Impe reported on the FOX programming, and on the December 16th broadcast, van Impe ties it all together, further bringing the Christian element into the picture. Glenn Beck would seem to have come to Christ, and Jones may be fulfilling his own destiny proclaiming to be a Christian, but avoids debate on his program, sometimes interpreting things a little differently, but focusing on the “facts” to avoid, in his words, “being put in a box”. Perhaps Jones wisely is avoiding the loss of some audience to the important issue, and in turn allowing to be labelled or criticized.
When you get the goods, this may help explain why Obama has signed an Executive Order, cocked and ready to pull the plug on “all media sources” , including television and internet!
The fitting phrase to describe that comes from Jones, and he uses it regularly, “Folks, you just can’t make this stuff up!”
The content of these shows will make the issues surrounding the suspect ‘interpretation’ of the NHL Constitution pale in comparison to the outlandish current suspicion of the trouncing of the Constitution of the United States.
Figuring out why Obama is in a hurry to arrange all these strange world changes in short order, including a health care bill vote on December 24th at 7 PM, might be the most important thinking we call all do. He says time is running out on several issues. Time running out? Perhaps he is worried that more people will catch on to an agenda that starts with, what was best described by David Horowitz on the Beck show. Phase one, likely a stepping stone to the true Presidency. I think we know where the eyes are focused, don’t we?
And that, all kidding aside, scares the beejeeslies out of me.
Buying ‘any’ aspect of the Big Lie is unacceptable
The world’s current problems are no doubt based on misguided thinking. Deception has creeped in and made it acceptable to think that the world’s population can be controlled. Period.
Population control means the reduction of life on earth.
All one has to do is buy into the idea and accept that life is not that precious, and voila, we have a big problem.
Diane Francis has unfortunately made that mistake and has paid the lesser price. She was schooled, and hopefully will no longer be fooled.
In Francis’ rationale, she said she didn’t buy into the whole world dictatorship thing, but she made it clear that she must believe that their idea of reducing the earth’s population is okay. Well, unfortunately for her and the rest of us, that is how the bad guys figure they will win, only they are using Climate Change in Copenhagen as the vehicle to set up a plan for world government, and for ultimate human destruction of life, liberty, and freedom.
The essence of evil is always masked by something that sounds appealing. Evil is “twisted”, and that’s how it “gets you”. Evil is cunning, sneaky, and sly.
Diane Francis has shown how easy it is for any one of us to be fooled. We are not immune. And to the Bilderberg Group who is suspected of thinking otherwise, we have news for you.
‘Good’ wins.
Hopefully Diane will learn a valuable, humbling lesson
Part One: Unlike our hockey battle , this one has gigantic consequences
The US Constitution protects the People: How's it doing?
Like all really tough discussions, there really is no easy or “best way” to start. But, usually, we as people with good conscience all know when the time is right.
Right? Well, for me the time is now.
To start, I have a question for you, and please don’t take this the wrong way…..Have you woken up to the not so nice stuff that is happening in the world the last few days, weeks, or months? And, this is scary, it’s actually been happening over a longer period of time, but for most of us, we didn’t notice.
For that, I feel kind of stupid as I started to see the picture, but I suppose that too is normal when we “clue in” to an issue that we didn’t see before. The work I did on the Phoenix Coyotes case has helped me realize that the issues in life, and the world are the same for us all. Bad stuff happens to good people – usually at the hands of some misguided ‘bad apples’. You know the expression, “one bad apple can ruin the whole bunch”, or something like that?
Yes, we sometimes don’t see it coming either, do we?
It’s kind of like a husband or wife coming home one day and finding the better half gone. “What was that fog I was in”, you might say? Or, an auto accident, when you stand on the sidewalk, and someone asks you a question, and looks over to see a glazed look in your eye, realizing you are in a trance of disbelief. Oops, not going to get a coherent answer from you now are they?
Didn’t see that coming!
But later, in using the example of a spouse abandoning their mate, when the situation is ‘digested’ and thought through,the facts, the reasons, and the actions support the argument that all supporting evidence was there all along. We just didn’t pay attention. If you are a husband, your wives will likely remind you of that regularly.
So what now?
Well, in order to process the new reality you are in, you must first go through some sort of process to sort things out, right?
It goes something like this – denial or confusion, anger, grief, acceptance, and perhaps when strong enough again, you rebuild what was torn down. – taking action.
One thing you may realize in these situations is that you really had less than you thought you had. The new reality means you suffered a blow, and must now deal with what the true picture paints. The true reality may be hard to swallow, but dealing with it will lead to true happiness and satisfaction.
The learning curve
As I investigated the Phoenix Coyotes issues during the bankruptcy trial, I learned many things, and reported the corruption I saw. The hidden agendas, the secret relationships, the move to avoid competition and gain unfair advantage, and on, and on. You know, all the normal day-to-day stuff that occurs day in, day out.
That’s life right? That’s how the world works. What you are told very often doesn’t match the cold hard facts.
To be the ‘bad apple’, you have to have been sold on the benefits. In short, you would need a motive. You would need to “sell out” because the power and money offered would be too good to be true.
Let’s call the motives of those involved for what they are – greed and ultimately power as the ultimate goal!
I also noticed that some mainstream media were slow to catch on, and I at first could not understand how they were not reporting some really good information that would affect the case.
Ah, naive Craig, what were you thinking? I was so asleep, that my naivety kept me from paying attention to what the term “mainstream media” really implied. Why would they use that term? Then I learned that the news we sometimes read is not what the observable facts that if you choose to look tell you. Weird as that is, there is sometimes either a suppression of the facts, or a denial. I would have to say that a “suppression” is more likely and more common.
And why would I say that? Well, I can see the press coming to the site to read articles. At the beginning I remember telling my family that, “this is it”, these guys (media) have caught on! Oh boy, they are going to report and investigate these issues now. Wrong (insert expletive deletive here)! Poor naive Craig! I had learned a valuable lesson alright.
The “lessons” continued and I now realize that there are many “Craigs” out in the world. So don’t feel bad if you fit into the “Craig list” (not to be confused with” Craigslist”! ) Those of us that actually believe what we were told, and presented in the news, television, etc. is always accurate. As it turns out, there is a whole industry of media out there with either worry of getting legally reamed, or worse, with political affiliations or powerful people with hidden agendas.
The bigger game
What did we learn in the Coyotes case?
Well, we started to see that the Phoenix Coyotes were in a pickle. The economy of the United States was in trouble, and the ripple effect of that meant that some fans that would have otherwise had money to see games could no longer afford it. But, even the best case scenario had the team on league approved welfare where the bottom revenue teams took money from the most profitable teams. That way, hockey could be put systematically throughout the U.S. At least, that is the logical reason. But what if the true reason is not exactly that? What if corruption, profit-taking, and the “industry” surrounding the construction of arenas which leads to municipal tax collection was at the root?
If the processes of growth of the NHL are indeed based in greed resulting in helping a group of business friends, that has rippled into the injustices of us in Canada, the owners, the fans, and others, the question is how did it become that way? Put another way, what would have been the lever or vehicle to allow the corruption to fester?
And, what rules would have to have been bi-passed to ensure corruption could thrive?
Well, we may not know all the answers to these questions but we do have lots of suspicion supported by evidence. The “what we could see” factor is important to lead us to desire to seek the truth.
Why was the NHL’s constitution not honoured? Good question.
Once a Constitution is abused and “interpreted” in a way to allow an individual or a group to bend the rules, that will jeopardize the integrity and the safety to those it is designed to protect. In our case, it is the fans, isn’t it?
For a country, the Constitution, specifically the American Constitution and the Canadian Constitution would have to be amended or worse, manipulated, interpreted, or ignored in order to allow crimes to be committed. Sounding familiar?
If the NHL’s Constitution is being manipulated, how much worse would it be for the citizens of countries like Canada and the United States, or the entire world?
What if the players in that global game have a criminal reason to control and manipulate the rights of others for personal gain, power or control?
In Part two, we will look into this as it relates to the “actual facts” of how the citizens of the United States are being treated by their government.
You might want to watch Glenn Beck for more insight. And please try to put your personal opinion of him aside, and ask the bigger question of why he is sticking his neck out, and accepting criticism.
He has not been canned by Fox News as people are listening and his viewership is growing. Could he be in his own way telling us some truths based on facts?
An inconvenient load of bunk that PM Harper had better not take pen to sign!
Do we in Canada want the United Nations to impose a tax that starts with, but is not limited to a 2% fee on the GDP of Canada? We would also pay for air travel internationally, etc.
The UN Treaty that is proposed would not have “taxation by representation” but would be run by International Private Banks tied to the Bilderberg Group.
Effectively, we would become at the mercy of a few private bankers outside of Canada. Once Canada signs into the UN Treaty, we would not be allowed out. Think of what this would do?
Al Gore stands to gain large by taxing the very air we breath, and he is proving to be a liar and a con-man.
Click here: A must see clip from Glenn Beck: Lord Monckton interview
Lord Monckton speaks out!:
Leaked emails from researchers not wanting to be prosecuted!
As big as this is, where does it fit? And, why hasn’t mainstream media picked up on the issue? Good questions. The truth is people, including those in media are “waking up”, but we need to wake up more people, so please see this article for the big picture!
And for the next Christmas present, the Ice Edge boys were the last on the mat to pin this one down! A succesful tag-team victory to save face for the American economy and the Canadian, er sorry, American game!
As Michael Moore asked a banker in his latest movie to explain what a ‘derivative’ is, the complicated reasoning for any entity to want to take on the financially troubled Phoenix Coyotes is equally head scratching.
The darlings at Research Edge/Ice Edge have connections past or present with Onex, MSD Capital, the Carlyle Group, and dare we say Mubadala. Would this suggest they are a sheer coincidence as the found solution for Glendale and the National Hockey League? Not likely. As suspected, it suggests who you know that is ‘safe’ has been and always will be the solution when industry is tied to government, on levels of municipal, state, and country.
To hypothesize based on the facts presented so far could only lead us to one logical conclusion – there is a business reason and equally important a “damage control” reason to come forward as the new Coyotes’ owners. This notion makes Ice Edge’s Daryl Jones’ comment from the past truer than ever, and now understandable.
A better Christmas present than the year Daryl visited the White House?
A business reason? Yes, and it is not just some nice Canadian/American company doing the people (fans) of Phoenix a favor. The Phoenix Coyotes have always represented a financial challenge that transcended hockey and most certainly the National Hockey League. We have learned that there could be several issues at play, making the issue of who offered the most money to Jerry Moyes seem at this stage almost ‘silly’. For that, I would have to argue with Gary Bettman who remember said that this team was never in jeopardy, and the notion of which was, well, you know, “silly”. Bettman also told us this was not an issue of Balsillie against Bettman, or anyone else. I would at this stage also agree with Gary Bettman.
We had Abu Dhabi investment, specifically Mubadala visit our site on numerous occasions, and it became clear they were likely not hockey fans just checking out how the team was doing. No, more than likely Mubadala had or has major interest financially in either the arena bonds, or other aspects of investment in the Glendale area. Moving the hockey team would likely not sit well with Mubadala if they were the bondholders expecting city growth, and sales tax revenues related to that growth. CityNorth in Phoenix, as we keep coming back to is the sample point. Sales tax growth is what the revenue streams are based on, and that is why that expensive ($480,000) parking spot is being used as an example. We could have the same level of expectation from Mubadala on the Jobing.com (nee Westgate arena) bonds.
Mubadala is also the common denominator as is Michael Dell of MSD Capital/SOF Investment. We also learned that Michael Reinsdorf is a player in the development of Glendale area sports, and the band of merry men including Alan Leventhal came into play as Beacon Sports assessed Jobing.com for Glendale at Reinsdorf’s calling. As the Phoenix New Times refreshingly pointed out in their unlike-mainstream reporting, the $48,000 charge from Beacon did not have to be reported, suggesting there is more than a little palm greasing going on at City Hall in Glendale, and God knows where else.
The sad reality is that the lawyers for Glendale that seemed silly in their arguments could have saved a lot of legal fees had we just listened to them.
The lawyers defended and fought an issue so entrenched and hopeless that padding their bank accounts is like the Wall Street bailout. A big difference I would support is that the lawyers working this case actually made it seem like Jim Balsillie was going to stand a chance – and for that they deserve every penny earned. We even must unfortunately question the abrupt ‘cease fire’ attitude of Judge Baum, who had spent plenty of time in reflection of this case, and no doubt was giving it due diligence. Either a deal was worked out or politics played a great role. We may never know, but in fairness and hope for us in Canada, Jim Balsillie went away equally as quickly. Two men (judge and financial vigilante) going outside of character and abruptly walking away.
That didn’t make sense adding to the situation. When Balsillie said that Canada is that much closer to getting a Canadian team, my money is that we can take that as a sign of a potential deal. What we witnessed in court was what I would call a ‘silent deal’, where a few truths were made known to back off the dogs, and what we are seeing now is the playing out of the plan that has been arranged. Canada might just get another team, just not one so entrenched in International politics that includes Arabian investment in America in land, banks, military spending, etc. No those people you don’t get upset at you, wink, wink, nudge, nudge.
Why the case took so long to come to its conclusion is a mystery however. That is unless more Canadians learned how America’s economy “really works”, and it took us Canucks a little while to clue in.
Some of us (me at the top of the list) learned a lot of the issues of America, a cause that I have continued to look into, and I would suggest we all do the same – from the current wars, to the economy, to the Federal Reserve, to the Bilderberg Group, to the Carlisle Group, to Obama’s front men from Wall Street occupying the Treasury seats, etc, etc. I was never much for politics, but the case for hockey in Canada has made me learn that the National Hockey League is an entrenched part of the financial issues that the entire United States suffers from, and taking a piece of that pie to Canada was not likely to happen.
So, if you are wondering why we in Canada could not simply bid the highest amount of money, helping Jerry Moyes recoup some of his sustained losses, this is the wake up call. What will happen in the coming months and years will not only affect hockey, but will have an effect on the rights and other privileges we in Canada have today.
Back to Ice Edge – how might they fit?
Keith McCullough - housing expected to come back (see CNN Money video)
See Keith McCullough in video explaining perceived upturn in the housing market: from CNNMoney.com . McCullough as you will note was the ‘hedge’ expert at the Carlyle Group that Mubadala and the Bush family have great interest in. Terrific coincidence or closer to the reason this group was standing when the dust has settled, and as the municipalities’ and hockey team dilemma is worked through?
McCullough supports a low dollar? Let’s not get into the Ben Bernanke dilemma and the fact the Fed does not want to disclose where the money goes, and has not had an audit since it’s inception over 90 years ago. With the way things are going, how about a “collapsed” dollar? How would that help the U.S. and the world? We digress, back to the issue at hand..
Let’s look at the possibilities for a business solution (partnership) that would work for Ice Edge, the City of Glendale, and the arena bondholder (Mubadala?).
Let’s say the economy continues to go south, and more Arizonans continue to struggle financially, losing their homes, not being able to pay property taxes, etc. We would have the City of Glendale’s operating deficit rising to continued nightmarish proportions. Just throwing this thinking out to you.
So, the brilliant young men at Research Edge would come in and either import Canadians as LeBlanc alluded to or perhaps they would find investors to otherwise buy tax paper to bail out Glendale on property tax collection, or more likely a combination of the two.
Research Edge if they do this will stand to gain large! The National Hockey League will pale in comparison in bad times. As the rink continues to empty in proportion to the homeowners and property tax payments taking a dive, the Edge boys can effect the “business reason”, and help the City of Glendale out in the tax department. Should the economy improve, disposable income will come back, and hopefully the good folks of Phoenix will start to have more disposable income.
But, the likely next couple of years will be a down economy, and Research Edge will kick in the plan with the City of Glendale, and the Phoenix Coyotes will be a tax write off for the parent company. Hedging the bet with a derivative of sorts – that counters the economy and hockey ticket sales. Brilliant really! Michael Moore may be calling to find out how that one works too.
Mubadala, if they are indeed the bondholders will reap their share of revenues as prescribed because the City will look to reducing or eliminating the budget crisis with the aid of the only boys capable of helping and everyone wins. Well, everyone except the struggling taxpaying voters in Arizona that have been sold down the river by the Wall Street driven Federal Reserve, the Bilderberg Group, and the state and municipal politicians. We had better keep a close eye on this group in Canada or our economy may go into the gutter too.
But that is another story isn’t it? When we in Canada question why we couldn’t just get another hockey team, we should start to look at the bigger picture – the much, much bigger picture!
We are now going to take a “hockey break” to bring you a related issue. During the course of the case for the Phoenix Coyotes, we learned that politics has likely played an indirect role at the very least in the bankruptcy of the Coyotes. We, in our investigation have learned that there could be hidden agendas with much graver consequences that transcend sport.
For this Sunday, we take you to something of world interest and concern – what is the American Government up to and why?
For the updated full story including video please go here
We could put this issue to rest right now. Since the folks from Mubadala keep coming back, perhaps they could simply use the comment box at the bottom and say yes, we are the bondholders, or no, we are not.
Simple and easy. We certainly would appreciate it.
We could put this issue to rest right now. Since the folks from Mubadala keep coming back, perhaps they could simply use the comment box at the bottom and say yes, we are the bondholders, or no, we are not.
Simple and easy. We certainly would appreciate it.
