Mel here. This is my own story of how I woke up and wound up here doing what I do. I guess I just have something more important I feel compelled to contribute than cat videos, let's plays, and makeup tutorials...

By Ron Paul
RonPaulInstitute.org

Texans affected by Hurricane Harvey, including my family and me, appreciate the outpouring of support from across the country. President Donald Trump has even pledged to donate one million dollars to relief efforts. These private donations will be much more valuable than the as much as 100 billion dollars the federal government is expected to spend on relief and recovery.

Federal disaster aid has existed since the early years of the republic. In fact, it was a payment to disaster victims that inspired Davy Crockett’s “Not Yours to Give” speech. However, the early federal role was largely limited to sending checks. The federal government did not become involved in managing disaster relief and recovery until the 20th century. America did not even have a federal agency dedicated solely to disaster relief until 1979, when President Jimmy Carter created the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) by executive order. Yet, Americans somehow managed to rebuild after natural disasters before 1979. For example, the people of Galveston, Texas successfully rebuilt the city following a major hurricane that destroyed the city in 1900.

Asking questions as Judge Andrew Napolitano did in a recent broadcast on his now cancelled daily show may very well be the reason behind his recent dismissal from Fox. Though specific details are hard to come by because the Judge has yet to give any interviews on the matter, it's believed that his refusal to bow to commonly manufactured media narratives is among one of several key reasons he is no longer with the network.

The following 5-Minute Speech that Got Napolitano Fired from Fox News is one that should not only be forwarded and shared with every single man, woman and child in this country, but taught and expounded upon in every social studies, civics and government class from first grade through college.

Everything Malcolm X would want you to know in 2017.
 

This is a clip from the George Carlin HBO Special "Jammin In New York" and emphasizes the only metaphor we have in public discourse for solving problems is to DECLARE WAR ON IT!

This reality is not by accident either.  Those that make trillions off wars perpetuate this view of problem solving and make sure it's beaten over our heads through the mainstream media and entertainment sources.  It's all driven by transnational corporate agendas and values that dominate our cultural views.

This is a clip from the George Carlin HBO Special "Jammin In New York" and emphasizes that our country is but a shell of what we once were.  We can't do anything well anymore except bomb countries and kill people!

This reality is not by accident either.  Those that make trillions off wars perpetuate this view of problem solving and make sure it's beaten over our heads through the mainstream media and entertainment sources.  It's all driven by transnational corporate agendas and values that dominate our cultural views.

Leave it to George Carlin to hand you the truth of things free of any sugar coating.  Sometimes we just have to hear the raw truth in a way that's a bit shocking.  We've become so complacent and accustomed to what the criminals running things do that a smack upside the head with the truth is just what the doctor ordered.