Introduction
There are several groups that see President Obama as a threat to their respective agendas and most recently, Obama was the target of an Alex Jones film entitled the Obama Deception. I have just viewed the “Obama Deception” film and would like to critique it. Whether I critique a book or a documentary, I first try to gather some background information on the author or producer.
Alexander Emerick Jones (Author & producer of the film) is an American paleoconservative radio talk show host and documentary filmmaker. Without any preconceived bias towards the man, I immediately tagged him as being somewhat on the fringe when I read that he had spearheaded an effort to rebuild the David Koresh-led Branch Davidian compound/church near Waco, Texas. Tragically, Alex Jones has created an empire (both in terms of wealth & followers) for himself by manipulating people through fear and paranoia. To truly understand what I’m referring to, simply listen to one of his talk shows. Alex is constantly talking about the Government spending each and every second of its time listening to our phone conversations, monitoring what TV shows we watch, which websites we log onto, what books we check-out from the public library, and even what roads we drive on. He trumpets this fear and paranoia to such a fevered pitch that he tries to convince people that Big Brother is literally lurking behind every corner. Here’s the cold hard truth: The Government doesn’t care what 99% of the populace is doing, because 99% of Americans aren’t doing anything out of the ordinary. The following is a brief overview of some of Jones’ “expert” guests that appear in the film.
Gerald Celente is a United States trend forecaster, author and CEO of The Trends Research Institute founded in 1980. He is noted for predicting the 1987 stock market crash and the fall of the Soviet Union. However, when one searches through the Internet, there are dozens upon dozens of sites that point out the numerous times that his predictions weren’t even close. His latest prediction is: “By 2012, there will be a revolution in America, food riots, and tax rebellions. In four years, America will become an undeveloped nation. Holidays will be about food rather than gifts. Mass hysteria, dogs and cats living together. Doom and gloom”. Celente is definitely not in the same league as the World renowned futurist, Watts Walker (Time magazine 2006 person of the year).
Webster Griffin Tarpley is an author, journalist, lecturer, and critic of US foreign and domestic policy. Tarpley maintains that the September 11th attacks were engineered by a rogue network of the military industrial complex and intelligence agencies. His writings and speeches describe a model of “false flag” terror operations by a rogue network in the military/intelligence sector working with moles in the private sector and in corporate media. He characterizes such contemporary false flag operations in a historical context stretching back to at least the "gunpowder plot" in England in 1605. Tarpley is a former acolyte of crackpot and convicted felon Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. who is generally described as a perennial presidential candidate who once said that the Queen of England ran the global drug trade. Tarpley may have left the LaRouche group, but it has not left him.
Alexander Emerick Jones (Author & producer of the film) is an American paleoconservative radio talk show host and documentary filmmaker. Without any preconceived bias towards the man, I immediately tagged him as being somewhat on the fringe when I read that he had spearheaded an effort to rebuild the David Koresh-led Branch Davidian compound/church near Waco, Texas. Tragically, Alex Jones has created an empire (both in terms of wealth & followers) for himself by manipulating people through fear and paranoia. To truly understand what I’m referring to, simply listen to one of his talk shows. Alex is constantly talking about the Government spending each and every second of its time listening to our phone conversations, monitoring what TV shows we watch, which websites we log onto, what books we check-out from the public library, and even what roads we drive on. He trumpets this fear and paranoia to such a fevered pitch that he tries to convince people that Big Brother is literally lurking behind every corner. Here’s the cold hard truth: The Government doesn’t care what 99% of the populace is doing, because 99% of Americans aren’t doing anything out of the ordinary. The following is a brief overview of some of Jones’ “expert” guests that appear in the film.
Gerald Celente is a United States trend forecaster, author and CEO of The Trends Research Institute founded in 1980. He is noted for predicting the 1987 stock market crash and the fall of the Soviet Union. However, when one searches through the Internet, there are dozens upon dozens of sites that point out the numerous times that his predictions weren’t even close. His latest prediction is: “By 2012, there will be a revolution in America, food riots, and tax rebellions. In four years, America will become an undeveloped nation. Holidays will be about food rather than gifts. Mass hysteria, dogs and cats living together. Doom and gloom”. Celente is definitely not in the same league as the World renowned futurist, Watts Walker (Time magazine 2006 person of the year).
Webster Griffin Tarpley is an author, journalist, lecturer, and critic of US foreign and domestic policy. Tarpley maintains that the September 11th attacks were engineered by a rogue network of the military industrial complex and intelligence agencies. His writings and speeches describe a model of “false flag” terror operations by a rogue network in the military/intelligence sector working with moles in the private sector and in corporate media. He characterizes such contemporary false flag operations in a historical context stretching back to at least the "gunpowder plot" in England in 1605. Tarpley is a former acolyte of crackpot and convicted felon Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. who is generally described as a perennial presidential candidate who once said that the Queen of England ran the global drug trade. Tarpley may have left the LaRouche group, but it has not left him.
Richard "Professor Griff" Griffin is an American rapper; spoken word artist, and is a former member of the hip hop group “Public Enemy”. He is also head of the Security of the First World. I would place Professor Griffin’s political knowledge on par with that of Joe the Plumber.
Lawrence Krishna Parker better known by his stage name KRS-One, is an American rapper. Over his career, he has been known by several pseudonyms including "Kris Parker", "The Blastmaster", "The Teacha", and "The Philosopher". At the 2008 BET Awards, KRS-One was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award, for all his work and effort towards the “Stop the Violence Movement” as well as the overall grand pioneer of hip-hop music and culture. Same deal as with Professor Griff.
General Comments
The entire movie could have been condensed to about 40 minutes (instead of its approximate 2 hour run time) and would still have contained all of the allegations presented about Obama. The extra information involves the New World Order Bilderberg group, the Federal Reserve Bank, and interviews with the usual list of experts from Jones' other movies. I will only critique Jones’ attacks on President Obama, given that it was the President’s name, Obama, that garnered so much Internet attention to Jones’ film.
Jones’ basic premise is that all post J.F.K. Presidents of the United States, whether Republican or Democrat, are put into office and subsequently controlled by the Bilderberg group through their ties with the Trilateral Commission and the U.S. Council on Foreign Relations; albeit, Jones does not present any hard evidence of that allegation. For this allegation to be true, one has to seriously question if the entire U.S. voting process is controlled by the Bilderbergers. While it is true that Presidential candidates receive Corporate funding; Media endorsements as well as various Group support (i.e.: Labor unions, Church groups, etc...), it is still ultimately the American voters who elect a President into office. This is especially true of Obama who was not elected by the establishment; but by average American voters crossing all political and demographic lines.
At around the 43:30 minute mark of the film, one of Jones’ cronies, Webster Tarpley, makes a very interesting statement which goes something like this: “This is why Obama was prepared and groomed for a period of over thirty years”. Think about this statement. It would mean that the Bilderbergers approached Obama when he was roughly 18 years old and just about finishing high school. Why in God’s name, would the Bilderbergers approach an 18 year old black teenager who at that time, was no better or worse than the millions of US high school graduates at that time. Furthermore, how would the Bilderbergers even know that Barak Obama existed? I’m trying to remain unbiased; but this allegation smells of pure fabrication and if one fabrication can be made, so can others.
General Comments
The entire movie could have been condensed to about 40 minutes (instead of its approximate 2 hour run time) and would still have contained all of the allegations presented about Obama. The extra information involves the New World Order Bilderberg group, the Federal Reserve Bank, and interviews with the usual list of experts from Jones' other movies. I will only critique Jones’ attacks on President Obama, given that it was the President’s name, Obama, that garnered so much Internet attention to Jones’ film.
Jones’ basic premise is that all post J.F.K. Presidents of the United States, whether Republican or Democrat, are put into office and subsequently controlled by the Bilderberg group through their ties with the Trilateral Commission and the U.S. Council on Foreign Relations; albeit, Jones does not present any hard evidence of that allegation. For this allegation to be true, one has to seriously question if the entire U.S. voting process is controlled by the Bilderbergers. While it is true that Presidential candidates receive Corporate funding; Media endorsements as well as various Group support (i.e.: Labor unions, Church groups, etc...), it is still ultimately the American voters who elect a President into office. This is especially true of Obama who was not elected by the establishment; but by average American voters crossing all political and demographic lines.
At around the 43:30 minute mark of the film, one of Jones’ cronies, Webster Tarpley, makes a very interesting statement which goes something like this: “This is why Obama was prepared and groomed for a period of over thirty years”. Think about this statement. It would mean that the Bilderbergers approached Obama when he was roughly 18 years old and just about finishing high school. Why in God’s name, would the Bilderbergers approach an 18 year old black teenager who at that time, was no better or worse than the millions of US high school graduates at that time. Furthermore, how would the Bilderbergers even know that Barak Obama existed? I’m trying to remain unbiased; but this allegation smells of pure fabrication and if one fabrication can be made, so can others.
Key Allegations made by Jones against Obama
I will now present some of Alex Jones’ key allegations using green font while my rebuttals will appear in regular font. Key points in my rebuttals that I wish to emphasize are highlighted in dark font.
1. Obama is already pushing to expand the US Department of Defense budget and to station more troops overseas to encircle Russia, China, Iran as well as setting up bases in Africa under the pretext of humanitarian aid and dominate and occupy Africa through the United States Africa Command.
Let’s use “more troops overseas to encircle Russia & China” as an example. I seem to recall an impromptu meeting held between U.S. President Barak Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at the G-20 2009 summit in London, England just two weeks after the release of Jones’ film. Specifically, Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev began talks at the U.S. embassy residence in Regent's Park, central London, aimed at achieving significant nuclear disarmament and reshaping relations between their two countries. In another impromptu meeting between President Barak Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao, Hu noted after the meeting that the two sides have reached consensus on the orientation of China-U.S. relations in the new era and on the establishment of "China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogues" mechanism. By having made such a major breakthrough with the leaders of Russia and China, does any logical person believe that Obama would be insane enough to completely erase what he had just achieved by going forth and encircling both Russia and China with more troops and more missiles? I tend to put my faith in what I see is happening rather than what someone else wants me to believe.
I will now present some of Alex Jones’ key allegations using green font while my rebuttals will appear in regular font. Key points in my rebuttals that I wish to emphasize are highlighted in dark font.
1. Obama is already pushing to expand the US Department of Defense budget and to station more troops overseas to encircle Russia, China, Iran as well as setting up bases in Africa under the pretext of humanitarian aid and dominate and occupy Africa through the United States Africa Command.
Let’s use “more troops overseas to encircle Russia & China” as an example. I seem to recall an impromptu meeting held between U.S. President Barak Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at the G-20 2009 summit in London, England just two weeks after the release of Jones’ film. Specifically, Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev began talks at the U.S. embassy residence in Regent's Park, central London, aimed at achieving significant nuclear disarmament and reshaping relations between their two countries. In another impromptu meeting between President Barak Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao, Hu noted after the meeting that the two sides have reached consensus on the orientation of China-U.S. relations in the new era and on the establishment of "China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogues" mechanism. By having made such a major breakthrough with the leaders of Russia and China, does any logical person believe that Obama would be insane enough to completely erase what he had just achieved by going forth and encircling both Russia and China with more troops and more missiles? I tend to put my faith in what I see is happening rather than what someone else wants me to believe.
2. They (referring to Obama) further plan to federalize Healthcare so that the Government can dictate what kind of Healthcare citizens receive modeled after the British system. This includes rationing care as well as what procedures the handicapped and elderly are eligible for.
The following is President Obama’s official position on Healthcare and can be verified at:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/agenda/health_care
On health care reform, the American people are too often offered two extremes; Government-run health care with higher taxes or letting the insurance companies operate without rules. President Obama and Vice President Biden believe both of these extremes are wrong, and that’s why they’ve proposed a plan that strengthens employer coverage, makes insurance companies accountable and ensures patient choice of doctor and care without government interference. The plan provides affordable, accessible health care for all Americans, builds on the existing health care system, and uses existing providers, doctors, and plans. Under the Obama-Biden plan, patients will be able to make health care decisions with their doctors, instead of being blocked by insurance company bureaucrats.
On health care reform, the American people are too often offered two extremes; Government-run health care with higher taxes or letting the insurance companies operate without rules. President Obama and Vice President Biden believe both of these extremes are wrong, and that’s why they’ve proposed a plan that strengthens employer coverage, makes insurance companies accountable and ensures patient choice of doctor and care without government interference. The plan provides affordable, accessible health care for all Americans, builds on the existing health care system, and uses existing providers, doctors, and plans. Under the Obama-Biden plan, patients will be able to make health care decisions with their doctors, instead of being blocked by insurance company bureaucrats.
My highlighted points completly contradict Jones' allegations that the Government can dictate what kind of Healthcare citizens receive; their Healthcare rations, as well as what procedures the handicapped and elderly are eligible for.
3. Radically expand federal control over family farms and ranches through the Animal ED and Premises ID system.
The American Veterinary Medical Association testified before the U.S. Congress on animal identification, making the case that a mandatory nationwide program that tracks livestock is the most effective way to minimize the effects of an animal disease outbreak.
The American Veterinary Medical Association testified before the U.S. Congress on animal identification, making the case that a mandatory nationwide program that tracks livestock is the most effective way to minimize the effects of an animal disease outbreak.
The following is Obama’s official position on farmers and can be verified at:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/agenda/rural/
Rural communities face numerous challenges; but also economic opportunities unlike anything we have witnessed in modern history. President Obama and Vice President Biden believe that together, we can ensure a bright future for rural America. They will help family farmers and rural small businesses find profitability in the marketplace and success in the global economy.
Ensure Economic Opportunity for Family Farmers;
Rural communities face numerous challenges; but also economic opportunities unlike anything we have witnessed in modern history. President Obama and Vice President Biden believe that together, we can ensure a bright future for rural America. They will help family farmers and rural small businesses find profitability in the marketplace and success in the global economy.
Ensure Economic Opportunity for Family Farmers;
a) Strong Safety Net for Family Farmers: Fight for farm programs that provide family farmers with stability and predictability. Implement a $250,000 payment limitation so we help family farmers -- not large corporate agribusiness. Close the loopholes that allow mega farms to get around payment limits.
b) Prevent Anticompetitive Behavior Against Family Farms: Pass a packer ban. When meatpackers own livestock they can manipulate prices and discriminate against independent farmers. Strengthen anti-monopoly laws and strengthen producer protections to ensure independent farmers have fair access to markets, control over their production decisions, and transparency in prices.
c) Regulate CAFOs: Strictly regulate pollution from large factory livestock farms, with fines for those that violate tough standards. Support meaningful local control.
d) Establish Country of Origin Labeling: Implement Country of Origin Labeling so that American producers can distinguish their products from imported ones.
e) Encourage Organic and Local Agriculture: Help organic farmers afford to certify their crops and reform crop insurance to not penalize organic farmers. Promote regional food systems.
f) Encourage Young People to Become Farmers: Establish a new program to identify and train the next generation of farmers. Provide tax incentives to make it easier for new farmers to afford their first farm.
g) Partner with Landowners to Conserve Private Lands: Increase incentives for farmers and private landowners to conduct sustainable agriculture and protect wetlands, grasslands, and forests.
I have thoroughly reviewed the above clauses and cannot find any that remotely suggest that Obama wants to radically expand federal control over family farms and ranches.
4. Accelerate the merger of the United States with Canada and Mexico under the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America Act (S.P.P.).
Because this issue is of such importance, I will state the terms of the S.P.P.:
The S.P.P. is a White House-led initiative among the United States and the two nations it borders – Canada and Mexico – to increase security and to enhance prosperity among the three countries through greater cooperation. The S.P.P. is based on the principle that our prosperity is dependent on our security and recognizes that our three great nations share a belief in freedom, economic opportunity, and strong democratic institutions. The S.P.P. outlines a comprehensive agenda for cooperation among our three countries while respecting the sovereignty and unique cultural heritage of each nation. The S.P.P. provides a vehicle by which the United States, Canada, and Mexico can identify and resolve unnecessary obstacles to trade and it provides a means to improve our response to emergencies and increase security, thus benefiting and protecting Americans.
a) The Canadian Border Services Agency's website states that “The Security and Prosperity Partnership” is a trilateral initiative. There is absolutely no mention that it has been legislated into an Act or Treaty. Site: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/menu-eng.html
I have thoroughly reviewed the above clauses and cannot find any that remotely suggest that Obama wants to radically expand federal control over family farms and ranches.
4. Accelerate the merger of the United States with Canada and Mexico under the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America Act (S.P.P.).
Because this issue is of such importance, I will state the terms of the S.P.P.:
The S.P.P. is a White House-led initiative among the United States and the two nations it borders – Canada and Mexico – to increase security and to enhance prosperity among the three countries through greater cooperation. The S.P.P. is based on the principle that our prosperity is dependent on our security and recognizes that our three great nations share a belief in freedom, economic opportunity, and strong democratic institutions. The S.P.P. outlines a comprehensive agenda for cooperation among our three countries while respecting the sovereignty and unique cultural heritage of each nation. The S.P.P. provides a vehicle by which the United States, Canada, and Mexico can identify and resolve unnecessary obstacles to trade and it provides a means to improve our response to emergencies and increase security, thus benefiting and protecting Americans.
a) The Canadian Border Services Agency's website states that “The Security and Prosperity Partnership” is a trilateral initiative. There is absolutely no mention that it has been legislated into an Act or Treaty. Site: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/menu-eng.html
b) The SPP.Gov website states: The S.P.P. is a dialogue to increase security and enhance prosperity among the three countries. The S.P.P. is not an agreement nor is it a treaty. In fact, no agreement was ever signed. Site: http://www.spp.gov/
From two independent and official sources, one Canadian and one American, there is no evidence to support the claim that the S.P.P. is a signed Act or Treaty. The following is a synopsis of the role of the US Congress:
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives. Both senators and representatives are chosen through direct election.
Article I of the Constitution vests all legislative power in the Congress. The House and Senate are equal partners in the legislative process (legislation cannot be enacted without the consent of both chambers); however, the Constitution grants each chamber some unique powers. The Senate is uniquely empowered to ratify treaties and to approve top presidential appointments. Revenue-raising bills must originate in the House of Representatives, which also has the sole power of impeachment, while the Senate has the sole power to try impeachment cases.
In the film, Jones conveniently forgets to mention that the S.P.P. has never been signed. He also forgets to mention that any major proposed legislation, especially something as important as the S.P.P. proposal would require an act of Congress to be passed.
How, in God’s name, could Jones make a statement that Obama will accelerate the merger of the United States with Canada and Mexico under the S.P.P. when the S.P.P. has never been signed nor would it be likely signed if it actually went for Congressional approval?
Jones is either unaware of these two facts (which I doubt) or he conveniently makes the S.P.P. sound as if it’s a done deal to support his allegation that Obama will accelerate the merger of the United States with Canada and Mexico. This is another classic example of Jones making a seemingly valid statement with absolutely no foundation.
Conclusion: The Obama Deception Film
Jones has created a masterpiece; however, my conclusion is focused on Alex Jones who produced the film.
I tell people that if they want to change the world around them, they need to rise up, be strong, and let their voices be heard. In other words, we’ll never pose a serious threat to the proposed S.P.P. unless we’re organized and active! If the people could unite to elect a President, they could definitely unite again to stop any legislation that would literally remove U.S. borders between Canada and Mexico. Does Jones really believe that both a Congressional and Senatorial majority would actually vote to abolish the sovereignty of the U.S.? This line of thought, on the part of Jones, is taking conspiracy theories to a whole new level.
On the other hand, Jones’ radio show secretes so much fear and paranoia, that it’s a miracle that half his listeners aren’t hiding beneath their beds. His film making style is also designed to instill unhealthy fear. One minute, he injects a dose of Hitler saluting hoards of marching SS soldiers and the next minute, a demonized photo of Obama is flashed.
Then to add credibility to the film, his hand-picked experts come onto the scene and re-amplify, in their own words, the content of the preceding film scene. Moreover, he masterfully projects the image that his paranoia of Obama is shared by a cross section of Americans by using characters such as Gerald Celente right through to Joe Rogan and Professor Griff. He even adds a dab of Wayne Paul for about 10 seconds to further legitimize his film. And like any good film maker, he has several story lines going on at the same time, constantly switching from one to another so as to not get his viewers bored with just the one theme. There’s the Obama story; the Bilderberg story; the Federal Reserve Bank story; the Police state control grid story; the Restriction of free speech story and on and on and on.
Let’s examine Jones’ paranoia to a logical conclusion. If the Government really is monitoring our every move, then they must know where Jones lives, where he works, what car he drives, and where he shops. In this sense, if they really wanted to take him out, don’t you think they’d just do it instead of talking about it? Jones has been doing his show for ten years and no one has snuffed him yet. Don’t you think they would have gotten around to it by now? If these blood-thirsty monsters really wanted to do a hit on somebody, they’d do it without a second thought! What do you think professional assassins do – post a message in the center of town that says, “We’re going to kill Vito Genovese at 12:00 noon on June 4th?” Hell no. They just do the hit, and then it’s over and done. His paranoia, with respect to conspiracy theories is so deeply rooted, that it's tantamount to suffering from Münchausen's syndrome.
The real underlying theme of Jones’ film is his obsessive paranoia of the Bilderberg group that advocates a New World Order, and according to Jones, has controlled all U.S. Presidents (Democrats and Republicans) subsequent to the presidency of J.F.K. I also believe that the Bilderbergers advocate a New World Order; are extremely powerful and pose a potential threat to the United States. The main difference between Jones and I on this issue lies in our degree of concern. Jones is absolutely convinced that the Bilderbergers have already taken control of the US Presidency since the early 60’s while I believe that the Bilderbergers have not yet succeeded. As I have stated previously, I tend to put my faith in what I see is happening rather than what someone else wants me to believe. As one example, Congress has never passed an Act or Treaty that infringes upon the sovereignty of the United States. Jones, on the other hand, has let his paranoia convince himself and those who follow him that the U.S. Presidency is actually controlled by the Bilderbergers. The plain truth is that there is no foreign entity that controls the United States, its Presidency or its Congress. On this extremely important issue, Americans should demand Alex Jones to provide concrete proof of what he is preaching; however, that will never happen, because no such proof exits.
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives. Both senators and representatives are chosen through direct election.
Article I of the Constitution vests all legislative power in the Congress. The House and Senate are equal partners in the legislative process (legislation cannot be enacted without the consent of both chambers); however, the Constitution grants each chamber some unique powers. The Senate is uniquely empowered to ratify treaties and to approve top presidential appointments. Revenue-raising bills must originate in the House of Representatives, which also has the sole power of impeachment, while the Senate has the sole power to try impeachment cases.
In the film, Jones conveniently forgets to mention that the S.P.P. has never been signed. He also forgets to mention that any major proposed legislation, especially something as important as the S.P.P. proposal would require an act of Congress to be passed.
How, in God’s name, could Jones make a statement that Obama will accelerate the merger of the United States with Canada and Mexico under the S.P.P. when the S.P.P. has never been signed nor would it be likely signed if it actually went for Congressional approval?
Jones is either unaware of these two facts (which I doubt) or he conveniently makes the S.P.P. sound as if it’s a done deal to support his allegation that Obama will accelerate the merger of the United States with Canada and Mexico. This is another classic example of Jones making a seemingly valid statement with absolutely no foundation.
Conclusion: The Obama Deception Film
Jones has created a masterpiece; however, my conclusion is focused on Alex Jones who produced the film.
I tell people that if they want to change the world around them, they need to rise up, be strong, and let their voices be heard. In other words, we’ll never pose a serious threat to the proposed S.P.P. unless we’re organized and active! If the people could unite to elect a President, they could definitely unite again to stop any legislation that would literally remove U.S. borders between Canada and Mexico. Does Jones really believe that both a Congressional and Senatorial majority would actually vote to abolish the sovereignty of the U.S.? This line of thought, on the part of Jones, is taking conspiracy theories to a whole new level.
On the other hand, Jones’ radio show secretes so much fear and paranoia, that it’s a miracle that half his listeners aren’t hiding beneath their beds. His film making style is also designed to instill unhealthy fear. One minute, he injects a dose of Hitler saluting hoards of marching SS soldiers and the next minute, a demonized photo of Obama is flashed.
Then to add credibility to the film, his hand-picked experts come onto the scene and re-amplify, in their own words, the content of the preceding film scene. Moreover, he masterfully projects the image that his paranoia of Obama is shared by a cross section of Americans by using characters such as Gerald Celente right through to Joe Rogan and Professor Griff. He even adds a dab of Wayne Paul for about 10 seconds to further legitimize his film. And like any good film maker, he has several story lines going on at the same time, constantly switching from one to another so as to not get his viewers bored with just the one theme. There’s the Obama story; the Bilderberg story; the Federal Reserve Bank story; the Police state control grid story; the Restriction of free speech story and on and on and on.
Let’s examine Jones’ paranoia to a logical conclusion. If the Government really is monitoring our every move, then they must know where Jones lives, where he works, what car he drives, and where he shops. In this sense, if they really wanted to take him out, don’t you think they’d just do it instead of talking about it? Jones has been doing his show for ten years and no one has snuffed him yet. Don’t you think they would have gotten around to it by now? If these blood-thirsty monsters really wanted to do a hit on somebody, they’d do it without a second thought! What do you think professional assassins do – post a message in the center of town that says, “We’re going to kill Vito Genovese at 12:00 noon on June 4th?” Hell no. They just do the hit, and then it’s over and done. His paranoia, with respect to conspiracy theories is so deeply rooted, that it's tantamount to suffering from Münchausen's syndrome.
The real underlying theme of Jones’ film is his obsessive paranoia of the Bilderberg group that advocates a New World Order, and according to Jones, has controlled all U.S. Presidents (Democrats and Republicans) subsequent to the presidency of J.F.K. I also believe that the Bilderbergers advocate a New World Order; are extremely powerful and pose a potential threat to the United States. The main difference between Jones and I on this issue lies in our degree of concern. Jones is absolutely convinced that the Bilderbergers have already taken control of the US Presidency since the early 60’s while I believe that the Bilderbergers have not yet succeeded. As I have stated previously, I tend to put my faith in what I see is happening rather than what someone else wants me to believe. As one example, Congress has never passed an Act or Treaty that infringes upon the sovereignty of the United States. Jones, on the other hand, has let his paranoia convince himself and those who follow him that the U.S. Presidency is actually controlled by the Bilderbergers. The plain truth is that there is no foreign entity that controls the United States, its Presidency or its Congress. On this extremely important issue, Americans should demand Alex Jones to provide concrete proof of what he is preaching; however, that will never happen, because no such proof exits.
Jones is clever and knew very well that had he entitled his film “the Bilderberg Group Threatens our Country’s Sovereignty”, virtually no one would have viewed his film.
But by attacking President Obama and calling his film the “Obama Deception”, Jones was quite clever in orchestrating a relatively inexpensive way to attract an extremely large Internet audience to view his film. Had John McCain been elected President, he most certainly would have named his film the "McCain Deception”.
But by attacking President Obama and calling his film the “Obama Deception”, Jones was quite clever in orchestrating a relatively inexpensive way to attract an extremely large Internet audience to view his film. Had John McCain been elected President, he most certainly would have named his film the "McCain Deception”.
For those of us who can see the film for what it really is, it is really not about Obama; but rather using Obama as a vehicle to express his fear about the power of the Bilderberg group. If you recall the scene where Jones and his followers are peering into the cars of guests arriving at the hotel to attend the Bilderberg meeting, guess who is at Jones' side. No one other than Daniel Eustulin, who is the leading authority on the covert Bilderberg group and has also been a guest on Jones' radio talk show.
Jones is doing nothing more than creating an illusion of fear and paranoia so that everyone will buy his “Police State” videos. Remember what I had previously stated: Alex Jones has created an empire both in terms of wealth & followers.
Jones is doing nothing more than creating an illusion of fear and paranoia so that everyone will buy his “Police State” videos. Remember what I had previously stated: Alex Jones has created an empire both in terms of wealth & followers.
An Alternate Perspective of Obama
Right up until the end, Hillary Clinton was still running ahead of Barak Obama in the polls. But on Tuesday, June 3rd 2008, Illinois Senator Barak Obama surprised the world and won the Democratic Party nomination despite Clinton’s popularity; her gender and the fact that Obama was an Afro-American. Do proponents of the “Obama Deception” believe that the Bilderbergers got to him the next day? That would have been a tall order, given that Obama was virtually busy day & night on the campaign trail until he won the Presidential campaign on Tuesday, November 4th 2008. Did the Bilderbergers get to Obama during the transition period which also kept him busy day & night until he officially took office on Tuesday, January 20th 2009?
Or maybe they really got to him when he had just finished high school.
In 1985, freshly graduated from Columbia University and working for a New York business consultant, Barak Obama decided to become a community organizer. Though he liked the idea, he didn't understand what the job involved, and his inquiries turned up few opportunities.
Then he got a call from Jerry Kellman, an organizer working on Chicago's far South side for a community group based in the churches of the region, an expanse of white, black and Latino blue-collar neighborhoods that were reeling from the steel-mill closings. Kellman was looking for an organizer for the new Developing Communities Project (DCP), which would focus on black city neighborhoods.
Right up until the end, Hillary Clinton was still running ahead of Barak Obama in the polls. But on Tuesday, June 3rd 2008, Illinois Senator Barak Obama surprised the world and won the Democratic Party nomination despite Clinton’s popularity; her gender and the fact that Obama was an Afro-American. Do proponents of the “Obama Deception” believe that the Bilderbergers got to him the next day? That would have been a tall order, given that Obama was virtually busy day & night on the campaign trail until he won the Presidential campaign on Tuesday, November 4th 2008. Did the Bilderbergers get to Obama during the transition period which also kept him busy day & night until he officially took office on Tuesday, January 20th 2009?
Or maybe they really got to him when he had just finished high school.
In 1985, freshly graduated from Columbia University and working for a New York business consultant, Barak Obama decided to become a community organizer. Though he liked the idea, he didn't understand what the job involved, and his inquiries turned up few opportunities.
Then he got a call from Jerry Kellman, an organizer working on Chicago's far South side for a community group based in the churches of the region, an expanse of white, black and Latino blue-collar neighborhoods that were reeling from the steel-mill closings. Kellman was looking for an organizer for the new Developing Communities Project (DCP), which would focus on black city neighborhoods.
Obama, only 24, struck board members as "awesome" and "extremely impressive," and they quickly hired him, at $13,000 a year, plus $2,000 for a car--a beat-up blue Honda Civic, which Obama drove for the next three years organizing more than twenty congregations to change their neighborhoods.
Despite some meaningful victories, the work of Obama--and hundreds of other organizers--did not transform the South side or restore lost industries. But it did change the young man who became the junior Senator from Illinois in 2004, and it provides clues to his worldview as he bade for the Democratic presidential nomination.
"I can't say that we didn't make mistakes nor that I knew what I was doing," Obama recalled three years ago to a boisterous convention of the still-active DCP. "Sometimes I called a meeting, and nobody showed up. Sometimes preachers said, 'Why should I listen to you?' Sometimes we tried to hold politicians accountable, and they didn't show up. I couldn't tell whether I got more out of it than this neighborhood."
"I can't say that we didn't make mistakes nor that I knew what I was doing," Obama recalled three years ago to a boisterous convention of the still-active DCP. "Sometimes I called a meeting, and nobody showed up. Sometimes preachers said, 'Why should I listen to you?' Sometimes we tried to hold politicians accountable, and they didn't show up. I couldn't tell whether I got more out of it than this neighborhood."
But, he continued, "I grew up to be a man, right here, in this area. It's as a consequence of working with this organization and this community that I found my calling. There was something more than making money and getting a fancy degree. The measure of my life would be my public service.”
Isn’t it possible that Obama is who he says he is?
Isn’t it possible that Obama is who he says he is?
Michael R. Palazzo
