Reality TV is a Myth.

Once a camera is put into any equation, reality slides out the window.  These people play to the camera, ham it up, and the producers push the show in directions that are tv friendly.  Once that happens, its a scripted show.

If a producer or director of any reality show make a suggestion about anything, then it stops being reality.  I lost my virginity yesterday, I was forced to see the show "duck dynasty" for the first time, and it will be my last.  I have heard for a while from the friends, coworkers and the internet about this program.  I must be honest. This show is horrible.  They pull out every southern stereotype and exploit it.  I am well aware that these guys are laughing their way to the bank.

If a tv show must resort to "close captioning" when someone from the south is talking, you have lost me.  When a producer says to the guys on the show to put a kayak with a person sitting inside, on top of a conveyor belt, which is powered by a truck, and let is go, then "reality" is gone.  Its that simple.

Reality programming is cheap to produce, hence the glut on television. I am not a fan. Once you put a camera in the room with anyone, reality is the last thing you get.  Everyone play for the camera, that is a fact. There is no such thing as reality tv, its a myth.

A New Hope and the Information Seed

I must tell you this wonderful tidbit about a fellow employee, which turned out to be many other employees.  I do the work that many folks I know, could not do.  It has taken me some years to come to this realization, but I did reach it.  I am a counselor in two group homes with autistic and developmentally disables adults. I have been doing this pretty much my whole adult life.  

There were a few years when I got away from it to "make some real money", that was a mistake.  The people I take care of, are the most wonderful, caring, loving people I know.  The few years I dealt mostly with "normal" people, SUCKED.

There is so much more to life than a good paycheck.  If you cannot understand that, and there are many of you, then I really do feel pity for you.

My fellow counselors are a diverse group. The other day, one of them asked me if I had heard about "disclosure?" I quickly dropped a few names and facts that I have been learning about, and we bonded. There are others at my new job who have been asking about various other "memes", NSA, UFO, collapse, TWA Flight 800, 9/11, the list is quite extensive.  This gives me hope. I have few friends who I can talk about these topics without getting "the look."  If you have been reading this blog, then you know what that look is.  The only person I can completely be honest about these topics is my brother, Gitmo Glen. I cannot tell you how many times I thought I was going to burst with information, or ideas, that I could only share with him.  Everything was bottled up inside, and when I finally talked to him, I felt I was literally pouring out my soul.

These fellow employees, are at least 20 years younger than I am, for that reason, I am seeing hope.  These people are not the mindless sheeple that seem to permeate society today. These are not the drones who sit in front of the television with glazed eyes.  These are the young people who will be changing the world in the future.  

There is hope.  There is a chance that maybe we can turn this whole thing around.  The police state will not win.  Skynet will not become self aware with this informed generation at the wheel.

Go out and spread the word, pass that seed of information to someone, you never know what will grow out of it.

Fill The Void with Citizen Journalism.

There is a void I want to attempt to fill. Maybe you dear reader will join me for the ride, maybe not. Either way, this is something I feel I must do.

I am challenging the internet, I am challenging you. I am going after the power.  I am going to ask the questions on Twitter, I am going to email the idiots who have run this country in the ground.  I am going to call them on the phone for interviews.  I am citizen journalist #1.  Does anyone else want to join my club?  There is strength in numbers.  I hope you do, but if you don't, I am still doing this. Its not going to be easy, but I HAVE TO DO THIS. I OWE IT TO MY KIDS TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.  I am sick of getting screwed, how about you?

Email me here

Just be passionate, write from the heart, in what you believe.  Thats all I am doing, but now with purpose, I have no idea what the future will bring, but I have broken the chains of "WHY", and saying "WHY NOT"

Full disclosure- I work in two group homes, with autistic adults, 7 days a week, and I am going to do this in all my free time.  I am just getting by,but this is something that is bursting out, and I am incredibly passionate about this, for my future.

I have not fully developed it yet, but I can feel this incredible sense of need on my part to write about what I see, or I should say, what I do not see. I do not see a mainstream news channel that tell me the one thing I want to know, the truth.

 I do not see a press that asks the questions to power that I demand they do. I see a national press corp that wants access, and is scared that if they ask the wrong question, they will get the boot. I am not scared to ask the hard questions, I have asked them on twitter, so I know that they have seen the questions. They are all accountable to us.


Where to start? I have a topic that we can sink our teeth into. I believe it is one of the core problems in the country,

I think it is morally and fiscally wrong for anyone make a profit off the misery of others. When there is a segment of the population in this country, who MAKE MONEY ON PRISON OCCUPANCY QUOTAS, WE HAVE TRULY LOST OUR WAY. THESE ASSHOLES ACTUALLY PREFER THE CRIME RATES TO GO UP. SICKENING.

We must expose the police, the judges, the corporations, the system that makes money on misery. There have been judges and police who are already in jail for accepting bribes for quotas. I know, the irony is delicious.

You might have noticed that this country is in trouble. If you have not noticed, stop reading my blog, now, move along, nothing to see here. If you want to help me, start your own blog, write with passion and feeling, it helps.

I do not see a system of government that is representative of me. I do not see a foreign policy that I am proud of. How is that for a start. I do have some targets in my proverbial scope, that I will go after. I do have a purpose. If after a while you like this, thanks, if not, does not matter to me, I'm still doing it.


I think it is wrong to kill wedding parties in Yemen. The killing of innocent people, whether they are Americans, or Afghans, or people of Yemen, is wrong, and must be stopped.

I am well aware that not all topics are going to be gangbusters, but I want to make a stand, and I want to do the right thing. That means, I will not be silent anymore.

On a much lighter note, here is a blurb about...

For that matter, what should be "truth tv", reality programming is to reality, as what the public is to privacy, none.

I am not talking about some pie in the sky ideal, not some esoteric terminology that we all want to strive for, I am talking about what your mom and dad demanded from you when you were 5, just tell me the truth.

It is something so simple, yet we have become a nation of idiots, and it really is our fault. I can give you an example that typifies what the media does to us, and when the truth is presented, we applaud.

I mentioned to my lovely lady friend, who is a big fan of "American Pickers", a couple of weeks ago about the "coming out" of the two hosts,Mike and Frank. My lady friend wondered not only why they did it, but to what end? This is where I sort of went on a small tangent. I am not a reality show watcher by any stretch of the imagination. I am not a TV watcher much at all. I do not have cable, but I am aware of what goes on in the world. I have a Roku, and receive many channels, commercial free, I might add.

I sort of explained my rational that the two of them coming out, is probably a big relief to Mike and Frank. They can be who they are. My other naive point(not really) is, should not reality shows actually present some semblance of reality? I am well aware that many reality shows are quite scripted, like the NEWS(LOL), but at the minimum, these two guys, should at least be able to be themselves on their own REALITY SHOW. There will probably be some segment of the population who will not watch the show now because of a gay (no, not a grammatical error). You people(bigots) know who you are. In the long run, this will establish a trust with the audience, I believe.


Maybe, for the first time in reality show programming, there is some reality going on. Well done, Mike and Frank.

Thank you, Kevin Smith

I spent a good part of the Chrsitmas day, at work, jumping around the Internet, and I started watching a Kevin Smith talk.  It was a talk he gave that mostly dealt with his terrific movie "Red State".  It was a departure from his comfort zone, and I absolutely loved the movie, and the talk I saw yesterday.

I the way I equate listening to Kevin Smith talk, is like reading a John Grisham book.  To me it is like pouring milk from a jug.  It just flows very smoothly and naturally.  I listened to his talk, then went and watched his appearance on the Kevin Pollack Chat Show. Kevin and Kevin just talked for almost 2 and a half hours.  There were some mutual appreciation moments, but for the most part Kevin Smith talked about movies and life.

It is the life talk that most interested me.  When he talked about his father passing away "screaming" it hit home with me.  I had heard him talk about that in other conversations.  I had gone to the Bushnell in Hartford some years ago for a Kevin Smith talk, and that was a great show.  But yesterday he talked about the "why" people and the "why not" people, I had a sort of epiphany moment at work.

This little blog is fun for me to update.  Actually it is more than that.  It is a release, it literally allows me to sleep at night.  I have been a "why" person for most of my life.  I was married, raised two great boys into adulthood, and I work 7 days a week to enjoy the luxuries in life, you know, pay bills, eat, drive a car, those outrageous luxuries.  You might see the sarcasm in that last sentence, I wrote it that way.

Kevin Smith is living the dream.  He said "why not" many years ago, then went and made "Clerks" and the rest is history.  I have been saying "why" too much.  It is now time to say 'WHY NOT".  I want to fill the void. I want to write about what I see and feel on a daily basis of the injustice and inequity in the current state of this once great country.  I might die screaming, but I want to die with no regrets about what I have done.  I do not see the content on the internet that I want to create, if I did, then I would not feel this overwhelming compulsion to do so.  The story I wrote about the other day on the murder of Seal Team 6 is in the vein of what I want to do.

I will pick a topic that I feel is important, investigate, research, and write.  I do not have the literary skills of trained writers, I know that, hopefully with some practice, and sheer determination, I just might get the story that goes big time. Maybe, maybe not, but at least when I die screaming, it will not be because I did not try.  Thanks for kick in the ass, Kevin Smith.

Gitmo Gil

Cord Cutting Gaining Ground?

I subscribe to a cord cutters sub Reddit.  There are many tips and new info all the time.  What I am wondering, is are there any cord cutters out there in the ether?  I ask this, because recently a friend of mine was figuring out his cable tv/phone/internet "triple play" with Comcast.  he has no movie channels and a basic DVR on one television.  We work together, and we have a playful banter about cable vs cord cutting.

• Is there a better and less expensive way to get the channels he likes for less cost? No
• He is sick of only watching a few channels and paying for the other 100, can he do better? No
• Is cutting the cord the right thing for him? No

Thats when the conversation turned into a bitching session from his side.  How many times do you use your home phone? Never, it is there for 911.  His cell phone, like most of us is his primary phone now.  How much can he skim off the bill of he got rid of that damn phone? None, it is tied to the amazing TRIPLE PLAY, that went from $99 a month for the introductory time, to its current $174 per month.  Thats is $2088 a year for many channels he does not watch for the 10 or so he does, and a phone he never uses.  

This is the trend that many in the country are falling into, the dreaded cord cutters.  Yep I am one of those.  I just did the math on a sub reddit, and my total entertainment is $360 a year.  For that I get all the internet I can get, and Netflix.  The Roku has many channels to subscribe to for FREE, and just over this last weekend, very quietly, The History Channel, and A&E Channel are on the menu for free. Granted, some of the selections are clips and teasers, but there are quite a few full episodes, and more will come.

Cord Cutting could be for everyone? Not a chance in hell.  Too many are addicted to the live sports, and "must see" television shows. Increasingly, more and more younger people are just getting internet and thats it.  The cable companies are seeing this trend, and guess what, they do not like it.

Take the chicken challenge offered by Tom Merrit, call your cable tv provider and tell them you want to cancel.  See what better deal you can get, and let me know.  I will post your comments.  The cable companies are basically giving it away free.  My friend did this, and guess what?  That $174 a month, went down to $134 a month, for the same services.  Try it, you might be surprised.

Gitmo Gil

Serve in Silence

Sometimes all it takes it a name, dropped into a conversation that sends my mind into curious mode.  That happened to me while listening to the No Agenda Podcast.  This post all about one name, and my quest to find out why it was there.

I want to tell you reader,  I have read many articles, and they are loaded with all the military lingo, and can describe the scene, the weaponry with much more precision than I ever can.  What I am trying to convey is my view from life experience, learning about the lies that our leaders both political and military, regularly tell us without even thinking about it. As long as they can advance their careers, get more funding, induce a state of fear in the public, they will do it, I guarantee that. If you can not wrap your head around that basic tenant, please take the Blue pill and read no further.  If that is also your life experience, take the Red Pill and continue.

Lost in the lawsuit against the NSA, Obama, Holder, and others, is the name of the plaintiffs who brought the suit in the first place. Judge Richard Leon ruled that the NSA most "likely" violated the 4th Amendment rights of Americans guaranteed under the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.  This pesky document to many in the halls of power just plain gets in the way of allowing them to pretty much do what the hell they want.  It is an absolute disgrace that the Federal Government is going to appeal this decision. That is a whole other post that will be written in the future.

This lawsuit was filed by Larry Klayman of Freedom Watch.  There is one other name as a co-plaintiff that has not gotten any publicity at all, and after all the research I have done, I know why. That name is Charles Strange.  Here is the press conference that was held to gain awareness of Extortion 17 and ST6

Charles Strange is father.  Charles Strange is a husband.  Charles Strange lost his son Michael in a helicopter crash on August 6, 2011.  Does that date ring a bell to anyone? That was the day that all  members of Seal Team 6 (ST6) were murdered by the Taliban in Tangi Valley, Wardak Province, Afghanistan.

I will give you a brief synopsis of the "official" story as reported by General Jeffrey Colt.  This is a 1250 page report that is quite remarkable in its scope and content, or lack of content.

The Chinook CH-47 transport helicopter was built in 1960 for our troops in the Vietnam war. This was not the normal operational chopper that ST6 used for missions.  ST6 used the new MH-47 Attack Choppers for their missions.  Never before, had all members of the team been placed on the same chopper.  This point has been made abundantly clear by many, NEVER had this been done. Why now?

The Chinook code named, Extortion 17, was shot down by a "lucky shot" from an RPG from two Taliban Fighters perched in a turret, in a tower near the landing zone.  This all occurred after the area had been declared a "hot zone"  a firefight had been going on for 3 and 1/2 hours prior to the Chinook entering the Tangi Valley.  The Chinook was hit as it was landing, that was when it was most vulnerable.  All members of the elite fighting Special Operations unit Seal Team 6 were killed, as well as the Afghans, and the combat dog, 38 in total.  In the aftermath the "black box" from the copter was "washed" away in a flood. Once again, a crucial and vital piece of evidence that could give a glimpse into what happened was "lost." The black box is so protected and indestructible that they never get lost, they are found in 10,000 feet of water, under swamps, but this one was lost in a river.  More questions than answers here.  The members of Seal Team 6 were flown to the United States, where all their bodies were cremated because they were "burned beyond recognition."   Their mission was to apprehend Al- Leader Qari Tahir, a "high value" target. Those are the "facts" reported by General Colt.
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There was never any suppression fire laid down, there were over 100 Al-Qaeda, Taliban fighters waiting for ST6 in the hot zone.  The decision to go forward was made "out of theater", meaning, someone in Washington D.C. most likely gave the go ahead for this mission. To this day, we do not know who made that call.  The parents and others involved with the case are suing, to find out who.  Isn't that amazing, no one will admit to making that fateful decision to get Tahir that night.  Many feel it was Leon Panetta,who as of this writing is being investigated for leaking classified documents to the makers of the movie Zero Dark 30.

Now lets get to what Charles Strange and many other parents of Seal Team 6 want to know.  What happened to get their children killed?  Who gave the order to go ahead with this mission?  Charles Strange knows that the Obama is lying to him, and before you finish reading this post, you might come to that same conclusion. As always, please do not believe what I am telling you, look it up for yourself and verify, I ask you to do this so we can make those is power aware that we are awake to their high crimes, and folks, these are treasonous crimes.

I want to start with some basic mission parameters that were always followed.  I am getting this information from interviews, news articles, personal correspondence from the Seals to their parents.  As I write this, I am heartbroken at what happened to ST6.  I am  not a war monger, nor am I a pacifist , I fall in the middle somewhere.  If we are attacked, then we must defend ourselves.  This leads me into the first portion of my investigation.

The Rules of Engagement(ROE) for our soldiers in Afghanistan are not what you think, when you think of war.  We all have a frame of reference, whether that is your personal involvement in Vietnam, the Gulf War, movies, television, and books.  Many have this image of John Wayne charging up the sand at Iwo Jima, looking for the enemy, and killing them. This is not what is happening in Afghanistan, not by any stretch.  Our soldiers must be shot at, then make absolutely sure that the enemy has not dropped their weapon, then, and only then, can they fire and kill.  As one mother put it, "our boys basically have to be shot at twice, before they can return fire."  You see, our President has made it his mission, and those of his Generals to "win the hearts and minds" of our enemy.

I am all for winning those hearts and minds of innocent children, women and men, but not the enemy who is firing at you, trying to end your life. If all the people in the United States knew this ROE mission strategy, and the repercussions of that, I do believe that there would be some outrage, but more importantly, a big question as to why we are there is the first place.  I will get to that later.

As I have researched and investigated this horrible tragedy, I should make this clear. ST6 is the unit that "allegedly" killed Osama Bin Laden 93 days before they were killed.  I have put allegedly in quotes to point out that almost all of the various articles I have referenced use the word allegedly when describing that mission.  

Benazir Bhutto Former Prime Minister of Pakistan stated quite clearly that Osama Bin Laden was dead in 2003.  She was soon assassinated after this interview.  The crime scene of her murder was washed away with power hoses within minutes, no evidence was left to collect.  There are many who believe that her assassination was a direct action to her speaking about Bin Laden.

It is not beyond the realm of possibility that the President and his minions to use the alleged death of Bin Laden as a political victory to boost up approval numbers, create an overwhelming sense of patriotism among the citizens, and get the bad guy.  Please remember that the Bin Laden DNA match was done in an impossibly short time frame, we have not seen one picture, and his body was dumped in the ocean.  Does that sound legit to you?

If Obama or the generals had flown the body to Bagram Air Force Base, allowed some journalists of John Pilger caliber verify who it was, then the whole world would have at least some verification of his death. The official story why it was not done was that the "Islam" world would have been outraged.  If that was the case, then why did Obama and Biden leak the intel in the first place? They used this mission for political capital, plain and simple.

Which brings me to the code that ST6 lived by.  "Serve in Silence"  To a man, the members of ST6 made it clear to their families that their missions were secret, and nothing of what they did was made public. This is what they wanted.  When you hear Charles Strange castigate Joe Biden for naming the Navy Seals as the unit that killed Bin Laden, you can see the hate in his eyes.  Our politicians cannot keep their mouths shut, especially after a few drinks.


 We know that GWB used lies and deception to get us to attack Afghanistan and Iraq.  They used the "mushroom cloud" "weapons of mass destruction" in the media, Colin Powell held up a vial of some Bio-Weapon for the whole world to see.  They were not the first, and sadly, they will not be the last.

Poppy used a fake Kuwaiti girl to describe the Iraqi soldiers taking the "incubator babies" and throwing them on the hospital floor, to win the "hearts and minds of the American public in 1990.  "Nayirah" was a complete lie, from start to finish.  Her "incubator babies" story was written by the huge ad agency Hill & Knowlton on Madison Avenue.  Bin Laden himself was a creation of the CIA, used to fight the Russians in Afghanistan.  The United States armed him, paid him and used him to win their war in the 1980's.

When these missions are planned there are always Afghan National Army military in the room.  These Afghans know the flight plan, the terrain to be taken, the whole mission plan.  It was a joke among the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, how they had infiltrated these Afghan units and were receiving so much intel, that there is a name for this, Green on Blue attacks.  How the hell can our military allow this to happen is another dirty secret from this war. In the minutes prior to the Chinook taking off for the mission, the 7 Afghan military men were removed and replaced by 7 other Afghan military.  To this day, we do not know who these men were. To make the Afghan situation even more confusing, the military never interviewed the Afghans taken off the chopper, or we any Afghans involved the investigation into what happened to Extortion17

Qari Tahir was thought to be a "top leader" in Al-Qaeda.  He was supposedly in the building where ST6 was heading.  Why he was such a "high value" target, and why he had to be captured that night , has never been answered.  I wish to inform you that Tahir and a fellow terrorist were turned to dust a month later most likely from a Predator Drone while standing on a hilltop.

Charles Strange was told that his son was cremated because his body was burned beyond recognition.  He received a disc in mail, and on that disc were pictures of his son, on an autopsy table, and a report of the autopsy, not a complete one, but there was some information that is quite interesting.   His body was not burned, there were no apparent injuries, except for a possible ankle break or sprain.  More importantly, there was no smoke found in his lungs.

I cannot even imagine what these parents are going through.  After reading and researching this story I do have some comments and questions, maybe some of them are the same as yours?

• Why did Biden leak the name of the unit?
• How come all members of ST6 were on the same chopper?
• Who made the decision to go ahead with this operation?
• Why were the most elite fighting force in the world being transported into a known hot zone, in a 50 year old chopper?
• Where is the black box from the chopper? This to me is a blatant lie. 
• How come these parents are forced to sue the government for information regarding this case?
• Who were the seven Afghan military who were taken off the Chinook minutes prior to taking off?
• Who were the 8 Afghans who were put on the Chinook?
• Why was there no smoke in the lungs of Michael Strange?
• Why was Charles Strange told he was not supposed to see the autopsy pictures?
• Is there a possibility that they were eliminated for security reasons? 
• Why did the President lie to Charles Strange about looking "very very deep" into this tragedy, and then NEVER talk to him about it?
• Why are the "hearts and minds" of the enemy more important than our own soldiers?
• I am sure that military people who have access to the report have many more questions.

In closing, this is cover up at the minimum, and huge scandal waiting to erupt.  This is the dirty secret about Afghanistan and our presence there for the past 12 years.  Last year was a record year for Opium growth and exporting from Afghanistan.  How can we say that the United States of fighting a "war on drugs" when we have the CIA shipping almost 1  TRILLION dollars worth of opium out that country?

TRUE RED PILL RABBIT HOLE THINKING- PURE OFF THE RESERVATION IDEAS AND SPECULATION
Is there a possibility that ST6 was eliminated like what Ruby did to Oswald?  If, Bin Laden was already dead, as Benazir Bhutto clearly stated, then who was killed by ST6 in Pakistan?  Is there a chance that the military was seeing leakage in the "official narrative" and had to plug all leaks in the worst way possible?  We do know now that all emails, phone conversations, are monitored by NSA and other branches of the military that we probably do not know. 

The fact that Michael Strange had no smoke in his lungs, give the the idea, that maybe, just maybe, all the members of ST6 were already dead, when the Chinook started its landing in the Tangi Valley?  Did one of the seven Afghans inform their fellow terrorists about the mission?  Is there a chance that ST6 was flying into an ambush?  The world is starting to wake up to the fact that our government is capable of evil doings, killing innocents to get what they want. I am just speculating that all options must be on the table here.  If an idiot like myself can think this up, I am sure that those in the know, have already reached the same possible conclusions.

 Like Benghazi, the Obama administration is covering up vital information that these parents need to know for closure.  They are grieving today, and will not rest until this is figured out, and truth finds a way to come to the top.

Gitmo Gil.

Empathy and Humanity

What difference does it make?  That is the question I get asked from time to time about events that transpire in the USA and around the world.  My answer is, if I don't care, where is my humanity.  That was brought very much into focus when I read about the 63 year old man in New Mexico, Steven Eckert, who was pulled over by the police at a traffic stop.  He was then subjected to being anally probed 8 times in search of drugs.

My reply is that if we don't have empathy for those unfortunate people who have their legal and civil rights stripped away by an ever increasing police state, then it could happen to me and you.  That is the bottom (no pun intended) line.

Once the government knows that they can get away with murder, literally, then that is the end, as we know it.  How many other events transpire that go unreported?  Do you think that is just in recent times that police beat the crap out of suspects? No, its just we all have a camera on us now, and they are being recorded in record numbers.

How about the 72 year old women in Saint Simon's Georgia, who was thrown to the pavement so hard, you have heard her skull smashing on the road. That is horrible. It happened to someone I do not know, but it could be my Mom or Dad, or brother and sister.  If we do not say something, then it just go on, and before we know it, those fictional FEMA camps, will be our home.

I think that if the nameless people who work at the NSA had some empathy, all this mass surveillance would not have transpired in the first place.  If they thought about what they were doing, how they would not want it done to them, then all of what they do, would have above board, and legal.  I know, my idealism is showing again.  But, I believe that.  Edward Snowded has empathy, so mush so, he changed every facet of his life to let us know about it.

Just last week a wedding party in Yemen was erased from the face of the Earth.  There was no terrorist in the group.  How come there is not a national outrage about this?  Because the mainstream media don't care, shut up, go shopping. Disgraceful.  

As long as we allow these events to occur with no repercussions then we are all at risk for horrible crimes to happen to us, all in the name of security and safety, BULLSHIT.

Foundation of Fact

Recently my conversation has been focused on what it takes to wake some sheeple to wake up.  Whether that is a realization that their life is not working out the way they thought, or that things around them are not quite as they seem, I feel that a waking a process will take some time, absent a catastrophic and catalyzing event such as a new Pearl Harbor.  Does that sound familiar?  If not, then that process will take a bit longer.

I think the event for me, was accidentally finding the Building 7 link on Reddit sometime in the early part of 2004.  Like many Americans I had been walking around draped in patriotic aroma of cordite and gun oil.  We were at war, we were killing Iraqi people like John Wayne in an Indian Reservation.  Shock and Awe, Baby.  We were a country walking around with a massive erection and screwing everyone who got in our way.

Then I saw the link.  My life changed in that second.  I clicked and went and saw a video of a skyscraper being demolished.  Then I saw that it was Building 7 in the World Trade Center Complex.  On September 11, 2001.  How come I did not remember that?  I have a good memory, what the hell?

I started doing some research, and digging some more.  It was not too long before I had to reach the conclusion that many before me, and many after me have made, WE ARE NOT THE GOOD GUYS.  For many, I mean a lot of people, they cannot wrap their heads around that foundation of fact.

That is hard pill to swallow.  There will always be a segment of the population that will never believe that we can wear the black hat. That we are the bank robbers, and the murderers.  My transformation took some time.  I cant exactly recall the day, but when I saw "Loose Change", I had turned totally to the good side of the Force.  The Force was strong, and the Dark Side had its players too.  The Dark Side flows with evil from the core of Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz, and many others.  The dark side had the one tangible item that we could never get, the podium in White House Press Room.  That is a powerful place to disseminate any information that fits your needs, good and evil.

I truly believe that all of us has the capability of "waking up" so to speak.  It just takes the right seed, planted at the right time, and proper amount of nurturing. Too many people watch the mainstream media, and take what they say as gospel.  I can't tell you how many times I have heard someone say, " well, O'Reilly said that....." and to them the word of O'Reilly and Limbaugh is the end all be all, for you, I feel so sorry.

Each and every one of us needs that seed to be planted.  Whether it is a phrase, a picture, a video, a smell, an action, it doesn't matter. For me it was a link at Reddit.  I took it from there.  I have compiled a notebook so loaded with September 11th information, I have had two people tell me, I should write a book about it. I don't have the patience or the skill for that.  I do not let many people read that notebook, it is private to me, and a very good glimpse into how I collect and analyse information. That is not the big deal unto itself, its just that there is a lot of good info, some of which has been scrubbed from the Internet, that's a fact. On a separate note, I would like to thank John C. Dvorak for the amazing tip of "save as" on a website with info that you feel might get scrubbed, instead of bookmarking and then getting the 404 error.

  I will share one powerful bit of information about 9/11 with you.  Whether you believe me or not, its up to you.  I will tell you the three words I use most often, "LOOK IT UP".  When you are finished reading this, if you have a seed planted, outstanding. If not, then there might be a seed in your future.

On another topic, I have been pondering about the Snowden NSA revelations and all that has transpired.  I believe this is the tip of the iceberg.  There are some bombshells coming down the pike, just a feeling.  This all could have been avoided if those in power just adhered to a simple principle, The Constitution, and the Bill of Rights guaranteed to each and every American citizen.  It is so simple, so pure, that I constantly amazed that those in power are always trying to circumvent and destroy its contents.  The drafters and signers of this amazing document really meant it. They put the freedom of speech and press as the First Amendment for a reason.

If the employees of government agencies just followed this, and another good principle, treat others how you want to be treated, then none of this would have happened.  If the nameless NSA geeks sitting at their terminals going through the endless stream of data, had at any time considered how they would feel if their private lives were being scrutinized and picked apart by nameless people in another room, how would they feel?  That's how we feel now.  We are innocent, we are people, and we have rights.

Random Thoughts on a Cold Morning

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Bad Intel - So Far Away.

It has been weighing on my mind for a while.  When I read about the wedding party in Yemen being erased from the face of the Earth in a second, I felt this inner anger and feeling of helplessness.

Do we as a people really understand what our actions are doing to innocent people, so far away?

How can we comprehend the anger that they feel? I can't.  I have tried to empathize with the people of not only Yemen, but of Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, that we do not know about because of those magic words that the Obama administration use so often to hid atrocities, "national security" in countries, so far away?

Is it because of national security that Obama hides the fact that thousands of innocent women and children are dead in countries so far away?

When we kill like this, we are creating a whole new batch of enemies.  Instead of trying to peacefully figure out the problems that plague the world, we just kill.  I am sick of it.  I didn't vote for this.  How can we tell the world that we don't want the never ending "war on terror" to continue?

You dear reader should ask yourself a very introspective question.  The answer you find just might surprise you.  Do you value the life of the people of Yemen less that american lives?  How about the over 1,000,000 innocent Iraqi people we killed all in the name of peace?

Do we think less of people because they live in mud shacks, ride donkeys to town, and go to the outhouse to relieve themselves?

It is not as easy to reach the answer as you might think.  In my younger days I have to admit the ignorance that enveloped me, and kept me from looking at the big picture.  Not anymore.

I want the people of world to know that not all Americans feel that killing is the right way to handle our differences.  What if trying to reason with people and empathizing with their struggles is not only the right way, but honorable way to reach an accord?

I dont know about you, but I am sick of seeing children, who have done nothing wrong, have their tiny bodies blown apart because of this bullshit never ending "war on terror."  How do you think their mothers feel?

We must think differently, we must empathize with those who we are killing.  Why are we killing them? Bad intelligence is the phrase and excuse we hear so often.  What if the people of Yemen had drones of their own, and all of a sudden bus loads of kids in the US were being killed?  Would we stand for their government falling back on "bad intel?" I don't think so. I could be wrong.

It all happens, So Far Away.

The following post here is being typed with much anger and a broken heart.  I just read the a drone strike killed 15 people in Yemen on their way to a wedding.  My heart is breaking, it hurts terribly reading this story.

Can you even in your worst nightmare even comprehend the human carnage that investigators are trying to figure out?  I bet you cannot, because you are so far away.

The likely drone pilot who ultimately pressed the fire button was a person in a small container like office, in Nevada, so far away.

The smell of cordite and death cannot be inhaled by the drone pilot because he or she is so far away.

President Obama will most likely give the standard line like "our hearts and prayers" are with the victims families, but he cannot hear them wail and cry, he is so far away.

We as a people cannot understand why Abdelah Haider Shaye is still rotting in a prison in Yemen.  Most people do not know that he is there because Obama called Yemen, and ordered him to be thrown in prison for reporting on our drone strike that wiped out a village of innocents in a land, so far away.

And that folks, is the crux of the problem.  We cannot understand how our actions are being viewed, how our actions are destroying families, how our killing of innocent women and children is changing the landscape in a country, so far away.

I am appalled.  I am angry.  I am sick of death and destruction all in the name of "security."  This is the biggest lie to be held out in front of us by the mainstream media in quite a while.  There will be a day, when those in power are held accountable for their despicable actions.  Whether by judges, or by God himself, they will answer for their war crimes committed in a land, so far away.

I have nothing to hide says Bambi

I have heard this line from from many people since the incredibly shocking revelations from Edward Snowden.  I can prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that this is bald face cop out for the sheeple who want to keep their heads buried in the sand.

I offer you dear reader this challenge.  When you at your workplace or with family and friends this holiday season, if the topic of privacy happens to occur, please try the following.

You: Is it really your belief that you feel if you have nothing to hide, why should you worry?

Bambi: Yes it is.

You: Ok, that's great, what a perfect life you lead, since you feel that way, can I take your cell phone to the mall and let some random folks look at all your photos?

Bambi: Why the hell would you do that? Those are complete strangers.

You: Do you know anyone who works at the NSA?

Bambi: No

You: I guess that makes them complete strangers too.

Bambi is starting to give that little look of hesitation. He/she is trying to figure out what to say next.

Bambi: But, why would they look at my stuff? I haven't done anything wrong.

You: With a steely look of determination and confidence, you inform Bambi that our government collects all their data, and can manipulate and distort at will

You: That you know of.  How do you know that all the people you know haven't done anything to break the law?  Can you vouch for all them?  Can you vouch for all your Facebook friends?  All your Twitter followers? Then hit them with this question. Do you think that no innocent person has ever been convicted of a crime they never committed?

There is now a look of some concern starting to creep over their face.  You can actually see the wheels of spinning in their head, as they start to work on your last question.

Bambi: But, why would anyone try to arrest me for a crime, I have not done anything wrong?  Bambi states this very clear and loud, for the whole family/company lunch room to hear.

You: It does not matter if you are convicted.  All that they have to do is drop your name in the conversation. With all the data they collect, you never know.  Didn't you ever play 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon?  Where you can link just about every movie star to Kevin Bacon in 6  degrees?

Bambi: Yes, but life isn't the same as movies.

You: The very fact that complete strangers, who have already been proven to lie to congress, lie to the media, have collected information on everyone you call, everyone you email, everyone you text message, everyone you Facebook ,everyone you Tweet, they know your location all the time, should be troublesome to you. Go look up "police corruption" or "police lie to get arrests" on DuckDuckGo.com and see the results. I dare you..

Bambi: Go get another drink and fix the tin foil hat you wear.I'm going to watch the Kardashians now, that's what is important.

You: That is the exact response that the government wants, ridicule and ignore what is going on all around you.  Before you know it, there will be checkpoints inside the US, Oh, that's right, they already do that. Look what happened to the Occupy movement once it started to gain momentum. The government shut it down.  So much for the Constitution.

Bambi: That's what I don't get, I see all this stuff about the "Constitution this, the Constitution that, what is the big deal about the Constitution? I'm sick of all YOU people talking about it.

Game-Set-Match,  Have a Merry Christmas.

Gitmo Gil

C'mon, Have a HART, Please - My Second Research Piece

I don't know where to begin here.  I was approached by an anonymous source with some very troubling information. There are many individuals with various disabilities who are treated with disdain by those who are employed to serve them.  

This source is a person of unquestionable integrity who without any personal gain came to me with a plea for help.  I am doing what I can.  I will write on this little blog, and maybe the right person will read this and take some action.  If that means passing it up the chain, or just being aware themselves, it might make the difference to some special needs individuals who have a hard time making their needs, wants,but more importantly their complaints known.

Housatonic Area Regional Transit provides transportation to people with special needs in the Greater Danbury Area.  I am told that they have some very questionable people in their employ who are the conduit to both the individuals they serve and the management of HART.

Lets start with some basics.  These special needs people do not get this transportation service for free.  They pay a monthly fee for a ride to their place of work, to doctor visits, and to home. The people that I am speaking for in this note, are those in need, those who have a great amount of difficulty getting around doing the very things that you and I take for granted.

The criteria that these people MUST follow is to be waiting for their pick up more that 80% of the time.  If someone is sick, needs a day off, takes a vacation, has an emergency, all these are missed trips that are counted against them, with no recourse.  If they drop below the magic 80% mark, then HART drops them.  BTW- HART has a monopoly in the area.  There is no alternative mode of transportation for them, except calling a cab.  I can tell you from personal experience, these people cannot afford a cab.

Now, lets cut to the chase.  There are two women who work in their customer service department.  The names of these two women are Patty and Sue.  I have been told that these two are very rude to people with special needs, and also to the men and women who are employed to to help them.  It takes a special kind of asshole to be rude, on a continual basis to people with developmental disabilities, the blind, the physically handicapped and all those with dual disabilities.  I happen to know personally that this is an ongoing problem. The disabled individual has no alternative, but to talk with their case managers, job coaches, and counselors, who in turn call HART for some assistance getting them back on the bus.  These two women seem to have no compassion for those much less fortunate than themselves

Please, have a heart.  There are people who need help, please do what you can. Drop them a line, and let them know that those less fortunate, sometimes need a little break.   (203)744-4070 ask for Patty or Sue

Gitmo Gil

Big Tech Hindsight is not 20/20

Is is so easy for the tech giants to come out today against big government spying on not only the United States shitizens but the world community.  I am quite sure that they have their internal marketing weasels, the same ones who want to sell us crap we don't need on top of the "public outrage" panic button.  I have one question.

WHERE WERE YOU TECH GIANTS BEFORE THE SNOWDEN DOCUMENTS WERE RELEASED TO THE WORLD?

The all caps was not by accident.  Their polling of users/customers most likely shows that the world is angry at the lack of privacy in the on-line world. If the Snowden documents had not been so incredibly explosive in their information about the MASSIVE NSA spying program, we would not be hearing from them now.

I am also quite sure that Google, who is the host of this blog, knows everything I have ranted about since its inception.  We can still protest and resist on-line, but in the real world that ability is rapidly disappearing.  I am planning my departure from the GMail community.  I use this email address for many website and application logins, and I am working on changing them as we speak.

How bizarre, I can clearly recall a few years ago, suggesting to friends and family that Gmail is great, the ease and flexibility makes email a breeze to use.  That is gone, all the features that made it great, do not overcome the overriding fact that they give every word to the government, and I have no expectation to privacy.

I can probably make a very compelling argument that snail mail is more secure and private than any email you send with Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and AOL. Is AOL still around?

Thats my rant for this morning.  I am going to change over to Hushmail.  This email provider gives the user the ability to encrypt email.  Am I quite sure the NSA has figured out the encryption ? yes, but if it takes some NSA lackey an extra 10 minutes to read about what I had for lunch, so be it.

On that note, since the NSA and other intelligence agencies are spying on our private lives, my suggestion is to start blasting out emails about every minute of your day, make that 5 billion a day number jump to 10 billion.

Counter-point:  There are bad ass people in the world, ones who want to do us harm.  The FBI, NSA should so their police work the old fashioned way.  Put the "boots on the ground", gather intelligence on the bad guys, get warrants and then snoop and pry into their lives.  I have no problem with that. I know it boring, and time consuming, but making all shitizens the enemy is the wrong approach.

Gitmo Gil

Crimes in the Mainstream

I have been pondering some mind bending possibilities about the mainstream news media (MSNM) in the last few days.  More so, in light of the revelations that they all found some level of morality in respect to the 911 recordings of Sandy Hook Elementary School Massacre. 

The very mention of morality in the MSNM in the same sentence is laughable at best.  These are the same compromised news outlets that allow the government to promote any sort of propaganda it seems fit to, and do not ask any questions that the people would like answered.  Go ahead Mr. President, just lie to us, and we will spew forth that lie.

These MSNM show Paul Walker's death over and over, the car blowing up, with him and the driver inside, as another story.  What about his family? 

These are the same MSNM networks that will show airplanes flying into skyscrapers.  What do think happened to all those "innocent victims" when the planes hit?  Did they not exist?  What about their families?  

These are the same MSNM outlets that showed the inside of Columbine High School when that massacre happened.

These MSNM networks show deaths by the thousands in the "Shock and Awe" spectacle when Baghdad was being blown to bits.  Do you not think that all those innocent men, women, and children deserved some respect? Oh, no, I forget, they have brown skin, and their country sits on oil. 

I could go on an on about the sheer hypocrisy these MSNM put out over the airwaves everyday, but I think you get the point.

These (sorry kids) fucking assholes in the role of producers for MSNM are the scum of the earth.  The only reason they portend to not play the Sandy Hook AUDIO recording is for ratings.  They are trying to hype what is on the recordings.  I have listened to them.  I have one overriding question after hearing them.

I sent an email to Channel WFSB 3, asking about the DNA problems in THE STATES OWN REPORT,  The reply was from a nameless individual at WFSB , "how dare you question anything about Sandy Hook.  20 Children died, I cant believe I have to answer email"  When I asked if the nameless sender had read the report, I got no reply.

  Who the hell is Rick Thorne?  Why is this the first time we have heard his name, instead of that creepy Simon Bar Sinister dude, Gene Rosen.  I am dating myself with the Underdog reference, but look up Simon, you will know what I mean.

Where has Rick Thorne been hiding for a year?  Does he even exist?  How come all the recordings have this air of "calm" about them?

It is not so much about what we see on the MSNM, its what we do not see, and worst of all, what the MSNM does not demand that we see?  

• How about the "alleged" LAX shooter's manifesto/note from his backpack?
• How about the video from LAX of the shooting itself?  Correct me if I am wrong here, but don't airports have a boatload of cctv's?
• How about the supposed video of the Boston Marathon bombers dropping their backpacks in the garbage bins?
• How about the truth about Christoper Dorner?  What a crock of shit they made up when he died?  Lets see, they found his wallet twice, in two locations, he killed himself, the tear gas containers started a fire, yet the weapons found were in pristine condition.
• How about the fact that no serial numbered piece of any airplane was ever recovered from the Pentagon on 9/11?  We were told that 100 tons of metal, luggage, seats, and titanium engines weighing 6 tons a piece "evaporated", yet, somehow, the DNA of every passenger was identified.  Who makes this shit up?
• How about the death of Phil Marshall?  Look that up.  This stinks to high heaven.
• How did the DNA from a victim in the Sandy Hook School get inside the home of Adam Lanza?
• How did the DNA of a Sandy Hook victim get on the gun that was found in his car?  This gun NEVER went in the school?
• How about the supposed killing of OBL?  How come a small cadre of reporters on the level of say, John Pilger were not allowed to witness the body, before it was supposedly dumped in the ocean? 
• How about the fact that the "war on drugs" is a scam? How can the U.S. military be in Afghanistan for 12 years, and in 2013 they broke their record for opium exports to $970 BILLION DOLLARS? How is that even remotely possible?  (well, the CIA does help)
• How about Clapper lying to Congress?  How about Alexander lying about the NSA spying? How about Hayden lying about stealing our data?
• How about a 47 story skyscraper that falls into its own footprint? On any other day this would be the story of the year, but on 9/11 it is ignored.  When citizens start to question it, we are mocked as "conspiracy theorists".  How many other steel frame skyscrapers have collapsed before or after 9/11?  NONE. 
• How about the fact that our Attorney General cannot answer simple questions about "Fast and Furious" gun running operations, conducted by U.S. government? 
• These people should be in jail for crimes against the Constitution.
• How about Holder not being able to answer questions about the NSA blackmailing members of congress, and illegally spying on activist groups?
• Have you looked up at the skies lately?  The vast amount of Chemtrails is astounding.  The MSNM is so silent on this topic, it is criminal.  I took the photo below last week.  The sky was crystal clear only one hour prior to this.  If you zoom in, you can see the planes spraying chemicals. It is a panoramic photo, hence, the straight chemtrails look curved. Sorry, it was the only way to capture the magnitude of the spraying and sky.

If you doubt the evidence of chemtrails, I defy you to watch this documentary. 

What in the world are they spraying"

These are just a few examples off the top of my head, in a few minutes.  These are the topics that the MSNM either ignore, or just spew the government talking points to us, the American people.  It is disgusting, and quite frankly, we should not stand for it. 

These are but a few of the questions that the MSNM has never asked the powers that be, to explain.  It is a crime, pure and simple.  And for anyone in that industry to go on the air and talk about their high morality is criminal.

Gitmo Gil

We Do Not Live in Mayberry.

This is the third time I have started to write this post. Nothing seems to come out right, maybe, just maybe, that is the issue itself.

I can clearly recall that Friday the 14th day of December last year.

At the time, I was working overnights at my job. I had gotten home around 9:30 am and was getting ready to go to bed for a nap. I was saying good morning and good night at the same time to my very lovely lady friend, and she had just heard that a shooting had occurred in Newtown. I was very tired, I texted her something to the effect of "OMG, that's horrible" I have to get some sleep.

I woke up about 5 hours later, and as we all know now, it was almost the worst news you can ever hear. I was numb, turned on the radio and listened to the horrible news. Over the course of the that day, and the next week, I would travel to work on 84 East, to Danbury. I would pass the Sandy Hook/Newtown exit every time. That Friday night, there was traffic everywhere, it was a mess.

The tragedy and horror of the murders weighed and continues to weigh on my heart everyday. I am very lucky to have two grown children. I cannot even imagine the depths of grief and horror those parents are going through in the last year. I can distinctly recall telling a co-worker that " what the fuck reason would there be to wake up in the morning if that happened to my sons" 

Over the past year there have been many stories on the internet about Sandy Hook Hoax and the like.

I absolutely love a good conspiracy as much as anyone. Most people do not even think about the word "conspiracy" when they are watching their favorite crime drama, or murder mystery, on television or in the movies. The producers and writers omit that key word, on purpose. They really love to marginalize anyone by calling them a "conspiracy theorist" I will include a link here for the whole website, but I read this a while ago, and need to share it. From this point forward, this will be my reply to anyone who really believes that every crime is committed by the proverbial "LONE WOLF"

"You sound like a conspiracy theorist."

RESPONSE: "Conspiracy Theorist? Now tell me the truth, where did you hear that term...on TV? (Laugh.) ...So let me get this straight. Are you saying that men/women in high positions of power are not capable of criminal activity and telling lies to the general public? Are you really that naive?"

When "Jack" and "Rick" are sitting in the diner, planning to rob the bank, jewelry store, hotel safe, mobsters cache of money, drugs, or guns, these two guys, by definition, are "conspiring" to commit a crime. They are part of a conspiracy.

Sandy Hook

What I believe to be true will be in  bold red.

What creeps the shit out of me will be in bold green 

I believe that Adam Lanza committed the murders by himself.

I have read the complete report by the State of Connecticut.

There is some interesting information in the report that our mainstream media is not asking to the powers that be. I am not sure if they are scared, or are just going along with program.  I will specifically refer to my attempt to get some answers from our local news outlets.  I emailed them with some questions regarding this report and the curt reply I received was "how can you ask questions, 20 kids were killed. I cannot believe I even have to answer this email.  That was a reply from WFSB Channel 3.

Adam Lanza was a computer geek who left no digital footprint.  We are very well aware of the recent NSA revelations of spying.  There is specific language in the report that states that no information from any federal agency "for the most part" is to be included in the report. Page 6, paragraph 4. 

I believe in my heart that a request at some level was made to the NSA to know what Adam Lanza did on the Internet in the days and months prior to that horrific day.

Folks, I am not minimizing that horrific nature of this crime.  But at some point we have to wake the hell up and admit we are not living in Mayberry with Sheriff Andy Taylor, Barney Fife, and Aunt Bee.  Which leads me to the dreaded green font.

Gene Rosen. I cannot put my finger on it.  I cannot adequately express my "gut" feeling about this guy, but I will try.  I will include a short video of Gene, so you can refresh your memory, but I have a funny feeling you don't need a refresher.

Before you can jump down my throat about picking on Gene, let me explain... This is what we know to be true.

At 09:35:39- A 911 call was placed by Sandy Hook Elementary School reporting the shooting. 

At 09:39:00- The first police officers arrived at the school.

At 09:40:03- The last gunshot is heard-believed to be Adam Lanza killing himself

Sometime during the 4 and a half minutes of hell, or shortly after, these 6 children, and a bus driver managed to get from the school to Gene's front lawn.  They manage to sit down "sweetly" in a circle (though that description will change many times).  

A man is seen scolding and angrily pointing at the children, yelling " Its going to be o.k" and this man just vanishes.  Gene witnesses this while he is walking towards the children. He does not ask who this man is? He does not take a picture on his IPhone? He does not have his wife take a picture on his IPhone of this very strange occurrence of six small children appearing out of nowhere on his lawn.

I will argue/debate that these children did not arrive on his lawn, completely ignoring the safety of a Fire Station, until 09:45.  Here is a map of the path the children most likely have taken. Please remember, the "school bus driver" DID NOT DRIVE THE CHILDREN, THEY WALKED/RAN TO GENE'S FRONT LAWN..

In almost every interview that Gene gives to the media, he states quite clearly that he has "no idea" what has happened at the school.  He cannot even "imagine" something like this.  Even though the always nameless "bus driver" tells him that there has been an "incident" at the school. 

Just look at the picture above. 

Do you see it?  Has it hit you yet? Are you waiting for me to hit you with most obvious question that not one news media prestitute asked Gene?

GEE GENE, DIDN'T YOU SEE OR HEAR THE 60 OR SO POLICE CARS, SIREN'S BLARING THAT EITHER PASSED YOUR HOUSE AND/OR TURNED INTO THE SCHOOL ROAD? 

THE ROAD ALMOST RIGHT NEXT TO YOUR HOUSE?

OR THE LOUD FIRE ENGINES? 

OR THE LOUD AMBULANCES? 

HOW COME YOU DIDN'T CALL 911? IMMEDIATELY

WEREN'T YOU WONDERING WHY THESE KIDS SHOWED UP? 

HOW COME YOU DIDN'T TAKE THE KIDS TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, RIGHT NEXT DOOR? 

PLEASE REMEMBER THIS-THE KIDS MUST HAVE SHOWN UP AT HIS HOUSE AFTER THE 911 CALL AND THE POLICE RESPONSE.  LOOK AT THE TIMELINE

These are the things about Gene that creep me out.  More importantly, these are important questions that were never asked by the media.  I understand that the media needed something to feel good about, when the unspeakable happens.  But I would argue, that if you or I found six small children on our front lawn, and we invited them in for juice and cookies, we would have some very uncomfortable questions to answer to the judge.

Because, and this is important, HE SAYS HE HAD NO IDEA THAT ANYTHING HAD HAPPENED AT THE SCHOOL.

The fact that the Internet exploded with questions about him is not a shock at all.  What is more shocking is a 69 year old man, who was a psychologist at Mansfield Training School, and a human being in the 21st century not even imagining that someone could go into a school and kill children and teachers. Do I have to back to Columbine, or VA Tech? or Dunblane?

or Click here to see a list.  

I too was glued to the television last year when this happened.  I can remember being in a room with other adults on the Saturday after it happened, and there on the television was Gene, again, telling the story, again, and right on cue, the tears and choked up voice,again.  And, the constant need to see these children at Christmas, to have them call him Uncle Gene, to hug them, and be close to them.  In any other circumstance, you know.....

We have all had instances when we either witness something, or hear about something that makes us cry or choke up.  How many of you, when telling that story cry every time you recite the events? Day after day, interview after interview?  

I can distinctly recall driving back to St. Mary's hospital from Yale New Haven Hospital, the day after my first son was born.  I found out at Yale that he had a congenital heart defect.  It was touch and go for a while at Yale.  I drove back to St. Mary's in a fog.  I had to tell my wife at the time, about our sons heart.  I got into her room, and I cried and cried and cried.  I told that story to family and friends, it always brought me back to that moment, just typing it out now, brings me back, but I am not crying. 

One other thing about Gene, that rankles me a bit.  Not one time, during any interview, did HE mention the fact that he was a psychologist.  I would think that would be something that would easily be woven into his narrative of that day. Example:

Megan Kelly(FoxNews)- So Gene, tell us about the kids that morning, what did they say?

Gene: "Well Megan, the kids were very quiet at first. But something didn't seem right. Why were there six kids on my front lawn?  I used to be a psychologist, so I asked some open ended questions, and the kids started to open up....."

If anyone thinks that something like this cannot happen where you live, you are mistaken.  We can argue about gun control all you want to, it will not change anything, nor should it.  Adam Lanza did not purchase those weapons.  There are millions of law abiding citizens who own guns, and I am damn happy they do.  I do not own a gun, I have no interest in it.  But I will fight for your right, guaranteed under the Constitution and Bill of Rights.  At this point in our history I am much more fearful of the government trying to take those guns away than I am of anyone killing me with a gun.

 The second amendment does not guarantee you the right to own a gun.  It guarantees you the right that the government will not take your gun away.  We need to wake people up to horrors of an ever shrinking budget to treat mental illness.  We need to make sure that those people who need help, get it.  

Sadly, our leaders in Washington would rather spend this money on Drones and killing innocent women and children across the ocean and half a world away.  Not to minimize Sandy Hook at all.  But please consider this.  20 children died that day in Sandy Hook, and that is the unspeakable.   Our military killed over 1,000,000 innocent people in Iraq, and those are the ones we know about.  

How about a you try some empathy?  I want you to put yourself in the shoes of a mother or father in Iraq.  You are starving, your country is being torn apart. All you want to do is find some food to feed to your kids. One day, by accident, a bomb gets dropped in your small village, much smaller than Sandy Hook.  That day, your 4 children were playing in the street with other kids. That day 172 other innocent kids and women were wiped from the face of the earth. Your kids are erased from existence in a millisecond.

And no one cared? 

How would you feel? 

It happened. But not to you.

Gitmo Gil

That being said, I have a few observations about the