Come and Take It Radio 08/23/09

Good evening! Last week we didnt have a show due to be being in Galveston for Ron Paul's Birthday BBQ Bash. We began the show highlighting the event. We highly recommend watching the 3 part speech of Judge Andrew Napolitano on you tube.

Part 1 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32457652/ns/politics-white_house/

Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D5LxdmSBj4

Part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEUJdf3dwHQ

We also talked about the townhall meetings week before last where citizens with firearms were present and the issue of Open Carry.

William Kostric on Hardball w/Chris Matthews - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XflE0RMiIiA&feature=player_embedded

We also discussed the townhall in Arizona where a dozen or so citizens carried guns outside the convention center Obama was speaking. Read further here - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32457652/ns/politics-white_house/

Here are some good recommendations someone sent me if you do choose to open carry:

TO DO IF YOU ARE TO CARRY:

1) Locate a private property (church, business parking lot, etc) that gives you permission to be present with arms.

2) Ideally, a phone call should be made to the local police station to let them know. This was what was done in Arizona. Is it necessary? No. But it's a nice gesture and smooths relations. If you have the necessary license, they will say 'cool, thanks for informing us' and that's that.

3) If possible, go as a group of at least three or more. There are a number of reasons, both political and legal, for this. a) It's actually less intimidating to have multiple people armed than one. One person armed can make police nervous--lone gunman syndrome. Several people armed and you have a less suspicious social gathering of common interests. That's basic psychology. b) By extension, opposition thugs are less likely to attack a group.

4) Do not attempt to enter the town hall meeting itself. These are in government buildings--school zones and libraries--so a distance will need to be kept if armed.

5) Only people that have open or CCW permits should attempt this--any mistake or arrest will be used by the press.

6) Have fun and SMILE about it. A an angry fist with a gun will make the cover of Time magazine the wrong way.

We then go on to discuss some local events taking place here in Austin next weekend.

On Friday, Aug 28 Texans for Accountable Government will have their 1 year Anniversary Party with music guests Jimmie Vaughn and the Horton Brothers!. Here is more info - http://www.tagtexas.org/2/post/2009/08/tag-one-year-anniversary-party-with-jimmie-vaughn-and-the-horton-brothers1.html

There is also a "Sovereignty or Secession" Rally w/ Debra Medina at the Texas Capitol on Saturday, Aug 29th at 12pm.

At this event, they will be presenting a petition to the governor of Texas, Rick Perry and every State Representative, County Sheriff, and County Judge in the State of Texas. The subject of the petition is a return to the people our individual rights, partially enumerated in the Constitution, which have been unduly taken from us by the federal government. Sheriff Mack will be a keynote speaker among many others, including State Representative, Brandon Creighton.

To sign the petition, go here - http://drawaline.org/Sovereignty_or_Secession_Petition.htm

We then have to take a few minutes to clarify where we stand on the left/right paradigm.

In the last 30 minutes we discussed an article out of the Guardian, 'Healthy food obsession sparks rise in new eating disorder'. Evidently I suffer from this mental disorder, as I am "over 30, middle-class and well-educated" and have an "obsession with healthy eating". Read the entire article here - http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/aug/16/orthorexia-mental-health-eating-disorder.

We also discussed another article from the Guardian from March that Climate 'denial' is also a mental disorder! You can read the rest here - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/christopherbooker/4953981/Climate-denial-is-know-a-mental-disorder.html

In the last few minutes I try to hit on a few of the new laws that go into effect in Texas as of Sept 1st, mainly HB537 which requires all occupants of a vehicle, no matter their age, to be secured by a safety belt, no matter where they are seated in the vehicle

HB 55 makes it illegal to use a wireless communication device in aschool zone unless the vehicle is stopped or a hands-free device isused. Cities or counties wanting to enforce this law must post a sign at the beginning of each school zone to inform drivers that using awireless communications device is prohibited and the operator is subject to a fine

HB 2730 amends numerous provisions regarding concealed handgun licenses(CHLs), including eliminating student loan defaults as a disqualifier,to clarify that DPS must suspend or revoke a license when the licenseebecomes ineligible and mandating that a magistrate suspend a CHL held by the subject of an emergency protective order.

HB 2664 provides a defense to prosecution if a concealed handgun license holder carries a concealed handgun into an establishment that gets 51percent or more of its income from the sale of alcoholic beverages, but has failed to post the statutorily required notice that it derives 51 percent or more of its income from the sale of alcoholic beverages.(Under current law, a concealed handgun licensee can be charged with aClass A misdemeanor for doing this.)

HB 2730 removes DPS authority to suspend a concealed handgun license(CHL) for the holder's failure to display the CHL to a peace officer ondemand. It removes associated penalties and suspensions for the failure to display.

HB 2730 increases the driver license sanction from a one-year CDL license disqualification to a lifetime disqualification if a person usesa motor vehicle to transport, conceal or harbor an alien.

HB 558 allows minors to be charged with public intoxication. SB 1188 authorizes a Texas resident to buy firearms, ammunition orfirearms accessories in any other state, not just those contiguous toTexas, to reflect updated federal statutes.

Thats it for tonight, see ya next week.

Chris Matthews Hardball: Protester William Kostric brings gun to presidential town hall in NH

Come and Take It Radio 08/02/09

We began the show discussing an article from http://roguegovernment.com/ :

The Army National Guard is now recruiting individuals to fill job positions described as an internment/resettlement specialist according to job postings on Monster.Com and other employment based Internet sites such as one listed here.

According to http://goarmy.com/,

Internment/Resettlement (I/R) Specialists in the Army are primarily responsible for day-to-day operations in a military confinement/correctional facility or detention/internment facility. I/R Specialists provide rehabilitative, health, welfare, and security to U.S. military prisoners within a confinement or correctional facility; conduct inspections; prepare written reports; and coordinate activities of prisoners/internees and staff personnel.Some of your duties as an Internment/Resettlement Specialist may include:

• Assist with the supervision and management of confinement and detention operations
• Provide external security to confinement/corrections facilities or detention/internment facilities
• Provide counseling and guidance to individual prisoners within a rehabilitative program
• Prepare or review reports and records of prisoners/internees and programs

You can find that here - http://www.goarmy.com/JobDetail.do?id=292

While this looks to be a posting inside a military confinement/correctional facility or detention/internment facility, there is still H.R.645 out there, the National Emergency Centers Establishment Act. So would these Internment/Resettlement (I/R) Specialists be running these Emergency Centers? You can track this bill here on http://opencongress.org/ - http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h645/show

Take a look at this Army document that describes procedures for setting up a Civilian Inmate Labor Program.

In hour 2 we begin the discussion of the Military planning for possible H1N1 outbreak. According to CNN,

The U.S. military wants to establish regional teams of military personnel to assist civilian authorities in the event of a significant outbreak of the H1N1 virus this fall, according to Defense Department officials. You can read it here - http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/28/military.swine.flu/

We also played a video from Fox News where they discuss it as well, watch it here (profanity at the end of the video, but it's the only clip we could find of the broadcast) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtGofsHaj3M

There is also a paper written by Michel Chossudovsky titled 'Martial Law and the Militarization of Public Health: The Worldwide H1N1 Flu Vaccination Program' which can you read here - http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=14543

"The flu season is upon us. Which type will we worry about this year, and what kind of shots will we be told to take? Remember the swine flu scare of 1976? That was the year the U.S. government told us all that swine flu could turn out to be a killer that could spread across the nation, and Washington decided that every man, woman and child in the nation should get a shot to prevent a nation-wide outbreak, a pandemic." (Mike Wallace, CBS, 60 Minutes, November 4, 1979)

Baxter International is supposed to be the maker of the vaccine, but dont forget - 'Baxter: Product contained live bird flu virus', read that here - http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2009/02/27/8560781.html

Sooo, the same maker of the vaccine coming to you in the Fall is the same maker that was caught putting live bird flu virus in their vaccines in February.

We finish the show discussing the new series on Discovery called The Colony. Here is the bio from Discovery:

What would you do in the wake of a global catastrophe? How would you find food? Water? Shelter?

The Colony is a controlled experiment to see exactly what it would take to survive and rebuild under these circumstances. For 10 weeks, a group of 10 volunteers, whose backgrounds and expertise represent a cross-section of modern society, are isolated in an urban environment outside Los Angeles and tasked with creating a livable society.

With no electricity from the grid, no running water and no communication with the outside world, all the volunteers have to work with are their skills and whatever tools and supplies they can scavenge from their surroundings.

Experts from the fields of homeland security, engineering and psychology have helped design the world of The Colony to reflect elements from both real-life disasters and models of what the future could look like after a global viral outbreak.

Over the course of the 10-week experiment, the Colonists must work together to build the necessities of survival, such as a water-filtration system, a battery bank that powered their electricity, a solar cooker, a shower system and a greenhouse - and even some niceties (a coffee maker!).

Watch the trailer here - http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/colony/colony.html?sicontent=0&sicreative=4045505073&siclientid=3429&sitrackingid=80055074&campaign=GGLthe+colonyColony+-+AloneGGL+TC+-+Branded+-+Show+-+Alone

There is alot of useful info in this series (so far). Check it out on Tuedays 10p E/P.

Come and Take It Radio 7/26/09

Good evening! Tonight we began the show discussing the ridiculous hoopla surrounding the Obama "cops reacted stupidly" comment regarding the arrest of Harvard Professor Gates. The question was literally the last question received during the 2 hour press conference regarding the healthcare platform the President is trying to push through Congress and the ONLY thing the media is talking about now.

We then touch on the re-airing of the CBR 60 Minutes special "Gun Sales: Will The "Loophole" Close?" which you can find more about that here - http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/09/60minutes/main4931769.shtml

We then go on to discuss the recent actions by our Governor, Rick Perry. In an article written by the Dallas Star Telegram, Perry raises possibility of states' rights showdown with White House over healthcare. Evidently Perry is trying to attract the attention of the 70,000+ Texans that voted for Dr.Ron Paul to be the Republican candidate for the 2008 US Presidential Election. You can find the article here - http://www.star-telegram.com/804/story/1504240.html

We also discussed an article released today by the Star Telegram where they interview Debra Medina who is also running for Governor of Texas. That article can be found here - www.star-telegram.com/242/story/1506661.html

Wrapping up with Perry we move onto an article titled 'Obama Administration Begins Opposition To States Claiming Sovereignty And Gun Rights' which can be found here - http://mainehuntingtoday.com/bbb/2009/07/22/obama-administration-begins-opposition-to-states-claiming-sovereignty-and-gun-rights/

In the 2nd hour we discuss the first possible major bank failure for 2009, Guaranty Financial Group Inc based out of Austin, TX - read about it here - http://blacklistednews.com/news-4980-0-13-13--.html

We then shift to the New York Times article 'Wayne County Star Traces Racist Web Posts Traced to Homeland Security' where you can find here - http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/25/nyregion/25immig.html?_r=3

I touched on Homeland Security admitting report on "Right-Wing Extremism" sourced from the SPLC and ADL (Southern Poverty Law Center and the Anti-Defamation League) - read about it here - http://sipseystreetirregulars.blogspot.com/2009/07/well-theres-big-surprise-homeland.html

We also discussed local story 'Police bait car program lands couple who reported suspicious car in court' which you can read here - http://www.statesman.com/services/content/news/stories/local/2009/07/26/0726baitcar.html?cxtype=ynews_rss

Come and Take It Radio 07/19/09

Tonight we started the show discussing the Tennessee Firearms Freedom Act, H.B. 1796 and how the BATFE has basically said sorry, not going to happen. Find the article here - http://www.ammoland.com/2009/07/19/open-letter-to-all-tennessee-ffl/

We then go into the most important topic tonight which is the US Senate to consider Right to Carry Reciprocity Amendment early next week, possibly Monday...According to Gun Owners of America,Senators John Thune and David Vitter are the sponsors of S. 845 -- a bill that will establish concealed carry reciprocity amongst the several states.Senators Thune and Vitter offered the bill as an amendment (#1618) to the Department of Defense authorization bill (H.R. 2647).HR 2647 can be found in its entirety here - http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2647/show

This provision will use the constitutional authority allowing Congress to enforce "full faith and credit" across the country, so that each state respects the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings" of every other state (Article IV).The benefit of the Thune/Vitter legislation is that -- unlike other, competing measures -- it would protect the right of any U.S. citizen to carry out of state (regardless of whether he possesses a permit), as long as he is authorized to carry in his home state. This is important because of states like Vermont and Alaska, where residents can carry concealed without prior approval or permission from the state... in other words, without a permit!

Go to GOA's "Take Action" page and fill out the info to send a pre-written letter to your Senators - http://capwiz.com/gunowners/issues/alert/?alertid=13750856

Completely changing topics we go into Mysterious, Glowing Clouds Appear Across America’s Night Skies, article found here - http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/07/nightclouds/

No, this isnt aliens. Its more global warming, evil CO2 propaganda. We also referenced National Geographics article from 2004 'Earth's Magnetic Field Is Fading', found here -http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/09/0909_040909_earthmagfield.html

From there we played the clip from the 7/18 Glenn Beck show (i know) with Ron Paul where they discuss HR 1207 and how the FED is the root of all evil. Start the clip about 3.5 to 4 min in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYh27kOuaPY

We then go into CNS News article, Health Care Bill Will Fund State Vaccine Teams to Conduct ‘Interventions’ in Private Homes, found here - http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=51115

According to the article, the committee’s official summary of the bill says: “Authorizes a demonstration program to improve immunization coverage. Under this program, CDC will provide grants to states to improve immunization coverage of children, adolescents, and adults through the use of evidence-based interventions. States may use funds to implement interventions that are recommended by the Community Preventive Services Task Force, such as reminders or recalls for patients or providers, or home visits.”

The 'official summary' can be found here on page 14 of 22 - http://help.senate.gov/Maj_press/2009_07_15_b.pdf

We end the show with good news, Texas Attorney Greg Abbott has filed a brief with the US Supreme Court - along with 32 other states, to defends Americans’ right to keep and bear arms.According to the release,

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court that defends Americans’ right to keep and bear arms. The amicus brief, which was filed on behalf of 33 state attorneys general, supports a legal challenge by Otis McDonald, a community activist who lives in a high-crime Chicago neighborhood. McDonald’s work to improve his neighborhood has subjected him to violent threats from drug dealers, but city ordinances prohibit him from obtaining a handgun to protect himself. The state attorneys general argue that cities cannot simply ignore the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and impose a blanket ban on handguns.

“Last year, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down the District of Columbia’s handgun ban and held that the Second Amendment protects individual Americans’ right to keep and bear arms,” Attorney General Abbott said. “The brief filed today urges the nation’s highest court to hear community activist Otis McDonald’s challenge to an ordinance that prohibits him from possessing a handgun to protect himself from the criminals he has worked to eradicate from his high-crime neighborhood. Today’s amicus brief reflects an effort by more than thirty attorneys general to defend law-abiding Americans’ constitutionally protected right to keep and bear arms.”

The states’ amicus brief says: “The right to keep and bear arms under the Second Amendment is not just a ‘fundamental’ liberty interest. In the Anglo-American tradition, it is among the most fundamental of rights because it is essential to securing all our other liberties. The Founders well understood that, without the protections afforded by the Second Amendment, all of the other rights and privileges ordinarily enjoyed by Americans would be vulnerable to governmental acts of oppression.”

According to the states’ amicus brief, the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution applies to states under the Fourteenth Amendment, and the right to keep and bear arms is a right that states have long recognized. In fact, 44 state constitutions protect their residents’ right to bear arms. The brief adds: “The submission of this amicus brief provides further evidence of the States’ understanding of the fundamental importance of the arms-bearing right guaranteed by the Second Amendment.”

“Just as local governments cannot constitutionally act as ‘laboratories’ for initiatives to abrogate their citizens’ right to free speech or their freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures, nor can they nullify the fundamental right to keep and bear arms secured by the Second Amendment,” the amicus brief states.

The states’ amicus brief acknowledges that some firearms regulations are permissible, including in circumstances where they are necessary to prevent violent felons from owning guns.The states ask the U.S. Supreme Court to hear both the McDonald case and National Rifle Association of America Inc., et al v. City of Chicago, Ill., et al.

The states that joined Texas in the amicus brief are: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

Find the release here - http://www.oag.state.tx.us/oagNews/release.php?id=3030

Thanks for listening, see ya next week :)

Come and Take It Radio 07/12/09

Today we started the show with the unfortunate news that our friend and former DEA Veteran Celerino (Cele) Castillo was ordered to report to jail July 30, 2009. This is very upsetting to us because Cele does not deserve this. We read the article written by close friend and fellow host on American Freedom Radio, Jack Blood which you can find here - http://deadlinelive.info/2009/07/09/cele%e2%80%99s-last-stand-%e2%80%93-dea-veteran-fights-for-his-life-and-the-truth/

You can also check out his website at http://powderburns.info and also purchase his book, Powderburns on Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0889625786?ie=UTF8&tag=truthessen-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0889625786

In the second hour we switched topics to HR 2454 and how the Senate is expected to delay the climate bill until September http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jul/09/senate-delays-climate-bill-until-september/

From there we move onto Ron Paul's bill to Audit the Fed, HR 1207. The first floor hearing in the House was conducted last week. We then played a video where Ron Paul questions Alan Meltzer and James Galbraith during the hearing on 7/9 watch it here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uaY8HhyR1w

We played Ron Paul's opening statement at the Fed Hearing as well, which you can watch here -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FMvor-D5Ns&feature=player_embedded

We then took a call from friend Doug Owens of http://blacklistednews.com and Oracle Broadcasting. Check out his radio network here - http://www.oraclebroadcasting.com/

We did not get to play the video of Timothy Geithner refusing to answer Brad Sherman's question on 7/10, but you can watch it here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WccPO-lkK8I&feature=player_embedded

Come and Take It Radio 07/05/2009

Happy Independence Day everyone, thanks for listening! We began the show discussing the current "Tea Party Movement" and an article by The Washington Independent stating that the movement is losing steam. In reality, FOX and the MSM destroyed the tea party movement by turning it into a big ANTI-Obama, big GOP agenda which is not what the tea party movement was supposed to be about. That article can be found here - http://washingtonindependent.com/49616/tea-party-movement-loses-steam

We briefly discussed Cynthia McKinney current being imprisoned in Israel, you can read it here - http://www.infowars.com/cynthia-mckinney-im-in-jail-in-israel/

We then play a clip from The Daily Show where Jon Stewart blasts Glenn Beck and Michael Scheuer for promoting the slaughtering of Americans. Here is a great piece on Huffington Post (DIGG IT!!) - http://digg.com/politics/Jon_Stewart_Blasts_Glenn_Beck_Michael_Scheuer
and you can watch the clip here - http://vodpod.com/watch/1844719-the-daily-show-with-jon-stewartosama-bin-laden-needs-to-attack-america

In the 2nd hour we discuss a few bills that we need you to call your US Senators on now that they are back to work.

The first act is the Pass Act S.1261, according to an article on infowars.com,

The senate committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs will be considering the legislation very soon.

The PASS Act does not repeal the Real ID Act. It does repeal provisions of the Real ID Act; those provisions that are included in Title II of the Real ID Act 2005. The Real ID Act is still intact and is federal law.

The PASS Act contains many of the most egregious aspects of the Real ID Act; including the requirement for a digital facial image/photograph that will be mandated to be internationally facial recognition compatible.

Read the rest here - http://www.infowars.com/video-emergency-alert-%E2%80%93-stop-the-new-real-id-%E2%80%93-s1261-%E2%80%93-the-pass-act and watch the Reality Report w/Gary Franchi here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kE8xDMokpM&feature=player_embedded and Restore the Republic also has a piece comparing the Pass ct and Read ID Act which you can find here - http://restoretherepublic.com/latest-news/comparing-pass-act-real-id

Here are the numbers to those Senators that need to be called tomorrow when they go back in session.

Senator Collins (202) 224-2523

Senator Akaka (202) 224-6361

Senator Bennet (202) 224-5852

Senator Burris (202) 224-2854

Senator Carper (202) 224-2441

Senator Coburn (202) 224-5754

Senator Ensign (202) 224-6244

Senator Graham (202) 224-5972

Senator Landrieu (202) 224-5824

Senator Levin (202) 224-6221

Senator McCain (202) 224-2235

Senator McCaskill (202) 224-6154

Senator Pryor (202) 224-2353

Senator Tester (202) 224-2644

Senator Voinovich (202) 224-3353


The second bill is HR 2454 or the 'American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009'. Here is a summary from OpenCongress.org on the new "Cap-and-Trade" bill that passed the House 212-219 just less than 2 weeks ago.

"This is the Waxman-Markley comprehensive energy bill, known for short as "ACES," that includes a cap-and-trade global warming reduction plan designed to reduce economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions 17 percent by 2020. Other provisions include new renewable requirements for utilities, studies and incentives regarding new carbon capture and sequestration technologies, energy efficiency incentives for homes and buildings, and grants for green jobs, among other things."

Find your Senator here and give them a call tomorrow - http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/

We also discussed the looming expiration of the 18 year old US-Russia Arms Treaty that is set to end Dec 5 - here is the article from ABC News - http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/07/us-russian-arms-negotiators-under-the-gun-might-temporarily-bypass-senate-ratification-for-treaty.html

We then go into the ATF and ICE partnership against gunowners by referencing an article by Jim Kouri that can be found here - http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-2684-Law-Enforcement-Examiner~y2009m6d30-ATF-ICE-partnership-against-gunowners-now-a-reality

We ended the show with an article from the Houston Chronicle from June 30th regarding Federal Agents hunting for guns 1 house at a time in Houston, TX. You can find that here - http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6505651.html