BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING

George Orwell wrote the story “1984” about the day when there would be hidden microphones and cameras everywhere and big government would be monitoring every move of every citizen; if you didn’t comply with government standards for behavior, you were in deep cow manure.  We all pooh pawed that at the time, but it seems that 1984 has finally and indeed arrived.  The government is now announcing the creation of a mandatory “black box” to be installed in every vehicle sold in America that will monitor the driver’s every move… from speed to when brakes are applied.  The box is being billed as a means for engineers to design better cars. 

COMMENTS:

Surveillance cameras at intersections were billed as a means to determine the causes of accidents; they “will never be used to issue citations,” was the devout promise at the time.  They are now routinely used to issue tickets for running red lights, speeding and making illegal turns.  Information from the black boxes will certainly find their way to insurance companies to determine your rates and to traffic cops to issue speeding citations.  Right now, the technology and data systems exist to gather information about the sizes of food packages you buy, to compare those sizes to the number of people in your household, and to issue you increased health premiums if you are overeating.  The fact that we now have the technology to finally create “1984” is not being lost by the government as it snoops more and more into your mind and life and what makes them tick. 

TODAY’S QUERIES & ANSWERS:

Q. If they allow tax increases on the rich and do agree to spending cuts, will that really solve our problems?  (John ~ San Jose, CA)

A. No way.  In the first place, Obama’s team insists on counting decreased spending on war, which was going to decrease anyway, toward “cuts.”  Secondly, he has asking for $1.6 trillion in increased spending; if they cut that to $1.1 trillion in increased spending, he intends to count that as a $500 billion savings.  There will be no “real” cuts to “real” spending, and any “deal” they come up with will only be a sham upon the American people bringing us ever closer to Greece. Neither party has the guts to do what is right. 

Q. What do you think about Jim DeMint leaving the Senate and going to the Heritage Foundation?  (Terrence ~ Phoenix, CA)

A. It just proves what I have been saying about the Republicans.  They are now deliberately chasing conservatives away and moving further to the left in a last, desperate attempt to save their party from extinction.  And yes, once more I say they should put themselves out of their misery and just join up with the Democratic Party. 

Q. I hear there is bad malware infecting cell phones?  (Lillibeth ~ Logan, UT)

A. Yes.  You need to get virus protection for your Androids and iPhones. 

TODAY’S QUOTE:

“Yeah, I know I'm ugly... I said to a bartender, 'Make me a zombie.' He said 'God beat me to it.'” ~ Rodney Dangerfield

TODAY’S VIDEO: 

http://video.foxnews.com/v/2019851569001/international-pressure-builds-against-syrian-regime/?playlist_id=903226511001