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Mr Obama, TEAR DOWN THESE WALLS! City walls, that is. From the London Times via Infowars.com:

Dozens of US cities may have entire neighbourhoods bulldozed as part of drastic "shrink to survive" proposals being considered by the Obama administration to tackle economic decline.

The government looking at expanding a pioneering scheme in Flint, one of the poorest US cities, which involves razing entire districts and returning the land to nature. Local politicians believe the city must contract by as much as 40 per cent, concentrating the dwindling population and local services into a more viable area.

The radical experiment is the brainchild of Dan Kildee, treasurer of Genesee County, which includes Flint. Having outlined his strategy to Barack Obama during the election campaign, Mr Kildee has now been approached by the US government and a group of charities who want him to apply what he has learnt to the rest of the country.

Mr Kildee said he will concentrate on 50 cities, identified in a recent study by the Brookings Institution, an influential Washington think-tank, as potentially needing to shrink substantially to cope with their declining fortunes.

Wonder how much of this will ultimately get carried out via eminent domain? Oh, they say they won't force anybody out NOW --but who really believes what the government says, anyway? Funny how this story is basically below the radar screen of the American mainstream media...

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"Making the world safe for democracy." But who will save us from THAT? There was a reason the Founders gave us a REPUBLIC, "if we can keep it."

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Click here for a primer on the BIG differences between republics and democracies. [H/T SueP]

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For the children? From WorldNetDaily:

Family advocates are outraged by a prom held at Boston City Hall that was open to children apparently as young as 12 featuring crossdressers, homosexual heavy petting, suspected drug use and a leather-clad doorman who teaches sexual bondage classes.

Children from middle schools and high schools across Massachusetts on May 9 attended a Youth Pride Day event ending with a prom inside of Boston City Hall sponsored by the Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Youth, or BAGLY, a group seated on the Massachusetts Commission for GLBT Youth.

Boston Mayor Thomas Menino issued a proclamation welcoming homosexual and transgender youth to the celebration.

Read the whole story here, but, be aware, it is filled with disgusting descriptions and pictures... all at Boston City Hall!

This event, billed as being for persons 22 years old or younger, is organized, promoted, and funded by ADULTS. We live in a sick, sick world, indeed. We blogged about this same annual event last year on the 'Grok, remarking that childhood at one time was about fun and innocence. Sadly, that isn't the case in our present times. This is one "tradition" that would be nice to see fall by the wayside...

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Today is Flag Day. Find out more about the history behind the day here, here, and here.