G. Edward Griffin

I met G. Edward Griffen's assistant in LA. She was in my We Are Change group and we were very active and became good friends. Her comment was that he is not an expert or well-researched in any project he chooses, that he essentially plagiarizes (rewriting in his own words) and prints books that aren't necesarily true or vetted. My experience was that I learned the CAFR (Comprehensive Annual Financial Report), which is the audit of all government corporations, including the Fed, and so I tried to verify his "Creature from Jeckyl Island" story. I found that almost all of it was heresy and much of it false. He filled in many blanks to create a story that ultimately is provably false. And so, being the consummate researcher, I did just that. I demolished his story. Then I went after Ron Paul, to ask him why he doesn't talk about the audit (CAFR) of the Fed while also saying the Fed needs an audit, that it is not audited. This, of course, is a big fat lie. But instead of telling the story, I'll just link you all my articles on the subject. Note that instead of being celebrated for providing the "truth" I was publicly ridiculed and flogged for telling the truth and for taking the heads of these false anti-heroes. They are liars and thieves, profit-mongers, and part of the bloodlines:

https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2012/09/01/todays-creatures-from-jekyll-island/

https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2012/06/23/the-incontrovertible-conundrum-of-dr-ron-paul/

https://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2014/10/27/stop-the-religion-of-the-fed/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

BTW... this is from wikipedia...

The Creature from Jekyll Island[edit]

Griffin's 1994 book, The Creature from Jekyll Island, draws parallels between the Federal Reserve and a bird of prey. Griffin presented his views on the U.S. money system and opposition to the Federal Reserve system in his 1993 movie and 1994 book, The Creature from Jekyll Island.[5][a] In it, he presents his argument that the central banking system of the United States constitutes a banking cartel and an instrument of war and totalitarianism.[9][11] The book was a business-topic bestseller,[12][13] and influenced Ron Paul when he wrote a chapter on money and the Federal Reserve in his New York Times bestseller, The Revolution: A Manifesto.[14]

Criticism[edit]

Edward Flaherty, an academic economist writing for Political Research Associates, characterized Griffin's description of the secret meeting on Jekyll Island as "amateurish" and "highly suspect".[15] Jesse Walker, the books editor for Reason magazine, says the book has grains of truth but "reduce[s] things too much to a certain narrative, where the mustache-twirlers are behind everything."[9] Peter Conti-Brown of The Wharton School and The Brookings Institution identifies the book as "the leading popular account of the conspiracists", noting that "while [they] hit their target in noting the existence and significance of the Jekyll Island meeting, [...] the 'creature' established [...] bore little relationship, from a governance standpoint, to the Federal Reserve System." In his words, the book should be referenced "for entertainment but not information".[16] In a movie review for The New York Times, Jeannette Catsoulis wrote that the book "has been debunked".[17]

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I agree wholeheartedly, and say the same about most of the patriot mythology. I explain exactly what this meeting was, why it mattered not, and why it is politics as usual in my blog.

-Clint