Larouche Watch

Dueling With The Larouchies

2011-05-22T18:17:00.000-05:00

I have an account at Factnet, which is an anti-cult site. Lyndon Larouche is one of the cults being discussed and I am a member at that forum. Usually when I visit not much is happening. However, in January the Larouche site posted yet another screed, in which I was named. About the same time a character named ace appeared at the site. Thus began a long period of posts and counterposts involving ace and several members. I finally got involved, largely because I was tired of being accused of stalking Robert Beltran. I never have, although the Larouche organization, of which Beltran is a member, would like to convince you otherwise.

The tone of the posts escalated, to the point that ace put up 3 posts in succession involving friends of mine and including an offensive personal comment. I informed the administrator who issued a warning to ace and cautioned ace that if he didn't get a grip it would not go well for him. Ace apparently did not get the message and was permanently banned yesterday. The rest of us got a warning. Given that I dueled with ace, when perhaps it might have been better to ignore him, I accept that a warning was likely warranted.

One thing that was discussed, and I am still not certain about, is whether or not the Larouche organization had gone on the offensive at Factnet via ace. One item we discussed was whether or not this was a team effort, or a single person. Ace claimed to live in the Chicago area, to be married, to own a home, to be a 'legal' observer, and that he was not a member of the organization. I disputed the 'legal' observer part given his full throated participation in the life of the board. I also disputed his claim that he was not a member, pointing out that his behavior proved otherwise.

Today, one of ace's cheerleaders showed up to complain about her boy getting booted and oh the injustice of it all. I am all for freedom of expression, and I recognize that the expression can be annoying and sometimes downright offensive. However, context matters when judging what should or should not be said. Context requires judgement and humans are not always reliable in terms of making good judgements. Deliberately lobbing personal attacks on people you do not know in order to hurt someone at a forum, deliberately engaging in personal attacks on people rather than arguing the issues, deliberately misrepresenting yourself, are all indicators that perhaps that poster needs to leave. At least in my view they do because the issues are no longer the focus of the forum. Ace did a great job disrupting the forum. When he was banned all of his posts were stripped off the forum, which shrank by 50 pages! Hopefully we will all do a better job managing ourselves should he, or a friend, return. For now, I am not sad that he is gone.

Larouche Headed To Court Again

2009-08-22T11:07:00.001-05:00

The widow of Ken Kronberg, the former publisher for Larouche, has filed a lawsuit alleging harassment and libel against Larouche, Barbara Boyd and the LPAC. For details see this post at Factnet. The LYMettes better start looking for a new leader.

Eyewitness

2009-03-08T14:13:00.003-06:00

Molly Kronberg, widow of Ken Kronberg who committed suicide nearly two years ago, writes about forced abortions in the LaRouche world. Pro-choice is just that, pro-choice. The behavior of the LaRouche organization and its leaders is exactly the opposite. Someone should explain to the LYM members that they are fortunate to have been born outside the organization's boundaries, or they might not exist at all!

MovieTime

2008-07-06T21:48:00.002-05:00

Turns out Larouche fancies himself a moviemaker, or someone in his group does. Perhaps it's Beltran, whose last film, Patriotville, has yet to see the interior of a theater, let alone DVD release. In any case, the PAC has released a video titled 1932, that includes narration by Beltran. Hope he got paid for it before the PAC had its accounts emptied by the IRS.

Hat tip to Howie G a genuine Larouche Fanboy. So Howie, how much money has Schiller raised off of Genazzio's death?

No Shame

2008-06-30T19:31:00.004-05:00

XLCR, as always, finds the most interesting stuff to share at Factnet. His latest is this obituary for a Larouchie who died in a traffic accident. His vehicle had run out of gas on the interstate and he, and his traveling companion, were killed when struck by another vehicle.

Take note of the contributions request. Straight to The Schiller Institute, a Larouche front group. People give money on behalf of loved ones all the time, but this takes the cake for me. I shouldn't be surprised. A late-breaking report at Factnet suggests that the European membership has dropped to less than 500. I would think the worldwide membership doesn't top more than a couple thousand, at best. My guess is Schiller needs the money.

Interesting Blog Posts

2008-03-19T18:43:00.002-06:00

Tip of the hat to xlcr over at Factnet for bringing this to everyone's attention. It was preceded by this post, this post, this post, this post, this post, this post, this post, this post, this post, and this post.

A lot of reading so I'll summarize. First of all, I don't know x.dell, other than to surmise he is a teacher/researcher and studies cults. This series opens with the death of Jeremiah Duggan, and continues into a study of Larouche's connections with Nazi and neo-Nazi elements. X.Dell theorizes that Jeremiah was beaten by 'security' people at Weisbaden when he challenged the speakers at the conference as being ant-Semitic. It was a clumsy attempt to force him to submit. Instead, he ran for his life and died on the highway. X.dell also offers up some theories about why the Germans, and by extension the Brits, are loathe to conduct a serious investigation, despite all the pious protestations by the police. I seriously doubt Mrs. Duggan will get justice for Jeremiah, but one can hope.

Obama just gave the speech of his life, answering those who raised the issue of Reverend Wright, his former pastor at Trinity, who spewed some pretty stupid and vile comments. Obama never drank that particular Kool-Aid, as his speech makes clear. The LYM, on the other hand, has been sucking down Larouche's Kool-Aid for some time, whether they know it or not. Beltran - their erstwhile drama coach - may be sipping at it as well. I wonder if he will ever be forced to give a similar speech. After all, this is the guy who proclaimed, loudly and proudly on the record (and was recorded), that he's a Larouchie. Given all the previous information put out about Larouche, and the insights from X.dell I wonder how much longer it will take before he wakes up and smells the coffee, thus joining the other refugees from Larouche's snare.

The Latest Comedy Release

2008-03-18T18:52:00.002-06:00

I know that this isn't part of what Beltran is teaching the LYM. Maybe they are actually auditioning for Saturday Night Live?

Waking the Dead

2008-01-18T16:14:00.000-06:00

Larouche had better be careful. Anonymous posted this comment and I have reviewed the thread. Pretty interesting. Larouche seems determined to flail away at Molly Kronberg, among others. That's a tactic that could backfire, not that he cares. Larouche's continuing attacks make me wonder if anyone running the asylum? Or is he in there all by himself?

Missing a Beat

2007-12-20T15:45:00.000-06:00

A tale of the LYM, hard at work trying to make a sale. They sang, with little effect. Perhaps next time they'll bring along Beltran to lead them in a dramatic performance to make their point. They weren't that far from his part of the state.

Return of the Invisible Man

2007-11-24T22:23:00.000-06:00

After I wrote String of Pearls a commenter showed up and led me to this Larouche webcast featuring Harley Schlanger, Gerry Rose, and Robert Beltran.

Beltran has been the Invisible Man, popping up at the most opportune times. I have wondered just how tight a leash Harley has him on and now, after listening to the broadcast, I suspect that there isn't any, for reasons that will become clear.

What we learn is that Beltran is an idealist, first and always. He has been spending his time with the LYM and lobbying elected officials. I can totally get the idealism and the lobbying, and I can even get the time spent with the LYM if it gets them engaged with the world in a sensible manner vs drinking Larouche's Kool-aid. Unfortunately, there is Kool-aid in abundance and they have taken a page from Larouche's playbook, and possibly The First Shrub as well.

Beltran and the LYMers are determined to engage in what can best be described as a campaign of "shock and awe." He tells a story that exemplifies this; meeting with a local Congressman, Beltran demands to know how Speaker Pelosi can defy the Constitution and declare 'impeachment is off the table.' The beleaguered Congressman hems and haws, referring to other priorities, which Beltran dismisses. Sitting as I do in the midst of the maelstrom, I differ with his take on the situation. I don't know if the story he tells reflects his own naivete, or an unwillingness to confront political reality.

Our Congress is beset by partisanship of the sort I don't ever recall seeing until The First Shrub gained the White House. The lack of leadership, across the board, is staggering. Congress, notoriously late with budget, fell to a new fiscal low when the decision was made to run the country on a Continuing Resolution (CR) for the entire Fiscal Year 2007. We are now on our 3rd CR, and no end in sight for FY08. I fear a replay is in the works. Given the choice between a budget and impeaching Cheney, I vote for the budget. Fiscal discipline is important. Getting the VP under control is important. Of the two, the budget is a higher priority at this point. If impeachment were a serious option, it should have been done much earlier in the year.

Beltran fails to recognize the need for fiscal discipline and the long term impact if we don't get Congress in line on that issue. VPs come and go, but the budget will be with us, always. Cheney got away with so much because Congress turned itself into his doormat.

There was also discussion about the current foreclosure mess and an effort underway by a Congressman to declare a moratorium on foreclosures for a few months. Those are fighting words since there are many folks who practiced due diligence, bought what they could actually afford, and were not seduced by efforts to get them into questionable loan programs. They are not facing foreclosure. Predatory lending practices were in play and those using such practices need to be held to account. However there are many who simply failed to do their homework. I don't believe the rest of America needs to bail out everyone who lives beyond their means.

Beltran ought to consider fine tuning his idealism and focusing on the political realities. Without a doubt the people need to remember that the Constitution begins with "WE THE PEOPLE" in BIG letters. But politics is also the art of the possible and of compromise. If he is going to play in that game, he needs to remember that.

Beltran carries the same idealism as the LYM, so Harley doesn't need a leash. He just needs Beltran to keep on doing whatever it is he is doing. And making public appearances as needed. At the very least it seems we are to believe Beltran is IMPORTANT since, after a long absence, the LHL Powers That Be have deigned to include him in a webcast. It also gives Beltran an opportunity to plug his own activities and confirm that he is in fact contributing. I hope he matures, politically speaking, or he will be forever disappointed in the outcomes.

String of Pearls

2007-11-10T17:19:00.000-06:00

Over at Skull/Bones there is a post discussing the activity over at Wikipedia. The ensuing discussion (21 comments now, including 2 from self) is joined by a character named Miss Anthropy, who takes issue with Rachel Holmes bringing up Robert Beltran's apparent role in the organization as it related to Ken Kronberg's status (all of 1 sentence):

Holmes: It may have had to do in part with Robert Beltran and his ascendancy as the Shakespeare “expert”–what a joke that is.

Miss Anthropy: What’s the joke? I was told Beltran’s given up and he isn’t doing it any longer but you’re sure POd. You keep bringing it up. What’s the story?

There is some piss poor analysis going on here, which MA compounds in a later comment:

Schlanger’s the one you should be after not Beltran and you know it. Keep your eye on the ball instead of setting up straw men.

I am not sure what caused her to toss that into the mix, since RH hadn't responded. When she does respond, she makes it clear that Beltran is not her main concern. So MA comes back with her own response that features this:

The question you should be asking is why Harley and Lyn chased him so hard. They’re the ones who had the master plan.

You should be asking what that master plan was and why they did what they did.

I chimed in, and MA gave up this as (his)her final answer:

You’re both wrong but if you can’t see the forest for the trees I can’t help you. All I can tell you is to dig deeper, if you really want the answers. It’s up to you to pick up the shovel. Sayonara.

I commented again:

I am going to guess that Miss “Deep Throat” Anthropy believes that Beltran was going to be a sock puppet for Harley and become the new ‘face’ of the organization in the US. If that was the plan then it must have fallen pretty flat, given his current invisibility. I think that if s/he really had any info on any of this s/he’d find a way to share it. Hit & run tactics don’t do anything for one’s credibility.

Why care about all this? Because MA's manner of commenting reminded me of past allegations about Beltran's relationship with the LYM being very onesided, that he was a reluctant player and at the mercy of the leadership. I cannot attest to the veracity of those claims, although I personally don't buy any of it because no evidence was ever forthcoming. If MA has anything worth sharing then s/he needs to put the cards on the table. Otherwise they can expect to be treated as just another troll with nothing to contribute to the conversation.

It's Official

2007-11-06T19:49:00.000-06:00

The LarouchePAC is running out of dollars. Between the IRS assault on their funds to pay PMR's tax debt (could only happen if the LPAC was a receivable to PMR) and the reduction in income at the card table shrines, the organization is on the ropes financially. If you doubt me, there is this post at FACTNet stating there is a disconnect between LAR's efforts and the income coming in, followed by this gem. Both posts are quoting AM briefings and the second states quite plainly:

It is time to end the insanity of the persistent downward trend in LPAC income at the very moment that Lyn's political impact is on an upward trend, as never before.

What upward trend in political impact? Didn't Avi Klein clearly show there was no impact? Oh wait, I forgot. Any small move off the cellar floor is an upward trend. In any case, the money is drying up, and apparently the org is reconsidering printed pamphlets. Wonder who'll they will get to pay for that since PMR isn't around to do it for free? Is Beltran around to help? Or did he finally bail out?

Falling to Pieces

2007-11-04T16:12:00.000-06:00

The Avi Klein article, Chip Berlet interview with Molly, Dennis King writeup, the latest from Scott McLemee and a string of comments from Molly Kronberg at American Prospect, has got the Larouchies foaming. They sure aren't happy with the way things are going right now.

FACTNet

2007-10-30T19:39:00.000-06:00

It appears that FACTNet has fallen off the web. At least once I ran into a server message indicating the domain name had been parked as it expired and had not been renewed. If anyone has any additional info I'd like to hear about it.

The End Has Not Come

2007-10-11T19:46:00.000-05:00

Once again Larouche's prediction of collapse, discussed here and originating here has come to naught. I expect the bread baskets will be arriving in Leesburg shortly.

If Howie G is watching; do you prefer white, wheat, or rye?

Stand By For Action!!!

2007-09-30T11:09:00.000-05:00

Over at FACTNet I found this post in which a Larouche insider claims that at High Noon on 10/11/07 the dollar will fall to zero, a goose egg, totally worthless. Oh the horror!! The humanity!!

I ain't buying it.

I saw a card table shrine across from the Jewel on State St. (The Grand Plaza building). They have cornered the paper, and probably copy center, market judging by the amount of stuff that was piled high on the table. I literally had my hands full or I might have considered talking to them if only to needle them about the Duggan Affair.

Paying Himself

2007-09-05T18:39:00.000-05:00

Today, while trolling the web, I found this lovely piece by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). On page 7 it refers to a finding in 2006 by the U.S. Court of Appeals in a court case involving Lyndon Larouche's Committee for a New Bretton Woods and the 2000 Presidential campaign. According to the report:

The LaRouche committee received $1,448,389 in federal matching funds. The majority of these funds were paid to seven vendors that provided fundraising and advertising services for the past three nominations that LaRouche had sought; LaRouche was the vendors’ sole client. The committee received $222,034 in public funds in connection with “mark-up charges” paid to these vendors.

The FEC told the Committee it had to pay back the money. Wonder if they did given who the vendors are:

The seven vendors were American System Publications, Inc.,
Eastern States Distributors, Inc., EIR News Services, Inc., Hamilton Systems Distributors, Inc., Mid-West Circulation Corp., Southeast Literature Sales, Inc., and Southwest Literature Distributors, Inc.

BTW, that last piece comes straight off the court opinion - You can read it here.

With the Blinkers On

2007-09-01T21:50:00.000-05:00

FACTNet is truly a pot 'o' gold of Larouchian antics, and today it popped out this nugget from an LYMer. I feel sorry for James, but not enough to keep from posting this in response at his blog:

Since you are interested in the truth, what is the truth about Jeremiah Duggan? What is the truth about Ken Kronberg? Do you really believe both are suicides, and occurred because both were driven to take their own lives by family members? Define the truth in words other than those handed to you by LHL.

Without a doubt Kronberg was a suicide, Duggan was not. Neither died because family members exerted some sort of pressure.

I wonder if James has caught up to all the Larouchian History that is being detailed over at FACTNet. He might find that the exLCers actually know more than he does, and what they know might be enough to encourage him to rethink his political allegiances.

ETA: 9/2/07 - James has taken down that post. Truth hurts I guess. Blog is still there. I have a feeling he got some visits from the good folks posting at FACTNet.

ETA: 9/3/07 - XLCR saved James' post. Read at your leisure.

From an Insider

2007-08-14T18:46:00.001-05:00

Howie over at FACTNet keeps finding little nuggets, and here is one from Nick Benton, a former member. A devastating picture of LHL, and captures much of what I have thought of the guy ever since I started looking into him in 2001.

What I Read

2007-08-12T10:10:00.000-05:00

Someone calling himself Seamus commented at Odd Man Out using some of the same ridiculous language as other Larouche sycophants who appear to be in the grip of some sort of sexual obsession. He's also incapable of doing much in the way of Internet research, demanding that I put up some links to the sober analyses I have been reading.

So, out of the charity of my heart (what's a little agape between friends?), here's a few links for those who are too challenged to go looking for anything other than polemics by the "World's Greatest Economist", so-called.

Report on EBC cash infusion.

Chinese threaten dollar crash

Report on the River Murray in Australia.

CNN reports on the Republican blockage of a UN treaty, which may limit US response to Russian incursions in the Arctic.

A report on the econmic costs of oil development and why new projects may not come on as quickly as hoped.

The potential impact of insurgent attacks in Mexico, should they contintue.

An analysis of the changing face of corporate credit and its impact. Includes a brief description of the state of affairs for consumers.

An article about our dependency on foriegn oil and credit.

BIS is concerned about an economic depression.

This is just a taste of what I have read. Do your own research if you want more. Of course there isn't a synarchist in sight, let alone references to Cheney, the British aristocracy, Rohatyn, or Larouche's alleged brilliance, which may make this very boring reading for those nursed on the very mother's milk of Larouchian polemics.

Scott McLemee

2007-08-10T19:30:00.000-05:00

Uprising radio's interview w/Scott McLemee. Thanks to Howie who posted the link at FACTNet.

ETA: corrected spelling of Scott's last name.

Content or No Content

2007-08-09T18:30:00.000-05:00

Visiting ex-Larouchies might like to take another look at Odd Man Out, specifically the comments. Someone is trying to engage me in a debate or dialogue about LHL. Look familiar to anyone?

I personally would have a real issue with any Congressman or Senator backing Larouche, whether behind the scenes or upfront. Larouche's lunacy speaks for itself. The fact that HQ named me along with King is so absurd. I don't know what sort of visitor stats this blog is collecting, but I do know it's not being quoted anywhere aside from Skull and Bones. Hardly makes me a significant player, but the fact that I have now become a target of their paranoia ought to be a wakeup call to folks who do read this. Something my Anonymous commenter prefers to avoid discussing.

The Company We Keep

2007-08-06T15:38:00.000-05:00

I am told that;

You have joined the ranks of the CIA, KGB, Cuban Frogmen, Henry Kissinger, Nelson Rockefellar, Bush, Cheney, various Jewish named investment bankers, and on and on in terms of who the Internal Daily Briefing posits as ready to destroy Lyndon Larouche.

But the other way of looking at it is that we, as part of the conspiracy somehow or other, are successfully accomplishing that which the CIA, KGB, and Cuban Frogmen were never accomplish.

Who knew?! Thanks. And there is more in the comments section of this post. I particularly like the part where a senior member has hired an attorney. What's s/he worried about?

Updates to the Blog

2007-08-06T15:08:00.000-05:00

Lyndon!!!! Write a memo! Brought to you by Larouche Planet.

Links on the right.

He Came Back

2007-08-06T07:53:00.000-05:00

Howie G actually came back and pointed out a bad link. Thanks Howie, it's fixed. No, I won't post your comment. It's in incredibly bad taste, which seems to be de rigeur with Larouchies. I read over at FACTNet that LHL is obsessed with sex. Evidently he attracts like minded individuals, kinda like a magnet it seems.

When you grow up and can interact like an adult, let me know.

I'm a what?

2007-08-04T16:41:00.000-05:00

This is so absurd. It seems that the boys and girls at Leesburg have taken notice of this blog. Over at FACTNet the Larouche thread now includes a copy of an internal memo that cautions the membership about a variety of folks, including.....Drum rrrroooollllll.....MOI!

Allegedly I am a Star Trek groupie and Robert Beltran stalker, who has joined the ranks of Dennis King, John Train, and unknown others who are exploiting the death of Ken Kronberg.

Well! Who knew I wielded so much influence! I should walk up to the next card table shrine I see and introduce myself. Unfortunately, the LYMers have deserted the Foggy Bottom Metro for now. maybe they'll move over to Metro Center - hint, hint. I'll even give them my autograph for free!

Seriously, I'll cop a plea of nolo contendre to the Star Trek groupie charge. I take exception to being portrayed as a stalker. I point out to all you terribly cerebral loyalists out there that I don't live in California, I don't hang out everywhere that Beltran is at, I don't write him unless his Gatekeeper acts like an ass (all of 2-3X in the past 5 years), I don't call him on the phone, and I certainly don't send him love notes, gifts or offers of employment. Re-read the foregoing to make sure you understand and comprehend it accordingly.

I do question Beltran's affiliation with an organization that has a history of bad acts and exists solely to minister to the personal cult, and needs, of Larouche, a convicted fraudster. Those are facts, not my imagination at work. The death of Ken Kronberg is just one more example of the cost that accrues to Larouchies who are deemed no longer acceptable. The referenced memo bashes PMR and claims that the company failed on its own. The writers conveniently ignore the AM Briefing document, obtained by King, that clearly indicates how Kronberg was viewed. There are still standing claims that the LarouchePAC owed PMR money at the time of Kronberg's death and apparently the financial manipulations don't end there. Seems to me the loyalists are getting good and worried about their ability to continue business as usual.

Beltran is supposed to be a smart man. We'll see how smart he is as the house of cards that is the LarouchePAC and the LYM dissolve into oblivion. Beats a visit from the same division that put away Al Capone. Capiche?

ETA: I have a pic of myself with Beltran from the set visit in 2000. Wonder what the LYMers would pay for a signed copy? All they would need is Beltran's signature and voila! Ebay here they come! They might actually make quota!

I can't wait to see Avi Klein's article about the latest in Leesburg.

You Add One: You Lose One

2007-08-01T19:34:00.000-05:00

Carl Osgood's blog is among the missing, but now good ol' Howie G joins the ranks of Larouche friends. Howie has 3 blogs, I just happened to pick this one to link to, but I'll be making an adjustment to the link later.

Poor Howie, he just had to stoop the gutter, in true Larouche fashion. Just one of the guys I guess.

How Many LYMers?

2007-07-30T20:21:00.000-05:00

Ya gotta love the LYM and the Larouche PAC. They subscribe to the notion that any and all publicity is a good thing. Thus, they document everything they do, including this cadre school, which gives us a pretty good idea of the overwhelming numbers of LYMers that are out there.

Did I say 'overwhelming'? Yes, I surely did. This article tells us that LHL was joined by 50 LYMers from Virginia, while the multipoint conference included 14 participants from Argentina (8 new contacts/6 LYMers), Mexico (10 new contacts/10 LYMers), and Colombia (13, breakdown not given).

So, a total of 97, perhaps 100 young impressionable people spent time in the company of the World's Greatest Economist. Kinda makes your toes tingle in anticipation of the creativity about to be unleashed upon an unsuspecting world. Well it does, doesn't it? Come on, you know it does. We may have to wait a long time while they work the card table shrines, but that's OK. Herr Helga needs the money.

Dennis King's Latest

2007-07-23T18:40:00.001-05:00

Dennis King offers an analysis of the latest in Leesburg. Hat tip to FACTNet posts for this one.

Wanna bet Beltran a) doesn't know and/or b) doesn't care? Must be nice to have so much money you can perform in low budget Grade B/C films, wander the landscape selling your autograph at conventions, and spend the rest of your time composing music, while supporting a cult leader of very dubious integrity and character. Especially when same cult leader has made it clear he has no use for Beltran's generation. Wonder how much money Beltran is forking over in order to stay in Larouche's good graces?

Larouche to endorse Clinton?

2007-07-22T18:30:00.000-05:00

Over in Naperville there is card table shrine set up to impeach Cheney. What they really want: Hillary coming out in favor of impeachment, specifically House Resolution 333. If she does that we are told:

"Our movement has created a national constituency by which she would be elected president, if she were to support the bill,"

I never have to make this stuff up. It just pops up like mushrooms. If Hillary supports the resolution, and then gets elected, wanna bet LHL will be expecting an invite to sleep in Lincoln's bedroom?

Equal Time

2007-07-19T18:55:00.000-05:00

Of course you knew LHL would react, and he has to The New Republic article I commented on. Poor Conor, the guy can't win, not that he's in any competition. I grumble that the article is basically a puff piece but that pales to what LHL has to say in a single paragraph.

What hypocrisy! He gives the guy an interview and then turns around and disses him. Let me guess: Conor told him it was for an article but didn't say who would publish it? Or maybe LHL's cronies set him up so he could come out blasting. Or, even better, LHL was fully informed, gave the interview and then waited for his opportunity to be offended and insulted. However you paint it, it's standard LHL b---s---. This piece is absolute vintage stuff:

Considering the Guardian's track-record in the Cheney-Blair gang's Jeremy Duggan hoax, one might estimate from his own recent scribblings, that poor wretched Conor's personal morals are even lower than his minuscule IQ.

I think LHL needs to take the IQ test, along with some other tests, just to make sure he is all there. The ghost of Jeremiah Duggan haunts him. Good!

Odd Man Out

2007-07-16T20:03:00.000-05:00

The Loony Who's Staying Home: Lyndon Larouche is the title of The New Republic article that provides, for the nth time, the standard overview of Larouche. This is a puff piece filled with the usual suspects. Nothing new or interesting here, suggesting that Conor Clarke, the writer, lacked the time, interest, or angle, to focus on the ongoing upheaval in Leesburg since the death of Ken Kronberg, and the decimation of the German leadership reported by others. The article exists because Larouche isn't running in 2008. If Larouche, or his myriad organizations, are in financial, or other, jeopardy this article would never clue you in.

Clarke trots out the history:

After being released from prison in 1994--five years earlier, he was convicted of running a massive mail-fraud scheme--LaRouche found that many of his original associates had abandoned him. Most of the turncoats were baby-boomers, so LaRouche began writing off the entire generation as "generally crazy" and saving his affection for the young, whom he sees as filled with revolutionary promise. Of course, it doesn't hurt that most of the impressionable college students LaRouche recruits are too young to remember that he spent five years in prison for mail fraud.

the current events discussed at FACTNet:

Many of the LaRouche youth drop out of college to work for the movement full-time, and most move into crowded and filthy group housing, where they work long hours distributing literature and making fund-raising phone calls. A number of colleges now warn incoming students about the group.

and the future for the LYM, pedagogically speaking:

he is now hard at work on a new "educational program" for the LYM--which, he says, starts with "questions of the Pythagoreans," then dips into "[Carl Friedrich] Gauss's 1799 doctoral dissertation," and then moves on to the work of nineteenth-century German mathematician Bernhard Riemann. "If you don't understand Riemannian dynamics," intones LaRouche, "you don't know how economies work." He chose the curriculum based on "the kind of things that a leading cadre of economists"--like himself--"should have mastered."

Nothing to see here that we haven't see before.

I was in contact with Avi Klein, who was a tad concerned that this article took the wind out of his sails, as his has yet to be published in The Washington Monthly. It should show up on line or in print next month. If Klein took a different approach that delved into the context of the Kronberg suicide, the demise of PMR, and the fallout upon the LPAC (for starters) we should see a very different and hopefully more informative piece than TNR offered up.

The Lunacy Continues

2007-07-12T22:21:00.000-05:00

Every time it calms down, life heats up in the bizarro world. An article about the LYM generates a comment from a Larouchie who just can't believe that LHL would do anything wrong. But check out the article writer's reference to a review of Larouche's magnum opus, in which the reviewer clearly sees indications that Larouche understands the fundamentals of 'cooking' the books.

Larouche Lunacy

2007-07-08T17:56:00.000-05:00

Over at FACTNet the June 30, 2997 AM briefing has been posted. Larouche isn't done ranting about the boomers and Kronberg, although he hides behind the now defunct PMR business.

Consider the title of the briefing while you are at it. This went out to all the chapters or whatever they are called.

One Man's Exodus

2007-07-01T16:50:00.000-05:00

Nick Benton gives his view of the current state of the Larouche phenomena, and how he came to join and then leave.

Larouche and Wiki

2007-07-01T16:15:00.000-05:00

Today I just published a comment by Dennis King in response to my post regarding Rev. Bevel's alleged misdeeds.

He makes a point about my Wiki links. I am not an ex-member, but I agree about the need for ex-members to step forward to edit the Wiki entries. They have the most knowledge.

Congratulations on your new blog. My one criticism is that you should point out, in providing links to Wikipedia, that the articles on LaRouche there are not very reliable. A whole team of LYMers have been working night and day to conform the articles to their viewpoint. Wiki is great on science articles and on popular culture but it doesn't at the present time have adequate defense against determined highjackers of articles involving cults and cult leaders. Maybe some ex-members could get involved in the editorial process to rescue these articles--Wiki after all is the first place that searchers go to find info on LaRouche.

How about it guys?

Quotas

2007-06-26T19:30:00.000-05:00

Gotta love xclr who is one of the more prolific posters at FACTNet.org. He has contacts in the Leesburg HQ who are happy to share the wealth of information that comes their way. Here is a clip he shared from an AM briefing. FYI - St. Clair Shores is in Michigan and located on the west shore of Lake St. Clair, and borders Grosse Point, Mi.

Today Jamar, Tyler, Bill and Shawn were a great example of the principle of an aufstrag deployment, staying out until 9PM and moving to different sites until they raised at least $100 LPAC. They stayed at a Saint Clair Shores Post Office for most of the day, deflecting the dirty stares of irate Republicans but took a short break when it closed and then moved to a traffic island closer to the office to make quota.............................

The last hour and a half was spent at a traffic island raising the remaining $19.

College-age kids out to raise $100 for Larouche, and out all day to do it. The rest of their evening will be spent 'studying' the great man's work and talking long into the evening. You can admire their dedication if you like, but I feel for the loss of energy and talent that is in service to a sideshow.

The Tax Man Cometh

2007-06-24T21:43:00.000-05:00

From deep in the shadows, whispers come forth that the LHL's PAC is being pursued for the funds they never paid the, now defunct, printing operation for various campaign documents. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. The print operation was alleged to have ignored their tax bill, and apparently the money hunt has led the government straight to LHL's various organizations. Seems they may not have clean hands. This could get very interesting. No wonder the PAC site has been screaming shrilly. They are working hard at deflecting the attention. Whatever will they do if they are busted?

Robert Beltran of Star Trek: Voyager fame has been working with Larouche since 2001. The past few years he has been running drama workshops. I have another journal, and I said some time ago he should get out while the getting was good. No chance of that now. If the government seizes the books, and his name is listed as a current payee they'll be checking him out too. Wonder if he'll do any more drama workshops if he isn't paid?

Larouche and Hezbollah

2007-06-16T08:58:00.000-05:00

Well well well. Seems our boy Lyn is a darling in the Hezbollah camp. A report at FACTNet brought me to the link. I have tried to get into the Hezbollah site, without success. The server is in Malaysia (according to my handy dandy Visual Trace program) but it reported no services running so it may have been down when I tried to reach it.

Dennis The Menace and Maxine

2007-06-13T18:15:00.000-05:00

The title sounds like two cartoons just joined together, and perhaps that is what happened. The LarouchePAC reports that Maxine Waters (D-Cal) has signed on to Dennis' impeach Cheney resolution.

Larouche is, naturally, playing this up given the support Dennis is getting. The announcement ends with the following:

At the conclusion of the press conference, a dozen members of the LaRouche Youth Movement (LYM) sang "Impeach Cheney" canons for the occasion. The LYM have circulated an "Impeach Cheney" briefing book widely to the Congress. Democratic statesman Lyndon LaRouche first called for Cheney's impeachment in June 2003. Six news cameras filmed the singing, and a number of journalists interviewed the LYM members.

List of H.Res. co-sponsors: Reps. Dennis Kucinich (OH); William L. Clay (MO); Albert Wynn (MD); Yvette Clarke (NY); Lynn Woolsey (CA); Barbara Lee (CA); Janice Schakowsky (IL); Maxine Waters (CA). All are Democrats.

I have no particular love for Cheney, but I have even less for Larouche, and now I have to question Schakowsky's judgement given that her name is irrevocably linked with Larouche. I wonder if she knows about the allegations of unpaid FICA taxes and the alleged attempt by Barbara Boyd to abscond with the funds to pay those taxes. It's not nice to mess with the IRS. Ask Al Capone.

For FACTNet Followers

2007-06-13T05:20:00.000-05:00

I put up this Blogger to compensate for the apparent impending loss of FACTNet. One of the drawbacks is that the software does not allow new posts by anyone. You have to be given authoring rights. Comments, on the other hand, can be posted by anyone if the owner chooses to allow it.

Given these drawbacks, if anyone has information, including links or other documentation, that you would like to see posted here, please email me at kheris@kheris.net. There is plenty to be said about LHL, but I'd prefer to point at facts that can be verified unless we are dealing with someone's direct experience, like erin_b's.

I understand there is a new website in development by others to also provide an alternative if FACTNet closes. I don't know if they will have a message board or not. Stay tuned.

Former VP Running Mate Indicted

2007-06-10T17:17:00.000-05:00

Larouche likes to bill himself as a statesman and 'the world's greatest economist.' I wonder what he is thinking today in view of the revelation that his former running mate from 1992 has been indicted for incest.

According to the indictment, the crime occurred in Loudoun County in northern Virginia between Oct. 14, 1992, and Oct. 14, 1994, when the accuser was 13 to 17 years old.

The timeframe includes the immediate run-up to the election. Messy indeed.

Kleine Anfrage

2007-06-10T15:06:00.000-05:00

Apparently the German Bundestag has some questions about Jeremiah Duggan's death. Maybe they will accomplish what Mrs. Duggan has been unable to so far; get the German Police to conduct another inquiry.