McCain Taxidermy Conspiracy

Report by Ernest Charles, GA Chapter

In an elaborate “Weekend at Bernie’s” scheme, the secret organization that runs this country from behind the scenes, brought together a select group of taxidermists to perpetrate the most morbid scam ever perpetrated on the American People. The select taxidermists, working together with the nation’s foremost experts on animatronics, developed a method to “stuff” the senator on a robotic frame. One anonymous source close to the project disclosed, “This is the most exciting advancement in taxidermy and animatronics in over twenty years,” adding “granted it may be ethically questionable, but come on, you’ve got to admit it’s pretty cool!”

New evidence recently revealed that eerily pale presidential candidate and U.S. senator, John McCain, has been dead for over three years. McCain, who died of a heart attack on New Years Eve in 2004, was just about to usher in 2005 when a toxic combination of alcohol and artificial stimulants, including Viagra, Ecstasy, and Methamphetamines, stopped his heart just minutes before the Times Square ball dropped signaling the new year. “The Group” seized the opportunity to use an established politician to support their agenda.

McCain has been viewed for years as something of a renegade. In the last few years many pundits have grown suspicious of his mysterious about-face. “This explains why McCain suddenly started unquestionably supporting every tenet of the Neo-Con agenda,” commented conservative radio personality Glen Beck. The extent of the success of the scheme has not been quantified yet, but it is clear that this advancement in the marriage of taxidermy and animatronics could change the face of American politics forever.

“The idea that we might soon be governed by robots controlled by an elect few wealthy Americans is troubling, however this may not be a violation of The Constitution,” reasoned Constitutional Law expert Larry Johnson. The Constitution requires that the President be at least 35 years old, but there is no requirement that they still be living; likewise a similar argument can be made for members of the House and Senate. Johnson posited, “we may not get this question answered until it comes before the Supreme Court.”

Uncle Sam Really Let Himself Go

OpEd by Edward Johnson, OR Chapter

Former fit and trim defender of liberty is now a lethargic and gluttonous slob. Unfortunately, time has not been kind to Uncle Sam, who has grown from 175 pounds to nearly 400 pounds in only about 100 years. Many speculate that the waistline growth of “Mr Government” is a direct result of the easy access to processed pork products and fast food. I spoke with Uncle Sam recently and over the course of the conversation he ate an entire bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken. “That was indeed finger-lickin’ good,” remarked Uncle Sam as he searched his fat rolls for any hidden morsels flavored with the Colonel’s secret blend of eleven herbs and spices.

I’m a busy man, and I don’t have time to cook. I have increasingly been doing more and more for the American people over the years,” justified Uncle Sam, “I used to handle basically only foreign affairs and interstate commerce; now I plan for the retirements of about 300 million people - hello, time consuming - and dabble in health care, oversee public and corporate welfare, and am continually leaning on the States to adopt regulations that I believe will make the U.S. a better and safer place. There is simply no time to hit the gym.”

It is true that the American people have grown increasingly dependent on Uncle Sam over the years. Related to that phenomenon, we have given up more and more of our hard earned money to our beacon of freedom in order that we don’t have to take care of ourselves. This influx of cash, has given Uncle Sam the means to eat out five to six times a day. At this rate, our good uncle will continue to grow ever larger, exacerbating his morbidly obese condition. Some dietary experts believe that Uncle Sam could reach 1000 pounds by the year 2075. There is also concern about the health risks associated with the grossly overweight condition of our favorite uncle. Brian Jenkins, of Weight Watch, contemplated Uncle Sam’s fate, “With every Big Mac, this American icon is shaving precious days from his life.”

There is certainly cause for concern, and without immediate action there will undoubtedly be dire consequences. “Everyday he reminds me more of “Fat Bastard,” remarked Sen. Larry Craig, likening Uncle Sam to one of the evil characters in the Austin Powers films, “I have images of him grabbing civilians and yelling ‘get in ma belly’” . “However, his over-indulgence in fried potatoes has done wonderful things for Idaho’s economy,” continued Craig, commenting, “and like myself, Uncle Sam agrees that tator tots are far and away the superior processed potato product.” Though Idaho has cause for celebration in the short run, all Americans should be wary of the long-term consequences of Uncle Sam’s unprecedented growth. If Uncle Sam keels over from a massive heart attack, the last, greatest bastion of our liberty will be gone.

Hillary's Naughty Side Revealed

Hillary's Naughty Side Revealed

Report by Ted Anderson, KS Chapter

America was shocked this week to learn that Senator Hillary Clinton is a sexual deviant. “Hillary makes Bill look like a monk” disclosed former Vice-President and recent Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore. Gore, who has been aware of the sexual proclivities of the former First Lady for years, was until recently, barred from divulging that information by “The Organization” because they had considered Hillary for the job of President. Apparently, upon making the decision to give Obama the Presidency, they have decided that keeping Hillary’s secret life hidden from public view was no longer a priority.

“The Lewinsky scandal went much deeper than the public realized, said Linda Tripp in a recent statement to the press, “both Bill and Hillary were tappin’ that.” Tripp, who was working for The Group at the time according to a DC source, was instructed to disclose only Bill’s indiscretions at the time in order to protect Hillary’s political career while paving George W. Bush’s road to the White House. “Now that Hillary is disposable, The Group doesn’t care who knows that Hillary is a freak.”

Americans long wondered why Hillary stood by her man in the face of multiple affairs. “It makes sense now,” commented Julie Adams, a mother of three from Michigan, “she stayed with him because she was involved with the same women he was.” It is likely that the red hot three-ways went the other direction too, with Hillary, Bill, and another man. There was some speculation at the time of Newt Gingrich’s retirement from the House, that he was forced to step down in order to keep quiet rumors that he was sharing a bed with “a very powerful couple.”

“You have to consider the times,” Senator Larry Craig (ID) recently said in defense of Hillary, “Washington in the 90’s was a crazy place, there were a lot of former hippies in powerful positions in DC, and the ‘free love’ doctrine of the 60’s was being followed in all three branches of the government.” There is evidence that the Clinton’s were actively engaged in spouse swapping at least through their stay at the White House, and that former friend James McDougal, who died in prison, was killed because he considered coming forward about the true nature of the relationship he and his former wife Susan McDougal shared with the Clintons.

Sex, Lies, and Murder, a new book about the Clintons, is due to be released next month, by Epiphenomenal Press. The author, former Attorney General Janet Reno, who has been engaged in producing music since her service as the nation’s top lawyer had front row seats to the Clinton White House soap opera. “Her book is the ultimate tell-all, and told with the breadth and legal analysis that only a powerful attorney that close to the Clintons could tell,” raves The New York Post. The book will be in stores on April 22nd.

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Group Swiftly Quashes Candidate Probe

Group Swiftly Quashes Candidate Probe

Report by Roger Marsh, OH Chapter

The Organization, or “The Group” as it apparently prefers to be called, moved quickly to stop rumors of impropriety on the part of its choice for President. Barrack Obama’s past was scrutinized recently, by way of his passport records, in an effort to ascertain more information about the heir-apparent to the American Throne. Condoleezza Rice, a well-documented tool of The Group, quickly fired two of the three perpetrators, who worked for the State Department, and sanctioned the third, who turned on his compatriots. Since the firing of the two, nobody has seen or heard from them and some insiders speculate that they have been permanently silenced.

It is clear to the DC insiders that this reporter has spoken with, on the condition of anonymity, that Obama is The Group’s chosen one, and that any effort to forestall their selection will be swiftly and decisively addressed. The Group has a history of enforcing their will with drastic measures. It has been widely rumored that there were a multitude of questionable deaths in the wake of President Bill Clinton’s meteoric rise to power. Though no independent source could conclusively link the murders to Clinton or his supporters, among those familiar with The Group, it is their well-established modus operandi to remove any and all impediments to the election of their chosen son.

“Obama will be President, The Group will see to that,” stated a noted DC source, “and there is nothing you, or I, nor any well meaning independent investigator can do about it.” It seems that The Group enjoys the fallacy of the people electing an agent of change, when the result is invariably more bad, or worse, news for the citizens of this formerly great nation. “Obama will, of course, usher in more decimation of our Constitutional liberties if elected President,” speculated a DC lawmaker, “because, if he is elected, he is undoubtedly an agent of the organization that secretly runs this nation.”

In light of this control that The Group exerts over the voting public, it is imperative that we find some way to expose, and loosen the grip that, the organization of the wealthy elite hold on this nation. Until that day comes, it doesn’t matter if it is Obama or McCain, or even the Ice Witch Hillary, the people of this nation will always be a mere afterthought when it comes the actions of our governmental officials.

Supreme Court to Settle Gun Rights

Report by Arthur Blank, MT Chapter

"Laws that forbid the carrying of arms . . . disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes . . . Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." 
--Thomas Jefferson, quoting Cesare Beccaria in On Crimes and Punishment (1764).

The U.S. Supreme Court will be deciding this year if “The Organization” plan to deprive citizens of their Constitutional Right to bear arms will go forward. The lawsuit that brought the issue before the highest court in the land is District of Columbia v. Heller (07-290). Previously, the District of Columbia ban on handguns was ruled to be unconstitutional by a federal appeals court. If the Supreme Court sides with the District of Columbia, cities and states around the country will be free to take guns from the hands of private law-abiding citizens. Conversely, the opposite decision will restore Constitutional Rights to DC residents and Chicago residents, where there is a similar ban.

Thomas Jefferson said, “Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not.” It is for precisely this reason “The Organization” wants the citizenry to be unarmed. It is not until the guns are taken from the people, that we will be be completely subject to the tyrannical rule of “The Organization.” Until that time we still have the ability to stand up and “water the tree of liberty.”

Our so-called elected officials easily bend to the whims of the secret power structure in this country; however, federally appointed judges are, for all intents and purposes, free from such pressure, because they are appointed for life. Once on the bench, “The Organization” has an extremely difficult time removing a federal judge; it is for this reason there is still a shred of hope for our Constitutional Rights. That, unfortunately, may not be the case for long. One DC insider noted that, “if the Court rules against the goals of “The Organization,” there is speculation that there will be considerable pressure to change the Constitution to allow the easy removal of judges that don’t play ball.” For this reason, we may see the Court rule against our Constitutional Rights in order to maintain job security.

It is obvious that gun bans such as the one in the District of Columbia don’t protect innocent victims. In 1976, the year that the ban was enacted, there were 135 gun related deaths. Last year, after 31 years under the ban, that statistic was 143 gun related deaths. Despite the ban, the District of Columbia leads the nation in firearm related deaths. Last year, there was 31.2 such deaths per 100,000 people in DC. Alaska was second, with 20, and the national average is 11.5 firearm related deaths per 100,000 people. Somehow, despite the ban, criminals in the nation’s capital are still getting guns, leaving only the innocent unarmed. If unarming the innocent doesn’t save lives, our government can have only one reason for pursuing such an agenda - namely saving themselves from innocent citizens who have grown tired of having their Constitutional Rights trampled.

New AoE Camo Collection

New AoE Camo Collection

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You asked for it, and here it is. Introducing the New AoE Camo Collection, featuring our always popular "Eyeball" Jacket and new Tee-Shirts - now with a Camo flair! See your Chapter Commander to order yours today!

Attention Cadets!

You may remember the last transmission of Official Newsletter of the Army of Epiphenomenon; if not, permit me to recap. I had just wriggled free from my hiding place in the crawl space of a fellow AoEer’s home, and though coated in mud and bits of insulation, I was elated to be out of my self imposed prison. I thought that I was a free man again; I was under the impression that the search for me had lost steam, and the government agents on my tail had lost interest. I, of course, was wrong.

You might recall that I had traveled to a fellow cadet’s secluded home in the Southwest. It was to be an opportunity to spend some time outdoors without the need to look over my shoulder. I arrived late one night and awoke early the next day excited to stretch my legs in the great desert expanse adjoining my friend’s property. I ventured off to do a little rabbit hunting and to take in the red rock formations indigenous to the area. I saw a few rabbits early on, but was anxious to get some miles on the old legs before starting the hunt. After hiking for a couple hours, I had circled back to within sight of the house, and decided to try my hand at shooting some dinner. I took out my binoculars to scan the area for life, and before I had the opportunity to unshoulder my .22 rifle, I realized that I was not the hunter, but the hunted.

From the ridge I was atop, I noticed several vans and a couple cars rolling in from different directions. The vehicles were descending upon the house and I was surrounded. I thought about making a break for it into the wilderness, but realized that the only viable chance of eating for the next few days was to head back toward the house. I didn’t know where, or in what direction, I would be able to find human life – and didn’t trust twelve .22 shells to keep me fed until I found it.

I made my way to a little stream about a half mile from the house. I knew I had to submerge myself in mud before they set up their surveillance equipment – particularly the heat sensitive devices. By the time I got to the bank of stream, the heat was on. I could see that the dust that rose from the dirt roads as cars sped along them was no longer being produced, and was now beginning to settle; that meant that my hunters were parked, setting up surveillance, and already looking for me. I was forced to settle into the mud – literally – and wait for the cover of night to move toward the house.

I lay as near motionless as I could on my back for the next nine hours. I didn’t dare sneeze, let alone swat away the flies that crawled back and forth along my lips making my torturous wait almost more than I could bear. When finally it could grow no darker, I started toward the house. By moving upstream, I would be able to get within twenty five yards of the house while keeping my body heat hidden from the sensors. I moved slowly but steadily toward the house over the next hour, making sure to keep my every part covered by a thick layer of the cool sticky clay that lined the bottom of the stream. Upon reaching the point at which the stream ran closest to the house, I took several minutes to spread the mud as thick and as thoroughly as I could in order to hide my body heat until I made it safely to the house. With a prayer, I left the stream and headed for my friend’s home.

My success of making to the house was bittersweet. Knowing that the surveillance equipment would pick up my presence even in the house, I was forced to take refuge, covered in insulation, in the crawl space below the house. It was the only way to keep myself and my friend safe. I spent the next six days nestled in the insulation that my friend had scavenged from the attic, thanking God for the layer of mud that separated me from the fiberglass fibers that would otherwise have surely driven beyond the point of madness.

The only human contact I enjoyed during my time under the house was a twice daily supply drop that consisted of some food, a water bottle, and a handwritten note the kept me abreast of the situation outside. After two days, my gracious host took a stroll out to one of the outposts to ask what they were doing. The agents responded by telling him that a dangerous criminal was in the area, and that he should evacuate the area until it was safe. Luckily for the sake of my nutritional wellbeing, he refused to leave. Strangely, upon a request for identification, the agents refused and told my friend to either go back to the house, leave the area, or he’d be risking his health. Though still confused about how writing a newsletter could subject an American citizen to such intense scrutiny, and worse, being called a “dangerous criminal” by his government, I could do nothing but wait. The pen must truly be mightier than the sword.

After three days, most of the cars had moved out, but three camps were left around the perimeter to stake out the area. By day six, there was only one camp remaining. Upon hearing that only one camp remained, and being as close to losing my mind from constant confinement as I had ever been, I decided to escape. My host informed me that I could follow the stream about five miles to the nearest town, so at midnight, caked in dry mud and wrapped in insulation, I made my way out of the house and to the stream. By first light I had arrived in Kanab.

I must have looked like hell when I climbed into the Greyhound, though I had been able to clean up in the stream before walking to the bus stop. I was pleasantly surprised to see that, despite my unkempt appearance, I fit right in with the other passengers on the bus. It eased my mind to know that I fit in with, rather than stood out from, my fellow travelers.

I arrived in Las Vegas six hours later. I dropped a handwritten copy of the newsletter, which I had been writing during the ride, into the first mailbox I found. It would find its way to Los Angeles to be published by my assistant the next week; I however was not so lucky. I returned to the bus station, thinking I might lay low in Oregon for awhile, but I wouldn’t even get as far as the ticket window.

Ten feet into the station I was grabbed from behind by three men and thrown face first to the hard cement floor. There was a moment of dizziness, shock, and fear all rolled up together, then blackness. When I awoke I was at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in the custody of the United States Military, where I would face the hardest eight years of my life ....

Obama Succumbs to the Dark Side

Report by John Walling, CA Chapter

Obama’s latest move, shunning his long time pastor Jeremiah Wright, has many political pundits whispering about “The Organization.” The organization to which I refer is a group of wealthy elites, sometimes referred to as the Illuminati, which exerts control over government officials. Little is known about “The Organization” itself, but there is little doubt about the impact it has in the political arena. This band of elites is thought to, despite the sham that is our election process, hand select the key members of the U.S. Government, as well as many foreign governments. The talk around DC is that Obama was forced, by “The Organization,” to remove Pastor Wright from his campaign, because statements Wright made about U.S. responsibility for the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

 
Although a member of Wright’s church, Obama claims that he had never heard the pastor make a statement that might be considered un-American. In one sermon, Pastor Wright said, "We bombed Hiroshima, we bombed Nagasaki, and we nuked far more than the thousands in New York and the Pentagon, and we never batted an eye." He continued by saying, "We have supported state terrorism against the Palestinians and black South Africans, and now we are indignant. Because the stuff we have done overseas has now brought right back into our own front yards. America's chickens are coming home to roost."

Pastor Wright also stated that we live in “a culture that is controlled by rich white people.” Obama, in a public statement following Wright’s dismissal, claimed that he had never heard the pastor make any disparaging comments about “rich white people.” Obama followed up that denial by saying, “The fact is that I love rich white people, I love all rich people. I believe that when it comes to rich people, we should be colorblind.”

The pastor decried the treatment of Black Americans saying that "The government gives them the drugs, builds bigger prisons, passes a three-strike law and then wants us to sing 'God Bless America.' No, no, no, God damn America, that's in the Bible, for killing innocent people God damn America for treating our citizens as less than human. God damn America for as long as she acts like she is God and she is supreme." It is statement like this that would have incensed “The Organization.” These statements show clearly the type of lies, tricks, and deceptions that have been used against the American people to keep the band of wealthy elites in power and control. “‘The Organization’ doesn’t want people to know that they are the ones who introduced drugs into our urban areas, they don’t want us knowing that they orchestrated the 9/11 attacks, and more than that, they don’t want us knowing that they are really the people in control of this country,” stated a DC source on the condition of anonymity.  

Washington insiders are speculating that Obama’s move against his pastor signals that he may have struck a deal with the Devil, the Devil being “The Organization,” and traded in his principals for a seat in the oval office. One insider commented, “this move means that [Obama’s] words have become mere rhetoric; he’s no longer a beacon of change, he just became a Bush, albeit a well-tanned Bush.

Attention Cadets!

It's finally here - the new official semi-sporadic Newsletter of the Army of Epiphenomenon! This Newsletter has been given a facelift, but is still loaded with news that the mainstream media won't share. Make sure to contact your Chapter Commander for home delivery. You can click on the picture to read the cover of the newsletter, and I have included the full text of the most important article below. Other articles will follow.

AoE Detractors Attack the AoE

Report by Roger Morris, OH Chapter

A secret organization made up of the World’s wealthiest persons, launched an attack on the AoE over the weekend vowing to “put an end to the [AoE] within a year.” This group’s mouthpiece, known only as “Blackjack6” posted the threats against the AoE at http://commistoppers.blogspot.com. This group, which claims to select the President of the U.S., is the same organization thought to be responsible for contaminating much of the nation’s water supplies with harmful pharmaceuticals.

An AP report just published revealed that 41 million Americans have unwittingly been ingesting antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers, and sex hormones, among other things, by drinking ordinary tap water. While the results of the contamination are unknown, it is clear that this highly secretive organization has been attempting to control the minds and sexual habits of the population.

It is rumored that the organization, which is billing itself as “The Stoppers of the Army of Epiphenomenon,” has links to the Department of Homeland Security, various foreign intelligence agencies, and even terrorist organizations such as Al Qaeda. An unnamed Washington politician disclosed that “you don’t cross ‘the organization’ and survive; it’s their way or the highway.” It appears that this secret group is the puppet master, of sorts, to our government, which means that the primary goal of the AoE must be to cut the strings and free our country from the tyrannic control of this evil organization.

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Also, we are less than a week away from fresh Newsletters!  Our new news apparatus is just days away from publication.  Keep track of the dirty deeds committed by our government.  Read it here or see your Company Commander for home delivery.

 

Updated AoE Handbook

Attention Cadets,

 

The newly updated AoE Handbooks are now available from your Chapter Commanders.  This edition includes the AoE Constitution, Bylaws, and updated practices and procedures.

 

Additionally, our news corp is almost ready to get going on new issues of the Newsletter - it will be good to be publishing again!  Until then, I will continue to upload past issues of the newsletter on the blog.  Make sure to scroll all the way to the bottom because there are fresh uploads all the time.

 

Carry on,

 

Thaddeus Stanley

Senior Information Officer

More Newsletters Posted and Fresh New AoE Apparel

Attention Cadets!

Check out the newly uploaded Newsletter!  The Newsletters are posted chronologically with the oldest at the top.  Make sure to scroll down to the bottom of the page to check out the most recent uploads.

Additionally, there is new AoE Gear available.  Don't miss out on these fresh new styles for the spring.  Order yours through your Chapter Commander today.  Wear your AoE pride on your sleeve! 

How the AoE Began

How the AoE Began

The Army of Epiphenomenon was started in 1980 by a group of young, militant nogoodniks.  The youths, having become disillusioned by the educational system that the government was providing "free of charge," left high school and their small rural town in Southwestern Utah to search the hills surrounding Parowan, Utah for a militia to join.  The area thy chose seemed to be the ideal place to find a band of camouflage clad, gun toting hillbillies that shared the boys' negative view of the ever enlarging Federal Government.  The young men chose well, for those very hills were indeed crawling with unwashed militiamen, but for as much as the AoE's founders wanted to be apart of a militia, the Parowan militiamen were equally adamant about the boys getting "the hell out of these dadgum hills."  And left they did, before the hillbillies "sent them back to Uncle Sam with their asses full of lead."

 

It seemed that for all their angst, they were missing, or rather not missing, an essential characteristic necessary for membership in a militia; that, of course, being teeth.  Unfortunately for the boys, they had grown up accustom to brushing two to three times a day.  While each of them had their own specific routine, they could all agree that a good brushing consisted of up and down strokes, back and forth strokes, and certainly a fair bit of circular motion cresting and dipping at the respective gum lines.  It must have been quite a shock for the Parowan militiamen to see three sets of brilliantly white gleaming teeth reflecting the horror that was the rot and decay of the hillbillies' mouths.  Perhaps it was jealousy or simply mistrust of those with clean, healthy teeth, but whatever the case, it seemed to be pandemic of militiamen across this great land.

 

The boys left Parowan in search of another militia to call their own, but every time they came across another militia, the response was the same.  The greetings from the militiamen they encountered on their quest ranged from simple hostility to hellish rage.  After one such encounter, the boys spent a week picking bird shot from one another's buttocks.  At one point, the boys even considered pulling a few of their own teeth and taking a couple days off from brushing; but in the end, reason prevailed and they decided against defacing the teeth they had spent so many years caring for and polishing to perfection.

 

These young men, the outcasts of outcasts as they were, were left with only one way to release their pent up aggression; that of course being to start their own militia.  Their militia was to be the militia for the rest of us, those with good teeth and bad alike, hapless layabouts, and even those with college learning.  In 1980, these three brave young men started what truly was, the anti-militia militia.

 

To this day we still hold true to the vision of Barnaby Jensen, Dixie Larkin, and Frank Stahlie.  We hold fast to the belief that good dental hygiene should be rewarded, not despised.  We believe that the government is too large and too flippant with their destruction of the Bill of Rights.  We look to the past to seek wisdom for facing the future, and we stand ready, toothbrushes and all, to defend the spirit that guided the foundation of this once great country. 

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New Army of Epiphenomenon Blog!

This is an exciting day for the Army of Epiphenomenon.  Now we have a blog!  There's no limit to the havoc that we can now create.