In his first "anti-Democrat" Special Comment, Keith Olbermann slams the Clinton Campaign for using the good ol' southern strategy, campaigning like a Republican, and its unwillingness to take responsibility for its own racially charged and insensitive remarks.My comment: This whole disgusting episode has tanked the possibility of ANY type of Obama/Clinton or Clinton/Obama ticket. Hillary, you are NOT as smart as you would have us believe. I resisted the ideas that you were in it solely to win for yourself out of some hellbent for leather twisted ego need, but now it has become too clear that THIS is really what you're all about. Now you have actually threatened Dem chances in the Fall by being so incredibly divisive. In a two words: you SUCK. Now, just go away.
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Thursday, March 13, 2008
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Psychosphere: Where Facts are Crazier
Got this from a friend this morning. Thought I'd pass along. Hang on to your hats everybody and buckle your seat belts (Oh, but don't DRIVE anywhere unless you absolutely HAVE to. Fasten your seatbelts anyway though.....).
Trudy
Hello to the Horde,
Please see attachment- best cartoon to explain the problem I have seen.. please must see…..halarious if it wasn’t so serious….
Economy:
As we come to the first quarter of 2008, we see economic calamities. But “psychophere “ readers are not among those who were caught unaware. Now that the collapse or recession is underway we see inflation rising. What the f**k does that mean dre??? That means we will all get poorer, everything will cost more, every commodity will increase, but not your well earned wages. NO gang, we will pay for this fiasco with inflation, the hidden tax!!!! Thanks uncle bush….your sure are swell. Commodities like wheat, pork bellies, gold, silver, cooper, lumber, agriculture, etc… will increase for two main reasons. One price of fuel is the foundation of commodity prices, so if fuel cost go up, everything fucking goes up… This is happening for number of reasons, Iraq war or other middle east geopolitical reasons, increased demand, no increase in output, and last but not least the erosion of the dollar. And two, as the dollar weakens it cost more dollars to buy the same amount of anything. Bang!!!inflation…get it. You have a spread in two directions. The stock market is taking the beating we spoke of in the last edition, no surprises. The derivatives market looks ripe to break. We all know how the housing thing is going, glad we didn’t listen to the MSM analyst, “soft landing” my ass. The dollar will continue to slide, by the end of the year 2 dollar per euro. Fuel will reach 135 dollars a barrel, and housing prices will plummet by another 15-20 percent. But hey, its all for freedom, right? Where fighting to free the world by giving them our freedoms right?…..that’s normal right? For the cost of this war we could have avoided all of this financial mess, secured social security, had free college education, and free medical. Gotta love the fight against those dam terrorist, you know the ones that only exists in Disneyworld, or the world we are supposed to believe in. And if you don’t, we got a room for ya in Gitmo, its called the water boarding room. Where you will do and say anything to make you believe in Disneyland again….… I love this brave new world…..
Sssso, for all you soon to be home owners, get ready for some good pickens at the end of 2009. Stay away 2008, unless you have a deal to steal…
http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/080310/opec_khelil.html?.v=1
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iPODn59bFNSnccM9QHN0ZKT7gGUQ Oh did I forget to mention it’s a global problem too, shit, when it rains it poors…….no pun intented
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=ae0IGuEKi9d4&refer=home
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/10/goldman-sachs-fed-may-cu_n_90710.html they have been doing this over and over again with the same results, failure. Some people call that insanity. And they call me crazy. Cause I am!!!!!Heeee Ha
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/goldman-sachs-raises-possibility-200/story.aspx?guid=%7b4B702F7F-41F8-45F0-A133-630F12F2C764%7d&print=true&dist=printTop Just a little misstep with Iran and boom, were fucked…
http://www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUSN0832645120080308 You guys think Im playing, its everywhere…325 Billion hit!!! Just like that overnight practically. What about smaller company’s ?
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article3508468.ece can you hear those printing presses at the Fed… every dollar they make they get a cut…..and your dollars purchasing power decreases……….I love the fed, there always watching out for us…
http://www.indiadaily.com/editorial/19079.asp
http://money.howstuffworks.com/grocery-store-prices-for-14-items-in-1957.htm perspective on inflation
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080306/ap_on_bi_ge/home_foreclosures must read
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080306/bs_nm/hedge_exits_dc_1;_ylt=AnTsHwBa2YdneV6qLVf5xwkE1vAI
Trudy
Hello to the Horde,
Please see attachment- best cartoon to explain the problem I have seen.. please must see…..halarious if it wasn’t so serious….
Economy:
As we come to the first quarter of 2008, we see economic calamities. But “psychophere “ readers are not among those who were caught unaware. Now that the collapse or recession is underway we see inflation rising. What the f**k does that mean dre??? That means we will all get poorer, everything will cost more, every commodity will increase, but not your well earned wages. NO gang, we will pay for this fiasco with inflation, the hidden tax!!!! Thanks uncle bush….your sure are swell. Commodities like wheat, pork bellies, gold, silver, cooper, lumber, agriculture, etc… will increase for two main reasons. One price of fuel is the foundation of commodity prices, so if fuel cost go up, everything fucking goes up… This is happening for number of reasons, Iraq war or other middle east geopolitical reasons, increased demand, no increase in output, and last but not least the erosion of the dollar. And two, as the dollar weakens it cost more dollars to buy the same amount of anything. Bang!!!inflation…get it. You have a spread in two directions. The stock market is taking the beating we spoke of in the last edition, no surprises. The derivatives market looks ripe to break. We all know how the housing thing is going, glad we didn’t listen to the MSM analyst, “soft landing” my ass. The dollar will continue to slide, by the end of the year 2 dollar per euro. Fuel will reach 135 dollars a barrel, and housing prices will plummet by another 15-20 percent. But hey, its all for freedom, right? Where fighting to free the world by giving them our freedoms right?…..that’s normal right? For the cost of this war we could have avoided all of this financial mess, secured social security, had free college education, and free medical. Gotta love the fight against those dam terrorist, you know the ones that only exists in Disneyworld, or the world we are supposed to believe in. And if you don’t, we got a room for ya in Gitmo, its called the water boarding room. Where you will do and say anything to make you believe in Disneyland again….… I love this brave new world…..
Sssso, for all you soon to be home owners, get ready for some good pickens at the end of 2009. Stay away 2008, unless you have a deal to steal…
http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/080310/opec_khelil.html?.v=1
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iPODn59bFNSnccM9QHN0ZKT7gGUQ Oh did I forget to mention it’s a global problem too, shit, when it rains it poors…….no pun intented
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=ae0IGuEKi9d4&refer=home
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/10/goldman-sachs-fed-may-cu_n_90710.html they have been doing this over and over again with the same results, failure. Some people call that insanity. And they call me crazy. Cause I am!!!!!Heeee Ha
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/goldman-sachs-raises-possibility-200/story.aspx?guid=%7b4B702F7F-41F8-45F0-A133-630F12F2C764%7d&print=true&dist=printTop Just a little misstep with Iran and boom, were fucked…
http://www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUSN0832645120080308 You guys think Im playing, its everywhere…325 Billion hit!!! Just like that overnight practically. What about smaller company’s ?
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article3508468.ece can you hear those printing presses at the Fed… every dollar they make they get a cut…..and your dollars purchasing power decreases……….I love the fed, there always watching out for us…
http://www.indiadaily.com/editorial/19079.asp
http://money.howstuffworks.com/grocery-store-prices-for-14-items-in-1957.htm perspective on inflation
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080306/ap_on_bi_ge/home_foreclosures must read
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080306/bs_nm/hedge_exits_dc_1;_ylt=AnTsHwBa2YdneV6qLVf5xwkE1vAI
Sunday, March 9, 2008
The Apple doesn't fall far from the Bush...
Remember George H.W. Bush's famous trip to the supermarket to get a taste of life for the little people? No wonder the Chimp in Charge is mind boggled to learn the price of gas.....
Movie Review: 10,000 B.C.
10,000 B.C. could easily be: 10,000 Boring Characters
Cheesey, hokey, awful!
Ridiculous accents, preposterous epochs/civilizations mixed together. Snail's paced and an obvious low budget rip off of Apocalypto (which was a great film).
I couldn't care less if boy got girl, if the Old Mother kicked the bucket or if they did or did not score a woolly mammoth for dinner. Forgettable characters, embarrassingly stupid plot.
Don't waste your money and PLEASE if you can't resist going, don't bring the kids; they might think this is possibly true human history. Ugh!
Cheesey, hokey, awful!
Ridiculous accents, preposterous epochs/civilizations mixed together. Snail's paced and an obvious low budget rip off of Apocalypto (which was a great film).
I couldn't care less if boy got girl, if the Old Mother kicked the bucket or if they did or did not score a woolly mammoth for dinner. Forgettable characters, embarrassingly stupid plot.
Don't waste your money and PLEASE if you can't resist going, don't bring the kids; they might think this is possibly true human history. Ugh!
Video: Saturday Night Live Spoofs Hillary's 3AM Ad
SNL spoofed Hillary's 3AM ad with a sketch depicts a 3AM phone call between Senator Clinton and a very inexperienced President Obama. In the sketch, President Obama calls Hillary in the middle of the night for advice on what to do about Iran and how to fix the heating in the White House. And of course, at 3AM, Bill is nowhere to be found!
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Lawn feud shooter goes free
Lee Macon, the Broward man who shot his neighbor to death during a fierce disagreement over the line that divides their two lawns, walked out of jail a free man Thursday.
My comments: Found this on Wingnut Daily and they obviously think this story is good news. Here's the back story:A guy comes out of his house because he hears his neighbor getting riled up at the lawn guy who accidentally mowed part of his lawn. Dig this: BECAUSE he thinks there is some trouble brewing, HE GETS HIS GUN and tucks it into his belt! That's right; he didn't call 911, he didn't attempt to dialog first, he brings out a pistol as if this was freaking Dodge City. The neighbor IS incensed, he does get physical with the guy, the guy then whips out his gun and ends up killing the neighbor. He was not indicted for any crime. Hello??? Is this not 2008? Do we not have in place, remedies for this type of dispute? How about calling in your lawn guy to your home to avoid confrontation if it is starting to heat up? How about getting a homeowner's group to help with some conflict resolution, since it is an ongoing dispute? How about calling law enforcement to come to help defuse the situation? There is even more unbelievable circumstances to this case.
Well I guess it's now totally cool and okay to be a complete throwback, cowboy idiot, kill somebody and not suffer any consequences. This must be good news for all of the redneck, gun-toting knuckle draggers out there. Let's see, "I'm pissed at my neighbor! First thing to do is grab my Smith and Wesson, yessir, that'll take care of bidnez. I don't have no other idears in my brainpan, cuz I'm just an ignorant summabitch. It's all good though, cuz we got the 2nd ammendment. Damn straight!"
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My comments: Found this on Wingnut Daily and they obviously think this story is good news. Here's the back story:A guy comes out of his house because he hears his neighbor getting riled up at the lawn guy who accidentally mowed part of his lawn. Dig this: BECAUSE he thinks there is some trouble brewing, HE GETS HIS GUN and tucks it into his belt! That's right; he didn't call 911, he didn't attempt to dialog first, he brings out a pistol as if this was freaking Dodge City. The neighbor IS incensed, he does get physical with the guy, the guy then whips out his gun and ends up killing the neighbor. He was not indicted for any crime. Hello??? Is this not 2008? Do we not have in place, remedies for this type of dispute? How about calling in your lawn guy to your home to avoid confrontation if it is starting to heat up? How about getting a homeowner's group to help with some conflict resolution, since it is an ongoing dispute? How about calling law enforcement to come to help defuse the situation? There is even more unbelievable circumstances to this case.
Well I guess it's now totally cool and okay to be a complete throwback, cowboy idiot, kill somebody and not suffer any consequences. This must be good news for all of the redneck, gun-toting knuckle draggers out there. Let's see, "I'm pissed at my neighbor! First thing to do is grab my Smith and Wesson, yessir, that'll take care of bidnez. I don't have no other idears in my brainpan, cuz I'm just an ignorant summabitch. It's all good though, cuz we got the 2nd ammendment. Damn straight!"
Read on:
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Jon Stewart Ponders Bush's Ignorance About $4 Gas
On Thursday night's episode of "The Daily Show," host Jon Stewart riffed on the fact that President Bush was unaware of the fact that analysts have predicted gas prices could soon reach four dollars a gallon.
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Wednesday, March 5, 2008
John McCain vs. John McCain
Good luck with this in the Fall, Repubs! I hope that whoever is the Dem nominee, will play this BraveNewFilms expose' on McMaverick's double talk on Prime Time TV, over and over again. He's swiftboating himself! Check it out!
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Monday, March 3, 2008
The Coming Food Shortage
I read the NY Times' editorial this morning about the problem of food shortage created by farming land for biofuel rather than for food consumption. The editorial discusses the impending impact on supplies for the poor in developing countries. There will be shortfalls. There will be increased hunger and less food aid. After reading the editorial I read the comment section. While there were several informed and astute comments, I thought that Steve in Virginia's was absolutely right on target. Like Steve, I too think that America is in for a rude awakening as we are leveled by circumstance to our proper station in life, as it were. We've been living an elevated, unparalleled lifestyle for the past forty or fifty years, but the E ticket ride is about to be over. Get ready...
Here is Steve in Virginia's commentary:
2008 7:20 am
Link
Unsurprisingly, inhabitants of this country want to have their cake ... their monstrously inefficient SUV's and pick- up trucks. giant houses and other energy wasting conveniences ... and eat, too.
Eat cheaply, that is.
For too long, this country has been in a state of denial about energy use and the environment. It's hard to point a finger of blame since just about everyone here has made a decision at some point to participate in the sprawl - automobile - development - subsidy game. Why not? For a long time, it was extremely profitable ... at least for some people. For a time .. back in the '50's and '60's ... it was fun, too!
"Little Deuce Coupe" "Rocket Eighty-eight" Rock and roll!
Now, the ground rules have changed. Basic food items are becoming extraordinarily expensive, at the same time the credit system that has financed the sprawl - through - subsidy extravaganza is becoming unwound with almost sadistic deliberation. All individual economic actions are part of a whole; they are not separate from each other. There are stresses that are manifesting themselves throughout the entire global economy; world wide inflation, currency devaluation, deflation of assets and the collapse of banks and investment companies. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke - and his counterparts in the World's other central banks - use the term 'recession' but the actions of the Fed actually spell out 'Depression'. The country has painted itself into an energy consumption corner. 'Peak Oil' has come and brought with it 'Peak Food'.
Americans need to look in the mirror and prepare themselves for hard choices. Either the choices will be made collectively and with some sense of management and shared sacrifice ... or changes will be imposed by circumstance. In the latter case, the sacrifices will be profound and destabilizing.
America is at a crossroads. The 'way of life' that was invented in the period after World War Two is obsolete. All that runs in train ... the automobiles, suburbs, wasteful consumption, wasteful 'development' and the government policies that support these activities is obsolete as well. In the end, all will go into the 'ash can of history', regardless of our denial or the silly actions of government agencies.
Getting rid of the cars and the sprawl will be hard. Seeing McMansions and Walmarts leveled with bulldozers on TV to create farmland will be shocking, but anyone who thinks that we the people can have a decent country without making these sacrifices is fooling themselves. Yes, Virginia, there are limits ... and we are there, already!
— steve, Virginia
Here is Steve in Virginia's commentary:
2008 7:20 am
Link
Unsurprisingly, inhabitants of this country want to have their cake ... their monstrously inefficient SUV's and pick- up trucks. giant houses and other energy wasting conveniences ... and eat, too.
Eat cheaply, that is.
For too long, this country has been in a state of denial about energy use and the environment. It's hard to point a finger of blame since just about everyone here has made a decision at some point to participate in the sprawl - automobile - development - subsidy game. Why not? For a long time, it was extremely profitable ... at least for some people. For a time .. back in the '50's and '60's ... it was fun, too!
"Little Deuce Coupe" "Rocket Eighty-eight" Rock and roll!
Now, the ground rules have changed. Basic food items are becoming extraordinarily expensive, at the same time the credit system that has financed the sprawl - through - subsidy extravaganza is becoming unwound with almost sadistic deliberation. All individual economic actions are part of a whole; they are not separate from each other. There are stresses that are manifesting themselves throughout the entire global economy; world wide inflation, currency devaluation, deflation of assets and the collapse of banks and investment companies. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke - and his counterparts in the World's other central banks - use the term 'recession' but the actions of the Fed actually spell out 'Depression'. The country has painted itself into an energy consumption corner. 'Peak Oil' has come and brought with it 'Peak Food'.
Americans need to look in the mirror and prepare themselves for hard choices. Either the choices will be made collectively and with some sense of management and shared sacrifice ... or changes will be imposed by circumstance. In the latter case, the sacrifices will be profound and destabilizing.
America is at a crossroads. The 'way of life' that was invented in the period after World War Two is obsolete. All that runs in train ... the automobiles, suburbs, wasteful consumption, wasteful 'development' and the government policies that support these activities is obsolete as well. In the end, all will go into the 'ash can of history', regardless of our denial or the silly actions of government agencies.
Getting rid of the cars and the sprawl will be hard. Seeing McMansions and Walmarts leveled with bulldozers on TV to create farmland will be shocking, but anyone who thinks that we the people can have a decent country without making these sacrifices is fooling themselves. Yes, Virginia, there are limits ... and we are there, already!
— steve, Virginia
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