2012 Presidential Election
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Pause at 31 Seconds in this Video--See John McCain at a Vegas Casino Craps Table
Awesome!! I might just vote for him now...
Why McCain 2008 Didn't Work
If John McCain had beaten George W. Bush for the Republican nomination in 2000, I probably would have voted for him in the general election against Al Gore.
Back then, he was a true maverick. A breath of fresh air on the political scene. A corruption fighting, bomb throwing, bi-partisan leader.
He made a fatal error soon after losing that bitter primary. He went with what he thought to be the safe bet: falling in line with the Bush administration, knowing all along he would be next in line after W's term.
That was a big mistake.
Back then, he was a true maverick. A breath of fresh air on the political scene. A corruption fighting, bomb throwing, bi-partisan leader.
He made a fatal error soon after losing that bitter primary. He went with what he thought to be the safe bet: falling in line with the Bush administration, knowing all along he would be next in line after W's term.
That was a big mistake.
Republican Dead-Enders
Astonishingly, indeed almost unfathomably, millions of Americans are poised to pull the lever for McCain/Palin on November 4. This category of American voter can only be labeled as the 'Republican Dead Ender'.A Republican Dead-Ender finds it merely a minor detail that their candidate for president--a sickly 72-yr old cancer survivor--picks a 44-yr old governor of Alaska who appears to have trouble walking and chewing gum at the same time as his vice presidential candidate.
A Republican Dead-Ender likes George W. Bush and the job he's done for the past 8 years. After all, the above said Dead-Ender and their family haven't died in a terrorist inspired nuclear holocaust. Life is good! Thank you George W.!
The Republican Dead-Ender has a pretty low bar of success for their man or woman to eclipse for them to garner their unwavering, eternal electoral support.
The Republican party was once the party of the free market. Pure as the driven snow, as long as the meddling government kept its greedy paws off capitalism, we'd all become rich and pay no taxes. Nirvana!! And--it works!! Trust me, I read it in a textbook back in college!
The fact that their party is now advocating a massive, Karl Marx style taxpayer funded bailout of Wall Street is conveniently explained away by the Dead-Ender. It was Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter's fault.
There is probably no hope for future vote-diversification for the Republican Dead-Ender. In the year 2048 the Republican party could nominate Bozo The Clown and Willow Palin for president, and feel confident that they will have support of millions of Dead-Enders, traipsing to the polls on election morning, zombie-like, to pull the lever for their team.
The Republican Dead-Ender likes to keeps things simple: An 'R' in front of their candidates name is enough for them.
It's like those toothpaste commercials that say "Four out of Five dentists agree that brushing your teeth daily reduces tooth decay and promotes oral hygiene." Ever wonder who that other 20% of doctors who don't believe that brushing is good for your teeth is?
Alas, they are the doctor equivalent of the modern Republican Dead-Ender. The people who voted for George W. in 2004, and stand poised to vote for McCain/Palin in 2008. In the face of massive, incontrovertible evidence that it is not good for their country.
Congressional Chameleons, Facing Voter Backlash, Rush Back to Bargaining Table on Bailout Bill
The bailout's defeat has gone over like a fart in church with the American public, with opinion polls having swung wildly in support of the bill after the market plunged and people began realizing what Congress allowed to happen. I now believe the smart money is on Congress passing a bill of some sort on Thursday after members return from the holiday: All the major DC players (Pelosi, Frank, Blunt, Boehner), after an incredibly partisan and acrimonious day yesterday, now seem to be aware of how badly Congress screwed up and have toned down their rhetoric towards each other markedly. We can now expect both party leaders to raise the heat on their rank and file members who voted no exponentially, using the new public opinion math and the likelihood of further market swoons as leverage. ABC's George Stephanopolous writes about 4 scenarios as to how this plays out in this article. Keep in mind all 462 members of the House are up for re-election in a month, and these are chameleon/cockroach/weather vane type beings, bereft of nearly all ethics and concerned and consumed with one thing and one thing only: winning re-election. With public opinion having gone from supporting the defeat of the bill--which happened, to now supporting some form of bailout legislation after realizing that this isn't some ideological pissing contest but something that has actual implications (plummeting stock market, inability to access credit, perhaps not getting a paycheck form an employer who can't make payroll), etc. expect enough House members who voted no initially to change their votes to yes on Thursday. Interestingly, yesterday's vote among the 462 was almost split exactly between those in safe districts, who voted overwhelmingly yes, and those sweating their balls off about their upcoming elections, who nearly all voted no.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Economic Meltdown Suggested Reading
Special to Minor Ripper: A suggested reading list on the current economic crisis submitted by a renowned financier and loyal Ripper reader.
Reading For Tonight:
“Against Oligarchy”
British Financial Warfare: 1929, 1931-33
“How the City of London Created The Great Depression
http://www.tarpley.net/
48 pages
“Main Causes of the Great Depression”
Paul Alexander Gusmorino
http://www.gusmorino.com/pag3/
7 pages
Panic of 1907
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Original excerpts with photos
www.bos.frb.org/about/pubs/pan
20 pages
Congress to Wall Street: Fuck You
You've got something like 500 federal elected officials up for re-election in a month, and their phone lines and e-mail in boxes have been blowing up with constituents telling them to vote no for the bailout bill, which has been successfully framed by opponents like Newt Gingrich as being 'Wall Street vs Main Street'. Never mind that the bill was supported by virtually all serious economists and financial luminaries including Warren Buffet, Bill Gross, etc. and that capitalism for all intensive purposes has and will continue to grind to a halt.
GOP Leader Boehner Calls Bailout Bill a "Crap Sandwich", Announces He'll Support It
Boy, Boehner's constituents ought to be proud of statements like that coming from their man. Has Congress ever, and I mean ever, been more toxic and dysfunctional? You've got the Minority Leader of the Republican party calling the $700 BILLION bailout package a piece of shit, then in the same breath announce that he plans to vote for it! All right! How confidence inspiring! Who the fuck is in charge here? Hank Paulson? Congress? George W. Bush? Bernanke? I say in November we throw all the bums out.
Is 65-yr Old Mick Jagger Banging a 23-yr Old?
Well this news certainly shouldn't come as a shock to anyone, but it's still pretty amazing. I mean, let's face it--look at the pictures to the right: Mick's got some major mileage on the old odometer, but apparently that doesn't seem to be bothering Molly Miller Mundy who it looks like he's now banging.Combine this with the news of Mick's fellow Stone (and fellow pensioner) Ronnie Wood dumping his wife of 20 years to hook up with 20 year old Russian vixen Ekaterina Ivanova, and it becomes increasingly clear that the Stones plan on living like rock stars until the very end. Here's another picture of Ronnie's new piece.
Call me old fashioned, but to me this is what Rock and Roll is all about: Danger, recklessness, sex, drugs.... Kudos to the Stones for keeping absolutely legit. Today's rock and roll is so antiseptic and fake. You've got Boner, I'm sorry Bono, trying to save the world, and Madonna adopting a new African kid every week. Yawn.
What could these young 20 something babes be thinking, though? That's easy: cash, fame, and power. It's probably a safe bet that both Ronnie and Mick know their way around a bedroom, too, what with the several decades of experience bedding fresh, young tail.
COMPLETE RIPPER ROLLING STONES COVERAGE
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Saturday, September 27, 2008
This Stinks Like a Pile of Dog Shit
From today's New York Times article about John McCain's gambling 'activities'....Here's another article about McCain's gambling.
Mr. McCain was betting at a casino he oversaw as a member of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, and he was doing so with the lobbyist who represents that casino, according to three associates of Mr. McCain. The visit had been arranged by the lobbyist, Scott Reed, who works for the Mashantucket Pequot, a tribe that has contributed heavily to Mr. McCain’s campaigns and built Foxwoods into the world’s second-largest casino.
Uh, I might be wrong but I think many Americans would be deeply concerned with having a Commander in Chief who seems to have quite a little gambling habit. This news dovetails with the recent rash of puzzling major campaign decisions McCain has made (Palin, suspending his campaign), and makes the guy seem even more reckless.
RIPPER LAS VEGAS COVERAGE
Friday, September 26, 2008
Hedge Fund Industry Gets Kicked in the Nuts
This news no doubt makes countless Americans happy. Hedge funds, those heartless Wall Street bad boys, those ruthless, soulless capitalist sharks, those millionaire 'short-selling' nouveau riche douche bags, are getting kicked in the nuts and beaten over the head with a baseball bat in real time.The industry was long-due a good shakeout. Over the past five years, you could have had a monkey flinging darts at a pinned up copy of the Wall Street Journal stock page make money picking stocks, as long as that monkey utilized leverage and was ne long the market. It seemed like every Tom, Dick, and Harry in New York City and London was hanging a hedge fund shingle and becoming a millionaire.
Well, those days are now officially gone. Long gone. Funds are going out of business en masse: the government's banning of short selling on a broad swathe of stocks was the equivalent of Nagasaki and Hiroshima on the industry.
As with any business, the strong and well managed will survive this tumult and ultimately thrive. But make no mistake about it: the salad days are over for hedge funds.
Bill Gross Should Have a Leading Role in This
As I've mentioned in a previous story, George W. Bush probably doesn't know the difference between a stock and a bond, and besides being dismally unpopular and politically toxic--he is largely irrelevant to the current financial crisis.The government, successful 'bailout' or not, will need the smartest, most brilliant financial minds in America to work in unison to manage this extraordinarily complex economic task. Today's New York Times has a good article on someone you would think the government would trip over to solicit for help in this, PIMCO chief Bill Gross.
Although the guy might look like he's right out of a mid-70's stag film, don't let that fool you: The cat and his team at PIMCO know their fucking bonds.
Taxpayers would be lucky to have him involved.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Sarah Palin, Russia Expert
A Team of Deaf, Dumb, and Blind People Must Have Vetted Palin for McCain
From Andrew Sullivan's Blog:
If you go to 1:20 into this Youtube, you will hear Muthee, who later anointed Palin, say the following words in Palin's presence:
The second area whereby God wants us, wants to penetrate in our society is in the economic area. The Bible says that the wealth of the wicked is stored up for the righteous. It's high time that we have top Christian businessmen, businesswomen, bankers, you know, who are men and women of integrity running the economics of our nations. That's what we are waiting for. That's part and parcel of transformation. If you look at the -- you know -- if you look at the Israelites, that's how they work. And that's how they are, even today.
Ex-Judge Disbarred for Using Penis Pump During Trials
I'm a pretty tolerant guy, but I think this is a little too much....Ex-Judge Disbarred for Using Penis Pump During Trials
Posted Sep 24, 2008, 10:55 am CDT
By Debra Cassens WeissA former Oklahoma judge convicted for using a penis pump while presiding over trials has been disbarred.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court said Judge Donald Thompson brought discredit on the judiciary and the legal profession by his conduct, and a severe sanction was warranted, the Oklahoman reports.
Thompson had been convicted on four counts of indecent exposure and sentenced in August 2006 to four years in prison. He served 20 months and was suspended from law practice, the Associated Press reports.
The opinion by Supreme Court Justice John Reif noted that no mitigating evidence was presented to explain the conduct, and it happened on four separate occasions. "Furthermore, his conduct displayed a complete abdication of judgment," Reif wrote.
"His criminal behavior is not only socially unacceptable, but is an affront to the judicial branch of government and the legal profession," the opinion said.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
The Apocalyptic End of The Bush Presidency
It's only appropriate that the wheels are now coming completely off. The desperate, bleak, and fading pulse of a disastrously awful presidency is fittingly ending in a fiery economic inferno.America 'elected' a really unfit man as president in 2000, and then, almost unfathomably re-elected that same man in 2004. Neither event was our country's finest moment. He is lazy, ignorant, stubborn, vengeful, violent and petty, and his tenure as Commander in Chief will be described by historians as an unmitigated disaster--an American embarrassment.
More prescient to today's news, however, is the fact that he probably doesn't know the difference between a stock and a bond. He therefore is patently unqualified to deal with a financial crisis that occurred on his watch, because of a wanton, rank, ideologically driven, almost purposeful negligence in regulatory oversight. The cops not only weren't on their Wall Street beat, they were busy getting smashed at the local pub on the taxpayers' dime.
And Bush is taking the Republican party down the tubes with him. John McCain's presidential campaign has taken on a Theatre of The Absurd air to it, what with Sarah Palin and all--but in fairness to him following Bush as the party leader would have nearly impossible for the strongest of Republican candidates, let alone a 72 year old curmudgeon. As far as brands go, today's Republican party would get its' ass kicked by Yugo.
Anyway, only a few more months before this asterisk of a president, this utter loser, this boy-leader, this intellect-challenged dunce, is finally be relegated into the dustbin of history. Good riddance, and God Bless America.
National Enquirer Story Details Sarah Palin's Steamy Extramarital Affair
After they broke and confirmed the John Edwards love child story a few months back, the National Enquirer has established itself as the journal of record concerning such affairs. I must say, the story of Sarah Palin cheating on her husband I find patently unsurprising. Slightly more eyebrow raising (but not really by much), would be a story about her banging her pet Rottweiler, or her brother or something. How John McCain decided to pick this unqualified buffoon, this joke of an empty dress, as his running mate, will be discussed in American political textbooks for generations to come.
Freak Racist Anti-Obama Group Emerges in New Jersey of All Places
Well this, unfortunately, is undoubtedly a sign of things to come this election season. Inbred, ignorant, toothless white hicks and white supremacists are sure to start rearing their ugly heads nationwide in anticipation of an Obama victory...
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Has America Gotten Soft?
Hank Paulson, Ben Bernanke, George W. Bush and many other luminaries assure us that unless we bail out the banks, we as a people will suffer catastrophic consequences. Yeah? That's quite a statement. What type of a 'catastrophe'? War? Disease? Will we all go hungry? Will there be no more running water or electricity? Those are some of the things I would describe as catastrophes. A severe economic depression, even a major collapse, is not a catastrophe in my eyes and indeed is a vital part of capitalism. This frankenstein piece of legislation being drafted in our Congress in support of this defunct president and his economic team needs to be torpedoed. Times ahead very well might be tough, but they won't be catastrophic. We'll get through it. Suck it up Americans, capitalism and the free market are worth it.
Conservative Columnist Will Writes Scathing Anti-McCain Article
Conservative journalist George Will is a little bow-tied know-it-all who is well respected on the right, especially regarding economic issues. Understandably, he is horrified about the Frankenstein-like series of bailouts being orchestrated on a Republican's watch, which is utter Socialism.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Poll: Racism Could Swing Election
This is undoubtedly the biggest wild card or variable present in the election, because without the existence of racism the election would not be close.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Friday, September 19, 2008
Racist Hate Mongers Chime in on Josh Howard
The below is from Mark Cuban's blog Blog Maverick, regarding this video showing his player Josh Howard: Suffice to say, all the people below will vote for McCain/Palin in November:
Thanks for the advice on Josh
I wanted to thank all of you who took the time to email me with your comments on how best to deal with Josh. They were so good, I thought I would share a few of them with everyone. Including the email addresses of those who were bold enough to use real email addresses.
Josh realizes his comments were wrong, he understands why people are upset. He knows he has made a mistake, has apologized and will work with us . Beyond that, its a private issue.
What about the people who gave me the following advice ?
Author : Barack Obama (IP: 64.12.117.196 , cache-mtc-ah04.proxy.aol.com)
E-mail : Nigga4life@coon.com
URL : http://Watermellon
Whois : http://ws.arin.net/cgi-bin/whois.pl?queryinput=64.12.117.196
Comment:
JOSH HOWARD IS NOTHING BUT A DUMB COON NIGGER. SOMEONE NEEDS TO TEACH HIS MONKEY ASS SOME DAM RESPECT FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM
“Jeff Kellen”  | |
| To: | |
| Date: | 09/18/2008 04:22 PM |
| Subject: | Ask Mark Cuban |
Hi Mark,Did you know Josh Howard was an America hater when you signed him or was
it a surprise?
it a surprise?
“I don’t spend my money on this NBA shit, I am white.”
Thanks,
- Jeff
| From: | “Tyree, Pam” |
| To: | |
| Date: | 09/18/2008 11:18 AM |
| Subject: | Howard |
This ahole is just as anti American as you are Cuban! What a disgusting bunch.
| rom: | “Billy Leto” |
| To: | mark.cuban@dallasmavs.com |
| Date: | 09/18/2008 09:20 AM |
| Subject: | are you kidding me? |
MC,
Tell Howard that him and Hussein Obama can go to another country and live if they don’t want to support our symbol of freedom.–
Billy
Billy
| From: | Donald Joy |
| To: | mark.cuban@dallasmavs.com |
| Date: | 09/18/2008 09:20 AM |
| Subject: | Howard’s(and the rest of them) anti-American, thuggish remarks/attitude |
| These black criminals that you people coddle and cultivate are the reason why I no longer watch/follow professional sports. Sickening. |
| From: | “Riley Johnson” |
| To: | |
| Date: | 09/18/2008 09:14 AM |
| Subject: | Ask Mark Cuban |
Hey Mark, I’ve always loved the way you ran your team and respected a large amount of your opinions. Regardless, I have to stop supporting the Mavs. Why? Because I don’t support POS, America-bashing people like Josh Howard. Tell that spoiled pansy that his lifestyle is only made possible by the marvelous experiment that is America, and to take his bs to Russia if he’s going to talk down our national anthem. Until he’s off the team, you guys are off the TV.
| From: | christopher.wolff@comcast.net |
| To: | mark.cuban@dallasmavs.com, |
| Date: | 09/17/2008 11:28 PM |
| Subject: | josh howard |
This the first time I have e mailed any one of this stature you have to be kidding me I have always admired you and I am a warriors fan Don Nelson or not. Fire that ass hole this is America send him to Iraq No wonder kids act the way they do this is there role model they have no clue what we have been through in our history and how we became this country we all have faults but this is not the 60`s if it was he would of been hanged. I suppose that he thinks all the fireman, police and innocent citizens in 911 should of died also only in America could this happen and thats the point he does not get.
| From: | Larry Smith |
| To: | |
| Date: | 09/17/2008 08:51 PM |
| Subject: | Your boy |
You need to get rid of your nigger howard before you go down with him!
| From: | “Manuel Rodriguez” |
| Cc: | |
| Date: | 09/17/2008 10:09 PM |
| Subject: | Maverick Josh Howard |
You better get that piece of work out of your team for talking and disrespecting the national anthem or you are going to pay the price for it….. What kind of org. allows a looser and an idiot play for them? You are so low you make me vomit!!!! If you allow a hate of America play for your team, you also Hate AMERICA. GET OUT OF HERE!!!!
Have a Blessed Day:
Manuel A. Rodriguez
Name: Roger
Email: rconnally@hotmail.com
Website:
Dude: Worry less about why the financial world and more about that unpatriotic coon you have on your team.
Time: Wednesday September 17, 2008 at 10:07 pm
IP Address: 68.238.150.29
| From: | vxsmith@aol.com |
| To: | Mark.cuban@dallasmavs.com |
| Date: | 09/18/2008 08:58 PM |
| Subject: | Josh Howard |
You need to fire that SOB immediately. However, given your political leaning and anti-US film producer credits, I doubt you have the nuts for it. Wouldn’t be surprised if you encouraged him. Do the right thing…dump that dumb asshole.
| From: | George Bannon |
| To: | markcuban@dallasmavs.com |
| Date: | 09/18/2008 08:25 PM |
| Subject: | MARK & TEAM NEED TO MOVE TEAM AND YOU TO MOSCOW RUSSIA OR CUBA OR CHINA ETC.ETC. |
1ST STRIKE - YOU HAD THE ANTI-AMERICAN CANADIAN PIG VOMIT ON YOUR TEAM
2ND STRIKE - YOU FUNDED ANTI-AMERICAN/TROOPS MOVIE
3RD STRIKE - “I DONT DO THIS SHIT’ DURING MY NATIONAL ANTHEM - THIS NATION MADE YOU PIG VOMITS RICH BEYOND MY DREAMS AND THIS IS HOW YOU REPAY US. THREE STRIKES YOUR OUT! TELL PIG VOMIT HE IS FREE TO MOVE OUT OF MY COUNTRY ANYTIME HE WANTS. TRY CHINA,THEY HAVE FREE SPEACH - NOT!
Sir,
How dare you defend this Josh Howard piece of shit. After his disrespect, at the very least, you should have transferred his ass to the Euro league. He doesn’t like America? Well screw him. I’ve been around the world, defending America. Hell, I haven’t even had the opportunity to live in my own country since 1995. I can assure you many people, with IQ’s higher than a shoe lace, would gladly trade places with this ingrate punk. As long as you protect him and make excuses for him you carry equal guilt. I would immediately have any person in my employ fired and have his security clearance yanked for expressing such an opinion. I could retire on 1/20th of this assholes salary, and all he does is play ball and trash the country which provides him the opportunity to make such a living. Send him to REALITY, where he should be; bagging groceries and/or in prison.
Tommy Lee Frederick
Systems Technician - Warrior Training Center, U.S. Forces Korea
Unit 15596 Camp Casey, Korea APO AP 96224-5596
DSN 315.730.1645
COM +82.31.869.1645
EMAIL: frederickt@korea.army.mil
| From: | “stephen rogers” |
| To: | |
| Date: | 09/17/2008 09:34 PM |
| Subject: | Ask Mark Cuban |
Mr. Cuban,
Just saw your nigger Josh Howard disresepct the national anthem because he is black. According to the news you say he is a really great guy. Of course he is because he makes you lots of money you greedy bastard.
You would rather sell out your own country that my dead father fought for in WW II than than lose a buck by firing this black bastard.
You are nothing more than a nigger slave owner milking him for all his black ass can get you.
YOU, SIR IS WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS COUNTRY. YOU AND THAT NIGGER YOU CALL NICE.
There’s lots of black dick on that team, get busy. White power is coming back because of race traitors like you.
Know what you get when you cross a nigger and a white nigger lover ? a WHIGGER. THAT IS YOU !!!!
Mark WHIGGER Cuban. A White storm is brewing Mr. Cuban, you and those niggers like you better evacuate.
| From: | Jeffrey Miller |
| To: | mark.cuban@dallasmavs.com |
| Date: | 09/17/2008 08:14 PM |
| Subject: | Ask Mark Cuban |
| You need to get rid of NIGGARS like Josh Howard. |
Email: joejujo@yahoo.com
Website:why on earth would you keep the piece of embarrassing ghetto trash named Josh Howard?
I will no longer cheer for the mavs.
Go Spurs!
Website:why on earth would you keep the piece of embarrassing ghetto trash named Josh Howard?
I will no longer cheer for the mavs.
Go Spurs!
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heffernan2@aol.com
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| show details 9:29 AM (14 hours ago) |
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“I don’t even celebrate that shit. I’m black.”
You & Howard…two peas in a pod.
Don’t think we’ve forgotten about that Brian De Palma anti-military propaganda film, “Redacted”, that you produced, Cuban
Ya might tell Howard the next time you talk to him, that if not for America, he’d probably be be throwing spears in Africa someplace instead of free-throws.
Semper Fi,
M.E. Heffernan
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jax2545
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| show details 9:21 AM (14 hours ago) |
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I will not watch the mavericks play again,as long as Josh Howard plays ….. Thats it for me ….. What this animal said about the American flag has turned my stomach..
joe
Mark- Hope this finds you well.
I am anxiously awaiting word on your
move on the Cubs-if you buy them-keep
Trammel in the dugout-he is why they are
where they are now (coaching-wise that is).
Now, on the Josh Howard thing-the whole National
Anthem thing is bothersome. Put the ruler across
his knuckles-and remind him that that National Anthem
is the reason he is so ridiculously over paid, even though
he probably went to maybe 2% of his classes at Wake-and
probably can’t balance his own checkbook!
Would like to talk films with you soon. Daniel J. Heffner (my producing
partner) and I have 3 wonderful scripts, and my financing won’t be ready
for another 45 days. Need a partner-all 5M budgets or less-and the
scripts are good enough to garner Oscar winning actors. Further to that,
Dan already has Maple distributing one of them-so we are squared away
and I need to get started on 2 of them asap.
All the best,
| show details Sep 17 (1 day ago) |
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Mark,
I WILL NOT attend any Mavericks games as long as that criminal Josh Howard is
part of the team. Send him to Indiana to be with his fellow criminals. The youtube
video really exposes him for what he is.
Chuck Bauer
Nader and Barr will be on Ballot in November
This is an under reported story that could have major implications for November's presidential election. Ralph Nader will appeal to the far left tree hugging environmentalist types, and Bob Barr will appeal to the rifle toting, ranch living far right libertarian type. Between the two of them they will draw roughly 3% away from both Obama and McCain. In some states, that could be more, and it absolutely positively could be enough to tilt the election one way, as Nader did to Al Gore in Florida back in 2000. I don't think it will, however, this time around, as I still believe Obama will win in a rout.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
The American 'Free Market': Privatize Profits and Subsidize Losses?
We've all sucked at the tit. I'm talking easy money, baby. For the past ten years it has been one big party here in the USA. I want a brand new SUV. Bigger. Badder. Colder AC. Burn, baby, burn. Plasma TV's. Trips to Las Vegas. NYC to London? No problem! Well, it's all unwinding now, in real time. Wall Street gave us the easy money, and we all sucked at the tit. Now it's over, and it's easy to blame Wall Street, right? But who took those trips? Who bought that new car? We all need to look in the mirror. But what's a little frustrating is seeing all these CEO's of these now defunct businesses walking away with millions and millions of dollars in severance, right? We, the taxpayer, are left holding the burning, smoldering, smelling carnage of this financial toxic waste. But the thing is we partied, in essence, with their money! Save money? ARE YOU FUCKING CRAZY?!? Well, now we are experiencing the hangover, and it is and will be brutal. After all, we all, in the end, reap what we sew. On to the next bubble!
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
AMERICA'S MASS INSANITY SUBSIDES, OBAMA BACK IN FRONT
If the recent polls showing McCain/Palin in front of Obama/Biden had you, too, feeling like you were living in a strange Twighlight Zone type netherworld surrounded by martians, you were not alone. The fact that this was based largely on the boost that Sarah Palin, an inexperienced, vengeful, right-wing lunatic, empty dress bimbo, made the situation all the more surreal to many of us. Thankfully, it seems like this weirdness has subsided, perhaps for good, until November 4. For those of you wondering what the T-shirt on the right says, it is "I may be broke but I'm not flat busted"
Bumbling McCain Appears to Have No Idea Who Spanish Leader is in Bizarre Interview
Unfortunately evidence keeps piling up that John McCain has lost quite a few of his marbles. Even more unfortunately for the rest of us is that he will almost certainly get 40% plus of the electoral vote, and could possibly be elected president. His choice for Vice President was Sarah Palin. Hopefully Americans are connecting those dots.
Palin's Personal E-mail Gets Hacked
This is blowing up all over the Internet, I really haven't looked at it too closely. If she got her e-mail hacked, she has only herself to blame and it is further evidence of her incompetence.
Financial Armageddon?
A friend of mine who works in finance at a hedge fund that 100% of you would know the name of, and who is much smarter than I am on this stuff, just sent out this e-mail:
Something is up?
T-bill rates traded to 0% this morning.
Last time t-bill rates traded at this level was when Germany invaded France in 1940
LIBOR spreads have blown out and banks won’t lend to each other.
The viability of investment banking business model is being questioned……meaning you can’t have an IBANK that needs daily funding…….so people are questioning whether you need a deposit base to run a financial business……since the last two independent IBANKS left (without a deposit base) are Morgan Stanley and Goldman you have:
MS down 38% today
GS down 23% today
AIG has just been sent into a defacto conservatorship and shareholders have lost controll of the company as government takes it over.
Meanwhile a $62B money market fund traded sub $1, meaning that liquidity for money market instruments is drying up as the commercial paper market freezes. This means people could lose liquidity in money market investments. So you guys may want to move significant funds to just a savings account which doesn’t invest in money market say at Schwab or Waterhouse etc….oh and by the way, I wouldn’t have that savings account at any banks which invest in mortgages with leverage (try Schwab, Fidelity or Vanguard for safety)
Make no mistake about it……..this is financial market Armageddon happening as a slow motion train wreck each day.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
NBA Star Josh Howard Doesn't Celebrate the National Anthem
And he also has a brain the size of a pea, apparently. This video was taken at the Allen Iverson celebrity flag football game, of all things. That explains the curious cloud of smoke that was hovering over the event...
McCain Invented the Blackberry?
This staff member probably wishes he hadn't done this, especially in this weird, wacko, planet-zulu type current American political environment that we live in, where pigs with lipstick, ads comparing candidates to Brittney Spears, tanning beds, and expensive haircuts are the types of 'issues' that catch the pigeons, er...I mean peoples', interest....
Monday, September 15, 2008
Palin Star Fading
For those of us with a basic faith in America, the last week or so has been astonishing and indeed almost macabre. The fact that this utter joke of a politician, Sarah Palin, had seemingly turned the race around in McCain's favor made us feel like we were living in some sick episode of the Twighlight Zone or something--sheer and complete befuddelment bordering on terror wondering if a plurality of the USA had collectively lost their minds. Thankfully, this mass mania, this sheer lunacy, this recklessness, self-destructive craziness appears to be fading.
Obama Sees Opening With Wall Street Meltdown
John McCain has admitted that he doesn't know much about the economy, and something tells me Sarah Palin almost certainly doesn't know the difference between a stock and a bond. If I were a reporter, I'd ask her that question, actually...
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Friday, September 12, 2008
Obama Camp Seizes on McCain 'Divorced' Comment
There's been a flurry of new polls showing McCain leading Obama, but there are still 54 long days until the election. It's important to remember that McCain has proven himself to be literally a human mistake machine, as this recent comment shows--and that Sarah Palin is an untested joke.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Pollster Still Sees Decisive Obama Win
Even with all this current Palin buzz, the smart money is still on Obama winning easily in November. The Republican brand has never been worse, George W. Bush is the most unpopular president in American history, and the economy is in recession.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Shocker! Palin Son an Oxycontin Snorting Piece of White Trash
I'm kidding about this being a shocker. How this smoldering group of flaming white trash came on to the national political scene is beyond me. The Palin kids make the Bush twins seem like nuns...
Obama Campaign Targets Florida Jews
Florida is bound to be close yet again this presidential election, and Obama needs to get nearly 100% of the state's large Jewish population to have a chance. He got an unexpected bump when McCain chose Sarah Palin as his running mate. Palin is a long time supporter of Pat Buchanan, who as this story reports, has been accused for some time as being anti-semetic by many in the Jewish community.
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
6:30pm Today EST: Big New Poll to be Released
Astonishingly, the race appears to be close. This new poll, released later today after the dust has settled from both parties' conventions, will be very telling.
Racist College Republican Leader Forced to Step Down
Unfortunately, racist freaks like this guy find a home in today's Republican party....
Monday, September 08, 2008
Saturday, September 06, 2008
Friday, September 05, 2008
Palin: Iraq War a "Mission from God"
At least she is on board with our current President on this one....
Exploring Palin's Ebay Plane Claim
It's becoming increasingly clear that John McCain's campaign didn't even Google Sarah Palin's name before selecting her as his VP choice. It's becoming increasingly clear that John McCain's campaign didn't even Google Sarah Palin's name before selecting her as his VP choice. No, that wans't a mistake, I had to write that twice because one needs to try and digest the staggering incompetence displayed by the Republican nominee for president. Indeed the McCain campaign has been exposed and outed as the political equivalent of Enron--a total, substanseless sham. Pretty and impressive on the outside but utterly bereft of the smallest shred of competence on the inside.
Thursday, September 04, 2008
Obama to Appear on Bill O'Reilly Tonight, 8pm
This is pretty much must see TV. Obama has studiously avoided appearing on FOX News due to its outwardly Republican bias. How he handles his time with O'Reilly will be very interesting.
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Chance Palin Gets Thrown Overboard
Sarah Palin needs to go away, and quickly, for the McCain campaign. Someone needs to dump her, like yesterday. Her speech tonight, if she gives it, at the Republican National Convention is must see TV. It's looking increasingly clear like the McCain people not so much even googled her name before picking her!
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
You Can't Make This Up: Palin's Foreign Policy Expertise Includes Fuel Stopovers
This is getting very ugly for McCain....I would not be surprised if she gets pushed overboard pretty quickly.
Rove Getting Touchy, Calls Biden "Big, Blowhard, Doofus..."
Karl Rove is no idiot. He took someone with the IQ of Howdy Doody in George W. Bush and got him elected president of the United States not once but twice. His tactics were raw, ruthless, and legendarily effective--focused on division: race division, gay versus straight division, religious versus non-religious, patriotic versus non-patriotic...alas good versus evil. Well the Palin selection by John McCain as his vice president is so patently awful, so ludicrously twighlight zone bad, so laughingly, catastraphically insane, that it might well be looked on historically as the historical low point of the modern Republican party. Karl Rove knows this and he's getting pissy, as it will severely tarnish his legacy. Attention Mr. Rove: we all reap what we sew.
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