Archive for the 'Elite' Category
It All Began in a Small Store in Arkansas…
March 14th, 2009Via: Guardian: …in fact, anyone who lives in Bentonville probably shops in Wal-mart for food, clothes, furniture and electronics, banks at Arvest, and, until recently, read a Walton-owned paper. They can drive down Walton Boulevard to watch sport at the Walton Arena. They can wander around the Walton Arts Centre, or go to the Wal-Mart […]
The Obama Deception
March 14th, 2009More: Obama Deception
Obama Regime Considering Making Veterans Pay for Treatment of Service-Related Injuries with Private Insurance
March 12th, 2009Sorry, guys. The criminal bankers needed new mansions, yachts and Rolex watches. Via: CNN: Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki confirmed Tuesday that the Obama administration is considering a controversial plan to make veterans pay for treatment of service-related injuries with private insurance. But the proposal would be “dead on arrival” if it’s sent to Congress, […]
Geithner: Global Action Needed to Combat Recession
March 12th, 2009Via: AP: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the global recession is deepening and urged strong actions by all major nations to combat the downturn. Geithner says the Obama administration believes it is essential for other major countries to commit to substantial and sustained efforts to bolster their economies. His comments highlighted a growing rift with […]
Hitler’s Books: Insights Into an Evil Mind
March 12th, 2009Don’t miss the last sentence. Via: Providence Journal: The vault at the John Hay Library at Brown University is not exactly Hitler’s bunker, but it is below ground and could endure a bomb blast. It’s big. It’s locked. And inside, one finds something fascinating. No, the Führer’s not in there, but his books are — […]
California Raw Almonds Must be Treated, Judge Rules
March 10th, 2009Mmm hmm. Oh, just wait for HR 875. Your clone burger with genetically engineered freedom fries and synthetic pHood perfumes—to hide the rancid smells—will be A-OK. But raw, whole foods that haven’t been saturated in carcinogens, cooked or irradiated… to render them “safe”… This is enemy combatant stuff. Via: McClatchy: A federal judge Monday upheld […]
Treasury Official Who Let AIG Cook Books Is Allowed to Retire
March 10th, 2009Via: ABC News: The man at the center of a fraud scandal at the Treasury Department has been allowed to quietly quit and retire from his job as a government regulator, despite allegations that he allowed a bank to falsify financial records and amidst outcries from investigators who say the case shows how cozy government […]
Change We Can Believe In: How About the End of Farmers Markets? Say Hello to H.R. 875: Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009
March 9th, 2009Update: The Husband of the Bill’s Sponsor Does Work for Monsanto Reader CW tipped me off to this. It checks out. Rosa DeLauro is married to Stanley B. Greenberg. Here’s a bio on Greenberg: Stanley B. Greenberg is Chairman and CEO of Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research. He has served as polling advisor to President Bill […]
World’s Biggest Banks to Meet in London
March 8th, 2009Via: Reuters: Chief executives of leading Japanese, European and U.S. banks will meet in London to discuss the future of the financial system, the Nikkei newspaper reported, as the global financial crisis prompts a barrage of new regulatory proposals for the sector. The Japanese business daily said the British government would host the meeting on […]
Brother, Can You Spare a Trillion?
March 7th, 2009Via: Solari: The full page ad in Ruppert Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal for its “Future of Finance Initiative” starts off by saying that the financial system has stopped working. I completely disagree. The financial system is working for the first time since Bob Rubin and his colleagues created the “strong dollar policy” complete with gold […]
