Archive for the 'Perception Management' Category
U.S. Credit Rating a “Solid Triple-A”: Moody’s
June 23rd, 2009“As you all know, first prize is a Cadillac Eldorado. Anybody want to see second prize? Second prize is a set of steak knives. Third prize is you’re fired.” —Glengarry Glen Ross Via: Reuters: Moody’s Investors Service said on Tuesday that the U.S. government’s triple-A credit rating was safe but added that it could be […]
The Empire Strikes Back: FTC Plans to Regulate Blogs That Have Affiliate Relationships
June 22nd, 2009What has happened is that bloggers have blown the support columns out from underneath traditional media and the people who run the show don’t like that. The fact that some of us are able to survive by maintaining blogs must have come as an incredible shock to fat bastards in boardrooms across the land. That […]
U.S. State Department Speaks to Twitter Over Iran
June 17th, 2009The Internet has been playing an increasingly important role in international politics. One highly significant effect of Internet use overseas has been to circumvent the informational controls imposed by authoritarian regimes on their citizens… Predictions… The Internet will be used as a tool of statecraft by national governments… The Internet will play an increasingly significant […]
Obama Blocks List of Visitors to White House
June 17th, 2009Obama is embracing his inner Cheney. Via: MSNBC: The Obama administration is fighting to block access to names of visitors to the White House, taking up the Bush administration argument that a president doesn’t have to reveal who comes calling to influence policy decisions. Despite President Barack Obama’s pledge to introduce a new era of […]
How Do ‘Anti-Stab’ Knives Work?
June 16th, 2009And now, from the land on Monty Python, the “anti-stab” knife, complete with “combination tip” that “reduces the risk of injury” and an “ergonomic handle” that “reduces aggressiveness.” Does it come with a Union Jack dribble bib? If you think that these knives would reduce stabbings at all, you’re beyond lost and you’ll believe anything. […]
BBC Video from Iran
June 15th, 2009I’m not coming down on any side here. While my gut feeling is that CIA/Mossad/MI6 are throwing gasoline on the fire, I can’t point to any evidence of that. The past doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with the present, but being familiar with how the U.S. has screwed with Iran in the past, it’s […]
CIA Chief Believes Cheney Almost Wants U.S. Attacked
June 15th, 2009Why not go all the way and detail Cheney’s role in 9/11? Or any of the dozens of other links between the regime and 9/11? Ah, because the same regime is in power! How’s the Change working out? Obama Exempts CIA Torture Staff from Prosecution Obama Signals His Reluctance to Look Into Bush Policies Obama […]
U.S. Rejects Victory Claim by Iran’s Ahmadinejad
June 14th, 2009Via: AP: The U.S. on Saturday refused to accept hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s claim of a landslide re-election victory in Iran and said it was looking into allegations of election fraud. Any hopes by the Obama administration of gaining a result similar to Lebanon’s recent election, won by a Western-backed moderate coalition, appeared to be […]
Department of Homeland Security: Coal Ash Site Locations Must Not Be Revealed Because of National Security
June 14th, 2009If you’re not familiar with the concept of security through obscurity, this would be a good time to learn about it. Via: New York Times: Senate Environment and Public Works Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) is calling on U.S. EPA to reveal the confidential locations of dozens of coal ash impoundment sites considered dangerous. Speaking with […]
Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen Inside Holocaust Museum During Shooting
June 11th, 2009The loose unit index has gone off the chart recently. Via: WTOP: A security guard shot in an exchange of gunfire Wednesday at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum has died of his injuries. Museum officials identified the guard as 39-year-old Stephen T. Johns of Temple Hills, Md. Johns, a special police officer, was a six-year […]
