Archive for the 'Economy' Category
How to Sell a $35,000 Watch to a Man in a Recession: Blow Smoke Up His Bum, Distract His Wife, Offer Tchotchkes
July 24th, 2009This article is so hilarious and ridiculous that I couldn’t resist posting it. Via: Wall Street Journal: Mr. Brücker looked the part of a luxury customer, wearing Car Shoe moccasins and an IWC Big Pilot watch, which has shock absorbers to help it keep time under rough flying conditions. He used PowerPoint to impart what […]
U.S. Firm Looking to Purchase New Zealand’s Most Strategic Asset
July 24th, 2009I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I don’t know who’s behind the wheel of this thing, but it’s not Kiwis. There is some kind of insidious, international banking octopus thing happening here. New Zealand politicians are selling their own country out to a global criminal elite that is going to eat this […]
Obama Chooses Former Monsanto Lobbyist for Food Safety Post
July 24th, 2009Via: Organic Consumers: Michael Taylor is a lawyer who has spent the last few decades moving through the revolving door between the employ of GMO-seed giant Monsanto and the FDA and USDA. Taylor is widely credited with ushering Monsanto’s recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH) through the FDA regulatory process and into the milk supply — […]
12,000 U.S. Children To Be Swine Flu Vaccine Guinea Pigs
July 24th, 2009Via: Prison Planet: Around 12,000 U.S. children will be used as guinea pigs for an experimental swine flu vaccine known to contain the dangerous ingredient squalene, which has been directly linked with cases of Gulf War Syndrome and a host of other debilitating diseases. According to a report in the Oklahoman, 12,000 children nationwide will […]
NZ: Man Withdraws $190,000 Savings After Bank Denies Loan for $80,000
July 24th, 2009Update: Nelson Building Society Deposits His Money… with Westpac You sort of have to live in New Zealand to get how funny/sad this is. Via: Stuff: In an ironic twist on Mapua artist Roger Griffiths’ protest withdrawal of his $190,000 savings in $20 notes from Westpac yesterday, the money was today back with Westpac. Mr […]
Detroit: The Post-Apocalyptic Future of American Cities?
July 23rd, 2009Update: Is This Story Bullshit? A couple of readers from Detroit have written in and are saying that this story is bullshit and that they they haven’t seen any barbedwired burbclaves. —End Update— Burbclaves. Via: Al Martin: Here’s a glimpse of a Turn Key Approach to Urban Wasteland Management ™. Last week I had a […]
Citing an Argument Used by the Bush Administration, White House Declines to Disclose Visits by Health Industry Executives
July 23rd, 2009Via: Los Angeles Times: Invoking an argument used by President George W. Bush, the Obama administration has turned down a request from a watchdog group for a list of health industry executives who have visited the White House to discuss the massive healthcare overhaul. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington sent a letter to […]
HOLY !@#!! Treasury Auction Schedule
July 23rd, 2009Via: Market Ticker: Oh My…… Let’s see if I can count this up…. 70 day CMBs, $30 billion (tomorrow) 13 week Bills, $32 billion (July 27th) 26 week Bills, $31 billion (July 27th) 52 week Bills, $27 billion (July 28th) 2 year Notes, $42 billion (July 28th) 5 year Notes, $39 billion (July 29th) 7 […]
Obama on U.S. Economic Crisis: “The fire is now out”
July 23rd, 2009HAHA! This is “Mission Accomplished” V2.0. Via: AFP: US President Barack Obama defended his administration’s response to the economic crisis over the last six months, declaring: “The fire is now out.” “I think that we have stepped back from the abyss. I think we’ve put out the fire,” he said in an interview with PBS, […]
Feds Bust Dozens in New Jersey Corruption Scandal; Mayors of Hoboken and Secaucus in Custody; “High-Volume International Money-Laundering Conspiracy”
July 23rd, 2009Organs. Via: NBC New York: The mayors of Hoboken and Secaucus were among scores of people arrested in early morning raids across New Jersey this morning as federal officials unveiled a long-ranging probe into public corruption and international money laundering, officials said. FBI and IRS rounded up scores of elected officials and several rabbis across […]
