Q: Sen Ron Paul asked Ben Bernanke: "Is gold money?"
A: Benny answers: "NO."
Cool. Sure. If YOU say so, Benny. ....or, how about 'excuse me? WTF?'
- The FED is currently using gold as money with swaps for currency.
- The FED is also leasing gold for currency.
- The US Treasury/Mint is still making gold coins.
and
- The ROW (rest of world) seems to quite disagree with Benny....especially other Central Banks. [read: China, India, Russia, et al]
To quote John Pierpont Morgan (yes, JP hisself, a smarter money guy than our Ivory Tower 'in theory' Benyamin):
- "Gold is money. Everything else is credit."
So, the Bernankenstein would maybe prefer some nice Credit Default Swaps to bullion? Some really swell Greek bonds?
- and UP is DOWN; ignorance is strength; war is peace; and freedom is slavery.
BUT, the old expression that 'Gold is the currency of Kings, Silver of Gentlemen, and Debt of Slaves' might be a wee bit closer to the truth than our FED wants to go these days.
- Better to lie one's ass off, even if you were a Harvard professor.
- Have you figured out yet you're being lied to? Snookered? Screwed? 
Thursday, 14 July 2011
In Obamaville, UP is DOWN.............from Rico
News.............
Three reasons to relax about global warming
Iraqi Kurds accuse Iran of illegal border crossing, 10,000 revolutionary guards cross the Iraqi border
Barack hussein obama ... gun runner to the mexican drug cartels ... more each day emerges about the sorry bastard ...
Gaddafi regime threatens rebels with surface-to-surface missiles
Well, If We Can’t Indoctrinate These Kids, Let’s Kill Them
Next-Gen 120mm Tank Killer: ATK’s M829E4 AKE
Three Middle East nations considering F-16 orders
Sailor a victim of 'injustice,' judge says, but Navy owes him nothing
Shout of bounds?: No yelling at Obama today
Somali-Americans from Minnesota Leave to Wage Jihad with Al-Shabaab Terror Group
20th Armoured Brigade to replace 3 Commando Brigade in Helmand
Obama's Own Economic Benchmarks Give Administration Failing Grade
Gunwalker' Deepens: Agent Zapata Killed By Gun From Texas?
Bernanke: Federal Reserve Could Supply More Stimulus if Necessary
Feds Eye CIA Officer in Abu Ghraib Prisoner Death
Qaddafi Delegation Visits Israel
CDR Salamander: Fire Scout Fail: some of the background
HOW UNCLEAN WAS MY VALLEY
US aid to Palestinians in jeopardy over Hamas link
White House presses Congress on Palestinian aid
Social Security is NOT At Risk On Debt Ceiling
Ex-Staffer Sues Democratic Rep Over Vision Problems
Boston explosion: five dead in huge fireball during 'illegal vodka brewing operation'
Barack Obama storms out of meeting
Col Muammar Gaddafi's son targets Janine Di Giovanni
Iran moves nuclear enrichment programme to underground bunker
Egypt sacks hundreds of senior police officers
Libya's rebels lose ground along the new front line against Col Muammar Gaddafi
Bondi Beach surfers turn to night surfing
Brussels' Political Stalemate: Impasse Could Drag Belgium into Euro Crisis
German Banking Expert on Euro Crisis: 'Punishing Italy Is a Rational Thing to Do'
BND intelligence agency loses HQ blueprints
Suspect Charged in Leiby Kletzky Killing
This is the kind of story that could make you question your faith.
Rupert Murdoch Slams News International
Man, it's like he's on a mission.
See: "Gordon Brown Rips Into Rupert Murdoch.
And check the link, because CNBC's Simon Hobbs calls out Brown for his abject hypocrisy.
Wednesday, 13 July 2011
Minnesota Beer Sales
Man, summertime's when a guy could really use a beer:
See: "Government Shutdown in Minnesota Threatens Beer Sales."
KCAL 9's Evelyn Taft
One of the hottest meteorologists out there. You gotta watch this video!
That's why I majored in political science!!
VBS TV: Inside Syria........
In March 2011, the wave of Arab Spring hit Bashar al-Assad’s regime when the people of Syria rebelled against the government, rallying for democracy and civil rights. As a result, Syrian forces got even more brutal, killing and imprisoning thousands of civilians.The situation deteriorated upon the siege of Jisr al-Shughour by the Syrian army, leading thousands of citizens to cross the Turkish-Syrian border to seek shelter. Harboured in tents across the border, they’ve been living in political purgatory waiting for their voices to be heard. Journalist Alexander Christie-Miller got inside Syria through the Turkish village of Guvecci and got us this report.
See the rest at VBS.TV: Inside Syria - Subs - VBS News | VBS.TV
Really? Nawww.............from Rico
Our "Mental Munchkins" would have us believe that the Recession ended a while ago, and that (a) things are getting better - thanks to them, (b) happy days are here again - thanks to them, (c) they have a 'plan' - be sure to thank them, and (d) we should re-elect them by way of 'thanks' (ignoring their responsibility for causing the problems in the first place).
- The craven and venal bastards.
The Plan:
- Baffle everyone with steaming pile after steaming pile of BS that is so absolutely unbelieveable that they are stunned, buying a little more time to 'masybe' come up with a plan because there really IS no plan.
The Consequences:
- Ayn Rand siad it best "You can ignore reality, but not the consequences of ignoring reality."
Taxpayers Have Obama's Number..........by Dan Friedman
After less than three years in office, Obama’s growing record of failures at home and abroad are so egregious and manifest that dwelling on the obscure and the occult like birth certificate, “Manchurian candidate,” Cloward-Piven strategy, etc., is unnecessary and a waste of valuable time. Better to speak loudly and clearly to the nation in language we all understand about experiences we all share. The American people will take care of the rest. df
Waiting for the enemy to blink
Booze Quotes.........
"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day."
Lyndon B. Johnson
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"When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading."
Paul Horning
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"24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence? I think not."
H. L. Mencken
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"When we drink, we get drunk. When we get drunk, we fall asleep. When we fall asleep, we commit no sin. When we commit no sin, we go to heaven. So, let's all get drunk and go to heaven!"
George Bernard Shaw
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"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."
Benjamin Franklin
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"Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza."
Dave Barry
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BEER: HELPING UGLY PEOPLE HAVE SEX SINCE 3000 B.C.!
W. C. Fields
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Remember "I" before "E," except in Budweiser.
Professor Irwin Corey
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To some it's a six-pack, to me it's a Support Group -Salvation in a can!
Leo Durocher
H/T Shelly
Yes, Jews Love Glenn Beck, But They're Israelis.........by Dan Friedman
Here’s another sign of the growing political distance between America’s left-liberal Jews and the Jewish state. Glenn Beck, the conservative pundit generally demonized by everyone from J Street to the ADL to the New York Times, is in Israel receiving a much warmer welcome than Prime Minister Netanyahu ever received at Obama’s White House.* Israelis qua Jews are maturing and gaining self-confidence, while many American Liberal Jews (say 78%) are stuck on ...well, being liberals. As this gap widens, it’s going to be fun to see who misses who.
Dan Friedman
NYC
*I hope professor Dershowitz won’t think badly of me for pointing out the color of Obama’s abode.
News........
Bend over, Britain
Caylee's Law Would Be Just That - A Law Just For Caylee
Buzz aldrin punches stalker in the face ...
It's OK to Kill Gays Once Sharia Implemented Says Local Muslim Crazy Person Jawed Anwar
Old School « Neptunus Lex
Street name “Seven in Heaven Way” upsets American Atheists
Iraq Abandons Plan to Buy F-16 Fighters
Gunboat Diplomacy « Neptunus Lex
Bachmann would consider debt limit increase — in exchange for Obamacare repeal
Look What We Made the Obamacle Do!
Obama: No, I can’t promise that Social Security checks will go out in August if we don’t reach a deal
McConnell proposes giving Obama debt ceiling power
Barack hussein obama ... gun runner to the mexican drug cartels ... more each day emerges about the sorry bastard ...
The stupid bastard threatens to withhold social security checks ... and, military pay ...
Europe Is Done: Ireland Cut to “Junk” Status
Aiding and Abetting the Enemy
Energy Freedom Now
Gunwalker Terrorizing America, Too: Guns Show Up in U.S.
Soldier Who Lost Right Hand in Afghanistan Receives Medal of Honor
Deja vu all over again
Britain needs a citizen army to fight its wars
Ageing Church of England 'will be dead in 20 years'
Pay more for fuel or face blackouts
Motoring bliss as traffic wardens axed
French say Col Muammar Gaddafi 'prepared to leave'
Pakistan threatens to withdraw troops from Afghan border over US aid reduction
US Navy considers moving aircraft training from Iwo Jima
China increasing military use of space with new satellites
Syria's relations with France and US reach a new low
South Sudan is more sovereign that the British
'At the Edge of Collapse': EU Fisheries Reforms Aim for Sustainability
Muslims call for imams in the German military
Blue Angels pick 7 new officers to join team in September
Tropique Swimwear Fashion Show
and finally.......
How can men like this pose as moral arbiters? by Melanie Phillips
Fearmonger-in-Chief...............from Rico
Want a GREAT example of "playing politics" and "fearmongering" to understand what is so very wrong with things today?
Berry Soetoro a.k.a. Barack Obama just said THIS:
Quote. "I cannot guarantee that those checks [Social Security] go out on August 3rd if we haven't resolved this issue." Unquote.
Oh, REALLY?
The YTD payout on Social Security is $469 billion, WELL BELOW the YTD amount collected in Social Security taxes of $780 billion.
LIAR!!!
- It's ALL about taxes. Raising taxes. A faux-fakey-contrived gambit to RAISE TAXES because a good crisis should never go to waste!
Obama-Soetoro and the Democrats (C) mendacity falls apart faster than a cheap $20 suit if you bother to look.
- While his won-ness lectures us to "eat our peas" I have a better idea for him and his cronies: eat sh*t you lying bastards!!!!
Tuesday, 12 July 2011
Sexy Mila Kunis Photoshoot at GQ
She said yes when asked to the Marine Corps Ball by Sgt. Scott Moore, 3rd Battalion 2nd Marines, in Musa Qala, Afghanistan. That's one lucky grunt!
Mila Kunis GQ Photoshoot August 2011
The Trials of Catherine Becker?
Content warning: This is really gory.
Garden Grove's Catherine Kieu Becker Accused of Cutting Off Husband's Penis and Putting It Down Garbage Disposal
The facts are still coming in, and not far from my home. I'll be updating with details later. The couple was going through a divorce. Let's see how fast the feminist anti-patriarchy bureaucracy jumps to Catherine Becker's defense.
Tin Pot Syrian Dictator 1, Shlemiel-in-Chief...........by Dan Friedman
Our correspondent in Jerusalem, Carl, has all the pitiful details on attacks today at the American and French embassies in Damascus by pro-Assad demonstrators. How humiliating for our country was it? The French showed more fight than we did, that’s how humiliating. If you have the constitution for it, read Carl’s report with some excellent links right here.
Dan Friedman
NYC
