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When private equity came for trailer parks
2 hours ago
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
Bamboozled-hoodwinked-and lied to............from Rico
To those few who are not brain-dead from reality TV or the government-run education system, the reality that we have been BAMBOOZLED-HOODWINKED-and LIED TO only becomes clearer and harsher.
Unless you are a flaming Marxist radical, (which well describes Team Obama), Team Obama has a failed rePORKcard so far, and His Obamaness's hostile takeover of our Liberty and free markets marches on despite its obvious folly.
To wit, so-called government provided "free" public services almost always cost more than what could be provided by the public sector (which must survive by keeping costs low to compete; gooberment does NOT have this incentive...they have the taxpayer instead, when you can no longer pay your confiscatory taxes there is always the 'forced' labor option...and if you can no longer 'work' for Massa Comrade Government there are always the death panels and denial of care).
- "Progressive" desire to be generous to the 'poor' and the 'victims' is destroying the positive incentive to work, be productive, and save/invest.
PelosiCare is a typical Commucrat disaster. It does NOT 'reform' the health care system, but is instead another trillion-dollar-plus expansion of gooberment power and debt! It raises taxes, penalizes and criminalizes free choice, forces millions of people out of their current health care plans into the 'uncaring' embrace of a rationed-government-controlled system, and surely is an economy KILLER!
For those not inspired by self-flagellation or wearing kick-me signs, Dr. Liberty needs to make a House call and invites you to join him in having a frank discussion with the Senate...before holding a pillow over the face of those who would smother our free choice and freedom!
Where is Dr. Kevorkian when we really need him? These mad-Marxists need to be 'put down' like the rabid anti-American dogs they have become........
Monday, 9 November 2009
Parade of monsters.............from Rico
In our once free and prosperous country we now have a circus parade of monsters: cunning human beings with oversized egos, with ambitions out of proportion to their ablity, whose ideas are self-serving. They do not possess skills or mental acuity, and have pushed-aside anyone with good sense from our public affairs. Instead of being right about anything, they are always wrong. They are weak, and being weak hate and fear the strong. There is nothing 'new' about them (Marx and Thucydides would recognize them), although they fancy themselves 'original' in all things.
Macro-view OIL..............from Rico
I thought this chart to be a good macro-view of what OIL will be doing in our future.
It is possibly also a template for other commodities. I tend to agree with Jim Rogers that:
- There is another severe equities "crash" looming.
- Commodities and cash are the place to be.
While nothing will be cheaper in future, and taxes WILL be going up...so will the price of OIL.
Muni's and Treasuries? Many cities and states are in worse condition than the Federal gooberment. I wouldn't have a penny placed in them (even the post-1984 pennies that are made of zinc and copper-washed to 'look' like real copper pennies from pre-1984 and are worth multiples of their face value based on their copper content and the copper spot price).
What was that old movie line? Something about fastening your seatbelts because we're in for a bumpy ride.
Maxine on Universal Health Care !!
While discussing the upcoming Universal Health Care Program with my sister-in-law the other day, I think we have found the solution. I am sure you have heard the ideas that if you're a senior you need to suck it up and give up the idea that you need any health care. A new hip? Unheard of. We simply can't afford to take care of you anymore. You don't need any medications for your high blood pressure, diabetes, heart problems, etc. Let's take care of the young people. After all, they will be ruling the world very soon.
So here is the solution. When you turn 70, you get a gun and 3 bullets. You are allowed to shoot one senator and 2 representatives.
Of course, you will be sent to prison where you will get 3 meals a day, a roof over your head and all the health care you need! New teeth, great! Need glasses, no problem! New hip, knee, kidney, lung, heart? Well, bring it on. And who will be paying for all of this? The same government that just told you that you are too old for health care. And, since you are a prisoner, you don't have to pay any income tax.
H/T Shelly
Green..................from Rico
With unemployment UP, incomes DOWN, industrial production DROPPING, credit CONTRACTING
.....where exactly are the "green shoots" of recovery coming from I wonder?
Promises and prettily printed paper do not offer much real substance. Sure, the Fed is printing money as fast as it can, and Congress is spending money as fast as it can...but this is all money we do not have, must borrow, and pay interest on.
With their usual inaccuracy, perhaps the lapdog MSM either:
a. Rewrote reality to curry continued favor with Dear Comrade Reader, or
b. Just got it wrong (shocka, huh?) and instead of saying "green shits" said "green shoots" instead.
- Both are equally plausible.
Meanwhile, people are running away from the dollar.
- One year ago on Friday 06 Nov 2008 the NYMEX gold spot price was $731.20 an ounce. THIS Friday 06 Nov 2009 the NYMEX gold spot price closed at $1,096.60. The dollar has moved inversely to this, and US Treasury instruments sure cannot claim this kind of return nor can the equities markets.
News........
USS New York Commissioning Ceremony
The cold hard lessons to be taken from fort hood: 1.)we cannot trust muslims in the military service, and 2.)unarmed soldiers are unarmed soldiers.
A Twice-Told Tale
The (not-too) private life of Corporal Hodge
GPs told not to prescribe antibiotics for coughs and colds
President Barack Obama to announce extra 34,000 troops for Afghanistan before end of November
Palestinians consider abandoning peace process
Chaos as Air Zimbabwe flight crashes into bush pig
Hugo Chavez tells Venezuela's military to prepare for possible conflict with Colombia
Allied forces ‘may abandon most of northern Helmand’
Libel threat to force US papers out of Britain
Fort Hood Massacre, Unemployment, 700 Million Potential Immigrants—A Busy Week For Diversity
Not WHY, but WHAT ? ? ?
Crusaders, Zionists, al Qaeda Terrorists and what the Global War on Terror is REALLY all about . . .
. . . STORMBRINGER
Sunday, 8 November 2009
SELL SELL SELL
Last month I was MC presenter at "Successful Selling". Here's a review about the event:
The ISMM's Successful Selling conference took place this year at Birmingham's National Motorcycle Museum. The showpiece venue set the tone for an enthralling day that provided something for everyone - inspiration, advice, entertainment and great networking opportunities.
The event featured a fantastic line-up of speakers that had been carefully selected to ensure delegates were motivated by new ideas and strategies to help them improve their performance and reach their goals in today's tough selling environment.
The conference was given a rousing start by the ISMM's chairman, Sheila Watson-Challis. She made an impassioned plea to members to help themselves and their businesses by selling their way to success - and, in doing so, they would also be helping to lift the UK out of recession. She also urged delegates to support the professional standing of sales in the UK by joining the ISMM and acquiring its accredited qualifications. She thanked the event's sponsor - The Telegraph Group - for its support, and was in turn thanked for her huge contribution to the sales profession in the UK over the last 15 years by ISMM President, Eric Peacock.
Then it was on to the main event, chaired by TV and radio personality Jeremy Jacobs .Throughout the day, Jacobs introduced the speakers and challenged the audience with his own thoughts and nuggets of advice. He started by citing a recent survey in the US which found that 48% of tele-salespeople give up after their first sales call, yet many customers buy after being approached on at least four occasions. He quoted Winston Churchill: "Never, never give up".
Read more about Jeremy Jacobs at "Successful Selling 2009"
Jeremy Jacobs pictured with international business speaker, Geoff Burch at Successful Selling 2009
The Sunday Best..........
The Fallen at Fort Hood
Bill O'Reilly Explains Why Viewers Chose FOX for Ft. Hood Coverage: 'The Media Guard Has Changed'
Our Heads in the Sand
China's penis restaurant
Mind-blowing sex: American woman suffers amnesia after intercourse
Nidal Malik Hasan, Fort Hood Shooter, Linked to September 11 Terrorists
Israel's Military and Economic success
Bush Visits Fort Hood! - Obama To Camp David, Not Fort Hood???
War by proxy: Tehran caught arming terrorists (again)
The Hole at the Heart of Our Strategy
Kimberly Munley ended Fort Hood rampage using Virginia Tech lessons
'Tough cookie' Sgt. Kimberly Munley took down Fort Hood gunman, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan
Gordon Brown: worldwide snub over tax plans
Remembrance Sunday: real story emerges behind 'most noble' Victoria Cross hero
Cubans are finally free - to buy peas and potatoes
Poland demands US troops be based on Polish soil
Iran dissidents risk lives to escape regime
Simon Mann: spotlight falls on business associates of freed British mercenary
Venezuela denies Israeli charges it is Iran 'base'
Somali pirates threaten to kill crew of Spanish vessel if demands are not met
Army wants to retreat in Afghanistan
'Lost' cargo ship Arctic Sea gives up its secrets
Obama wants more time on Afghanistan, but it is running out fast
Hugo Chávez’s support is slipping away as water shortages and soaring crime bite
the Clarkypoos bit..........
Get me a rope before Mandelson wipes us all out
Mercedes-Benz CLK Black
and little Jimmy May......
The luxury car defined
and finally.....
12 worst parking error videos on YouTube
The Next Pandemic..............
I went to a dinner party last night, where I and other guests enjoyed copious amounts of alcohol.
I awoke this morning not feeling well, with what could be described as flu-like symptoms; headache, nausea, chills, sore eyes, etc. From the results of some initial testing, I have unfortunately tested positive for what experts are now calling Wine Flu. This debilitating condition is very serious - and it appears this is not an isolated case.
Reports are flooding in from all around the country of others diagnosed with Wine Flu. To anyone that starts to exhibit the aforementioned tell-tale signs, experts are recommending a cup of tea and a bit of a lie down. However, should your condition worsen, you should immediately hire a DVD and take some Nurofen (Nurofen seems to be the only drug available that has been proven to help combat this unusual type of flu). Others are reporting a McDonald's Happy Meal can also help in some cases. If not, then further application of the original liquid, in similar quantities to the original dose, has been shown to do the trick.
Wine Flu does not need to be life threatening and, if treated early, can be eradicated within a 24-48 hour period.
NOTE
If you find you are complaining a lot, it may be that it has mutated into Whine Flu. This is particularly common in men and can quickly spread to their partners where the symptoms are detected as a serious case of eye-rolling.
H/T Old Dude
Say it ain't so!.............from Rico
Team Obama want's to say it ain't so, but it's twue...it's twue!!!
When they scammed, conned, and knowingly LIED to the American public that things were going to get very bad without "Stimuless" (also known as "Porkulus" to anyone with a functioning brain that was paying any attention)...they were engaging in what that 'smart' fellow-Chigagoan Rahm Emmanuel was actually dumb enough to say in public, namely "not wasting a good crisis" to do what otherwise couldn't normally be done.
The pale blue line in the chart is the "threat" Dear Comrade Reader and the Democrats (C) used to bludgeon, bully, and justify this massive public theft directly from the pockets of you and I, the taxpayer.
The dark blue line is the "carrot" they used.
The red dots are the reality they delivered.
- Still believe these weenies? Still do not think their goal is wealth-redistribution and a Marxist ideal society a la Saul Alinsky? Then you are a moron.
The rest of us have been connecting the dots.
U.S. Marines with Gun One, November Battery, 5th Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment reload a M777 A2 lightweight howitzer during a calibration shoot at Fire Base Pico in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 2, 2009. The unit is attached 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment and is deployed with Regimental Combat Team 7 to conduct counterinsurgency operations with Afghan National Security Forces in southern Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher R. Rye/Released) Date Posted: 11/5/2009
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An original tough guy . . . his type are hard to find in Hollywood nowadays . . . STORMBRINGER
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