Tuesday, 17 July 2012
Disgraced New York "pole" may have "one eye" on Gracie Mansion...from Mike Haltman at TPC
Anthony Weiner, disgraced politician who resigned from Congress due to a sexting scandal, may actually have the cojones to make a run for mayor of New York.
However, in a majority Democrat city where being a disgraced politician never stopped anyone from getting into office and staying there (see Charlie Rangel), he might just do it.
Read the headlines at The Political Commentator here.
Coincidence? Accident? I think NOT...
I have never seen anything like this before. Never!
My closing positions in CEF and PSLV last Friday, were EXACTLY my closing positions today (Monday). I don't mean "close" like in a game of horse shoes, but I mean to the exact penny in both positions. Both days. Unchanged. Something 'gives' but what?
[For Central Planners read: "What Gives?"]
- The 'odds' of this happening are much akin to those of getting the same number twice in a row spinning a roulette wheel. Impossible.
Coincidence? Accident?
- I am inclined to think NOT.
While it may indicate sloppiness and carelessness along with the certainty that the Putzes and Shmucks of the CFTC won't 'see' or 'say' or 'do' anything to market manipulators, it absolutely 'reeks' of a crooked table and a rigged casino.
- I think I'll watch Robert DeNiro in "Casino" tonight, since I'm in the mood for some reason...
Late news: There have been unconfirmed reports of iron archways being erected at the entrances to the CME and Wall Street saying "Abandon All Hope, Ye Who enter Here."
News.............
Death Panel Update: British Journal Article Recommends Dehydrating Dementia Patients to Death to Save Money
Oui Oui: Club Med for the French Navy
Conservatives hit magic number to sink Law of the Sea Treaty
US vessel fires on boat in Gulf, killing one and injuring three
Nashville man charged $85,000 for filling his tank with gas
EagleSpeak: Persian Gulf: USNS Rappahannock Fires after Vessel ignores warnings
Man Frisked At California Airport For Concealing Weapon In His Pants…Turns Out It Was Just His World’s Largest Penis
US refuses to help Syrian rebels until after election
France's proposed tax hikes spark 'exodus' of wealthy
Kim Jong-un appoints new military chief following departure of Gen Ri
US suffering worst drought in 56 years
Zimbabwe police investigate murder of white businessman
Egypt Attaches Strings to Peace with Israel
Syria Seen Moving to Secure Chemical Arms in Response to Global Fears
Canada should open its doors for Barack Obama refugees
'US bolsters ME missile defense to counter Iran'
Killing with kindness through a 'second chance'
Islamist Generation by Mark Steyn
GOP leadership: Carbon taxes are not up for negotiation
Information Dissemination: Pushing the Fleet to the Breaking Point, For What Exactly?
Monday, 16 July 2012
In Case You're Behind on the Left's Despicable Attacks on Mitt Romney...
I've been following this story closely, and here's the latest: "Facts Don't Support Obama's Charges Against Romney."
Plus, I'm adding below some reports from the last day or so. You should get up to speed with these, but keep in mind: The attacks on Romney at Bain from 1999 to 2002 form just one part of the main Democrat strategy heading into November. We'll see an all-out assault on the free market itself, because that's the essence of all the lies and smears. The problem is that Team Romney has been blowing one opportunity after another to regain the upper hand and deflect the left's false narratives. There's still time, but with the exception of a few decent folks in the MSM (CNN's been doing excellent reporting, for example), the Romney campaign has two foes to vanquish: Barack Obama and his despicable enablers in the Democrat-Media-Complex.
More later. Until then:
* "Take the Mitts Off, Mitt!"
* "New York Times Confession: 'No Evidence Has Yet Emerged That Mr. Romney Exercised His Powers at Bain After February 1999...'."
* "Karl Rove: Obama Attacks are 'Gutter Politics of the Worst Chicago Sort'."
* "Obama Bain Attacks Continue."
* "Whatever Happened to Hope and Change?"
* "Stephanie Cutter, Obama Deputy Campaign Manager, Doubles Down on Discredited Bain Attacks."
Reminder to vote: Paterno stays or he goes?...from Mike Haltman at TPC
Vote in this poll that asks the question of whether the statue of Joe Paterno should should be removed from the campus of Penn State University for his role in the continued sexual abuse of children?
The Penn State Board of Trustees seems to think that it should stay!
Cast your vote at The Political Commentator here.
Kelly Brook Bursts Out of Plunging Scarlet Dress as She Promotes Sky Ride Manchester
I'm just happy this lady keeps herself in the news.
She's got an enormous rack.
See: "Kelly Brook Bursting Out of Low-Cut Dress on Sky Ride Manchester."
And it's a good thing she wasn't wearing those drab gray sweatshirts for most of the event. You'd never see her phenomenal breasts trying to break free!
Late News...........
Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys.. - Reckon!
Video: 'Woolly mammoth' caught on video in Siberia
Doggerland: The Ice Age, Sea Level Rise, and Human Migration
Romney: Obama running on "falsehood and dishonesty"
Dead dogs for Obama
BLACKFIVE: Michael Yon sold as surplus
Bad news: The Obama bridal registry not as popular as you'd imagine
Retail sales fall again in June, third straight month of decline
Russian Army to Switch to Wheeled Armored Vehicles
EagleSpeak: Chinese frigate runs aground off Philippines - now off the rocks and headed home
Para memorial unveiled at National Arboretum
Barack Obama says government invented the internet and the American Dream is a fantasy
Australian mining boom generates huge wealth
Libya's Olympic Committee president 'kidnapped in Tripoli'
Beware the Ides of October
Election 2012: The Rust Belt
Private Warfare: When Is a Soldier Not a Soldier?
Suburban Illinois Jews Embracing GOP
David Brock Driving Obama Bus
CDR Salamander: USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) opens fire
Russian Military to Form 26 New Brigades by 2020
Panetta Accelerates Stennis Carrier Strike Group Deployment
Why it Never Gets Better in Afghanistan: A Documentary
Watch a first-hand account of the widespread corruption; get an inside look at the drug trade, rampant child sex abuse, and ever-present Taliban control. All these elements make Afghanistan one of the most frightening and unstable places on earth.
We touch down in Kabul and are treated to Taliban hospitality on the first night: a suicide bomb at a neighboring hotel interrupts a pleasant night's sleep. After kicking around pieces of the suicide bomber with local kids, we meet General Farooq Assas, head of the Afghan National Police Force, the kids who are being trained to police the country. At the end of the day, we drink moonshine with an ex-Mujahideen who has a thing for young boys. And they said Kabul would be heavy.
Originally released on http://VICE.com in 2011
US #1 in Zombies...................from Rico
The imaginary "flight to safety" in US Treasurys never fails to amuse me. Every economic 'hiccup' (or death-rattle) seems to prompt it.
- US Treasurys are alternately known as "the cleanest dirty shirt" and "the best-looking horse at the glue factory" and this is the common wisdom created and perpetuated by FTV/MSM spin.
Wiser heads have considered them "return-free risk."
What is a true safe haven?
NATAXIS has taken a look at the sovereign solvency of some major economies. The US scored #1...that is to say DEAD LAST (a score of 5 being the best, and 1 being the worst).
- Sweden got the only score of 5; Norway a respectable 4. Look at the attached again for the singular #1...it's the US.
Since the FED is essentially the ONLY purchaser of US Treasurys [read: DEBT] the question begged of 'WHO would lend money to a chronic deadbeat?' is answered. Nobody. Anyone who has been watching the Treasury auctions instead of Snookie on Jersey Shore knows this, which begs another question: 'Who in their right mind would vote for more of the same?' which is answered infra...the Zombies who will vote for Barry, that's who.
Afternoon News...........
Report: Chinese PLA Access 80% of “World’s Communications”
Six month drop in world piracy, IMB report shows
The US and China will have to Square Off Sooner or Later
Taliban harsh policies meet backlash in Afghan rural areas
ASEAN stumbles in Phnom Penh
Bulgaria: Syria Diplomat Defector Urges Military Intervention
Armour heads for Damascus districts after heavy clashes
Ukraine to Create European-like Armed Forces
Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys.. - Don't bring a knife to a gunfight..
Morocco says expels Syrian ambassador
Bulgaria: Forbes: Greece Should Adopt Flat Tax Like Bulgaria
Ukraine to cut Armed Forces by 20 pct
Microsoft, NBC dissolve MSNBC.com joint venture
Indian Aircraft Carrier Heads For Second Sea Trials
CDR Salamander: Power vs. Stewardship
This ain't Hell, but you can see it from here: Addendum to the Rieckhoff saga
The Michael Yon story
The unmitigated gall of Barack Obama!...from Mike Haltman at TPC
Obama and his campaign demand that Mitt Romney take responsibility for things that took place at Bain Capital when Barack Obama refuses to take responsibility for anything.
How do you spell hypocrisy?
Read the article at The Political Commentator here.
Why Mitt Romney is Unlikable!
1. Drop-dead, collar-ad handsome with gracious, statesmanlike aura. Looks like every central casting's #1 choice for Commander-in-Chief.
2. Been married to ONE woman his entire life, and has been faithful to her, including through her bouts with breast cancer and MS.
3. No scandals or skeletons in his closet. (How boring is that?)
4. Can't speak in a fake, southern, "black preacher voice" when necessary.
5. Highly intelligent. Graduated cum laude from both Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School... and by the way, his academic records are NOT sealed.
6. Doesn't smoke or drink alcohol, and has never done drugs, not even in the counter-culture age when he went to college. Too square for today's America?
7. Represents an America of "yesterday", where people believed in God, went to Church, didn't screw around, worked hard, and became a SUCCESS!
8. Has a family of five great sons....and none of them have police records or are in drug rehab. But of course, they were raised by a stay-at-home mom, and that "choice" deserves America's scorn.
9. Oh yes.....he's a MORMON. We need to be very afraid of that very strange religion that teaches its members to be clean-living, patriotic, fiscally conservative, charitable, self-reliant, and honest.
10. And one more point.....pundits say because of his wealth, he can't relate to ordinary Americans. I guess that's because he made that money HIMSELF.....as opposed to marrying it or inheriting it from Dad. Apparently, he didn't understand that actually working at a job and earning your own money made you unrelatable to Americans.
But, on the minus side, he never was a "Community Organizer", never took drugs or smoked pot, never got drunk, did not associate with communists or terrorists, nor did he attend a church whose pastor called for God to damn the US. [Oooops!]
H/T Shelly
Just this once, OWS may actually have a point!...from Mike Haltman at TPC
While OWS never did have any valid points to make or an articulated goal, in the case of Goldman Sachs and Dragon Systems the Wall Street banker showed wanton disregard for the well-being of its client and instead was much more interested in the $5 million fee it was paid.
The result was $580 million turned into $0 and drawn out litigation.
Read the story at The Political Commentator here.
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