What Obama's trying (Applause) to tell union folks these days (Applause)
After narrowly escaping a roundtable discussion with workers in Ohio today, President Obama flew into Pittsburgh to address the AFL-CIO convention. And he turned it into something of a pep rally. Or a coach's halftime locker room talk without the garbage can kicking. Obama needed 10 thank you's just to quiet the crowd before he said a word. He claimed to be blushing. Think they like him? We said Tuesday morning the president was returning to the campaign trail and, boy, did he ever in Pittsburgh. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-16 01:04:00
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Words from the (Investment) Wise (August 23, 2009)
After starting the week with a broad-based sell-off, stock markets resumed their five-month uptrend as investors’ confidence in the recovery prospects of the global economy gained traction. With risky assets back in favor, a number of bourses and crude oil closed at fresh highs for the year, showing resilience in the face of a sharp correction in China on Monday (-5.8%) and Wednesday (-4.3%). Safe-haven assets such as government bonds and the US dollar received a cold shoulder. [more...]
Date: 2009-08-23 13:50:15
August 20 2009: Seemingly, contradictory, economy
National Photo Co. Swim into the future waves June 17, 1922 Iola Swinnerton and Anna Neibel, winners of a beauty contest at Washington's Tidal Bathing Beach Ilargi: You’ll have to stick with me for a bit on this one, guys, I'm about to bombard you with stats. It seems the best, or even the only, way to share with you what I started thinking about when I read a whole bunch of seemingly contradictory articles earlier today. Here's a tale of three countries: Britain U.K. [more...]
Date: 2009-08-20 20:18:00
Finding Good New Car Deals Is Hard – Some Great Tips With Online Auto Loans
July 15, 2009 | By Sharon Lorn In Finance | by Sharon LornWe all enjoy the Net. We like the ease of online shopping because it’s fast and easy to buy anything, including big purchases like automobiles. Just going to Ebay Automotive will give you lots of alternatives to offer on when purchasing an automobile.There are many other websites that will also sell you a car. Every auto dealership in the world seems to have their own web site, and then there are the generic websites. [more...]
Date: 2009-07-15 11:04:40
Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (August 17 – 23, 2009)
After starting the week with a broad-based sell-off, stock markets resumed their five-month uptrend as investors’ confidence in the recovery prospects of the global economy gained traction. With risky assets back in favor, a number of bourses and crude oil closed at fresh highs for the year, showing resilience in the face of a sharp correction in China on Monday (-5.8%) and Wednesday (-4.3%). Safe-haven assets such as government bonds and the US dollar received a cold shoulder. [more...]
Date: 2009-08-23 08:07:27
May 20 2009: Home is where the hurt is
Jack Delano Hey, did you happen to see.... the most beautiful girl in the world July 1940 Near Shawboro, North Carolina. Florida migrants on their way to Cranberry, New Jersey Ilargi: Let's look a bit more at the housing construction quagus mirus completus, since it's such a good way to counter all the 'green shoots shining through the trees' mumbo-jumbo. Monday, just two days ago, the National Association of Home Builders caused a happy stir worth 2.85% jump in the Dow. [more...]
Date: 2009-05-20 19:31:00
May 21 2009: The pig on its way through the python
John Vachon Cherries of Wrath July 1940 Migrant fruit workers from Arkansas, Berrien County, Michigan Ilargi: Britain is the first major industrial nation under the threat of an across the board downgrade of its credit rating, with Japan hot on its heels and the US not far behind. While these are truly serious developments, and things look deeply alarming for Britain, there’ll still be a lot of water under the bridge before the whips and chips come down. [more...]
Date: 2009-05-21 21:18:00
June 21 2009: Said the joker to the thief
John Vachon God Bless America January 1941 Window in home of unemployed steelworker in Ambridge, Pennsylvania Ilargi: A lot of words are written these days about which corporations are -perceived as being- too big too fail, which are not, and what the consequences of that are for society. In case you wonder how the dividing line is drawn in the sand, between too big and not big enough, the answer turns out to be so simple, you can't possibly be blamed for missing it. [more...]
Date: 2009-06-22 02:31:00
Get Help With Finding The Best New Car Deals
by Sharon Lorn We all like the Internet. We love the ease of online shopping because it’s fast and simple to buy anything, including large purchases like automobiles. Just going to Ebay Automotive will give you thousands of selections to offer on when purchasing an automobile. There are many other websites that will also sell you a car. Every auto dealership in the world seems to have their own website, and then there are the generic sites. [more...]
Date: 2009-07-15 11:08:16
The Morning News
The Morning News is an Open Thread From Yahoo News Top Stories 1 GM readies plans for bankruptcy it hopes to avoid By David Bailey and Kevin Krolicki, Reuters Fri Apr 17, 3:31 pm ET DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp Chief Executive Fritz Henderson said on Friday the automaker was readying detailed plans for a bankruptcy filing that now appears more likely even as it races to complete a business plan under federal oversight. Henderson said GM faced [more...]
Date: 2009-04-18 07:38:54
Congress this week July 20-25, 2009
There is an ACORN Report out calling for an investigation into the corrupt business of Acorn. Read Report here: http://republicans.oversight.house.gov/media/pdfs/20090723ACORNReport.pdf There are a few things Congress is working on that are highlighted in Red. Please also review the Energy and Climate and parks and such. Please review the entire bill, some of these fall under the Acorn Umbrella of non-profits, We must not allow Acorn to get one more dollar for that matter to return all [more...]
Date: 2009-07-26 07:09:16
Looking For Online Auto Loan Help? Here’s Some Tips To Find The Best New Car Deals
by Sharon Lorn We all like the Internet. We love the ease of online shopping because it’s fast and simple to buy anything, including large purchases like automobiles. Just going to Ebay Automotive will give you thousands of selections to offer on when purchasing an automobile. There are many other websites that will also sell you a car. Every auto dealership in the world seems to have their own web site, and then there are the generic websites. [more...]
Date: 2009-07-09 12:31:34
ScamBuster 142
NNPC HEADQUARTERS. CONTRACT NUMBER{NNPD/FGN/0276CONFILE0067 2002-2004. Dear Partner, I am James Bankole senior accountant with the NNPC. In 2002-2004 I and my partner made over invoice of USD30 Million in a contract of USD90M which was executed by a Dutch contractor. As a civil servant we are not permitted to have such amount in our bank account that is why we need your assistance to help us provide a safe Account where the fund can be transferred into. [more...]
Date: 2009-04-19 09:26:47
390 Years Minus 100 Days … And On, Pt. 5 of 5
Coming to terms with race and resolving racial disparity in America feels like an insurmountable, unfinished task, because it is unfinished. The work was started and abandoned, started and abandoned many times by generations before us. But it’s only insurmountable to the degree that we tell ourselves the work is finished - or "finished enough"- choose to leave the rest of the work to those who will come after us. But if it seems hard now, it will only be harder then. [more...]
Date: 2009-05-15 15:20:32
Best New Car Deals – Finding The Best Auto Loans Online
by Sharon Lorn We all like the Net. We enjoy the convenience of internet shopping because it’s quick and easy to purchase anything, including large purchases like automobiles. Just going to Ebay Automotive will give you lots of alternatives to bid on when buying a car. There are many other websites that will also sell you a car. Every auto dealership in the world seems to have their own web site, and then there are the generic websites. [more...]
Date: 2009-07-16 10:15:57
September 15 2009: Trumbull County Complaints
Esther Bubley Where’s the candy? July 1943 Spectators at the parade to recruit civilian defense volunteers, Washington, D.C. Ilargi: I don’t want to listen to those speeches anymore, I don’t want to hear Geithner say that it's "unfortunate" (as in: but necessary) that the man in the street has to pay for banks' losses. Most of all I don't want to hear Obama state that the salaries of bank executives should not be regulated because those of NFL players are not. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-15 16:01:00
Words from the (investment) wise August 23, 2009
Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (August 17 – 23, 2009) After starting the week with a broad-based sell-off, stock markets resumed their five-month uptrend as investors’ confidence in the recovery prospects of the global economy gained traction. With risky assets back in favor, a number of bourses and crude oil closed at fresh highs for the year, showing resilience in the face of a sharp correction in China on Monday (-5.8%) and Wednesday (-4.3%). [more...]
Date: 2009-08-23 13:58:59
WE OWN THE DOME!! WE OWN THE DOME!!
COMMENT: The America that Washington forgot!! History was made on Saturday and lots of folks were part of it– many of whom have never been involved before! We must maintain this involvement especially through the 2010 election cycle when we can make history again by replacing the liberals in Congress with true-heart conservatives and electing MORE conservatives at the state level. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-14 15:52:24
ScamBuster 268
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Date: 2009-09-10 08:10:54
Latest News in Credit Repair and Credit Score - May 27, 2009
What can and can’t repair your credit score - ABC2 News 22 May 2009 at 5:15am We got hit with the crisis: (My) wife lost her job, and (we) went late once or twice on the mortgage, but we’re now back on track and see ourselves coming out the other end of this recession OK, with the exception of our credit score. Even after … A crop of fake credit histories emerges - Kansas City Star 23 May 2009 at 5:53pm Bad credit rating? No problem. Just create a fake credit history. [more...]
Date: 2009-05-27 11:18:59
June 11 2009: The culling of the herd has started
Detroit Publishing Co. On the streets of Philadelphia circa 1908 Dock Street, Philadelphia Ilargi: And neither do I. I have a broken fan in my laptop that makes so much noise it paints the picture of working in the steam engine rooms of the Titanic. So don’t read me, read instead the first bunch of articles, if nothing else, to see how relevant my theme yesterday, namely "debt", is fast becoming. [more...]
Date: 2009-06-11 21:55:00
April 23 2009 1: Oleaginous Sycophants
Russell Lee Double Date July 1941 Boys and girls in Caldwell, Idaho Ilargi: Sometimes the day starts with a few chuckles. I know, it's probably a sign that on those days matters are truly going to the dogs. I read so many lies every day, it's me who starts feeling guilty. And I’m not even talking about the video from The Onion posted below, though it's scarily hilarious. [more...]
Date: 2009-04-23 16:15:00
Attacking Iran Most Likely!
If I were able to draw I would do two cartoons.One with Uncle Sam going to a Pawn shop with a fistful of mortgages and stocks of some of America's ... than he has already shown himself to be. GW will receive no credit for doing so and he would do so by sidin are in Obama's camp, why bail them out?The American auto industry is dead in the water because [more...]
Date: 2008-11-10 14:28:00
Crumb Named Head Coach Women’s Basketball at Peninsula
PORT ANGELES – Port Angeles’ Alison Crumb was named Peninsula’s new head women’s basketball coach today, following the resignation of Julie Stewart on June 2. Crumb, a 2003 Port Angeles High School graduate, led the Pirates to the only Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges women’s conference championship in school history in 2005, playing for coach Stewart. She served as team captain that year and broke the school record for assists. [more...]
Date: 2009-06-17 21:51:44
We Are So Screwed
Earlier this week, Bondad, Daily Kos's resident economic analyst suggested that there is a Black Swan myth. That's to say that the economy is starting to get better, and that there aren't any potentially catastrophic combinations of economic events on the horizon. The idea of the Black Swan isn't that events are entirely unforseeable, only that they do not agree with what we think to be true of the world. [more...]
Date: 2009-07-18 13:35:09
Fed Throws Fresh Lifeline to Financial System
By Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve threw a massive life-line to consumers on Tuesday with two new programs aimed at ... launched a $200 billion facility to support consumer finance, including student, auto, and credit ... making it easier for them to obtain loans for homes, cars and on credit cards. Under the new [more...]
Date: 2008-11-25 13:32:14
Lane alum Hostetler tosses 4th best Javelin throw in NCAA history
Hostetler snags USATF honor The Register-Guard Posted to Web: Thursday , Apr 9, 2009 06:01AM Appeared in print: Thursday , Apr 9, 2009, page C2 The honors continue to roll in for University of Oregon track and field athletes. UO junior Cyrus Hostetler was named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after setting a Pac-10 record in the men’s javelin last Saturday at the Pepsi Team Invitational at Hayward Field. [more...]
Date: 2009-04-16 19:33:55
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-19
Dayton Superior Files Voluntary Chapter 11 Petition and Arranges … - MarketWatch (press release) http://tinyurl.com/dajk8n # Building for the future: Home show features new ideas for green … - Kenai Peninsula Online http://tinyurl.com/dksqoe # Energy conservation to be on display next month at UMass-Amherst - The Republican - MassLive.com http://tinyurl.com/d9r2oz # Construction Underway on Elwyn Community Farm - KYW1060.com http://tinyurl.com/cult4t # Seven JCA Employees [more...]
Date: 2009-04-19 15:45:00
ScamBuster 207
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Date: 2009-06-24 07:35:47
January 6 - Microsoft Mum? - Logitech Trims 525 - No Apple for 3000 LA Teachers? - Wind Blows Cold for 20% at DMI - 350 Gone at R.L. Stowe - IRS Files Away 711 - Brunswick Sinks 275 - Alcoa Cans 15,200!
Mike: States throughout the country are facing difficult financial times. Some states are running low on operating funds, such as CA ( ... : Missouri’s unemployment fund is broke and needs to be replenished: * JEFFERSON CITY | Missouri ... Director Todd Smith said Monday that Missouri may have to borrow about $40 million from the federal [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 13:18:38
Clackamas Track & Field alum shine at next level
Six Clackamas alums enjoyed strong seasons in track & field and were recognized at the national level in 2009. Becky Holliday placed 11th at the US National Track and Field Championships with a pole vault of 13’9.25”. Her recent vault of 14-11.5 on July 15 is her personal best and is fourth best in the 2009 USATF women’s rankings. Holliday holds records at the University of Oregon for the indoor and outdoor pole vault, national junior colleges and former NCAA Championships record holder. [more...]
Date: 2009-08-05 18:08:54
News - Commentary - Opinions - Photos
Mumbai Siege Ends, Death Toll Hits 195By Mubashir Zaidi and Laura King - Los Angeles TimesWhile India has not yet accused a particular group, Pakistan vows to investigate possible links to militants. Indian National security Guard (NSG) commandos rappel down from a helicopter onto the roof of Nariman House, which houses a Jewish centre, [more...]
Date: 2008-11-30 11:27:00
How do we save the US Auto Industry?
Having decided to wean myself off of cable news, I turned tonight to CSpan and was immediately pulled in by the sight of politicians talking about ... the US Auto Industry. The image is inescapable: Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan linking arms along ... dollars to the US auto industry is what they want; and here, according to the Putnam County [more...]
Date: 2008-11-21 01:58:00
Debt Rattle, July 11 2008: Shrined in ice the spirits stood
Dorothea Lange Aldridge Plantation June 1937 "Old Negro. He hoes, picks cotton and is full of good humor. Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi." Ilargi: I’ll make way in the intro today for Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, who waxes poetic about the crashing world economy: The 9th Circle in Dante's Inferno - starring Judas and Brutus - is a frozen lake [more...]
Date: 2008-07-11 11:04:06
Market Update: Good News/Bad News
Just time for a quick post before a busy afternoon of prep work for our Thanksgiving dinner party tomorrow night (we’re in Sweden, so the Saturday before the official Thanksgiving Day is when we do it).Ok, the post got a little long when I used Fred Wilson’s tweets (links below) to launch into some of my investment philosophy [more...]
Date: 2008-11-21 12:46:11
Double Double Toil And Trouble
September 20, 2008 Elaine Meinel Supkis While looking up information within my own blog here, I visited March, 2007, to see what predictions I made back then. Stocks were soaring to record heights and there was only one bad, down day. All the things I talked about back then, have now come true. The ruling elites [more...]
Date: 2008-09-20 13:06:54
The Wait Continues
The Eagle Tribune reports from Massachusetts. “The number of new homes being built in Salem has hit a 30-year low ... They’re waiting until the demand for new houses picks up,’ Mackey said.” “The bad economy has put ... and the rest of New England. ‘It’s clear that the market was overbuilt,’ he said. ‘Easy credit [more...]
Date: 2008-11-10 15:25:58
Debt Rattle, November 20 2008: Look What Reward the Serpent Got
National Photo Co. God and Ford 1924 Ford Motor Co. building on Pennsylvania Avenue, Metropolitan Methodist Church on C Street Washington, D.C. Ilargi: If Wall Street were forced today to take a breathalyzer test and walk a straight line, it would lose its license and be locked up [more...]
Date: 2008-11-20 22:40:26
Great Article on the Financial Crisis we're experiencing
A person whose blog I read found this great article. The graphs and charts did not print out when I copyied the article, but I've linked the title line to the original website with all the information if you're interested in checking out the data. This is the most accurate explanation of what I believe to be the cause and effect of the financial [more...]
Date: 2008-12-01 21:25:00
Scroll For Updates: United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger: Screw You If You Think Our Members Are Giving More Concessions…Umm “for approximately a lousy $7 billion”, We Could Buy All Three Companies
That’s pretty much the message this is sending: COLUMBUS, Ohio – Even as Detroit’s Big Three teeter on collapse, United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger said Saturday that workers will not make any ... and Delphi Corp. as part of an extraordinary job security agreement with the United Auto Workers union [more...]
Date: 2008-11-16 22:50:05
Debt Rattle, August 12 2008: A bursting leveraged speculating community bubble
National Photo Company Old Dutch Market 1920. The chain ("The Market of Cleanliness") ... have no more credit to lend out, not for individuals looking for a home mortgage, a student loan ... , whose main store was at 622-24 Pennsylvania Avenue, had about a dozen branches in the Washington [more...]
Date: 2008-08-12 20:43:34
Debt Rattle, October 30 2008: Swamps and Swaps
Lewis Wickes Hine Ethel June 1911. Ethel Shumate has rolled cigarettes in Danville, VA, factory for six months. Says she's 13 years old, but looks much younger. Ilargi: The US is now 'officially' on the edge of a recession, This looks very much like another way of saying the government gave up on trying the cook the books and massage the [more...]
Date: 2008-10-30 18:55:47
Scroll For Updates: United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger: Screw You If You Think Our Memebers Are Giving More Concessions…Umm “for approximately a lousy $7 billion”, We Could Buy All Three Companies
That’s pretty much the message this is sending: COLUMBUS, Ohio – Even as Detroit’s Big Three teeter on collapse, United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger said Saturday that workers will not make any ... and Delphi Corp. as part of an extraordinary job security agreement with the United Auto Workers union [more...]
Date: 2008-11-16 22:50:05
Prosper Weekly Roundup
Welcome to a new edition of the Prosper roundup. There are many stories this week to relate ... no to usury laws. Internet-3 asks can you get a collateral loan with bad credit? Home and Auto Loans: Used Auto Financing blogs how to get pre-qualified for an online auto financing loan. Market Watch [more...]
Date: 2008-09-19 13:00:46
Media & Politics
Media & Politics 08-Dec-08 Permanent link to MTA daily media news The Heretik Obama Warns of Further Economic Pain WASHINGTON — Saying that the United States economy was likely to worsen before it improves, President-elect Barack Obama on Sunday pledged to pursue a recovery plan “equal to the task ahead, [more...]
Date: 2008-12-08 18:50:40
1933-1934: The Dust Bowl, Gangsters In Pinstripe Suits, Pimping For Hitler, The Merchants of Death And An All-American Coup
1930s: UNITED STATES. The catastrophe of The Great Depression is compounded by drought and then massive soil erosion in the midwest. This new disaster becomes known as the Dust Bowl. Most of the affected area usually averages about twenty inches of rain per year, barely enough to sustain agriculture [more...]
Date: 2008-10-09 06:40:00
The Reality of The Good Cars We Are Building Today. Read On.
Too often the conventional wisdom in the looming credit crisis and the request of The Big 3 for a federal loan has been that it's all Detroit's fault for building bad cars that the public didn't want. It was all a management problem. I've ... and Chrysler. They make bad cars. They aren't competitive. They aren't investing in the future. The list [more...]
Date: 2008-12-22 23:28:49
Debt Rattle, October 22 2008: Shelling
Library of Congress Shelling 1865 View from Circular Church, Charleston, South Carolina, after shelling by the Federal Navy. Ilargi: Stocks are plummeting once more all around the world, and if you think that trend will stop anytime soon, then you haven’t been paying attention [more...]
Date: 2008-10-22 18:29:54
The Reality of The Good Cars We Are Building Today. Read On.
Too often the conventional wisdom in the looming credit crisis and the request of The Big 3 for a federal loan has been that it’s all Detroit’s fault for building bad cars that the public didn’t want. It was all a management problem. I’ve ... and Chrysler. They make bad cars. They aren’t competitive. They aren’t investing in the future. The list [more...]
Date: 2008-12-23 00:09:27
Transcript: Meet the Press – Henry Paulson, Michael Bloomberg – Interviewed by Tom Brokaw
(Source: MSNBC.com) updated 12:10 p.m. ET, Sun., Sept. 21, 2008 MR. TOM BROKAW: Our issues this Sunday: The American financial system in deep crisis. (Videotape) PRES. GEORGE W. BUSH: Given the precarious state of today’s financial markets and their vital importance to the daily lives of the American people, [more...]
Date: 2008-09-21 20:03:43
