One tactic used to destroy a country from within is dissemination of misinformation and outright lies to convince a population that certain policies are beneficial when in reality; they are not in the public’s best interest. Republicans have used misinformation for thirty years to convince imbeciles that giving the rich more wealth is good for job creation, the economy, and America even though the trickle-down economic theory has proven fallacious since its inception. The payroll tax cut extension dispute has brought another set of Republican lies and misinformation that a pipeline from Canada to Texas will create tens-of-thousands of jobs as well as give Americans more oil. Since Republicans are not known for veracity in their statements, any arguments promoting the Keystone XL pipeline project as creating jobs and helping America’s energy independence must be judged as what they are; blatant lies. Continue reading “Debunking The GOP’s Lie That Keystone XL Will Create Hundreds Of Thousands Of Jobs” »
Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) — Richard Syron, the former chief executive officer of Freddie Mac, and Daniel Mudd, ex-CEO of Fannie Mae, were sued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over disclosures they made about subprime loans. Continue reading “Ex-Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae chiefs sued by SEC over loans” »
Politics BuzzAfter all of the fear mongering they’ve done in a pathetic attempt to destroy him, Fox doesn’t know how to address such an epic moment of fail.
Wasilla, AK – Political observers were briefly surprised on Sunday when Alaska Governor Sarah Palin checked herself into a rehabilitation clinic for an undisclosed number of narcotics in Wasilla, Alaska.
I don’t know how many of these screw ups it’s going to take before American citizens come to the realization that the culture and leadership of investment banking firms like Goldman Sachs is a cancer within the Republic. The latest golden moment came before Congress when Jon Corzine was politely grilled by lawmakers after his stupidity, arrogance and blatantly criminal behavior lost well over $1 billion of MF Global Holdings clients money. Continue reading “Another Goldman Moment” »
These are truly the times that try men’s souls. At least those who have even a modicum of common sense. The political elite – and I use the term elite disparagingly – clearly operate under the assumption that American citizens are morons who will uncritically accept whatever garbage is being served. But it’s far worse than that. They have decided that it really doesn’t matter if citizens can see through the veil of stupidity and simplemindedness that is being deployed. Continue reading “Adolescent Behavior” »
One of the principal themes of this blog is that Americans are increasingly expected to treat manufactured realities as actual. The past week has provided an over abundance of examples of precisely that formulation. Most of them have come out of the Republican Party’s efforts to select a candidate for the 2012 election. Continue reading “Living In De Nile” »
One of the major changes in the last several decades has been the relationship between the companies that produce goods and the individuals who purchase them. In the early part of the 20th century these individuals were called customers. the relationship between them and the companies which produce the goods and services was dominated by the demands of the customer.in those days the mantra was “the customer is king”. Continue reading “Consumer or customer?” »
The public argument over who runs the Republican party took a bizarre turn yesterday as Rush Limbaugh demanded on his radio show that “true conservatives show their fealty and give me a sacrifice worthy of my greatness.” 
Wasilla, AK – Political observers were briefly surprised on Sunday when Alaska Governor Sarah Palin checked herself into a rehabilitation clinic for an undisclosed number of narcotics in Wasilla, Alaska.
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