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October 30, 2008
A Love Song from Russia
The Day After
Word of the Week
crop dusting: 1. v.t. farting while walking; walking while farting; “I crop dusted my way down the aisle at the grocery store.”
2. v.t. Passing gas in a stealth manor, usually while walking through a crowd or a group, so that someone else gets blamed for the stench, or at the very least, people besides the assailant must suffer it.
“The restaurant's so busy tonight that you can get away with crop dusting your own section.”
-Urban Dictionary
Thespian Thursday
Video of the Year
October 29, 2008
The New Infidelity
“Men want to think women don’t cheat, and women want men to think they don’t cheat, and therefore the sexes have been playing a little psychological game with each other.”
Upscale Real Estate Bulletin
New Yankee Stadium
Estrogen Wednesday (Special PRE-ELECTION Post)
the Undies
“Bringing people together under the banner of "change" is easy compared to keeping them together once that change is implemented. And if there's one thing this group of voters did agree on, it's that they really don't like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. At all. This means that a President Obama would have to show some real independence from the Democratic leadership.”
“To put [undecided voters] in perspective, I think of being on an airplane. The flight attendant comes down the aisle with her food cart and, eventually, parks it beside my seat. “Can I interest you in the chicken?” she asks. “Or would you prefer the platter of shit with bits of broken glass in it?”
To be undecided in this election is to pause for a moment and then ask how the chicken is cooked.
I mean, really, what’s to be confused about?...”
October 28, 2008
Estrogen Wednesday
Speaking of tough times..(NSFW)
Hit and Pun
No matter how much you push the envelope, it will still be stationery.
(Choolie note: Yes, yes, groan if you want, but after watching Charles' Guns Gone Wild Videos, I'm declaring Choolie Posts a Bummer Free Zone. Don't watch those nasty fatal shootings of real people by real children... follow me.. me.. me... Here in Choolie Land, we don't do bad news. We eat rainbows and poop butterflies. Join us, won't you?)
October 27, 2008
Testosterone Tuesday
Last night I had this nightmare.. (Maybe it was the chimichangas I pigged out at Polli's), I was in a hurry, late for a meeting, got off the hopper to take a really fast shower and YAAAAaa!! .. (Warning: NSFW)
Notes from a Hopeful Cynic
(Copy for Wednesday, November 5, 2008.)
I have much trust in the Obama machine- and to those who don't, I can understand your cynicism completely.
I feel that Obama, with the mandate he now has, will be
extremely powerful and strategically very wise in his decision-making starting from Day One.
What scares most of us Americans who voted for him is the extreme far-Right sliming machine.
I was very politically aware and very much alive during the JFK,/RFK/MalcomX/MLK assassinations that took place (coincidentally, of course!) all in a very short, 5-year period. I have seen how it works..
You see, no matter what President Obama does, they will be out there,
endlessly hammering away: (sending e-mails, publishing cartoons, writing articles that put fear and hate in the populace. [We are already starting to get those, "be afraid, be very afraid" e-mails from them] as they work the word “fear” into your vocabulary, assassinating the character and motives of anyone and everyone who sides with “the new Prez”). I'm sure that most of you are aware and prepared for this. But how prepared are you, really? You should be afraid- but not of Obama. You should be afraid for Obama, and for America. Hope I don't sound too drama queen here, but this is what I see ahead:
It is going to be bloody in the coming months, as Obama strives to
fix the mess; to start a whole new way of thinking about America and our place in the world- and, at the same time, having to deal with the Military/Industrial complex and their heaviest artillery. (Think endless NRA bashing; Oil company money propaganda campaigns; big interest lobbying and thousands of negative ads coming at us from all sides.
There is a lot of big money at stake here as Obama tries to make any
changes; and lots of really huge, powerful lobbying is sure to come. Just
know this: The "Dark Side" (out of pure necessity) will quickly figure out
that it has to pull together with the other big interests who are going to lose money and
power when the Obama machine takes over- They understand that they have to settle any differences they have with each other and combine forces-the real Shock and Awe- the likes of which we will have never seen in this country before.
I feel that Barrack is aware of this, and hopefully has some kind of
plan as to how to get things done, in spite of what is to come. The one
thing to remember is that Obama is brilliant, calm and steadfast in his beliefs. He will exert total control over the completely Democratic, filibuster-proof legislature, and (here's where i trust him totally) he will be decisive; there is no way that he will allow Congress to fuck things up. He will be calling the shots, and Pelosi and the rest of those losers will follow.
Believe that- or vote for McCain- because if Barrack doesn't (or can't) do
this, then we are back in the same shit place again- except with Democrats
instead of Republicans.
I have a lot of faith in Obama- have from the very beginning; and, even though I may be one of the biggest cynics you know, I am buying into “the Obama Era” completely, totally and with utmost optimism.
You reading this, also should decide for yourselves- and then I suggest you go one way or the other- no wishywashy here.
Guns Gone Wild (Please Note: Sensitive Material- Not recommended for everyone)
1.
Grieving father: “ He loved the outdoors. He was a budding outdoorsman..”
NECN TV reporter: “He must have been in heaven..”
2.
Shootin' it up at an Arab wedding:
One down- 35 to go
I am not a crook.
E-mail fraud of the week
You should be getting one of these e-mails sometime in the next week or two:
“Sorry, we were not able to deliver postal package you sent on October the 19th in time
because the recipient’s address is not correct.
Please print out the invoice copy attached and collect the package at our office.
If you do not receive package in ten days you will have to pay 6$ per day.
Your UPS ”
It's okay, relax. It's a bogus message. UPS cautions you against opening the “attached invoice copy” . Just delete it.
(Of course, since the attachment is in .exe format, we Mac users can't open it anyways (sic) haha )
The Great Wall $treet Exemption • How Green$pan, Clinton and the 106th Congre$$ sold out America
Think of it as a football game. There are the players on the field... and then there are the fans in the stadium. Who bets? Who puts up the money? Where is the money coming from?
What used to be illegal was made legal in 2000 and that was the beginning of the end.
...and it did not stop with the big three:
“People, before you assign blame please do some research first, and remember who controlled the House and Senate in 2000!!!
The "Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000" (H.R. 5660) was introduced in the House on Dec. 14, 2000 by Rep. Ewing (R-IL) and cosponsored by Rep. Bliley, Jr. (R-VA) Combest (R-TX) LaFalce (D-NY) Leach (R-IA) and never debated in the House.
The companion bill (S.3283) was introduced in the Senate on Dec. 15th, 2000 (The last day before Christmas holiday) by Sen. Lugar (R-IN) and cosponsored by Fitzgerald (R-IL) Gramm (R-TX) Hagel (R-NE) Harkin (D-IA) Johnson (D-SD) and never debated in the Senate.
The bill by-passed the substantive policy committees in both the House and the Senate so that there were neither hearings nor opportunities for recorded committee votes. In substance, it appears that the leadership of the Republican-controlled Senate and House incorporated the deregulation of credit default swaps into an omnibus budget bill (without hearings or recorded votes)at a time when the outgoing president was in no position to veto anything.
The Republican leadership of the house incorporated "The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000(H.R. 5660)" by reference, as Section 1(a)(7), in a long and complex conference report to the 11,000 page long "2000 omnibus budget bill" formally known as "The Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY2001(Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill) (H.R. 4577).”
October 26, 2008
Geezer Monday
Big Mattress Song of the Week
Blues may make you feel bad, but blues music, this blues music in particular by Lightnin' Hopkins, will make you feel very good indeed.
Push the red button in the upper right corner main page of this blog and enjoy.
(Mensa only need apply.)
If you live in North Carolina and want to vote next Tuesday: Here's your ballot.
October 25, 2008
Pink Slip Proposal
Duane Glasscock's pick for Big Mattress Song of the Week
October 24, 2008
Inspirational Sunday
Saturday Soundoff
Not work friendly! (language)
“Cлавные honkers, однако!!”
October 23, 2008
on another note..
Is it just me? I am starting to go down the, “don't even think about it” road re: Tom Brady.
(and I'm not talking about his career being over- I'm thinking something much worse, which I won't go into right now.)
Don't want to do the Funky Chicken on November 4?
If you are reading this, you are most likely planning to vote next week.
Write the following sentence down on the dry-erase board 500 times:
“I will vote now- I will not wait until election day.”“I will vote now and not wait until election day.”“I will vote now and not wait until election day.”“I will vote now and not wait until election day.”“I will vote now and not wait until election day.”“I will vote now and not wait until election day.” etc.
The turnout this year will be the highest in history, smashing all records in the past- and for years to come. You do not want to be standing in line for hours, only to be turned down because the polls had to close. You don't want to not vote when the media starts blathering about how long the lines are. You want to go to your local city or town hall and cast your “walk-in” vote ASAP- that means tomorrow -or at the beginning of next week. Trust me on this. (or start singing cluck cluck )
Counterpoint: On the other hand...
Freaky Friday
Scramble, lock and fire... Now!
“Oops! Wha?”
(Okay, shut up- and you never saw this.)
“Roger.”
Over and out.
Fact Check Update
A misleading NRA ad claims Obama voted "to deny citizens the right of self-protection."
Political Button of the Week
October 22, 2008
Fingered Pointing
“A person is more likely to be struck by lightning than to impersonate another voter at the polls...”
ACORN flake
AHOLE bake
“The balance of power in the U.S. Senate was on the line in 2002 and the Senate race between Democrat Jeanne Shaheen and Republican John Sununu was decided by just 19,000. Sununu won.
But that was then. This is now.
.. and our hatchet-man of the Left gets to the bottom line in his own inimitable way:
Thespian Thursday
The bitter(pink)man reviews Max Payne:
Dear Jeff: Take me shopping... Won'tcha?
No more moose-skin vests for me, pardner! (wink) (wink)
Quote of the day
- John Oliver of The Daily Show, regarding Joe the Plumber: "They tell you that everyone gets fifteen minutes of fame. What they don’t tell you is that twelve of those minutes are a rectal exam."
October 21, 2008
Everybody is sending me this
So it must be funny..
Estrogen Wednesday Three-fur
1. A guy goes to the supermarket and notices a beautiful blonde woman wave to him.
He's rather taken aback, because he can't place where he knows her from.
So he says, "Excuse me- Do you know me?"
To which she replies, "I think you're the father of one of my kids."
Now his mind travels back to the only time he has ever been unfaithful to his wife and he says,
"My God, are you the stripper from my bachelor party that I had sex with on the pool table with
all my buddies watching, while your partner whipped my butt with wet celery?"
She looks into his eyes and calmly says, "No, sir- I'm your son's math teacher."
2....Here's another motion denied .
3. And ladies: Here's the coolest dude in the loosest mood. (Humphrey Bogart, George Clooney, James Dean... move over!!
Let's make it a four-fer, shall we? Don't know about you, but my estrogen looooves a guy who can dance.
4.) Shake your Barack Obama:
Candid Camera (21st Century v.)
Bakery shop in Texas (Hang in there for at least 7 minutes.)
The Tortoise and the Hairy
TOP 5 REASONS OBAMA SUPPORTERS SHOULD NOT REST EASY
1. The polls may be wrong. This is an unprecedented election. No one knows how racism may affect what voters tell pollsters—or what they do in the voting booth. And the polls are narrowing anyway. In the last few days, John McCain has gained ground in most national polls, as his campaign has gone even more negative.
2. Dirty tricks. Republicans are already illegally purging voters from the rolls in some states. They're whipping up hysteria over ACORN to justify more challenges to new voters. Misleading flyers about the voting process have started appearing in black neighborhoods. And of course, many counties still use unsecure voting machines.
3. October surprise. In politics, 15 days is a long time. The next McCain smear could dominate the news for a week. There could be a crisis with Iran, or Bin Laden could release another tape, or worse.
4. Those who forget history... In 2000, Al Gore won the popular vote after trailing by seven points in the final days of the race. In 1980, Reagan was eight points down in the polls in late October and came back to win. Races can shift—fast!
5. Landslide. Even with Barack Obama in the White House, passing universal health care and a new clean-energy policy is going to be hard. Insurance, drug and oil companies will fight us every step of the way. We need the kind of landslide that will give Barack a huge mandate.
If you agree that we shouldn't rest easy, please sign up to volunteer at your local Obama office by clicking here:
Testosterone Tuesday (Part 2)
My eHarmatch.com date for next week .
Testosterone Tuesday
What's in a name ?
-William Shakespeare
White Knuckle Weekend for Red Sox Fans
October 19, 2008
Geezer Monday
An unbelievable invention:
The Baby Bjorn!
The Gift
Body language and the fear of fearing.
“.. Obama is a transformational figure who could not only electrify our country but electrify our world.”
Endorsements • The Domino Effect
1. The Kennedys
2.The New Yorker
3. You'll never guess.
4. History-making endorsements
5. ..and finally- the coup de grace.
October 18, 2008
Landshark. Candygram. Hockeymom?
Mark your calendars for this weekend, because Sarah Palin is doing 'Saturday Night Live...' It's confirmed. Done deal. Sketches are being sketched as we speak."
Saturday Supposin'
President Sarah Louise Palin
(Interactive: Click anywhere and everywhere all over the pic!)
Inspirational Sunday
October 17, 2008
Freaky Friday
Need caption:
October 16, 2008
Video Clip of the Week
Little Bill vs. Barney
“Freedom is supreme in this majestic land.”- Ohio
Meanwhile, back in the state of Reality.
Major Protest by Lehman Bros. Employees
Lehman Bank employees stage a protest by blockading the entrance to the Bank's Headquarters.
.. While we're at it, let's all do a big shout-out to Joe the now-famous plumber!
Thespian Thursday
Would you buy a car from this man?
October 15, 2008
right on, Sister..
Donna says uh uh.
yipe
Testosterone Wednesday
So I ax you: why wait until next Testosterone Tuesday to give a little sumthin to the fellas? Returning to our Men and Cats Theme, I give you-- the internet sensation--4.6 million hits and counting (I kid you not, check youtube yourself if you don't believe me...) The Stealthy.. The Fabulous... Ninja Cat
This one's for you, Cmdywrtr!
Estrogen Wednesday
The way viewers saw it:
The way those inside the TV studio saw it:
Speaking of Matrimony- Another reason why you may want to vote for the candidate.
October 14, 2008
Oh No You Didn't!
October 13, 2008
Big Mattress Song of the Week
Hopeful Ground -Deanna Edwards
(To hear, please click on red button top right corner of main blog page.)
“Hopeful Ground came about after I attended a meeting at my next door neighbor Gwendolyn Field's house. Responding to media reports that Obama's weakest demographic was "woman of a certain age," she got the idea (after talking to other women in Carmel) that maybe we should try to get the word out as to why many of us were in fact voting for Obama- even those of us who had formerly been Independents, Republicans or Libertarians.
After this meeting, I was inspired to write Hopeful Ground. What I had experienced at that gathering was much wisdom, good humor and hopefulness. Most of these women were not particularly political, but we all felt this was a pivotal year for America- not only for America's unfolding of Her unique mythic energies- but for Her relationships with the rest of the world. Obama, we felt, had the vision and energy to attend to the realization of this unfolding.
(more below)
I realized as I was writing the song, that even though our insights and energies were those belonging to seasoned women, it was the young girl in each of us that was being unfurled, aroused and enthusiastically projected into the world. At some point in time, the little girl, (and little boy) greets the mother/father, and the elder...and these three archetypes begin to walk and talk together...about life. At times they are just as confused as they always were- but now they are undaunted- and now they have one another.
Women's voices have always had a special interest for me. My mother lost her ability to speak after a stroke, and was never able to communicate verbally for over 17 years. She was- in some ways like Obama's mother- a single mother, with no relatives, no money, and raising two children on her own. She was a fiercely dedicated woman: brave, intelligent, gentle, full of optimism and hope, and with a beautiful singing voice.
This song (with background accompaniment of Angie Jarees) is for my mother as much as for Obama's campaign. To me it is this hopeful ground we must share between us all that will carry America forward into the future.”
-Deanna McKinstry Edwards
Testosterone Tuesday
Guys- You will all owe me for this.
Unlike all the others, it's the only free porn site that I know of and it is no charge, plus it costs nothing and- it doesn't require even a penny. Did I say it's complimentary? oh- and it is gratis, as well.
I will not make it into a link, because it is not family or work friendly, and I don't want anyone to go here by accident. If you decide to go to this site, please remember that it's your decision and your responsibility!
So change the dot- and remember- it is totally not work or family friendly:
www.pornhubdotcom
RACISM 104
Think about this objectively- It is not so much about the candidates, as it is about us.
“F____g brilliant, incisive, accurate, spot-on and should be hanging on every kitchen wall in America.”
-derek
What if things were switched around?.....
What if the Obamas had paraded five children across the stage, including
a three month old infant and an unwed, pregnant teenage daughter?
What if John McCain was a former president of the Harvard Law Review? What
if Barack Obama finished fifth from the bottom of his graduating class?
What if McCain had only married once, and Obama was a divorcee?
What if Obama was the candidate who left his first wife after a severe
disfiguring car accident, when she no longer measured up to his standards?
What if Obama had met his second wife in a bar and had a long affair while
he was still married?
What if Michelle Obama was the wife who not only became addicted to pain
killers but also acquired them illegally through her charitable
organization?
What if Cindy McCain graduated from Harvard?
What if Obama had been a member of the Keating Five?
(The Keating Five were five United States Senators accused of corruption
in 1989, igniting a major political scandal as part of the larger Savings
and Loan crisis of the late 1980s and early 1990s.)
What if McCain was a charismatic, eloquent speaker, and Obama couldn't
read correctly from
a teleprompter?
What if Obama was the one with a history of public display, on many
occasions, of a serious anger management problem?
What if Michelle Obama's family had made their money from beer distribution?
What if the Obamas had adopted a white child?
You could easily add to this list. If these questions reflected reality,
do you really believe the election numbers would be as close as they are?
This is what racism does. It covers up, rationalizes and minimizes
positive qualities in one candidate and emphasizes negative qualities in
another when there is a color difference. Neither is perfect -but color
shouldn't be a factor.
Geezer Monday
Paul's Mall opening act
Ill Wind plus headline act
The Raven plus a new group from England.
New Englanders remember these local faves.
Double bill from Hell (and Boston).
Wilkinson's Tricycle plus a bunch of stoners managed by Andy Warhol.
Not to digress, but I wanted to share an email I just received from my old co-worker, Patrick Murray:
“Happy Columbus, goomba...you ginzos enjoy...
love,
the raped and pillaged indigenous peoples...”
This year's Halloween Share
Pumpkins Gone Wild
Economy Gone Wild
Homeowners Gone Wild
October 12, 2008
Pyscho Franco- What the (bleep)!!??
DOES MIKE TIMLIN HAVE A BATCH OF OBSCENE PHOTOS OF TERRY FRANCONA in his glove compartment?
Monday morning quarterbacking is okay on Sunday if we use 20/20 vision. (Francona certainly doesn't.)
October 11, 2008
Inspirational Sunday
(in-joke for regular commenters of this blog )
Mudville (Part 2)
In June, after gunning down 14 adult wolves from a helicopter, officials from Governor Palin’s Department of Fish and Game rounded up 14 orphaned wolf pups and methodically shot each one in the head in clear violation of state law.
“I'll huffington and I'll Puffington and blow your house down...”
Please- Let's end this lame Ayers/Obama connection tale once and for all.
In a TV ad, McCain says Obama "lied" about his association with William Ayers, a former bomb-setting, anti-war radical from the 1960s and '70s. We find McCain's claim to be groundless. New details have recently come to light, but nothing Obama said previously has been shown to be false.
In a Web ad and in repeated attacks from the stump, McCain describes the two as associates, and Palin claims they "pal around" together. But so far as is known, their relationship was never very close. An Obama spokesman says they last saw each other in a chance encounter on the street more than a year ago.
McCain says in an Internet ad that the two "ran a radical 'education' foundation" in Chicago. But the supposedly "radical" group was supported by a Republican governor and included on its board prominent local civic leaders, including one former Nixon administration official who has given $1,500 to McCain's campaign this year. Education Week says the group's work "reflected mainstream thinking" among school reformers. The group was the Chicago Annenberg Challenge, started by a $49 million grant from the Annenberg Foundation, which was established by the publisher Walter Annenberg, a prominent Republican whose widow, Leonore, is a contributor to the McCain campaign.
(FactCheck.org, is nonpartisan, and also receives funding from the Annenberg Foundation, but they are in no way connected to the Chicago Annenberg Challenge, which finished its work long before they came into being in late 2003.)
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Weekend Video
Warning: very graphic!
Okay- from a pop culture standpoint, this controversy is interesting.
Apparently the makers of Southpark are huge Indiana Jones fans- did not like the Indiana Jones "fourquel" that came out this summer- and they're trying to warn Lucas and Spielberg to please not make the rumored 5th Indy movie. They show their disdain in no uncertain terms and this is probably the most controversial South Park episode ever. (I have talked to some who said they wished they could "unsee" it; and many others who proclaim it as hilariously funny). The majority of you blog readers could deem it to be more than despicable. You have been warned: if you are sensitive to the concept of anything over-the-top tasteless, I cannot stress enough that you should not waste your time or energy checking this out.
(Not even close to safe for work.)
The “Powers that Be” have somehow managed to keep the original episode off the Internet, so the closest we can get now is a video from a follow-up South Park show, where they use all the key characters to shame Spielberg and Lucas censorship policies:
Choolie's Weekend Video
schadenfreude \SHOD-n-froy-duh\, noun:
A malicious satisfaction obtained from the misfortunes of others.
Thanks Heidi!
October 10, 2008
Freaky Friday
Read at your own peril
(and please make note of dates)
Begin forwarded message:
From: "Clive Lawler" <food2die4@eftel.net.au>
Date: 21 March 2008 09:56:40 GMT-10:00
To: "Sambodh" <sambodh@mullum.com.au>
Subject: Major Worldwide Economic Crisis now appears irreversible
http://www.geocities.com/northstarzone/EURO.html
SPECIAL "CLOSED SESSION" OF U.S. HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES DISCUSSED A LOT MORE THAN THE
PENDING SECURITY SURVEILLANCE PROVISIONS
LAST NIGHTS SESSION WAS ONLY THE FOURTH TIME
IN 176 YEARS THAT CONGRESS CLOSED ITS DOORS
TO THE PUBLIC
"Word has begun leaking from last nights special,
closed-door session of the United States House of
Representatives.
Not only did members discuss new surveillance
provisions as was the publicly stated reason for
the closed door session, they were also bluntly
warned about:
Go get a beer before reading the rest below:
the imminent collapse of US federal government
finances by February 2009,
the possibility of Civil War inside the USA as a
result of the collapse,
advance round-ups of "insurgent U.S. citizens"
likely to move against the government,
The detention of those rounded-up at "REX 84"
camps constructed throughout the USA,
the possibility of retaliation against members of
Congress for the collapses,
the location of "safe facilities" for members of
Congress and their families to reside during
expected massive civil unrest
the necessary and unavoidable merger of the
United States with Canada (for its natural
resources) and with Mexico (for its cheap labor
pool),
the issuance of a new currency -THE AMERO- for
all three nations as the proposed solution to the
coming economic armageddon.
Members of Congress were FORBIDDEN to reveal what
was discussed and ABC News via WCPO web site at
the link below CONFIRMS congress members were
FORBIDDEN to talk about it!
Several are so furious and concerned about the
future of the country, they have begun leaking
info. More details coming later today and over
the weekend."
Also, another commentator made this statement, Jim
"For those who may not be aware, the situation is so terrible that the U.S. dollar may be "de-monetized" by the Treasury, meaning any assets you have in dollars (IRA's, 401K's, Savings accounts and the like) would become instantly worthless. We are literally facing an economic wipe-out never seen before in human history."
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U.S. TREASURY SECRETARY WALKS OUT OF PRESS CONFERENCE
VISIBLY SHAKEN HENRY PAULSON STUTTERED AND STAMMERED AFTER LEAVING MEETING AT WHITE HOUSE
I just saw Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson give a live press conference after emerging from a meeting with the president and all top economic advisers, including Fed Chairman Bernanke and I honestly thought the man was going to have a heart attack right there on camera!
Paulson was visibly shaken and could not control his speech. He stuttered and stammered repeatedly as he answered questions, and the veins in his neck were bulging. Then abruptly, Paulson left the microphone and departed amid press questions left hanging unanswered in the air.
I've seen Henry Paulson appear and speak on numerous occasions, and the man is normally very controlled and self-confident. That's not what I saw today on CNN! Paulson was stressed beyond his ability to control even his speech. He was literally crawling around inside himself.
I don't know what went on in that meeting, but I can tell you that the words of assurance Paulson uttered the short time he answered just those few questions, were not reflected in his demeanor."
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CITI Mortgage IMPLODES! Major Real Estate Trust (RET) shuts down without warning!In an announcement sent out to approved brokers, CitiMortgage shut the doors on Wholesale Home Equity Lines Of Credit (HELOC's).
"Earlier this month, CitiMortgage shared publicly a new business strategy that included originating greater percentage of saleable products. As a result of this strategy, we will no longer offer home equity stand alone or combo products, effective March 18, 2008." wrote Fred Bolstad, Executive Vice President, Wholesale Lending.
"With fundings above $15 billion in 2006, down to the last 30 Account Executives let go without warning this morning, we wondered about the future of the entire Wholesale channel. Late last week we got this 'heads up' from an industry insider: All of our contacts in Prod Dev and Secondary are in the middle of some kind of fire drill; they sound freaked and stressed, and have no time to take calls. Indicated they were having some "systems" problems. I was looking for info on how the lenders handle the reprices/locks/pipeline etc, so I had to go to the field for the info: I called every Citi RET office in CA and got disconnecteds, the # was no longer for Citi, or just a voicemail. I then called another 40 branches from MD to IL and got the same thing."
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THE DOLLAR SINKS; THE ECONOMY WORSENS; IS ANYONE IN CHARGE?
AS FEDERAL RESERVE OFFERS MASSIVE CASH LIQUIDITY FOLKS BEGIN ASKING "WHERE IS THIS MONEY COMING FROM?"
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=15&entry_id=24980
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ANALYSTS WARN OF "BANK HOLIDAY"
HAS NOT HAPPENED IN 75 YEARS, SINCE ROOSEVELT DECLARED A 4 DAY BANK HOLIDAY IN THE DEPRESSION
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/banking_and_finance/article3556815.ece
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EXPERTS WARN OF 1930'S STYLE DEPRESSION
WALL STREET FOLKS "NEVER EXPERIENCED SO MUCH FEAR";
We are standing on the edge of an abyss. I have warned about this for over two years. Few listened. This week could prove decisive. We may watch the end of the US dollar as a currency this week. We may see a "bank holiday" to shut the banks. I hope all of you are prepared with cash to tie you over. Food to keep you alive.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/wall-street-fears-for-next-great-depression-796428.html
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EXPERTS SAY DOLLAR IS "DOOMED"
FEDERAL RESERVE CUTS INTEREST RATES AGAIN;
If you folks are smart, you will look into opening a foreign checking account and wire transferring as much as you can out fo the U.S. If the dollar collapses, the Treasury can declare a "force majeur" which would be a defacto repudiation of our national debt. Within one day, Asia and European markets would nosedive. By day two, our currency would be virtually worthless around the world and the treasury would "de-monetize" the dollar, making all assets held in dollars instantly worthless.
They would then offer you a replacement currency (the AMERO) and maybe give you two cents on the dollar for your life savings, IRA, 401K and the like. I urge all of you, in the strongest terms possible, get your money to a safe country fast.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aS87YcPKuDDE&refer=worldwide
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BEAR STEARNS SELLS ITSELF TO J.P. MORGAN / CHASE
JPM TO PAY $2 PER SHARE FOR STOCK THAT CLOSED AT $30 ON FRIDAY!
This gives you some idea how over-valued the stock market really is. I urge all of you to get out of the market NOW.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120569598608739825.html?mod=hpp_us_inside_today
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I have copied other mainstream news articles here.
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=4468469&page=1
http://www.cnbc.com/id/23595944
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Wall Street REALLY needs relief
Someone painted the testicles of the Wall Street Bull blue. Which is just so wrong. (But funny.)
Source: Gothamist
Is “Blue(balls) Bull” the new symbol of the Boobmarket?
(This could turn out to be a weekly post until they start shooting the graffiti artists).
McCain Says Obama's actual First Name is ‘That'
Raises Fresh Questions about Senator One
In his latest attempt to raise questions about his Democratic rival for president, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) told a crowd in Ohio today that Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill) has been lying about his name being "Barack" and that his actual first name is "That."
"The Senator from Illinois should stop calling himself ‘Barack Obama' when his real name is ‘That One,'" Sen. McCain said. "My friends, let's take a deep breath and ask ourselves: what kind of first name is ‘That'?"
The Arizona senator made his latest allegation about Sen. Obama in the hopes of fueling doubts among undecided voters who may be uncomfortable voting for a candidate with a foreign-sounding name like "That."
"Where on earth do people name their children ‘That'?" Sen. McCain asked, prompting a member of the audience to shout back, "Terrorist places!"
GOP strategist Carol Foyler said that Sen. McCain was "not fear-baiting" by raising the issue of Senator One's unusual first name.
"This is about honesty, not about someone having a weird name," said Ms. Foyler, who worked this year for former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney.
A CNN/Time poll of likely voters taken today appeared to indicate that Sen. McCain's latest tactic could be working, at least by injecting some confusion into the presidential race.
When asked if they would vote for a presidential candidate named "That," 97% of respondents answered, "What?
- the Borowitz Report
The MBTA's Porno Kerfuffle
Is the word "porno" pornographic in and of itself? How about "titillating?" Boston Herald article, here.
October 9, 2008
Hit & Pun
I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian.
Badoom tsss
Ghost of Seasons Past
If you knew Fannie like I know Fannie...
Oliver Clark, the second town hall questioner in the second Presidential debate, gives an interesting account of how he was chosen to be on that stage and how he liked the answers he got, here.
PS For the record, (and lest our righter-leaning friends think I'm posting a hit piece) I don't think McCain was being racist when he said to Oliver, “You probably never heard of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac before this.” I'm assuming that's part of his regular stump speech on the subject. But the article does answer questions about how the whole town hall thing works.
Mudville
Ouch, babe!
This photo (below) was the original of a homeless man and a woman client
taken by Ted Szukalski, a photographer from Australia:
But, Right-Wing extremists (without the photographer's permission)
altered the photo to make this racist depiction
during the height of the Presidential Campaign:
Klan fantasy
Unwilling Kamakaze
Click here to sink to the bottom of mud pile: WARNING- NOT so very work-friendly !
Pols and Polls
Reason # 11: Why the polls may be wrong
Latest Results:
Photo Bombing: The Fine Art of Ruining Other People's Photos
The Economist
This week's cover page .
Big Mattress Song of the Week
I was following the pack
All swallowed in their coats
With scarves of red tied 'round their throats
To keep their little heads
From fallin' in the snow
And I turned 'round and there you go
And, Michael, you would fall
And turn the white snow red as strawberries
In the summertime...
-Fleet Foxes: White Winter Hymnal
(To play, push red button on upper right.)
October 8, 2008
Thespian Thursday
Estrogen Wednesday
Cute kitty
Maybe not so cute kitty.
Sigh. Another Estrogen Wednesday, more kitties.
Where does Charles come up with this stuff? Oh wait, let me guess. Charles blogging: "Oh. It's Wednesday, Estrogen Wednesday. What can I post for the ladies? Hmm... Nothing... Wait, free associate, Chuckkkk. Estrogen. Women. Heh.. Chicks... Pussy! Oh, CATS!! "
Or, wait. Maybe it's something more embarrassing. Maybe it's the only time Charles can unabashedly look at puddy tat graphics, when he's posting them for a (air quotes) "FRIEND." Oh.. poor Charlesey. It's okay. I know I speak on behalf of all of your compassionate woman friends when I say, we support you! It's the 21st century-- a new era in "manhood." The New York Times-- in fact-- says it's okay for YOU to get your own cat in this article entitled, "Sorry, Fido, It’s Just a Guy Thing." Hetero males can now own the kitties. And these manly men embracing their purry underbellies even blog about it, so it's right up your alley. So hows about you go visit menandcats.com? You can go get it out of your system. We'll wait here. Go 'head, you big lug. It's alright now. No one will judge. Mmm'kay?
Meanwhile, ladies, here's a kitty photo for you:
October 7, 2008
Testosterone Tuesday - Special Pollster Edition
Okay, forgive me for interrupting your regularly scheduled Testosterone Fest --AGAIN. I know I know no chicks allowed, whatev. We're having a little internal disagreement, so just lemme take a quick little poll here and I'll be gone.
Charles asked me to help out with the blog. So, being Tuesday and all, I sent him a topical Cheesecake Shot-- the current topics It-Girl, Tina Fey in a provocative pose. And Charles comes back with, "Not even with [your husband's] dick," which is not only a classy response, but to me quite surprising. She's gorgeous! Everyone loves her! Don't they? So, I'm calling for a quick show of hands.
Tina Fey: Would you do her?
Let me just be the first to say, "I would." (If I leaned that way.)
eHarmatch.com results so far this week
Testosterone Tuesday
Estrogen Tuesday (Because Sometimes Estrogen Won't Wait Until Wednesday)
Oh, the wonderful things you discover when you let your hubby hold the TV remote. No, I'm not talking about softcore porn or "Ice Road Truckers," although those both are compelling...
No, I'm talking about Red Sox General Manager, Theo Epstein.
Hubba hubba!
Yes, yes, I know all of you female Sox fans are out there saying, "We've known about him for years, Choolie. Where have you been?" And my only answer for that is that I've been lost in Tom Bradyville, a magical land full of supermodels and actresses, bouncing baby boys, his-and-her underwear modeling contracts, paparazzi, jinxes, and walking casts. It was a wondrous, complex, and all-consuming place, and I dwelt there with much pleasure until recent events... Too... Painful.. To.. Mention.
But now, not to be fickle, but Look at my new shiny boy! He is beautiful, yes?
Ya know, I've always said that the only thing sexier than an underwear model is a musician. Actually, he doesn't even have to know how to play the instrument, just how to hold it convincingly. And it can be any instrument. Except maybe a triangle.
Or a lute.
Let the “October Surprises” begin..
So now it's all about Barack Obama's relation to William Ayers. Aside from the fact that Obama was 8 years old during Ayers' radical years, the right wing hate machine will attempt to tie Obama to him.
But then, there's this.
and this.
..and, of course, we hear from the Rush Limbaugh of the left.
October 6, 2008
First Major Endorsement
Oh No You Didn't!
Ya know, I'm not so into video games. Or mayhem. But somehow, the Wojahn Brothers managed to write a commercial jingle about video game mayhem that's downright catchy. Don't believe me? Click on the youtube video below, and just try to keep your foot from tapping. I dare ya.
October 5, 2008
Geezer Monday
Digital Conversion Public Service Announcement
Inspirational Sunday
Click here for what may be the definitive Great Debate take.
Weekend Reading Assignment
IF YOU HAVE STILL NOT REGISTERED TO VOTE, then please shut the F**k up for the next four years!
It's now or never to be registered where you live. (Click here to find out what the deadline is in your state and click here to find out what the procedures are to sign up and vote. If you are a college student and want to find out where your vote counts most, click here.)
Pardon me for piling on your post, Charles, but on the same subject: this video is kind of cool. (Is that old perv Dustin Hoffman hitting on the intern at the end?) - Choolie
Guys: It's worth the wait as Sarah Silverman takes off her bra while you register! - Charles
Warning: NSFW rated R for language
October 4, 2008
I'm A Maverick (and I'm not going to answer your questions.)
Brian and Dave in a heart to heart.
Are you still on the Fence??
The Economist's poll of economists
October 3, 2008
Freaky Friday
Waiting for Schadenfreude
“These were the guys who, in college, I used to step over on Sunday mornings when they were lying in a pool of their own vomit, and now they’re earning millions and millions – in bonuses alone.”
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Voices in the Head
Doctor John had sex with one of his patients and felt guilty all day
long.
No matter how much he tried to forget about it, he just couldn't.
The guilt and sense of betrayal was overwhelming.
But every once in a while he'd hear an internal, reassuring voice in his
head that said:
“John, don't worry about it.
You aren't the first medical practitioner to have sex with one of their
patients and you won't be the last.
And you're single. Just let it go, John.”
But invariably another voice in his head would bring him back to reality
whispering, 'John you're a Veterinarian, you sick bastard'.
Little Bill
Kids say the darndest things.
Here's the original.
October 2, 2008
Thespian Thursday
The Bitterman reviews The House Bunny.
Grading Your Bank
The strongest and the weakest banks in the world.
D'oh!-bama
Remember guys, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned...
October 1, 2008
Estrogen Wednesday
To feature this on Estrogen Wednesday may seem like sexist pandering, but we all know that most women really do love cats, kittens, stories about cats and kittens and anything felinian.
So then- this:
The Mystery of the High Water Bill
Look, kids! You really CAN see Russia from Alaska!
This nice fella from CNN proves what Sarah's been tellin' ya all along: