My money is on history proving that these men and their associates are extremely manipulative criminals who've fleeced Americans of Trillions. High Treason.
Cerebus
The Hoover Institution
Halliburton
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12.17.2008
A few heads of Cerebus
My money is on history proving that these men and their associates are extremely manipulative criminals who've fleeced Americans of Trillions. High Treason.
Cerebus
The Hoover Institution
Halliburton
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THIS will be the end of the show.
If I were writing the stage directions for the end of the world.
locusts, plagues, seas of fire,
chrome, glitter, LCD screens, neon,
fireworks dancers jugglers
ALL timed to coordinate with this song:
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locusts, plagues, seas of fire,
chrome, glitter, LCD screens, neon,
fireworks dancers jugglers
ALL timed to coordinate with this song:
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12.12.2008
Protect us from Overdraft Protection, 2
Overdraft protection bill currently in House. H.R. 946.
As an aside, and potential additional research, isn't forcing a mandatory fee on a customer in return for "protection" basically racketeering? It's an involuntary loan at absurd cost. Are these banks really that different from the mafia?
From Wikipedia
Several forms of racket exist. The best-known is the protection racket, in which criminals demand money from businesses in exchange for the service of "protection" against crimes that the racketeers themselves instigate if unpaid.
Overdraft, is a charge to protect me from a charge, no?
See also, Securities Fraud
Securities fraud is a practice in which investors make purchase or sale decisions on the basis of false information, frequently resulting in losses, in violation of the securities laws.
Overdraft fees occur most commonly in ATM and debit transactions to purchase items that are frequently less expensive than the protection fee itself. Tell me how many people would voluntarily pay $36 for the morning coffee? When the terminal says to them "you are charging $1.00 for this transaction. Is this correct?" The ATM and the website say they have the money to cover it, then days later, they get hit with a $35 charge.
Bold faced crime.
(If I disappear, look to Bank of America first).
-John Smith Read more!
As an aside, and potential additional research, isn't forcing a mandatory fee on a customer in return for "protection" basically racketeering? It's an involuntary loan at absurd cost. Are these banks really that different from the mafia?
From Wikipedia
Several forms of racket exist. The best-known is the protection racket, in which criminals demand money from businesses in exchange for the service of "protection" against crimes that the racketeers themselves instigate if unpaid.
Overdraft, is a charge to protect me from a charge, no?
See also, Securities Fraud
Securities fraud is a practice in which investors make purchase or sale decisions on the basis of false information, frequently resulting in losses, in violation of the securities laws.
Overdraft fees occur most commonly in ATM and debit transactions to purchase items that are frequently less expensive than the protection fee itself. Tell me how many people would voluntarily pay $36 for the morning coffee? When the terminal says to them "you are charging $1.00 for this transaction. Is this correct?" The ATM and the website say they have the money to cover it, then days later, they get hit with a $35 charge.
Bold faced crime.
(If I disappear, look to Bank of America first).
-John Smith Read more!
The vast (very vast) majority of Texas may be Red State, but I have found my redemption...In continuing research on bank "overdraft protection" abuse, I stumbled onto more in depth knowledge of our congress-WOMAN .. who I am now proud to have voted for 3 times.
Eddie Bernice Johnson, born in Waco, represents Texas' 32nd district, but is no stereotypical Texan.
She was a leading voice in opposition to the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002. During debate on the house floor, she stated:
"I am not convinced that giving the President the authority to launch a unilateral, first-strike attack on Iraq is the appropriate course of action at this time. While I believe that under international law and under the authority of our Constitution, the United States must maintain the option to act in its own self-defense, I strongly believe that the administration has not provided evidence of an imminent threat of attack on the United States that would justify a unilateral strike. I also believe that actions alone, without exhausting peaceful options, could seriously harm global support for our war on terrorism and distract our own resources from this cause."
Johnson pledged her support as a superdelegate to Barack Obama.
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Note
Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe.
* Frederick Douglass Speech on the twenty-fourth anniversary of Emancipation in the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C. (April 1886)
Why do you not judge for yourselves what is right?
Jesus in Luke 12:57
Only after a big disaster, you fix the problem.
빈 수레가 요란하다.
When one has little substance, he/she tends to boast more.
티끌모아 태산.
Ge cruaidh sgarachdainn, cha robh dithis gun dealachadh.
Though separation be hard, two never met but had to part.
Gaelic-Scottish Proverb
出る杭は打たれる。
* Deru kui wa utareru.
* Literally: The stake that sticks out gets hammered down.
Japanese proverb
A good friend is someone who will bail you out of jail, but your best friend is the one sitting next to you saying "Man, we screwed up."
American Proverb
I'd be a failure if it weren't for all the mistakes I've made
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* Frederick Douglass Speech on the twenty-fourth anniversary of Emancipation in the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C. (April 1886)
Why do you not judge for yourselves what is right?
Jesus in Luke 12:57
Only after a big disaster, you fix the problem.
빈 수레가 요란하다.
When one has little substance, he/she tends to boast more.
티끌모아 태산.
Ge cruaidh sgarachdainn, cha robh dithis gun dealachadh.
Though separation be hard, two never met but had to part.
Gaelic-Scottish Proverb
出る杭は打たれる。
* Deru kui wa utareru.
* Literally: The stake that sticks out gets hammered down.
Japanese proverb
A good friend is someone who will bail you out of jail, but your best friend is the one sitting next to you saying "Man, we screwed up."
American Proverb
I'd be a failure if it weren't for all the mistakes I've made
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12.11.2008
12.06.2008
A Terrible Omen
Recently there have been scores of reports from citizens who've found themselves confronted with Dick Cheney's of higher than usual aggressive behavior.
Documented reports include;
42 separate random attacks. Victims all recall a Cheney stalking them for hours, and, when they were alone the Cheney bit and scratched them for no particular reason.
14 orphans have gone missing entirely.
2 women and 9 stray dogs have reported being raped by a Cheney, each victim subsequently died giving birth to troll-demon Cheney spawn.
83 people have been found unconscious in alleyways around town, all had suffered severe blood loss from bite wounds on the neck.
6 high profile lawyers have been shot in the face point-blank with bird-shot
11 male prostitutes were discovered chained in a dungeon, they were severely malnourished, most had burn wounds that the victims swear were marks from where a Cheney had touched them.
Reports of Cheney attacks are growing in number and severity as we near the end of his term in office. We speculate that he is practicing for a larger campaign of terror once he is entirely unemployed.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU ENCOUNTER A CHENEY
Do not run.
Pick up any children or animals you may have with you, make yourself look as big as possible. If you can, grunt loudly. Even better, eat an orphan, Cheney's seem to shy from any formidable competition.
If a Cheney bites or claws you, do not scream (he seems to go into a feeding frenzy at the first hint of fear). If you can, gouge his eyeballs. If this is not an option Defecate yourself. Even Cheneys prefer not to eat shit.
If you are bit by a Dick Cheney, wash the wound immediately with Lye, and then have a friend suck the poison out. If possible, gather a fecal sample from the Cheney, this helps doctors more accurately apply antibodies to prevent further infection (remember to lift with your knees). Also, as soon as possible, have blessings performed on the wound by witch doctors from at least three different denominations.
Do not accept any business proposals from a Cheney. No one has ever returned alive from a Cheney business proposal.
Lastly squeeze all of you orifices as tightly as possible. No one has survived birthing a Cheney Demon Spawn.
Carry A Barbara Bush mating caller (George H. W. Bush songs of seduction). She seems to be the only beast capable of scaring off a Cheney. WARNING: If you have to summon a Barbara Bush, do so as a last resort, she can be as/or more dangerous than the original rabid Cheney.
Be vigilant, good luck, god speed.
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Documented reports include;
42 separate random attacks. Victims all recall a Cheney stalking them for hours, and, when they were alone the Cheney bit and scratched them for no particular reason.
14 orphans have gone missing entirely.
2 women and 9 stray dogs have reported being raped by a Cheney, each victim subsequently died giving birth to troll-demon Cheney spawn.
83 people have been found unconscious in alleyways around town, all had suffered severe blood loss from bite wounds on the neck.
6 high profile lawyers have been shot in the face point-blank with bird-shot
11 male prostitutes were discovered chained in a dungeon, they were severely malnourished, most had burn wounds that the victims swear were marks from where a Cheney had touched them.
Reports of Cheney attacks are growing in number and severity as we near the end of his term in office. We speculate that he is practicing for a larger campaign of terror once he is entirely unemployed.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU ENCOUNTER A CHENEY
Do not run.
Pick up any children or animals you may have with you, make yourself look as big as possible. If you can, grunt loudly. Even better, eat an orphan, Cheney's seem to shy from any formidable competition.
If a Cheney bites or claws you, do not scream (he seems to go into a feeding frenzy at the first hint of fear). If you can, gouge his eyeballs. If this is not an option Defecate yourself. Even Cheneys prefer not to eat shit.
If you are bit by a Dick Cheney, wash the wound immediately with Lye, and then have a friend suck the poison out. If possible, gather a fecal sample from the Cheney, this helps doctors more accurately apply antibodies to prevent further infection (remember to lift with your knees). Also, as soon as possible, have blessings performed on the wound by witch doctors from at least three different denominations.
Do not accept any business proposals from a Cheney. No one has ever returned alive from a Cheney business proposal.
Lastly squeeze all of you orifices as tightly as possible. No one has survived birthing a Cheney Demon Spawn.
Carry A Barbara Bush mating caller (George H. W. Bush songs of seduction). She seems to be the only beast capable of scaring off a Cheney. WARNING: If you have to summon a Barbara Bush, do so as a last resort, she can be as/or more dangerous than the original rabid Cheney.
Be vigilant, good luck, god speed.
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Today's Prediction
A deluge of political cartoonists find themselves unemployed in January.
Who'd have thought "generic black man" caricature would have offended so many people. Who'd have thought black skin wasn't a tell-tale character give-away, like glasses, facial hair, or a big nose.
Should have paid more attention to the "drawing people of ethnicity" section. Read more!
Who'd have thought "generic black man" caricature would have offended so many people. Who'd have thought black skin wasn't a tell-tale character give-away, like glasses, facial hair, or a big nose.
Should have paid more attention to the "drawing people of ethnicity" section. Read more!
12.05.2008
A major occurance in a shotgun shack.
Things I have learned in my short time here.
1- The biggest and the best things to happen in a person's life are never expected.
2- Blessings are curses, and curses are blessings.
3- Y'only live once.
4- Happiness is people is love.
5- The only absolute thing in the world is this statement.
6- A picture can tell a thousand words, but it still doesn't scratch the surface of the real story.
7- The golden rule.
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What's up in them boondocks anyhow?
visited 34 states (68%)
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Movie characters who need to be assaulted. Part 1
Lars Lars and the Real GirlSociopathic loser has a delusional relationship with a sex doll (who talks with him). The entire town PLAYS ALONG and perpetuates his delusion. All he needs is a good punch in the face.
(spoiler alert)
Lars has fallen madly in love with a fuck doll. She "talks" to him, he talks back, he is completely oblivious to the realities of the situation (in spite of having just purchased said fuck doll for a few grand from a porno site a month earlier). We're lead to believe that by playing along with this craziness the otherwise sane characters are helping Lars work out his problems. But suddenly his devoted relationship tragically ends. The fuck doll "dies" of a made up disease. Complete with medivac, hospital stay, and full service church funeral (who paid?). It's implied that this is a positive development, because it symbolizes that Lars is "over" his SOCIOPATHIC-PSYCHOTIC DELUSION and ready to get real... Bunnies and rainbows.
What the movie casually glosses over, if you follow the logic that Bianka's "thoughts, actions, and words" are really Lars' delusions working themselves out, is that Lars KILLS the real doll when she's no longer convenient.
He had begun to fall madly out of love with "Bianka", when a casual remark at a party full of friends kindly PLAYING ALONG WITH HIS DELUSION, sets off feelings of insecurity, as if he might lose his inanimate, submissive, sex doll to someone else (must be high demand for sloppy second fuck dolls). This is accelerated by an episode where one of the church ladies (who's also playing along) takes Bianka off to "volunteer at the church" AND HE WANTED TO PLAY SCRABBLE WITH HER GOD DAMNIT!... Lars has a nuclear meltdown and breaks things, he can no longer control her every move. The final nail in the anatomically correct coffin is when Lars realizes that he's jealous of a real life girl who's finally given up on persistently, relentlessly, and hopelessly chasing his crazy ass (after he started dating the fuck doll).
Suddenly, oh look, oh no, Bianka is sick. Oh no she's dying. Oh no she's dead. PSYCHO. KILLER. This is a drawn out, planned, highly visible murder of a fuck doll. The entire movie has been built around humanizing this thing, and then, oh goodie she's dead... everyone's better.
Any real friend would have immediately tore off the dolls head
to prove to Lars that it was a fake plastic doll.
Empathizing with, and perpetuating his abusive objectification and delusional perversion of both women and relationships, is equivalent to empathising with John Wayne Gacy fucking little boys to death.
We all have problems, most of us don't force them on the world, and hopefully none of us have entire town pushing us down the dark spiral of dangerous delusions of grandeur and latent psychological violence. This man needs a padded room. Not friends. Certainly not a relationship.
Lars gets 8 punches to the face out of 10.
And 20 years behind bars. For attempted first degree murder and attempted rape in the first degree. "Attempted" because, despite the whole world's belief to the contrary, Bianka is plastic.
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12.04.2008
Protect Us from Overdraft Protection
Maybe with the current economic crisis nipping at our wallets, questionable banking practices will get the scrutiny they desperately need. And I'm not just talking about subprime mortgages, credit default swaps, and risky investments. I'm talking personal banking. I'm talking overdraft fees.
I've been hit with them before, but now that my currently unemployed fiance and I are relying solely on one income to cover our bills, we're getting flogged. We both bank with Bank of America, and at the moment, I have a pretty big bone to pick with these shady practices.
Here's a quick rundown of what you get with Bank of America:
* Pending transactions are just that - pending. As in not yet processed. So when you check your balance at an atm, online, even over the phone, the balance you'll see won't be your current balance, but your current balance plus or minus any transactions that haven't posted yet.
* Transactions are processed from largest to smallest. Meaning be prepared for a waterfall of $35 overdraft fees. All because Bank of America decided to process your $700 rent check before your $25 in gas, your $8 bag of cat food, your $4 smoothie, and your $3 magazine. Before you even realize you're in the red, you've just racked up $140 in fees.
* Oh and by the way, this free service comes standard with your checking account. It's called overdraft protection and while it might protect you from bouncing checks, it won't protect you from their fees.
Of course, BoA isn't the only one taking advantage of their consumers with exorbitant fees. It seems all the big banks are doing it according to an FDIC survey. And the survey says...
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I've been hit with them before, but now that my currently unemployed fiance and I are relying solely on one income to cover our bills, we're getting flogged. We both bank with Bank of America, and at the moment, I have a pretty big bone to pick with these shady practices.
Here's a quick rundown of what you get with Bank of America:
* Pending transactions are just that - pending. As in not yet processed. So when you check your balance at an atm, online, even over the phone, the balance you'll see won't be your current balance, but your current balance plus or minus any transactions that haven't posted yet.
* Transactions are processed from largest to smallest. Meaning be prepared for a waterfall of $35 overdraft fees. All because Bank of America decided to process your $700 rent check before your $25 in gas, your $8 bag of cat food, your $4 smoothie, and your $3 magazine. Before you even realize you're in the red, you've just racked up $140 in fees.
* Oh and by the way, this free service comes standard with your checking account. It's called overdraft protection and while it might protect you from bouncing checks, it won't protect you from their fees.
Of course, BoA isn't the only one taking advantage of their consumers with exorbitant fees. It seems all the big banks are doing it according to an FDIC survey. And the survey says...
According to the FDIC:
•Most banks that automatically enroll consumers allow them to overdraw by check, ATM or debit card purchases. About half of all overdrafts occur at ATMs or via debit card transactions, which tend to be for smaller dollar amounts.
•Banks surveyed earned $1.97 billion in overdraft-related fees in 2006, representing 74% of their overall $2.66 billion in service charges on deposit accounts. In total, overdraft-related fees bring in $17.5 billion each year to banks and credit unions, estimates advocacy group Center for Responsible Lending.
•Large banks are more likely to process transactions from largest to smallest dollar amount, often triggering more fees.
•Young and low-income consumers are disproportionately affected by overdraft fees. "The most vulnerable consumers are getting hit with these fees," says Chi Chi Wu of the National Consumer Law Center.
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12.01.2008
The People's Lord of the Rings
This is only funny if you're both a political nerd and a LOTR nerd.
McSweeney's article with Howard Zinn and Noam Chomsky's audio commentary on LOTR.
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McSweeney's article with Howard Zinn and Noam Chomsky's audio commentary on LOTR.
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