Monthly Archives: January 2009

Dear Mr. President, A Bonus Isn’t A Bonus

Dear Mr. President, A Bonus Isn’t A Bonus – Millennial Money with Cliff Mason – CNBC.com. The fury over the fact that Wall Street paid out $18.4 billion in bonuses in 2008, the “sixth largest” amount in history, is about … Continue reading

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Litmus Tests

Conversation is all about universals. We say, “I have this perspective on this issue; what is your perspective on this issue?” Unavoidably, due to how the brain works in different people, which synapses trigger, what information they know, and what … Continue reading

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The New Tube

This is actually kind of creepy… we’re now spidering the propaganda machine out to where all the people are that have sworn off Television, and live primarily on the internet.

But this is something different; make the material appealing so that you don’t have to force it down people’s throats. Make them want to ingest it. Continue reading

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Favorite Agenda Items on New WhiteHouse.gov Site

Civil Rights:
“Eliminate Sentencing Disparities: President Obama and Vice President Biden believe the disparity between sentencing crack and powder-based cocaine is wrong and should be completely eliminated.”

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Porn and Bailouts

Today, January 7th, 2009, Joe Francis and Larry Flynt released a press release detailing their plans to ask Congress for a $5 billion dollar bailout, just in time for the newly appointed 111th congress. Says Francis, “Congress seems willing to … Continue reading

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Israel and Peace

Mads Gilbert, a Norwegian doctor in Gaza, tells Sky News that the number of civilians injured and killed in Gaza proves that Israel is deliberately attacking the population. Israel acting in this way is not conducive to peace. In fact, … Continue reading

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