I dunno who this guy is but Obama should get him on the blower, pronto

Peter Schiff Was Right

Watch how he predicts every upcoming FAIL of the economy while FOX brain-dead morons like Neal Cavuto, Ben Stein, Arthur Laffer and a host of others snear, guffaw, laugh, smirk etc. at his 100% correct predictions. Also notice the financial stocks they recommend, like Washington Mutual. What i want to know is why does Cavuto still has a show, and why (i am sure) most of these proven moronic "experts" are still appearing on it (like the insufferable Ben Stein--the Bill Kristol of the financial sector). This Peter Schiff guy should have a show. By the way, gold is at $817 per ounce. That's about where it was at the beginning of the year, but the price is trending upwards in the last couple of weeks.

In an August 2006 interview Schiff generated much controversy when he repeated his long-held investment thesis: "The United States economy is like the Titanic and I am here with the lifeboat trying to get people to leave the ship ...I see a real financial crisis coming for the United States."

On da udder hand:

Schiff is a firm believer in reducing government regulation of the economy. Schiff worries that Barack Obama will increase such regulation.

Schiff was an economic adviser to [crazy--ed.] Ron Paul's 2008 presidential campaign....
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(P)rezzziDUNCE puzzled, sad at dawning realization that he SUCKS

Others inside and outside the administration, however, say the upbeat talk masks disappointment and frustration among many White House staffers, who believe Bush's reputation has been unfairly maligned for a series of calamities -- from the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks to the financial crisis -- that were beyond his control and that he handled well. GOP nominee John McCain's escalating attacks on Bush's tenure have added to the irritation, these people said.

"Everybody kind of wanted to spend the last 100-plus days doing some legacy things, and the financial crisis has thrown a wrench into that," said one prominent Republican who regularly talks with senior White House officials.

"You have a combination of no legacy stuff, a horrible economic mess and the likelihood that Obama is going to win," this person added. "There is a real sadness there."
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"I said, 'You know, I'm not going to change as a person because of politics or Washington' -- that's what I said when I left," Bush said.

Yep. Still an idiot.

In a time of crisis, it's always reassuring...

...to look into the eyes of a chicken.

America-hating Britons hating America

Walter Reed Middle School

SITTING behind McCain, I didn't see the screen behind him, but apparently quite a few people were puzzling over the plush-looking building projected on the screen. Wonder no more: it was Walter Reed Middle School, presumably chosen by a confused RNC staffer who was looking for a picture of Walter Reed Medical Centre.

Just so long as they don't mistakenly try to take out Ireland's nuclear programme.

while QT has our attention...

A Republic, If You Can Keep It:

A Canadian contestant on "Last Comic Standing" was told to avoid mentioning Canada because it might "confuse" American TV audiences.

John McCain: still without a world map and lovin' it

Foreign Policy Expert McCain: “Iraq-Pakistan Border” Extremely Dangerous


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Is Fung voting for McCain?

Sarge sez: "Fung is pissy about Twitter. Won't tweet Smiff."

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How did John McCain get on the internets?

Bud sold to the Miserable Fat Belgian Bastards!?!?!

What's next - apple pie and hot dogs sold to the Germans? Just pathetic...

Anheuser-Busch being sold to InBev for $52B

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The maker of the King of Beers has agreed to go to work for the Belgian brewer InBev SA.

Anheuser-Busch Cos. said early Monday it had agreed to a sweetened $52 billion takeover bid from InBev, creating the world's largest brewer and heading off what was shaping up as an acrimonious fight for the maker of Budweiser and Bud Light beers. Inbev brands include Stella Artois, Beck's and Bass.

The combined company will be called Anheuser-Busch InBev. As of the end of last week, InBev said it would be the world's third largest consumer products company by market capitalization after Procter & Gamble of the United States and Nestle SA of Switzerland.
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McClure: sad, puzzled

This is not the Google we knew

Librarians Accuse Google of Using and Discarding Them

Is Google casting aside the library community? That’s the recent conclusion of some librarians. The giant technology company once courted librarians to back its controversial project that digitizes books from academic libraries and makes all or parts of the texts available online. Now it seems Google no longer needs them, the librarians say.

Steven M. Cohen, a senior librarian at Law Library Management Inc., notes on his blog that Google last updated its “Librarian Central” blog a year ago. And he and Roy Tennant, a librarian with the Online Computer Library Center, say that, atypically, Google wasn’t present at the American Library Association’s annual conference last month, even though it was held in Anaheim, Calif. “only one short plane ride away from the Googleplex” also in California, writes Mr. Tennant.

“So, Google will continue to use librarians, scan their books, profit from it, and then leave us in the information dust to rot like an old microfilm machine,” writes Mr. Cohen. “It’s sad really. But then again, we fell for it.”

The Slowskys! Ha! I just got that... (cont'd)

Comcast: We Won't Block VoIP Traffic. (Not That We Ever Have, Of Course)

k-mad finds it puzzling

"Deep in America's heart, I believe, is the nagging fear that our best years as a nation are over. We are disliked overseas and feel insecure at home. We watch as our federal budget hemorrhages red ink and our civil liberties are eroded. Crises in energy, health care and education threaten our way of life and our ability to compete internationally. ... My grandfather was pursued by both political parties ... (and) went on to win the presidency with the indispensable help of a 'Democrats for Eisenhower' movement. These crossover voters were attracted by his pledge to bring change to Washington and by the prospect that he would unify the nation. It is in this great tradition that I support Barack Obama's candidacy for president."
-- Susan Eisenhower, granddaughter of Republican President Dwight Eisenhower
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look who's hating America tonight

Tonight on KO: In the discussion on FISA, Nancy Pelosi is sounding like Bush, and John Dean is sounding like Kucinich.

I really want one, but I can't figure out how the phokk to order it

Lapping for present (red check)

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Winning Hearts and Minds! (WHAM!) (cont'd!)

83 percent of countries in 2002 had a plurality of citizens judging the United States favorably; by 2006 only 23 percent of countries had a plurality saying that U.S. influence is positive.
-- "The Decline in America's Reputation: Why?" - House Committee on Foreign Affairs; Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight - June 11, 2008

the s#i+ keeps getting funnier (and scarier)

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watch what you Twitter

It could wind up all over the internets.

except that he doesn't know where he's aiming

"I've known this President a long time, and this President is someone I think the American people recognize as a straight shooter."
-- Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan