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Bigfoot
by
Vicente
on 27 Jul 2011
11 comments, latest
13 years ago
Compensating for shaky-cam, the gait of the "beast" seems very human. Just thought I'd share, this way of presenting an old movie seemed very cool to me.
Turn Right USA
by
Vicente
on 15 Jun 2011
Posted 14 years ago
Turn Right USA, has an energetic new ad campaign to reach out to minorities. Youtube: Give us your cash B--ch, by TurnRightUSA Surely this will turn the tide for ...
US Housing Crisis Is Now Worse Than Great Depression
by
Vicente
on 14 Jun 2011
12 comments, latest
14 years ago
We can stop pretending this is a speedbump that will blow over next quarter. It's official: The housing crisis that began in 2006 and has recently entered a double ...
Campaign finance reform
by
Vicente
on 8 Jun 2011
5 comments, latest
14 years ago
Imagine a world where campaigns were publicly financed. You run for Congress, you get X dollars to campaign and that is that. This would end the corporate ownership of ...
America's own Lost Decade
by
Vicente
on 8 Jun 2011
1 comment, latest
14 years ago
Many experts say private debt owed by households, as well as businesses, is an even bigger problem than the government debt that's getting so much attention lately. And it ...
Countries with greatest income inequality
by
Vicente
on 24 May 2011
17 comments, latest
14 years ago
Suprisingly USA only at #4 on this list. We should try harder: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/
United Mile High Club
by
Vicente
on 24 May 2011
5 comments, latest
14 years ago
Kyle Pearce, United Airlines Passenger, Single-Handedly Joins Mile High Club, Is Arrested http://news.travel.aol.com/201 Let the puns begin.
Joplin photos
by
Vicente
on 24 May 2011
1 comment, latest
14 years ago
Photos from Joplin resident Full set here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/6
Ron Paul 3rd run at White House
by
Vicente
on 13 May 2011
14 comments, latest
14 years ago
Perhaps the 3rd time's the charm? (CNN)-Saying "the time is right" because more people agree with his positions, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas on Friday announced his candidacy for ...
Obama: Bin Laden dead
by
Vicente
on 1 May 2011
72 comments, latest
14 years ago
Done! East Room 11:35 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an ...
SNY & TSLA
by
Vicente
on 26 Apr 2011
7 comments, latest
14 years ago
Thanks to this forum for mention of SNY, this is a winner. Doing well, plus dividend! Also discussion of TSLA led me to take a long position with my ...
Copper world stockpiles rising....
by
Vicente
on 28 Apr 2011
3 comments, latest
14 years ago
Let me toss this out there. So there's a global crash, and everyone is nervously looking for somewhere ELSE to stick their money since you have to "put it ...
Atlas Shrugged producer "going Galt"
by
Vicente
on 27 Apr 2011
8 comments, latest
14 years ago
I'm confused, I thought the free market was always right? Twelve days after opening "Atlas Shrugged: Part 1," the producer of the Ayn Rand adaptation said Tuesday that he ...
Aliens!
by
Vicente
on 12 Apr 2011
1 comment, latest
14 years ago
Secret UFO reports released: http://vault.fbi.gov/unexplain
13% of US homes are vacant
by
Vicente
on 28 Mar 2011
28 comments, latest
14 years ago
http://money.cnn.com/2011/03/2 #housing
Evaporative (swamp) cooling?
by
Vicente
on 8 Apr 2011
7 comments, latest
14 years ago
Anyone use evaporative cooling? Here in the Central Valley (Davis) it can get HOT in summer but it's dry. But at night usually cools off quite a lot. No ...
For-Profit College infographic
by
Vicente
on 9 Apr 2011
4 comments, latest
14 years ago
From here: An Education In For-Profit Education: Infographic
Living in 90 square feet
by
Vicente
on 8 Apr 2011
2 comments, latest
14 years ago
Currently living 2000 sq feet but I would prefer much less. This lady is one example reminding us we can: http://shine.yahoo.com/event/g http://youtu.be/RNOWFie9n9c Anyone else have this yearning to minimize?
BearMarket
by
Vicente
on 3 Apr 2011
1 comment, latest
14 years ago
I saw this and thought of him:
Baby Giggle Overload
by
Vicente
on 31 Mar 2011
2 comments, latest
14 years ago
Just because, everyone needs a good laugh: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
WI GOPer: My $174K salary is hard to scrape by on
by
Vicente
on 30 Mar 2011
13 comments, latest
14 years ago
Man this sob story just makes the tears well up in my eyes: In the clip, Duffy is asked whether he'd support cutting his own salary. Duffy says he ...
Billionaire Self-Pity and the Koch Brothers
by
Vicente
on 28 Mar 2011
18 comments, latest
14 years ago
The Weekly Standard now has a very lengthy defense of -- including rare interviews with -- Charles and David Koch, the libertarian billionaires who fund everything from right-wing economic ...
NeoCon EduDarling sez: Collective Bargaining A-OK!
by
Vicente
on 30 Mar 2011
1 comment, latest
14 years ago
I expect Michelle Ree will be kicked out of the club now. StudentsFirst absolutely supports the right of teachers to collectively bargain on many issues, such as base compensation ...
GOPer in Alaska: make extramarital sex illegal
by
Vicente
on 25 Mar 2011
10 comments, latest
14 years ago
I wonder what Bristol thinks about this? http://www.adn.com/2011/03/23/
Nader calls for ending athletic scholarships
by
Vicente
on 25 Mar 2011
13 comments, latest
14 years ago
People are already eliminating "less popular" sports (e.g. lacrosse etc) and it's long past time ALL of them "share the pain". Consumer advocate Ralph Nader is calling for the ...
Big Banks Save Billions by cheating homeowners
by
Vicente
on 29 Mar 2011
Posted 14 years ago
The nation's five largest mortgage firms have saved more than $20 billion since the housing crisis began in 2007 by taking shortcuts in processing troubled borrowers' home loans, according ...
Doomsday bunker stocks a BUY BUY BUY!
by
Vicente
on 23 Mar 2011
5 comments, latest
14 years ago
Man I wish my pad were this nice: http://money.cnn.com/2011/03/2 I always find these places sort of sad. Never occupied living spaces that were hardened or stocked for emergencies, they ...
Mr. Toupee goes to Washington
by
Vicente
on 22 Mar 2011
Posted 14 years ago
Only 10 weeks in Senate and Rand Paul is already dropping hints about running for President. I hope once he's President someone will be able to wrestle that thing ...
Wisconsin Anti-Union Law blocked by judge
by
Vicente
on 18 Mar 2011
12 comments, latest
14 years ago
DENIED. Seems pretty clear-cut, the "Open Meetings Law" in Wisconsin is short & readable. It explicitly says under possible exemptions allowing closed sessions: (3) Nothing in this subchapter shall ...
Last Cargo Cult
by
Vicente
on 19 Mar 2011
Posted 14 years ago
Has an interesting bit on money & the gold standard: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
Texas in trouble
by
Vicente
on 17 Mar 2011
1 comment, latest
14 years ago
Just a little diversion for me, all the people who like to talk about California collapsing, well even Paradise Texas with it's "fiscally conservative" leaders has some troubles. New ...
WaMu execs charged!
by
Vicente
on 17 Mar 2011
1 comment, latest
14 years ago
A U.S. government regulator sued three former top executives at Washington Mutual Bank for their role in the biggest bank failure in the nation's history, accusing them of recklessly ...
Beck on Japan
by
Vicente
on 14 Mar 2011
10 comments, latest
14 years ago
Glenn Beck says earthquake was "message from God" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/
WikiLeaks cables: Saudi Arabia cannot pump enough oil to keep a lid on prices
by
Vicente
on 9 Feb 2011
48 comments, latest
14 years ago
Well this should throw a little oily spice....BAM!.... on our commodities salad. The US fears that Saudi Arabia, the world's largest crude oil exporter, may not have enough reserves ...
Target (TGT) why dipping?
by
Vicente
on 18 Feb 2011
6 comments, latest
14 years ago
Anyone follow TGT? I am seeing it drop this week and not really finding a convincing reason for it. Seems like a buying opportunity to me but I'm wondering ...
Ayn Rand collected Social Security & MediCare
by
Vicente
on 12 Feb 2011
6 comments, latest
14 years ago
I just heard about this. She collected benefits under the name "Ann O'Connor". I find it hilarious. The people she wrote about as heroic ideals, of course would have ...
Shiller graph?
by
Vicente
on 3 Feb 2011
63 comments, latest
14 years ago
Say, has anyone updated the Shiller graph recently? All I find when I web search is this old one with projected lines, where's the actual? http://patrick.net/housing/con #housing
Michele Bachmann: Nude photos?
by
Vicente
on 3 Feb 2011
5 comments, latest
14 years ago
Michele Bachmann: 'Naked Pictures' Of Me Could Show Up On Internet After Full-Body Scan What a tease! Now that she's raised the prospect, I'm sure there'll be tons of ...
Ron Paul "Fed" obsession
by
Vicente
on 2 Feb 2011
Posted 14 years ago
So I'm reading this.... http://www.safehaven.com/artic And thinking.... getting tired of hearing how the Federal Reserve is the Politburo-squared, the INSTRUMENT of our downfall. It may well be, but it's ...
NFLX: APPL redux?
by
Vicente
on 31 Jan 2011
3 comments, latest
14 years ago
So now I'm eying NFLX in the same way I was AAPL last year. Topped out or room to run? I have a subscription, and find their streaming movie ...
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