Israel recalling its envoys worldwide
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By Pen
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December 27th, 2009
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It seems that Israel is recalling all its envoys worldwide. This is unprecedented in Israels history.
They are being recalled to attend a conference.
Benyamin Netanyahu will also attend the conference along with Defense Minister Ehud Barak, Minister of Intelligence and Atomic Energy Dan Meridor, and other senior officials.
Something big seems imminent.
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Opiate of the classes...
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By Gegner
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December 23rd, 2009
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Greetings good citizen,
Um, the markets way as well have remained closed for all of the movement that didn’t happen. Which we can suppose is just as well, I was reading a piece about high speed trading today and it struck me as, um, bizarre that these traders can move in and out of a stock in a millisecond and make money doing it! It is estimated that these special trading desks make billions of dollars a day buying and selling huge amounts of shares that fluctuate a penny or two in the course of a couple of hours.
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What's a girl to do?
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By Gegner
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December 22nd, 2009
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Greetings good citizen,
I still haven’t read a single ‘corroborating’ story in the MSM regarding yesterday’s rather sensational story about the alleged Supreme Court decision.
Naturally, it is hard to tell what this means, we won’t know anything for sure until there is an incident…and I’m pretty sure nobody wants to be THAT ‘test case’.
Along the same general lines we have this story ripped from the pages of ‘The Automatic earth’ where a commentor advises this story is from a ‘back issue’ of ‘Life Insurance Today’ which originally appeared on March 5th of this year…
So why run with it?
Setting aside the ‘breathless’ tone of the piece, the position it takes isn’t necessarily ‘irrelevant’.
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Conceptual Guerilla Radio 12-22-09
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December 22nd, 2009
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54:00 minutes (24.72 MB)
"Overpoliced" Here's a fun question for you. How many uniformed police officers were on duty in the US the day the constitution was ratified?
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Shock & Awe..redux
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By Gegner
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December 21st, 2009
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Greetings good citizen,
Hope everyone had a nice weekend. Sorry for the silence but other matters conspired. Seems something indeed erupted over the weekend to stir up the blogosphere and perhaps that’s the disturbing part, I haven’t seen a confirming story in the MSM…yet.
Um, flipping that rock over, the tale is running on several, er, ‘mainstream’ blogs which tends to lend this bizarre story credence. What am I babbling about? well, tonight’s offering was purloined from Michael Panzer’s site, Financial Armageddon, and the intro below is an excerpt from Mr. Panzer’s novel of the same name.
Shocked and Unnerved
Everywhere and anywhere, those seen as rejecting even a small measure of an America-centric perspective will be labeled undesirables, subversives, and even “enemy combatants,” whether or not evidence supports the assertion.
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Conceptual Guerilla Radio 12-21-09
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December 21st, 2009
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52:30 minutes (24.04 MB)
"Winter Solstice Greetings" For a nice tweak aimed at your fundamentalist friends -- if you have any -- wish them a happy Winter Solstice. It's a holiday created by the laws of physics.
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Conceptual Guerilla Radio 12-18-09
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December 18th, 2009
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56:00 minutes (25.64 MB)
"The Fall Of The Third Republic" Sam Smith of "Undernews" says our nation is in full collapse. He appears to be believe it's the first time. In fact, it's the third. The last two were equally bleak in the early days, from the standpoint of the forces of progress.
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Losing streak resumes on Wall Street....
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By Gegner
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December 17th, 2009
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Greetings good citizen,
Where to begin? I picked up on an article early in the trading session figuring it would be woven into today’s ‘narrative’. As you know, the ‘Stupidity Index’ closed down 130 points today…well, when I snipped tonight’s (2nd) offering the Dow was already down 40.
Will ‘The most wonderful time of the year’ be the backdrop for another ‘bloodbath’ on Wall Street? Christmas is only a week away…
Dow Slips for a Third Day, but the Dollar Strengthens
By JAVIER C. HERNANDEZ
Published: December 17, 2009Wall Street investors sold off on Thursday as light trading amplified concerns about foreign debt and a weaker-than-expected report on the labor market. [Now tonight’s second offering]
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Conceptual Guerilla Radio 12-17-09
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December 17th, 2009
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53:23 minutes (24.44 MB)
"Your Natural Born Rabble Rouser" Today's show may be summarized with one question. "Where are our tea parties?"
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Housing starts up?
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By Gegner
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December 16th, 2009
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Greetings good citizen,
I suppose today was another ‘goofy’ day in the markets, which opened higher but closed mixed with the Dow losing 10 points just before the close.
As usual, I copied tonight’s twin offerings well in advance of today’s closing bell…so they reflect conditions earlier in the trading day.
Let’s proceed to tonight’s first offering rather than get bogged down in a narrative, shall we?
Wall Street Opens Higher on Economic Reports
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: December 16, 2009Stocks opened higher Wednesday on Wall Street after the government said consumer prices rose in November, led by higher energy costs. [Not exactly ‘happy news’ and definitely not good news for the ‘consumer discretionary’ sector! So we can only wonder why the markets are headed ‘up’ instead of the opposite direction?]
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Conceptual Guerilla Radio 12-16-09
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December 16th, 2009
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56:20 minutes (25.79 MB)
"Why Conservo's Are Better Politicians" They are, and you may as well know it. While you're at it, you might as well know why.
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The 'Unsettled' economy...
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By Gegner
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December 15th, 2009
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Greetings good citizen,
The ‘Stupidity index’ stayed in negative territory today because inflation refused to remain ‘non-existent’. Understand the pundits are already saying this is an ‘insignificant blip’—that it’s nothing to worry about…until it is.
Rising interest rates are an economic nightmare come true…the only way to effectively combat inflation is to send interest rates through the ceiling…like Paul Volcker did. St. Ronnie Reagan used this same bitter economic medicine to sell 401k’s and money market accounts, telling us how we were all going to be rich, rich, rich!
Pray tell, why do you suppose we are in the mess we’re in? Could it be because we can’t pay the interest on the debt we already have? So how the hell are you supposed to pay when interest rates reach the stratosphere? Or perhaps the more interesting question is WHO will collect?
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Tell your Progressive Representatives they'd better keep their pledge...or else!
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By Pen
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December 15th, 2009
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Remember when the Progressive Caucus was standing firm on the public option?
April 2nd, 2009:
Dear Madam Speaker and Majority Leader,
Regarding the upcoming health care reform debate, we believe it is important for you to know that virtually the entire 77-Member Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) prefers a single-payer approach to healthcare reform. Therefore, it will come as no surprise as you work to craft comprehensive health care reform legislation, that we urge the inclusion of a public plan option, at a minimum, in the final legislation. We have polled CPC Members and a strong majority will not support legislation that does not include a public plan option that is supported on a level playing field with private health insurance plans.
We look forward to working with you to ensure inclusion of a public plan option and the successful passage of healthcare legislation that will provide a choice of quality healthcare for all Americans.
Sincerely,
Lynn Woolsey, Co-Chair, Congressional Progressive Caucus
Raul Grijalva, Co-Chair, Congressional Progressive Caucus
Today? Well, according to the lady who answers Jim McDermotts calls, not so much.
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Conceptual Guerilla Radio 12-15-09
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December 15th, 2009
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56:00 minutes (25.64 MB)
"The Long Struggle" Healthcare reform is shaping up to be a half-assed disappointment. How about a little much needed perspective?
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Supply side nonsense
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By Gegner
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December 14th, 2009
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Greetings good citizen,
Happy Monday, such as it is. Uh, the ‘Stupidity Index’ advanced 29 whole points today but most commentators don’t expect that to go on much longer.
We’re confronted with the proverbial ‘Boy who cried Wolf’, only this time the boy cried it was all over…Well, people took what he said at face value, but now it’s six months later and we still can’t point to any positive economic activity. Did the boy lie to us like he’s done countless times before?
It’s sure looking that way.
Moving along we come to tonight’s offering for an in depth look at the properties of money…as well as why you end up holding the, er, ‘dirty’ end of the stick.
The supply-side tax con
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Conceptual Guerilla Radio 12-14-09
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December 14th, 2009
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56:06 minutes (25.68 MB)
"We're Back" As we prepare for our confrontation with Limbaugh, and continue post production for "Megadittoes," it's time for the future of CG radio. There is one, and you can hear it . . . starting today.
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There is no recovery
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By Gegner
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December 12th, 2009
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Greeting good citizen,
The weekends are usually tough because the financial world takes them off…depriving us bloggers of ‘low hanging fruit.’ But listen to me cry…you’d think nothing else was going on in the world!
Or worse, the world begins and ends with things that are important to me and me alone…and we both know that’s not true! Okay, I do get to set the agenda in this particular space (but only the space between the headline and the signature, the rest belongs to our gracious host.)
It’s Saturday night and the Holiday Season as well. My wife is attending an ‘adults only’ Christmas Party this evening at her brother’s house…since I can’t carry a tune with a crane, I’m home here with the kids, where I’ll do the least amount of harm.
See, stick me with a big open weekend and I babble!
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Retail Sales exceed forecast!
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By Gegner
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December 11th, 2009
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Greetings good citizen,
The week ends here! In another couple of weeks, 2009 will be behind us as well. Dunno how much longer it will last but today was the first day local temps didn’t break the freezing mark. I’m sure it was warmer in Boston today but it’s always warmer in the city…and if you’re not in the city proper, the temperature can drop considerably the further you get from downtown.
That said, the curious creature known as the Stock Market tacked on 65 points today…but the Nasdaq fell, throwing today’s session into the ‘mixed’ category.
What do you suppose was the cause for today’s upswing in the markets?
Honestly good citizen, regurgitating these ‘heavily shaded’ er, ‘pep talks’ that contain more fiction than fact serves no public benefit whatsoever.
So we arrive at tonight’s first offering
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Unemployment claims up!
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By Gegner
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December 10th, 2009
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Greetings good citizen,
Here we are less than a week after the incredible report by the BLS that the economy only lost 11,000 jobs in the entire month of November. Well, what do you suppose the job loss number was for this week? You’d think it would only be in the 2,500 range, keeping pace with the latest report, wouldn’t you?
I was tempted o shoot in the 2,750 range, which would get us closer to the 11,000 figure but we have to keep in mind that the jobless numbers are ‘improving’ rapidly so I went with 2,500.
How far ‘off’ do you think I was? What we have here in another one of those ‘orphan’ stories that made it onto the NY Times web site but never got picked up by one of the in-house reporters.
So we arrive at tonight’s offering
New U.S. Jobless Claims Rise
By REUTERS
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Wall Street 'snaps' two-day losing streak...
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By Gegner
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December 9th, 2009
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Greetings good citizen,
For most of the day it appeared the markets were going to close lower again today…but NO, at the end of the trading day the markets shot back into positive territory to snap a 2 day losing streak (on what must have been downright anemic volume.)
Honestly good citizen, only a psychopath would trade in these hugely manipulated markets and only paid shills would advise you to do likewise.
Our first offering of the evening has had it’s headline modified to indicate the market’s ‘success’ at breaking the losing streak, such as it was. Tonight’s second offering has ‘disappeared’ from today’s line up.
Wall Street Tries to End 2-Day Losing Streak
By REUTERS
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