<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754586584554532150</id><updated>2008-10-12T20:32:20.805-05:00</updated><title type='text'>~ .:. My Daily Outrage .:. ~</title><subtitle type='html'>I am totally bereft of patience.  Most people act like monkeys, and should be put into cages.</subtitle><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.anthonycaruso.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.anthonycaruso.com/atom.xml?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.anthonycaruso.com/atom.xml'/><author><name>anthonycaruso</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07132991805495767183</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>37</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754586584554532150.post-6416764250057228230</id><published>2008-10-12T20:31:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-12T20:32:20.814-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='where&apos;s obama&apos;s birth certificate?'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='islamofascism'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Obama the Saviour'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='what the hell do I know'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Obama the Redeemer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Obama the Merciful'/><title type='text'>OCTOBER SURPRISE</title><content type='html'>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;object height="344" width="425"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xyspCRmJv7w&amp;amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xyspCRmJv7w&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/6416764250057228230/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5754586584554532150&amp;postID=6416764250057228230' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/6416764250057228230'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/6416764250057228230'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.anthonycaruso.com/2008/10/october-surprise.html' title='OCTOBER SURPRISE'/><author><name>anthonycaruso</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07132991805495767183</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754586584554532150.post-6266634311955331697</id><published>2008-10-10T23:16:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-11T19:06:42.884-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='what the hell do I know'/><title type='text'>Weekend Off -</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;In honor of my wedding anniversary, the Daily Outrage is taking the weekend off. Fear not, neither be ye worried, for on Monday we shall return with a vengence. Just consider it putting the weekend's outrage on layaway.&lt;/em&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/6266634311955331697/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5754586584554532150&amp;postID=6266634311955331697' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/6266634311955331697'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/6266634311955331697'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.anthonycaruso.com/2008/10/day-off.html' title='Weekend Off -'/><author><name>anthonycaruso</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07132991805495767183</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754586584554532150.post-959740585049429544</id><published>2008-10-09T20:53:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-09T23:31:28.957-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='where&apos;s obama&apos;s birth certificate?'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Obama the Saviour'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='what the hell do I know'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='savage nation party'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Obama the Redeemer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dr. savage'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='CLOSE THE BORDERS'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='conservative nationalist party'/><title type='text'>Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;It's very hard to call this the very best nation on earth when the people have no voice in the political process; when you have a gangster party called "the Democrats" registering dead people and people who don't exist to vote for an unknown man with no birth certificate called "Obama." (Blessed be he, most Merciful in his Name).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On the other side of the aisle, it's hard to be excited about a Republican party who chose a washed-up man with no fire in the belly who refuses to come on any major radio talk show that could get him elected. That makes me a little suspicious. He won't go on Limbaugh - and he's a centrist, and about as big a Republican booster as you could get.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I guess its become a crime to want to preserve your borders. I guess its become a crime to want to preserve your language and not live in a Tower of Babel and have 500 languages in the voting booth. I guess its become a crime to want to support the cultural foundations of America, which are very clear to me, and very clear to most of you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If it's a crime, then they need to declare 30 or 40 million people in this country criminals. Apparently, believing in America is a crime.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Watching what is going on in the market, there seems to be a clear intent by Wall Street to try to destroy what's left of this country before the end of Jorge Bush's term. (Jorge Bush, the Co-President of Meh-hico). They are the reason that Jorge Bush, stooge, has stood against enforcing our laws with regard to illegal immigration. It's the Wall Street Journal, which for years, has stood against enforcing our immigration laws. "We need them!" they cry. Well, they need them to exploit them. And faster than you can say "Hopalong Cassidy," they will leave this country with their profits, and take their greed somewhere else and do the same thing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The SEC was supposed to disclose who is short selling all of these stocks (see GM!). GM's price started at $7.15, and ended at $4 something. There was a volume of 65 million shares today - over twice the normal volume. It was shorted by some major players. The government should name who they are, sieze their assets, arrest their children's children's CHILDREN! They should sieze their castles in Switzerland, their houses in Great Neck, and their apartments on 5th Avenue. These people have not a patriotic bone in their bodies, and if you don't think they're intentionally trying to put this country under water, you're insane, or an idiot. There's a fox inside the chicken coop called "CHRIS COX," who needs to be hauled off to jail. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They lowered interest rates when they should have raised interest rates. I can tell you right now lowering interest rates made it worse. Sieze their assets. They're gangsters. They are the ENEMY WITHIN - the enemy who looks like you and walks like you and talks like you, who wears a shirt and tie and gives you the "Aww, shucks." They own Wall Street lock, stock and barrel, and they're men without a country. Every one of them is a Benedict Arnold. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Remember the enemy within? Here's a refresher:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;"A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of the city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to fear."&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Marcus Tullius Cicero&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dr. Michael Savage announced tonight that he is &lt;strong&gt;NOT&lt;/strong&gt; going to wait until after the election to form his Savage Nation Party. Time to take it back, folks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dr. Savage has lawyers lined up to volunteer their time to draw up the papers, and is soliciting a space to congregate. He's NOT soliciting money.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He asserts, and I fully believe as well, that a Savage Nation movement could have a candidate or candidates in the US Congress within 4 years - make no mistake about it. It's time to take this country back.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;For my part, I will volunteer my time and efforts to put Savage Nation Party candidates in government in Minnesota. I get it. I would have no trouble speaking to people DOOR TO DOOR to get them to help us take this country back from the gangsters and thugs that are ruining it now. I believe in my countrymen, and have no doubt that people are nearly ready to do the right thing.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gHs5OM3gFG_DytQQZFbWfgPT08MAD93N9O8G0"&gt;Dow plunges 679 to fall to lowest level in 5 years&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;strong&gt;2271 Points in ONE WEEK.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/7847644"&gt;S&amp;amp;P may cut GM, Ford deeper into junk territory&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/09/acorn-investigations-provide-rallying-republicans/http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/09/acorn-investigations-provide-rallying-republicans/"&gt;Democrat-Infested Group ACORN Under Investigation for Massive Voter Fraud&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;object height="349" width="425"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QFDRMBIs_Rk&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;rel=0&amp;amp;color1=0x402061&amp;amp;color2=0x9461ca&amp;amp;border=1"&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QFDRMBIs_Rk&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x402061&amp;color2=0x9461ca&amp;border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/p&gt;MORE ACORN Vote Fraud - Kansas City&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;object height="349" width="425"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TkZrMpv0Pss&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;rel=0&amp;amp;color1=0x402061&amp;amp;color2=0x9461ca&amp;amp;border=1"&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TkZrMpv0Pss&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x402061&amp;color2=0x9461ca&amp;border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Drug Raid Uncovers ACORN Vote Fraud in New Mexico -&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;object height="349" width="425"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/54HIGTG0OR8&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;rel=0&amp;amp;color1=0x402061&amp;amp;color2=0x9461ca&amp;amp;border=1"&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/54HIGTG0OR8&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x402061&amp;color2=0x9461ca&amp;border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Electoral Shenenigans In St. Louis, MO!! More Rotten ACORN!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;object height="349" width="425"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-jbS4Ka7_qw&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;rel=0&amp;amp;color1=0x402061&amp;amp;color2=0x9461ca&amp;amp;border=1"&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-jbS4Ka7_qw&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x402061&amp;color2=0x9461ca&amp;border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;amp;sid=aTo2ZMsZ4nhY&amp;amp;refer=home"&gt;Jorge Bush to Address Nation - "I thought I told y'all to shut up and go 'bout your bidness"&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/10/business/10morgan.html?ref=business"&gt;Morgan Stanley Targeted by Short Sellers After CEO Lobbies to Ban Short Selling&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1848772,00.html"&gt;Six Somali "Pirates" In a Rubber Boat Holding The US Navy At Bay&lt;/a&gt; - apparently the Navy wants to get rid of the "pirates" and make sure the tanks don't end up in the hands of an Islamofascist country like Southern Sudan. Well, that should make the decision an easy one. Pay Russia for the ship and whatever crew are left, and torpedo the whole thing. Any "pirates" who manage to stay swimming after the ship sinks can be machine-gunned down in the water. There; problem solved. Then our navy can get back to doing America's work instead of sitting there waiting for some MBA from NYU to give them authorization to negotiate with terrorists and pay them off. "Sorry; they were coming right at us!" As far as I can tell, the US Navy was created to unquestionably crush our enemies lickety-split - doesn't anyone remember the little trouble we had with pirates around this area before? We crushed them with immediacy and they stopped. Hard to be a pirate when you're dead..."dyin' ain't much of a livin'," to quote Mr. Josey Wales.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Borders, Language &amp;amp; Culture.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/959740585049429544/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5754586584554532150&amp;postID=959740585049429544' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/959740585049429544'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/959740585049429544'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.anthonycaruso.com/2008/10/quis-custodiet-ipsos-custodes.html' title='Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?'/><author><name>anthonycaruso</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07132991805495767183</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754586584554532150.post-2690754682473985877</id><published>2008-10-08T18:58:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-08T21:09:16.503-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='where&apos;s obama&apos;s birth certificate?'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Rep. Brad Sherman'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Obama the Saviour'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='barry saetoro'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='what the hell do I know'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Obama the Redeemer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Obama the Merciful'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='CLOSE THE BORDERS'/><title type='text'>The Tortise &amp; The Hare -</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;I wasn't feeling well yesterday, but watched the debate anyway. What a waste of time these things are. Someone disinterred Tom Brokaw and put a new coat of makeup on him - he's like a hydrosaur from the cenozoic era, by the way -&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nothing about immigration, not a peep about abortion, not a word about anything of substance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anyway.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Follow-up on a post from two days ago - the video of Rep. Brad Sherman expressing that members of the house were threatened with a declaration of martial law if they didn't pass the bailout. The story is here:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.alternet.org/rights/101958/thousands_of_troops_are_deployed_on_u.s._streets_ready_to_carry_out_%22crowd_control%22/"&gt;Thousands of Troops Are Deployed on U.S. Streets Ready to Carry Out "Crowd Control"&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Standing on its own, given the source, I would just move on, but this has seeped out in a few other places, and I'm thinking there may be something to it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How's this one -&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;AIG Gets &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;ANOTHER&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; $37.8 BILLION. I watched the show trial/hearing with two of the former three CEOs yesterday. It was by turns sickening and amusing. Here's a couple of highlights:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;AIG Spends $400K @ Resort for "Conference" (spa treatments and booze) AFTER bailout!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;object height="349" width="425"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1JRJVlg6X7s&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;rel=0&amp;amp;color1=0x402061&amp;amp;color2=0x9461ca&amp;amp;border=1"&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1JRJVlg6X7s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x402061&amp;color2=0x9461ca&amp;border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Here's Kucinich (who I normally like to make fun of) asking why Goldman Sachs has tapped Goldman Sachs to bail out Goldman Sachs:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;object height="349" width="425"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5HEf7jqLQ70&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;rel=0&amp;amp;color1=0x402061&amp;amp;color2=0x9461ca&amp;amp;border=1"&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5HEf7jqLQ70&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x402061&amp;color2=0x9461ca&amp;border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here's a video with an interview with a Colonel Michael Boatner re: shitcanning of Posse Comitatus. Apparently, Jorge Bush, the Co-President of Meh-hico, signed a "National Security Presidential Directive" (NSPD) allowing martial law to be declared and authorizing US soldiers to perform military police actions against American citizens at the Presiden't behest. Apparently there were a number of Republicans and state governors who protested this action, and who were ignored:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;object height="349" width="425"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UNt8tU_G7qE&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;rel=0&amp;amp;color1=0x402061&amp;amp;color2=0x9461ca&amp;amp;border=1"&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UNt8tU_G7qE&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x402061&amp;color2=0x9461ca&amp;border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here's very intriguing video about Obama's fake birth certificate, and why he may not legally be able to run for President after all...could this be the October surprise?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;object height="349" width="425"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kCoFOzE4YCQ&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;rel=0&amp;amp;color1=0x402061&amp;amp;color2=0x9461ca&amp;amp;border=1"&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kCoFOzE4YCQ&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x402061&amp;color2=0x9461ca&amp;border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The website of the attorney who is bringing this suit (and who, by the way, is a HUGE Democrat) is at &lt;a href="http://www.obamacrimes.com/"&gt;http://www.obamacrimes.com/&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Think about this...there may be an illegal immigrant on the ballot for this election. Shocked? You shouldn't be...that would actually sound about right.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/2690754682473985877/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5754586584554532150&amp;postID=2690754682473985877' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/2690754682473985877'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/2690754682473985877'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.anthonycaruso.com/2008/10/tortise-hare.html' title='The Tortise &amp; The Hare -'/><author><name>anthonycaruso</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07132991805495767183</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754586584554532150.post-8822856141705973707</id><published>2008-10-06T22:50:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-06T22:53:41.451-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='CLOSE THE BORDERS'/><title type='text'>Borders?  What Borders?!  We Don't Need No Steeeeen-king Borders!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.anthonycaruso.com/uploaded_images/bush-705975.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.anthonycaruso.com/uploaded_images/bush-705973.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.theamericanresistance.com/ref/illegal_alien_numbers.html"&gt;So how many people come here just to work?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/8822856141705973707/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5754586584554532150&amp;postID=8822856141705973707' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/8822856141705973707'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/8822856141705973707'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.anthonycaruso.com/2008/10/borders-what-borders-we-dont-need-no.html' title='Borders?  What Borders?!  We Don&apos;t Need No Steeeeen-king Borders!'/><author><name>anthonycaruso</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07132991805495767183</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754586584554532150.post-3206475156715370251</id><published>2008-10-06T22:21:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-06T22:34:26.211-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ambrose Evans-Pritchard'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Rep. Brad Sherman'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='what the hell do I know'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='EU in trouble'/><title type='text'>Congress Threatened With Martial Law if Bailout Didn't Pass -</title><content type='html'>Check out this video - can you believe this?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;object height="344" width="425"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HaG9d_4zij8&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HaG9d_4zij8&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;In the meanwhile, the European Union is doing a dance that Britney Spears invented after she shaved her head - I think it's called "Apeshitting" - &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.anthonycaruso.com/uploaded_images/ambrose_1004236c-724427.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;"We face extreme danger. Unless there is immediate intervention on every front by all the major powers acting in concert, we risk a disintegration of global finance within days. Nobody will be spared, unless they own gold bars. "&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;What European Central Bank Governor Trichet was trying to convey in his fantastic pose in the above photo, I can only guess at.  I think it's something like "Uh-oh mates, we're fooked."  &lt;a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/3118994/Financial-Crisis-So-much-for-tirades-against-American-greed.html"&gt;Ah well...so much for tirades against "American Greed"&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/3206475156715370251/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5754586584554532150&amp;postID=3206475156715370251' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/3206475156715370251'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/3206475156715370251'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.anthonycaruso.com/2008/10/congress-threatened-with-martial-law-if.html' title='Congress Threatened With Martial Law if Bailout Didn&apos;t Pass -'/><author><name>anthonycaruso</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07132991805495767183</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754586584554532150.post-7504099769720571448</id><published>2008-10-06T21:11:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-06T22:14:44.177-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Obama the Saviour'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='what the hell do I know'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Obama the Redeemer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Obama the Merciful'/><title type='text'>And the Band Played On - "Nearer, My God to Thee" - to be precise.</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/07/business/economy/07lehman.html?em"&gt;Lehman Managers Portrayed as Irresponsible&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We're living in an age that makes the Age of the Robber Barons look like social workers. Having reviewed the Lehman hearings today, I was hoping to see one congressman who wasn't pretending to be filled with righteous indignation, or watching Mr. Fuld cry his crocodile tears about ripping off old ladies in Peoria and not being able to sleep at night, ("...this is a pain that will stay with me for the rest of my life...").&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alot of sound and fury, but Waxman, who I normally detest, did a decent job, and Kucinich, who I like to make fun of, did okay, but nobody on that committee went far enough. We, the American people, just had a $1 trillion bailout forced down our throats, and we had Diane Feinstein having the audacity to tell us that even though out of the 91,000 e-mails and calls she received, 85,000 of them were opposed to the bailout, but they know better than we stupid citizens, so sit down and shut up.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We're on the hook for $1 trillion, they've raised the national debt by %12, and nobody has gone to jail. Absolutely unconscionable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You may think it's too late to do anything, but it's not. Henry Paulson should be arrested immediately. Fuld sitting there, looking down on these peons called "congressmen"- how DARE they question him on how much money he made - as an American taxpayer, I was offended - that massive profits and $5 billion in BONUSES OVER THE LAST YEAR ALONE - as the ship was going down - and now these "capitalists" love the socialization of their losses.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The bailout, of course, has accomplished NOTHING.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nearly all who bothered to call or e-mail the thieves called "Senators" and the criminals called "Congressmen" were opposed to this bill, so what did they do? They shut the switchboard and the e-mail servers down. Screw you, taxpayer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This Fuld thing today was like a Soviet-era show trial. Waxman made a lot of sound and fury, and ended with a question, in essence "What can be done to prevent this from happening again?" and I was really hoping to see Federal Marshals arrive to escort Fuld from the building into a jail cell today - they'll throw your kid in jail for skateboarding on a city sidewalk in some places, after all - but nothing of the sort.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If the same rules were applied to Fuld that applied to Bernard Ebbers (WorldCom), they would have hung him from something in that chamber today. You have GOT to watch this video:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;object height="344" width="425"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/POuCeXX14gI&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/POuCeXX14gI&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's like watching the Nuremburg trial; Goering is presented with documents, he doesn't seem to recognize the documents - "Is this my document?!" Uh, yeah buddy...your LAWYER provided it to us! Rep. Brian Higgins is clearly my winner of the day; he nailed Fuld to a cross (figuratively, of course) in front of everyone. Shazam. Then his (Higgins') time expired. Still, way to go. I hope Rep. Higgins goes far. The whole "That's not my document" speech would have been an excellent time for the marshals to burst in.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CNBC reported that the day Fuld announced that Lehman was going under, &lt;a href="http://www.stripersonline.com/surftalk/showthread.php?t=616097"&gt;he was attacked at his gym by another executive&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rep. Sarbanes also tore Fuld a new one - out and out called him a liar, in essence - over Lehman's involvement with Aurora - a lender I myself had priced a number of loans through but never used, because their rates always sucked - and almost, at one point, had no choice, they being one of the last lenders of last resort for some people and their monstrous credit - Aurora was making loans well past the time that most subprime lenders had gone under; at the time, I didn't know that Lehman was behind them; I didn't use them myself, and had no reason to know &lt;strong&gt;who&lt;/strong&gt; owned them. I didn't feed my clients to the lions. Here's the Sarbanes segment:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;object height="344" width="425"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xR79SUKi7PM&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xR79SUKi7PM&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The reason these guys will never, never, ever pay a dime or spend a day in jail is because they've already paid out plenty - to BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/06/news/economy/treasury_hiring_guidelines/?postversion=2008100617"&gt;Paulson Anoints Bailout Czar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hmm, another Goldman Sachs exec...nothing blatent about that, is there. He'll be heading up the newly created Office of Financial Stability. Now the government, who has shown itself completely inept at creating, fostering, or enabling ANY kind of financial stability (i.e. Helicopter Ben Bernanke) now specializes in it. Unbelieveable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We're at the cusp of the Communist Rush on America. Jorge Bush, the Co-President of Meh-hico has destroyed the conservative movement, and I'll make a prediction - two!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1) Obama wins, because of McCain's ineptitude and refusal to run a campaign.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2) McCain doesn't even get re-elected to his Senate seat. He disappears, because of his ineptitude and refusal to run a campaign.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maybe I'll be wrong. I dunno. We'll find out.  Tomorrow, it's three generations of AIG leadership in the hot seat.  You can bet they're rehearsing tonight.&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/7504099769720571448/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5754586584554532150&amp;postID=7504099769720571448' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/7504099769720571448'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/7504099769720571448'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.anthonycaruso.com/2008/10/and-band-played-on-nearer-my-god-to.html' title='And the Band Played On - &quot;Nearer, My God to Thee&quot; - to be precise.'/><author><name>anthonycaruso</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07132991805495767183</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754586584554532150.post-5789114541310468594</id><published>2008-10-04T17:18:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-04T18:20:39.457-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='islamofascism'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='islamisation of europe'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='what the hell do I know'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Obama the Redeemer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Obama the Merciful'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dr. savage'/><title type='text'>The Days of Awe -</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;*Note: My apologies to the readership, Spiderman in particular, on the lateness of the blog.  In addition to reading HR1424 in preparation for the blog, I had some college placement exams to take.  Time got away from me; in the end, I hope that none of you will be let down by the post I have prepared.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The ten days starting with Rosh Hashana and ending with Yom Kippur are commonly known as the Days of Awe (&lt;em&gt;Yamim Noraim&lt;/em&gt;) or the Days of Repentance. This is a time for serious introspection, a time to consider the sins of the previous year and repent before Yom Kippur.&lt;br /&gt;One of the ongoing themes of the Days of Awe is the concept that G-d has "books" that he writes our names in, writing down who will live and who will die, who will have a good life and who will have a bad life, for the next year. These books are written in on Rosh Hashanah, but our actions during the Days of Awe can alter G-d's decree.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We have also had some other, non-religious Days of Awe here of late.  Days where I have been in awe that Federal Marshals haven't been asked to arrest Supreme Court "justices" to try to stop some of the "stench from the bench" - I've been in awe that Angelo Mozilo, former CEO of Countrywide - is somehow walking the streets.  I've been in awe that the House of Representatives actually did the right thing by voting &lt;em&gt;against&lt;/em&gt; the bailout bill the first time, in awe that the Senate would even have the gall to vote for it after the American people spent a week deluging them with calls and e-mails to the point where they were no longer taking them.  I was in awe that the House of Representatives changed course the second time around, and I was in awe that Nancy Pelosi and Barney Frank haven't yet been smitten from existence by the Hand of G-d Himself.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When Barney Frank shut his pudding mouth and went away for 2 days (after the first vote), the market recovered.  Mr. Frank - go home!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While Nancy Pelosi was laughing like a jackal, there was a &lt;a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE4928IS20081003"&gt;90-year old woman in Ohio shooting herself because her home was going into foreclosure&lt;/a&gt;.  Fannie Mae, in the end, forgave the loan and gave this woman her house back, but we should - none of us - ever forgive Fannie Mae for having made it in the first place.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Perhaps Dr. Savage said it best yesterday: "We are all American cuckolds today, cheated on by our Republican johns." (10/3/08, hour 2)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Does anyone realize what they have done yet?  I would hazard to say NO, they don't.  The very theives who perpetuated this scam don't even know why they did it, really.  It was like a caper that only certain people could pull off, but in order to get them in on it, they had to sweeten the pot for those specialists.  In particular, here's the real beginnings of your Nanny State, coming soon.  Let's start with this little nightmare, tacked on to the bill that yes, was intended to save the economy -&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;Subtitle B - Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sounds fairly benign, right?  Of course it does.  It also requires your employer to add insurance coverage equal to the medical coverage you are offered, and it requires you both to purchase it, whether you want to or not.  Mark my words - write them down - this will be the tool they use to finally herd every one of us into Nationalized Health "Care".  This is going to increase costs to the employer, to employees, and &lt;strong&gt;YOU CANNOT OPT OUT.&lt;/strong&gt;  You know, if you go to a doctor for a broken arm, they set it and you let it heal.  Fixing a disturbed or broken mind takes much longer, and is much, much more expensive.  In order to enhance their balance sheets, at some point, employer-subsidized group health care will come to an end over this.  Instead of good medical insurance, we are going to make damn sure that we instead force equal mediocrity upon all. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then we have this little gem:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;SEC. 117. CARBON AUDIT OF THE TAX CODE.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(a) Study- The Secretary of the Treasury shall enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to undertake a comprehensive review of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to identify the types of and specific tax provisions that have the largest effects on carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions and to estimate the magnitude of those effects.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Get ready.  I wondered how they were going to try to pay for this bailout without annihilating our currency...I guess they're going to tax us every time we &lt;strong&gt;BREATHE&lt;/strong&gt; now.  I hyperbolize, but not by much, I fear.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The bailout bill also gives judges the prerogative to alter the mortgage agreements of people who declare bankruptcy.  Think about that for a minute.  The power to alter a CONTRACT - AFTER THE FACT...a concept that nearly our whole Anglo-Saxon system of law cries out against...I am reminded of Shylock's line from the &lt;u&gt;Merchant of Venice&lt;/u&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"The pound of flesh, which I demand of him, Is dearly bought, 'tis mine and I will have it.If you deny me, fie upon your law!&lt;br /&gt;There is no force in the decrees of Venice.&lt;br /&gt;I stand for judgement. Answer--shall I have it?"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;           --Shylock, from Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of course he almost did.  He and Antonio had a contract.  The duke knew that if he did not honor the sanctity of that contract, then Venice would be screwed like a pooch - nobody would ever do business there again.  We should keep that in mind.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For the full text of the bill, go &lt;a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/01/news/pdf/index.htm"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While we were busy handing out bailouts, here's a short list of more entities joining the bread line:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;California - Ahhh-nold wants to borrow &lt;strong&gt;$7 Billion&lt;/strong&gt;.  Hey Paulson, can you let the brotha hold some ens from ya till first da month?  Hey AHHHH-NOLD!!  If you &lt;strong&gt;CLOSE THE HOSPITALS TO ILLEGAL ALIENS, YOU WILL **EASILY** SAVE THAT MUCH&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Detroit - &lt;strong&gt;$25 Billion&lt;/strong&gt; so the UAW can force GM to continue to pay people to be laid off.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NY State - $2 Billion - Hey Gov. Paterson, do what I told Ahhhh-nold to do in Cow-leefornyah and you will easily save what you need to make up the shortfall.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then, of course, we have the Freddie and Fannie bailouts a couple of months ago at a $300 Billion price tag, plus today's, which will cost us $1 - $2 TRILLION before they're done, bank on it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That's a HUGE amount of money, and doesn't even count the $48 BILLION that Jorge Bush sent to Africa to help them stop having AIDS...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now here's a frightening spectre for you:  I'm going to try to predict President Obama's cabinet selections.  I figure since we're all not sleeping well, why try to sleep at all?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;State:                         Bill Richardson (he speaks Spanish, so we won’t look so foolish)&lt;br /&gt;Treasury:                  Chris Dodd&lt;br /&gt;Defense:                     Colin Powell - (the one probably not too bad choice!)&lt;br /&gt;Attorney General:    Arlen Specter&lt;br /&gt;Interior:                     John Kerry&lt;br /&gt;Agriculture:               Kathleen Sibelius&lt;br /&gt;Commerce:                Harold Ford, Jr.&lt;br /&gt;Labor:                        Jim Buchanan (Chicago Pipefitter’s Local 597)&lt;br /&gt;Hlth/Human Svcs:   Hillary Clinton&lt;br /&gt;Hsng/Urban Dev.:   John Edwards&lt;br /&gt;Transportation:       Jim Oberstar&lt;br /&gt;Energy:                     Al Gore&lt;br /&gt;Education:                Brad Henry&lt;br /&gt;Veteran’s Affairs:   Max Cleland&lt;br /&gt;Homeland Sec.:       Roger Cressey&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well, that's all for me today.  Here's some final bedtime stories for you to ponder.  Nighty night!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/04/palin.obama/"&gt;Someone finally calls Bill Ayres a "terrorist" - and it's Gov. Palin!  Way to go!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5igGmlfz-K3g6EyC2vN8yK10vpCugD93J14PG0"&gt;Somalian Pirates Holding their Breath for $20 Million Bailout&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/10/04/europe.summit.economy.sarkozy/index.html?iref=mpstoryview"&gt;European Central Banks Lobbying For *THEIR* Bailout Bills&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/03/BA1T13B7IJ.DTL&amp;amp;tsp=1"&gt;Federales FINALLY Probe Sanctuary City Policies, Starting in San Fransicko&lt;/a&gt; - watch this closely Ryback...you're next!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://apnews.myway.com/article/20081004/D93JLD6O0.html"&gt;O.J. Convicted &lt;/a&gt;- Unfortunately, not for killing his wife and Ron Goldman.  But hey!  Maybe he can look for the "real" killer in....JAIL!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/02/MN87139JJV.DTL"&gt;Feds ease ban on HIV-positive visitors to U.S.&lt;/a&gt; - if you don't immediately see how this is a BAD idea, please do us a favor and shoot yourself in the head.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,432170,00.html"&gt;3 Fine Subscribers to the "Religion of Peace" Charged with Planning to Bomb a Publishers Office &lt;/a&gt;- Diversity!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="color:#810081;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/10/04/europe.summit.economy.sarkozy/index.html?iref=mpstoryview"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/5789114541310468594/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5754586584554532150&amp;postID=5789114541310468594' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/5789114541310468594'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/5789114541310468594'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.anthonycaruso.com/2008/10/days-of-awe.html' title='The Days of Awe -'/><author><name>anthonycaruso</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07132991805495767183</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754586584554532150.post-6833677227848160426</id><published>2008-10-02T21:34:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-02T22:23:23.528-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Obama the Saviour'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='what the hell do I know'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Obama the Redeemer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Obama the Merciful'/><title type='text'>Bailout?  What Bailout?</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;The housing bubble can be summed up thus:  By the time you bought your Amway kit, everyone else had stopped falling for it.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Some Highlights of the Bailout Bill - Smells like bacon to me...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The special provisions include tax breaks for:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* Manufacturers of kids' wooden arrows - $6 million.&lt;br /&gt;* Puerto Rican and Virgin Islands rum producers - $192 million.&lt;br /&gt;* Wool research.&lt;br /&gt;* Auto-racing tracks - $128 million.&lt;br /&gt;* Corporations operating in American Samoa - $33 million.&lt;br /&gt;* Small- to medium-budget film and television productions - $10 million.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;In the Senate, here's who voted &lt;strong&gt;NO&lt;/strong&gt; to the bailout -&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Allard (R)&lt;br /&gt;Barasso (R)&lt;br /&gt;Brownback (R)&lt;br /&gt;Bunning (R)&lt;br /&gt;Cantwell (D)&lt;br /&gt;Cochran (R)&lt;br /&gt;Crapo (R)&lt;br /&gt;DeMint (R)&lt;br /&gt;Dole (R)&lt;br /&gt;Dorgan (D)&lt;br /&gt;Enzi (R)&lt;br /&gt;Feingold (D)&lt;br /&gt;Inhofe (R)&lt;br /&gt;Johnson (D)&lt;br /&gt;Landrieu (D)&lt;br /&gt;Nelson (FL) (D)&lt;br /&gt;Roberts (R)&lt;br /&gt;Sanders (I)&lt;br /&gt;Sessions (R)&lt;br /&gt;Shelby (R)&lt;br /&gt;Stabenow (D)&lt;br /&gt;Tester (D)&lt;br /&gt;Vitter (R)&lt;br /&gt;Wicker (R)&lt;br /&gt;Wyden (D)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yes, that makes 15 Republicans, 9 Dems, and 1 Independent.  These Senators are the only ones who deserve your vote in a couple of weeks.  Do you hear me?  If you vote for anyone except these few, then when the shite hits the fan, you have NO RIGHT to complain.  There's a number of things you can do - &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;NOT VOTE AT ALL&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;VOTE FOR A 3rd PARTY CANDIDATE&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;WRITE IN A CANDIDATE OF YOUR CHOICE&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;VOTE FOR ANYONE WHO IS ON THE BALLOTT WHO HAS NOT BEEN IN POLITICS ALREADY.  YOUR LOCAL COP, THE LOCAL DOGCATCHER - DOESN'T MATTER.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Me?  I may well write in Sarah Palin for President of the United States.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;It's time to clean the Senate out, and then the House, if they choose to ignore 3/4 of the American people.  &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And Jorge Bush, Co-President of Me-hico, you have completely turned on the Conservatives who put you into office, and I hope you have trouble sleeping at night because of it.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Anyone else notice that in the two days that the House went away for the Jewish New Year, the stock market boomed?  Maybe congress should stay home; the economy could properly heal itself then, maybe.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Don't you understand?  This market correction is not a &lt;strong&gt;failure&lt;/strong&gt; of capitalism, but rather a necessary part of it.  If they pass this bailout and spend all of the money (and they will, at this point), they're going to put off the inevitable for a couple of months, and then it's only going to be worse.  Bank on it - only bank on it in a coffee can buried in your yard.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time for a little history lesson from Aristotle:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"...the three aims of the &lt;a name="1013"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;tyrant. These are, &lt;strong&gt;(1) the humiliation of his subjects&lt;/strong&gt;; he knows that a &lt;a name="1014"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;mean-spirited man will not conspire against anybody; &lt;strong&gt;(2) the creation of &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a name="1015"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;mistrust among them&lt;/strong&gt;; for a tyrant is not overthrown until men begin to &lt;a name="1016"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;have confidence in one another; and this is the reason why tyrants are &lt;a name="1017"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;at war with the good; they are under the idea that their power is endangered &lt;a name="1018"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;by them, not only because they would not be ruled despotically but also &lt;a name="1019"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;because they are loyal to one another, and to other men, and do not inform &lt;a name="1020"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;against one another or against other men;&lt;strong&gt; (3) the tyrant desires that his &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a name="1021"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;subjects shall be incapable of action, for no one attempts what is impossible, &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a name="1022"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;and they will not attempt to overthrow a tyranny, if they are powerless&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;a name="1023"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Under these three heads the whole policy of a tyrant may be summed up, &lt;a name="1024"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;and to one or other of them all his ideas may be referred: &lt;strong&gt;(1) he sows &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a name="1025"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;distrust among his subjects; (2) he takes away their power; (3) he humbles &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a name="1026"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;them.&lt;/strong&gt; " (Aristotle, &lt;u&gt;Politics&lt;/u&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Perhaps more salient in these times is this nugget, from the same work - &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;"Another &lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a name="1007"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;mark of a tyrant is that he likes foreigners better than citizens, and &lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a name="1008"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;lives with them and invites them to his table."&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Now dare you ask why we can't protect our borders?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;And while I'm halfway there, here's a salty bit from Cicero - &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;"A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of the city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to fear."&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/03/business/03fed.html?ref=business"&gt;As Economy Weakens, Fed Contemplates One Last Drunken Hurrah!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bcd5f574-901b-11dd-9890-0000779fd18c.html"&gt;More Shenenigans From the Chinese Milk Scandal - Ain't Globalism Grand?!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1008/The_Obama_channel.html"&gt;Lord Obama Gets His Own Channel on Dish Network (73) - Jesus Needs Yer Money.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/02/news/companies/insurance_stocks/index.htm"&gt;Harry Reid Has No Clue, and Is Trying To Destroy the Economy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/09/19/2008-09-19_sandra_bernhard_issues_gang_rape_warning-2.html"&gt;Sandra Bernhard Issues "Gang Rape" Warning to Gov. Palin - Where's the Secret Service?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/barackobama/3125120/Barack-Obama-is-aloof-says-British-ambassador-to-US.html"&gt;British Ambassador Says Obama is "Aloof" and "Insensitive"&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122290574391296381.html"&gt;What they Said about Freddie and Fannie in 2003&lt;/a&gt; - GOOD READ&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/6833677227848160426/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5754586584554532150&amp;postID=6833677227848160426' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/6833677227848160426'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/6833677227848160426'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.anthonycaruso.com/2008/10/bailout-what-bailout.html' title='Bailout?  What Bailout?'/><author><name>anthonycaruso</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07132991805495767183</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754586584554532150.post-922951149408717626</id><published>2008-10-02T21:29:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-02T21:33:21.389-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Obama the Saviour'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='what the hell do I know'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Obama the Redeemer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Obama the Merciful'/><title type='text'>Obama the Merciful (Blessed be he), Political Messiah, Nikolai Carpathia -</title><content type='html'>While preparing for this evening's blog (to follow), I found this photo at the National Post:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.anthonycaruso.com/uploaded_images/852012-707090.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.anthonycaruso.com/uploaded_images/852012-707088.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why is it that the media seems to only publish Obama in these grandiose photos taken at odd angles?  The caption said something about boarding a plane, but when I held a piece of red cellophane up to the monitor, the caption actually read: &lt;strong&gt;"Lord Obama the Messiah (Blessed be he) Ascending Back Into Heaven After Feeding 10,000 People with a 1/2 Pouns of Salami and a Single Loaf of Bread - and not much cheese - curing Diabetes and Arthritis in All, and putting Social Security Into a Lockbox"&lt;/strong&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/922951149408717626/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5754586584554532150&amp;postID=922951149408717626' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/922951149408717626'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/922951149408717626'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.anthonycaruso.com/2008/10/obama-merciful-blessed-be-he-political.html' title='Obama the Merciful (Blessed be he), Political Messiah, Nikolai Carpathia -'/><author><name>anthonycaruso</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07132991805495767183</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754586584554532150.post-41886738682319780</id><published>2008-10-02T07:39:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-02T07:42:53.571-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='anti-semitism'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='islamofascism'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='islamisation of europe'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='what the hell do I know'/><title type='text'>"Fitna" by Geert Wilders -</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;YOU MUST WATCH THIS, and send it to everyone you care about who sees what's going on in Europe, and what will no doubt spread to the United States!!! This is the most important 16 minutes of video you will see this year.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;object height="344" width="425"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jjFh4wR2QcM&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jjFh4wR2QcM&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You now know why Winston Churchill called Islam “the most retrograde force in the world”, and why he compared Mein Kampf to the Quran.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/41886738682319780/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5754586584554532150&amp;postID=41886738682319780' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/41886738682319780'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/41886738682319780'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.anthonycaruso.com/2008/10/fitna-by-geert-wilders.html' title='&quot;Fitna&quot; by Geert Wilders -'/><author><name>anthonycaruso</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07132991805495767183</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754586584554532150.post-4839707065155878154</id><published>2008-10-01T21:13:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-01T21:34:24.164-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='what the hell do I know'/><title type='text'>Chesterfield Cigarettes are Good for your T-Zone!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Welcome back, Karl Marx.  Comrade Reid (D-NV) and the rest of the Politburo have this evening foisted a huge shit sandwich down America's throat in the form of spending nearly 10% of our GDP on bailing out people who have no business being bailed out.  &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Eliot Spitzer's whores have more character than the 100 whores sitting under the Capitol rotunda this evening.  This doesn't surprise me, as the Senate &lt;strong&gt;IS&lt;/strong&gt; Wall Street.  The House put up a good show last week, but you and I both know that they're going to rubber stamp it next.  If you don't go out and vote these criminals out of office this fall, you're no better than they are.  If you believe that the world would have imploded around you if they hadn't paid this ransom to Wall Street (read: &lt;a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5igGmlfz-K3g6EyC2vN8yK10vpCugD93I27I81"&gt;Somalian Pirates&lt;/a&gt;), you would have been one of those chuckleheads who listened to the ads in the 1950's with the smiling doctor telling you that smoking Chesterfields was good for your T-Zone.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;In the news:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2008/09/29/bailout-marks-karl-marx-s-comeback.aspx"&gt;Bailout Marks Karl Marx's Comeback&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/house-limits-constituent-e-mails-to-prevent-crash-2008-09-30.html"&gt;House limits constituent e-mails to prevent crash &lt;/a&gt;(&lt;em&gt;because 3/4 of us DO NOT APPROVE, you friggin' bubbleheads.  Just because you don't let us tell you doesn't mean we change our minds)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cis.org/ImmigrantGang"&gt;Taking Back the Streets: ICE and Local Law Enforcement Target Immigrant Gangs&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Oh PASHAW!!  You mean that ENFORCING immigration laws keeps gang activity in check?  Oh, the racism of it all, enforcing the laws of the US...how &lt;strong&gt;dare&lt;/strong&gt; they do that!?  Didn't they get the memo?  They &lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;only come over to work!!&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;  Well, except for the ones who join MS13 and rob, pillage, rape, steal, kill, and spread disease.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/mexico/Smuggling_ring_had_help_from_Mexican_official.html"&gt;Smuggling ring had help from Mexican official&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;em&gt;as if the Mexicans sneaking in weren't enough, now they're helping the Somalians and Sudanese sneak in.  SHOOT THEM AT THE BORDER, I say.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pvv.nl/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=1310&amp;amp;Itemid=1"&gt;Geert Wilders warns the West - You're being DESTROYED by Islam!!&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;strong&gt;"We might be in the final stages of the Islamization of Europe. This not only is a clear and present danger to the future of Europe itself, it is a threat to America and the sheer survival of the West. The danger I see looming is the scenario of America as the last man standing."&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;em&gt;And yet, we in the US just DON'T FU**ING GET IT, and the homosexuals and liberals who want to import the 5th century into this country in the name of tolerance and diversity are like the Jews who welcomed the Nazis during WWII - they don't realize that these people represent an extremism that would exterminate the very last of them.  By the time they do, it will be too late.  But oh, how tolerant we will have been.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.investors.com/editorial/editorialcontent.asp?secid=1501&amp;amp;status=article&amp;amp;id=307667278225125"&gt;Should Congress Be 'Perp-Walked'?&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;em&gt;YES, and while we're at it, let's arrest the knob-heads on the Supreme Court who feel that killing child rapists is "cruel and unusual".&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/4839707065155878154/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5754586584554532150&amp;postID=4839707065155878154' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/4839707065155878154'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/4839707065155878154'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.anthonycaruso.com/2008/10/chesterfield-cigarettes-are-good-for.html' title='Chesterfield Cigarettes are Good for your T-Zone!!'/><author><name>anthonycaruso</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07132991805495767183</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754586584554532150.post-1222413493741995089</id><published>2008-09-30T21:08:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-01T05:58:34.141-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Obama the Saviour'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='what the hell do I know'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Obama the Redeemer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Obama the Merciful'/><title type='text'>Good to be back - Happy October</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;It's good to be back. Over the last month, I have still spent my days in a state of outrage at the circus going on around me, and have probably bored those around me to death with my live, in-person rants. Blog or no blog, it makes no difference. So let's get back to brass tacks here.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let's see...the bailout failed, DOW plunged 777 points, then shot back up 485 on Tuesday, nearly totally recovering. People went to work, still bought things, and presumably will get paid on Friday...we'll see.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DON'T YOU SEE THAT THE BAILOUT IS A SHAM?!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What surprises me is that Obama was at that meeting with everyone at the White House, and couldn't solve this manufactured crisis...perhaps he had to check his Messianic robes at the Secret Service desk...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Apparently, we're not calling our own ball anymore...the story about how Europe and China especially, are tinkering in our financial system is &lt;a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/09302008/news/columnists/next_plan_wont_be_made_in_usa_131432.htm"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tuesday morning found 18 bodies being discovered in Tijuana; the bound and tortured bodies had been dumped next to an elementary school. - &lt;a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/30/world/americas/30briefs-18BODIESFOUN_BRF.html?ref=world"&gt;STORY HERE&lt;/a&gt; - so let's throw the borders out the window and continue to import this third-world savagery at all speed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Somali pirates have likened themselves to a coast guard and don't consider themselves to be doing anything illegal. Last time I checked, you didn't have to give the coast guard $20 million cash to get your boat back... &lt;a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/01/world/africa/01pirates.html?ref=world"&gt;STORY HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Flying pretty low in the radar lately is an unfolding drama about the latest defective Chinese products - &lt;a href="http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-09-30-voa51.cfm"&gt;MILK &lt;/a&gt;and &lt;a href="http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/080919/health/health_china_toxic_chairs"&gt;CHAIRS&lt;/a&gt; - that means we can lump these in with pet food, toothpaste, and lead painted toys. Isn't GLOBALISM grand? I mean, think about it - we can sell China all of our raw materials, and they can ship back things that will kill us! It's awesome. Yep. Gimme some more of that "rising tide lifts all boats" style of capitalism, oh man - can't wait for the next product to fail...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, that's a short list of the things that have been occupying me lately. I still have yet to hear the plan with what either candidate wants to do with the thirty MILLION illegals here...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As an FYI, I'm investigating integrating voice podcasts on this site. You have read my daily outrage, but until you can hear it, you won't have fully experienced it...trust me.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/1222413493741995089/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5754586584554532150&amp;postID=1222413493741995089' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/1222413493741995089'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/1222413493741995089'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.anthonycaruso.com/2008/09/good-to-be-back-happy-october.html' title='Good to be back - Happy October'/><author><name>anthonycaruso</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07132991805495767183</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754586584554532150.post-8808834563890504292</id><published>2008-09-01T21:50:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-01T21:52:03.273-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='what the hell do I know'/><title type='text'>Going to try to take a little time off -</title><content type='html'>It's banking crisis in the morning, and how we're all going to die of global warming because we won't buy carbon credits from Al Gore at night.  I don't know how much of this one person can take.  Reading the news today in preparation for a round of blogging made it clear to me that my current level of infuriation is not conducive to writing a cogent blog.  I need to take a few days off, unless a revelation happens.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/8808834563890504292/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5754586584554532150&amp;postID=8808834563890504292' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/8808834563890504292'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/8808834563890504292'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.anthonycaruso.com/2008/09/going-to-try-to-take-little-time-off.html' title='Going to try to take a little time off -'/><author><name>anthonycaruso</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07132991805495767183</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754586584554532150.post-4534245424653379188</id><published>2008-08-31T09:31:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-31T09:43:08.368-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Obama the Saviour'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='what the hell do I know'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Obama the Redeemer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Obama the Merciful'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dr. savage'/><title type='text'>Immigrant raid divides a Mississippi town</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-raids31-2008aug31,0,219718.story"&gt;Immigrant raid divides a Mississippi town&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;from the article:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"...But helicopters were not what shocked Pena the most on her last, fateful day at Howard Industries, the largest employer in this small Southern town. It was the black co-workers who clapped and cheered, Pena said, as she and hundreds of other Latino immigrant laborers were arrested and hauled away."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"The raid, along with rumors of further enforcement actions, has sent a wave of fear through the Latino community. A number of workers have skipped their shifts at the poultry plants. Mexican restaurants refused to open their doors, with one citing an unexplained "plumbing problem" on a sign to customers."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Pena, the former Howard Industries worker, said that not everyone treated her poorly. Her supervisor, a black woman, consoled her during the raid, she said."She even called my mother to let her know what happened," Pena said. "But it was in English and my mother had no idea what she was trying to say."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;........&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;That damn supervisor!  How DARE she not speak Spanish!  Just wait until the Lord Obama (Merciful be He and Blessed be His name) ascends to his throne.  People like the supervisor, who is obviously an embarassment to America, will be the ones arrested and thrown into detention centers so that she can learn Spanish and not embarass our illegal hordes like that!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;I don't know what to be more outraged by - the fact that these criminals are protesting the fact that they've been caught, or the implication that black americans support their crimes by default.  Apparently this type of racism is only permissible when the LA Times writes it.  The thrust of the article is essentially that "WOW!  You mean &lt;strong&gt;BLACK people &lt;/strong&gt;don't support crime?  They don't like illegals anymore than anyone else in this country?  We didn't know they had such scruples!"  and you can bet your bottom dime that if any conservative voice had posited this ridiculousness, they would have hung that person from the nearest yardarm, especially if they were white.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;BORDERS LANGUAGE CULTURE.  BORDERS LANGUAGE CULTURE.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;While some say it is impossible to round up &lt;strong&gt;all&lt;/strong&gt; of the illegal immigrants, we wouldn't need to.  We could start with the 1 in 3 in the prison population who are illegals. (I love how the article calls them "undocumented" - that's like calling a murderer "anti-life").  We could take 100,000 or so, line them up and shoot them like dogs.  That would give the rest incentive to leave.  Then, unless they fix us up with a secure border, we need to start arresting members of congress.  This is a problem with solutions that nobody has the political stugats to fix, and I fear that in the end, we will all need an extreme solution.  Too bad our choices for the election are a Democrat and a Communist.&lt;/em&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/4534245424653379188/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5754586584554532150&amp;postID=4534245424653379188' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/4534245424653379188'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/4534245424653379188'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.anthonycaruso.com/2008/08/immigrant-raid-divides-mississippi-town.html' title='Immigrant raid divides a Mississippi town'/><author><name>anthonycaruso</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07132991805495767183</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754586584554532150.post-7655212440941463148</id><published>2008-08-28T06:10:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-28T06:12:57.803-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='what the hell do I know'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dr. savage'/><title type='text'>Borders, Language, Culture -</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:78%;"&gt;borders, language, culture.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;borders, language, culture.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;borders, language, culture.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;borders, language, culture.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;borders, language, culture.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;borders, language, culture!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;It's not a hard concept, people!  BORDERS, LANGUAGE, CULTURE!!!!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/7655212440941463148/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5754586584554532150&amp;postID=7655212440941463148' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/7655212440941463148'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/7655212440941463148'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.anthonycaruso.com/2008/08/borders-language-culture.html' title='Borders, Language, Culture -'/><author><name>anthonycaruso</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07132991805495767183</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754586584554532150.post-2039359328208795021</id><published>2008-08-26T19:42:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-26T19:47:21.827-05:00</updated><title type='text'>List of Obama Gaffes -</title><content type='html'>In no particular order...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Special interests In January, the Obama campaign described union contributions to the campaigns of Clinton and John Edwards as "special interest" money. Obama changed his tune as he began gathering his own union endorsements. He now refers respectfully to unions as the representatives of "working people" and says he is "thrilled" by their support. (Source: &lt;a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/24/AR2008022402094.html"&gt;Washington Post&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Public financing Obama replied "yes" in September 2007 when asked if he would agree to public financing of the presidential election if his GOP opponent did the same. Obama has now attached several conditions to such an agreement, including regulating spending by outside groups. His spokesman says the candidate never committed himself on the matter. (Source: &lt;a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/24/AR2008022402094.html"&gt;Washington Post&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Cuba embargo In January 2004, Obama said it was time "to end the embargo with Cuba" because it had "utterly failed in the effort to overthrow Castro." Speaking to a Cuban American audience in Miami in August 2007, he said he would not "take off the embargo" as president because it is "an important inducement for change." (Source: &lt;a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/24/AR2008022402094.html"&gt;Washington Post&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Illegal immigration In a March 2004 questionnaire, Obama was asked if the government should "crack down on businesses that hire illegal immigrants." He replied "Oppose." In a Jan. 31, 2008, televised debate, he said that "we do have to crack down on those employers that are taking advantage of the situation." (Source: &lt;a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/24/AR2008022402094.html"&gt;Washington Post&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Decriminalization of Marijuana: While running for the U.S. Senate in January 2004, Obama told Illinois college students that he supported eliminating criminal penalties for marijuana use. In the Oct. 30, 2007, presidential debate, he joined other Democratic candidates in opposing the decriminalization of marijuana. (Source: &lt;a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/24/AR2008022402094.html"&gt;Washington Post&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Running for President or Vice President of the United States: On the January 22nd edition of “Meet the Press,” Tim Russert and Obama had the following exchange:Russert: “When we talked back in November of ‘04 after your election, I said, ‘There’s been enormous speculation about your political future. Will you serve your six-year term as United States senator from Illinois?’”Obama: “I will serve out my full six-year term. You know, Tim, if you get asked enough, sooner or later you get weary and you start looking for new ways of saying things. But my thinking has not changed.”Russert: “So you will not run for president or vice president in 2008?” Obama: “I will not.” (Source: &lt;a href="http://www.audacityofhypocrisy.com/?page_id=15"&gt;Audacity of Hyprocrisy&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Single-Payer Healthcare: On January 22nd, the Hillary Clinton Campaign releases a video that proves that Obama lied about his position on “single-payer healthcare.”The video compares statements Obama made during the January 21st Democratic debate with those he made to an AFL-CIO conference in June 2003 while campaigning for the Senate. Contradicting what Obama said at the debate, the old footage shows the senator saying, “I happen to be a proponent of single-payer universal healthcare coverage. That’s what I’d like to see.”At the debate, Obama stated: “I never said that we should try to go ahead and get single-payer (healthcare).”Single-payer healthcare is an euphemism for socialized medicine. (Source: &lt;a href="http://www.audacityofhypocrisy.com/?page_id=15"&gt;Audacity of Hypocrisy&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NAFTA: On February 29th, the Obama campaign told Canadian Television (CTV) that no message was passed to the Canadian government suggesting that Obama does not mean what he says about opting out of NAFTA if it is not renegotiated.However, the Obama camp did not respond to repeated questions from CTV on reports that a conversation on this matter was held between Obama’s senior economic adviser, Austan Goolsbee, and the Canadian Consulate General in Chicago.Earlier Thursday, the Obama campaign insisted that no conversations have taken place with any of its senior ranks and representatives of the Canadian government on the NAFTA issue. On Thursday night, CTV spoke with Goolsbee, but he refused to say whether he had such a conversation with the Canadian government office in Chicago. He also said he has been told to direct any questions to the campaign headquarters.CTV didn’t stop there. They announced that their sources, at the highest levels of the Canadian government,” reconfirmed the story to CTV and one of their primary sources provided a timeline of the discussion to CTV. (Source: &lt;a href="http://www.audacityofhypocrisy.com/?page_id=15"&gt;Audacity of Hyprocisy&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Donations from Lobbyists and Special Interest PACS: Obama say he doesn’t take money from DC lobbyists and special interest PACS. This is the type of double-talk “politics of the past” rhetoric Obama rails against.While his claim is technically true, what he does do is take money from state lobbyists and other big money contributors who have substantial lobbyist machines in DC, like law firms and corporations.In April 2007, the LA Times quoted the Campaign Finance Institute’s Stephen Weissman as pointing out that the distinction Obama makes on lobbyist money is meaningless: “He gets an asterisk that says he is trying to be different. … But overall, the same wealthy interests are funding his campaign as are funding other candidates, whether or not they are lobbyists.”The Capital Eye reported that “[a]ccording to the Center for Responsive Politics, 14 of Obama’s top 20 contributors employed lobbyists this year, spending a total of $16.2 million to influence the federal government in the first six months of 2007.” (Source: &lt;a href="http://www.audacityofhypocrisy.com/?page_id=15"&gt;Audacity of Hyprocisy&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rev. Jeremiah Wright: Barack Obama repudiated what he called “inflammatory and appalling remarks” made by his Chicago pastor.Obama said he had not been present during the sermons in question.Obama told MSNBC, “Had I heard them in church I would have expressed that concern directly to Rev. Wright.”Please note, he says that he would have expressed concern, not repudiate, the words. (Source: &lt;a href="http://www.audacityofhypocrisy.com/?page_id=15"&gt;Audacity of Hypocrisy&lt;/a&gt;) Previously Obama had said "I can no more disown him than I can disown the black community. I can no more disown him than I can my white grandmother — a woman who helped raise me, a woman who sacrificed again and again for me, a woman who loves me as much as she loves anything in this world, but a woman who once confessed her fear of black men who passed by her on the street, and who on more than one occasion has uttered racial or ethnic stereotypes that made me cringe." (Source: &lt;a href="http://pundits.thehill.com/2008/04/29/disowning-your-grandmother/"&gt;The Hill's Pundits Blog&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jerusalem: "Jerusalem will remain the capital of Israel, and it must remain undivided," Obama declared Wednesday, to rousing applause from the 7,000-plus attendees at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee policy conference. But a campaign adviser clarified Thursday that Obama believes "Jerusalem is a final status issue, which means it has to be negotiated between the two parties" as part of "an agreement that they both can live with." (Source: &lt;a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1212659672984&amp;amp;pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull"&gt;Jerusalem Post&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Meeting with Foreign Leaders: Obama Now Claims That He Will Only Meet With Foreign Leaders At A Time Of His Choosing If It Will Advance U.S. Interests, But Previously Said He Would Meet With Rogue Leaders His First Year In Office Without Preconditions: In His Remarks To The AIPAC Conference, Obama Claimed That He Would Only Meet With The "Appropriate Iranian Leaders At A Time And Place" Of His Choosing. Obama: "Contrary to the claims of some, I have no interest in sitting down with our adversaries just for the sake of talking. But as President of the United States, I would be willing to lead tough and principled diplomacy with the appropriate Iranian leaders at a time and place of my choosing - if, and only if - it can advance the interests of the United States." (Sen. Barack Obama, Remarks At The Annual AIPAC Policy Conference, Arlington, VA, 6/4/08) But At A July 2007 Debate, Obama Said He Would Meet With Hostile Leaders During His First Year In Office. Question: "[W]ould you be willing to meet separately, without precondition, during the first year of your administration, in Washington or anywhere else, with the leaders of Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Cuba and North Korea, in order to bridge the gap that divides our countries?"...Obama: "I would. And the reason is this, that the notion that somehow not talking to countries is punishment to them - which has been the guiding diplomatic principle of this administration - is ridiculous." (CNN/YouTube Democrat Presidential Candidate Debate, Charleston, SC, 7/23/07) At A September 2007 Press Conference, Obama Confirmed That He Would Meet Specifically With Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Question: "Senator, you've said before that you'd meet with President Ahmadinejad ..." Obama: "Uh huh." Question: "Would you still meet with him today?" Obama: "Yeah, nothing's changed with respect to my belief that strong countries and strong presidents talk to their enemies and talk to their adversaries. I find many of President Ahmadinejad's statements odious and I've said that repeatedly. And I think that we have to recognize that there are a lot of rogue nations in the world that don't have American interests at heart. But what I also believe is that, as John F. Kennedy said, we should never negotiate out of fear but we should never fear to negotiate." (Sen. Barack Obama, Press Conference, New York, NY, 9/24/07) (Source: &lt;a href="http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/rnc-obama--foreign-policy-flip-flops/"&gt;RNC via Fox Business&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Legislation Labeling Iran's Revolutionary Guard A Terrorist Organization: Obama Has Been Inconsistent In His Views On Labeling Iran's Revolutionary Guard A Terrorist Organization. "Obama's campaign suddenly discovered that their man -despite having spent the last nine months campaigning on his opposition to Kyl-Lieberman - 'has consistently urged that Iran's Revolutionary Guard be labeled what it is: a terrorist organization.' Well, not that consistently. Senator Obama has been scrupulously careful not to call explicitly for designation of the IRGC as a terrorist organization. Now, however, with the Democratic nomination almost in hand, Obama feels comfortable telling a pro-Israel audience what it wants to hear."(Danielle Pletka, "Obama's Pander Pivot," Weekly Standard, 6/4/08) "[T]he Audience At AIPAC Might Ask Why Senator Obama Has Pivoted From Opposition To 'Lieberman-Kyl' To Support For The IRGC Designation His Audience Demands. Is This Really Change They Can Believe In?" (Danielle Pletka, "Obama's Pander Pivot," Weekly Standard, 6/4/08) "Which Barack Obama Will Be The Democratic Standard-Bearer: The One Who Vowed To 'Eliminate' The Iranian Nuclear Threat Two Days Ago, Or The One Who Opposed Designating The Revolutionary Guards A Terrorist Organization?" (Editorial, "Obama And Iran," The Washington Times, 6/6/08) (Source: &lt;a href="http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/rnc-obama--foreign-policy-flip-flops/"&gt;RNC via Fox Business&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Palestinian Elections In 2006: Obama Says That He Opposed Palestinian Elections In 2006. Obama: "There is no room at the negotiating table for terrorist organizations. That is why I opposed holding elections in 2006 with Hamas on the ballot. The Israelis and the Palestinian Authority warned us at the time against holding these elections, but this administration pressed ahead. And the result is a Gaza controlled by Hamas, with rockets raining down on Israel." (Sen. Barack Obama, Remarks At The Annual AIPAC Policy Conference, Arlington, VA, 6/4/08) But During His 2006 Trip To The Middle East, Obama Met With Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas And Said The Election Represented An "Opportunity...To Consolidate Behind A Single Government." "Illinois Senator Barack Obama's journey to the Middle East took him to the West Bank Thursday for a meeting with the man elected to replace Yasser Arafat. ... For a time Thursday in the West Bank there was only the clatter of cameras as the newly elected president of the Palestinian authority, Mahmoud Abbas, met with Illinois Senator Barack Obama. At a meeting with Palestinian students Thursday, Obama said the U.S. will never recognize winning Hamas candidates unless the group renounces its fundamental mission to eliminate Israel, and Obama told ABC7 he delivered that message to the Palestinian president. 'Part of the opportunity here with this upcoming election is to consolidate behind a single government with a single authority that can then negotiate as a reliable partner with Israel,' said Obama." (Chuck Goudie, "Obama Meets With Arafat's Successor," ABC 7 News, http://obama.senate.gov, 1/12/06) The Palestinian News Agency WAFA Reported That Obama Was Supportive Of The Palestinian Elections Being Held At Their Scheduled Time. "President Mahmoud Abbas met Thursday with the U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL), in the Presidential HQ in Ramallah...President briefed the U.S. Senator about the latest developments in the Palestinian territories including the preparations for the legislative elections.... Abbas and Obama discussed the means of underpinning the American-Palestinian economic relations...Obama asserted the US supports and eager that the Palestinian legislative elections on its proposed time (January 25)." ("President Meets U.S. Senator And Armenian Delegation," WAFA, http://english.wafa.ps, 1/12/06) (Source: &lt;a href="http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/rnc-obama--foreign-policy-flip-flops/"&gt;RNC via Fox Business&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Iraq War: “At a time when American casualties are down, at a time when the violence is down, particularly affecting the Iraqi population, is that the right time to try and set time tables for withdrawing all American troops? I mean you talked about…the end of 2009,” Kroft remarked.“Yeah, absolutely. I think now is precisely the time. I think that it is very important for us to send a clear signal to the Iraqis that we are not gonna be here permanently. We’re not gonna set up permanent bases. That they are going to have to resolve their differences and get their country functioning,” Obama said.“And you pull out according to that time table, regardless of the situation? Even if there’s serious sectarian violence?” Kroft asked.“No, I always reserve as commander in chief, the right to assess the situation,” Obama replied.(Source: &lt;a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/07/60minutes/main3804268_page2.shtml"&gt;60 Minutes&lt;/a&gt; via &lt;a href="http://dirtyharrysplace.com/?p=533"&gt;Dirty Harry's Place&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Threat of Iran: I mean think about it. Iran, Cuba, Venezuela, these countries are tiny compared to the Soviet Union. They don't pose a serious threat to us the way the Soviet Union posed a threat to us....You know, Iran, they spend one-one hundredth of what we spend on the military. If Iran ever tried to pose a serious threat to us, they wouldn't stand a chance.And we should use that position of strength that we have to be bold enough to go ahead and listen. That doesn't mean we agree with them on everything. We might not compromise on any issues, but at least we should find out other areas of potential common interest, and we can reduce some of the tensions that has caused us so many problems around the world.  Then, in Montana, Obama changed his tune: Iran is a grave threat. It has an illicit nuclear program. It supports terrorism across the region and militias in Iraq. It threatens Israel's existence. It denies the Holocaust...(Source: &lt;a href="http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2008/05/obama_flipflop_on_iran.asp"&gt;Weekly Standard&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;North Korea: U.S. Democratic presidential frontrunner Senator Barack Obama has recently indicated he no longer opposes the removal of North Korea from a U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism. Obama in January 2005 came out against the removal of the Stalinist nation from the list until it gives an account of the kidnapping and death in the North of the Rev. Kim Dong-shik in 2000.(Source: &lt;a href="http://rokdrop.com/2008/05/23/barrack-obama-flip-flops-on-north-korea-policy/"&gt;ROK Drop&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PATRIOT Act: "Giving law enforcement the tools they need to investigate suspicious activity is the right thing, and the Senate showed earlier this year that it can be done with the oversight of our judicial system so we do not jeopardize the rights of all Americans and the ideals America stands for. We should not let the PATRIOT Act expire at the end of this year, but instead extend the current law for three months so that we can come to an agreement on these critical issues in Congress." (Source: &lt;a href="http://obama.senate.gov/podcast/051216-the_patriot_act/index.php"&gt;Obama's Senate site&lt;/a&gt;)On the Issues FactCheck: Promised to repeal Patriot Act, then voted for it. (Source: &lt;a href="http://www.ontheissues.org/2008_Dems_Facebook.htm"&gt;On the Issues&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Coal: Obama, whose support for coal-to-liquid has been widely criticized by environmentalists, sent out a press release clarifying his position on liquid coal:Senator Obama supports research into all technologies to help solve our climate change and energy dependence problems, including shifting our energy use to renewable fuels and investing in technology that could make coal a clean-burning source of energy…However, unless and until this technology is perfected, Senator Obama will not support the development of any coal-to-liquid fuels unless they emit at least 20% less life-cycle carbon than conventional fuels.This “clarification” is an important step for the Obama campaign in trying to gain support from environmental organizations and voters. However, the LA Times notes that his position change on this issue is even more significant because it symbolizes “there’s a race to the top among the Democratic candidates for the strongest position on how to solve the climate crisis.”(Source: &lt;a href="http://www.carboncoalition.org/blog/2007/06/obama-puts-on-his-flip-flops/"&gt;Carbon Coalition&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PAYGO: Obama promised to &lt;a href="http://www.ontheissues.org/2008/Barack_Obama_Budget_+_Economy.htm"&gt;"restore a law that was in place during the Clinton presidency—called Paygo—that prohibits money from leaving the treasury without some way of compensating for the lost revenue."&lt;/a&gt; but now Obama says he's &lt;a href="http://ezraklein.typepad.com/blog/2007/08/yearlykos-presi.html"&gt;not going to sacrifice his domestic priorities for deficit reduction. Universal health care, renewable energy, and all he rest won't be sacrificed on the altar of PAYGO.&lt;/a&gt;(Source: &lt;a href="http://www.qando.net/details.aspx?Entry=6598"&gt;Q and O&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Meeting with Ahmadinejad:"Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama underscored his willingness to talk to leaders of countries like Iran that are considered U.S. adversaries but said that does not necessarily mean an audience with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad." (Caren Bohan, "Obama Says Won't Guarantee Ahmadinejad A Meeting," Reuters, 5/26/08) "'There's no reason why we would necessarily meet with Ahmadinejad before we know he's actually in power. He's not the most powerful person in Iran,' Obama told reporters while campaigning in New Mexico." (Caren Bohan, "Obama Says Won't Guarantee Ahmadinejad A Meeting," Reuters, 5/26/08) But in July 2007, Obama said he would meet with the leaders of hostile foreign nations, including Iran:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At a July 2007 debate, Obama announced he would personally meet with leaders Of Iran, North Korea, Syria and other hostile nations "without precondition." Question: "[W]ould you be willing to meet separately, without precondition, during the first year of your administration, in Washington or anywhere else, with the leaders of Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Cuba and North Korea, in order to bridge the gap that divides our countries?" Obama: "I would. And the reason is this, that the notion that somehow not talking to countries is punishment to them - which has been the guiding diplomatic principle of this administration - is ridiculous." (CNN/YouTube Democrat Presidential Candidate Debate, Charleston, SC, 7/23/07)(Source: &lt;a href="http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/Obama_flips_Iran_meet/2008/05/27/99215.html"&gt;RNC via NewsMax&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Illegal Immigrants and Driver's Licenses: As a state senator in Illinois, Obama voted to require illegal immigrants to get a driver's license. The change? In the November 2007 CNN debate, he was asked what his stand was on that issue and he said, "I am not proposing that's what we do."(Source: &lt;a href="http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080601/OPINION02/207370987/0/opinion"&gt;Nashua Telegraph&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;And that's just a short list that takes no time or talent or real research to come up with.  WAKE UP, PEOPLE.  THE EMPEROR HAS NO CLOTHES!!!!&lt;/em&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/2039359328208795021/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5754586584554532150&amp;postID=2039359328208795021' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/2039359328208795021'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/2039359328208795021'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.anthonycaruso.com/2008/08/list-of-obama-gaffes.html' title='List of Obama Gaffes -'/><author><name>anthonycaruso</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07132991805495767183</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754586584554532150.post-2798972993304596145</id><published>2008-08-21T21:02:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-21T21:06:58.656-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='what the hell do I know'/><title type='text'>UPDATE - Cop In Phony Bigfoot Scandal Loses Job</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/08/21/bigfoot.hoax/?imw=Y&amp;amp;iref=mpstoryemail"&gt;Bigfoot hoaxers say it was just 'a big joke'&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;From the article (CNN) - &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Whitton and Dyer say that when they came up with the hoax, they had no idea it would become a media circus.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"It got legs and ran. It's crazy now," Dyer told WSB.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Co-hoaxer Whitton agrees: "It started off as some YouTube videos and a Web site. We're all about having fun.""&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I CALL BULLSHIT.&lt;/strong&gt;  "...no idea it would become a media circus"?!?!  THEY CALLED A DAMN PRESS CONFERENCE!  What the hell did they think it would turn into?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Well, good riddance to the cop - his boss was right, he irreparably damaged his credibility...I can just see it, cop on the stand offering testimony against a guy, and the defense jumps in with the Bigfoot hoax...&lt;/em&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/2798972993304596145/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5754586584554532150&amp;postID=2798972993304596145' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/2798972993304596145'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/2798972993304596145'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.anthonycaruso.com/2008/08/update-cop-in-phony-bigfoot-scandal.html' title='UPDATE - Cop In Phony Bigfoot Scandal Loses Job'/><author><name>anthonycaruso</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07132991805495767183</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754586584554532150.post-333585142700171348</id><published>2008-08-21T20:50:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-21T21:01:37.546-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='what the hell do I know'/><title type='text'>BARACK'S BROTHER IN SHANTY - LIVING IN KENYA ON $1/MONTH</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.anthonycaruso.com/uploaded_images/georgeobama-746338.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.anthonycaruso.com/uploaded_images/georgeobama-746336.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/08212008/news/nationalnews/barack_brother_in_shack_shock_125404.htm"&gt;BARACK'S BROTHER FOUND IN SHANTY - LIVING IN KENYA ON $1/MONTH&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;From the article, @ NYPost.com -&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;"George Hussein Onyango Obama, 25, said he's embarrassed to reveal his identity - because he makes his home in a 6-by-9-foot hut on the outskirts of Nairobi while his world-famous brother is hoping to move into the White House. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"If anyone says something about my surname, I say we are not related; I am ashamed," he told the Italian Vanity Fair. "No one knows who I am." &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Barack Obama, 47, wrote warmly about his youngest half-brother in his autobiography, describing him as a "beautiful boy with a rounded head.""&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;- - -&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;"Barack Sr.'s second wife was American Ann Dunham, the mother of the future senator. But the marriage failed, and after completing his studies in the United States, he returned to Kenya, where he became a senior government economist.&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;He fathered seven other children, the youngest being George.&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Italy's Vanity Fair tracked George Obama down to the violent Kenyan town of Huruma, where he lives alone in a shack adorned with soccer posters, a calendar depicting beaches around the world, and a front-page newspaper photo of the Democratic presidential nominee-to-be.&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;George Obama said he has no contact with his mother, and apparently has cut himself off from the rest of the family.&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;"I have had to learn to live and take what I need," he said.&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;He said he was homeless for 10 years, including when Sen. Obama visited Nairobi two years ago. His home now, the shanty town of Huruma, is "a tough place," he said. "&lt;p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Wow...so while Obama rips on McCain for not knowing how many houses the McCain &lt;strong&gt;FAMILY &lt;/strong&gt;owns, I'm surprised the media is reporting on Obama's homeless, broke brother. Since Obama is all about CHANGE, maybe he could spot his brother some...&lt;p&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;See? Nothing new here to see, folks...just another politician (he catches on QUICK! He's only not even served one term in the senate!) trying to pass himself off as something he's not - in this case, a compassionate person...which wouldn't be an issue if he hadn't made it one by allegedly being able to sympathise with the plight of the poor and oppressed!! Sooooooo, if they guy apparently doesn't even give a shit about his OWN relatives, why would you or I suppose he gives a Tinker's cuss about us? Just more hot air from the Empty Suit.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/333585142700171348/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5754586584554532150&amp;postID=333585142700171348' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/333585142700171348'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/333585142700171348'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.anthonycaruso.com/2008/08/baracks-brother-in-shanty-living-in.html' title='BARACK&apos;S BROTHER IN SHANTY - LIVING IN KENYA ON $1/MONTH'/><author><name>anthonycaruso</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07132991805495767183</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754586584554532150.post-1987842013646860586</id><published>2008-08-19T22:28:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-19T22:32:52.632-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='what the hell do I know'/><title type='text'>Bigfoot website stuns the world: "It was a hoax"</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10020784-71.html?hhTest=1"&gt;Bigfoot website stuns the world: "It was a hoax"&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Uh, yeah, I think we all kind of figured that out.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;"BEST LINE IN A NEWS ARTICLE TODAY" AWARD goes to this article.  They're describing the "autopsy" conducted while the hoax bigfoot was thawing out:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Within the next hour of thaw, a break appeared up near the feet area. As the team and I began examining this area near the feet, I observed the foot which looked unnatural, reached in and confirmed it was a rubber foot."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;"Live beings do not have rubber feet."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;I hope the cop loses his job.  These guys are a joke.  I hope the *real* Sasquatch shows up at their houses and anally rapes the both of them - and tapes it.  Nobody would believe them, then...they're the boys who cried "Squatch!"&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;(In other news, Democratic presidential hopefull Barack Obama announced that he was prepared to meet with the Sasquatch without any preconditions.)&lt;/em&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/1987842013646860586/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5754586584554532150&amp;postID=1987842013646860586' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/1987842013646860586'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/1987842013646860586'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.anthonycaruso.com/2008/08/bigfoot-website-stuns-world-it-was-hoax.html' title='Bigfoot website stuns the world: &quot;It was a hoax&quot;'/><author><name>anthonycaruso</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07132991805495767183</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754586584554532150.post-3246964943236612469</id><published>2008-08-18T10:54:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-18T10:57:22.453-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='what the hell do I know'/><title type='text'>Florida Education Official Lectures Parents on Wasting Money on Alcohol, Cigarettes</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,352698,00.html"&gt;Florida Education Official Lectures Parents on Wasting Money on Alcohol, Cigarettes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;from the article:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;School board member Jay Wheeler's comments were made in an e-mail response to parents’ complaints that they cannot afford the new uniforms mandated by the Osceola County School District, according to MyFOXOrlando.com.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Everyone can afford Wal-Mart and if they can’t, they need to think about turning off their cable TV or stop buying alcohol or cigarettes and spend their money on their children," he wrote.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Parent Maria Quintana says Wheeler’s e-mail is insulting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“I have a job and sometimes it's really hard. You have to struggle," Quintana told MyFOXOrlando.com. "And to have them say something like that is really degrading."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wheeler stands by his comments, saying people should get serious about education and put their children first.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I thought it might be a wake-up call and I think it's something people want to say but were afraid to,” he said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;This is actually pretty funny, although he should consider that if the Osceola school district parents are nothing but a bunch of alcoholics and nicotine fiends, the problem with their failing schools is NOT the uniforms.&lt;/em&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/3246964943236612469/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5754586584554532150&amp;postID=3246964943236612469' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/3246964943236612469'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/3246964943236612469'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.anthonycaruso.com/2008/08/florida-education-official-lectures.html' title='Florida Education Official Lectures Parents on Wasting Money on Alcohol, Cigarettes'/><author><name>anthonycaruso</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07132991805495767183</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754586584554532150.post-6508392864897345112</id><published>2008-08-16T20:26:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-16T21:25:03.264-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Obama the Saviour'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='what the hell do I know'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Obama the Redeemer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Obama the Merciful'/><title type='text'>Lord Obama (the Merciful, Blessed be He)</title><content type='html'>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;object height="344" width="425"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ThFvlybQYso&amp;amp;color1=11645361&amp;amp;color2=13619151&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;param name="wmode" value="transparent"&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ThFvlybQYso&amp;color1=11645361&amp;color2=13619151&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;One of the more obvious aspects of the Obama phenomenon is that the media is conspiring to put this creature into the White House. They all seem to be in love with the idea of the first Black president. Critical questions about experience and his policies being typical far left socialism are considered “too rude” and even “racist.” Few reporters are reporting on what Obama says, or what he doesn’t say. The media is not only abdicating its responsibility to investigate Obama’s past and the anti-White hatred of his racist wife; they are actively enabling a completely unqualified individual to skate on into the office of the presidency, as a kind of Affirmative Action hire. It’s lucky some of us still read the foreign press on the Internet and we can still hear the little child pointing out that the emperor has no clothes.&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/6508392864897345112/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5754586584554532150&amp;postID=6508392864897345112' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/6508392864897345112'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/6508392864897345112'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.anthonycaruso.com/2008/08/lord-obama-merciful-blessed-be-he.html' title='Lord Obama (the Merciful, Blessed be He)'/><author><name>anthonycaruso</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07132991805495767183</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754586584554532150.post-4992269993395432554</id><published>2008-08-12T10:24:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-12T10:31:13.908-05:00</updated><title type='text'>For Brokers, Auction-Rate Settlements Calm Few Angry Clients</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200808120936DOWJONESDJONLINE000301_FORTUNE5.htm"&gt;For Brokers, Auction-Rate Settlements Calm Few Angry Clients&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;A&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;ll this buy back of junk at full price must be doing a lot of serious damage for the stretched balance sheets! Hope they choke on their own poison they tried to put in the glass of non-suspecting others! About time they had to actually PAY for their mistakes... best news ever... and hope it continues!!&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/4992269993395432554/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5754586584554532150&amp;postID=4992269993395432554' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/4992269993395432554'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/4992269993395432554'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.anthonycaruso.com/2008/08/for-brokers-auction-rate-settlements.html' title='For Brokers, Auction-Rate Settlements Calm Few Angry Clients'/><author><name>anthonycaruso</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07132991805495767183</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754586584554532150.post-8665205263821953814</id><published>2008-08-10T09:34:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-10T09:41:59.602-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='what the hell do I know'/><title type='text'>Auction-Rate Securities - The jig is up, boys!</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;EXCELLENT article from the Wall Street Journal &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121820203736224137.html?mod=hpp_us_whats_news"&gt;&lt;em&gt;HERE&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, including a nice explanation of exactly what ARS' &lt;strong&gt;are&lt;/strong&gt;. Yet another scam that has reached it's end point.  It's kind of funny that I can get kicked off of eBay for bidding on my own auctions, and that's what these firms have been doing for God only knows how long...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Brokers at Credit Suisse allegedly misled customers about the safety of auction-rate issues by falsely calling them "student loan" securities, according to a civil suit filed Wednesay. The plaintiff, Geneva chip maker STMicroelectronics NV, was filed Brooklyn federal court and seeks $415 million in damages. Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn, N.Y., are preparing to file criminal charges against two former Credit Suisse brokers whose clients included the chip maker, according to people familiar with the matter."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Merrill categorized auction-rate securities as "other cash" on its brokerage statements. Its marketing materials noted that 92% of issues had a top triple-A rating. But, according to Massachusetts investigators, clients say they weren't told the auctions might fail if Merrill withdrew from making bids. Merrill said that while online statements listed auction-rate securities as cash, its "official monthly statements" listed them as "securities," and that most were in fact triple-A."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"UBS was the third major firm this week to vow to buy back the securities, which allegedly were improperly sold as higher-rate equivalents for super-safe money-market funds.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"State regulators from Massachusetts and New York have sued Merrill Lynch and UBS for civil fraud, with the UBS case now settled. Regulators from several states have also shown up on Wachovia Corp.'s doorstep demanding documents; the bank says it is cooperating. A New York state official has accused &lt;a class="times rolloverQuote" onmouseover="window.status=('   Quotes &amp;amp; Research for C');return true" onmouseout="window.status=('');return true" href="http://online.wsj.com/quotes/main.html?type=djn&amp;amp;symbol=c"&gt;Citigroup&lt;/a&gt; of destroying documents, a charge Citi has denied. Federal prosecutors are preparing to file criminal charges against two former &lt;a class="times rolloverQuote" onmouseover="window.status=('   Quotes &amp;amp; Research for CS');return true" onmouseout="window.status=('');return true" href="http://online.wsj.com/quotes/main.html?type=djn&amp;amp;symbol=cs"&gt;Credit Suisse&lt;/a&gt; Group brokers who allegedly lied to investors about auction-rate securities."</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/8665205263821953814/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5754586584554532150&amp;postID=8665205263821953814' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/8665205263821953814'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/posts/default/8665205263821953814'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.anthonycaruso.com/2008/08/auction-rate-securities-jig-is-up-boys.html' title='Auction-Rate Securities - The jig is up, boys!'/><author><name>anthonycaruso</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07132991805495767183</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754586584554532150.post-3012744904711610360</id><published>2008-08-09T11:36:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-09T11:45:21.996-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='what the hell do I know'/><title type='text'>SEC now conducting formal probe into Countrywide</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D92EBAGG0.htm"&gt;SEC now conducting formal probe into Countrywide&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;from the article:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"The document, filed Thursday, did not specify what aspect of the lender the SEC's probe is focused on, although regulators launched an informal inquiry into Countrywide Chairman and CEO Angelo Mozilo's stock trades last fall.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Los Angeles Times reported Friday that the SEC probe centers on whether Mozilo's stock trades violated the law and whether the lender's financial disclosures misled investors."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Well, let's see.  The press conferences last year usually went something like this:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Reporters: "ARGH! The mortgage market is in *MELTDOWN*!!"&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Countrywide stock takes a dip)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mozilo: "Countrywide is poised for big BIG profits this quarter!"&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Countrywide stock shoots up; Mozilo sells thousands of shares)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Reporters: "This is BAD, people...this is going to be unlike anything we've seen!"&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Countrywide stock dives again)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mozilo: "We've taken a $700 million bath today, the financials look grim, but we're poised for big BIG profits next quarter!!"&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Countrywide stock shoots up; Mozilo sells thousands of shares)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nope...nothing of substance in this probe, I'm sure.  In the meantime, members of the Senate banking committee are receiving sweetheart deals that they claim they didn't realize were sweet deals (but nobody asks why in the hell they're on the BANKING committee if they're that stupid) and Bank of America buys all of Countrywide Toxic Mortgage's paper.  Hopefully, Mozilo will be doing the perp walk before the elections this fall, and his last, biggest, greediest deal (the BofA sale) will prove to be his undoing.&lt;/em&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5754586584554532150/3012744904711610360/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5754586584554532150&amp;postID=301274