tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post14460471718780646..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: January 27 2010: Nowhere to go and going nowhereIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-23426453950381341462010-01-28T21:05:57.881-05:002010-01-28T21:05:57.881-05:00Ok, I prefer salty dog talk to Turin...Ok, I prefer salty dog talk to Turin...NZSanctuaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06676287221558805541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-22043718953781723622010-01-28T20:25:37.196-05:002010-01-28T20:25:37.196-05:00scandia said...
I wanted to see the speech as I w...scandia said...<br /><i><br />I wanted to see the speech as I wanted to see what the uninformed would see and hear. <br /></i><br />I think it's wonderful that you are thinking about us. Those of us who proudly wear the collective title Joe-six-pack are not so much uninformed as wary of smooth talking people in nice suits. We tend to keep our gaze below the horizon. The better to avoid Phlogiston Água de Beberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16269917130349144430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-50114372082998780822010-01-28T20:19:49.251-05:002010-01-28T20:19:49.251-05:00Hi Grandpa Nobody,
Surely there were a few captai...Hi Grandpa Nobody,<br /><br />Surely there were a few captains of the good ship lollipop that not only knew a barnacle but got down below the hull and scrapped em clean!<br /><br />I'm thinking men like Andrew Jackson and Roosevelt. Or how about Lincoln? JFK, Carter even! The US didn't get to being top doG in the world just like that.<br /><br />Now I know they weren't without their VKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06843562351166927162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-75016066306665785052010-01-28T20:15:36.924-05:002010-01-28T20:15:36.924-05:00New post up.
Welcome to the perfect financial s...New post up.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://theautomaticearth.blogspot.com/2010/01/january-28-2010-welcome-to-perfect.html" rel="nofollow"><b>Welcome to the perfect financial storm</b></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />.Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-45439037907522531772010-01-28T19:43:23.247-05:002010-01-28T19:43:23.247-05:00Coy Ote said...
Could this be the next puppet Cap...Coy Ote said...<br /><i><br />Could this be the next puppet Captain of the USS Oligharchy?<br /></i><br />Sometimes known as the Good Ship Lollipop. :)<br /><br />To date we have enjoyed the dedicated service of 44 Captains of the fine old ship. None of them have ever been known to log the fact that barnacles are so thick on the bottom she can hardly move. Nor have they ever noted the ever Phlogiston Água de Beberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16269917130349144430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-37910677889995386302010-01-28T19:27:15.784-05:002010-01-28T19:27:15.784-05:00@ Rumor, Bukko, El G...Appreciate your thoughts on...@ Rumor, Bukko, El G...Appreciate your thoughts on SCOTUS.I didn't expect Obama to reveal the true state of the union but I am still surprised he is spinning the growth myth. That is not at all a friendly thing to do! <br />I do agree with him about the need for trust. I just don't agree that the crowd in attendance will respond to that vision.<br />I wanted to see the speech as I wanted scandiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924260428840006237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-68729808279764751782010-01-28T19:24:17.364-05:002010-01-28T19:24:17.364-05:00* Ecclesiastes in Simplified Modern English
-I sa...* Ecclesiastes in Simplified Modern English<br /><br /><b>-I saw</b> = Objective considerations of contemporary phenomena compel the conclusion <br /><b>-that</b> = that<br /><b>-the battle</b> = success or failure in competitive activities<br /><b>-is not to</b> = exhibits no tendency to be comensurate with<br /><b>-the strong</b> = innate capacity<br /><b>-but</b> = but<br /><b>-chance</b> = a TAE Summaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01914055760209031822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-66457294610597921512010-01-28T19:13:08.486-05:002010-01-28T19:13:08.486-05:00Deane said...
I remember reading that there is pe...<a rel="nofollow">Deane</a> said...<br /><br /><i>I remember reading that there is pending (or potential?)legislation to limit 401k withdrawals "for our own good". I would like to follow the legislation but can't find it. Sorry if it has been linked earlier - can anyone advise me how to find it? thanks much</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.zerohedge.com/article/Bukko Boomerangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02424677168216647964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-25250854289646917622010-01-28T18:41:57.208-05:002010-01-28T18:41:57.208-05:00@Deane - Is this what you were thinking?
1/8/10 B...@Deane - Is this what you were thinking?<br /><br />1/8/10 Bloomberg: The U.S. Treasury and Labor Departments will ask for public comment as soon as next week on ways to promote the conversion of 401(k) savings and Individual Retirement Accounts into annuities or other steady payment streams, according to Assistant Labor Secretary Phyllis C. Borzi and Deputy Assistant Treasury Secretary Mark Iwrybluebirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09600634086150466162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-85711617409044367342010-01-28T18:01:29.219-05:002010-01-28T18:01:29.219-05:00BTW, I keep hearing these little hints about Hilla...BTW, I keep hearing these little hints about Hillary Clinton and 2012, that she expects only to serve one term as SOState, Carville's dropping away from Obama, and Obama himself hinting at one term.<br />Some of this from PBS, and some from C-span. <br /><br />Could this be the next puppet Captain of the USS Oligharchy?Hombrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12930734368916487826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-47720349775405840002010-01-28T18:00:56.367-05:002010-01-28T18:00:56.367-05:00@ Buzzard of Paradise
I assume that most have by ...@ Buzzard of Paradise<br /><br />I assume that most have by now appreciated that I too judge reality to be U*G*L*Y. What I am less sanguine about is how useful it is. But, that's just me. :)Phlogiston Água de Beberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16269917130349144430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-7580036122110774692010-01-28T17:55:25.825-05:002010-01-28T17:55:25.825-05:00Jobless claims, durable goods point to weak growth...Jobless claims, durable goods point to weak growth - AP<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/yajzkef<br /><br />In its report on jobless claims, the Labor Department said first-time claims dropped 8,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 470,000.<br /><br />So the band plays on, the new jobless claims remain near the half million mark, but what the H*ll! The recession is over, right?<br />The State of Hombrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12930734368916487826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-41172474072322079062010-01-28T17:49:57.708-05:002010-01-28T17:49:57.708-05:00“But Scalia, Kennedy and Thomas were not satisfied...“But Scalia, Kennedy and Thomas were not satisfied with the partial destruction of democracy wrought by Bush v. Gore, particularly since democracy appeared to be restored during the 2008 presidential election. So, joining with Alito and Roberts, they decided to destroy it completely, along with most of the Bill of Rights, in the recent case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission by Bigelowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16883913065391637120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-19845680651274972132010-01-28T17:45:34.465-05:002010-01-28T17:45:34.465-05:00@Gravity
"I like to watch."
Thought I ...@Gravity<br /><br />"I like to watch."<br /><br />Thought I recognized you Mr. Gardener.<br /><br /><br />President: Mr. Gardner, do you agree with Ben, or do you think that we can stimulate growth through temporary incentives?<br /><br />[Long pause]<br /><br />Chance the Gardener: As long as the roots are not severed, all is well. And all will be well in the garden.<br /><br />Bigelowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16883913065391637120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-14289344182667712532010-01-28T17:40:07.479-05:002010-01-28T17:40:07.479-05:00I remember reading that there is pending (or poten...I remember reading that there is pending (or potential?)legislation to limit 401k withdrawals "for our own good". I would like to follow the legislation but can't find it. Sorry if it has been linked earlier - can anyone advise me how to find it? thanks muchjbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12232267255345465113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-58746042277046943762010-01-28T17:36:26.892-05:002010-01-28T17:36:26.892-05:00Scandia
"I was surprised that Obama chose t...Scandia<br /><br /> "I was surprised that Obama chose to mislead this way."<br /><br />As a Canadian, it makes even less difference, but the faster people who are "left of center" can give up the myth of Obama's basic political decency, the faster they will be in touch with reality. And reality may be ugly, but it is useful.el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-86839552843620758232010-01-28T17:32:12.685-05:002010-01-28T17:32:12.685-05:00Gravity
'The instructress had called them to ...Gravity<br /><br />'The instructress had called them to attention again. ’And now let’s see which of us can touch our pensions!’ she said enthusiastically. '<br /><br />I use to touch my pension, but the priest slapped my hand.el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-22969567368255928592010-01-28T17:26:54.555-05:002010-01-28T17:26:54.555-05:00Could this explain why the Department of Homeland ...Could this explain why the Department of Homeland Security budget is soooo large?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.theonion.com/content/news/al_qaeda_claims_responsibility_for" rel="nofollow">Al-Qaeda Claims Responsibility For Devastating Personal Attack On Illinois Man</a>Phlogiston Água de Beberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16269917130349144430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-10415915288250212032010-01-28T17:25:35.578-05:002010-01-28T17:25:35.578-05:00Mr Nobody
Troutdale is still nice,and, in comp...Mr Nobody<br /><br /> Troutdale is still nice,and, in comparison to just about any other metro area,Portland shines...but folks are getting skinny,more hookers,and the desperate,street folk ect...surrounding smaller areas have blossomed, like in albina,and some of the surrounding neighborhoods that are completely integrated,and have like a "central village" neighborhood aspect. how snuffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978637281755386311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-47059748672981468382010-01-28T17:14:45.127-05:002010-01-28T17:14:45.127-05:00His mind slid away into the labyrinthine world of ...His mind slid away into the labyrinthine world of doublethink. To know and not to know, to be conscious of complete truthfulness while telling carefully constructed lies, to hold simultaneously two opinions which cancelled out, knowing them to be contradictory and believing in both of them, to use logic against logic, to repudiate morality while laying claim to it, to believe that recovery was Gravityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09126443076478406015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-11496435649903850492010-01-28T16:59:54.756-05:002010-01-28T16:59:54.756-05:00Whatever it was, you could be certain that every w...Whatever it was, you could be certain that every word of it was pure orthodoxy, pure Ingsoc. <br />As he watched the eyeless face with the jaw moving rapidly up and down, Winston had a curious feeling that this was not a real human being but some kind of dummy. It was not the man’s brain that was speaking, it was his larynx. The stuff that was coming out of him consisted of words, but it was not Gravityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09126443076478406015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-21379983031718796022010-01-28T16:59:11.751-05:002010-01-28T16:59:11.751-05:00Bukko said...
Canadian whiskey
Thank doG for the...Bukko said...<br /><i><br />Canadian whiskey<br /></i><br />Thank doG for the existance of Canadian whiskey. Down here in Deepest Hickistan, nobody except Nobody ever heard of Irish whiskey, or Rye and nobody will drink Scotch. If it weren't for the noble canuck, I'd be force to drink rotgut Bourbon at my favorite bar (pub in some parts of the Empire). Yech!<br /><br />So, thank you Phlogiston Água de Beberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16269917130349144430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-8392648830352758692010-01-28T16:49:41.709-05:002010-01-28T16:49:41.709-05:00@ Ahimsa said,"...which public agency will ha...@ Ahimsa said,"...which public agency will have lots of jobs- the war machine!" That is an insightful,distressing comment.<br />When Obama announced the $10,000education grant I saw the fork in the road with the elite going to the top schools and the herd children going to community colleges etc.I've read that yearly tuition at Harvard, Yale etc is $30,000 a year- a kings ransom forscandiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924260428840006237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-10888924160561179102010-01-28T16:39:25.169-05:002010-01-28T16:39:25.169-05:00Splendid advice, Bukko, I must say. Particularly &...Splendid advice, Bukko, I must say. Particularly "drink straight Canadian whiskey during political speeches."Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15614205920972531674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-78684264323849681682010-01-28T16:25:21.668-05:002010-01-28T16:25:21.668-05:00Gravity said:
I like to watch
But Bernanke? Tha...Gravity said:<br /><br /><i>I like to watch</i><br /><br />But Bernanke? That's perverted!<br /><br />The banksters' buddies have reappointed him, bad news.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05789761931551673481noreply@blogger.com