tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post7357744387337764579..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: October 18 2010: Gresham's Law Meets Murphy's LawIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger147125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-63211268115821626962010-10-21T19:31:21.367-04:002010-10-21T19:31:21.367-04:00RE: I don't drive by, I walk...
http://theau...RE: I don't drive by, I walk...<br /><br />http://theautomaticearth.blogspot.com/2010/10/october-14-2010-qe-2-and-nominal-man.html<br /><br />???<br /><br />Sorry, it's just that I've got a squeaky wheel...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-7541880691641177522010-10-20T23:21:16.477-04:002010-10-20T23:21:16.477-04:00Captured Nazi documents revealed that the vital in...Captured Nazi documents revealed that the vital industrial and technological help provided by Dulles and his Wall Street entourage had been indispensable for the Nazi war machine. In fact, Hitler’s War would not have been possible. One captured Nazi war document was especially informative: “Without lead-tetraethyl, (leaded gas) the present method of warfare would be unthinkable. The fact that Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05587632852033924528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-38159616029267616752010-10-20T21:05:21.069-04:002010-10-20T21:05:21.069-04:00jal said
The truth/reality ... humans have set up...jal said<br /><br />The truth/reality ... humans have set up a world wide social structure that includes all of us in the pecking order.<br /><br />We have no other choice.<br /><br />jal, I see this as a choice, albeit tough. http://www.thevenusproject.com/<br />It gives me more hope than President O.ghpacifichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829514410903378217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-82378551367346521142010-10-20T14:24:52.606-04:002010-10-20T14:24:52.606-04:00Good link ghpacific
http://www.chinahush.com/2010...Good link ghpacific <br />http://www.chinahush.com/2010/10/17/the-pain-of-surviving-life-at-the-bottom-of-the-society/#more-7466<br /> <br />The truth/reality ... humans have set up a world wide social structure that includes all of us in the pecking order.<br /><br />We have no other choice.<br /><br />Its not pretty, but humans would rather be part of the pecking order than to be the worm in jalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969819389823705458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-4855721574127213812010-10-20T14:00:05.483-04:002010-10-20T14:00:05.483-04:00New post up.
Fear and Loathing in the Divided S...New post up.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://theautomaticearth.blogspot.com/2010/10/october-20-2010-fear-and-loathing-in.html" rel="nofollow"><b>Fear and Loathing in the Divided States of America</b></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />.Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-60943931109608134552010-10-20T13:54:18.715-04:002010-10-20T13:54:18.715-04:00Re: the power of emotion.
I work in the field of ...Re: the power of emotion.<br /><br />I work in the field of trying to change behaviour for social good (think recycling). A video i enjoyed and have referenced often is of David Rock giving a Lunch n' Learn at google HQ, called Your Brain at Work. Rock likens the size of the prefrontal cortex--where rational thought, logic and analysis happen--to being about one foot cubed. At that scale, theRubenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02014088125645527610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-89374661946167422362010-10-20T13:23:24.380-04:002010-10-20T13:23:24.380-04:00D. Benton Smith,
Not positive, but I think the co...D. Benton Smith,<br /><br />Not positive, but I think the contract you sign says "We can sell this mortgage to someone else." And by signing, you agree. End of story. Pretty sure. Thankfully, it's been a while since I dealt with any of that crap.<br /><br />-AndyUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16634009451411805755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-53257940751171898402010-10-20T13:15:00.865-04:002010-10-20T13:15:00.865-04:00Addendum to my last hasty note:
Stoneleigh that w...Addendum to my last hasty note:<br /><br />Stoneleigh that was not meant at a dig at your approval of Smith but merely a reaction to seeing his name after reading his article last night which I found rather of a whole cloth variety of item.scrofuloushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01085471693372823086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-89747639326488604872010-10-20T13:06:21.799-04:002010-10-20T13:06:21.799-04:00While we argue over who to blame, this is the real...While we argue over who to blame, this is the reality in China http://www.chinahush.com/2010/10/17/the-pain-of-surviving-life-at-the-bottom-of-the-society/#more-7466ghpacifichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829514410903378217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-72732365303548006482010-10-20T13:05:54.191-04:002010-10-20T13:05:54.191-04:00El G,
Nice to have you ring in, you old vulture. ...El G,<br /><br />Nice to have you ring in, you old vulture. I've been missing your touch around here (which is not to say others aren't appreciated). <br /><br />Incidentally, thanks for the Orlov link, and I do agree with you, if there is to be another terroristic event, false flag or otherwise, it'll have to be bigger in the collective mind than the WTC attacks were in order to haveRumorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08948216807360763565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-45866794429781063592010-10-20T13:05:30.082-04:002010-10-20T13:05:30.082-04:00Hi Stoneleigh, I was having a bit of trouble swall...Hi Stoneleigh, I was having a bit of trouble swallowing this rather over boiled bouillabaisse Américain of an <a href="http://www.oftwominds.com/blogoct10/great-game10-10.html" rel="nofollow"> article </a>by Charles Hugh Smith:<br /><br />"<i><b>The Great Game: Geopolitics and Oil </b></i>" <br /><br />but just couldn't keep it down when I bit down hard on this rather rancid scrofuloushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01085471693372823086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-37362297367747922002010-10-20T12:42:22.636-04:002010-10-20T12:42:22.636-04:00IAs to the delay in the equities collapse, the one...IAs to the delay in the equities collapse, the one area that I disagree with I&S is the power of the Fed and the Cartel to influence the S&P. I think Stoneleigh underestimated it and this led to her predictions being a tad premature. However, I do agree that their power is limited, and that they are "running out of ammunition" rapidly. Devaluating the dollar with POMO's el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-87380652696928401262010-10-20T12:41:35.866-04:002010-10-20T12:41:35.866-04:00Interesting that the giant scumbags have started t...Interesting that the giant scumbags have started to attack each other for the leftovers, namely the NY Fed and Pimpco suing BoA. Does this mean that they have decided to liquidate another of the TBTF, pumping its imaginary assets into the remainder of the TBTF primary dealers. More catabolism? Vrabel does a nice job, including the relationship of the PD to the Cartel. Looking forward to the el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-14487999134433067602010-10-20T12:39:29.935-04:002010-10-20T12:39:29.935-04:00"Minotaur said...
I & S don't know ja..."Minotaur said...<br />I & S don't know jack squat about what's going on.<br /><br />I been here forever and its all blah blah terror terror the sky is falling blah blah and nothing happens.<br /><br />My mom knows more about things....and she don't know diddly squiddly about nothing except who's the 'The View'<br /><br />Anyway.....that's why el gal don'tel gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-6049012550013177102010-10-20T12:05:12.298-04:002010-10-20T12:05:12.298-04:00We do not have the same focus or goals as Zero Hed...We do not have the same focus or goals as Zero Hedge and are not trying to compete with them. ZH has a great deal of useful information and is aiming to help people with money make more of it. We are trying to help ordinary people not to lose money. The little guy never gets an even break, especially in a Ponzi collapse. We do what little we can to change that.<br /><br />We are trying to improveStoneleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099878430757036461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-36991056356310142372010-10-20T11:58:22.601-04:002010-10-20T11:58:22.601-04:00Ric2,
I agree with Charles Hugh Smith.Ric2,<br /><br />I agree with Charles Hugh Smith.Stoneleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099878430757036461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-18841519433262101982010-10-20T11:49:37.890-04:002010-10-20T11:49:37.890-04:00Mugabe,
But there is an entirely different, semi-...Mugabe,<br /><br /><i>But there is an entirely different, semi-underground way to explain the goals of QE-2, which has been clearly articulated at ZeroHedge and seems to be on the mind of a lot of Wall Street insiders: that the Fed is simply attempting to support asset prices, to create a wealth effect to keep people spending and stave off the deflationary spiral. The "Bernanke Put", itStoneleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099878430757036461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-14974891612170865052010-10-20T11:18:38.999-04:002010-10-20T11:18:38.999-04:00@D. Benton Smith
I think the answer to your quest...@D. Benton Smith<br /><br />I think the answer to your question is that a note is considered to be a negotiable instrument, not a contract per se. The laws relating to negotiable instruments of credit are very old and well established, as letters of credit were the first true paper money.<br /><br />Not saying that I don't agree with you philisophically, but you are not going to change 500 Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006332059670687002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-33263135724728208682010-10-20T11:13:21.413-04:002010-10-20T11:13:21.413-04:00From Charles Hugh Smith's latest posting, The ...From Charles Hugh Smith's latest posting, <a href="http://www.oftwominds.com/blogoct10/long-decline10-10.html" rel="nofollow">The Stock Market's Long Decline Has Begun</a>:<br /><br /><i>The Fed's campaign to boost the risk-trade in equities by destroying the dollar has reached its limits. Now gravity will take hold as stocks enter a Long Decline.<br />. . .<br /><b>Mr. VIX is waving ric2https://www.blogger.com/profile/16024736044583806876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-72555855970086721882010-10-20T11:09:05.669-04:002010-10-20T11:09:05.669-04:00Coy Ote,
The youth are the main body of protester...Coy Ote,<br /><br />The youth are the main body of protesters in France because they understand that the longer their elders work, the fewer jobs will be open for them. Raising the retirement age has the effect of increasing the pool of workers and putting downward pressure on wages.Punxsutawneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09462275239011115572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-14343151074626568282010-10-20T11:02:28.308-04:002010-10-20T11:02:28.308-04:00logout said...
ilargi, would you (or anyone else ...<i>logout said...<br /><br />ilargi, would you (or anyone else knowledgeable) comment on this From Jim Sinclairs Mineset:<br /><br />"The End Of Securitized Mortgage Debt<br /><br />My Dear Friends,<br /><br />It is apparently above the head of most of the sheeple, but today the majority of OTC derivatives known as securitized mortgage debt ended.<br /><br />The presence of the NY Fed in soundOfSilencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13710900939537685362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-30410749408248884482010-10-20T10:36:43.014-04:002010-10-20T10:36:43.014-04:00The Anonymous said...
"Ilargi said...I see a...<i>The Anonymous said...<br /><br />"Ilargi said...I see a bunch of things in the moderation list right now that don't contribute anything to anything"<br /><br />Is that why you deleted my last post?<br /><br />It was a legitimate question. Stoneleigh said DJIA will hit 1000 by 2010, and now she says she is "early" but it will happen eventually.<br /><br />How long is &soundOfSilencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13710900939537685362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-16814363446065845742010-10-20T10:11:10.551-04:002010-10-20T10:11:10.551-04:00Oh yeah, and one more little thing.
Has anyone ev...Oh yeah, and one more little thing.<br /><br />Has anyone even challenged the incredibly arrogant presumption that the stronger of two parties in a contractual agreement can somehow just OWN the contract... to the extent of being able to sell it at will to whomever wants to buy?<br /><br />How would that work out in, say, a marriage contract, or the progenisis of children? Can I sell them, too?<D. Benton Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09505763959328162067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-34747662082886890752010-10-20T09:42:55.516-04:002010-10-20T09:42:55.516-04:00The manse of world Finance and Insurance is built ...The manse of world Finance and Insurance is built upon the sand of bilaterally fraudulent Real Estate mortgages. All four corners of this FIRE economy are utterly dependent upon the sanctity (and enforcibility) of property rights, binding contracts, and legal records keeping.<br /><br />It should be apparent to all that there is no solution to the so-called "Mortgagegate" that it not D. Benton Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09505763959328162067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-89225332194358236902010-10-20T08:45:14.304-04:002010-10-20T08:45:14.304-04:00Hi Nassim,
You said, "I think it is most unf...Hi Nassim,<br /><br />You said, "I think it is most unfair to go back many years and to ask what someone thought was going to happen at that time."<br /><br />By that statement I must conclude that the recording and study of the distant past (i.e. History)is an unfair pursuit.<br /><br />Somehow I just cannot believe that you disdain entirely the lessons of history.D. Benton Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09505763959328162067noreply@blogger.com