tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post2025190348845354866..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: January 10 2009: Hornswoggled AbsquatulationIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-54844282595129345562009-01-13T13:56:00.000-05:002009-01-13T13:56:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Submit your advicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867890217907128363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-81978269419679861722009-01-11T14:16:00.000-05:002009-01-11T14:16:00.000-05:00@Anon. @11:38Yes, agreed. I simply bring up the is...@Anon. @11:38<BR/><BR/>Yes, agreed. I simply bring up the issue because although S&I have been right on so far on everything they've predicted financially, I feel that the ultimate outcome of how and where you and I will be living 4-5 years from now will differ starkly from the the utopian subsistence-level village community lifestyle picture being painted by S&I *IF* the crises (Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-406824947228820262009-01-11T12:11:00.000-05:002009-01-11T12:11:00.000-05:00Billions over Baghdad Between April 2003 and June ...<A HREF="http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2007/10/iraq_billions200710?printable=true¤tPage=all" REL="nofollow"> Billions over Baghdad</A> <BR/>Between April 2003 and June 2004, $12 billion in U.S. currency—much of it belonging to the Iraqi people—was shipped from the Federal Reserve to Baghdad, where it was dispensed by the Coalition Provisional Authority. Some of the cash went Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-4360646928853892042009-01-11T11:38:00.000-05:002009-01-11T11:38:00.000-05:00Why not 9/11 and chemtrails? Perhaps because there...Why not 9/11 and chemtrails? Perhaps because there are plenty of conspiracies and skullduggery to investigate in the financial realm. <BR/><BR/>Of course there is much happening that we are not privileged to know like Bush's impeding an attack on Iran and covert ops meant to impair Iran's nuclear efforts. <BR/><BR/>There are things you don't know, things you don't know that you don't know, thingsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-17644982310177795592009-01-11T10:43:00.000-05:002009-01-11T10:43:00.000-05:00@Dimayou said;.."why you are often so quick to shu...@Dima<BR/><BR/>you said;<BR/>.."why you are often so quick to shut up commenters (or is it commentators?) that bring up topics like alternative explanations to 911 and "chem trails"<BR/><BR/>Maybe it's because those are "make believe" things and he would prefer to discuss actual real things, remember the word alternative is your clue to know when to "run away, run away" (monty python)Honest Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12695301971657136417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-48294355645695979362009-01-11T08:16:00.000-05:002009-01-11T08:16:00.000-05:00We're Borrowing Like Mad. Can the U.S. Pay It Back...<A HREF="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/09/AR2009010902325_pf.html" REL="nofollow"><BR/><BR/>We're Borrowing Like Mad. Can the U.S. Pay It Back?<BR/></A><BR/><BR/>How unprecedented would default be? The United States has never failed to repay a debt in its history. But it has twice altered the repayment terms, notes a study by Carmen M. Reinhart of the University of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-23481776831942419352009-01-11T04:28:00.000-05:002009-01-11T04:28:00.000-05:00El Gallinazo, CCD is one of the things that I we...El Gallinazo,<BR/><BR/> CCD is one of the things that I weighed ,along with,SHB[small hive beetle],Nosema,ect,When I made the command decision to invest my small bit of capital in bees...<BR/><BR/> What caused me to continue,in this case was a article I had read in a 40 year old book...<BR/> There is a standard text on beekeeping called the abc-xyz of beekeeping.It is one of the oldest ,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-6238699108284866172009-01-11T02:49:00.000-05:002009-01-11T02:49:00.000-05:00Ilargi-I read every post on this blog (usually not...Ilargi-<BR/><BR/>I read every post on this blog (usually not the comments), love the writings. Well-written and useful. Just wanted to know, however, why you are often so quick to shut up commenters (or is it commentators?) that bring up topics like alternative explanations to 911 and "chem trails"<BR/><BR/>Is it because you genuinely feel that this is not the place to discuss such matters, or doAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-63581209891071839572009-01-11T00:08:00.000-05:002009-01-11T00:08:00.000-05:00el gallinazoPlease know that I have come to rely u...el gallinazo<BR/><BR/>Please know that I have come to rely upon you for my LOL moments each day! <BR/><BR/>Whenever I see your name I think of the time I was riding on a bike trail and startled a turkey vulture within feet of me, so that it took off right next to me in flight. What a frightful scene and loud commotion that was and what a wing span! Hank Paulson's favorite bird, if I had to guessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-21376753885260701092009-01-10T22:16:00.000-05:002009-01-10T22:16:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.***https://www.blogger.com/profile/09888364709448745997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-8524895616071650762009-01-10T21:56:00.000-05:002009-01-10T21:56:00.000-05:00Thoughts On MadoffWhy did the game end? Why did he...<I>Thoughts On Madoff<BR/><BR/>Why did the game end? Why did he confess?<BR/><BR/>BM operated within the deliberate loopholes created by the makers and enablers of finance games.</I><BR/><BR/>Next question:<BR/><BR/>Why did he not get his insiders friends help him cover up the losses and blame it the the meltdown of the financial system?<BR/>Perhaps he had an attack of "conscience" and wanted theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-65328992807998172002009-01-10T21:37:00.000-05:002009-01-10T21:37:00.000-05:00"Still, I have the idea that I would trade that al..."Still, I have the idea that I would trade that all for a sense that people understand what I mean when I talk about Gamblers Anonymous. I don't get that at all, I think it goes in one eye/ear and out the other. It's an angle that is too weird."<BR/><BR/>I thought you were freakin' brilliant Ilargi! In a way it's the Emperor's New Cloths fable. Seeing they really are addicts does not preclude Bigelowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16883913065391637120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-50030113354179384892009-01-10T21:19:00.000-05:002009-01-10T21:19:00.000-05:00Ilargi, well written as ever.My people-dusting nig...Ilargi, well written as ever.<BR/><BR/>My people-dusting nightmare for anyone's Rubin.<BR/><BR/>If you still trust him by holding abstract capital, happy betrayals right back.***https://www.blogger.com/profile/09888364709448745997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-8758495963935589232009-01-10T21:13:00.000-05:002009-01-10T21:13:00.000-05:00Thanks for todays comments, you're right in every ...Thanks for todays comments, you're right in every word. Should be published on WSJ (yes, dont laugh)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-71618726287457843492009-01-10T20:16:00.000-05:002009-01-10T20:16:00.000-05:00"In the case of people like rubin, Paulson, etc: A..."In the case of people like rubin, Paulson, etc: A gambing addiction isn't a problem as long as you can gamble with someone elses money."<BR/><BR/>Ta Da:<BR/><BR/>Larry "the Liquidator" Garfield in, <BR/><BR/>"Other People's Money" speech by Danny DeVito<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfL7STmWZ1cAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-81032263152142025612009-01-10T20:10:00.000-05:002009-01-10T20:10:00.000-05:00Thoughts On MadoffWhere are BMs tax returns? Berni...Thoughts On Madoff<BR/><BR/>Where are BMs tax returns? <BR/>Bernie Madoff will not be taken to open trial any any Federal agency. Any BM public trial will risk exposing the Internal Revenue Service as a great scam on the common wage earner, pandering to the corporate rich, the privileged sheleters and trust/foundation schemes. <BR/>BM's scheme had no "profits" to tax. He had no direct income overAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-91707819588250802402009-01-10T20:00:00.000-05:002009-01-10T20:00:00.000-05:00One thing is fundamentally certain, the more a per...One thing is fundamentally certain, the more a person has to lose, the more concerned they are about losing it.<BR/>The poorer peoples almost without exception, are the most generous, giving in excess proportions to their meager stores.<BR/><BR/>It isn't because those who have plenty aren't aware of their material abundance. It isn't because those who have so little aren't aware they have almost Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-21314429747310782212009-01-10T19:37:00.000-05:002009-01-10T19:37:00.000-05:00Actually, Kenneth's comment on gambling/addiction ...Actually, Kenneth's comment on gambling/addiction isn't ugly at all, nor far fetched. In fact, it reminds me a lot of what the philosopher J. Krishnamurti would say about "right living" and how most people are constantly trying to relive the past, thus creating these "dependencies". Bravo Kenneth!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-58406076394422938832009-01-10T19:31:00.000-05:002009-01-10T19:31:00.000-05:00"Still, I have the idea that I would trade that al..."Still, I have the idea that I would trade that all for a sense that people understand what I mean when I talk about Gamblers Anonymous."<BR/><BR/>In the case of people like rubin, Paulson, etc: A gambing addiction isn't a problem as long as you can gamble with someone elses money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-59887048322790897192009-01-10T19:24:00.000-05:002009-01-10T19:24:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Submit your advicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867890217907128363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-81730757227195121572009-01-10T18:50:00.000-05:002009-01-10T18:50:00.000-05:00".... my take on addiction is that it is, essentia...<I>".... my take on addiction is that it is, essentially, immaturity"</I><BR/><BR/>Kenneth, don't comment on things you have no idea about. It looks ugly.Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-23823345000722469202009-01-10T18:43:00.000-05:002009-01-10T18:43:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Submit your advicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867890217907128363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-68060090633866845442009-01-10T18:17:00.000-05:002009-01-10T18:17:00.000-05:00Hi Alex!Saw the 60 minutes tapes before.The second...Hi Alex!<BR/>Saw the 60 minutes tapes before.<BR/>The second wave is coming.<BR/><BR/>Don't forget what happened to granpa's money. hehehe<BR/>jalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-83524287452449434262009-01-10T17:56:00.000-05:002009-01-10T17:56:00.000-05:00As someone who has witnessed a junkie destroy an e...As someone who has witnessed a junkie destroy an extended family, I can only comment that throwing a junkie face first down a flight of cement stairs is Still not enough of a clue for most of them to stop.<BR/><BR/>Lawrence Summers, Robert Rubin and Alan Greenspan would have to be <I>waterboarded,</I> on a live reality TV show before they would consider stopping. <BR/><BR/>Since the Bush Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-46127380536831804002009-01-10T17:47:00.001-05:002009-01-10T17:47:00.001-05:00Ahimsa, Geier MannThanx for your kind words. Still...Ahimsa, Geier Mann<BR/><BR/>Thanx for your kind words. <BR/><BR/>Still, I have the idea that I would trade that all for a sense that people understand what I mean when I talk about Gamblers Anonymous. I don't get that at all, I think it goes in one eye/ear and out the other. It's an angle that is too weird. <BR/><BR/>We don't see the folks we elect, or the ones who are the richest in our world, Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.com