Sex assault victim and Twitter 1,
Predators and Judge 0.
h/t: Drudge
Pat Condell
h/t Shippedout
WATCH OUT! The Fed’s Going After The Cash You Have in Money Market Funds
European institutions are so stricken that currently investors are actually paying a more financially secure Germany to take their money. These financial storms in Europe and the US are creating waves that could smash against Canadian shores at any moment, so now might be a good time for an investor to examine their exposure to Money Market Funds.
A startling line from a Fed Official in the artice below: “The delay (in being able to withdraw your money) would ensure that redeeming investors remain partially invested in the fund long enough to share in any imminent portfolio losses or costs arising from their redemptions,”
Huh, an investor has to pay for losses arising from withdrawing their money????
…more HERE
Power
EBD is away, Kate’s showing a dog or three and Sask Power decided we didn’t need any, so posting will be light for the forseeable future.
There are a few posts scheduled and hopefully they’ll pop up. If you’ve anything interesting, throw it in the Readers Tips thread.
Scratch A Leftist
Earlier this week at a Pennsylvania rally sponsored by Jewish Americans for Obama and headlined by Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the 1,000 Jews in attendance in a synagogue auditorium heard one speaker portray the Republican Party as theocratic anti-Semites who didn’t believe in the separation of church and state; another Democrat described his experiences with anti-Semites in Arizona.
The message — that Republicans and their ilk are anti-Semites — is a familiar one. Jews have long believed that right-wingers tend to be anti-Semites, whether they identify as Nazis, members of the Ku Klux Klan, John Birchers, conservatives, evangelicals, or Republicans. At the height of the Tea Party movement, Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi characterized the protesters as Nazis, saying “You be the judge. They’re carrying swastikas and symbols like that to a town meeting on health care.” On an earlier Bill Maher show, New York’s Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer joked that most anti-Semites vote Republican.
But today, many Jews are no longer laughing along. The anti-Semite card that Democrats have played so deftly over the years — the single-biggest reason Jews provide Democrats with more than 50% of their campaign funding — looks phony to many Jews. When Schultz got up to speak in praise of Obama, the normally sedate Jewish audience heckled her, leaving her visibly rattled.
Related – Understanding How Anti-Western Biases Related to Anti-Semitism and Anti-Israelism (pdf)
It’s Probably Nothing
The Dirty Little Secret Of Socialized Health Care
Nobody needs to be a doctor.
Ontario’s Health Minister is still angered by the number of millionaire doctors populating the province.
“I was appalled when I saw how many were making in excess of $1 million,” Deb Matthews said, referring to a list that counted over 400 names in 2010.
“Some doctors are getting paid too much. We need to address the issue of relativity. Some doctors in some specialties are earning a fraction of what doctors in other specialties are earning.”
(h/t Bull)
Reader Tips
Johnnyonline, via email;
I was lucky enough to come across this collection of tv shows from 30 years ago with economist and libertarian Milton Friedman hosting. 10 parts – 10 hours. I believe they were originally aired (believe it or not) on PBS.
What makes it truly interesting is the formatting, where one half of each show is devoted to practical and historical examples of theory while the the other half is a moderated discussion with reps from government, academia, and business. It is something to see Thomas Sowell, Frances Fox Piven, and Donald Rumsfeld commenting from way back then. Could be yesterday.
I didn’t realize how much I miss Milton Friedman until I went through this series. Apparently, 2012 is the 100th anniversary of his birth.
I hope these links are new and prove useful and entertaining for you and your readers.
Free To Choose 1980 Vol. 1 – The Power of the Market
Your tips in the comments – links to the other videos are in the extended entry.
How’s That Hopey Changey Thing Working Out For Ya?
Since Jan. 1 of this year, according to congressional testimony presented Thursday by the Government Accountability Office, the Federal Aviation Administration has authorized 106 federal, state and local government “entities” to fly “unmanned aircraft systems,” also known as drones, within U.S. airspace.
Is There Nothing That Obama Can’t Do?
Y2Kyoto: Rascist, now too
Oh, and it’s the end times as well….
The writer hits them all: drought, sea levels, forest fires, consensus, end times, media bias. the ‘well-respected’ IPCC. It’s like the entire decade of fluff all rolled into one article ending with the inevitable call to arms.
Good for a chuckle, at the least.
h/t: Climate Depot
I don’t mean to belittle their belief….
Henry Guasch, 19, of Mountain View, said that after crossing the coals while chanting his mantra of “Cool moss,” he felt powerful.
My Obama-Is-Actually-A-Space-Alien Theory
Finally, others are beginning to notice…
That brings me back to the creepiness of it all. It is as if a Dutch politician—an intelligent, well-meaning Dutch politician—were somehow running for the American presidency, but bringing with him the Rawlsian, social-democratic ethos that, in the Netherlands, is the natural way to talk about a properly run society.
h/t Joe B.
It’s Probably Nothing
U.S. Retail Sector Now at Worst Level Since Summer 2009
At least 15 of the 20 big U.S. retailers within the retail sector missed their sales estimates for the month of June, highlighting the weakness in consumer spending.
And a bonus,
The only thing left is for the Fed to announce a third round of quantitative easing (QE3). But at this point, I don’t know if the stock market’s reaction to such a move would be overly positive.
Ya, think?
h/t: Gateway Pundit
Yeah…now they complain
An NDP MP doesn’t like patronage appointments….
So he wants the government to revive a commission, made up of appointed members. To oversee the appointment of other folks, a commission that his party voted against when the Conservative government worked to start said commission?
Perhaps, Mr. Angus you shouldn’t have abused your power when we were in a minority gov’t, eh?
h/t: Mike
Shobie Kapoor vs. Omar Khadr
Shobie Kapoor: “Omar Khadr is a symptom of a larger sickness in society: The Left, the leadership of the Left, and Islamists.” (paraphrasing)
h/t BlazingCatFur
France’s Socialist Dreams Fail … After Just 2 Months!
Francois Hollande’s ‘Change Now’ becomes ‘Be Patient’
But hey, we can’t be so hard on the guy. After all, he has other problems to deal with.
Reader Tips
It’s late, I’m beat and so tonight you can go find your own entertainment! Tips thread is open.
Ezra on Khadr
“Maddeningly astute”, says Terry Glavin.
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Not Watching For The Asteroid
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