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Author Archives: Al Swearengen
Weak Dollar
The dollar has been battered consistently for a while now already, but it’s only the beginning. Keep in mind that more often than not, an unemployed American worker is someone who has to make interest payments or else face bankruptcy. … Continue reading
Posted in Words
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Holdings 7/16/08
Two more transactions for this morning. Diversifying further out of gold, increasing stake in BAM and keeping cash on hand.
Posted in Al Swearengen, Economics
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Hunt Oil Contract in Kurdistan
(TP) President Bush denied knowledge of the contract, saying that he “knew nothing about the deal†and was “concernedâ€: I knew nothing about the deal. I need to know exactly how it happened. To the extent that it does undermine … Continue reading
Ten Years Ago, Bin Laden Demanded Barrel Of Oil Should Cost $144
(TP) “In a 1998 interview, Osama bin Laden — the terrorist organizer of 9/11 who still roams free — listed as one of his many grievances against the U.S. that Americans “have stolen $36 trillion from Muslims†by purchasing oil … Continue reading
Posted in Bush idocy, Economics
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Bad Month
“U.S. stocks tumbled, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its worst June since the Great Depression, as record oil prices, credit-market write downs and a slowing economy threatened to extend a yearlong profit slump…Initial jobless claims totaled 384,000 in … Continue reading
Posted in Al Swearengen, Economics
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Wesley Clark on McCain’s Military Credentials
How about this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5bYzL2y7xQ
Posted in Military, Politics
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I Applaud This Strategy
Hoping for as much of this as we can possibly get between now and November! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzX7vsdEybo
Posted in Politics, Video
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Desertion
I don’t know if there’s a medical term for how my mind works, but the evidence of something significant going on thus far is irrefutable. My job used to consist of taking care of the boys by day, and going … Continue reading
Posted in Al Swearengen
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Obama Speaking to Staff
June 6, 2008 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnhmByYxEIo
Posted in History, Politics, Video
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You Fucking Crybaby Suckers
You volunteered for the military, so eat shit and be thankful for it! This guy is arguing that since a teenager volunteered for the Army, it means they really want to be a soldier for the rest of their life…right…no … Continue reading
High Gas Prices = Less Demand
Rove made this observation here…I found a nice chart on Think Progress pertaining to this:
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Chuck Burgundy
Now that HBO is in a coma, this is probably my favorite show:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwParJoeQkc
Ticking Time Bomb
How many of these scenarios have there ever actually been? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka0rw0zvK90
Posted in Al Swearengen, History, Justice
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Buffett Says Credit Crisis Ebbs for Wall Street Firms
By Josh P. Hamilton and Betty Liu – May 3 (Bloomberg) — Warren Buffett, chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said the global credit crunch has eased for bankers, and the Federal Reserve probably averted more failures by helping … Continue reading
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The Reverend Wright Gambit
It’s hard to get around the fact that this is an example of Obama playing on the stupidity of the media to get Hillary off of the television screen. It is a fact that by having him up in front … Continue reading
Posted in Al Swearengen, Politics
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Bosnia and Back Again
Very well done…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exsmFDYyK4U
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Obama on Last Night’s Debate
One cool customer…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlR9DNfqGD4
Merck wrote the research & doctors signed it for money
JAMA published this today. Every one of these doctors need to provide answers to the medical community, and if they didn’t actually conduct the research they attached their name to, their medical license should be revoked. People are dead because … Continue reading
Posted in Al Swearengen, Justice
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The new thing
The final assignment was turned in at 2:34AM this morning, and the paper that says I have attained the rank of B.S. in our society will be here soon. It couldn’t come a moment too soon. The job I started … Continue reading
Posted in Al Swearengen
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The Turning Point
Senator Voinovich A big moment… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsJkHebt4fc
I’ve got a trade on the way
Selling at least half of the gold. Buying Transocean (w/in a week or two), natural gas producers (basket – ETF, Russian play, NGS?), BAM (Brookfield Asset Management), long Yen short USD (looking for an ETF)…selling 15% of the IAU shares … Continue reading
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Randi Rhodes
I guess you can’t have a radio show and be controversial at the same time…she should sue Air America. To me it looks like she’s doing an appearance somewhere. So if her contract doesn’t stipulate what she can and cannot … Continue reading
Posted in Al Swearengen, Politics, Video
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‘Cotton-pickin’
I guess CNN scrubbed the transcript: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y0W19-N3Ik
Posted in Politics, Video
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Going off on a storm trooper
There’s this idiot over at Control Congress named bb who back in November agreed to wager on which party would win in 2008. I’ve been working hard lately, so the blog world is pretty much dead to me. Never forgetting … Continue reading
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Kenard on the radio
A couple of the child actors from The Wire…Omar’s killer and Michael’s little brother appear on radio show. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHXpgbQrsEo
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Obama’s speech on economics
Yup http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSuT5zN2SPI
Don Siegelman is being released!
I’ve written about this a few times, and have been checking out Scott Horton’s posts over at Harper’s…this 60 Minutes piece will bring you up to speed if you don’t know anything about this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsqA0-3hXoohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPn_Jydtywg
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Obama’s Speech on Race
One of the best speeches in my lifetime: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrp-v2tHaDo
Posted in Al Swearengen, History, Politics
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