Philip Spooner, an 86 year old veteran and life long republican gives his point of view for Maine's marriage equality bill on April 22, 2009. Nearly 4,000 people attended the hearing, with marriage equality supporters out-numbering the opposition 4 to 1.
Every person is equal and dissevers the same rights.Philip Spooner, an 86 year old veteran and life long republican gives his point of... more
A campaign backed by automakers and some lawmakers to make electric or hybrid cars noisier in a bid to increase safety for pedestrians and cyclists has taken a strange, Blade Runner-type twist. Nissan sound engineers have announced that the Leaf electric car set for release next year will emit a 'beautiful and futuristic' noise similar to the sound of flying cars — or 'spinners' — that buzz around 2019 Los Angeles in Ridley Scott's dystopian thriller based on a Philip K. Dick science fiction novel.A campaign backed by automakers and some lawmakers to make electric or hybrid cars... more
In between the
Anything and everything
The empathy for anything
Is entering the stoic fold
Im Mastering
Broken parts are rendering
To fill the void not listening to the
Symphonies of empty pleas
And memories of everything
Are surfacing on anything
The belt below the cosmic hail
Is frozen cold with no detail
The faith burdened by doubt
Is destined for the fail
There is no easy out
Will gravity promise to prevail
Will the ministries of mysteries
Repeat itself for centuries
Like history
My soul approached by entities
Protected from my enemies
Closing eyes are shutting doors and
I cant see anything but you
Because you are my everything
And in between the two of these
Our guarded fastened hearts
Are opened up with skeleton keys
And the dark eludes the light as seperate royalties
Written by Jesse Allen Anderson
SPASEBOYIn between the
Anything and everything
The empathy for anything
Is entering the... more
On the way to Grandmas house, a question from his son prompts a father to give a brief explanation of what Psoriasis is. For more information and to connect with other people who care about finding a cure for Psoriasis visit
http://www.psoriasis.name/On the way to Grandmas house, a question from his son prompts a father to give a brief... more
Mile High, from New Zealand, has only been together since 2007 but they seem to have a good thing going and have created some interesting songs thus far. The video above is the one (of the two they have on their myspace music player) that they chose to push and, while it is a reasonably good song, there is nothing that makes it stand out in terms of the band's individual style. On the other hand their song "Kansas" (also on their player) does give me that feeling of a unique signature sound for the band which makes me like "Kansas" better.
I also listened to a rough studio cut of a third song they are working on tentatively titled "Again and Again" which the band emailed me and on that song I hear the same sound coming through as on "Kansas". So check out this video and then go to their myspace and listen to Kansas and see if you agree with me.
This poem is so beautiful. Leo Buscaglia was so inspirational and I wish he were still with us or that his show was still on! At least we have postings on Youtube!This poem is so beautiful. Leo Buscaglia was so inspirational and I wish he were... more
"Lenders don’t modify the loans of borrowers at risk of foreclosure because to do so would likely mean having to reduce the amount of money the borrowers owe the bank, and therefore could potentially end up costing the bank money."
You can fool people most of the time....
Lets see if they also figured the last line out."Lenders don’t modify the loans of borrowers at risk of foreclosure because to do so... more
Some excerpts of the default data: on initially-current loans, Countrywide modified $87M of loans but 59% had re-defaulted within 10 months (this is the worst performance of initially-current loans). Wells Fargo came in second, with 49% re-defaults on $334M of modifications.
On initially-delinquent loans, Wells Fargo came in 11th (tied with Ameriquest), with 70% re-default on $605M of loans. Countrywide came in first again, with 80% re-defaults, which ties it with WaMu (the two thrifts modified $388M and $566M of loans respectively).
The best record on initially-current loans was a "mere" 34% re-default rate after 10 months. By contrast, the best record for initially-delinquent loans was 62% -- held by (the non-WaMu part of) JP Morgan Chase.
REPUDIATE BAD DEBT!!!
DO NOT MODIFY OR REFINANCE LOANS YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO BEGIN WITH THAT OR
PERMIT THE ECONOMY TO SUFFER.Some excerpts of the default data: on initially-current loans, Countrywide modified... more
``It takes some pretty shameless lawyers and a rich culture of corporate stupidity for a company to sue itself. I hope Wells Fargo loses this case and ends up having to drag itself all the way to the Supreme Court"
- after the hit story "the emperors new clothes" now comes "BOZO the mortgage banker."``It takes some pretty shameless lawyers and a rich culture of corporate stupidity for... more
Mathematically perfected economy™ (MPE™) 1 : the singular integral solution of 1) inflation and deflation, 2) systemic manipulation of the cost or value of money or property, and 3) inherent, artificial multiplication of debt into terminal systemic failure; 2 : every prospective debtor's right to issue legitimate promises to pay, free of extrinsic manipulation, adulteration, or exploitation of those promises, or the natural opportunity to make good on them; 3 : our right to certify, to enforce, and to monetize industry and commerce by this one sustaining and truly economic process.Mathematically perfected economy™ (MPE™) 1 : the singular integral solution... more
The promise of the American Dream was abruptly cut short by a dose of abetted reality. Foreclosures induced by lending practices that steered borrowers into loans they couldn't understand and ultimately couldn't afford devastated individual homeowners, and by multiplying that effect by thousands the sub-prime mortgage crisis shall have drowned us all in debt.
Survival and growth can only be achieved if the strength of the law and the shield of truth
are used to break the Final wave before it engulfs generations into financial extinction.The promise of the American Dream was abruptly cut short by a dose of abetted reality.... more
We need to get people involved with the July 4th Tea Parties. People must understand this is not a democratic or republican issue this is an American issue and we are getting our rights and wealth stolen. Show this video to a friend and lets get a million people to protest on July 4th.We need to get people involved with the July 4th Tea Parties. People must understand... more
Bernanke claims that taking the monetary power away from the Fed and putting it back into the hands of the people (as the Constitution says) will cause "harm" to the economy. Well what has the Fed been doing to the economy all these years that hasn't been harmful?
As our beloved President once said:
"My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man. ..."
BAN CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS!!!
Please read the US Declaration of Independence. May God Save America.Bernanke claims that taking the monetary power away from the Fed and putting it back... more
Target Women is a recurring segment on Current TV's weekly television show, infoMania. In each episode of Target Women, Sarah Haskins takes a look at the often-ridiculous way the media reaches out to women.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at current.com/infomania. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://infomaniafacebook.com.Is beauty more than skin deep? Hell no! Welcome to the golden age of skin science.... more
Wake up, America! We're on the brink of a financial meltdown. I.O.U.S.A. boldly examines the rapidly growing national debt and its consequences for the United States and its citizens. Burdened with an ever-expanding government and military, increased international competition, overextended entitlement programs, and debts to foreign countries that are becoming impossible to honor, America must mend its spendthrift ways or face an economic disaster of epic proportions.
Empowering the homeowner to save their home and help save the Economy. Do not refinance or modify a mortgage you can't afford to begin with. Repudiate bad debt and seek accountability.Empowering the homeowner to save their home and help save the Economy. Do not... more
California will get more help from the stimulus package than any other state. Who is to blame for California's mess? In large part the problems are self-inflicted. California indulged itself in a runaway housing boom that beggared description, fueled by subprime mortgage lenders headquartered in California's own Orange County. Sure, Wall Street banks aided and abetted the spree, but California took the madness as far, or farther, than any other state,California will get more help from the stimulus package than any other state. Who is... more
As the “financial’’ crisis moved into the “real” economy at the end of 2008, the incomprehensible discourse about arcane minutiae of securitized debt and derivatives (toxic three letter acronyms such as ABS, CDO, MBS, SIV; CDS etc,) that no sane person really understood, could be abandoned for the more familiar language of “recessions” and “depressions.As the “financial’’ crisis moved into the “real” economy at the end of 2008,... more
Update: Where the foreclosures are: Hardest-hit ZIP Codes
The 10 L.A. County ZIPs with the highest number of foreclosures in 1Q 2008, and the percentage increase from 1Q 2007. Source: DataQuick Information Systems. These are for single-family detached homes.
Practically all of the problems in our country can be attributed to the continuing subjugation of the U.S. Constitution. Had the remedies for such actions, which are provided in the text of the Constitution, been applied, many of our former, (as well as current), leaders would have been prosecuted and removed from public office. One of the main reasons that the American people have allowed the wholesale dismantling of their freedoms and liberties stems from the effectiveness of the all pervasive misinformation campaign that has been waged for over 100 years.Practically all of the problems in our country can be attributed to the continuing... more
