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Friday, October 10
AN OPEN LETTER TO SARAH PALIN, FROM ONE OF HER ALASKA CONSTITUENTS
by
margieburns
on Fri 10 Oct 2008 05:48 PM EDT
AN OPEN LETTER TO SARAH PALIN, FROM ONE OF HER ALASKA CONSTITUENTS --Passed along today:
AlaskansforTruth@gmail.com
Linda
Kellen Biegel -- 907-830-9458
Camille Conte --
907-277-3733
Ron
Devon – 907-301-1601
______________________________________________________________________
To:
Sarah Palin, Governor of the State of Alaska
Today, the Supreme Court has
supported Judge Peter A. Michalski’s Superior Court decision.
This makes it very clear that 1) The Alaska Legislative Council has
the constitutional authority to conduct this investigation; 2) The Alaska
Legislative Council has constitutional authority to issue subpoenas;
3) There is no evidence that this investigation has been ... more »
Thursday, October 9
ELECTION FRAUD BEING PUT IN PLACE BY GOP, TRYING TO PULL IN USA PATRICK J. FITZGERALD
by
margieburns
on Thu 09 Oct 2008 09:15 AM EDT
ELECTION FRAUD BEING PUT IN PLACE BY GOP, TRYING TO PULL IN USA PATRICK J. FITZGERALD As Brad Friedman of Bradblog notes, the GOP, running scared, is off and running on its bogus pursuit of 'voter fraud.' The 'voter fraud' non-starter, of course, has been going on for several years. Unlike the giant ills and cruelties of genuine election fraud--vote suppression via bogus campaign rhetoric; putting around fliers telling people the wrong place and time to vote or telling them they will be subject to arrest for traffic violations if they show up; sending too few voting machines to overcrowded ... more »
Tuesday, October 7
Will McCain Keep Sounding Like Montgomery Burns? --THE Question before Tonight's Debate
by
margieburns
on Tue 07 Oct 2008 06:19 PM EDT
Tuning in to MSNBC one evening, and having the misfortune to tune in at a time when MSNBC was running our current version of Meet the Press, I caught Brokaw doing his usual--running clips of McCain and Obama, selected to present the former at his most credible and to exclude any of the best (top 90 percent) public statements by Obama. btw, one notes that the short video clips of McCain and Palin are exclusively from camera angles that obscures the small size of their crowds. --But of course those applause lines are routinely shown with the applause. (Too ... more »
Friday, October 3
From Democrats.com: Call and write Congress.
by
margieburns
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 09:33 AM EDT
From Democrats.com: "Friday: Last Chance to Stop Paulson's Plunder
 (1) Call your Representative at 800-473-6711 or 800-828-0498 or 202-224-3121 and say "No Bailout!"
(2) Find or Organize a "No Bailout" protest near you:
http://bailoutmainstreet.com/
(3) Visit your Representative's local office
The Senate's 74-25 vote for Paulson's Plunder came as no surprise,
since the Senate is run by and for millionaires. So now it's back to
the House of Representatives, where we shocked those millionaires on
Monday by defeating their bailout bill by 228-205.
A terrified army of corporate lobbyists is working around the clock to switch 13 votes, but ... more »
From Troops Out Now Coalition, a petition
by
margieburns
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 09:30 AM EDT
[from the Troops Out Now coalition:]
NO Money for Wall Street & War!
Bail
Out the Workers and the Poor!
SIGN
THE ONLINE PETITION demanding
the government
BAIL OUT MAIN STREET, NOT WALL STREET!
The Senate has just voted to pass a US$700-billion
financial bailout for corrupt financial institutions, while ignoring
the real needs of working people. In addition to an unprecedented
giveaway to Wall Street, the bill also includes $100 billion dollars in
tax breaks for corporations - but no relief for working people who are
facing foreclosure and who need health care, jobs, and education.
The House of ... more »
WAXMAN TO HOLD HEARINGS ON WALL STREET ILLS
by
margieburns
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 09:27 AM EDT
In addition to hearings previously announced by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) is announcing that the Committee will hold a series of five hearings on Wall Street problems in October.In the publicly released statement, Waxman says, "This financial crisis has shaken the global economy.
Congress cannot wait until a new administration arrives in January to
examine what went wrong and who should be held accountable.”
The hearings, from the Committee release:
October 16, 2008: The Regulation of Hedge Funds Five
fund managers who earned over $1 billion last year have been invited ... more »
LAST NIGHT'S DEBATE, AND TODAY'S BAILOUT
by
margieburns
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 07:59 AM EDT
LAST NIGHT'S DEBATE, AND TODAY'S BAILOUT --A rough consensus has already emerged that Joe Biden 'won' last night's debate against Sarah Palin. The big point coming out of that debate, however, is less that Biden 'did' better than that he clearly is better.Policy and character both matter in elections--regardless of how much the infotainment media try to take the focus elsewhere. And on grounds of both policy and character, Joe Biden is a universe beyond Sarah Palin in merit needed for high office. Indeed, the two people sometimes looked and sounded last night as though they live in two ... more »
Thursday, October 2
APRIL 2008: "CREDIT CRUNCH: IS IT A THREAT TO YOUR SUPPLY CHAIN?"
by
margieburns
on Thu 02 Oct 2008 06:04 PM EDT
APRIL 2008: "CREDIT CRUNCH: IS IT A THREAT TO YOUR SUPPLY CHAIN?" --SO RAN an article in online trade pub SUPPLY EXCELLENCE on APRIL 3, 2008.First 2 grafs:"Credit Crunch: Is it a Risk to your Supply Chain?
News
of the credit crunch has been unavoidable in recent months. Hopefully
your business (and home mortgage) have been spared and you’re in a
position to weather the storm. But what about your suppliers? If
they’re having any credit/cash flow problems, that’s ... more »
CONGRESS SHOULD ADJOURN. JUST GO HOME.
by
margieburns
on Thu 02 Oct 2008 12:14 PM EDT
CONGRESS SHOULD ADJOURN. JUST GO HOME. --More thoughts on the bailout:
1. CONGRESS SHOULD ADJOURN. JUST GO HOME. –The immediate
question, right now, is whether the bailout bill can still be defeated in
Congress. I have no prediction about the outcome—though obviously I hope it
will ... more »
Wednesday, October 1
SENATE VOTES TO HARM AMERICA
by
margieburns
on Wed 01 Oct 2008 09:53 PM EDT
SENATE VOTES TO HARM AMERICA --And, to probably little surprise in Washington, the Wall Street bailout bill passed.The extortion worked. All that some of the banks, the stock market and the credit card companies had to do was . . . . . . hold up the automobile industry with the implicit threat against the rest of what remains of this country's manufacturing sector . . .[Note of warning here: This is not the fault of America's automobile workers. The next media personality who tries to manufacture an argument against auto workers (as opposed to oil execs), a ... more »
IS THE SENATE PREPARING TO DAMAGE AMERICA?
by
margieburns
on Wed 01 Oct 2008 09:27 PM EDT
IS THE SENATE PREPARING TO DAMAGE AMERICA? -- Hard to decipher from coverage by the corporate media outlets, of course, since they are all (even MSNBC) in the tank for the bailout--but the bailout bill is represented as poised for passage by the U.S. Senate.If so, this will be a sad day for the United States. Money is not everything. Nobody thinks it is. But fiscal probity, like physical safety, is one of the major components in our bulwarks to identity. more »
Sanders Amendment: Make Wall Street Pay for Bailout
by
margieburns
on Wed 01 Oct 2008 03:33 PM EDT
From the office of Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is offering an amendment to the bailout bill being offered in the Senate today:
"Sanders Amendment: Make Wall Street Pay for Bailout --
10/01/2008
Wednesday,
the Senate will debate an amendment by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)
to impose a surtax on the wealthiest Americans to pay for a $700
billion emergency bailout. “Having mismanaged the economy for eight
years while continually insisting that the ‘fundamentals of our economy
are strong,’ the Bush administration now wants the middle class of this
country to bail out Wall Street,” Sanders said. “Meanwhile the
wealthiest people, ... more »
Statement of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold On the Bailout Package
by
margieburns
on Wed 01 Oct 2008 02:39 PM EDT
The light of reason:"Statement
of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold On the Bailout Package
September 30, 2008
“Yesterday’s
vote on the bailout proposal in the House of Representatives gives Congress
an opportunity to address the major flaws in the proposal. We can do
so and still act in an expedited manner.
“First, the negotiators
should offset the cost of the proposed bailout so that taxpayers don't
get saddled with it. There are plenty of proposals out there that can
be considered, including asking Wall Street to bear at least some of
the cost. Second, negotiators should add meaningful provisions ... more »
SENATE BAILOUT BILL KEEPS GETTING MORE AWFUL
by
margieburns
on Wed 01 Oct 2008 02:25 PM EDT
SENATE BAILOUT BILL KEEPS GETTING MORE AWFUL --Rules or no rules, the Senate is apparently bound and determined to sneak/ramrod the Bush bailout bill through.Not only is the Senate . . .1) Voting on the bill tonight (not "this evening," as friendly media outlets put it);2) Attaching the bill to legislation bearing the name of the late Paul Wellstone;3) Tacking the bailout on to legislation correcting the Alternate Minimum Tax for millions of middle-class families;4) Incorporating into the bailout a common-sense provision raising the cap on bank deposits protected by the FDIC to $250,000;5) ... more »
Procter & Gamble CEO Wants to See Bush Banker Bailout Passed
by
margieburns
on Wed 01 Oct 2008 02:09 PM EDT
This message passed along from AdAge. Not surprising, perhaps, but somewhat telling. A quick look at Procter & Gamble's SEC filings would suggest that its CEO has ample resources to bridge his local suppliers' liquidity needs out of his own pocket, btw:"P&G CEO Urges Action on Financial Crisis
Lafley Pens Op-Ed, Says Suppliers, Consumers Are Struggling
Oct. 1, 2008
BATAVIA, Ohio (AdAge.com) -- Procter & Gamble Co. Chairman-CEO A.G.
Lafley today urged congressional passage of a financial rescue plan in
an op-ed in the Cincinnati Enquirer, noting that some Procter &
Gamble Co. suppliers are "having great difficulty attaining ... more »
FROM IMPEACHBUSH.ORG
by
margieburns
on Wed 01 Oct 2008 02:03 PM EDT
PASSED ALONG FROM ImpeachBush.org:
"Call the Senate Today
Stop Bush's "No Banker Left Behind Act"
Having
suffered a stunning defeat of their "Grand Theft Bailout" Bill on
Monday, the Bush Administration, the banks and Wall Street are now
coming back for their second try. They are used to directing the
affairs of the country regardless of the will of the people. The U.S.
Senate is expected to vote tonight, Wednesday evening, in favor of a
nearly identical version. This is intended to force the House of
Representatives to do the same when they return tomorrow, Thursday.
You
can call the ... more »
WASHINGTON POST USES YALE PROFS TO MAKE MY POINT
by
margieburns
on Wed 01 Oct 2008 01:58 PM EDT
WASHINGTON POST USES YALE PROFS TO MAKE MY POINT --Tagging along behind me, the WashPost yesterday roped in two Yale professors to make a point I have been making for the last 2-3 days: If you want to get something of real value in a bailout related to housing, you might consider paying off those problematic mortgages--rather than rewarding the duplicitous issuers of mortgage-backed derivatives.The WP article, by Jonathan Koppell and William Goetzmann, is linked here. Hah. more »
LINKS TO THE BAILOUT PROPOSAL--SENATE TEXT
by
margieburns
on Wed 01 Oct 2008 01:38 PM EDT
LINKS TO THE BAILOUT PROPOSAL--SENATE TEXT --It is difficult to find the actual text of the bailout bill being considered by the Senate (to be voted on tonight) online. Linked here is the bill that senators propose to use as the vehicle for the defeated House bill.It is posted on the web site of the Senate Finance Committee.http://finance.senate.gov/sitepages/legislation.htmThey are using the well respected name of the late Paul Wellstone, too--a senator who would surely have opposed this legislation with everything he had. But then a group of senators who would reward fraud sellers who cheated desperate home ... more »
SOME BETTER IDEAS ON HOW TO SHORE UP HOUSING, LENDING
by
margieburns
on Wed 01 Oct 2008 12:58 PM EDT
SOME BETTER IDEAS ON HOW TO SHORE UP HOUSING, LENDING are floating around in Washington and elsewhere. A quick round-up of recommendations includes the following: - Some Democrats in the House are presenting an alternative 'no bailouts act' to Congress. The 'No Bailouts Act,' introduced by Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), would address liquidity problems through existing regulations and other means, without compelling a gift package from the taxpayers. - Democratic donor and prominent financier George Soros opposes the Paulson bailout bill and is floating an alternative proposal to Democratic lawmakers: "Specifically, the liberal philanthropist has proposed that ... more »
WHO WILL WIN THE RACE? - THE SENATE OR THE PUBLIC?
by
margieburns
on Wed 01 Oct 2008 09:50 AM EDT
OUR SENATE IS RACING TO COMPLETE A MISSION IT SHOULD NEVER HAVE TAKEN ON. --Upending its constitutional place as the deliberative body in our bicameral legislature, the Senate is planning to vote tonight--instead of tomorrow--on a massive 'package' that includes the $700 billion in giveaways for financial entities already rejected by the U.S. House.The senators' reason for taking up this legislation tonight, of course, is simply to outwit and outflank the public. When the House was taking up the bailout, emails and calls overwhelmed the Capitol. The senators know that. Further public demonstrations are being organized for tomorrow. ... more »
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