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No comparison: “become a two-term governor of California”
Nice try............
Hollywood style production of an actor president, to lead the most powerful country / military in the World!
Very very scary stuff!
IMO
No problem, the simpleton version:
"She played while I worked my tail off!"
Redistribution of Wealth, a simple story!
A young woman was about to finish her first year of college. Like so
> many others her age, she considered herself to be a very liberal Democrat,
> and among other liberal ideals, was very much in favor of higher taxes to
>> support more government programs, in other words redistribution of
> wealth.
>>
>> She was deeply ashamed that her father was a rather staunch
> Republican, a feeling she openly expressed. Based on the lectures that she had
>> participated in, and the occasional chat with a professor, she felt
> that her father had for years harbored an evil, selfish desire to keep what
> he thought should be his.
>>
>> One day she was challenging her father on his opposition to higher
> taxes on the rich and the need for more government programs. The
> self-professed objectivity proclaimed by her professors had to be the truth and she
>> indicated so to her father. He responded by asking how she was doing
> in school.
>>
>> Taken aback, she answered rather haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA, and
> let him know that it was tough to maintain, insisting that she was taking
> a very difficult course load and was constantly studying, which left her
> no time to go out and party like other people she knew. She didn't
even have time for a boyfriend, and didn't really have many college friends
> because she spent all her time studying.
>>
>> Her father listened and then asked, 'How is your friend Audrey
doing?' She replied, 'Audrey is barely getting by. All she takes are easy
classes, she never studies, and she barely has a 2.0 GPA. She is really popular on
> campus; college for her is a blast. She's always invited to all the
parties and lots of times she doesn't even show up for classes because
she's too hung over.'
>>
>> Her wise father asked his daughter, 'Why don't you go to the
Dean's office and ask him to deduct 1.0 off your GPA and give it to your
> friend who only has a 2.0. That way you will both have a 3.0 GPA and
> certainly that would be a fair and equal distribution of GPA.'
>>
>> The daughter, visibly shocked by her father's suggestion, angrily
> fired back, 'That's a crazy idea, and how would that be fair!
I've worked really hard for my grades! I've invested a lot of time, and a lot of hard
> work! Audrey has done next to nothing toward her degree. She played while I
>> worked my tail off!'
>>
>> The father slowly smiled, winked and said gently, 'Welcome to the
>> Republican party.'
YES he did - In addition, this may have been around a while and you may have read it. BUT this may be the time to reread it HOW TRUE....THIS IS A MUST READ....PLEASE DO
> IMO Good food for thoughts.
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> David Letterman on President Bush
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> No matter what your political convictions are this is an eye opener....
>
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> What a thankless people we are!!!
>
>
> Â David Letterman on President Bush
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>
> (Surprising)
>
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> Â David Letterman wrote this; it's the David we don't often see....
>
>
> Â ' As most of you know I am not a President Bush fan, nor have I ever been, but this is not about Bush, it is about us, as Americans, and it seems to hit the mark
>
>
> Â 'The other day I was reading Newsweek magazine and came across some Poll data I found rather hard to believe. It must be true given the source, right?
>
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> Â The Newsweek poll alleges that 67 percent of Americans are unhappy with the direction the country is headed and 69 percent of the country is unhappy with the performance of the President. In essence 2/3 of the citizenry just ain't happy and want a change. So being the knuckle dragger I am, I started thinking, 'What are we so unhappy about?''
>
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> Â A.. Is it that we have electricity and running water 24 hours a day, 7 Days a week?
>
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> Â B.. Is our unhappiness the result of having air conditioning in the summer and heating in the winter?
>
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> Â C.. Could it be that 95.4 percent of these unhappy folks have a job?
>
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> Â D.. Maybe it is the ability to walk into a grocery store at any time and see more food in moments than Darfur has seen in the last year?
>
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> Â E.. Maybe it is the ability to drive our cars and trucks from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean without having to present identification papers as we move through each state?
>
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> Â F.. Or possibly the hundreds of clean and safe motels we would find along the way that can provide temporary shelter?
>
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> Â G.. I guess having thousands of restaurants with varying cuisine from around the world is just not good enough either.
>
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> Â H. Or could it be that when we wreck our car, emergency workers show up and provide services to help all and even send a helicopter to take you to the hospital.
>
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> Â I.. Perhaps you are one of the 70 percent of Americans who own a home.
>
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> Â J.. You may be upset with knowing that in the unfortunate case of a fire, a group of trained firefighters will appear in moments and use top notch equipment to extinguish the flames, thus saving you, your family, and your belongings.
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> Â K.. Or if, while at home watching one of your many flat screen TVs, a burglar or prowler intrudes, an officer equipped with a gun and a bullet-proof vest will come to defend you and your family against attack or loss.
>
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> Â L.. This all in the backdrop of a neighborhood free of bombs or militias raping and pillaging the residents. Neighborhoods where 90% of teenagers own cell phones and computers.
>
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> Â M.. How about the complete religious, social and political freedoms we enjoy that are the envy of everyone in the world?
>
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> Â Maybe that is what has 67% of you folks unhappy.
>
>
> Â Fact is, we are the largest group of ungrateful, spoiled brats the world has ever seen. No wonder the world loves the U.S. , yet has a great disdain for its citizens. They see us for what we are. The most blessed people in the world who do nothing but complain about what we don't ha ve, and what we hate about the country instead of thanking the good Lord we live here.
>
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> Â I know, I know. What about the president who took us into war and has no plan to get us out? The president who has a measly 31 percent approval rating? Is this the same president who guided the nation in the dark days after 9/11? The president that cut taxes to bring an economy out of recession? Could this be the same guy who has been called every name in the book for succeeding in keeping all the spoiled ungrateful brats safe from terrorist attacks? The commander in chief of an all-volunteer army that is out there defending you and me?
>
>
> Â Did you hear how bad the President is on the news or talk show? Did this news affect you so much, make you so unhappy you couldn't take a look around for yourself and see all the good things and be glad? Think about it......are you upset at the President because he actually caused you personal pain OR is it beca use the 'Media' told you he was failing to kiss your sorry ungrateful behind every day. Make no mistake about it.
>
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> Â The troops in Iraq and Afghanistan have volunteered to serve, and in many cases may have died for your freedom. There is currently no draft in this country. They didn't have to go. They are able to refuse to go and end up with either a ''general'' discharge, an 'other than honorable'' discharge or, worst case scenario, a ''dishonorable' ' discharge after a few days in the brig.
>
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> Â So why then the flat-out discontentment in the minds of 69 percent of Americans?
>
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> Â Say what you want but I blame it on the media. If it bleeds it leads and they specialize in bad news. Everybody will watch a car crash with blood and guts. How many will watch kids selling lemonade at the corner? The media knows this and media outlets are for-profit corporations. They offer what sells, and when criticized, try to defend their actions by 'justifying' them in one way or another. Just ask why they tried to allow a murderer like O.J. Simpson to write a book about how he didn't kill his wife, but if he did he would have done it this way......Insane!
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> Â Turn off the TV, burn Newsweek, and use the New York Times for the bottom of your bird cage. Then start being grateful for all we have as country. There is exponentially more good than bad. We are among the most blessed people on Earth and should thank God several times a day, or at least be thankful and appreciative.' 'With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, 'Are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?'
>
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One with a proven track record!
NOW 44% to 43%! One of the most accurate polling firms in the last elections!
http://www.ap-gfkpoll.com/
WE THE PEOPLE! of ???
as you sow, so shall you reap
1. The personal consequences of one's actions are in proportion to the good or bad intentions towards others.
RE:Lending Standards? Foreclosed-And Proud Of It?
Oh My!
GAITHERSBURG, Md. - A Maryland woman is among the thousands of people losing their homes to foreclosure. But she's actually using the situation to her advantage. While she foreclosed a couple of years ago, she's still living in the home - and paying nothing!
Deborah was renting a townhouse in Gaithersburg in the north Montgomery Village area in August 2005, when the owner decided to sell the home.
Although Deborah was making less than $32,000 a year and had just been through a divorce, she decided to purchase the home. She was told she could qualify for a home in the $200,000 - $250,000 range, but the townhouse was $379,000 -- and escalated to $405,000 at closing.
In order to buy the home, Deborah got what's called a No-Document Loan, meaning she did not have to document any income as long as she got a certain credit score.
Deborah combined the No-Document Loan with another loan and was able to buy the townhouse. (MarketWatch real estate editor Steve Kerch says most lenders shy away from No-Document Loans, and only unscrupulous lenders would lend such a loan. Kerch says when these types of loans are used to hide the fact that there isn't enough income to handle the loan, it's considered "mortgage fraud.")
She bought the house in September 2005, at the hight of the real estate market boom. Deborah knew she couldn't afford it but says she planned on finding someone to rent the basement of the home. She never found someone to rent.
Deborah tried to refinance in April, but didn't qualify. She tried to sell the home in June 2006, but didn't receive any offers.
In September 2006, her home went to foreclosure auction. She filed for Chapter 13 to slow things down. In March 2007, she filed for Chapter 7.
Wells Fargo bought the home for $166,324 in December 2007, but Deborah continued to live in the home.
Deborah's case is now in the court's hands. She says it's been a lengthy process and she has at least 30 more days to stay in the house before the sheriff's deputies will physically move her out of the house.
"It's very hard to repossess a house and get someone out of it," Deborah says. "It just means I'm smart."
It's been 42 months since Deborah moved into the home, and she has not paid a single penny for her mortgage. She says her situation is fair.
"I made my choice fully knowing what I was doing and knowing it was a gamble," Deborah says.
Deborah plans to rent next, and says she has a deposit down on a building under construction.
(Copyright 2008 by WTOP. All Rights Reserved.)
The "silent majority" unleashed!
44% to 43% Oh My
WE THE PEOPLE...........the speak softly Americans
NOW 44% to 43%! One of the most accurate polling firms in the last elections!
http://www.ap-gfkpoll.com/
"WAS the most accurate pollster" 44.8 vs 43.7 Hummmm: 2004 election showed IBD's polling partner, TIPP, was the most accurate pollster of the campaign season.
http://www.ibdeditorials.com/Polls.aspx?id=309635713550536
RE-Repost: Voting for Mcain or Obama? Please, read this! Even if you hated or liked President Bush this article should explain the course this nation is headed for.
PRETTY MUCH SUMS IT UP
BUSH'S RESIGNATION SPEECH (satirical)
The following 'speech' was written recently by an ordinary Maine-iac [a resident of the People's Republic of Maine ]. While satirical in nature, all satire must have a basis in fact to be effective. This is an excellent piece by a person who does not write for a living.
The speech George W. Bush might give:
Normally, I start these things out by saying 'My Fellow Americans.' Not doing it this time. If the polls are any indication, I don't know who more than half of you are anymore. I do know something terrible has happened, and that you're really not fellow Americans any longer.
I'll cut right to the chase here: I quit. Now before anyone gets all in a lather about me quitting to avoid impeachment, or to avoid prosecution or something, let me assure you: There's been no breaking of laws or impeachable offenses in this office.
The reason I'm quitting is simple. I'm fed up with you people. I'm fed up because you have no understanding of what's really going on in the world. Or of what's going on in this once-great nation of ours. And the majority of you are too damned lazy to do your homework and figure it out.
Let's start local. You've been sold a bill of goods by politicians and the news media.
Meanwhile, all you can do is whine about gas prices, and most of you are too damn stupid to realize that gas prices are high because there's increased demand in other parts of the world, and because a small handful of noisy idiots are more worried about polar bears and beachfront property than your economic security.
We face real threats in the world. Don't give me this 'blood for oil' thing. If I were trading blood for oil I would've already seized Iraq's oil fields and let the rest of the country go to hell. And don't give me this 'Bush Lied...People Died' crap either. If I were the liar you morons take me for, I could've easily had chemical weapons planted in Iraq so they could be 'discovered.' Instead, I owned up to the fact that the intelligence was faulty.
Let me remind you that the rest of the world thought Saddam had the goods, same as me. Let me also remind you that regime change in Iraq was official US policy before I came into office. Some guy named ' Clinton ' established that policy. Bet you didn't know that, did you?
Now some of you morons want to be led by a junior senator with no understanding of foreign policy or economics, and this nitwit says we should attack Pakistan , a nuclear ally. And then he wants to go to Iran and make peace with a terrorist who says he's going to destroy us. While he's doing that, he wants to give Iraq to al Qaeda, Afghanistan to the Taliban, Israel to the Palestinians, and your money to the IRS so the government can give welfare to illegal aliens, who he will make into citizens, so they can vote to re-elect him. He also thinks it's okay for Iran to have nuclear weapons, and we should stop our foreign aid to Israel. Did you sleep through high school?
You idiots need to understand that we face a unique enemy. Back during the cold war, there were two major competing political and economic models squaring off. We won that war, but we did so because fundamentally, the Communists wanted to survive, just as we do. We were simply able to out spend and out-tech them.
That's not the case this time. The soldiers of our new enemy don't care if they survive. In fact, they want to die. That'd be fine, as long as they weren't also committed to taking as many of you with them as they can. But they are. They want to kill you, and the bastards are all over the globe.
You should be grateful that they haven't gotten any more of us here in the United States since September 11. But you're not. That's because you've got no idea how hard a small number of intelligence, military, law enforcement, and homeland security people have worked to make sure of that. When this whole mess started, I warned you that this would be a long and difficult fight. I'm disappointed how many of you people think a long and difficult fight amounts to a single season of 'Survivor.'
Instead, you've grown impatient. You're incapable of seeing things through the long lens of history, the way our enemies do. You think that wars should last a few months, a few years, tops.
Making matters worse, you actively support those who help the enemy. Every time you buy the New York Times, every time you send a donation to a cut-and-run Democrat's political campaign, well, dang it, you might just as well FedEx a grenade launcher to a Jihadist. It amounts to the same thing.
In this day and age, it's easy enough to find the truth. It's all over the Internet. It just isn't on the pages of the New York Times, USA Today, or on NBC News. But even if it were, I doubt you'd be any smarter. Most of you would rather watch American Idol or Dancing with Stars.
I could say more about your expectations that the government will always be there to bail you out,even if you're too stupid to leave a city that's below sea level and has a hurricane approaching.
I could say more about your insane belief that government, not your own wallet, is where the money comes from. But I've come to the conclusion that were I to do so, it would sail right over your heads.
So I quit. I'm going back to Crawford. I've got an energy-efficient house down there (Al Gore could only dream) and the capability to be fully self-sufficient for years. No one ever heard of Crawford before I got elected, and as soon as I'm done here pretty much no one will ever hear of it again. Maybe I'll be lucky enough to die of old age before the last pillars of America fall.
Oh, and by the way, Cheney's quitting too. That means Pelosi is your new President. You asked for it. Watch what she does carefully, because I still have a glimmer of hope that there are just enough of you remaining who are smart enough to turn this thing around in 2008.
So that's it. God bless what's left of America.
Some of you know what I mean. The rest of you, kiss off.
PS - You might want to start learning Farsi, and buy a Koran.
RE-Repost: Please, read this whether you are voting for Mcain or Obama. Even if you hated or liked President Bush this article should explain the course this nation is headed for.
PRETTY MUCH SUMS IT UP
BUSH'S RESIGNATION SPEECH (satirical)
The following 'speech' was written recently by an ordinary Maine-iac [a resident of the People's Republic of Maine ]. While satirical in nature, all satire must have a basis in fact to be effective. This is an excellent piece by a person who does not write for a living.
The speech George W. Bush might give:
Normally, I start these things out by saying 'My Fellow Americans.' Not doing it this time. If the polls are any indication, I don't know who more than half of you are anymore. I do know something terrible has happened, and that you're really not fellow Americans any longer.
I'll cut right to the chase here: I quit. Now before anyone gets all in a lather about me quitting to avoid impeachment, or to avoid prosecution or something, let me assure you: There's been no breaking of laws or impeachable offenses in this office.
The reason I'm quitting is simple. I'm fed up with you people. I'm fed up because you have no understanding of what's really going on in the world. Or of what's going on in this once-great nation of ours. And the majority of you are too damned lazy to do your homework and figure it out.
Let's start local. You've been sold a bill of goods by politicians and the news media.
Meanwhile, all you can do is whine about gas prices, and most of you are too damn stupid to realize that gas prices are high because there's increased demand in other parts of the world, and because a small handful of noisy idiots are more worried about polar bears and beachfront property than your economic security.
We face real threats in the world. Don't give me this 'blood for oil' thing. If I were trading blood for oil I would've already seized Iraq's oil fields and let the rest of the country go to hell. And don't give me this 'Bush Lied...People Died' crap either. If I were the liar you morons take me for, I could've easily had chemical weapons planted in Iraq so they could be 'discovered.' Instead, I owned up to the fact that the intelligence was faulty.
Let me remind you that the rest of the world thought Saddam had the goods, same as me. Let me also remind you that regime change in Iraq was official US policy before I came into office. Some guy named ' Clinton ' established that policy. Bet you didn't know that, did you?
Now some of you morons want to be led by a junior senator with no understanding of foreign policy or economics, and this nitwit says we should attack Pakistan , a nuclear ally. And then he wants to go to Iran and make peace with a terrorist who says he's going to destroy us. While he's doing that, he wants to give Iraq to al Qaeda, Afghanistan to the Taliban, Israel to the Palestinians, and your money to the IRS so the government can give welfare to illegal aliens, who he will make into citizens, so they can vote to re-elect him. He also thinks it's okay for Iran to have nuclear weapons, and we should stop our foreign aid to Israel. Did you sleep through high school?
You idiots need to understand that we face a unique enemy. Back during the cold war, there were two major competing political and economic models squaring off. We won that war, but we did so because fundamentally, the Communists wanted to survive, just as we do. We were simply able to out spend and out-tech them.
That's not the case this time. The soldiers of our new enemy don't care if they survive. In fact, they want to die. That'd be fine, as long as they weren't also committed to taking as many of you with them as they can. But they are. They want to kill you, and the bastards are all over the globe.
You should be grateful that they haven't gotten any more of us here in the United States since September 11. But you're not. That's because you've got no idea how hard a small number of intelligence, military, law enforcement, and homeland security people have worked to make sure of that. When this whole mess started, I warned you that this would be a long and difficult fight. I'm disappointed how many of you people think a long and difficult fight amounts to a single season of 'Survivor.'
Instead, you've grown impatient. You're incapable of seeing things through the long lens of history, the way our enemies do. You think that wars should last a few months, a few years, tops.
Making matters worse, you actively support those who help the enemy. Every time you buy the New York Times, every time you send a donation to a cut-and-run Democrat's political campaign, well, dang it, you might just as well FedEx a grenade launcher to a Jihadist. It amounts to the same thing.
In this day and age, it's easy enough to find the truth. It's all over the Internet. It just isn't on the pages of the New York Times, USA Today, or on NBC News. But even if it were, I doubt you'd be any smarter. Most of you would rather watch American Idol or Dancing with Stars.
I could say more about your expectations that the government will always be there to bail you out,even if you're too stupid to leave a city that's below sea level and has a hurricane approaching.
I could say more about your insane belief that government, not your own wallet, is where the money comes from. But I've come to the conclusion that were I to do so, it would sail right over your heads.
So I quit. I'm going back to Crawford. I've got an energy-efficient house down there (Al Gore could only dream) and the capability to be fully self-sufficient for years. No one ever heard of Crawford before I got elected, and as soon as I'm done here pretty much no one will ever hear of it again. Maybe I'll be lucky enough to die of old age before the last pillars of America fall.
Oh, and by the way, Cheney's quitting too. That means Pelosi is your new President. You asked for it. Watch what she does carefully, because I still have a glimmer of hope that there are just enough of you remaining who are smart enough to turn this thing around in 2008.
So that's it. God bless what's left of America.
Some of you know what I mean. The rest of you, kiss off.
PS - You might want to start learning Farsi, and buy a Koran.
Obama and Ayers Pushed Radicalism On Schools
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122212856075765367.html
The Paulson Plan means you are going to eat it all
RE: Oh, we must help the poor sheople by easing the credit-crunch so they can get more loans and get deeper into hock (like more loans is what they somehow need), and so their savings accounts and pensions plans can be saved as we hyperinflate the dollar. Oh, we are sooooo concerned about the welfare of the poor, helpless sheople! We have to save them from destroying themselves, because only we, the masters of the universe, know what is best for them. (Judy, get the barf-bag - quick!) You just don't understand. The corrupt, graft-laden, insider-trading-saturated, fraud-based, Ponzi-scheming system that we have used to rip you off and steal you blind for over a century must obviously be saved so we can keep screwing you ad infinitum. After all, isn't that what sheople are for, to be fleeced and sheered, fattened and slaughtered? You know your place. You are all bleating, ignorant sheople, so come lick our boots - and give us the damned money!!! Oh, there, there, now. We're sorry to take such an imperious tone with you. There, there, just give in to our demands like good little sheople and, in time, everything will turn out juuuuust fine --- NOT!
theinternationalforecaster.com/International_Forecaster_Weekly/The_Bailout_Wont_Work_and_the_System_Will_Implode
Wow CNN/Dobbs: That's arrogance. That's stupidity.
RE:
Well, the first thing we need to do is return to a traditional role of regulation. ... The problem here is not simply the housing market. ... But $700 billion and nothing in that bill deals with the foreclosure crisis, if you can imagine that. That's arrogance. That's stupidity. That is your leadership in Washington, D.C. Democratic leadership in Congress and Republican leadership in the White House.
So that's an absurdity. The first thing that has to be dealt with is mitigating the foreclosure crisis, period. Secondly, in terms of instilling confidence in the banking system and in our credit markets, the first thing to do is to deal with those institutions that are wildly out of balance, whose balance sheets, frankly, are a joke. And the regulators who should have been tending to them over the years are also a joke.
It's time to end the joke. That means aggressive regulation. It means aggressive intervention on an institution-by-institution basis.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/30/dobbs.qa/index.html?iref=topnews
Why didn’t someone try to stop it?
RE:
“The Bush administration today recommended the most significant regulatory overhaul in the housing finance industry since the savings and loan crisis a decade ago,” The New York Times, September 11, 2003.
But someone intervened to stymie the Bush administration. Who? The New York Times reports:
Supporters of the companies said efforts to regulate the lenders tightly under those agencies might diminish their ability to finance loans for lower-income families. . . . “These two entities — Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — are not facing any kind of financial crisis,” said Representative Barney Frank of Massachusetts, the ranking Democrat on the Financial Services Committee. “The more people exaggerate these problems, the more pressure there is on these companies, the less we will see in terms of affordable housing.”
pajamasmedia.com/rogerkimball/2008/09/29/who-caused-the-biggest-financial-crisis-since-the-great-depression/
DRUDGE POLL: McCain Wins 73% vs 25% Obama Loser after 56 thousand votes!
http://www.drudgereport.com/
Making a Deal with the Devil
RE: We are being told that this plan will help the economy by keeping the spigots of consumer credit flowing. However, to really address the fundamental problems, those spigots must be tightened. Since we have already borrowed and spent ourselves into bankruptcy, the last thing we need is for consumers to borrow more.
Our leaders maintain that without this bailout consumers will not be able to borrow money to buy cars. So what is wrong with that? We already have plenty of cars, and if we are broke, why do we need to buy more? Instead, we need drive our old cars longer, pay off our underwater auto loans, and produce more cars for export.
http://news.goldseek.com/EuroCapital/1222451786.php
Making a Deal with the Devil
RE: We are being told that this plan will help the economy by keeping the spigots of consumer credit flowing. However, to really address the fundamental problems, those spigots must be tightened. Since we have already borrowed and spent ourselves into bankruptcy, the last thing we need is for consumers to borrow more.
Our leaders maintain that without this bailout consumers will not be able to borrow money to buy cars. So what is wrong with that? We already have plenty of cars, and if we are broke, why do we need to buy more? Instead, we need drive our old cars longer, pay off our underwater auto loans, and produce more cars for export.
http://news.goldseek.com/EuroCapital/1222451786.php
Just 30% Think Government Should Bail Out The Markets
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/business/general_business/just_30_think_government_should_bail_out_the_markets
Just 30% Think Government Should Bail Out The Markets
"WE THE PEOPLE"
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/business/general_business/just_30_think_government_should_bail_out_the_markets
Oh my....US taxpayers are going to take this trash at “full” current price handing over our “$” to the incompetent companies to do more of the same and we make “$” on it……if that were the case why would they sell it???? Think!
190+ Economists "Slam Bailout"
Over 190 top economists in the country have slammed this bailout on grounds of fairness, ambiguity, and long term effects.
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/
190+ Economists Slam Bailout
90% of Americans say NO More!
Over 190 top economists in the country have slammed this bailout on grounds of fairness, ambiguity, and long term effects.
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/
FWIW - How the Democrats Created the Financial Crisis: Kevin Hassett: IMO A few key excerpts:
RE:
"There has been a lot of talk about who is to blame for this crisis. A look back at the story of 2005 makes the answer pretty clear."
"But the bill didn't become law, for a simple reason: Democrats opposed it on a party-line vote in the committee, signaling that this would be a partisan issue. Republicans, tied in knots by the tight Democratic opposition, couldn't even get the Senate to vote on the matter."
"Oh, and there is one little footnote to the story that's worth keeping in mind while Democrats point fingers between now and Nov. 4: Senator John McCain was one of the three cosponsors of S.190, the bill that would have averted this mess."
bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aSKSoiNbnQY0
Agreed, last renewal here......also! FWIW and IMO The excellent free service information/benefits to the 800 or more far outweigh the typical IH BS elsewhere; this type of unforgiving, machine type behavior will be the undoing, it is unacceptable!
Thank you SL for the service!
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Depending on the company…you could get a forward split fairly soon!
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FWIW Possible?? American Green Holdings Inc.
American Green Holdings is a cutting-edge biodiesel manufacturer. We have provided solutions for plants from the East Coast to the Midwest, and have worked on joint ventures all over the hemisphere. Our high-pressure reactors create a smaller footprint and lower price for our partners. We are also interested in extending our own brand, and would be interested in talking to others about future collaborations
http://www.americangreenholdings.com/company.html
SDGL: Seems float was being purchased off the open market for some time now at 44.6%: NICE
From RB FWIW: Just had a very brief conversation with Mr. Hafen. He gave me the following numbers over the phone and will be e-mailing or faxing the same information later today. He told me the current O/S is 137.8M shares. Insiders own 61.5M shares and the current float is 76.3M shares. Obviously, the valuation remains the same as it is based on the O/S, but I sure do like a smaller float.
1st Quarter Earnings on TRACK!
Secured Digital Provides Revenue Forecast for Q1 2008; Company to roll-out Bluetooth Network for VoIP and Proximity Marketing Services
Wednesday April 23, 10:30 am ET
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Secured Digital Applications, Inc. (OTCBB:SDGL - News), a provider of mobile communication, business process outsourcing, multimedia content production, information technology and computing consulting services today announced it forecasts revenue of approximately $14.5 million and net income in the range of $400,000 to $450,000 for the first quarter of 2008.
The Company also announced that it has entered into a licensing agreement to establish data communication networks to enable voice and data communication between Bluetooth-enabled devices over the Internet and proximity marketing to users of such devices. Using Bluetooth transmitters, proximity marketing allows brand owners and advertisers to distribute advertising contents in a variety of media such as video, sound and text associated with a particular place.
Through the use of communication plug-ins, the Company has successfully integrated proximity marketing with voice communication or chats using the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) between users of Bluetooth-enabled devices such as cell phones, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) and laptops. The Company plans to roll out its first Bluetooth proximity marketing, data and voice communication network service in China during Q4 2008.
“Our revenue has continued to grow during Q1 2008 with our broad portfolio of products and services (www.eystar.com),” said Patrick Lim, Chairman and CEO of Secured Digital. “SDGL is confident that the Company’s Bluetooth proximity marketing, data and voice communication network service will successfully dovetail with its existing multimedia production and enhance its revenue for 2008 and beyond.”
About Secured Digital Applications, Inc.:
Secured Digital Applications, Inc. is a provider of mobile communication, Business Process Outsourcing (“BPO”), multimedia content production, information technology and computing consulting services. The Company’s BPO services include online financial accounting integrated with RFID enabled document, people, inventory and asset tracking applications. The Company's media production includes content for television, the Internet and multimedia presentations. The Company also develops and implements solutions for smarthome and biometric security. The Company serves customers in Asia as well as the United States. For more information, please visit www.digitalapps.net, www.eystar.com and www.sdawmedia.com. Information on our websites does not comprise a part of the press release.
SDGL CHART" The BIG Turn
SDGL UT .152 x .156 On the move!
Nice....Last PR:
Secured Digital Reports Excellent 2007 Results; Revenue Reached Record $47.7 Million and Net Income $1.62 Million
Business Wire "US Press Releases "
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Secured Digital Applications, Inc. (OTCBB:SDGL), a provider of mobile communication, outsourced business and information technology consulting services, today announced its excellent financial results for the year ended December 31, 2007.
In its annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company said that revenue for 2007 totaled $47.7 million compared to $36.95 million for 2006, representing a 30% increase. Net income for 2007 was $1,622,621, up 147%, compared to $657,384 for 2006.
"2007 was a very significant year for us when we secured contracts in the United States and China for the sale of Global Positioning System and Radio Frequency Identification-enabled applications," said Patrick Lim, Chairman and CEO of SDGL. "We expect to generate revenue from these contracts in the second quarter of 2008. In addition to the Company's current offerings, we will also be focusing on the sale of our Bluetooth-enabled applications for the high growth market in Asia during 2008."
The Company reported that it had acquired and utilized the source code for Bluetooth cell management, cell integration and proximity marketing software in 2007 to develop new compelling applications for the retailing, logistics and warehousing, telecommunication, transportation, healthcare, security and manufacturing industries. SDGL is currently in the process of appointing channel partners in Australia and China to market its value added Bluetooth-enabled applications.
SDGL will continue to maintain its proactive and aggressive marketing efforts to ensure the growth and profitability of the Company. SDGL is reaffirming its previously announced 2008 revenue forecast between $55 - $60 million and net income in the range of $2.5 - $3.5 million.
About Secured Digital Applications, Inc.:
Secured Digital Applications, Inc. is a provider of mobile communication, outsourced business and information technology consulting services. We generate revenue through our majority or wholly-owned subsidiary companies located in the United States and Malaysia. Our business is organized under two divisions. The first division is involved in multimedia production, information technology, computing consulting and business process outsourcing services; sale of smarthome and biometric security solutions. The second division handles Bluetooth, Global Positioning System (GPS) and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) enabled applications. The Company's media production includes content for television, the Internet and multimedia presentations. The Company's current target market for its products and services include customers from the United States, Asia and Australia. For more information, please visit www.digitalapps.net, www.eystar.com and www.sdawmedia.com. Information on our websites does not comprise a part of the press release.
SDGL +Up Out of the GATE: From RB: Wow..wouldn’t that be great, I do know in the past they have purchased shares off the open market to place in their treasury. IF that is the case again I believe it was a very wise move!
IF you look at the last time SDGL (dbbd)rallied up to .69 it occurred over 6 months in three waves, first from .06 to .25, then .45 and finally to .69. IF I remember correctly, they had bad financing that is now gone, out of the picture and revenues were not even close to the 45M we have today, so fundamentally we are starting to look more like an AMEX company as each quarter passes…..IMO.
Have a great day!
Touching starts at .40!
LOL
Have a great day,
O
SDGL Here's a little background, this one ran into the .60 ish area some years ago on way less. It's has aprox 135M OS and the CEO owns aprox 30%, it’s had year over year sales increase for the last 3 or so years. More importantly, they just broke into the China and USA markets.
Nice post/link on RB by TomB:
His link was posted by "confirmed" on the Yahoo thread earlier:
http://microcapspeculator.net/2008/04/17/growth-is-the-new-value-sdglob-airiob/
Have no idea who the author is but I certainly agree with this person regarding SDGL.
Secured Digital Reports Excellent 2007 Results; Revenue Reached Record $47.7 Million and Net Income $1.62 Million
Business Wire "US Press Releases "
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)—
10-K is out:
http://xml.10kwizard.com/filing_raw.php?repo=tenk&ipage=5601543%3C/a" target="_blank">http://xml.10kwizard.com/filing_raw.php?repo=tenk&ipage=5601543%22%3Ehttp://xml.10kwizard.com/filing_raw.php?repo=tenk&ipage=5601543%3C/a%3E
Secured Digital Applications, Inc. (OTCBB:SDGL), a provider of mobile communication, outsourced business and information technology consulting services, today announced its excellent financial results for the year ended December 31, 2007.
In its annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company said that revenue for 2007 totaled $47.7 million compared to $36.95 million for 2006, representing a 30% increase. Net income for 2007 was $1,622,621, up 147%, compared to $657,384 for 2006.
"2007 was a very significant year for us when we secured contracts in the United States and China for the sale of Global Positioning System and Radio Frequency Identification-enabled applications," said Patrick Lim, Chairman and CEO of SDGL. "We expect to generate revenue from these contracts in the second quarter of 2008. In addition to the Company's current offerings, we will also be focusing on the sale of our Bluetooth-enabled applications for the high growth market in Asia during 2008."
The Company reported that it had acquired and utilized the source code for Bluetooth cell management, cell integration and proximity marketing software in 2007 to develop new compelling applications for the retailing, logistics and warehousing, telecommunication, transportation, healthcare, security and manufacturing industries. SDGL is currently in the process of appointing channel partners in Australia and China to market its value added Bluetooth-enabled applications.
SDGL will continue to maintain its proactive and aggressive marketing efforts to ensure the growth and profitability of the Company. SDGL is reaffirming its previously announced 2008 revenue forecast between $55 - $60 million and net income in the range of $2.5 - $3.5 million.
About Secured Digital Applications, Inc.:
Secured Digital Applications, Inc. is a provider of mobile communication, outsourced business and information technology consulting services. We generate revenue through our majority or wholly-owned subsidiary companies located in the United States and Malaysia. Our business is organized under two divisions. The first division is involved in multimedia production, information technology, computing consulting and business process outsourcing services; sale of smarthome and biometric security solutions. The second division handles Bluetooth, Global Positioning System (GPS) and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) enabled applications. The Company's media production includes content for television, the Internet and multimedia presentations. The Company's current target market for its products and services include customers from the United States, Asia and Australia. For more information, please visit www.digitalapps.net, www.eystar.com and www.sdawmedia.com. Information on our websites does not comprise a part of the press release.
Safe Harbor Statement:
Information contained in this press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes", "expects", "is expected", "intends", "may", "will", "should", "anticipates", "plans" or the negative thereof. These forward looking statements often include forecasts and projections for future revenue and/or profits and are subject to revision and are not based on audited results. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to vary materially from historical results or from any future results expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, economic downturns, failure to achieve anticipated short- and long-term financial benefits from our business, failure to achieve market demand and acceptance for our products and services and failure to generate sufficient capital or to obtain financing to fund our operations and growth. The Company does not undertake to update, revise or correct any forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that current results are not necessarily indicative of future results, and actual results may differ from projected amounts. For more complete information concerning factors that could affect the Company's results, reference is made to the Company's registration statements, reports and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Source: Secured Digital Applications, Inc.
Agree! RE: OT: SDGL .132 x .14 is on a break.
Nice post/link on RB by TomB:
His link was posted by "confirmed" on the Yahoo thread earlier:
http://microcapspeculator.net/2008/04/17/growth-is-the-new-value-sdglob-airiob/
Have no idea who the author is but I certainly agree with this person regarding SDGL.
Secured Digital Reports Excellent 2007 Results; Revenue Reached Record $47.7 Million and Net Income $1.62 Million
Business Wire "US Press Releases "
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)—
10-K is out:
http://xml.10kwizard.com/filing_raw.php?repo=tenk&ipage=5601543%3C/a" target="_blank">http://xml.10kwizard.com/filing_raw.php?repo=tenk&ipage=5601543%22%3Ehttp://xml.10kwizard.com/filing_raw.php?repo=tenk&ipage=5601543%3C/a%3E
Secured Digital Applications, Inc. (OTCBB:SDGL), a provider of mobile communication, outsourced business and information technology consulting services, today announced its excellent financial results for the year ended December 31, 2007.
In its annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company said that revenue for 2007 totaled $47.7 million compared to $36.95 million for 2006, representing a 30% increase. Net income for 2007 was $1,622,621, up 147%, compared to $657,384 for 2006.
"2007 was a very significant year for us when we secured contracts in the United States and China for the sale of Global Positioning System and Radio Frequency Identification-enabled applications," said Patrick Lim, Chairman and CEO of SDGL. "We expect to generate revenue from these contracts in the second quarter of 2008. In addition to the Company's current offerings, we will also be focusing on the sale of our Bluetooth-enabled applications for the high growth market in Asia during 2008."
The Company reported that it had acquired and utilized the source code for Bluetooth cell management, cell integration and proximity marketing software in 2007 to develop new compelling applications for the retailing, logistics and warehousing, telecommunication, transportation, healthcare, security and manufacturing industries. SDGL is currently in the process of appointing channel partners in Australia and China to market its value added Bluetooth-enabled applications.
SDGL will continue to maintain its proactive and aggressive marketing efforts to ensure the growth and profitability of the Company. SDGL is reaffirming its previously announced 2008 revenue forecast between $55 - $60 million and net income in the range of $2.5 - $3.5 million.
About Secured Digital Applications, Inc.:
Secured Digital Applications, Inc. is a provider of mobile communication, outsourced business and information technology consulting services. We generate revenue through our majority or wholly-owned subsidiary companies located in the United States and Malaysia. Our business is organized under two divisions. The first division is involved in multimedia production, information technology, computing consulting and business process outsourcing services; sale of smarthome and biometric security solutions. The second division handles Bluetooth, Global Positioning System (GPS) and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) enabled applications. The Company's media production includes content for television, the Internet and multimedia presentations. The Company's current target market for its products and services include customers from the United States, Asia and Australia. For more information, please visit www.digitalapps.net, www.eystar.com and www.sdawmedia.com. Information on our websites does not comprise a part of the press release.
Safe Harbor Statement:
Information contained in this press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes", "expects", "is expected", "intends", "may", "will", "should", "anticipates", "plans" or the negative thereof. These forward looking statements often include forecasts and projections for future revenue and/or profits and are subject to revision and are not based on audited results. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to vary materially from historical results or from any future results expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, economic downturns, failure to achieve anticipated short- and long-term financial benefits from our business, failure to achieve market demand and acceptance for our products and services and failure to generate sufficient capital or to obtain financing to fund our operations and growth. The Company does not undertake to update, revise or correct any forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that current results are not necessarily indicative of future results, and actual results may differ from projected amounts. For more complete information concerning factors that could affect the Company's results, reference is made to the Company's registration statements, reports and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Source: Secured Digital Applications, Inc.