December 2011
What's happening in Europe →
Since this is basically the biggest hurdle facing the American economy (other than vicious, persistently high unemployment which our congress and the Fed has apparently decided to just ignore), it’s important to note that Europe is slowly improving thanks to some clever manipulations by the European Central Bank. That this is being done while providing billions in profits to European banks...
I love this →
Tell it like it is bro.
Greg
“If you can get this fixed, why not uh, why not do the right thing for the...”
– Boehner’s Words for the Ages | Talking Points Memo
Indeed, John. Why not do the right thing for the American people? Holy shit, gotta love honesty.
Greg
For Noberto... →
I love you but come on. These banks are being handed cash at 1% that they can turn around and loan at 5-7%. Again, this is for the best as it increases lending to private sectors as well as helps with sovereign debt. But these banks keep needing more and more cash - at what point do the incompetent people who are running them lose their jobs? At what point do the taxpayers take equity in the...
Wow... just .... wow (from www.kcna.kp - official...
Natural Wonders Observed
Pyongyang, December 21 (KCNA) — Peculiar natural wonders were observed on Mt. Paektu, Jong Il Peak and Tonghung Hill in Hamhung City where the statue of President Kim Il Sung is standing at a time when all Korean people are mourning the demise of leader Kim Jong Il in bitterest sorrow.
On the morning of Dec. 17 layers of ice were broken on Lake Chon on Mt....
Scottie too Hottie →
Ouch
Greg
Hahahahahaha →
What a bunch of whiny little bitches. If nothing else, at least Occupy made these people a tiny little bit less comfortable.
Greg
I know we all like to pretend Romney is the... →
And yes, compared to Newt or Cain or Bachmann or Santorum, he definitely is. But HOLY SHIT is that a low standard to hold someone who wishes to be president to. The guy is a pandering liar and that’s all there is to it. Any problem you may have with Obama’s performance may be fair, but the guy is not a liar, is not corrupt, and is not simply looking to gain power for the sake of...
Awesome →
Portugal leading the way, Greece will be next. Unfortunately Spain just elected a conservative so who knows if he will just buckle to Germany. Anyway, all it takes is one country to credibly threaten to default and the Euro will be officially done unless the ECB steps up and does what’s right by acting as lender of last resort to member countries. Not holding my breath though - we are...
Lots of shitty stuff going on in our world... →
but it’s nice to read stories like this from time to time.
Tim
Eh, whatever →
Plenty of people still flying privately. As long as the “job creators” are ok, we all are. Right? Greg
Holy hell →
$145M is an ok year.
Greg
Dare I say it? NPR, this was really funny!! →
Greg
Those three tallest bars... →
Those are basically most of the people I know. Thanks Newt, that’s awesome.
Greg
OH BABY!!! →
Finally, some sanity. If I was Mayor for a day, I would have EVERY cop employed by the City of Boston down in Dewey Square tonight, with Billy Clubs and Pepper Spray cans in hand. Then I’d send the fire department to the other side with fire hoses on full blast, spraying those mother f’ing hippies out of the square. And as they went by the cops, I’d have them pepper sprayed...
Just a reminder
The banking systems of the world are once again “in desperate need of liquidity” or else the entire world economy will come crashing down.
In normal language, this means they need the central banks of the world to print huge sums of money (over $50 billion in this case) and hand it to them.
Two questions:
1) Why do these dumb motherfuckers still have jobs, let alone jobs important...
Awesome stuff →
“This field is a festival for fruitcake because so is the party to which it seeks to appeal.”
Greg
Decide whose side you're on →
Nancy Pelosi kicks ass, and the GOP is a bunch of pricks. All they care about is making sure rich people get to keep as much of their money as possible. Everything else is a cover for that agenda. And the cover is becoming more and more thin. Pricks. Greg
Things that annoy me...
People who don’t know how to walk on side-walks or down hallways…a quick lesson: Walk as if you were driving: stay to your right and only use the left lane to pass. If you’re walking next to someone and another person is walking towards you, you are the one obligated to move to out of the way. Don’t cut the corner. If you are on the wrong side and bump into someone,...
Good insight from a British person →
On what it’s like to be without health insurance. “I’ll wait and see if it gets better on its own” not only makes for a stressed and miserable and in-pain patient, it also makes for a much more expensive treatment. Greg
HAHAHAHAHAHA →
Greg
This one is for Mastercraft and Jacoby'sDad →
Greg
Race-baiting much, Newt? →
Because he certainly isn’t talking about Appalachia here when talking about “really poor neighborhoods” with no role models. What a dickhead. Greg
Oh Kentucky... →
You. Are. Hilarious. Please secede again so we can let you go this time. Thanks,
Greg
Boom, perfect →
Succinct, concise, easy to understand. Thank you Nick Kristof. Greg