tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post1842668301857141166..comments2024-03-29T06:35:11.321-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: The Fed and Treasury Need to Start Buying StocksDeuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger136125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-11763575621187047012008-11-12T03:11:00.000-05:002008-11-12T03:11:00.000-05:00Rockford was in the news about something today, Li...Rockford was in the news about something today, Linear.<BR/>(but of course I forgot what for)Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-43274828900180009962008-11-12T03:07:00.000-05:002008-11-12T03:07:00.000-05:00...maybe one of the few gifts from G_d to go with ......maybe one of the few gifts from G_d to go with all the stolen stuff:<BR/>We get to re-live our youth in a virtual sort of way.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-74702149706477082612008-11-12T03:05:00.000-05:002008-11-12T03:05:00.000-05:00Yeah, some of them early experiences just keep get...Yeah, some of them early experiences just keep getting vivider and vivider, Linear!<BR/>...as the recent past fades quietly away.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-37423397193083823582008-11-12T03:04:00.000-05:002008-11-12T03:04:00.000-05:00I refuse to accept any hint of a suggestion that I...I refuse to accept any hint of a suggestion that I might be one of an infinite number of Micro Units.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-3499561462400080842008-11-12T02:58:00.000-05:002008-11-12T02:58:00.000-05:00Jeeze, I caint remember.Used to have a good memory...<EM>Jeeze, I caint remember.<BR/>Used to have a good memory.<BR/>All lost.<BR/>All IS Lost.</EM><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Welcome, Doug...<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>...to my world... <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>...You'll enjoy reliving those exciting times of your youth, though... <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>...As you try to find your way home from that last place you went to...what was it now?linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-89006312414927370312008-11-12T02:52:00.000-05:002008-11-12T02:52:00.000-05:00Exchanging US held securities for equities is not ...Exchanging US held securities for equities is not spending. You are simply trading assets. If you do not believe that the value of US equities will recover, you lose nothing in the exchange, as you will have a system collapse and the currency will go down with it.<BR/><BR/>Markets are like herds of animals. Herd leaders are market makers. There are trillions of dollars on the sidelines that will follow a leader, maker, trend line. <BR/><BR/>The trend is your friend. <BR/><BR/>An alternative plan is to do nothing, like the Forest Service when they decided to let Yellowstone burn itself out. That is a fine philosophy but a lot of perfectly good timber goes down for the count. Macro solutions in a micro world can destroy an infinite amount of micro units.Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-79683402768100667302008-11-12T02:45:00.000-05:002008-11-12T02:45:00.000-05:00The O'Rouke piece in gentle, if we look to the old...The O'Rouke piece in gentle, if we look to the old manufacturers and how the center-right Federals of the last 28 years dealt with the challenges of the industrial and economic well being of the US.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-82667360409337875032008-11-12T02:41:00.000-05:002008-11-12T02:41:00.000-05:00AIG, alone sucked up $150 Billion, so far. To what...AIG, alone sucked up $150 Billion, so far. To what effect on the overall crisis, is an unknowable, to me, at this point. May be unknowable forever.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-24462488163327795662008-11-12T02:39:00.000-05:002008-11-12T02:39:00.000-05:00How did Alan Greenspan, the free market cheerleade...How did Alan Greenspan, the free market cheerleader put it? Something about being in “shocked disbelief.”Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-44967923888667609882008-11-12T02:38:00.000-05:002008-11-12T02:38:00.000-05:00Over or under a trillion USD?Would that even make ...Over or under a trillion USD?<BR/><BR/>Would that even make a real impact, a trillion?desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-78360507054252477762008-11-12T02:36:00.000-05:002008-11-12T02:36:00.000-05:00How great an investment are we really talking abou...How great an investment are we really talking about, do you think, in how wide a range of industries and companies?desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-52539658295869867222008-11-12T02:33:00.000-05:002008-11-12T02:33:00.000-05:00I am afraid that too many people are convinced tha...I am afraid that too many people are convinced that a so-called free market can stop an accelerating deflationary spiral. We do not have a free market. It is a manipulated, gamed and regulated system. <BR/><BR/>I envy your optimism.Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-67574710064241071612008-11-12T02:27:00.000-05:002008-11-12T02:27:00.000-05:00No, doug, not a word to anyone, outside the six of...No, doug, not a word to anyone, outside the six of us.<BR/><BR/>Amazing that 100,000 viters are dual registered, but only onesies and twosies prosecuted for voting twice.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-7654723338238298632008-11-12T02:25:00.000-05:002008-11-12T02:25:00.000-05:00Could be, doug, could be.Obamasan, that a title of...Could be, doug, could be.<BR/><BR/>Obamasan, that a title of respect, doug, amongst the Nipponese. <BR/>I figure that Obama could benefit from that title, as he negotiates with the Chinese.<BR/><BR/>His Malaysian experiences should serve him well.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-81443917092277099072008-11-12T02:19:00.000-05:002008-11-12T02:19:00.000-05:00You haven't snitched on Bob's wife, yet, have you ...You haven't snitched on Bob's wife, yet, have you 'Rat?<BR/>(Other than on the Public Record here @ the Bar)<BR/>Be a shame to have a convicted felon in our extended family.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-5415690930827879982008-11-12T02:15:00.000-05:002008-11-12T02:15:00.000-05:00Isn't "Obamasan" racist code-talk?Isn't "Obamasan" racist code-talk?Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-75282767507757702812008-11-12T02:13:00.000-05:002008-11-12T02:13:00.000-05:00Coulda been some voter fraud hiding in the origina...Coulda been some voter fraud hiding in the original results, TOO.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1616536760288164572008-11-12T02:10:00.000-05:002008-11-12T02:10:00.000-05:00The deal in MN, again, reads more like voting offi...The deal in MN, again, reads more like voting official fraud, than voter fraud, if it is fraudlent and not an error of incompetence by those officialsdesert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-44032207298827746712008-11-12T02:07:00.000-05:002008-11-12T02:07:00.000-05:00westhaek describes one of Obamasan's first challen...westhaek describes one of Obamasan's first challenges, abroad.<BR/><BR/><I>For Poland, the Czech Republic, and others in the East, the best part of the U.S. missile defense plan is not the missile defense installations. The best part is the ancillary American requirement to defend the missile defense installations. That means Patriot and THAAD air and missile defense systems, and enough ground force protection to provide a “trip-wire” deterrence against a hypothetical Russian incursion, as happened to Georgia. But if President Obama pulls up the stakes on the main missile defense project, all of these other deployments will get scratched, too.<BR/><BR/>Mr. Medvedev is asking Mr. Obama to choose between standing up for “New Europe” or risk a quick blow-up in U.S.-Russian relations during the first months of his presidency. Needless to say, politicians and electorates across “Old Europe” have great expectations for some kind of a new era regarding America’s relationship with Europe and the rest of the world. A messy squabble with Russia is not what they have in mind for the Obama presidency.<BR/></I>desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-3774696655111783372008-11-12T01:56:00.000-05:002008-11-12T01:56:00.000-05:00Betcha they could even figure out Who!Betcha they could even figure out Who!desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-4775997756494114672008-11-12T01:55:00.000-05:002008-11-12T01:55:00.000-05:00In that MN deal, there are only three precincts to...In that MN deal, there are only three precincts to investigate.<BR/><BR/>The where, what, why, when & how ought to be easy for the guys who prosecuted Martha Stewart or Scooter Libbey to ascertain.<BR/><BR/>Post Hastedesert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-37214751340723574682008-11-12T01:47:00.000-05:002008-11-12T01:47:00.000-05:00The max for voting twice, it's ten years. So if th...The max for voting twice, it's ten years. <BR/><BR/>So if there is a conspiracy, beyond the donald duck piece work payment registrations, but registrations that involve real voter fraud. That'd be RICO'd. or could be.<BR/><BR/>Serious business.<BR/>You betcha.<BR/><BR/>And trish has not "liked me", for years now.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-30456767356855805912008-11-12T01:26:00.000-05:002008-11-12T01:26:00.000-05:00This one hots a tad close to home, bobal. Check th...This one hots a tad close to home, bobal. Check the bolded type<BR/><BR/><BR/>Investigation: Thousands Registered In More Than One State<BR/>Computer Cross Match Reveals Systematic Problems<BR/><A HREF="http://www.whiotv.com/news/17877606/detail.html" REL="nofollow">Jim Otte, Reporter</A><BR/><I>Monday, November 3, 2008 – updated: 9:42 pm EST November 4, 2008<BR/><BR/><B>DAYTON, Ohio</B><BR/> -- A News Center 7 investigation found a loophole in the voter registration system that allows people to obtain more than one ballot with ease.<BR/><BR/>The problem begins with the voter registration system that is operated by local county boards across the country.<BR/><BR/>Voters who move from one county to another within the same state have their old voter registration eliminated when county boards update registration lists.<BR/><BR/><B>But that does not happen for people who move from one state to another or own property in more than one state.</B><BR/><BR/>Gina Thompson of Kettering was one of thousands of people who flocked to the Montgomery County Board of Elections office to vote early. She marveled at the turnout and the simplicity of the system.<BR/><BR/>"One person, one vote. That's the way it should be," Thompson said.<BR/><BR/>But Thompson was concerned when she learned how simple it might be for someone to obtain more than one ballot.<BR/><BR/><B>A cross-match of computerized voter registration lists from Ohio, Florida and Georgia found 112,148 people are registered in more than one state.</B><BR/><BR/>Aaron Bashore of Middletown said he voted locally and received an absentee ballot by mail from Georgia, where he also owns property. Bashore said he threw the absentee ballot away.<BR/><BR/>"You could have potentially, if we had worked it, we could have voted in many places, many times, probably," Bashore said.<BR/><BR/>Lauren Arnone of Cincinnati received an absentee ballot from her home state of Georgia but had not opened it. She voted in Ohio after an elections official in Georgia told her by telephone that if she registered here, her registration there would be canceled. That advice was inaccurate.<BR/><BR/>The computer cross match of the three states turned up evidence of at least three people in Georgia and Florida voting twice. Authorities there pledged to investigate.<BR/><BR/>Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner said voter fraud is rare but the system does present problems when registration lists are not cross matched between states.<BR/><BR/>Brunner had discussed cross-matching for the past year with states surrounding Ohio, but had not been able to come to an agreement with those states.<BR/><BR/>It leaves open the possibility that, whether on purpose or by accident, some people could obtain two ballots.<BR/><BR/><B>"There are some people who own properties in both states who think they are entitled to vote in both states because they own property in both states. The law does not work that way in any state in the country. It is where you reside,"</B> Brunner said.<BR/><BR/>Brunner said she plans to pursue cross-matching voter registration lists on a regional basis after the current election.</I><BR/><BR/>Doubt that Idaho is going to one pf the States she cross checks with, bob. And as you said, your missus only voted once.<BR/><BR/>No harm - no foul<BR/>All will be well.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-75861337718736802452008-11-12T01:17:00.000-05:002008-11-12T01:17:00.000-05:00Georgia Voter Fraud Tops 100,000 Tuesday, November...<B>Georgia Voter Fraud Tops 100,000</B> <BR/><BR/>Tuesday, November 4, 2008 7:20 PM<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/grorgia_voter_fraud/2008/11/04/147682.html" REL="nofollow">By: David Patten </A> <BR/> <I><BR/>Election officials in Georgia are launching an all-out investigation into allegations of voter fraud that could involve over 100,000 people. <BR/><BR/><BR/>“This is extraordinarily disturbing,” declared Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel on Tuesday, according to WSBTV.com. <BR/><BR/>The investigation follows a report by TV news stations in Atlanta, Orlando, Tampa, and Cincinnati who compared voter roles in Georgia with those in Florida and Ohio. The investigative journalists found more than 100,000 names that appear to be registered in more than one state. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Georgia’s master record of voters has 42,000 people on it who are also apparently registered in Florida, according to WSBTV.com. At least four instances of double voting have been uncovered already – which is a felony. <BR/><BR/><BR/>“Does our system just trust that people won’t vote twice?” Handel asks. “From the federal level, yes pretty much.” <BR/><BR/>Handel, a Republican, says the lack of a federal database to track voter registration leaves “an extremely high potential” for voter fraud. <BR/><BR/>2008 Newsmax.</I>desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-91657683382833357482008-11-12T01:03:00.000-05:002008-11-12T01:03:00.000-05:00It is not a loss per car, mat, but a cost per car....It is not a loss per car, mat, but a cost per car.<BR/><BR/>Where is the Bush Justice Department, bob?<BR/><BR/>If there is large scale voter fraud, and there well could be, in MN, why are the agents of the Bush Justice Department not on it?<BR/><BR/>When Jesse Ventura won the Governor race, there in MN, they had register and vote, at the polling place, on election day.<BR/><BR/>It was one of the keys to his winning. No purple fingers, we're to sophisticated, for that, in the US.<BR/><BR/>That is why, it seems, all the politicos laywer up, right from the start now a days. To do battle over the legality of the votes.<BR/><BR/>So much power is at stake.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.com