Personal Stories

The "Illuminati" isn't some sort of secret organization running around in pyramid-emblazoned robes -- but it does exist and what I mean by that is that there are people running big business and government who are all in cohoots together (often without even meaning to be, I hope) to use the government and its laws and policies and monopoly on the use of legal violence to redistribute wealth from ... read more

So the UN wants a share of the welfare money for the stimulus package... I guess once again it's "Screw Ruidoso and small town people in this country" ...the UN needs yet more welfare money from mom and dad to help my mom and dad because all the welfare money mom and dad are sending to Washington isn't enough yet"??? Mom and dad might have a serious problem about being forced to send ... read more

* My SpokeUp.com Bookmark of the day: ” FDIC's Bair Says She'd Be `Very Surprised' by U.S. Bank Nationalization”. When the largest bank in the US, Citigroup has taken in half a trillion in welfare and the US government is now telling it what assets to buy and sell and when, including forcing Citigroup to sell its brokerage practice to Morgan Stanley which can pay for it with the ten billion in ... read more

As I've been so vocal and adamant against all the forms of corporate welfare (you can call it "bailouts" if you want), I've gotten one question over and over as these two real quotes from my blog comments asked: "What should we do about it?" "What are you, we, going to do about all this?" So many people write to me saying they feel that, now more than ever, they don't have a voice as ... read more

Just a quick reminder that if you sign up for the RevolutioNewsletter today, you get it for half price. Starting tomorrow, the price jumps from the introductory sale price of $10 a month or $100 a year to the actual price of $20 a month or $200 a year. I want to be clear that the whole point of the RevolutioNewsletter is to remember that it's always about the SLOW MONEY and that we're trying ... read more

Freedom, lord what a funny word, We search for it just like some kind of fool, Woman leaving home, man sits there all alone, Little child is paying all the dues -- The Allman Brothers I know most pundits and politicians and the company executives they cater too are all convinced that going into the markets and borrowing hundreds of billions if not trillions of dollars that are then going ... read more

Homegrown Rock to the rhythm and bop to the beat of the radio You ain't got the slang but you've got the face to play the roll You can play with me -- "Fans" by Kings of Leon Here's what will be eating away at my brain all weekend -- * Do I even have to comment on this one? Seeking Help to Bring an MLS Team to Portland New York Times, United States - 14 hours ... read more

You wired me awake and hit me with a hand of broken nails You tied my lead and pulled my chain to watch my blood begin to boil But I'm gonna break, I'm gonna break my, I'm gonna break my rusty cage and run - Soundgarden (which is the greatest name for a band ever) * Remember the trading playbook here. I've been saying that we're likely range-bound ... read more

It's a random kind of thing Came upon a delicate flower I can't believe a machine gun sings Driveby, driveby  -- Neil Young I'll do my usual Weekend Vittles piece tomorrow, but in the meantime, here's a random collection of random thoughts - * We definitely need to bail her out, asap. Maid-Turned-Realtor Masterminded Las Vegas Mortgage Scam, Prosecutors ... read more

I'm sick and tired of waking up so sick of waking up sick and tired" -- Merle Haggard I'm sick of ranting about this $2.25 trillion bail out package that we just sent to the the Wall Street and other biggest banks in this country. But not quite as sick of ranting as I am by the fear-mongering cronies, their politicians and the rich elite pundits all of whom directly benefit from the bailout ... read more