Newt For President‏

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/02/23/gingrich-pressed-on-affair/

"You adamantly oppose gay rights... but you've also been married three times and admitted to having an affair with your current wife while you were still married to your second," Friedman said, in comments first reported by Politico. "As a successful politician who's considering running for president, who would set the bar for moral conduct and be the voice of the American people, how do you reconcile this hypocritical interpretation of the religious values that you so vigorously defend?"

Gingrich has admitted to cheating on his second wife in the late 1990's with the woman who is now his wife. He's also acknowledged having an affair with the woman who became his second wife while he was married to his first wife. That sounds awesome.

HAHAHAHAH Good luck with that Presidential run Newt. You seem to be off to a great start.

Jobs Counsel Meeting - Our problems will soon be solved.‏

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/24/AR2011022402637.html

Another day at the White House and and another meeting with Mr. Jeffrey Immelt of GE.

A week can't pass without Immelt hanging out at the White House. No sir.

He is there to figure out how to create more (any) Jobs in America. Thank goodness we have him on the job too.

This meeting could have happened last week but unfortunately Immelt was very busy announcing plans to create jobs in Brazil. So Obama had to wait his turn.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-16/general-electric-to-open-research-center-in-brazil.html

Bill Gates Dumping Stock as fast as he can‏

http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/microsoft_news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=229204354&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_All

90,000,000,000 shares sold in a year. He can't separate himself from that garbage stock fast enough. What a vote of confidence.

"Reports Tuesday indicate Ballmer is set to shake up Microsoft's management ranks in a big way"

You know the management who decided to lay off thousands of Americans. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10233569-56.html

The same management who decided to hire 7000 Indians. http://in.rediff.com/money/2005/dec/07gates.htm

When the results of those incredibly poor decisions are clear Bill Gates can't run away fast enough. It isn't Ballmer's fault...No sir.....It is everyone else's fault. Lets fire all the other management. Just not him.

"Ballmer's next move could be to elevate engineering and product specialists to senior positions in an effort to return Microsoft to its software engineering roots." (When it was done in AMERICA.......When Microsoft was a respected company and not a complete joke)

Windows Phone 7 Update A DISASTER

http://www.businessinsider.com/windows-phone-update-disaster-2011-2

HAHAHAHAHAHAh......HAHAHAHAHAHAH I can't get enough of these stories. I really can't. They bring such joy.

Looks like their Indian programmers have screwed up AGAIN! Shocking I know.

Microsoft's comment: "We are investigating reports related to the Windows Phone update process and will provide additional information and guidance as it becomes available."

(Translation - our programmers in India are currently sleeping but as soon as they wake up we will be sure to ask them what the h*ll they did here. We would ask programmers in America but unfortunately we laid them all off to save money. All that is left is row after row of empty cubicles. Our India strategy has been a great success as you can clearly see.)

Vista was a disaster.

Kin Cell was a disaster. http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/microsoft-kin-is-dead/

Now phone 7 is turning into a disaster.

The company Stock is worth half of what it was 10 years ago (When they hired Americans)

Their angry investors want to break up the company. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20006003-56.html

Apple has passed them. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20006003-56.html

Of couse Apple didn't listen to Information week magazine and send their jobs to India. Hence why they dominate. http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_25/b3989058.htm

Yes, If the goal is to destroy a business then outsourcing will definitley get you there.

Derek Jeters Mansion

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31751_162-20034947-10391697.html

Hank Steinbrenner stirred up trouble when he said the Yanks didn't win last year because too many players were building mansions instead of concentrating. Everyone took that as a swipe at Derek Jeter who is building a mega mansion in Florida.

Here is the mansion in case you haven't seen it. Poor guy. He is never gonna get any girls living in that little sh*t hole. 7 Million dollars. 30,000 square feet. Only 7 bedrooms. 9 bathrooms. Embarrassing......

Doesn't seem to be much of a yard. I don't see any grass. I could never live there.

http://www.tmz.com/2011/02/22/derek-jeter-tampa-house-7-7-million-yankees/

Fear Of A Catastrophic crash.‏

http://www.cnbc.com/id/41655262/

People fear a catastrophic crash because everyone knows our economy is built on a fraud. The stock market is completely removed from reality. The reality of unemployment. The reality that we gave it all away. Eventually that is going to catch up with the moron speculators who are artificially driving the market higher. When that happens down it will all come. Until then everyone can enjoy the fantasy.

Wall Street is Dead.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/14/opinion/14Salmon.html

FEL Laser...Take that.‏

http://www.newsweek.com/2010/10/04/u-s-wary-of-china-s-anti-ship-missiles.html

In October this Newsweek story ran about China's anti ship missile called the sizzler. It is all about what China is doing to threaten US Carrier groups. How the US has no defense with the growing threat from our enemies (I mean friends) in China.

If China wants to dominate the region it is all about taking out the US aircraft Carriers. The Carriers are the USA's main weapons systems. Without carriers we are a lion with no teeth. So all China's efforts are focused on taking them out.


http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/02/18/navy-breaks-world-record-futuristic-laser-getting-real/#

Here is the US's response. F*ck You...... Bring it........ You got fast missiles. No problem. We got lasers.... B*tch.

"The Navy just set a new world record, a test blast from a new type of laser that can shoot cruise missiles from the sky in seconds with a deadly accuracy that simply doesn't exist in the military’s vast arsenal today."

"scientists blast unprecedented levels of power into a prototype accelerator, producing a supercharged electron beam that can burn through 20 feet of steel per second."

That is what I am talking about.

Now make sure you keep this top secret technology in a safe place which China will be sure to hack and steal. At least that is what normally happens.

USA......USA.......USA......

The Glamorous Life of Former NFL Players

"The suicide rate among ex-NFL players is six times the national average"

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/football/bears/3927848-419/goodell-says-duersons-death-sad.html

They don't need to make much money. Life if a bowl of cherries once their playing days are over. The owners are the ones who deserve all the money. They are the ones living the tragedy. Lets all stand tall for the owners.

Korean Free Trade Agreement Propaganda‏

The Korean Free trade agreement is going through congress. The propaganda is in overdrive. Hyundai is working overtime to get stories in the newspaper about how many jobs they create in the USA. How good it all is for the US economy.

Here is Hyundai helping Alabama economy.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/19/business/19hyundai.html?src=busln

Here is Hyundai imports helping the Philadelphia economy.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-17/hyundai-cars-from-south-korea-used-to-press-for-free-trade-deal.html

Here is Hyundai new Headquarters building. This will create construction jobs and regular jobs. Jobs, jobs, jobs.
http://economy.ocregister.com/2010/09/15/hyundai-to-double-size-of-o-c-headquarters-staff/40652/

Hyundai wants to make people warm and fuzzy about another jobs stealing Free trade agreement. I believe magicians call it misdirection. When you don't want people to notice what is on the left you just point out what is on the right.

Just because NAFTA was a disaster. Just because China was/is a disaster. Just because India was/is a disaster. Korea is all about US jobs. Trust them.....

The Day After.‏

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704900004576152254129083120.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Cheers to screwing the American people. The dinner must have been delicious.

"The president's budget, released this week, included billions of dollars for new R&D spending. Mr. Obama has also secured a measure to allow businesses to fully expense business investing for 2011."

So lets get this straight. The government will hand your companies Billions of dollars. Then when you spend the free money you don't have to pay any taxes on it at all. Isn't that great.... And they say Obama doesn't get along with corporate American. Looks like he gets along swimmingly.

"The business community, and technology companies in particular, (The guys he is sitting at the table with)have raised concerns about Mr. Obama's proposal to boost taxes on overseas income."

It is a real problem for Steve Jobs when he hires slave labor children (In China) and then Obama wants to tax that money. If he could not tax that money that would be so much better (for him). Now lets drink a toast. To us billionaires....It sucks to be everyone else.

Ford Selling Out to Russia‏

http://www.rttnews.com/Content/BreakingNews.aspx?Id=1556549&SM=1

Ford is going over to Russia to teach them how to build cars. That will be super helpful to the US economy. Teach the Russians. Hire the Russians. Pay the Russians. What could be better.

If Russia wants to buy Fords they should have said is we will put them on a boat (from Detroit) and send them to Russia. They can have as many as they like. Ford will keep making them, and they can keep buying them. But everyone should understand they will be made in Detroit by American workers. Those American workers will pay Taxes to the US government. The same government who stood ready to bail their azz out if needed. So let Ford know how many you want.

If they think Ford is going over there to teach them how to build cars they are nuts.

Too bad they didn't say that.

The LA Times wakes up....Hey there is an issue over at Boeing...Send a reporter‏

http://articles.latimes.com/2011/feb/15/business/la-fi-hiltzik-20110215

The Dreamliner teaches lessons about Outsourcing.......Really, wow I didn't know that.

I have only been spitting out the same lessons for the past 10 years. They could have just read my emails and saved themselves 18 billion Dollars. Would have been a lot more cost effective.

Nice to see by 2011 the Los Angeles Times finally picked up the story. Nothing like being late to the show. I guess better late then never.

Tomorrow the LA Times will report that the world is round.

Obama meeting with Silicon Valley.‏

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2011/02/17/obama-to-meet-with-jobs-zuckerberg-other-tech-executives/

Yes Obama never met a CEO who he didn't want to kiss his azz. The more high profile the CEO the better.

And a day can't pass without GE's Jeffrey Immelt hanging by Obamas side. He will be there today too.

It is budget time. Time to tell the CEO's how much of the federal budget will be going to their companies.

Steve Jobs is on medical leave but that won't stop him from showing up at a "private residence" to meet Obama and find out about all his free federal money.

“The President and the business leaders will discuss our shared goal of promoting American innovation, and discuss his commitment to new investments in research and development, education and clean energy,” the White House said in its daily guidance to reporters.

Money for teachers.... Sorry no.

Money for Police....Sorry no.

Money for Apple, Facebook and Google...You bet there is. Lots of it too.

I am sure Steve jobs can't wait to detail all the slave laborers he is employing over there in China. I am sure Obama is anxious to learn how that is helpful to the US economy.
I am sure Obama can't wait to discuss how Google was hacked by China. Obama can relate after all the White House was hacked by China too. I am sure that will bring a chuckle to the room of Billionaires.

One thing you can be sure is this meeting won't be viewed on C Span. No room for open and honest government. That gets in the way of back room dealings.

China Ramping Up Their Protectionism....

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=12908915&page=1

The more protectionism the better. For China that is.

Whatever it takes to keep foreigners out has been a winning strategy for China (and India). The only dumb azzes who don't get it are in the USA.

Our free trade has led to an 12 Trillion Dollar debt and 9% unemployment. Meanwhile China's protectionism has led to China to overtaking Japan as the second largest economy.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/political-economy/2011/02/china_overtakes_japan_to_becom.html

Next up is the US economy. It is only a matter of time before the US is left in a cloud of dust. When that happens our idiot economists will still be insisting protectionism doesn't work.

Apple's Chinese Sweatshops

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/jun/02/steve-jobs-foxconn-china-not-sweatshop

In June Steve Jobs said his Chinese employees (who were killing themselves) were NOT working in a sweatshop. The findings of their audit tell a different story.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/feb/15/apple-report-reveals-child-labour

Child Labor. Poisened employees. More then 60 hour work weeks and 1 day off (As opposed to a 40 hour work week with two days off in the US). Really what does any of that matter when the stock price is soaring and profits are through the roof. Small price to pay for some negative press.

Pratt and Whitney selling out to India

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/08/unitedtechnologies-india-idUSSGE7160CJ20110208

"Quality has always been a big issue in aerospace parts manufacturing in India," Saxena said.
"We are working to bring the suppliers up to speed with our standards."

Translation - They manfacture total crap, However the crap being manufactured is so cheap we can't fail to use it

"In 2009, India introduced a new rule that made it mandatory for foreign defense firms to buy 30 percent of their equipment from local firms to boost the domestic defense sector. India is now looking to raise that figure to 70 percent within a decade."

Sounds like Protectionism... You can't have protectionism is a global economy. Protectionism is bad. Interesting when The State Of Ohio passed a law saying American workers had to be hired over India workers, our friends in India had a temper tantrum. But when India wants to do the same thing, it is A OK. Indian protectionism is fantastic. American protectionism must be stopped.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/21/stories/2010092163981900.htm

The End Of Fannie and Freddie‏

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-11/obama-administration-calls-for-ultimately-winding-down-fannie-freddie.html

Obama wants to end Fannie and Freddie. Turn the bleeding market over to the private sector who created the bleeding in the first place. Sounds like a Republican idea.

Obama - The great Republican.

"Democrats are generally more supportive of a government role in the mortgage market and argue that removing the federal backstop for mortgages would make loans more expensive and price many middle class Americans out of homeownership. " I agree

"The housing industry, including real estate agents, homebuilders and bankers support some government role for backstopping mortgages and have already started pushing back against some of the most aggressive privatization proposals."

This is a bad idea.

Details Of The Greedy Owners

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=6107737

At the current revenue levels, "total revenue" has been defined as an estimated $9 billion gross, minus a $1 billion credit in the owners' favor. In the current CBA deal about to expire, the union's share has been estimated at about 60 percent of $8 billion, once the $1 billion credit was subtracted.

Owners have asked for an additional $1 billion credit -- or $2 billion in total -- before it splits "total revenue" with players.

To simplify talks, a player source said the union told the owners' negotiating team that it will forgo its request to examine the league's financial books by simply taking the flat 50 percent cut of "all revenue," which would eliminate $1 billion to $2 billion credits off the top and erase the definition of "total revenue."

A union source said that if the NFLPA accepted the owners' current proposal, it would receive a little more than 40 percent of all revenue.

Smith said in an interview with ESPN last week that a 40 percent to 42 percent share of all revenue would represent the smallest percentage of a players' share by any professional sports union.

So the players are willing to take 50/50 but the owners say no. The players say show me your books proving you are poor. The owners say no. The owners want 2 billion up front. Then they want the players to take 40% of what is remaining. The players says F*ck you! Good for the players.

Not An Emergency

"more than 34,000 people have died across Mexico since the crackdown began"

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/09/us-mexico-drugs-idUSTRE7184H520110209

Yet....This is NOT an emergency according to Obama.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41495274/ns/us_news-security/

I wonder how many dead people constitute and emergency.

The Dark Times for The NFL Continue.‏

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2011/02/super-bowl-ratings-look-to-be-even-higher-than-last-years-record-numbers.html

Last years Super bowl was the most watched TV program in history. More people watched then watched the Beatles on Ed Sullivan. More people watched then watched the final episode of MASH.

This years game looks like it is going to beat last year record.

It is a brutal reality for the NFL. The players are definitely going to have to make less money in these difficult times. By all measures the league is in dire straights. Lets all rally behind those Billionaire owners and hope somehow they will be able to survive.