Daily Archives: November 16, 2011

Sacred Tropes and Right-Wing Cows

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Myiq2xu

Sister Toldjah: Remember when Barack Obama was upset at the bonuses paid to AIG execs? […] When the bubble burst in 2007, Fannie and Freddie began to lose billions of dollars of investments in mortgage-backed securities (MBS) guarantees. In September … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 Elections, Barack Obama, Corruption, Crony Capitalism, Democratic Party, Financial Meltdown, Housing Bubble, Politics, Racism, Republican Party, Uncategorized, Wall Street Banks | Tagged | 36 Comments

They would call it racist

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Myiq2xu

They would call it racist, but imagine a political ad showing scenes of Obama golfing and vacationing to the sound of a Patsy Cline imitator singing “Lazy . . . I’m lazy and don’t care about you” (h/t Hot Air)

Posted in 2012 Elections, 2012 GOP Primary, Barack Obama | Tagged , , | 23 Comments

Occupy Poll Diving

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Myiq2xu

Occupy Wall Street Favor Fading The Occupy Wall Street movement is not wearing well with voters across the country. Only 33% now say that they are supportive of its goals, compared to 45% who say they oppose them. That represents … Continue reading →

Posted in Occupy Wall Street, OWS, Tea Party, Uncategorized | Tagged | 45 Comments

Image and Symbols

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Myiq2xu

Occupy Wall Street’s Image Problem Falling out of the public’s favor, the protesters should take a lesson from the civil rights movement and wrap their frustrations in the American flag Occupy Wall Street is at a fork in the road. … Continue reading →

Posted in Occupy Wall Street, OWS, Uncategorized | Tagged | 41 Comments

Assange still fighting extradition

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Myiq2xu

Julian Assange seeks to take extradition fight to supreme court The founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, is to apply for a supreme court hearing to appeal against extradition to Sweden to face sex crime allegations. His solicitor, Gareth Peirce, confirmed … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 24 Comments