THIS SHOULD WORK OUT PRETTY GOOD: Just this morning, the Supreme Court overturned a 20-year-old ruling that prohibited corporations from using their profligate profits to support candidates and pay for campaign ads, officially declaring consumerism and capitalism the law of the land. And because the American political consciousness/system isn’t already trivial and subjective enough, now [...]
Posts Tagged ‘USA? USA?’
Your Government Is Now Openly, Legally Available For Bribery
Posted in Economy, Lawmaking, Politicking, tagged bad rulings, bribery, financing laws, the supreme court, USA? USA? on 01/21/2010 | Leave a Comment »
The 1910 Census Asks The Tough Questions; ‘Are You Black, African Am., or Negro’??
Posted in The End of the World, tagged 2010 Census, probably Negro, USA? USA? on 01/06/2010 | Leave a Comment »
Oh, that’s the 2010 Census, you say? Carry on then. [NY Daily News] [Most black people I know prefer the term 'Colored' - Editor A G]
The U.S Arms The World With Weapons; Probably Not Helping With The ‘Peace On Earth’ Stuff
Posted in Economy, Military, The End of the World, Traveling to the Foreigns, War, tagged cognitive dissonance, death, USA? USA? on 09/08/2009 | Leave a Comment »
SELLING A SHIT-TON OF GUNS IS GOOD FOR THE ECONOMY, AND GOOD FOR THE APOCALYPSE: It’s a win-win: “The United States signed weapons agreements valued at $37.8 billion in 2008, or 68.4 percent of all business in the global arms bazaar, up significantly from American sales of $25.4 billion the year before.” Just think of [...]
American Conservatives Freak Over U.N. Sex Education Guide
Posted in Education, Health, The End of the World, Wingnuts, tagged AIDS, Health, puritanism, racism, rants, sex ed, specious morality, STDs, studies, The U.N, USA? USA?, Wingnuts on 09/03/2009 | 1 Comment »
SO. The U.N. tried to do this responsible, preventative thing by putting together a set of proposed international sex education guidelines, aimed at reducing H.I.V. infections among young people worldwide. Which, great, considering the following sobering facts: – we do not have a vaccine for AIDS – only 40% of young people aged 15 to [...]
10 of 19 American Banks Fail Stress Test
Posted in Economy, tagged USA? USA? on 05/05/2009 | Leave a Comment »
BUT THE OTHER NINE PASSED SO THE RECESSIONS OVER (?) “The exact number of banks affected remains under discussion. It could include Wells Fargo & Co., Bank of America, Citigroup Inc. and several regional banks. At one point, officials believed as many as 14 banks would need to raise more funds to create a stronger [...]
Your Toxic Asset Relief Program
Posted in Economy, tagged bailout, corruption, Stimulus, thuggery, USA? USA? on 04/22/2009 | 1 Comment »
In just the 1st wave of investigations into TARP, federal inspectors have already opened 20 criminal probes of possible fraud, insider trading, and tax evasion. Hooray!! According to inspector general Neil Barofsky, the total fraud within the $750B financial bailout program could reach into the tens of billions of dollars. Hooray!! Here, read this, from [...]
