Obama snubs ousted Honduran President?

ZelayaOusted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya is almost immediately to be in Washington.Will Obama otherwise Clinton make the effort to meet with him?No.Have Obama and Clinton blocked aid to the bad guys in Honduras?No.(Zelaya faces arrest in Honduras as protests rise)State Department orator Ian Kelly has supposed that Zelaya is due in Washington to attend an emergency meeting of Organization of American States (OAS) foreign ministers.Kelly supposed Clinton was not listed to meet Zelaya, either at the OAS meeting otherwise privately.A State Department official supposed Zelaya was expected to meet Thomas Shannon, the outgoing assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere Affairs.This meeting would not take place at the State Department, an official stated.White House orator Robert Gibbs confirmed that Zelaya would not meet Obama.Kelly added that the US government is currently reviewing US economic aid to Honduras, but has not yet taken a decision.Zelaya faces arrest in Honduras as protests rise~~BBC SIDES WITH THE SPOOKS OVER LONDON TUBE BOMBING.Swine flu: Wayne Madsen claims 2 Universities engineered the strains.MURDOCH NEWSPAPER'S 'DISINFORMATION' ABOUT MICHAEL JACKSON.Does the CIA take an interest in music?CIA TOPPLES HONDURAN PRESIDENT TO PROTECT DRUGS TRADE.
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Michael Jackson's death

Over the past few days the death of Michael Jackson has received saturation coverage in the media and his death is testament of the enormous impact he had on the world of melody over a lot of years. He was a truly global superstar,known in every corner of the world.Although I was not his biggest fan,the sales of the Thriller album are likely to remain unsurpassed for a lot of years to come(though I thought the Bad album was even better). Michael Jackson was an very gifted performer and still had a enormous fan base, his ability to fill the O2 arena in London for 50 nights showed that he still had great pulling power, barely any previous performer or groups would've been able to sell out so a lot of concerts. It is very sad that his life broken the way it did, but he leaves behind some great musical memories, and for me, Billie Jean is my favourite Jackson track, closely followed by Dirty Diana and I Can't Stop Loving You. May he rest in peace.
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MURDOCH NEWSPAPER'S 'DISINFORMATION' ABOUT MICHAEL JACKSON

Michael Jackson with his children.Is the CIA trying to spread lies about Michael Jackson's death?On 29 June 2009, the Los Angeles coroner's office dismissed as "inaccurate" claims made in Rupert Murdoch's Sun paper (UK) that Michael Jackson's autopsy revealed he was thin and almost bald when he died. Michael Jackson: coroner's office disputes the Sun's autopsy .The Sun claimed Michael Jackson's "hips, thighs and shoulders were riddled with needle wounds."Rupert Murdoch's paper claimed to have been known leaked results of Jackson's autopsy.LA County assistant chief coroner Ed Winter said "I do not know where that information came from, otherwise who that information came from. It is not accurate. Some of it is completely false."Does the CIA take an interest in music?MICHAEL JACKSON HAD A DOUBLE Michael Jackson and CIA Mind Control MICHAEL JACKSON WAS RAPED? MICHAEL JACKSON, SWINE FLU AND THE CIA MICHAEL JACKSON AND THE CIA ~~
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Strangely, CATO missed the AZ, IN, and MS budget crises

CATO was making much food a a small number of days before about budget problems in California, New York, and New Jersey, which can be explained, respectively, by the Governor's veto of an Assembly-passed budget a a small number of months ago, the decline in tax revenues from financial services firms and progressing loss of upstate industry, and underfunded pension obligations whose origins date back to Christie's cocaine-inspired budgets of the mid-1990s.Strangely (via Dr. Black), they missed the crises in a a small number of other states, most especially including the state governed by Republic hero Mitch Daniels:Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels has warned residents that most of the state's services -- including its parks, the Bureau of Motor Vehicles and state-regulated casinos -- would be shuttered if not a budget is passed today.Closing down the casinos? Now that is extreme.Mitch Daniels, doing for my old home state what he did for the country.
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In Which Gred Mankiw Displays Alarming Ignorance about that Giant Glowing Red Triangle Across the River

Robert WaldmannSuggests that serious readers go read Brad Delong's comment on Greg Mankiw's comment on Paul Krugman's declaration that George Will and Gred Mankiw are "either extraordinarily ignorant or simply disingenuous." Totally asking for it, Mankiw also commented on Krugman's post referring to DeLong and Krugman as a tag team.I just want to note that Greg Mankiw chooses a very strange example to exemplify his lack of knowledge of basic economic theory.He wrote [Obama's] economic reason regarding the public alternative is hard to follow. Consumer choice and honest competition are indeed the foundation of a successful market system, but they are usually achieved without a public provider. We don’t need government-run grocery stores or government-run chat stations to make sure that Americans can buy foodstuff and fuel at reasonable prices..."Mankiw chose to talk about the market for fuel ! reasonable prof Mankiw I have a proposal. This evening get out of Your office, get on Mass Ave and drive South. You will see a river. Across that stream you will see a huge crimson glowing triangle. Do you know what that triangle advertises ? Yes it's the Citgo sign. It avertises a publicly owned lubricate company and chain of chat stations.So if you have negative problem with a public supplier of gasoline, why are you opposite to a public supplier of physical condition care ? Somewhat additional importantly, the idea that the market for fuel shows that we can trust the private sector to give us "Consumer choice and honest competition" is further than bizarre. Ever heard of Standard Oil professor Mankiw ? The fact is that it requires constant struggle to preserve competition and a market based approach of contribution a public plan has advantages compared to a court case based approach. It just consequently happens that the physical condition cover market is not at all competitive in a lot of regions, that profits of large physical condition cover companies have exploded and that the fraction of money waged to physical condition cover companies which they send on to physical condition care providers have plummeted. Sort of like the market for fuel that the private sector gave us before massive public intervention.America's physical condition cover companies had better decide if they favour a public alternative or real enforcement of the Sherman antitrust act. Splitting up physical condition cover companies (what was complete to achieve competition in the market for gasoline) would be rather additional troublesome to policy holders (and executives) than allowing the medicare administration to compete with them. I'd say Mankiw has a point. Health cover is like fuel in the sense that the market has failed -- that profit seeking corporations have managed to reduce competition to levels such that their profits explode. The major differences are that it's the 21st century and the President is using a market based rather than a punitive approach to the problem. Claiming that there is currently a competitive market for physical condition cover in the USA is like claiming that they sky is green.
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CIA TOPPLES HONDURAN PRESIDENT TO PROTECT DRUGS TRADE?

HondurasIn 2008, Manuel Zelaya, the leader of Honduras, openly called for the legalization of drugs as a way to tackle drug-trafficking violence.(President of Honduras Calls for Drug Legalization Cato @ Liberty)Reportedly, the CIA and rudiments of the CIA-backed military in Honduras have been involved in the drugs trade.On 29 June 2009, the CIA reportedly used the Honduran military to oust Manuel Zelaya, the democratically elected leader of Honduras.

Venezuela's President Chavez said troops in Honduras temporarily detained the Venezuelan and Cuban ambassadors and beat them.Hugo Chavez has accused the CIA of live a role in the coup in Honduras. (Chavez: CIA Behind Coup in Honduras)Officials from the U.S. Embassy in Honduras met with congressional representatives and right-wing military top nerve shortly before the military coup was carried out.

The Honduran military has long had links to the CIA, dating back to the Contras, the fascist criminals who were backed by the CIA.Reportedly, during the Reagan years, the CIA was involved in cocaine trafficking in Central America as part of the Contra war in Nicaragua.Honduras by ZackClarkJohn Negroponte was US diplomat in Honduras from 1981 to 1985.There he reportedly worked closely with Honduran army to impose a fascist police state based on torture and murder.A Honduran army death squad, Battalion 3-16, taught by the CIA, kidnapped, tormented and killed hundreds of people, including US missionaries.When a wave of torture and murder staggered a small U.S. ally. (Baltimore Sun)Reportedly Negroponte knew about these human rights violations and yet continued to collaborate with the Honduran military while lying to Congress.

Hondurans by ZackClarkThe CIA taught Battalion 316 in the United States.Gen. Gustavo Alvarez Martinez, who directed Battalion 316, inward strong U.S. support - even after he told a U.S. diplomat that he intended to use the Argentine method of eliminating subversives.By 1983, when Alvarez's oppressive methods were well known to the U.S. Embassy, the Reagan administration awarded him the Legion of Merit for "encouraging the success of democratic processes in Honduras."A CIA officer went often to a secret jail known as INDUMIL, where torture was conducted.~~MICHAEL JACKSON HAD A DOUBLEMichael Jackson and CIA Mind ControlMICHAEL JACKSON WAS RAPED?MICHAEL JACKSON, SWINE FLU AND THE CIABETA will ruin YouTube?MICHAEL JACKSON AND THE CIA
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More from CBO's 'Long Term Budget Outlook'

by Bruce WebbIn a preceding post I highlighted the episode of CBO's Long-Term Budget Outlook that pertained to Social Security. But the Report goes beyond that and in fact focuses on two different possible scenarios outlined in the next Table:The shorthand way of important 'extended baseline' is 'Bush tax cuts expire on schedule' while 'alternative fiscal' equates to 'extending tax cuts'. There are additional mechanism like AMT and doctor compensation which have been consistently attuned to avoid the impacts of then current law projections (feel free to get bigger on this in comments) but the real question boils down to 'sunset tax cuts' or 'extend them'. So what would be the consequences? More figures under the fold.Under 'extended baseline' the shortfall in 2035 projects to be 5.6% of GDP. Is this good? Well no, I don't think it is even acceptable. But it is a lot better place to start that the 14.6% of GDP shortfall we get from 'alternative fiscal'.Now the above are snapshots. What if we aggregate this over 25, 50, and 75 year intervals? Well you get Box 1-1.Now these annual and aggregated deficts all need to get financed by borrowing. How does that shake out?So if we let the Bush tax cuts sundown we buy ourselves about 20 years to figure out what to do long-term. If we extend them we are looking at a situation by 2037 where debt held by the public is a full 200% of GDP as opposite to 75% under current law (i.e. tax cuts sunset).So those people who are attacking Obama spending effects on the shortfall over the next 10 to 20 years using CBO numbers need to confront the fact that there is a lot more long term impact from the stupid policy of tax cuts on top marginal rates.Let the hot, hot fun begin!
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Stokesay Castle, Shropshire

Another gem from the British Pathe website is this film of Stokesay Castle from 1936, complete with a commentary from Mr Cholmondeley-Warner.Except that, apart from the attractive conversion of part of the small house to include a teashop, Stokesay looks exactly the same today as it did 60 years ago.As the English Heritage page for Stokesay says:Stokesay Castle is quite simply the finest and most excellent preserved fortified medieval manor house in England. Set in peaceful country near the Welsh border, the castle, timber-framed small house and parish basilica form an unforgettably picturesque group.You can find Stokesay Castle on the A49 in Shropshire, just south of Craven Arms.
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Michael Jackson's death

Over the past few days the death of Michael Jackson has inward diffusion coverage in the media and his death is testament of the enormous impact he had on the world of melody over a lot of years. He was a truly worldwide superstar,known in every corner of the world.Although I was not his biggest fan,the sales of the Thriller album are likely to remain unrivalled for a lot of years to come(though I thought the Bad album was even better). Michael Jackson was an extremely gifted performer and still had a enormous fan base, his ability to fill the O2 arena in London for 50 nights showed that he still had great pulling power, hardly any previous performer otherwise groups would've been able to sell out so a lot of concerts. It is very depressing that his life ended the way it did, but he leaves behind some great musical memories, and for me, Billie Jean is my favourite Jackson track, closely followed by Dirty Diana and I Can't Stop Loving You. May he rest in peace.
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Unsolicited Advice to Makers of Computers

by cactusUnsolicited Advice to Makers of Computers - From a Heavy UserI have three Windows based PCs, and the ex-GF has a Mac. One of the Windows based computers is a desktop, all the rest of our machines are laptops. One is a small purchased three months ago, and the oldest machine (the desktop) is two years old. All but one are name brands... and a a small number of months before there was another (name brand) machine that has since died. Until just I was a consultant, consequently there was a need for much number crunching in our household.But here is the thing - not one of the machines is fully operational. Peripherals do not work, otherwise do not work with the machine, otherwise do not work reliably. We're not personal personal personal computer geeks in this household, but we're not exactly ignorant either. I exhausted a summer operational in a personal personal personal computer repairshop and I have no problems opening up a machine and poking around if need be. I have even been known to do some prodding and the infrequent fondling when the situation called for it. The ex-GF is additional the help-desk type, and I have been forced to deal with that lately too. It additional often than not doesn't help. Its not helping the ex-GF either; her machine just came back from the "Genius Bar" and I wouldn't be astonished if it goes back pretty soon. I realized that maybe as just as four otherwise five years ago, every personal personal personal computer I bought lasted four otherwise five years otherwise more, and additional often than not gave me no problems. On the rare occasions when I had to call the help desk, it solved the problem once and for all. I am about to take the new small to repair shop and tell them a) to do something about the the wireless modem turning itself rotten at random times for a week at a time and b) make the $#%^ cd reader I bought work with the thing. I am ready to pay as much as the small itself cost me just to have it operational once and for all and never again have to deal with the tech support people. I estimate I have exhausted about eighteen hours trying to fix these two problems myself (with and without tech support) and I am tired and aggravated. My time is value something, and avoidance of annoyance is value more. I was kvetching to my Dad, but his reply was: "How a lot of previous industries are there which produce such complex pieces of equipment consequently cheaply?" I guess when you grew up with punch cards, you bring a different perspective to the table. And he is right - you can't build something this complex for this little and expect it to work. But personal personal personal computer makers aren't advertising their machines as being any less dependable than the machines that a decade before were being engineered to be dropped from a third story window and still function as if nothing happened. All this got me thinking about the 1968 Buick Skylark I drove while I was high train and college. It was older than I was (I'm a 1970 model year, having, rolled rotten the assembly line in late 1969), and you had to fill it up every time you absent the house, plus once additional on the way back. And it could take a beating; a lady ran into me once with a Lincoln, and while I would not be astonished if that was the end of the Lincoln, I fixed the damage to the Skylark with a hammer. No facilities apart from an ashtray, but the damn thing worked for twenty five years. Which means it was still running long after most of the Buicks complete in the 1970s and 1980s had been scrapped. (I do not have statistics to back up that statement, but like everyone else, I have been in Buicks complete in the 1970s and 1980s.) On paper Buicks from the 1970s and 1980s were much better vehicles, coming with fancy kind such as bear restraints, automatic windows, better mileage, and a postponement system that didn't allow the $#%^ing boat to rock for a twenty-three minute window after every turn. My guess is that the 1970s and 1980s models were also better for GM's profitability, at smallest amount at first. After all, they had to be replaced a lot sooner, which supposed additional money flow. At smallest amount at the time. But eventually, people stopped buying American vehicles. I had three American cars before I called it quits. The annoyance of commerce with all the little belongings that went wrong was not value the hassle. Its not just that the vehicles themselves had issues; the dealers I dealt with weren't much better. All sorts of bits and pieces like vent covers and knobs fell rotten my then brand-new Camaro, and the windows never preserved correctly from day one, but none of the dealers ever fixed these problems.As I see it, personal personal personal computer manufacturers nowadays are emulating GM in the 1970s and 1980s. They're starting the process of driving absent their client base. What makes their situation, for now, better than GM's in the 1970s and 1980s is that it seems like all the personal personal personal computer makers are doing it. There is nobody out there producing quality machines, even at slightly higher prices. I suspect there is a market for additional dependable machines - even if that dependability comes at the expense of a a small number of kind otherwise a higher price, provided its advertised and sold that way. It doesn't have to be engineered to take a bullet, but it does have to work. All the time. Convince me that it does and I will pay a premium. And I suspect there are a lot of people like me out there.___________________________________________by cactus
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MICHAEL JACKSON HAD A DOUBLE

The original Michael Jackson. In 1999, Michael Jackson complete an appearance at the Queen's Theatre in Barnstaple, in the UK.He was accompanied by ten bodyguards, he sang four numbers, and he dead in a stretch limo.A statement from Jackson's record company complete it clear that the Michael Jackson in Barnstable was not the real Michael Jackson.(The square chin. The deep voice. But was it really Michael Jackson ...)

This is Michael Jackson's father. Like father, like son.Some people believe that the real Michael Jackson disappeared a lot of years ago."Listen to the tracks on albums after 'Thriller'...listen closely to the voice...it's not him."The new chap did an effective enough job in the videos, and in the ever-increasingly rare public appearances..."but I think finally those a small number of in the know came to see that their waged charlatan was rising increasingly crazy - and in that they saying a new advertising tack to exploit." - (Michael Jackson Died in 1984 - Rafielz - Open Salon)

A fake General Montgomery? The real General Montgomery?In 1944, just before D-Day, M.E. Clifton James, who looked like Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery, was sent to Gibraltar and North Africa, in order to deceive the Germans about the site of the coming invasion. This story was the subject of a book and film, "I Was Monty's Double".

The Reagan White House was concurrent to boy prostitution. Strange belongings happened in Michael Jackson's life.

Michael was born in 1958.

Allegedly, he was sexually abused by people concurrent to the CIA. (MICHAEL JACKSON AND THE CIA / MICHAEL JACKSON WAS RAPED?)

In 1978, Michael Jackson starred as Scarecrow in the melodic film The Wiz. (Wizard of Oz)[20]

In CIA brianwashing, much use is complete of imagery from the Wizard of Oz which has much occult symbolism. (Mk Ultra )

Was 1978 the end of the real Michael Jackson?

In 1979, Jackson reportedly broke his nose during a dance routine.

His rhinoplasty surgery was 'not a complete success'; he reportedly complained of breathing difficulties. He was referred to Dr. Steven Hoefflin, who performed following operations.[22]

In 1982 came 'Thriller'.

Was a new Jackson manufactured by the CIA? Was the new Jackson to spread the corrupt ideas that would advance the CIA's agenda?

Does the new Michael Jackson look like the old Michael Jackson?

A fake? A fake?

The BBC’s Panorama programme told us that Saddam Hussein, a CIA asset, had a lot of doubles.

The security services like to use doubles.

Various Saddams Saddam without a mole.

Mohamed Atta, reportedly a CIA asset, seems to have had a double.

Atta was seen on a Jack Abramoff casino ship. (The Secret World of Jack Abramoff / Filmmaker Hopsicker Discusses Odd Activities Of 911 'Ringleader ... )

Atta had Mossad living next entrance to him.

Atta beam Hebrew but could not speak German to his flight instructor.

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Decimate or Alienate

Robert WaldmannA good sign of a completely bogus argument is dependence on contradictory presumptions of fact. When single is simply wrong, single can frequently make a convincing argument by inventing facts. When single is being absurd, single can fall into the lure to invent inconsistent facts.In this article in the Washington Post Ceci Conolly is being absurd. She argues that progressives (such as movon) who attack Democratic Senators who do not support a public alternative are endangering physical condition care reform. For shortness only I will call the first group "leftists" and the second "centrists." "Centrists" is not as precise as "people who care additional about the value of cover company shares than even-handedness otherwise efficiency and who are eager to sell their votes for campaign contributions" would be additional precise but too long.She presents two arguments single fixed in her own name in what is supposed to be a news article and single ascribed to an anonymous source whom she does not criticize.The first is that the centrists have the power and may destroy physical condition care reform if their feelings are hurt. Hence her personally fixed view that leftist pressure is a bad idea since "the intraparty rift runs the risk of alienating centrist Democrats who will be needed to pass a bill." Now I know it was impolite of me to suggest that supposed centrists are additional otherwise less corrupt, but at least I didn't assert as Connolly did that they are eager to leave people without physical condition cover out of pique. The second is that centrist Democrats are better than Republicans and terribly weak consequently that criticizing them will cause them to lose office -- just look what a close call Ben Nelson had last time. Hence the anonymous source "The strategist, who asked for anonymity since he was criticizing colleagues, said: "These are friends of ours. I would much rather see a quiet call placed by [Obama chief of staff] Rahm Emanuel proverb this is not helpful. Instead, we try to destroy them?"" So which are they people consequently powerful that they must not be offended otherwise they will damage the country otherwise people consequently weak that single tenth of them will die horrible deaths if they are criticized ?One of the previous Conolly and Penn otherwise maybe Schoen .Oh and did the strategist also ask that it not be mentioned whether otherwise not he otherwise she is paid by big business for serving them with public relations ? Just reading the headline, I knew I'd be hearing about this at eschaton who concurrent to Adam Green.Boy am I late on this. I am not even the first Waldman[n] to denounce Connollytarget="_blank"
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King Of Pop Dead At 12

LOS ANGELES—Michael Jackson, a talented child performer known for his love of amusement park rides and his hobby of collecting exotic animals for his Neverland Ranch, died from sudden cardiac arrest Thursday at the age of 12. The prepubescent singer, who enjoyed playing dress-up and often referred to himself as "the King of Pop," was celebrated for his naïve exuberance and his generosity toward other children. "This is a terrible loss for music and for all of us," brother Jermaine Jackson said. "He had so much potential to blossom into a gracious and mature human being. As it is, the world will never know the genius Michael Jackson might have become had he grown up." The singer leaves behind a large body of hits, 25,000 unopened toys, and nearly $400 million of debt.

you people are heartless ass bastards. Watch out for Karma

I do not know what would be more appropriate right now then jokes about Michael Jackson dying. If you have any to add do so in the comments section.

• Michael Jackson hasn’t been this stiff since Macully Culkin spent the night at Neverland Ranch.
• Because Jackson’s body was 95% plastic, he will be melted down and turned into legos, this way kids can play with him for a change.
• Reports that Michael Jackson has died of a heart attack in his home are untrue… He actually died having a stroke in the children’s ward.
• In the spirit of recycling, Michael Jackson will be melted down into plastic party cups so kids can still get their lips around his rim.
• In accordance with Michael Jackson’s will, little boys’ pants shall be flown at half-mast today.
• Doctors are looking into claims that MJ’s death could have been caused by an allergic reaction from eating 12 year old nuts.
• I heard Michael Jackson died of food poisoning from eating a 5 year old wiener.
• Micheal jackson will always be with us… he is not biodegradable.
• Farrah Fawcett arrived at the Pearly Gates and God asked her what he could do for her having led such an honest life. Farrah asked God to simply make sure the children of the world were safe. Five minutes later, Michael Jackson died.
• MJ’s dying wish was to be melted down and turned into straws so he can still get sucked on by kids.
• It has been released that MJs last wish was that he wants to be melted down and made into a slide so kids can go down on him forever.
• In memory of MJ’s death, McDonald’s is coming out with the new “McJackson”. It’s 50 year old meat between 12 year old buns.
• Michael Jackson’s ashes are going to be put in an Etch A Sketch so kids can still twiddle his knob.
• Michael Jackson’s death has now been ruled a suicide. Apparently doctors told him that the only way he could get whiter is if he died.
• Only in America can someone be born a poor black kid, and die a rich white woman.
• Madonna sent her condolences to the Jackson family. Then asked how much they wanted for the kids.
• Breaking News: Casper the friendly ghost was molested in the early hours of this morning!
• Michael Jackson’s last words: “Take me to the Children’s Hospital!”
• What was Michael Jacksons last hit? The floor!
• Michael Jackson died of a heart attack. He really shouldn’t have looked at the man in the mirror.