Selected quotes:
They breathe profits; they eat the interest on money. If they don’t get it, they die the way you die without air, without side-meat. [referring to the banks] (Chapter 5)
The bank is something more than men, I tell you. It’s the monster. Men made it, but they can’t control it. (Chapter 5)
And the great [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Read The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck today
Published by September 30th, 2008 in Arts & Leisure, Politics and economy. 0 Comments
Deciding the Next Decider: The 2008 Presidential Race in Rhyme
Calvin Trillin
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George H.W. Bush warned us about “voodoo economics” in 1980, but the ideologues clamped a gag on him and put him on the Gipper’s ticket. For much of the time since then, the madmen of the right have carried the day. They were freed of their remaining few restraints with the ascendance of George W. [...]
Dow Jones Down… Barack Obama Up!
Published by September 29th, 2008 in Election 2008 and economy. 0 CommentsHey everybody, stocks are on sale today!
The Dow Jones dropped 777 points on Monday, its biggest single-day point drop ever. It dropped 500 points in just a few minutes during today’s House vote on the bailout bill.
The House Republicans said they had twelve representatives who were going to vote for the bailout, but turned against it [...]
The October Surprises Waiting for Obama
Published by September 28th, 2008 in Election 2008. 0 CommentsA great article by Johann Hari appeared today on the Huffington Post. It highlights the area of American political exchange that has me most paranoid about the coming election. I was confident John Kerry would make a great president, especially when compared to GWB. But watching his campaign flub in every attempt to come back [...]
Hello readers. You may have gathered from my posts this week that this week has been officially declared Nick Cave week. So in keeping with this theme, I am here to tell you that Nick Cave is on Fresh Air today, and that you better tune in to your local NPR station and listen.
There’s a [...]
Who would you rather have as president? A guy whose name means lightning or a guy whose name means toilet or a guy who fucks hookers?
Picked up from a coworker via Daily Kos who ultimately got it from Sarah Silverman.
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Yesterday I promised a blurry photo, and here it is.
Wednesday’s show was a little different from Tuesday’s all-out rock show. The band started out performing five songs much like they did last night, but then settled in to their more traditional arrangements for a couple of songs. Nick took a seat at the keyboards to [...]
Nick Cave Live in Seattle and on KEXP 90.3 FM
Published by September 24th, 2008 in Music. 0 CommentsNick Cave and the Bad Seeds played the first of two sold-out shows at the Showbox SoDo in Seattle last night. I’ve seen them perform many times, but I’ve never seen them do what they did last night.
Nick Cave is not one to stay in the same place for too long. He and the Bad Seeds have [...]
Everything You Need to Know about the $700,000,000,000 Bailout
Published by September 23rd, 2008 in economy. 0 CommentsTreasury Secretary Hank Paulson:
“If we design it so it’s punitive and so institutions aren’t going to participate, this won’t work the way we need it to work,” Paulson, whose net worth is said to be north of $600 million, told Chris Wallace on “Fox News Sunday.”
Barney Frank (D-Mass.), chairman of the House banking committee
“Here is [...]
Presidential and Vice Presidential Debate Schedule
Published by September 19th, 2008 in Election 2008. 0 CommentsThe upcoming Presidential and Vice Presidential debates will be televised on all major networks and PBS. 9:00 pm for the east coast and 6:00 pm for the west on the following dates:
