Category Archives: State of Fear-mongering

Wachovia and Drug Money

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Art Stone

When Wachovia attempted to fend off Hank Paulson, the FDIC and Tim Geithner’s forced marriage to CitiGroup, and they flew into the arms of Wells-Fargo to escape – I sort of wondered when the U.S. Government would bring out the … Continue reading →

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Trouble brewing in the gulf

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Art Stone

A low pressure area in the Caribbean has turned into an official tropical depression. It is below the Yucatan Peninsula, heading generally toward Texas. The BP video feeds have gone dead. Even with a minor storm, what they are doing … Continue reading →

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South Korean Military Readiness

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Art Stone

Tuesday night, John Batchelor had on Bruce Bechtol, the author of Red Rouge, a book about North Korea on Amazon Mr Bechtol is retired military, spending part of his career in the DIA as an intelligence analyst. What was alarming … Continue reading →

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Limits of Privacy

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Art Stone

Does an on-duty police officer standing outside their vehicle talking to a suspect have a reasonable expectation of privacy? That what they say and do won’t wind up on YouTube? In Maryland, at least for now, the answer is “Yes”. … Continue reading →

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Would Global Warming increase malaria? (…

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Art Stone

Would Global Warming increase malaria? (if you accept the premise that it exists and we could do anything to stop it…) http://www.malariajournal.com/content/7/S1/S3 Malaria is not a “tropical” disease. It used to be a virulent disease in Europe, including the Soviet … Continue reading →

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Today’s pop quiz – other than ratings, …

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Art Stone

Today’s pop quiz – other than ratings, what motivation would “conservative” Fox News have for exaggerating the environmental damage from the BP well blowout? Hint: Fox News is part of News Corp Hint #2: Fox News did the same thing … Continue reading →

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Certified Chain of Custody – sounds like…

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Art Stone

Certified Chain of Custody – sounds like a legal term like keeping track of O.J. Simpson’s blood sample so that there is no chance it was tampered with by police? Think again. So I’m at a local burger place (never … Continue reading →

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Congressional immunity – members of Cong…

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Art Stone

Congressional immunity – members of Congress are immune from arrest while in transit to or from work – even if they slug a college student asking if he supports the Obama agenda. At least that will be the defense…. It … Continue reading →

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Afghanistan has extensive mineral resour…

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Art Stone

Afghanistan has extensive mineral resources – including lithium, needed for lithium ion batteries. Fortunately for Afghanistan, President Obama will surely prevent exploitation of those resources by white CEOs that live in the suburbs and don’t want to pay taxes to … Continue reading →

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Oil spill at 21,000 gallons…. Oh, not …

Posted on June 13, 2010 by Art Stone

Oil spill at 21,000 gallons…. Oh, not THAT oil spill. A 10 inch diameter underground pipeline near Salt Lake City run by Chevron sprung a leak… Oh, and in North Carolina, a storage tank in a tank farm run by … Continue reading →

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The Voting Rights Act and South Carolina…

Posted on June 13, 2010 by Art Stone

The Voting Rights Act and South Carolina…. I think it was Glenn Beck who seemed uninformed about Southern politics and why the Voting Rights Act was necessary. (This is somewhat related to the SC Primary story). Southern Democrats became very … Continue reading →

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Looking for the tipping point? Here is o…

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Art Stone

Looking for the tipping point? Here is one to think about. One of the first things President Obama did after taking office was returning a statue of Winston Churchill to England. Part of the explanation is his anger at the … Continue reading →

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Ways Deepwater Horizon is not like Exxon…

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Art Stone

Ways Deepwater Horizon is not like Exxon Valdez: Water Temperature is very warm (80+ compared to 35 in PWS in March), causing oil to disperse and evaporate faster Gulf of Mexico is huge body of water compared to Prince William … Continue reading →

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Arizona radio station(s) destroyed by fi…

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Art Stone

Arizona radio station(s) destroyed by fire – the Bullhead City studio facilities of Cameron Broadcasting – KFLG-FM (Country) and KLUK-FM. The company also owns KAAA-AM and KZZZZ-AM, which carry Rush Limbaugh. According to media reports (1) (2), the fire was … Continue reading →

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British taxi driver kills 12 – a taxi dr…

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Art Stone

British taxi driver kills 12 – a taxi driver went on a shooting rampage using hunting guns – killing 12 and injuring 25 before killing himself. Yet another example of what bans on handguns do. Hundreds of people witnessed this … Continue reading →

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