Monthly Archives: February 2011

The Final Victory

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Art Stone

The NY Times is reporting a stunning development in the last hour.    The Germany Stock exchange plans to take over the New York Stock Exchange. NY Times Story First the disclaimer – I worked for NASDAQ from 1998-2002 as a  manager … Continue reading →

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Stunning

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Art Stone

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110209/ap_on_re_us/us_shale_oil_3 Where has this news been hiding?   “Fracking” also works for oil in addition to natural gas.   As a result, domestic oil production has been going up the last two years while consumption has been going down (because of the … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Energy, Global Finance, Islam and war, Obama Nation, State of Fear-mongering | 4 Comments

The Real Estate Exit Strategy

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Art Stone

Rasmussen reported today that 35% of people currently say their house is worth less than what they owe on their mortgage.   The percentage of people who believe that their house is still worth more than their mortgage has dropped 6% … Continue reading →

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About treaties

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Art Stone

Seriously – some of you want to accuse Nancy Pelosi of “treason” for the ratification of the START treaty? The U.S. House has no say  in the ratification of treaties. None. Article II, Section 2 – Civilian Powers of the … Continue reading →

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Buying Time

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Art Stone

Clear Channel generated $240 million in operating income last quarter. That’s about $960 million a year. Clear Channel owes about $20 billion in long term debt. That means they are throwing off less than a 5% return on what they … Continue reading →

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Polls – one more time…

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Art Stone

Almost from the beginning, registered users have had the ability to create a poll, not just me – but it was pretty user-hostile.  I’ve added a lot of capabiilty now to the polls, mostly because I want to be able to create … Continue reading →

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Remember the ‘Nam helicopter pilot “terrorist”?

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Art Stone

Sit down. A week ago, I wrote about the Vietnam Vet Army helicopter pilot from Imperial Beach California who was arrested outside the Mosque in Dearborn, Michigan for having illegal fireworks.   After the war, he spent several years in Indonesia as a bush … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Islam and war, Obama Nation | 3 Comments

“Fraternity” Shooting in Ohio

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Art Stone

So you probably heard that 1 person was killed and 11 people injured at a Fraternity in Ohio? What did the news coverage leave out this time? Jamail E. Johnson is a 25 year old “student”, the one killed. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Blackwashing, Death of Old Media | 2 Comments

Huffington Post sells itself to AOL

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Art Stone

April fools! Bwahaha Me Too!

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Has Bill O’Reilly been listening to Roy Masters?

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Art Stone

Bill O’Reilly said some pretty bizarre things the other day – that the fact that the Earth is the only planet in the universe with a moon and Mars doesn’t have a moon is the proof that God exists and … Continue reading →

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Narratives and Templates

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Art Stone

Who would ever expect Rush Limbaugh and Harry Shearer to be singing from the same songbook? Harry you may know from the movie Spinal Tap, his time on Saturday Night Live or his long running “Le Show” on Public Radio … Continue reading →

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Coming soon – testing Doomsday

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Art Stone

The Emergency Broadcast System (now called EAS) was created to use a network of radio and TV stations to alert the public in the event of an emergency. Other than the monthly tests we’ve all heard, participation in EAS is … Continue reading →

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Magnetic North

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Art Stone

So Noory is shoveling out more of his crap… One of my “poll” questions a while back asked whether airport runways are lined up with “rotational north” (aka True North) or “magnetic north”. Another question asked what North on your … Continue reading →

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My one sentence “Replacement” for Obamacare

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Art Stone

“Any amounts paid by an insurance provider (public or private) that exceeds the premiums paid by the insured party will be deemed income for the purposes of the Federal Income Tax” The core of the “Health Care Crisis” is all … Continue reading →

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Radio Genres

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Art Stone

I’m a contemporary music illiterate.  There I said it. And I’m not unhappy about that –   I don’t have the skills or interest to properly classify music stations, but then again I’m not sure that is possible.  There are as … Continue reading →

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