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It’s high school basketball playoff time

For the next few weeks, stations that don’t even normally carry high school basketball will be covering their State high school basketball playoffs (at least until their team loses)… so if your radio station stream is down, that’s a likely … Continue reading →

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Iran / Iraq cooperation – 2009

Lots of nuance here…. (note: Kurdistan) How much would it cost to build a 7000 foot tunnel if it was US contractors?

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TEA party splits over Libya

So who is the leader of the TEA party and how does the TEA party decide how to approach an issue? Ron Paul is taking exactly the position you would expect.  He opposes intervention in all military actions except those … Continue reading →

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Don’t get involved in Libya – retired 4 star general

Washington Times The Heritage Foundation also is cautioning President Obama to not get involved

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Libya’s $70 billion Sovereign fund

Connecting dots – if you looked at that list of Sovereign funds, Libya is near the top. The fund is managed by Qadaffi’s son (poorly). Best guess is it is holding about $50 billion of that in cash in Arab … Continue reading →

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While you were watching Libya…

The Obama administration has agreed to a deal that will allow Mexican trucks and drivers cross the border into the United States. Investor’s Business Daily Seattle Times This was a requirement in NAFTA, the trade agreement with Canada and Mexico … Continue reading →

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And now for a different perspective

http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2011/ford030311.html The monthly review is a Socialist publication. In their view, the Rebels are actually backed and armed by European and Americans – and one of their goals is to kill the black Africans that live in Benghazi, doing the … Continue reading →

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Libya may be bigger than it appears in the mirror

If you don’t currently have a copy of Google Earth, it’s a great investment (It’s free!). While Google Maps is good, Google Earth renders in 3D and has lots of integration of things like photographs taken by people. Google Earth … Continue reading →

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About Tunisia

President George W Obama has announced the first deployment of US military assets on land in Kunesia to enforce his unilateral demands that Saddam Qaddafi step down as leader of Iraqya. Fox News is reporting that his military has been … Continue reading →

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What is a Sovereign fund?

Contrary to what the Fox News rodeo clown said this morning, the United States does not have a sovereign fund. Sovereign funds are very important, but you need to understand them before you start ringing every alarm bell in your … Continue reading →

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Glenn Beck and Bear Stearns

Glenn said something around 11:40 ET that I’ve thought for a long time, but thought it not responsible to state as a fact. In the context of the Pentagon report about the conspiracy to destroy the financial system, Glenn said … Continue reading →

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A change of pace

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Hannity steps into the trap

One of the big reasons I don’t like Hannity is he is constantly operating as a megaphone amplifying the message of his adversaries.    If some former host of MSNBC said that he heard George Bush had killed a camel and … Continue reading →

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Allen Hunt gets new syndicator

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What do Americans do 1,721 hours per year?

Census Department Report It isn’t sleeping, it isn’t listening to radio, it isn’t thinking about sex, it isn’t working….. it’s the average amount of time Americans watch TV.   That’s a little less than 5 hours a day. You might be … Continue reading →

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