Category Archives: American Politics

Puerto Rico defaults on GO bonds

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Financial advice radio host Bob Brinker used to say “no state has ever defaulted on General Obligation Bonds – don’t worry!”. That’s technically still true since Puerto Rico is not a state (yet). http://money.cnn.com/2016/07/01/investing/puerto-rico-defaults-general-obligation-bonds/index.html General Obligation Bonds are debt that … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Collapse of America, Global Instability | 6 Comments

Is Don King the new face of the Republican Party?

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Fred Stiening

You may remember him – the boxing promoter with the big head of hair… It’s a fact that if Republicans talked half of black Americans to return home to the party that ended Slavery and Jim Crow, Donald Trump would … Continue reading →

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Is Rasmussen fibbing?

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Today is poll day apparently – being the end of the quarter. In the national race, Rasmussen shows Trump +4 over Hillary. They didn’t include Gary Johnson (Libertarian) or the Green Party. While nobody realistically expects Johnson to win, you … Continue reading →

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The latest “active shooter mass killing”

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Denver was abuzz yesterday. The original story was a guy had entered the Alliance Center, located across the street from Union Station in downtown. The alliance center is a progressive office building housing a number of different environmental and social … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Gun ownership | 3 Comments

GWexit

Posted on June 25, 2016 by Fred Stiening

75 year old George Will has quit the GOP over Donald Trump winning. It’s baseball season, after all.

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Cleveland, the next chapter

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Events continue consistent with my theory on how the RNC will dump Trump while looking innocent. The ACLU of Ohio filed a challenge against the City of Clevland’s rules about “free speech” on behalf of three groups. On Tuesday, a … Continue reading →

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Anal probes in Kenya

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Since Kenya is so interesting, this story is interesting. A court in Kenya has ruled that it is acceptable to demand that men submit to an anal exam if they are suspected of being gay. A positive result means prison … Continue reading →

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Omar Mateen’s motive

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Fred Stiening

If Univision can be believed… http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/pulse-shooter-omar-mateen-revenge-alleged-ex-lover-article-1.2682856 It turns out going there on Latin night was not random. He went there to shoot gay Latinos. The reason was he had a relationship with two Puerto Ricans, one of whom was HIV … Continue reading →

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Paul Ryan’s vision for America

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Presidential Candidate Paul Ryan has set out his Contract with Ryan to give Paul Ryan what he wants, after he rules as Convention chairman that Donald Trump can’t be the nominee. http://abetterway.speaker.gov/

Posted in 2016 election, American Politics, Collapse of America, Donald Trump, Paul Ryan | 1 Comment

Alex Jones makes a huge error

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Alex Jones is spreading himself too thin. He stated on yesterday’s show he used to work 18 hours a day. His 4 hour/day show would be much better as a 2 hour show with careful show prep. Yesterday he started … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 election, Alex Jones, Donald Trump, Michael "Savage" Weiner | 5 Comments