Category Archives: American Politics

The US dollar will be great again!

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Dollar Rally Has Legs as Fed Divergence Trade Comes Back to Life The Dollar has been on a two week rally as people (or computers!) have decided the Dollar is a better place to park your wealth than other “safe … Continue reading →

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Trumping West Virginia

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Fred Stiening

West Virginia has a very convoluted voting process. Let’s pretend you live in Logan County WV Here is your sample ballot The three RNC members are bound for the statewide winner (Trump) Each of the 3 congressional districts get 3 … Continue reading →

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Carrier and “American jobs”

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Fred Stiening

At each campaign stop, Donald Trump hammers Carrier for closing its manufacturing facility and threatens to impose an import duty on air conditioners built in Mexico. While it has some populist appeal, who is Carrier, and why are they moving … Continue reading →

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Trump to Paul Ryan – “you’re fired!”

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Fred Stiening

We are approaching showdown time. Trump is going to meet with Ryan, current speaker of the House. If this were China or North Korea, the leader would demand public statements of loyalty from the senior party officials and senior military … Continue reading →

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Newt Gingrich for VP?

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Fred Stiening

One of John Batchelor’s guests made the case that Newt would be a good choice for VP. Newt was the House Speaker following the 1994 rout of the Democrats from the House, focused on his Contract with America. Unlike Trump, … Continue reading →

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The real meaning of Cinco de Mayo

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Fred Stiening

You won’t be finding this in the Disney cartoon history of America, and I would bet few Hispanic activists even know… On Wikipedia After losing the Mexican American war, a civil war broke out in Mexico between forces who wanted … Continue reading →

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Trumped

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Steven Mnuchin announcement It took two days for the other shoe to drop. Alex Jones was issuing vague threats yesterday toward Trump not to double cross him. Steven Mnuchin is the finance chairman of Trump’s fall campaign. He worked for … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz quits

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Say it isn’t so! The poll just released for West Virginia with Trump at 61% may have been as important as the sweep in Indiana. Maybe he’ll get a juicy chairmanship in the Senate Bill Kristol can now join Glenn … Continue reading →

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Back home in Indiana

Posted on May 1, 2016 by Fred Stiening

The ship may be turning… A few more rallies with Mexican thugs beating up Trump supporters could go a long way toward making America great again. You may remember the protests in 2006 where Spanish language radio got a million … Continue reading →

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“What you read on Zero Hedge is nonsense”

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Admittedly, Bloomberg is not a neutral source http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-29/unmasking-the-men-behind-zero-hedge-wall-street-s-renegade-blog For about the past month, Bloomberg’s acrimony to anything Trump has vanished. I’m not sure why. Westwood One is PRing today about Trump talking to Michael Savage at the conference of fake … Continue reading →

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