Category Archives: American Politics

Listening to “real” FM radio on your smart phone

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Fred Stiening

The CEO of Emmis Radio has been pushing this issue for probably 5 years. Listening to the FM radio on your cell phone is popular in Asia, and as a result many Android cell phones have the ability to listen … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Mobile Streaming, Radio Biz | 3 Comments

Robert F Kennedy Jr opens Nasdaq market

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Fred Stiening

NASDAQ story You might ask – why would NASDAQ turn the symbolic keys over to a political hack who hates big business and is not listed on NASDAQ and has no plans to start a for profit company? It’s not … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Collapse of America, Global Instability | 10 Comments

Aereo is DOA

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Supreme Court says 6-3 that the scheme to rent tiny antennas is a copyright violation. There is a shocker. http://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2014/06/25/supreme-court-essentially-kills-aereo-broadcasters-breath-a-sigh-of-relief/

Posted in American Politics | 8 Comments

Culture Shocks

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Barry Lynn is an ordained minister who believes with every ounce of his being that government should stay out of the religion business. His religious affiliation is with the left leaning United Church of Christ. (The college I graduated from … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Collapse of America, Glenn Beck, Individual Liberty | 24 Comments

Amtrak’s woes

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Fred Stiening

The Amtrak train from Chicago to Seattle has been averaging 3-5 hours late recently, in no small part due to Warren Buffet’s influence at stopping the building of the Keystone XL pipeline. He controls the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Trails to Rails | 4 Comments

“Americans just believe what they see on Cable TV”

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Obama can’t declare a new Iraq war without approval. Even Bush knew that Ryan Goodman is not identified in the Guardian article. He is a law professor at New York University – with solid left wing credentials in Human Rights … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Barack Obama, War and not War, War in SW Asia / Middle East | 16 Comments

The Automat

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Fred Stiening

The other day, in a different venue – someone mentioned the Automat. I think the context was we were discussing the possible effects of a $15 an hour minimum wage that Democrats are pushing hard. You have to be pretty … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics | 4 Comments

We Accept EBT and WIC

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Fred Stiening

When I was looking at condos in Charlotte, there is a pretty clear pattern to housing prices. Same age construction, similar units. If the property is in a “white” neighborhood, it will sell for $100 sq/ft. If the house is … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse of America, Immigration Reform, North Carolina | 24 Comments

“Puritanical” Muslims

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Fred Stiening

ABC Radio News fell to an all time low today. Unless you’ve been on vacation (or think Jon Stewart is News), you’ve probably heard that the “Stupid War” in Iraq is back. The group someone is calling ISIS (Islamic State … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Collapse of America, Examples of Media Bias | 20 Comments

Who showed Eric Cantor the door?

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Eric Cantor is the 2nd most important Republican in the US House of Representatives. He represents the mostly white, mostly Republican, affluent part of Richmond Virginia – the 7th Congressional district. He lost his primary race to an economics professor … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 Election, American Politics | 23 Comments