Monthly Archives: January 2012

Orange Juice from Brazil to eat American testicles

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Fred Stiening

Attention Alex Jones.   Brazil trying to destroy your ability to have children. Coca Cola approached the FDA and said they had detected carbendazim, an antifungal agent widely used around the world, but not in United States. The descriptions I … Continue reading →

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Understanding Capitalism

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Fred Stiening

Who is Main Street and Who is Wall Street and what is Bain Capital? There are things that a country needs that are too big to be done by one persion using just the wealth they can accumulate in their … Continue reading →

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Who listens to radio at 2 A.M.?

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Fred Stiening

John B. Wells made his debut over the weekend replacement for Ian Punnett on the Sunday morning edition of Coast to Coast Radio.   He (or his producer) made a serious blunder that shows he doesn’t understand overnight radio. So who … Continue reading →

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First came Angry Birds, then…

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Fred Stiening

One of the apps moving up the most popular iPhone/pad list is Angry Granny. While it is English in its style, it’s expressing concerns about the future. Angry Granny begins each day by collecting her pension. She then walks down … Continue reading →

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Another AM station fades

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Fred Stiening

What makes a radio station important? One of the disagreements I have with Wikipedia is that the Radio Project took the position that every radio station has “notability” because it has an FCC license.  That’s just not true.    While most … Continue reading →

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Bain is the new Haliburton

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Fred Stiening

Get ready – this story in Kansas City is not “news” and clealy has only one purpose – to “get Romney”. http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/06/3356924/bain-capital-tied-to-bankruptcy.html Mitt Romney was there at the beginning of the Bain Capital Private Equity firm in 1986.   He … Continue reading →

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Builder of Mandrake Linux headed to bankruptcy

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Fred Stiening

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/247442/mandriva_linux_maker_could_face_bankruptcy_in_10_days.html Getting investors for a company giving away its  product is a tricky process.

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What if the economy recovers before November?

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Fred Stiening

I have a decades long conspiracy theory that global bankers use their powers over finance to manipulate the results of US Elections to those they perceive as comfortable with European socialism – when it looks like a Republican may win … Continue reading →

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Google Search 101 for Radio Hosts

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Fred Stiening

Rush did this today, but probably every host does it if you listen long enough. “X” is more/less popular than “Y” because the Google Search results say the count for X is more/less than Count for Y Stu of Glenn … Continue reading →

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Marlboro vs Madison

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Fred Stiening

Anyone how has had a college class in law probably learned during the first week about the US Supreme Court case of Marbury v Madison – the landmark case where the US Supreme Court decided that Federal Judges have the … Continue reading →

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