How We See The World

"The financial damage inflicted on Americans by their own government is as great as would be expected from foreign conquest." This reminds me of Thomas Jefferson: "I sincerely believe banking institutions are more dangerous than standing armies." and: "America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln "How can President Obama even think about fighting wars half way around the world while California cannot pay its bills, while Americans are being turned out of their homes, while, as Business Week reports, retirees will work throughout their retirement (which assumes tha…

Every day seems worse than the previous day. Five hundred thousand people are getting laid off every month. Our banking system is on life support. Retailers are going bankrupt in record numbers. The stock market keeps descending. Home prices continue to plummet. Home foreclosures keep mounting. Consumer confidence is at record lows. You would like to close your eyes and make it go away. Not only is the news not going away, it is going to get worse and last longer than most people can comprehend. The Great Depression lasted 11 years, but the more pertinent comparison is Japan from 1990 until today. A two decade long downturn has a high likelihood of occurring in the United…

Refinery strikes spread across UK Refinery worker: 'They're giving all our jobs to other people' Strikes have been breaking out across the UK in support of a mass walkout by energy workers in Lincolnshire angry at the use of foreign workers. Hundreds gathered for the third day of the original strike at Lindsey Oil Refinery after owner Total gave a £200m contract to an Italian firm. They have been supported by hundreds of other "sympathy" strikers in Scotland, Wales and other parts of England. Total said there would be no "direct redundancies" as a result of the deal. The firm added that staff employed by the Italian company IREM would be paid the sam…

I don't think there's another thread here for this yet :uhoh: Oscar nominations came out today! :dance: I'm a huge Oscar nerd, so I thought it would be fun to see what other people thought about the big movies of the year and what they think of the nominees and the eventual winners. http://www.oscar.com/nominees/?pn=nominees 1. Best Picture: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "Frost/Nixon," "Milk," "The Reader," "Slumdog Millionaire." 2. Actor: Richard Jenkins, "The Visitor"; Frank Langella, "Frost/Nixon"; Sean Penn, "Milk"; Brad Pitt, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"; Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler." 3. Actress: Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting M…

Obama’s Bill Hands ACORN $5.2 Billion Bailout Regarding the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, Vadum writes in American Spectator: “Although ACORN operatives usually get their hands on such funds only after they have first passed through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development or state and local governments, the new spending bill largely eliminates these dawdling middle men, making it easier to get Uncle Sam's largess directly into the hands of the same people who run ACORN's various vote fraud and extortion rackets. And the legislative package provides these funds without the usual prohibition on using government money for lobbying or political activitie…

Barack Obama = George W. Bush Bloomberg News asked the Treasury Department Jan. 26 to disclose what securities it backed over the past two months in a second round of actions to prop up Bank of America Corp. and Citigroup Inc. Department spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter said Jan. 27 she would seek an answer. None had been provided by the close of business yesterday. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=alINrCmj3dgU

a thread for the amazingly funny/mental comedy duo....but not officially mental. the pair are Adam Buxton & Joe Cornish you can get their podcasts on itunes somwhere.....here are a few vids to show you why they are so funny :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKFJPJtdqSc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7-l7mrneCI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2KludETiyE

My LCD monitor broke. :bigcry: Therefore I'm on a Hyundai DeluxScan 5854. From 1997. A 15" CRT monitor. That can only run 1024x768. That looks like this. Go laugh at me.

The best TV show ever definitely deserves a thread. :dance: Who watches Monk? What are some of your favorite episodes? Do you prefer Natalie, or did you like Sharona better? For those who don't know, Monk is an awesome crime show, focusing on an ex-cop who suffers from severe OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder). :nice:

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate passed a bill on Monday to delay the nationwide switch to digital TV signals, giving consumers nearly four more months to prepare. The transition date would move to June 12 from February 17 under the bill that was fueled by worries that viewers are not technically ready for the congressionally-mandated switch-over. It also would allow consumers with expired coupons, available from the government to offset the cost of a $40 converter box, to request new coupons. The government ran out of coupons earlier this month, and about 2.5 million Americans are on a waiting list for them. Senate Commerce Chairman John Rockefeller sai…

Outside frontline politics, few people can move financial markets simply by opening their mouths. One such is Jim Rogers, an American investment guru who yesterday pushed Britain deeper into gloom and austerity with apocalyptic words about the pound and the country's economy. Hours after the Prime Minister pledged hundreds of billions of pounds to sustain Britain's banks, Mr Rogers added vinegar to the already souring international sentiment about the rescue plan, its impact on the public purse and its capacity to cure the sickening economy. “I would urge you to sell any sterling you might have,” Mr Rogers advised his army of investment followers. “It's finished. I …

has anyone seen it? what did you think? i just saw it. i loved it, brilliant acting by kidman, jackman and the lil boy. story was....ok lol but for an aussie film it was much better than expected :D one day i'll venture out and see australia:wink3:...

Hello! Just thought i'd give people a whole lot of great comedies to check out...They're not in order or anything..Just check them out :D TV: Flight Of The Conchords, Black Books, The I.T. Crowd, Brass Eye, The Day Today, Father Ted, Nathan Barley (Watched whole series on Youtube today..It's class!), Big Train, I'm Alan Partridge & The Alan Partridge Chat Show, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Russell Brand's Ponderland. Books: "The Ininmitable Jeeves" by P.G Wodehouse (and probably anything by Wodehouse) "My Booky Wook" by Russell Brand "Wilt" by Tom Sharpe (Can't think of any more books right now.) You can obviously ignore my recommendations complet…

January 22, 2009 6:13 PM ABC News' Kirit Radia Reports: As President Obama worked the rope-line at the State Department Thursday, a State Department staffer named Charles Silver, knowing the President once lived in Indonesia, shouted out, "good afternoon" in the local language. Obama responded back in what Silver later told ABC News was "very good" Bahasa Indonesian. The two then chatted briefly about the neighborhood Obama once lived in. When the staffer asked if Obama had lived in the Jakarta neighborhood where embassy staffers live, Obama replied that was for rich people, and he lived in another neighborhood with a similar name, one that S…

Here is where they are all from and here are the photos anyway if you are lazy. They have been really popular in the lounge so I decided to post them here. Tell me what you think. There will be more on the way as well so stay tuned.

^^ Source: The Sun And is true, you search for his name on google, you find his twitter and flickr. :o :o

My firefox has decided it's not working anymore, so I'm on IE and I can't rip songs from websites anymore :bigcry: - I need the song from this link http://www.imeem.com/people/OXqncJ/music/uMjoM9E5/chad_fischer_gs_pool_scene/ if somebody could then upload it. but NOT to sendspace or rapidshare because I share an internet connection with about a thousand other students. and the free downloads are taken up within minutes every day. if you could find another site to upload to. megaupload sometimes works. I would really appreciate it! :)

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Obama-ignoring-bankers-got-right/story.aspx?guid=%7B5AC39605%2D92E6%2D4680%2D8F73%2D32D8697EFE8D%7D

A raccoon bites off his penis http://eatmypotato.com/index.php/interesting-stories/a-raccoon-bites-off-his-penis/

Beleaguered Citigroup is upgrading its mile-high club with a brand-new $50 million corporate jet - only this time, it's the taxpayers who are getting screwed. Even though the bank's stock is as cheap as a gallon of gas and it's burning through a $45 billion taxpayer-funded rescue, the airhead execs pushed through the purchase of a new Dassault Falcon 7X, according to a source familiar with the deal. The French-made luxury jet seats up to 12 in a plush interior with leather seats, sofas and a customizable entertainment center, according to Dassault's sales literature. It can cruise 5,950 miles before refueling and has a top speed of 559 mph. There are just nine of…

Here's a really interesting article talking about what type of personality attempts to become a politician. Remember they have a tendency to have a grandiose view of themselves (because they think they have the answer to all of society's problems), they consistently lie, they crave power over others, etc. This is really appropriate now, given the adoration of Obama and the obviously mentally-deranged Governor of Illinois. http://www.strike-the-root.com/91/groves/groves1.html

The Obama administration warned the US public yesterday to brace itself for an increase in American casualties as it prepares to step up the fight against al-Qaida and the Taliban in Afghanistan and the border regions of Pakistan. Against a background of widespread protests in Pakistan and Afghanistan over US operations since Obama became president, the vice-president, Joe Biden, said yesterday that US forces would be engaged in many more operations as it takes the fight to its enemies in the region. The Obama administration is to double the number of US troops in Afghanistan to 60,000 and when asked in a television interview if the US public should expect more Amer…

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090125/D95U5GUO1.html Change!

Is there someone out there who's able to help me creating a favicon for my site? I do have this really cute butterfly pic but need it to be converted into an .ico file ... Anyone?? :confused: Thanks heaps :)

Hi sorry to bother you guys but I want to keep my messages but I don't know how could I have a back up of them. I have some messages that are over a year old (you know the first msm from my current girlfriend...) and I'm afraid my cell is dying and if I remove the chip I don't know if they will still be there and I if I change of cell what so, you know a way or should I just write them all down??