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ISLAM WATCH SERIES POSTS

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Purpose: The subject of Islam and Shari’a is far to wide-ranging to be discussed in a single post (which I had attempted to accomplish).  So the information has now been posted by various subjects. The purpose of this post is to be a directory to the other pages in the Islam Watch post series. The basis for this “Watch” is easily understood from reading the conclusion of the Shari’a, A Threat to America report from the Center for Security Policy.

The following navigation menu encompasses all of the Islam Watch Posts on The Patriot’s Flag Blog.

Patriot’s Flag Posts

• Shari’a for dar es salaam – Discussions about actual Shari’a Law
  • A. Three Things about Islam (Video)
  • B. The Goals of Shari’a
    
  • C. Background Information on Shari’a
    
  • D. Finance under Shari’a
  • E. Moderate Muslim Response
• SOCIAL REGULATION of Shari’a
  • Marriage and Divorce
    
• VIOLENCE and INTOLERANCE displayed by Islam
  
• INFILTRATION of Shari’a and Islām
• ISLAMOPHOBIA in America
• The Mosque at Ground Zero – A symbol of Islam
• The “Tar Baby Mosque”
• MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD
  
• RESISTANCE to Sharia and Jihad
  

Reference Sites

• ACT! for America
• Answering Islam
• Center for Security Policy
  
• Creeping Shari’a
• Find Sharia in Your Area
• Jihad Watch
• FrontPage Mag (Horowitz)
• Former Muslims United
• Non-Believers under Muslim Law
  

Reference Books

• Stealth Jihad (Robert Spencer)
• Freedom To Believe

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The Bottom Line

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The Patriot’s Flag believes the infiltration of Islam into the United States is a direct threat to our Liberty and Freedom and also a direct threat to the very existence of the United States as we know it.  Sensing a threat, it is wise to focus on it, study it and attempt to understand it.

Sun Tsu said “Before going to war, foreknowledge is necessary”:

Sun Tsu – The Art of War: What enables the enlightened rulers and good generals to conquer the enemy at every move and achieve extraordinary success is foreknowledge. Foreknowledge cannot be elicited from ghosts and spirits; it cannot be inferred from comparison of previous events, or from the calculations of the heavens, but must be obtained from people who have knowledge of the enemy’s situation.

The links and discussions in The Patriot’s Flag posts focusing on Islam are a personal attempt to obtain sufficient knowledge to understand the threat and how best to sound a warning so other patriots are alerted to the threat.

However, regardless of the knowledge one acquires from studying the information at the above links, there is very little I’ve discovered “Islam, the Religion of Peace” but only for Muslims … for the rest of us, 911 is the most recent example of our fate … the only Peace we will be afforded under Islam is peace we achieve in our death …

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[Muslim] imperialism is occurring today. Islam is still trying to conquer new territory and bring it into Dar es-Salaam, whether by sword or by money. Sharia law is a totalitarian set of laws that contradicts the US constitution and the vision of the Founding Fathers. America is now becoming a victim of radical Islam. The cultural jihad is a monster that’s absorbing whatever it can with this Jihadist indoctrination.

The goal of Islam is to achieve Dar es Salaam,  (House of Peace) where the majority of a society’s population is Islamic, thus the government is Islamic giving “peace” to Muslims because the government then protects them. The goal is to take over any society to achieve this goal.

“Western civilization from within and ’sabotaging’ its miserable hous e by their hands and the hands of the believers so that it is eliminated and God’s religion is made victorious over all other religions” [1991 Muslim Brotherhood memo]. Once in control, Shari’a is imposed on those not in control

Muslim radicals regularly terror bomb targets in Indian Kashmir in an effort to force the Indians out and unite that region with Pakistan. Muslims in Nigeria are imposing shari’a law in many northern states in that country, in violation of Nigerian law, and impose this on the many non-Muslims in those states. Muslim fanatics are operating a guerilla war in the Philippines, with the stated aim of setting up a Muslim state in Mindanao. In southern Thailand, Islāmic radicals are perpetuating a terror campaign of bombs and beheadings against the Buddhist majority in an effort to carve out an Islāmic state. Monetary bounties are offered to people in South Africa for conversions to Islam. Even in the West, Muslim leaders at various times have stated their goal of bringing Europe and America into the fold of Dar es-Salaam, and much Muslim literature emphasizes the eventual conquest of the West (and the rest of the world) for Islam. (Islam is a Tolerant Religion)

Sharia Infiltration around the world

1. Hezbollah network being built in Tijuana (07.13.10)
2. WSB-TV – Video of Terrorist infiltration (07.13.10)
3. Hezbollah terrorists are plotting right on the U.S. border (07.13.10)
4. English Language “Inspire” Terrorist Magazine (07.10)
5. Hizb ut-Tahrir in America: Lessons from Great Britain (07.10)
6. Muslims in NYC (Pic 1) (Pic 2) (Pic 3) (Pic 4)
7. Shari’a Law Emerging in UK (08.10)
8. Sharia-based policies could disintegrate Indonesia (08.10)
9. Harrow (UK) schools offer only Halal meat on its menus (08.10)
10. Sharia tightens its grip on Benda Aceh (Jakarta) (08.10)
11. Uncontrolled Muslim Immigration threatens West (08.10)
12. Mainstream Islamic orgs share Al Queda ideology (08.10)
13. Facebook Jihad – Censorship, banning and Sharia Imposed (08.10)
14. Waking up to Shari’a Threat? (08.10)
15. Iran calls formation of Islamic Union to start new World Order (08.10)
16. Saudis want MECCA TIME to replace GMT (08.10)
17. Islamization of Paris – A Warning to the West (09.10) (see video below)
18. Britain goes halal (but nobody told them!)
19. OIC and the Modern Caliphate (09.10)
20. Canadian Armed Forces Celebration of Islamic Heritage Month (10.10)
    However: Defense Minister cancels Islamic Leader’s Speech (10.10)
21. We Allow them to Blackmail Us (10.10)
22. Campbell Soup catering to Islam (10.10)
23. All European Lifed Died in Auschwitz (replaced by Muslims) (10.09.10)

Sharia Infiltrating into the United States

1. Obama picks Sharia Compliant Financial Advisor for “Fellow” (08.2010)
2. Oklahoma to ban Sharia which is about to take over (08.2010)
3. Islamic Law (Shari’a) in Oklahoma? (08.2010)
4. US Treasury Seminar: Islamic Finance 101 (08.2010)
5. Judge Rules pro-Sharia husband/wife dispute (08.2010)
6. TN, Kroger, KFC submit to Sharia (08.2010)
7. Obama’s Advisor: Nothing wrong with Shari’a (08.2010)
8. Zaytuna College – America’s 1st Islamic College, opened Berkley Ca (08.08.10)
9. Shari’a comes to the USA Supreme Court (Kagan) (08.08.10) <= Black Ribbon Added
10. John Kerry pushes for Muslim Workers to come to US (08.2010)
11. Plans to build massive mosque in Tennessee raises concerns (08.2010)
12. 64′ High Minaret to be built onto the Santa Clara Mosque (08.2010)
13. US Funding Mosques worldwide (08.10)
14. Obama’s Islamic America (?) (08.2010)
15. NJ: S Brunswick Schools close for 2 Muslim Holy Days (08.2010)
16. Obama’s Speech in pictures from Yehuda at Free Republic (08.2010)
17. Obama comes out in support of Ground Zero Mosque (08.2010)
18. Gov Patterson offers to make Islam the State Sponsored Religion of NY (08.2010)
19. Rauf in Arabic: Our goal is to establish Shari’a (at GZ) (08.2010)
20. Obama’s Ramadan White House Bow to Islam (08.2010)
21. Sharia Law Coming to America (08.2010) <= Good Learning Information w video links
22. “I am a Muslim” Obama tells Egypt Foreign Minister (08.2010)
23. Texas Textbooks Whitewash Sharia (08.2010)
    
    

    Infiltration into Disneyland

24. Disney accused of discrimination by Muslim employee (hijab thing) (08.19.10)
25. Mosque Initiatives giving me bad dreams (08.20.10)
26. The incremental Islamization of America (08.20.10)
27. Why is Ø’s GØ Victory Mosque Connection to Shari’a being ignored? (08.20.10)
28. Birmingham Islamic Soc: We teach and govern our mosque by Shari’a (08.24.10)
29. Ground Zero Mosque may get PUBLIC funding! (08.27.10) (Let’s all pay for our destruction!)
30. Direct Access Stimulus Grants for the Muslim Brotherhood (08.29.10)
31. Sharia on the Move (Schools) (08.30.10)
32. High School test slams Christianity and Lauds Islam (08.30.10)
33. Muslim Brotherhood has Infiltrated US Government (09.15.10) (((WARNING)))
34. Shari’a: The Threat to America (177 page report) (09.15.10)
35. Obama is Selling America to Islam (09.15.10)
36. Rep Gregory Meeks (D-NY) – His Links to Jihadists get scrutiny (09.24.10)
37. Army Guard gets its first Muslim chaplain (09.26.10)
38. Disney goes PC, allows Muslim scarf (09.27.10)
39. Sharon Angle: Muslim Law taking hold in parts of US (10.07.10)
40. Trading Cape for the Burka (kids cartoons coming your way!) (10.11.10)
    
    

    Rep G Meeks - (D-NY)

• President Obama on Wednesday (Oct 11, 2010) issued a statement marking the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, calling the holiday “a reminder that Islam has always been part of America and that American Muslims have made extraordinary contributions to our country.” (“Infiltration” at the highest levels of the USA Government! … what has ANY MUSLIM “contributed” to the USA except for Death and Destruction?)
• The US State Department is funding the building and restoration of mosques around the world. Why? State Department Link HERE
• Janet Napolitano: It is clear that the threat of al Qaeda-style terrorism is not limited to the al-Qaeda core group, or organizations that have close operational links to al Qaeda. While al Qaeda continues to threaten America directly, it also inspires its affiliates and other groups and individuals who share its violent ideology and seek to attack the United States claiming it is in the name of Islam – a claim that is widely rejected.
• Army Guard Gets First Muslim Chaplain …ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 24, 2010 – A Texas National Guard officer will become the Army National Guard’s first Muslim chaplain in December. Army 1st Lt. Rafael Lantigua, an ecclesiastically endorsed, fully ordained minister, will assume his post after finishing classes required by the Armed Services Chaplain Board. “I am humbled for this opportunity to be a role model for other members of my faith throughout the military,” he said.That diversity, he said, enabled him to embrace the Muslim faith before he enlisted in the Air Force. He has continued to be open about his religious beliefs, he added, in the hope that he can break down the stigma surrounding Muslims since Sept. 11, 2001.

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How did we get a President with no credentials, with no executive experience and one who is changing America to the antithesis of  it’s founder’s reasoning?  Well, he was “voted in.”  Meaning a majority of people were convinced he could do the job and that his “hope and change” would be meaningful.  Where did this “majority” of people get their ideas and their reasoning?  From the media.  And now we discover that same “media” was selling him to and audience that unquestionably believed everything they saw on TV and read in the papers.  In the end, the “elitists” were smarter than the “gullible” public.  And now we face a disaster never before encountered in this intensity in the history of the United states.  But now we discover JournØList … an “invite only” online discussion forum that allowed left-wing-leaning “journalists” to coordinate their support for Barack Hussein Obama and “sell him” to the gullible public.  Here are the names of people who were found on the JournØList.  Is your favorite “journØlist” among them?  If so, then paint yourself gullible, you bought a faux deal.

See “The Patriot’s Flag – Proof of Media Bias and Activism” for more discussion

The JournØlist

1. Spencer Ackerman – Wired, FireDogLake, Washington Independent, Talking Points Memo, The American Prospect
2. Thomas Adcock – New York Law Journal
3. Ben Adler – Newsweek, POLITICO
4. Mike Allen – POLITICO
5. Eric Alterman – The Nation, Media Matters for America
6. Marc Ambinder – The Atlantic
7. Greg Anrig – The Century Foundation
8. Ryan Avent – Economist
9. Dean Baker – The American Prospect
10. Nick Baumann – Mother Jones
11. Josh Bearman – LA Weekly
12. Steven Benen – The Carpetbagger Report
13. Ari Berman – The Nation
14. Jared Bernstein – Economic Policy Institute
15. Michael Berube – Crooked Timer, Pennsylvania State University
16. Brian Beutler – The Media Consortium
17. Lindsay Beyerstein – Freelance journalist
18. Joel Bleifuss – In These Times
19. John Blevins – South Texas College of Law
20. Eric Boehlert – Media Matters
21. Sam Boyd – The American Prospect
22. Ben Brandzel – MoveOn.org, John Edwards Campaign
23. Shannon Brownlee – Author, New America Foundation
24. Rich Byrne – Playwright
25. Kevin Carey – Education Sector
26. Jonathan Chait – The New Republic
27. Lakshmi Chaudry – In These Times
28. Isaac Chotiner – The New Republic
29. Ta-Nehisi Coates – The Atlantic
30. Michael Cohen – New America Foundation
31. Jonathan Cohn – The New Republic
32. Joe Conason – The New York Observer
33. Lark Corbeil – Public News Service
34. David Corn – Mother Jones
35. Daniel Davies – The Guardian
36. David Dayen – FireDogLake
37. Brad DeLong – The Economists’ Voice, University of California at Berkeley
38. Ryan Donmoyer – Bloomberg News
39. Adam Doster – In These Times
40. Kevin Drum – Washington Monthly
41. Matt Duss – Center for American Progress
42. Gerald Dworkin – UC Davis
43. Eve Fairbanks – The New Republic
44. James Fallows – The Atlantic
45. Henry Farrell – George Washington University
46. Tim Fernholz – American Prospect
47. Dan Froomkin – Huffington Post, Washington Post
48. Jason Furman – Brookings Institution
49. James Galbraith – University of Texas at Austin
50. Kathleen Geier – Talking Points Memo
51. Todd Gitlin – Columbia University
52. Ilan Goldenberg – National Security Network
53. Arthur Goldhammer – Harvard University
54. Dana Goldstein – The Daily Beast
55. Andrew Golis – Talking Points Memo
56. Jaana Goodrich – Blogger
57. Merrill Goozner – Chicago Tribune
58. David Greenberg – Slate
59. Robert Greenwald – Brave New Films
60. Chris Hayes – The Nation
61. Don Hazen – Alternet
62. Jeet Heer – Canadian Journolist
63. Jeff Hauser – Political Action Committee, Dennis Shulman Campaign
64. Michael Hirsh – Newsweek
65. James Johnson – University of Rochester
66. John Judis – The New Republic, The American Prospect
67. Michael Kazin – Georgetown University
68. Ed Kilgore – Democratic Strategist
69. Richard Kim – The Nation
70. Charlie Kireker – Air America Media
71. Mark Kleiman – UCLA The Reality Based Community
72. Ezra Klein – Washington Post, Newsweek, The American Prospect
73. Joe Klein – TIME
74. Robert Kuttner – American Prospect, Economic Policy Institute
75. Paul Krugman – The New York Times, Princeton University
76. Lisa Lerer – POLITICO
77. Daniel Levy – Century Foundation
78. Ralph Luker – Cliopatria
79. Annie Lowrey – Washington Independent
80. Robert Mackey – New York Times
81. Mike Madden – Salon
82. Maggie Mahar – The Century Foundation
83. Amanda Marcotte – Pandagon.net
84. Dylan Matthews – Harvard University
85. Alec McGillis – Washington Post
86. Scott McLemee – Inside Higher Ed
87. Sara Mead – New America Foundation
88. Ari Melber – The Nation
89. David Meyer – University of California at Irvine
90. Seth Michaels – MyDD.com
91. Luke Mitchell – Harper’s Magazine
92. Gautham Nagesh – The Hill, Daily Caller
93. Suzanne Nossel – Human Rights Watch
94. Michael O’Hare – University of California at Berkeley
95. Josh Orton – MyDD.com, Air America Media
96. Rodger Payne – University of Louisville
97. Rick Perlstein – Author, Campaign for America’s Future
98. Nico Pitney – Huffington Post
99. Harold Pollack – University of Chicago
100. Katha Pollitt – The Nation
101. Ari Rabin-Havt – Media Matters
102. Joy-Ann Reid – South Florida Times
103. David Roberts – Grist
104. Lamar Robertson – Partnership for Public Service
105. Sara Robinson – Campaign For America’s Future
106. Alyssa Rosenberg – Washingtonian, The Atlantic, Government Executive
107. Alex Rossmiller – National Security Network
108. Michael Roston – Newsbroke
109. Laura Rozen – POLITICO, Mother Jones
110. Felix Salmon – Reuters
111. Greg Sargent – Washington Post
112. Thomas Schaller – Baltimore Sun
113. Noam Scheiber – The New Republic
114. Michael Scherer – TIME
115. Mark Schmitt – American Prospect, The New America Foundation
116. Nancy Scola – Personal Democracy Forum
117. Rinku Sen – ColorLines Magazine
118. Julie Bergman Sender – Balcony Films
119. Adam Serwer – American Prospect
120. Walter Shapiro – PoliticsDaily.com
121. Kate Sheppard – Mother Jones
122. Matthew Shugart – UC San Diego
123. Micah Sifry – Sunlight Foundation, Personal Democracy Forum
124. Nate Silver – FiveThirtyEight.com
125. Jesse Singal – The Boston Globe, Washington Monthly
126. Ann-Marie Slaughter – Princeton University
127. Ben Smith – POLITICO
128. Sarah Spitz – KCRW
129. Adele Stan – The Media Consortium
130. Paul Starr – The Atlantic
131. Kate Steadman – Kaiser Health News
132. Kay Steiger – Center for American Progress
133. Jonathan Stein – Mother Jones
134. Sam Stein – Huffington Post
135. Matt Steinglass – Deutsche Presse-Agentur
136. James Surowiecki – The New Yorker
137. Jesse Taylor – Pandagon.net
138. Steven Teles – Yale University
139. Mark Thoma – The Economists’ View
140. Michael Tomasky – The Guardian
141. Jeffrey Toobin – CNN, The New Yorker
142. Rebecca Traister – Salon
143. Karen Tumulty – Washington Post, TIME
144. Tracy Van Slyke – The Media Consortium
145. Paul Waldman – Author, American Prospect
146. Dave Weigel – Washington Post, MSNBC, The Washington Independent
147. Moira Whelan – National Security Network
148. Scott Winship – Pew Economic Mobility Project
149. J. Harry Wray – DePaul University
150. D. Brad Wright – University of NC at Chapel Hill
151. Kai Wright – The Root
152. Holly Yeager – Columbia Journalism Review
153. Rich Yeselson – Change to Win
154. Matthew Yglesias – Center for American Progress, The Atlantic Monthly
155. Jonathan Zasloff – UCLA
156. Julian Zelizer – Princeton University
157. Avi Zenilman – POLITICO

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The Bottom Line

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Look closely at the list. Do you recognize any names on it? Nobody on this list should ever again be considered “credible” … they are simply salesmen selling a product that benefits THEM, at YOUR expense … as history is proving.

Discussion Links: Above is “the list” … links discussing it can be found at The Patriot’s Flag – Proof of Media Bias and Advivism.

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This post is a documentation of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil well spill.  The links here were gathered during the 86 days of the event and are listed in chronological order. All links contain a “mouse over summary” meaning you can place your cursor on the link and a general summary of what is at that link will pop up for you.  If you are doing research on the spill, this is a good place to start.

This has been a “daily updated post” meaning that as news comes in, it is added. Now that the leak is plugged, the additional news links will be found in the “News AFTER the Leak Stoppage” area. You can use the “Post Links Menu” that follows to quickly get to the information you are seeking:

Post Links Menu

A. Background Information

B. Latest News & Commentary

C. BP Links

D. Investigating the Cause

E. Technology Links (Educating Ourselves)

F. Obama Administration Lame Responses

G. News AFTER the Leak Stoppage

H. The Bottom Line

I. Dispersants and the Piper (Dispersants Worked!) <-= Patriot’s Flag Post

J. Damage? Oil, Media or Government? <-= Patriot’s Flag Post

K. Brer Obama and the Oil Spill <-= Patriot’s Flag Post

A. Background

Background on this Post: There has been a huge amount of “coverage” on the leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, the DeepWater Horizon.  An accident killed 11 people on the rig and now we are told this is the largest “spill” in the world’s [recorded] history. What we are hearing are pundits talking about a subject which nearly none of them understand.  All we hear about is the potential environmental damage, how badly BP has performed, that our government will “save” us by keeping a “boot on the neck of BP” and that if BP can’t get it done, the government will push them aside and take over. (As the admiral of the Coast Guard said, “with what?”).  We have a bunch of politicians trying to “solve” a scientific and engineering problem … and it is laughable. And the more Obama “talks” about it, the more he “owns” the problem (The Patriot’s Flag – Brer Obama and the Oil Well.

Focus on the Problem, and the Problem is BP’s. BP has taken responsibility for this catastrophe. That “accountability” is not in question. With anything attempted, there is risk .. and from time to time, risk catches up with “risk management” and we encounter a disastrous problem such as this.  My point of this post is that there is ONLY ONE technical source which could stop this problem, and that is the expertise of BP.  And the last “help” we need is from the government and environmentalists that forced drilling 6 miles off shore in 1 mile deep water, rather than to drill on land on in shallow water where accidents could be avoided and problems solved more quickly.

Tune Out the Political “Noise.” Obama tries to look “presidential” like Truman and “takes full responsibility” (the buck stops here) for the disaster. No, he was probably playing golf when it happened, and he had nothing to do with it and he will have nothing to do with the solution.  For Example, he goes to the Gulf beaches and looks at the tar balls, gives a speech and within 3 hours flies off to a vacation in Chicago … that will certainly help “plug the damned hole!”  My point is that this administration is prepared for “nothing” when it comes to the safety of this nation, environmentally, against terrorism, economics,  border control or any other threat to our safety and sovereignty.  Any response we get to any of these is finger-pointing, denial and words well versed in politics and ideology.  This catastrophe happening on the Gulf of Mexico shores will not be abated or solved with “words”. The best “help” Washington add would be to “put a sock in it!” and get the hell out of the way.

Get Educated on the Problem: So turn off the TV, and light up your computer.  Get yourself educated.  Watch the technical seminars from BP (Linked Below) and learn the terminology and the specifics of this historic problem. You will see videos of equipment you have never heard about on TV and you will see it being employed by REAL engineers and scientists. I’ll be linking to wonderful graphic illustrations of project cybernetics. You will probably see REAL PEOPLE make technical and engineering mistakes while they work on a problem of magnitude never before encountered.    And eventually, you will also see these same people solve the problem.

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B. Latest News Links: (What’s happening now)

1. BP’s LIVE FEED of UNDERWATER OPERATIONS
2. BP offers $500M to Academics to study Oil Spill’s Effects (SunHearld 05-10)
3. AP Top Kill Failed (AP 05.29.10)
4. BP to Know by weeks end on new procedure (Reuters 05.30.10)
5. BP may not cap Gulf Well until August (NYPost 05.31.10)
6. BP to retry spill “containment” (WashTimes 05.31.10)
7. Oil Leak may continue till August (MSNBC 05.31.10)
8. BP Begins 3rd attempt to contain leak (WSJ 05.31.10)
9. Diamond Saw gets caught – Oil approaches FL (AllVoices 06.02.10)
10. BP Places Cap, Oil still flows from well head (WSJ 06.04.10)
11. BP only capturing 10% of the leak now (Gather 06.05.10)
12. AL.COM’s coverage of Gulf Oil Leak (lots of new news) (AL 06.05.10)
13. Containment Cap Closely Watched (ABC 06.07.10)
14. BP “Majority of oil being captured” (ChristSciMon 06.07.10)
15. BP planning a 2nd containment vessel (DripOil 06.07.10)
16. White House Chief tied to BP advisor (WND 06.08.10)
17. BP will be next bailout (NYPost 06.08.10)
18. Crisis not “wasted”:Obama to Nationalize Oil? (WND 06.08.10)
19. Disaster in the Gulf: 48 Days and Counting (Fox 06.08.10)
20. Kerry: Offshore drilling will not be halted (Yahoo 06.07.10)
21. BP/Gov Ties are disturbing (Examiner 06.07.10)
22. Leave BP Alone (Forbes 06.08.10)
23. BP’s Horrible Safety Record (BI 06.08.10)
24. BP Value sinks $17B Yesterday (NYPost 06.10.10)
25. BP hires dead man to solve BP Spill Problem (NBC 06.10.10)
26. Revealed: Administration lied about stopping drilling (WSJ 06.10.10)
27. BP Flow Update (The Street 06.11.10)
28. CleanupOfficial: Plentiful Packgen Boom, didn’t pass Gov Tests (BMcCarty 06.13.10)
29. US Turned Down UK Aid to help clean up spill (Dispersants!) (TimesOnline 06.14.10)
30. BP Escrow Fund Another Bad Idea (NLPC 06.14.10)
31. Amazing spill pictures posted at Free Republic (FR 06.15.10)
32. BP Hopful for 2nd Oil Capture Method Tuesday (XE.com 06.15.10)
33. An Offer BP Couldn’t Refuse (Foundry 06.17.10)
34. Day 60 and Tony Hayward steps down, Bob Dudley to take over (06.20.10)
35. Spill could last 2-4 years! (Newsmax 06.22.10)
36. Oil flowing freely after Containment Cap accident (Time 06.23.10)
37. Moratorium won’t reduce drilling risks (NYTimes 06.26.10)
38. Jindal gives most blistering rpt on Fed Response (07.01.10)
39. Oil Spill Concealment has begun (07.03.10)
40. Obama’s Deliberate Katrina (07.03.10)
41. Cap Loosens (07.04.10)
42. First rig sails from Gulf to Egypt (banned) (07.10.10)
43. Cap Removed to replace Cap, oil gushes (07.11.10)
44. Majority of tar balls in TX are not from Deepwater Horizon (07.11.10)
45. BP Places Cap on Well (07.13.10)
46. White Hose proposes 3rd Moratorium! (07.13.10)
47. Idled Rigs head to Africa (07.14.10)
48. As  cap test halt, Scientists fear spill’s future (07.15.10)
49. BP finally stops oil spewing from Gulf oil Gusher (07.16.10)
50. Maybe Tony Hayward was right … not as bad as thought?
51. Jindal announces commencement of fishing (07.30.10)
52. The crisis that wasn’t (07.31.10)
53. House Votes to end drilling ban (07.31.10)
54. Miss. Dept Marine Resources: Let’s go fishing! (07.31.10)
55. BP completes cementing Gulf Oil Well (08.05.10)
56. Key Oil Spill Evidence raised (BOP on board!) (09.05.10)
57. White House Altered Drilling Report (banning drilling) (11.13.10)
    

August 4 2010 Update

“Quote: ‘There’s absolutely no evidence that there’s any significant concentration of oil that’s out there that we haven’t accounted for.’ So, I’d say that Mother Earth just beach-slapped the Democrats and the media.” -Rush

NY Times: WASHINGTON — The government is expected to announce on Wednesday that three-quarters of the oil from the Deepwater Horizon leak has already evaporated, dispersed, been captured or otherwise eliminated — and that much of the rest is so diluted that it does not seem to pose much additional risk of harm.

Did the Democrats once again try to “exploit a crisis too good to waste” … trying to stop drilling with moratoriums, trying to pass Cap and Trade, etc? This “performance” is getting a little old and folks are getting wise to it.  (Check out post #57 above … they did exploit the crisis by changing the data so they could use it!)

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C. BP Links

1. Kent Wells May 24th Technical Seminar:
2. Kent Wells May 31st Update
3. BP’s RSS Feed to your own site
4. BP’s ROV Cam
5. Alabama Response Website
6. Florida Response Website
7. Louisiana Response Website
8. Mississippi Response Website
9. BP Reports from the Gulf (news from BP reporters)
10. Video Links:
    • All ROV Work on one page!
    • Ship: Ocean Intervention III – ROV #1
    • Ship: Ocean Intervention III – ROV #2
    • Ship: Viking Poseidon – ROV #1
    • Ship: Viking Poseidon – ROV #2
    • Ship: Boa Deep C – ROV #1
    • Ship: Boa Deep C – ROV #2
    • Ship: Skandi – ROV #1
    • Ship: Skandi – ROV #2
    • Ship: Enterprise – ROV #1
    • Ship: Enterprise – ROV #2
    • Ship: Q-4000 – ROV #1
    • Ship: Q-4000 – ROV #2

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D. Investigating the Cause

1. There was nobody in charge (WSJ 05-27.10)
2. Disaster Plans Lacking in DepWater Rigs (WSJ 05.18.10)
3. Focus Turns to Well-Blocking System (NYT 06.05.10)
4. BP Spill highlights lack of regulatory oversight (CH 06.08.10)
5. Rig Survivors: BP ordered shortcut on day of blast (CNN 06.08.10)
6. Spill, Human Error, not System Failure (WSJ 06.12.10)
7. BP Rig missed 16 Inspections prior to explosion (CBS 06.12.10)
8. BP Emails, Doomed Rig was a Nightmare Well (CBS 06.14.10)
9. Foreign Flag of Offshore Rigs Skirts US Safety (LATimes 06.14.10)
10. Insp. Gen’s report on Minerals Management Service (ABC 06.14.10)
11. Five crucial moves by BP, leading to cause? ChristSciMon 06.17.10)
12. Was Oil Spill an Inside Job? (Conspiracy Theory Alert) (06.20.10)
13. Cracks show BP battled well 2 mos B4 blast (Bloomberg (06.22.10)
14. BP Spill Cause (Radio Voice 06.30.10) <= Excellent article
15. Deepwater Horizon Drill hit Underground Cavern (07.01.10)
16. Blowout Preventer Activation Device modified in China (07.18.10)
    
17. Oil Rig Alarm was not fully turned on! (07.23.10)
18. Picture emerges of “iffy” decisions (07.25.10)
19. Coast Guard Investigation: Firefighters help sink rig? (07.27.10)

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E. Technology Links (Educating Ourselves)

1. Blowout – definition … causes, explanations (Wiki 06.05.10)
2. Blow Out Preventors (BOP) and ROVs (IEEESpectrum 05.20.10)
3. 

   Blowout Preventer

   Blowout Preventer (Wiki 06.05.10)

4. Blowout Preventer (Oilfield 06.05.10)
5. Blowouts – notable historic list (Wiki 06.05.10)
6. Cutting Metal Under Water (OilDrum 06.01.10)
7. Dispersants … how they work (PopSci 06.05.10)
8. Drilling Rig (types and uses) (Wiki 06.05.10)
9. Drilling Relief Wells poses challenges (NOLA 05.29.10)
10. LMRP Cap (BP 06.01.10)
11. LMRP Capping AttemptExplanation (TheOilDrum 05.29.10)
12. ROV Definition (Wiki 06.05.10)
13. Top Kill may have failed, why? (OilDrum 05.31.10)
14. Dispersants and the Piper (The Patriot’s Flag 06.11.10)
15. The Well structure is compromised DOWN HOLE (OilDrum 06.15.10)
16. Stat Analysis of how many Relief Wells will be needed (OilDrum 06.15.10)
17. 300 by 300 by 300 feet = Volume spilled to date (FreeRepublic 06.23.10)
18. BP readying a Super Weapon, EPFCG (07.14.10)
19. Why We will Never Run Out of Oil (Discovery 06.17.10)

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F. Obama Administration’s Lame Responses

1. O tells aids to “Plug the Damned Hole” (Reuters 05.25.10)
2. O to meet with his “commission” (AP 06.01.10)
3. Have you seen this man? (Fugate/Fema) (InvestOba 06.01.10)
4. Admin distances itself from Oil Spill (WashPost 06.01.10)
5. US Ramps up Probes into Oil Spill (WSJ 06.01.10)
6. Political Correctness trumps Expertise (AmerCatholic 06.01.10)
7. Obama Faults GOP & BP, defends his agenda (LATimes 06.02.10)
8. FL’s Repub Atty Gen excluded from Holder Meeting (DailyCaller 06.03.10)
9. Feds deny drilling freeze to shallow waters (WashPo 06-03.10)
10. Feds halt drilling in Gulf (is ANYbody in charge?) (AP 06-03.10)
11. Obama and the Oil Spill (MorningBell 06.03.10)
12. Drilling Ban to cost 1000′s of Jobs (CNN 06.04.10)
13. Coast Grd Logs: White House knew spill extent in 24 hours (HumEvents 06.04.10)
14. Families of Killed Rig Workers to Visit W.H. (WISN.com) [why?]
15. Obama takes swing at BP on LA trip (NYDaily 06.04.10)
16. Obama: “BP Short-changing Residents (SkyNews 06.05.10)
17. Obama knew scope of spill on Day 1 (FirstThingsFirst 06.05.10)
18. Obama’s Manufactured Fury (CanadaFreePress 06.07.10)
19. News Control? People, reporters barred from affected areas (Examiner 06.07.10)
20. Obama: Let them eat Tar Balls – Party on! (AmericanThinker 06.08.10)
21. Obama’s Oil Drill ban crippling Gulf States (HumanEvents 06.08.10)
22. Obama to use oil spill to promote Cap and Trade (InvestObama 06.08.10)
23. Poll: Obama’s spill response worse than Bush’s Katrina (Dakota 06.07.10)
24. Obama meets with experts so he knows “Who’s Ass to Kick” (RealClearPol 06.07.10)
25. Obama: I would have fired BP Chief by now (MSNBC 06.08.10)
26. Spill reveals O’s lack of exec experience (WashExam 06.08.10)
27. Oil Spill reveals Obama’s Total Lack of Plan (FlopAces 06.08.10)
28. Obama’s Mishandling of the Oil Spill (HuckPAC 06.11.10)
29. Lord Tebbit condemns “anti-BP” Obama (ThisIsMoney 06.11.10)
30. Obama, more laws needed (WSJ 06.11.10)
31. Obama: Congress Shares Blame with BP (blaming others!) (Politico 06.11.10)
32. Obama blocks speedy BP oil cleanup (RadioViceOnline 06.11.10)
33. Jones Act: forbids non-US boats to help with spill (LiveShots 06.11.10)
34. Obama refuses to waive the Jones Act (Examiner 06.12.10)
35. The Spill, The Scandal and the President (RollingStone 06.12.10)
36. (Pathetic!) Obama: Gulf Spill ‘echos 911″ (Politico 06.14.10)
37. Obama’s Response to Spill, Incompetence or Politics? (Rant 06.14.10)
38. WH takes cues on spill from Lib think tank (WSJ 06.14.10)
39. Fury as Obama compares BP spill to 911 (Mail 06.14.10)
40. Oil Industry in Ruins: “Mission Accomplished for Obama?” (CFP 06.14.10)
41. Obama accuses BP of “recklessness” (that’ll help!)(MSNBC 06.15.10)
42. EPA’s National Contingency Plan (ThePatriotsFlag 06.10.10)
43. Obama’s Drilling Freeze will cost 120,000 jobs (The Blast 06.16.10)
44. Why Obama’s EPA turned down Dutch help offer (MoonBattery 06.16.10)
45. 53 days later, Obama accepts Dutch offer! (BigGovernment 06.16.10)
46. RNC Ad – Why didn’t you pick up the phone? (LibertyJuice 06.17.10
47. Coast Guard Stops Skim Vessels, said “unsafe” (Neoavatara 06.17.10)
48. Obama accepts help from 5 of 28  offers (GatewayPundit 06.19.10)
49. Emanuel: Hayward’s sailing daybad Obama Golf OK! (Politipage)
50. Gods Work? Luck? Or Lawbreaking! (Market Ticker 06.22.10)
51. Operation Gulf Grease ($$, Obama, Spill) (Investigating Obama 06.22.10)
52. EngySec: BP will save world, accepts $500 Million (ButAsForMe 06.22.10)
53. The Elephant and the Obama Question (American Spectator 06.22.10)
54. Fed Gov halts Sand Berm Dredging (WDSU 06.23.10)
55. BP makes largest political contribution ever (Townhall 06.26.10)
56. How Obama bungled the Oil Spill (Dick Morris 06.30.10)
57. Obama’s Oil Spill “to do” list (Morning Bell 06.30.10)
58. Largest Skimmer in World hasn’t “cleared” Feds (The DC 06.30.10)
59. Obama too late taking up foreign offers (Day 70) (07.01.10)
60. Issa’s report on Gulf cleanup – Cleanup is Bogus! (07.01.10)
61. Issa’s Repoft in PDF Format (07.01.10)
62. Obama shuts down 33% of USA Refining Capacity (07.01.10) <-+ OBAMA HATES USA!
63. Obama Uses EPA to Shut down TX Refineries (07.01.10)
64. EPA Verdict still out on “A Whale” (skimmer!) 07.05.10)
65. US Ready to announce New Drilling Moratorium (07.10.10)
66. Bipartisan Opposition to Obama’s Oil Spill Panel (07.11.10)
67. WH: Says it could contain 90% spill by August (07.12.10)
68. Oil Spill Response: Stuck on Stupid! (07.12.10)
69. Most Transparent Admin: Reports from Gulf = Felony! (07.12.10)
70. White Hose proposes 3rd Moratorium! (07.13.10)
71. Cap and Ban (07.14.10)
72. Gov questions “safety” of BP’s Cap (07.14.10)
73. 100 Days Later, Obama still failing in the Gulf (07.27.10)

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G. News AFTER the LEAK STOPPAGE

1. Why We will Never Run Out of Oil (Discovery 06.17.10)
2. House has bill banning BP from (our) offshore drilling (07.16.10)
3. Here’s why oil spill is overblown All going well in LA (07.23.10)
4. Where did all the Crude Go (Can’t find the oil!) (07.26.10)
5. BP Used dispersant despite EPA (07.31.10)
6. So I was right about the BP spill! (08.01.10)
7. Oil Plumes eaten by Bacteria, Seafood tests as “Safe” (08.02.10)
8. Was the [disaster] threat of the spill overplayed? (08.05.10)
9. The Disaster that never was (BP) (08.08.10)
10. BP seals Macondo Well Permanently (09.20.10)

H. Bottom Line

When there is a crisis, people respond with two very distinct behaviors … emotional response, logical response.  We will see that with this crisis also.

• The emotional response will be outrage at BP, outrage at the Big Oil Companies,  lawyers sewing lawyers, speeches, threats, politicians being outraged, etc. This is just noise, it is what we expect from community organizers and general “noise-makers.” It gives people a short term “feel good” feeling, but it doesn’t “plug the damned hole!” Interference to get to the final solution will come from the Emotional Response. (politicians, do-gooders, environmentalists, etc). The noise-makers will exacerbate the problem not solve it. Turn them off!

• The logical response will be, “this is a hell of a mess, now what are we doing about it?”  This response is actionable and this is the response we expect from scientists and engineers that know a great deal more about this subject than politically appointed commissions.  The logical response will be what eventually “plugs the damned hole.”  The eventual SOLUTION to the problem will come from the logical response, (engineers, scientists, ROV operators, etc).

We need to close out the NOISE from the emotionally outraged, and LISTEN carefully to the people who will actually FIX this problem.  What we learn from this disaster will prevent future disasters and will help with the management of future risk.

The final “solution” … (like in the War of the Worlds) was not politicians, government officials or even engineers … but microbes. The tiniest remediation engineers on the planet. And they were on the scene of the “disaster” from day 1 (unlike others we know). Tony Hayward (of all people?) who is a geological engineer understood the problem from the beginning … but with all the “noise” he was chastised and literally run out of town … but in the end …

Telegraph: But through all the fog of name-calling, doom-mongering and political accusations, something unexpected has been happening out on the water. At first, it was just camera crews and photographers complaining that they could not find oiled animals to shoot; then it was the clean-up crews themselves who were struggling to find anything to clean. The immense patches of surface oil that once covered thousands of square miles of the Gulf have largely gone, and now just a handful of dead animals – all birds – are being reported each day. Furthermore, toxicity levels on the ocean floor appear to be low.

One hundred days on from the original blow-out, the question is beginning to be asked: might the scale of the potential environmental damage have been exaggerated? Was the ill-fated Mr Hayward right when he predicted that the environmental impact of the spill would be “very, very modest”?

“The Gulf of Mexico is a bit like the River Tyne. There is a lot of industry and boat traffic along it, as well as the oil industry, which has minor leaks all the time. When Tony Hayward said it was a drop in the ocean, it might have been the wrong thing to say at the time, but it was the truth. This spill is the equivalent of less than a drop in an Olympic-sized swimming pool. For all but a tiny bit of the Gulf, it will be back to normal within a year.
Professor Geoffrey Maitland, an energy engineer at Imperial College, agrees that the Gulf is well adapted to oil spills because tens of millions of gallons naturally seep into it every year. “Many people do not realise that oil is a naturally occurring substance and nature has a way of dealing with it,” he says. It doesn’t need to be scooped off, burnt or dispersed with chemicals. “In fact, it is often best to let it just evaporate and biodegrade naturally.

“With all the clean-up work, natural evaporation and biodegradation, I reckon 50 per cent of the oil has already gone and the rest will follow shortly. There is talk of a lot of oil below the surface, but I am a bit skeptical, as oil is less dense than water and so it floats.”

Summary as of July 30, 2010

As predicted at the beginning of “The Bottom Line” … there were two forces at work, the noise-makers and the problem-solvers.  The noise-makers made the process worse, the problem-solvers predicted the (lack of) intensity of the ca strophe and understood the built-in environmental solution necessary.  They were also the ones who “plugged the damned hole” … not the “noise-maker” politicians and news media.

The lawyers got in the act and the press was fed its tainted Wheaties to strongly report the “disaster” … the disaster will turn out to be an economic disaster caused by the politicians, the lawyers and the news media.  None of these three did ANYTHING to solve the problem, ALL THREE added to the problem and caused the “real” disaster.

Watching the hype on the “poisonous dispersant” was a study in stupidity. People obviously didn’t have a “clue” as to how they worked, so they began dissing the “poisonous dispersant” from the “big, bad chemical company” … a chemical that would kill the gulf.  I wrote Dispersants and the Piper and with the hits we got on it, many people got educated quickly. One “strong environmentalist that was going after Corexit (the dispersant), wrote me personally and admitted he did not know that technology and thanked me for the information … he also back away from dispersant criticism immediately.

The answer to any problem is knowledge.  “Information” from the news media, pundits, lawyers and politicians is NOT knowledge!  These are simply words that they implement for self-protection or self-aggrandizement.  So it was easy to predict that the “noise-makers” would not solve the problem and would actually exacerbate the problem. All Obama had to fight this was his personal “little red book” of left-wing ideology.  Useless in any situation.

Lesson Learned? Turn off the “noise-makers” … distrust their decisions. Turn off the hype-news media. Anybody talking catastrophe and disaster … turn them off.  You don’t solve a problem by jumping up and down screaming about the problem, ordering the “the hole be plugged”, and looking for “ass to kick.”  You solve the problem by understanding the science and engineering of the problem … and you turn to scientists and engineers.  In that process, you step aside and let them do their work, even cheering them on to give them encouragement.

The 3 AM call…came and …

We now know Obama’s response when an emergency arises.

Blame everybody else and do nothing!

Obama’s “focused response” (I will not sleep!)

But Remember, Obama ONLY thinks about the Oil Spill, First thing in the morning, last thing at night … unless there’s a party going on!  The  lack of “focus” continues …..

…and in the same week..Big Party at Ford Theater. Isn’t it a wonderful life?

Below: Day 55, at Kennedy Center … still partying.

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There is “something wrong” with the economy … we all know it,  and we feel like “something” is lurking around the corner that we cannot quite see.  For my fellow laymen on this subject, we’ll never fully understand the “economy” as a process (perhaps even the experts don’t understand it). But we can keep our eyes open and look for “signals” in our environment that indicate how close the problem is and its severity.

There are four things we need to watch and I’ll track the ones I see by updating this post.  When it “hits” … at least we’ll have a record of “why?”

Post Navigation Menu

A. Hedge Funds – Explanation and links
B. Meltdown Indicators – “Signals” that something is coming
C. The Fraud and the Failing Bailouts
D. Unbelievable (Stupid) Remarks
E. Chicago Climate Exchange Post (daily updated)
F. Community Reinvestment Act
G. (No) “Help” from the Government!

US Dollar Index – Interactive chart (value of $)

A. Hedge Funds – (Explanations and Summary)

Hedge Funds: We all saw a frightening 1000 point drop in the Dow this past week. First it was explained as simply a “fat finger” mistake where someone hit a “b” instead of an “m”. As you’ll see from links below, that simply cannot happen. Now, a few days later, the cause is still in doubt and “being investigated.” I’ll keep this post up-to-date as we watch this develop. But to understand the pending Global Meltdown, you have to understand how the previous meltdowns happened. Watching how Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers were trashed literally overnight will help you understand what is probably happening now.

• Video Part 1
• Video Part 2
• Video Part 3

Hedge Fund Updates to this story starting 05.08.2010)

1. Eight Theories why the Dow dropped 1000 points (Business Insider 05.10)
2. That’s $16 million not Billion: trader error? (NYDaily 05.10)
3. Massive Dow Selloff not caused by trader error! (MoneyControl 05.10)
4. Bizarre crash of May 6 was NOT trader Error (Investing Contrarian 05.10)
5. Manipulation, Not Error Behind Market Plunge (AccuracyInMedia 05.10)
6. Demonizing Wall St then big Dow Drop? (QuincyNews 05.10)
7. Beware, the true crash appears before us (InvestigatingObama 05.10)
8. US Money Supply Plunges at 1930′s rate (Telegraph 05.10)
9. CitiBank-Canary in the mine? (ThePatriotsFlag 03-10)
10. Obama spending spree continues (MorningBell 06.10)
11. Government Bailouts MUST end! (Morningbell 06.10)

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B. The Meltdown – (Signals of a Fall?)

1. Citi: Now it’s Truly Panic Time (05.30.10)
2. US’s $13 Trillion Debt Poised to Overtake GDP (06-08-10)
3. 12 Ugly Charts screaming “Collapse” (Business Insider 06.07.10)
4. Commodity price drops, Signal for Double Dip coming (Forbes 06.08.10)
5. Watch Out, The ECRI Leading Indicators just went Negative (BI 06.11.10)
6. Retails Sales Slump (Yahoo 06.11.10)
7. Gold reclaims currency status as global system unravels (Telegraph 06.20.10)
8. The Third Depression (NYTimes 06/28/10)
9. USA Slips to #3 (Patriot’s Flag Post)
10. Consumer Confidence plummets (Reuters 06.29.10)
11. Doom Warning Spot On (Business Insider 06.29.10)
12. UN Report: Scrap Dollar as reserve currency (Reuters 06.29.10)
13. $5 Trillion Rollover (Reuters 06.30.10)
14. Obama’s Fiscal Fantasyland (Washington Times 06.30.10)
15. Dave Ramsey’s Thoughts on $13 Trillion Debt (06.30.10)
16. US Futures shoot lower after horrible ADP Report (06.30.10)
17. Careful Yesterday’s Fall signals bigger collapse (06.30.10)
18. 19 signs the economy is the worst in you lifetime (06.30.10)
19. Nat’l Debt Soars to Highest level since WWII (06.30.10)
20. CBO: Fed Debt @ 100% of GDP in 2025(07.01.10)
21. 2nd Qtr ends, S&P down 12%, Dow down 10% (07.01.10)
22. Jobs Down 472,000 = Economic Stagnation (07.01.10)
23. US Economy is a Complete Disaster (07.01.10)
24. Obama’s Post-Recession Economy is a Failure (07.02.10)
25. The ECRI Leading Indicator Collapses even further (07.02.10)
26. Stocks Slump 2nd qtr – Worst to come? (07.03.10)
27. 7.9 Million jobs lost forever (07.04.10)
28. Analyst: Obama has US Economy in Death Spiral (07.04.10)
29. US Trapped in Depression, feels like 1932 (07.04.10)
30. Dow Repeats Great Depression Pattern: Charts (o7.05.10)
31. Consumer Bankruptcy filings jump 14% (07.05.10)
32. European Shares hit 6-week closing low (07.05.10)
33. IL has stopped paying its bills (07.05.10)
34. Coming Chaos (07.05.10)
35. Unemployment Insurance running out (07.05.10)
36. MN bankruptcies highest in decade (07.07.10)
37. Dow may plunge 1000, US sinks toward Depression (07.08.10)
38. Why the bond markets are signaling a depression (07.08.10)
39. The Market’s ready to fall like 2008 (07.08.10)
40. Small Businesses “loosing their steam” (07.08.10)
41. Pending Home Sales Crash in a Record Low (07.09.10)
42. Zuckerman: Obama Admin most hostile to Biz (07.09.10)
43. Paper: Optimism on Hold, Recovery Falters (07.10.10)
44. WSJ: Is there a market crash in our future? (07.10.10)
45. Trillions “coming due” to World Banks! Alert (07.12.10)
46. Obama Panel warns Govs – Debt destroys like cancer (07.12.10)
47. Gov Spending can’t fix the economy (07.12.10)
48. A Primer: Why Economy is headed for toilet (07.12.10) <== A good “learn”
49. Niall Ferguson: A US Fiscal disaster is imminent (07.12.10)
50. Greenspan: Chance of Double Dip Recession Looms (07.13.10)
51. The Scariest Unemployment Graph yet (07.21.10)
52. WH Confirms: Continued Trillion Dollar Deficits (07.26.10)
53. Consumer Confidence Fails (07.26.10)
54. CBO Report: Fed Debt and Risk of Crisis <-=  Deficits “unsupportable!” (07.27.10)
55. Three Charts showing TERRIBLE Economy (07.28.10)
56. The Crisis when our debt goes “pop” (08.04.10)
57. Unemployment Interactive Map … 31 MILLION jobless! (08.04.10)
58. Productivity dives, goes negative 1st time since 2008 (08.10.10)
59. Deficit in July total $165 BILLION! ($20 Billion in interest) (08.11.10)
60. Europe: “We got a little problem here!” <= what’s this? (08.13.10) See Graph A below
61. Surprise Surprise, Econ Numbers are “Worse than Expected” (08.16.10)
62. States Budget Gaps as of August 2010 (08.22.10)
63. 32 States Now Officially Bankrupt (08.22.10)
    

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C. The Fraud and the Failing Bailouts

1. Surprise, 16 Financial Lobbyists used to work for Dodd and Shelby (BI 06.11.10)
2. Obama’s Funny Numbers (they lie!) (AmericanSpectator 06.29.10)
3. Charlie Crist’s $10 Million Stimulus generates 45 jobs (07.03.10)
4. Obama gives $2 billion to solar energy companies (07.04.10)
5. Gov pays AC bills for Prisoners, Fed Employ, and 11,000 Dead People (07.04.10)
6. Obama touts $400 mil loan to solar co, run by corrupt cong nephew (07.11.10)
7. Bailout Watchdog says Calls Mortgage Program a Bust (07.21.10)
8. Cost to revive economy with Battery Plant, etc 5 Trillion (07.21.10)
9. When Government Invites Corruption (07.22.10)
10. White House spent $23 Million on Kenyan Constitution (07.23.10)
11. NY Times – The stimulus didn’t work in the long run (08.14.10)

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D. And the Unbelievable!

Democrats Vote Down 5 Percent Rule

In a bid to stem taxpayer losses for bad loans guaranteed by federal housing agencies Fanny Mae and Freddy Mac,Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) proposed that borrowers be required to make a 5% down payment in order to qualify. His proposal was rejected 57-42 on a party-line vote because, as Senator Chris Dodd (D-Conn) explained, “passage of such a requirement would restrict home ownership to only those who can afford it.”

1. Ann Arbor MI – Firefighters laid off to pay for water sculpture (07.22.10)
2. What the House spent $1 BILLION on … (07.22.10)

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G. (No)Help from the Government

1. Dodd-Frank Assualt on the Economy (Morning Bell 06.29.10)
2. Fannie & Freddie – Coming: $1 Trillion bailout! (CNBC 06.29.10)
3. But Mr. Pres, You Don’t have a budget, with these deficits? (CreatingOrwelWrld 06.30.10)
4. The Bailout Tax (Frank and Dodd) (06.30.10)
5. Earmarks added to the War Funding Bill (07.04.10)
6. Cash Strapped PA borrows $600 Mil for pet projects (Specter Library!) (07.07.10)
7. ABC: Credits Fannie and Freddie for propping up housing Mkt (07.07.10)
8. IL: Gov gives out 20% raises for staff in cash strapped IL (07.07.10)
   

   $20 MILLION for Stimulus Signs!

9. The Government Pay Bonus (07.0.10)
10. $490 Thousand in Fed Stimulus to Plant Trees in Nevada (07.09.10)
11. Feds say protecting endangered toad to cost $789 Million over 25 yrs (07.10.10)
12. Obama awards $1.45 billion loan to company with 85 jobs (07.11.10)
13. Obama sends Americans to the mattresses (07.12.10)
14. Obama’s Math leaves us broke! (07.13.10)
15. Obama Tax ‘n Spend threat to Economy (07.13.10)
16. Atlanta Macon flights drain $1.4 annual subsidy (07.13.10)
17. Obama give Korean Co Stimulus Money at rate of $503,000/job (07.15.10)
18. President’s Debt Commission calls for Massive Taxes, 26.7 Trillion! (07.22.10)
19. Paying People NOT to work (Unemploy Extension) (07.23.10)
20. Defense Dept … can’t find $8 billion (07.26.10)
21. SEC: New Finance Reg laws Exempts them from scrutiny (07.28.10)
22. Obama about to tell Freddie and Fannie to “forgive” mortgages? (08.07.10)
23. Obama July deficit of $167 billion tops Bush’s entire budget for 2007 (08.12.10)
24. Congress punts tough choice until after election (can’t even pass a budget!) (09.30.10)

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