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I agree.... I was being sarcastic. Just wanted to see what the response was from those that belong to the "superior" religion. (Full disclosure: I am an agnostic - basically I'm too chickenshit to be a full blown atheist, but courageous enough to point out the hypocrisy of all...

Why are so many of you guys focused on Islam and the extremists in the middle east? Don't forget, we don't have to fight them at all. Jesus will do that for us. It's called "The Rapture" Until then, just turn the other cheek. The "bad ass" Jesus form Revelations will take care of...

Actually my point was that "true" conservatism died when the Republican Party targeted southern christians that were against LBJ's social policies. That's when "Conservative" became more religious in tone, and less about fiscal issues/government size. All Repub presidents since Nixon have...

Who the hell eats at Olive Garden anyway? I'll tell you - the same Jesus Luvin - "rightwing" redneck conservative hicks that kicked out the Goldwater philosophy and replaced it with plutocracy and "Christianity" and ultimately brought down the Republican Party with their idiot GWB. These...

Apparently, you respond without reading my full posts. First you accused me of insisting that the bonds are real - which I never insisted were real. Now you are implying that I think the bond market is easily manipulated by this kind of false activity.. Once again, let me repeat from my...

"Changed my tune?" Read my friggin posts, will you. You must be confusing me with someone else. Where/When did I ever insist that these are real? Please show me the post and link. In my very first post in this thread I allowed for both scenarios as possibilities. On another occasion, I...

The bonds have to be fake. The real question is motive. Was this the typical scam that has been done in the past, or is it more involved? Were the two Japanese involved mere stooges that were set up to be caught anyway? I can see a scenario where this was meant to be a news story and the...

To paraphase Eddie Murphy from back in the day... Marc Faber scares the bitches into loving him. Why do you think he smiles so much?!!!

If everybody died 6 months earlier than their "expiration" date - we'd save BILLIONS. No how do we figure that date out, and how do we get around those pesky moral dilemmas? Of course I'm being facetious, but really, the costs of terminal care in the last 6 months of one's life is staggering.

To me, Ron Paul makes all other politicians of both parties look like clowns.

In their own screwed up world, every generation has it's hobbies. Ours is infotainment. Chill out geezer.

Interesting article/announcement from Japan: Yosano Says Japan’s Trust in Treasuries ‘Unshakable’ (Update2) http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=agTTqVJ0rhJI I'm not viewing this as an isolated incident. I am viewing this incident against the backdrop of...

Sandybestdog: You are right. A lot of people that tell you otherwise are likely the over 50 crowd that experienced the majority of the post WWII credit expansion. They never experienced outsourcing competition in their youth and were able to lay the groundwork for a wealthy life. The...

You're probably right about it being a scam, but given the current environment (as I wrote previously) there could be more to it. You have your opinion, I have mine - fair enough. But don't damn the entire blogosphere because you disagree. For the past three years many "whacked out yahoos"...

I'd attribute the sloppy reporting to the lack of information and bad translation . And the people (the Italian authorities) that have seen these docs firsthand are by far no experts in handling large denominated bonds. All that is known is 2 people (likely Japanese) tried crossing a border...

English version on Speigel's article: http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,630158,00.html SPIEGEL ONLINE 06/12/2009 04:42 PMWINDFALL FOR ITALY? Customs Finds $134 Billion in a Suitcase It is either the biggest smuggling operation in history -- or a fraud of...

I would agree its more than likely a hoax. But the motivation behind this is still not known. I wouldn't dismiss the story so casually. I think a few people here miss the point. Its the motivation that's the issue. We live in strange times. Fears of dumping treasuries, questions of the...

Another article with a few more facts: 06/08/2009 15:18 ASIA – ITALY US government securities seized from Japanese nationals, not clear whether real or fake Bonds worth US$ 134.5 billion are seized. This is the largest financial smuggling case in history. But are they real? Concern over...

I don't think the story is aimed at the ignorant. Not to be tinfoil here, but isn't it odd that the story is barely reported? I ran a google news search - and came up with very little. If there was an intended audience (the ignorant), there would have been a means to relay the story. Who...

More importantly - what kind of free toaster does one get by opening that kind of checking account?