IT’S A question that should be answered, since the Senate Armed Services Committee is deciding to hold Chuck Hagel to standards senators can’t meet themselves. The confirmation delay of Chuck Hagel is on precarious footing, because of the double standard the Committee has decided to impose on Hagel. It’s bad enough that the so-called “sexual [...]
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Dueling Reports on Hagel, Republicans Suddenly Concerned About “Sexual Harassment” *Updated – Vote Postponed*
UPDATE: Senate committee postpones vote on Hagel confirmation From Steve Clemons, who rightly calls out senators for asking Chuck Hagel for things they themselves can’t provide. They also want financial information about donations received by and business done in the private and public firms Hagel was associated with but did not actually control. Ted Cruz’s [...]
Goldman Sachs Bailout King Blankfein to Powwow with House Republicans, While Obama Rules Out Social Security For Now
GOLDMAN SACHS bailout king CEO Lloyd Blankfein is headed to Capitol Hill to push his ideas for the fiscal cliff scheme in person. The guy who advised that the Social Security “retirement age has to be changed” in an interview with Scott Pelley of 60 Minutes recently, is headed to a meeting with House Republicans [...]
The Goldman Sachs Justice Department
The Justice Department said Thursday it won’t prosecute Wall Street firm Goldman Sachs or its employees in a financial fraud probe. – [Associated Press] ONE MORE insulting decision for the 1% at the expense of the 99%. In 2011, seen in the video below, Eliot Spitzer explained on CNN the challenges of prosecuting Goldman Sachs, [...]
Facebook IPO Fiasco: Where the 1% Wall Street Elite Screw Everybody Yet Again
“There is no debating this is a misadventure of epic proportion.” – Max Wolff, an economist and senior analyst with Greencrest Capital. Earlier, we reported that the analysts at Facebook’s IPO underwriters had cut their estimates for the company in the middle of the IPO roadshow, a highly unusual and negative event. What we didn’t [...]
“Why I am leaving the Empire, by Darth Vader,” and some pandering
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. Two, semi-related stories caught my eye, both using big doses of irony and satire. I’ll start with some suggestions for the Democratic party. It’s remarkable how many of us harbor the myth that elections engage core issues, policies, or programs – once call ‘content.’ Dream [...]
The Op-Ed Read ‘Round the World
Considering that Goldman Sachs alums live inside the Obama administration and help run our entire financial system, the bombshell yesterday will be talked about for weeks. Here’s an excerpt from the op-ed appearing in yesterday’s New York Times: What are three quick ways to become a leader? a) Execute on the firm’s “axes,” which is [...]
Queer Talk: HRC Honors Goldman Sachs, Queer Occupiers cry “Help”
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. UPDATED AT END It’s the time of the year when the annual Human Rights Campaign “galas” kick-off, taking place in cities across the nation from now until November. Fully acknowledging snark mode, we see HRC doing its Mitt Romney impression and providing more evidence for [...]
Financial Shenanigans Amid Gingrich-Romney War
It’s happy days on Wall Street, while main street struggles on. In the Obama era, like the Bush era, Wall Street is an alternate financial reality. While the political world is riveted on Newt Gingrich’s win in South Carolina and his surge in Florida, there is an intense battle going on over holding banks accountable [...]
12-12 Port Shutdown and the “vampire squid”
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. “Shutdown the Port” actions began early this morning, and continue. You can check out what’s happening via OWS, where you will find a livestream link. The purpose of the Port Shutdown, from Occupy SF: We Are Protesting… • In solidarity with the ILWU Local 21 [...]
Seeing the Occupation as a “mere publicity stunt” …
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. One quick thought: In spite of the growing level and quantity of reporting by Occupiers, as well as the steady stream of tweets, of web and FB pages for specific Occupied sites, of live streaming and podcasting; and in spite of the MSM’s initial reluctant [...]
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