The fight for marriage equality in The Empire State has gained an unlikely ally in former First Daughter Barbara Bush. The 29-year-old twin daughter of former President George W. Bush and his wife Laura stars in a new campaign that calls for the legalization of same-sex marriage in New York. “I am Barbara Bush, and [...]
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Virtually All Independent Financial Experts Say that the Size of the Big Banks Is Hurting the Economy
January 11th, 2011 |
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Here’s my updated list of top financial experts saying that the giant banks are too big, and that their very size is hurting the economy:Nobel prize-winning economist, Joseph StiglitzNobel prize-winning economist, Ed Prescott Nobel prize-winning econom…
Obama Appoints Ultimate Wall Street Insiders to Top Posts … Again
January 6th, 2011 |
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Obama is replacing his chief economic adviser – Larry Summers – with Gene Sperling.Sperling is currently a counselor to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, and is now being appointed as Obama’s chief economic adviser. He’s been there before: Sperling…
Bono hails Bush’s US AIDS funding program for saving millions of lives
December 2nd, 2010 |
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U2’s lead singer Bono has given credit to former President George W. Bush and the massive US funding started in 2003, for helping to bringing about a drop in HIV infections. Specialists in the field and AIDS activists alike, agree that the funding has done a world of good in sub-Saharan Africa, where efforts on [...]
Bush Visits Facebook for Book Promo Webcast
November 30th, 2010 |
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Former president has hourlong informal discussion with CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook Live and for a live audience of employees. – During his eight-year-long presidency, President George W. Bush paid not a single visit to the San Francisco Peninsula.
But he did manage to find a reason to visit Palo Alto on Nov. 29, 2010, nearly two years after he left office. That would be for an Webcast appearance with CEO Mark Zuckerberg a…
We Can Fix America If We Focus on What ALL Americans – Liberals AND Conservatives – Want
November 19th, 2010 |
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While there are some things that liberals and conservatives will never agree about, there are many things that we already all agree on. Knowing the many things we agree to empowers us, because it helps get us away from the distractions so that we can …
Kanye West Media Trainer Jumps Ship Following “TODAY†Meltdown
November 14th, 2010 |
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Let the fallout begin: Kanye West has suffered his first major loss following last week’s meltdown on The TODAY Show. According to The New York Post, the damage-control media trainer West hired specifically to prepare him for his interview resigned shortly after the debacle. She’d been working for the rapper for just three days. West [...]
Kanye West Vs. Matt Lauer: The Feud Escalates
November 13th, 2010 |
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Kanye West has pulled out of a Today show performance because of what he calls a “very brutal” interview with Matt Lauer. The rapper had been scheduled to appear on the NBC show the day after Thanksgiving, but, “I’m not performing on the Today Show for obvious reasons,” he Tweeted Friday. He later added, “I [...]
George W. Bush Forgives Kanye West ["TODAY Show" VIDEO]
November 10th, 2010 |
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Former President George W. Bush has “absolutely” forgiven Kanye West for calling him a racist five years ago. “He called me a racist,†Bush told NBC’s Matt Lauer last week. “And I didn’t appreciate it then. I don’t appreciate it now. It’s one thing to say, ‘I don’t appreciate the way he’s handled his business.’ [...]
PopCrunch Crumbs: Kanye Headlines Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 2010; First Transgender College Basketball Star Makes Headlines; Happy Meals Banned In San Francisco!
November 4th, 2010 |
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-Real Housewives star Camille Grammer and Linda Hogan visit Joy Behar to bitch about their exes. Is this HLN or an episode of Sex and the City?! -Kanye West — who now believes he’s kindred spirits with former President George W. Bush — will headline this year’s annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade…. -There’s a new [...]
George W. Bush: “Kanye West Katrina Racist Outburst Worst Moment Of Presidencyâ€
November 3rd, 2010 |
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Kanye West: Ruining lives. One simple-minded Southerner at a time. Before he was Tweeting in all-caps or storming stages on unsuspecting country stars, the gabby “Golddigger” rapper was flipping the bird at the highest-office in the land: The US presidency. And Kanye’s big mouth had a lasting impact on inept conservative George W. Bush. President [...]
The Fraud Started At the Very Top: With Government Leaders
November 2nd, 2010 |
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The government’s entire strategy now – as during the S&L crisis – is to cover up how bad things are.But it is not only a matter of covering up fraud that has already happened. The government also created an environment which greatly encouraged fr…
Aretha Franklin, Condoleezza Rice perform for charity concert
July 29th, 2010 |
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Putting all her political views aside, Aretha Franklin recently took to stage with Condoleezza Rice for a charity concert. The soul star, a staunch Democrat who sang at President Barack Obama”s inauguration, appeared on stage for a three-hour concert with classically trained pianist Rice – a Republican who served as an aide to President George [...]
What Are the Results of the Oil Well Integrity Test?
July 16th, 2010 |
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If you don’t know what the results of BP’s oil well integrity test are, you’re not alone.As I pointed out Wednesday:BP suspended the “top kill” operation for 16 hours – because, according to numerous experts, it was creating more damage to the wel…
Macca refuses to apologise for Bush gag
June 26th, 2010 |
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Sir Paul McCartney has refused to apologise for a joke he cracked on former President George W. Bush during an appearance at the White House earlier this month. The Beatles legend poked fun at the ex-leader”s intellect as he became the first non-American to collect the Gershwin Prize for ‘Popular Song’ from Bush”s successor, President [...]
Senator Nelson: The BP Well May Have Lost Structural Integrity Beneath the Sea Floor
June 8th, 2010 |
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On May 31st, the Washington Post noted: Sources at two companies involved with the well said that BP also discovered new damage inside the well below the seafloor and that, as a result, some of the drilling mud that was successfully forced into the wel…
Prominent Oil Industry Insider: “There’s Another Leak, Much Bigger, 5 to 6 Miles Away”
May 27th, 2010 |
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Matt Simmons was an energy adviser to President George W. Bush, is an adviser to the Oil Depletion Analysis Centre, and is a member of the National Petroleum Council and the Council on Foreign Relations. Simmon is chairman and CEO of Simmons & Co…
Cut the Partisan Crap … BOTH the Private Sector AND the Government are to Blame for the Financial Crisis
May 1st, 2010 |
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Partisan GOP hacks say the financial crisis was caused by too much regulation, and government interference in the markets.But Glass-Steagall was repealed, derivatives were left unregulated, and the regulators were watching porn instead of preventing fr…