QUOTE:
Warning: If you are easily shocked with regard to contrary
points of view, conspiracy theories, offensive language, political
correctness, sex, or anything else that may offend your
sensibilities or lack of open-mindedness, or if you're a minor
(but by no means limited to the aforementioned), please
do not read this novel. It's not for you...
Note: This is a work of fiction. The events described here
are imaginary: the settings, events and characters are
fictitious, and/or are the product of the author's imagination
or used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual events
or locales or persons (living or dead) is entirely coincidental.
Copyright © 2006 by F. Scott Sinclair. All Rights Reserved.
This is a Free Country, isn’t it? Right…: Installment 2 of
"The Walls Have Ears: A Novel of America."
By F. Scott Sinclair
Paul Krugar
Luther James and I scurried into the backseat of the taxi cab. Snow fell inside as I shut the rear car door. The caked snow on my boots began melting as the cab’s heater was working overtime. Even though the sky was overcast, the sun appeared to be wanting to penetrate the ice cold cloud cover. But to no avail…
“Paul,” Luther said, with a foggy mist of smoke-like vapor spewing from his lips, “these are difficult times for you, aren’t they?”
“And you…?”
As our eyes met, he had a glint of luster in those deceptive eyes of his, as he responded, “Me too… It’s as though the Russians have become us, and we’ve become them.”
“Yeah, isn’t that the truth. Hey, look over there! There are at least four policemen kicking and shoving a woman up against that concrete wall, near that bus stop. Christ, now I’ve seen everything…!”
With a slight smirk on his face, Luther says, “Yeah and she’s probably wearing a sweat shirt that says: 2245 Dead. How Many More?…on it.”
I grabbed Luther’s arm, and said, “Stop the cab, damn it! We've got to find out why there’s four against one woman. Not at all a flat playing field I’d say. C’mon?!”
Luther pushed me against the backseat, his foul breath engulfed my nostrils, and says, “You don’t know what you’re up against, do yah?”
“C’mon… I just want to see what all the excitements about. The Gestapo is out there, my friend, if that’s what you’re referring to. Is it? Out with it…!”
He took a deep breath, and contained himself. As he released his paws from my parka, he said hoarsely, “Something like that. And it isn’t a pretty sight.”
“You speaking of Cindy? Then you’re right. She’s lost a son and all the rights and freedoms she thought her son died for. And not just her; they’re thousands of parents whose children--and they themselves--who’ve been duped.”
Immediately, Luther placed his index finger to his pursed lips, shaking his head no. I got the message. The walls have ears, especially cab drivers. They’ve the biggest ears of all. And if this dude driving this pile of shit was a friend of the Man in the White House, our ass’s would be hurtin’.
“Got the picture, ole buddy,” I said, as I saw the cab driver glance into the rearview mirror a little too suspiciously. I should’ve learned to keep my damn mouth in the closed position after the news of the illegal spying by the feds on its own citizens without a warrant. But having been brought up on a lie—freedom of speech—I was too dumb, or more than likely too propagandized...to stop opening my trap at this late date.
I’d forgotten about the police brutality that appeared to be going as we spoke, as we drove by the scene of the crime. Another government crime at that… I felt like the foxes were running and guarding the henhouse: America and the People (chickens) in it. In other words, those who are above the law can J-walk without being arrested; while the rest of us lowlifes are treated like the worst sort of vermin that walks the earth for doing the same thing. America is lost, I thought, as we rounded the icy corner and plowed towards the entrance to Larry’s Tavern.
The driver turned, and says, “That’ll be $9.50 and some change.”
Some change…? Christ, a fucking tip. As I started to hand him--or was it a her?--the exact change, my eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets. Jesus, the cap on the driver's head had floppy ears that drooped over the sides of the driver’s face, and the dark glasses on the bridge of the driver's nose didn’t make the identification process any easier. I'd failed to listen to his or her voice at the outset. But when I handed the driver the ten spot, I noticed pearl colored nail polish on her fingertips. What a relief to have answered that unknown fact: gender, even if only for curiosity's sake.
Luther says, “I’ll get the tab for the return trip.”
I nodded as we proceeded towards the entrance to Larry’s Tavern on 1st Street and Magnolia Avenue in the city of X.
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
IRAN: A FICTIONAL BLOG--Installment 1 of "The Walls Have Ears: A Novel of America"
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Warning: If you are easily shocked with regard to contrary
points of view, conspiracy theories, offensive language,
political correctness, sex, or anything else that may offend
your sensibilities or lack of open-mindedness, or if you're a
minor (but by no means limited to the aforementioned), please
do not read this novel, short story, fictional blog, or anything
else F. Scott Sinclair writes about. It's not for you...
Note: This is a work of fiction. The events described here
are imaginary: the settings, events and characters are
fictitious, and/or are the product of the author's imagination
or used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual events
or locales or persons (living or dead) is entirely coincidental.
Copyright © 2006 by F. Scott Sinclair.
All Rights Reserved.
Iran: A Fictional Blog
By F. Scott Sinclair
Paul Krugar
I couldn’t get the news I read on the Internet about the
euros for oil bourse out of my thoughts. Knowing that
Iran was the next government target on its worldwide
war on terrorism, I clinched my right fist, smashing it
against the steam radiator. “Jesus Christ…!”
My outburst could be heard beyond the confines of my
small bachelor apartment. I heard a knock at the door,
as words of concern seemed to walk through the door
like an apparition. “Paul, are you okay?”
“James, is that you?”
“Well, it taint the Crown Prince of Crawford.”
Happy to hear a familiar and concerned voice, I asked
Luther James to come in and have a seat. I returned to
my oak rocker in front of the bay window.“I’m sorry to
bother you, Luther. But things are getting me down…”
He leaned forward on the edge of the couch, and asks,
“Are you still concerned by the warantless eavesdropping
that the president authorized?”
“Nope. Not to say that that’s not a concern of mine, and
every other American. The walls, and everything else,
having ears makes one feel like they’re living in a
Communist country. But what really bothers me is Iran.”
“The next target on the Axis of Evil checklist, huh?”
Luther asks, as he thumbed through a magazine on the
coffee table.
Still internally shocked by the implications of the near
done-deal to attack Iran, I said, “Look. This thing has
gotten out of hand.”
Placing the magazine back in the rack next to the
mahogany coffee table, Luther looks up and straight
into my eyes, and says, “You’ve been reading too much
into the Iranian affair, don’t you think?”
I stood up before the frosted window, watching my
hot breath make condensation balls on the panes of
glass before me, and answered, “I don’t see it that way.
What I see are a couple of overblown egos at work.”
“How so…?”
“Both of these so-called fearless leaders have something
to gain, and a lot to lose too.”
Joining me at the window, Luther gazed at the drifting
flakes of snow as they passed before the window, and asked,
“Such as…?”
“If these articles are to be believed, we’re not going to
attack Iran because they’re in the process of developing
a nuclear bomb.”
“The big Iraq WMD lies again?”
“Something like that, so they say. But I need proof, not just
a conspiracy theory to crack the truth barrier.”
“What about Iran… What do they have to gain by being
obstinate by not cooperating?”
With a sinister smirk, I said, “Prestige and power. Defiance
is the ultimate Weapon of Mass Destruction and popularity
in the region. And that’s a problem for this administration also.”
He countered, “Yeah, any opposition to our so-called
Evil Empire means instant popularity and support.”
I couldn’t help interjecting, “Yup… An instantaneous coalition
of the masses that’ll blow the lid off of Iraq, not just Iran.”
Luther went back to the couch, and replied, “Literally, I’m afraid.
We’d be lucky to escape with our asses intact. That’s for sure…!”
With an intellectual frown, and furrowed brow, I said, “Things
don’t look good. But really, all that both sides have to do…is be a
little conciliatory, that’s all...”
A blank stare met my eyes, “Meaning?”
“Perhaps it means that Washington should back off its threat
of bombing Iran’s nuclear facilities if Iran turns their nuclear
power program over to third parties. Yes, Iran must pay the
freight of the program. But the powers that be can’t say a
damned word about an Iranian threat of developing a bomb
in that case. A cooperative of multinational companies, who’ll
pool their ingenuity and expertise…and build Iran its power
plants.”
An appalled look enveloped Luther’s mug, as he said in almost
a whisper, “Your plan…is that simple?”
“Precisely… And we’ll in turn find out two things.”
That blank look appeared again out of nowhere.
“And what are they?”
“We’ll know immediately who the liar or liars are…”
“C’mon, get a life. No way, Jose.”
“Want a bet…? If our country refuses the offer, it’s attacking
for sinister reasons.”
“To stop the euros for oil bourse?”
“Could be… That, or simply oil. But since we’re overextended
in Iraq, and the euros for oil bourse is coming online in
the next couple of months, I’d say that’s as good a reason
as any to terminate the euros for oil program. And
then again, I wouldn't want to underestimate the
political rationale for attacking Iran just before the
upcoming midterm elections in the House. ”
“A smoke screen. Of course…”
"Or a distracton..."
Luther's eye beamed with insightful glee, and says, "Yeah...!"
I turned in Luther’s direction, taking a sip of cold
coffee in the process. As I placed the cup and saucer
back on the TV tray, I said, “One of many we’ve seen
over the last four years. Whatever this administration
wants, it asks for more power for credible reasons; but
their real sinister reason lies below the surface.”
“Like the alleged illegal warrantless eavesdropping
on Americans issue?” Luther said.
“Right. They say it’s for a good reason: to stop
terrorism here at home. But in reality, they’re
probably up to no good in my estimation.”
“With the likes of what we’ve seen so far, I wouldn’t
trust them as far as I could throw them.”
“I’ll second that motion…”
Luther put his feet atop the coffee table, relaxed
as can be and says, “And Iran?”
“If it fails to take up the offer, then that means
they’re developing what Washington says they’re
producing: nuclear weapons. Or they’re just crazy,
and want to challenge the powers that be…and hope
for the best. Power and prestige are strange bedfellows,
don’t you think?” I said with an intimidating gaze
in Luther’s direction.
“Strange bedfellows, indeed. Good god, this whole
thing might blow up in our faces?!”
“Or theirs… Needless to say, if the doomsday folks
are right, then America is on the brink of collapse.”
“And that accounts for the president’s weird, if not
somewhat maniacal and arrogant behavior?”
“They could be desperate because if the dollar
reserves is the primary issue, time is of the essence, my friend.
If there’s an imperialist empire grab in the offering,
then what’s been said about this administration is
the truth. But if Washington takes up the offer of a
cooling off period, and decides to allow third parties
to construct the nuclear plants that Iran has a right to
have; then I believe one-hundred percent in the integrity
of our government.”
“In other words, put up or shut up, huh?” he said,
tossing his head back into the cushion.
“That goes both ways, Luther. For Iran or our government…”
As he removed his stocking feet from the coffee table,
he says, “Now that we’ve solved all the world’s problems,
how about a beer or two at Larry’s Tavern. The beer’s
on me. What do you say…?”
“Sounds good to me, ole buddy.” I couldn’t turn him
down. He’d listened to this moron long enough. It was
my turn to listen to him. God knows he’d talk my head
off after a couple of brews. I gathered up my parka to
fight off the near zero degree weather outside, and then
waited in the hall while Luther grabbed his parka. We
departed for something that would erase the depression
I was feeling, and would warm the blood in the process.
A couple of beers were about to fill those needs as we
departed our apartment complex. As the wind burned
our faces, Luther hailed a taxi and we were on our way...
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DIRECTLY TO THE ISSUE: OUR NEXT POTENTIAL
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By Art Buchwald
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Andy Rooney says thanks to new emphasis on reading
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Warning: If you are easily shocked with regard to contrary
points of view, conspiracy theories, offensive language,
political correctness, sex, or anything else that may offend
your sensibilities or lack of open-mindedness, or if you're a
minor (but by no means limited to the aforementioned), please
do not read this novel, short story, fictional blog, or anything
else F. Scott Sinclair writes about. It's not for you...
Note: This is a work of fiction. The events described here
are imaginary: the settings, events and characters are
fictitious, and/or are the product of the author's imagination
or used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual events
or locales or persons (living or dead) is entirely coincidental.
Copyright © 2006 by F. Scott Sinclair.
All Rights Reserved.
Iran: A Fictional Blog
By F. Scott Sinclair
Paul Krugar
I couldn’t get the news I read on the Internet about the
euros for oil bourse out of my thoughts. Knowing that
Iran was the next government target on its worldwide
war on terrorism, I clinched my right fist, smashing it
against the steam radiator. “Jesus Christ…!”
My outburst could be heard beyond the confines of my
small bachelor apartment. I heard a knock at the door,
as words of concern seemed to walk through the door
like an apparition. “Paul, are you okay?”
“James, is that you?”
“Well, it taint the Crown Prince of Crawford.”
Happy to hear a familiar and concerned voice, I asked
Luther James to come in and have a seat. I returned to
my oak rocker in front of the bay window.“I’m sorry to
bother you, Luther. But things are getting me down…”
He leaned forward on the edge of the couch, and asks,
“Are you still concerned by the warantless eavesdropping
that the president authorized?”
“Nope. Not to say that that’s not a concern of mine, and
every other American. The walls, and everything else,
having ears makes one feel like they’re living in a
Communist country. But what really bothers me is Iran.”
“The next target on the Axis of Evil checklist, huh?”
Luther asks, as he thumbed through a magazine on the
coffee table.
Still internally shocked by the implications of the near
done-deal to attack Iran, I said, “Look. This thing has
gotten out of hand.”
Placing the magazine back in the rack next to the
mahogany coffee table, Luther looks up and straight
into my eyes, and says, “You’ve been reading too much
into the Iranian affair, don’t you think?”
I stood up before the frosted window, watching my
hot breath make condensation balls on the panes of
glass before me, and answered, “I don’t see it that way.
What I see are a couple of overblown egos at work.”
“How so…?”
“Both of these so-called fearless leaders have something
to gain, and a lot to lose too.”
Joining me at the window, Luther gazed at the drifting
flakes of snow as they passed before the window, and asked,
“Such as…?”
“If these articles are to be believed, we’re not going to
attack Iran because they’re in the process of developing
a nuclear bomb.”
“The big Iraq WMD lies again?”
“Something like that, so they say. But I need proof, not just
a conspiracy theory to crack the truth barrier.”
“What about Iran… What do they have to gain by being
obstinate by not cooperating?”
With a sinister smirk, I said, “Prestige and power. Defiance
is the ultimate Weapon of Mass Destruction and popularity
in the region. And that’s a problem for this administration also.”
He countered, “Yeah, any opposition to our so-called
Evil Empire means instant popularity and support.”
I couldn’t help interjecting, “Yup… An instantaneous coalition
of the masses that’ll blow the lid off of Iraq, not just Iran.”
Luther went back to the couch, and replied, “Literally, I’m afraid.
We’d be lucky to escape with our asses intact. That’s for sure…!”
With an intellectual frown, and furrowed brow, I said, “Things
don’t look good. But really, all that both sides have to do…is be a
little conciliatory, that’s all...”
A blank stare met my eyes, “Meaning?”
“Perhaps it means that Washington should back off its threat
of bombing Iran’s nuclear facilities if Iran turns their nuclear
power program over to third parties. Yes, Iran must pay the
freight of the program. But the powers that be can’t say a
damned word about an Iranian threat of developing a bomb
in that case. A cooperative of multinational companies, who’ll
pool their ingenuity and expertise…and build Iran its power
plants.”
An appalled look enveloped Luther’s mug, as he said in almost
a whisper, “Your plan…is that simple?”
“Precisely… And we’ll in turn find out two things.”
That blank look appeared again out of nowhere.
“And what are they?”
“We’ll know immediately who the liar or liars are…”
“C’mon, get a life. No way, Jose.”
“Want a bet…? If our country refuses the offer, it’s attacking
for sinister reasons.”
“To stop the euros for oil bourse?”
“Could be… That, or simply oil. But since we’re overextended
in Iraq, and the euros for oil bourse is coming online in
the next couple of months, I’d say that’s as good a reason
as any to terminate the euros for oil program. And
then again, I wouldn't want to underestimate the
political rationale for attacking Iran just before the
upcoming midterm elections in the House. ”
“A smoke screen. Of course…”
"Or a distracton..."
Luther's eye beamed with insightful glee, and says, "Yeah...!"
I turned in Luther’s direction, taking a sip of cold
coffee in the process. As I placed the cup and saucer
back on the TV tray, I said, “One of many we’ve seen
over the last four years. Whatever this administration
wants, it asks for more power for credible reasons; but
their real sinister reason lies below the surface.”
“Like the alleged illegal warrantless eavesdropping
on Americans issue?” Luther said.
“Right. They say it’s for a good reason: to stop
terrorism here at home. But in reality, they’re
probably up to no good in my estimation.”
“With the likes of what we’ve seen so far, I wouldn’t
trust them as far as I could throw them.”
“I’ll second that motion…”
Luther put his feet atop the coffee table, relaxed
as can be and says, “And Iran?”
“If it fails to take up the offer, then that means
they’re developing what Washington says they’re
producing: nuclear weapons. Or they’re just crazy,
and want to challenge the powers that be…and hope
for the best. Power and prestige are strange bedfellows,
don’t you think?” I said with an intimidating gaze
in Luther’s direction.
“Strange bedfellows, indeed. Good god, this whole
thing might blow up in our faces?!”
“Or theirs… Needless to say, if the doomsday folks
are right, then America is on the brink of collapse.”
“And that accounts for the president’s weird, if not
somewhat maniacal and arrogant behavior?”
“They could be desperate because if the dollar
reserves is the primary issue, time is of the essence, my friend.
If there’s an imperialist empire grab in the offering,
then what’s been said about this administration is
the truth. But if Washington takes up the offer of a
cooling off period, and decides to allow third parties
to construct the nuclear plants that Iran has a right to
have; then I believe one-hundred percent in the integrity
of our government.”
“In other words, put up or shut up, huh?” he said,
tossing his head back into the cushion.
“That goes both ways, Luther. For Iran or our government…”
As he removed his stocking feet from the coffee table,
he says, “Now that we’ve solved all the world’s problems,
how about a beer or two at Larry’s Tavern. The beer’s
on me. What do you say…?”
“Sounds good to me, ole buddy.” I couldn’t turn him
down. He’d listened to this moron long enough. It was
my turn to listen to him. God knows he’d talk my head
off after a couple of brews. I gathered up my parka to
fight off the near zero degree weather outside, and then
waited in the hall while Luther grabbed his parka. We
departed for something that would erase the depression
I was feeling, and would warm the blood in the process.
A couple of beers were about to fill those needs as we
departed our apartment complex. As the wind burned
our faces, Luther hailed a taxi and we were on our way...
******************************************************
"YES HE WOULD" BY PAUL KRUGMAN SPEAKS
DIRECTLY TO THE ISSUE: OUR NEXT POTENTIAL
WAR ON THE MENU...IRAN. MR. KRUGMAN DOESN'T
MIX ANY WORDS. A MUST READ
QUOTE:
Paul Krugman:
Yes He Would
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New York Times:
Military Fantasies on Iran
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Greg Palast:
Gangster Government
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John F. Ince:
Crumbling Under Debt
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Teeing Off Online
By Art Buchwald
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The Bench Press
By Art Buchwald
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Social Insecurity
By Art Buchwald
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Reading, Writing, Arithmetic
Andy Rooney says thanks to new emphasis on reading
and math in schools, other subjects may be getting neglected
and he wonders whether, in the process, we are raising a
generation of "cultural idiots." More...
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Late Night Political Jokes - Late Night Jokes Updated Daily
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Thursday, October 08, 2009
Is America's House in Order...?
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A War of Absurdity
By Robert Scheer
Every once in a while, a statistic just jumps out at you in a way that makes everything else you hear on a subject seem beside the point, if not downright absurd. That was my reaction to the recent statement of the president’s national security adviser, former Marine Gen. James Jones, concerning the size of the terrorist threat from Afghanistan: Continue
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A War of Absurdity
By Robert Scheer
Every once in a while, a statistic just jumps out at you in a way that makes everything else you hear on a subject seem beside the point, if not downright absurd. That was my reaction to the recent statement of the president’s national security adviser, former Marine Gen. James Jones, concerning the size of the terrorist threat from Afghanistan: Continue
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By JONATHAN KARL
Based on a little-noticed funding request recently sent to Congress, the answer to that question appears to be yes. Continue
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A Financial Revolution with Profound Political Implications
By Robert Fisk
The plan to de-dollarise the oil market, discussed both in public and in secret for at least two years and widely denied yesterday by the usual suspects – Saudi Arabia being, as expected, the first among them – reflects a growing resentment in the Middle East, Europe and in China at America's decades-long political as well as economic world dominance. Continue
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“Dollar’s Demise Will Be Felt Worldwide” : Gerald Celente
Video Interview With Gerald Celente
"There’s a major financial crisis ahead. The United States, the world’s superpower, is failing on its most basic level,” Continue
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The 'Real' Economy Is Dying:
Q4 'Going to Be a Bloodbath,' Whalen Says
By Aaron Task
"Why is liquidity going into the financial sector? It's because the real economy is dying [and] everyone is fleeing into the stocks and bonds because they're liquid at the moment," Whalen says. "That's not a good sign." Continue
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Chaos at Cobo:
Thousands stand in line for help paying bills
By Charlie LeDuff, George Hunter and Santiago Esparza
"This morning, I seen the curtain pulled back on the misery," he said. "People fighting over a line. People threatening to shoot each other. Is this what we've come to?" Continue
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Health Care and the 'Predator State'
It is corporate power, not the government, that we need to worry about.
By Thomas Frank
In June 2008, I used this space to call on then-Sen. Barack Obama to add economist James K. Galbraith's book, "The Predator State," to his reading list. As an account of the capture of government by private interests. Continue
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The Demise of the Dollar
By Robert Fisk
In a graphic illustration of the new world order, Arab states have launched secret moves with China, Russia and France to stop using the US currency for oil trading. Continue
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Ditching the Dollar
An Interview With Robert Fisk
Al Jazeera has this exclusive interview with Robert Fisk and Steven King, chief economist from the HSBC Group. Continue
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Dollar Hysteria
By Mike Whitney
Yes, the dollar will fall, (eventually) but not for the reasons that most people think. Continue
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Dow Will Fall To 6,300 By Year End: Portfolio Manager
By: CNBC
“I think we go below the double dip,” Lekas told CNBC. “By year-end, we drop below 6,300 on the Dow and by 2011, we’re at 4,200.” Continue
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Marx and Lenin Revisited
By Paul Craig Roberts
If Karl Marx and V. I. Lenin were alive today, they would be leading contenders for the Nobel Prize in economics. Continue
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Pelosi Says New Tax Is 'On The Table'
By Michael O'Brien
A new value added tax (VAT) is "on the table" to help the U.S. address is fiscal liabilities, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Monday night. Continue
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How the Feds Imprison the Innocent
By Paul Craig Roberts
For two decades I have been attempting to make Americans aware that the danger to their liberty comes not from foreign adversaries, terrorists, or criminals, but from prosecutors, who have destroyed law as a shield of the innocent and turned law into a weapon against the innocent. Continue
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Bernanke's Remedy: Pump More Blood Into a Corpse
By Mike Whitney
Corporations are finding it harder to roll over their debt, bank loans are defaulting at a historic pace, and commercial real estate is imploding. Credit destruction is unprecedented, massive and ongoing. The capital hole is bigger than the Fed and bigger than the Treasury. It can't be plugged with liquidity alone. Continue
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What Recession?
As the Economy Crashed Around Them, 400 Richest Americans Lined Their Pockets with $30 Billion
By Les Leopold
It's great to know that during the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, the wealth of the 400 richest Americans, according to Forbes, actually increased by $30 billion. Continue
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Big Crisis Ahead
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Video Interview
Marc Faber and Nouriel Roubini. Continue
QUOTE:
If The Russians Did This To Us, We’d Kill ‘Em
By David Michael Green
This country is being looted, and everything in it that isn't nailed down is being carted away and sold off. Continue
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Late Night Political Jokes - Late Night Jokes Updated Daily
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PHOTOGRAPHY BY NOVELIST F. SCOTT SINCLAIR
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QUOTE:
A CONVENIENT (I HOPE) TABLE OF CONTENTS OF
F. SCOTT SINCLAIR'S NOVELS
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QUOTE:
(FAIR AND BALANCED?! YOU BE THE JUDGE...REMEMBER,
IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO KNOW WHAT THE OPPOSITION
IS DOING. WHY? SO ONE'S MIND DOESN'T BECOME
FOSSILIZED, INEPT AND CORRUPT: MORALLY BANKRUPT.)
THEO'REILLYFACTOR
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MY (OBSERVATIONAL GENIUS) HERO: ANDY ROONEY
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
WHAT'S GOING TO COLLAPSE...?! AMERICA...? NAH, NO WAY. WANNA BET? UHMMMM, LET ME THINK ABOUT IT. DON'T THINK TOO LONG, OR YOU'LL BE TOO LATE.
QUOTE:
My 1933 Nightmare
By David Michael Green
Can we really live in a country populated by so many fools,
people who can so readily, proudly and belligerently be made
into tools of their own destruction? Can the greatest political,
economic, cultural and military power on the world's stage
possibly be so incredibly backward at its core? Continue
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QUOTE:
Can We Stop Banksters From Killing Financial Reform?
By Danny Schechter
If healthcare reform is at risk, financial reform seems
like a non-starter. The empire is striking back, and
suddenly what were once considered modest reforms
are running into roadblocks as they are branded the
work of Bolsheviks. Continue
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QUOTE:
Sicko Movie
By Michael
MooreMoore shows us how France, England, Canada
and – yikes! – Cuba actually help sick people instead
of letting them wither and die for lack of health insurance.
Then he instructs us to loot those places for ideas.
Anti-American? Hell, no. Moore argues that if another
country builds a better car, we buy it. If it crafts a better
wine, we drink it. Why not free universal health care?
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QUOTE:
Question for Bernanke: "Do You Have the Cojones to Raise Rates?"
By Mike Whitney
Bernanke should welcome the opportunity to show everyone
how he's pulled the world's biggest economy back from
the brink of disaster. All he needs to do is stop giving
away free money, shut down a few of his so-called lending
facilities, and stop manipulating interest rates by
purchasing mortgage-backed securities (MBS) from
Fannie and Freddie. How hard is that? Continue
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QUOTE:
"The Collapse Gap"
The United States is going the way of the Soviet Union.
By Dmitry Orlov
There is a fair chance that the U.S. economy will
collapse sometime within the foreseeable future.
As things stand, the U.S. economy is poised to perform
something like a disappearing act. Continue
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QUOTE:
This is No RecessionIt's a Planned Demolition
By Mike Whitney
Those days are over. The world is changing and the
US role is getting smaller. As US markets become
ess attractive to foreign exporters, the dollar will
lose its position as the world's reserve currency. As
goes the dollar, so goes the empire. Want some advice:
Learn Mandarin. Continue
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QUOTE:
Entering the Greatest Depression in History
More Bubbles Waiting to Burst
By Andrew Gavin Marshall
The crisis has many bubbles, all of which dwarf the
housing bubble burst of 2008. Indicators show that
the next possible burst is the commercial real estate
bubble. However, the main event on the horizon is
the “bailout bubble” and the general world debt bubble,
which will plunge the world into a Great Depression the
likes of which have never before been seen. Continue
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QUOTE:
Faulty Forecasting
By Ralph Nader
Unlike sloppy plumbers and carpenters who pay
a price for their mistakes, Wall Street forecasters
seem to be paid very well despite being chronically
wrong. Continue
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QUOTE:
Hunger Hits Detroit's Middle Class
By Steve Hargreaves
On a side street in an old industrial neighborhood,
a delivery man stacks a dolly of goods outside a
store. Ten feet away stands another man clad
in military fatigues, combat boots and what
appears to be a flak jacket. He looks straight
out of Baghdad. But this isn't Iraq. It's southeast
Detroit, and he's there to guard the groceries.
Continue
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QUOTE:
LAY OFF LAYOFFS
By Ted Rall
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QUOTE:
Late Night Political Jokes - Late Night Jokes Updated Daily
*******************************************************
QUOTE:
PHOTOGRAPHY BY NOVELIST F. SCOTT SINCLAIR
********************************************************
QUOTE:
A CONVENIENT (I HOPE) TABLE OF CONTENTS OF
F. SCOTT SINCLAIR'S NOVELS
*********************************************************
QUOTE:
And last, but not least: George Carlin videos. Check them out...!
***********************************************************
QUOTE:
F. Scott Sinclair is now also on: Twitter. com at www.twitter.com/novelistfscott
**************************************************
My 1933 Nightmare
By David Michael Green
Can we really live in a country populated by so many fools,
people who can so readily, proudly and belligerently be made
into tools of their own destruction? Can the greatest political,
economic, cultural and military power on the world's stage
possibly be so incredibly backward at its core? Continue
*****************************************************
QUOTE:
Can We Stop Banksters From Killing Financial Reform?
By Danny Schechter
If healthcare reform is at risk, financial reform seems
like a non-starter. The empire is striking back, and
suddenly what were once considered modest reforms
are running into roadblocks as they are branded the
work of Bolsheviks. Continue
**************************************************
QUOTE:
Sicko Movie
By Michael
MooreMoore shows us how France, England, Canada
and – yikes! – Cuba actually help sick people instead
of letting them wither and die for lack of health insurance.
Then he instructs us to loot those places for ideas.
Anti-American? Hell, no. Moore argues that if another
country builds a better car, we buy it. If it crafts a better
wine, we drink it. Why not free universal health care?
**************************************************
QUOTE:
Question for Bernanke: "Do You Have the Cojones to Raise Rates?"
By Mike Whitney
Bernanke should welcome the opportunity to show everyone
how he's pulled the world's biggest economy back from
the brink of disaster. All he needs to do is stop giving
away free money, shut down a few of his so-called lending
facilities, and stop manipulating interest rates by
purchasing mortgage-backed securities (MBS) from
Fannie and Freddie. How hard is that? Continue
*****************************************************
QUOTE:
"The Collapse Gap"
The United States is going the way of the Soviet Union.
By Dmitry Orlov
There is a fair chance that the U.S. economy will
collapse sometime within the foreseeable future.
As things stand, the U.S. economy is poised to perform
something like a disappearing act. Continue
*************************************************
QUOTE:
This is No RecessionIt's a Planned Demolition
By Mike Whitney
Those days are over. The world is changing and the
US role is getting smaller. As US markets become
ess attractive to foreign exporters, the dollar will
lose its position as the world's reserve currency. As
goes the dollar, so goes the empire. Want some advice:
Learn Mandarin. Continue
**********************************************
QUOTE:
Entering the Greatest Depression in History
More Bubbles Waiting to Burst
By Andrew Gavin Marshall
The crisis has many bubbles, all of which dwarf the
housing bubble burst of 2008. Indicators show that
the next possible burst is the commercial real estate
bubble. However, the main event on the horizon is
the “bailout bubble” and the general world debt bubble,
which will plunge the world into a Great Depression the
likes of which have never before been seen. Continue
***********************************************
QUOTE:
Faulty Forecasting
By Ralph Nader
Unlike sloppy plumbers and carpenters who pay
a price for their mistakes, Wall Street forecasters
seem to be paid very well despite being chronically
wrong. Continue
************************************************
QUOTE:
Hunger Hits Detroit's Middle Class
By Steve Hargreaves
On a side street in an old industrial neighborhood,
a delivery man stacks a dolly of goods outside a
store. Ten feet away stands another man clad
in military fatigues, combat boots and what
appears to be a flak jacket. He looks straight
out of Baghdad. But this isn't Iraq. It's southeast
Detroit, and he's there to guard the groceries.
Continue
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QUOTE:
LAY OFF LAYOFFS
By Ted Rall
*******************************************
QUOTE:
Late Night Political Jokes - Late Night Jokes Updated Daily
*******************************************************
QUOTE:
PHOTOGRAPHY BY NOVELIST F. SCOTT SINCLAIR
********************************************************
QUOTE:
A CONVENIENT (I HOPE) TABLE OF CONTENTS OF
F. SCOTT SINCLAIR'S NOVELS
*********************************************************
QUOTE:
And last, but not least: George Carlin videos. Check them out...!
***********************************************************
QUOTE:
F. Scott Sinclair is now also on: Twitter. com at www.twitter.com/novelistfscott
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Saturday, August 01, 2009
WE'RE ON THE BRINK... OF WHAT? A 2009 DEPRESSION, THAT'S WHAT. NO WAY, JOSE.
QUOTE:
Crunch Time
By Mike Whitney
The impending global recession has nothing to do
with crafty mortgage lenders, opportunistic loan
applicants, dodgy rating agencies, or crooked home
appraisers. That's like blaming Lindy England for
Abu Ghraib. The source of the troubles is the Federal
Reserve and monetary policies that are designed
to rob people of their life savings. Continue
**********************************************
QUOTE: (MORE NEW STUFF)
The Bastards Never Die
By Joe Bageant
Abe Lincoln feared the large corporations born of
business profiteering during the U.S. Civil War --
the military industrial complex of the day -- easily
constituted the greatest threat to the American
republic. Continue
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QUOTE:
I Smell a Clinton Coup Brewing
By JB Williams
The fact that millions of Democrat voters were intentionally
disenfranchised by their own party in the primaries
leaves the chosen one the prime target of too many
in-house enemies. And nobody in American politics is
better at organizing, mobilizing and exploiting in-house
enemies than the Clintons. Continue
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QUOTE: (THIS IS NEW STUFF FOR YOUR READING PLEASURE)
Skip the Happy Talk
This Depression Is Just Beginning
By Mike Whitney
How many hundreds of banks are being kept on life-support
because the FDIC is down to its last few farthings and
doesn't want to ignite a panic? Continue
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QUOTE:
Is Hillary Going For The Kill At The Denver Convention?
By Alan Hart
According to conventional wisdom Barak Obama agreed,
for the sake of party unity, that Hillary Clinton should
be “put into nomination” at the Denver Convention, on
the understanding that when nominated, and before
the first roll call, she would release her delegates to him
and urge them to vote for him. That, apparently, is how
it’s supposed to happen next Tuesday evening. But is
that the way it will happen? Continue
*************************************************
QUOTE: (THIS IS NEW STUFF THROWN IN...)
Go On, Admit It You Really Don’t Like The Police, Either
By Ted Rall
Race long has been a classic predictor of attitudes
toward the police. But high-profile cases of police
brutality, coupled with over-the-top security measures
taken since 9/11 that targeted whites as well as blacks,
have helped bring the races together in their contempt
for the police. In 1969, the Harris poll found that only
19 percent of whites thought cops discriminated against
blacks. Now, 54 percent of whites think so. Continue
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QUOTE:
McCain's Neocon Warmonger
And none dare call it treason.
By Patrick J. Buchanan
Who is Randy Scheunemann? He is the principal foreign
policy adviser to John McCain and potential successor
to Henry Kissinger and Zbigniew Brzezinski as national
security adviser to the president of the United States.
But Randy Scheunemann has another identity, another
role. He is a dual loyalist, a foreign agent whose
assignment is to get America committed to spilling the
blood of her sons for client regimes who have made
this moral mercenary a rich man. Continue
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QUOTE: (YUP, NEW STUFF)
Legislators For Sale
Must Watch - By Keith Olbermann
Republicans and Blue Dog Democrats in Congress
are failing to represent their constituents in the
health care fight. Continue
************************************************
QUOTE:
The Great Consumer Crash of 2009
By James Quinn
For the last seven years the American consumer has
carried the weight of the world on its shoulders. This
has been a heavy burden, but when you take steroids
it doesn’t seem so heavy. The steroid of choice for
the American consumer has been debt. We have
utilized home equity loans, cash out refinancing,
credit card debt, and auto loans to live above our
means. It has been a fun ride, but the ride is over.
We can’t get steroids from our dealer (banks)
anymore. Continue
**************************************************
QUOTE: (THIS IS NEW STUFF TO READ)
So Much for the Promised Land
By Chris Hedges
Elite African-American figures, Baker argues,
long ago placed personal gain and career advancement
over the interests of the black majority. They
espouse positions that are palatable to a white
audience, positions which ignore the radicalism
and structural critiques of inequality by
W.E.B. Du Bois, Martin Luther King Jr. and
Malcolm X. And in a time when, as the poet
Yusef Komunyakaa has said, “the cell block
has replaced the auction block,” they do not
express the rage, frustration and despair of the
black underclass. Continue
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QUOTE:
John McCain Discovers America
By David Michael Green
Our economy is in shambles, though the president
insists that the ‘fundamentals’ are just fine, and
McCain’s former chief economic advisor, Phil
Gramm, told Americans that there was no real
recession going on and they should just stop
whining about it. Continue
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QUOTE:
Nuclear Chicken in Poland
Putin Can't Afford to Back Down
By Mike Whitney
The last thing Putin wants is a nuclear standoff with
the United States. But he will not shirk from his
responsibilities either. If the Missile Defense system
is deployed, Putin will be forced to raise the stakes
and send warplanes over the construction site. That
is the logical first-step that any responsible leader
would take before removing the site altogether.
Continue
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QUOTE:
Is McCain Another George W. Bush?
by: Jack Cafferty
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QUOTE:
A TRIBUTE TO "GEORGE CARLIN" AN AMERICAN
ICON: A TRUE "IDOL" IF THE TRUTH BE KNOWN
FOR MILLIONS OF "CRITICAL THINKING" FUCKING
AMERICANS...!
QUOTE:
George Carlin on "The American Dream"
4 Minute Video Click to view (THERE'RE AROUND 15
RECORDED TAPES: CLICK ON AN IMAGE TO
PLAY EACH TAPE SEPARATELY)
****************************************************
QUOTE:
Late Night Political Jokes - Late Night Jokes Updated Daily
*******************************************************
QUOTE:
PHOTOGRAPHY BY NOVELIST F. SCOTT SINCLAIR
********************************************************
QUOTE:
A CONVENIENT (I HOPE) TABLE OF CONTENTS OF
F. SCOTT SINCLAIR'S NOVELS
******************************************************
QUOTE:
(FAIR AND BALANCED? YOU BE THE JUDGE...)
THE O'REILLY FACTOR
******************************************************
Crunch Time
By Mike Whitney
The impending global recession has nothing to do
with crafty mortgage lenders, opportunistic loan
applicants, dodgy rating agencies, or crooked home
appraisers. That's like blaming Lindy England for
Abu Ghraib. The source of the troubles is the Federal
Reserve and monetary policies that are designed
to rob people of their life savings. Continue
**********************************************
QUOTE: (MORE NEW STUFF)
The Bastards Never Die
By Joe Bageant
Abe Lincoln feared the large corporations born of
business profiteering during the U.S. Civil War --
the military industrial complex of the day -- easily
constituted the greatest threat to the American
republic. Continue
**********************************************
QUOTE:
I Smell a Clinton Coup Brewing
By JB Williams
The fact that millions of Democrat voters were intentionally
disenfranchised by their own party in the primaries
leaves the chosen one the prime target of too many
in-house enemies. And nobody in American politics is
better at organizing, mobilizing and exploiting in-house
enemies than the Clintons. Continue
*************************************************
QUOTE: (THIS IS NEW STUFF FOR YOUR READING PLEASURE)
Skip the Happy Talk
This Depression Is Just Beginning
By Mike Whitney
How many hundreds of banks are being kept on life-support
because the FDIC is down to its last few farthings and
doesn't want to ignite a panic? Continue
*******************************************************
QUOTE:
Is Hillary Going For The Kill At The Denver Convention?
By Alan Hart
According to conventional wisdom Barak Obama agreed,
for the sake of party unity, that Hillary Clinton should
be “put into nomination” at the Denver Convention, on
the understanding that when nominated, and before
the first roll call, she would release her delegates to him
and urge them to vote for him. That, apparently, is how
it’s supposed to happen next Tuesday evening. But is
that the way it will happen? Continue
*************************************************
QUOTE: (THIS IS NEW STUFF THROWN IN...)
Go On, Admit It You Really Don’t Like The Police, Either
By Ted Rall
Race long has been a classic predictor of attitudes
toward the police. But high-profile cases of police
brutality, coupled with over-the-top security measures
taken since 9/11 that targeted whites as well as blacks,
have helped bring the races together in their contempt
for the police. In 1969, the Harris poll found that only
19 percent of whites thought cops discriminated against
blacks. Now, 54 percent of whites think so. Continue
*************************************************
QUOTE:
McCain's Neocon Warmonger
And none dare call it treason.
By Patrick J. Buchanan
Who is Randy Scheunemann? He is the principal foreign
policy adviser to John McCain and potential successor
to Henry Kissinger and Zbigniew Brzezinski as national
security adviser to the president of the United States.
But Randy Scheunemann has another identity, another
role. He is a dual loyalist, a foreign agent whose
assignment is to get America committed to spilling the
blood of her sons for client regimes who have made
this moral mercenary a rich man. Continue
*************************************************
QUOTE: (YUP, NEW STUFF)
Legislators For Sale
Must Watch - By Keith Olbermann
Republicans and Blue Dog Democrats in Congress
are failing to represent their constituents in the
health care fight. Continue
************************************************
QUOTE:
The Great Consumer Crash of 2009
By James Quinn
For the last seven years the American consumer has
carried the weight of the world on its shoulders. This
has been a heavy burden, but when you take steroids
it doesn’t seem so heavy. The steroid of choice for
the American consumer has been debt. We have
utilized home equity loans, cash out refinancing,
credit card debt, and auto loans to live above our
means. It has been a fun ride, but the ride is over.
We can’t get steroids from our dealer (banks)
anymore. Continue
**************************************************
QUOTE: (THIS IS NEW STUFF TO READ)
So Much for the Promised Land
By Chris Hedges
Elite African-American figures, Baker argues,
long ago placed personal gain and career advancement
over the interests of the black majority. They
espouse positions that are palatable to a white
audience, positions which ignore the radicalism
and structural critiques of inequality by
W.E.B. Du Bois, Martin Luther King Jr. and
Malcolm X. And in a time when, as the poet
Yusef Komunyakaa has said, “the cell block
has replaced the auction block,” they do not
express the rage, frustration and despair of the
black underclass. Continue
**********************************************
QUOTE:
John McCain Discovers America
By David Michael Green
Our economy is in shambles, though the president
insists that the ‘fundamentals’ are just fine, and
McCain’s former chief economic advisor, Phil
Gramm, told Americans that there was no real
recession going on and they should just stop
whining about it. Continue
*********************************************
QUOTE:
Nuclear Chicken in Poland
Putin Can't Afford to Back Down
By Mike Whitney
The last thing Putin wants is a nuclear standoff with
the United States. But he will not shirk from his
responsibilities either. If the Missile Defense system
is deployed, Putin will be forced to raise the stakes
and send warplanes over the construction site. That
is the logical first-step that any responsible leader
would take before removing the site altogether.
Continue
***********************************************
QUOTE:
Is McCain Another George W. Bush?
by: Jack Cafferty
***********************************************
QUOTE:
A TRIBUTE TO "GEORGE CARLIN" AN AMERICAN
ICON: A TRUE "IDOL" IF THE TRUTH BE KNOWN
FOR MILLIONS OF "CRITICAL THINKING" FUCKING
AMERICANS...!
QUOTE:
George Carlin on "The American Dream"
4 Minute Video Click to view (THERE'RE AROUND 15
RECORDED TAPES: CLICK ON AN IMAGE TO
PLAY EACH TAPE SEPARATELY)
****************************************************
QUOTE:
Late Night Political Jokes - Late Night Jokes Updated Daily
*******************************************************
QUOTE:
PHOTOGRAPHY BY NOVELIST F. SCOTT SINCLAIR
********************************************************
QUOTE:
A CONVENIENT (I HOPE) TABLE OF CONTENTS OF
F. SCOTT SINCLAIR'S NOVELS
******************************************************
QUOTE:
(FAIR AND BALANCED? YOU BE THE JUDGE...)
THE O'REILLY FACTOR
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