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‘FAILURE OF
LEADERSHIP 12-21-12 The day is not done in this area of the world but
from what I can tell the planet survived the Mayan apocalypse. The same can’t be said for fiscal cliff negotiations. Boehner’s “plan
B” never got to vote since it
didn’t have the votes.
Republicans just don’t
want to be accused of raising taxes especially when there aren’t any serious spending cuts in the mix. It’s just that simple really. The baton was passed to
Harry Reid who just couldn’t
grasp it knowing they were ill-prepared for any plan to vote for or against.On
the one hand it’s good there are
disagreements since you wouldn’t
want anything rammed down the people’s
throat without discussion. At the same time the WH and congress have had plenty
of time to discuss things since Simpson-Bowles. That report was promptly put in
the dumpster. It should have gotten a vote but none of the parties wanted to
touch it. Therein is the shame of it all. So a pox on their houses! Now the parties will leave
on holiday which shouldn’t
be permitted given their failures. But who’s
to stop AF One and others from hightailing it? Not a soul. Meanwhile, Bernanke
& Co will keep the money printing presses running should the cliff result
in a disruption. The only problem there is running out of ink. Stock markets sold-off hard
(futures limit down overnight) on the news but, for the most part, still are
clinging to gains on the week. Leading stock sectors lower came from across a
wide spectrum. Bonds (TLT) were higher. The dollar (UUP) was stronger on a
(cough) flight to quality while gold (GLD) oddly rallied modestly. Commodities
(DBC) were flat overall while basic metals (DBB) rallied slightly. To complicate matters
Friday was quad-witching meaning spooky things can occur with prices
manipulated by odd mechanical objectives (option strike prices, expirations and
so forth) having nothing to do with basic investment practices. Obscured by the theatrics
were some mixed economic data. Durable Goods Orders rose (.7% vs .5% expected
& prior revised higher to 1.1%) while ex-Transportation (1.6% vs .2%
expected & prior 1.9%). Personal Income rose (.6% vs .3% expected &
prior .1%) while Spending rose (.4% vs .4% expected & prior 1.2%). Both
these data points were heavily influenced by Hurricane Sandy it’s said. University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment
weakened (72.9 vs 75 expected & prior 74.5). Overseas news featured an
expected resignation from Italy’s
Monti. In the UK GDP worsened (.9% vs 1% expected) while the BOE wants banks to
raise their reserve requirements which logically would reduce lending.
Volume on this pre-holiday week of trading (along with quad-witching) was
heavy. Breadth per the WSJ was quite negative…’
Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 12/21/2012 75
Economic Numbers From 2012 That Are Almost Too Crazy To Believe Snyder http://albertpeia.com/75terribleeconomicnumbersof2012.htm
What
a year 2012 has been! The mainstream media continues to tell us what a “great job” the Obama administration
and the Federal Reserve are doing of managing the economy, but meanwhile things
just continue to get even worse for the poor and the middle class. Right now we
are living in a bubble of debt-fueled false prosperity that allows us
to continue to consume far more wealth than we produce, but when that
bubble bursts we are going to experience the most painful economic “adjustment” that America has ever
gone through. We need to be able to explain to our fellow Americans what
is coming, why it is coming and what needs to be done. Hopefully the
crazy economic numbers that we have included in this article will be shocking
enough to wake some people up.
Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 12/21/2012
It
seems left, right, and center we hear that fundamentals are currently supportive
of equities. However, dismal earnings outlooks (and historicals) aside, we
have seen the current pattern of macro-economic data 'outperforming'
economists' expectations while stocks don't appear to fully play along before -
it was mid-2008. As is clear from the chart below, the rapidity of the
collapse in macro data should be greatly concerning to any and all who think
there is even a possibility we go over the cliff - as, for sure, economic
expectations are not priced for that at all (and stocks for at worst a
modest macro weakening only).
Submitted
by Tyler Durden on 12/21/2012
Following
Part
1 (History), and Part
2 (Interventionism), Part 3 provides a more technical look at the key
features of the unadulterated gold standard. It could be briefly
stated as a free market in money, credit, interest, discount, and
banking. Another way of saying it is that there would be no
confusion of money (i.e. gold) and credit (i.e. paper). Both
play their role, and neither is banished from the monetary system. There would
be no central bank with its “experts” to dictate the
rate of interest and no “lender of last resort”. There would
be no Securities Act, no deposit insurance, no armies of banking regulators,
and definitely no bailouts or “too big to fail banks”. The
government would have little role in the monetary system, save to catch
criminals and enforce contracts.
Submitted
by Tyler Durden on 12/21/2012
On
December 20, 2012, there was an Event in the eMini futures at
20:18:40 ET. The data exhibits many hallmarks of a HFT (High Frequency Trader)
market maker absorbing sell orders up to their limit, and then turning around
and dumping those contracts as fast as possible. Exactly what happened in the
Flash Crash on May 6, 2010 (this documentary on youtube has a great
explanation). Only in this case, the original seller appears to be much more
aggressive than Waddell & Reed's algorithm. The drop came in 2
seconds, and halted trading for 10 seconds. The flash crash halted eMini
trading for just 5 seconds. A mere 10,000 contracts (or $700mm
notional) was enough to do all that damage - enjoy.
Submitted
by Tyler Durden on 12/21/2012
While
everyone is hypnotized by the melodramatic theater in D.C., it is worth
reminding readers just what the one most important statement so
far uttered by anyone on the topic of the Fiscal cliff is. That statement
belongs to Chairman Bernanke, it was uttered during the December 12 Fed press
conference when QE4EVA was announced, and is his response to Peter Cook
from Bloomberg TV who asked "if the policy makers were not to agree to
some sort of deficit deal by the end of this year and we were to go over the
fiscal cliff, that the size of these asset purchases could
indeed grow in response to that?' Bernanke's response:
"if the economy actually went off the fiscal cliff, our assessment, the
CBO’s
assessment, outside forecasters, all think that that would have very
significant adverse effects on the economy and on the unemployment rate. And
so, on the margin, we would try to do what we could. We would
perhaps increase a bit." And there you have it, and there
goes any sense of urgency, at least until the real deadline in late March, when
the Treasury will have tapped out the G-fund and can't extend the debt ceiling
any more.
"Get to work, Mr. Chairman."
Submitted
by Tyler Durden on 12/21/2012
We
are now approaching the fourth Christmas of the great debate between the benign
supporters of Santa Keynes and the walnut-hearted acolytes of the Hayekian
Grinch. Or at least that’s how Keynesians seem to see it. Far from
being a success, Keynesian policies have retarded recovery and extended the
downturn, just as they did in the 1930s and the 1970s. They’re the “moral” policy present that
keeps on taking, supported by those who claim that their opponents have hearts “two sizes too small.”
Submitted
by Tyler Durden on 12/21/2012
This
manipulated market has become so predictable a blind, retarded monkey with a
dartboard should have made enough money by now to retire 3 lifetimes over.
From
9:39 am:
@SpecSitInvestor
we may well close >1% when the Fiscal Cliff deal rumor hits at 3:30pm
Sure
enough, at 3:19 pm:
And cue melt up.
Submitted
by Tyler Durden on 12/21/2012
There
are a plethora of reasons underpinning the fact that manufacturing jobs are not
coming back to the USA. Perhaps the simplest is purely economic. As McKinsey
notes in a recent report, manufacturings' role in job creation shifts
over time as manufacturing's share of output falls and as companies
invest in technologies and process improvements that raise productivity. A
critical finding is that as manufacturing's share of national output falls, so
does its share of employment - following the inverted 'U' curve below. Manufacturing
job losses in advanced economies have been concentrated in labor-intensive and
highly tradable (read globalizable) industries such as apparel and
electronics assembly. Thanks to the increased productivity and a 'high'
credit-enabled standard-of-living, the US has simply priced itself out of the
global manufacturing business (and so is China as its GDP per capita
rises). Unless Americans are willing to put the twinkie (and iPad) down, those
jobs will continue to bleed overseas (to India based on the chart below)
building the ever-more self-fulfilling vicious circle of a nation dependent on
state-aid to survive as only the 'unlucky' few remain employed.
Submitted
by Tyler Durden on 12/21/2012
The
rumors have been flying around all morning, but now it's news...
Italian
credit spreads leaked wider all morning and EURUSD lower though the correlation
to losing a technocrat is perhaps a stretch. And so the great "Mark-to-Monti"
Goldman rotation (as
described previously) is complete, with Goldman losing a technocratic
scribe, who is no longer needed thanks to yet another Goldmanite now in charge
of the ECB, but far more importantly, Goldman has now gained control over that
most prized of central planner jewels: the Bank of England.
Submitted
by Tyler Durden on 12/21/2012
Facing reality is positive. That's the upside to the fiscal cliff. The last decade's fantasy that we could borrow our
way to prosperity while lowering taxes on upper-income earners (because it's so
cheap to borrow trillions at near-zero interest rates) is finally running into
reality-based resistance.
Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 12/21/2012
First
gun sales soared,
then Wal-Mart ran
out of guns, then parents, stunned by the popular response in the aftermath
of the Newtown mass murder which saw the White House threaten to curb the
Second Amendment and lead to an even more unprecedented scramble for guns and
ammo, and seeing nothing but confusion (but lots of bickering meant to extract
nothing but political brownie points) out of the government instead of any
hope of actual protection, decided it was time for some vigilante
protection. The end result: sales of bulletproof backpacks have soared,
with sales exploding as much as 500% since Friday. And since the white
line from a defensive to an offensive posture is very thin, it is likely only a
matter of time before we get the first media report of a 6 year old armed with
a 44 caliber during recess.
Submitted
by Tyler Durden on 12/21/2012
While
Italian and Spanish sovereign bonds weakened notably today, the equity markets
across Europe decided that the limit-down move in US futures was a storm
in a teacup and ignored it. EURUSD has broken its inexorable 10-day linear ramp
leaving the USD almost perfectly unchanged on the week. Italy and Spain equity
indices are up 2.6% and 3% respectively while Italian and Spanish bond spreads
are around 16bps tighter. Rather like what we witnessed this week in the US, Europe's
VIX exploded today (biggest jump since July) as protection was sought in a
hurry but the underlying indices did not drop as (just like over here)
they are simply too illiquid to cope with the kind of selling that is desired.
This leads to the game-theoretical first-mover dilemma - and the
preference was to hedge via bonds, FX, and options as Europe closed -
because think of the optics if Spanish stocks were to fall? Spot
The Odd Market Out!
Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 12/21/2012
After
theatrically soaring to a 5 year high in November, when the UMich confidence
final print rose above the 82 level, the final UMich consumer confidence number
just tumbled by a whopping 10 point down to 72.9, well below the expected 75.0
print, and below the preliminary read of 74.5. This was the biggest percentage
slide since February 2007. So much for the great pick up in confidence, driven
by the foreclosure stuffed subsidized "recovering" housing market.
Perhaps it's time to get a seasonally adjusted confidence number?
Submitted
by RANSquawk Video on 12/21/2012
Submitted
by Tyler Durden on 12/21/2012
http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com
Better watch out: Insiders are selling Marketwatch
Why isn’t Obama
demanding corporate welfare cuts?
Marketwatch
Why a recession is coming no matter what fiscal-cliff deal is
reached Marketwatch
20 children, 7 others dead in school shooting Marketwatch
{ From the previous day, pre-shooting I posted : Don’t Let Your Child See a Psychiatrist. Jon Rappoport { In light of his
expressed fear, psychologists can’t prescribe medication – though that’s
changed somewhat in some states. Rappoport must realize that some parents,
nuttier than fruitcakes particularly in america, might be the problem. Who then
does the troubled child turn to?} That said, Every human emotion now classified as a mental disorder
in new psychiatric manual DSM-5 Mike Adams { Well, I gotta tell ya … if the shoe fits, wear it …
the reality is that the prevalence of mental disorders/mental illness in america
is so great that reactions as those of mike adams (including shooting the
messenger) are not unexpected; but, must be discounted. After all, insanity or
close to it has indeed become the new normal, shaded/obscured somewhat by
what’s deemed simple inherent criminality which masks the underlying
‘americinsanity’. }
Prepare to pay the piper
Marketwatch
http://albertpeia.com/chinajobsnotcomingback.htm
http://albertpeia.com/15signseconomyworsefor2013.htm
http://albertpeia.com/unemploymentnotgoingdown.htm
AP Business
Highlights
...Yahoo Market
Update…
Submitted
by Tyler Durden on 12/11/2012
Minutes
before Michigan Governor Snyder signed the 'Right-To-Work' bill into law,
Teamster leader Jimmy Hoffa appeared on CNN,as seen in the clip below,
warning that: "This is just the first round of a battle that's going
to divide this state. We're going to have a civil war,"
as the bill to weaken unions' power is passed.
{ There is an exception
to the hearsay rule known as a dying declaration; the rationale being that a
person would not ‘go to his maker’ with a false statement/declaration to ‘taint
his soul’. Interestingly, I had occasion to know a very intelligent, learned
man who was indeed dying, in a death spiral if you will. A lawyer by
profession, he had taken an interest in another lawyer’s history; none other
than Abraham Lincoln himself. Curiously I thought at the time, though even
then, some decades ago (long before the internet), I realized that you were
never getting the whole, correct, true story from american media, history as
written, etc.. ( I was fortunate in sixth grade to have had a great teacher,
James Bresnahan, who allowed for ‘expansive’/accelerated learning in what he
took the time and trouble to provide as an advanced reading group. Among the
subjects was that knowledge/thinking tainting phenomena known more commonly as
propaganda). After all, a long dead president; and, one who famously suffered
from recurring bouts of severe depression could hardly be the object of, from
my view, intense intellectual interest and scrutiny. Yet, he was fixated on
what he deemed a somewhat surprising revelation; viz., from his intense study,
Abe was not ‘Honest Abe’ but rather, was a thief. I was aware that in fact,
Lincoln found niggers somewhat appalling and initially opposed ending slavery
as well as those who favored same, viz., the abolitionists, etc. (niggers are a
same old old story of lazy, unproductive, inherently very uncivilized criminal
people who are fun-luvin’ for games, partying, and getting high only. Even the incisive Shakespeare
euphemistically referred to the ‘typicality’ of the inherently untrustworthy
and without sense of honor, ‘noir’ [french for black]). The ultimate consummate
politician (as a lawyer, Lincoln famously took a contrary position not long
before saying he thought he then was right but now taking the opposite position
now knew he was right … riiiiight! ‘Honest Abe’), Lincoln ultimately did, in
rallying his ‘stalwarts’, back the abolitionist cause. I personally feel the
people of the south were foolish in bringing vanquished niggers, sold into
slavery by other niggers who vanquished them, to this already now recently
blemished land. Moreover, as today, the niggers (and the abolitionist cause)
had provided fodder for politics of all
sorts, including that of Lincoln. Indeed, even today, spielberg who is famous
for his pro-jewish ‘politicking’/propaganda (even the first Indiana Jones movie
was heavy on the Arab/Nazi transference propaganda) has found a way to make
film-making pay for him and the democratic party by way of the misguided,
inaccurate view of Lincoln as the anti-slavery icon he is speciously depicted
as. Civil war? Hoffa, like his mob-connected, then disconnected (permanently)
father is old news. The truth is that their own done them in (as was so of
hoffa’s father) with NAFTA, etc., as they themselves foolishly laughed at their
real would-be saviors, ie., Ross Perot, etc.. The reality is, there is
literally nothing that can’t be produced better and cheaper and without paying
the shake-down bribe from the teamsters et als for doing absolutely nothing (as
is true with the other niggers, et als, entitlements, etc.), elsewhere. Twinkies
anyone? }
Submitted
by Tyler Durden on 12/04/2012
Eleven
states made Forbes'
list of danger spots for investors including California, New York,
Illinois, and Ohio. They warned (and with the cliff it is even more
critical), if you have muni bonds in these states - clean up your
portfolio; if your career takes you there - rent, don't buy! Two factors
determine their list of 'fiscal hellholes'. The first is whether there are more
takers (someone who draws money from the government) than makers (the gainfully
employed). The second is a state credit-worthiness
score (via Conning) based on large debts, uncompetitive business climates,
weak home prices, and bad trends in employment. Conning rates North Dakota the
safest state to lend money to, Connecticut the most hazardous. A state
qualifies for the Forbes' death spiral list if its taker/maker ratio
exceeds 1.0 and it resides in the bottom half of Conning’s ranking. See below for the 11 states to avoid...no matter
what Bob Toll, Larry Yun, Bob Pisani, or Alexandra Lebenthal tells you..
Between 2010 and 2011, New Jersey’s GDP contracted by 0.5% — more than all but three states. The state’s median household income and poverty rate both ranked third in the nation. On the other hand, the state’s tax burden on its residents was second highest in the U.S. in 2010. Residents paid 12.4% of their income in state and local taxes — higher than any other state except neighboring New York. The state has budget problems, as well, according to the 24/7 Wall St. analysis. New Jersey’s debt as a percentage of revenue was 91.6%, the fifth-highest of all states.
Submitted
by Tyler Durden on 12/06/2012
Just
a few months back we noted the
FBI's arrest of Tony Mack, the Mayor of New Jersey's salubrious capital
Trenton. Today, via AP, the mayor and his brother have been indicted on eight
counts of extortion, bribery, and mail and wire fraud. The Mayor has continued
in his position - even since the September arrest - but the federal
indictment relates to an alleged scheme to accept $119,000 in bribes in
exchange for his influence in the development of a garage on city-owned land.
Shocked? not so much; but it seems maybe "Trenton Makes, The Mayor
Takes" is more appropriate.
http://albertpeia.com/uncontrolofinternetfreespeech.htm
America's
10 best-run
and
worst-run states Marketwatch
North Dakota (left) is the best-run state,
according to 24/7 Wall St.'s analysis. { Yes, indeed! I can attest to the
worthiness of jersey and california on
the worst-run list. Yet, new york/connecticut with their (ny
predominantly…connecticut is but a suburb of new york in a very ‘go along to
get along’ way … then there’s the other beltway drain, virginia, a d.c. suburb
with all d.c.’s faults.) large scale, nation draining corruption including wall
street frauds/bailouts, etc., should make this relatively short list. }
Israel moves to build 3,000 new homes The plans include
future construction in a strategic area where critics warn would kill hopes for
a viable Palestinian state. { The never ending story courtesy of the war
mongering, illegal nuke-toting, u.n. resolutions/international law scofflaw,
war crimes nation israel. } Brzezinski:
US must stop following Israel “like a stupid mule” Kevin
Barrett | Brzezinski has
drawn an unflattering picture of US-Israel relations. { And that goes for the politicians et als as well. Indeed, while
there may have been (ie., in the past) a time that blind adherence to the
pro-israeli line was a ‘political advantage’, that’s certainly no longer the
case. In fact, for all Romney’s contra-indicated pro-israel babble, wobama’s
jewish vote from the prior election was unchanged while Romney was hurt among
other constituencies fearing a return to the moron bush neo-con/pro-israeli war
mongering mindset. } { The unfortunate
reality is that while rome burns, the ne(r)o cons fiddle with unreasonable
israeli obsessive preoccupations born of paranoia and irrational quest for
control of people who america and clinton herself warrant a separate state by way of the 2 state solution. The fact
is, america’s problems are too large and grave for attention to israeli contrived,
self-interested concerns. The reality is that pervasively corrupt, defacto
bankrupt america has neither the time nor the resources to self-destructively
‘dance the tarantela’ with israel. }
http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com
http://albertpeia.com/34signsamericaindecline.htm
Drudgereport:
PRAVDA:
Obama 're-elected by illiterate society'... { Or ill something or
other in addition to illiterate! To reiterate and quote Ron Paul: america’s far
gone! http://albertpeia.com/obamberthemistake.htm }
UN
EYES CONTROL OF INTERNET {
Come on! The un can’t even do what they are supposed to do! Enforce resolutions
as to some nations, not others … war crimes delineated for some nations, not
others … then the corruption, wasted resources, etc.. They are the ‘uncompetent’ bent on destroying/controlling the
viability of the important free flow of information! }
‘This
is going to be a very special holiday season. The reason? It’s the last hurrah before
things get very very ugly.
Just off the cuff, you need to
know that:
1) China, the EU, and the US
(comprising over 50% of Global GDP) are in recession already. The EU has
already announced this. Look for the formal announcements concerning the US and
China to hit the airwaves next year.
2) Some data points
concerning these nations indicate that this recession will be on par with that
of 2007-2008.
A rising tide raises all ships.
Similarly, a sinking tide lowers everything. Bear this in mind as a global
economic contraction will have severe implications for everything.
Beyond the global economy, we now face
sovereign and banking crises in Europe…’
http://albertpeia.com/dominationcontrolgrid.htm
{ First and foremost
clarification: There are no elite on this planet. The grim reality for this
planet is a dominant species descended from initially notochords, primitive chordates,
and relatively more recently, primitive apes.
See generally, http://albertpeia.com/anthroindex1.htm , for a brief but sorrowful history of man. }
Hostess gets court approval to liquidate Marketwatch
{ Alas, adieu sweet hostess. As a kid (as an adult as well but can’t
afford those calories and haven’t had them in years), truth be told, though I
liked twinkies with milk, preferably chocolate milk, I invariably opted for the
cream-filled chocolate cake, chocolate iced (with the squiggle on top) hostess
cupcakes; with plain milk, of course. The ‘golden-goose-killers’ strike again!
}
FACEBOOK RESPONSE:
Bob: I'm 100% behind law enforcement in their ever more
increasingly difficult task of law enforcement, in this ever more lawless
nation, particularly in meaningfully lawless new jersey. Unfortunately, when I
went to vote, I was asked to grant facebook broad 'authority' which as a matter
of internet policy (to prevent a multitude of problems, hacking, etc.) I don't
do (facebook's very politicized in a pro-wobama way and hooked into those
goldman frauds et als, on fraudulent wall street). Since wobama people do it,
you can put in an extra vote on my behalf. I'm currently stonewalled awaiting a
formal reply from the fbi inasmuch as I must account for my time wherever I
ultimately locate. Below is some recent posted commentary and a response to
Congresswoman Roybal-Allard as per her request (I did not receive a reply from
Sen. Feinstein regarding the aforesaid matters). Hope you and your family are
well.
Regards,
Al
Dianne Feinstein: No need to
debate Republican opponent... { Riiiight! Things are going so
swimmingly (as in drowning) for the nation and california particularly.
Actually, I responded to a ‘generic’ email / facebook request from her with my
subsequent request that she help to elicit a formal response from the FBI as
promised regarding the RICO matters (the other incompetent, failed perrenial
senator barbara boxer actually had ‘made her presence known’ in the corrupted
process regarding usdcj matz/lester and the default of the u.s. which missed
the filing date which error was compounded by the misstatement of the rule in
court on the record by asst. us attorney robert i. lester); but, no response...
http://albertpeia.com/selfdefense.htm [ One thing is certain from my own direct
experience { The unfortunate
reality is what I’ve alluded to in the context of my own direct experience;
viz., america’s ‘legal system’ is an illegal system used to cover-up crimes,
arbitrarily enforce laws to apply pressure, etc., and essentially run by the
inmates of this collective criminal entity called america: http://www.albertpeia.com/112208opocoan/ricosummarytoFBIunderpenaltyofperjury.pdf
http://www.albertpeia.com/112208opocoan/PeiavCoanetals.htm
http://albertpeia.com/fbimartinezcongallard.htm } ; despite enormous amounts of taxpayer money
poured into the ‘federal system’, there’s relatively/proportionately very
little real significant results (an example would be the brutalizing of Martha
Stewart over a $45 thousand transaction while wall street frauds in the
trillions by the biggest players have gone unprosecuted). I believe reasonable
diligence requires self-reliance more than ever before in this nation’s
history; particularly when political correctness in some states prevents
calling a spade a spade to the substantial detriment of law enforcement! ]
11-5-11 Dear Congresswoman Roybal-Allard:
The Keynesian (economic) approach, if ever a wise prescription for ‘economic doldrums’, euphemistically speaking (there are articles/studies/data that dispute the purported effectiveness of the widely hailed ‘Keynesian remedy’ during the prior great depression), the ‘Keynesian way’ is certainly no longer a prudent approach today in light of the insurmountable debt levels of nations worldwide and in america particularly along with the concomitant over-printed, debased ‘paper currencies’ to finance same. Quite simply, there simply is not enough real value being created for redistribution, a situation exacerbated by the parasitic lightening fast, computerized churn and earn high frequency trading programs on fraudulent wall street (they should be prosecuted, jailed, fined, and disgorgement imposed for extant frauds in the trillions now marked to anything as per misguided legislated FASB rule change). [ America’s debt woe is worse than Greece’s News (CNN) — ‘Our government is utterly broke …The government’s total indebtedness is $211 trillion’. 43,454,601,693,238 Reasons Why The World Is Broke – Presenting The Interactive Global Debt Clock Zero Hedge October 17, 2011 http://www.economist.com/content/global_debt_clock ] .This is the consequence of a structural shift fed by greed and misguided policy and cannot be undone (transfer of productive capacity to ie., China, etc., ‘the bell cannot be unrung’). That said which militates against such an extension, this is an election year which probabilities suggest makes highly likely the passage of the extension. I favor your co-sponsored legislation and before the holidays simply in the name and spirit of Christmas and for no other reason whatsoever. Below is a recent comment to Opinion Writer Krauthammer’s ‘more war spending (Keynesian) position’ and an article regarding the folly of same. Immediately following is from my prior post to you concerning something of such manageable proportion and well within the government’s ability to resolve (if the government can’t accomplish this consistent with law and long overdue, then there isn’t anything the government can accomplish), along with other comments to you for ease of reference:
‘…As previously noted in a prior message to you, I had previously spoken to FBI Agent Bill Lewis in Washington who was recently promoted to the FBI Headquarters Office (D.C.) from the FBI office here in LA, and who was to be out of the office for the two weeks past. I’ll be contacting him given a reasonable time for him to ‘catch up’, from being out of the office. While independent contractor richard coan is ultimately the one to bear the burden of damages (there’s insurance and a surety covering same), coan might allude to the prior default of the u.s. government (assist. u.s. atty. robert i. lester miscounted / miscalculated the time for filing an answer / response to the complaint upon service thereof, also misstating the rule in open court before corrupt judge matz who ‘schmoozed’ things over (they both have the same employer), however incorrectly according to the ‘law’. I ordered / bought a copy of the transcript of that rather pathetic proceeding (posted in part on my website). In any event, regardless who pays me, the amounts so paid would ultimately be recovered from coan, his insurer/surety which amounts might even exceed the amount I’m willing to settle at. [There is also a judgment (referenced in the correspondence to FBI ADIC Martinez infra) that had been entered in my favor in the case, United States District Court Case #3:93cv02065(AWT)(USDCJ Alvin Thompson), worth approximately now in excess of $300,000 remains unaccounted for and which would benefit Los Angeles, etc.; and then, of course as well, the substantial damages. ] I’ve waited far too long for this matter to resolve, what should have been resolved in accordance with clear law long ago; and, which would have been resolved if not for typical u.s. corruption in the process; and, which is well within the government’s ability to resolve. In my world and way of thinking, results do count! I’ve included prior correspondence for ease of reference…’
Sincerely,
Albert L. Peia
America also leads in the illegal drug trade. In fact, many researchers reveal that the war on drugs is only utilized to control and monopolize the illicit drug trade. The US government has been caught multiple times shipping in cocaine [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQvbdiWgwsA , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQNSoOX-dcw&feature=related , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG1Id2qpSOE&feature=related , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIEUhpxeuP4&feature=related , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyM43Sw2OVc&feature=related ] , colluding with certain cartels [ http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2011/08/does_mexican_drug_cartel_have_deal_with_us_government.html ] to control the industry, and now openly protects and transports opium from Afghanistan [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElEciFI0Pew ] . In fact, Global Research points out that in 2001, “according to UN figures, opium production had fallen to 185 tons. Immediately following the October 2001 US led invasion, production increased dramatically, regaining its historical levels.” This month, the U.N. announced that Afghanistan now provides 93% of the world’s opium production [ http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/12/world/asia/un-reports-sharp-rise-in-opium-production-in-afghanistan.html?_r=2&ref=world ] ; up 61% compared to 2010 to a whopping 5800 tons. Although the empire tries to keep it secret, they can’t hide the hypocrisy forever. [ website archived links http://albertpeia.com/uscocainedistributionfiles.htm
Drug war hypocrisy: drug trafficking’s
big money benefits Big Brother and corrupt banksters PF Louis | The hypocrisy of the war on drugs is centers on
the amount of drug trafficking that benefits the CIA and international banking
system. Natural News February 1, 2012 [ [ http://albertpeia.com/americangovernmentdrugtrafficking.htm http://albertpeia.com/americascorruptiondrugtrade.htm http://www.albertpeia.com/112208opocoan/ricosummarytoFBIunderpenaltyofperjury.pdf http://www.albertpeia.com/112208opocoan/PeiavCoanetals.htm http://albertpeia.com/fbimartinezcongallard.htm
http://albertpeia.com/stansberrycorruptiondeclineofamerica.htm ] ‘The hypocrisy of the war on drugs is outrageous when
compared to the amount of drug trafficking that benefits the CIA and
international banking system. The son of a convicted notorious mobster, John
Gotti Jr, when asked in court if the family still dealt drugs cracked, “No, we
can’t compete with the government.”
Guest Post: The West Has Just
Become A Giant Banana Republic
ZeroHedge.com by Tyler Durden { Yeah! This really is too true for words!
It’s been my direct experience
for quite some time now and is quite a pathetic scenario! } Legal precedent means nothing. Rule of law means
nothing. Free speech means nothing. Their own treaties mean nothing. It’s
unbelievable. Anyone in the west who honestly thinks he’s still living in a
free society is either a fool or completely out of touch. If that seems
too radical an idea, consider that ECUADOR is now the only nation which
stands to defend freedom and human rights against an assault from the
United States, the United Kingdom, and their spineless allies. The west
has just become a giant banana republic. Have you hit your breaking point
yet? If not now… when? { { I’m really constrained to
interject my own direct experience with the FBI here; and, I must say I do so
lamentably. If you want no real results vis-à-vis organized crime which now
extends to the upper reaches, highest levels of the corrupt u.s. government, go
to the FBI. I discounted the new jersey FBI as just typical corrupt, mob
infested jersey which thinks in terms of discos/casinos. But, truth be told,
they never ask the ‘tough’ questions of the biggest criminals; ie., the biggest
wall street frauds, cia connected illegal ‘drug ops’ (ops…riiiiight), federal judges ie., trump barry, shiff,
alito, etc.; but, they did go after Martha Stewart in a very big way over a
$45,000 transaction. Wow! You can’t make this stuff up. I also don’t believe their
(understated) crime stats for even a second. I’m beginning to feel
foolish for having even put my full faith and trust in them, much less the ‘federal (judicial) system’ who share the ‘same employer’; and, despite my
antipathy for the mob, probably would have fared ‘more fairly’ with the mobsters
directly who seem to have at least some sense of the magnitude of the fraud
involved and the pervasive corruption of the system and government and maybe a
semblance of honor in this nation of protracted decline. It never would have
occurred to me back when for me, such a choice/decision was clear-cut and
simple. Such a course as mine I no longer could recommend inasmuch as there is
little difference between state/government sponsored crime/corruption and that
perpetrated by other criminal elements, from my direct experience with both,
infra: Debauchery: An American
specialty In the land of
Lindsay Lohan and Snooki, some federal workers reflect our culture all too
well. (Washington Post) [ Lindsay Lohan? Come on Mr. Milbank, hands off the low
hanging fruit. She’s totally harmless. Jersey ‘italian’ snooki? In mob infested
new jersey, who knows (one of the properties in my proceedings for which
surplus funds are unaccounted for was a top floor balconied 2 bedroom 1 and 1/2
bath condominium (beach/boardwalk front w/indoor pool/sauna) in seaside
heights, n.j. –10-31-12 Post Sandy: I’m wondering if it’s still there. ). But
debauchery an american specialty? Another rare instance wherein I agree with
Mr. Milbank completely. 25 Signs That America Is A
Seething Cesspool Of Filth And Corruption http://albertpeia.com/25signsamericacesspooloffilthcrimeandcorruption.htm . Review of flawed forensics
held close to vest
EXCLUSIVE | Documents and interviews show FBI and Justice Department officials
took steps to control information uncovered by a task force designed to examine
cases involving discredited agents. Many defendants were never notified of
flaws in cases. ‘Simply unconscionable’ (Washington Post) [ Well, I really have to say this.
I’m
awaiting word from the FBI as to resolution, one way or the other, concerning the
RICO matters which have been systematically and corruptly covered up by the
government (executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the pervasively
corrupt, defacto bankrupt u.s. government http://www.albertpeia.com/112208opocoan/ricosummarytoFBIunderpenaltyofperjury.pdf http://www.albertpeia.com/112208opocoan/PeiavCoanetals.htm
) . Never in my wildest dreams would I have believed
the level and extent of corruption and criminality within the ranks of the u.s.
government before embarking upon this costly quest for justice and simple
fairness consistent with clear law (infra, regarding the u.s. government’s direct involvement in
the illegal drug trade). In this civil RICO matter, there are no innocent
bystanders; but rather, perpetrators, accomplices, and co-conspirators. When
the fbi agent initially assigned to this matter (Connecticut) abruptly
resigned/retired shortly after a conversation, though not central to my case,
wherein I had said that rudy giuliani’s father had been an (convicted) enforcer for the mob
(served 12 years? in prison, aggravated assault/manslaughter?) and then sent
him documentation owing to his disbelief. Though ultimately ineffectual
vis-à-vis my case, he was a likeable guy for whom I had and still have regard.
I then spoke with FBI Agent Jeff Rasey upon the aforesaid agent’s departure who somewhat
plaintively (‘my
call being a burden’) told me that ‘he was a Ford, and I was a Ferrari’, which he didn’t explain further. Could
anyone tell me what that means? Initially, at new jersey’s FBI office, I was ‘greeted’ by an FBI Agent who
sarcastically asked me whether I was ‘going to the disco that night’ (the documents including
sworn statements delivered to then u.s. attorney sam alito’s office in the same
building disappeared twice along with the initial assistant u.s. attorney
Jonathan Lacey with whom I had reviewed the documentary evidence, documents and
their probative value http://www.albertpeia.com/112208opocoan/ricosummarytoFBIunderpenaltyofperjury.pdf . We all can infer sam alito’s reward / quid pro quo
for his cover-up by his current position on the u.s. supreme
court. There was never a question as to maryanne trump barry’s interest in corrupting
the judicial process as related to her brother’s (trump) casinos. Jersey
city boy louis freeh, labeled by former Prosecutor Larry Klayman as the most
corrupt FBI director ever (see infra, mueller seems no different, and certainly
holder’s
impeachable actions and corrupt behavior/cover-ups fit the mold, ie., fast and
furious, race bias favoring blacks, etc.) apparently covered up the RICO
violations as sent to him, and, with italian citizenship and lucrative insider
deals fits the bill. The FBI Agent Jeff Hayes of the Long Beach Office with
whom I reviewed the RICO documents and confirmed same as indicative of (drug)
money laundering was transferred shortly after meeting with him, as has been so
of FBI Agent Bill Lewis (promoted to Washington FBI headquarters) with whom I
discussed the RICO matter and case disks/dvd’s sent to the LA FBI
office (they printed the documents thereon, as per Agent Lewis), Steven
Martinez, ADIC, here in Los Angeles (see infra). So, as regards FBI flaws,
coverup, etc., I have to believe it based on my own experience and reasonable
inference. I’m
currently being ‘stonewalled’ by the LA FBI office since the departure of FBI
Agent Bill Lewis.
[ .. (the following incident is my personal experience: black perps, white
victims)' ... while walking through Military Park (a sliver of a 'park' - more
a pedestrian thoroughfare/cement walks) in newark, new jersey on the way to the
bank during lunch hour, I heard the clearly audible screams/cries of what
turned out to be an old lady on the ground with blood streaming from her mouth.
I ran toward the sound of the cries, the source of which I could not see
because there were so many people in and about this thoroughfare so as to block
any vision of the source of the cries. When I came to the woman, on the ground,
blood streaming from her mouth, I asked what happened, to which she responded
she had been hit in the mouth and knocked to the ground, her purse stolen/put
inside her shopping bag, and she pointed out the criminal casually now walking
across the main street. Nobody stopped to help her, many having passed her by.
I slammed the thug to the ground so hard that, in light of all the blood and
confusion (limbic system / adrenalin flow) I thought I had been stabbed (the
blood was from his elbows hitting the pavement so hard - no one helped / a
crowd gathered / an undercover cop happened along). When I testified at the
Grand Jury Proceeding I made sure his threat on my life was set forth in prima
facie fashion so as to maximize the DA's position with both felonies ( he went
to prison - pled out ). The other case I wrote about here ( This was included
on my website in the Psychology forum discussion of 'bystander effect' /
diffusion of responsibility. ) - Having had occasion to have run down a mugger
in newark, n.j. who apparently had followed a girl from the bank on her way to
the bursar to pay tuition, though in pretty good shape, I was astounded by how
totally exhausting such a pursuit was, how much like rubber my arms were when I
traded punches with the perpetrator, and truth be told, if I had a flashlight
on my belt, I have little doubt that I would have probably used it to subdue
the perp (a police officer here in California was the object of intense
criticism for having used a flashlight to subdue a criminal after a long chase
so I included that here) . The girl was not that seriously injured, did get her
pocketbook and tuition back, and the criminal went to jail (where they belong).
The other thing about such a pursuit that amazed me was that no one else
assisted the girl or me despite being in a position to do so. I was also mugged
by 4 blacks and 2 hispanics in an incident here in Los Angeles, CA. But, to be
fair and balanced, the RICO litigation involves those uncivilized who consider
themselves 'whites' http://albertpeia.com/ricosummarytoFBIunderpenaltyofperjury.pdf
(predominantly but not exclusively jews / romans-italians / mobsters /
government slugs). http://www.albertpeia.com/112208opocoan/PeiavCoanetals.htm
http://albertpeia.com/fbimartinezcongallard.htm
]
First
Ohio; Next 'The Moon'? Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 11/08/2012 While
markets are digesting the probabilities of a dramatic rise in taxes and cut in
spending as we approach the fiscal cliff, it appears that behind-the-scenes
there has been a secret plan that we can only imagine is designed to
rocket-boost us over the cliff - new manned missions to the moon. As Space.com
reports, NASA is serious about sending astronauts back to the moon's
neighborhood and will likely unveil its ambitious plans soon now that President
Barack Obama has been re-elected, experts say. They go on to comment that
"The space agency has apparently been thinking about
setting up a manned outpost beyond the moon's far side, both to establish a human presence in deep space
and to build momentum toward a planned visit to an asteroid in 2025. The new plans have
probably already been cleared with the Obama Administration but have been kept
under wraps in case Republican candidate Mitt Romney won Tuesday night's (Nov. 6) presidential
election." While the claims are that this will not increase the budget, we
suspect out-of-this-world manned outposts cost a little more than the $17.7bn
budgeted for NASA in 2013... someone is clearly eating space-cakes.
Ironic
really given our earlier post... {
Riiiiight! Sounds like a plan! After all, the new mooney gold and mooney
diamond mines on the mooney moon will pay for themselves and the mission … The reality though is a
new boondoggle to fleece the treasury/taxpayers…
Astronauts' tracks, trash seen in new moon photos
[ The easiest thing in the world to contrive (don’t forget they can with some
precision today send robotics to ie., mars, etc.) and doctor so don’t be taken
in by their fraudulent b***s***! They’re probably desperately looking for some
money / budgetary consideration for their continued boondoggles. No man has
ever set foot on the moon to date. As NASA transitions, U.S.
space politics in a state of flux
(Washington Post) [ U.S. space politics? I didn’t know there was such a
thing. But I, and I’m sure all know that ‘u.s. politics are spaced’. Flux? One
could only hope. I’d say, ‘fleeced’; as in we’ve all been fleeced. Sterner: 5 myths about NASA (Washington Post) [ If you can’t get past
the first myth; viz., that they actually set foot on the moon, the other 5
so-called myths become irrelevant. Indeed, post-Eisenhower, and certainly
post-Kennedy-assassination / coup d’etat, NASA was all military / military
industrial complex (moreover, someone knowledgeable about such matters said
essentially that in explaining to my surprise the transition to the shuttle
program it was said there was greater military application in same). In any
event, Russia’s been doing quite a bit of ‘heavy lifting’ vis-à-vis the space
station, but not inordinately so. All I can say with certainty is that the
universe beyond this solar system is forever protected / insulated. The fact
is, they never set foot on the moon; and, in light of the pervasive corruption
in and defacto bankruptcy of the nation, their perpetual wars toward making a
hell on earth militate against anything but trying to do even just a little bit
better (for a start), terrestrially. NASA wants mission to bring Martian rocks to Earth
(AP) Why? They already have that and more: Launch of secret US space ship
masks even more secret launch of new weapon The Militarization of Outer
Space: The Pentagon’s “Space Warriors” Global
Research
| It’s not as if things aren’t bad enough right here on planet earth. Now the
Defense Department wants to up the stakes with new, destabilizing weapons
systems that will transform low- and high-earth orbit into another
“battlespace.” buzz aldrin wants to colonize Mars … Riiiiight
buzzed! Better check with DePalma to see if he already has the footage in the
can since you won’t be able to use the moon footage for the new boondoggle
video ... OBAMA SPEECH
OUTLINES PLANS FOR RETURNING DEFACTO BANKRUPT U.S. TO SPACE – OOOOOH! SOUNDS
LIKE A PLAN … FOR INNER SPACE (IMAGINATION).
http://albertpeia.com/archives.htm
FBI Nazi
Bikers Bust FBI Nazi Bikers - What's Up At The FBI/DOJ?
Infowars.com | Now is the time to put an end to Obama’s
treasonous and tyrannical behavior.
http://albertpeia.com/impeachobama.htm
Wobama’s
Choom Gang Bangin’ { This brief video (11 mb) is well done and worth a
watch! }
http://www.albertpeia.com/wobamaschoomgangbangin.wmv
PAPER:
Obama's grandfather tortured by the British? A fantasy (like most of the President's
own memoir)... { http://albertpeia.com/wobamaschoomgangfantasy.htm }
Drudgereport: Obama: 'Sometimes I Forget' Magnitude of Recession…{
Oh! How conveniently forgetful, though the vast majority of americans don’t
have wobama’s luxury of feigned amnesia suffering from what wobama did and
didn’t do contrary to promises last time around the perpetual campaign trail
littered with his typical jive-talking b***s***! The following headline will
help him remember some of his sordid, pot-clouded high school past! }...
FLASHBACK: Obama's Sordid High School Past...
By Ben Shapiro ‘While the Washington Post has been diligently
digging into relatively innocent high school pranks
by Mitt Romney, they’ve spent the last few years diligently ignoring President
Obama’s far more controversial high school days.Obama, by all accounts, was a
habitual drug user in high school. He tried cocaine, he admits in Dreams
From My Father; he “tried drugs enthusiastically.” The Chicago Tribune
reported back in 2007 that Obama thanked the “Choom Gang” in his high school
yearbook; “chooming” was Hawaiian slang for smoking pot. The Honolulu
Advertiser reported that Obama’s senior portrait “prominently displayed …
A package of ‘Zig-Zag’ rolling papers and a matchbook.” One of Obama’s close
friends was arrested for drug possession during high school.In his memoir,
Obama talked about routinely getting high. “Junkie. Pothead,” he wrote. “That’s
where I’d been headed: the final, fatal role of the young would-be black man.”
But, according to Obama, he only got high because he was contemplating deep
matters: drugs could “push questions of who I was out of my mind.” Obama told
students in 2007 that this activity constituted “goofing off” and “wasting
time”:"I will confess to you that I was kind of a goof off in high school
as my mom reminded me," Obama said. "I went to high school in
Cracks
in the Washington Post story on Romney’s ‘pranks’ emerge
Correction
Request: Washington Post Uses Falsehood in Romney Hit Piece
Media
Downplays Obama's Past, Tries to Define Romney with Teen Prank
If we're going to delve deep into a candidate's past, let's delve deep into a
candidate's past. Here's Obama in his own words admitting to physically shoving
a little girl named Coretta. Yes, it was at this moment that the first
shot in the War on Women was fired.
http://albertpeia.com/obamashovesgirl.png
No doubt that after expending all that energy
bullying an innocent little girl, young Obama readied himself for round two by
eating a Golden Retriever. More on this breaking story here.If
you're wondering what the rules are regarding a candidate's past; how far back we're
allowed to go in an attempt to define them -- the answer is simple: the corrupt
media will let us know.
Obama WILL NOT pursue gay marriage as part of party
platform...
STONE: 'Playing a
cruel and cynical game'...
Unites Republicans?
New Black Panther Niggers Plan Newspaper Cover With Zimmerman
In Noose { and civilized people everywhere should respond with niggers in
nooses and contributions to the Klu Klux Klan! } ...
LOONEY CLOONEYLAND: BIG CAMPAIGN BOXOFFICE FOR NIGGERO
– Meanwhile, looney clooneyland ain’t doin’ so well with the niggero model –
see next headline! ...
Failed Wobama model illustrated: 16 Reasons To Move Away From
Postal Service loses $3.2b in first quarter...
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