• rcwhalen
    05/25/2012 - 09:44
    We will only learn about currency risk exposures as and when the creditors disclose same to investors.  In the meantime, we’ll have lots of fun watching media spin their wheels over the...

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A proposed amendment to the constitution to reverse the Citizen's United decision was apparently introduced by Senate Democrats today. Now that is something to get "Pre-Occupied" with!

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Wed, 11/02/2011 - 07:24 | 1836047 mjk0259
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Wed, 11/02/2011 - 05:12 | 1835963 KlausK
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Great stuff, Merkel as Euro-Brunhilde is epic, that's exactly the feeling about her here in Germany.

Wed, 11/02/2011 - 05:23 | 1835974 williambanzai7
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That is how I would be feeling if she were my PM.

Wed, 11/02/2011 - 01:46 | 1835799 Sequitur
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Goddamn these images are good. Corzine Black Swan, truly epic.

Wed, 11/02/2011 - 02:24 | 1835837 williambanzai7
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High on our long list of priorities should be the revelation that the "Men of Gold" are a complete sham.

Wed, 11/02/2011 - 02:51 | 1835862 OutLookingIn
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Also that has been said "I will believe corporations are people when I see one on death row in some Texas prison!"

wb7 The artists pen in your hand is indeed mightier than the sword! Please keep on and stay safe.

Wed, 11/02/2011 - 03:51 | 1835912 williambanzai7
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Not one conviction of a Wall Street player. Today they announced a case against another second rate side show. Another Holder attempt at optical misdirection. Complete nonsense.

Wed, 11/02/2011 - 04:05 | 1835921 AldousHuxley
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That's because the rabbit hole leads to DC.

 

but these images of OWS of native americans, africans, etc. are not confidence inducing....

 

 

 

Wed, 11/02/2011 - 05:19 | 1835971 williambanzai7
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It's an artists whim.

Wed, 11/02/2011 - 01:11 | 1835745 ClassicalLib17
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Mr Banzai,  I appreciate alot of your work, but why do you associate the Koch brothers with the independent TeaParty groups.  If you were like me, a TeaParty member,  living in northern Illinois,  you would know that we conduct our own business and have no affiliation with any purported leaders of any claimed national movement.  That is the point of it all.  If we work to elect a member of congress and he/she doesn't live up to our expectations we will put up a challenger in the next primary.  Alot of pundits have an opinion on our movement yet have not given it their due diligence.  Respectfully,  ClassicalLib17  

P.S.  Aren't the Koch companies privately owned?  If so,  I don't think they would ever be bailed out by the U.S. taxpayer    

Wed, 11/02/2011 - 01:49 | 1835785 Pitchman
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Independent Teaparty groups traveling around in airconditioned busses.  Hmm: Paid for by who?

Koch - second largest private firm beind Cargil, I believe; also great paragons of the American way. 

ClassicalLib17; adjust those glasses and take a look here.

The Republican Party no longer exist.  In fact both parties have been hijacked by corporate interests.  While we advocate true free enterprise and we've never been big on Unions; it's time for the overwhelming majority - 99.9% - of Americans to wake up and set aside our rather inconsequential differences.  This is a battle against domestic enemies who would see all of our rights and the rule of law, as it applies to them, eliminated.  We must reject these sallow, soulless, bloodsucking leaches and take our country back. -  

The Koch Brothers: Wolves In Lassie Clothing

- Leveraging dynastic wealth for the destruction of democracy.

See: The New Robber Barons: All Politicians "In the Hands of the Super Wealthy," Sachs Says

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Also see: Colonization Through Debt: Neoliberal Debt Slavery

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A government’s issuance of it's own currency is the very definition of sovereignty. To do otherwise is to relinquish our rights as a free people. Is it any wonder we find ourselves where we are today?

See: END THE FED: THE FIRST STEP IN RESTORING OUR CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC

- Inflection Point

Wed, 11/02/2011 - 01:52 | 1835802 ClassicalLib17
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You have never attended any of the marches on D.C. If you had, you would know that the 500,000+ attendees paid their own way there.  I didn't realize you were Mr. banzai's spokesperson.  Why don't you stick with commenting on that of which you are familiar rather than that of which you are ignorant.  

Wed, 11/02/2011 - 02:50 | 1835854 Pitchman
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Summer 2010 Tea Party Wisconsin Bus Tours.  Busses - Big Busses provided by ? 

Americans for Prosperity - Koch Brothers. 

Busses to DC- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-Jat8qOaws&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-rpcb9iSJY&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mxzgi2O1zLY

I speak for myself and will not stoop to name calling.

Good Luck!

 

Wed, 11/02/2011 - 01:23 | 1835768 williambanzai7
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Cain is evidently a Koch drone. He sure sounds like one.

If the Tea Party is in fact a party, I am not impressed by their candidates and representatives. When they invite lunatics to be key note speakers and elected officials, they completely drown whatever merit is represented by their original supporters, many of whom have quit in disgust.

It seems obvious, but people like the Kochs and Murdoch have hijacked the ship.

I decided very early on that I wanted nothing to do with the wing nut circus act that latched on.

You are better off just calling yourself an angry voter if you don't like associating with the angry OWS crowd which is much more in tune with the overall public disgust with the crony establishment.

Wed, 11/02/2011 - 03:48 | 1835907 pops
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Ding!

Sit down, Herman.  Your 15 minutes are up.

Romney, you're next.  Oh wait, you have that Obamneycare thing hanging around your neck like a dead chicken.  Sit back down, Mitt.

Next!  What?  Have we run through all the "top tier" mainstream media approved candidates?

Ron Paul's support is huge and passionate.  Most of them believe the fix is in for both parties and that Paul is the only decent, honest, principled, unbought candidate running in either party.  If he walks and makes a third party bid, they will go with him and the big O gets a second term.  If he doesn't get the nomination and doesn't opt to go third party, many of his supporters will still either write him in or vote for O just for spite, which will also give O a second term.  One certainly couldn't blame them considering the ridicule, marginalization and snarky remarks from republicans, the party and the mainstream media.  Remember, his supporters are overwhelmingly independent and not afflicted by the herd mentality most voters of both parties suffer from.  If they really want Obama out, I suggest republicans begin to take Paul seriously. 

Wed, 11/02/2011 - 02:11 | 1835821 ClassicalLib17
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My personal choice would be Ron Paul, but our country's educational system no longer teaches Americans natural rights and how to think for themselves.  Have you ever heard of whole language reading instruction?  That is the reason "Hooked on phonics" became a profitable business in this country.  I have been trying to get my local school district to rethink this disaster and have not yet prevailed.  Alot of our children are two and three grade levels below reading comprehension on the 8th grade test.  I can't tell you how sick I am over this.  Check out TESS  The English Spelling Society  they explain the history of whole language reading instruction in the United States.  I was taught phonics in the early 60's.  Thank you, sir, for your reply.  Respectfully, ClassicalLib17   

Wed, 11/02/2011 - 02:23 | 1835835 jeff montanye
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you would support ron paul but ... the educational system no longer teaches natural rights and how to think for (oneself)?  and, apparently, could teach reading better?   oh go on.  support him anyway.  

Wed, 11/02/2011 - 02:27 | 1835834 williambanzai7
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The education system is hopelessly broken. It is little more than an indoctrination process. The factory is building units that are ill equipped to cope in today's economic environment. Once again, it is corruption that is causing this. People are brainwashed into thinking if they do this and do that then everything will be fine. But of course it is not fine is it.

Paul makes the most sense of them all, but I think he goes over the top with some of his anarchistic utopian libertarianism. I understand what he is talking about, but it destroys his viability completely.

We have to see what develops. At least people are coming around to the realization that the two party system is a crock of shit.

Wed, 11/02/2011 - 02:46 | 1835851 ClassicalLib17
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I recently got elected to my city council.  I have learned the depth of the problems that American taxpayers now face.  Private sector workers wages(formerly a union carpenter, but not yet collecting a pension) are stagnant and falling, while our municipal unionized employees wages exceed the median household income by 50%.  What I learn on a daily basis has been demoralizing for me, but I will not give up the fight.  I took a pledge to represent the taxpayers in my ward and, along with the school district battle, I keep myself busy 10-12 hours a day.  I am not a favorite amongst the civil service sector.  I have 3 1/2 years remaining in my term of office.  I will be relentless in my mission to change the local mindset.  In my favor towards re-election,  I do provide personal service, solving neighbor disputes and confronting those who disrupt the public order.  I carry my sig 229 and a police radio for my nightly bicycle rides, just in case.   

Wed, 11/02/2011 - 03:49 | 1835909 williambanzai7
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I think the unions are just as much to blame as everything else. However, what I am against is any narrative that singles unions out for blame over and above the kleptoplutocrats. Any narrative that leaves them out of the picture is defective in my view.

In the middle of the summer, they, TPTB, almost succeeded in shifting the blame for this clusterfuck to the working class. That is an unacceptable crock of shit.

Keep doing what you are doing.

Wed, 11/02/2011 - 04:11 | 1835924 AldousHuxley
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unions are to blame for protecting their own and not the entire working men and women of America....just another special interest "I got mine, so F*** Off" group.

 

Funny how where unions are LEAST needed as in public government paper pushers have the strongest unions, while where the unions are MOST needed private globally competing producers have almost no union representation because corporate execs have paid off DC first.

Wed, 11/02/2011 - 06:00 | 1835987 williambanzai7
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Unfortunately they are corrupt just like everything else these days. But I don't single out the people who are forced to sign on if they want to work.

Wed, 11/02/2011 - 00:14 | 1835645 smoked
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110111 in binary is 55 in base 10 Plot 55-5-5 stochastic works for me!

Wed, 11/02/2011 - 00:01 | 1835613 Ponzi Unit
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Banzai, you have outdone yourself with straight-razor totin' subliminal firepower.

Best, most intense and powerful collection yet, topped by the Fat Lady, which image somehow snuck past the logical matrix of data points and made me howl in recognition of our fate. My wife had to come into my office to see what was so funny.

You are the Thomas Nast of our time. Hats off.

Tue, 11/01/2011 - 21:49 | 1835195 I_am_a_foreigner
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WilliamiBanzai7, much respect from a South African about "The Zulu Warriors."

Occupy the Empire!

That flag should now don " Banking Cartel."  The worshipers: Large "business news" conglomerates.

"Great" Britain motif brilliantly used!

Tue, 11/01/2011 - 23:03 | 1835473 williambanzai7
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I remember having a discussion in the early 90s with an Englishman who was explaining the "invisibles" in the English model. At first I did not understand, then I realized he meant world domination by bankers, lawyers, accountants etc. This was their grand scheme.

Now the Zulus are hiding in the Outlier instead of the Outback.

Tue, 11/01/2011 - 21:07 | 1835149 Tater Salad
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Billy Gook's at it again, man you have too much time on your little Asian hands...

 

Tue, 11/01/2011 - 22:53 | 1835445 williambanzai7
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SJ

Wed, 11/02/2011 - 00:20 | 1835656 lewy14
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jebububus fububucking crubist banzai you aren't just feeding the troll here you're teaching him how to fish. 

Tue, 11/01/2011 - 20:48 | 1835107 The Big Ching-aso
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Hey, shouldn't at least one of those buses be short and yellow?

Tue, 11/01/2011 - 20:44 | 1835096 Zero Govt
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;)))))

 

Tue, 11/01/2011 - 20:43 | 1835065 Bob
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OMG!  All great, William, but Sitting Bull Guy Fawkes was stunning. 

Tue, 11/01/2011 - 22:58 | 1835458 williambanzai7
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He's on my wall ;-)

Wed, 11/02/2011 - 03:41 | 1835899 piceridu
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Fucking A WB...as Britany says: "You Did it Again!" Fucking Awesome work!

Tue, 11/01/2011 - 20:20 | 1835034 Wakanda
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Angela's about to bring down the house 'cause it's all over when that fat lady lets loose.  Great armor on her!

Is Corzine the black swan?  He's got a dark history in the armpit of the US - New Jersey - so he certainly stinks enough to wreck shop.  He does look faaaaaabulous in that tierra!

Jimi H. knew how to occupy - the fretboard, the studio, and the stage.

Awesome images today WB7.  I'm still grinning at the Euro bus race.

Thanks!

Tue, 11/01/2011 - 22:56 | 1835452 williambanzai7
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There is no end to the twisted inspiration coming from the news.

Wed, 11/02/2011 - 02:11 | 1835824 Pitchman
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Defacing the Supreme Court Building, a National Historic Landmark no less.  I love the Williambanzai7 Wing, rather irreverent but also somewhat elitest.

 

Dig the Hendrix gig! -

Occupy LA Protest (Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wn8QEzf6BVg

 

 

Wed, 11/02/2011 - 02:29 | 1835841 williambanzai7
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My respect for the institution has sadly diminished. There was I time when it was not a nest of ideologues.

Tue, 11/01/2011 - 19:45 | 1834901 whoopsing
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Speaking of the sky,is'nt there supposed to be a near-earth crossing of a fairly big asteroid in the next week or so?

Tue, 11/01/2011 - 22:45 | 1835421 Hephasteus
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It's only 3km but it casues massive freaking earthquakes and massive freaking coronal ejections.

Some people say it's really 380,000 km across.

Either put padding in your clothes on 11-10-11 or turn your computers off because something nasty is going to happen.

Tue, 11/01/2011 - 22:44 | 1835418 williambanzai7
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I think it is Object Gingrich.

Tue, 11/01/2011 - 19:34 | 1834863 Wolf-Avatar
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Hee hee

 

The Fat Lady is, now, my desktop.

Tue, 11/01/2011 - 23:45 | 1835576 williambanzai7
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She actually fits? ;-)

Tue, 11/01/2011 - 19:11 | 1834781 the grateful un...
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so 110111 in binary is 55 in base 10, a master number. maybe some are too young to remember when 55 became the speed limit because of the energy crisis. the thought was if everyone drove slower the country would save gasoline, it was one of those quaint moments when policy mandated that EVERYONE make some sacrifice. now of course if you can afford a Hummer, and the gasoline you can run over anything that gets in your way.  but 55 mph or the double nickel as its called was the last time we made a national sacrifice, rich as well as poor.

after the crisis was over the big 3 auto companies started building big gas guzzlers again. the money spent on gasoline during all those years probably could have shaved a bit off the deficit. it was like we learned nothing, that was the lesson of 55. we still have no energy policy. and people still dream of nuclear powered cars, and we wait for around for the solution. and there is no sense of shared sacrifice, no military draft, we spend twice as much as we gather in tax revenue, and its every man for himself.

55

Tue, 11/01/2011 - 22:43 | 1835416 williambanzai7
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In the grand scheme of things the human race is irrelevant and deservedly so.

Tue, 11/01/2011 - 23:28 | 1835538 buyingsterling
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In the grand scheme, everything is irrelevant without someone like Mankind to see it, and explore it. A dead universe is meaningless, and one populated by creatures without free will is severely limited.

Tue, 11/01/2011 - 23:44 | 1835573 williambanzai7
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Our time here and what we leave behind is a speck of cosmic dust. Our delusional vision of our grand importance is certainly not warranted by our collective behavior. I could say we are destructive, but that would not matter either. The universe does not care what we think.

Enjoy what you can while you can, each and every day. OM...........

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