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Is Sharia-Compliant Finance Alive and Well at AIG?

February 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment

After you read the excerpt below from Frank Gaffney’s piece on Sharia-compliant finance published today at BigGovernment.com, you’ll begin to understand the seriousness of the story and why I designed the new faux logo for AIG (above): It appears that, through it’s 77.9% control of AIG’s equity and voting rights, the NYFed “sought to accomplish [...]

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Nuggets of News Cause Blogger to Pause

June 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Surfing through the morning news headlines, I found some nuggets of news that caused me to pause for a moment and thought they might have a similar effect on you: NO CHRYSLER DEALERS LEFT IN DETROIT:  Last week, Lochmoor Chrysler Jeep on Detroit’s East Side stopped selling Chrysler products, one of the 789 franchises Chrysler [...]

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Scandal at Saint Louis Brewery — Or Not?

May 20th, 2009 · 3 Comments

In an investigative report that aired last night on NBC affiliate KSDK Channel 5, reporter Leisa Zigman tried to stoke the fires of anger and discontent that have been brewing in St. Louis ever since the 2008 purchase of Anheuser-Busch by Belgium brewer InBev.  She went so far as to compare the actions of executives [...]

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Thanks to ACORN, It’s A Different World

April 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

Written by Phil Gremillion, a man described as “a businessman, farmer, inventor and Cajun who lives in Lafayette (La.),” a commentary published today in The Daily Advertiser of Lafayette, La., follows perfectly on the heels of this headline: Wake me up: It’s a different world these days Gremillion covers a number of topics in his [...]

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By Any Definition, Barack Obama is a Socialist

April 1st, 2009 · 5 Comments

Many Americans find it difficult to place their trust in President Barack Obama.  Why?  Because, by any definition*, he is a socialist intent upon forcing socialism on the people of the United States. Don’t believe it?  Then consider three definitions of “socialism,” courtesy of Merriam-Webster. Definition #1: Any of various economic and political theories advocating [...]

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Poll: 73 Percent of Americans Think Members of Congress Should Return Contributions from AIG

March 25th, 2009 · No Comments

As President Barack Obama and Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) continue to point fingers over which one of them is to blame for the stimulus bill’s “Dodd Amendment,” which specifically excludes bonuses from caps on executive pay, one thing is clear: both Obama and Dodd profited from AIG campaign “bonuses” and an overwhelming majority of Americans [...]

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Great Idea, Neil Cavuto!

March 23rd, 2009 · 4 Comments

Fox News Channel’s Neil Cavuto closed the Monday afternoon edition of his program, Your World with Neil Cavuto, with an excellent idea paraphrased below: He said we need to take back 90 percent of the money we’ve given to them, because they’ve proven they don’t know how to do their jobs, have done their jobs [...]

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