If you invent money and introduce it into an economy, that doesn’t matter (WRT impact on human lives) as much as where you insert it in the food chain.
It seems criminal (AS HELL!!!1!LOL) to bail out one class of debtors while throwing another class of debtors to the wolves.
If you give the bank monies in an amount equaling the cost of the defaulted mortgages, effectively paying off loans designed to fail, why can you not give the same amount of money to families in financial crisis with the stipulation that they use it to pay off their sub-prime home loans?
The bank ends up with the same amount of money either way, but fewer lives get ruined in the process (poverty kills, mofo!).
If I’m wrong, I’m wrong, but please, somebody splain this to me.
Oh right.
My bad.
A nation of happy, financially secure families creates conditions less conducive to the rise of fascism, and thus, is bad (for fascists).
Now you can order killer Obama shirts designed by ObamaRad.com and have them shipped in the same package as your copy of Ruby Isle’s debut Night Shot or anything else in the shop!
The designs are printed in Athens on super-soft American Apparel shirts and sell for $12 (2 color shirts) and $10 (1 color shirts) with 25% percent of the price you pay going to help the Obama campaign win in Georgia!
I have been out of town on tour with the Buddy System and haven’t been able to find time to blog but I just got an email about the arrests of journalists at the Republican Convention and I had to post it here:
“This is America. We don’t jail journalists here.
Jailing journalists is unacceptable in a democracy. But that’s exactly what is happening at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn.
Award winning journalist and host of “Democracy Now” Amy Goodman was arrested by St. Paul police while covering a protest outside the Republican National Convention. Though clearly identified as press, Goodman was charged with “obstruction of a legal process and interference with a ‘peace officer.’” Two of her producers were arrested for “suspicion of felony riot.”
This video is upsetting, but you deserve to know what’s really going on.
Goodman and her producers were released last night. (An AP photographer was also arrested and released). But the charges are still pending.
This story has been virtually ignored by the mainstream press. The cable channels are providing extensive coverage of events related to the Republican National Convention, but there has been a virtual news blackout on the arrest of Amy Goodman and the Democracy Now team.
Americans deserve to know that journalists are being jailed for trying to do their jobs. E-mail CNN President Jonathan Klein and NBC News President Steve Capus today (NBC News controls MSNBC) to demand coverage of this brutally important story.”
So yeah, not that I’m surprised considering it was at a fascist convention but what the FUCK?!
Despite some technical difficulties on Friday, ObamaRad.com is now live! Head over to the site and pick up some shirts. Remember the shirts are $10 and $12 with 25% of the money you spend going directly to electing Obama in November.
And in case you are wondering, the remaining 75% isn’t going to line our pockets, it’s going to pay for the shirts and printing… drop on over there now and snag ‘em while they’re fresh!
This Friday Jeff Griggs, Nick Canada and I are launching a webstore to raise money for the Obama campaign in GA. You can check out the front page HERE and add us on MySpace HERE.
Please help us spread the word, this election is a big deal (no, seriously… haven’t you heard?!) and we really want to help grab our fair state from the clutches of the GOP.
Here is some more info from the site explaining things and what have you…
“After looking in every tube on the internets, we found that there are very few options to A) get rad-looking and inexpensive Obama t-shirts and B) connect a solid monetary high-five to Barack Obama.
We think our shirts are awesome, and we hope you do too. But, the best thing about these shirts is that we’re donating 25% to help Obama win the election in November. Not 25% of the profit, mind you, but 25% of whatever you decide to spend. In essence, if you buy a $10 shirt, you’ve helped us donate $2.50. If you buy a $12 shirt, you’ve helped us donate $3.00. If you buy $1256.38 worth of shirts, you’ve helped us donate $314.10… You get the idea.
About the Donations: A large part of the impetus behind the creation of Obamarad.com was the realization that our home state, Georgia, is actually in contention for the first time since 1992. taking Georgia from the GOP this year would be a massive body blow to the far right and we want to do everything we can to ensure that the Peach State goes Blue. Subsequently, we’re donating whatever we can to the Georgia Campaign for Change!
About the Shirts: All shirts are high-quality, super-soft American Apparel Tees. Unlike other printers, we’re not caking the ink on these shirts so you feel like you’re walking around with a vinyl car seat attached to your chest. You’re going to be comfortable, and you’re going to look like a million fucking dollars. We’re starting off small, but plan on adding designs as we can afford it. Obviously, American Apparel t-shirts are pricey, so we’re barely covering our costs. But, the objective isn’t for us to line our pockets with unicorns… it’s to help Obama help us all.
About Shipping: All shirts will be shipped first class via the USPS. Due to fluctuations in stock, please allow 7-10 days for delivery. For multiple order shipping quotes, please email us at obamarad (at ) gmail.com
About Us: Obamarad.com is the brainchild of three Athens, Georgia-based musicians who all, at one time or another, kicked a bunch of ass at the University of Georgia. Our county (Clarke) has long been a tiny blue oasis in a desert of red. We’ve certainly experienced our fair share of war-mongering, unfair taxation, oil-whoring, environmental destruction, ridiculous lending practices and general tyranny. America should not be a 98,589,451,022,605.6 square foot Wal-Mart. We’re ready for change.”
you know, i was kind of a dork as a kid. i read comic books, my favorite movie was Star Wars, and i watched Quantum Leap….but there came a time in my life when i began to realize that i really wanted to get laid and celebrating the nerdy qualities about me really weren’t getting it done and so i evolved and discovered rock and roll and long hair and that lead to the wonderful world of sex with girls. it really was that easy. but then there are people like this that have taken to opposite approach to life. yeah that’s right, it fucking says “FRODO 1″. i took this pic on my phone when i was at the bank. what a fucking nerd. oh, i’m sorry…that’s your dad’s car. but seriously, you almost have to respect that level of commitment.
I am camped out in front of the tube watching the returns in the Iowa caucus and I totally understand all of the fervor of football lovers on Super Bowl night. I am pulling for an Edwards win… we will see. I will be happy with either he or Obama winning but cannot abide a Hillary victory. Sometime soonish I plan to post more on my distaste for Clinton (I am sure you are all on the edge of your seats in anticipation).
I have been thinking that the Edwards campaign should use Curtis Mayfield’s “Move on Up” as their campaign song. One of the best jams ever written and a song that can pump up and inspire even this jaded old fool. Listen here:
