Is Unemployment Really Down or Just A Fairy Tale ? A Lesson About Economic Reports & Media Tactics.

English: United States mean duration of unempl...

So, there was a big ol’ celebration last week among the political class and the media.  It was all over the headlines. 8.3%…8.3%…unemployment is down to 8.3%!! President Obama was strutting. The shill media was, too.   Obama even gloated about what a fantastic job he’s done.  After this apparently amazing economic achievement, President Obama told congress not to muck it [...]

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The Super Bowl: Have Americans Lost Perspective?

The San Francisco 49ers

The NFL championship football game is upon us.   I’m a little afraid to call it the Super Bowl because the NFL has thing about people using those words.  They own those words or something. So, they reserve the right to sue the hell out of you of you use them in a way they are not cool with.  The S*per [...]

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A True Story of a Headline and a Black Sheep

Obama,Pelosi - 8.3% unemployment

  Here’s a true story.  This morning I sat down to check out what was happening in the world.  I was checking some of my favorite websites and was checking out the headlines on The Drudge Report. As you might know, on the top center of the page is the main story, the big headline or the latest breaking news.  [...]

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Questions Are A Key To Discovery & Critical Thought

Albert Einsten, man of questions

Asking questions may be the most important aspect of discovery and critical thought. Do you know that little voice in your head that says… Is that a coincidence? Could that be a pattern? Does that seem right or is something off? Is that really how it appears? That is a good thing.  If people didn’t ask these little questions, we [...]

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A Great Lesson to Learn From 80s Comedy Movies

I love comedy movies from the 1980s.  They just make me feel good.  There is just something different about the 80s comedy.  I guess there are a lot of things that make them unique and appealing to me. The other night while watching  I put my finger on one of the reasons I love so many of the 80s comedy [...]

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