Rolling Stone Investigative Journalism

Just about everybody is turned off by politics no matter what party you belong to and certainly if you've said to hell with 'em both. I read these two articles today on the plane and nowhere else is anybody doing such in-depth investigative reporting. Like him or hate him, I think it would be worthwhile to know this stuff...

Greed and Debt: The True Story of Mitt Romney and Bain Capital
How the GOP presidential candidate and his private equity firm staged an epic wealth grab, destroyed jobs – and stuck others with the bill

“This is the plain, stark reality that has somehow eluded America's top political journalists for two consecutive presidential campaigns: Mitt Romney is one of the greatest and most irresponsible debt creators of all time. In the past few decades, in fact, Romney has piled more debt onto more unsuspecting companies, written more gigantic checks that other people have to cover, than perhaps all but a handful of people on planet Earth.”

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/greed-and-debt-the-true-story-of-mitt-romney-and-bain-capital-20120829#ixzz24zH05YFs


Federal Bailout That Saved Mitt Romney
Government documents prove the candidate's mythology is just that

"In fact, government documents on the bailout obtained by Rolling Stone show that the legend crafted by Romney is basically a lie. The federal records, obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, reveal that Romney's initial rescue attempt at Bain & Company was actually a disaster – leaving the firm so financially strapped that it had "no value as a going concern." Even worse, the federal bailout ultimately engineered by Romney screwed the FDIC – the bank insurance system backed by taxpayers – out of at least $10 million. And in an added insult, Romney rewarded top executives at Bain with hefty bonuses at the very moment that he was demanding his handout from the feds."

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-federal-bailout-that-saved-mitt-romney-20120829#ixzz24zb4v0ou

Satire?

I think so but let's wait and see...

http://dailycurrant.com/2012/08/26/todd-akin-claims-breastmilk-cures-homosexuality/

Todd Akin Claims Breastmilk Cures Homosexuality
August 26th, 2012

Missouri U.S. senate candidate Todd Akin has stoked more outrage today by claiming that male homosexuality is a disease and that the medical establishment has found the cure.

The Republican congressman, already under fire for his controversial comments regarding rape, told a reporter for Cape Giradeau's KBSI 23 News that "female breastmilk - when fed directly to an adult homosexual male daily for at least four weeks - has a 94% chance of permanently curing homosexual perversions."

"Lesbians can be cured by drinking something else."

Akin made the scientifically dubious statement during an interview that was supposed to mark the "rebirth" of his campaign to defeat incumbant U.S. senator Claire McCaskill.

Akin was leading in the polls until August 19th when he told a local radio host that victims of "legitimate rape" could not become pregnant because "the female body has ways of shutting that whole thing down." In the wake of the ensuing controversey his 11 point lead in the polls has turned into a 10 point deficit, and obeservers have written off his chances at winning the seat.

No Means No

Facing certain defeat, all major figures in the Republican Party have called for Akin to stand aside and allow another candidate to run. The Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee and several important outside groups have also pulled funding for his bid.

Despite the heavy pressure, Akin has refused to step aside saying he is in the race to win.

In the interview Akin explained that he will never back down from his beliefs and he is excited to bring his unique brand of conservatism to the U.S. Senate.

Ducking questions about his viability he proceeded to educate reporter Jeff Raskin on several issues very close to his heart including the global conspiracy to falsify the fossil record in the name of "radical Darwinism", and the plot to turn Michigan into the capital of a new Islamic States of America.

Spray the Gay Away

But the congressman really hit his stride when discussing homosexuality.

"This may surprise you Jeff, but I don't think homosexuality is a choice. We evangelicals, we know that it's a disease. But the good news is - we have the cure."

Akin then explained, "The National Institutes of Health has treated hundreds of young men through clinical trials at their headquarters in Maryland. They don't want the public to know because the secular liberal elites have succeeded in brainwashing the public into believing that homosexuality is a positive thing."

"We now know how to purge men of sin and put them on a path towards god. Why can't every gay man in America have that knowledge? Just 4 weeks of live breastfeeding can cure them of their terrible suffering. Why aren't we talking about this?"

Somewhat dumbfounded by the brazenness of Akin's pronouncement, the reporter then asked if this supposed treatment only worked on men.

"Lesbians can be cured by drinking something else," Akin replied "I'll leave that one to your imagination."

Claire McCaskill has issued a statement denouncing Akin's latest gaffe as "an outrageous and offensive pseudoscientific slander" and called on national Republicans to "respect the choice of Missourians" and allow Akin to continue his campaign.

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Good Old Harry

http://www.tmz.com/2012/08/21/prince-harry-naked-photos-nude-vegas-hotel-party/

Conferences 4 dayz then Vaca

Hey boyz 'n' goyz, in the middle of conferences then going on vacation, back 8/30. 'Til then, keep doing your part for scientific DNA research!     ;-)

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Legitimate Rape

Rep. Todd Akin is the Republican candidate for the Senate in Missouri. During a tv interview yesterday, he said women don't get pregnant from "legitimate rape" because their bodies put up a biological defense. (Ask a doctor if you don't know this is batshit crazy.) The resulting firestorm has exploded on Republicans in ways they never expected because Akin seemed to be suggesting that if a woman who is raped becomes pregnant, then by definition she wasn't raped at all and should be considered an accomplice in the action. It's also drawing attention to the fact that, like Akin, Paul Ryan is an original co-sponsor of the “Sanctity of Human Life Act.” This so-called personhood legislation defined life as beginning at “fertilization, cloning or its functional equivalent” and would have empowered the federal and state governments to pass laws to protect life from that point on. In other words, abortion would be defined as murder. The bill made no exception for incest or rape -- “legitimate” or otherwise. Paul Ryan has the same record as Todd Akin. Mitt Romney called for passage of their legislation. And these people are leaders of the political party that says they want to get government off our backs.

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