Banks and investors own, plan to foreclose or auction, thousands of houses in Baltimore. Most are decrepit, but many are valued up to nearly a million dollars. But if you don't have the cash, do you really think a mortgage company will finance your purchase here? In one big city after another depressed property prices … Continue reading Investor-owned properties destroying Baltimore home prices, while encouraging new slumlords, and bankrupting residents
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Cartoons in Arab publications mock Obama and Iran Deal
The following cartoons from the Arab press are highly critical of Israel, Kerry, Obama and the framework of the Iran deal or the descriptions leaked of the plan. In countries where freedom of the press barely exists, this kind of opinion is usually only allowed when approved by their government.
Logic turned upside down – Obama deal is welcomed by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard – how dare Israel complain of dangers?
General Mohammad Ali Jafari, chief of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard was quoted today on Iran state tv: “With God’s grace, the revolutionary children of Islamic Iran have succeeded in defending the rights of the Iranian nation and the Iranian nation and the Guard appreciate their honest political efforts.” Meanwhile, on Sunday, an Israeli Channel 10 … Continue reading Logic turned upside down – Obama deal is welcomed by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard – how dare Israel complain of dangers?
MSNBC and Politico Unite (it seems)
Today, the news seems to be mirrors - MSNBC commentators, Politico writers and even the Huffy AOL, are arguing that entitlement cuts have to come fast, and that means the destruction of Social Security and Medicare.One of the most disgusting examples of this Pete Peterson type campaign was MSNBC introducing a segment on cuts for … Continue reading MSNBC and Politico Unite (it seems)
Your Retirement, Obama, the IMF, Greece and the New Democrat Coalition
Fareed Rafiq Zakaria is one of the top 25 most influential journalists, according to Forbes magazine, and as editor at Newsweek and host of a Sunday CNN talk-show, it's difficult to argue that selection. Another of the top journalists is Charlie Rose of PBS fame. And you can add Mort Zuckerman, owner of U.S. News … Continue reading Your Retirement, Obama, the IMF, Greece and the New Democrat Coalition
Iraq elections look like phoney, corrupt exercise
Preparations for elections in Iraq next month have been thrown into disarray by a row over a court ruling allowing hundreds of candidates to stand, according to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The candidates were banned because they are affiliated with Saddam Hussein's Baath party which ruled the country before the invasion in 2003. The … Continue reading Iraq elections look like phoney, corrupt exercise
White House and New Democrat Coalition – cut Medicare to subsidize world’s worst health plan
The new insanity is that instead of passing healthcare for all at no cost - the world standard - nitwits in Congress and the White House have decided to rape Medicare. One of the targets is home health care. The cuts are major and since the people involved are housebound, there is no danger of … Continue reading White House and New Democrat Coalition – cut Medicare to subsidize world’s worst health plan
Americans lose healthcare reform battle
It's all over. Insurance and drug companies won. Readers of this post have lost. "Mr. (Rahm) Emanuel said one of several ways to meet President Barack Obama's goals is a mechanism under which a public plan is introduced only if the marketplace fails to provide sufficient competition on its own. He noted that congressional Republicans … Continue reading Americans lose healthcare reform battle
You can fool nearly all the people... 