McHoover On Wall Street Meltdown: We’ll Study It

Sarah Palin holding Trig, while Willow and Piper keep mom upright. First, a little context. When our self-proclaimed CEO president, George W. Bush took office the week of January 22, 2001, the Dow Jones Industrial average was 10,659. Yesterday, it closed 50 points under that. Bill Clinton left a budget surplus of over $250 billion. Bush will leave office with …

Fish Love Oil Rigs

“The fish love to be around those rigs.”  This means they think off-shore drilling is not only safe but necessary. But will they love to be around China’s oil rigs off Cuba?  You need to ask?? More than 600,000 Americans have lost their jobs since January. Home foreclosures are skyrocketing, and home values are plunging. Wall Street is hemorrhaging like …

“Readiness” Verbiage Attacked

Sarah Palin lets a parrot give her talking points now;  she’s saving her voice for the debate with Senator Joe Biden. (Not everyone can see the clownface on the candidates;  it’s not your fault; blame it on the MSM.) Palin: “As fur foreign policy, you know, I think that I’m prepared and I know that on January twintieth, if we …

Suppose McCain Gave An Orgy And Nobody Came

At rally yesterday in Jacksonville, FL., Rachel Madow reports that without his trusty sidekick Sarah Barracuda at his side, John McSame was able to fill less than 25% of the arena. She also comments on a rally in Nevada, where a local pol asked the crowd: Is this what 10,000 people look like? Er, probably not. The venue only holds …

Blame It On Black Monday

The Obama folks once again understate the obvious. Black Monday rolls into town today with a distinctively oily hue and cry, and that fulminating hoard of rats you see running along the bulwark are not rushing out to see the latest Pirates of the Caribbean folderal, but are enjoying a bout of panic brought on by another classic Film Noir: …

McNoccio’s Crooked Talk Express (Updates: I, II,III)

Trying to keep score on the amount of outright lies being spewed forth from the McSame campaign is getting problematic. I was originally going to list same, with examples of some much needed pushback from the corporatist media, but it soon became an overwhelming task. I will only note this analysis from MSNBC: The Washington Post gave “four Pinnochios” to …