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What I got in the mail today, Plus special commentary.
I just saw a talking head on the tube telling us that there is not dime of credit to be gotten out there. In my mail was a solicitation for $7,000 loan from Citibank because I have such excellent credit. In my mail was a solicitation from AIG telling me I was overpaying on insurance.(They already started spending the 85 Billion on postage)! In my mail was a picture of the gekko from Geico telling me I am overpaying on my insurance. Of course, I ri...
Sep 24, 2008, 10:14 pm - jarasan

The Tally Sticks (1100 - 1854)
King Henry the First produced sticks of polished wood, with notches cut along one edge to signify the denominations. The stick was then split full length so each piece still had a record of the notches. The King kept one half for proof against counterfeiting, and then spent the other half into the market place where it would continue to circulate as money. Because only Tally Sticks were accepted by Henry for payment of taxes, there was a built in demand for them, which g...
Feb 12, 2008, 4:54 pm - time*treat

Cost of illegal immigration
Consider: Subject: Are we that stupid? 1. $11 Billion to $22 billion is spent on welfare to illegal aliens each year. http://tinyurl.com/zob77 http://tinyurl.com/zob77%20 2. $2.2 Billion dollars a year is spent on food assistance programs such as food stamps, WIC, and free school lunches for illegal aliens. http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html 3. $2.5 Billion dollars a year is spent on Medicaid for...
Jan 13, 2008, 2:30 pm - Coin Toss

like prohibition U.S. drive against internet gambling seen doomed
The Republican-controlled Congress hustled through a bill that outlaws US banks and credit card companies from processing online bets. It was signed by President George W. Bush this Friday. Internet service providers can also block US bettors' access to gambling sites, operated out of offshore tax havens but controlled by fast-growing companies based most notably in Britain and Canada. Republicans tucked the measure into a bill aimed at enhancing port security proclaiming...
Oct 14, 2006, 5:16 am - LOTTOMIKE

"Judge: FBI Raid on Lawmaker's Office Legal
Same person they have on tape accepting $100,000 bribe then finding $90,000 of that in his freezer. Judge: FBI Raid on Lawmaker's Office Legal By TONI LOCY...
Jul 11, 2006, 11:33 pm - konane

three charged with stealing coca-cola info
ATLANTA (July 5) - Three people were charged by federal prosecutors on Wednesday with stealing confidential information, including a sample of a new drink, from The Coca-Cola Co. and trying to sell it to rival PepsiCo Inc. The suspects include a Coke executive's administrative assistant, Joya Williams, who is accused of rifling through corporate files and stuffing documents and a new Coca-Cola product into a personal bag. Williams, 41, of Norcross, Ga., and 30-year-old I...
Jul 6, 2006, 2:23 am - LOTTOMIKE

Mega Million Lottery Pool Game 26 The Rules
Rules for playing in Mega Million Lottery Pool - Game 26 1. This is NOT an investment club, it's a Lottery Pool. Any money that is below $600.00 is picked up by me and I purchase more tickets for the group. 2. I purchased these tickets in Texas, so they must be redeemed in Texas. This is a multi-state lottery, so there are other c...
Jun 16, 2006, 8:07 pm - Michael E. Port

Recommended reading .....
This is posted in full directly from Powerlineblog.com. This message is too important to post excerpts. What the Base Thinks The Bush administration and Republican Senators have badly misjudged both the attitudes of most Republicans (and, of course, most Americans) toward illegal immigration, and the intensity of those views. W...
May 25, 2006, 4:59 pm - konane

minorities getting closer to the majority
Minorities getting closer to the majority Hispanics are fastest-growing group, increasingly U.S.-born Thursday, May 11, The influence of traditional minorities in the United States will continue to grow, new Census Bureau statistics suggest, with Hispanics born as American citizens accounting for more than a third of the population increase last year. Bureau figures released Wednesday show...
May 12, 2006, 2:11 am - LOTTOMIKE

"China Eyeing Cuba Offshore Oil
Typical leftist diversionary tactic .... chaos created by illegal aliens demanding amnesty as China moves in to seal a deal with Cuba to drill for oil 50 miles from US shores as leftist environmentalists put pressure on limp wristed politicians for the US to not explore or drill because of environmental concerns, legal constraints. Anything to wreck our economy so we can live like third world countires....
Apr 28, 2006, 11:56 am - konane