[FairfieldLife] Re: BIG U.S. BANKS CONFIRMED AS CRIMINAL ENTERPRISES
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, brian64705 no_re...@... wrote: Judy, If by reputable you mean main stream media, I have to disagree when it comes to investigations of very powerful vested interests. No, the phrase I used was reputable news sources. That could be the MSM in some cases; it could be various alternative sources, including blogs and news and commentary Web sites, in others; books in still others; and so on. In each category, some are more reputable than others. You have to check out a source's reliability, cross- checking with other sources, and make your own judgments. Each one is will have its biases, so you need to identify and take those into account as well. And most important of all, you need to be aware of your *own* biases. But what I find heartening in this story is indeed now we seem to be seeing more truth in main stream outlets such as Bloomberg. Bloomberg's not bad among the MSM. An MSM source I've found to be pretty reliable is McClatchey. The NYTimes has done some excellent investigative reporting (but they fall down hard in other areas). Rachel Maddow of MSNBC has done some good stuff but also some bad stuff. CNN has long since lost its edge, so I don't pay much attention to it. It tries so hard to be objective that it ends up being uselessly bland. And I am seeing it in Fox going after the Federal Reserve/AIG scandal which may be the biggest fraud in US history. I don't trust Fox any further than I can throw it. That doesn't mean it doesn't occasionally get something correct, but its right-wing bias is extreme, and all too often it isn't careful with facts. (It has one anchor, Shep Smith, whom I tend to trust. He's so popular and so principled that Fox treats him with kid gloves even when he doesn't uphold the Fox party line.) But I wouldn't put much stock in any Fox story or investigation unless it was backed up by many other sources across the political spectrum. And Christopher Story is just beyond the pale. Why you waste any time on his site, I can't imagine.
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Your first problem was pointing to the tacky looking WorldReports website put together by eccentric right leaning individuals. Would have been better to post the original source material which are more difficult to for the curmudgeons here to refute. Even some on the left have tacky looking websites. I glean info from all over the spectrum because there is some truth to be gleaned in all of them if not just to watch the bigger picture of the brewing (or centuries ongoing) war between the right and the left. When I find such items on web pages I know will bring hackles from the peanut gallery about the messenger the solution is often a click away at the top of the article which contains a link to the original. I really don't think we're going to see the light at the end of the tunnel very soon. The rich have trashed the economy using their faithful serfs the Republicans (and even enlisting some Democrats) so they can buy our properties for pennies on the dollar. I solute the rich with my middle finger and encourage the public to do so too. They've had power far too long and it is time for a real revolution and move economic thought into the 21st century to make it a world for the people and not a selfish few. brian64705 wrote: Judy, If by reputable you mean main stream media, I have to disagree when it comes to investigations of very powerful vested interests. But what I find heartening in this story is indeed now we seem to be seeing more truth in main stream outlets such as Bloomberg. And I am seeing it in Fox going after the Federal Reserve/AIG scandal which may be the biggest fraud in US history. These are really positive signs. There's a lot of gloom about - especially with this Gulf disaster, and the economic recovery seems to have stalled. So I look for these signs that indeed a better world is emerging and we can see light at the end of the tunnel. Whistle-blowers have an important role to play. They don't always get it right - but they help to lead the way for further investigation to uncover the truth. In this case Bloomberg is revealing what many have said for decades. Mike Ruppert has been a long time whistleblower on the role banks and the govt collaborate in the international drugs trade. His work began by exposing undercover CIA operations to bring drugs into the US while he was an LAPD officer. He is a hero in my view and his work nearly cost him his life. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: I'm not disputing that Wachovia is evil, Brian. I'm saying you should be reading reputable news sources rather than Story. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, brian64705 no_reply@ wrote: Hmm - more ad hominems! In this case Christopher Story is merely reposting a story from Bloomberg news with a few comments. Have a look at the video of the former Money Laundering unit of Wachovia interviewed on the left here at http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-06-29/banks-financing-mexico-s-drug-cartels-admitted-in-wells-fargo-s-u-s-deal.html So you're saying these are right wing nut jobs? The videos of Chistopher Story are here: http://www.google.com/search?client=safarirls=enq=%22christopher%20story%22oe=UTF-8um=1ie=UTF-8tbo=utbs=vid:1source=ogsa=Nhl=entab=wv Yes I use snopes for more trivial matters. But certainly not for the high finance allegations being discussed here. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Joe geezerfreak@ wrote: Judy, clearly this guy Brian believes whatever happens to land in his e-mail in-box. I get crap like this almost every day from my right wing nut friends. Almost invariably a simple check of snopes.com would save them the embarrassment of sending this garbage out. But no, that would mean letting the truth get in the way of the message they WANT to believe. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, brian64705 no_reply@ wrote: This is interesting. A report from Bloomberg with comments added from Christopher Story of WorldReports.org Brian, you do know Christopher Story is a crackpot, right? He just makes stuff up. Look at this page: http://www.worldreports.org/news/109_henry_paulson_has_died_after_being_shot_in_the_chest_%7D%7D http://tinyurl.com/2bfvh2u If you know who Henry Paulson is, you know he's still very much alive. Story also reports on that page that George H.W. Bush was arrested and held for three days, that George W. Bush found the severed head of one of his prized horses in his bed, and that GWB was blackmailed by his father and Bill Clinton. And lots more insane nonsense. I mean, come on. The Bloomberg article is one thing; if it actually exists-- I wouldn't put it past Story to write it himself and say it was from Bloomberg--you're a lot better off just reading it at the source instead of via Story
[FairfieldLife] Re: BIG U.S. BANKS CONFIRMED AS CRIMINAL ENTERPRISES
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: Your first problem was pointing to the tacky looking WorldReports website put together by eccentric right leaning individuals. Would have been better to post the original source material which are more difficult to for the curmudgeons here to refute. For the record, I never said I had any problem with the Bloomberg piece itself. I've seen nothing that would lead me to even try to refute it. It was the commentary by the guy who runs the Web site that quoted the article that I was objecting to. And I'd suggest claiming back in 2008 that Hank Paulson had been assassinated qualifies the dude as a bit more than merely eccentric. Reputable bloggers, when they make a claim that turns out to have been false-- especially if it was *wildly* false--post a correction. The page claiming the Paulson assassination has no such correction; rather, it rails against those who challenge the site's accuracy. Even some on the left have tacky looking websites. I've never seen a lefty site that looked quite *that* tacky, actually. snip When I find such items on web pages I know will bring hackles from the peanut gallery about the messenger the solution is often a click away at the top of the article which contains a link to the original. That's what *I* suggested to Brian, that he cite the Bloomberg piece itself rather than the Story Web site. Apparently you didn't read my posts very carefully. (BTW, I'd have to go back to his site to check, but I'm not sure Story *himself* gave a link to the Bloomberg piece.)
[FairfieldLife] Re: BIG U.S. BANKS CONFIRMED AS CRIMINAL ENTERPRISES
Judy, but all the sources you review here are MSM. Care to extend your review to alternative media sites you like? It seems the online/alternative media is having a huge impact on the MSM print and broadcast media. With the alternative media acting as a watchdog and competitor they cannot ignore. For intelligence matters and stories with a powerful corporate vested interested scores of whistleblowers have alleged the MSM witholds or slants stories to serve these vested interests. Take for example the following quotes by CIA Directors: We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false.-- William Casey, CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981) The Central Intelligence Agency owns everyone of any significance in the major media.--William Colby, Director of Central Intelligence These and scores of others indicate that one needs to go beyond MSM to get a true understanding when powerful vested interests have a stake in a story. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, brian64705 no_reply@ wrote: Judy, If by reputable you mean main stream media, I have to disagree when it comes to investigations of very powerful vested interests. No, the phrase I used was reputable news sources. That could be the MSM in some cases; it could be various alternative sources, including blogs and news and commentary Web sites, in others; books in still others; and so on. In each category, some are more reputable than others. You have to check out a source's reliability, cross- checking with other sources, and make your own judgments. Each one is will have its biases, so you need to identify and take those into account as well. And most important of all, you need to be aware of your *own* biases. But what I find heartening in this story is indeed now we seem to be seeing more truth in main stream outlets such as Bloomberg. Bloomberg's not bad among the MSM. An MSM source I've found to be pretty reliable is McClatchey. The NYTimes has done some excellent investigative reporting (but they fall down hard in other areas). Rachel Maddow of MSNBC has done some good stuff but also some bad stuff. CNN has long since lost its edge, so I don't pay much attention to it. It tries so hard to be objective that it ends up being uselessly bland. And I am seeing it in Fox going after the Federal Reserve/AIG scandal which may be the biggest fraud in US history. I don't trust Fox any further than I can throw it. That doesn't mean it doesn't occasionally get something correct, but its right-wing bias is extreme, and all too often it isn't careful with facts. (It has one anchor, Shep Smith, whom I tend to trust. He's so popular and so principled that Fox treats him with kid gloves even when he doesn't uphold the Fox party line.) But I wouldn't put much stock in any Fox story or investigation unless it was backed up by many other sources across the political spectrum. And Christopher Story is just beyond the pale. Why you waste any time on his site, I can't imagine.
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authfriend wrote: snip When I find such items on web pages I know will bring hackles from the peanut gallery about the messenger the solution is often a click away at the top of the article which contains a link to the original. That's what *I* suggested to Brian, that he cite the Bloomberg piece itself rather than the Story Web site. Apparently you didn't read my posts very carefully. So I recommended the same thing. What of it?
[FairfieldLife] Re: BIG U.S. BANKS CONFIRMED AS CRIMINAL ENTERPRISES
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, brian64705 no_re...@... wrote: Judy, but all the sources you review here are MSM. Care to extend your review to alternative media sites you like? Sure. Slate.com and Salon.com are both pretty good, but you have to get familiar with the individual writers, who have different slants on things. Andrew Leonard's How the World Works column on Salon is usually superb. Both sites have a fair number of crap articles on modern culture, but also some good political reporting and commentary. James Fallows of The Atlantic is a fave--very smart, very honest, very well informed. He focuses mainly on China, and he's a bit too much of an Obamabot to suit me, but he'll criticize him when he thinks it's called for. Andrew Sullivan's Daily Dish blog is a terrific potpourri of items, but again you have to get familiar with his various biases and blind spots. He's excellent on civil liberties and LGBT rights. He styles himself as an old- fashioned conservative, but he's quite liberal on many social issues. digby on the Hullabaloo blog is often extremely insightful. TalkLeft is a blog nominally concerned with legal issues, but one of its two editors, known as Big Tent Democrat, has a very sharp political perspective, and the commenters are more knowledgeable and sane than most. Kevin Drum's blog at Mother Jones is frequently excellent; he's a centrist Dem. Reality-Based Community is a group blog with varying perspectives, primarily leftish, but with some rightward- leaning commenters. The American Prospect's group blog, Tapped, has very good political and economic commentary. John Cole of Balloon Juice is cantankerous and touchy-- he's a Republican who switched to Democrat a few years ago--but he often has good insights. For information and knowledgeable perspective on the Gulf oil spill (much of it pretty technical), TheOilDrum's Deepwater Horizon posts and the extended commeters' discussions are without peer. One of the regular commenters, a very bright Gulf Shores resident with a lot of heart known as TinFoilHatGuy, has just started a blog called Gulf Coast Nirvana reporting on local conditions that I plan to check in with regularly; it looks very promising. Google hasn't picked it up yet; here's the URL: http://gcn01.com/ The right-wing perspective is probably most intelligently represented by The National Review's Corner blog. It's so distasteful I dip into it only rarely, but it's a good representative sampling. It seems the online/alternative media is having a huge impact on the MSM print and broadcast media. With the alternative media acting as a watchdog and competitor they cannot ignore. For intelligence matters and stories with a powerful corporate vested interested scores of whistleblowers have alleged the MSM witholds or slants stories to serve these vested interests. Agree completely. BUT you have to evaluate the whistleblowers pretty carefully, because they can have their own vested interests. I tend to steer clear of conspiracy-theory sites; if the theories have any substance, they'll most likely begin to surface, if not in the MSM, at least on some of the more rational blogs. Take for example the following quotes by CIA Directors: We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false.-- William Casey, CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981) The Central Intelligence Agency owns everyone of any significance in the major media.--William Colby, Director of Central Intelligence These and scores of others indicate that one needs to go beyond MSM to get a true understanding when powerful vested interests have a stake in a story.
[FairfieldLife] Re: BIG U.S. BANKS CONFIRMED AS CRIMINAL ENTERPRISES
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: authfriend wrote: snip When I find such items on web pages I know will bring hackles from the peanut gallery about the messenger the solution is often a click away at the top of the article which contains a link to the original. That's what *I* suggested to Brian, that he cite the Bloomberg piece itself rather than the Story Web site. Apparently you didn't read my posts very carefully. So I recommended the same thing. What of it? Come on, Bhairitu. I was the only one discussing this with Brian. Your post to him was explaining how he should deal with me and people like me, but almost nothing you said actually *applied* to me.
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authfriend wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: authfriend wrote: snip When I find such items on web pages I know will bring hackles from the peanut gallery about the messenger the solution is often a click away at the top of the article which contains a link to the original. That's what *I* suggested to Brian, that he cite the Bloomberg piece itself rather than the Story Web site. Apparently you didn't read my posts very carefully. So I recommended the same thing. What of it? Come on, Bhairitu. I was the only one discussing this with Brian. Your post to him was explaining how he should deal with me and people like me, but almost nothing you said actually *applied* to me. So then why does it bother you?
[FairfieldLife] Re: BIG U.S. BANKS CONFIRMED AS CRIMINAL ENTERPRISES
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, brian64705 no_re...@... wrote: This is interesting. A report from Bloomberg with comments added from Christopher Story of WorldReports.org Brian, you do know Christopher Story is a crackpot, right? He just makes stuff up. Look at this page: http://www.worldreports.org/news/109_henry_paulson_has_died_after_being_shot_in_the_chest_%7D%7D http://tinyurl.com/2bfvh2u If you know who Henry Paulson is, you know he's still very much alive. Story also reports on that page that George H.W. Bush was arrested and held for three days, that George W. Bush found the severed head of one of his prized horses in his bed, and that GWB was blackmailed by his father and Bill Clinton. And lots more insane nonsense. I mean, come on. The Bloomberg article is one thing; if it actually exists-- I wouldn't put it past Story to write it himself and say it was from Bloomberg--you're a lot better off just reading it at the source instead of via Story with his comments.
[FairfieldLife] Re: BIG U.S. BANKS CONFIRMED AS CRIMINAL ENTERPRISES
The Bloomberg story is published here: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-06-29/banks-financing-mexico-s-drug-cartels-admitted-in-wells-fargo-s-u-s-deal.html I've been reading Christopher Story for about 4 years. So yes sometimes he gets it wrong, but when we see the main stream starting to corroborate I pay attention. I wouldn't say crackpot - he doesn't seem so in his talks on Youtube. And the list of publications, subscribers, testimonials, and former clients are impressive. See: http://www.worldreports.org/testimonials http://www.worldreports.org/aboutus
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Judy, clearly this guy Brian believes whatever happens to land in his e-mail in-box. I get crap like this almost every day from my right wing nut friends. Almost invariably a simple check of snopes.com would save them the embarrassment of sending this garbage out. But no, that would mean letting the truth get in the way of the message they WANT to believe. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, brian64705 no_reply@ wrote: This is interesting. A report from Bloomberg with comments added from Christopher Story of WorldReports.org Brian, you do know Christopher Story is a crackpot, right? He just makes stuff up. Look at this page: http://www.worldreports.org/news/109_henry_paulson_has_died_after_being_shot_in_the_chest_%7D%7D http://tinyurl.com/2bfvh2u If you know who Henry Paulson is, you know he's still very much alive. Story also reports on that page that George H.W. Bush was arrested and held for three days, that George W. Bush found the severed head of one of his prized horses in his bed, and that GWB was blackmailed by his father and Bill Clinton. And lots more insane nonsense. I mean, come on. The Bloomberg article is one thing; if it actually exists-- I wouldn't put it past Story to write it himself and say it was from Bloomberg--you're a lot better off just reading it at the source instead of via Story with his comments.
[FairfieldLife] Re: BIG U.S. BANKS CONFIRMED AS CRIMINAL ENTERPRISES
Hmm - more ad hominems! In this case Christopher Story is merely reposting a story from Bloomberg news with a few comments. Have a look at the video of the former Money Laundering unit of Wachovia interviewed on the left here at http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-06-29/banks-financing-mexico-s-drug-cartels-admitted-in-wells-fargo-s-u-s-deal.html So you're saying these are right wing nut jobs? The videos of Chistopher Story are here: http://www.google.com/search?client=safarirls=enq=%22christopher%20story%22oe=UTF-8um=1ie=UTF-8tbo=utbs=vid:1source=ogsa=Nhl=entab=wv Yes I use snopes for more trivial matters. But certainly not for the high finance allegations being discussed here. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Joe geezerfr...@... wrote: Judy, clearly this guy Brian believes whatever happens to land in his e-mail in-box. I get crap like this almost every day from my right wing nut friends. Almost invariably a simple check of snopes.com would save them the embarrassment of sending this garbage out. But no, that would mean letting the truth get in the way of the message they WANT to believe. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, brian64705 no_reply@ wrote: This is interesting. A report from Bloomberg with comments added from Christopher Story of WorldReports.org Brian, you do know Christopher Story is a crackpot, right? He just makes stuff up. Look at this page: http://www.worldreports.org/news/109_henry_paulson_has_died_after_being_shot_in_the_chest_%7D%7D http://tinyurl.com/2bfvh2u If you know who Henry Paulson is, you know he's still very much alive. Story also reports on that page that George H.W. Bush was arrested and held for three days, that George W. Bush found the severed head of one of his prized horses in his bed, and that GWB was blackmailed by his father and Bill Clinton. And lots more insane nonsense. I mean, come on. The Bloomberg article is one thing; if it actually exists-- I wouldn't put it past Story to write it himself and say it was from Bloomberg--you're a lot better off just reading it at the source instead of via Story with his comments.
[FairfieldLife] Re: BIG U.S. BANKS CONFIRMED AS CRIMINAL ENTERPRISES
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Joe geezerfr...@... wrote: Judy, clearly this guy Brian believes whatever happens to land in his e-mail in-box. Yeah, I'm afraid you're right. I am rather fond of the image of George W. Bush waking up to find a horse's head in his bed a la The Godfather, though (cruelty to horses aside). If it didn't happen, it should have, just for the poetry of it. I get crap like this almost every day from my right wing nut friends. Almost invariably a simple check of snopes.com would save them the embarrassment of sending this garbage out. But no, that would mean letting the truth get in the way of the message they WANT to believe. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, brian64705 no_reply@ wrote: This is interesting. A report from Bloomberg with comments added from Christopher Story of WorldReports.org Brian, you do know Christopher Story is a crackpot, right? He just makes stuff up. Look at this page: http://www.worldreports.org/news/109_henry_paulson_has_died_after_being_shot_in_the_chest_%7D%7D http://tinyurl.com/2bfvh2u If you know who Henry Paulson is, you know he's still very much alive. Story also reports on that page that George H.W. Bush was arrested and held for three days, that George W. Bush found the severed head of one of his prized horses in his bed, and that GWB was blackmailed by his father and Bill Clinton. And lots more insane nonsense. I mean, come on. The Bloomberg article is one thing; if it actually exists-- I wouldn't put it past Story to write it himself and say it was from Bloomberg--you're a lot better off just reading it at the source instead of via Story with his comments.
[FairfieldLife] Re: BIG U.S. BANKS CONFIRMED AS CRIMINAL ENTERPRISES
I'm not disputing that Wachovia is evil, Brian. I'm saying you should be reading reputable news sources rather than Story. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, brian64705 no_re...@... wrote: Hmm - more ad hominems! In this case Christopher Story is merely reposting a story from Bloomberg news with a few comments. Have a look at the video of the former Money Laundering unit of Wachovia interviewed on the left here at http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-06-29/banks-financing-mexico-s-drug-cartels-admitted-in-wells-fargo-s-u-s-deal.html So you're saying these are right wing nut jobs? The videos of Chistopher Story are here: http://www.google.com/search?client=safarirls=enq=%22christopher%20story%22oe=UTF-8um=1ie=UTF-8tbo=utbs=vid:1source=ogsa=Nhl=entab=wv Yes I use snopes for more trivial matters. But certainly not for the high finance allegations being discussed here. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Joe geezerfreak@ wrote: Judy, clearly this guy Brian believes whatever happens to land in his e-mail in-box. I get crap like this almost every day from my right wing nut friends. Almost invariably a simple check of snopes.com would save them the embarrassment of sending this garbage out. But no, that would mean letting the truth get in the way of the message they WANT to believe. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, brian64705 no_reply@ wrote: This is interesting. A report from Bloomberg with comments added from Christopher Story of WorldReports.org Brian, you do know Christopher Story is a crackpot, right? He just makes stuff up. Look at this page: http://www.worldreports.org/news/109_henry_paulson_has_died_after_being_shot_in_the_chest_%7D%7D http://tinyurl.com/2bfvh2u If you know who Henry Paulson is, you know he's still very much alive. Story also reports on that page that George H.W. Bush was arrested and held for three days, that George W. Bush found the severed head of one of his prized horses in his bed, and that GWB was blackmailed by his father and Bill Clinton. And lots more insane nonsense. I mean, come on. The Bloomberg article is one thing; if it actually exists-- I wouldn't put it past Story to write it himself and say it was from Bloomberg--you're a lot better off just reading it at the source instead of via Story with his comments.
[FairfieldLife] Re: BIG U.S. BANKS CONFIRMED AS CRIMINAL ENTERPRISES
Judy, If by reputable you mean main stream media, I have to disagree when it comes to investigations of very powerful vested interests. But what I find heartening in this story is indeed now we seem to be seeing more truth in main stream outlets such as Bloomberg. And I am seeing it in Fox going after the Federal Reserve/AIG scandal which may be the biggest fraud in US history. These are really positive signs. There's a lot of gloom about - especially with this Gulf disaster, and the economic recovery seems to have stalled. So I look for these signs that indeed a better world is emerging and we can see light at the end of the tunnel. Whistle-blowers have an important role to play. They don't always get it right - but they help to lead the way for further investigation to uncover the truth. In this case Bloomberg is revealing what many have said for decades. Mike Ruppert has been a long time whistleblower on the role banks and the govt collaborate in the international drugs trade. His work began by exposing undercover CIA operations to bring drugs into the US while he was an LAPD officer. He is a hero in my view and his work nearly cost him his life. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: I'm not disputing that Wachovia is evil, Brian. I'm saying you should be reading reputable news sources rather than Story. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, brian64705 no_reply@ wrote: Hmm - more ad hominems! In this case Christopher Story is merely reposting a story from Bloomberg news with a few comments. Have a look at the video of the former Money Laundering unit of Wachovia interviewed on the left here at http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-06-29/banks-financing-mexico-s-drug-cartels-admitted-in-wells-fargo-s-u-s-deal.html So you're saying these are right wing nut jobs? The videos of Chistopher Story are here: http://www.google.com/search?client=safarirls=enq=%22christopher%20story%22oe=UTF-8um=1ie=UTF-8tbo=utbs=vid:1source=ogsa=Nhl=entab=wv Yes I use snopes for more trivial matters. But certainly not for the high finance allegations being discussed here. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Joe geezerfreak@ wrote: Judy, clearly this guy Brian believes whatever happens to land in his e-mail in-box. I get crap like this almost every day from my right wing nut friends. Almost invariably a simple check of snopes.com would save them the embarrassment of sending this garbage out. But no, that would mean letting the truth get in the way of the message they WANT to believe. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, brian64705 no_reply@ wrote: This is interesting. A report from Bloomberg with comments added from Christopher Story of WorldReports.org Brian, you do know Christopher Story is a crackpot, right? He just makes stuff up. Look at this page: http://www.worldreports.org/news/109_henry_paulson_has_died_after_being_shot_in_the_chest_%7D%7D http://tinyurl.com/2bfvh2u If you know who Henry Paulson is, you know he's still very much alive. Story also reports on that page that George H.W. Bush was arrested and held for three days, that George W. Bush found the severed head of one of his prized horses in his bed, and that GWB was blackmailed by his father and Bill Clinton. And lots more insane nonsense. I mean, come on. The Bloomberg article is one thing; if it actually exists-- I wouldn't put it past Story to write it himself and say it was from Bloomberg--you're a lot better off just reading it at the source instead of via Story with his comments.
