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VIEW MORE...Sundays call for casual looks and again I found myself picking a nude dress. For Summer I love mixing nude with brights and to be more precisely_ with Yellow_So here I'm wearing this combination and also a new haircut (really necessary).Have a great Tuesday everyone!                                       ...

Whitey BulgerFederal jury found Bulger guilty of conspiracy, racketeering and connection to 19 murders.By H. Nelson GoodsonAugust 13, 2013Boston - On Monday, Whitey Bulger, 83, a known Winter Hill gang mobster was convicted of 19 homicides, racketeering (RICO), conspiracy to commit extortion, money laundering and drug distribution. Bulger is facing life in prison.He was arrested in 2011 along with his long time...

America:  The Divided By: J.D. Longstreet**************************It has been said: “Freedom stands on five boxes: The Soap Box, The Ballot Box, the Jury Box, the Witness Box, and… the Cartridge Box."Just as so many of us predicted, gun sales and ammo sales went through the roof in America when Obama was elected (the first time) in 2008. It did not take the use of my crystal ball to foretell this still ...

Andrea BarringerBarringer was struck as she attempted to beat traffic while running across a crosswalk by a speeding hit-and-run driver, who briefly stopped and then kept going, according to witnesses.By H. Nelson GoodsonAugust 12, 2013Milwaukee, WI - Police confirmed that a tip led to the arrest of a 48-year-old man in connection with last Sunday's fatal hit-and-run that claimed the life of Andrea Barringer, 32, at...

Click to enlarge.Real estate tops the list at #1. I'm sure we'll bounce back someday. Just need to keep pushing this asset higher and higher so that people can finally sell the darned things again (the mortgage liability is not included in the asset chart for somewhat obvious reasons). And as an added bonus, the higher we can push this asset price the higher we can get those property taxes. Everybody wins!Pension fund...

by: Les CarpenterRational Nation USALiberty -vs- TyrannyPerhaps this was just a bit over the top. But kinda funny nonetheless. Beside, political caricatures and comedy have been around a very long time. But this is President Obama and therefore requires a greater degree of sensitivity.(AP Photo/Jameson Hsieh)AP - A clown wearing a President Barack Obama mask appeared at a Missouri State Fair rodeo this weekend and the...

by: Les CarpenterRational Nation USALiberty -vs- TyrannyRALEIGH — Gov. Pat McCrory Monday signed into law a bill requiring voters to produce a photo ID when they go to the polls, a measure that was hailed by Republicans as a means for heightening ballot security but which was criticized by Democrats as a thinly disguised effort at voter suppression.The measure signed by McCrory also reduces the early voting period by...

by: Les CarpenterRational Nation USALiberty -vs- TyrannyBrought to you from the Santorum universe. A special place were you learn alternative reality.Via: Memeorand...

Miguel A. ColónPhotos: FacebookColón was injured on Saturday while playing baseball with the local Yankees from the Liga Christiana.By H. Nelson GoodsonAugust 12, 2013(Updated)Milwaukee, WI - On Saturday, Miguel A. Colón, a popular Bachata co-lead singer and owner of the local Bachata 4K-Torce group posted on Facebook that he was seriously injured during a baseball game with the Liga Christiana. Colón plays with the...

Harry Reid, the Democrat Senator from Nevada who is the Majority Leader of the US Senate said this about Congressional Republicans opposition to President Obama in an interview yesterday: “It’s been obvious that they’re doing everything they can to make him fail. And I hope, I hope — and I say this seriously — I hope that’s based on substance and not the fact that he’s African-American.” Republicans are the...

Alex LopezA Milwaukee Police sergeant charged for stalking and sending hundreds of text messages, including threatening rape of ex-girlfriend. By H. Nelson GoodsonAugust 12, 2013Milwaukee, WI - On Monday, Milwaukee Police Sergeant Alex Lopez, 38, was charged with one felony count for stalking his former girlfriend. Lopez was suspended from the department pending the outcome of the case. He posted a $2,500 signatured...

The following chart shows the year over year change in inflation adjusted retail sales per retail trade employee (excluding nonstore retailers). I've used semiannual data to smooth out the trends.Click to enlarge.Should the value on the chart drop to zero (we're just barely above it now), retailers will no longer need to hire new workers. Any value below zero means retailers will need to start letting workers go. They...

Happy Monday y'all. Raise your hand if you could have used an extra day this weekend. Me too. And thanks to everyone for your ideas on the battle of the dying hydrangeas. I think I've found a solution which I'll share as soon as I get around to fixing it.But for today, let's talk pretty bathrooms. I've had bathrooms on the brain lately, must be all of that potty training madness, so I thought we could ease into the...

Farid FataDr. Fata administered unnecessary chemotherapy to patients in remission and made staff members to submit false claims to Medicare to collect up to $35 million in payments within a two year period.By H. Nelson GoodsonAugust 11, 2013Detroit, Michigan - On Tuesday, Dr. Farid Fata, 48, of Oakland Township is expected to return to the U.S. Court of the Eastern District of Michigan to face federal charges stemming...

Conflict Between The Christian Church And The StateAmerica Needs The Church Militant!A Commentary by J. D. Longstreet***************I am personally aware of a minister who will not marry a couple if either of them have been divorced.  His religious denomination is one of the largest protestant denominations in America.  As a lad, I grew up in a protestant church that required a female member to stand in...

by: Les CarpenterRational Nation USALiberty -vs- TyrannyI have my share of disagreements with the progressive mindset. Especially, and particularly with the far out leftists that haven't a clue about what liberty and individual freedom means or the value of retaining the same. However, every once in a while a person with a considerably (and I mean considerably as in a boatload of) more overall progressive viewpoint...

August 8, 2013Obama Urges Greece to Grow Its EconomyIn a meeting in the Oval Office, Mr. Obama told Antonis Samaras, the Greek prime minister, that policies focused only on spending reductions would not help Greece return to economic prosperity.This isn't rocket science. Greece just needs to crank up the monetary passenger car registration printing presses.Click to enlarge.Phase 1: Print 30,000 passenger car registrationsPhase...

July 17, 2013Bubbles Forever by Robert J. ShillerBecause bubbles are essentially social-psychological phenomena, they are, by their very nature, difficult to control.As seen in the following charts, the bubbles are definitely getting increasingly difficult to control. In my opinion, it's not a coincidence that the housing bubble was worse than the dotcom bubble.Click to enlarge.The high points form an exponential trend....

The following chart shows leisure and hospitality employment as a percentage of all nonfarm employment.Click to enlarge.This exponential trend shows no signs of stopping any time soon. Apparently this is where the jobs of the future will be. We keep cranking out college graduates with massive student debt though. Woohoo! Sigh.The next chart shows leisure and hospitality earnings as a percentage of total private earnings....