By: Kenneth D. Gartrell
This book by Jerome R. Corsi is a must read. It alleges that Barack Obama is a systematic liar, a moral relativist, a dissembler, a betrayer and an extreme leftist (code for Communist).
Summary
Over the first third of the book, Corsi carefully and systematically indentifies many perceived lies and half-truths in Obama’s […]
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By: Kenneth D. Gartrell
I know this will be an unpopular thing to say for all of my friends on the left in American politics (and in some cases just plain leftovers, among the radicals of the 60’s). That said, as we watch the Olympics and get a powerful insight into the good and the bad […]
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By: Kenneth D. Gartrell
Concerns that the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times have about the profits of ExxonMobil are pathetic. When will these organizations wake up to their own failings?
Both news organizations are on the brink of financial failure, and yet they do not see any connection between their consistent Socialist, anti-capitalist ideology […]
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By: Kenneth D. Gartrell
Let me make a bold statement. The most powerful force in the World is the American Consumer. Anyone in business or politics who overlooks this fact is a fool – soon to part ways from their money.
The American consumer is rich (in aggregate and relative terms), rational, informed and competent. The […]
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Yesterday I read a recent op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, written by Stanford Economist Michael Boskin, with great interest.
http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB121728762442091427-lMyQjAxMDI4MTI3OTIyODk3Wj.html
I appreciate his valuable analysis, and his willingness to speak out against the tax-related costs of the Obama economic policies, but I also have a strong impression that he could have (and should have) been more […]
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By: Kenneth D. Gartrell
James writes:
Something needs to change with Social Security, especially coming from a person in their 20s. What is the government going to do when these 20 year olds are ready to retire and collect the benefits they are paid for the last three decades? The government keeps promising funds to persons, but […]
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Posted in Economics, Securities, Accounting, Kenneth D. Gartrell, Business, Finance, Corporate Control, Stock Market, Market Efficiency, Investor Behavior, Investor Opportunities, Political on Jul 24th, 2008
By: Kenneth D. Gartrell
Radical left political claims about the current level of oil prices place the blame on two things. First, it blames global consumers for profligate wasteful life-styles and second, it blames irrational speculators. Regardless of these claims, the single largest element of today’s price is the political cost of the global […]
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By: Kenneth D. Gartrell
An Obamadox is a paradox in Barack Obama’s economic thinking. From time to time, we will pick up the paradoxes raised by others on political grounds and delve into the questions in terms of the emerging picture of Barack Obama’s economic thought.
A recent article attached below points out that the Castro Regime […]
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Posted in Economics, Securities, Taxes, Accounting, Kenneth D. Gartrell, Business, Finance, Executive Compensation and Change, Troubled Organizations, Stock Market, Market Efficiency, Education, Political on Jul 20th, 2008
By: Kenneth D. Gartrell
A very unattractive feature of the US Socialist left is its penchant for calling everyone else a liar. But, the biggest lie of all is called Social Security and it is a fiction of the left.
Did you know that there is no such thing as a Social Security Trust Fund? […]
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Posted in Economics, Securities, Taxes, Kenneth D. Gartrell, Business, Finance, Troubled Organizations, Stock Market, Market Efficiency, Investor Behavior, Investor Opportunities, Political on Jul 19th, 2008
By: Kenneth D. Gartrell
Drill here; drill now. We can drill our way to prosperity. Necessity is the mother of invention — of this there is no doubt. Where is Ronald Reagan when we need him? The vision is the thing! Try this one!
While the US economy is racked with deflation in housing, […]
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