Tag Archives: New York

Fed To Bailout NY Yankees

Posted on May 1, 2009 by ChrisB

Admit it, you had to think for a second about whether this was serious or not didn’t you?

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged bailout, baseball, bernake, Federal Reserve, mlb, New York | Leave a comment

Filipino writer Benjamin Pimentel is surprised to discover that his countrymen were among the very few foreign populations to prefer John McCain to Barack Obama in a Gallup international survey. A happy place for Republicans in a lonely world apparently, as … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Foreign affairs | Tagged annexation, Armenia, Barack Obama, Bayan Muna, Benjamin Pimentel, California, Christian, communist, Democrats, electoral college, Filipino, Gallup, Haiti, insurgency, intervention, islam, islamic fundamentalism, John McCain, Luzón, military, Mindanao, New York, Philippines, population, Roman Empire, socialism, statehood, territorial expansion, Thomas Barnett, United States, Visayas | 2 Comments

Bernanke has a solution

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Lance

FROM: Dr Ben Bernanke Central Bank of United States of America 01-658-555-1234 TO: CEO Lagos, Nigeria Dear Friend: I have been requested by the regional members Federal Reserve of the USA to contact you for assistance in resolving a matter. … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Humor, Lance's Page | Tagged 419 scams, banking, Barry Ritholtz, Ben Bernanke, Bernanke, CDIV, Central Bank, CEO, chairman, comedy, deposit, depository, email, Federal Reserve, government, Humor, Lagos, money, New York, Nigeria, Nigerian spam, NY, public finance, taxes, United States, USA, Wall Street | Leave a comment

Spitzer Resigns

Posted on March 12, 2008 by MichaelW

But there’s no plea deal regarding the potential federal charges. Is it possible that the feds are going to do to Spitzer what Spitzer paid to do to “Kristen”? (HT: JOM): Eliot Spitzer’s tumultuous tumble from the zenith of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Law, MichaelW's Page | Tagged David Paterson, Eliot Spitzer, Governor, Michael Garcia, New York, plea deal, prostitution ring, resigns, scandal | 1 Comment

Once Again – Blame Bush

Posted on February 3, 2008 by Peg

(Cross Posted at Whatif?) This time, however, blame GWB for something few of us consider. Rarely in recent American history had a political leader received such a visible testing ground for the character of his leadership. Giuliani projected … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Peg's Page | Tagged Domestic Politics, Election 2008, George Bush, John McCain, New York, president, Rudy Giuliani, September 11th | 2 Comments

Tabletop Business Education

Posted on January 19, 2008 by Lee

Someone is trying to teach Julia Allison about leveraged buyouts. There’s a whole new world for the lady to conquer. Did you know that Julia has the distinction of having the best socialite sobriquet ever devised? “A notorious figure with … Continue reading →

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged business, Education, Henry Kissinger, Julia Allison, lady, leveraged buyouts, New York, notorious, socialite | Leave a comment

A Doves Eyes Opened

Posted on July 27, 2006 by Lance

(Listening notes: Dedicated to cussed Irish beekeepers everywhere: The Pogues, The Specials, The Fall, U2, and The Chieftains) Over at Captains Quarters I noticed this: Every time war footage from Lebanon flickers across the flat screen television in my apartment … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign affairs, Lance's Page | Tagged 1982, 1989, Ariel Sharon, backgammon, Berlin, cafes, Captain's Quarters, classmates, Enemies, fanaticism, forbearance, Gaza, George Bush, hawks and doves, hell, IDF, international reputations, invasion, Irish beekeepers, Israel, israeli conscription, Israelis, Lebanon, Manhattan, military, military prison, military service, New York, optional war, palestinian solidarity, peace, peace activism, peace demonstrations, phone numbers, political careers, Rome, sadness, scars, Sharon, soldiers, strangers, suicide bombers, television, The Chieftains, The Fall, The Pogues, The Specials, U2, uniforms, Zeev Avrahami | 4 Comments