EVENING READ

Tony Hayward sold shares weeks before oil spill" http://snardfarker.ning.com/group/demandoilslicktruthnow/forum/topic/show?id=2649739%3ATopic%3A192415&xg_source=msg_group_disc
Interview with Hamas Pt3 http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33&Itemid=74&jumival=565
"An Easy to Read NEW BOOK to Help You Evaluate Candidates & Legislation & Teach Your Children, Grandchildren & Family about the American Principles of Freedom, the Constitution & the Republic as our form of government." www.WeLoveOurCountryOnline.com
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE CALLS FOR POLICE ACTION AGAINST OBAMACARE CRITICS http://teapartypatriots.ning.com/group/stopgovernmentrunhealthcare/forum/topics/antidefamation-league-calls
Report condemns swine flu experts' ties to big pharma Trio of scientists who urged stockpiling had previously been paid, says report http://snardfarker.ning.com/group/flu/forum/topics/report-who-overstated-h1n1?xg_source=msg_mes_network

Florida http://snardfarker.ning.com/group/demandoilslicktruthnow/forum/topic/show?id=2649739%3ATopic%3A192406&xg_source=msg_group_disc
http://snardfarker.ning.com/group/demandoilslicktruthnow?commentId=2649739%3AComment%3A192466&xg_source=msg_com_group

A MUST WATCH http://apps.detnews.com/apps/multimedia/player/index.php?id=1189
Steve Wynn says about our new HC plan as he "Takes on Washington" http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?play=1&video=1506508223
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check out this weeks blog posts. Putting Union Jobs Before Children's Health is almost unbelievable. It seems that the teachers’ and nurses’ unions are much more interested in keeping their jobs than saving the lives of children. And as usual, the Democrats in Sacramento will probably roll over for the unions. And what of the afflicted children and their families? Not on the unions’ or the pols’ radar, apparently.
Tough Love For Teachers shows how NJ and CA are responding to teachers’ unrealistic demands. We are hoping that the people of California are getting mad as hell and will take action. We also hope that our governor can channel his inner Chris Christie -- show some real leadership and give the teachers and their union some badly needed tough love.
If you find an interesting article or want to share your thoughts about this issue, please feel free to log in and post a blog of your own. Let's keep up the fight in the court of public opinion so we're all the more ready for the election.
-- Larry, Clare, and the rest of the Citizen Power Campaign
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lopezcolumn-20100526,0,407007.column
http://unplugthepoliticalmachine.ning.com/profiles/blogs/tough-love-for-teachers?xg_source=msg_mes_network
http://unplugthepoliticalmachine.ning.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network
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http://democrat-vs-republican.com/
'YOU ARE IN THE CROSSHAIRS, THE TRIGGER IS BEING PULLED' http://paul-reveres-riders.ning.com/profiles/blogs/you-are-in-the-crosshairs-the?xgs=1&xg_source=msg_share_url
'Yet another reconquista photo album the MSM won’t print' http://paul-reveres-riders.ning.com/profiles/blogs/yet-another-reconquista-photo?xgs=1&xg_source=msg_share_url
'YESTERDAY’S NOTABLE VIDEOS 06-04-10' http://tpartyus2010.ning.com/profiles/blog/show?id=3180617:BlogPost:32336&xgs=1&xg_source=msg_share_post
'YESTERDAY’S NOTABLE VIDEOS 06-02-10'
'What is the Single Threat, Above All Others, to the Future of Our Country? - Answer by Dennis Prager - Song of Truth (912 Project)' http://www.songoftruth.org/forum/topics/what-is-the-single-threat?xgs=1&xg_source=msg_share_url
We Con the World http://paul-reveres-riders.ning.com/video/video/show?id=3218407:Video:69863&xgs=1&xg_source=msg_share_video
'Watch Live Stream of Gaza Rachel Corrie Ship Here' http://yourtubenews.ning.com/forum/topics/watch-live-stream-of-gaza?xgs=1&xg_source=msg_share_url
'Warships Trussed Up to Look Like ....Cruise Ships - Atlas Shrugs'
US Mint Out Of Not Only Silver But Gold American Eagles As Well' http://paul-reveres-riders.ning.com/profiles/blogs/us-mint-out-of-not-only-silver?xgs=1&xg_source=msg_share_url
'US CJCS Mullen Warned Israel Not To Do This!!' http://fightingforliberty.ning.com/profiles/blog/show?id=2881777:BlogPost:36064&xgs=1&xg_source=msg_share_post
'Turkish Prime Minister's Speech on Israeli Attack on Aid Flotilla' http://fightingforliberty.ning.com/profiles/blog/show?id=2881777:BlogPost:36117&xgs=1&xg_source=msg_share_post
'Turkey threatens action; Israel on alert' http://yourtubenews.ning.com/forum/topics/turkey-threatens-action-israel?xgs=1&xg_source=msg_share_url
'Time to Change Course in the Middle East http://www.songoftruth.org/forum/topics/time-to-change-course-in-the?xgs=1&xg_source=msg_share_url
The Next Senator from Washington State is: http://www.songoftruth.org/group/wa/forum/topic/show?id=4612011%3ATopic%3A18486&xgs=1&xg_source=msg_share_topic
Check out the photo 'The New Bill of Rights' http://paul-reveres-riders.ning.com/photo/photo/show?id=3218407:Photo:68871&xgs=1&xg_source=msg_share_photo
THE E.U. IS DOOMED http://paul-reveres-riders.ning.com/video/video/show?id=3218407:Video:69846&xgs=1&xg_source=msg_share_video
'Tea Party VS ACORN http://www.songoftruth.org/forum/topics/tea-party-vs-acorn?xgs=1&xg_source=msg_share_url
The coming resignation of Barack Obama http://anniesrant.blogtownhall.com/2010/06/04/the_coming_resignation_of_barack_obama.thtml
Hamas says Obama secretly talking to terrorist group but lacks bravery to talk openly http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/2010/05/31/hamas-says-obama-secretly-talking-to-terrorist-group-but-lacks-bravery-to-talk-openly/
Report: Obama knew from the beginning that oil leak would likely last months http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-06-04/obama-briefed-in-april-by-carol-browner-on-how-bad-bp-spill-was-/
Video: How Obama showed his “singular” focus on the Gulf spill http://hotair.com/archives/2010/06/04/video-how-obama-showed-his-singular-focus-on-the-gulf-spill/
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/05/wh-were-on-the-case-jindal-help.html
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READ THIS ONE
Goldman Sachs sold $250 million of BP stock before spill
Firm's stock sale nearly twice as large as any other institution; Represented 44 percent of total BP investment
The brokerage firm that's faced the most scrutiny from regulators in the past year over the shorting of mortgage related securities seems to have had good timing when it came to something else: the stock of British oil giant BP.
According to regulatory filings, RawStory.com has found that Goldman Sachs sold 4,680,822 shares of BP in the first quarter of 2010. Goldman's sales were the largest of any firm during that time. Goldman would have pocketed slightly more than $266 million if their holdings were sold at the average price of BP's stock during the quarter.
If Goldman had sold these shares today, their investment would have lost 36 percent its value, or $96 million. The share sales represented 44 percent of Goldman's holdings -- meaning that Goldman's remaining holdings have still lost tens of millions in value.
The sale and its size itself isn't unusual for a large asset management firm. Wall Street brokerages routinely buy and sell huge blocks of shares for themselves and their clients. In light of a recent SEC lawsuit arguing that Goldman kept information about a product they sold from their clients, however, the stock sale may raise fresh concern among Goldman's critics. Goldman is also a frequent target of liberals and journalists, including Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi, who famously dubbed the firm a "vampire squid."
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Two calls placed to Goldman Sachs' media office in New York Wednesday morning after US markets opened were not immediately returned, though Raw Story decided to publish the story quickly after the calls since the stock sale had been already noted online.
Others also sold stock
Other asset management firms also sold huge blocks of BP stock in the first quarter -- but their sales were a fraction of Goldman's. Wachovia, which is owned by Wells Fargo, sold 2,667,419 shares; UBS, the Swiss bank, sold 2,125,566 shares.
Wachovia and UBS also sold much larger percentages of their BP stock, at 98 percently and 97 percent respectively.
Wachova parent Wells Fargo, however, bought 2.3 million shares in the quarter, largely discounting Wachovia's sales.
Those reported buying BP's stock included Wellington Management, a large asset firm, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
BP is struggling to cap a massive oil leak at one of its drill sites in the Gulf of Mexico. The firm'smyriad safety violations over the years have come to light in lieu of the Gulf disaster.
BP traded on average at $56.86 in the first quarter, according to GuruFocus, a site that monitors the major trading moves of prominent investors. A list of major institutions' sales of BP stock are available at the market research website Morningstar.
It's certainly unknown as to why the firms sold their holdings. In its analysis of the company in mid-March, Morningstar, the market research site, gave the company an average rating of three out of a possible five stars.
"BP's valuation carries more uncertainty than ExxonMobil's or Shell's because the firm is less integrated, with more of its earnings coming from the [exploration and production] business than from potentially offsetting refining operations," the site's analyst wrote. "Like its peers, a sustained drop in oil and gas prices can hurt upstream earnings. Lower crude-oil feedstock costs could help refining margins, but refined product pricing lags could quickly swing refining profits to losses. BP's global business faces potential disruptions caused by political risks, particularly with its heavy exposure to Russia. Disruptions caused by environmental and operational constraints could further limit earnings potential."
The transnational oil company, like other energy giants, was hit with lower oil and gas prices in the past year after the price of oil surged in 2008.
"BP's fourth quarter marked another quarter of year-over-year production gains, with a 3% increase thanks to new field startups," Morningstar's analyst wrote in another note, after BP turned in better than expected fourth quarter results in February. "BP reported fourth-quarter replacement cost profit of $3.4 billion, up 33% from year-ago earnings of $2.6 billion, as upstream earnings growth was more than enough to offset downstream weakness. For the full year, BP's earnings of $14 billion were 45% below year-ago earnings of $26 billion, in part because of lower oil prices earlier in the year. We're encouraged by BP's sequential earnings gains as new projects and cost-cutting efforts drive upstream results."
The SEC filed a civil lawsuit against Goldman Sachs and one of its vice presidents in April, asserting that the firm had committed fraud by misrepresenting a mortgage-investment product inherently designed to fail. The company helped a hedge fund trader create a mortgage investment that gained value as mortgage borrowers defaulted en masse.
In response, Goldman said the SEC's charges were "completely unfounded in law and fact" and averred that it would "vigorously contest them and defend the firm and its reputation."
The firm has also faced criticism over giant bonuses paid to staff amidst the US financial crisis. Goldman reduced the sizes of its staff bonuses this year to $16.9 billion, and said it would pay its chief executive $9 million, far less than the previous year.
Goldman also announced it would create a $500 million program to help small businesses. Critics noted that the figure represented just 3% of the bonus pool.
http://investors.morningstar.com/ownership/shareholders-selling.html?t=BP®ion=USA&culture=en-US
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/17/business/17goldman.html
http://www.businessinsider.com/matt-taibbis-vampire-squid-take-down-of-goldman-sachs-is-finally-online-2009-7
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8467934
http://investors.morningstar.com/ownership/shareholders-buying.html?t=BP®ion=USA&culture=en-US
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/05/09/2737498/bp-has-history-of-safety-environmental.html
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Fidel Castro claims Obama lives in fantasy world
HAVANA — Fidel Castro speculated Wednesday that a nuclear strike on Iran might help President Barack Obama win a second term in the White House and also suggested the United States could attack North Korea.
The former leader of Cuba, who has not been seen in public for nearly four years, also portrayed the U.S. president as a victim of fantasies planted in his mind by sinister advisers.
The column published by Cuban state media floated the idea that a nuclear attack on Iran — perhaps even without U.S. authorization — might help Obama win re-election in 2012.
"Could Obama enjoy the emotions of a second presidential election without having the Pentagon or the State of Israel, whose conduct does not in the least obey the decisions of the United States, use nuclear weapons against Iran?" he asked. "How would life on our planet be after that?"
It's a question he did not answer, nor did he elaborate.
Castro also referred to "the current danger North Korea could be attacked by the United States" because of "the recent incident that happened in that country's waters" — apparently a reference to allegations that North Korea attacked and sank a South Korean warship, killing 46 sailors.
Castro, 83, said China might be able to block such an attack by using its veto in the U.N. Security Council, implying that Washington was likely to seek that body's authorization before a move against North Korea.
The government of North Korea has denied involvement in the torpedo attack near the countries' sea border in March. During a visit to Seoul last month, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the North should face international consequences for the sinking.
Castro often has praised Obama in recent years, but painted him as a pawn of the global capitalist machine on Wednesday.
"President Obama can give hundreds of speeches, trying to reconcile contradictions that are irreconcilable ... dreaming of the magic of his well-articulated phrases," he wrote.
But Castro said Obama "makes concessions to personalities and groups totally lacking in ethics and draws fantasy worlds that only fit in his head and that unscrupulous advisers, knowing his tendencies, plant in his mind."
Looks like Zucker is history, and you know what that means.
The New York Post is reporting what we were already told by our usually reliable sources inside NBC:
General Electric has finalized details of Jeff Zucker's exit deal from NBC Universal, according to sources familiar with the situation.
Zucker will leave "a couple of months" after Comcast Corp. closes its agreement to acquire a 51 percent stake in the media giant from its current owners General Electric and Vivendi - with an exit package of roughly $30 million to $40 million, under the proposed exit deal, those sources said.
Additionally, Zucker has actually been answering to a Comcast liaison for months. He is no longer in charge and makes no decisions on his own. Good thing for NBC. His reign over programming has been nothing short of a disaster.
There is also widespread chatter inside MSNBC that their days of being a propaganda machine for Obama are over. Comcast is not likely to keep the formula of all liberal hosts (I know, I know, Joe Scarborough - we'll get to him) all liberal guests, and agitators thinly disguised as reporters and news anchors. And prime-time might be the first to go.
The thinking is that Phil Griffin won't have time meet the new bosses before finding himself out on the street. And without Griffin to protect The Stalker from the new corporate bosses, he can cross another network off his list of places he can never work again.
We're even thinking of running a contest here on what day will be Keith's last. Winner gets dinner with Ed Schultz!!
Now, Scarborough.
What is it with this guy? He gets called out by The Stalker again! This time,Olbermann clearly referred to Joe as someone who does "cheap impressions of Fox News."
Wait a minute! I thought Griffin said he wasn't going to tolerate this kind of bickering? As a matter of fact, he explicitly forbid it. After the last Olbermann-Scarborough spat in January, the enabler issued this memo to staff:
We have many strong personalities with differing, passionate opinions, but it is important to remember that we are all on the same team. I want to reiterate my long-standing policy: We do not publicly criticize our colleagues. This kind of behavior is unprofessional and will not be tolerated.
Let me be clear: I encourage you to keep doing what you do best. Give the viewers your perspective and a vigorous debate on the issues they care about. But do not turn substantive differences into personal ones.
Hmm. Will Griffin just pretend he never heard Olbermann? Likely. Afterall, Griffin does everything but draw the bath for him.
Fair & Balanced?
Also, worth taking a look at this graphic from the good folks over atOlbermannWatch
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Bombshell expose'. The real reason the oil still flows into the Gulf of Mexico. http://www.blogster.com/joannemor/bombshell-expose-the-real-reason-the-oil-still-flows-into-the-gulf-of-mexico
As you know, the Deep Water Horizon has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. It has been spewing oil from a ruptured wellpipe for over a month.
BP and the US Government has said they are trying everything possible to stop that multi million gallon oil from continuing to flow into the Gulf.
I am about to dispute that claim and offer an expose' as to why that story about them doing everything possible is a lie and a profitable enterprise to those who would make money from this disaster. The Top Kill method was started and suspended several times. It was being attempted only half heartedly. The reason is, there is no money to be made with a solution that simple.
The real money is in the use of dispersements.
There is a company called NALCO. They make water purification systems and chemical dispersements.
NALCO is based in Chicago with subsidiaries in Brazil, Russia, India, China and Indonesia.
NALCO is associated with UChicago Argonne program. UChicago Argonne received $164 million dollars in stimulus funds this past year. UChicago Argonne just added two new executives to their roster. One from NALCO. The other from the Ill. Dept of Educaution.
If you dig a little deeper you will find NALCO is also associated with Warren Buffett, Maurice Strong, Al Gore, Soros, Apollo, Blackstone, Goldman Sachs, Hathaway Berkshire.
Warren Buffet /Hathaway Berkshire increased their holdings in NALCO just last November. (Timing is everything).
The dispersement chemical is known as Corexit. What it does is hold the oil below the water's surface. It is supposed to break up the spill into smaller pools. It is toxic and banned in Europe.
NALCO says they are using older and newer versions of Corexit in the Gulf.. (Why would you need a newer version, if the old one was fine?)
There is big money and even bigger players in this scam. While they are letting the oil blow wide open into the Gulf, the stakes and profit rise.
The Dolphins, Whales, Manatees, Sea Turtles and fish suffocate and die. The coastal regions, salt marshes, tourist attractions and the shore front properties are being destroyed, possibly permanently.The air quality is diminished. The Gulf of Mexico fishing industry is decimated.
All to create a need for their expensive and extremely profitable poison.
Some friends and I have compiled extensive articles and reports to support this claim.
Thank you:
Sir_Templar. He brought this to our attention and hs supplied links and articles.
Spongedocks. She tirelessly searched through mountains of information & supplied valuable links & resources..
Bobbi85710 She has contributed links articles and uncovered the Stimulus funds
The Research:
'This is NALCO:
http://www.nalco.com/index.htm
Goldman Sachs was part of a three-pronged group that purchased NALCO:
http://bit.ly/8Z3Ai6
Buffett's Bet On Water, NALCO (NLC is trade code):
http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3095068
'Blackstone, Apollo and Goldman Sachs to acquire Ondeo NALCO' (COREXIT 9500):
http://bit.ly/bVHQkR
The Milken Institute - Leon Black of Apollo Management LLC (i.e. NALCO): http://bit.ly/vJLz
BP plc, Citigroup Inc., Goldman Sachs, NALCO Holding Co., Halliburton Co:
http://yhoo.it/amEhiS
The Chicago, NALCO, Arab, Blago, Rezko Connection:
http://bit.ly/d88x31
Obama's Economic Adviser Buffet,= Berkshire Hathaway Inc - NALCO Holding Co:
http://bit.ly/ati3AL
NALCO and the China Connection:
http://bit.ly/daKYmk
'NALCO eyes doubling of sales in China:
http://bit.ly/bi7BZw
Berkshire the second-largest shareholder in NALCO:
http://bit.ly/cvHDAl
Company Profile 'NALCO Holding Co:
http://bit.ly/9qeTkd
'96 "partnerships with enviro products thru 2010"! Attendees: Gore M. Strong & NALCO:
http://is.gd/ctV7p
Gore/Strong EPA Conference '96:
http://is.gd/ctVfN
BP Embraces Exxon's Toxic Dispersant, Ignores Safer Alternative
It has been confirmed that the dispersal agent being used by BP and the government is Corexit 9500 , a solvent originally developed by Exxon and now manufactured by Nalco Holding Company of Naperville, IL. Their stock took a sharp jump, up more than 18% at its highest point of the day today, after it was announced that their product is the one being used in the Gulf. Nalco's CEO, Erik Frywald, expressed their commitment to "helping the people and environment of the Gulf Coast recover as rapidly as possible." It may be that the best way to help would be to remove their product from the fray. Take a look at some of the facts about Corexit 9500:
A report written by Anita George-Ares and James R. Clark for Exxon Biomedical Sciences, Inc. entitled "Acute Aquatic Toxicity of Three Corexit Products: An Overview " states that "Corexit 9500, Corexit 9527, and Corexit 9580 have moderate toxicity to early life stages of fish, crustaceans and mollusks (LC50 or EC50 - 1.6 to 100 ppm*). It goes on to say that decreasing water temperatures in lab tests showed decreased toxicity, a lowered uptake of the dispersant. Unfortunately, we're going to be seeing an increase in temperatures, not a decrease. Amongst the other caveats is that the study is species-specific, that other animals may be more severely affected, silver-sided fish amongst them
http://www.protecttheocean.com/gulf-oil-spill-bp/
Here is the Stimulus money:
Awards in Lemont , Illinois
Below are the stimulus contracts, grants, and loans in this city. You can click on an award to read (and add to) its description. You can also discuss the award and vote on whether you are satisfied with it or not. For a more local view, you can drill down to awards in a particular city. Just choose a city from the following list