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Journalist startled by Obama's faux pas in China

What if Obama is not FDR,  but Hoover?,   a Nation columnist asks. . .  Journalist William Greider of The Nation magazine was startled by a faux pas Obama made in China;  moreover,  he...

"Here, Sweetlips!" -- Presidential pets B. O. (Before Obama)

NOTE: Before reading this article, you may enjoy watching AARP TV's three-minute YouTube video, "Presidential Pets" at  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d2GvRoEmXA . Speculation about the Obama family's...

Hoover Free Flights Promotion

Hoover Free Flights Promotion largest marketing cock up to date. It cost Hoover's parent company the giant Maytag over £48 million. Harry Cichy who lead the litigation against Hoover said: " Over 350,000...

HOW FDR HANDLED THE TRANSITION

Washington Post staff writer Dan Balz, in his article in the Oct. 19 Outlook section, pointed out to the U.S. president-to-be a history lesson the elected President must have in the present context. Citing...

One of the Biggest Complaints Ever was Harry V Hoover

One of the biggest complaints was that of the Hoover free flight promotion. In the 90's Hoover ran a promotion to offer free flights to a number of European destinations, buy a Hoover product and get two free...

FDR Lengthened The Great Depression

"FDR Lengthened The Great Depression photo credit: pingnews.com One of the new Liberal key talking points is that FDR oversaw the Great Depression - Obama and Biden have repeatedly stated this. The implication is that the left can steer us through this financial...

In gaffe, Biden said FDR led when market crashed

"WASHINGTON - Vice presidential candidate Joe Biden says today's leaders should take a lesson from the history books and follow fellow Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt's response to a financial crisis. "When the stock market crashed, Franklin D. Roosevelt...

Professor sues Va. Lottery for $85 million

A Washington and Lee University professor has carried out his threat to challenge the Virginia Lottery. Business professor Scott Hoover is claiming in a lawsuit that millions of dollars worth of scratch-off...

Similarities between 1929 and 2008 terrifying

"Watching Wall Street and the American real-estate market crumble over the past 10 months has not inspired great confidence in our wonderful free-market economy or the land pirates who run it. As someone who recently wrestled with the causes and consequences of the Great...

Dow Jones Returns by President Since 1929

Kedrosky regularly comes up with these little gems. It seems that by any metric you want to measure him the current President Bush has been a bust. "  People seem to be in a historical frame of market mind this weekend, so here is a chart of Dow Jones index returns by...

How Would a Portfolio Investing Solely in African Markets Look?

"I’ve been preoccupied with risk these days. Or risk mitigation to be exact. I’m tired of watching my TD Ameritrade account get whipsawed. It’s got me thinking. Would a portfolio invested solely in African markets be a tragedy waiting to happen?  The chart below...

Clean Marina website

" The newly remodeled Clean Marina website encourages marinas, boaters and marine retailers to help keep Florida’s waterways clean by adopting environmentally friendly practices. The site allows users to access resources which simplify the Florida Clean Marina Program...

Marilyn Monroe Sex Tape Sells For $1.5 Million

Since the advent of internet video sites, western culture has become increasingly obsessed with the discovery of celebrity sex tapes -- and a new one always seems to be 'released' just in time to satiate the...

BA Terminal 5 Farce Willie Apology

BA chief apology over terminal 5 farce. Willie Walsh vowed his compamy would not rest, until Heathrow's Terminal Five was working. Wille Walsh said: "We apoligise sincerely to our customers." Another Cock Up, but...

Man caught having sex with Henry Hoover

A Polish man working in Britain was caught right in the middle of a sex act - with a vaccuum cleaner. If you think that's not strange enough, then consider his excuse for being caught with his pants down."The...

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