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Considering the ultimate "opt-out"? Five ways to choose life during the Recession
January 14, 2009 - Why is it that rich people keep killing themselves while the poor and middle class continue to vote "present"? Are we more resilient, o...Filed under: recession tips, five ways to choose life during the recession, recession life tips, five ways to choose life, financial crisis tips, economic crisis tips, financial crisis, economic crisis, recession reality TV, recession layoffs, unemployment, recession booze, recession condoms, recession suicide, financial crisis suicide, economic crisis suicide, Wall Street suicide, recession suicide trend, recession suicide numbers, Wall Street crisis, unemployment suicide, unemployment rates, recession
If life gives you lemons: make Obama Stimulus Juice
January 13, 2009 - How does an incoming president who promises change and bold break from the usual style of Washington pandering sell his new policies? By respecting the people enough to be straight with them focusing group testing all the new policies. According to Bloomberg, the Obama team is...
Stimulate my package
January 7, 2009 - Inspired by the success of the Big Three CEOs, Larry Flynt and Joe Francis drive to Washington to ask for a $5 billion porn bailout...Filed under: porn bailout, porn recession, Larry Flynt recession, Larry Flynt bailout, Larry Flynt poor, Joe Francis recession, Joe Francis bailout, Joe Francis poor, Joe Francis needs money, porn financial crisis, porn economic crisis, recession porn, Wall Street porn, Wall Street crisis, economic crisis, financial crisis
Hey look, another list! Five things we'll never do again after 2008
January 2, 2009 - We know there's no way to promise that we'll never experience another year so shitty as 2008, but we can at least try to learn from our mistakes. As we continue to enjoy this extended holidayish weekend respite before the sky starts raining shit again, we'd like...Filed under: 2008 politics, 2008 news, 2008 headlines, Democratic primary 2008, long Democratic primary, 2008 primaries, 2008 governor scandals, governor scandal, Blagojevich scandal, economic crisis, financial crisis, 2008 recession, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin 2008, Sarah Palin campaign, 2008 election, 2008 election interest, 2008 election numbers, voter interest, unprecedented election, 2008 election, 2008 wrap up, 2008 history, 2008 events
Poll: How are you telling your kids that they got stiffed this Christmas?
December 25, 2008 - Merry Christmas, belt-tightening Americans. The recession has forced lots of people to cut back on their typical crap-buying tendencies this year, and lots of kids are going to remember this Christmas as the year without any Tonka Toys. So how are you planning on explaining to your kids...Filed under: Christmas sales, Christmas retail, Christmas recession sales, Christmas 2008, Christmas recession 2008, Christmas sales 2008, Christmas retail 2008, retail sales 2008, Christmas economic crisis, Christmas financial crisis, recession Christmas gifts, recession Christmas presents, holiday shopping 2008, holiday recession, holiday sales 2008, holiday retail, holiday retail 2008, economic crisis, financial crisis, 2008 recession
Retailers to consumers: "Thanks for nothing, jerks!"
December 24, 2008 - Dammit shoppers, you're ruining Christmas! Terrified of how low this Christmas season's sales might turn out to be, retailers have been slashing prices left and right, doing everything they can to get shoppers to jus...Filed under: Christmas sales, Christmas retail, Christmas recession sales, Christmas 2008, Christmas recession 2008, Christmas sales 2008, Christmas retail 2008, retail sales 2008, Christmas economic crisis, Christmas financial crisis, recession Christmas gifts, recession Christmas presents, holiday shopping 2008, holiday recession, holiday sales 2008, holiday retail, holiday retail 2008, economic crisis, financial crisis, 2008 recession
How to get robbed by a blind man
December 17, 2008 - Faced with a $15 billion dollar shortfall, New York Governor David Paterson did what any good Democrat would do: a small increase in taxes on the wealthiest New Yorkers, since they were the ones who benefited the most during the bubble whose bursting is currently taking the state down the...Filed under: New York budget cuts, New York new taxes, New York layoffs, New York recession, New York financial crisis, ways for New York to save money, Governor Paterson budget cuts, Governor Paterson new taxes, Governor Paterson layoffs, Governor Paterson New York budget, New York saving money, New Yorkers budget cuts, New Yorkers recession, New Yorkers money saving tips, money saving tips, ways to save money, recession budget, recession tips, financial crisis, economic crisis
From The Feed: FoxNews business anchor doesn't read business statements
December 17, 2008 - In the midst of a report on credit card fees, FoxNews business anchor Cheryl Casone admits she doesn't read the fine print that comes with her credit card statements. Neither do we, but that's why we turn to the Fox New...
Bidding a fond goodbye to the American car
December 14, 2008 - The final nail isn't in the coffin yet for the American auto industry, but with the Senate's rejection of the bailout, the grave has definitely been dug. GM and Chrysler could possibly survive if the Bush administration extends...Filed under: auto bailout failure, failed auto bailout, auto bailout fails, bailout failure, auto industry bailout, auto industry bankrupt, automobile industry failure, auto bankruptcy, auto companies bankrupt, automobile industry bankrupt, bailout Chrysler, bailout Ford, bailout GM, Chrysler bankrupt, Chrysler bankruptcy, GM bankrupt, GM bankruptcy, auto industry, auto bailout, economic bailout, financial crisis
Dick Cheney- The left wing of the GOP
December 12, 2008 - At a closed-door GOP lunch on Wednesday, Dick Cheney tried to convince Southern Senate Republicans to pass the White House auto bailout bill. If they didn't, he warned, "it's Herbert Hoover time." The Senate rejected the bill, which was backed by the Bush administration and House Democrats...Filed under: Dick Cheney Herbert Hoover, Cheney Hoover time, it's Herbert Hoover time, Cheney Herbert Hoover time, Dick Cheney Hoover quote, Cheney Herbert Hoover, Dick Cheney auto bailout, Cheney Hoover auto bailout, Cheney Hoover auto crisis, auto bailout Herbert Hoover, Republicans auto bailout, Dick Cheney, Herbert Hoover auto industry, Herbert Hoover, auto bailout, economic bailout, Cheney bailout, economic crisis, financial crisis
Bright side of the bailout bust: CEOs can fly private jets again!
December 12, 2008 - The Senate's rejection of the auto industry bailout is obviously a very bad day for the Big 3. GM and Chrysler are on the precipice of total ruin, and unless the Bush administration comes to the rescue they might n...Filed under: auto bailout, automobile industry bailout, auto industry bailout, auto industry bailout, auto industry bankrupt, automobile bankruptcy, auto companies bankrupt, Chrysler bailout, Ford bailout, GM bailout, auto industry, economic bailout, financial crisis, economic crisis, big 3 bailout, big 3 auto industry, big 3 CEOs, big 3 auto CEOs
Auto workers make less $$$ than right-wing talkers who hate them
December 12, 2008 - The New York Times recently debunked the right-wing fantasy that Detroit auto workers make $73 per hour. Much of that sum is derived not from a worker's s...Filed under: auto bailout failure, failed auto bailout, auto workers bailout, autoworkers union, autoworkers union bailout, auto bailout fails, bailout failure, auto workers salary, autoworkers salary, auto industry bailout, auto industry bankrupt, automobile industry failure, auto bankruptcy, auto companies bankrupt, automobile industry bankrupt, bailout Chrysler, bailout Ford, bailout GM, Chrysler bankrupt, Chrysler bankruptcy, GM bankrupt, GM bankruptcy, auto industry, auto bailout, economic bailout, financial crisis
What's your favorite part of the bailout story?
December 12, 2008 - The auto bailout: so many twists and turns (car metaphor alert!). First there was going to be an auto bailout. Then there wasn't. And now it maybe be back on if President Bush himself wants to use the $700 billion from the first bailout. But what about us? Who...Filed under: auto bailout, automobile industry bailout, auto industry bailout, auto industry bailout, auto industry crisis, auto crisis, auto industry bankrupt, automobile bankruptcy, auto companies bankrupt, Chrysler bailout, Ford bailout, GM bailout, auto industry, economic bailout, financial crisis, economic crisis, big 3 bailout, big 3 auto industry, big 3 CEOs, big 3 auto CEOs
From The Feed: O'Reilly Factor Exclusive: The liberal media caused the economic recession
December 10, 2008 - Watch Bill O'Reilly and Karl Rove use their bullshit factory talking box platform to whip up a piping stew of conspiracy tread marks. In today's pot: the liberal media made up the recession to give Obama a dragon to slay in his fairy tale of a Presidency...Filed under: Bill O'Reilly, Karl Rove, Recession, Bill O'Reilly Recession, Bill O'Reill conspiracy theories, Bill o'Reilly And Karl Rove, Economic Crisis, Financial Crisis, Karl Rove, O'Reilly Rove Media Cabal, O'Reilly Rove Media Helping Obama, O'Reilly Rove Media Using Economic Crisis To Help Obama, O'Reilly Rove Video, Video, Media News
From The Room: Obama Would Be Better Off Appointing William Seward
December 9, 2008 - We have a very simple rule when it comes to political appointments: if Fred Barnes likes the appointee, then something somewhere is terminally wrong. Perhaps many of you strode to the voting booth in November with one goal in mind, to reassure Max Boot. Others no doubt wanted to "change...Filed under: Barack Obama, financial crisis, George Bush, Henry Paulson, Hillary Clinton, Meet the Press, Obama's cabinet
