Wednesday, April 22, 2009

News Updates, 4/23

Bishop Conlon restores Friday abstinence from meat in Diocese of Steubenville
"I am inviting the Catholic people of the Diocese of Steubenville to resume the practice of abstaining from meat on all Fridays throughout the year, but with a twist. I am asking that this be not only a penitential practice but also an experience of prayer and service. This can happen by connecting abstinence with our witness to the sacredness of human life."
[Many Catholics continue to abstain despite the NCCB's questionable latitude some 40+ years ago.]

Bishops condemn Obama stem cell research rules
Executive order overturned protections Bush put in place

Indiana bishop takes Notre Dame to task
Statement says university president made a 'big mistake'

Secretary Clinton confirms U.S. thinks abortion access is ‘reproductive health’
[I sugest that Clinton, Obama/Soetoro, Pelosi, Reid, Kerry, et al., all ABORT themselves ASAP! It would make their leader (Statn) so proud!]

Pius XII had plans to move Vatican to Portugal
... if Nazis succeeded in capturing wartime Pope

Church knew Lugo allegedly fathered kids
Bishop says Paraguay president was 'allowed' to resign

Notre Dame using lotteries for Obama tickets
Only 12,000 can be accommodated for commencement

Embryo adoption becoming the rage
Process transfers 'extra' frozen embryos to want-to-be moms

U.S. ordination class of 2009 trending younger
Several dioceses to ordain large numbers of men this year

The birth of the biological single parent?
Hasn't happened yet, but research suggests it's possible

Catholics organize against climate change
Bishop Skylstad of Spokane announced the "Catholic Climate Covenant", a coalition of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and other Roman Catholic organizations that have pledged to work on the issue.
[While I'm a proponent of true and authentic stewardship, this bowing down to junk science is appalling...But then, I expect nothing less from Skylstad and other "Catholics."]

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Stock Market Manipulated by Goldman Sachs?
Goldman Sachs Principal Transactions Update: 1 Billion Shares!
This is getting surreal. Goldman principal program trading is now well over 5x compared to its customer and agency trades and a 150 million share pick up compared to last week. For yet another week, Goldman's principal trading represents more than half of all NYSE member firm principal transactions...
[WHERE'S the INVESTIGATION? Why would anyone trade in this rigged market?]

New Data on Jobs, Housing Signal No Recovery Near
Worse-than-expected news on unemployment and home sales Thursday dampened optimism that a broad economic recovery might be near.

Treasury Department preparing a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing for Chrysler
The Treasury Department is preparing a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing for Chrysler that could come as soon as next week, people with direct knowledge of the action said Thursday...

More Bernanke Lies and Lawlessness: Bear Stearns
The Federal Reserve Act of 1913...permits The Fed to make loans to literally anyone under "unusual and exigent circumstances" (so long as they are fully collateralized) but does not permit, under any circumstances, the acquisition of ownership interest in other than securities guaranteed by the full faith and credit of The United States.
[Bernanke needs to be in prison with the rest of the thives, liars, and frauds!]

Cuomo’s letter to regulators
...we have uncovered facts that raise questions about the transparency of the TARP program, as well as about corporate governance and disclosure practices at Bank of America....Bank of America’s attempt to exit the merger came to a halt on December 21, 2008. That day, Lewis informed Secretary Paulson that Bank of America still wanted to exit the merger agreement. According to Lewis, Secretary Paulson then advised Lewis that, if Bank of America invoked the MAC, its management and Board would be replaced....

Napolitano Blames Canada for 9/11
The Border for Dummies
Can someone please tell us how U. S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano got her job? She appears to be about as knowledgeable about border issues as a late-night radio call-in yahoo....
[She was hired by the Big Zero, a mentally challenged fascist with Narcissistic Personality Disorder - Incompetence at its worst!! These people need to resign and take up residence in the nearest mental asylum.]

Long-term mortgages now lower than short-term rates: Freddie
Rates on long-term mortgages are lower than short-term home loans, according to Freddie Mac's latest weekly survey of conforming rates, released on Thursday.

The Kenyan Obama Is Raising Taxes—Not Cutting Them
The Obama budget, rather than cutting taxes for 95 percent of working Americans, proposed to increase taxes as a share of the economy in eight out of the next 10 years. And that would raise, not reduce, the tax burden as a share of the economy by more than 25 percent over the coming decade.

The Obama Gestapo in Action
"For you, the future of our nation, to let us know who your parents are. Tell us the names of those who do not support Obama the way that you do. Let us know if your parents own guns, or wish ill will toward the government. Let us know before it is too late for you and too late for your country...."
[Morons...I've heard many say that these thugs can have 'em - bullets first!]

Will the MSM Catch On to Uncle Sugar’s Collections Meltdown?
Through March, federal receipts were running 14% behind the previous year....


U.S. Deficits/Falling Tax Revenues Will Mean Billions in Bond Sales
The government will have to sell $2.4 trillion in new bills, notes and bonds in fiscal 2009, according to UBS...

FDIC Woefully Underfunded; Problem Institutions Soar
The latest Quarterly Banking Profile shows something most of us inherently knew: The FDIC is ill prepared for more bank failures.

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