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DeMaio's men's room masturbation went unreported (updated 8/26)
Don, What a low blow! Well MAD must now go into effect. And the U-T will plaster it all over the front page, no doubt. Not!— August 23, 2013 12:21 a.m.
Another Filner accuser comes forward...honest!
Fell on the floor and laughed the backside off! I have one: Finer hits on Gloria Allred during mediation and she goes for it.— August 22, 2013 7:50 p.m.
Some facts about 18th accuser, Dianne York
Don, A false statement under oath even by omission could form the basis of an attack on a witness' credibility during a subsequent civil case. I sure that some judges would sustain an objection. But once the question was asked, the damage to the witness' credibility would have been done, despite an instruction from the judge to the jury to ignore the question. "Have you ever lied under oath?" Witness: "No!" "Do you understand that you have taken an oath to tell the truth?" Witness: "Yes!" "And you always tell the truth?" "Yes!" Then you have laid the foudation to impeach.— August 22, 2013 6:34 a.m.
Some facts about 18th accuser, Dianne York
That clinic charged very high fees, too. I went there twice with a friend. When an attempt is made to hide assets in a bankruptcy, there are problems.... The schedules are sworn under oath, however. Any omission would amount to perjury, if knowingly done. I believe I met this woman. If she made false statrments under oath, that is fair cross examination stuff because it shows she has no respect gor the oath.— August 21, 2013 3:27 p.m.
Papa Doug Manchester picks Siberian bride-to-be
Many men are left wondering whether it was worth it. At midlife, there is a rewiring of the prefrontal context, but when you are older, some of those wires may go haywire. For men at 65 or 70, it is the hope of impressing your friends with a trophe wife and the hope that you can save a flagging libido. Hubris, too, especially if you are rich snd powerful. It usually ends badly for the old dude. But every once in a while, there is a spark that's when to be careful and think it through in regards to family and career. There is no free lunch,— August 21, 2013 12:50 p.m.
Papa Doug Manchester picks Siberian bride-to-be
Sorry to hear that. You may contact me through the Reader email and leave your telepone number or email. Don't know if I may be of service but it might help. There are strict time limits so do not delay.— August 21, 2013 12:40 p.m.
Papa Doug Manchester picks Siberian bride-to-be
With the closing of the gold window, currencies floated in 1971-73. That required so-called "hedging" which was another form of investment and speculation. We know these complex financial instruments as 'derivative contracts." The repurchase market froze when mark to market Bassel rules were changed at the BIS to mark to market. The bankers knew that these instruments would default and no due diligence had been performed. Liar's loans used stated income. The predatory lending of the bankers has gone unpunished by Bush and Obama. Warren Buffet understood all this. It's like looking into a hot dog to see what garbage they put in. The banks were able to take their bad loans off their balance sheets and wrap up and sell mortgage backed securities, which were rated as being Triple A by credit rating agencies that were paid on contingency - once all securities were sold, that they were rated triple A, despite their knowing that they were based on liar's loans. Wall Street stopped making referrals for control frauds to the FBI and a telephone call from Justice told the agency to lay off back in 2004 when Bush 43 was in office. They needed to go prosecute terroristas, not financial terroristas on Wall Street! Think Eliot Spitzer and why he faced a sex scandal - just like the little morality play with Filner.— August 21, 2013 11:05 a.m.
Papa Doug Manchester picks Siberian bride-to-be
We "won" the war and subsequently sold the economic advantages to the multinational elites. Busting unions was step number one. Making sure that workers did not get universal, single-payer health insurance was step number two. Eliminating social security and MediCare was step number four. Eliminating anti-trust laws was step number five. Eliminating Glass-Steagall protection from merging commercial banks and investment banks and insurance companies was number six. I knew rich folks who told me of their plans back in the early sixties. I have carried a union card and have worked in factories and elsewhere. By the late 70's the free trade agenda was surfacing, with union-busting, and deregulation. The future for the Democratic party coffers was Wall Street contributions, not so much unions. Demand is down for consumer products now that folks cannot use pumped up equity in their homes for credit to spend on consumer goods. But, hey, there are other markets where people do have money. Class warfare was directed at middle class people but the wedge issues kept them voting for Republicans. Later, we had the Clintons. Where is Walmart from? Did the Rose Law firm actually pay Hillary Clinton to bust unions? Why did Bill Clinton sign off on deregulation and NAFTA? So much for our middle class and jobs. Hint: jobs are never coming back to America. But do not tell the foolish Democrats who believe that they are being "socially" liberal. They tolerated a president or two who would triangulate with Republicans. We settled for the lessor of two evils and got more evil.— August 21, 2013 10:52 a.m.
Mayor Bob Filner returns $21,676 in contributions from special political fund
Dorian, As soon as developers retired some of Filner's campaign debt, it raised questions because that would be alright for Republicans, according to a discussion on NPR at the time. It has been so long since we had a Democrat in office, that it raised the questions in my mind. But the commentators on NPR said that it happens all the time. Limits on campaign contributions do not apply once the election is over, was my understanding.— August 21, 2013 10:34 a.m.
Papa Doug Manchester picks Siberian bride-to-be
With the economic downturn, it is entirely predictable that more women will look for financial security when choosing a mate. Women know that they cannot support themselves with a part-time job without benefits. This helps unattractive older men find women who need the dough. The effect on the labor pool is similar, not to imply that marriages are financial arraignments in all cases. Yet, we all know that sex is (or can be) a commodity. There is a huge over-supply of women in Russia and in Eastern Europe. In Germany, there is more prostitution in recent years. It's all "free market" supply and demand at work. Those who worship the free market need to examine the dark side. The war on drugs just drives prices up through scarcity. We now have a fusion of state and corporate interests. But market principles apply to drugs and sex whether or not we have a totally free market. The best thing for women's rights is to give them birth control, access to good jobs along with education. I love Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert. Americans have lost their manufacturing base that once provided a middle class. NAFTA undermined our social contract. The US probably never deserved to be so far ahead of other countries. That advantage has been sold out by City of London and Wall Street and their puppet politicians. They are loyal to their class interests, not any country.— August 21, 2013 9:37 a.m.